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Tommy Thompson To Talk Stem Cells At The Vatican

October 17, 2011 by The Political E...

Our ex-Governor takes his last-ditch quest for one more Big Title (US Senator) all the way to Rome, Italy - - surely there are more actual votes in Rome, Wisconsin - - for a talk on stem cells, where just about anything could happen in a move so Onionesque.

As has been noted, Tommy has been all over the place on the issue of embryonic stem cells, but to the Right, which the one-time relatively moderate Tommy is courting, it's a closed issue.

Wisconsin innovations: worker's compensation, public employee unions, The Wave and now: Protest pizza via the Web

September 20, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Egyptians send pizzaIt's historical fact that Wisconsin was the birthplace of many progressive ideas, including worker's compensation, public employee unions, child labor laws, and more. Some even have advanced convincing arguments that the nationwide sports stadium phenomenon known as The Wave originated at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison during boring late '60s Badger games.

Now add to the Wisconsin innovation list this: Protest Pizza via Web. During last spring's massive protests in Madison relating to Gov. Walker's union-busting bill, sympathizers in Egypt and nearly 50 other countries ordered pizza by email for hungry demonstrators surrounding the state Capitol. The idea originted with sympathizers across Wisconsin and quickly spread worldwide. 

Pizza by Web has now become a part of long-form, sit-in protests elsewhere. The current mass protests on Wall Street in New York City are the latest venue. From a post at FireDogLake.com: