Category Archives: April 5

Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nicklaus learns valuable lesson: break the law again and get away with it

In last April’s State Supreme Court election between JoAnne Kloppenburg vs. David Prosser, former Walker staffer Kathy Nicklaus magically delivered 14,315 votes in the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin in a way she has repeatedly done over the years to deliver choking champion David Prosser a victory. Did she break theRead the full story »

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May 31, 2011-Kloppenburg congratulates Prosser on Supreme Court results while Republicans are silent on voter fraud

We should assume that the Republicans will not complain loudly about any voter fraud as they had with the initial victory by Kloppenburg. No voter fraud now if the results are “correct”. Right-wing AM talk-show screechers like Vicki McKenna (real name is Vicki Pyzynski) had her worm-filled burlap sack inRead the full story »

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April 20, 2011-Kloppenburg requests a statewide recount in state Supreme Court race

It looks like a recount is going to happen. After all, the difference in the race is less than 0.5% with Kloppenburg having been behind Presser by 25% a month before the election on April 5. Additionally, Kloppenburg requested an investigation into what was going on with the Sarah PalinRead the full story »

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Not so fast, Prosser. Look for a state-funded recount decision coming soon. Winning by -.5% means recount.

State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has theoretically won the race against JoAnne Kloppenburg by a questionable (and under investigation) 7,316 votes, which is slim enough of a vote difference to have a statewide recount that Kloppenburg does not have to pay for. Prosser declared victory on April 15. AfterRead the full story »

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April 11, 2011-David Prosser finds Wisconsin Supreme Court federal investigation “preposterous”

This is perhaps the most telling example of David Prosser’s judgment that he would find a federal investigation of what happened in Waukesha County with Waukesha County clerk Kathy Nickolaus’ “human error” with missing votes for the second largest city in the county “preposterous”. If this had happened in DaneRead the full story »

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April 11, 2011- Government Accountability Board and Milwaukee County District Attorney to hold news conference on election results

There should be more details as the story develops. MADISON, Wis. – The Milwaukee County District Attorney and the group in charge of overseeing Wisconsin’s elections are expected to make an announcement about a major investigation. The Government Accountability Board and Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office will hold a newsRead the full story »

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April 11, 2011-New questions raised on Waukesha County Clerk’s Kathy Nickolaus regarding “human error”

Something has been rather fishy with Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus’ “human error” statements where at the end of the canvass, a Democrat was there said the results “jibed.” As it turns out, Nickolaus was not sharing fully what her “human error” was with the Democratic observer, Ramona Kitzinger. RamonaRead the full story »

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Waukesha County Minutes Executive Committee Meeting (August 16, 2010) show Kathy Nickolaus’ incompetence with election systems

Here is a portion of the recorded minutes of the Waukesha County Minutes Executive Committee Meeting (August 16, 2010) where Kathy Nickolaus clearly was not interested in any upgrades on her old system that was offline from the election databases and how insecure the election system that was used byRead the full story »

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April 7, 2011-Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus magically delivers enough votes for former boss Prosser

Former Republican Party of Waukesha County President and County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus (Phone: 262-548-7010) suddenly found enough votes for David Prosser to win the Supreme Court race in Wisconsin and enough votes to not have to have a recount. It’s like magic! Kathy had failed to save on her computerRead the full story »

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April 6, 2011-Walker says Kloppenburg election is not referendum on him and trashes Madison

It’s been obvious that at least part of the reason for Walker turning down thousands of jobs (which many would have been union jobs) and $810 million in stimulus money for a high-speed rail line from Madison to Milwaukee is that Walker can’t stand Madison. Even though he lives inRead the full story »

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April 6, 2011-Judge-elect JoAnne Kloppenburg declares victory!

Here is an official statement from JoAnne Kloppenburg on her slim win over David Prosser, who had him being re-elected in the bag before Scott Walker and the Republicans overstepped and helped give him a defeat: “We owe Justice Prosser our gratitude for his more than 30 years of publicRead the full story »

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April 6, 2011-Ed Shultz interviews John Nichols regarding Wisconsin election results (audio)

Ed Shultz interviews John Nichols at the Capitol in Madison on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 regarding the Wisconsin state election. Note: a portion of the introduction was not recorded. This was recorded about 11:15CST before full results were reported.

