tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54171146950058853202024-03-17T22:03:23.915-05:00The Other Side of My MouthCourage is something you can't be afraid to have.Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comBlogger1121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-67552125603411695012013-06-10T21:52:00.000-05:002013-06-10T21:52:03.555-05:00Run, Scotty, RunI couldn’t have said it better than Wonkette. Here is the <a href="http://wonkette.com/519235/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-preps-for-2016-white-house-run-by-proving-government-cant-do-anything-right#more-519235">linky thing</a> to the entire article about our illustrious college dropout governor, Scott Walker. But for your entertainment, here’s some of the funstuff about his magical tour as asshat-in-chief.<br />
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<i>Man, anti-union free market capitalism ain’t what it used to be. A few years ago, rightwing hero and prolific union-h8r Scott Walker soared into the governorship of Wisconsin with the slogan, “Wisconsin Is Open for Business.” Within a few months, he was wiping corporate jizz off his chin after ramming through right-to-work legislation and sticking it to the unions. After surviving a recall election, just how is business doing in Wisconsin?</i><
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<br /><i>Since he [Walker] took office, his state has fallen from 11th to 44th in job creation.<br />
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<br />[However] Surely there is some good news, right? With unions all busted, the free market is jumping in, and the invisible hand is enticing workers with high wages, stellar benefits, and all kinds of goodness, right? <br />
<br />Wisconsin’s wages are also declining at twice the national level.<br />
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<br />Oh, and Walker’s BadgerCare cuts will also cost Wisconsin employers some $36 million dollars, but that’s probably good for freedom, too.</em></i><br/>
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Run, Scotty, run. Then you better run faster because you won’t be able to run away from your record.<br/>Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-29594828330913070632013-05-30T14:13:00.002-05:002013-05-30T14:13:53.205-05:00My brother Kevin Rock, February 11, 1962 - May 26, 2013<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our sweet, giving brother, Kevin Patrick Rock, passed away suddenly Sunday, May 26, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A resident of Franklin, WI the past three years, Kevin’s life was a series of musical comedies with happy endings for everyone he touched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For him, life was a song and dance number that needed to be performed loudly, usually with brilliantly naughty lyrics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">No one could make you feel good about yourself as could Kevin … and believe in yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His was a unique talent, fueled by love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kevin grew up in various cities, but West Bend is where he spent most of his younger years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a special childhood friend in Ron Reichert, whom he’d known since they were five-years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a brief foray to Florida, where he came out as an openly gay man, Kevin settled in the Milwaukee area where he spent the rest of his life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In Milwaukee he made a decision that defined his life by attending school and becoming a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fabulous</i> hairstylist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working first at Malcolm of London, then at Beauty, and finally owning his own successful business at Salon Divine, Kevin’s client list was impressive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone wanted their hair done by Kevin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He not only made his clients more beautiful, he was their confidant; he was their friend ... they became family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could make them laugh until they wet their pants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another defining moment for Kevin was his acceptance of his addictions and his decision to remain sober.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin really worked the AA program as a regular member of the Alano Club and other AA clubs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He offered help, a shoulder to cry on and even a place to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just didn’t matter what you needed, Kevin would be there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kevin was a showman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He danced with his mother, Marjorie Rock, in numerous productions, appeared in musicals, sang in show choir, collaborated with another special friend, Diane Bloom, and entertained everyone at the drop of a hat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most importantly, Kevin loved his family; and was selfless with his time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was dedicated to caring for his parents, was always available to offer sage advice and encouraged everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin never had his own children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His nieces and nephews were his children and he was there for their birthdays and holidays with his arms full of presents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin was the glue that kept his siblings connected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was never happier than when all five were together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kevin is survived by his father John (Bill) Rock – a veteran, with whom Kevin accompanied on the Badger Honor Flight – and his wife Verdeen (Duffy), his siblings Timothy, Kelly (Bruce) Atwell, Thomas (Tammy), Kathryn (Blaine Schultz), Janet Howard, and the Duffy children: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David (Gayle), Jerry (Kathy), Mark, Dan (Kristin), Patricia (John Sternad), and Jackie (Kevin Bacon).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is further survived by his beloved nieces and nephews:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benjamin, Haley, Patrick, Brandon, Emily, Andrew, Sammie, Ian, Kiefer, Taylor, Keaton, Abby, the Mighty Quin and Katelyn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin was preceded in death by his mother, Marjorie, stepfather Don Howard, grandparents Rodney and Janet Kiefer, and A.P. and Helen Rock, and a special friend, Steve Reynolds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In lieu of flowers, memorials will be accepted to be distributed to the Alano Club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-36580160612939359382013-05-26T20:33:00.002-05:002013-05-26T20:33:30.739-05:00Celibate Pedophiles Against Equal Marriage RightsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops orders Catholics <a href="http://www.balloon-juice.com/2013/05/26/and-fuck-this-guy-too/">in a bulletin</a> to oppose LGBT equal marriage rights and calls for prayer, fasting and personal sacrifice. Maybe <em>they</em> could start by not fucking little boys.<br />
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Death to religion. Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-24452474403770990792013-05-24T21:14:00.003-05:002013-05-24T21:14:58.620-05:00Whose Sharia Law?Since being gay is a sin according to Sharia Law, does that mean all the wingnuts who are opposed to homosexuality are trying to impose Sharia Law?
Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-85840405384815801532013-05-23T19:21:00.000-05:002013-05-23T19:21:03.111-05:00More Screw the Poor and Public SchoolsOver the protests of educators and citizens, Chicago, right-wing billionaires opposed to public education and teacher unions and Mayor Rahm Emanuel went ahead and closed 50 schools. Never mind that the kids in these poverty-laden areas now will be forced to travel to schools across gang lines, further disrupting their lives and the community. Screw the kids and screw the teachers who had the audacity to stand up for their rights and strike for better working conditions and pay. This is simply revenge. This from the article at Crooks and Liars is so true.<br />
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<em>Those teachers the wingers call socialist thugs are the very same teachers who used themselves as human shields to protect kids during the tornado in Oklahoma, and the Newtown shootings. They're always heroes until it comes to things like paying them or improving the schools where they work. Then they're thugs, and the kids they protect are 'takers'.</em><br />
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The continuing effort to privatize our schools is cynical. It has nothing to do with helping children and everything to do with filling greedy pockets and fucking the poors.<br />
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Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-67120464781979666422013-05-19T18:26:00.002-05:002013-05-19T18:26:37.887-05:00The Face of Modern Conservatism, Part 5<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rightwing Watch does a yeoman's job keeping up with the nastiness of the conservative side of the political spectrum. This individual, highlighted at <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/radio-host-frequented-gun-activists-calls-shooting-bush-family-obama-sexual-violence-against">this link</a>, is particularly reprehensible.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: inherit;">On his show last week, [Pete] Santilli went on a disgusting, violent rant in which he called for the entire Bush family and President Obama to be “tried, convicted and shot” for “treason” (and in George H.W. Bush’s case “involvement with his cronies in the John F. Kennedy assassination”) and for Hillary Clinton to be “tried, convicted and shot in the vagina.”</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m wondering if my friend, James Wigderson, who has previously <a href="http://www.wigderson.com/being-liberal-means-never-having-to-say-youre-sorry/">expressed his dismay</a> that bi-partisan support for a stance he took wasn’t forthcoming will offer his bi-partisan support here and condemn Santelli for his statements ... and others.</span></div>
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Probably not. He'd be apologizing 24/7.</div>
Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-60880031021213459752013-05-13T17:58:00.001-05:002013-05-13T17:58:32.112-05:00Whining for an ApologyPresident Obama is rightly outraged over allegations of IRS flagging of tea party groups, as should be both liberals and conservatives. But to insist that the president apologize for this as suggested by <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/susan-collins-irs_n_3262938.html">Senator Susan Collins</a> (R-Maine) is ludicrous.<br />
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Tell you what, in the <a href="http://othersideofmymouth.blogspot.com/2013/05/profiles-in-teabaggery.html">spirit of bi-partisanship</a>, how about the GOP apologize for the targeting by the IRS of <a href="http://gawker.com/irs-didnt-just-hunt-the-tea-party-liberal-churches-al-504685119">liberal churches </a>during the Bush Jr. years? How about the GOP apologizing for IRS targeting of enemies of Richard Nixon? Heck, why not apologize for Richard Nixon.<br />
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I could go on and on, but you get the point. I think a bi-partisan look into using the IRS by both parties to investigate those you don’t agree with is a great idea. Just get over the faux-outrage as though your side never did it. Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-30220446824707985232013-05-12T18:06:00.001-05:002013-05-12T18:06:20.906-05:00I'd Be Pissed Off TooFrom <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/05/irs-shoots-itself-foot-then-reloads">Kevin Drum</a> at Mother Jones regarding the IRS flagging tea party groups:<br />
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<i>Conservative groups are as outraged as liberals would be if the Bush-era IRS were flagging groups with "environment" or "progressive" in their names. So even if, as seems likely, this whole thing turns out to have been mostly a misguided scheme cooked up by some too-clever IRS drones, it doesn't matter. Conservatives are right to be outraged and right to demand a full investigation. They suspect there might be more to it, and so would I if the shoe were on the other foot. We need to find out for sure whether this episode was just moronic, or if it had some kind of partisan motivation. </i><br />
