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  • Maguindanao Massacre - Theory Frame Up

    If you have been following the story you will note people are generating many bits over the story.

    Watching some of my Filipino contacts on Twitter I am noticing various theories put forward to explain the massacre. The first is put forth by The Bangsa [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:13pm EST

  • Hide The Decline

    Check this one out: [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:09pm EST

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Hey all -- here is wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:47am EST

  • The Maguindanao Massacre


    Some of you may have heard of the recent massacre in the Philippines. It took place in the province of Maguindanao.

    To sum up, an entourage of reporters, low level politicians, women, and children were taking a gubernatorial candidate's candidacy papers to the concerned' [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:53pm EST

  • A New Writing Gig!

    Some months ago The Badger Blog Alliance shut its doors. Since then, I've essentially had only this outlet for writing. As far as venues go it is not that significant.

    However, today I was invited and I accepted to contribute to Philippine Commentary owned by Dean Jorge Bocobo.' [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:59pm EST

  • Analogies -- Seth Godin's Comments

    Seth Godin takes a quick look at of analogies

    Analogy is a very useful tool. When I was in taking physics in college one of my professors noted that success in English was a better predictor of success in college level physics than success HS math and physics. [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:14pm EST

  • Election 2009 Commentary

    The one thing clear from last night's results is President Obama can get people to come out and vote for him but if he is not on the ballot forget it. That is a bad omen for the Democrats next year.

    Obama spent a fair amount of time in' [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:39pm EST

  • Red Storm Rising?

    Or at least, I think it is safe to say the blue tide is now ebbing.

    The two important items from last night are:
    What impact does this have on President ObamaWhat impact does the results of NY23 have on the GOP?
    Well, to answer item number one, I [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:42pm EST

  • Bud Light Collateral Advertising

    How many of you have seen the advertisements for the goofy Bud-Light collateral? You know, the grooler -- the combination cooler & grill?

    Last night, at a farewell party one of the people explained to us what all that goofy gear really is about. It seems like goofy [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:08pm EST

  • The Latest Wave of 419 Scams

    Involve around a job offer.

    Typically the pitch involves:

    We are an international company
    Would you like a lucrative and prestigious jobs
    We need you to process payments

    I never read them all the way through too closely but the scam sounds like you are to take [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 11:44am EDT

  • Jerry Bader - The Mess He is In

    I listen to a local talk show hosted by Jerry Bader on AM 1360. Recently he made a report on air and on his blog about a former Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin. I will not get into the details (you can see them by googling or following [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 10:31am EDT

  • Insurance and Risk - Post I

    I have blogged on the generalities of insurance and risk in the past but a quick search turns up my last comments on pre-existing conditions and how Obama's ideas "do away" with them. However, I want to write a series on risk and how insurance works. It is obvious a' [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 8:35am EDT

  • The Unemployment Numbers

    Reports state new unemployment filings continue to decline.

    I expect to hear two diametrically opposed themes when the analyst and opinion makers get a hold of this story. One is Obama's stimulus is working. The other is Obama's stimulus is not working and the state controlled media is [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 9:12pm EDT

  • Rushing the Rams -- Keith Olbermann for the Defense?

    I heard this on the radio this morning and noted in another forum today. However, I got to thinking about this, as I heard very little about this today. However, I did a quick Google and sure enough Keith tagged the opponents of the Rush NFL deal as his [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 8:59pm EDT

  • Rushing Rush

    With that old play known as fake, but accurate and it works this time. Apparently, Rush is no longer part of the buyers group. This is interesting.

    A few observations.

    Many opposed noted how sports and athletics is a unifying thing and the last thing it needs is [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 8:02pm EDT

  • Jack Voight for Outagamie County Executive

    Hey now.

    Back in June of '09 I noted how Jack Voight is planning to run for Outagamie County Executive. Well, this previous Saturday I received a mailing from his campaign and note this his campaign website at: [www.jackvoight.org]. Check it out!

