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Arizona’s Right Wing Shows Signs Of Disarray As Marriage Equality Heads For The Ballot

'I think the attitudes of people in this state have changed a lot. We believe Arizonans are ready for equal marriage.' - Warren Meyer, Chair of Equal Marriage Arizona. Image @BizJournals

‘I think the attitudes of people in this state have changed a lot. We believe Arizonans are ready for equal marriage.’ – Warren Meyer, Equal Marriage Arizona

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Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Racist Voting Law

Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Racist Voting Law

The Supreme Court overruled a 2004 Arizona anti-immigrant law, which required people to prove their citizenship status in order to register to vote

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Pushes Through Medicaid Expansion Despite Death Threats And GOP Opposition

When finger-wagging-in-Obama's-face Gov. Jan Brewer does something progressive, particularly in alignment with that president, hell truly has frozen over. Image @BlogForArizona

When finger-wagging-in-Obama’s-face Gov. Jan Brewer does something progressive, particularly in alignment with that president, hell truly has frozen over.

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Neighbors Want ‘Offensive’ Gargoyle Sculpture With Genitalia Removed, Artist Stands Firm (VIDEO)

Neighbors Want ‘Offensive’ Gargoyle Sculpture With Genitalia Removed, Artist Stands Firm (VIDEO)

First, it’s just a gargoyle with a penis. Second, it’s a flaccid penis. Third, IT’S JUST A PENIS! Fully half the population of the world has one, get over it.

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AZ’s Brewer Threatens Tea Party Over Medicaid Expansion, Vetoes Their Pet Project And 4 Other Bills

Image from Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/26/jan-brewer-medicaid-expansion_n_3162872.html

Not only are GOP lawmakers at odds with each other, those siding with Jan Brewer are receiving death threats from their more rabid right-wing constituents.

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Federal Court Protects Right To Choose In Arizona, Strikes Down Abortion Ban

Federal Court Protects Right To Choose In Arizona, Strikes Down Abortion Ban

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Arizona anti-abortion law, calling it an unconstitutional measure that violates Roe v. Wade

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Amy’s Baking Company Sticks To Hackers Story, Says The Show Was Edited To Make Them Look Nuts

Crazy Amy and one of her new $5.00/per hour + tip employees?@Facebook

Amy’s Baking Company hasn’t yet hit their 15 minutes of fame, too busy counting reservations for the grand opening and new employees from the job fair.

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‘Stand Your Religious Ground’ Law Passes Arizona House

‘Stand Your Religious Ground’ Law Passes Arizona House

Republicans are scrambling to make religious bigotry into law because, to them, ‘freedom of religion’ means using your religion to attack other people.

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Proving You Can Never Have Too Much Crazy, Amy’s Baking Company Reopening Is Sold Out

Did you know Amy “speaks feline’… meow; image@CrazyAmy’sBakingCompany/Facebook

Crazy Amy is upping the ante, hosting a ‘grand reopening’ of the bakery with proceeds to go toward fighting ‘cyber bullying.’ This is gonna be good.

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Unable To Take Criticism, Amy’s Baking Company Has EPIC Meltdown On Facebook (VIDEOS)

Amy Bouzaglo from spoof Facebook page; image@CrazyAmy’sBakeShop

It wasn’t enough to have things go badly on Gordon Ramsay’s show, Amy had to take it up a notch by going publicly postal and attacking her detractors.

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5 Senators Take Serious Dive In Polls After Voting No To Backgrounds Check

5 Senators Take Serious Dive In Polls After Voting No To Backgrounds Check

With the majority of Americans for more gun safety a backlash against politicians who voted no to common sense gun regulations was inevitable. The polls are bad for some in Washington D.C., and very bad for others.

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Arizona Bill Bans Cities From Destroying Surrendered Guns, Forces Police To Sell Them Instead

Arizona Bill Bans Cities From Destroying Surrendered Guns, Forces Police To Sell Them Instead

On Tuesday, the Arizona legislature passed a bill that would basically force city gun buyback programs to become gun dealers.

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U.S. Congressman Opposes His Gay Son’s Marriage Equality (VIDEO)

U.S. Congressman Opposes His Gay Son’s Marriage Equality (VIDEO)

GOP Congressman Matt Salmon, a Mormon from Arizona, opposes his own gay son’s marriage equality because ideology means more to him than the happiness of his flesh and blood.

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Supporters Going Nuts Over Recall Effort

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Supporters Going Nuts Over Recall Effort

The recall effort was organized in February and has already gotten a third of the signatures necessary.

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ARIZONA ALERT – Proposed Bill Would Exempt Religious Groups From Paying Any Property Taxes, Period

ARIZONA ALERT – Proposed Bill Would Exempt Religious Groups From Paying Any Property Taxes, Period

A new proposed bill in Arizona would allow any group to claim a religious exemption on taxes on all property.

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Arizona GOP Measure Would Allow Citizens To Ignore Federal Laws

Welcome to Arizona; @PSMag.com

Republican attempts to nullify federal authority revive the issue of state’s rights, an issue that has been settled since the end of the Civil War.

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Conservative Columnist Says AZ Governor Jan Brewer Is Breaking The Law

Arizona DREAM Act protesters; @TheADA.org

When a prominent conservative writer in Phoenix begins his argument with, ‘I think, however, that Brewer is plainly wrong about state law,’ can change be far behind?

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Reason Prevails As Three Red States Scrap Anti-Science Legislation

Reason Prevails As Three Red States Scrap Anti-Science Legislation

The deaths of the these bills is not only a victory for science and reason, it’s a victory for the education of our kids as well.

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AZ Gov. Brewer Suddenly Wants GOP Congressmen To Compromise On Taxes

AZ Gov. Brewer Suddenly Wants GOP Congressmen To Compromise On Taxes

She hasn’t wanted compromise for the sake of education, or health care, or immigration reform, but she went on ‘Face the Nation’ on Sunday to object to the upcoming cuts from sequestration.

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AZ Governor Jan Brewer – Insecure Border Has People ‘Living In Fear’ (VIDEO)

AZ Governor Jan Brewer – Insecure Border Has People ‘Living In Fear’ (VIDEO)

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer hit the Sunday show circuit this morning and joined other governors on CBS’s Face the Nation to discuss immigration, among other things.

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