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April 6, 2011-Congratulations, JoAnne Kloppenburg! This is what democracy looks like!

It’s official with the Wisconsin Supreme Court election between JoAnne Kloppenburg and David Prosser! Yes, there will be a recount election. But the mere fact that someone like JoAnne Kloppenburg beat Prosser by 200 votes is just awesome! She was down in statewide polls by at least 10% points. AllRead the full story »

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April 6, 2011-The Kloppenburg-Prosser Supreme Court race headed for a recount

As of 9:50am CST, the AP has Kloppenburg up by 140 votes. Election results Update as of 10:30CST: Kloppenburg takes slight lead in Supreme Court race With almost all votes reported, challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg edged ahead of incumbent David Prosser in a tight race for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice thatRead the full story »

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April 5, 2011-Wisconsin Election Results

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April 5, 2011- State Assembly passes SB12 Budget Bill while letting Walker cronyism continue

As was expected, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the second Walker budget bill with a 58-36 vote. The legislation now heads to Walker’s desk. Democrats wanted to attach an amendment to the budget repair bill to eliminate an $81,000 per year Department of Commerce job handed to the son ofRead the full story »

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April 5, 2011-Ed Shultz interviews John Nichols regarding Wisconsin election

Ed Shultz interviews John Nichols at the Capitol in Madison on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 regarding the Wisconsin state election.

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April 5, 2011-Thom Hartmann talks with John Nichols about Election Day turnout in Wisconsin

Thom Hartmann interviews John Nichols at the Capitol about Election Day turnout in Wisconsin on Tuesday, April 5, 2011: Note: Make sure to visit Thom Hartmann’s site and offer some support.

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April 5, 2011-Wisconsin Election Day Basic Information to Get Out the Vote

This is a very important day. Look up where to vote Check out the Voter Guide 2011 Spring Election Candidates on the Ballot Can’t get there? Not really… Union Cab and Badger Cab announced Tuesday that they would each offer free rides to people who call prior to the electionRead the full story »

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Fox “News” puppet Greta Van Susteren gives Prosser softball interview with web page showing Koch Brothers ad

This site will not post any Fox “News” video content because that Republican media arm is simply not real news nor has any relevance to journalistic integrity. That doesn’t mean it’s not monitored for its right-wing pro-Walker bias. It certainly was apparent when Greta Van Susteren gave David Prosser aRead the full story »

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Troy Merryfield, featured in anti-Kloppenburg Koch Brothers ad, had told Prosser he blew the case

What a surprise that the Koch Brothers would use a victim in a pedophile case that Judge Prosser was involved in had told him that he should have stepped down for blowing the case. I guess if the Koch Brothers wave money at some people, they are willing to sellRead the full story »

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Supreme Court Justice David Prosser refuses to condemn Koch Brothers’ sponsored negative ads on Kloppenburg

The Koch brothers are behind the negative 3rd-party ads against Kloppenburg. What a surprise… David Prosser, like Scott Walker, is not willing to condemn the ads and is the pocket of the Koch Agenda. Prosser, who elsewhere has defended the First Amendment right of his colleague, Michael Gableman, to runRead the full story »

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April 1, 2011-Thom Hartmann discusses Wisconsin issues with John Nichols in Madison (audio)

Thom Hartmann interviews John Nichols at the Capitol about events in Madison and across the country on Friday, April 1, 2011: Note: Make sure to visit Thom Hartmann’s site and offer some support.

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Former Democratic Gov. Patrick Lucey switches support from Prosser to Kloppenburg

This certainly is not good news for the Prosser campaign and is excellent news for Kloppenburg. Former Democratic Gov. Patrick Lucey is withdrawing his support for Justice David Prosser for Supreme Court and is throwing it to Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg. Lucey released a statement to the media ThursdayRead the full story »

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