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 [...]

Trent Franks.

By now I’m sure y’all are aware of his recent comment:
FRANK: In this country, we had slavery for God knows how long. And now we look back on it and we say “How brave were they? What was the matter with them? You know, I can’t believe, you know, four million slaves. This is incredible.” [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

Wow, Judy Burges, just, wow.

Rep. Judy Burges (R-WTF) wants to introduce a bill that would require every future Presidential and VP candidate to submit proof of citizenship to the Arizona Secretary of State.
Gee, what could have prompted that?
Burges said the measure is not necessarily about Obama, though she admitted she doubts he was born in Hawaii as [...]