Woah, James T. Harris has made an incredible educational video, please take a few moments and watch it.
If you aren’t part of The National Conversation, you are missing out!
[...]edited by: Chris Liebenthal,
Wisconsin Editor
Woah, James T. Harris has made an incredible educational video, please take a few moments and watch it.
If you aren’t part of The National Conversation, you are missing out!
[...]Since I couldn’t find any links to this story, I decided to just print it out as I read it on page 6A of today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It’s too bad I can’t provide the obviously photo-shopped A.P. picture (read sarcasm) which accompanies the article and shows what the caption [...]
Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milw.) is the latest liberal that thinks you are stupid. He has an opinion piece telling us that our parks are falling apart, but he will save us by… wait for it… Raising our taxes.
This is the same Parks System that just won the National Recreation [...]
Most of Courthouse custodial staff calls in sick
19 of the 25 county custodial workers called in sick today in an obvious job action… I’d mail their last check to their home address.
[...]The Wisconsin Department of Justice (D.O.J.) filed a criminal complaint against Yadira Colon alleging two counts of election fraud and two counts of falsification of nomination papers occurring in March and June, 2008. As stated in Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s press release, this was a joint investigation by [...]
This will be an ongoing post for the rest of the day as the County Board votes on Scott Walker’s vetoes.
Check Comments for updates.
[...]The AP has dedicated 11 reporters to investigate and fact check every line of Sarah Palin’s book Going Rogue: An American Life, but not one reporter was tasked to investigate books by Barry Obama, Sen. Ted Kennedy, then-Sen. Joe Biden, or the autobiographies by Bill or Hillary Clinton. [...]
A reader and frequent commenter on BB sent this MJS article to me this morning and asked what State Senator George Spencer Coggs would think about this MPS teacher being suspended with pay after having been arrested in a child porn case. It was Coggs who led the charge [...]
Charlie Sykes brings us another look into the typical SEIU union thug mentality.
In pursuit of an Eagle Scout badge, Kevin Anderson, 17, has toiled for more than 200 hours hours over several weeks to clear a walking path in an east Allentown park.
Little did the do-gooder know that his [...]
Scott Walker has done his part:
Walker uses veto to revive spending cuts, privatization
As promised, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker used his veto Monday to cut $10 million in spending the County Board added to his 2010 budget and to thwart the County Board’s efforts to kill several privatization [...]
After four back-to-back weekends out of town, I’ll tell you honestly that “general housekeeping” around the primary homestead has taken a bit of a “back seat” around my place in recent days. On my way out the door this morning, hustling to get my daughter to school on time after [...]
Does anyone think for one minute that if a Bush-era official is/was responsible for failing to take appropriate action to prevent the Ft. Hood terrorist attack, Obama would be telling Congress to hold their water? During his brief tenure in the US Senate, do you think he would have [...]
We’ve all been wondering why Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett took so long to announce his run for Wisconsin Governor. Could it be some devious strategizing by high-level Dem operatives?
Tom Barrett’s oratory audible during his lackluster announcement, as mentioned by Patrick, was nothing more than his [...]
Milwaukee Mayor, Tom Barrett, the most reluctant candidate I have ever seen, has decided that he will run for Governor Jim Doyle’s 3rd term.
Barrett says he’s healed, ready to run for governor
So the man who, as a state legislator voted for the largest state tax increase and while [...]
The local media will show you a soundbite or two of today’s Citizens for Responsible Government sponsored Veto Super Rally, but here at BadgerBlogger, you can get the whole story. We start with Scott Walker speaking to the crowd of 1,100 on why his budget vetoes must be upheld.
[...]
Why do judges continue to release people that are convicted if a serious crime? As of now, no one knows for sure where this convicted Pedophile is, his mother thinks this Pedophile is taking one more swing through Disney World… Pedophile — Disney World… Yeah.
Daniel Acker Missing
Accused Sexual [...]
It’s a good thing my grandfather’s already deceased, because this photo probably would have killed him.
[...]Here’s where I and hundreds of my fellow Milwaukee residents will be, showing our support of Scott Walker’s 0% increase budget!
Citizens for Responsible Government has gathered a great group of speakers, including Scott Walker himself to join us. Make your voices heard!
Join with Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker [...]
I wish more judicial races were contested, but Waukesha County will have at least one. State Rep. and Iraq War veteran Mark Gundrum will be challenging Doyle appointee Richard Congdon in April.
