Category Archives: 2015-09-08

Tuesday / September 8, 2015

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“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” — Johann Wolfgang van Goethe, 1749-1832.

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Scott Walker: A Pander Too Far

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Pander Bear Scott Walker. By Capper Crooks & Liars (9/6/15) In Wisconsin, we take our football very seriously. Many of bleed green and gold and live and die by the Green Bay Packers. This is especially true since Scott Walker … Continue reading →

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Walker’s Numbers Continue To Slip, But Don’t Count him Out, Yet

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(Editor’s Note: Despite the falling numbers, I wouldn’t count Walker out yet. Maybe not for the Number 1 position on the GOP ticket, but we may yet see him in the Number 2 position. I have always said that if … Continue reading →

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Winning The Mental Game: Trump Has Got In Jeb’s Head

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The Donald gets away with endlessly mocking and belittling his opponents and, unlike the other Bushes, Jeb can’t handle it. By Elanor CliftThe Daily Beast (9/7/15) When Donald Trump calls Jeb Bush a “low-energy person” whose campaigning lacks spark, a … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich: Political Reporters Are Only Interested In Four Things (None Of Which Are Really Important)

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By Robert Reich Robert Reich’s Facebook (9/6/15) Political reporters know only three stories: (1) who’s up and who’s down, (2) how much money candidates have raised, (3) which candidates have made what gaffes, and (4) who’s attacking whom. They’re not … Continue reading →

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Lost In Waves Of Indifference: Aylan Kurdi Is Part Of A Lost Generation

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www.express.co.uk The little boy who washed up on a Turkish beach was one of 13 million kids the UN says isn’t going to school because of war—and overwhelming Europe’s thin refugee resources. By Barbie Latza Nadeau The Daily Beast (9/3/15) The … Continue reading →

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Finding A Second Chance: One Wisconsin Woman’s Sex Trafficking Ordeal

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By Ashley Luther Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/29/15) She thinks back to the night of the worst beating, the time she came so close to seeking help. She had been dancing all night at an out-of-town strip club and was tired. Her … Continue reading →

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Imagine The Right Wing Uproar If Hillary Clinton’s Security Detail Had Done This …

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Trump thugs rip away protest signs and punch protester in the face. The Brown Shirt mentality spreads in United States. By Steve M Crooks & Liars (9/6/15) This story barely caused a news ripple: Protesters clashed with Donald Trump’s employees … Continue reading →

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Mr. Smith Goes To Prison: Ex-Politician Shares What A Year Behind Bars Taught Him About America’s Prison Industrial Crisis

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Democracy Now! (9/2/15) Extended discussion with former Missouri state Senator Jeff Smith, author of the new book, “Mr. Smith Goes to Prison: What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America’s Prison Crisis.” Smith was elected state senator in 2006 … Continue reading →

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Senators Franken And Baldwin Convene A Roundtable On High-Hazard Trains

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Citizens Acting for Rail Safety (9/3/15) On Sept. 2, 2015, U.S. Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) hosted a roundtable of MN and WI officials, emergency responders and concerned citizens to discuss the risk of volatile High Hazard … Continue reading →

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Dept. Of Much Needed Humor — Santorum Nostalgic For Time When Beliefs Were Outlandish Enough To Make Headlines

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The Onion (8/31/15) WASHINGTON—Wistfully recalling the prominence he had in previous campaign cycles, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told reporters Monday that he is nostalgic for a time when his beliefs were considered outlandish enough to make headlines. “I sure … Continue reading →

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