June 3rd, 2012
Even in the post-Tea Party climate, the latest GOP dirty trick in Wisconsin is a genuine new low.
Showing posts with label recall scott walker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recall scott walker. Show all posts
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Monday, December 5, 2011
Conservative Outrage In Wisconsin
Dec 5th, 2011
With more than half of the signatures to force a recall against Governor Scott Walker already collected, conservatives have joined their fellow liberal citizens in expressing some outrage over events unfolding in Wisconsin.
Are they troubled by the man who is being held on tampering charges, a felony, for defacing recall signatures?
Nope.
Are they incensed at the destruction of pro-recall campaign signs?
Nope.
Are they disturbed by reports of intimidation, coordinated plots to undermine the electorate and even death threats against recall supporters?
Nope.
Are they at least bothered by the callous disrespect to children and state traditions Gov. Walker displayed at the annual capital Christmas Tree lighting ceremony?
Nope.
What has the right wing blogosphere burning mad instead of any of these things? Two jerks appear to have violated Godwin's Law at the aforementioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony by using Nazi salutes. VIDEO BELOW
We shouldn't be surprised. As we all know from the heady days of early 2009, conservatives were the first ones to immediately brand all Tea Party supporters as racists because some attendees carried signs claiming Obama was a "Kenyan," was going to institute "White Slavery" and conflating him with Hitler.
They didn't?
They said it was totally unfair to paint a whole swath of Americans as hateful because of the acts of fringe dwellers? Hmm...
Perhaps, at that time, too few on the left were willing to be so soberly deliberative. That doesn't make this spasm of contempt from the right any more forgivable. They should also consider occasionally condemning blatantly un-American behavior from their own team.
With more than half of the signatures to force a recall against Governor Scott Walker already collected, conservatives have joined their fellow liberal citizens in expressing some outrage over events unfolding in Wisconsin.
Are they troubled by the man who is being held on tampering charges, a felony, for defacing recall signatures?
Nope.
Are they incensed at the destruction of pro-recall campaign signs?
Nope.
Are they disturbed by reports of intimidation, coordinated plots to undermine the electorate and even death threats against recall supporters?
Nope.
Are they at least bothered by the callous disrespect to children and state traditions Gov. Walker displayed at the annual capital Christmas Tree lighting ceremony?
Nope.
What has the right wing blogosphere burning mad instead of any of these things? Two jerks appear to have violated Godwin's Law at the aforementioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony by using Nazi salutes. VIDEO BELOW
We shouldn't be surprised. As we all know from the heady days of early 2009, conservatives were the first ones to immediately brand all Tea Party supporters as racists because some attendees carried signs claiming Obama was a "Kenyan," was going to institute "White Slavery" and conflating him with Hitler.
They didn't?
They said it was totally unfair to paint a whole swath of Americans as hateful because of the acts of fringe dwellers? Hmm...
Perhaps, at that time, too few on the left were willing to be so soberly deliberative. That doesn't make this spasm of contempt from the right any more forgivable. They should also consider occasionally condemning blatantly un-American behavior from their own team.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Fear And Loathing In Wisconsin
Dec 2nd, 2011
More very shady behavior by supporters of the embattled Wisconsin Governor is coming to light.
More very shady behavior by supporters of the embattled Wisconsin Governor is coming to light.
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Looming Wisconsin Recall Election
Nov 21st, 2011
You can follow the recall drive and get involved HERE
The recall petition drive to oust Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker collected over 100,000 signatures in its first four days. They need to reach roughly seven times that number in the next two months.
John Nichols observes that the Governor's desperation and that of his monied-backers is already getting ugly:
"The governor and his allies have not missed any openings to try to block the recall. The Koch brothers are already paying for pro-Walker television ads put together by their Americans for Prosperity group, and the governor’s campaign is spending heavily on its own ads—$300,000 since last Monday. (There are estimates that spending on Walker’s behalf will exceed $50 million.) Republican legislators have moved to give the governor veto power over election rules. And the Republican Party of Wisconsin has organized a campaign to intimidate recall petitioners with a website that urges party minions to "monitor" and challenge nurses, teachers and small-business owners who seek signatures. In some cases, Walker backers have grabbed petitions and ripped them up.
But there was no evidence Saturday or Sunday that any of the governor’s attempt’s to protect his political career were working."
