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Saying BOO! to a Conservative
by David Safier Ever wonder why fear is such a great motivator for conservatives and why they run to Daddy candidates who make them feel safe? This study may provide a clue. Conservatives tend to have a more highly developed startle reflex than others. To measure that sensitivity, researchers... Read more...
Published 11 hours ago

Links for 2008-10-09 [del.icio.us]
Obama, McCain Transition Efforts Are Worlds Apart Michelle Goldberg: Sarah Palin lowered the standards for female candidates and political discourse | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Read more...
Published 23 hours ago

My New Column at the Explorer
by David Safier Shameless self promotion edition. As of this week, I'll be writing a regular column in The Explorer, a free weekly that circulates in northwest Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley. Emil Franzi has had the political opinion section all to himself for far too long with what I'll... Read more...
Published a day ago

More Reasons To Fear a McCain Presidency
by Marlene H. Phillips If anyone is wondering why John McCain is not holding a commanding lead over Barack Obama in his own state, all you have to do is listen to the people of Arizona. Many of the people I have spoken with shared their concerns that McCain has a nasty temper when people... Read more...
Published a day ago

A debate question for Bumbler Bee
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A friend of mine wrote to me after reading an earlier post I wrote Blog For Arizona: Bumbler Bee (hearts) Bush and asked if I would pose his debate question for Tim Bee in the hope that one of our local yokel political reporters, or one of our far braver readers, would... Read more...
Published a day ago

Vic Williams' Anger Management Problem
by David Safier It seems Vic Williams, running for State House from LD-26, lost it before a recent Candidate Forum on Education held at Catalina Foothills High. He got in the face of Lisa Hawkins, who organized the event, demanding to participate even though he never responded to Hawkins'... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

John McCain's Temperament is a National Security Issue
Posted  by AzBlueMeanie: Robert Greenwald's Brave New PAC has a new video up about John McCain's volcanic temper and abusive personality. The video features commentary from our own former Senator Dennis DeConcinni about Senator Hothead. Robert Greenwald has also posted commentary at John... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

John McCain and Keating Economics
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember this really damning picture of McCain celebrating his birthday with Charles Keating, the villain of the last big taxpayer bailout of unrestrained Republican greed? Here's the article where bmaz got that photo (download the whole pdf from The Phoenix... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

John McCain criticizes the sleazy campaign of John McCain
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Published 3 days ago

McCain is out of ideas, out of touch, and running out of time
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yesterday, from the McCain campaign: "If we keep talking about the economic crisis, we're going to lose." Read more...
Published 3 days ago

How Low Will McCain Go?
by David Safier McCain's poll numbers are sinking, but his dignity and honor -- what little he has left -- are sinking faster. It's hard to imagine new lows in presidential politics, but Palin/McCain may be reaching down for them. If the mob-mentality responses of his crowds are any indication,... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

A Matter of Honor - Taking Care of Veterans
by John Adams The rest of the country is finally learning what Arizonans have known for 26 years: John McCain can’t be trusted. At the September 26 Presidential Debate, McCain claimed, “The veterans know I’ll take care of them.” Americans stand together in honoring John McCain as a... Read more...
Published 7 hours ago