Savion Castro: Charlie Sykes’ Defense of Hate Speech Shows He Hasn’t Changed His Stripes
For 23 years Charlie Sykes’ radio show was the loudest megaphone allowing right-wing Wisconsin Republicans to foment racial division.
Capital Times, 05/02/2017
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Wisconsin Conservative Talk Show Host Ends 23-year Run
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal issue advocacy organization One Wisconsin Now, said Sykes has used his show to degrade political discourse in Wisconsin.
Associated Press, 12/20/2016Charlie Sykes’ Bullying, Racism, Sexism and Propaganda to Advance Wisconsin Republicans on Milwaukee Right Wing Radio Comes to an End
Charlie Sykes used public airwaves to deliver GOP talking points to attack the poor and minorities and degrade political discourse in the state of Wisconsin.
One Wisconsin Now, 12/19/2016Scot Ross: ‘Goodbye and Good Riddance’ to Conservative Mouthpiece and Broadcasting Bully
Today, to paraphrase broadcasting titan Edward R. Murrow, we say "goodbye and good riddance" to Charlie Sykes.
Capital Times, 12/19/2016Excommunicated: Charlie Sykes Is Leaving Radio As He Questions the Direction of the Republican Party
Scot Ross says Sykes has “degraded our public discourse” by denying opposing viewpoints an opportunity to respond to his attacks.
Capital Times, 12/14/2016The Anatomy of a Right-Wing Smear Campaign
The wallet and fingerprints of Scott Walker’s campaign co-chair, Michael Grebe, are all over this last-second desperate smear against Mary Burke.
Cody Oliphant, 10/30/2014Gov. Scott Walker’s Campaign Co-Chair’s Fingerprints on Latest Political Hit Job to Try to Maintain Power for Gov. Walker
A review of IRS records and Bradley Foundation reports reveals they have provided significant financial support for the media outlet that first reported on the smear.
One Wisconsin Now, 10/30/2014Memo to Charlie: Gov. Walker’s Student Loan Debt Fail
Gov. Walker and his sycophants like Charlie Sykes that regurgitate the Governor’s talking points can spin all they like. The fact remains that under Gov. Walker the student loan debt crisis in Wisconsin has gotten worse, not better.
One Wisconsin Now, 05/28/2014GOP Fatcats Pick A Side in State Assembly Race
Paid private school voucher advocate Jessie Rodriguez is the beneficiary of a windfall of over $45,600 in spending by a special interest group.
One Wisconsin Now, 10/21/2013‘Money Badger’ Minions Fight to Save Voter Suppression Efforts
Wisconsin's right wing noise machine is attacking the GAB for estimating GOP efforts to repeal same day voter registration will cost the GAB at least $7.2 million.
One Wisconsin Now, 12/11/2012Revealed: Joint Investigation by One Wisconsin Now & TheGrio Uncovers Anonymous Funder of Voter Suppression Billboards
This was not an act of free speech, but an expression of racism as despicable as the 'whites only' signs of the Jim Crow South.
One Wisconsin Now, 10/28/2012Respect the Integrity of the John Doe Inquiry
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported this week that popular radio personality Charlie Sykes received leaked information about individuals who might be charged in the John Doe investigation of criminal wrongdoing by aides...
Capital Times, 06/29/2012One Wisconsin Now Calls for Reprimand of Charlie Sykes Over Dishonesty
MADISON, Wis. — In a letter to Journal Communications CEO Steven Smith, One Wisconsin Now called for a public reprimand of right-wing radio show host Charlie Sykes for his for his conduct...
One Wisconsin Now, 06/28/2012Memo: Follow the Money
You've also probably seen the ads paid for by the special interests benefitting from tax giveaways, consumer protection rollbacks and lax public safety regulation enforcement by the Walker administration.
One Wisconsin Now, 05/21/2012Anatomy of a Right-wing Smear Campaign, Volume One
On Tuesday, the community and labor group Wisconsin Jobs Now was cleared of wrongdoing during this summer's recall elections against Senate Republicans.
Cody Oliphant, 12/06/2011Corporate Lackeys Rush to Defend Trillion-dollar Student Loan Debt
Over the weekend, our “$1,000,000,000,000 IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT – BIG BANKS STOLE OUR FUTURE” banner at the Occupy Milwaukee event was featured in a photo in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Not...
Cody Oliphant, 10/17/2011‘Swinging’ Kim Simac Signed Shockingly Strict Marriage Declaration
Because spouse-swapping Simac has such a peculiar personal past, the public has a right to call foul over her hypocrisy in signing the abhorrent Manhattan Declaration.
Cody Oliphant, 07/10/2011Right Wing’s “National Marriage Week” Failing Miserably
Early last week Wisconsin Family Action made a thrilling announcement: Republican Gov. Scott Walker had issued a National Marriage Week proclamation! While many view the week as nothing more than a thinly-veiled...
Cody Oliphant, 02/08/2011Will Walker Answer Three Simple Questions at Tonight’s Debate?
“Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, has yet to state publicly what cuts he would make, though his campaign says he will in the coming weeks.” [Appleton Post-Crescent, 6/13/10] MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee...
One Wisconsin Now, 10/14/2010UPDATE: Walker Violating Reagan’s 11th Commandment
Someone alert Jim Klauser: Scott Walker is violating Ronald Reagan’s so-called 11th Commandment, thou shalt not attack another Republican. Republican Mark Neumann issued a press release this weekend defending himself against Republican...
Cody Oliphant, 09/04/2010Walker Tries to Hide Support for BadgerCare Time Limits
For a year, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker has repeatedly and specifically called for time limits for the state’s BadgerCare health care program to provide coverage to working families.
