The Only Appropriate Reaction to the Wisconsin Supreme Court's Decision on Act 10

The voter ID decision is also a biggie, but here is the orgasm-inducing quote from the Milkwaukee Journal-Sentinel:

In upholding Gov. Scott Walker's union law limiting collective bargaining for most public employees, the state Supreme Court effectively ended major litigation over the measure.

It's over.
We won, they lost.

Considering the string of defeats Republicans have dealt to themselves and their base, the long slow slide towards bigger government, and the utter failure of any Republican to actually roll back the progressive agenda anywhere, that a Governor and Legislature did so, in a place like Wisconsin, is huge.

This should also put pressure on Republican legislatures and governors to do more. What is their excuse, when this was pulled off successfully?

Kudos to the conservatives who (at least for the moment) govern the Badger State, and to the voters who put them in there and rejected a recall. To the latter group though, a reminder that November is coming. Please don't screw it up.

Posted by: CAC at 05:40 PM

Comments

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1 Thirst!

Posted by: Blanco Basura at July 31, 2014 05:38 PM (4WhSY)

2 Kasich and Scott just shat their diapers.

Posted by: effit at July 31, 2014 05:40 PM (knfPD)

3 That's cheating, Blanco, "firsting" when you got here 2 minutes before the thread was posted.

Posted by: andycanuck at July 31, 2014 05:40 PM (rUiVQ)

4 Full song:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VLnWf1sQkjY

Posted by: fluffy at July 31, 2014 05:41 PM (Ua6T/)

5 Just win baby.

Posted by: redenzo at July 31, 2014 05:41 PM (WCnJW)

6 Let the trashing of Scott Walker begin. He just became dangers. The more unhinged the attack the more they fear him.

Posted by: oc joe at July 31, 2014 05:42 PM (hqVUe)

7 So is this the Republican nominee ?

Posted by: The Jackhole at July 31, 2014 05:42 PM (6/J77)

8 Hawww........what is that from?

That's freakin hilarious!

Posted by: eleven at July 31, 2014 05:42 PM (fsLdt)

9 The Left hates Walker about as bad as they hate anybody. This one's gotta really sting for them, which is hilarious.

Posted by: spongeworthy at July 31, 2014 05:42 PM (uH1Id)

10 Democracy is dead!!~@!# Democracy is dead, ok~!@$$
*waaaaaaaa~!*

Posted by: Crying 'Democracy is Dead' Guy at July 31, 2014 05:42 PM (QKbPo)

11 Democracy died in Wisconsin tonight

Posted by: Douche with a Red Hat at July 31, 2014 05:43 PM (OYOmf)

12 Agreed. Don't EFF IT UP.

Posted by: locomotivebreath1901 at July 31, 2014 05:43 PM (CviIO)

13 That's cheating, Blanco, "firsting" when you got here 2 minutes before the thread was posted.

No idea how I did that. I was just dong this dance that starts out with a jump to the left...

Posted by: Blanco Basura at July 31, 2014 05:43 PM (4WhSY)

14 Supplementary ruling:

JoAnne Kloppenburg must wear a burka in public for life.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 31, 2014 05:43 PM (oFCZn)

15 Democracy died in Wisconsin tonight

Badger state don't give a shit.

Posted by: CM at July 31, 2014 05:43 PM (0NdlF)

16 I'm sure they've got buses full of immigrants to help get that progressive agenda rolling again

Posted by: brak at July 31, 2014 05:43 PM (Tj+s6)

17 Other states will be adopting the decision due to the aura of the penumbra? Yay team. :sarc

Posted by: leftist judges at July 31, 2014 05:44 PM (M+6rV)

18 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Thursday that an unconditional humanitarian cease-fire will begin at 8 a.m. local time in Gaza. It will last for a period of 72 hours unless extended, they said in a joint statement. During this time the forces on the ground will remain in place.

Posted by: The Jackhole at July 31, 2014 05:44 PM (6/J77)

19 Resuming bombing in 3..2..1

Posted by: The Jackhole at July 31, 2014 05:45 PM (6/J77)

20 Congrats Governor Walker. Good job!

Posted by: D-Lamp at July 31, 2014 05:45 PM (Vutl+)

21 MY GOD!

You mean that the state is not required to act as the enforcer for collecting dues for Public Unions?

MY EVERLOVING GOD!!!

wait ... that just makes too much sense.

Posted by: BumperStickerist at July 31, 2014 05:45 PM (4CVLy)

22 you haven't heard the last of me.

Posted by: john doe at July 31, 2014 05:45 PM (lrfmC)

23 Save the dong dancing for the ONT!

Posted by: andycanuck at July 31, 2014 05:46 PM (rUiVQ)

24 But he's not a college graduate.

Posted by: left wing signholder at July 31, 2014 05:46 PM (WCnJW)

25 Wisconsin's also got some major corrupt coordination going on between a lot of the Democratic people in power.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2014 05:46 PM (UWFpX)

26 Posted by: The Jackhole at July 31, 2014 05:44 PM (6/J77)

I think the record to beat is 4 minutes.

