Wisconsin couple challenges state’s ban on same-sex marriage
This week a Milwaukee lesbian couple filed a lawsuit directly with the Wisconsin Supreme Court in an effort to invalidate Wisconsin’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. According to the suit,...
View ArticleChurch Sues North Carolina Over Marriage Equality
Usually when you read a headline like this you find an article about a church, synod, diocese or parish supporting a ban on marriage equality (aka same sex marriage or gay marriage) because it goes...
View ArticleFederal judge strikes down Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban
This is kind of a big deal… U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb Friday overturned Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban. The measure was overwhelmingly passed through a state constitutional amendment in 2006. The...
View ArticleWisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen: a genuine, grade-A jackass
It’s official – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is a grade-A jackass. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Thursday that same-sex couples who have wed in recent days are not...
View ArticleVIDEO: West Allis man to file lawsuit to stop same-sex marriage
This is the face of homophobia here in Milwaukee County.
View ArticleRepublican Congressional candidate Karen Mueller: Wisconsin marriage ruling...
Yet another example of the wingnuttery of Wisconsin Republicans comes to us courtesy of Karen Mueller, an Eau Claire attorney vying to unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Ron Kind in Wisconsin’s third...
View ArticleScott Walker’s son served as witness at same-sex marriage
Awkward… As Gov. Scott Walker was supporting Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s fight to uphold Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban last month, his teenage son was busy serving as an official witness to...
View ArticleFederal appeals court rules against gay marriage bans in Wisconsin, Indiana
Earlier today a three-judge panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld lower federal court decisions in Madison and Indianapolis which overturned bans on same-sex marriage in Wisconsin and...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court declines WI appeal of same-sex marriage decision
Earlier today the United States Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from Wisconsin and four other states seeking to preserve their bans on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for marriage equality...
View ArticleReince Priebus seeks to broaden GOP base by doubling down on opposition to...
So much for the kinder, gentler GOP that’s working to broaden its appeal beyond its rather un-diverse base. Twenty-four hours after the Supreme Court announced it would not consider appeals of lower...
View ArticleA question for all you conservatives out there
It’s been roughly three days since the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear appeals on same-sex marriage in Wisconsin and four other states, and here’s a question I’m hoping our conservative readers...
View ArticleCould the conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rule in favor of marriage...
This could be a big deal. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is home to some of the most conservative federal appeals judges in the country. Five of the court’s judges once wrote...
View ArticleGov. Scott Walker refuses to give a straight answer on same sex marriage
Gov. Scott Walker’s unwillingness (or inability) to give a straight, honest answer in response to direct questions asked regarding hot-button issues has become legendary here in Wisconsin. Whether the...
View ArticleWhat rapper Killer Mike’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders could mean
Three weeks ago, rapper Killer Mike sent out a tweet announcing his endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, and H.A. Goodman wrote on Friday that Killer Mike’s endorsement of...
View ArticleGreetings from Fitzwalkerstan: the calendar
Earlier this week I received an email from Ken Funck, a Wisconsin author who contributes annually to the Baseball Prospectus season preview guide and website. Ken emailed me about a new writing project...
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Cartoon: Walker’s Announcement from Dan Burr
Our friend Dan Burr submits another political cartoon. This time about Governor Walker’s announcement that he is running for president: Copyright and used by permission by Dan E. Burr.
View ArticleGov. Walker approves pay increase for State Troopers, give 31,000 other state...
This just sums up Gov. Scott Walker’s “divide and conquer” strategy at its best. Republican Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that gives state troopers a 6 percent raise. The governor signed the...
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Kelly Wilz: An Open Letter to Those Who Hate Teachers
What follows is a blog by Kelly Wilz originally posted at Dissent and Cookies and reprinted here with her permission. When I graduated from college, I, like many graduates, had no clue what I wanted to...
View ArticleThe Hypocrisy Of The County Board About O’Donnell Park
I maybe could have resurrected my Whither Milwaukee County for this…and it does have one future installment coming…but not yet: It was announced in several venues today (including Facebook postings by...
View ArticleScott Walker gets the Bad Lip Reading treatment (VIDEO)
I’m a couple of days behind in my blogging, but I had to share this. Watch as Gov. Scott Walker’s first presidential campaign ad gets the Bad Lip Reading treatment.
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