RPW Solicits Volunteers for Potential Voter Intimidation
This appears to be a roadmap for the RPW’s possible election day voter intimidation strategy. Voter intimidation is a felony and can be punishable with a fine of $10,000.
Wisconsin
No More Cuts Rally
Several hundred people are expected to attend a rally against Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and his never ending cuts of services, jobs and the basic quality of life. The ‘No More Cuts’ rally will take place on Wednesday, October 15th at 5 p.m. It will be held at Clas Park, which is on the […]
Nearly 3,000 Petitions Call for Van Hollen to Investigate Suspicious McCain/RPW Mailings
MILWAUKEE — Nearly 3,000 Wisconsinites have signed a petition calling on Republican Attorney General and John McCain for President state co-chair JB Van Hollen to investigate suspicious absentee ballot mailings coming from McCain and the Republican Party of Wisconsin. One Wisconsin Now, which launched the drive, delivered the petitions to Van Hollen’s office Monday. “We […]
Steve Baas and the Paid Sick Day Hypocrisy
Steve Baas, the government affairs director for the Milwaukee big business association has been a vocal mouthpiece for his special interests and against the effort in Milwaukee to require paid sick day benefits. He has fought allowing more than 120,000 hard-working Milwaukee citizens to earn modest paid sick leave benefits, even though he was not […]
Laverne and Shirley-style, IAM and UAW will make all your worksite leaflet dreams come true
In this loving video tribute to the Laverne and Shirley opening credits, IAM and UAW work to get the word out about McCain’s abysmal record for working families by worksite leafleting members of IAM Local Lodge 66 and UAW Local 9 at the Miller Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WATCH and enjoy! In this loving […]
With Economy in the Depths, McCain Stays Shallow
As the stock market continues to crash at historic rates, John McCain refuses to talk substantively about the issues that are most affecting American families. His lack of a coherent response to the economic crisis shows once again just how out of touch he is with the economic issues that concern the average American. John […]
Here We Go Again: Judicial Misconduct II
Earlier this year marked the first time that a sitting Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice was disciplined by her own colleagues on the court. Now, only months after Annette Ziegler received a reprimand, the state Judicial Commission has filed a complaint against Michael Gableman, the empty suit that WMC helped install on the high court in April. […]
Why Did Van Hollen Stay Off Predatory Lender Lawsuit?
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen refused to join a civil lawsuit along with 11 other states against one of the nation’s largest predatory lenders, which just netted a record-$8.4 billion settlement. Financial disclosure records show Van Hollen owned stock totaling as much as $150,000 in at least three subprime lenders. “Attorney […]
Why Did Van Hollen Stay Off Predatory Lender Lawsuit?
Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen refused to join a civil lawsuit along with 11 other states against one of the nation’s largest predatory lenders, which just netted a record-$8.4 billion settlement. Financial disclosure records show Van Hollen owned stock totaling as much as $150,000 in at least three subprime lenders. Attorney General Van Hollen […]
Van Hollen’s Partisan Plans Caught on Tape
After Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed his frivolous lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board (GAB), he claimed that his motives were not partisan. He went on to claim that his position as John McCain co-chair played no role in the suit even though the action could help McCain by disenfranchising hundreds of thousands […]
The McCain-Palin Health Care Shell Game: The Canary in the Mine
While America’s attention was riveted on hunting trophies and beautified pigs, Wall Street decided it was time to distract us with some melodrama of its own. The recent financial meltdown was not the work of foreign enemies, though it may give them great comfort to learn how adept we have become at producing self-inflicted wounds. […]
Sleaze Carriers or Sleaze Enablers?
