June 2011
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Wisconsin Unions File Federal Lawsuit to Stop... →
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Wisconsin Supreme Court renders open meetings laws... →
quickhits:
Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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WatchRachel had a great segment on Wisconsin’s recall elections.
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Republican Alberta Darling goes to court to stop... →
Republican state Senator Alberta Darling lies again, plus additional information on the recall elections, linked above.
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“The gears of government tend to grind slowly. But in Wisconsin lately they are...”
– The New York Times.
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WatchUsing a clever chart (titled The Post-Bill Clinton Modern American Political Sex-Scandal Consequence-o-Meter), Rachel gives us her take on the Anthony Weiner shenanigans.
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Leader of Wisconsin Republican Party Justifies...
This sounds straight out of the Onion, but it’s actually real life:
The head of the state Republican Party today acknowledged that it is encouraging fake Democrats to run in recall elections this summer.
Stephan Thompson, executive director of the state party, issued a statement justifying the practice because Republican senators have been too busy in Madison to prepare for the recall...
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Wisconsin Republican Party Attempts to Place Fake...
Letters among GOP officials reveal plan to collect enough signatures to run fake Democratic candidates against Republican Senators Randy Hopper and Luther Olsen in upcoming recall elections. Read all about it here.
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“To be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to...”
– Ted Kennedy, eulogizing his brother Bobby. Bobby died on this date in 1968, after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan the night before.
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“We will not stand down — and next year, we will recall Scott Walker from office....”
– Wisconsin Democratic Party chairman Mike Tate, making it official. (via quickhits)
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“Let’s hope you feel better now.”
– Dr. Jack Kevorkian. He passed away today at the age of 83.
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Milwaukee Police Chief Implores Scott Walker to...
Wisconsin’s top police official issued his most scathing criticism of the state’s proposed concealed-carry bill during a news conference Thursday.
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn urged Gov. Scott Walker to “provide some adult supervision” and ensure that a final law contains requirements to obtain a permit to carry concealed weapons and some stipulations for that,...
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“We’ve got tons of government workers in my district - tons. We gotta hope that...”
– Republican Senator Dan Kapanke, in a secretly recorded conversation, hoping that government workers in his district “are sleeping” during the recall election. It would seem hard to continue claiming you’re not pushing an agenda to discourage voting after making a statement like...
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GOP Panel Votes For Corporate Tax Break →
linked above.
Perhaps the most predictable headline ever. Followed by a sadly predictable opening sentence.
Republican lawmakers voted Tuesday to trim taxes for corporations and investors while further cutting tax credit programs for the working poor.
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“In this family, what the state is doing is saying ‘Sorry kids, you...”
– Rep. Sandy Pasch (D-Whitefish Bay), summarizing the priorities of Republican lawmakers. Pasch is preparing to run against Alberta Darling, one of the six Republican Senators to face a recall election. 