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Something tells me Gov. Walker isn't going to be around to answer Bart Simpson's phone call to Ivana Tinkle. Open Thread below....

Is this phone incident going to end Scott Walker as Governor?
Yes.
27% (58 votes)
Wait, I have to ask David Vitter if his refrigerator is running.
9% (19 votes)
No, abject stupidity performed WHILE back-stabbing unions is a positive for GOP Governors.
64% (134 votes)
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Executive Producer of The Professional Left Podcast. On staff at Crooks and Liars since 2007. Master's degree from Harvard. Happy wife of Driftglass. Mother of three geniuses. Obsessive knitter. Blogs at http://bgalrstate.blogspot.com. .
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dualdiagnosis's picture

Someone might want to tell the White House how to spell Libya.

http://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/40514519...

Andy K's picture

Typos! On Twitter! Oh, fuck! The sky is falling!

will take him several hours to find enough progressive typos to have a teabagger rally's worth. Teabaggers can't even spell the vile racial slurs that they like to use correctly.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Amitola's picture

looks like s/he had a 'dual diagnosis' - dumb and dumber.


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

Annaleigh's picture

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"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

dualdiagnosis's picture
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ron's picture

do you mind if I call you asshole? It looked like your guy was trying to intimidate the others there.

blazerunner's picture
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anything. Sad.

What she said was messed up and wrong, but a drop in the bucket compared to the filth that comes from the imbeciles in the tea party every single rally or event without fail.

Like I said, if making a valid point were like getting laid......


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

blazerunner's picture
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Rich H's picture

Really?

ron's picture

trying to see WTF you are talking about. You couldn't even see a woman in the first video. I heard a foreign language in the second with the camel and I saw a black guy trying to intimidate some protesters that couldn't have been in Madison because there wasn't any snow on the ground. You both should hide your faces in shame trying to make shit up. By the way, I couldn't even tell if the black guy was gay. How did you know?

Rich H's picture

I couldn't resist either and against my better judgement clicked the link. First there's no assault on the first tape, second, some people tortured a camel by the camel becoming stuck in a makeshift pen (serioulsy, wtf again, we're they wearing I'm a democrat buttons or something), third, the bad jews thing I'm sort of mystified on, and the Gay Black Man must have had a rainbow pin or something (I couldn't tell).

Oh, and your posts haven't been deleted. In case you didn't know, anyone can click on your name and see how many posts, what your posts were, and if any were deleted.

Care to make more shit up? It's interesting to see what the right wingers are using as FACTS these days.

Annaleigh's picture

I won't be asking to see your little links because it is a waste of my time. Any amount of listening to teabaggers excuse-make over their being the bottom of the barrel, scum extraordinaire or divert attention from their being bottom of the barrel, scum extraordinaire, is a waste of precious productivity. :)


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Rich H's picture

Fuunnnyyy.

ron's picture

he posted something just the other day. How can that be?

Hmmm?


Corruption favors the wealthy.

guess, with the time-honored tradition of whining that liberals do it too.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Annaleigh's picture

Blazerunner sounds like he/she is a liar.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

The sitemonitors are completely in its control. Just last week I tried to post a link that exposed the dangers of cigarettes made with part Turkish tobacco. Deleted.

Of course, I also posted it under one of my multiple aliases I use on this site, included a link to buy smokes cheap from a Russian website, and advocated that camels not be allowed to marry either the man or dog depicted in the Flicker link. This was before Flicker deleted the those grainy black and photos as well. I mean, it's not like the dog looked underage.

Oh, and welcome to the site.

BTW, if you'd like to find out, cut the conspiracy theories and e-mail the sitemonitors. I've done it. They responded. I didn't really agree, but at least I knew where they were coming from - and it wasn't a liberal media conspiracy.


Corruption favors the wealthy.

fiver's picture

You make a very valid point :)

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


Corruption favors the wealthy.

MaryK's picture

"Lydia the Tattooed Lady"

--> sorry, something strange happened here. <--


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

MaryK's picture

"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

like someone who's just gotten out of prison, reeking of desperation.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Daddio478's picture

"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson

Annaleigh's picture

And the song is so appropriate! :)


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

seconds to post is just as bad as a teabagger asshole taking several minutes of his/her time to make a poster board sign without making sure it's spelled correctly first.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

MaryK's picture

Of course, it's early yet.

I can hardly wait to see how Fox News alters these poll results!


