From the monthly archives: October 2011

Paul Ryan: Defender of the Poor and Downtrodden

On October 28, 2011 By

Matt Yglesias recieved a fundraising letter from Paul Ryan yesterday… You may be shocked to learn that Mr. Ryan is deeply concerned about the plight of the poor in America….  Hey! Stop laughing…

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It’s NOT Working WI

On October 28, 2011 By

In fact, under Scott Walker unemployment in WI keeps rising. No matter what The Koch Brothers (who like to do business in Iran) funded far right fringe groups, Americans for Prosperity and MacIver Institute try and tell us.

They recently released this [...]

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Paul Jumped the Shark

On October 28, 2011 By

No not this shark (why the hell is he called a shark anyway) but the proverbial one!

Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.) gave a rhetoric filled class warfare speech denouncing class warfare rhetoric at the Koch Brothers founded far right wing Heritage Foundation. The Continue Reading →

Compare/Contrast – Protestor edition

On October 28, 2011 By

Today charges were dismissed against some Capitol protestors in Madison. When you arrest people for sill reasons, it is hard to get the charges to stick when it comes down to it. So in Fitzwalkerstan, people get arrested for dissenting, the courts get clogged up, we waste taxpayer money on extra police [...]

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Gun Stupidity Appears in the Capitol One More Time!

On October 27, 2011 By

For the moment, ignoring the utter hypocrisy being exhibited by the Republicans, no matter what side of the issue you find yourself…it is utterly stupid to allow concealed carry in part of the Capitol and not in another. The Governor’s office needs to have the same rules as the Legislature which needs to have the [...]

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Mahlon Mitchell Is Considering a Run for Governor

On October 27, 2011 By

Well this is an interesting twist.  The super-popular Firefighter Union Chief Mahlon Mitchell is considering a run for Governor!

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The Occupy Wall Street Message

On October 27, 2011 By

Yes, they have a message.  They have a point.  The trouble the mainstream media struggles with is that it’s a complex message with more than one point.  Unlike the one-note Tea Party message of Obama-hate, the OWS protesters have a wide variety of opinions and points to make about how our nation and our economy is [...]

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“Tax the Rich,” Say The Rich!

On October 27, 2011 By

67% of millionaires surveyed support a tax increase on themselves.  That is all.

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The Wildbirds “Love and Soul” WI protests 2011 (VIDEO)

On October 27, 2011 By

From my email inbox comes some video of the pro-public employee protests here in Wisconsin earlier this year. While I realize we’re 6 or so months removed from the height of the protests, this is a great video that seemed worth sharing, if for no other reason than to get you folks fired up for [...]

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Walker’s Budget at Work in Waukesha

On October 26, 2011 By

The people of Waukesha are going to get what they voted for with Walker’s new budget.  Let’s look at some of the fun stuff that we who live in the Land of Mordor (with lawns) have to look forward to.

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