State legislator announces run for Waukesha County judgeship
State Rep. Mark Gundrum (R-New Berlin) said Friday that [...]
The Journal Sentinel is reporting, Barrett plans to run for governor.
So the most reluctant candidate I have ever seen has finally decided on, although still hasn’t announced, a race against Scott Walker for Wisconsin Governor.
Bring It On!
[...]Welcome to Milwaukee Archbishop Listecki.
Listecki named Milwaukee Archbishop
Seven months after Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan left for New York, the Vatican on Saturday announced his successor, naming Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki of La Crosse as the new spiritual leader of Southeastern Wisconsin’s nearly 700,000 Catholics.
Listecki, 60, will be installed [...]
Yep, Barack Hussein Obama had decided that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court. This means they will have all of the same rights and protections as you do.
Unfortunately, [...]
it’s Friday, that means this is your Weekend Open Line! You may use or abuse this post as you see fit.
I just have one reminder, if you believe that Milwaukee County should approve Scott Walker’s budget, join Scott and a few thousand fellow supporters this Saturday at a rally to [...]
Mayor Tom Barrett said he would announce if he will or will not run for governor, by the end of this week… Will he run or will his refusal be a Friday Document Dump?
My opinion, as it has been all along, he will not run.
What say you?
[...]Veteran Madison TV news bloodhound, WKOW’s Tony Galli called out Milwaukee-area state legislator Tim Carpenter at his “Inside Scoop” blog earlier in the week.
Like many of us, it seems Carpenter must be running short on free time. According to Galli, he recently proceeded to sign “oodles” of wreath-adorned [...]
Choices, choices. This Saturday, November 14, you can make plans to attend CRG’s Veto Super Rally at the Italian Community Center from 1-3 P.M.
Or, if you’re in the mood for something completely different, you can join members of the Coalition to Stop the Takeover of MPS in picketing [...]
Good ‘ol Chris Liebenthal, known to the Wisconsin blogosphere as the prolific “capper,” has once again confirmed where the true hatred is in American politics. How hate filled do you have to be to mock a child with Down Syndrome, then attack and blame the child’s parent, just because he [...]
The MacIver Institute brings us a warning from Wisconsin State Rep. and former meteorologist Jim Ott that Governor Jim Doyle’s Global Warming Task Force may be ready to launch a series of bills that will launch Wisconsin’s own little Cap & Trade legislation. This would be devastating to Wisconsin’s already [...]
Sorry, it’s been a little slow, I have been fighting off a bug, but there are a few things I need to point to, perhaps others will expound on them in Comments.
First, I am so proud that my state senator Lena Taylor pleading the 5th so she could get [...]
Sorry, it’s been a little slow, I have been fighting off a bug, but there are a few things I need to point to, perhaps others will expound on them in Comments.
First, I am so proud that my state senator Lena Taylor pleading the 5th so she could get [...]
I thank God every day for America’s Veterans and for those serving on active duty. The words “thank you” are so small, but the feeling behind them can’t be expressed with mere words.
[...]Your President couldn’t be bothered with it, but 20 years ago, the Berlin Wall came crashing down.
Why didn’t you attend Mr. President? Is is because your party fought to preserve, and today even fight to institute socialist oppression in America?
[...]This Saturday (11/14/2009), you have your chance to make your voices hears on the Milwaukee County Budget. The VETO SUPER RALLY will be held at the Italian Community Center in downtown Milwaukee from 1-3PM. Join your fellow taxpayers in telling the Milwaukee County Board that we are Taxed Enough [...]
Happy Birthday BadgerBlogger.com!
Wow, it’s been 5 years since I decided that I would put my thoughts and ideas about current events and politics, on a blog that I originally called My View of the World. I never thought anyone would care, I expected it would be sort [...]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Education reporter Alan Borsuk has an article in today’s MJS which provides some insight into Barack Hussein Obama’s (mmm mmm mmm) visit to a Madison school this past week. Borsuk refers to it as a subtle message “aimed right at Wisconsin and Milwaukee”. I’d interpret it [...]
The House of Representatives just passed Pelosi Care. Fascism is alive and well, in the American Democratic party.
Feel free to leave your thoughts.
[...]PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in [...]
