I LIKE IKE!

On November 8, 1954 President Dwight Eisenhower (Ike) wrote a letter to his brother Edgar. The two, while very close, had been battling since they were kids. Things did not change while Ike was president, as they continued their debate in a series of letters (a bit before e-mail). Edgar…

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I wonder what flag Hannity will wrap himself up in now….

If he is being honest he will us this one: a Saudi billionaire caused the Fox News Channel (FNC) to dramatically alter its coverage of the Muslim riots in France after he called the network to complain. The Saudi billionaire, Al-waleed bin Talal, is a friend of News Corporation chairman…

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New DNC Ad – Republican Tea Party

Since I know how much you like DNC ads, I thought you’d like this new one that ties the Republican Party to their loony constituents in the Tea Party. Notice which prominent Wisconsin Republican shows up in the ad.

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For the Geeks – Android App “Congress” Released from Beta

For the geeks following Blogging Blue, there’s a new Android App called Congress from Sunlight Labs part of the Sunlight Foundation that according to Bilerico Project is:

“‘Congress’ is an exhaustive open-source resource for all things legislative. The app can use your location to identify who your local representatives are, as well as pull up voting records, sponsored bills, and contact information for any member of Congress.

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Hello…welcome to Netroots Nation!

This is not work safe, but it’s still funny. H/T to Down With Tyranny!

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Ron Johnson dislikes “career politicans,” except when they’re helping him raise money

During his time on the campaign trail here in Wisconsin, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson has spent a lot of time lambasting “career politicians:” “I think the problem we have in this country right now and in Washington is we have to many career and professional politicians.” – [Ron…

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Feingold endorses Moews

It looks like Lieutenant Chris Moews of the Milwaukee Police Department, who’s running against incumbent Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke in the Democratic primary for Milwaukee County Sheriff, is pulling out the “big guns,” having gotten the endorsement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold: “I am grateful and humbled by the…

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Ron Johnson’s BP flip-flop earns him some national attention

Saw this on Hardball with Chris Matthews last night: It’s good to see Ron Johnson’s blatant flip-flop on his ownership of BP stock is finally earning him some much-deserved national scrutiny.

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