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Do His Words And Deeds Validate Scott Walker, Eagle Scout?

October 10, 2011 by The Political E...

You will recall that in defending himself a week or so ago against any involvement in an unfolding John Doe probe, Scott Walker hauled out his Boy Scout experience to proclaim his virtue.

Gov. Scott Walker says he isn't worried about a John Doe investigation of his current and former aides.

That's because, Walker said, he is a man of integrity.

"I know that throughout my career - first in the Legislature, then as county executive and now for the last 10 months as governor - I live by the standards I got from my parents," said Walker, whose father was a Baptist minister. "Certainly, they got me to the rank of Eagle Scout, and I continue to have that kind of integrity."

How does that match up with his many false statements so rated after vetting by PolitiFact - - the most by any Wisconsin politician this year?

When Conservatives' Fortunes Sag, Haul Out Some Old-Fashioned Welfare Bashing

September 27, 2011 by The Political E...

Some Social Development Commission board members said Monday they were surprised to learn the state has threatened to terminate part of the agency's $24.8 million Wisconsin Works contract if it doesn't correct continuing problems and complaints in providing emergency assistance to needy families...

If the plan does not satisfy the state, or if there are any more complaints, the emergency assistance portion of the grant will be terminated, said the Sept.

Fitzgeralds, Worried About Student Votes, Schedule Hearing Out Of Ethics Concern

September 26, 2011 by The Political E...

The Legislature's Leading Fitzgerald brothers, nervous that student ID's may become valid as Voter ID's through some trick with official stickers engineered by the non-partisan, judge/schemers who make up the Government Accountability Board, have scheduled a legislative hearing to look into this clearly unacceptable possibility.

It may be that to vote in Wisconsin next year, college students must bring to the polls the 'free' (read: $28 state ID), and:

Color photos of at least three of the following - - Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Glenn Beck and Robert Welch, Jr.; a copy of Atlas Shrugged, (hardbound preferred, and printed in the USA), or, alternately, Surviving The Coming Crash With Rental Real Estate and $5,000 Gold; a copy of their high school diploma, at least one hall pass from junior high school, a copy of their elementary school class photo, and, of course, their birth certificate - - certified, notarized, bronzed - - and make sure it's the one with the footprint.

Meet the NRA board of directors; Not exactly your average deer hunters

September 14, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

The National Rifle Association works hard on its image.

They'd like you to imagine that the NRA's board is made up of people who are primarily interested in hunting, target shooting, gun collecting, and other mainstream pursuits.

But in reality, the NRA leadership is largely a group of hard-core extremists, interested in far more than hunting a few deer. A new website, by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, introduces the board's members. You'll be  surprised, if not shocked, to learn who they are and what they represent. Here's how the website describes them:

One only has to look to the NRA’s Board of Directors to discover that the organization is operated by a group of individuals who promote racism, misogyny, homophobia, anti-immigrant animus, religious bigotry, anti-environmentalism, and insurrectionism. Some active board members have even had close relationships with brutal dictators in outside nations. Put simply, members of the NRA leadership no longer make for polite company.