Arizona

updated 9:23 a.m.

No Jan, it wasn't God, it was Barack Obama

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When you listen to last night's debate you will have to listen carefully or you may miss it. At one point Jan Brewer asserts that she was put in power by God to save the state from......
Blog For Arizona - 9:05 a.m.

La Cervecera Stumbles

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Citizens Clean Elections Debate for Governor

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Wow. I can't believe what I just watched, it was just ... Wow. Now you all know why Jan Brewer will not agree to a series of debates. She does not want the public to see the......
Blog For Arizona - 8:03 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Goddard beats bumbling Brewer in debate; prisons

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Links for 2010-09-01 [del.icio.us]

Umm...is Congressional Candidate Jon Hulburd a Republican? He Assures Us, He's Not - Phoenix News - Valley Fever ...
Blog For Arizona - 2:23 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

We all know that the current political discourse is toxic and painful. Many blogs and blog readers have checked out because conditions have deteriorated to where many are echo chambers or "choir blogs" that impart no useful information whatsoever. If you're up for it, below are two blasts from the future, from the set of the gifted, laser minded individuals distinguishing realities decades ahead...
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Pics from the LD17 Clean Elections debates

Will do a more complete recap tomorrow (I need to get some sleep now), but here are a few pics... Ed Ableser and Ben Arredondo, Democratic candidates for LD17 House, prior to the debate David Schapira, Democratic candidate for LD17 State Senate, prior to his "debate" (more on that in a minute)... Schapira and his opponents Wendy Rogers ...
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A concise synopsis of Gov. Jan Brewer's performance at the Clean Elections Debate tonight.

Democratic Diva - Wed 10:21 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Quick Take, More Later

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Wed 10:03 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Maddow covers Brewer/private prisons connection once again

by David Safier Rachel Maddow once again opened her show with a 10 minute story about Brewer and her lobbyist ties to private prisons. Maddow emphasized the very important point that the Brewer campaign is trying to punish KPHO TV......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 6:42 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Dems go after Brewer about private prison lobbyists

by David Safier AzBlueMeanie posted, and I reposted, about a great story run by KPHO Phoenix, ABC 5 CBS 5 [I apologize to KPHO for originally putting down the wrong network], detailing the lobbyist connections between the Accidental Guv and......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 5:01 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Hulburd Twists Quayle's Right Wing

By Michael Bryan Say one thing for Jon Hulburd, who is running against Dan Quayle's son, Ben, in AZ's CD 3, he is not going to allow Quayle to coast to victory in a heavily GOP district. He's working hard......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 4:22 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Invisible People

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Wed 3:49 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

More fun with numbers: illegal immigration

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you listen to politicians from the Party of Hate (fka the Arizona Republican Party) tell it, illegal immigration in Arizona is a biblical-size disaster comparable to a swarm of locusts overruning the state. This is how......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 3:49 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Latest story on private prisons too important to miss

by David Safier AzBlueMeanie posted a link to a KPHO Phoenix story about the private prison scandal. It's too important to miss. Please watch it -- especially people in the media, who should pick this up. This is potentially a......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 3:49 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Al Melvin makes Conservation Voters' national "Dirty Dozen" list

by David Safier Talk about your dubious honors. The League of Conservation Voters chose 12 of the Dirtiest Candidates for State Office Selected from Hundreds of Candidates from Across the Country Cap'n Atomic Al Melvin made the list. Think about......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 3:49 p.m.

Don't serious candidates at least vote for themselves?

Steve May, the former Republican legislator who is running in District 17 (Tempe/south Scottsdale) for state representative, has been insisting that the Tempe homeless folks that he recruited to run as Green Party write-in candidates are serious candidates who deserve the Arizona Green Party's support. From the blog of Luisa Evonne Valdez, a legitimate Green candidate in LD15, a Facebook ...
Random Musings - Wed 2:41 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Lay Off Brewer, for this One Anyway

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Wed 12:25 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Update: Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: KPHO-TV in Phoenix continues its investigation into the private prisons and lobbyists scandal centered in the office of Gov. Jan Brewer. Here is a link to the video report http://www.kpho.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_vide And the copy that accompanies the report......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 12:25 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

GOP voter suppression effort in Texas

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I ran across this interesting post by Karoli the other day Democracy, Corrupted | Crooks and Liars that is worth a read, but I want to focus on just the portion about Texas: In Houston, 10,000 voting......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 10:00 a.m.

Star's unabashed Republican support featured in two articles and an irony

by David Safier Now that we're drawing close to the general, expect The Star to morph from mere Obama bashing to blatant Republican cheerleading. Today's cases in point. Republicans want to make an issue of unions supporting an SB1070 boycott.......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 9:42 a.m.

Harvard vs GED: Don't forget the Goddard-Brewer debate tonight!

