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  • WI Dem Candidate Justifies Nine Arrests by Comparing Himself to Civil Rights Leader

    10/21/2018 4:54:26 AM PDT · by kevcol · 10 replies
    Washington Free Beacon ^ | October 21, 2018 | Cameron Cawthorne
    Bryce has been arrested nine times since 1991, which includes two arrests in 2011 and 2018 for peaceful protests of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) and Sen. Ron Johnson's (R., Wis.) policies. His other arrests stem from a DUI, driving on a suspended license multiple times, marijuana possession, property damage, trespassing, and theft.
  • ATTACKED ON TV Outrage as US female news reporter is ‘sexually assaulted’ by a woman live

    10/20/2018 2:21:52 PM PDT · by blueplum · 108 replies
    The Sun ^ | 20 Oct 2018 updated | Alahna Kindred
    The Fox6 news reporter later admitted she was 'shaking' and 'embarrassed' by the whole ordeal AN AMERICAN female news reporter was “sexually assaulted” on live TV and her colleagues reacted by bursting into laughter. Fox6 reporter Ashley Sears was reporting on the excited crowds in a bar during a baseball game when an unknown woman came into the frame. She wrapped her arms around Sears' neck and then gave her an expected kiss on the cheek. The woman then smiled and left. The “assault” happened at a bar called Kelly’s Bleachers during the Milwaukee Brewers’ Major League Baseball game in...
  • Here’s Six Amazing Pro-Life Women You Can Vote For in November

    10/17/2018 6:11:58 PM PDT · by Morgana · 2 replies
    LIFE NEWS ^ | October 17, 2018 | Marjorie Dannenfelser
    This year’s high-stakes midterm elections are fast approaching, and much ink has been spilled about a surge in women candidates running for office. Unfortunately, most of the hype has focused on only one type of woman: anti-Trump, pro-abortion, and angry about it. What about the millions of women and men who are eager to see more protections for unborn children and their mothers – who revere the Constitution and want more fair, impartial judges like Justice Kavanaugh appointed? Who is running to represent folks who not only decline the pink hats and handmaid outfits, but are happy about the direction...
  • Missing Wisconsin teen, 13, is in danger, not a runaway, cops say

    10/17/2018 2:38:24 PM PDT · by Innovative · 5 replies
    Fox News ^ | Oct. 17, 2018 | Katherine Lan
    Two days after her parents' mysterious death, Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs remained "endangered" -- but her whereabouts continued to prove elusive for the investigators combing the country for the 13-year-old. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said in a Tuesday news conference that Jayme is believed to be in danger and emphasized she is not a suspect in the death of her parents, James and Denise Closs. He also dismissed the idea Jayme had run away from her home in Barron, located about 80 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
  • UPDATE: 17-year-old arrested for making threat related to Shorewood H.S.'s 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

    10/17/2018 2:32:20 PM PDT · by Brown Deer · 22 replies
    CBS58 ^ | Oct. 17, 2018 | Lindsey Branwall
    Updated: 4:04 p.m. October 17, 2018 SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Shorewood Police say they have investigated after a threat was made on social media to lynch black students at Shorewood High School in relation to the play "To Kill a Mockingbird" that was supposed to have a performance Wednesday night. A 17-year-old male was arrested Wednesday around 3:30 p.m. for making the post. The incident is under investigation. ------ Updated: 1:14 p.m. October 17, 2018 SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The latest update from Shorewood High School is that no performance at all will happen. The decision came Tuesday...
  • VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Time to get real about roads and revenue

    10/17/2018 6:52:53 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 12 replies
    The Daily Reporter ^ | October 16, 2018 | The Associated Press
    f you want good roads, you have to pay for them. It’s not just the politicians in Madison and Washington, D.C., who have failed to learn that lesson. It’s the people of Wisconsin, too.
  • Miami police: Possible sighting of missing Wisconsin girl

    10/16/2018 9:01:31 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 23 replies
    AP via Yahoo ^ | October 16, 2018 | AP Staff
    <p>BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A girl resembling a missing teenager whose parents were found dead in their western Wisconsin home has been spotted at a gas station in south Florida, police said.</p> <p>Authorities have been searching for 13-year-old Jayme Closs since around 1 a.m. Monday, when sheriff's deputies responding to a 911 call for help at a home in Barron, Wisconsin, discovered the bodies of 56-year-old James Closs and his 46-year-old Denise Closs.</p>
  • Republicans warn: There's a 'big fight' brewing over Trump's border wall.

