Just a folksy little grassroots organization.

That’s what you’d think from reading the Republic piece on the Center for Arizona Policy today.
“There was concern about how public policy impacts families,” said Cathi Herrod, who joined the group a couple of years later and is now president. “We were seeing a need to have someone on-site at the Legislature on [...]

“Tracy Porter’s interception was totally SOCIALIST!”

Heartfelt congratulations to the New Orleans Saints and to the folks in Louisiana for last night’s exciting and well-deserved win. Geaux Saints, and Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Can nothing be untouched by politics? The Tebow ad had already stirred up pre-game partisan controversy but it was at least (tangentially it turned [...]

Trolling for Dummies

This popped up in my comments section today from my most dedicated troll, Alan:
Donna,
” That said, I must have filled their desire (”need”?) to raise a child since they didn’t give me back to the orphanage. Isn’t choice a beautiful thing, Alan? ”
Certainly your parent’s choice was.
Perhaps I read things that are [...]

600.

AZBlueMeanie has a nice post up at Blog For Arizona about how the conservative base is being played by the Tea Party astroturf operation and how the MSM is dutifully playing along. I especially appreciate this bit:
Note to the media: “conservative populist” is an oxymoron. Conservatives are all about maintaining the wealth [...]

So much wrong with this I don’t know where to begin

H/T to Joe.My.God.
The photo on the left is the one that a Florida Christian group used to illustrate their objection to a lesbian couple adopting a child in an alert to members. The photo on the right is the actual couple.
Sigh.
But wait, there’s more! Scott Maxwell, editorialist for the [...]

Republican politician attempts to indoctrinate schoolchildren with his dogma. IOKIYAR.

Remember how Republicans, including Arizona’s own Tom Horne, got their knickers all in a twist last September over President Obama addressing American students about the importance of staying in school and being a good citizen?
Hyperventilated Horne back then:
“The White House materials call for a worshipful, rather than critical approach to this [...]

Why is anyone surprised?

Several people have forwarded me the now viral story about SC Lt. Governor Andre Bauer’s comments about poor people:
“My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed.
“You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal [...]