Governor Jan "Are-You-Scared-Yet?" Brewer and her challenger Attorney General Terry "How-Can-I-Turn-This-Around-and-Keep-My-Nice-Guy-Image?" Goddard will debate tonight on television. The debate will be from 7-8 p.m. on Arizona Public Media Channel 6 in Tucson and on KAET-Horizon Channel 8 in Phoenix. The Pima County Democrats are having a debate watch party at the headquarters on 1st Stree...
Tucson Progressive - Wed 8:40 a.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Mr. Five Months

The 100% true story from a real small business owner in Tucson: In May a few years ago, I decided to start cold calling local high-tech companies. I'd created a list of about 100 of them, and saved it as an Excel spreadsheet. Around this time I met a guy from TREO, and he said that his outfit was interested in helping local businesses, especially small businesses like mine. I'd heard that pick...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Wed 8:40 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Dirty Politics in AZ

DailyKos (Arizona) - Wed 8:40 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Who writes Tucson's real estate development contracts? Cuz I don't think they know what they are doi...

This downtown development saga begins back in December 2008, but it keeps on... well...developing... The Cliff Notes version is that the City of Tucson was going to swap land for development services to be completed by Scott Stiteler (and his various other partners who have come and gone in the past year and a half). The Tucson Citizen (December 17, 2008) made a rosy announcement of the...
Tucson Progressive - Wed 7:00 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Links for 2010-08-31 [del.icio.us]

The billionaire Koch brothers’ war against Obama : The New Yorker ...
Blog For Arizona - Wed 12:06 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Cartel wars come to Arizona

Only a week after the Arizona Primaries, Governor Jan Brewer is running ads linking her opponent Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard to Obama, unions, and the "boycott cartel." OK, agreed, for some of us, these linkages are reasons to vote for Goddard , but his portrayal in these attack ads is damming. Blog for Arizona has an embedded video , and there is a similar but different radio ...
Tucson Progressive - Tue 8:29 p.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

President Obama's address on the combat mission in Iraq

Shamelessly copied and pasted from the White House's website - The text of the speech, also courtesy of the White House's website - Good evening. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation here at home. I know this historic moment comes at a time of great uncerta...
Random Musings - Tue 8:29 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

"We Love Mo Udall" and Other Lies Republicans Tell

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Tue 6:41 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

AZGOP election fraud scandal: The letter asking for the investigation

Courtesy Ballot Access News (The text in italics is footnoted in the text of the letter; bolded text is bolded in the original.  Since the table in the letter couldn't be copied-and-pasted as a table, that text is set aside by using the Trebuchet font.)- August 30,2010 VIA EMAIL AND HAND DELIVERY The Honorable Terry Goddard Arizona Attorney General 1275 West Washington Street Pho...
Random Musings - Tue 5:26 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Arizona Democratic Party responds to Gov. Brewer's "cartel" smear

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Governor Brewer, cut ties to your lobbyist cartel As Arizona's working families struggle through crisis after crisis, Brewer surrounds herself with special-interest lobbyists who profit PHOENIX -- It's time for......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 5:26 p.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

The Arizona GOP opts to become the party of hate

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Now the urgency of the "Republicans Hate Unions" special session to rescue the "save our secret ballot" proposition is becoming clearer -- it was part of a broader GOP strategy to smear unions and the working people......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 5:26 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Unsolicited advice for the Glassman campaign

by David Safier Now that the primaries are over and Glassman has his campaign team together, it's time for him to kick into high gear. The odds are for McCain winning the general by a sizable margin, but those are......
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Silence of moderate Republicans = Consent

by David Safier For once I don't mind a headline rewrite in The Star. The paper titled Krugman's column, "Moderate GOP leaders silent as partisans overstep." The original head was It’s Witch-Hunt Season Krugman's topic is the unhinged right and......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 4:41 p.m.

SOS candidate Chris Deschene re: the Green Party "siphon scandal"

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Chris Deschene for Secretary of State campaign: Statement of SOS Candidate Chris Deschene regarding the Green Party “Siphon Scandal” and the Secretary of State’s race “It appears that the biggest election fraud conspiracy......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 4:41 p.m.

Question for My Conservative Friends

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Tue 12:45 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Gratuitous Soccer Reference

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AZGOP using AZ Green Party as patsies

...by doing something that they did in 2008 in a few select districts.  It worked then (costing then-Rep. Jackie Thrasher her seat), so they've expanded it. From the AZ Republic - The state Democratic Party is alleging possible voter fraud in what it called a scheme to undermine its candidates by recruiting "sham" Green Party hopefuls. In a complaint filed late Monday, the party seeks an...
Random Musings - Tue 10:07 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Republican voter fraud "Green" scheme

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Republican Party has a long history of voter registration fraud and voter suppression activities, see for example GOP voter registration fraud: Mark Jacoby arrested, Nathan Sproul under investigation (again), but the Arizona GOP's latest endeavor to......
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Historical perspective: the 1934 midterm election

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is much speculation about an "enthusiasm gap" among Democrats in the 2010 midterm election. The corporate media's use of narrative polling and the conservative media's echo chamber is used to great effect by the corporate media......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 8:20 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Meet Candidates for General Election

DFA-MC Monthly Link-Up Wed, Sept 1 at 6:30PM Old Spaghetti Factory – on Central South of McDowell Meet candidates Sherry B. Williams, candidate for Clerk of the County Superior Court; John Thrasher, running against Trent Franks for Congress in CD2; Rita Dickinson, running for AZ Senate in LD 11; and others who may drop in. [...]...
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Who's Wagging Whom?

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Sustainability, Equity, Development - Tue 12:28 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Tuesday Energy Blogging: They're at it again. Equating conservation that saves soldiers' lives with...

Democratic Diva - Tue 12:00 a.m.

