Dem poll: Walker recall battle is a dead heat - The Plum Line - The Washington Post
"Today’s poll — like polling released by the other side — should be evaluated as part of the ongoing spin war over the course of the recall campaign, which is designed to help influence the outcome, or at least to prevent public polling from creating premature impressions that the race is over.
Indeed, even neutral Wisconsin political observers believe that public polling of this race may not be predictive, since turnout in a mid-year gubernatorial recall election is impossible to anticipate. What’s more, in this case turnout is expected to be far higher than in the 2010 election that installed Walker in power in the first place."
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Author outlines 'John Doe' investigation - The Lakeland Times - Minocqua, Wisc.
Author outlines 'John Doe' investigation - The Lakeland Times - Minocqua, Wisc.
Now if just one Walker associate was charged, then I might think, "OK, that's too bad." If two were charged I might think, "Interesting, but it could happen." If three were charged then I might think, "That's an interesting coincidence." But when six people who were hired, appointed or directly associated with Scott Walker and his campaign are charged and two are already convicted, then it is no longer a coincidence. It is a reflection of the kind of corrupt culture Walker was fostering in his administration. It begs the question, what did Walker know about all these shenanigans? If he is so oblivious to these disreputable and dishonest activities going on around him, as close as 25 feet from his office, what kind of an administrator is he?
Now if just one Walker associate was charged, then I might think, "OK, that's too bad." If two were charged I might think, "Interesting, but it could happen." If three were charged then I might think, "That's an interesting coincidence." But when six people who were hired, appointed or directly associated with Scott Walker and his campaign are charged and two are already convicted, then it is no longer a coincidence. It is a reflection of the kind of corrupt culture Walker was fostering in his administration. It begs the question, what did Walker know about all these shenanigans? If he is so oblivious to these disreputable and dishonest activities going on around him, as close as 25 feet from his office, what kind of an administrator is he?
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
We Are Wisconsin » Volunteer
We Are Wisconsin » Volunteer
If you live in Wisconsin, then sign up here or click on the Google Map below to see a list of offices where you can help recall Scott Walker!
(If you live outside Wisconsin or are not near any of the offices below, you can still help – sign up here to make phone calls from home!)
If you live in Wisconsin, then sign up here or click on the Google Map below to see a list of offices where you can help recall Scott Walker!
(If you live outside Wisconsin or are not near any of the offices below, you can still help – sign up here to make phone calls from home!)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Wisconsin recall election: Scott Walker’s fate will have November implications - The Washington Post
Wisconsin recall election: Scott Walker’s fate will have November implications - The Washington Post
Bruce Colburn, a vice president of the Wisconsin chapter of the Service Employees International Union, said those from outside Wisconsin do not fully understand the dynamic at work in the state, which he said is unlike any he has seen over many years. He said the petition drive alone, which produced 900,000 signatures when only 600,000 were needed, should have proved to doubters the power at the grass roots.
“This is really beyond a party, beyond a national leader, beyond any union,” he said. “This really has been a movement to resist the direction that Walker and the rest of his regime were trying to take the state of Wisconsin. . . . We’re living in a Wisconsin that’s been made over the last 18 months.”
What he describes is a Wisconsin so divided over Walker that friends and family members find themselves on opposite sides of battle and no longer talking to one another. It is a Wisconsin where small call centers, such as the one where Bradtke spends part of his week, are populated with people on both sides who feel passionately about the outcome and its implications.
Bruce Colburn, a vice president of the Wisconsin chapter of the Service Employees International Union, said those from outside Wisconsin do not fully understand the dynamic at work in the state, which he said is unlike any he has seen over many years. He said the petition drive alone, which produced 900,000 signatures when only 600,000 were needed, should have proved to doubters the power at the grass roots.
“This is really beyond a party, beyond a national leader, beyond any union,” he said. “This really has been a movement to resist the direction that Walker and the rest of his regime were trying to take the state of Wisconsin. . . . We’re living in a Wisconsin that’s been made over the last 18 months.”
