The Liberal Media Strike Again

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Fri, 10/27/2006 - 5:07pm

What with the reports coming in from all over the place that NBC is refusing to run ads for the new movie Shut Up and Sing, I thought I'd do what I could to get some of the ads seen - this isn't the one NBC is refusing, it's a longer version. NBC won't run the ad because it is "disparaging to President Bush". Personally, I think President Bush's press conferences are disparaging to President Bush, but I don't see them trying to keep them off the air --

Oh by the way - some ABC stations are running the ads.

This won't be a regular event - I think people are free to listen to the Dixie Chicks or not, but it worries me that the media are now so easily cowed that they won't even take money for ads if they think they might not be popular. The growing consolidation of the media and the growing conservative control of them is really the issue here.

Anyway - going to see this movie is now an approved Uppity Event.

 


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Wal-Mart Video

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 10:24am

I spoke to some of the Wal-Mart Watch folks at the Big Ed Fest a couple weeks back. They're still battling the behemoth retailer. They've now enlisted the powers of Harry Potter to fight against Wal-Mart as well:

 



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Don't Believe What the Death Penalty Referendum Says

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 12:27pm

It's bad enough that the Republicans in Wisconsin have managed to float two referenda for this ballot that are mostly just intended to bring out conservative voters. And it's horrific enough that they've managed to word the marriage amendment so that it opens the door to removing rights that people in the state already enjoy.

But now one of the principal proponents of the death penalty amendment seems to be saying that you shouldn't believe what the amendmen says - Heck, we don't really mean what we say about DNA - we're just trying to slip it in and hoped that false assurances would help. According to an article in Sunday's Wisconsin State Journal:

Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere, the referendum's lead sponsor, cautioned against reading too much into the resolution's wording.

Lasee said the ballot question with its DNA clause is meant to poll voters on a general concept -- how would they feel about the death penalty if safeguards could be built in to avoid convicting innocent people? It has never been his intent to limit the death penalty to convictions involving DNA evidence, he said.

Please remember when you go to the polls on Sept. 7 that even the proponents of the bill are now saying that it is a sham intended to pull the wool over your eyes and get you to vote for the death penalty in very limited circumstances - which they will then use as a wedge to get a wider death penalty implemented.

Vote No on the death penalty amendment. We've lived without it in Wisconsin for a long time. We can keep on living without it just fine, thank you.

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Chippewa Valley Candidates Forum 10/23/2006

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 10:38am

 

My wife and I attended the Chippewa Valley Candidates Forum last night in Eau Claire. The forum was intended to be particularly focused on issues affecting women.

Although I suppose we are somewhat biased, we both felt that the Democratic candidates made their points much better than the Republicans, and that their opinions were much more carefully thought out. Every time one of the Democratic candidates made a point, the challenging Republican candidate had very little to say. I'd say that in general the Democratic candidates were much more supportive of women's issues. Health Care was the big topic of the evening's discussions, and although the Democrats had many good ideas on improving health care delivery in the state, none of the Republican candidates offered any constructive ideas at all.

I'm including the photographs of the candidates at the forum so you can see for yourself. Click on Read More to see the pictures ----

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Chippewa Valley Republican Candidates Scared by the Prospect of Questions

Submitted by Steve Hanson on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 1:38pm

There is a Chippewa Valley Candidates Forum this evening in Eau Claire. We thought you should know that four of the invited candidates (all Republicans) have decided to skip this one because they suddenly all developed "scheduling" problems after they found out what the format of the forum was going to be. Our thanks to Jody at The Side Street for pointing this out.

This all seems to fit in with the current Republican need to not have to deal with uncomfortable questions, or press events that aren't staged in their favor. Or maybe they're just afraid of women (since this forum is sponsored by all women's groups). I find it particularly amusing that the candidates (Ron Brown, Rob Kreibich, Dave Zien, and Terry Moulton) are wishing the sponsoring organizations a robust discussion of those important issues when it will now be an all-Democrat forum. I guess this shouldn't be surprising - Dave Zien has pulled out of just about every opportunity to appear in public with Pat Kreitlow, so this is just one more in a stream.

We're going. I'll let you know what happens. More news on this tomorrow.

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