I was going to write this, but Arianna Huffington beat me to it

Remember all of the right-wing blather about the Constitution last winter when President Obama was trying to push health care reform through the Congress? Blah, blah, blah, we have to stick to the Constitution! The Constitution doesn't say the federal government should provide universal health care, so we shouldn't do it! "It's not in the Constitution!" was used repeatedly as an excuse to ...
Tucson Progressive - Mon 9:28 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Classes Started Today

Sustainability, Equity, Development - Mon 7:01 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

This Week’s Big Five 8/30/2010

Republicans Recycle Discredited 1993 Talking Points on Taxes Republicans fail to justify their failed policies. Are private prisons worth the cost? An examination of the problems with private prisons. Republicans Hot, Cold On Constitution A look at right wing hypocrisy. The Charitable-Giving Divide Very nice study on who is more charitable in America. Paul Krugman: Appeasing The Bond Gods Krugman...
Young Democrats of Arizona Blog - Mon 5:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Maricopa County community colleges sued for discriminating against legal immigrants

Ummm...don't the defenders of SB1070 in the legislature and the other nativists in Arizona like to say that they aren't opposed to all immigrants, just "illegal" ones? From AP via the Arizona Republic (I don't normally quote MSM articles in their entirety, but this one is very short) - The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Maricopa County Community College District alleging i...
Random Musings - Mon 5:08 p.m. - 20 clicks 20 clicks

Yes Wade, Pete and Jennifer, there is a voice for moderate Republicans

by David Safier In a Star article I linked to yesterday about the domination of the far right in the Arizona Republican Party, Wade McLean, who came in third in the LD26 Republican primary, said he was shut out at......
Blog For Arizona - Mon 5:08 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Remembering Hurricane Katrina

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Five years later, the anger still remains. "Let them eat cake," indeed. Time to fire John McCain....
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Update: The Billionaire Base of the GOP

Blog For Arizona - Mon 3:20 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Think GOP Attacks on Birthright Citizenship is a Recent Aberration? Think Again.

Blog For Arizona - Mon 3:20 p.m.

Babeu Bait and Switch

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Mon 3:05 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Extreme Makeover: Jesse Kelly morphing into Sharron Angle

Blog For Arizona - Mon 1:29 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Glass Houses and So Forth

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Mon 11:48 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

John Thrasher (CD 2): Why I'm running for Congress

Blog For Arizona - Mon 11:48 a.m.

Tea Party Fuzzy Math

Blog For Arizona - Mon 11:07 a.m.

ELL case, Flores v State of Arizona, in Tucson courtroom this week

Blog For Arizona - Mon 10:08 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Where's Jan?

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Mon 8:09 a.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

David Schweikert Preying on Homeowners

Blog For Arizona - Mon 7:42 a.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Quayle Hunt: Democrat Jon Hulburd in hot race

Blog For Arizona - Mon 7:42 a.m.

Is Jan Brewer setting up a run for President?

Let's see - - Alabama's then-Governor (and staunch segregationist) George Wallace objected to the federal Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. - Arizona Governor (and staunch nativist) Jan Brewer has objected to the inclusion of SB1070 and Arizona in the Universal Periodic Review report submitted to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Random Musings - Sun 10:49 p.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Fun with campaign signs

It hasn't even been a week, and the Schweikert campaign dirty tricks have already started... Sighted on the northeast corner of 48th St. and Chandler Boulevard today - And in case anyone questions the source of the signs... There were others, calling Mitchell "union owned" and more.  The ones I saw were also located in the 48th...
Random Musings - Sun 8:40 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Don't Say I Didn't Say I Told You So...

Blog For Arizona - Sun 4:49 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Arizona's classrooms, Brewer style

Blog For Arizona - Sun 4:23 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

What If...

DailyKos (Arizona) - Sun 4:09 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Twits, er, Tweets-R-Us

Blog For Arizona - Sun 11:41 a.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

For The Star: Two rare praises and one not-so-rare damn

Blog For Arizona - Sun 10:46 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Citizens Clean Elections Debate Schedule (statewide offices)

Blog For Arizona - Sun 9:44 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Your 2010 General Election Candidates

Blog For Arizona - Sun 8:28 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

I Lead Two Lives

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Political Calendar: Week of August 29, 2010

Blog For Arizona - Sun 7:44 a.m.

Goddard v Brewer, the Message Strategy

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Political Calendar: Week of August 29, 2010

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Messiah Complex

At his "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday, Glenn Beck said, "Something beyond imagination is happening." Actually, no. It's called a Messiah Complex. It's happened before. Think kool-aid, "Something that is beyond man is happening. America today begins to turn back to God. For too long, this country has wandered in darkness.” Darkness? That would be the Bush administration. Yes, we are st...
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Links for 2010-08-28 [del.icio.us]

Interdependency Theory | Foreign Affairs True Barbarians | Hoover Institution Inside the secret world of Trader Joe's - Aug. 23, 2010 ...
Blog For Arizona - Sun 12:07 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Billionaire wingers from New York trying to buy elections in Arizona

Since Tuesday's primary results came in, showing David Schweikert to be the Republican nominee in CD5, television viewers have been inundated with ads deriding Democrats in general and Representatives Harry Mitchell and Ann Kirkpatrick in particular.  The spots are the product of a Republican front organization named " Americans for Prosperity ." (AFP)( The spot specifically targeting Mitch...
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With apologies to MLK

DailyKos (Arizona) - Sat 10:45 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Goddard v Brewer, the Message Strategy

Blog For Arizona - Sat 9:44 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Nice try but Brock Landers is a relevant campaign issue.