    10/14/2018 2:09:28 AM PDT · by Carriage Hill · 36 replies
    CNN ^ | 10-13-18 | Clare Foran
    Even with the midterm elections looming, Republican leaders in Congress made clear this week they're paying close attention to a looming battle over President Donald Trump's promised border wall. On Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan predicted a "big fight" over border security on the horizon, while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the GOP is "committed" to working to secure the funding the President wants for his signature campaign pledge.
  • Real Clear Politics "Senate No Toss Ups 2018" GOP +2 Dem 0

    10/13/2018 4:20:40 PM PDT · by SMGFan · 46 replies
    Real Clear Politics ^ | October 13, 2018
    Senate No Toss Ups 2018 Democrats 0 Pick Ups GOP 2 Pick Ups Mo & ND
  • Richard Bong America’s Top Ace of WWII and Wisconsin Deer Hunter

    10/13/2018 5:01:44 AM PDT · by marktwain · 27 replies
    Ammoland ^ | 10 October, 2018 | Dean Weingarten
    Richard Bong was born on September 24th, 1920. My father was born on January 22, 1918, less than two years earlier. They grew up about 40 miles apart, on farms in northern Wisconsin.  Richard in the town of Poplar. My father was raised in the town of Lenroot. Township. Townships in Wisconsin, are political units, six miles by six miles square. Both were good deer hunters.  Richard Bong, the famous World War II ace, was shown using a Savage 99 chambered in .300 Savage, while hunting deer in Northern Wisconsin. The picture was taken in 1943 during his first leave...
  • GOP senator demands records on FBI’s contact with DNC lawyer over Russian meddling

    10/12/2018 3:41:19 PM PDT · by bitt · 11 replies
    fox news ^ | 10/12/2018 | Catherine Herridge
    A top Republican senator is demanding documents regarding the FBI’s 2016 interactions with a lawyer working for the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign who provided information on Russian meddling. Fox News reported last week that Perkins Coie lawyer Michael Sussmann gave documents pertaining to the Russia probe to then-FBI general counsel James Baker, according to Baker’s own testimony. Perkins Coie is the same firm that, while working for the DNC and Hillary Clinton campaign, hired opposition research firm Fusion GPS to dig into then-candidate Donald Trump’s background – resulting in the controversial anti-Trump ‘dossier.’ In a letter being sent...
  • WI: New Marquette Poll shows a tie in governor’s race (Walker comeback)

    10/12/2018 2:56:43 PM PDT · by 11th_VA · 23 replies
    WXOW ^ | Oct 11, 2018
    La Crosse, WI (WXOW) The latest Marquette University poll shows Governor Walker has closed the gap. In September, the Marquette Poll showed Tony Evers with a 49 – 44 lead. Those numbers today are 47 percent support for Governor Walker, 46 percent for Tony Evers, a statistical tie. UW-La Crosse political analyst Tim Dale says in general, more people are paying closer attention to the race. You can watch Dale’s analysis of that race and the Senate race in Wisconsin Monday, October 15th, on News 19 Live at Five.
  • Exclusive — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Introducing Bill to Fully Fund Border Wall...

    10/09/2018 11:26:27 AM PDT · by blueyon · 85 replies
    breitbrat.com ^ | 10/09/18 | Matthew Boyle
    "'Exclusive — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Introducing Bill to Fully Fund Border Wall, Making Midterm Immigration Referendum"" House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will introduce a bill this week that will fully fund President Donald Trump’s planned wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, thereby setting the midterm elections up as a referendum on immigration policy, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. Outgoing Speaker Paul Ryan hinted at a post-election border wall funding fight on Monday. “We intend on having a full-fledged discussion on how to complete our mission to secure the border, and yes, we will have a fight about...
  • Liberals Go After Scott Walker (R, WI) After His Father Passes Away

