From the monthly archives: May 2011

Double Standard…

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An 18 year veteran teacher from Peshtigo was forced to resign, for sending a mean-spirited email to Rep. John Nygren.

A veteran Peshtigo High School teacher who sent a nasty email to a lawmaker during the budget repair bill battle in Madison has resigned, WBAY-TV reports.

Rob Schneider apparently told his [...]

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Once again the Democrats have failed to control the debate on almost everything in Madison. One of the issues is the concealed carry bill, the most heinous and notorious being something touted as “Constitutional Carry”.

Well instead of decrying and complaining about the Voter ID bill which they labelled the Voter Suppression Act (nice try [...]

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Earlier this afternoon I noted the suspension of liberal radio and TV host Ed Schultz after he used derogatory and sexist language towards Laura Ingraham. At the time, I hadn’t had an opportunity to catch up on today’s news, so I didn’t see this gem, courtesy of conservative talk radio host Mark Belling, [...]

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MSNBC announced Ed Schultz, host of the Ed Schultz Show, has been suspended without pay for one week after Schultz called conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham a “right wing slut” on his syndicated radio show.

After making his vile comments, Schultz met with MSNBC executives, acknowledged his inappropriate and vile comments and offered [...]

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Today Judge Sumi issued a permanent injunction against the bill, that takes away public workers collective bargaining rights.

In her ruling, Sumi wrote: “This case is the exemplar of values protected by the (state) open meetings law; transparency in government, the right of citizens to participate in their government, and respect [...]

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Once again Zuma Bound filled up my email inbox with some great links, so here’s your morning reading.

Enjoy!

Huffington Post: Steve Israel, DCCC Chair, Turns Sights To 97 Republicans And Unseating Paul Ryan DailyKos: Walker’s numbers continue to drop in Wisconsin, majority now favors recall DailyKos: Top Republican promises Wall Street [...]

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This is one of my favorite songs right now, and I felt like sharing…

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From my email inbox comes news of an upcoming event in support of Democratic State Rep. Sandy Pasch, who’s running in the recall election for the State Senate seat currently held by Republican State Senator Alberta Darling.

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The curious case of the “resignation” of former DWD Secretary Manny Perez just keeps getting weirder and weirder. First Perez resigned his position abruptly after only a few months on the job, and then it was reported Perez may actually have been the subject of a “workplace complaint”. In my first blog entry [...]

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Courtesy of the ever-excellent blue cheddar blog comes this footage of protesters at the Capitol today to protest the voter suppression legislation passed by Republicans in the legislature:

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