May 2012
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“You can chant down speakers, my friend, but it’s hard to Etch-A-Sketch the truth...”
– David Axelrod, quoted by National Journal, on being shouted down by Mitt Romney supporters at a rally in Boston. (via liberalsarecool)
May 31st
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Gov. Scott Walker's Former Spokeswoman Granted... →
She is the 13th person granted immunity in the ongoing John Doe investigation.  
May 31st
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Bill Clinton Will Visit Wisconsin to Campaign for... →
He’ll be in Milwaukee tomorrow! 
May 31st
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“The reality is this: The top performing school systems in the world have strong...”
– Matt Miller, Romney vs. Teachers Unions: The Inconvenient Truth
May 31st
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May 30th
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May 30th
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Gov. Walker Transferred Another $100,000 From... →
That brings the amount of campaign money he’s spent on his defense attorneys to $160,000 in the past six weeks alone.  
May 30th
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“If by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who...”
– John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born 95 years ago today. (via think-progress)
May 30th
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(via kileyrae) tpmmedia: In remarkably colorful terms, former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) on Sunday lashed out at members of his party for their unyielding opposition to new tax revenues, whom he described as stymieing a debt reduction agreement. (via CNN)
May 29th
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Political Money Talks →
From the New York Times: As Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin faces a well deserved recall vote next month after stripping public unions of their bargaining rights, voters are discovering the generosity of Diane Hendricks. Ms. Hendricks, the billionaire chairwoman of the nation’s largest roofing and siding wholesaler, wrote a check for $500,000 last month to help defend Governor Walker, a...
May 29th
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May 29th
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May 29th
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May 28th
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May 28th
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May 28th
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May 26th
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Joe Biden on Grief →
Today, Vice President Joe Biden spoke honestly and courageously to families of fallen soldiers.  He opened up about his own experiences with grief following the tragic loss of his wife and daughter.   He said a phone call finally jolted him out of despair. It didn’t take away his grief but showed him a path through it. Biden didn’t identify the caller by name but said he was a former New Jersey...
May 25th
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“This race in Wisconsin is the most important race in the country before the...”
– Rachel Maddow
May 25th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 24th
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Rachel Maddow’s fascinating profile of Dick Cheney’s rise to political power and his connection to the Romney campaign
May 24th
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May 24th
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Wisconsinites, if you need a recall pep talk, this one is for you.  Keep fighting the good fight.
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 21st
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May 21st
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Last Ones Left In a Toxic Kansas Town →
The local Tar Creek is the color of orange juice, and it smells like vinegar. This is because when the mining companies left, they shut off the pumps that kept abandoned shafts from filling with groundwater. Once water flooded the tunnels, it picked up all the trace minerals underground — iron, lead and zinc — and flushed them into rivers and streams. Fish and fowl fled or went belly-up. “The...
May 20th
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May 19th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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Wisconsin Lost 6,200 Private Sector Jobs In April →
Heck of a job, Scotty.
May 17th
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May 17th
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Joe Biden’s fired up and ready to go.
May 17th
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How to Act Human: James Lipton’s advice to Mitt Romney
May 16th
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Recent Poll Shows Walker in the Lead →
quickhits: Bumperstickers, signs, and blog posts aren’t enough. Knock on doors, make calls.
May 16th
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Scott Walker Magically Transforms Dismal Wisconsin... →
From Forbes: With Wisconsin suffering the worst job loss numbers in the nation for the calendar year 2011, Governor Scott Walker promised yesterday that he will reveal newly revised numbers this week that will, effectively, change water into wine on the Wisconsin job front. And he’s done it just in time for the June 5th recall election. So, just how is Walker about to turn Wisconsin’s dismal...
May 15th
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“Make no mistake. Recalling Scott Walker is a big honking deal. America is full...”
– Charles Pierce, Why the Democrats Lose Read the whole post; it’s short and sums up the DNC quite well.
May 14th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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How We Can Help Recall Walker This Weekend
The recall election is a mere 26 days away and voter turnout will be key.  Here are just a few of the ways to help this weekend:   We Are Wisconsin is kicking-off a major voter outreach effort with special events at each of its offices on Saturday, May 12th.   Own Your Vote Wisconsin is focusing on voter registration and education.  Find an event near you. You can help the Democratic Party get...
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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Awkward Mittens.
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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“Back in high school I did some dumb things and if anybody was hurt by that or...”
– Mitt Romney, apologizing for leading his prep school classmates in an assault on a student they thought was gay. Did we say “apologizing”? Maybe that’s not the right word. (via motherjones)
May 10th
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May 10th
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Rolling Stone: Why Wisconsin's Recall Clusterf#@k... →
May 9th
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May 9th
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