If I think your comments are not nice and racist the gazette should be smart enough to just remove it. We will see now that I send in suggestion to remove it what the verdict of press bios is.

Congratulations poobah, you've just broke the news that liberals can say anything without challenge and conservatives get sensored. Call the press, shocking news! Except in this case, people don't even have the option to judge the two comments.

Then again today's socialists have no bouderies.

poo_koch's new yard stick is deleted posts? Troll are you sure that is the measurment you wish to use? Better think carefully as you look up the term those in glass houses again.

Good day to you too, 916WI. You can make excuses for your deleted comments but it doesn't change a thing. When the Gazette staff finds what they determine to be an inappropriate comment, including racist comments, they delete them. We've seen that today in this thread with two more derogatory comments made about myself that were deleted by the Gazette staff. My comments were clearly not racist and the Gazette staff did not remove them. I value the judgment of the Gazette staff significantly more than the judgment of a few people who have repeatedly made derogatory comments, which were deleted, about my comments and myself.

Poobah.....As I recall, those comments were deleted solely because I replaced the "bah" with a "p" in the spelling of your name.......To equate a silly misspelling of your name, with your hate based racist comments shows how out of touch with societal norms you actually are. As I said, I really hope that you are someday able to let go of the hate........Good day........

When the Gazette finds a comment to be racist, they delete it. I'll stand by the judgement of Gazette staff letting my prior remarks stand as proof they were not racist. The Gazette staff has much more credibility than the self-righteous criticisms of people who have repeatedly had comments deleted by the Gazette staff for the same reason which these people falsely accuse me -- derogatory name calling. I well remember the reason their comments were deleted as I was the person referred to in those derogatory comments.

Midnite_Ride, speaking of what the Gazette allows and disallows, your May 23, 2012 at 12:47 p.m. deleted comment was a great demonstration of the latter. So much for righteousness.

Here's five comments made by 916WI that were recently deleted in just one single day. I very much recall these comments as I was the named target. So much for righteousness.

1) On Founders, CEOs hand Wis. governor campaign cash

Posted on May 2 at 3:29 p.m.

(This comment was removed by the site staff.)

2) On Are WE THE PEOPLE of WI for sale?

Posted on May 2 at 1:28 p.m.

(This comment was removed by the site staff.)

3) On Founders, CEOs hand Wis. governor campaign cash

Posted on May 2 at 1:19 p.m.

(This comment was removed by the site staff.)

4) On Are WE THE PEOPLE of WI for sale?

Posted on May 2 at 9:01 a.m.

(This comment was removed by the site staff.)

5) On Are WE THE PEOPLE of WI for sale?

Posted on May 2 at 7:18 a.m.

(This comment was removed by the site staff.)

And here's a couple of RetiredAirForce's comments that were deleted just yesterday for the same reason. So much for righteousness.

1) On Politics not on agenda: Rock County 5.0 officials

Posted on May 22 at 11:13 p.m.

(This comment was removed by the site staff.)

2) On Act 10 effects worry districts, teachers

Posted on May 22 at 6:58 a.m.

(This comment was removed by the site staff.)

Poobah.......Your comment, "Haha, your agreement with RetiredAirForce is both expected and an honor to me, 916WI and Midnite_Ride." is quite consistent with racist mentality. You people bask in your perceived superiority over others.
The "glaring differences in the two examples" are not even remotely related to your argument. Comparing the use of race to offer a physical description of someone who had just committed a crime in an attempt to apprehend that person, to using race to blatantly label an entire group of people in the negative context you attempted to imply is laughable. Although to a racist, I guess the comparison could be easily justified:( Please try and let go of the hate. You'll become a much better person if you do. Good luck.......

Haha, your agreement with RetiredAirForce is both expected and an honor to me, 916WI and Midnite_Ride. When police see a group of suspects that are young, tall and white fleeing the scene of a crime they are not being racist to tell people the suspects are a group of tall young white people. If they were to say white people are tall and young and flee crime scenes that would be racist. But I suspect the glaring differences in those two examples are lost on both of you.