    Go Jack Go![...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 8:36pm EDT

  • King Dollar is Not Well

    There has been a lot of talk on the condition of the dollar. The dollar is declining in relative value to other stores of wealth. Gold is at record highs and Larry Kudlow notes with respect to gold S&P 500 has declined (S&P up 18% Gold up 21%).

    [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 7:07pm EDT

  • The Prize

    President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

    There is not a whole lot to criticize President Obama about on this. I have seen reports the Whitehouse initially thought they were being punked. However, there are some neat comments out there poking fun at the Obamamania — that he will [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 3:11pm EDT

  • Repeating History

    One of the cliches we all recognize as cliche by the time we are about 16 years old is those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. I got to thinking of that one, in light of a session I had of hunting down old blues music [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 10:22pm EDT

  • Her Name is Rio and She Dances on the Sand!

    Yes, my take on the failed Chicago Olympic bid.

    What is the big deal one way or another here? I too was shocked, after all that almost trite notion that the president doesn't go to something like that unless it is in the bag is something I too generally' [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 6:48pm EDT

  • Job Hunt Frustrations

    I got a call yesterday from local company X — in regards to a position I had put in for early last July. Yeeee-haw! The HR Droid was hot to get me talking with hiring manager the earlier the better, so despite things on today's schedule I assented to a' [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 6:57pm EDT

  • Job Hunt Frustrations

    I got a call yesterday from local company X — in regards to a position I had put in for early last July. Yeeee-haw! The HR Droid was hot to get me talking with hiring manager the earlier the better, so despite things on today's schedule I assented to a [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 6:57pm EDT

  • Mandating Health Care & Pre-Existing Conditions

    One commone argument the left brings up in the health care debate is how insurance companies refuse to cover pre-existing conditions. For insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions would be like asking your bookmaker to take a bet the Packers in today's game (the Packers lost in a game that' [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2009, 9:04pm EDT

  • Missing DNA -- No CYA Just Get the DNA

    I heard a radio report on the missing DNA problem.

    They are talking about knocking on up to 12,000 doors and demanding samples. I am thinking that that is going to cost a lot of dollars. All such folks who are in custody somewhere or fall back into custody [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 10:58pm EDT

  • Missing DNA

    The story is not exactly new, but I am starting to look into the case of the missing DNA.

    WTMJ provides a report of the case, which by the reports have some 12,000 records with missing DNA. The recent arrest of a serial killer who was a convicted [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 10:13pm EDT

  • The New Windows Add

    Have you seen it?

    Windows attempts to confuse people by hitching the hardware (the PC) to its operating system (Windows and in this case Windows 7). In this case, I guess it makes sense but the Apple commercials doing the same are not so sensible. In fact, Apple's operating' [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:24pm EDT

  • Someone Gave a Speech Tonight?

    So my tweeps & Facebookies are hinting at. Really, what did he say? Hehehe, Yeah I know Preisdent Brk gave a speech this evening and there was chance he was going to say anything other than my way — I want you all to be wards of the state.

    [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 10:55pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine — 2,800

    One thing I see a lot of people forgetting when discussing the Mercury Marine Situation is the fact Mercury Marine was primarily looking to consolidate two plants spread out by pretty much the width of our nation.

    These jobs are going to leave anyways in two years. These guys [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 3:11pm EDT

  • Every Time for a Beer and a Beer for Every Time

    Time for a blog on beer.

    One thing that drives me absolutely nuts is people who dis American beer especially what one can refer to as American standard lagers (ASL) light or otherwise. They will trot the old joke about making love on a canoe or point to obscure [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 2:13pm EDT

  • Funny Thing Happened On the Way to YouTube

    Doofus says he doesn't allow video-taping his Town Hall meetings because they may end up on YouTube: I'm sure the guys that beat Rodney King had the same policy. [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 2:54pm EDT

  • Another Dumb Commercial

    Is being put out by Saturn. You know the one, where Jim Smith is on TV telling us how he is sick of the pundits telling us how American car companies can not build cars Americans want to buy. He has it wrong, of course, it would not do to [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 2:44pm EDT

  • Van Gone

    Van Jones is gone from the Whitehouse.