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

charles's picture

Rumsfeld was on the Daily Show tonight.
Do you need any more proof that you are being conditioned. This war criminal belongs on the end of a rope not on TV cracking jokes with the brother of an executive at the New York Stock Exchange. 5000 of your own sons and daughters, and an estimated one million Iraqis have died over the lies and profiteering this man sponsored and we should all yuck it up. On September 10, 2001 he revealed an estimated one and a half trillion dollars not accounted for in Pentagon spending.
Be sure and buy his book.

ron's picture

his book only if there ends up being a shortage of toilet paper.

Geronimo.'s picture

Rumsfeld just claimed on Mancow Muller's show that he had never heard of World Trade Center Building 7!!! Unbelievable!! This country and much of its citizenry is a joke or in serious denial or scared for their lives.

What do you think of this? Treasonous for the Secretary of Defense to be so ignoble or worse??


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Ape-Man's picture

Like i said i won't be watching. Usually a fan but this crosses the line.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Abbybwood's picture

Rumsfeld should be shunned. And hung.

What is Jon Stewart trying to prove here?

(BTW Bluegal...GREAT job with Walker and the Prince Albert in a can...so f'ing funny!!!!!)

I was listening to NPR in the car today and somebody mentioned that in the phone call Walker said he had sent agents provocateurs into the crowds to cause trouble??!

I'd say, besides the fact that he is an idiot and took the call, that the agents provocateurs crack might just do him in.

What a TOOL.


"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn

gogetem's picture

he had thought about sending in trouble-makers but decided against it in the end.....just to set the record straight.
The "Rummy Book Tour" is making me want to puke. What people are saying about a rope? I agree!

And, yeah, the Prince Albert in a can thing was pretty good. I had a good laugh at that.

far2twisted's picture

The ONLY reason he did not send goons to create a situation that would result in injury or death to innocent civilians practicing their constitution rights was fear it might backfire.

If he, therefore, was convinced it would have worked he would have done it.

I understand Wis ethics laws are the strongest in the country and the ethics commission is independent of the state legislature and have found MULTIPLE violations.

I'd say if I had faith in ANY consequence for this prick's treasonous actions this is about the best scenario we could hope for.

far2twisted's picture

"Tea party ground encourages bringing guns to counter union protest in Atlanta"

http://www.myspace.com/forums/t/4879320

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable­­."

~John F. Kennedy

. . . was because he couldn't arrange enough camels on such short notice.


Corruption favors the wealthy.

Ape-Man's picture

He also said the press will get bored and stop covering the protests if he didn't stir up trouble.

I'd say CNN has already gotten bored and stopped covering the protests, if CNN actually ever covered them properly.

I'd suggest maybe CNN only does shock value and public service be damned, but then they didn't seem to want to cover the Walker/Koch phone call either and that's the biggest story in America this week [so far].

The stories CNN doesn't cover are more revealing than the stories they do cover.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

MountainMan23's picture

lords knows I dont wanna know if he's hung!


When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?

Not soon enough!

gogetem's picture

shove a "stovepipe" up the liar's ass?

MountainMan23's picture

;)


When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?

Not soon enough!

Daddio478's picture

Rumsfeld is a criminal and when Stewart invites war criminals on, he himself becomes one


"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master." - Hunter S. Thompson

DoublePlusLiberal's picture

That both sides do it.
Both sides can interview a war criminal.


Beer-i.e., God's Sweet Nectar- is a magic drink that makes you smarter, stronger, and more sexy.
-S. Colbert

Amitola's picture

after Jon did his bit about Wanker (Walker).

That's the third time this week I've turned off the TV when Rummy's ugly puss showed up on the screen. I was afraid I'd throw something at it and ruin a perfectly nice TV.

Rummy, Dubya and Darth should all be in jail - not roaming around the US selling their GD books and adding to their personal fortunes !!!!! Despicable.


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

far2twisted's picture

Treason is punishable by death.

gogetem's picture

He also said the greatest enemy of the United States is the Pentagon bureaucracy.

Amitola's picture

that was the last time he or anyone else mentioned the $3 billion dollars that couldn't be accounted for by the Pentagon....wonder what happened to that?? # ; 0


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

ron's picture

it was 3 trillion with a T.

gogetem's picture
yep

it was 3 Trillion.

Abbybwood's picture

pretty soon we're talkin' about real money.


"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn

Amitola's picture

my bad. Either way, Rummy made a big deal about it, and then poof! - 9/11 magically happened and no one ever investigated.

Gawd, I really despise all of those folks in the Bush Crime Family and now all the rest of these criminal repuke governors......


