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From today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: One in five people who registered this month to vote provided information that does not match driver's license records, state officials said Wednesday. Many of those mismatches are likely typos or similar problems because voter......
Brew City Brawler - 5:43 a.m. - 19 clicks 
Please explain how Bill "It's all about the Clintons" Clinton did not deliver an unequivocal -- and effective - endorsement of Barack Obama. Look forward to it! Andrew Sullivan sez: Masterpiece!...
Brew City Brawler - 5:10 a.m. - 9 clicks
Offering an entertaining analysis of the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Charlie Sykes briefly weighed in on Ted Kennedy's speech. Detouring to Caroline Kennedy's introduction of Ted, he took a shot at her rundown of his accomplishments that......
Brew City Brawler - 5:10 a.m.
It's weird. Yesterday, Charlie Sykes at least twice asked why Michelle Obama wasn't talking about abortion or gay rights, issues that no doubt that would fire up his listeners. Today, he asked his readers if they noticed that every time......
Brew City Brawler - 5:10 a.m.
On Tuesday Charlie Sykes told his listeners that it would be irrational for a liberal to vote for McCain. Which is, of course, absolutely true. (By extension, let us note, Sykes is calling Debra Bartoshevich irrational, which also could be......
Brew City Brawler - 5:10 a.m.
Charlie Sykes' analysis of "angriest woman in America" Michelle Obama's Monday night speech was a laugh riot. Why didn't she talk about abortion or gay rights? Charlie asked. (Amusing, given that McCain has tried to soft-shoe his hardline anti-abortion stance......
Brew City Brawler - 5:10 a.m.
"This is really unbelievable — let everyone vote and see what happens," said Bob Spindell, election commissioner for the city of Milwaukee and chairman of the GOP's 4th Congressional District. "This could be the presidency of the United States on the line here." ...
DailyKos (Wisconsin) - Wed 11:40 p.m. - 5 clicks
For reasons that are not entirely clear, Fred Dooley seems to think Jay Bullock has a responsibility to comment every time the right wing blogosphere perceives there has been some transgression or another at the Milwaukee Public Schools. It’s worth noting that Fred lives nowhere near Milwaukee , and seems to think that all public school teachers and administrators are rapists preying o...
Pundit Nation - Wed 6:31 p.m. - 8 clicks
Lost in the spotlight of University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley's comments about Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) that appeared in Madison Magazine, From Crossroads to Crisis , was this observation: I also had plenty of opportunities to meet with......
Waxing America - Wed 4:29 p.m. - 6 clicks
The Northwestern in Oshkosh has a great editorial in Wednesday's newspaper on the current controversy sparked by the Madison Magazine article by UW Chancellor John Wiley. Wanted: Wiley's guts before exit interview Whether you're running for the Wisconsin legislature, seeking......
Waxing America - Wed 4:29 p.m. - 7 clicks
That title was Lori's response to last night's Common Council meeting . Though the cover has been lifted, we are still a long, long way from knowing all that's underground, including what may or may not be acts of city negligence. State law and court decisions provide extreme cover for cities as regards these matters, so absent some kind of independent third-party investigation we will probably n...
Talk To Tony - Wed 4:29 p.m.
Posted by Gary Storck Tuesday, August 26, 2008 The Wisconsin State Court of Appeals reversed convictions for cannabis cultivation and other related charges, agreeing a traffic stop and search were violations of the 4th Amendment. ...
Madison NORML - Wed 3:44 p.m. - 3 clicks
The tremendous story of Michelle Obama’s family that she told so eloquently last night at the DNC convention should resonate with everyone here in Milwaukee. After all, many of us are familiar with the South Side of Chicago a mere 100 miles away. Although on a much larger and denser scale, the South Side of Chicago is not that different from the North Side of Milwaukee. To succeed – much less exce...
Plaisted Writes - Wed 9:24 a.m. - 5 clicks
ACLU of Wisconsin Activist Conference Don't Wait: It's '08! Saturday, September 27, 2008 Monona Terrace, Madison, WI Luncheon Presenter Barry Steinhardt Director National ACLU Technology and Liberty Project Click here for more details! Help us spread the word!!! Put a button on your website, Facebook or MySpace page! Go to: http://www.aclu-wi.org/activist/2...
Crawford's Take - Wed 9:23 a.m. - 8 clicks
My dad wanted to paint his house, so on the way to work this morning, I stopped by Sherwin Williams in Shorewood (corner of Edgewood and Oakland) to get some ideas on colors and to begin pricing the paint for the job. I walk up to the counter and the "salesman" (I'll call this sales person "Dick") behind the counter sees me while he's on the phone.... He keeps talking. Other salesmen are walking ...