    This is good news. Part of what I like about this is good ole partisan payback, but Van Jones is a kook who does not belong there.

    The way this process was handled by all involved it seems most people around [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 11:27am EDT

  • Opposing Obama-Care

    I am seeing a lot of Republican angst against the opposition to Obama Care.

    One refrain I often hear is the Republicans do not have an alternative to present. Paul Ryan has one, but how much you want to bet that Nancy Pelosi is going to let him present [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 9:56pm EDT

  • President Brk's Speech to the Crumb Crunchers

    Is causing a bit of a stir, and I don't think it is mainly the speech in and of itself it was that first "lesson plan" about writing an essay to pledge what one can do for President Brk.

    Now, the President is a person that people naturally look' [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 9:18pm EDT

  • The Wisconsin Anti-OWI Adverts

    Are good. Those national adverts showing the car door opening and beer or booze flowing out of the car are stupid and dumb.

    However, the ad.s trying to put the viewer in the place of a guy about to be arrested for OWI and being processed are powerful. [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:45pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine — Voting Again

    The IAMAW Local #1947 union is voting for a third time, wow, I guess you really do get three strikes.

    However, an interesting report arises from the Wisconsin Radio Network: Rodriguez [one of the organizers of the re-vote effort] says there’s a lot of politicking going on at Machinists [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:11pm EDT

  • Those Stupid Mac Commercials

    I think they can be cute and funny, but in the end they are misleading. You see, they are trying to equate the operating system with the hardware and that is not the case. While, to the best of my knowledge, there is only one operating system available for the [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 10:48pm EDT

  • Those Stupid Mac Commercials

    I think they can be cute and funny, but in the end they are misleading. You see, they are trying to equate the operating system with the hardware and that is not the case. While, to the best of my knowledge, there is only one operating system available for the [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 10:48pm EDT

  • The Kennedy Memorial Bill

    If the Democrats want to name that health care monstrosity bill after Teddy Kennedy, I say let them and so what? It is fitting and I do not think it over the top. However, it will do nothing to change the tenor of the debate or roll the bill's opponents.[...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 8:19pm EDT

  • The Kennedy Memorial Bill

    If the Democrats want to name that health care monstrosity bill after Teddy Kennedy, I say let them and so what? It is fitting and I do not think it over the top. However, it will do nothing to change the tenor of the debate or roll the bill's opponents.[...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 8:19pm EDT

  • August 2009

    Was chilly, so chilly in fact, I am seeing a lot of google hits that this August (it is still August here) set a lot of records for chill.

    Our neighbors report their raspberry bushes have lots of berries but they are small and and behind schedule. My brother [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 4:54pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine — It is Over

    The Mercury Marine move is now pretty much a done deal.

    Over at Boots and Sabers I got into a discussion and over there one of the commentators took the position we were witnessing standard negotiating Mercury makes a crazy proposal, Union rejects, Mercury makes a more reasonable [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 4:08pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine — Revoting?

    There is a petition drive going on among IAM local 1947 members to force a revote on the contract proposal. According to sources I have on Twitter they petition has around 300 of 440 needed to force the revote. I would really like to see the count of the first [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2009, 6:31pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine — I Do Not Think So!

    Searching "the boards" I found a posting from Mercury Marine, they are looking for an HR/Oracle analyst.

    Wow, that must be getting a lot of response, with the future of Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac being very much up in the air. IMO, they wasted some bucks on [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2009, 3:09pm EDT

  • Busting up Some Stuff!

    Today, I finished busting up some stuff with my six pound maul. Yeah, it is a splitting maul with a fiberglass handle. I got a hold of about 30' feet of maple tree ranging from 14" to 10" in diameter. I bucked the 4' and 8' sections into 16" pieces.[...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 9:30pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine — The Contract

    One thing that is serving as a source of friction in discussing the Mercury Marine situation is in understanding what Mercury proposed and what they did not.

