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 Scott Walker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scott Walker. Show all posts
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
What War On Women?
April 9th, 2012
That's the official GOP line; there is no "war on women."
Today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called it a "manufactured issue".
He went so far as to presume that high ranking Republican women agree with him:
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Today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called it a "manufactured issue".
He went so far as to presume that high ranking Republican women agree with him:
"There is no issue. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Kelly Ayotte from New Hampshire and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe from Maine, I think, would be the first to say — and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska — ‘We don’t see any evidence of this.' "Really?
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.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Occupying Gov. Walker
Nov 5th, 2011
If you haven't seen it yet, here is Stand Up! Chicago, the Chicago Teachers Union and others from Occupy Chicago giving the union-buster from Wisconsin a little taste of what Democracy looks like.
If you haven't seen it yet, here is Stand Up! Chicago, the Chicago Teachers Union and others from Occupy Chicago giving the union-buster from Wisconsin a little taste of what Democracy looks like.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Scott Walker Dimisses Half Of Wisconsin
April 6th, 2011 5:30pm CST
Well, the Prosser/Kloppenberg showdown turned out to be one of the most exciting statewide elections in recent U.S. history. All the results are in. Turnout for a Springtime off-year election was a staggering 1,479,976 ballots cast. Kloppenberg leads Prosser by a mere 204 votes. There is talk of a recount but no firm declarations of intent to pursue one at this time. It is being referred to as "likely."
So. What does Gov. Scott Walker have to say about all this? Is he proud that so many more Americans turned to vote than was expected in a nation crippled by apathy? Does he make a temperate statement while he awaits the decison of the Prosser camp to either concede or demand a recount? Certainly not.
From WisPolitics:
"Gov. Scott Walker said this afternoon that the spring election results show there are "two very different worlds in this state. You've got a world driven by Madison, and a world driven by everybody else out across the majority of the rest of the state of Wisconsin," Walker said at a press conference in the Capitol."
Really? Walker's first public reaction the the election is to engage in not-so subtle smears of half the participating electorate? Yup.
"In particular, he said the results in the race for his former post as Milwaukee County executive reflected its status as a "dark blue county."
"Dark?" Yes. The governor just referred to the highest minority populated region of his state as "dark."
"Walker added that Justice Prosser's performance in many parts of the state bodes well for GOP senators who may face recall elections later this year. "For those who believe it's a referendum, while it might have a statewide impact that we may lean one way or the other, it's largely driven by Madison, and to a lesser extent Milwaukee," the governor said. "But those Senate recall elections on both the Democrat and Republican side aren't being held in Madison, they aren't being held in Milwaukee."
I submit the results map below for consideration. Gov. Scott Walker has no shame. He can portray this race as having been seemingly won by weirdos, minorities, whatever. But the claim has no more basis in fact than anything else the man says.
Well, the Prosser/Kloppenberg showdown turned out to be one of the most exciting statewide elections in recent U.S. history. All the results are in. Turnout for a Springtime off-year election was a staggering 1,479,976 ballots cast. Kloppenberg leads Prosser by a mere 204 votes. There is talk of a recount but no firm declarations of intent to pursue one at this time. It is being referred to as "likely."
So. What does Gov. Scott Walker have to say about all this? Is he proud that so many more Americans turned to vote than was expected in a nation crippled by apathy? Does he make a temperate statement while he awaits the decison of the Prosser camp to either concede or demand a recount? Certainly not.
From WisPolitics:
"Gov. Scott Walker said this afternoon that the spring election results show there are "two very different worlds in this state. You've got a world driven by Madison, and a world driven by everybody else out across the majority of the rest of the state of Wisconsin," Walker said at a press conference in the Capitol."
Really? Walker's first public reaction the the election is to engage in not-so subtle smears of half the participating electorate? Yup.
"In particular, he said the results in the race for his former post as Milwaukee County executive reflected its status as a "dark blue county."
"Dark?" Yes. The governor just referred to the highest minority populated region of his state as "dark."
"Walker added that Justice Prosser's performance in many parts of the state bodes well for GOP senators who may face recall elections later this year. "For those who believe it's a referendum, while it might have a statewide impact that we may lean one way or the other, it's largely driven by Madison, and to a lesser extent Milwaukee," the governor said. "But those Senate recall elections on both the Democrat and Republican side aren't being held in Madison, they aren't being held in Milwaukee."
I submit the results map below for consideration. Gov. Scott Walker has no shame. He can portray this race as having been seemingly won by weirdos, minorities, whatever. But the claim has no more basis in fact than anything else the man says.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin By The Numbers
Feb 17th, 2011
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As the controversy over Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's plans to balance the state budget on the backs of his workers heats up, the likes of Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin are attempting to demonize his government's employees for not rolling over and taking what amounts to a 7% wage cut.
It's just another part of the current Republican war on the rights of labor. Here is a little perspective.
"Mr. Walker said he had no other options, since he is facing a deficit of $137 million in the current state budget"
"At least eight new or expanded state tax cuts and tax credits will go into effect at the beginning of 2011. These tax changes add up to an estimated $210 million cut in state taxes over the 2011-13 biennium. After adding in other tax reductions with different effective dates, we calculate that tax changes contribute more than $320 million to the structural deficit for the coming biennial budget."
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