Republican Thugs – John Sullivan Edition

Oklahoma republican representative John Sullivan is a huge supporter of Paul Ryan (R- Wall St.). So much so that he is willing to do whatever it takes to pass the Paul Ryan Budget. You know the one that ends Medicare as we know it. The budget that no democrat in…

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Republican Thugs – Scrambled Eggs Edition

H/T JSonline: Larry and Connie Lauer happen to believe Gov. Scott Walker should be recalled. They have two grown kids who are teachers, and they think Walker went way too far by gutting collective bargaining for public employees. They believe Walker should have been clearer about his intentions when he…

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Republican Thugs – Christmas Lights Edition

From Alyson Pohlman: “This year while my husband and I shared Christmas Eve with our loved ones, someone else was not celebrating. Instead, they were stealing the Recall banner that adorned our fence. They used a knife to slash the ropes and then to cut our Christmas lights. Not wanting…

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Republican Thugs – Mad Spitter Edition

I know I wrote about this yesterday, but while it seems like the same story, its actually happening all over the state. A 32-year-old River Falls, Wis., woman was arrested over the weekend after allegedly spitting on a woman working to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Kaarin A. Thompson was…

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Republican Thugs – If Only the Left Was As Civil Edition

It is getting hard to keep up with our "Republican Thug" series, So I will start combining a few stories in each post. Here are the latest: 1. We will start out in California, California libertarian and Tea Party darling Jules Manson is caught calling for the assassination of President…

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Republican Thugs – Typical Story Edition – Part II

This time in Brookfield.

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Republican Thugs – Typical Story Edition

This year as we have been chronicling there have been many republican thug tactics against people who disagree with them. The sad thing is that this has started at the top from Scott Walker and David \" Chokehold\" Prosser down to psycho right wing militia men who live for this…

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Republican Thugs – Henchmen Edition

While much of the violence on the right throughout this year has been advocated from the very top with Governor Scott Walker considering adding \"agent provocateurs\" to the peaceful crowd, to Scott Fitzgerald yelling at one of Mark Miller\'s female staffers so violently she felt the need to call the…

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Republican Thugs – Part 12 – enough already

Monlogues of Dissent author Heather Dubois Bourenane has received a death threat. DuBois Bourenane immediately made a report to the Sun Prairie Police Department about the telephone threat, which came at 4 a.m. this morning. DuBois Bourenane said the threat was made by a man who wouldn’t identify himself. DuBois…

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Republican Thugs – XI – Recall Edition

It has been awhile since I have been able to update our ever increasing Republican Thugs series! Since the recall has officially started, republican thuggery in this state is spreading like wildfire. 1. Charles Brey (H/T Politiscoop). Brey has advocated many times, using the Castle Doctrine on recall petition gatherers….

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