Wisconsin Democrats look to rebound at convention
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats took their first step Friday toward healing from this week's recall losses, sounding an optimistic tone as they geared up to help re-elect President Barack Obama and elect U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin to the U.S. Senate.
At their annual convention in Appleton, Democratic leaders said they had no regrets about waging the long and costly recall fight. They thanked volunteers and gave them permission to take a brief break after all their campaign work, but reminded them that more elections are around the corner.
Mike Tate, the chairman of the state party, said he refused to second guess pursuing fighting for the recalls. He said Democrats would never shy away from fighting for what was right or from advocating what they believe in.
"We have no regrets. We are not sorry, because some things are worth fighting for. And some things are worth losing for, and we are not going to back down from that," he said, drawing a standing ovation from the several hundred convention-goers.
Despite their optimism, Democrats face challenges that won't be easy to overcome. The Republican victories Tuesday were so decisive as to suggest the GOP is building up major momentum throughout the state.
In the biggest race, Republican Gov. Scott Walker defeated his Democratic challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, 53 percent to 46 percent, even though more than 900,000 people signed petitions to recall Walker. Four other Republicans — Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and three state senators — also successfully defended their seats in decisive recall wins.
Republicans touted Walker's victory as an indication that Wisconsin voters backed his strategy to curb state spending, in part by eliminating nearly all collective bargaining rights for most public workers.
But Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said that was a skewed interpretation
"I don't believe for one second this is an affirmation of Gov. Walker's policies," he told the crowd Friday. "I think there was feedback that maybe this was not an appropriate use of the recall process."
That was one of two common themes repeated on stage. Speakers including U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and state Rep. Peter Barca suggested that many voters supported Walker only because they thought a recall was too extreme, and also that there was one victory not to be overlooked — the retaking of the state Senate.
However, that victory is still in question. The recall effort against GOP state Sen. Van Wanggaard of Racine remains too close to call. Democrats have claimed victory for challenger John Lehman after an unofficial tally showed him leading Wanggaard by just less than 800 votes.
If Lehman is declared the winner, Democrats would have a 17-16 edge in the Wisconsin Senate.
"There were two big prizes — one was the governor's seat and the other was the state Senate," Barca said. "And we now control the state Senate. Don't underestimate that."
Other speakers Friday turned their attention away from the recalls and toward the next round of elections in five months.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida congresswoman who chairs the Democratic National Committee, urged Democrats to keep up the energy for Obama and Baldwin.
"No one will outwork us. That's my motto for this campaign," she said.
Her Republican counterpart said the momentum is clearly with the GOP. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said on a conference call earlier Friday that the GOP's formidable get-out-the-vote operation in the Walker recall was being transitioned to the campaign for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Priebus said Republicans made 4.5 million voter contacts during the recall and knocked on hundreds of thousands of doors. More than 20 offices that were opened during the Walker recall will remain in place for the presidential race, said Rick Wiley, political director for the RNC.
"That is the organizational strength we're going to take to November," Priebus said. "We crushed the Democrats on the ground. We beat them at their own game."
Priebus described Wisconsin as a light blue state that can turn red under the right circumstances.
Baldwin didn't seem concerned. She alluded to exit polls in which the same voters who re-elected the Republican Walker also favored the Democratic Obama by 7 percentage points.
"I think in the end people are going to look at Obama and Romney, they'll look at me and whoever the Republicans nominate, and they'll understand who's fighting for them," she said. "No matter who the Republican nominee is, there's going to be such differences that I think people will be very enthusiastic."
Baldwin and her four Republican challengers are running to replace Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl. Kohl, who is retiring rather than run for a fifth Senate term, was scheduled to give a farewell address to the Democratic convention Saturday morning.
Associated Press writer Scott Bauer in Madison, Wis., contributed to this report.
Jun 12, 2012 at 10:47 a.m.
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liberal talking point straight from a blog. Not true. Go check them out and get your head out of the liberal lie. They pedal that message only in hopes idiots believe it .
Congratulations, you are a follower of misinformation.
You're even more liberal then I thought.
Jun 12, 2012 at 9:14 a.m.
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Kay, if it were up to the TEA party, they would get rid of all welfare programs and let people, "pull themselves up by their boot straps". I think these programs are necessary and the specific fraud should be addressed to save money.