My State Senator, Lena (I’m an attorney, you know) Taylor was called to testify before a secret John Doe hearing. She refused to testify, invoking her 5th Amendment right against self incrimination. Since she is not the target of this investigation, prosecutors granted her immunity from prosecution in this case [...]
This is probably going to be a busy Weekend Open Line, there are lots of things to talk about, PelosiCare, Cap & Trade, local & state politics & more.
So without further ado, here is YOUR Weekend Open Line, the place where you decide what the topic of discussion is.
[...]I am sure you all join us in prayer for the victims and families of those killed and wounded in the attack at Fort Hood today.
[...]I know, I know. There are many issues of substance which we should all be focusing on.
But sometimes, you just need a distraction. Especially one that celebrates the best of America.
Thousands have joined in Washington DC for an impromptu TEA Party to protest the gargoyles health care disaster. It should also be noted that the Dems just slammed Cap & Trade, the largest tax increase in US history, through a key committee too.
[...]Let’s make a deal with the Saudis to ship our child molesters over there for trial.
Saudi court upholds child rapist crucifixion ruling
[...]AARP to its members: Screw you.
AP Sources: AARP to endorse House health care bill
[...]It’s time we kill off the money grab known as a Wheel Tax. This is a “fee” added by a local municipality that is included to your car registration fee. it is one of those hidden taxes that they keep sneaking in on us. They are gaining popularity with local [...]
I got a good laugh when WTMJ’s Charlie Sykes talked about this article from the Chicago Tribune. They know how Chicago politics work, and Barry is nothing but a Chicago politician, so they ran the numbers.
Illinois data on stimulus-related jobs saved, created don’t add up
More than $4.7 million [...]
I got a good laugh when WTMJ’s Charlie Sykes talked about this article from the Chicago Tribune. They know how Chicago politics work, and Barry is nothing but a Chicago politician, so they ran the numbers.
Illinois data on stimulus-related jobs saved, created don’t add up
More than $4.7 million [...]
Not a lot of time to comment this morning, but did catch this article written by Liz Sidoti, AP National Political Writer which contains an interesting summary of yesterday’s elections and an almost overlooked blurb from Harry Reid announcing that healthcare won’t be finalized this year.
GOP won big in the NJ [...]
Scott Walker voluntarily gives back almost 50% of his salary his first six years in office…totalling about $360,000. He then opts to scale back his voluntary pay cut to about $10,000 per year. Seems to me Walker was leading by example well before he demanded any sacrifice from anyone else [...]
Selfless humanitarian? No. True believer? Nope. Eco-warrior? Naahhh. Just another jerk looking to play the system to benefit himself while tricking the masses into revering him as a Green Messiah.
Give credit to Great Britain’s media for asking the inconvenient questions…you know, the kind you rarely see in [...]
Just letting you know, in case you’re confused. The Wright Middle School you’ll be visiting in Madison tomorrow is NOT named after your mentor, friend, and 20+ year pastor Jeremiah Wright. I just thought someone should let you know.
While we’re on the topic of Reverend Wright… he’s the gift [...]
Today marks the one year mark from the election that we hope will sweep Scott Walker, and common sense back into to the Governors mansion in Madison. There is still a long way to go, and even though the Democrats are in disarray, we know that liberal forces will put [...]
Alan Borsuk wrote an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about a Denver project to reform the way teachers are paid. The Denver Plan“includes four ways for teachers to earn additional money.” Included in those four ways is “having test scores of your school’s students meet or beat goals”. [...]
It would be nice of guys like Newt would remember that Republicans win when Conservatism leads the way.
Republican Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Exiting N.Y. Congressional Race
[RINO] Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed her former Democratic opponent Sunday in the race for an upstate New York congressional seat, shaking up the [...]
Here are some videos from the Haunted TEA Party, held today in Franklin. I will have more video tomorrow.
James T. Harris gives the crowd a laugh, before getting serious.
State Rep. Leah Vukmir.
Rep Jim Ott takes on Global Warming.
Rebecca Kleefisch.
I will have more [...]
Wow!
Scozzafava Quits In NY23 — The Underground Conservative.
The RINO candidate in New York’s 23rd congressional district, Dede Scozzafava, has dropped out of the race and thrown her support to conservative Doug Hoffman.
That’s following the National Republican Congressional Committee, the folks who tried to shove this crap sandwich down the [...]