Democratic Diva - Sat 9:28 p.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

I Lead Two Lives

Blog For Arizona - Sat 9:28 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

AZ-2 Why I'm Running for Congress: Restoring Representative Democracy to America

DailyKos (Arizona) - Sat 7:09 p.m.

A Concession, of Sorts

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All Koched Up

If we’re going to give a lot of money, we’ll make darn sure they spend it in a way that goes along with our intent... And if they make a wrong turn and start doing things we don’t agree with, we withdraw funding. Billionaire David Koch, of the giant Koch Industries, and founder of the Koch Families Foundation. The Foundation funds the Institute for Justice (fights regulation), the Institute...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Sat 1:29 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

John McCain's victorious defeat

Blog For Arizona - Sat 11:41 a.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

The "Beckoning" is an episode of South Park

Blog For Arizona - Sat 11:41 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

David Fitzsimmons is the only one who "gets it" at the Arizona Daily Star

Blog For Arizona - Sat 11:41 a.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Hey, The Star, I've got an idea for you

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And Kelly's Press Releases Have Improved With His Victory...

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Sat 10:44 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Hey, The Star, I've got an idea for you

Blog For Arizona - Sat 9:26 a.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Why I'm Running for Congress: Restoring Representative Democracy to America

DailyKos (Arizona) - Sat 9:01 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

John McCain's victorious defeat

Blog For Arizona - Sat 7:43 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

David Fitzsimmons is the only one who "gets it" at the Arizona Daily Star

Blog For Arizona - Sat 7:01 a.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

The "Beckoning" is an episode of South Park

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Links for 2010-08-27 [del.icio.us]

Tucson Choices » Blog Archive » Gabby’s Got Some Splaining To Do Wow. That is a piss-weak ad. This is the best the independent committees can come up with. Gabby's going to have a cake-walk. ...
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Friday Night Videos

When I was younger (a year or two ago :) ), one of the coolest shows on broadcast TV was NBC's Friday Night Videos . OK, it was "cool" for people who didn't have cable and access to MTV back when they took the "M" in "MTV" seriously and still played music...but I digress... :)) So it is with that as background, I announce the start of a new series of posts. Once per week, on Friday nights, I...
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Brewer campaigning on wishful thinking. Now she's insisting that Arizona's economy is healthy.

From the Arizona Republic - Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard, fresh off primary-election victories this week, shared the podium at the annual League of Arizona Cities and Towns meeting Thursday, painting completely opposite pictures of the state's economy and direction. Brewer, a Republican, and Goddard, a Democrat, are vying for election to the Governor's Office in November....
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G.I.'s Jay Greene responds to ASU's criticism

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Star: a wholly owned subsidiary of the McCain campaign

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Quayle Hunt: Quayle in a death spiral of lies

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Where are the other moderate Republican leaders?

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Brewer can run, but she can't hide

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Republic gets it right on AZ private prisons

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Updated: The 2010 Arizona Ballot Propositions

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Cheryl Cage's TV spot

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m.

The Party of Crazy

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:25 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Huh huh, it's 420...

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Cheryl Cage's TV spot

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Republic gets it right on AZ private prisons

Blog For Arizona - Fri 8:24 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Is Jan Brewer Taking Media Lessons From Sharron Angle?

DailyKos (Arizona) - Fri 6:40 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Updated: The 2010 Arizona Ballot Propositions

Blog For Arizona - Fri 6:00 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

G.I.'s Jay Greene responds to ASU's criticism

Blog For Arizona - Fri 3:23 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Brewer can run, but she can't hide

Blog For Arizona - Fri 12:47 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Where are the other moderate Republican leaders?

Blog For Arizona - Fri 12:47 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Nice Catch, Donna!

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Fri 12:23 p.m. - 14 clicks 14 clicks

Mute: Brewer runs & hides, won't speak to public

Daniel's News & Views - Fri 11:46 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Andrew Thomas...Conceited and Conceded?

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Fri 9:46 a.m. - 14 clicks 14 clicks

Quayle Hunt: Quayle in a death spiral of lies

Blog For Arizona - Fri 9:46 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

The Star: a wholly owned subsidiary of the McCain campaign

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The Party of Crazy

Blog For Arizona - Fri 8:01 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

az cd-8

Republicans have nominated over a dozen tea candidates less likely to prevail in the general election than their establishment GOP rivals. The nomination of Sharron Angle (NV) gives otherwise challenged Harry Reid a decent chance. You know the others, from Rand Paul in KY to Scott in FL to Quayle in AZ. Yes, they may prevail in their blood red worlds, but Quayle's nomination is as nuts as Paul'...
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Links for 2010-08-26 [del.icio.us]

David Gergen, Master of THE GAME - The New York Times Guernica / The Frugal Superpower How can America balance defense and domestic priorities? Maybe it can't. Sheriff's deputy fatally shot near AZ-Utah border E.J. Dionne Jr. On Why Anti-incumbent Enthusiasm Is Going To Help Republicans Win Big In 2010. | The New Republic Gabby is doing The Ugly Dance. Don't miss it! ...
Blog For Arizona - Fri 12:42 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