The group of people so fearful of losing their majority and power of control are whites that are older and they are angry. You don't see the same fear and anger amongst younger people. You also don't see it in minority groups as they have never been the majority in this country and haven't had the same level of advantages and benefits that comes with being a member of the majority.

poobah, you must think pretty highly of yourself to think that I catalog your every thought and post. Over time, the left wing hate all sprews together and sounds the same. However, your racist comments take it to another level. Disgraceful.

Poobah......I agree with RAF on this--It was a racist comment. Using race to describe a group of people, specifically in a negative context in the way that you did, definitely comes off as racist. I'm disappointed in you--you can do better without sinking so low to try and make a point. Please be more considerate when posting in the future..........

RetiredAirForce asked, "Did you imply white potatoes were angry old fascists or did you imply people?"

I didn't imply either, RetiredAirForce. My statement was quite explicit.

Come on, guys! RetiredAirForce was trying to rise above the partisan chaos and be a diplomat. The lack of experience obviously didn't help.

Is that more of the circular logic from the poo_koch? Did you imply white potatoes were angry old fascists or did you imply people? Troll.

RetiredAirForce, you need a primer in racism. To say "angry old white fascists" is not a racist statement. If you were to say, "white people are angry old fascists," that would be racist.

Your link, RetiredAirForce, "U.S. Senator Ron Johnson announced on Tuesday that his staff would be available for listening sessions in the coming weeks." [ http://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/... ]

There goes RetiredAirForce accusing others of "More FALSE rhetoric from the fear machine" regarding Johnson conducting listening sessions and then RetiredAirForce claiming that Johnson has "had 15 just this month."

"HIS STAFF WOULD BE AVAILABLE" FOR THE LISTENING SESSIONS. HIS STAFF, NOT THE SENATOR!

Nice try, RetiredAirForce.

" angry old white fascists "
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The peaceful socialists are racist.

poor, the only rhetoric tolerated by the fear machine is the rhetoric he/she spouts out on a daily basis. Things like flea baggers is not allowed (rhetoric), but johnson being stupid, johnson not paying even low wages, russ being the best candidate, bush being the worst president, the evil koch brothers, the 1% vs the 99%, and things like walker destroying everything are an ingrained feeling many like fear have, so to them it is not rhetoric it’s more like a religion.

More FALSE rhetoric from the fear machine "BTW how many listening sessions has Johnson had in Wisconsin since upsetting Russ? If you guessed less than one you would be, correct!!"
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He has had 15 just this month http://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/...

I swear the left fringe just loves tossing out false and misleading information at every opportunity.

Poor- you mean like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRhFnLeDd...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su20sOaUR...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD0lh1Zj8...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBhdXfCda...

Looks to me your guy is comfy as long as there are officers there to arrest a 71 year old guy. Or listening to unemployed constituents with offers of "Candy" .

I will say this Poor, at least he comes back sometimes, unlike plasticman. I cannot believe that anyone who watched the debates between Ron Jon and Russ could come away feeling like this guy was at all going to represent anything they truly stand for. Business model after China? Guess you just are a partisan no matter what. Congrats. Thought you were different, guess not.

Midnight_Ride, you've surely seen my comments about my disgust with Obama's support of various measures that I feel erode our personal liberties and freedoms. Measures such as SOPA, PIPA and the indefinite detention provision of the NDAA. I know you've read my comments on these issues, because you've responded to them. I'm not sure if you have selected to forget them or if you have a physiological reason for failing to recall them.

That said, I was not referring to the White House. I was referring to angry old white fascists who have managed to elevate their cause in American politics through fear and rhetoric over the last few years. The last stand of many groups, like angry old white fascists, has often wrapped itself in organic nationalistic fascist fervor before quickly fading into history as a small, discredited minority.

