Monthly Archives: April 2012

Randy Parraz Interview — Podcast April 23, 2012

You Can’t Win If You Don’t Fight: Ending Extremism in Arizona Politics.  Democratic Perspective interviews Randy Parraz, founder of Citizens for a Better Arizona and leader of the successful effort to topple State Senator Russell Pearce, the sponsor of SB 1070. Randy explains … Continue reading

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An Antidote To Extremism In Arizona.

His name is Randy Parraz, founder of Citizens for a Better Arizona and the man who led the effort to topple the sponsor of SB 1070, State Senator Russell Pearce. He has been called everything from “the man who is … Continue reading

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What’s the Hullabaloo about?

In this case, the reference is to the very popular blog by Digby, aka Heather Parton. On April, 16, 2012, Democratic Perspective was pleased to host the author who has a following of more than 166,000 clicks a week. When … Continue reading

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Digby Interview — Podcast April 16, 2012

The War on Women: What Are We Really Talking About?  Democratic Perspective is proud to bring our listeners a half hour with Digby, the creator of Hullabaloo, one of the earliest, best written, and most widely quoted progressive blogs on the … Continue reading

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More Than Enough Craziness To Go Around.

To celebrate the first Anniversary of Democratic Perspective, all of our members gathered in the studio to share information about the craziest bills in the Arizona State legislature. With so many from which to choose, we could have filled a … Continue reading

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Democratic Perspective’s First Anniversary — Podcast April 9, 2012

The Republican Wrecking Crew:  Not surprisingly, people who don’t believe in government aren’t very good at governing. On Democratic Perspective’s first anniversary show, co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson are joined by VVID members Gary LaMaster, Dick Searle, Bill Timberman and Chuck … Continue reading

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Reclaiming the Sedona Fire District Board — Podcast April 2, 2012

A Matter of Trust:  On Democratic Perspective’s inaugural half-hour show, Sedona Fire District Board candidates Corrie Cooperman, Nazih Hazime and Diane Schoen discuss their disappointments with current Board policies, and speak about what they would do to bring more responsible management to … Continue reading

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Reclaiming The Sedona Fire District Board.

For its very first half hour program on KAZM-AM, Democratic Perspective chose to host Sedona Fire Board candidates Corrie Cooperman, Nazih Hazime and Diane Schoen. To understand this election, you first need to know a little history. In 2008, two … Continue reading

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