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Absolutely right. I don't care (well, I do) that conservatives ignored our pleas for justice when the Bush administration was sending the IRS after groups opposed to his agenda (and they did), it's wrong to use the IRS as a tool for partisan reasons.Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-15704821815358932162013-05-07T19:51:00.002-05:002013-05-07T19:51:15.905-05:00Leave the Stupid to the RepublicansBecause, while they're better at it, it doesn't help when our side is saying stupid things like <b><a href="http://wonkette.com/515467/south-carolina-dem-chair-has-totally-believable-lie-about-dumb-thing-he-said-about-nikki-haley">this</a></b>.Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-54988267839320939622013-05-04T18:45:00.001-05:002013-05-04T18:45:28.025-05:00Sissy Boy LaPierre Steps in it Again<br />
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_2112328801"></span>Wayne LaPierre<span id="goog_2112328802"></span></a> (what do you want to bet that sissy last name led Wayne to be such a bully), had this to say recently:<em> "How many Bostonians wished they had a gun two weeks ago?"</em><br />
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What an asshole.<br />
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He then ironically followed with this statement: <em>“Boston proves it. When brave law enforcement officers did their job in that city so courageously, good guys with guns stopped terrorists with guns.”</em><br />
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Yep, well-trained professionals. If LaPierre had been there I’d bet two or three other innocents would have been visiting hospitals. STFU.<br />
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Looking for some bi-partisan love from my friend, <a href="http://www.wigderson.com/being-liberal-means-never-having-to-say-youre-sorry/">James Wigderson</a>.<br />
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Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-68148200830471335872013-05-03T21:52:00.003-05:002013-05-03T21:52:36.101-05:00Profiles in TeabaggeryYou can't make this shit up. A <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/stella-tremblay-jeff-bauman_n_3196131.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular">New Hampshire</a> state legislator believes the government was behind the Boston bombings because one of the injured, who lost both legs, did not appear to be in pain in a picture taken just after the explosions.<br />
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I wonder if my friend, <a href="http://www.wigderson.com/being-liberal-means-never-having-to-say-youre-sorry/">James Wigderson</a>, will go all bi-partisan and denounce this nutcase.Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-22012284685110474582013-04-05T02:52:00.000-05:002013-04-05T02:52:29.830-05:00R.I.P. Roger EbertI only knew <a href="http://wonkette.com/510242/thursday-sad-time-liberal-hearted-lord-of-snark-roger-ebert-dead-at-70">Roger Ebert</a> from his movie reviews. What I have learned today is he was an unabashed, unafraid liberal. He called out opponents of ObamaCare. He called out the corporations and their political lackeys who prey on the sick and the poor for profit. He said this about ObamaCare:<br />
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<em>"My reasoning brings me back again and again to these truths: Health care is good. There comes a time in most lives when we will need it. Apart from the very richest sliver of people at the top, no one can afford to have a really major illness. Even with an excellent insurance plan, they'll find there is a limit to the costs that can be paid. If they are so sick they lose their jobs, chances are their job-connected insurance will be lost, too. If they are lucky and recover, they'll have a Pre-Existing Condition that makes them uninsurable. They can't risk getting sick again.</em><em><br /></em><br />
<em>Every Western democracy except ours offers Universal Health Care. It is not always perfect, and we are told horror stories about this or that case in Canada or France. In America our horror stories are worse, because they're caused not by imperfections in a health care system, but by the complete absence of one. Many people know of at least one family that has been destroyed as a unit by the unavailability of affordable health care."</em><br />
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I always laughed at those "horror" stories the wingnuts would use as reasons not to pass ObamaCare. Ebert was absolutely correct. For every one "horror" story from Cananda, there are probably hundreds of real horror stories resulting from the crass neglect and indifference of corporate-run healthcare.<br />
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Rest in peace, Roger Ebert.<br />
Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-37358175205958001402013-04-05T00:54:00.002-05:002013-04-05T00:54:22.291-05:00Why KFC is Switching to Boneless ChickenBecause they will be easier to catch.<br />
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Ba-dump.Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-3637950029598753342013-04-03T19:40:00.000-05:002013-04-03T19:40:39.681-05:00The Face of Modern Conservatism, Part 4<a href="http://wonkette.com/509913/north-carolina-to-tax-elitists-for-sending-kids-to-college">North Carolina</a>.<br />