"You know the folks that were angry about this started a recall and they were told they needed to collect 73,000 signatures in sixty days," said Walker. "Well, not hundreds, not thousands, but tens of thousands of ordinary people did an extraordinary thing. They stood up and took their government back."
You can follow the recall drive and get involved HERE
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John Nichols observes that the Governor's desperation and that of his monied-backers is already getting ugly:
"The governor and his allies have not missed any openings to try to block the recall. The Koch brothers are already paying for pro-Walker television ads put together by their Americans for Prosperity group, and the governor’s campaign is spending heavily on its own ads—$300,000 since last Monday. (There are estimates that spending on Walker’s behalf will exceed $50 million.) Republican legislators have moved to give the governor veto power over election rules. And the Republican Party of Wisconsin has organized a campaign to intimidate recall petitioners with a website that urges party minions to "monitor" and challenge nurses, teachers and small-business owners who seek signatures. In some cases, Walker backers have grabbed petitions and ripped them up.
But there was no evidence Saturday or Sunday that any of the governor’s attempt’s to protect his political career were working."
A few days earlier, Nichols reminded readers "...Walker was not always opposed to recall elections, and he did not always want to control and constrain them. Walker was elected Milwaukee County Executive in a 2002 recall election. In 2010, when he was running for governor, he hailed the process as democracy in action." EMPHASES OURS
"You know the folks that were angry about this started a recall and they were told they needed to collect 73,000 signatures in sixty days," said Walker. "Well, not hundreds, not thousands, but tens of thousands of ordinary people did an extraordinary thing. They stood up and took their government back."
Indeed, they did. In much the same manner they would like to now.
Monday, November 14, 2011
"Values Voter" Values In Wisconsin
Nov 14th, 2011
Screw fair play, to Hell with the law and look out democratic process in Wisconsin. Angry "conservatives" are gearing up to play very dirty tricks in the run up to the expected recall of Gov. Scott Walker.
Via Mother Jones:
"A group of self-identified conservatives say they plan to sabotage the effort to recall Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker, which begins on Tuesday, by burning and shredding recall petitions they've collected and misleading Wisconsinites about the recall process.
These plans, discussed in Facebook posts that were first reported by the blog PolitiScoop, entail posing as recall supporters and gathering signatures, only to later destroy the petitions. They also include telling Wisconsinites that they can only sign one recall petition (which is false—they can sign different petitions as long as they each correspond to a different organization) and directing signature collectors to the homes of registered sex offenders. (Requests for comment were sent to each of the Facebook posters who allowed messages from other users.)
In one post, Will R. Jenkins says, "I'll be able to destroy 15-20K signatures." If things go well, he adds, he might even "be able to destroy upwards of 15-20% of the entire collected ballots in the state of Wisconsin."
What is absent, thus far, is any condemnation from the state's Republican Party or its leaders. Apparently, the Tea Party chant that they want to "take back our country" refers to a very different country indeed.
Shameful. And dangerous. Suffice to say, were the parties reversed and a number of "self declared" liberals were opening boasting of similar plans, this would be the lead story on every major outlet for the remainder of the year.
Period.
Via Mother Jones:
"A group of self-identified conservatives say they plan to sabotage the effort to recall Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker, which begins on Tuesday, by burning and shredding recall petitions they've collected and misleading Wisconsinites about the recall process.
These plans, discussed in Facebook posts that were first reported by the blog PolitiScoop, entail posing as recall supporters and gathering signatures, only to later destroy the petitions. They also include telling Wisconsinites that they can only sign one recall petition (which is false—they can sign different petitions as long as they each correspond to a different organization) and directing signature collectors to the homes of registered sex offenders. (Requests for comment were sent to each of the Facebook posters who allowed messages from other users.)
In one post, Will R. Jenkins says, "I'll be able to destroy 15-20K signatures." If things go well, he adds, he might even "be able to destroy upwards of 15-20% of the entire collected ballots in the state of Wisconsin."
What is absent, thus far, is any condemnation from the state's Republican Party or its leaders. Apparently, the Tea Party chant that they want to "take back our country" refers to a very different country indeed.
Shameful. And dangerous. Suffice to say, were the parties reversed and a number of "self declared" liberals were opening boasting of similar plans, this would be the lead story on every major outlet for the remainder of the year.
Period.
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