On Sunday the Wisconsin State Journal reported that Wisconsin’s largest lobbying organization, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) may be rethinking the tone of their infamous political ads. Who could ever forget the sleazy and misleading ads that they have run, most notably in their state Supreme Court efforts to install empty suit Michael Gableman while […]
McCain v. McCain: The Role of Increased Government Regulation in an Unrestrained Free Market
John McCain and Sarah Palin have spent much of the past few weeks attacking the greedy, corrupt villains behind the collapse of our financial markets. And there truly were some pretty shady characters involved in some very questionable financial dealings. But a crisis of this magnitude never is the fault of just a few rotten […]
There is No Debate, There is Just More of the Same
The last eight years have been a complete and utter failure and everyone finally knows it. Senator John McCain has been a big part of the problem as he has supported the failed policies of the Bush Administration 90 percent of the time. If anyone had any doubt that that McCain would continue the same tired approach […]
Palin’s Pat on the Back
The morning after the country’s greatly anticipated and, thus far, most-watched vice presidential debate who knew the news media would be so riddled with such fervent pats on the back for Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. With such a low threshold for success, the praise for her public speaking capabilities seems a little over the top, […]
Milwaukee Woman Warns Wisconsinites about Dangerous Mismanagement of Atria Senior Living
My mother’s experience living in an Atria Senior Living facility is a cautionary tale for other Wisconsinites who are seeking housing and care for their elderly parents. When my father died in 2000, I moved my mother out of her apartment because she couldn’t do the stairs any longer without help. After a brief stay […]
In reporting on new NRCC ad, Cillizza did not note GOP support for Rangel earmark
Hey, check out this post from Media Matters: http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020004 In reporting on new NRCC ad, Cillizza did not note GOP support for Rangel earmark Summary: In a blog post, washingtonpost.com’s Chris Cillizza reported that the National Republican Congressional Committee released an ad attacking a Democratic House member who voted in favor of an earmark for […]
Van Hollen’s War Against African-American Voters
J.B. Van Hollen’s frivolous lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board, (GAB) is political mischief that could complicate voting for as many as 1 million people in Wisconsin. One Wisconsin Now, the League of Women Voters, municipal clerks, the GAB itself and many others have taken a stand against J.B. Van Hollen. Now the Milwaukee chapter […]
The Latest Episode of the WMC Funnies
Last week One Wisconsin Now filed a complaint against Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s big business lobby. The complaint was filed as a result of WMC’s lead lobbyist saying that they ‘actively lobbied for final passage of the UW budget’ even though that activity was never reported to the Government Accountability Board as required […]
The McCain Health Plan, a Disaster for Wisconsin
The Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAF) released a new report today which shows that Senator John McCain’s proposed health care plan would threaten the employer-based health benefits of 3.3 million people in Wisconsin. To make matters even worse, his plan could cause as many as 415,000 Wisconsinites to actually lose their health care […]
New Report on McCain Health Plan
With ordinary Americans increasingly struggling under the combined impact of the banking and health care crises, the Center for American Progress Action Fund is preparing to release a report detailing how the McCain health care plan would increase the burden on middle-class families in Wisconsin. The report, which will be released Wednesday at a joint […]
Partisan Power Plays and Probable Cause
A state equal rights officer has found enough evidence to believe that J.B. Van Hollen’s Justice Department demoted its head of the public integrity section in retaliation. Joell Schigur’s demotion came after she dared to question a plan to provide Van Hollen with taxpayer-funded security while attending a political convention. The Wisconsin State Journal reports […]
OWN Files Ethics Complaint Against WMC Over Failure to Disclose Lobbying Activity
One Wisconsin Now has filed a complaint with the GAB against Wisconsin WMC and its seven-member lobbying team for failure to report lobbying activities.
WMC is Not Above the Law
One Wisconsin Now has filed a complaint with the state’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) against Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and its seven-member special interest army for failure to report lobbying activities. In an August 20, 2008 memo authored by WMC’s chief lobbyist Jim Buchen claims ‘WMC actively lobbied for final passage of the UW budget,’ […]
What Caused The Crisis?