September 1st Meeting

Come learn about our Democratic candidates for the general election.  If there is any hope for Arizona we must elect our democratic slate!  Please come and discuss where you can best help.  Learn about the propositions on the ballot especially Prop 106 which endangers our health.  Learn how. OLD SPAGHETTI FACTORY Central Avenue South of [...]...
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A short history lesson for Glenn Beck

Blog For Arizona - Thu 10:50 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Quayle Hunt: What people are saying about Ben Quayle

Blog For Arizona - Thu 10:50 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Jay Greene learns G.I.-Speak

Blog For Arizona - Thu 10:50 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

"Jesse Kelly is a risk we can't afford"

Blog For Arizona - Thu 10:50 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Billionaire Base of the GOP

Blog For Arizona - Thu 10:50 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Star editorial gives Brewer a big, sloppy kiss

Blog For Arizona - Thu 10:50 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Kingman can't even deal with its substance abuse prisoners

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Did RNC bigwig Bruce Ash help to sink Jonathan Paton?

Democratic Diva - Thu 10:21 p.m. - 16 clicks 16 clicks

Jay Greene learns G.I.-Speak

Blog For Arizona - Thu 8:26 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

David Lujan Concedes

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Thu 7:05 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Star editorial gives Brewer a big, sloppy kiss

Blog For Arizona - Thu 5:01 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Belated energy post: Corp Comm primary results warrant serious attention and action

Democratic Diva - Thu 4:20 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Patterson: win, then maybe House D leadership run

Daniel's News & Views - Thu 4:20 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Help send AZ Rep. Gabrielle Giffords back to Congress! (Update)

DailyKos (Arizona) - Thu 3:30 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Quayle Hunt: What people are saying about Ben Quayle

Blog For Arizona - Thu 3:30 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

What to Make of That?

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Thu 2:41 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Jan Brewer admits that SB1070 is bad for Arizona...

...but instead of using her words to do it, she's using our money... From ABC15's website - The state hopes a public relations agency can convince people to travel to Arizona despite concerns they might have about the state’s immigration law. The Arizona Governor’s Task Force on Tourism and Economic Vitality hired HMA Public Relations to come up with a campaign to help tackle any negative b...
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Help send AZ Rep. Gabrielle Giffords back to Congress!

DailyKos (Arizona) - Thu 2:06 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

"Jesse Kelly is a risk we can't afford"

Blog For Arizona - Thu 2:06 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Kingman can't even deal with its substance abuse prisoners

Blog For Arizona - Thu 2:06 p.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

The Billionaire Base of the GOP

Blog For Arizona - Thu 2:06 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Ouch

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Thu 10:42 a.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Arizona, Indians, and Elections

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 26 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

A short history lesson for Glenn Beck

Blog For Arizona - Aug 26 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Cigar Man Graph / Identity

Thanks to Cigar Man for sending me an email that suggested I produce the graph showing total enrollment figures for the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. The graph reflects the solid data that public institutions are mandated to submit to the Department of Education. The counts reflect real students taking courses for credit. As you can see from the graph, Pima College enrol...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Aug 26 - 18 clicks 18 clicks

Cee Dee Ate

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Aug 26 - 14 clicks 14 clicks

The Politics of Immigration: Primaries Reveal Little About What’s to Come

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 26 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

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YouTube - Vulture Schwiekert is up to no good Your Loss, His Gain CD5 GOP nominee is profiting from the misery of constituents Glenn Beck Rally Attendees Warned Of Dangers Of DC Metro "There's black people down there!" Bush Campaign Chief and Former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman: I'm Gay - Politics - The Atlantic No shit, Ken. You think everyone with gaydar didn't ...
Blog For Arizona - Aug 26 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Who writes Tucson's real estate development contracts? Cuz I don't think they know what they are doi...

I have lived in Tucson for almost 30 years, and repeatedly, I have seen the City of Tucson-- and the taxpayers-- get screwed on real estate development. I am not a high-powered lawyer, but I have written and signed a few contracts in my day. My multiple life experiences lead me to ponder one question: Who writes the real estate development contracts for the City of Tucson? Why do I ask? Beca...
Tucson Progressive - Aug 25 - 17 clicks 17 clicks

A seat in the AZ lege isn't the steppingstone it is in other states...

...at least not for Republicans, anyway. Last night, former legislators Rusty Bowers, Jim Waring, Pam Gorman, Sam Crump and Jonathan Paton lost primaries in Congressional races, bringing the record of Republican state legislators looking to jump to the federal level to an abysmal 0 for at least 2.  As in at least 2 decades (with a minor caveat that I will discuss in a moment.) - F...
Random Musings - Aug 25 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Now What?

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

AZ-SEN: Now the Real Work Begins

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 25 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Musings on yesterday's primary results...

