Tag Archives: Gov. Scott Walker

O’Donnell spins recall defeat as victory

Posted on June 6, 2012 by oddmanout215

MSNBC hosts Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow seemed as disappointed as most rank-and-file Democrats when NBC analysts declared early Tuesday evening that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker would survive the bid to recall him. However, another of the network’s prime-time hosts, … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media, Mitt Romney, Obama, Politics | Tagged Gov. Scott Walker, Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC, recall effort, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

Cheeseheads battle billionaires

Posted on March 3, 2012 by oddmanout215

Not long ago, the people of Wisconsin were dumb enough to elect Gov. Scott Walker, a dull-eyed lapdog for a group of billionaires that wants to destroy organized labor and do business without paying taxes. Now Wisconsin citizens are trying … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media, Occupy Wall Street, Politics, The New Depression, unemployment, Wall Street | Tagged billionaires, Gov. Scott Walker, Maurice Greenberg, recall petition, Wisconsin | 3 Comments

Obama a liability in Wisconsin recall efforts?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by oddmanout215

To establish a majority in the state Senate, Wisconsin Democrats needed to defeat three of the six Republicans challenged in recall elections held Tuesday. They defeated two. A good day but not good enough, arguably because Barack Obama and other … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, taxes, The New Depression, unemployment | Tagged Barack Obama, Gov. Scott Walker, recall elections, state Senate, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

N.J. polls show Christie’s act may wear thin

Posted on March 23, 2011 by oddmanout215

Corbett in Pennsylvania, Christie in New Jersey, Walker in Wisconsin, Kasich in Ohio, Snider in Michigan, Daniels in Indiana and LePage in Maine are governors with the same objectives: break labor unions, privatize everything from school systems to liquor stores, … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Recession, NJ, Politics, taxes | Tagged Chris Christie, estate tax cuts, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Tom Corbett, Kasich, LePage, New Jersey, referendum, state Sen. Shirley Turner, wealthy | Leave a comment

Round 2: Boycott the union buster’s bank

Posted on March 12, 2011 by oddmanout215

As the protesting spirit spreads in Wisconsin, one tactic that union members are now adopting is to take aim at institutions that have donated heavily to Governor Scott Walker. Members of the Wisconsin firefighters union set out for a local … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, Politics | Tagged collective bargaining, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Tom Corbett, Jimmy Stewart, labor movement, unions, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Anti-unions bill OK’d. (Don’t sit still for it, Tom.)

Posted on March 10, 2011 by oddmanout215

Because these wings are no longer wings to fly But merely vans to beat the air The air which is now thoroughly small and dry Smaller and dryer than the will Teach us to care and not to care Teach … Continue reading →

Posted in arts, economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, pop music, unemployment | Tagged Ash Wednesday, Budget Reform Bill, collective bargaining, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Tom Corbett, Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, T.S. Eliot, Warren Zevon, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

A song for Charlie Sheen?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by oddmanout215

Listen all you fools out there Go on and love me I don’t care Oh it’s lonely at the top — Randy Newman, “Lonely At the Top,” 1972 People say it’s lonely at the top, but I sure like the … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media, Politics, pop music | Tagged Charlie Sheen, Frank Sinatra, Gov. Scott Walker, Lonely at the Top, Oscar Wilde, Philadelphia Daily News, Randy Newman, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin 14 | Leave a comment

Wisconsin cops to GOP: We won’t round up Dems

Posted on March 3, 2011 by oddmanout215

The thought of using law enforcement officers to exercise force in order to achieve a political objective is insanely wrong and Wisconsin sorely needs reasonable solutions and not potentially dangerous political theatrics. — Jim Palmer, director of the 11,000-member Wisconsin … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Recession, mainstream media, Politics, taxes, Uncategorized | Tagged David Koch, GOP, Gov. Scott Walker, Kim Kardashian, police, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Blow them up good, then corporatize

Posted on February 25, 2011 by oddmanout215

Here’s a thought: maybe Madison, Wisconsin, isn’t Cairo after all. Maybe it’s Baghdad – specifically, Baghdad in 2003, when the Bush administration put Iraq under the rule of officials chosen for loyalty and political reliability rather than experience and competence. … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, Iraq war, mainstream media, New York Times, NJ, Philadelphia, Politics, unemployment | Tagged Baghdad, Bill Keller, budget crisis, Cairo, Gov. Scott Walker, Krugman, Madison, Naomi Klein, Obama, Paul Bremer, Rortybomb, The Shock Doctrine, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The NYT’s ‘no shit’ style of news analysis

Posted on February 24, 2011 by oddmanout215

There are deeply divided opinions and shifting allegiances over whether unions are helping or hurting people who have been caught in the recent economic squeeze. And workers themselves, being pitted against one another, are finding it hard to feel sympathy … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, New York Times, Politics, unemployment | Tagged A. G. Sulzberger, budget crisis, Gov. Scott Walker, Koch Industries, Monica Davey, New York Times, pubic-sector unions, Wisconsin | 2 Comments