County Employee Layoffs Averted
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and the County Board have averted the layoffs of 180 county employees by agreeing to meet weekly to work on the county’s budget.
“I appreciate the efforts of the County Board to work with us on alternatives to avoid laying off County [...]
Well, unless of course you’re the guy who screens YouTube uploads looking for inappropriate content. Seriously, that job would ROCK, wouldn’t it?
Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly sits down with the ladies of ABC’s “The View.” As you might expect, hilarity ensues.
No word on why Barbara Walters opted not to [...]
A friend and frequent contributor to Badger Blogger sent this to me. The article begins with: “A Democratic fundraising video on President Obama’s political Web site shows an American flag mural being covered in graffiti and desecrated with slogans about health care reform.”
When I look at this flag desecration, [...]
If what Ms. Pelosi has brought forth to the American public TODAY is the “real” health care “reform” bill, then what, exactly, is this “thing” we’ve been talking about for the past 6 months? What, exactly, is this “thing” that was supposed to have been rammed through prior to the [...]
Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article about the temporary layoffs of 150 to 200 Milwaukee County employees to avoid a 2009 budget shortfall, but in the second paragragh of the article is a committee call for “a new $20 motor vehicle registration fee, or ‘wheel tax’, to pay [...]
Interesting, Journal Communications, who locally owns the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as well as WTMJ radio and TV stations. The Journal company is always lecturing us on how good unions are for us… But when it comes to them, maybe not so much.
Tomorrow, Journal Communications will be the target of [...]
Professor McAdams has a Great Vacation Idea!
What a great vacation getaway, spending a week or more cruising off the coast of Somalia inviting hijackers, just so we can blow ‘em out of the water! And if you don’t have your own guns, or want to try something special, like [...]
CNN questions The One? How dare they, what do they think they are, a news organization? Perhaps after falling to dead last among cable news outlets, CNN has decided that they need to inject a little reality into their reporting.
In the following clip, CNN’s Campbell Brown questions Obama flack Valerie [...]
Wisconsin has chosen the new endangered species license plate design, and my submissions didn’t win…
Roadkill.
The Pothole.
And the winner is? The Badger. No, not the mean one at the top of this blog.
[...]This is a powerful statement from Milwaukee County Treasurer Dan Diliberti. It proves that Liberals are terrified of Scott Walker, but they know he’s going to be our next Governor.
Hike sales tax before Walker’s elected guv, says Diliberti
Milwaukee County Treasurer Dan Diliberti said Tuesday the last, best chance [...]
There are plenty of reasons to attack policies, lets knock off the childish personal attacks, thanks.
[...]Wow, now what do Dems do if Obama’s people can’t talk Milwaukee Mayor, Tom Barrett into running?
WisPolitics: Lawton drops out of guv’s race 10/26/2009
Lt. Gov. Barb Lawton is dropping out of the governor’s race, citing “very personal reasons.”
“My deep commitment to our state is second only to my [...]
A Milwaukee Alderman is feeling the heat for sponsoring the Rental Property Inspection ordinance. The Remove Kovac Committee is being formed to explore the possibility of recalling Third District Alderman Nik Kovac from office.
We reported on this issue, which amounts to a back-door tax on renters.
At a [...]
Will someone please tell Folkbum, politely, that “J-Dizzle” dropped out “fo shizzle.”
[...]Milwaukee County First, a Milwaukee-based non-profit we’ve been tracking here at Badger Blogger has shown time and again that it really isn’t about what it says it’s about. Some of the most interesting, and telling, commentary is what you find when MC(E)F’s leaders speak outside of their [...]
Are you Taxed Enough Already? Well, there will be another TEA Party in the Milwaukee area on October 31st, 2009 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex at 60th & Ryan Rd. And don’t worry about the weather, it’s indoors.
Franklin Fright Fest Haunted [...]In the face of a potential $80 million dollar county budget shortfall for 2010, four Milwaukee County Supervisors on the Personnel Committee, including Lynn DeBruin, voted to increase the County budget by an estimated $3.9 million to extend domestic partner health benefits already offered to employees of the [...]
It’s going to be cold and blustery all weekend, so it would be a good time to make a pot of chill and comment on the news of the day, right here on your very own BadgerBlogger Open Line!
