A record high of 65° predicted for today — mid-December!
Madison’s opinion leaders — particularly, the WI State Journal — ought to be calling for Ananda Deacon’s resignation. She sits on the Civilian Police Oversight Board. Unfortunately, Ms. Deacon is not the exception; she is the rule.
According to the UW campus Badger Herald newspaper, Deacon is a community organizer with Freedom Inc. who works with Free the 350. The latter is an organization that posts bail for defendants like Katoine Anderson, a “frequent flyer” whose latest arrest resulted in the shooting of a police officer on State Street. The Herald quotes Deacon:
“No black person should be in jail right now. Katoine is one of the several black youths that the system has over-policed, brutalized and made out to feel worthless.”
Her Oversight Board even has trouble finding an executive director, despite offering a six-figure salary. Now, one of the candidates passed over is bringing civil suit. Yeah, he’s white. The man cites “29 separate instances of biased, defamatory statements — occasionally containing obscene language — impugning my race, gender and former profession — among the social media accounts of seven out of the 11 voting members in charge of hiring for this position.” (More here.) Like this from Mizz Deacon:
Blaska also alleges unlawful discrimination in his spurned bid for membership on the board. The ordinance creating this kangaroo court specifies race as a condition of appointment — a clear violation of ordinance, statute, and Constitution!
Why isn’t this enough?
For all our … friends who defend the January 6 insurrection as the only way to save the Constitution, comes this chilling anecdote from Robert Costa and Bob Woodward’s book Peril:
The law is what he says it is. Wisconsin has an attorney general who openly vows that he will not enforce the law if he disagrees with that law. Wisconsin statute still bans abortion but that law is in abeyance only if Roe v Wade prevails.
Now we understand Hell’s Angels
The Lovely Lisa and Number #1 son are bingeing on Hallmark (or is it Lifetime?) Christmas movies. This treacle got to be a source of tooth decay. It’s been said the same 15 too-pretty actors use the same three film sets working off computer-generated scripts misinterpreting Dickens’ Christmas Carol. As described in today’s Wall Street Journal: “Nantucket Noel” follows a toy-store owner trying to stop a wharf from being torn down but “things get complicated after she falls for the developer’s son.”
We would cast Gilbert Gottfried as the son, just to make it interesting.
Say goodnight, Gracie
Bret Stephens puts into words never before printed in the New York Times: Our President is senile. O.K., not in so many words, but close enough for government work:
From some of his public appearances, Biden seems … uneven. Often cogent, but sometimes alarmingly incoherent. … Do his appearances (including the good ones) inspire strong confidence that the President can go the distance in his current term, to say nothing of the next? No.
Blaska’s Bottom Line. CORRECTION: Our opinion leaders ought to call for the ABOLITION of the entire Civilian Police Oversight Board. It is the equivalent of Mike Gableman’s snipe hunt for a stolen election. Both are sops to satiate their respective fringe conspiracy nuts.
Education
Blaska Policy Werkes 
Ray Dalio has a new book out….warning it’s not a bumper sticker.
Short interview here:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ray-dalio-warns-the-feds-hands-are-tied-and-that-higher-u-s-inflation-is-sticking-around-democracy-maybe-not-11639578847
He talks about people being wrapped up in the “news of the day” vs understanding the historical trends causing it all. Trump and Freedom Inc. are the extremes he says we will see more of.
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How is Trump extreme? He wants strong borders, manufacturing jobs here, an end to human trafficking, against useless wars.
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along with Medical Billing Transparency, Criminal Justice Reform, Right to Try those are all extreme things apparently.
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Liberty & Balboa, I don’t disagree that Trump got many things right. And that they’re commendable and worthwhile. However, as others have mentioned, HE is extreme, and there are many other viable candidates for 2024. Many, many folks do NOT want to live thru the palpable angst of Trump’s 1st term… and will vote accordingly.
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GS,
I get that Trump’s PERSONALITY was bold and brash. But there’s a difference between arrogance & extremism.
I’m one of those who’ve already moved on and am only discussing Trump because it was brought up on THIS BLOG. Frankly, I hope Trump doesn’t run, but if he does, he’ll get my vote.