Posted by: RWC at July 31, 2014 05:46 PM (OYOmf)

27 This should also put pressure on Republican legislatures and governors to do more. What is their excuse, when this was pulled off successfully?

Posted by: CAC at 05:40 PM

Their excuse is that far too many don't actually believe in less government.

Posted by: KG at July 31, 2014 05:47 PM (p7BzH)

28 I should have spent the whole week up there. Tears of Unfathomable Sadness are a pretty good chaser for real beer.

Posted by: HR needs donuts at July 31, 2014 05:47 PM (/kI1Q)

29 I think the record to beat is 4 minutes.
That beats my best time by 3 minutes.

Posted by: john kerry at July 31, 2014 05:47 PM (rUiVQ)

30 All those dipturds that took over the state capital must be crying

Posted by: The Jackhole at July 31, 2014 05:48 PM (6/J77)

31 "the utter failure of any Republican to actually roll back the progressive agenda anywhere"

I'm still furiously pissed over the Commiefornia GOP having told us that the steroid-inflated plastic Austrian android from Hollyweird was going to be _the_ fellow to restore conservative fortunes in the Golden State.

I said, "Wait, what? The guy who voluntarily married into the Kennedy family and who gets on famously well with Uncle Ted the Oldsmobile submarine captain, this is the guy who is going to be the standard-bearer for the right?"

They said, "Yeah, it'll be great! Star power!"

I didnt buy it and I voted for Tom McClintock. Don't regret that.

Der Groppenfuhrer got to Sacramento and immediately hired a staff packed full of career liberal Democrats. Pushed for a huge array of left-wing policy nonsense like carbon taxes, "hydrogen highways" and unconstitutional ammo purchase restrictions. Was completely ineffectual in confronting the state's militant unions.

Ah-nuld capped it all off with a redistricting plan that was supposed to be objective and balanced and get rid of the more ridiculous sorts of uncompetitive gerrymandered districts. Democrats gamed it ruthlessly and emerged with more seats than before, and a tax-hiking supermajority in the CA legislature.

So when people say that Scott Walker is drab and lacks charisma? Buddy, I have _seen_ what a total disaster a candidate with literal movie-star charisma can be. I'll settle for unflashy solid competence, thanks.

Posted by: torquewrench at July 31, 2014 05:48 PM (noWW6)

32 Walker and his peeps are doing it right in WI. It does reflect well on the voters of Wisconsin that have had to bathe in hyperbole for the last 5 years because of the man they elected to change direction and kneecap the democrat machine... the Unions.

Posted by: Yip at July 31, 2014 05:48 PM (VllE5)

33 They will never give up.

This is great news...but they will never give up trying to roll this back.
Which means, we should never give up either.

Government Unions should be outlawed altogether.
They are outrageously unfair to Taxpayers.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2014 05:49 PM (puzrN)

34
Scott Walker to be labelled a Jew by the University of Wisconsin in 5-4-3-2-

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2014 05:49 PM (CMkNk)

35 Hey, Boehner! Look at this! Aaaahhh never mind, you worthless piece of shit.

Posted by: Soona at July 31, 2014 05:49 PM (P39al)

36
You mean that the state is not required to act as the enforcer for collecting dues for Public Unions?

MY EVERLOVING GOD!!!

wait ... that just makes too much sense.

Posted by: BumperStickerist at July 31, 2014 05:45 PM (4CVLy)

I look forward to the day when companies are not required to act as the collectors of taxes through witholding.

Make people PAY those taxes and you will see a lot better election results.

Posted by: D-Lamp at July 31, 2014 05:49 PM (Vutl+)

37 Wisconsin needs a win considering the beat down Chicago will be handing them in just a couple months

Posted by: navycopjoe at July 31, 2014 05:50 PM (YS3vj)

38 You know, several years back, I had an opportunity to give a speech that would have stopped Walker from being elected, but I decided against it because....... well, let's just leave it at I could've stopped him, but I chose not to. heh.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at July 31, 2014 05:51 PM (VllE5)

39 Yay! I like the red lettered format.

Posted by: ChristyBlinky,supermodel, po'd Benghazi reporter at July 31, 2014 05:51 PM (baL2B)

40 How fucking sweet. May the rest of the states follow. Stat.

Posted by: eureka! at July 31, 2014 05:51 PM (EgKCY)

41 Look, as far as I'm concerned the federal government is a write off. They're done, its just a matter of time before the vast debt and inability to function implodes its self. But state, county, city, and local government? That's where we need to be active. As local as possible, and spreading out from there.

