The Overpass Light Brigade is much more than a group of locals holding lighted messages above freeways; it’s a positive, creative, and powerful tool for social and political change. What began as an outlet for the frustrations of a few concerned citizens during the Wisconsin Uprising has morphed into a nation-wide progressive phenomenon. And now, [...]
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Posted by Lisa Mux on December 27, 2012, at 2:23 pm | Tags: Art Bar, Overpass Light Brigade, Wisconsin politics | Category: Activism, Social Media, Wisconsin Politics |
4 comments | From Justin Krebs and some of the Laughing Liberally comedians comes the latest installment of a satirical comedy which chronicles the behind-the-scenes work of a conservative strategy team. Posted with permission from Justin Krebs. Warning: this video is not family friendly. Posted by Lisa Mux on September 12, 2012, at 11:34 pm | Tags: Campaignful, Justin Krebs, Laughing Liberally | Category: Election 2012, Humor, Social Media |
Leave a comment | I can’t help but wonder if Eastwood just won a bet he made with a friend about how badly he could screw Mitt Romney over tonight. #gop2012 — Blogging Blue (@BloggingBlue) August 31, 2012 In all seriousness, Clint Eastwood’s speech at tonight’s GOP convention started out as a train wreck and quickly turned into [...] Posted by Zach Wisniewski on August 30, 2012, at 9:49 pm | Tags: Clint Eastwood, Mitt Romney, Roger Ebert | Category: Election 2012, National Politics, News, Social Media, Those Kooky Conservatives! |
5 comments | Cher ain’t happy… and when Cher ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy… This will not end well… Are you listening, DNC? Are you even listening??? (h/t Wisconsin against Rebecca Kleefisch) Posted by Phil Scarr on May 15, 2012, at 8:50 pm | Tags: Cher, Recall Scott Walker | Category: Activism, Broken Promises, Humor, Liberals Rock My Sox!, Social Media, Wisconsin Politics |
15 comments | Last night, fortified by Thin Mints and a Snickers bar, Jeff Christensen assumed his position at the Waukesha County Courthouse as part of our plan to keep tabs on Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus. Turns out, the process was slow but smooth, as Waukesha has finally caught up to 1995. While the process itself was [...] Posted by Lisa Mux on May 9, 2012, at 6:14 pm | Tags: Jeff Christensen, Kathy Nickolaus, Waukesha County, Wisconsin recall elections | Category: Election 2012, News, Original Reporting, Social Media, Wisconsin Politics |
8 comments | The Kathy Nickolaus Watch contest will close this Sunday, 5/6/12, at 6pm, so please get your suggestions for twitter hastags in before the deadline. Jeff C. and I will announce the winner on Monday morning, in advance of Tuesday’s election. Story/contest details here. Thanks! From the Kathy Nickolaus 2012 Collection [...] Posted by Lisa Mux on May 4, 2012, at 10:57 am | Tags: Kathy Nickolaus, Nickolaus Watch, Waukesha County, Wisconsin recall elections | Category: Activism, Election 2012, Social Media, Wisconsin Politics |
7 comments | It appears that Kathy Nickolaus may be running the show in Waukesha County in the upcoming recall election. But there’s no need to panic or storm the Waukesha County Courthouse on election night, because Waukesha County citizens have formulated a two-part comprehensive plan to help keep Nickolaus in check on May 8. Join us! Here’s [...] Posted by Lisa Mux on April 30, 2012, at 10:08 pm | Tags: Kathy Nickolaus, Waukesha County, Wisconsin recall elections | Category: Activism, Election 2012, Social Media, Wisconsin Politics |
8 comments | Over the weekend, two of the most knowledgeable people on our economy spoke up and neither were very kind to Paul Ryan (R – Wall St). The first is Nobel laureate economist and Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz: “Democracies can withstand cuts without seeing light at the end of the tunnel, but there is [...] Posted by Jeff Simpson on April 16, 2012, at 6:15 am | Tags: David Stockman, Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Ryan, recall, Ryan budget | Category: Big Government, Broken Promises, Class Warfare, Election 2012, History, Local Politics, National Politics, Social Media, Tea Party, The hate right, The Numbers Game, Those Kooky Conservatives!, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Politics |
2 comments | Spotted on Facebook:
Spotted at the Tea Party Rally in Madison on Saturday, April 14th (h/t Michael Matheson) This is the clearest definition of the recall process I’ve seen in a long time. Posted by Phil Scarr on April 15, 2012, at 9:36 am | Tags: recall elections | Category: Activism, Election 2012, Social Justice, Social Media, Tea Party, Wisconsin Politics |
14 comments | Enjoy! Posted by Phil Scarr on April 11, 2012, at 12:48 pm | Tags: Mitt Romney | Category: Election 2012, From the Emailbox, Humor, Idiocy/Lunacy, National Politics, Social Media, The Economy, The hate right, Those Kooky Conservatives! |
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