Tea Party Part 617

While I have been a little dismissive and hard on the “tea parties” on here, I do recognize that there is a trace of grassroots movement to them. I also realize that the right wing has successfully been able to bottle up the anger of the white right and seems…

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Dave Westlake: The Flintstones had it right!

In an interview with Madison’s 27 News, Republican U.S. Senate candidate made it clear he believes the Earth is only thousands of years old, not billions, as is widely accepted by science, saying, “I believe in creationism; I just happen to believe we were created the way we are.” Here’s…

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I really really really want to like Dave Westlake…

I just wish he wouldn’t make it so hard. I have never met Mr. Westlake, and he seems by all accounts to be a very nice person. I also fully respect the campaign he has run(although I dont understand how he can do it), but getting out and meeting people…

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Why are Wisconsin’s candidates so unwilling to debate?

Here’s something I’ve been wondering about the 2010 statewide races here in Wisconsin: Why is it that with the exception of the Republican gubernatorial race, in which Scott Walker and Mark Neumann have actually gotten together to debate the issues, none of the other major contested races (Democratic gubernatorial primary,…

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Reminder: Drinking Liberally tonight!

Just a friendly reminder that tonight’s the night to get together for some Drinking Liberally: Hi folks! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be having Democratic candidates for governor and lt. governor, Tim John and Tom Nelson, *and* Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake at tomorrow’s Drinking Liberally! Plus, we’re…

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Dave Westlake would derive pleasure from sending folks to the unemployment line

“I hate firing people,” he said. “But I love to fire government employees because it puts money back in our pockets.” So says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake. While I’m not surprised by Westlake’s comments about public employees, it’s disheartening to hear that someone would derive pleasure from sending…

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Drinking Liberally – next week!

From my email inbox today comes news of the next meeting of Drinking Liberally: My dear and only friend, I was talking with me droog the post-corrective advisor after our last round at the milkbar, and he says something I thought was real horrorshow: “Want to have Dave Westlake come…

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More on the Westlake lawsuit

In a followup to a story I posted yesterday, Dave Umhoefer of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has obtained the complaint filed in the lawsuit against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake by Fawaad Kahn, Westlake’s partner in High IQ, LLC, the small business Westlake co-owns and manages. Along with the…

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“Just turn lemons into lemonade!”

I wonder if Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake, who has made it abundantly clear he’s 100% opposed to abortion, even if a woman is a victim of rape or incest, agrees with Republican U.S. candidate Sharron Angle of Nevada, who in speaking about her 100% opposition to abortion compared…

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Westlake subject of lawsuit

As was first pointed out by an astute reader, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake is the subject of a recently filed lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Westlake and his business, High IQ LLC, are being sued by Fawaad Kahn of Streamwood, Illinois. When reached for comment on the…

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