Some Mythology of the Solidarity Sing Along

Governor Walker insists the Solidarity Sing Along apply for a permit, as does Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch, as does the Capitol Police…and they all assure the Solidarity Sing Along that they will be issued the required permit if they would only apply. Well maybe and maybe not…but so…

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Off the Rails

Over the last 48 hours I’ve come under attack from commenters at BB who are supporters of the solidarity singalong. Especially insulting, apparently, were my remarks about, and I paraphrase, Madison lefties who live in a bubble spewing bull&$%t. Here’s what I meant by that. Over at Mal Contends, a blog…

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A Question About the Arrests of the Solidarity Singers in Madison

Over the past two weeks we’ve seen dozens and dozens of protestors in the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda in Madison arrested for participating in the Solidarity Singers or sometimes for simply observing them. Although up to a hundred individuals have participated on any given day, usually about two dozen individuals are…

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Solidarity Singers and the Governor of Wisconsin

The Solidarity Sing Along started March 11, 2011 and has continued every weekday since. Most days they sing in the rotunda of the state capitol…but they sing outside if there is another scheduled event in the Rotunda and they have often sung outside the Capitol on Fridays. As most readers…

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Pure Republican Hypocrisy

The one thing, and there are many, that really bothers me about the current batch of republicans is just the pure unadulterated hypocrisy they show with absolutely no shame. Here is a glaring example. Lets start out with a story from a few months ago. A John Muir Elementary School…

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Won’t Somebody Think of the Children!

A recent story came out of Portage WI, where a teacher who chaperoned the field trip to the Capitol, when some kids joined the solidarity Singers. A John Muir Elementary School teacher was reprimanded after the school district administrator learned the teacher had allowed a group of fourth-graders to sing…

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