Jun 12, 2012 at 8:04 a.m.
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concernedwi
wrong again! Fiscal responsibility means cutting the fat not the beef. You must be listening to the liberals again. Limited Government doesn't mean no Government.
More productive sector and less Government sector.
Jun 12, 2012 at 7:03 a.m.
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Wislady, so because Barrett might have done something if he won its ok for Walker to do it? So a hypothetical wrong + a real wrong = a right? Walker has been saying a lot of things about unity in this state. IS he going to be the bigger man and prove that he is serious?
Jun 12, 2012 at 7:01 a.m.
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Kay if the TEA party just was for fiscal responsibility then I would be ok with them. They want to trim government down until there is barely anything left, this includes cutting essential services to some people. That is extreme. I would also say that the Occupy movement is radical. I am willing to concede that there are radicals on both sides.
Jun 11, 2012 at 5 p.m.
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If Barrett had won by 200 votes the left would have called it a mandate (reminds me of the Kloppy faux win).
Jun 11, 2012 at 8:05 a.m.
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Suck it up!
there, I just saved you from being a total liar.
Jun 11, 2012 at 8:04 a.m.
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ohh a group that wants their Government to be fiscally responsible...How radical!!!!
You've just exposed yourself C-wi - moderate who thinks tea party is radical but not the 16 months of beat down.
Jun 10, 2012 at 3:40 p.m.
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Sorry Bowlgal, but the radicals are on both sides. If you don't think the tea party isn't radical, you are mistaken. The horror that was brought onto this state wasn't brought by the left. It was brought by a radical right wing group that imposed hate onto the public workers of this state. My head isn't buried in the sand of ABC and CNN, I get my news from all different sources. And even then I don't take it at face value, I do my own research.
As for the suck it up, Kay's comment "Thank GOD we just proved you are in the minority and there is still hope for this country after the 2008 error." This says to me that your opinion doesn't matter because you are in the minority. I can think of examples all through history where a minority was treated unfairly by the majority that wasn't right.
As for Walker beating Barrett by 7 points, you have to count in the other people who didn't vote for Walker. His total was 52% of the vote.
Jun 10, 2012 at 2:17 p.m.
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concernedwi, Walker won by 7 points not 4. I don't see where anyone says "suck it up" - that you'll have to post for me. But you do sound like I did before Obamacare. I voted for the politician and not the party.
I didn't know how much I didn't know after the fight against Obamacare. I got my head out of the sand of CNN and ABC.
It will be a while I think before I vote Democrat again after witnessing the horror brought upon our state by the left.
If this is what the blue fist stands for, I can see why it's taken from the communist fists of similar appearance.
The Democrats need to rebound from the extremist that have taken control. The radicals that don't appeal to any one but the 20% hardcore malcontents.
Jun 10, 2012 at 10:58 a.m.
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JP, it's the same politics have ever been. One party is in power and gains momentum, then the other party takes over. There is an ebb and flow of politics and it's the left's turn to be at the bottom.
Jun 10, 2012 at 10:56 a.m.
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Again Kay, I am not a democrat, have never claimed to be a democrat and do not identify with one party. I lean to the left of social issues, and lean to the right on fiscal issues. I don't agree with tax and spend, but I do believe that the government is necessary to provide services.
You state that the minority party needs to just suck it up and take it. That is you saying that their opinion doesn't matter and shouldn't count because there are less. That isn't democracy. It's the job of every politician to look out for the public, regardless of political party, sex, race, age or anything else. Again it's 52% that voted for Walker, he is still responsible to protect the other 48% of the State. "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." James Miles
Jun 10, 2012 at 10:03 a.m.
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I'm sure the Democrats will rebound someday, but it's gonna be a while. They pretty much exhausted themselves on the recall thing, they let themselves be associated with all sorts of weirdos and disgusting antics for the past year, or so, and most of all, they've got no alternative policies, they've no talent, they've got no bench, and anyone they can run in the next few big races are really just has-beens. I mean, does anyone really think Tammy Baldwin will be our next Senator? Who have they got to run against Walker in two years? They won't be in charge of the state Senate the next time it actually meets. They're out of money. They totally shot themselves in the foot here, it's going to be years before they recover, and the best part is that they did it to themselves.
Jun 10, 2012 at 10 a.m.
