Category Archives: Arizona Politics

The Death of the Death of Medicare — Podcast May 16, 2011

Posted on May 17, 2011 by William Timberman

The Death of the Death of Medicare: Why an increasing number of Republicans, including newly-announced GOP Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, are now walking away from their own plan to gut Medicare. (Hint: the American people don’t like it.) https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/DemPerspective-05-16-11.mp3Podcast: Play … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Death of Medicare

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Since the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the so-called Ryan plan to voucherize Medicare, the public outcry has been almost universal. Democrats, independents, even Republicans confronted Republican Representatives at Congressional town hall meetings with objections to the plan. As a … Continue reading →

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A Chat With Howard Dean

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Howard Dean recently spoke with Democratic Perspective on a wide range of topics ranging from SB1070 to the 2012 elections. The former six-time governor of Vermont, former presidential candidate, and past Chair of the Democratic National Committee began by paying … Continue reading →

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Kyrsten Sinema Interview — Podcast May 2, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by William Timberman

Unite and Conquer: An interview with Arizona State Senator Kyrsten Sinema. How to get what Arizonans need from their legislature when the Republican majority goes from misguided to crazy. It isn’t easy, but as she outlined in her 2009 book, … Continue reading →

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“Unite and Conquer”

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

That’s the title of a book by Arizona State Senator Kyrsten Sinema which describes her relationship with conservatives. As one of the very few Democrats in the Tea Party-controlled legislature, she describes her approach to working with conservatives as “letting … Continue reading →

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Inaugural Program Podcast — April 04, 2011

Posted on April 7, 2011 by William Timberman

If you missed our interview with Ann Kirkpatrick live on KAZM, you can hear it right here, right now on the Democratic Perspective blog. We’ll be posting podcasts of every program as soon as they become available. Enjoy! https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DemPerspective-04-04-11.mp3Podcast: Play … Continue reading →

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Ann Kirkpatrick Featured On Inaugural Program

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

On the very first edition of Democratic Perspective, former Congresswoman, Ann Kirkpatrick, confirmed her intent to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. This is the same office she held from 2009 until January of this year. Kirkpatrick … Continue reading →

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