The republic is done: pay attention at home. You can fix things there. You can make a difference at home. At home, the left doesn't have a multi billion dollar federal machine funding it.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 31, 2014 05:52 PM (zfY+H)

42
Make people PAY those taxes and you will see a lot better election results.

Posted by: D-Lamp at July 31, 2014 05:49 PM (Vutl+)

Unfortunately, too many people get excited about getting a tax refund. Known one too many people who say that it keeps them from spending too much money.

No self control, but deserve to vote.

Posted by: CM at July 31, 2014 05:52 PM (0NdlF)

43 well, let's just leave it at I could've stopped him, but I chose not to. heh.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at July 31, 2014 05:51 PM (VllE5)

Da fuq, yo? Dat's my stick... er, schick ahh! You know what I'm trying to say!

Now Imma let you finish.

Posted by: Kayne West at July 31, 2014 05:54 PM (p7BzH)

44 By the way, it looks like the push in the House to hand a manipulable border bill to Reid and Obama is going to come to a vote early tomorrow morning.

Those of you who have House representatives who are open to listening, or vulnerable to pressure, well, this would be a good time to inflict a nuclear phone meltdown on them.

Posted by: torquewrench at July 31, 2014 05:54 PM (noWW6)

45 They should put up a bill that says seal the border and nothing else

Posted by: ThunderB at July 31, 2014 05:55 PM (zOTsN)

46
Walker ups his candidacy status with this.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2014 05:56 PM (CMkNk)

47 So is this the Republican nominee ?

Posted by: The Jackhole at July 31, 2014 05:42 PM (6/J77)

I damn sight hope so; after voting for two tomato cans, following a couple Bushes and Bob fucking Dole, it's about time to feel positive about casting a vote.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 31, 2014 05:56 PM (swfpQ)

48 ...Democrats hardest hit!!

(In CA 90% of the collected dues go to Dem campaigns. The same elsewhere I would imagine.)

Walker is the only man with enough guts to be president.

Why do these other mealy mouthed gladhanders not see these results and Reagan's results and think, gee, I should man up?

Posted by: Pj at July 31, 2014 05:57 PM (cHuNI)

49 "In upholding Gov. Scott Walker's union law limiting collective bargaining for most public employees, the state Supreme Court effectively ended major litigation over the measure."

You wanna bet?

"Its not over until we win." Russ Feingold

Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at July 31, 2014 05:57 PM (bTXkJ)

50 Speaking of superior beings.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at July 31, 2014 05:57 PM (fBLZ3)

51
Yay, we stalled Progressivism for a moment.

Posted by: soothern man at July 31, 2014 05:58 PM (IESRt)

52 CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at July 31, 2014 05:58 PM (fBLZ3)

53 left out " Communists hardest Hit "

Posted by: Yip at July 31, 2014 05:58 PM (VllE5)

54 Now we need the 7th fed district it get the voter ID going

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at July 31, 2014 05:58 PM (HVff2)

55 31...So when people say that Scott Walker is drab and lacks charisma? Buddy, I have _seen_ what a total disaster a candidate with literal movie-star charisma can be. I'll settle for unflashy solid competence, thanks.

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I agree, torquewrench.

But unfortunately, it takes charisma to win these days.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2014 05:59 PM (puzrN)

56 And then Walker will run for president and will be pounded into the ground with demands that he cater to the middle and then he'll reiterate his support for amnesty and then he'll be vague on gay marriage and then he'll lose.

Sorry, but I've seen this enough times, and as much as people may like Walker from a fiscal, anti-union perspective...remember that Christie rose to prominence on the same platform.

Posted by: S at July 31, 2014 05:59 PM (NhLdG)

57 Collective bargaining sucks. Public employees suck.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at July 31, 2014 06:00 PM (fBLZ3)

58 Movie star charisma?

We're not talking about who I think we're talking about are we?

Posted by: eleven at July 31, 2014 06:01 PM (fsLdt)

59 Winning doesn't suck.

Later, all.

God bless. :-)

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at July 31, 2014 06:01 PM (fBLZ3)

60 "Uncle Ted the Oldsmobile submarine captain"

killin me man

Posted by: dumbartist at July 31, 2014 06:01 PM (ahBY0)

61 The Palis will be unable to resist firing rockets on Israel during sabbath. No way

Posted by: ThunderB at July 31, 2014 06:01 PM (zOTsN)

62 The ~~Left~~ GOPe hates Walker about as bad as they hate anybody. This one's gotta really sting for them, which is hilarious.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 31, 2014 06:01 PM (swfpQ)

63 41
Look, as far as I'm concerned the federal government is a write off.
They're done, its just a matter of time before the vast debt and
inability to function implodes its self. But state, county, city, and
local government? That's where we need to be active. As local as
possible, and spreading out from there.

