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Queer woman of color elected to school board!
Extra, extra, read all abouddit! First queer woman of color elected to Madison school board! That’s the pitch a good Madison liberal contributed to this morning’s (3-30-17) Wisconsin State Journal. “Ali Muldrow is a candidate for Madison school board who, if elected, would be the first queer woman of color in the board’s history,” his letter…
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You want ‘raging lunatic’? Try Ald. Marsha Rummel
The Squire of the Stately Manor had just entered the elevator of the City-County Building when Sharon Irwin and Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores flew past on the way to Monday night’s (3-27-17) City of Madison Board of Estimates meeting. They were late. The two missed all the fun. The Board of Estimates (BOE) had just recommended (by…
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Will Madison vote to stick Chief Koval with the bill?
Will the Madison Common Council continue its war on police or will it reimburse Police Chief Mike Koval for the $22,000 he expended out of his own pocket to defend himself against frivolous charges? We’ll get a hint today (03-27-17) from the council’s powerful Board of Estimates. A budget amendment co-sponsored by Ald. Paul Skidmore would recompense…
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Epic Fail: ObamaCare repeal DOA. GOOD!
The Squire uses his plenipotentiary powers to invoke the Law of Unintended Consequences. (And reserves the right to amend and extend his remarks. For instance, just added “Epic Fail” to the headline, which it is.) Repeal and Replace just scudded into the ground like the frozen contents of the chemical toilet on an overbooked Airbus. The…
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It’s not black or white, Madison school board voters!
Congratulations to Chris Rickert for a real journalistic scoop! The Wisconsin State Journal columnist reveals that a candidate for the Madison Metro School Board sends her child to a private school. This revelation comes after the candidate, Ali Muldrow, appeared to support school vouchers at a candidate forum. Afterward, she tried to walk back that support. This is Madison, after…
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Madison police endorse 4 candidates, shun 17 sitting alders!
As Rod Serling would say, for your electoral consideration: Consider that all 20 Madison aldermanic seats will be decided on April 4. 19 of those are incumbents seeking re-election. Only 5 incumbents are challenged (and one of the challengers is a write in). It is remarkable, therefore, that the Madison police union is Endorsing only 4 candidates. Even…
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What a parade!
750,000 fans! Maybe the largest gathering in state history!
“This was the happiest human traffic jam in the city’s history.” (Quote)
Manager Pat Murphy, age 67, brought up the rear of the parade sitting on a lawn chair with his young kids. It was a long parade. “I had to pee.”
Robin Yount, just like he did at a rally after the parade in 1982, rode in on a motorcycle. It was Bob Uecker’s Harley-Davidson.
“We love the people; [Jake Bauers] loves the people. We love the people and we’re drinking with the people.” — Sal Frelick
Today’s Laff Riot!
Perfect beer catch by The Miz (beer can thrown at 25 mph)
“I’m going to have a beer for every single person here; I’m going to have 100,000 beers!” — Sal Frelick