Saturday, September 12th 2009
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Yuma Tea Party, 09/12/2009Yuma Tea Party, 09/12/2009

Thanks to Howard Blitz of the Freedom Library, and to the organizers and participants of today's great Tea Party in Yuma.

Great coverage by Chris McDaniel of the Yuma Sun:

http://www.yumasun.com/news/government-52753-people-jenney.html

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Friday, September 11th 2009
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The Madness of Captain Brewhab
By Tom Jenney
Arizona Capitol Times
September 10, 2009

Captain Ahab by Rockwell KentCaptain Ahab by Rockwell KentIn Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Captain Ahab’s mad and unrelenting pursuit of the white whale brought on the destruction of the whaler Pequod and its crew. Here on the S.S. Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer’s pursuit of a sales tax increase is turning her into the fiscal-policy equivalent of the tragic Ahab.

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Friday, September 11th 2009
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For the record:

Contrary to the misstatement by op-ed writer Judith Lewis in today's L.A. Times, AFP's national organization is not based in Arizona.

Here was the relevant quote:

The takedown of Van Jones was openly orchestrated by Americans for Prosperity, an Arizona-based conservative organization... In an editorial for the Fox News website, the group's policy director, Phil Kerpen, crowed that his attempt to ruin Jones was "one of the most significant things I've ever had the honor of being involved in."

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Friday, September 11th 2009
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In his usual, ultra-clear way, Sheldon Richman explains the difference between insurance and welfare in a great column for the Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0910/p09s02-coop.html

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Friday, September 11th 2009
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In this short video, Arizona resident Heather Sandstrom, a former Canadian, testifies about the problems with government-run health care:

http://www.larryjohnwright.com/tvspots/HeatherSandstrom.wmv

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