Guest Blog: SIEG HADER

Today we have a guest blog from long time friend of Blogging Blue: Graeme Zielinski. The rict Waukesha County standing sieg heils poured on and over Josh Hader Saturday at Miller Park after it was revealed during his disastrous All-Star appearance last week that he, just 7 years previously, used…

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Blogging Blue’s Tweet of the Week

The Blogging Blue Tweet of the Week comes to us via Graeme Zielinski. https://twitter.com/gjzielinski/status/533443955485343744

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Guest Blog: In strong defense of Mike Tate

What follows is a guest blog by Graeme Zielinski, former Communications Director for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. I’ve seen that there are some knives out for Mike Tate. I just worked on the Illinois governor’s race, where we were wiped off the face of the earth in a PLUS-EIGHT…

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WI Republicans to consider measure to secede from U.S. at their yearly convention (UPDATED)

Boy, Republicans in Wisconsin sure aren’t afraid to bring the crazy… To secede or not to secede. That will be the question for Wisconsin Republicans at next month’s convention. Earlier this month, the party’s Resolutions Committee voted in favor of a proposal that says the state party “supports legislation that…

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The Scott Walker Investigation WAS Partisan: Republicans Won and the Milwaukee D.A. Got Neutered

In early 2012, nominally-Democratic Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm filed bribery charges against Johnny Thomas, a Milwaukee County supervisor, rising star and shoo-in candidate for city comptroller. The evidence was flimsy but Chisholm took Thomas to trial. Later that year, Thomas quickly was acquitted (but his reputation was damaged and…

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Hushed: Enabled by Cowardly Milwaukee County Board, Tea Party Sheriff David Clarke Promotes Walker John Doe Figure GOPFran

What follows is a guest blog by Graeme Zielinski. Sources tell me that Tea Party nutjob David Clarke, fresh from being coddled by the Milwaukee County board, is giving Fran McLaughlin, a Scott Walker partisan who calls herself “GOPFran,” a promotion, possibly to the position of deputy inspector. This as…

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Graeme Zielinski: I’m guilty

I’m guilty  I’ve seen my share of non-apology apologies over the years and so let this not be that.  That’s because this week I pleaded guilty to drunk driving after an arrest in June.  I’ve been mum on the subject, which is not in my character. To be honest, a…

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Why were Scott Walker’s criminal defense attorneys at the Milwaukee County Courthouse last week?

From the email inbox, courtesy of Graeme Zielinski. A top Milwaukee courthouse official told me Monday that they saw Steve Biskupic and Michael Steinle walking together near the adjoining Criminal Safety Building last week on the same day the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel piously announced it would be filing a motion…

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Guest Post: “Scott Walker, Martyr”

From my email inbox comes this guest post by Graeme Zielinski. A prominent Milwaukee reporter told me a chilling story once that is vital to understanding Scott Walker. The reporter’s wife was in a Bible study group with Walker’s wife Tonette, who was that day in charge of the discussion….

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My 6 Favorite Walker (Recent) John Doe Emails, Annotated

What follows is part six in an ongoing series of guest blogs by Graeme Zielinski, who is reporting on the latest developments in the Milwaukee County John Doe investigation of Scott Walker. In this report, Zielinski shares his 6 favorite emails from the collection of records released recently. Two weeks…

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