One Democrat to another, vote early vote often.

teapartysal, I agree as poobah has shown once again the disagreement ends for those in his world in marginalization. Oh an attempt.
Apparently he doesn't know the meaning of fascist or he'd be upset of the dozen of executive orders and unconstitutional mandates coming from the White House.
Maybe that is what he meant by White fascist- White House fascist.

poohbah, to which moderate republican are you referring? I believe the story is about Feingold? thanks for the proof of your Alinsky tactics once again. so very very predictable.

Spending

http://youtu.be/VnbAP8S1d5I

By the looks of everything on here, few of you are aware how education is being attacked, and it is spotted clearly in your spelling and grammar. But then again, those horrible teachers, what with all those student loans and needing second jobs, should have focused more attention to special needs students like yourselves.

Fear-After hearing all that, I love the guy even more but that's only because I'm dumber than him since I voted for him. Oh to be smart like the Democrats-maybe in my next life when I'm reincarnated as a donkey.
We have a pol who does come and listen's to us regularly and he is vilified and negated by half the people on here-even though he is one of the few people putting ideas out and is brilliant, also from Janesville-Paul Ryan.

Haha -""How is the McCain Feingold thing workin' Russ?"" are you that big of a dope? Campaign finance reform could give the country back to the people. But you somehow find it just hilarious that corporations found many new ways to get around it and program you. Congrats on being programmed by commercials. Reforming campaign finance and getting ANY and ALL special interest money out of campiagns might be the best idea any politician has had in 50 years!! Grow up man, seriously get a brain and try using it

Eagle , do you think thats all that is happening to education in Wisconsin? How many other professions have a low ceiling on Wages as teachers do? In Janesville your wages are capped at 15 years of service, is there any other private industries that have that cap? While benefit prices keep skyrocketing and salaries are stagnant, all while retirement benefits are being slashed every way you look, please tell me what young kid will choose 60k of college debt to pursue that career? Not to mention the new little kink thrown in that limits raises to a percentage of a first year teachers salary. If any raises at all. It seems to me that the only people getting raises these days are friends of Scott Walkers.
Where is your outrage there? If you dont think that this is a blatant attack on Public ed, then I dont know what to tell you.

teapartysal asked, "In labeling him a Democrat is the paper and or the Democratic Party labeling themselves as progressives?"

To angry old white fascists even moderate Republicans are progressives.

I am calling Johnson dumb becuse I watched the debates between he and Russ and I still dont know how anyone with a clear head voted for the man. First hes not even from Wisconsin. , next, his supposed business wa handed to him by his father-in-law he was by no means self made. He used slave labor from the prisons instead of paying middle class wages, or even low class wages and employing people here in Wisconsin to help with his factory. He claimed to be an independant business owner who hated big-government , yet took forgivable loans from the government to build additions, not really the model of free marketeerism that he preached huh? I also heard him praising free trade deals and also talkingf about how China was a business model that we should model our system after!! Thats right a communist nation!! Foxconn anyone?
Why do I think Johnson is dumb? Because he is. That being said there are a lot dumber people in Wisconsin, voting for this clown. I was advocating for Dave Westlake through the entire process. A republican a veteran and a very bright man. Yet At the primary we were goated inoto this guy?
I also would like to try to understand why you enjoy a senator who claimed to be anti-Washington , or an outsider, to get elected. And now he has disappeared there, never to return. Wouldnt you like a politician who comes and LISTENS to his constituents? Feingold, like him or hate him, had one in EVERY county every year in office. Isnt that what a politician is supposed to do? Or are they just supposed to be cuddling up to special interests in DC , just like he claimed he never would (Johnson)

Funny how every other industry that pays their own benefits doesn't get destroyed yet when teachers are paying a whopping 8%-12% of their salary for their own benefits the whole thing is destroyed in a matter of months. Teachers have done a great job in this state but it isn't the only reason our schools are above average. Wisconsin work ethic has much more to do with it, but that is actually being destroyed by certain groups... look around. Anyone that denies the changes that were made were not positive overall are just lying to themselves and everyone else, even the Dems have come to grips with it, why else would they drop it as a campaign issue?

