“Shame on You Senator Ron Johnson” – Milwaukee Protest

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Because of Senator Ron Johnson’s abhorrent “NO” vote to a simple background check bill for those purchasing guns at a gun show or from private residents, Johnson once again proved to be one of the most radical and predictable senators in the history of Wisconsin.

The law as it stands [...]

RwP: The Musical “How to Succeed in Politics Without Really Trying”

So this is my first time posting on Blogging Blue. I’ve always loved the website and have mentioned it on my weekly video program, “Rants Without Pants”.

This week, I’m extremely excited as we have finished up AND posted Part 2 of our musical “How to Succeed in Politics Without Really Trying”. (NOTE: We use [...]

Bay View Candidates’ Forum: The Rumble In Humboldt (Park School)

I know I promised to have something posted this morning, but, you know, life. If you followed my twittums feed last night (@folkbum, people–I only need 7 more followers to 400!), you can probably guess the themes and don’t need this wrap up. But here it is anyway.

The easy wrap is that Milwaukee County [...]

Upcoming health care listening sessions in Milwaukee County (ANNOUNCEMENT)

From my email inbox comes news of a bunch of upcoming healthcare listening sessions hosted by Citizen Action of Wisconsin and their allies:

In addition to the listening sessions noted above, you can also register to be a part of a virtual listening session from the comfort of your own home.

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Miscellaneous worth reading – Milwaukee, Public Health, WE & Lobbyists, Inequality

I’ve been reading and finding a bunch of articles worth reading about our state and about the country. Here they are: The Atlantic, Forbes, Public Campaign, Salon [...]

Jan Pierce, challenger, MKE 14th Aldermanic District

More than a few months ago I promised profiles on the candidates for the aldermanic seat from the Milwaukee 14th district. Some family issues kept me from the initial timely follow up I proposed and after that there was a fair amount of procrastination on my part. So I owe both Mr. Jan Pierce and [...]

Another Monday, Another Few Hundred Jobs Lost in Wisconsin

Should we blame the Scott Walker Administration for the layoffs Frontier Airlines is planning in Milwaukee? That’s 213 jobs lost, according to the Milwaukee Jounral Sentinel. Should we blame the Scott Walker Administration for the jobs lost when Thermo Fisher Scientific closes its plant in Two Rivers later this year? That’s 120 jobs according to [...]

You Little Devil You….

H/T TMJ4.: Some kids in Milwaukee, for an art project, depicted Governor Walker as Beelzebub!

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Public Schools District says that student artwork depicting images of Govenor Scott Walker as the devil was “against district policy” and that they would take appropriate actions

Students at Lancaster Elementary School created the pictures.

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Tale of Two Cities ….

Fridays Journal Sentinel had dueling stories on the front page and I am not even sure they understood the irony.

The first story comes from Racine. The Spending Revolt tour bus was in Racine for a “stop spending my children’s money” rally.

Most spectators, though, were drawn by rhetoric for lower taxes and [...]

Riverwest’s real-life “masked avenger”

Uhhhhh….really?!? Seriously?!? He calls himself the Watchman. He won’t give his real name.

His identity is obscured by a bright red mask that covers half his goateed face. He wears black boots, black pants, black leather gloves and a black trench coat, but there’s a large yellow circle on the chest of his black hooded [...]