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Exactly, Balboa. I fail to see how Trump is extreme. Loud and arrogant? Yes. But that’s not the same thing as being extreme.
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He is a opportunistic, petty and belligerent but he was not extreme. He may have come across that way but his policies were almost always common sense ways forward. He definitely was a fighter and used every opportunity to call out people even when he was in the wrong. His lack of eloquence and nuance to put it mildly in his rebuttals may have soured many even his supporters but he was not extreme.
I do not want the next candidate to cave or melt in the face of challenge. Republicans can do better and with xiden agendas unleashed upon this nation the party platforms practically can write themselves to victory. But as greatest president once said in a 1976 conciliatory speech. We must stop talking at each other and start talking to each and to sell our ideas to those out their looking for better ideas.
DeSantis seems to be able to fight back legislatively and verbally. Is he the guy, or will another fighter emerge. Last thing we need is another McCain or Romney.
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Balboa,
You captured my thoughts quite well!
Trump is most certainly no statesman. He could be belligerent, arrogant, dramatic, and self-aggrandizing. I COMPLETELY understand how people see these traits as a turnoff, though they shouldn’t be confused with extremism.
He’s also NOT an establishment politician. Many of us were willing to look past those traits because of his willingness and ability to stand up to bullies & our enemies, speak absolutely & unapologetically, and put the needs of Americans first.
Maybe having a president with a good persona (but who sidles with the establishment behind our backs) is a priority for the elites and people who care more about form than function, but I suspect that most Americans care about the basics. It’s easy to turn off Twitter because it doesn’t affect most of us. What DOES affect us is illegal immigration, inflation, supply shortages, China’s growing dominance, increasing crime, and so on.
I would LOVE to see DeSantis run for president! He’s a true leader who has stood strong despite an onslaught of leftist attacks. He also doesn’t carry the baggage that Trump does.
Off the top of my head, I also see Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley (who’s had the courage to stand up to Big Tech), and Tim Scott as strong possibilities.
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I think it’s fascinating to watch as law suits are filed against this group.
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I’m calling for the immediate release of everybody on the racist, hate-filled PCOB.
I’m sure there will be more than 2 lawsuits; whatever happened to the one from last spring?
Write those letters.
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Squire, where are things with the lawsuit? It seems like a slam dunk. Cant wait to see the progs eat crow.
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Re: my lawsuit (represented by WI Institute Law & Liberty): Begin “discovery” in January, which can entail in-person, on-the-record interrogation of the principals.
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Geesh, the wheels of justice turn.. slowly. OK, good luck!
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Demand her resignation? Don’t hold your breath.
Woodward & Costa are no friends of Trump or Republicans. Both work for the WaPo & Costa also works for MSNBC. It’s hard to take anything they say seriously.
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If the roles were reversed and this had been done to a non-white, you can bet every media outlet in this city would be tripping over themselves to milk every last drop out of it.
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Schiff just got caught doctoring/ falsifying Trump text messages.
Calling it an “insurrection” is just a joke now.
Wait till all the video they are suppressing is forced to be made public.
People crying “insurrection” are going to look even more foolish then.
The big mistake the Jan. 6 folks made was thinking for one second that they could go to D.C. and act just like fem-progressives who stormed the Capitol during Kavanaugh hearings and got away scot-free with trying to disrupt the most solemn of Senate proceedings, that of a Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
Or that they would be welcomed with milk and cookies and fleece blankets like the “progressives” who battered their way into the Wisconsin State Capitol the night of March 9, 2011, when a Legislative vote was not to their liking.
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Exactly, Adam.
And we’re supposed to believe Woodward & Costa as if they’re credible? Please.
If the Dems & certain RINOs were so confident about what transpired on January 6, you’d think they would be adamant that video footage be made available to the public. And any honest, thinking person would be asking: What are they hiding? They’re not.
The same leftists who defend what happened at the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011 or tolerated last year’s riots have the nerve to talk about January 6?
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DB,
As stated, I’ve already seen the media’s footage. And yet AGAIN, I disavow it. It was horrible, inexcusable. Not sure how else I can say it. For some reason, you think people on here condone January 6.
Keep in mind that people are STILL in prison over this (some reportedly being treated horribly), as rapists & murderers walk free.
