tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post4090309395999576138..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Mike Tate Has Got To Go! Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-53563042777989959522013-03-09T17:15:16.527-06:002013-03-09T17:15:16.527-06:00No, you were not too tough on me ;) I appreciate t...No, you were not too tough on me ;) I appreciate the comment you left. I just got bogged down and didn't reply on there, for which I'm sorry. <br /><br />We have a disagreement. It's okay to have :) It's through debate and discussion we become stronger. No hard feelings at all!Wisconsin Soap Boxhttp://wisoapbox.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-38004840019923711142013-03-07T23:29:06.629-06:002013-03-07T23:29:06.629-06:00Yours is a good and thoughtful blog. The skills ga...Yours is a good and thoughtful blog. The skills gap postings/articles are great. I disagree with you on GZ but I was too tough on you. Agree with everything you say about messaging. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-86100210404222184642013-03-07T20:46:38.539-06:002013-03-07T20:46:38.539-06:00Agree that a shake-up is needed. Making these GOPs...Agree that a shake-up is needed. Making these GOPs pay for backing such failed, divisive policies should be an easy call, and hammering Walker for his flagrant lying is another obvious move. <br /><br />But Tate has failed to get this simple "This is wrong and not what Wisconsin does," message out there, and the failure to get votes outside of heavy Dem areas shows that failure of message. <br /><br /> It's time to send a message, and get some new leadership at the top who's not a distracting bomb-thrower or small-picture political lifer. Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-62559616250554788612013-03-07T19:13:29.729-06:002013-03-07T19:13:29.729-06:00I agree that the Wisconsin Democratic Party needs ...I agree that the Wisconsin Democratic Party needs some new leadership, but that is a subordinate issue. The real issue is this: Vote totals will continue to mismatch exit poll results as long as touch screens and optical scanning remain in use. That is the controlling item. That is the root cause of Walker's "Reelection." All else will be for naught unless that cancer is eliminated from our election process.Charles Kuehnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-46900388712468999222013-03-07T16:36:16.069-06:002013-03-07T16:36:16.069-06:00Emmarose4 commented on my Soapbox posting about Gr...Emmarose4 commented on my Soapbox posting about Graeme's demotion, but I feel I should say it here too. <br /><br />I am one of the Dem's who feel that Graeme deserved his demotion and not an outright firing. He hasn't presented the professionalism I expect from the DPW Communications Chair. That said, he's a hard working guy who's clearly helped candidates and elected officials in the party, so we need that loyalty to continue<br /><br />That being said, I wholeheartedly agree that Mike Tate needs to go. I mentioned this a long time ago on my blog, and I stand by it today. Mike's time has passed, and like any campaign who needs help, it's time to shake things up. <br /><br />Mike was right... if we would have done the recall with the November elections we likely would have been able to recall the Governor, but he also had to know that the ship was sailing on that idea when the grass roots decided to take matters into their own hands. The party wasn't a leader until they were told where we were going. <br /><br />The party needs leadership, and it especially needs messaging. There's no reason that the ranks and membership of the DPW shouldn't have swelled dramatically over the last 2 years in Wisconsin and the part be a part of a vast outreach campaign and community building strategy of building candidates and a message. <br /><br />We need a message.. and a message that stacks up nicely and beats the hell out of whatever "Boss Vos" speeds by us in a sound bite. We need to hammer home the Governor and not just beat around the edges. Present fact, articulate it to the people, and win people in the Fox Valley. <br /><br />The DPW hasn't done that thus far. We need to shake things up, and while Graeme's demotion is a good start, that change does need to come from up top. Wisconsin Soap Boxhttp://wisoapbox.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-71013091507608162042013-03-07T16:35:20.525-06:002013-03-07T16:35:20.525-06:00Noooo Wait don't get of those guys. I want th...Noooo Wait don't get of those guys. I want them to stick around.. They have been the second best thing to happen to Wisconsin. Downtown Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998856519515341273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-32352962590396576072013-03-07T16:18:00.632-06:002013-03-07T16:18:00.632-06:00Send both GZ and Tate packing, please. Send both GZ and Tate packing, please. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-23939942949731308772013-03-07T14:37:12.243-06:002013-03-07T14:37:12.243-06:00Agree about GZ and it's been so sad to see thi...Agree about GZ and it's been so sad to see this story go national under that Sykes-inspired Bice headline. Before this, I did think there was progress at the local level under Tate. Now I just don't know - is there someone willing to oppose him and who has a viable plan to win? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-67992097499742881592013-03-07T13:11:02.277-06:002013-03-07T13:11:02.277-06:00Hopefully the words and works of walker and duh Jo...Hopefully the words and works of walker and duh Johnson wake people up to the fact that they aren't whats best for Wisconsin. Eric Knudsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-65608747289499784842013-03-07T08:23:38.024-06:002013-03-07T08:23:38.024-06:00This is all well and good, but you can't repla...This is all well and good, but you can't replace something with nothing. Who do you have saving the DPW?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-17229381133932211282013-03-07T07:53:45.073-06:002013-03-07T07:53:45.073-06:00I completely agree Jeff. Insanity is doing the sa...I completely agree Jeff. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. The debacle that has been the past 2 years has proven this out.<br /><br />Fresh blood, new ideas, core beliefs all will make for a solid foundation on which to build. We have a lot of young people chomping at the bit to play a key role in our state and to move us in the right direction. Before we lose their energy and zeal, we as a state need to make sure we utilize them in the best possible manner.WhatIsCommonSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048050176971497842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-91778778964767263142013-03-07T05:13:49.798-06:002013-03-07T05:13:49.798-06:00Meg Andreitsch has to go as well! She regularly al...Meg Andreitsch has to go as well! She regularly alienates people who don't bow down and worship every word she says.<br />Replace the whole leadership!<br />Lori Compas for DPW Chair!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-3123522790789919622013-03-06T23:45:54.519-06:002013-03-06T23:45:54.519-06:00Don't forget maybe thry could do something to ...Don't forget maybe thry could do something to get out the vote when Obama's not on the ballot. <br /><br />They could try pretending to give a damn about Milwaukee once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com