From the monthly archives: October 2010

Conservative campaign worker(s) attack(s) MoveOn.org member

On October 27, 2010 By

Apparently in some circles if you don’t agree with someone’s political ideology, you can always just force them to the ground and step on their head, even if they are a woman:
As the candidates arrived, a group of Paul supporters pulled a female MoveOn member to the ground and held her there [...]

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Milwaukee County Dems turn the tables on Fox News

On October 27, 2010 By

Watch as some folks from Fox News get the cameras turned on them after they show up at the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County’s meeting on 10/25/10.

H/T to Eye on Wisconsin.

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A few thoughts on the 4th CD candidate forum

On October 27, 2010 By

Yesterday afternoon the League of Women Voters sponsored a candidate forum at the Kelly Senior Center for the three candidates in the 4th Congressional District. Turnout was good to hear incumbent Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore, Republican challenger Dan Sebring, and independent challenger “Eddie” Ayyash share their thoughts on the issues folks in the 4th CD [...]

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Cancel your plans for Wednesday….

On October 26, 2010 By

The republican nanny staters are at it again. This time the GOP party of our Iowan friends have in their platform, a NO -activities on Wednesday nights clause. They do not go into details explaining what constitutes an activity or why Wednesday night(although they laterresponded it had to do with [...]

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Rebecca Kleefisch: same sex marriage will lead to humans marrying clocks & tables

On October 26, 2010 By

Watch/listen as Republican Lt. Governor candidate Rebecca Kleefisch channels her inner Rick “Man on dog” Santorum while she discusses same sex marriage during a recent radio interview:
 
I have to admit….I’ve never encountered anyone who advocated for the right of humans to marry animals or inanimate objects on the grounds of [...]

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The Onion may be satire, but this wouldn’t surprise me if it were true

On October 26, 2010 By

This is just too funny….
As your Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, I’m grateful to have this opportunity to reach out to the people of Wisconsin and draw some distinctions between myself—a D.C. outsider—and Russ Feingold. The incumbent is a classic tax-and-spend liberal who, if elected, will increase the deficit even further. But [...]

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The year of dumb rolls on….

On October 26, 2010 By

The Wisconsin GOP made national news yet again! This time it was not Paul Ryan\'s Hypocrisy, or Scott Walker\'s incompetence, or Jill Bader\'s racist tweets. This time it is Republican State Senate candidate, Dane Deutsch joining the Hitler admiration society.

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New Feingold TV ad “Whiteboard”

On October 26, 2010 By

Yesterday the campaign of Sen. Russ Feingold released its latest TV, titled “Whiteboard.” The ad highlights the failure of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson to offer any substantive plans or solutions to cut wasteful spending, reduce the deficit, protect and create jobs, and move the economy forward.

Here’s the ad, which pokes fun at [...]

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Calling all volunteers!

On October 26, 2010 By

It’s crunch time. There’s just a week left until election day, and the Democratic Party is calling for “all hands on deck” to help volunteer for get out the vote (GOTV) efforts this weekend. Let’s show conservatives that we’re as fired up and enthusiastic as they are by finishing the 2010 elections with a strong [...]

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Scott Walker proposes blowing a HUGE hole in the state budget

On October 26, 2010 By

Speaking to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker no doubt made quite a few friends when he said he’d repeal Wisconsin’s corporate income tax if elected, adding roughly $1.63 billion over two years to Wisconsin’s estimated $3 billion budget gap over two years. I’m not sure how Scott Walker [...]

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