Crawford's Take - Wed 9:23 a.m. - 8 clicks
I’d like to take a moment to get off my political soapbox to voice my support for a cause near and dear to my heart. Men We Love is a photojournal book presented by the Alma Center, a community based non-profit agency in Milwaukee providing education and mentorship to men who have a history [...]...
Blogging Blue - Wed 9:23 a.m. - 4 clicks
The discussion about the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) deservedly received statewide discussion. As the La Crosse Tribune notes, this is an issue that impacts the entire UW System, not just the Madison campus: Madison’s politics......
Waxing America - Mon 1:49 p.m. - 11 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Sunday, August 24, 2008 A recent article in the Cap Times included "marijuana plants growing in a backyard," as an indication an area was troubled. Here is my response. ...
Madison NORML - Sun 8:24 a.m. - 15 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Saturday, August 23, 2008 Former Brown County Republican Party chairman Donald Fleischman, facing a Sept. 3 trial on charges including plying a minor with pot and beer for enticement purposes, click here is reportedly cutting a plea deal. ...
Madison NORML - Sun 1:48 a.m. - 20 clicks
One thing I invariably look forward to on Saturday evenings is finding out what complete nonsense the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 's editorial board, in its collective wisdom, has deemed fit to enshrine at the weekly " Best of the Wisconsin Blogs " featurette. Tonight is certainly no disappointment, nor should it be for readers of tomorrow's hard copy edition, where this stuff actually appears....
illusory tenant - Sat 9:28 p.m. - 26 clicks
This morning's ride was on and off, but finally I embarked on a jaunt around Madison. The clouds were ominous so I ruled out the planned trip to Mt. Horeb. Sara does not retrieve me with her sag wagon operation......
Waxing America - Sat 12:32 p.m. - 18 clicks
Yesterday an anonymous commenter here left behind a strange deposit alleging that criticism of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce is part of an "orchestrated campaign." Just coincidentally, I'm sure, an earlier post at Milwaukee medium-wave harlequin Charlie Sykes's so-called blog claimed as Maestro of the said "orchestration" the governor of Wisconsin: Sore Loser Lefty of the Day — Joh...
illusory tenant - Sat 11:27 a.m. - 21 clicks
Dave Medaris, Isthmus,was sorting through his stuff and came up on an old Soglin for mayor campaign poster, Souvenir keeps on truckin' - Rediscovering a vintage Soglin campaign poster Laying eyes on it took me back to 1971, when I......
Waxing America - Fri 6:09 a.m. - 12 clicks
So James A. Buchen , one of the handful of characters in charge of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce's political activities, claims that WMC "actively lobbied for final passage of the [University of Wisconsin] budget." "But no such lobbying effort shows up in WMC's report to the state Government Accountability Board," according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 's Patrick Marley. I...
illusory tenant - Thu 8:21 p.m. - 14 clicks
For the September issue of Madison Magazine University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley provided a thoughtful article,From Crossroads to Crisis.He reviewed the impact Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) had on the state's economy and learning environment in recent years: ...I......
Waxing America - Thu 3:00 p.m. - 18 clicks
When I met with Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) Board of Directors President Tom Boldt November 19, 2007, our conversation, like our telephone call the previous month was polite, respectful, and to the point. Bolt was committed to WMC's Issues......
Waxing America - Thu 3:00 p.m. - 16 clicks
The nut graf in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's story about some vote registration workers getting busted fundamentally misportrays the "voter fraud" debate that has rocked Milwaukee for the past four years. From the story: But in a presidential election year,......
Brew City Brawler - Aug 21 - 19 clicks
The fact that 32 voter registration workers have been referred to the district attorney for allegedly submitting a few dozen falsified registrations no doubt will make it into the Charlie Sykes show and into the bandwidth of quasi-literate right wing......
Brew City Brawler - Aug 20 - 16 clicks
Recall that in February an unvetted Milwaukee Police Department report on alleged voter fraud was leaked to Charlies Sykes and other right wingers from someone presumably within or with ties to the department? Recall that there was very little new......
Brew City Brawler - Aug 20 - 24 clicks
The latest Beloit College Mindset List has been released. The list helps explain the "mindset" of students across the nation entering their fresh... more from sisterstalk... ...
SistersTalk - Aug 20 - 10 clicks
My post from Tuesday asserted that 48% of the children in the Madison Metropolitan Public Schools (MMSD) came from households in poverty. In fact, when data is gathered after the count is completed for this fall's enrollment, the figure may......
Waxing America - Aug 20 - 6 clicks
Posted by Gary Storck Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Good news regarding the Michigan medical cannabis initiative on this November's ballot. It seems very likely that the election will bring legal medical cannabis to a Midwest state! Wisconsinites are already fleeing the state's harsh cannabis laws for other medical states like California, Oregon or Colorado. But when having legal medicine simply m...
Madison NORML - Aug 19 - 12 clicks