The republic is done: pay attention at home. You can fix things
there. You can make a difference at home. At home, the left doesn't
have a multi billion dollar federal machine funding it.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor

Agreed. Local, state, or grassroots level is all that is left to us.

Posted by: backhoe at July 31, 2014 06:02 PM (ULH4o)

64 We've got to track this guy down again, and get his reaction, if he hasn't been institutionalized yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy8FSyI_Djg

Posted by: Cheese Smells Like Victory! at July 31, 2014 06:02 PM (Mrl1e)

65 @48 (In CA 90% of the collected dues go to Dem campaigns. The same elsewhere I would imagine.)
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This is one thing that people in California can actually do something about. Californians passed a law not too long ago that allowed union members to opt out of having their dues spent on political stuff. iirc, any dues that would have been spent on political stuff need to be refunded. The only catch is that the union member needs to request that their dues are treated in this fashion. It's not a passive thing.

A few years back, a handful of the big unions in the state tried to use some creative accounting to justify political expenditures using dues from people who'd opted out. The resulting lawsuit made its way to the US Supreme Court, where the unions lost.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2014 06:03 PM (UWFpX)

66 Posted by: CM at July 31, 2014 05:52 PM (0NdlF

People don't get it when I say "if you owe taxes you've done it right."

They say all sorts of crazy things.

They fail to realize that they're basically giving the government an interest free loan. They don't even recognize it as their money.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) And father to be in 5 months! at July 31, 2014 06:03 PM (HDwDg)

67 ...as well as the woman at 0:54 of this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro6Qfm1ySKQ

Posted by: Cheese Smells Like Victory! at July 31, 2014 06:04 PM (Mrl1e)

68 Yes, junior, it's a very strenuous process, and the unions make it as secret and difficult as possible.

Posted by: Pj at July 31, 2014 06:05 PM (cHuNI)

69 Hey, here's an idea! Lets elect Scott Walker President and see if he can duplicate his success.

Posted by: MTF at July 31, 2014 06:06 PM (6um35)

70 Good job, but I'm not joining the Walker fan club until he stops subsidizing "white privilege" conferences and reins in the University of Wisconsin commie camp.

Until then he (they) are just hatin' whitey in a more fiscally responsible manner.

Posted by: ChicagoRefugee at July 31, 2014 06:06 PM (mTeux)

71 They don't even recognize it as their money.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) And father to be in 5 months! at July 31, 2014 06:03 PM (HDwDg)

That's precisely the mindset the gov't wants the citizenry to have.

Posted by: kathysaysso at July 31, 2014 06:07 PM (jPT60)

72 What happened? This pixy thing is all fucked up.

Posted by: kathysaysso at July 31, 2014 06:07 PM (jPT60)

73 They fail to realize that they're basically giving
the government an interest free loan. They don't even recognize it as
their money.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) And father to be in 5 months! at July 31, 2014 06:03 PM (HDwDg)

That right there is an indication of a poor education system leading to serfdom and substandard parenting. The ideal situation is to owe the maximum amount while avoiding a penalty.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 31, 2014 06:07 PM (swfpQ)

74 Posted by: junior at July 31, 2014 06:03 PM (UWFpX

When I had my job at the grocery store we had to sit there where another employee told us why we should fill out the form authorizing the union to take extra dues specifically for political purposes.

She talked about how the union was great during the strike running ads bashing the grocers to get people on their side. (I guess that was 2 strikes ago, because the last strike the union didn't back the membership since had no bargaining power but the members were idiots.)

I asked if I wrote in a negative number if I'd get money back and she got mad.

Technically the law here is that mandatory dues can only cover collective bargaining costs. I say technically because I'm fairly certain they've found a way around that.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) And father to be in 5 months! at July 31, 2014 06:08 PM (HDwDg)

75 MTF
I second Walker comment !!

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2014 06:08 PM (sj3Ax)

76 This was mentioned in the previous thread ,but here is the link: US Embassy in Tel Aviv Severely Restricts Visas for Israelis

http://tinyurl.com/ncecx2b

just when I thought I could not possibly loathe tfg and co. any more...

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at July 31, 2014 06:09 PM (EJ/Tn)

77 58 Movie star charisma?

We're not talking about who I think we're talking about are we?

Posted by: eleven at July 31, 2014 06:01 PM (fsLdt)

---------

I don't know. ...Who are you thinking about?
You're talking potential Presidential candidates, right?

Personally, I don't know of anyone on the R-side who has 'movie-star charisma'.

The good news in...the D-side doesn't have anyone with movie-star charisma either.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2014 06:09 PM (puzrN)

78 Is anyone in this post Jewish? I'm asking for a friend.

Posted by: A Belgian Doctor at July 31, 2014 06:10 PM (lWVpy)

79 77...good news *is*

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2014 06:10 PM (puzrN)

80 "Look, as far as I'm concerned the federal government is a write off."

Maybe you are right. Who could have foreseen that a governor would actually turn down federal money, as in the Obamacare Medicaid expansion? Nobody died yet or voted against the governor.

Maybe these rebel states should just stick together and share strategies to avoid the Leviathan. I for one would pull up stakes and move to one of those states.

Let CA, Illinois and NYC and Detroit sink under the own weight. We can't stop them anyway, not with this group of weak sisters in DC.

I do disagree that Walker is like Christie. Christie talked a big game and insulted everyone, which I loved, but that's abut it. Walker quietly acted. And stuck to his guns!

Posted by: Pj at July 31, 2014 06:10 PM (cHuNI)

81 Dammit CAC , don't try to make me feel better , I'm trying to make my peace with the "End of the World as we know it" .

Posted by: awkward davies at July 31, 2014 06:11 PM (Z+Mqb)

82 @69 Hey, here's an idea! Lets elect Scott Walker President and see if he can duplicate his success.
-----------------

On the one hand, "Yeah, great!"

On the other hand, they *really* need him in Wisconsin. The Libs are going nuts over the changes in the state right now, and some very troubling tactics are being employed by them. Send Walker off to the White House, and you risk letting the Libs get their claws back into everything and undoing all of Walker's hard work in that state.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2014 06:11 PM (UWFpX)

83 73
They fail to realize that they're basically giving

the government an interest free loan. They don't even recognize it as

their money.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) And father to be in 5 months! at July 31, 2014 06:03 PM (HDwDg)

That
right there is an indication of a poor education system leading to
serfdom and substandard parenting. The ideal situation is to owe the
maximum amount while avoiding a penalty.

Posted by: Captain Hate

Yep. I sure wish schools would teach basic economics. Hell, even "home economics" would be an improvement....

Posted by: backhoe at July 31, 2014 06:12 PM (ULH4o)

84 Market seemed unimpressed by captain bullshits super duper recovery today

Posted by: ThunderB at July 31, 2014 06:12 PM (zOTsN)

85 Did any of the Justices throw punches at each other?

Posted by: Pug the Boneless at July 31, 2014 06:13 PM (58ht/)

86 81 Dammit CAC , don't try to make me feel better , I'm trying to make my peace with the "End of the World as we know it" .

Posted by: awkward davies at July 31, 2014 06:11 PM (Z+Mqb)

A little hope to string you along a little further, before crushing it. (Me bitter about 2012? Nahhh)

Posted by: CM at July 31, 2014 06:14 PM (0NdlF)

87 72 What happened? This pixy thing is all fucked up.

Posted by: kathysaysso at July 31, 2014 06:07 PM (jPT60)

++++

Pixy views anyone who uses copy and paste with deep suspicion. To avoid her countermeasures, care must be taken to launder any copied text through a text editor like Notepad. Ironically, that goes doubly so if you are using copy and paste on text you found on this very site.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 31, 2014 06:14 PM (IN7k+)

88 I do disagree that Walker is like Christie. Christie
talked a big game and insulted everyone, which I loved, but that's abut
it. Walker quietly acted. And stuck to his guns!

Posted by: Pj at July 31, 2014 06:10 PM (cHuNI)

Exactly. Fat RINO Bastard insulted a mousey whiney caricature of a public school teacher whom it would be difficult to parody. If somebody told me she was a plant I wouldn't be skeptical.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 31, 2014 06:15 PM (swfpQ)

89 I think Walker should stay where he is. Send some lunatic or numbskull up there for the presidency, it doesn't really matter at this point. Make him amusing or at least get it over with faster.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 31, 2014 06:15 PM (zfY+H)

90 What's the over/under on Ham-ass breaking the ceasefire?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 31, 2014 06:15 PM (QKbPo)

91 The good news in...the D-side doesn't have anyone with movie-star charisma either.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2014 06:09 PM (puzrN)

Matt Damon!

Posted by: Matt Damon! at July 31, 2014 06:15 PM (x3YFz)

92 Errr instead of "insulted" I should've written "took to task".

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 31, 2014 06:16 PM (swfpQ)

93 Pixy is a he and he's Australian and he hates us.

Posted by: eleven at July 31, 2014 06:16 PM (fsLdt)

94 Chris Cristie defines the word "Fucko"

Posted by: TangoNine at July 31, 2014 06:17 PM (x3YFz)

95 I came, I saw, I came.

Posted by: Sir Not Appearing In This Thread at July 31, 2014 06:17 PM (VQuj7)

96 I don't know about the rest of you but I definitely prefer the posts by CAC over that idiot Brandon Finnegan

Posted by: Buzzion at July 31, 2014 06:17 PM (z/Ubi)

97 Pixy views anyone who uses copy and paste with deep
suspicion. To avoid her countermeasures, care must be taken to launder
any copied text through a text editor like Notepad. Ironically, that
goes doubly so if you are using copy and paste on text you found on this
very site.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 31, 2014 06:14 PM (IN7k+)

AoS commenting.

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Posted by: TangoNine at July 31, 2014 06:18 PM (x3YFz)

98 I need to find that video of the lib teacher(?) crying as the protests were packing up and leaving town. Comedy gold.

Posted by: Dang at July 31, 2014 06:20 PM (MNq6o)

99 We all know the real reason behind this evil - Scott Walker's real name is Scott Walkerstein. I will be issuing an executive order requiring all Republicans to wear a badge indicating the amount of Joo blood in them, since they often wear hairpieces to conceal their horns.

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at July 31, 2014 06:20 PM (tv7DV)

100 Gov. Jindal says that we now have 1071 illegal kids in LA. (not that he phrased it that way)

In addition to all the other reasons for being unhappy about it, he brings up one little thing: it's hurricane season. You toss a 1000 people in the state and don't want to tell local officials about it?

What could go wrong?

Posted by: Mama AJ at July 31, 2014 06:20 PM (SUKHu)

101 From the sidebar: ...collective bargaining remains a creation of legislative grace and not constitutional obligation. The First Amendment cannot be used as a vehicle to expand the parameters of a benefit that it does not itself protect". [krak/t]

This.

How unions have been able to hide behind the first amendment to justify collective bargaining, I will never understand.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 31, 2014 06:21 PM (1UzRc)

102 >>>It's over.

We won, they lost.<<<

Dems get favorable ruling = Settled law

Repubs get favorable ruling = Will be fought until it's "settled" in the Dems' favor

Posted by: would that it were, would that it were at July 31, 2014 06:21 PM (y8Oh1)

103 Suck it, liberals.

And on that note, I'm off to research how to make jam.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod (tm) at July 31, 2014 06:21 PM (GrtrJ)

104 American politics is turning me into a masochist .
Walker wins crushing victory in Wisc , followed by Boehner in secret committee looking to pass some form of amnesty .

Oooh baby , it hurts sooo good .

Deer season is almost here , it may save my sanity .
Got to get out in the woods .

Posted by: awkward davies at July 31, 2014 06:21 PM (Z+Mqb)

105 AoS commenting.

Brought to yu courtesy of Atari and Commodore.

Posted by: TangoNine at July 31, 2014 06:18 PM (x3YFz)

I have a suspicion that they are running this site on my old Atari 400....

Posted by: Damned membrane keyboard at July 31, 2014 06:22 PM (tv7DV)

106 I need to find that video of the lib teacher(?) crying as the protests were packing up and leaving town. Comedy gold.

Posted by: Dang at July 31, 2014 06:20 PM (MNq6o)

Was it as good as that occupy trust fund kiddie protester who was born with an extra inch between his eyes so he looked like a fish crying "help us!" ?

Posted by: TangoNine at July 31, 2014 06:22 PM (x3YFz)

107 Heh. Mark Levin just played Mika Zbignzzxxki's "Morning Jew" comment, and added, "What am I, the Evening Jew?"

Posted by: rickl at July 31, 2014 06:23 PM (sdi6R)

108 It's funny because it's so wrong...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS7hUQ40bbY

"We Can Beat This Town" music video for the Madison protests. Wallow in their failure.

Posted by: Dang at July 31, 2014 06:24 PM (MNq6o)

109 And CAC's man-crush over Walker continues unabated.

Posted by: The Political Hat at July 31, 2014 06:24 PM (CTCNK)

110 A Walker we can believe in.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 31, 2014 06:24 PM (V852H)

111 I hope Walker runs for pres and sets up Wisconsin before he goes. Kind of a conservative syndicate with ties to the White house when he gets in. Like Illinois in reverse?

Posted by: dumbartist at July 31, 2014 06:25 PM (ahBY0)

112 the occupy trust fund baby crying.

It's comedy gold.

http://tinyurl.com/ozsl267

Posted by: TangoNine at July 31, 2014 06:25 PM (x3YFz)

113 On the Voter ID decision, the WI SC somehow changed the law so it wouldn't cost too much. (Nobody knows what this means). WI AG Van Holland thinks that will help in the 7th Circuit, and maybe get us Voter ID for November. Don't know, but the 7th has been tearing the progs a new one on the John Doe and campaign finance laws.

Posted by: Henry at July 31, 2014 06:25 PM (aMwpx)

114 Nude Wanker Thread

Posted by: toby928(C) at July 31, 2014 06:25 PM (QupBk)

115 Why do these other mealy mouthed gladhanders not see these results and Reagan's results and think, gee, I should man up?

Why? Because they are lazy fucking dimwits is why.