These are the things I worry about: The CRISIS at the southern border, record-breaking inflation, cities becoming unlivable because of high crime, supply chain shortages, the decriminalization of crime, an addiction epidemic, the indoctrination of children in public schools, our global reputation being harmed as a result of Biden’s weakness, especially on Afghanistan, my taxes rising, a government that can’t stop spending our money on things that can’t be measured.
What I don’t get is how any conservative can put more focus on something that occurred a year ago over the course of a few hours than over the reality of how Biden’s presidency & Progressive policies are destroying the country.
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We don’t like the Chicago Bears, either. But sometimes they run back our punts for a touchdown.
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When someone has a history of fabrication & distortions, it’s difficult to trust their motives or believe a word they utter.
I want to see those videos for myself. They won’t lie.
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How many insurrectionists have to plead guilty before you get it? So far, 129 and counting.
https://www.insider.com/capitol-rioters-who-pleaded-guilty-updated-list-2021-5
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Who has been charged with insurrection???
Trespassing and “parading without a permit” are not treason.
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They were only trespassing? WHY were they trespassing?
“Make sure you get my face and everything on your news channel,” Donald Hazard told The Washington Post while marching on January 6. “I want the enemy to know exactly who is coming after them.” In one of these recruitment messages, Lucas Denney wrote “It’s the rally Trump has called for. It’s the day that Congress is going to try and certify the results with the electorial [sic] college. But Pence oversees that and he can deny the ones from the states that cheated.”
Hazard and Denney are two of the Patriot Boys of North Texas.
Among the charges: Obstruction of an official proceeding; obstruction of Congress; Interstate communication of threats; Conspiracy; Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon. 719 arrested? Just happened to be the day the Electoral College votes were being tabulated? Nothing to see here, AdamC. It’s all just one big co-inky-dink.
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January 6 was horrible and those responsible have been charged. Some are still in prison, reportedly under abusive conditions. What don’t I get?
What is it you’d like us to say? That Trump could have handled it differently? Sure, he could have done better, hindsight being perfect. He shouldn’t have said anything about the election. He’s arrogant and loud. There, I said it.
But accusing him of inciting a riot, injecting Woodward & Costa and other leftist talking points into the conversation, and continuing to belabor January 6 as if it’s the crime of the century will not unite the Republican party.
I know you don’t want to hear this, but most people don’t want Cheney and other establishment politicians as their leaders. I don’t want Trump to run again because the drama has gotten old, but I sure has heck don’t want someone in there who wants needless, endless wars on our backs either.
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Seriously, Liberty?! “Trump shouldn’t have said anything about the election.” ??? Seriously? That’s like saying Darrell Brooks should not have been driving in Waukesha during the Christmas parade. “Hindsight being perfect.” Donald Trump has been lying about the election since at least August 2020 when polls showed he was losing. He’s still lying to this day. Denying that Trump encouraged the insurrection of January 6 won’t unite the Republican party, Liberty. It enables our opponents. Or do you think Nixon was right to break into the Watergate?
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DB,
You’re distorting what I say and putting words in my mouth. Insulting people isn’t going to change minds or persuade people to want to comment here. SMH.
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I should not have used insult and I have amended the previous post. But I have not put words in your mouth, Liberty. I have quoted you.
If Donald Trump did not incite January 6 then who did? Because the participants sure thought they were doing his bidding! That the election had been stolen. That Mike Pence was a traitor.
Here’s two of the latest insurrectionists, two “Patriot Boys of North Texas.”
“Make sure you get my face and everything on your news channel,” Donald Hazard told The Washington Post while marching on January 6. “I want the enemy to know exactly who is coming after them.”
In one of their recruitment messages, Lucas Denney wrote “It’s the rally Trump has called for. It’s the day that Congress is going to try and certify the results with the electorial [sic] college. But Pence oversees that and he can deny the ones from the states that cheated.”
