Tag Archives: Wisconsin

O’Donnell spins recall defeat as victory

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

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 →

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Mitt jokes about lost jobs

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

You don’t have to be a natural-born entertainer to win a major election, but you do have to be a fairly good liar. You have to know your audiences reasonably well, and tell them what they want to hear. That’s … Continue reading →

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Cheeseheads battle billionaires

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

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 →

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Coddled senator: No minimum wage hike

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime,” is the Anglicized version of a Balzac aphorism. I would add that behind most Republicans in Congress is a great unearned fortune and a defective sense of irony. Here’s an example from … Continue reading →

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Obama a liability in Wisconsin recall efforts?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

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 →

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Nader to Dems: Are you with labor or agin’ it?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

From The Raw Story : In an extended interview with Middle East news network Al Jazeera, consumer advocate and repeat U.S. presidential candidate Ralph Nader suggested that President Barack Obama is not supporting the labor movement because “they have nowhere … Continue reading →

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Know your enemy. Keep the Brawny boys in the news.

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Interesting reader’s comment on a Crooks and Liars story about the Saturday rally in Madison, WI, that drew 100,000 protesters: I think that the Koch brothers may finally have unwittingly jumped the shark. While it may be a bit premature … Continue reading →

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Round 2: Boycott the union buster’s bank

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

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 →

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

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

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 →

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

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

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 →

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