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"So let’s sum up today in North Carolina news that you can use, shall we? Don’t move there if you’re any religion that isn’t Christianity. Don’t move there if you’re at all attached to the Constitution, except probably the Second Amendment. Don’t move there if you’re a parent that has a kid in college and needs the tax deduction for said child to continue, which it totally should because you’re paying for the little brat’s everything. Don’t move there if you’re a college kid that wants to vote where you go to college. Don’t move there if you need to vote at any “unusual” times. Don’t move there right before an election, because you won’t be able to register on election day. You know what? Just don’t move there."Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-36086839779452852892013-03-28T02:50:00.000-05:002013-03-28T02:50:10.936-05:00The Face of Modern Conservatism, Part 3<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Local attorney Rick Esenberg epitomizes the modern face of conservatism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/purple-wisconsin/199520481.html">March 22 edition</a> of the JournalSentinel he feeds the sheeple by asking seemingly reasonable questions of voter ID opponents in the wake of voting fraud charges recently being made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t mention (he does link) that only ten charges were filed and none of the alleged infractions would have been prevented by voter ID laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten charges out of how many millions of ballots cast in the last election?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hardly the massive voter fraud imagined by the fevered minds on the right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They’re dishonest questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only purpose is to reinforce the idea that voter fraud is a problem in Wisconsin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a hack job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-58717928270397025802013-03-27T03:19:00.003-05:002013-03-27T03:19:58.165-05:00The Face of Modern Conservatism, Part 2Former South Carolina GOP executive director, Todd Kincannon, likes the military so much that he wishes one member had come home dead. He tweeted this to Iraqi war veteran, Mike Prysner:<br />
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<i>"You are an Iraq veteran? Shame you didn’t come home in a body bag." </i><br />
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It’s all about the compassion for our fearless modern conservative, who didn’t fight alongside Mr. Prysner … other priorities I’m sure. Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-24335457853343344602013-03-27T03:10:00.000-05:002013-03-27T03:10:27.645-05:00The Face of Modern Conservatism, Part 1<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1793053174"></span>Mop sink<span id="goog_1793053175"></span></a> may be used to bathe Muslim feet.<br />
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According to the Associated Press, “Members of the state House and Senate contacted [Tennessee] state Senate Clerk Russell Humphrey to ask if the floor-level sink had been installed outside the House chamber men’s restroom to accommodate Muslims’ ritual of washing their feet before prayer.”<br />
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The hilarity never ends.<br />
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Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-80846522143107037132013-03-08T18:36:00.000-06:002013-03-08T18:36:10.701-06:00It's Republicans Who Have Destroyed DebateMy friend, James Wigderson, piled on yesterday in a post titled “<a href="http://www.wigderson.com/can-democrats-be-taken-seriously/">Can Democrats be Taken Seriously</a>.” It’s bad enough that he diminishes the crimes that were committed by Scott Walker associates, some of which were occurring just down the hall from Walker’s office. What’s even more ridiculous (aside from using Media Trackkers as a source ... really, James?) is the attempt, again, to resurrect the silly Dahmer/Walker tweet initiated by then Democratic spokesperson Graeme Zielinski to tarnish Dems as a whole.<br />
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As I stated previously at his site, the Zielinski tweets were inartful, and frankly, reprehensible. However, James, like his cohorts on the right, continues to imply the tweets were a direct comparison of the two when in fact Zielinski was comparing the legal teams employed by the two individuals. Walker’s defense fund and the legal representation he employed were unprecedented for a sitting governor who claimed he had nothing to fear. One can’t help but wonder if the lips of Tim Russell, Kathy Reindfleisch and the others weren’t sewn shut with golden thread.<br />
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You want to know what’s more reprehensible? It’s Scott Walker comparing himself as a wounded victim, because of the anti-Walker policy protests, to <a href="http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/where-was-outrage-when-walker-compared-himself-gabby-giffords-ge">Gabby Giffords</a>, the actually headshot-wounded representative from Arizona. Again frankly, Giffords is a hero, Walker is not. To even try to compare himself favorably to the grievously wounded Giffords is pathetic. For James to not see the difference is sad.<br />
