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Meanwhile, Back in Madison: Scorching Temperatures to Continue for Two More Days; “Concerts on the Square” Show Will Go On Regardless of The Heat
• July 20, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Class, Health, The Heart, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: "Concerts on the Square", ABBA, AC, Air Conditioning, Children, Common Sense, Dane County Fair, Elderly, Fans, Freon, HBP, Health, Heart, Heat Index, Heat Wave, Madison Chamber Orchestra, Madison Metro, Madison WI, Midwest, Midwestern United States, National Weather Service, Power Demand, Power Supply, Severe Weather Advisory, Shade, Trees, United States, University of Wisconsin Madison, UW Hospitals and Clinics, Wendy Williams, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Capitol Building
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Enjoy Strawberry Watermelon Mojitos (via Baking with Basil) As You Beat The Heat This Week
• July 18, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Health, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Alcohol, Beverages, Chilling Out, Cold Drinks, Dehydration, Don't Drink and Drive, Drink, Drink Water, Heat Wave, Hydrating, Hydration, Ice Cubes, Lime Juice, Midwest, Mint, Mojito, Mojitos, National Weather Service, Rum, Strawberries, Summer Beverages, Summer Drinks, Watermelon, Weather, Wisconsin
The Recall Season Begins in Wisconsin And You Don’t Have to Show Voter ID Yet for These Elections Starting Tuesday, July 12
• July 12, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Labor History, National Issues, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Alberta Darling, Blacks, Dan Kapanke, Democratic, Democratic Party, Democratic Primary, Democrats, Dirty Tricks, Fake Candidates, Fred Clark, GAB, Government Accountability Board, Governor Scott Walker, Jennifer Shilling, Jessica King, Nancy Nusbaum, Randy Hopper, Republican, Robert Cowles, Sandra Pasch, Shelly Moore, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Driver's License, Wisconsin Identification Card
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Waking Up to a Fire Next Door
• June 30, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Uncategorized
Tags: Apartment, Apartment Fire, Fire, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Mifflin Street, Pinckney Street, Richard Pryor, Smoke Inhalation, United States, Walgreens, Webster Street, Wisconsin, YWCA
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: No State Supreme Court Justice Should Be Putting Their Hands Around Anyone’s Throat
• June 27, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Ann Walsh Bradley, Assassinations, Attack, California, Chavez Ravine, Concealed Guns, Concealed Weapons, Croup, David Prosser, Death, Death Threats, Dodger Stadium, Drama, Gabrielle Giffords, Governor Scott Walker, Guns, Jared Lee Loughner, Justices, Maiming, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Murder, Neil Postman, Physical Abuse, President Barack Obama, Radical Republicans, Recall, Republican, Republicans, Secession, Senator Charles Sumner, Shirley Abrahamson, State Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justices, The Civil War, Threats, United States, Violence in the Workplace, Weapons, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Workplace Issues
That Meriter Health Services “Teresa’s Knee” Commercial
• June 15, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Class, Commercials, Health, Love, Television, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "We Like You Better", Ads, Advertising, Advertising Campaign, BBDO, Cheese Curds, DISH Network, Green Bay Packers, Harley-Davidson, Knees, Knupp & Watson & Wallman, KW2, Lava Lamp, Local Ad Firm, Madison, Meriter Health Services, Oscar Mayer, Rayovac, Romance, Southern Wisconsin, Teresa, Victory Dance, WI, Wisconsin
It’s Going To Be HOT in Madison Today
• June 7, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Cooking, Food, Health, Stroke, The Heart, Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Babies, Cats, Channel 3000, Children, Conditions and Diseases, Dogs, Elderly, Gary Cannalte, Hard-headedness, Health, Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Hydration, Infants, Madison Metro, Pets, Severe weather terminology (United States), Southern Wisconsin, Stroke, Stubbornness, Sun, Sunblock, Sunshine, Temperature, The Heart, Water, Weather, Weather Report, Wisconsin
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: JoAnne Kloppenburg Concedes
• May 31, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Alberta Darling, Blue Cheddar, Dan Kapanke, David Prosser, Democrats, GAB, Government Accountability Board, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Luther Olsen, Randy Hopper, Recalls, Recount, Republicans, State Senators, Supreme Court Justices, The Wisconsin Legislature, Waukesha County Wisconsin, Wingnuts, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Judge Rules Against Walker’s Anti-Union Bill on a Technicality; But Walker and The Fitzgeralds Could Still Ram It Through Again
• May 26, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Capitol Square, Common Sense, Dane County Wisconsin, Democratic, Democrats, Eddie Munster, Fanaticism, GOP, Governor Scott Walker, Herb Kohl, Judge Maryann Sumi, Law, Madison WI, Open Meetings Law, Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican, Republicans, Senator Herb Kohl, State Supreme Court, The Fitzgeralds, The Troika, Tim Carpenter, Tommy Thompson, Vuvuzela, Wisconsin