    10/09/2018 9:10:27 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 40 replies
    The Washington Free Beacon ^ | October 8, 2018 | Jeff Cimmino
    Soon after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced the passing of his father, some liberal Twitter users went after the Republican incumbent. Llewellyn Scott Walker, a retired Baptist preacher, passed away on Sunday, and the governor canceled weekend events to be with his family. In response to news of the governor's passing, one Twitter user wrote, "May all Republicans eat sh#t always and forever." After one Twitter user responded with a call for compassion, the same person responded, "Compassion for team trump? Really? lol. These arnt people. Politicians arnt people. [sic] This is just another PR opportunity for this sh#tbag." Another...
  • Paul Ryan warns of post-election border wall funding fight

    10/08/2018 6:45:32 PM PDT · by BeauBo · 40 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | October 08, 2018 | Susan Ferrechio
    (Speaker Paul) Ryan said lawmakers have not determined how to resolve differences over the wall funding. A House Homeland Security appropriations bill provides $5 billion in funding, but the Senate version includes $1.6 billion. ...the Senate will require the help of at least nine Democrats to pass spending measures thanks to the filibuster rule.
  • Vukmir/Baldwin debate

    10/08/2018 6:51:37 PM PDT · by packman · 18 replies
    Jsonline.com ^ | 10/08/2018 | Packman
    Watched debate between Leah and Tammy for senator. Leah was amazing. Google it and you can listen for yourself. Can’t believe polls have Tammy up. Too bad most people who vote are so uninformed. Leah would make a much better senator.
  • Senate Dems to force vote this week to overrule Trump ObamaCare change

    10/08/2018 2:17:08 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 65 replies
    The Hill ^ | 10/08/18 | PETER SULLIVAN
    Democrats are planning to force a vote in the Senate this week on overturning a Trump administration rule expanding non-ObamaCare insurance plans. The Democratic resolution, which will likely get a vote on Wednesday, would overturn a rule finalized in August that expanded the availability of short-term health insurance plans. Democrats decry the plans as “junk” insurance because they does not need to cover pre-existing conditions or follow other ObamaCare rules. Republicans argue the plans provide a cheaper option alongside ObamaCare plans. The resolution, which is supported by all 49 Senate Democrats, is unlikely to pass given that it would need...
  • Hope everyone tunes in to watch @LeahVukmir in the #WISenDebate tonight....

    10/08/2018 12:11:36 PM PDT · by SMGFan · 12 replies
    Paul Ryan twitter ^ | October 8, 2018 | Paul Ryan
    Hope everyone tunes in to watch @LeahVukmir in the #WISenDebate tonight. I'm proud to be supporting her and know she will fight for all of Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate.
  • Disorderly Conduct Charge for Handing Out Cardboard With “Gun” Printed On It

    10/08/2018 5:04:58 AM PDT · by marktwain · 17 replies
    Ammoland ^ | 3 October, 2018 | Dean Weingarten
    Shorewood Hills Elementary School Principal Anu Ebbe, claims she is the victim of her own schools lack of security after she failed to take steps to lock down the school. On 22 February, 2018, a lone masked man, wearing baggy clothing, buzzed for entrance to the Shorewood elementary school. Shorewood is a pricey suburb of Madison, Wisconsin.  Many of the local elite from the University of Wisconsin have their children enrolled in Shorewood Elementary.  It was an hour and a half after classes had started. The man was buzzed into the school, with no identification, in 2.5 seconds. His...
  • Prelude To A New Civil War?

    10/04/2018 3:55:06 PM PDT · by NRx · 123 replies
    The American Conservative ^ | 04-04-2018 | Rod Dreher
    ...Well. In Madison, Wisconsin, the city council has voted overwhelmingly to remove a cemetery marker noting the names of about 140 Confederates, most of whom died in a prisoner of war camp in the town. More: “You don’t have discussion in a cemetery. You have reflection, and you have memories, and this (monument) brings up memories that are not so pleasant in our history,” said Council Vice President Sheri Carter. These are Americans who died as prisoners of war. “They die off like rotten sheep,” said a Union soldier who worked at the camp, where conditions were bad. The “monument”...