Please watch this video to get a short education on how the economic crisis got to this point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH—o
All Children Matter Guilty, But Remains Unpenalized
It’s time the Government Accountability Board to act on the recommendations of the former State Elections Board and penalize All Children Matter for violating Wisconsin election laws in 2006. The Election Board ruled last year that All Children Matter broke the law, but the pro-private school vouchers group hit with a stunning $5.2 million fine in Ohio […]
Constantly Reinventing Yourself Must be Exhausting
Although you wouldn’t know by his rhetoric recently, John McCain has always been a zealous promoter of deregulation and less government oversight. In 2003 he bluntly described himself saying, ‘I am a deregulator. I believe in deregulation.’ [CNN, ‘In the Money,’ 7/13/03] This has been McCain’s ideology for his entire time in the U.S. Senate and […]
Julie Enslow: A lifetime of working for peace
When I spent several years running a Madison-based organization called Nukewatch, working on anti-nuclear weapons and nuclear energy issues in the early 1980s, Julie Enslow was my primary Milwaukee contact, at an organization called Mobilization for Survival. I went off and worked in politics for 20+ years, then came back to antiwar work after my […]
Nass Winning Jihad Against UW
Rep. Steve Nass has won. A report by the conservative Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance says Wisconsin had the lowest increase in higher education funding of any state in the country over the past five years — save for Michigan, which actually cut higher education. Thanks, John Gard. Thanks Mike Huebsch. Putting Steve Nass in charge of […]
Save Wisconsin’s Vote!
Hundreds of thousands of legal voters are at risk ‘ but we only get utter silence from the McCain campaign. The media has been reporting that Wisconsinites have received absentee ballot applications from the John McCain for President campaign with incorrect return addresses, which would likely prevent the registration and processing from being completed. The […]
RPW-DOJ Communication Requires McCain Co-Chair Van Hollen Drop Partisan Voter Disenfranchisement Lawsuit
MILWAUKEE — New media reports that the top aide to Wisconsin Republican Attorney General had “multiple conversations” with the head of the state Republican Party over a partisan voter disenfranchisement lawsuit filed by DOJ require Van Hollen drop the suit immediately, according to One Wisconsin Now. Both Van Hollen and his aides had previously denied […]
The Taxpayer-Financed Legal Arm of the GOP
If there was ever any doubt that J.B. Van Hollen’s lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board was partisan at its core, the latest events this week should eliminate it. First, in a surprise to no one, the Republican Party of Wisconsin has decided to jump into the lawsuit and has filed a motion in the […]
Of lipstick and pigs
This weekend, I stumbled across this radio script I wrote for a commercial aired in February 2006 by the Greater Wisconsin Committee. Given the flap over whether Sarah Palin owns the word lipstick, I thought it was amusing. GWC 022406 LIPSTICK They say you can put lipstick on a pig – but it’s still a […]
The truth about voter fraud in Wisconsin
The highly respected Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School of Law, has a comprehensive, well researched and documented white paper by Justin Levitt on recent allegations of voter fraud allegedly occurring in Wisconsin and other states within the last eight years, entitled, “The Truth About Voter Fraud.” Once you read it, your […]
Will J.B. Face a Challenge at the Polls?
J.B. Van Hollen’s frivolous lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board, could disenfranchise up to 1 million legitimate voters in November. Much of that could happen because of very minor discrepancies such as a middle initial, clerical error or an old address appearing on a driver’s license. Even four of the six judges that make up […]
Van Hollen Should Fulfill Records Request Now!