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: In the “If It’s Not Broke, Don’t Fix It” Category, GOP Voter Suppression–Um!–Voter Fraud Bill Passes
• May 20, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", African Americans, Asians, Blacks, Democratic, DMV, Fred Risser, Governor Jim Doyle, Governor Scott Walker, Grassroots Democrats, Grassroots Movement, Identification, Identity document, Jim Doyle, Jim Holperin, Jon Erpenbach, Kathleen Vinehout, Latinos, Madison WI, People of Color, President Barack Obama, Racism, Reichstag, Republican, Senator Fred Risser, Senator Lena Taylor, Senator Risser, Southeast Asians, U.C. Berkeley, UW-Madison, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin
On Haitus for a Couple of Days More…Sorry. But Here’s A Little Something Something from Foghorn Leghorn
• April 10, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Health, Love, Plastic Surgery, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wendy Williams, Who I Am, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barnyard Dawg, Black Women, Blacks, Commercials, Common Sense, David Prosser, Foghorn Leghorn, GEICO, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Henery Hawk, Hiatus, Laptop, Madison WI, Resolving Problems, Self Image, Suzanne Somers, Television Commercials, TV Commercial, Warner Bros., Wendy Williams, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court
On The 43rd Anniversary of MLK’s Assassination, March in His Name Today for Workers’ Rights
• April 4, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, Obama Administration, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "We Are One-April 4", AFSCME, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Capitol Square, Collective Bargaining, David Prosser, Governor Scott Walker, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Madison City Hall, Madison WI, Martin Luther King, Michael Franti, Michelle Shocked, Progressives, State Street, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, The Rule of Law, Voting, Wisconsin
Dedicated to The Wisconsin I Love: Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” 1964 and The Impressions, “We’re A Winner,” 1967
• March 13, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Lena Taylor, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Revolutions, Sam Cooke, The Economy, The Impressions, The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Banned, Black Women, Blacks, Bradley Whitford, Capitol Square, Curtis Mayfield, David Prosser, Democratic Party (United States), Ed Schultz, Firefighters Union, Fred Risser, Hundreds of Thousands, Jesse Jackson, Jim Holperin, Jon Erpenbach, Julie Lassa, Kathleen Vinehout, Lena Taylor, Madison WI, Michael Moore, Middle Classes of Color, Pregnant While Lawmaking, Republican, Robert Jauch, Robert Wirch, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Song Lyrics, Spencer Coggs, State Senator Jon Erpenbach, State Senator Lena Taylor, Susan Sarandon, The Capitol Square, The Fab 14, The Fabulous 14, The Impressions, The Middle Class, Throngs, Tony Shalhoub, Wisconsin
“Burning” Madison, “Burning” Wisconsin
• March 10, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, The Clintons, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "Burning" Kansas, "Burning" Wisconsin, Barack Obama, Collective Bargaining, Democratic, John Brown, Kansas, LiveStream, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, One-Man Rule, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Public Employees, Quantrill, Representative Government, Republican, Sarah Palin, The Fitzgeralds, The Koch Brothers, Triangulation, Union Busting, Unions, United States, Wisconsin
Chad Vader Reports on The Demonstrations in Madison for Faux Noise
• March 7, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Arts, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Aaron Yonda, Capitol Square, Chad, Chad Vader, Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager, Comedy, Darth Vader, Faux Noise, Fox News, Governor Walker, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Matt Sloan, News Coverage, Onions, Plastic Palm Trees, Puppies, The Capitol Building, Tongue-in-Cheek, Unions, Wisconsin
Michael Moore at The State Capitol, Madison WI, Saturday, March 5
• March 7, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Democrats, Discrimination, Egypt, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Tunisia, Unions/Union Busting, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Brett Favre, Controlling the Message, Democracy, Documentary Filmmaker, Egypt, Faux Noise, Fox News, Madison WI, Michael Moore, Middle-Class, Money, Moral Compass, Ponzi Scheme, Poor, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Super Bowl, The American Dream, The Big Lie, The Fabulous Fourteen, Tunisia, United States, Wall Street, Wealth, Wisconsin
“This Is What Happens When YOU DON’T VOTE,” Wisconsin
• March 1, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Budget Cuts, Class, Discrimination, Education, Homelessness, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, People of Color, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Anti-Civil Rights, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Labor, Barack Obama, Class Warfare, Education, Faux Noise, Fox News, GOP, Governor Scott Walker, Governor Walker, Immigrants, Jeff Foxworthy, Lower Middle Class, Madison WI, Mayor Tom Barrett, Michelle Obama, Middle-Class, Mississippi, People of Color, Public Sector Unions, Republican, Republicans, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, Status Quo, The Koch Brothers, The Midwest, The Ministry of Propaganda, The South, The Tea Party, Tom Barrett, Union Busting, Unions, United States, Unreconstructed, Voting, Wisconsin