Since I so willingly spouted off with predictions before the vote results came in, it's only right that I dissect the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of those predictions. On to the post-mortem... R Senate primary prediction: McCain, with a caveat that it might not be the blowout that it should be.  Reality: At a 24 point margin (almost 122K votes), this race was the blowout it should ha...
Random Musings - Aug 25 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Famous last (lost? losing?) words

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Brewer's Race to the Bottom

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

More coming out about Schweikert's predatory dealings

During the primary season in CD5, one of the Republican candidates for the nomination sent out a hit piece targeting Schweikert's vulture investment fund that targeted "distressed homeowners" facing fiscal difficulty in Arizona's depressed economy. Greg Patterson of Espresso Pundit led the chorus of support for Schweikert, criticizing Salvino for criticizing a fellow Republican for doing some...
Random Musings - Aug 25 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Famous last (lost? losing?) words

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Brewer's Race to the Bottom

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Ben Quayle Owns DC Strategery

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 25 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Today is "Last Chance" Election Day

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Brewer's M.O.: Ducking Goddard

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

The official ADC line from Barrett Marson

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

AG's race too close to call; recount possible

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Racists and religious bigots endanger our troops and undermine U.S. foreign policy

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25

My two biggest election surprises

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"If we want to cut off funding to the terrorists, we must together as a nation stop watching FOX"

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25

Michael Steele un-Hearts SB1070?

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Happy Feet! Payday Paton Loses

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

I Didn't Say It...He Did!

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Aug 25 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Me Being a Liberal Bedwetter Again

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Aug 25 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Cherny challenges Ducey to a series of debates

Andrei Cherny , former Assistant Arizona Attorney General, White House staffer, and Democratic nominee for Arizona State Treasurer, in a letter today challenged the Republican nominee Doug Ducey to a series of debates. The letter, from an emailed press release - Dear Douglas, Congratulations on your victory last night in the primary. Yesterday’s outcome sets up the clearest choice ...
Random Musings - Aug 25 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

AG's race too close to call; recount possible

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Happy Feet! Payday Paton Loses

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Brewer's M.O.: Ducking Goddard

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Oyez, Oyez...

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Aug 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"If we want to cut off funding to the terrorists, we must together as a nation stop watching FOX"

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25

My two biggest election surprises

Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Tuesday Energy Blogging: It's Wednesday already and I've got nothing.

Democratic Diva - Aug 25 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

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Wielding David’s Hammer Against the Federal Health Care Goliath GI files yet another frivolous lawsuit Two Arizona Prison Escapees -- and Fiancee/ Cousin Who Helped Them Escape -- Charged With Murder in New Mexico - Phoenix News - Valley Fever FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Dog Days Diversion: A Preview of Tomorrow's Primaries in AZ, AK, VT, and OK CQ Politics | McCai...
Blog For Arizona - Aug 25 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Preliminary results

It's still to early to call most of the primaries in statewide races, but here are some results from the East Valley part of Maricopa County (OK, and a little bit on statewides...can't resist)... :) - University Lakes Justice of the Peace: With 33 of 47 precincts reporting, outgoing Democratic State Sen. Meg Burton Cahill has a comfortable lead over Kathy Hayden, 2554 - 1388.  I'm comfortab...
Random Musings - Aug 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The official ADC line from Barrett Marson

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

It's Up To Me AZ: A Day of Civic Action

On Thursday, September 23, a group of civic organizations, including Arizona Town Hall , the Arizona Foundation for Women , Center for the Future of Arizona , Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus Pine Council , and The OʼConnor House , will hold an all-day event at the Wyndham in Phoenix.  The goal of the event is to bring together Arizonans interested in working to improve Arizona through civil...
Random Musings - Aug 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Michael Steele un-Hearts SB1070?

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ancient America: The Sinagua People

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

I love Paul Krugman

Yes, there I said it, "I love you, Paul Krugman ." Why am I in love with a NY times columnist? Because he's not afraid to tell it like it is . In a column entitled Now That's Rich in Sunday's NY Times , Krugman called for an end to the Bush tax cuts, which will sunset at the end of 2010-- unless the Congress votes to extend these budget-busting give-aways to the rich. Several weeks...
Tucson Progressive - Aug 24

Staggering Right on Immigration in Arizona

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Racists and religious bigots endanger our troops and undermine U.S. foreign policy

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

AZ kids & schools lose again under Brewer & GOP

Daniel's News & Views - Aug 24 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Vote today!

Today, August 24, is primary election day in Arizona. For those of you who were asleep in high school government class, a primary election is when the major parties pick their candidates to run in the November general election. Several statewide offices will be decided in November, including governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction. In ad...
Tucson Progressive - Aug 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Fun with campaign signs - Primary Day edition

Pic taken at approx. 8:45 a.m.  The woman on the right is CD5 R candidate Susan Bitter Smith with some campaign operatives (hers mostly, but at least one was a Salvino volunteer) looking at the signs in the dumpster at the Scottsdale Elks Club on Oak St.  Turns out that while the Elks are willing to allow their facility to be used as a polling place, they are not will...
Random Musings - Aug 24 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Watch me on Channel 12 tonight. Plus, Ronda Apolinar of Chino Valley is upset with me.

Democratic Diva - Aug 24

Some Thoughts On Part One of "If God is Willing..."