Posted by: effit at July 31, 2014 06:26 PM (knfPD)

116 104...Deer season is almost here , it may save my sanity . Got to get out in the woods .

Posted by: awkward davies at July 31, 2014 06:21 PM (Z+Mqb)

With all the illegal aliens hiding out in the woods...there may not be any deer left.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2014 06:27 PM (puzrN)

117 What is their excuse, when this was pulled off successfully?

Rhinoism.

I do like how Walker just goes quietly about his business governing from the right. Do this, Do that, don't do that, no big speeches, no childish calling out the other side, just business.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2014 06:28 PM (Aa8dh)

118 With all the illegal aliens hiding out in the woods...there may not be any deer left.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2014 06:27 PM (puzrN)

Welp... if it ain't wearing an orange vest...

Posted by: TangoNine at July 31, 2014 06:28 PM (x3YFz)

119 >>With all the illegal aliens hiding out in the woods...there may not be any deer left.
Posted by: wheatie

Strap some antlers on them.

Posted by: Aviator at July 31, 2014 06:28 PM (3rrMW)

120 Seems appropriate...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNyDjkPO8l0

Fred Willard from A Mighty Wind saying, "Hey, Wha' Happened?"

Posted by: Dang at July 31, 2014 06:28 PM (MNq6o)

121 Morning Jew....heh

Yeah........I'd do Mika. I don't care how stupid she is.

Posted by: eleven at July 31, 2014 06:29 PM (fsLdt)

122 Sell the illegals a hunting outfit in brown with antlers on the hoodie.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 31, 2014 06:30 PM (V852H)

123 the occupy trust fund baby crying.

It's comedy gold.

http://tinyurl.com/ozsl267

Posted by: TangoNine

That is a thing of beauty. I remember one where a girl was crying as the protestors were leaving town on the buses. Trying to get them to stay and getting very pissed off that they weren't.

Posted by: Dang at July 31, 2014 06:34 PM (MNq6o)

124 Walker wins crushing victory in Wisc, followed by Boehner in secret committee looking to pass some form of amnesty .

Posted by: awkward davies at July 31, 2014 06:21 PM (Z+Mqb)

First, do you actually know that about Boehner, or are you just making stuff up based on what you assume he is trying to do because he's so gosh darned evil (and orange)?

Second, bad news for you, but Scott Walker is on record saying that he supports a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and for increasing legal immigration as well. And I hear he's thinking of getting a spray-on tan.

Posted by: CQD at July 31, 2014 06:34 PM (WbsS3)

125 Getting ready for the bombing of the Commodore Hotel:

http://goo.gl/2W2OeW

I wonder what Hamas has hiding in it? Maybe, its over a bunker and they will use a bunker buster?

Posted by: Pug the Boneless at July 31, 2014 06:42 PM (58ht/)

126 Lord ha mercy , I'd hate to shoot someone by accident , illegal or not .

Now if some foreign entity (looking' at you, Aztlan,La Raza pricks) would go ahead and declare it an invasion of U.S. territory then you'd see some accurate rifle fire , across the entire country .

Posted by: awkward davies at July 31, 2014 06:42 PM (Z+Mqb)

127 Har har har, but what happens the first time a hunter guns down some illegal hiding in the woods? Not only is that guy's life ruined but the left rises up like a wave to ban hunting, ban rifles, ban entering woods, parading sad children across the screen weeping in fear for their lives as they try to reach freedom and are gunned down by evil white gun loving Bible thumpers who probably marry their sister on the side.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 31, 2014 06:46 PM (zfY+H)

128 CQD , no I have no knowledge of Boehners intentions on amnesty .
Mostly just a lame attempt at humor .
I do , however expect to get fucked by most politicians , across the political spectrum .

Posted by: awkward davies at July 31, 2014 06:50 PM (Z+Mqb)

129 is that from portlandia?

Posted by: viking at July 31, 2014 06:52 PM (BFRrE)

130 Scott Walker *might* be the 21st century version of Calvin Coolidge.
Perry/Walker or Walker Perry = Walker Texas Ranger

Posted by: TheThinMan at July 31, 2014 06:53 PM (YOOZO)

131 Hmmm. All these hotels in Gaza City are still getting these calls from the IDF to evacuate.

Posted by: Pug the Boneless at July 31, 2014 06:55 PM (58ht/)

132 Meh. No judge-shopping in WI?

psshhh.

Posted by: socalcon at July 31, 2014 06:57 PM (vHlQ5)

133 We need more stories like this. Let's keep winning governorships and state legislatures, and then using them to roll back whatever parts of the progtard agenda we can!

And if it takes several cycles to weed out enough GOPers who won't go along with our agenda, then let's do this as well.

Outstanding work, Wisconsin!

