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Jan Brewer Vetoes AZ Bill 1062 [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2014 OP
The feed on MSNBC did break for a second nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #1
She had no choice malaise Feb 2014 #18
Bet this is how it went down... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #40
Well, how 'bout that. calimary Feb 2014 #2
And thus is successfully concluded TheStraightStory's Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #3
She's politically astute. The blowback would have been extreme. nt MADem Feb 2014 #4
She saw $$$$$'s leaving the state IMO. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #7
that's the deal! 100%... CTyankee Feb 2014 #10
Exactly she did. Aerows Feb 2014 #15
She's a creature, very ugly within! If it had not been for the $$$$$ angle nothing would have RKP5637 Feb 2014 #20
She wasn't dumb enough to shun Medicaid money, either Aerows Feb 2014 #25
Brownback of Brownbackistan AKA Kansas is also right up there in the running! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #31
It's a toss up, really Aerows Feb 2014 #35
Yep! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #38
When it comes to stupid, PA has the most stupid Governor, His Stupidness, Corbett. AlinPA Feb 2014 #41
Can I get a nod for my Gov Christie? Kber Feb 2014 #50
Hey, I've got Rick Scott mcar Feb 2014 #51
Arm wrestle you for it! Kber Feb 2014 #52
I can top you all. My "governor" Bobby Jindal. 'Nuff said. Harry Monroe Feb 2014 #60
sorry, but Florida beats you all DonCoquixote Feb 2014 #71
And I have Walker AllyCat Feb 2014 #67
How do you explain Kyrsten Sinema ChazII Feb 2014 #68
Precisely. The minute George Takei started talking, she MADem Feb 2014 #24
He was EF Hutton! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #58
What is the deal with the guy walking out and sufrommich Feb 2014 #5
Probably some sarcastic reference that she was at the governors convention in DC VScott Feb 2014 #14
Yep, probably what was meant. BTW, welcome to DU! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #34
What a drama queen. nt Lex Feb 2014 #6
Yep, exactly! I don't think it was from her heart at all, she was trying to smooth over RKP5637 Feb 2014 #12
The CoC trumps the teabaggers. BumRushDaShow Feb 2014 #8
+1000s DinahMoeHum Feb 2014 #27
ayep and the baggers are starting to figure that out... Volaris Feb 2014 #57
That's it in a nutshell. llmart Feb 2014 #65
Good sakabatou Feb 2014 #9
She may be right wing Jenoch Feb 2014 #11
It certainly wasn't because of the kindness in her heart Aerows Feb 2014 #16
You got that right. blueamy66 Feb 2014 #23
She wants to challenge the state constitution to run for a third term sweetloukillbot Feb 2014 #62
I knew she would Aerows Feb 2014 #13
It's been obvious all week that she would, I agree. randome Feb 2014 #44
She's an awful human being Aerows Feb 2014 #47
Definitely an awful human being, no doubt about that. randome Feb 2014 #55
Arizona Republic/AZCentral.com article alp227 Feb 2014 #17
She tweeted a photo of herself vetoing it The Straight Story Feb 2014 #19
I agree that it was all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$. SoapBox Feb 2014 #21
However, it did set a precedence that people are getting fed up with this type RKP5637 Feb 2014 #26
Really? It cannot be the people in her state because they voted for the jerks who passed this lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #32
No, not them, but across the US. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #36
True, but that hasn't stopped Texas, Arizona, even Wisconsin from electing these extremists lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #37
Quite true, also Kansas. I've been amazed at the seething hatred in so many states about RKP5637 Feb 2014 #39
Brewer was not elected. She became governor when Obama appointed Dem. Napolitano to office. panader0 Feb 2014 #45
What about the Arizona legislature that created the discrimination bill, were they not elected lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #63
anyone volunteering to go over to count how many freeper heads are exploding? tandot Feb 2014 #22
Ohhhhhh, that's what that noise is I've been hearing. I thought it was fireworks of celebration! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #28
They're calling Brewer a "homosexualist rino" and sufrommich Feb 2014 #30
Wow -- that's a new one! theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #43
Yeah, I even looked the word up and sufrommich Feb 2014 #49
Wow, where did someone at FReeperville learn Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #53
Copy and paste they know over in Gods, Gun, and Country Land. Coyotl Feb 2014 #70
"spineless homosexual ganglia" ??? tandot Feb 2014 #54
Hey, GOP: NOBODY but Republicans want to go back to the 1800's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #29
That's great. Now Arizonans need to elect the clowns who Cleita Feb 2014 #33
Gov. Bonefinger, as Steph Miller calls her, knows where her bread is buttered, mountain grammy Feb 2014 #42
I am hoping our Georgia Gov. Deal RebelOne Feb 2014 #46
States that go ahead and enact these laws will have hell to pay Zambero Feb 2014 #48
Excellent gopiscrap Feb 2014 #56
The veto doesn't change the vote angrychair Feb 2014 #59
I don't care what her reasoning was. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #61
Can the state legislature override her veto? dflprincess Feb 2014 #64
Thank you, TSS! Cha Feb 2014 #66
Those Arizona Rs are a near perfect storm for turning a really red state solid blue. Coyotl Feb 2014 #69
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