Author: folkbum
I’m not afraid of black kids with guns. I’m afraid of white Rambo wannabes with guns.
Or, an open letter to Rep. Bob Gannon Dear Jerkface, In an eerie bit of coincidence, I was at a mall here in the Milwaukee area last Saturday at the same time when, at East Towne Mall in Madison, there was a shooting. In the same way, I was teaching…
It’s Time for Gunmorial Day: A Modest Proposal
Hello, America. Your humble folkbum here with a modest proposal. Every year, we honor those who gave their lives in service to the United States and her Constitution with Memorial Day, a day to pause and reflect what it means to be able to live your life in freedom today…
Kooyenga and Darling’s plan to kill the Milwaukee Public Schools
It’s out there now, the Republican plan (pdf) to start peeling off Milwaukee Public Schools and handing them over to private operators. And it’s awful. Sponsored by suburban Republicans Rep. Dale Kooyega and Sen. Alberta Darling, it is full of bad ideas and presents a possible future for MPS that is…
By comparing protests to terrorism, Walker affirms his perpetual victim status
Zach posted the video earlier of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker answering a question about how to deal with ISIS–without question, the single most dangerous regime on the face of the planet right now–by saying he managed to face down 100,000 protestors in Madison when he and the WisGOP pushed through…
A Question for Christian Schneider on “Right to Work”
by Jay Bullock Hi, Christian. Thanks for stopping by to address my question. I appreciate it. You and I obviously disagree on the “Right to Work” bill–I call it the “Right to Freeload” bill–and I’m really hoping you can help me understand where you’re coming from. I give you credit….
Lady McBride Doth Protest Too Much
When I was blogging back in the day, I used to joke that I had brevity issues. I put the word “rambles” in the name of my blog as fair warning. I would never be able to tweet, I used to say, because I couldn’t say “good morning” in 140…
Wisconsin Club for Growth engages in express advocacy in email against Happ
As I’ve mentioned here before, a number of years ago some anonymous hater, whose soul must be a pit of dark matter as dense as a collapsed star, signed me up for weekly emails from the Wisconsin Club for Growth. Most of the time, I just ignore them, as their…
What do you want to know? Ask questions of AD19 candidates
The Bay View Compass, with the League of Women Voters and the Bay View Neighborhood Association, is hosting a forum for candidates in the race to replace Jon Richards in the 19th assembly district on Monday, August 4th. The full details are here. You should go. All five candidates, including the…
Sen. Carpenter should sue Wisconsin Club for Growth for Libel
A couple of years ago, some wiseacre signed me up for the Wisconsin Club for Growth mailing list, and every Wednesday, WCfG drops a turd in my inbox. Today’s top story? Last Tuesday night State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) soiled a state senate debate by saying in plain English that…
Thursday Music: Cold Satellite
Where am I gonna be tonight? Shank Hall in Milwaukee, for Cold Satellite: Wisconsin native Jeffrey Foucault has teamed up (for a second time) with poet Lisa Olstein for a set of Americana-inflected tunes that are also damned smart. Openers tonight are fellow midwesterners The Pines, led by the son…
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