It now appears that Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office is admitting that top officials at the Wisconsin Department of Justice consulted with Republican Party operatives regarding the filing of J.B. Van Hollen’s frivolous lawsuit against the state’s Government Accountability Board. The suit could cause as many as 1 million voters to be disenfranchised, an […]
PRECOURT PRIMER: McCain Co-Chair Van Hollen’s Quotes, Timeline
8/20/2008 Van Hollen Takes Helm As McCain state Campaign Co-Chair “I’m honored to help lead John McCain’s Wisconsin campaign, and I’m looking forward to his victory in November.” [Van Hollen Campaign Website] 9/2/2008 Karl Rove Meets with Wisconsin Republican Team in Minnesota to Discuss Strategy “Rove also talked politics with delegates, telling them he still […]
WDC Calls Out Van Hollen for Partisan Suit
Since J.B. Van Hollen filed his frivolous lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board, his partisan action has been panned far and wide. From OWN to the League of Women Voters, to the nonpartisan retired judges that serve on the GAB board and many others. Even the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said that his suit ‘smells of political mischief.’ […]
An unhappy anniversary
The Iraq Moratorium marks its first anniversary on Friday, but it won’t be a celebration. The goal when the Moratorium was launched in September 2007 was to put itself out of business by ending the war and occupation of Iraq. Perhaps that was a bit optimistic.Despite George Bush and John McCain’s belief that we are […]
Van Hollen’s ‘Opponents’: Democracy
JB Van Hollen, the Republican Attorney General who also coincidentally serves as the co-chair of John McCain’s presidential campaign, was on Wisconsin Public Radio today talking about his partisan lawsuit to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters in predominately Wisconsin’s cities. Over and over again Van Hollen referred those opposing his partisan lawsuit, such as […]
Troubling Mixed Messages from New Task Force
Shortly after becoming the Co-Chair for John McCain’s Wisconsin Campaign, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said the following: ‘I’m honored to help lead John McCain’s Wisconsin campaign, and I’m looking forward to his victory in November.’ The next thing you know Van Hollen is filing a frivolous lawsuit against the State of Wisconsin (which he […]
Citizen Action to Call Out McCain on Dangerous Plan
Tomorrow John McCain will hold a campaign event in Green Bay, and while he is there he should address the very serious concerns being raised by Citizen Action of Wisconsin about his health care plan. They are calling on him to offer a plan that would actually help working families who are now struggling to […]
New Election Task Force Must Investigate Specifics of False Absentee Ballot Mailing
MILWAUKEE — The newly-announced election task force by Attorney General JB Van Hollen and Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm must make its first task a complete investigation of the John McCain presidential campaign’s recent statewide absentee ballot application mailing, which numerous recipients report contains faulty information which could negate their registration. “John McCain’s campaign […]
Broken Record McCain’s Greatest Hits
I’ve heard about sticking to your talking points but this is getting downright ridiculous. Even though the Bush Economy has been a total disaster for sometime, John McCain has continued to parrot that the ‘fundamentals of our economy are strong.’ I’ve wondered if he kept repeating this mantra in the past because he is so […]
$900,000 Worth of Sleaze and a Strangely Silent GOP
Less than a month after sending out a blustery press release complaining about an advertising purchase by the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is strangely silent now that the reliably inaccurate Coalition for American’s Families has reserved almost $900,000 for television ads on Eau Claire, La Crosse and Green Bay television. […]
JB Van Harris?
If you’re still on the fence about the motives of Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen’s lawsuit to suppress voting in Wisconsin, you might want to click here: http://www.ozaukeecountyrepublicans.com/cm/pdfs/news/J.B.%20Van%20Hollen%20Newsletter%20-%20August%206,%202008.pdf But then again, no election official has ever corrupted our system and compromised the government’s integrity using their position to further partisan, political goals, right? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/08/08/politics/main305435.shtml […]
Coalition for America’s Families: $900,000, RPW Criticisms 0
MILWAUKEE — Less than a month after a blustery press release complaining about an advertising purchase by the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is strangely silent now that the reliably inaccurate Coalition for American’s Families has reserved almost $900,000 for television ads on Eau Claire, La Crosse and Green Bay television. […]
Partisanship, Arrogance and Planned Chaos at the Polls
Wisconsin’s Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is trying to remake himself into the very image of Florida’s infamous Katherine Harris. His filing of a frivolous lawsuit against the state’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) is little more than a politically calculated move to serve his party masters and apparently to suppress votes in November. When […]
One Wisconsin Now Calls for McCain Co-Chair Van Hollen to Recuse from Frivolous Lawsuit
Republican Attorney General JB Van Hollen has put the Republican Party ahead of the taxpayers of Wisconsin by filing a frivolous election lawsuit and must recuse himself.
J.B. Van Hollen, Wisconsin’s Katherine Harris
When he was running for Attorney General, JB Van Hollen made a fake lament about ‘frivolous’ lawsuits a major part of his stump speech. After all of that grandstanding who could forget him then filing his own frivolous lawsuit because he didn’t like a hard hitting ad that was run against him? Later, after he […]