[...]Nope, just another Democrat lie. It’s about having cradle-to-grave control over you, perpetual entitlements guaranteeing themselves never-ending power. The AP reports:
“The nation’s medical costs will keep spiraling upward even faster than they are now under Democratic legislation pending in the House, a report from government economic experts [...]
Well, did you? $787 Billion well spent, and entirely owned by your Democrat overlords.
And Christina Romer will be thrown under the bus in 5, 4, 3, 2…
“A top White House economist says spending from the $787 billion economic stimulus has already had its biggest impact on economic [...]
Good for them, the citizens said no, the county board ignored them and today, 7 of the 8 are unemployed.
Seven of eight Monroe supervisors recalled over vote
Seven of eight Monroe County Board supervisors who voted in favor of building a $27 million justice center in Sparta have been [...]
Good for them, the citizens said no, the county board ignored them and today, 7 of the 8 are unemployed.
Seven of eight Monroe supervisors recalled over vote
Seven of eight Monroe County Board supervisors who voted in favor of building a $27 million justice center in Sparta have been [...]
From The Weekly Standard Blog – Bill Kristol:
The following is the October 21st, 2009 response of former Vice-President Dick Cheney to the distortions coming out of the Obama administration and being aired by the State-Run media recently.
(An excerpt from the speech)
“Recently, President Obama’s advisors have decided [...]
From The Weekly Standard Blog – Bill Kristol:
The following is the October 21st, 2009 response of former Vice-President Dick Cheney to the distortions coming out of the Obama administration and being aired by the State-Run media recently.
(An excerpt from the speech)
“Recently, President Obama’s advisors have decided [...]
But why do you make this assertion, Mr. Thin-Skinned President? Because Fox News is the lone opposition voice to your in-over-your-heads administration?
How are you “handling the situation in Afghanistan,” exactly, Mr. Thin-Skinned President? Do elaborate.
[...]WEAU in Eau Claire is reporting that Rep. Jeff Wood was arrested for OWI and bail jumping. This comes about a month after his last arrest, this would be his third.
[...]AIG, Bank of America, Citigroup, GM, Chrysler, GMAC… what do they all have in common?
They’ll all soon have the Obama administration slashing the earnings of their top executives by pay czar Kenneth Feinberg, according to a Reuters report.
“Cash payouts,” says Reuters. Interesting. We used to call them [...]
Obama’s Appearances at Fundraisers Outpace Presidents Bush and Clinton
Just nine months into his presidency, President Obama has appeared at 23 Democratic fundraisers, including the two he attended Tuesday night, compared with George W. Bush, who did six political fundraisers, and Bill Clinton, who did five, during their first [...]
The next time you see one of those Islam = Equality billboards around Milwaukee, keep this story in mind…
Police: Man ran down ‘too Westernized’ daughter
Arizona police are looking for a man who they allege ran down his daughter and her friend because he believed his daughter had become “too [...]
7 Months After Stimulus 49 of 50 States Have Lost Jobs
And if you were foolish enough to take a government bail out…
Treasury Said to Set Pay Cuts for Aid Recipients’ Executives
The Obama administration will order seven companies that received the most government assistance to cut salaries of [...]
Remember when ACORN’s defenders, including “Chief Organizer” Bertha Lewis herself, as well as a host of media pundits and “real news” entities, insisted that amateur investigative filmmakers James O’Keefe and Hanna Giles had been “thrown out” – exact quotation – “shown the door” at ACORN’s Philadelphia office after the prospect [...]
Last night I watched a PBS Frontline program titled “The Warning” (pbs.org) about a woman, Brooksley Born, who attempted to make a Paul Revere-like effort to enact some changes in the financial market oversight process but was thwarted and eventually run out of town by some high-powered obstructionists during the [...]
Patrick J. Buchanan opines on the perceived “radicalization” of moderate Americans, writing in a column at WorldNetDaily:
“Yet, we had seen these folks before. They were Perotistas in 1992, opposed NAFTA in 1993 and blocked the Bush-Kennedy McCain amnesty in 2007.
In their lifetimes, they have seen their Christian faith [...]
I would crack a joke about the “prestige media’s” obsession with bright and shiny objects, but in this case… they were ridiculously obsessed with an actual bright and shiny object. The PRC’s Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals:
“In a week during which the Dow Jones surged over the [...]
Patrick Dorwin, Bruce, Glenn D. Frankovis, Roland_Melnick