What he describes is a Wisconsin so divided over Walker that friends and family members find themselves on opposite sides of battle and no longer talking to one another. It is a Wisconsin where small call centers, such as the one where Bradtke spends part of his week, are populated with people on both sides who feel passionately about the outcome and its implications.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Walker Crawls into Shell after Anemic Debate Performance | Wisconsin Politics
Walker Crawls into Shell after Anemic Debate Performance | Wisconsin Politics
After the debate, Walker dodged reporters and quickly left the venue, leaving spokeswoman Ciara Mathews to deal with the aftermath. It seemed as for the first time, the mainstream media did their job and not laydown for Scott Walker when they repeatedly grilled her on the question of whether or not Scott Walker will release his schedule from the past year, in which he met with billionaire donors, gave speeches and attended out of state fundraisers before the June 5th election. A recent investigative report showed Walker traveling around the country, using personal time far more than he was in state working or meeting with citizens.
Mathews appeared to resemble a deer caught in the headlights when asked 3 or 4 times on the subject, and each time she evaded answering the question, until finally acknowledging there will be no information forthcoming.
Those on the right are claiming Walker played it safe, but in truth, that’s all Walker had and when he ran out of talking points, tried to end the debate early by skipping the last question. This debate put Scott Walker’s character on display for all to see that he cannot be trusted to be honest or forthcoming with the citizens, and that his loyalty is not to the state, but special interests.
After the debate, Walker dodged reporters and quickly left the venue, leaving spokeswoman Ciara Mathews to deal with the aftermath. It seemed as for the first time, the mainstream media did their job and not laydown for Scott Walker when they repeatedly grilled her on the question of whether or not Scott Walker will release his schedule from the past year, in which he met with billionaire donors, gave speeches and attended out of state fundraisers before the June 5th election. A recent investigative report showed Walker traveling around the country, using personal time far more than he was in state working or meeting with citizens.
Mathews appeared to resemble a deer caught in the headlights when asked 3 or 4 times on the subject, and each time she evaded answering the question, until finally acknowledging there will be no information forthcoming.
Those on the right are claiming Walker played it safe, but in truth, that’s all Walker had and when he ran out of talking points, tried to end the debate early by skipping the last question. This debate put Scott Walker’s character on display for all to see that he cannot be trusted to be honest or forthcoming with the citizens, and that his loyalty is not to the state, but special interests.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Conservatives used to care about community. What happened? - E.J. Dionne Jr. | The Washington Post
Conservatives used to care about community. What happened? - The Washington Post
"For much of our history, Americans — even in our most quarrelsome moments — have avoided the kind of polarized politics we have now. We did so because we understood that it is when we balance our individualism with a sense of communal obligation that we are most ourselves as Americans. The 20th century was built on this balance, and we will once again prove the prophets of U.S. decline wrong if we can refresh and build upon that tradition. But doing so will require conservatives to abandon untempered individualism, which betrays what conservatism has been and should be." E.J. Dionne Jr.
Read More Here | The Washington Post
"For much of our history, Americans — even in our most quarrelsome moments — have avoided the kind of polarized politics we have now. We did so because we understood that it is when we balance our individualism with a sense of communal obligation that we are most ourselves as Americans. The 20th century was built on this balance, and we will once again prove the prophets of U.S. decline wrong if we can refresh and build upon that tradition. But doing so will require conservatives to abandon untempered individualism, which betrays what conservatism has been and should be." E.J. Dionne Jr.
Read More Here | The Washington Post
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Amazing video of Wisconsin protests - YouTube
Amazing video of Wisconsin protests - YouTube
Uploaded by RTAmerica
on Feb 16, 2011
Over 13,000 angry union supporters
gathered at the capital building in Madison, Wisconsin for a 17-hour
public hearing on the issue. The protestors are calling for opposition
to the bill, and an end to Walker's governorship as a whole. YouTube
Link to other historic Wisconsin Protest Videos....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlUsoM4ruQ&feature=fvwrel
Link to other historic Wisconsin Protest Videos....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlUsoM4ruQ&feature=fvwrel
New Hampshire Proposes To Hand Off Its Male Prison Population To A Private Prison Company | ThinkProgress
New Hampshire Proposes To Hand Off Its Male Prison Population To A Private Prison Company | ThinkProgress
"Although corporate-run prison systems are often touted as an effective way to cut costs, prison privatization — which has negative effects on prisoners and their families and impedes criminal justice reform as a whole — doesn’t actually end up saving taxpayers money. And, as ThinkProgress has reported, when companies profit by incarcerating people, they often spend millions on lobbying legislatures to put more people in jail simply to increase their profits.