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 24

Cloth Magnified

Arizona Star reporter Rob O'Dell must have obtained a keen sense of smell for the cloth, for he has an article in today's paper that reeks, and I mean REEKS, more strongly of the concept than anything I have seen in the press. I'm not sure I've written anything that quite captures the stench of the scam so succinctly. Cigar Man can say better than myself the clothified nature of the bloated bu...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Aug 24 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Today is "Last Chance" Election Day

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Management and Training Corp. and BP joined at the "Not our fault" hip

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Good news, bad news on Arizona's prison scandal

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Fitz on Arizona's prison scandal

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl: "What a price to pay for ignorance"

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Weighing Penny Kotterman and Jason Williams

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

Debate! Debate! Debate!

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Terry Goddard unveils "Making Arizona Work Again" jobs plan

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

NAU slams Greene's report for G.I.

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Points to Ponder in This Election Year

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

Ignorance, fear and loathing in America

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Political Calendar: Week of August 22, 2010

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Not "human error." Conditions at Kingman prison are a case of criminal negligence.

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Pima Dems 2010 Primary Election Night Party

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The wit and wisdom of John Huppenthal: The Mystery of the Disappearing Lab Class Experiment

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Update: Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

"Putting it politely, the Arizona Legislature is no friend of public education."

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

The Kingman Assessment: excerpts

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

The Glassman Campaign's Slow-Motion Implosion... and What It Says About Rodney Glassman As a Candida...

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24

Press conference re: Arizona's prison scandal

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Americans agree 2-1: Let the Bush tax cuts for the über-rich expire

Blog For Arizona - Aug 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Primary Day is here: prediction time

Greg at Espresso Pundit went all in with his predictions , and Donna at Democratic Diva steadfastly and with dignity declined to make any predictions to avoid undermining/offending the ultimate winners in the Democratic primaries. While I am not the "pundit" that Patterson is, neither am I as dignified as Donna (hey, I'm a Red Sox fan, and you try shouting "Yankees Suck!!" while maintaining pr...
Random Musings - Aug 23

Democratic primaries

Democratic Diva - Aug 23 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Privatization of Scottsdale city services on deck

The City has posted on its website the agendas for next week's meetings of the Scottsdale City Council, and the Council will be jumping right into controversy upon its return from its summer break. At the tail end of the agenda for next Monday's meeting is an item titled "Alternative Service Delivery Options for Residential Solid Waste Collection."  In other words, "privatizing trash pick ...
Random Musings - Aug 23 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

John Dougherty for US Senate in AZ: An underdog becomes a champion! Lessons learned

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 23 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Weighing Penny Kotterman and Jason Williams

Blog For Arizona - Aug 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Kingman Assessment: excerpts

Blog For Arizona - Aug 23 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Update: Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit

Blog For Arizona - Aug 23

Press conference re: Arizona's prison scandal

Blog For Arizona - Aug 23

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 23 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Ben Quayle's DC Strategery

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 22

The Glassman Campaign's Slow-Motion Implosion... and What It Says About Rodney Glassman As a Candida...

Blog For Arizona - Aug 22

Americans agree 2-1: Let the Bush tax cuts for the über-rich expire

Blog For Arizona - Aug 22

Not "human error." Conditions at Kingman prison are a case of criminal negligence.

Blog For Arizona - Aug 22

NAU slams Greene's report for G.I.

Blog For Arizona - Aug 22

Central Arizona Project Board of Directors - 15 candidates, 5 seats available

= On the ballot, the CAP Board will be listed as the "Central Arizona Water Conservation District." In a year when many school board races aren't races at all because they have just enough candidates to fill the open spots on the boards (and many other entities, like local fire boards, don't have enough candidates to even fill the open seats; full candidate listing here ), the CAWCD has 15 ...
Random Musings - Aug 22 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Parraz v. McCain in AZ- the best matchup

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 22

Political Calendar: Week of August 22, 2010

Blog For Arizona - Aug 22

Fitz on Arizona's prison scandal

Blog For Arizona - Aug 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Debate! Debate! Debate!

Blog For Arizona - Aug 22

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 22

Points to Ponder in This Election Year

Blog For Arizona - Aug 21

Management and Training Corp. and BP joined at the "Not our fault" hip

Blog For Arizona - Aug 21

Pima Dems 2010 Primary Election Night Party

Blog For Arizona - Aug 21

"Putting it politely, the Arizona Legislature is no friend of public education."

Blog For Arizona - Aug 21

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 21

Another Quayle Takes Flight

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 20

Congressman Harry Mitchell - Renewing Arizona's Economy

From an email from Congressman Harry Mitchell - Dear [cpmaz] Since coming to Congress, I have been working to improve our nation’s energy policy by making investments in clean, green American-made energy , such as solar and wind power. These investments will not only help meet our energy needs, but also be a major and sustainable boost to Arizona’s economy. In 2008, I successfully fought t...
Random Musings - Aug 20 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl: "What a price to pay for ignorance"

Blog For Arizona - Aug 20

AZ employment figures stagnant; Brewer silent.

On AZ's economic situation, as with the ( formerly ) escaped murderers, Brewer continues her silence, perhaps hoping the problem will go away before she has to demonstrate anything resembling real leadership...or even a simple awareness of the problems facing the average Arizona family. From the Yuma Sun - The troubled economy continues to take its toll on jobs in Yuma County, as seen in...
Random Musings - Aug 20

The wit and wisdom of John Huppenthal: The Mystery of the Disappearing Lab Class Experiment

Blog For Arizona - Aug 20

Good news, bad news on Arizona's prison scandal

Blog For Arizona - Aug 20

Terry Goddard unveils "Making Arizona Work Again" jobs plan

Blog For Arizona - Aug 20

Brahm Resnik can't quit me! I'm on Sunday Square Off again this week. Plus, a Jailbreak Jan relate...