fera-Wearing thin is what this whole recall is doing to me. One the one hand we are asked to to believe that "Hope and Change" is good from Obama and the Democrats but when a majority of our fellow Wisconsinites decided we wanted a different "Hope and Change" in our state and elected a man that would do that, well you know the rest of the story. I also don't understand would you mean by the Illinois rhetoric-the Democrats can bring up the Koch bros (most of whom never even knew they existed until a year ago, myself included) or the endless John Doe probe which is leaking like a sheave.
Johnson may will prove to be a good Senator but until Harry Reid is gone we may never know as the Senate is dysfunctional. Fear, I don't understand why you are calling Johnson dumb. Because he hasn't had any listening sessions?
And I see you also took a shot at Bush too.
You missed what I meant about the Illinios comment-I was infering he would be be bring up voters from Chicago not hiding out-It was a joke.

How is the McCain Feingold thing workin' Russ?
The only thing you ever did in 18yrs and it was a flop. Get out those faux voters, you'll need'em.

feingold lives in Wisconsin. Education IS being destroyed Eagle, if you dont see it you just dont want to.

Feingold is a self professed progressive. In labeling him a Democrat is the paper and or the Democratic Party labeling themselves as progressives? Just asking.

What state did Feingold go to? Was it for tax purposes? Or was it because he can make more money than in Wisconsin, something many of us have discovered onc we left. As far as his record as a senator, honestly what did he do in 18 years? I personally don't mind the guy but I have a hard time buying the lovefest some have for him. What baffles me even more is the bashing of Johnson after only 18 months in office.

I agree fear the Illinois rhetoric is getting very old, much like the Walker is destroying education chants. BS on both sides.

poor- I expect better than that from you , the Illinois rhetoric is wearing thin, you may disagree with it, but as a constituent of Senator Cullens I agreed whole heartedly with what they did, if the parties were reversed you would be in here clammoring in a different manner completely, which is why I find this so disingenuous.
All that being said, I am one of Senator Feingold's BIGGEST fans. I liked him as a senator even when I was very conservative not so long ago. Always viewed him as an honest man who had what was best in mind for his constituents and was alwaays willing to go into the lions den and have a discussion, see his listening session in Waukesha county in 2009 during health care debate. BTW how many listening sessions has Johnson had in Wisconsin since upsetting Russ? If you guessed less than one you would be, correct!! NONE!! He is exactly what he said he wouldnt be a Washington insider suckling up to any lobbyist whgo will give him cash. Between he and Walker we have 2 of the absolute dumbest people representing this state in the union, but people like Vato and others see that as a good thing, I digress.
However I am still extremely disappointed that Russ didnt run against Walker in the recall. He could have beaten him soundly and probably been governor for quite awhile. Still dumbfounded why he left Wisconsin with Kathy Falk and Barrett as the main candidates to get Walker out of office? Two failures at state elections!! Very troubling to me. I am sure he has personal reasons , but we need him in Wisconsin very badly. When was the last time Wisconsin had a politician that genuinely cared about Wisconsin, besides Russ? Russ could be making HUGE fortunes all over the world as a Rhodes Scholar and a grad of Oxford, Harvard, UW -Madison, Janesville native who is a man that I want in charge of taking us forward, instead he stays here in Wisconsin. Maybe he wants us to see what republican rule is like so the mistake is never made again. Frankly after the Bush years I was shocked in 2010 that the republican mouthpieces convinced so many that the economy was the fault of the democrats. Seems to me the United States is a very forgetful and very gullible electorate.

Careful fedup, next thing you'll know mouse will having you put a ring on their finger!

When you can't win on the issues alone - refer back to the DNC handbook, rule #2 Vote Early & vote often. Typical.

Probably trying to hawk his book.

http://www.hark.com/clips/xpdlylchmq-mav...

Is Russ gonna drive the vans up from Illinois into Milwaukee?