Florida also recently proposed to expand its private prisons, a measure that was voted down in the state senate earlier this year. Unless New Hampshire also decides against their new for-profit prison plan, the state may be about to go down on the wrong side of history."
"Although corporate-run prison systems are often touted as an effective way to cut costs, prison privatization — which has negative effects on prisoners and their families and impedes criminal justice reform as a whole — doesn’t actually end up saving taxpayers money. And, as ThinkProgress has reported, when companies profit by incarcerating people, they often spend millions on lobbying legislatures to put more people in jail simply to increase their profits.
Florida also recently proposed to expand its private prisons, a measure that was voted down in the state senate earlier this year. Unless New Hampshire also decides against their new for-profit prison plan, the state may be about to go down on the wrong side of history."
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Police surround us and detain us in Chicago - YouTube
Police surround us and detain us in Chicago - YouTube
Published on May 20, 2012 by Timcasts
After hearing out place was surrounded
by police under suspicious circumstances we were worried about tampering
with our equipment. On our way back we were surrounded by unmarked
police cars, they approached us with their guns drawn, cuffed, and
interrogated us. They took everyones IDs but mine. View video here | YouTube<iframe width="375" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0V9jP6zg4po" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
CMD Applauds Senator Van Wanggaard's Move to Distance Himself from Corporate-Funded ALEC Scholarships, Asks That He Renounce ALEC Membership | Center for Media and Democracy
CMD Applauds Senator Van Wanggaard's Move to Distance Himself from Corporate-Funded ALEC Scholarships, Asks That He Renounce ALEC Membership | Center for Media and Democracy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2012
CONTACT: Sara Jerving, sara@prwatch.org
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) applauds Senator Van Wanggaard's move to distance himself from the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) "scholarship" program, and is asking that he now renounce his membership in the organization.
CMD filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Board (GAB) in March describing how the so-called ALEC "scholarship fund" that pays for ALEC member legislators' travel to resorts for ALEC meetings is funded entirely by corporations. CMD asked the GAB to issue a public ruling that these gifts violate Wisconsin's ethics and lobbying laws, which prohibit elected officials from accepting anything of value -- even a cup of coffee -- from corporations that employ lobbyists in the state. Wanggaard has insisted that he has never accepted a corporate-funded plane ticket or hotel room through his membership in ALEC, the controversial group responsible for policies that attack working people and environmental protections, and has pushed laws like Stand Your Ground/Shoot First. Read More Here | Center for Media and Democracy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2012
CONTACT: Sara Jerving, sara@prwatch.org
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) applauds Senator Van Wanggaard's move to distance himself from the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) "scholarship" program, and is asking that he now renounce his membership in the organization.
CMD filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Board (GAB) in March describing how the so-called ALEC "scholarship fund" that pays for ALEC member legislators' travel to resorts for ALEC meetings is funded entirely by corporations. CMD asked the GAB to issue a public ruling that these gifts violate Wisconsin's ethics and lobbying laws, which prohibit elected officials from accepting anything of value -- even a cup of coffee -- from corporations that employ lobbyists in the state. Wanggaard has insisted that he has never accepted a corporate-funded plane ticket or hotel room through his membership in ALEC, the controversial group responsible for policies that attack working people and environmental protections, and has pushed laws like Stand Your Ground/Shoot First. Read More Here | Center for Media and Democracy
Will Oregon Dems Reject Drug War Politics? | The Nation
Will Oregon Dems Reject Drug War Politics? | The Nation " Democratic primary voters in Pennsylvania recently removed two “Blue Dog” congressmen who sided with the Republicans on key issues in Washington. If the trend spreads to Oregon, and beyond, it could play a critical role in defining the Democratic party as a more committed and energetic force not just in politics but in the governing of communities, states and the nation." Read More Here | The Nation
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