December 2011
53 posts
Anonymous asked: Have you seen the "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Gingrich" video on YouTube?
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Wausau Paper To Close Mill, Layoff 450 People →
Wausau Paper will be closing its historic mill in Brokaw, laying off about 450 people. The mill first opened more than 100 years ago.
Meanwhile, Gov. Walker signed bills into law yesterday that:
Allow homeowners to use deadly force against trespassers
Cap attorney fees
Allow school officials to use standardized tests to discipline or fire teachers
Allow liquor sales to start at 6 a.m.
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WatchJon Stewart on Fox’s “War on Christmas.”
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The GOP War On Voting →
Meet Ruthelle Frank. She was born on Aug. 21, 1927, in her home in Brokaw, Wisconsin. She has voted in every election since 1948.
But thanks to Wisconsin’s new voting restrictions, she no longer has the ID required to vote.
What she never had — and in 84 years, never needed — was a birth certificate.
But without a birth certificate, Frank cannot get a state ID card. And...
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“Many Republicans don’t regard government jobs as actual jobs, and are eager to...”
– The New York Times, Pain in the Public Sector.
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Gov. Walker Knowingly Misrepresented Job Creation... →
Announcing the best job numbers of his tenure with a splash last summer, Gov. Scott Walker left out the fact that his office had been told in an internal report that the monthly numbers were “very questionable” and “suspect.”
The snapshot of jobs in the state is normally announced each month simply through a news release, but in July Walker traveled to Milwaukee to...
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WatchMahlon Mitchell, President of the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, appeared on Up with Chris Hayes this morning to talk about the recall effort.
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Conservatives Starting To Catch On That Jon... →
Jon Hunstman is very conservative. This is news to no one, save for conservative commentators.
But they’re coming around. As they continue their desperate quest to find an alternative candidate to Mitt Romney, conservatives are starting to come around to Huntsman, the former governor of Utah and Obama ambassador to China who kicked off his campaign with a full-throated endorsement of the Ryan...
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“If A Christmas Carol was performed by the “Tea Party Dramatic...”
– Bill Maher.
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Want to Visit the Capitol With Your Friends?... →
Gov. Walker’s new policy to restrict access to the capitol building (and all other state buildings) was enacted today. The policy was announced this afternoon and went into effect immediately. Groups of 4 or more will now be required to obtain a permit at least 72 hours in advance in order to enter the capitol. Additionally, permits will be required for groups of 100 or more outside of...
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