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“Ignore the Public Comments”

On February 6, 2012 By

If you take away anything from this next story, as egregious as it is, remember that line. That should be the mantel that the democrats use to prop up their republican counterparts in the upcoming election.

Now on to the story: JSonline delved into more detail regarding the republicans redistricting process. and the [...]

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Peter, Paul & Debbie

On February 6, 2012 By

Former Michigan republican congressman and senate hopeful, is running against Senator Debbie Stabenow! Not having ideas to run on, Hoekstra went all in and bought a local ad during the Super Bowl. Instead of coming up with new ideas on how he was going to help turn Michigan’s economy around, he decided to [...]

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Scott Walker’s Inconsistency

On February 6, 2012 By

How scott walker has changed his views regarding politics in Wisconsin is enough for Dan Bice to write columns through retirement. In Bice’s latest column he points out how Scott Walker was so quick to criticize Governor Doyle on the conduct of one of his aides! Walker, who we know was perpetually [...]

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Halftime in America

On February 5, 2012 By

I do not watch the Super Bowl for the commercials for a couple reasons, 1. They usually suck and 2. if they are good you will see them about 157,000 times in the next month.

Tonight was the first commercial I was impressed with since Clara Peller Asked "Where's the Beef?" albeit [...]

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Paul Ryan Dishonors Martin Luther King, Jr.

On February 4, 2012 By

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a teacher from Racine refused an award because it was given to him by Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.). The same Paul Ryan who has perpetually been adamantly against [...]

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It’s Friday! Do You Know Where Your Governor Is?

On February 3, 2012 By

Neither do I!

He could be in Naples, FL or New York with the stimulus king of AIG, or attacking unions in Arizona, OR Colorado secretly getting his orders from the Kochs. The one thing we know is Governor Walker is NOT in Wisconsin and and he [...]

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County Supervisor Johnny Thomas charged with two felonies

On February 2, 2012 By

Boy, attorney Michael Maistelman sure is keeping busy these days…
Milwaukee County Supervisor Johnny L. Thomas – the frontrunner in the race for city comptroller – was charged Thursday with accepting a bribe in exchange for promoting a company for a county contract.

Prosecutors charged Thomas with two felony counts, one for accepting [...]

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The Best 9 Minutes on Television

On February 2, 2012 By

At least since Super Bowl XX! Seriously though, this 9 minute clip is for those who think that President Obama has done nothing for the American middle class. This 9 minute clip is for those who think that there is no difference between the two parties or think how bad could a mitt romney [...]

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Jan Pierce takes a negative turn in 14th District Aldermanic race (UPDATED)

On February 1, 2012 By

It looks like Jan Pierce is pulling out all the stops to try and beat incumbent Alderman Tony Zielinski in the 14th District Aldermanic race in the City of Milwaukee.

Nasty business, those attack ads…

UPDATE: It’s also worth noting that the video I’ve embedded above is the only video uploaded to Jan Pierce’s [...]

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STOP the NOISE!!!

On February 1, 2012 By

Please you’re giving me a headache. I can not handle anymore right wing crying wolf about “massive fraud”. We recently collected more than 1 million signatures to recall Governor Scott Walker(540,000) were needed.

As soon as the signatures were turned in, the right wing took to their airwave monopoly with their stories of [...]

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