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Monthly Archives: February 2011
FOX-TV’s Shep Smith: Wis. Is All About Union-busting
Years ago, the great leftist New York journalist Nat Hentoff told me that I should start paying attention to Shep Smith on FOX. I never really took him up on it. Perhaps I should. Smith, while declaring that he is … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Law, State Politics, Tea Party
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Scott Walker’s Prank Call
It’s not news at this point, but it’s always worth checking in on Jon Stewart’s take on the matter. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Crisis in Dairyland – Scott Walker Prank Call www.thedailyshow.com … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Law, State Politics, Tea Party
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President
The “indispensible American,” President George Washington, turns 279 today. Happy birthday, Mr. President. “It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes … Continue reading
Posted in Presidential Politics, U.S. History
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Walker-endorsing Newspaper Now Has Doubts
The Green Bay Press Gazette, normally a notable publication only during Packers season, is expressing editorial reservations about the take-no-prisoners approach of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the labor showdown unfolding in Wisconsin. The paper endorsed Walker during the 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, State Politics, Tea Party
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A Crack in Walker’s Wall?
Even as Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin maintains his no-compromise stance on dismantling the collective bargaining rights of state employees, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that some moderate Republicans in the Wisconsin assembly may be prepared to yield a … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Law, State Politics, Tea Party
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The View From Here
The storm is well under way, and everyone is hunkered down. This is the view from my front yard, looking south.
Posted in Visual Arts
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Mental Health Break
Why not take a mental health break? In this classic clip from the absurdist cinema of the early 1970s, Norman Mailer and Rip Torn have clearly both taken a break from theirs. The real madness–as opposed to self-conscious weirdness–starts at … Continue reading
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Why 1 Wis. Teacher is Joining the Protests
It’s easy for those among us who have gotten by in life without union membership to look down our snoots at those who pay union dues. And it’s true that unions have to some degree made a hash of things. … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, State Politics, Tea Party
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CBS’ Lara Logan Sexually Assaulted in Egypt
Let us pray that this is not deemed a useful new way to control press coverage. According to CBS News: On Friday, Feb. 11, the day Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Journalism, Security
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O’Reilly Calls Out Beck
Bill O’Reilly did a great job Friday on “The Factor” putting to the test Glenn Beck’s Bizzaro World theories about the Egyptian Revolution. There is nothing particularly revelatory going on in the video below, but it is great to see … Continue reading
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