Month: October 2012

Watch as attorney Vince Megna files an ethics complaint against Jason Thompson, son of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson. Megna’s complaint is based on Jason Thompson’s statement at a GOP fundraiser that “We have the opportunity to send President Obama back to Kenya.” Here’s the video.

People of Faith for Obama are a holding Souls to the Polls Early Vote Event tomorrow! Join our community as we rally and march to the polls to re-elect our President! Sunday October 28th, 2012 at 1:30 PM Red Arrow Park 920 N. Water St, Milwaukee Featuring Tammy Baldwin, Tom…

Here’s a great suggestion for an informal informative evening out: Challenger Democrat Jim Ward and incumbent Republican Mary Lazich will participate in a candidate forum on Thursday November 1st. The forum will be held from 7 to 9 PM at the Greenfield Community Center, 7215 W. Cold Spring Road (the…

I have too recently written this article before…just after the Sikh Temple murders and the Aurora theater massacre. But in the wake of the Brookfield Spa shootings, I have to do it again because the usual suspects again ran out their litany if IF ONLY. If only state legislatures didn’t…

Take a look at this series of photos from Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s Instagram account, and tell me if you notice anything odd about the photos. Did you see anything odd? If not, rest assured…Zeke Miller of Buzzfeed has you covered. According to a report by Miller, the third…

After every mass murder we see the same message from supposed Second Amendment defenders: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. This simplistic notion ignores the fact that guns are far more impersonal weapons than nearly anything else available to an individual and make it far easier to distance themselves…

Is Time Warner Cable hurting our local democracy? Why does Time Warner Cable turn away advertising sales from small advertisers? My name is Jessie Read and I am running for a local political office – Waukesha County Clerk. I have a TV ad already produced and I wanted to run…

Living in a swing state in an election year is bizarre. It’s at once exciting, stressful, and creepy. The incessant robocalls, requests for time and money, and visits from canvassers (I’ve TOLD them I’m voting for Obama) make me want to crawl into bed, draw the shades and come out…

Tommy Thompson gets attacked by the IAFF – firefighters for his desperate attack on Tammy Baldwin

Why does this not surprise me? Mike White, the chairman and owner of Rite-Hite, a major Milwaukee manufacturer of industrial equipment, wanted to be sure his employees understood what he feels is at stake in the presidential election. In an email sent this week to employees, White said his workers…