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concernedwi
Sorry, hubby called me to go out for breakfast. I look at your three posts and say really? A few stray individual reports 2-3 years ago vs a mass organized operation of continued intimidations and threats for 16 staight months?
A few older people arguing with a Washington rep vs mass people trying to overturn the bus transporting our GOP state legistures in and out of the Capitol during the vile occupation? Really? We are talking about the equivalent of a bank robber vs a crime organization. One random here and there to a well organization machine of submit.
There is a huge difference. When you and the other minority voters don't get the difference, it's proof positive your Democrat party has been taken over by the hard socialist of Obama's NEW party.
It's a shame you can't see it. It's a shame others like woody argue against capitalism and individual freedom.
Thank GOD we just proved you are in the minority and there is still hope for this country after the 2008 error.
Jun 10, 2012 at 9:14 a.m.
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If Romney wins, he would save himself 20 million in taxes with his plan. He is now only paying 13%. His plan will drop his rate even lower. That's why the rich are spending so much on elections, to save themselves a ton of money.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzOyq_jgl...
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:32 a.m.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/daveserchuk/...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-6992...
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/...
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:19 a.m.
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I don't condone death threats to public officials from either side, but I am willing to call people out on it.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:19 a.m.
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Sal Alinsky, union thug tactis of big bat intimidation for 16 months. I want to see that from the right, I'd like to see you find that and not a few individuals fed up with it and fighting back.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:18 a.m.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...
"Since Mr Obama took office, the rate of threats against the president has increased 400 per cent from the 3,000 a year or so under President George W. Bush, according to Ronald Kessler, author of In the President's Secret Service."
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:17 a.m.
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Again, lumping me into a steroetype. Do you want my voting record? 2000 Bush, 2004 Bush, 2008 Obama, 2010 Walker, 2012 Barrett. Yes, even in the contentious 2004 election I voted for Bush again. I am not a liberal, I am an independent and I vote based on who I think is best for the job.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:15 a.m.
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Kay, there have been plenty of death threats made to Obama because of Obamacare from the right. As for not starting the war, the public employees didn't start it either.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:15 a.m.
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yes, I would like to see 16 months worth of stories after Obamacare of the level of behavior and hate from the right as we've seen in Wisconsin. Your party through everything they had as us and we survived.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:13 a.m.
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Kay, I agree with you that laws that dictate what I can eat and can't eat are wrong. Do you disagree with my assessment that not wearing a seatbelt can be costly and dangerous to others? I compared it to drunk driving because I believe that not wearing a seatbelt can be dangerous to others, as well as costly to a community.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:12 a.m.
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A war the left started. We didn't use these extreme hateful tactics after Obamacare. We marched peacefully and voted.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:11 a.m.
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"haha - true leftist liberal. I know what's best for you and you better listen. Guess what, I don't wear my seatbelt and there is nothing you can do about it."
I wanted to repost this so you could have a chance to re-read what you wrote. It has a feeling of "nana boo boo" I am trying to have an honest debate and you resorted to this? How about addressing the specific arguments that I am presenting. I freely admit mistakes and childish behavior from the left, will you do the same for the right? Do I have to provide links to stories about the same type of behavior from the right for you to believe it's possible?
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:09 a.m.
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Now your are getting out of context. Drunk driving does put others in jeopardy. But not me not wearing a seltbelt, nor a cycle helmet, nor putting salt on my fries.
Smoking in public does.
Oh how I love to hear the liberals tell me what is good for me. Dictate and control.
Keep going.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:08 a.m.
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Kay, I used one personal example from my own life. I have plenty more of name calling that I have endured from the right. If you haven't notice this is a war. Families have stopped talking, co-workers are fighting, and friendships have ended over the past 18 months. We are polarized as a state and both sides are to blame. Politics are not sports, you shouldn't root for your team no matter what. Each politician should be evaluated on an individual basis not by the letter they have next to their name.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:05 a.m.
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haha - true leftist liberal. I know what's best for you and you better listen. Guess what, I don't wear my seatbelt and there is nothing you can do about it.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:05 a.m.