Democratic Diva - Aug 20

Ignorance, fear and loathing in America

Blog For Arizona - Aug 20

Brewer failure on prisons shows lack of leadership

Daniel's News & Views - Aug 20 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Last escapee and accomplice recaptured

From the Arizona Republic - After nearly three weeks on the run, Arizona fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch were caught in Apache County on Thursday evening. The fugitive couple were caught at a campground near Sunrise Ski Resort at about 7 p.m. With state, local and federal law-enforcement agencies around the country participating in the manhunt, it was the work of a keen-eyed for...
Random Musings - Aug 19 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Campaign Sign Snark 2010: Mark Anderson

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19

More on Jay Greene as G.I.'s Golden Fool

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19

The wisdom of Will Bunch: America's war on "the other"

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19

Doug Ducey a Stone Cold late filer

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19

A toxicity expert -- Todd Camenisch -- in the State Senate?

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Jason Williams, AZ School Superintendent Candidate, Opposes Ethnic Studies Ban

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Last U.S. combat brigades out of Iraq

Random Musings - Aug 19

Weekly Diaspora: Has Obama Failed the Immigration Reform Movement?

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 19

Kiss of the spider woman

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Vic Williams: "People need to help themselves. That's the creed for America."

Blog For Arizona - Aug 19

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 19

What's been keeping me from important blogging about disingenuous lying weasel illegal employers.

Democratic Diva - Aug 18

Foreperson

Aside from racism, xenophobia, and unbridled stupidity, one of the greatest issues facing the human race is the extraordinary quantity of people perfectly content to do whatever it takes to swindle, steal, swipe, pilfer, exploit, gouge, or in any way possible grab a stash of cash without earning it. I served as the foreperson on a jury in two cases this month. Both cases faced the same animal...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Aug 18

Has G.I. turned Jay Greene into a Golden Fool?

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18

Margaret Dugan, AZ School Superintendent Candidate, Responds on Ethnic Studies Ban

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18

Terry Goddard for Governor first TV ad

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The carnival of mania, mistrust, misrule, and MS begins anew!

Lovely idea! Yes, that's right! Classes have started again and after a full year of sloggin' through research on retention, success, assessment, administrivia, and oh yeah some other teaching, I'm ready to put on the armor and go forth into academics. Or so I think. Biggest freshperson class we've ever had, lots of lost students, lots of papers and online organizing-- always the same, really....
Tejascubbie - Aug 18

Rodney Glassman On Immigration

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

A Dick Armey of teabaggers plan hostile takeover of GOP

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18

FOX News puts a ring on GOP's finger and makes it official

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18

Randy Parraz for US Senate-AZ

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 18

Fortune Magazine examines Arizona's private prisons

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Brewer's rationalization for privatizing prisons debunked by national media

Random Musings - Aug 18

Jan Brewer is too chicken to debate Terry Goddard

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Progressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 270

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 18 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

George Washington on religious tolerance

Blog For Arizona - Aug 18

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 18

Quick hit for Tuesday Energy Blogging.

Democratic Diva - Aug 18

The wit and wisdom of John Huppenthal: Private schools are public schools

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

Fox News makes it official - they're here to help the Republican Party

Random Musings - Aug 17

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Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

ASU responds to Goldwater charges

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

Sen. McCain denies ever flip-flopping, blames his base, the McMedia for such "lies"

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

More on the Republican-mandated property tax hike

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

Goddard challenges Brewer to series of debates...

Random Musings - Aug 17

Republicans raise AZ property taxes, but give rich a break

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

Origin of the GOP's "Ground Zero Mosque" Fear Mongering

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

Blue Dogs Throwing Progressives Under The Bus - It Must Be Election Season

DailyKos (Arizona) - Aug 17

Goldwater strikes, and the Star bites, again

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

The "No S#!t Sherlock" Headline Of The Day

Random Musings - Aug 17

The last US Senate primary debate

It was not televised but you can watch it here! ...
AZNetroots - Aug 17

Two LD 26 forums this week

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

Why SB1070? Because Brewer and Pearce Are Beholdin' to Private Prisons

There are a myriad of reasons why people either support or denounce SB1070 , Arizona's harsh anti-illegal immigration bill. Pro: "America's under attack! The brown people are coming to take our jobs! Stop the border-crossing terrorists and drug dealers." Con: "This is a racist policy-- and an unfunded mandate-- that could foster racial profiling, discrimination and wrongful imprisonmen...
Tucson Progressive - Aug 17

Time for the Media's Edward R. Murrow Moment

Blog For Arizona - Aug 17

More than 1000 Signs Removed from Tucson Streets

On Monday morning, I posted a rather fiery blog post about political signs being removed in midtown Tucson. Well, I kicked a hornet's nest with that story. After multiple e-mail exchanges with the Ward 6 Office-- including Steve himself-- and neighborhood association leaders, I learned that the sign sweep was not in just Ward 6 but citywide. I also learn that only illegally-posted signs woul...
Tucson Progressive - Aug 17