One Wisconsin Now, 08/26/2010RoJo’s Fish Story: The Fishing License That Got Away
Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson, appearing on the Charlie Sykes radio show this morning, told listeners he was not a gun owner and instead was “raised as a fisherman.”
One Wisconsin Now, 08/12/2010Five Questions for Scott Walker on His ‘County’ Motorcycle Tour
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker is traveling across Wisconsin this week and will likely be talking with media about his priorities and the state of Wisconsin. With Wisconsin and the nation still...
Scot Ross, 05/16/2010The Wit and Wisdom of Owen Robinson
To grasp fully the breadth and depth of analysis and research stacked eye-deep in this advancement of opinion journalism, I suggest reading it aloud.
Scot Ross, 04/27/2010Shocker: Walkers Talkers Simply Do Not Approve of One Wisconsin Now
Looks like Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker has his rapid response done through the Journal Communications company. No sooner had One Wisconsin Now posted our analysis showing Scott Walker’s proposed county budget...
Scot Ross, 01/13/2010Shocker: WPRI-UW Right Wing Propaganda Polling Project Concludes GOPs Message About Doyle
There it is on the front page of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute’s website. Almost 800 words from George Lightbourn about ‘polling’ that concludes Gov. Jim Doyle’s Democratic backers in the state...
Scot Ross, 10/26/2009Guess Who’s Comin’ to Dinner?
National embarrassment Sarah Palin is coming to nationally embarrass Wisconsin, courtesy of Wisconsin Right to Life. The ant-choicer movement is bringin’ the Queen of Quit to its November 6 event at State...
Scot Ross, 10/20/2009Result of WPRI-UW Right Wing Propaganda Polling Project: Tommy! Over Feingold
We see more ‘credible‘ research from the suspect polling project between the state’s leading right wing think tank and the University of Wisconsin’s poli sci department.
Scot Ross, 10/05/2009Surprise: Right-Wing Think Tank-UW Poll Doesn’t Ask Public Option Question
Where’s the question on the public option? This has been the single biggest and most-discussed issue when it comes to health insurance reform.
Scot Ross, 10/04/2009WPRI Opposes Public Option for Health Insurance Reform, Supports Public Option for Its Polling
Using typical back-of-the-envelope, context-free math, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute’s is claiming that since the cost of the extraordinarily successful bipartisan BadgerCare program has increased since it was created, that we shouldn’t...
Scot Ross, 09/28/2009Moralist Crusader Nass Familiar With the Legal System
As the one of the state’s foremost moral crusaders, Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) is thundering about the need to expel Rep. Jeff Wood (Not an R-Chippewa Falls) from the legislature because of...
Scot Ross, 09/27/2009WPRI’s Cadre, John Torinus and the Myth of Liberal Media
Bopping through the Wisopinion.com list of blogs of the day, I was amused to see not one, but two posts from the conservative and oft-error-plagued Wisconsin Policy Research Institute featuring former members...
Scot Ross, 07/13/2009With Walker, Truth Stranger Than Fiction
When I asked last week whether AirTran would get naming rights for the Scott Walker for Governor Harley ride, in return for its corporate sponsorship, I thought I was being facetious. Sometimes...
Bill Christofferson, 06/19/2009The Walker Train Wreck: Day One
Musings on Day One of Scooter Walker’s second ill-fated run for governor: *** Announcing first on Twitter and Charlie Sykes’s show was a stroke of genius — if you think the hard...
Bill Christofferson, 04/27/2009Ripp Quick to Take Credit for Stimulus He Voted Against
Keith Ripp used to be a farmer and heifer raiser. Now he’s ‘representing’ the good people of the 47th district’his home town is Lodi. According to his campaign website, ‘Agriculture is one...
Robert Doeckel, 03/30/2009So Charlie and Mark, Wheres the Thunder on Pridemore?
So should we expect fireworks enthusiast Charlie Sykes, and the Mr. Pibb to his right wing Dr. Pepper Mark Belling, to call for Rep. Don Pridemore to be sent to Gitmo over...
Scot Ross, 03/19/2009GOP Legies Want Wisconsin to Have California’s Budget Crisis
Another headshaker from the Assembly Republican braintrust — this time bringing the same budget shackles to Wisconsin which helped drive California into its near economic collapse and nearly killed a bipartisan solution...
Scot Ross, 02/26/2009Yikes! Sykes! Right-Wing Radio Rants
In the most recent edition of The Milwaukee Magazine, former news director of WTMJ radio in Milwaukee Dan Shelley exposes hyper-right-wing radio host Charlie Sykes (and others like him) for what they...
Robert Doeckel, 11/30/2008Say Thank You to Beleaguered Summerfest
Rabid radio talker Charlie Sykes devoted more than half of his morning show railing on Summerfest for asking the Army to shut down a virtual killing game, urging listeners to call those...
Bill Christofferson, 07/01/2008Now He Tells Us: Sykes Agrees Gableman ’embarrassing’ Candidate
Even Charlie Sykes, who has no shame, is embarrassed — not by the kind of campaign that WMC and Mike Gableman ran, but by the candidate. He posts this comment from someone...
Bill Christofferson, 04/01/2008Have You No Sense of Decency, Charlie?
“Have you no sense of decency, sir?” Said more than 50 years ago by Joseph Welch in the famed Army-McCarthy hearing, the phrase should be directed this Wednesday morning to Charlie Sykes,...
Cory Liebmann, 04/01/2008Rightwing Radio Takes Off on Pedro Coln
You can tell a lot about a political candidate by the enemies he or she makes. In Pedro Coln’s (D-Milwaukee) run for the Milwaukee City Attorney’s race, Coln has gained the enmity...
Cory Liebmann, 03/30/2008