From Madison, Wisconsin: Where The Cops, The Iraq War Vets, The Correctional Officers, and The Firefighters Side With The People
• February 27, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Afghanistan, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Discrimination, Iraq, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Aryan Brotherhood, Capitol Police, Chet Millard, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Correctional Officers, Glenn Grothman, Iraq War II, Iraq War Vets, Madison Fire Department, Madison Police Department, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Police Officers, Police Unions, Prisoners, Prisons, Public Employees, Racism, Scott Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Unions, United States, Veterans, Vets, Wisconsin, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin State Capitol
“We Are Wisconsin”
• February 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Labor History, Labor Relations, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Collective Bargaining, Common Sense, Demonstrations, Governor Walker, Madison, Madison Wisconsin, Protesters, Republicans, Scott Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Union Members, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol
“King: Montgomery to Memphis” Documentary Comes Out of The Vaults After a 40 Year Absence
• February 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Documentary, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Film, Hate Crimes, National Issues, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "King: Montgomery to Memphis", 1955, African Americans, Black Power, Blacks, Desegregation, Documentary, Ellen Holly, Film Documentary, Freedom, James Earl Jones, Kwame Turé, Martin Luther King, Montgomery Bus Boycott, National Film Registry, Racism, Racists, Ruby Dee, Scott Walker, Segregationists, Sidney Lumet, Social Justice, Stokely Carmichael, The Black Power Movement, The Cheesehead Pharoah, The Civil Rights Movement, The Fifties, The New York Times, The Sixties, United States, Wisconsin
Hilarious! Governor Scott Walker PUNKed by Progressive Journalist Posing as Right-Wing Billionaire David Koch
• February 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Andrew Breitbart, Blue Collar Workers, Buffalo Beast, Buffalo NY, Charles Koch, Chuck Todd, Common Sense, David Koch, Democratic, Governor Brian Sandoval, Governor Kasich, Governor Walker, Ian Murphy, Koch Industries, Madison WI, NBC, Pat Simms, Polarization, Punk'd, Punked, Republican, Republicans, Right Wing Tool, Scott Walker, Skype, Splits, Ted Kennedy, The Beast (newspaper), The Democratic Party, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites
The Less Discussed Part of Walker’s Wisconsin Plan: No-Bid Energy Assets Firesales–to the Koch Brothers! (via Rortybomb)
• February 22, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Budget Repair Bill, Capitol Square, Collective Bargaining, Democrats, Demonstrations, Governor Scott Walker, Governor Walker, Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, Lies, Loopholes, Protesters, Public Sector Unions, Republicans, Rortybomb, Scott Walker, Selling Off, Selling Out, State Capitol, State Capitol Rotunda, Union Busting, Unions, United States, Wisconsin
From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin (via Politirature)
• February 21, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Labor History, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Revolutions, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Tunisia, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "The Isthmus", Activism, Arabic, Channel 3000, Collective Bargaining, Education, Egypt, Egyptian, Engineering, Engineering Student, Facebook, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Live Blogging, Live Video, Madison, Madison WI, Ohio, Republican Party, Republicans, Scott Walker, The Tea Party, The Uptake, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol, WisconsinEye, Word Press
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: The Standoff…and the Demonstration…Continues at the Capitol
• February 18, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Democrats, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, National Issues, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "The Isthmus", Capitol Police, Capitol Square, Collective Bargaining, Counter-Protesters, Democratic, Democrats, Families, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Walker, Legislature, Live Blog, Organized Labor, Republican, Scott Walker, State Senators, State Troopers, Unions, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Eye
Day Three of The Madison “Uprising” at The Capitol
• February 17, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "The Ed Show", Collective Bargaining, College Democrats, Crooks and Liars, Democratic Party (United States), Democrats, Ed Schultz, Faux Noise, Fox News, Gov. Scott Walker, Labor, Madison Wisconsin, Mary Bell, Ohio Senate, Rachel Maddow, Republican, Republicans, The Boy Blunder, The Mic, The Tea Party, The Tea Party Movement, Unions, WEAC, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Education Association Council, WisconsinEye, WXXM-FM
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