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Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday night news round up (4.4.11)

Dangerous Minds: New scandal brewing for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/gop_family_values_new_scandal_brewing_for_wisconsin_gov._scott_walker/


Britain's TUC leaders call for workers' rights in Wisconsin
http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-19410-f0.cfm


Angela Smillie: Letter to Perrotto
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_192760824077602&view=doc&id=200383386648679


Daniel Bice: No degree, little experience pay off big
http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/119159584.html


I Am A Man: Dr. King & the Memphis Sanitation Strike - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBDgH435oaU&NR=1


Dangerous Minds: Wisconsin is going to kick some Republican ass on Tuesday
http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/wisconsin_is_going_to_kick_some_republican_ass_on_tuesday/


Poll: Should members of the Janesville City Council be allowed to express partisan ideologies?
http://wclo.com/polls/2011/apr/partisan-city-council/


We Shall Overcome in Madison, April 4, 2011 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2M2hkTKBw


Robert Reich: Why we must raise taxes on the rich
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/why-we-must-raise-taxes-o_b_844606.html?ref=fb&src=sp


Justice Prosser Phone Bank - pictures of familiar faces
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=287238&id=311367366937


Inside Bay Area: East Bay unionists rally for Wisconsin workers, Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_17770952


Ryan set to unveil GOP budget with huge changes to federal programs
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/119200264.html


The 2011 TIME 100 Poll: Wisconsin's "Fab 14" State Senators
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058044_2060338_2060007,00.html


A visit to the Wisconsin State Capitol - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qatKkif9TM8&feature=player_embedded#at=51


Think Progress: 2,000 protesters march on Koch Industries' D.C. office
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/04/2000-protesters-march-on-koch-industries-d-c-office/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews


Illinois Republicans reject Wisconsin approach to unions
http://www.gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2011/apr/04/ill-republicans-reject-wis-approach-unions/


Washington, Oregon and Canada rally in support of Wisconsin - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6FbFLhUbM


Salon: The battle for Wisconsin gets a high-stakes reality check
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6FbFLhUbM






Get to know the other side: "Solidarity" is just another word for "we shouldn't have to ask"
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/119192064.html


The Northwestern: Effort to oust Hopper close to gathering required signatures for recall election
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110404/OSH0101/304040027/0/OSH020519/Effort-oust-Hopper-close-gathering-required-signatures-recall-election?odyssey=nav|head


Politico.com: Anti-union ads share a fake teacher
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0411/Antiunion_ads_share_a_fake_teacher.html


Bloomberg: Wisconsin Supreme Court race may help decide union law's fate
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-04/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-may-help-decide-union-law-s-fate.html


Robert Kennedy announcing the assasination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Indiana 1968 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6mxL2cqxrA


Wisconsin Gazette.com: Right-wing judge is wrong for court
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/opinion/right-wing-judge-is-wrong-for-court.html


Daily Kos: Scott Walker's administration gave a state job and a 26% raise to the son of a major supporter
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/04/963311/-Scott-Walkers-administration-gave-a-state-job-and-a-26-raise-to-the-son-of-a-major-supporter


Blue Cheddar: Tomorrow's April 5 vote in Wisconsin.  Voting basics and endorsements!
http://bluecheddar.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/ready-for-tomorrows-april-5-vote-in-wisconsin-voting-basics-and-endorsements/


Milwaukee County FIRS: John Doe Probe Becoming Who's Who List For Defense Attorneys
http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=2246


Leonard Pitts: At war against workers while the greedy get a pass
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_17753750?nclick_check=1


Rachel Maddow: GOP betrayal alienates police constituents
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/42386171#42386171


New York Times: Unions rally, linking their cause to Dr. King
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/us/05rally.html?_r=2&hpw


TPM: The Wisconsin Union Struggle Timeline
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/interactive/2011/04/the-wisconsin-union-struggle-timeline.php


Isthmus: David Prosser waffles on vow to denounce dishonest ads in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=32974


E.J. Dionne Jr. The end of progressive government?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-end-of-progressive-government/2011/04/01/AFQbjTXC_story.html


Chippewa Herald: Mental health advocates brace for budget cuts
http://chippewa.com/news/local/article_c53eaaa4-5d9f-11e0-94bd-001cc4c03286.html


Washington Post Greg Sargent: Wisconsin recall drive already making history
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/wisconsin-recall-drive-already-making-history/2011/03/03/AFupVZcC_blog.html%3E


The problem with Prosser
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/editorial/article_f4c82cde-3038-58e4-a178-872ca3c50f09.html?mode=story


Politicususa: The working class has sacrificed enough!  It's time the wealthy pay up
http://www.politicususa.com/en/working-class-sacrificed


Politico.com: Big money, union fight shape Wisconsin court race
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52455.html


Fighting Bob.com Dave Zweifel: Manufacturing discontent
http://fightingbob.com/article.cfm?articleID=1297


You Can Not Have My State.com
http://youcannothavemystate.com/


AlterNet: they're poor, scared, less educated, and left behind: new polling data from Gallup on conservatives and red state America
http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2011/03/31/theyre-poor-scared-less-educated-and-left-behind-new-polling-data-from-gallup-on-conservatives-and-red-state-america/?akid=6782.250609.NeiTM1&rd=1&t=18


Wisconsin Supreme Court elections must go
http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_1560dfe8-5d64-11e0-ac5f-001cc4c002e0.html

1 comment:

  1. Thursday, April 7 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm
    Lake Mills Municipal Building Council Chambers
    200 B Water Street
    Lake Mills, WI
    Scott Fitzgerald meet and greet lets give him a greeting he will never forget

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