Posted by: Blor-Utar at July 31, 2014 07:04 PM (46bIl)

134 One of the greatest weaknesses of the left's schemes for America is the basically federalist structure of the government. States are practically autonomous in many ways, although the federal larder has made that less so by holding the Damocles sword of withholding funds over the heads of governors. Sherriffs are just about the ultimate authority in their regions, and states can tell the federal government to go to hell almost every single time.

The more states we can turn toward Walker and away from Bloomberg, the harder their task is. Our biggest fault on the right has been to try to fight the left on their battlefield of their choosing with their tools. We have our tools and should be using them. Fight local, fight smart.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 31, 2014 07:10 PM (zfY+H)

135 .

Outstanding work, Wisconsin!
Posted by: Blor-Utar at July 31, 2014 07:04 PM (46bIl)

Thank you, thank you very much

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at July 31, 2014 07:10 PM (HVff2)

136 "...pulled off successfully" indeed! It was a masterful stroke! Although it has been hard at times, the Governor has things well in hand and it is great to see him beating off his challengers. Obviously, in Wisconsin the public comes first when Republicans stand firm.

Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at July 31, 2014 07:23 PM (6ahup)

137
Looks like Hamas has used both the Commodore Hotel, which it owns, and Adam Hotel to launch rockets. So, both have been ordered to be evacuated, including neighboring hotels which may be affected by the strike.

Posted by: Pug the Boneless at July 31, 2014 07:25 PM (58ht/)

138 I sometimes feel simpatico with Drew's anti-Republican sentiments, but this is a huge outcome, and it would not have happened without a hard fought battle by and for candidates under the GOP banner.

Posted by: GreggTex at July 31, 2014 08:53 PM (KvQ9S)

139 I look forward to the day when companies are not required to act as the collectors of taxes through witholding.

Make people PAY those taxes and you will see a lot better election results.

Posted by: D-Lamp

***

I have a doctor friend (i.e., self-employed) who says that if payroll withholding were ever done away with, and people actually got all their income in their greedy paws, and then had to write a quarterly check to the IRS, Black wage earners would quickly make Grover Norquist sound like Bernie Sanders and the Democratic party would go the way of the Whigs inside of two elections.

Posted by: Kouper at July 31, 2014 09:50 PM (4HYng)

140 Why? Because they are lazy fucking dimwits is why.

Posted by: effit at July 31, 2014

True dat.

Posted by: Pj at July 31, 2014 10:29 PM (cHuNI)

141 Can you imagine checking into a hotel in Gaza City? I mean, really.

Posted by: Yakov Jakov at August 01, 2014 12:34 AM (Q3tFF)

142 Yeah, this is why I'm pretty gung-ho on the possibility of a Scott Walker presidential candidacy. He's taken that blue state and pulled it to the right.

On the other hand, I've been mighty disappointed about a couple of other Wisconsin Republicans, Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus.

I really, really hope Walker is cut from a different cloth from those two weenies.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at August 01, 2014 01:16 AM (eWHFj)

143 Scott Walker is the only Republican politician I know who's both (1) seriously determined to kneecap the Democrats' taxpayer financed campaign fund from govt. employees, AND (2) a crafty enough politician to actually pull it off in a PURPLE state.

That's why I hope Gov. Walker runs for President. I (and many others) will gladly punch in my credit card # for Wallker's campaign to the max limit that McCain's campaign law allows on my 1st amendment rights.

There are other Republican politicians who smack down public employee unions, and good for them. But they're mostly from solidly Republican states, where winning the Republican primary is the big fight, and any moron labeled Republican on the ballot could beat the Democrat in the general election. Chris Christie is another Republican who's won serious fights with govt. employee unions, even in a pretty solidly BLUE state, but not as decisively as Walker, and we know about Christie's baggage.

To win a Presidential campaign, we need a nominee who knows how to win election in purple states, not just someone who knows how to win the Republican primary in a solidly red state. I really like Louisiana Gov. Jindal, but being able to win in a state like Louisiana doesn't show you've got what it takes to win in America as a whole.

Posted by: gensec at August 01, 2014 01:45 AM (O+6LQ)

144 I could vote for Walker. Couldn't see myself voting for pretty much anyone the DC GOP considers a front-runner.

Posted by: richard mcenroe at August 01, 2014 10:54 AM (XO6WW)

145 Unlike Paul Ryan, Walker didn't have a couple of hundred other voting monkeys and "party leaders" to hide behind. "I've worked in the private sector! They expect results!"

Posted by: richard mcenroe at August 01, 2014 10:55 AM (XO6WW)

146
Walker for President.

Or Cruz.

Or Perry.

Or anybody who stands up to the left and wins. Give the left major indigestion.
We've been feeling it under Obama, it's time to turn that around and save 'merica.

Posted by: Obama Lied Jobs Died at August 02, 2014 12:04 PM (wT9UL)

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