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In reality it’s the Republicans who have lowered the quality of political debate and done their utmost to be as partisan as possible. It’s Republicans who have gone after citizens – <i>actual citizens of this state</i> – and attacked their means of employment, tried to suppress their voting rights, and illegally gerrymandered districts to ensure a Republican majority though the majority voted against Republicans in the last election. <br />
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The day your side stops directly assaulting the rights of <i>Wisconsin citizens</i> is the day we can talk.Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-6556643905038847682013-03-06T00:09:00.000-06:002013-03-06T00:09:25.448-06:00It Ain't Hate I RegurgitateI made it through about 30 seconds. This is what homeschooling does to you, or being related to <a href="http://dad29.blogspot.com">dad29</a>, though there is no proof of the latter.<br />
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<iframe width="440" height="260" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h-p98umv1gg?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-35784780715824190652013-03-02T19:29:00.000-06:002013-03-02T19:29:02.499-06:00This Is So Fabulous<span style="font-family: inherit;">From the comment section over at <a href="http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/38575.html#comments">Sadly, No!</a> is this unveiling of the Homo Agenda ... For <a href="http://dad29.blogspot.com/">dad29</a>, the most butt-sex obsessed individual I've ever had the distinct not-pleasure to encounter. Now that their agenda is revealed, daddio can rest easier, without that uncomfortable chastity belt locked around his mid-section.</span><br />
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Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-64151646899184616872013-03-02T19:00:00.001-06:002013-03-02T19:14:50.966-06:00Breitbart Still Dead One Year laterGood. He was a douchebag and the world is better off. This from <a href="http://wonkette.com/503717/ghost-andrew-breitbart-still-dead-a-ghost#qz9XUX7qEB35Fc6Y.99">Wonkette</a> is right on the money. <br />
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"Andrew Breitbart's legacy is that he helped poison the public discourse with cheap stunts and flat-out lies, and he sucked up all the oxygen in a story basically by just being the loudest asshole in any room. He is not missed."Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-25854655231618712922013-02-14T00:07:00.001-06:002013-02-14T00:07:26.245-06:00I'm Thankful for Conservative Talk Radio... because now we know where all the paranoid, stupid idiots live. Now that we've bought up all the ammo and semi-automatic weapons let's start cleaning up this country and get them all moved into those FEMA camps.<br />
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The sad thing is, some idiot may cite this post as proof of conspiracy.Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-46581770012872672682013-01-17T04:05:00.000-06:002013-01-17T04:05:03.465-06:00The Horror<span lang="">Is it possible for the Wall Street Journal and conservative in general to be this out of touch. This graphic (<a href="http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/01/americas-brutal-treatment-its-struggling-wealthy-class">h/t Mother Jones</a>) adorned a story a couple weeks ago detailing fiscal cliff tax increases.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Apparently it's commonplace (in their minds) that single women with two kids making in excess of $250,000 a year actually exist. Really. I'd like to know what planet they live on and whether they're dating. I'd get my friend <a href="http://othersideofmymouth.blogspot.com/2013/01/another-day-at-eats-big-game.html">Julian Who</a>, to take me there.<br /><br />And oh that sorry family with four kids whose father makes in excess of $650,000 a year. I feel heartbroken for them. They might actually have to cut out a trip overseas, sell one of their five cars and slice their vacation homes in half from four. Sadness percolates out my tear ducts.<br /><br />And how about the artwork? Good grief could they have made them any more pathetic looking? Too bad the heartstrings they try to pull only work on a privileged few and the editors at WSJ.<br /><br />And maybe Fred Dooley.</span><br />
Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-65689773790484477442013-01-15T00:42:00.001-06:002013-01-15T05:07:03.098-06:00Another Day at Eats -- The Big Game<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">
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Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-15036877753805395072013-01-09T05:30:00.001-06:002013-01-09T05:30:27.818-06:00More Job Losses?<a href="http://crooksandliars.com/bluegal-aka-fran/open-thread-481">h/t Crooks and Liars</a><br />
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More tongue-in-cheek reaction to President Obama's second term. Oh, if only this were true and Scotty "Weasel" Walker was laid off.<br />
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