tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post2449904271918098058..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Why Wisconsin Democrats Are In Disarray And How To Fix ItSomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-89670340208086807622014-11-11T16:12:12.766-06:002014-11-11T16:12:12.766-06:00Dems need to follow the republican way, don't ...Dems need to follow the republican way, don't answer the media question until you call out a false ad as a big lie, they need to be bold; call Walker a liar for saying things like 500 million surplus. Call FactCheck liars for the corporate owned media when they play with words. <br />The democratic message is not explained in a sound bite, they might think about using some Ross Perot style charts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-25341900594463886252014-11-11T12:45:36.327-06:002014-11-11T12:45:36.327-06:00Make the democrats scream. I see larson did the ri...Make the democrats scream. I see larson did the right thing this morning, but I will give the Dems no more money till Tate is gone....and maybe not even then. Mary Burke might have been ok if she wasn't forced on us by the 3 time losers. they probably still think they have a sure thing because we'll keep sending money and voting for the few of them that remain in perpetuity....after all, what choice do we have? sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582415856684023846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-41749415026738160512014-11-11T11:01:53.352-06:002014-11-11T11:01:53.352-06:00Messaging is a problem. Yes, we need to be united...Messaging is a problem. Yes, we need to be united, consistent, and true to our ideals. But I suspect the average Republican voter doesn't care about any of that. They don't care about schools. They sure as hell don't care about the poor. The world is divided into "makers" and "takers" and you know what side they think we're on. The prevailing theme is that Democrats "raise taxes." I believe that's the only thought in the heads of thousands of Republicans when they go to vote, based on their anger at the other side, the "takers." We'll never win these votes based on rational argument. <br />So how to win? Hit 'em in the pocket book. Scream from the tallest building and highest mountain how Walker's very own WEDC has lost millions of dollars they can't account for. Scream about the thousands of dollars Walker's close personal friends have stolen from veterans. Every veteran should be steaming mad about Walker's craven cronyism. The one issue that will get a Republican's attention is MONEY. Waste of money. Theft of money. Unaccounted for money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-55570413605052196922014-11-11T08:52:33.549-06:002014-11-11T08:52:33.549-06:00This exactly parallels my experiences in the Manit...This exactly parallels my experiences in the Manitowoc Party with first Bob Ziegelbauer and then his chief hatchet man DINO Jim Brey, now apparently the young Mayor Nickels who was feted by the party a year or so ago as the Second Coming. Zig didnt draw the headlines of Abele because he is in a small pond here but in many ways was much worse as a dual office holder. Brey curried favor with him and said during the 25th asm primary here, "Act 10 was good for the city of Manitowoc!" When I wrote a blog poking fun at him for that he and the Mayor engineered a coup in the executive committee to get me kicked off. The committee rejected it at first but they recrafted it as a restructuring an removed ALL of the at large members. In the first election since that time Manitowoc shifted 24 points red compared to the recall. Now they are searching for a new chair. Good luck with that!Bernard J. (Bernie) Starzewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441922671393869604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-79410043892604049322014-11-11T08:22:30.543-06:002014-11-11T08:22:30.543-06:00There is no mystery why Abele enjoys such influenc...There is no mystery why Abele enjoys such influence - he's essentially the only large direct donor to the State Democratic Party. Take a look at the balance sheet links posted by the commenter Lufthase (scroll all the way down): http://bloggingblue.com/2014/11/what-has-mike-tate-done-in-four-years-to-earn-his-105717-per-year-salary/#comments<br /><br />Clearly the State Party intends zero reform. Breaking away into a new Progressive party seems the only logical step.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-49216325837223751562014-11-11T07:54:13.534-06:002014-11-11T07:54:13.534-06:00It makes me wonder why the others at the DPW haven...It makes me wonder why the others at the DPW haven't called for him or others to step down. It's not working. We certainly are not getting our monies worth.WhatIsCommonSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048050176971497842noreply@blogger.com