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Category Archives: Wisconsin
Walker’s War On Success continues as Wisconsin continues downward jobs spiral
When Scott Walker was running for governor in 2010, he made nearly every speech with the tidbit that he would bring 250,000 new jobs to Wisconsin during his four year term. Then he threw away the possibility of tens of thousands of jobs and infrastructure improvements that would have brought… Read the full story »
Posted in War On Success, Wisconsin
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IRS scrutinizing conservative 501(c)(4) groups worth finding out who they really are
It’s not a big secret that the Koch Brothers fund the Tea Party and have Americans for Prosperity affiliated with 501(c)(4) status (Americans for Prosperity Foundation has 501(c)(3) status) that, thanks to the Supreme Court’s January 2010 “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission” decision, provide them with the ability to… Read the full story »
Posted in 2013 Legislature, ALEC, Citizens United, Election 2012, Elections, Grassroots, Karl Rove, Koch Brothers, Republicans, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Republicans try to sneak vouchers, DNA testing and other troubled policies into budget law
Just as Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) and other Republicans were scolding the University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly to possibly resign for not being “transparent” with cash reserves and other financial issues, that same group working on the recent $68 billion budget that… Read the full story »
As Walker approves unconstitutional new “emergency” rules to attack First Amendment rights, the Tea party is silent
Perhaps the Governor of Wisconsin doesn’t know a specific part of the Constitution that he sworn under oath to defend. The Wisconsin State Constitution: Article 1, Section 4 states: “The right of the people to peaceably assemble, to consult for the common good, and to petition the government, or any… Read the full story »
Posted in Chris Taylor, Dane County, Lawsuits, Protests, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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Walker’s upcoming book effort collaborating with former Bush/Rumsfeld speechwriter a perfect fit
With the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War this year, where the American people were lied to by the Bush administration into going to war based on absolute lies, it is very evident that the speeches made by former President George W. Bush, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, former… Read the full story »
Posted in Book, Corruption, Fox News, Wisconsin
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Scott Walker holds on to criminal defense fund as John Doe investigation ends with criminal convictions
Somehow, Walker fans are jubilant that the John Doe investigation has ended, as of March 1, 2013. While Scott Walker spent nearly a half million dollars in an unprecedented criminal defense fund that he still maintains, the now terminated John Doe investigation led to criminal convictions against six individuals, including… Read the full story »
Posted in John Doe, WEDC, Wisconsin
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ALEC-driven Gogebic Taconite open-pit mine legislation doomed even after Walker signed it into law
Imagine a shipbuilder constructing a new boat that has within its design holes in the hull that will sink the vessel as it enters the water. Imagine an aircraft company building a plane that has wings that fall off once 20-mile-per-hour winds come into play as it attempts to leave… Read the full story »
Posted in Environment, Gogebic Taconite, Mining, Wetlands, Wisconsin
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Why ALEC-funded school vouchers are a scam far greater than just destroying American public education
Republican Assembly leader Robin Vos and the Republicans want to fast-track school voucher programs in Wisconsin for a couple basic reasons. Using taxpayer money that would go toward public schools would be directed towards home schooling and private schools, thus weakening public education, which is a major part of the… Read the full story »
Posted in 2013 Legislature, Education, Fitzwalkerstan, Teachers, Vouchers, Wisconsin
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Walker bound to try to swamp Wisconsin with far-right ALEC agenda wishes in 2013
Don’t be fooled by Scott Walker’s latest act where he’s trying to be seen as a “moderate” so he can soften his political image in time for a spin as a Presidential candidate in 2016. Granted, the continuing John Doe investigation is still boiling with the real possibility that his… Read the full story »
Posted in 2013 Legislature, Abortion, Koch Brothers, Right To Work, Robin Vos, Taxpayers, Tea Party, War On Women, WEDC, Wisconsin, Women's rights
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Remember the Holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” message and prepare for 2013
Frank Capra, the director of the Holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”, shows how George Bailey goes through a major life’s lesson about greed, the working class and how in the end, greed gets shown the door. As with Walker, ALEC, the Koch Brothers and all the other Republican legions… Read the full story »
Posted in ALEC, Koch Brothers, Republicans, Tea Party, Walkerville, Wisconsin
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GAB study finds Walker’s same-day voter suppression would not work and cost over $5 million
Scott Walker is famous for throwing millions of federal dollars allocated to Wisconsin out the window to appeal to his myopic Tea Party base, the Koch Brothers and clueless fans of his divisive charlatanism. Then he begs for the money later. He’s a genius at looking for a solution in… Read the full story »
Posted in Elections, Voting, Walkerville, Wisconsin
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Tim Russell pleads guilty to embezzling “Operation Freedom” funds as John Doe investigation expands
UPDATE: Tim Russell was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of extended supervision on January 22, 2013 in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for stealing money from the veterans group Heritage Guard Preservation Society. When Scott Walker was Milwaukee County executive, former aide and fellow criminal Tim Russell… Read the full story »
Posted in Cronyism, FBI, John Doe, Tim Russell, Wisconsin
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WTDY-AM firing Sly In The Morning a disturbing national trend for community-based radio
Madison radio station WTDY-AM’s General Manager, Rick McCoy, made a decision to lay off the entire news staff, including “Sly In The Morning”, which is apparently a national trend in local radio where progressive news talk programming is being replaced with mind-numbing sports radio. While it is not official that… Read the full story »
Posted in Talk radio, Wisconsin, WTDY
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Kelly Rindfleisch sentenced as FBI/John Doe investigation circles closer to Walker connection to illegal activities
While Scott Walker is at Ronald Reagan’s ranch in California trying to get rid of Wisconsin’s “same-day voter registration law” because he’s lying about how seniors operating as poll workers can’t handle it, the John Doe investigation took a harrowing, focused turn against him with the sentencing of his former… Read the full story »
Posted in FBI, John Doe, Walkerville, Wisconsin
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Walker chooses to score political points with Tea Party Romney Republicans by rejecting Wisconsin-run health care exchanges
The historic the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has many features that Americans love once they get past the Republican/Fox News derisive label “Obamacare”, which term actually was later embraced by the Obama administration. One of the features of the healthcare reform law that calls on American states to… Read the full story »
Posted in Affordable Care Act, ALEC, Health Care, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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