From the monthly archives: October 2011

Republicans to take up “Castle Doctrine” as a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist

On October 31, 2011 By

Can someone explain to me how implementing the “Castle Doctrine” in Wisconsin will create jobs?
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Wisconsin, like most states, doesn’t need a castle doctrine, because current law, refined over the last half century, provides more than adequate protection for anyone legitimately acting in self-defense.

“The statute [...]

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You Just Made That Up!

On October 31, 2011 By

The Young Guns (Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor & Kevin McCarthy) have been telling anyone who will listen the regulations is choking the private sector like like Justice David Prosser chokes a woman*(he was mad so it was justified). Unfortunately for the ‘Young guns” Bruce bartlett, ex Ronald [...]

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Eric Cartman is the 1%!

On October 31, 2011 By

And he’s not happy about it.

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Educating Mr. Wigderson

On October 31, 2011 By

Mr. Wigderson assembles an army of straw men just in time for Halloween to march on the Occupy movement.

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G U N S

On October 31, 2011 By

November 1st, starts a new chapter in Wisconsin’s History as the new concealed carry law goes into effect. While some think this is a simple matter of the second amendment - except that is not true. Others explain it away for such things as protection, everyone else has it, now [...]

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Mary Lazich’s assault on democracy

On October 31, 2011 By

It hasn’t been getting much press attention, but extreme conservative Republican State Senator Mary Lazich (pictured, right) has proposed legislation to make it harder to circulate and certify recall petitions by requiring that petitions with recall signatures be officially notarized. Curiously, Sen. Lazich has had a 20-year legislative career to address this issue, but it’s [...]

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Help bring Lee Camp to Wisconsin!

On October 31, 2011 By

Though Jeff already posted over the weekend about the effort to bring comedian Lee Camp to Wisconsin, but I just wanted to do my part to urge you all to help bring Lee Camp to Wisconsin.
Okay, nobody has bugged me to come perform more than you crazy Wisconsinites. And I [...]

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MPD officers allowed to stay on force despite domestic violence incidents, convictions

On October 31, 2011 By

This is absolutely chilling:
When Robert Velez’s wife left their home to escape his abuse, he used his Milwaukee police training – and his badge – to track her down.

First, Velez connected his missing wife to the Exel Inn hotel chain. He initially showed his badge at the Wauwatosa location, according to [...]

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OCCUPY was a year too late

On October 30, 2011 By

The whole #OWS Occupy Movement while important, seems to have happened a year to late. In 2010, the law firm of Steven J Baum, threw a Halloween party. What better way to show contempt for the American people than to dress like them for halloween? Before we get to [...]

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Mark Block-associated organization involved in allegations of illegal campaign activities

On October 30, 2011 By

Mark Block potentially involved in illegal campaign activities? That’s unpossible!
Herman Cain’s two top campaign aides ran a private Wisconsin-based corporation that helped the GOP presidential candidate get his fledgling campaign off the ground by originally footing the bill for tens of thousands of dollars in expenses for such items as iPads, chartered [...]

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