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The old stumblebum in the White House is losing it more (or losing more of it) every day. Some of you might remember the Dems’ pathetic attempts to smear Reagan with charges of senility during the 1984 election. Compared to Biden’s performance, Reagan was a model of lucidity and coherence and managed to serve out his second term admirably. There are few who think Joe can finish this term and no one who thinks he’ll have the mental or physical wherewithal to run for a second. He’s turned out to be the Achilles heel of Obama’s third term. Even the careful editing of his public appearances by the left-wing media can’t fully disguise the alarming progress of his decline.
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The biggest “pigs” are in the Madison capital. To call this Gableman mess a “snipe hunt” is being too kind. Now Vos says it will go longer and cost more. WTF. Even Bernier has had enough. Once the taxpayers money starts to flow there is no stopping these grifters. Dave’s private law firm WILL even said there was no fraud yet Vos and Co. insist on running this scam. Maybe Gableman’s next trip should be to Florida to defend those three Trump voters who just got arrested for voter fraud.
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DB,
I don’t see a link to any video.
I’ve already seen what the media has run. And I disavowed it, as has every conservative I know. I’m not sure what else people expect.
What I want to see is the video that’s being SUPPRESSED from the public. I want to see with my own eyes if the allegations made against people align with reality. If it’s so damning as Democrats & RINOS say it is, why can’t we see it?
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What video is being “suppressed”? The one that has Nancy Pelosi training the Hollywood extras on invading the Capitol? Where do you get this “suppressed” video? Is Johnny Wadd in it?
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And like the Packers lookin’ ugly durin’ Da Bears’ game, this alarming ugliness could have been defused by a more mature response by a sitting President. Better yet -NO RESPONSE…
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Are you seriously asking that question?
There are hundreds of hours in total being suppressed because the government doesn’t want the public to know where cameras are in and around the Capitol. Have you even been following any of the cases where lawyers are saying they aren’t able to view the videos the government is using to try to convict people?
Why exactly did the USMarshalls conduct an unannounced raid on the DC jail and end up ordering that 400 J6 defendants be moved to other facilities?
The people who invaded the Capitol and interfered with a vote prior to J6 were arrested, given a $50 fine and released.
There is a huge difference in the bail versus no bail going on here. And anyone who pretends this isn’t political is being deliberately blind.
Not every one of the people who are still being held on no bail deserve to be. And THAT needs to be railed against just as much as the government withholding info from defense lawyers is to be railed against.
And to say that if we question WTH is going on here, in no way says we support what happened on J6. And if you, Blaska, say that you are very deliberately lying.
When the government deliberately turns off water-so no showers or ability to flush a toilet, sprays jailed defendants with pepper spray, denies inmates medical care, there is something to be reported, shared and railed against.
This should happen to NO ONE, even the as*shole who drove over people in Waukesha.
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Well said, wipam.
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Exactly!
And I hear there are THOUSANDS of hours of video being suppressed by the federal government. Why??
The little that has been released shows Capitol police officers opening the big heavy doors from the INSIDE and waving people in.
Wait until all the suppressed video is released.
Calling this an insurrection is preposterous.
If they had battered down the doors and climbed through busted out windows like the thousands of union members did the night of March 9, 2011, at the Wisconsin Capitol, I might not laugh out loud at use of the term “insurrection”.
The brainwashing by TV networks has gone on for a year with hysterical “worse than 9/11, Pearl Harbor, and the War of 1812 combined” rhetoric that makes ANYONE saying that kind of foolishness look like an unhinged lunatic — no different than the worst of the Jan. 6 morons.
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“If they had battered down the doors and climbed through busted out windows like the thousands of union members did the night of March 9, 2011, at the Wisconsin Capitol, I might not laugh out loud at use of the term “insurrection”.
Have you seen NO video of January 6?
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If you are referring to the video you posted, I can’t see it. On my end it says it is “RESTRICTED” and “unable to view”.
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Dave,
You stated:
“The law is what he says it is. Wisconsin has an attorney general who openly vows that he will not enforce the law if he disagrees with that law. Wisconsin statute still bans abortion but that law is in abeyance only if Roe v Wade prevails.”
Nice that our attorney general has decided that he no longer needs to follow federal law. I must admit however that he is setting up a rather warm place in Hell for himself by doing so.
I’d rather dig ditches.
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Sure makes you wonder what those park ballot takers did with those ballots huh? I didn’t see a machine anywhere.
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