    I have seen a number of misunderstandings of this contract and in fact I had a key misunderstanding up until the day [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:56am EDT

  • Mercury Marine — Union, Management, and State

    In the discussions I see going on in the WI blogosphere mostly at Boots and Sabers there seems to be two villains. If you are coming from the left management is the villain and if you are coming from the right typically the union is at fault.

    I [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 9:19pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine - A Full House Beats A Pair

    The Journal Sentinel publishes the following: Posted: Aug. 23, 2009 2:00 p.m.

    Fond du Lac — Officials at Mercury Marine, in reaction to a union vote overwhelmingly rejecting a contract proposal, announced Sunday that the company will consolidate much of its Fond du Lac manufacturing operations with its [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 2:19pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine IAM Local Shoots Down Contract

    WTAQ tweets that the Mercury Marine union voted by a wide margin to disapprove the contract offered by the company. MM management made it clear the consequence of such action would be to consolidate MM in Stillwater OK.

    My understanding I was working on before was that a three [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 12:38pm EDT

  • Mercury Marine IAM Local Shoots Down Contract

    WTAQ tweets that the Mercury Marine union voted by a wide margin to disapprove the contract offered by the company. MM management made it clear the consequence of such action would be to consolidate MM in Stillwater OK.

    My understanding I was working on before was that a three [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 12:38pm EDT

  • 54

    In my family this week a marriage of 54 years came to an end. RIP Aunt Colleen. Uncle Bill did okay today considering his sweetie is gone.


    Death Don't Have No Mercy

    Death don't have no mercy in this land
    Death don't have no mercy in' [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 9:02pm EDT

  • Listen to the Thunder Shout IAM

    Tomorrow the rank and file from Fond du Lac's (FDL) local of the International Association Machinists (IAM) votes on the contract offered by Mercury Marine. The leadership is putting it to the rank and file without comment which means they think the contract stinks.

    I fear the union is' [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 8:51pm EDT

  • The Snitch Website/E-Mail

    A lot of my Facebookies and conservatives in general are getting or are concerned over the "flag@whitehouse.gov" "snitch" e-mail address. I don't much care for the idea either, but I am no more afraid of it than I am of the things that would get the lefties all fearful under' [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 10:19am EDT

  • The Snitch Website/E-Mail

    A lot of my Facebookies and conservatives in general are getting or are concerned over the "flag@whitehouse.gov" "snitch" e-mail address. I don't much care for the idea either, but I am no more afraid of it than I am of the things that would get the lefties all fearful under' [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 10:19am EDT

  • Dr. George W. Bush

    If you are not a regular reader or visitor to Blogger Beer you should know I supported President Bush, not universally, not all the time but on the whole I was behind him.

    Now, one piece of lead the left tried to hang on him was he was an [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 8:02pm EDT

  • The Online Reputation

    One of the ideas Wretchard at the Belmont Club hits on a regular basis is that of one's online reputation. Not just individuals, but organizations. I am watching a lesson in managing one's online reputation unfold.

    To sum up, a friend of mine spoke out against the health care [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2009, 11:27am EDT

  • Oceans of Corn

    I just read an interesting movie review in National Review. One of the garden variety leftist movies coming out in the last ten years or so are those attacking the US food industry. As the author of the review says: It was with this attitude that I went to an [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 8:36pm EDT

  • On Organizing

    It is an old saw by now - a community organizer has no position to whine when others organize.

    However, one thing neither side can claim purity when trying to claim their supporters spontaneously organize. THIS is not to say such movements are illegitimate quite the contrary.

    If [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 11:37pm EDT

  • Report This Blog

    Immediately to the Whitehouse. I oppose the government's take over of the health care industry and know it will lead to a complete takeover.

