Tag: Jeff Simpson

It’s with a heavy heart that I write this. On Friday night Jeff Simpson, a proud progressive and longtime contributor to Blogging Blue, lost his fight against cancer. Though Jeff and I didn’t always see eye to eye (as is sometimes the case with strong personalities) I always respected his…

Those of you who are longtime readers of Blogging Blue may remember Jeff Simpson, who blogged here for several years. After leaving Blogging Blue, Jeff began blogging for Cognitive Dissidence, and from CogDis comes news Jeff is once again battling cancer. As many of Jeff Simpson’s friends and friends of…

Over at Cognitive Dissidence, Jeff Simpson wants to blame Democratic Party Chair Mike Tate for the fact that Democrats did not field candidates in 26 of the 99 Assembly seats up for reelection later this year. The problem with the 72 county strategy, is it either has yet to be…

Over at Cognitive Dissidence, Jeff Simpson thinks Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is to blame for falsely or needlessly imprisoning “thousands” of Wisconsinites. According to Walker, under the supervision of JB Van Hollen, the Wisconsin Justice Department has falsely or needlessly imprisoned “thousands” of Wisconsinites unnecessarily. The only problem…

Over at Cognitive Dissidence, Jeff Simpson is on the offensive against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke on the issue of the restoration of collective bargaining rights for public employees. At the root of Simpson’s attack is Burke’s response when asked about Act 10, Gov. Walker’s union-busting, collective bargaining-eliminating legislation by…

Last week, Jeff Simpson over at CogDis attacked the campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke after it was revealed Burke’s campaign had hired Tanya Bjork as its “senior political advisor.” I’ve had several readers email me encouraging me to write about the story, especially considering Bjork’s role in the…

On Tuesday, Jeff Simpson from Cognitive Dissidence wrote an entry critical of Tanya Bjork, a longtime Wisconsin political operative who’s currently working for the campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke. At issue for Simpson is a donation Bjork made in 2012 of over $5,000 to the Wisconsin Hospital Assocation,…

So apparently the hacks over at Wisconsin Reporter, the plainly partisan wannabe “news” website, have a problem with Jeff Simpson, if their Twitter feed is to be believed: Putting aside how incredibly juvenile their attempt at humor was, the crew at Wisconsin Reporter clearly don’t seem too interested in conducting…

I’d be remiss if I didn’t let the readers of Blogging Blue know that Jeff Simpson will be leaving Blogging Blue to join Cognitive Dissidence. Jeff has been an integral part of Blogging Blue’s success since joining the blog, and I’m damn proud that he’s found his voice and has…

Jeff and I went on The Sara Schulz Show on Friday to discuss the events of the past week and the importance of free speech. We begin our discussion at the 68:30 mark. Listen here.