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

Ape-Man's picture

Ya. I wonder if the 'missing' 3 Trillion dollars has anything to do with 9/11.
Either way, maybe one day someone could ask the pentagon if they found it yet...

Hey Pentagon! Did you find that three trillion dollars yet? Did you check behind the sofa cushions?


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

gogetem's picture

for doing no work.

Rich H's picture

.

far2twisted's picture

lately...skipping tonight's show in protest and canceling the DVR entry.

Paul's picture

.

MountainMan23's picture

Step #1 - force all states into serious budget crises
Step #2 - use leverage to end all social programs

Simple Solution - states start their own banks. Start now.

Progressives should see the need for this.
Libertarians should see the need for this.

Bank On It: How Cash-Starved States Can Create Their Own Credit
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/03/04-12

Even state's rights advocates should like it!


When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?

Not soon enough!

Geronimo.'s picture

I just sent the following links to the nearly 300 political activists organized in response to Howard Dean and the following state legislators:

Sen.darling@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.olsen@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.grothman@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.harsdorf@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.hopper@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.kapanke@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.fitzgerald@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.schultz@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.wanggaard@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.ellis@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.cowles@legis.wisconsin.gov; Sen.lazich@legis.wisconsin.gov; rep.vos@legis.wisconsin.gov

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/16/bank...

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/03/how-natio...

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/03/04-12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swkq2E8mswI

We need to repeatedly get this to all the people who are willing to make a difference and digest this and spread it around. Thanks so much for doing your part in this. Let's all do a little something more. Peace.

Don't Let Wisconsin Divide Us ... Conservatives and Liberals AGREE About the Important Things


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Ape-Man's picture

Now that's doing something. Thanks Geronimo!


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Excellent videographic documentary of the role social media played in beginning and sustaining the uprising in the Middle East. Twitter, FaceBook, Anonymous.

From AlJazeera: Empire - The Network Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QNNbCBFUik


When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?

Not soon enough!

stymie's picture

to see the outline or template strategy the repugs have used to strip ownership of other peoples' assets, only it was done in foreign countries. It will be interesting to see if we are resilient enough to stop the carnage and right he ship after we throw the fuckers off.

Amitola's picture

could lose his job, as there was talk on the Ed Schultz show about serious ethics violations in some of his comments while he was being punked.

One possible violation related to the last part of the conversation where Fake Koch said he'd take Wanker to Cal-i-for-nee-ah to celebrate after he'd busted the unions.

I really enjoyed listening to the tape and hearing the arrogance and certainty in Wanker's voice as he kow-towed to his puppet master. I will also enjoy seeing the teachers, etc in WI win their fight to keep their union rights, their job and their benefits intact when this is all said and done.

It should also be interesting to hear what Kasich and fatass Chrissy Christie have to say now! Bet Chrissy will be scaling back his rhetoric - he won't want to ruin his chances to be President (UGH - gag) in 2012.


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

Ape-Man's picture

Ya, i voted for choice #1 because although it may take some time, i think he is doomed.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Abbybwood's picture

Does this make Walker a Koch-sucker??


"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn

glogrrl's picture

Don't you know the law of the land?

IOKIYAR!


“The greatest evildoers are those who don’t remember because they have never given thought to the matter, and, without remembrance, nothing can hold them back,”

fiver's picture

Is there any issue the Democrats won't capitulate on?


Corruption favors the wealthy.

Ape-Man's picture

CIA Agent Caught Red-Handed Aiding Pakistani Terrorism?

Now there's a story that's certain to make it onto Anderson Cooper's "Keeping them Honest" segment this week !
;8(0)


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Ape-Man's picture

Senator: "There Are No More Excuses for Avoiding an Independent Review and Assessment of How the FBI Handled its Investigation in the Anthrax Case"

Ya. what the hell is that all about?


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

MaryK's picture

Any time you see that name connected with any story, or What Does It Mean.com it should be read as entertainment only.


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

Amitola's picture

if they can't find enough evidence of ethical violations in his statements on the tape to prosecute, and if the American people don't finally wake up to what the banksters and corpora-fascists and their bought and paid for lackeys in the statehouses, congress, SCOTUS and the White House are doing to this country, we're all doomed.