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"Get out of the way and mind your own business." With this kind of thinking, why don't we get rid of all laws the infringe on personal freedom? Since this is Wisconsin, why not get rid of those pesky drunk driving laws. I have a wedding to get home from and it's my personal choice that no one should tell me that I can't drive. Or how about gun laws. There is a chipmunk that is tearing up my yard, I should be able to shoot the critter even though I live in a village that prohibits it because it would be unsafe. There has to be a mix of government oversight and personal freedoms. One person's "pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" might be another person's worst day ever.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:03 a.m.
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You act as if the right behaves like the left and if that were the case we would be in a war. You have the left acting like radicals and temper tantum babies for 16 months and one incident of one name calling from the right. We sat back and bidded our time.
If the right behaved as bad as the level of the left we would be in complete dissaray. Because the right for the most part stays civil, we still have democray in America.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8:02 a.m.
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Wouldn't it upset you that one person who chose not to use a simple device like a seatbelt cost you all of those tax dollars? Look at the resources and money it costs for one accident where the person could have worn a seatbelt. Not to mention that someone's car insurance and medical insurance (if they have either) have to pay for the injuries. That drives up prices for everyone else, including you.
Jun 10, 2012 at 8 a.m.
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The drunken marxists are trying to rebound.
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:59 a.m.
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Get out of the way and mind your own business.
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:59 a.m.
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concernedwi
OMG, spoken like a true controlling liberal. Yes you! You just lumped yourself.
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:58 a.m.
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Kay, it happened on both sides. The left does not hold a monopoly on childish behavior. I am fully willing to admit that people on the left acted inappropriately. Are you willing to admit that people on the right did the same? There are examples of the right giving death threats and causing property damage just as much as the left did.
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:57 a.m.
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Maybe Kind was right when he said Walker won because we voted against the recall. We voted against the people that were behind the recalls and VOTED FOR how steadfast AND strong our Governor really is. COURAGE!
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:55 a.m.
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Kay I take offense when you group anyone into a steroetype, but you also seem to want to put me into that box. As for liberals thinking that government knows best with your example of the seatbelt. Often the government has to step in to protect society from one person because they think that their rights trump everyone else's. If you want to talk about seatbelt laws. When someone gets into a crash not wearing their seatbelt, several things happen. The injuries they sustain are often more severe and a seatbelt keeps the person in the driver's seat where they still can control the vehicle. If you are not wearing a seatbelt, you can be ejected or thrown from the driver's seat and therefor unable to reach the brake or steering wheel. If the injuries are more severe then it takes more police, fire and EMS personal and resources. It also takes more resources at the hospital. And if you are not in front of the controls because you were ejected etc... then you lose the ability to stop or steer the vehicle which can make an accident even worse. Sometimes laws that infringe on one persons's freedoms have to be put in place to protect society as a whole.
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:53 a.m.
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So you take one tongue lashing for having a recall Walker bumper sticker. Was your car keyed? Tires slashed? Eggs thrown at your car?
Signs burned in your yard? called the c word and giving death threats?
Were you marched upon in your home? Where you boycotted and targeted just for working at a company that gave money to Walker? Were you given threatening letters because you refused to even take a side by not putting a communist symbol of the blue fist in your shop window?
So you incounted one person. Multiply that by 100 for the last 16 months for Walker supporters.
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:43 a.m.
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concernedwi
again, why do you take offense when I say liberals in general? Quilty by association? Liberals as the leadership.
Gay marriage is a choice that I myself am not opposed to. You have to choice points of interest and what you have more in principles with. I choose the right for fiscal responsibility, individual freedoms, God and love of country.
Again, if I don't wear a seat belt. How does that effect you. It doesn't, but the liberals always think government know best. Conservatives go with what do you think is best.
Gay marriage has been voted down time and time again by the majority of the people, state after state. The people's vote is then overturned by liberals judges. Again, going against the will of the people.
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:35 a.m.
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"Scott Walker's Record Of Failure - Incompetence"
http://www.wisdems.org/RecallHQ/WalkerFa...
"Gov. Scott Walker's Big Money Backers Include 13 Out-Of-State Billionaires"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor...
Jun 10, 2012 at 7:35 a.m.
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Kay, I also have to take offense to this comment, "If the left doesn't think you should have salt or slurpys, they are banned.
If the right doesn't think you should have it they keep that opinion to themselves.
Individual freedoms. That's the difference."
The right seems to be the party that is against personal freedoms. IF they kept the opinion to themselves why are they so vocal against gay marriage?