    One of the many things I am waiting for is to join a group of people in supporting the military's health claim system, I hope [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 8:24pm EDT

  • The Crivitz Flag Fracas

    Apparently, there is a little squabble going on in Crivitz WI. Apparently, a man is starting up a restaurant and can not get a liquor license. As is noted in the comments of the story new restaurants can use the extra boost a liquor license gives. I myself [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 8:39pm EDT

  • WI 8 Congressional GOP Candidates

    So far the GOP has three declared candidates. Reid Ribble a private businessman, Marc Savard, and Andy Williams (no website known at this time).

    I have not yet made up my mind whom I am going to support. Looking over Reid's & Marc's site there is not [...]
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    Posted: July 09, 2009, 10:12pm EDT

  • On Appealing to Authority

    Appeal to authority is a means of debate where the opinion or findings of an expert are used to support a position. There are good ways to appeal to authority and bad ways, too many people often resort to bad ways.

    One common theme of bad appeal to authority [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2009, 10:49am EDT

  • Fourth of July Thoughts

    First, Happy Fourth of July to all!

    Lance Burri at TrogloPundits notes some pomposity (and I join in). While it is important to understand the underpinnings of our liberty here is what one of those at the founding of our nation had to say about the Fourth of [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 10:01am EDT

  • Cap & Tax

    One thought just hit me. I am hearing reports of studies that conclude this cap & trade bill currently being debated on in the House of Representatives will drive energy prices anywhere from 50%-88% over their natural levels.

    Now, I hope those numbers will discourage the passage of this [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 5:50pm EDT

  • The HWY 23 Job Loss Corridor - Stillwater & Fond du Lac

    Just some background information on Mercury Marine.

    Mercury Marine's Stillwater plant is responsible for production of its IO engines (Mercruiser) and the Fond du Lac plant is geared towards outboard engines and its parts and accessories business.

    In addition, Mercury Marine is a division on the Brunswick Corporation [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 3:22pm EDT

  • The HWY 23 Job Loss Corridor - Responding to Dad29

    Dad29 says: But distribution counts. Wisconsin is located in a part of the country which is very cold in the winter; people do not use powerboats on frozen lakes. The South doesn't have that problem, AND the South actually has lakes. A lot of them. And fishermen, too. (We could' [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 11:44am EDT

  • The HWY 23 Job Loss Corridor - Reactions

    Not what one would think.

    Owen at Boots and Sabers thinks:...Governor Doyle will dispatch an intern from Commerce to explain the benefits of a regional cap and tax system to them.
    The Liberty Tree Lantern views this as yet another reason why Wisconsin Can't Wait for' [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 10:46am EDT

  • Record Sales

    I remember back in the mid 90s after Jerry Garcia died, I went to a local music store and could not find a Grateful Dead record in the shop. I bet the same thing is going on with Michael Jackson records around the world.

    I was never a big [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 7:09pm EDT

  • The HWY 23 Job Loss Corridor - Mercury Marine

    Somewhat fresh off of the Thomas Products announcement in Sheboygan we are now starting to hear that Mercury Marine based in Fond du Lac may consolidate operations in Stillwater Oklahoma. That my friends, is one huge loss of jobs for Fond du Lac. I am guessing a number of [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 9:00am EDT

  • Misrepresentation No Matter How You Say It

    The other day I reported on Whallah abusing one of my posts. I referred to it as being taken out of context. Capper responds (in the comments) by saying it is paraphrasing but claiming being taken out of context is better for the martyr card. Whatever, because no matter if [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 9:48am EDT

  • Misrepresentation No Matter How You Say It

    The other day I reported on Whallah abusing one of my posts. I referred to it as being taken out of context. Capper responds (in the comments) by saying it is paraphrasing but claiming being taken out of context is better for the martyr card. Whatever, because no matter if [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 9:48am EDT

  • Going Green — Iran and The Future

    One of the talking point a lot of people are using to dismiss the events in Iran is that Mousavi is not all that different from Ahmednijihad, a view I hold at least in general. The implication being it is not worth supporting the Iranian Greens because the new boss [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2009, 3:48pm EDT

  • Is Blogger Beer Breaking Out?