>>> this was supposed to be a reply to Ape-Man

TTFN


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

Tequila's picture

What better way to promote "competition" than through a CEO of a faceless monopolistic corporation? SCOTUS gives ok for passenger to sue Mazda over defective seat-belt. Protestors stop Japanese whale harvests. Americans want more fair distribution of wealth, but aren't even aware of how little they own. Property values still on the decline. Troubled banks at the highest level in 18 years. Gas driller tries to bribe environmental official with Superbowl tickets. Gun-loving Indiana official booted. No shit. Yes, GOP "moderates" are the key to their success in '012, and not simply being lesser assholes. Inmates running the asylum. Judge says no suit for you to shareholders screwed by Vivendi. Fuck. Double fuck. They're called death threats, Paul. And how exactly does that exclude you from public office, George? Then what the hell else would your state have, Harry? Forget Avatar. This is the real deal. Barry stops supporting being against marriage. California Repugs refuse to let residents decide for themselves if they wanna be taxed. The enemy of our enemy, Japan-style. Shooting at school which trains people to become security guards...Another Beck nugget of "wisdom".

Ha!!!

Leave it to Lieberman and Collins to "re-brand" a really horrible idea in order to get support for it:

http://www.americablog.com/2011/02/egypt-like...

And Helen Thomas is sticking to her guns:

http://www.truthtellers.org/alerts/helenthoma...


"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn

Tequila's picture

Too bad they're aimed at her foot. I also like how she claims there's been no persecution when a female reporter in Egypt just got attacked, simply for perceived association with Israel.

latest hooker he's sleeping with to get up out of the bed and run after it.


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

ron's picture

He sent his wife after it just before the hooker showed up.

Annaleigh's picture

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"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

Ape-Man's picture

I actually really got that prank call - many years ago. Hadn't heard it before, so i got punked. .;8(0)


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

"talk dirty to me" phone call when I was in high school. She fibbed and told the creep that there was a pig sty across the street from us and she asked him if that was dirty enough for him. :)


"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui

ron's picture

that missed the Ed Show tonight.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/41746...

Geronimo.'s picture

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Geronimo.'s picture

What does the average American do in response to such news??

CIA Agent Caught Red-Handed Aiding Pakistani Terrorism?

I mean we are the only few percentage who pay attention to the news and take the time to visit a political blog and comment on it. I already know most well-paid journalists completely ignore it. Most bloggers ignore it. Most people ignore it. What is the solution to this dilemma??


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Ape-Man's picture

Well, we should try to verify the authenticity of the story.
Then we could possibly raise enough to pay for a full page article in the New York Times - then possibly in many other news papers - basically an infomercial. Just a thought.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

apple pie's picture

PayPal cuts service to Courage to Resist, Bradley Manning support

We need an alternative to Paypal...where is Soros when you need him?

Ape-Man's picture

PayPal has turned evil, the way google turned evil.
Damn.
I won't be using PAyPal again. I'll find alternative ways to make my purchases.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

Tequila's picture

Ignores Forde murder, emphasized attacks from immigrants instead.

Ape-Man's picture

McCain got punked !

By military brass. And so did other politicians.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/ano...


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

MaryK's picture

Serious stuff. Says a lot about how that war is going.


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

Amitola's picture

and maybe deserves a thread on C&L. Clearly demonstrates the alignment between the Military and the corpora-fascists who suck from the taxpayers teat, while our sons and daughters and millions of innocents in the ME die.

Can you say MIC?!?


"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

true colors. It's always difficult to predict the stupidity or intelligence of the American people. The fact that Wisconsin voted out Russ Feingold, a top notch senator and man of the people, in favor of a Republican is mind boggling. And why they voted for this little putz, Walker, is also beyond me. Americans don't think when they vote, nor do they do their homework. They vote out of emotion and reaction without scrutinizing, or looking at history. Never mind what the GOP says, look at their track record for 30 years.

JohnnyBravo's picture

elections have consequences. Especially when the voters don't pay attention.

SQUIRREL!


NOBODY 2012

JohnnyBravo's picture

First off, congratulations BlueGal! I wish you two and your families nothing but the best!

Second, that Walker phone call should have immediately ended his political career. Seriously, this is a huge conflict of interest. I sincerely hope he is thrown (literally lol) out of office or recalled. He cares nothing about the voters.


NOBODY 2012

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

How about a Prince Can in the albert?


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

Paul's picture

stupid, empty-headed smirk of his fellow psychopath George Bush? And, just like W., he's another one who lookalike for Alfred E. Neuman.

He needs to be watched..he has no conscience whtasoever. There is no limit to the harms he would perpetrate upon others without hesitation or remorse.

Ape-Man's picture

I noticed. He has a punch drunk detachment that is creepy.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

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