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:58 a.m.
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Kay, as for your second comment about the bullying. THat happens from both sides. You have no idea how many names I have been called in the last year. Everything from a union thug, to lazy, to slob, although a loveable slob from a state senator. I've been called a communist and a fascist. I've been called many other names that would get this post deleted by the staff if I repeated them. I've been yelled at in a Mcdonalds drive thru for simply having a bumper sticker on. I didn't initiate the comment, the person was behind me but still felt the need to yell at a random stranger because of a bumper sticker. It isn't right that either side does it, but it isn't exclusive to one party or the other.
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:54 a.m.
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Kay, I didn't approve of Obamacare either. I voted for Walker in 2010. SO please don't lump me into a group when you know nothing about me. I am not a liberal or a conservative. I think it is very unfair to push all people of one group into a box to fit what you think of them. How would you feel if you were stereotyped by liberals because you are a republican? Well I heard that all republicans are racists because the KKK endorsed a republican. There are irrational liberals out there, just as there are irrational conservatives. Each group has their ideologies but 100% rule from either side is a bad thing. A true leader leads from the middle. It takes give and take from both sides to come to a consensus and create laws that represent fairness and equality. It's human nature that if one side is given too much power they will go to far.
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:47 a.m.
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The feds are comin'
(and you wonder why scotty won't release all his emails...)
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/articl...
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:45 a.m.
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yada
OMG you guys are always good for a laugher. This has been poured over again and again hour after hour to get anything before the recall.
But you keep livin the dream.
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:43 a.m.
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concernedwi
If you don't share our view we say fine, It's your right. If you don't share the left's, it's banned, it's bullied, it's slandered. You are called names and war breaks out especially on conservative women.
If the left doesn't think you should have salt or slurpys, they are banned.
If the right doesn't think you should have it they keep that opinion to themselves.
Individual freedoms. That's the difference.
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:38 a.m.
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concernedwi
No we don't. That is the big difference between us. We continue to fight this democracy but not by bully tactics. When Obamacare was trying to be rammed through the liberal state of MA sent in Scott Brown and Obama/Pelosi/Reid ran it though the back door against 68% (which it still is) will of the people. So we gave you 2010, a resounding schlacking at all state levels. Then you tried to bully, threaten, boycott, kill peoples dogs over Scott Walker and we resoundly schlacked you again with democracy.
THIS IS WHAT REAL DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:36 a.m.
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"Regardless Of Recall, Walker May Face Indictment"
http://current.com/groups/news-blog/9379...
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:36 a.m.
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jv93, I wasn't a Doyle supporter either. The problem with politics is that people treat it like team sports. My side this, and your side this. There are plenty of people stuck in the middle who just want compromise and what is best for the State. I saw a shirt today that fully sums up how I feel, it had check boxes next to republican and democrat that were not marked, and a big check mark next to "pissed off".
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:32 a.m.
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Here comes John Doe...It's only a matter of time. (and a Federal investigation)
http://www.policymic.com/articles/9220/w...
Jun 10, 2012 at 6:29 a.m.
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An intelligent and wise student beyond his years fakeAIRFORCE..."The Alias Walter Mitty of air force" You wish...lol
http://www.gazettextra.com/news/2012/jun...
Jun 10, 2012 at 3:36 a.m.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzVPeO4lm...
Jun 9, 2012 at 11:33 p.m.
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Now concerned is getting a good feeling of what it was like for many of us during the Doyle/dem years. Majority ruled then and it was OK right? It was OK when Doyle pushed through a billion dollars in tax increases in the middle of the night with zero public input, right? It was OK to ignore lawmakers on the other side of the aisle then. But somehow now that tables have turned there is a call for civility, compromise, and public input. Amazing the perspective shift the left had after being fed their own medicine.
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:49 p.m.
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Midnight, just as many people on the right have a hard time accepting that not everyone shares their point of view too. It does go both ways. 52% isn't a large majority by any means.
Jun 9, 2012 at 8:08 p.m.