    I see I have been taken out of context by one of the bigger WI Lefty blogs Whallah: Blogger Beer alternates between it's just people being human and it's all the lefties' fault. Does this mean I am finally coming of age in the Wisconsin blogosphere?

    Here' [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2009, 3:37pm EDT

  • Infidelity In the News

    Two prominent people in Wisconsin have been outed as having affairs with each other.

    One was a conservative blogger and she has been the subject of commentary here at Blogger Beer. In addition, I have commented on marital infidelity too. I'll not name names, I am sure a' [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 11:09am EDT

  • Twittercus - The Signal to Noise Ratio

    Is very very low. I suppose that is sorta the intent is to pump out a lot of noise so as to make it hard for Iranian thugs to discern who is an Iranian they can go after and who is out of bounds.

    I am seeing a number [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2009, 12:12am EDT

  • Twittercus - GUIDELINES ON TWITTERING FOR IRAN


    The purpose of this guide is to help you participate constructively in the Iranian election protests through Twitter.

    1. Do NOT publicise proxy IP's over twitter, and especially not using the #iranelection hashtag. Security forces are monitoring this hashtag, and the moment they identify a proxy IP they [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2009, 12:08am EDT

  • I Am Twittercus! NO! I'M TWITTERCUS

    The events in Iran are testing the usefulness of the Internet application Twitter. The opposition in Iran is using Twitter to communicate with the world.

    What is happening is those around the world in supporting the Iranian opposition are changing their settings so their location & timezone appear [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2009, 10:08pm EDT

  • Getting Around Proxy Servers

    I have discussed this before, but with the events going on in Iran I will open this discussion again.

    One frequent tactic totalitarian states use to restrict access to certain websites is to make everyone access the web via proxy server. Those proxy servers can then be used to [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2009, 7:33pm EDT

  • Air Force One is Here!

    Let it be known I am no fan of President Barak Obama or his policies. I considered joining the protests being organized by Todd LoHenry and Jerry Bader. That said and out of the way.

    This is a very cool event. In fact, my brother just called to tell [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2009, 11:23am EDT

  • Tiered Healthcare

    The debate in Green Bay is about publicly run health care.

    I lived in a nation for six years that had a public health care system. Fortunately, they also had a private clinics and hospitals and did not bother if someone purchased insurance policies for overseas treatment.

    One [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2009, 10:48am EDT

  • Service vs. Self Enrichment

    I have come to be very sick of the phrase "false dichotomy" as it is being used and abused by the current administration. However, in this case that is a very concise description of a topic that has been publicly discussed by President Barak, Michelle Obama, and and and Rush [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 8:27pm EDT

  • WWF Advert on Polar Bears

    Two words: FEAR MONGERING.

    When I lived in the UAE I saw a commercial talking about how the extinction of some tiger would happen in ten years. This was after the Internet came to the UAE so I got the website and visited and left a note. I complimented [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 7:57pm EDT

  • Jack Voight

    Former state treasurer Jack Voight announced he is running for Outagamie County Executive. I am glad for it too, however, current County Executive Toby Palzer is not running for another terms so I will not see him go down in defeat.

    So far only Jack Voight and [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2009, 6:54pm EDT

  • Really, I Did Not Think Adam Was That Obvious About "It"

    Adam Lambert confesses he is gay. Really? I never would have known! Yes, that is sarcasm you detect. Makes him all the more perfect to replace Farooq as the head man for Queen.

    You know, there is talk among Adam supporters that the Christians ganged up and voted [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2009, 10:26am EDT

  • Political End Times

    Remember from 2000 to 2008 how we constantly heard how President Bush and his administration would gin up an emergency and call off the elections and assume dictatorial powers? Sure, I recall hearing it all the time, in addition, I constantly was reading from those "in the know" how the [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 3:56pm EDT

  • When Obama Took Office

    Gas was about $1.95/gallon, at least that was the average in Wisconsin on the day Obama took office. Now, we are looking $2.70/gallon and in the last few weeks the prices has been on the rise about a dime to two dimes per week.

