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Picture of the Day for July 2, 2015: On the Subject of Scott Walker Running for President
Posted by Elaine Magliaro The Chicago Tribune reported today that Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin plans to officially enter the presidential race on July 13th with a campaign announcement in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. For joy!
Pope Francis, Republicans, and the Gospel of Climate Change Denial (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore noted that since Pope Francis came “out on the side of acknowledging human-caused global warming, Republican presidential contenders are suddenly on the side of ‘science’ not religion.” Fiore: Thanks to the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Energy Policy, Government, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Science, Short Video, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon, Pope Francis, Republicans
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Pope Francis vs. Dumbass American Politician: Senator James Inhofe Says That the Catholic Pontiff Should Butt Out of the Climate Change Discussion
By Elaine Magliaro Last Thursday, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) told “a conference of global warming skeptics” at the Heartland Institute “that the fight against climate change is really about global control with little accountability.” Inhofe, the chair of the Senate environment … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Climate Change Deniers, Conservatives, Denialism, Government, Political Science, Politics, United States
Tagged Catholic Church, Congress, Dumbass Politicians, Global Warming, Heartland Institute, James Inhofe, Oklahoma, Pope Francis, Republicans, Sen. James Inhofe, US Senate
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Picture of the Day for June 13, 2015: On the Subject of Governor Scott Walker and Fascism (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, Mike Spindell published a post titled Scott Walker: The Fascist Who Might Be President. In it, Mike said he thinks that the current governor of Wisconsin “is a Fascist in action and belief.” Mike added, “It may be true … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Labor Movement, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, States, Tea Party, United States, Wisconsin
Tagged Fascists, Governor Scott Walker, Labor Unions, Mussolini, Picture of the Day, Republicans, Scott Walker
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“Shoot with Cruz” Campaign Fundraiser Reserves the Right to Conduct Background Checks on Potential Winners
By Elaine Magliaro Brendan James has an interesting article about presidential candidate Ted Cruz and one of his campaign fundraisers over at Talking Points Memo. As part of a recently launched “Shoot with Cruz” fundraiser, the Republican senator from Texas … Continue reading
Wisconsin Judges Considering “John Doe” Criminal Investigation into Scott Walker May Be Implicated in Same Kind of Offense
By Elaine Magliaro In April, I wrote a post about the Wisconsin Supreme Court being slated to take up a “John Doe” criminal investigation of alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Mary … Continue reading
Picture of the Day for June 4, 2015: On the Subject of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the Koch Brothers…and ALEC
Posted by Elaine Magliaro FYI: Brendan Fischer and Mary Bottari posted an article titled Scott Walker: The First ALEC President? over at the Center for Media and Democracy’s PRWatch yesterday. I have an excerpt from the article below the fold.
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Democracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Politics, States, United States
Tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Charles Koch, David Koch, Governor Scott Walker, Koch Brothers, Picture of the Day, Privatization, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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Picture of the Day for May 31, 2015: Republican Jesus
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Christianity, Conservatives, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Socialism, United States
Tagged Jesus
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Scott Walker’s “Scandal-Plagued” Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in “Full Meltdown”
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, Mary Bottari of PRWatch posted an article about Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin titled Privatization Fail: Scott Walker’s WEDC in Full Meltdown. (FYI: WEDC stands for Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.) Bottari said that during his 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Conservatives, Corruption, Economic Policy, Economics, Fascists/Corporatists, Justice, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Governor Scott Walker, Scott Walker, WEDC, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
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US Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Halt Probe into Scott Walker’s Gubernatorial Campaign Finances
By Elaine Magliaro Last month, I wrote a post about the “John Doe” criminal investigation into the alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Excerpt from my post: Prosecutors have alleged … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Democracy, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Politics, SCOTUS, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Dark Money, Governor Scott Walker, Money in Politics, Scott Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Club for Growth, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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