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Midnight_Ride, et al have a good point. What I find saddest of all about Democrats is that they really believe that they represent the 99%. For the last year, Mouse, Poobah, Fear_and_loathing_of_people_he_likes_to_think_of_as_dummies, NVgrf and the rest were all acting as if the recall election was just a formality. We were told that Walker was done and he knew it. I guess their mothers never taught them not to count their chickens before they're hatched like mine did. And now they search for any excuse that makes them feel better since they still want to think they're the 99%. They convinced themselves that they are. It felt good. They liked it They don't want to give it up even in the face of insurmountable evidence that they are not 99%. Poor souls.
Jun 9, 2012 at 6:27 p.m.
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On the brighter side............
'Union Rags' wins 144th running of Belmont Stakes race
http://fxn.ws/LOrq3i
Jun 9, 2012 at 3:29 p.m.
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@Midnight_Ride : you're right about that. The far left is a group of people with the mindset of a drunken marxist. It's this utopia that they all yearn for. They feel that whatever makes them complete is what is best for the rest of the country. Pride has them by the "shorthairs" and rational thinking is out of the picture for them.
Jun 9, 2012 at 3:15 p.m.
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Democrats have always had a hard time accepting not everyone shares their warped views. Then when rejected outright, they become void of complete rational thought.
Jun 9, 2012 at 2:48 p.m.
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The republicans seem to be worryed about the Democrats make a come back the way they are posting on this blog
Jun 9, 2012 at 1:10 p.m.
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vatoloco, my first thought was that perhaps the mouse was just an abandoned account hacked into by a Democratic party staffer. Just like an old AOL or Yahoo e-mail account can be grabbed by a spammer, it was used until the election was over, and it isn't useful for them to post any more.
My second thought is that mouse is the one who slapped Barrett at his concession party and once the cameras were off her, the Milwaukee Police Department scooped her up and she hasn't made bail yet.
yada, I believe Governor Walker is the only American governor to survive a recall election. Scott Walker is the only American governor elected twice to the same term of office. But take heart, we intend to dilute that 2 for 1 record by re-electing him as Governor in 2014 and making his record 3 for 2.
Do you suppose the Democratic party (or the Republican national party, for that matter) will heed the lesson that Americans want more accountability and less wasteful spending in their government? ...Nah. State Republicans better heed that lesson, or their victories will be short-lived.
Jun 9, 2012 at 10:41 a.m.
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More appropriate headline: "Democrats work to minimize future losses." By placing WI on the national stage with a recall, Democrats unwittingly fired up people across the county to donate to Gov. Walker. He now has an unmatched national database that will bring millions in donations to his 2014 reelection effort.
Jun 9, 2012 at 9:21 a.m.
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"Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam;
...spam spam spam egg and spam; spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans spam spam spam...
...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam."
Jun 9, 2012 at 9 a.m.
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Every dog has it's day in the sun.
Jun 9, 2012 at 8:18 a.m.
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I guess the democrats don't believe in transparency......
Flack kicks Wisconsin Reporter out of state Democratic Party convention
http://www.wisconsinreporter.com/flack-k...
Jun 9, 2012 at 8:17 a.m.
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The one and only time any democrat "says" he wants to get along with the republicans is when they lose elections to them. But remember the words of the democratic spokes-kid Mike Tate..."We are not sorry".
Jun 9, 2012 at 8:05 a.m.
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Precious. The dem party of this state has taken another step closer to the fringe with honoring MSNBC and Ed Schultz...laughable.
http://demconvos.wispolitics.com/2012/06...
Jun 9, 2012 at 7:25 a.m.
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yada hasn't had an original idea in its life!
Jun 9, 2012 at 7:09 a.m.
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"Walker - "In Wisconsin, Big Money Won"
Scott Walker the only Governor that supports his own criminal defense fund.
http://www.freep.com/article/20120609/OP...
Jun 9, 2012 at 6:40 a.m.
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Obama might win Wisconsin, but if Virginia and Florida turn on him, which I suspect will happen, Ohio will decide the election.
Jun 9, 2012 at 6:38 a.m.
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The left will continue to lose with people like Kind and Barca. Accepting that you lost because we like Walker is the first step.
Jun 9, 2012 at 6:25 a.m.
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Ron Kind....keep believing Walkers victory was not a reaffirmation of his policies but a vote against the recall and you can lose a few more democrats in the fall. What stupidity! Yes, a few people voted for Walker because they were against the recall but the majority of WI residents want Walker to continue on the path of prosperity for Wisconsin.
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