    Why, bring this up? Due [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 3:41pm EDT

  • The Burning Sun - The Shooting of Dr. Tiller & the Army Recruiter

    What ground there was for this distinguished consideration
    shall duly appear in the natural course of this lecture. I wish however to say just here that there was no foundation whatever for the charge that I in any wise urged or instigated John Brown to his dangerous work. I [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 7:52pm EDT

  • I Bet "They Were not that close".

    To carrying out an attack: The four will appear in court on Thursday in White Plains, and face from 25 years to life imprisonment if found guilty.

    They were named as James Cromitie (also known as Abdul Rahman), David Williams (aka Daoud and DL), Onta Williams (aka Hamza) and [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2009, 12:56am EDT

  • Marcus Aurelius is on Facebook

    'Nuff said' [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2009, 12:05am EDT

  • WTF?

    Al Franken being put up as a principled finder of fact on The Corner! Jerry Taylor, holds up Al Franken's works on Rush Limbaugh as proof that Rush is on the whole bad for the conservative movement.
    Regarding my claim that Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity often use “dodgy' [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2009, 5:30pm EDT

  • Another Prophet of Disaster

    Ah, the news organizations are in a tizzy about the swine flu. They breathlessly report the latest rumors as fact and are bracing for Armageddon. This flu story is nothing big, sure it is important for our governments and the transnational organizations to keep their eyes on it, but the [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2009, 10:44am EDT

  • An ExSpectoration

    Arlen Spector is now a Democrat. Big whoop. The Democrats and their lackeys in the media are characterizing this as a moderate not feeling welcome in an extremist party, but if they were honest they would have to characterize JFK as a right-wing extremist, which they don't.

    I find' [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2009, 2:52pm EDT

  • Obama on His Bowling Skills

    Get him off of a teleprompter and he speaks with the same skill that W spoke with.

    I don't think the idea that President Obama heavily relies on a telemprompter it s a bad idea. People lose money and lives based on what the President says and it had' [...]
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    Posted: March 20, 2009, 3:02pm EDT

  • Fertilizing the Wal Mart Garden

    The Empress and I shop Wal Mart & Sam's Club occasionally. I have no compunctions about doing so, in fact, The Empress purchases a number of her prescriptions from Sam's Club and she purchase the Sam's Club generic of an over the counter medication. All are a great savings.
    [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2009, 4:17pm EDT

  • DITTO!

    Over the past few months one thing has become more clear to me than it was on November 4, 2008 — Barak Obama is a bait & switch artist. He wasn't all that good at it, but good enough to get a large number of people to vote for him' [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2009, 11:37pm EDT

  • Little Green Footballs

    I used to regularly read Little Green Footballs. Rarely would I read anything earth-shattering and I don't believe Charles Johnson to be the brightest bulb in the blogosphere (brilliant programmer though) but it was always enjoyable to read. His large following made for interesting commentary but has long since become' [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2009, 10:13am EST

  • Federalism Again

    One thing quite a few people say is that everyone who earns money should pay federal taxes on that money. The reason is so that everyone comes to a better understanding that federal largess is not magically appearing manna.

    Along those lines I have often pondered and argued that [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2009, 10:35pm EST

  • WHAT Was the Bubble?

    A lot of people have pointed at real estate & housing as the current bubble that we see bursting.

    While I have intimated at the REAL bubble that is currently causing us headaches Mark Steyn points is out explicitly: Washington is engaged in the doomed project of attempting to [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2009, 9:41pm EST

  • Kick Me!

    Does anyone know what: Taxidea taxus is? No, it is not the Wisconsin taxpayer walking around with a kick me sign, but it certainly fits! [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 1:08am EST

  • Another Phone Interview

    Today, the interview went well, but I am an optimist, so discount something from that. It was with an HR-Droid from Livonia MI on behalf of a smaller (and local) partnering firm. She asked a large number of detailed tech questions, I did well on them but one. When asked [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 12:09am EST
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