Tucson is actually pretty nice but there are just too many right-wing krazies who take the time to vote for reactionary politicians like state Sen. Russell Pearce.
‘Haboobs’ Stir Critics in Arizona
By MARC LACEY
Published: July 21, 2011
NY Times
PHOENIX — The massive dust storms that swept through central Arizona this month have stirred up not just clouds of sand but a debate over what to call them.
“I am insulted that local TV news crews are now calling this kind of storm a haboob,” Don Yonts, a resident of Gilbert, Ariz., wrote to The Arizona Republic after a particularly fierce, mile-high dust storm swept through the state on July 5. “How do they think our soldiers feel coming back to Arizona and hearing some Middle Eastern term?”
Diane Robinson of Wickenburg, Ariz., agreed, saying the state’s dust storms are unique and ought to be labeled as such.
“Excuse me, Mr. Weatherman!” she said in a letter to the editor. “Who gave you the right to use the word ‘haboob’ in describing our recent dust storm? While you may think there are similarities, don’t forget that in these parts our dust is mixed with the whoop of the Indian’s dance, the progression of the cattle herd and warning of the rattlesnake as it lifts its head to strike.”
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In order to keep your mental health in Arizona, it is important not to consume the local media on TV, radio and newspapers. Unfortunately, every once in a while, the stupidity level gets so high it makes the national media. Inshallah these people are all old and will die off soon by more intelligent, diverse and enlightened younger generations, but I'm 60 myself and can't wait that long. My father, who turned 85 yesterday, said he has never rolled his eyes more in his life than the last dozen years after he moved to Arizona.
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