Our very own superlawyer Mike Riley from Axley Law (www.axley.com) joins us to take a legal look at just how idiotic Neil sounded last night on his editorial denouncing charges by Leslie Peterson against Ron Blair. Today he came armed with the raw facts from the Sheriff's department and more.
Our sweetheart former Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton joins us from Green Bay, telling us how disappointing it is to watch Wisconsin's workers suffer because of the Walker administrations inability to think clearly when trying to solve the budget. Leslie Peterson's lawsuit against Ron Blair has been mocked by Neil Heinen, in an apparent attempt to dismiss free speech in America. Look out folks, Barbara is coming for ya.
Nick Kasmer in New Berlin's School District fills us in on the plight of some of Council 40's members under Act 10. These custodians have had new policy shoved down their throat with no chance to give input. A policy handbook now takes the place of collective bargaining, explaining the standards for pay, benefits, workplace conditions and safety, and more. It's what AFSCME used to provide to workers as a whole, but now it's up to only a handful of people to determine how workers' lives will proceed in Wisconsin from now on.
You never know when Neil is going to think twice about something he editorializes for 60 seconds every night. Hasn't happened yet. Funny how he has all day to come up with this stuff, and it's a mystery that he has an "editorial board" to advise him on his topics. In his latest editorial, he confesses that one of the "board members" told him to avoid this topic. This time, it's as if he is throwing freedom of speech out on Mifflin Street and in to the storm sewer. Ron Blair deserves to be charged. Period.
Wednesday 08-31-11 the Winter Warriors and I will be taking a roadie to Chicago to stand in solidarity with the Chicago Teachers Union. The teachers in Chicago have it rough, amongst the lowest paid educators in the state of Illinois, yet living their lives in the most expensive big city in the Mid-West. Together, we'll prevent the Walker doctrine from spreading to the south.
We all suspected that Cheney had been the man behind the curtain throughout the Bush years, but finally we get to hear about it. Some disturbing information relating to the declaration of war against Iraq, and a general look at how much of a dumbass W really was. Dick, whadda we do?!?! The question? What fundamental lesson did we learn from electing these two?
Evidently the 49 other governors in this nation have booked Milwaukee for the upcoming party. WHY would they possibly come to the land of Fitzwalker? Are they expecting to learn something from him? It doesn't take a genius to ruin a family's life, to make people hungry, to give the finger to sick and elderly current and former state employees? Hopefully, should the pending recall fail, the other 49 can give Scotty a little kick in the pants in 2013.
Paul Ryan's office in Janesville is the site of a soup kitchen to show him that there's no need to worry about hungry families or unemployed Wisconsinites, whether it be because they got a pink slip, or are unable to find a job, or have had hundreds chopped off their take-home pay because of Act 10.
Since the 1970's, it has been unlawful for citizens to drive on State Street. However when we marched from Library Mall to our Capitol's steps last Thursday, Miles was one of the handful who decided to parade in his automobile. The consequences seem a bit harsh: spending 7 hours in jail (solitary confinement), denied phone calls, food, and deprived of his street clothes in exchange for some prisoner threads and treads. Did he know what he was getting in to when he decided to drive instead of walk?
Why? Because I don't like having to dodge sacks of corn flying around when I'm looking for friends or trying to concentrate on making a 3rd degree leg burn with my portable charcoal grill.
Sean Duffy is weeping about Marathon County Unions barring Republicans from participating in the 2011 Labor Day Parade in Wausau. Well Sean, what do you expect? That people are going to forget about your stride alongside Walker & Crew on their day? Seems like Sean Duffy was never educated about Labor Day beyond "a Monday off with beer and MTV". It's funny how his claim to fame was being on the low-IQ audience TV program "The Real World". Glenn Grothman would march with Tammy Baldwin before Wausau workers would let this guy jump in.
Democracy advocate Scot Ross from One Wisconsin Now! He's closely studying the case and subsequent dismissal of charges against Justice David Prosser. Unbelievable that somebody can simply throw out a statement that makes no sense and get off, with hardly a pressing question asked.
a true honorable gentleman In his most absurd statement yet, he tries to tell us that his hands suddenly decided to touch Ann Walsh Bradley's neck. Did he touch her neck? Yes. Was he trying to? You know, my hands frequently clench a fist when I hear the Infested Loudmouth RAVING over the fact that Prosser's charges have been dropped.
You're really that worried about whether or not John Q. Laidoff smokes pot, we should start thinking about the rules concerning who can and cannot collect benefits. Those who can, are potheads and alcoholics that held an honest job. Those who can't are fired for misconduct, which probably includes showing up at work drunk or stoned out of your mind. And if that isn't enough of a wake-up call, drug testing won't do any better.
McFarlanders are fed up with William Watson's obsession with feeding the geese. It's reached the point where the geese will ambush a brown Nissan Altima, the car he drives. The choices he's left with, as far as I'm concerned, are to either STOP feeding the damn geese, or give them a dose of AK-47 and be done with it. Or, maybe we can get every brown Altima driver in Dane County to swing by the flock and lead them WAY south.
Madison's Democratic State Representative Mark Pocan reviews with us his experience of being kicked out of the ALEC event earlier this month, and a review of yesterday's 4000-strong F-You to Scott Walker.
Since the "Conflict In Vietnam", Anne has been singing her heart out and bringing energy to every movement she's been a part of. This year's tragic legislation in Wisconsin is no exception, even as she keeps holding her terminal illness' head down under water.
www.libertytreefdr.org Ben Manski, Executive Director of the democracy advocacy organization The Liberty Tree joins us to discuss his plan to reform said democracy. Chopping down the corporations that are standing in the way of John Q. Citizen from ruling the country.
Justice Walsh Bradley said as Prosser made the verbal challenge, she responded, "Buddy, don't raise your voice again. I'm no longer willing to put up with this." She said she came up to Prosser, pointed at her door and told him to leave. Walsh Bradley said that's when Prosser grabbed her by the neck. Walsh Bradley began to yell and another justice separated them. She told detectives he didn't squeeze and that she was in no pain, but afterward "felt eerie" about the whole situation.
HOWEVER, Brian Schimming is projecting the idea that nothing even happened at all. All that while a 116 page stack of court proceedings is about to be released. Nobody writes that much for nothing happening, except in fiction.