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  1. Senate Bill 5

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    Ok, but they still PAY taxes. It might just be moving from the left pocket to the right pocket in their case, but the individuals don't get to keep that money. Same as us private sector folks...

  6. Glenn Beck - Common Sense

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    Prominent Conservative Radio Hosts Planted Scripted Actors Among Callers

    Well, looky here! From the Columbia Journalism Review:

    Well, here’s a shocker: Some of the people who phone in to talk radio shows (that caller with the pitch-perfect rant, provocative comment or burning question)
    may actually be hired actors reading from scripts
    .
    I’m not an angry listener, but I play one on radio!

    Tablet Magazine:

    If [the actor] passed the audition, he would be invited periodically to call in to various talk shows and recite various scenarios that made for interesting radio.
    He would never be identified as an actor, and his scenarios would never be identified as fabricated—which they always were.

    “I was surprised that it seemed so open,” the actor told me in an interview. “There was really no pretense of covering it up.”

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    Curious, the actor did some snooping and learned that Premiere On Call was a service offered by
    , the largest syndication company in the United States and
    a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, the entertainment and advertising giant.
    Premiere syndicates some of the more sterling names in radio, including
    Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity.
    But a great radio show depends as much on great callers as it does on great hosts: Enter Premiere On Call.

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    “Premiere On Call is our new custom caller service,” read the service’s website, which disappeared as this story was being reported (for a cached version of the site click
    ). “We supply voice talent to take/make your on-air calls, improvise your scenes or deliver your scripts. Using our simple online booking tool, specify the kind of voice you need, and we’ll get your the right person fast. Unless you request it, you won’t hear that same voice again for at least two months, ensuring the authenticity of your programming for avid listeners.”

    Ensuring the authenticity of your programming… with paid, planted callers.

  7. Senate Bill 5

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    Ohio Republican Cut From Committee Over Union Vote Speaks Out

    Ed Schultz: The Economic State of the Middle Class is Tied to Union Membership

    GRAPH: As Union Membership Has Declined, Income Inequality Has Skyrocketed In The United States:

    Across the country, right-wing legislators continue their attack on labor unions,
    that they are saving their states money. Yet in waging these anti-labor campaigns, these politicians are ignoring one very simple fact: unions were a major force in building and sustaining the great American middle class, and as they declined, so has the middle class. As CAP’s Karla Waters and David Madland showed in a
    they first published this past January, as union membership has steadily declined since 1967, so too has the middle class’s share of national income, as the super-rich have taken a larger share of national income than any time
    :

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  8. Senate Bill 5

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    Debt is debt. No debt is good. Spending more than you have is bad. Surplus is good. Not sure how else to put that.

    I don't think someone needs an MBA or a finance degree to realize thats not true when you're looking at optimized and efficient use of money. :nono:

  9. Xbox Live Tags...

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    no shit? I'm guessing the dollar dogs drew you there. Where you sitting? I'm gonna be in 126 couple rows from the glass. I wish it was a dollar beer night but its not so just gonna have to sit at the lizard or city tap for 2ish hours pounding drinks

    Tix were free from a charity raffle.

    I've been told me and the gf are in section 127, row 18 -- just look for the guy double-fisting those 270 calorie-a-piece dollar dogs (w/ diet soda).

  11. Riding has no rational explanation

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    Riding has no rational explanation

    Via: http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2011/03/riding-has-no-rational-explanation/

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    Exploring the rides and reasoning of a group of motorcyclists in the Mid West, this documentary is sort of a personal look into motorcycling as passion. Riding a motorcycle may not have any rational explanation, but this is one man’s attempt to answer the question, “why ride?”

    All this was created by one guy, Tommy. He even wrote the music, which his wife performed.

    Video here since embed won't work

    http://blip.tv/play/AYHR_Q8C

    Personal commentary:

    This.

    F*(king this.

    This video is the closest embodiment of what ORDN and motorcycling means to me and the people I've had the opportunity to ride with - the scenery, the rides, the bikes, the people, the goofiness, the tickets, the karaoke, the stops, and even the occasional accident. Yes, I watched all 52 minutes of it. The only real change for me is that the soundtrack inside my head is a harder... but this compilation called "The Habitat" from Wisconsin Sportbike Riders (WISpR - out of Madison I think) captures it all.

    I can't wait to get out this summer with all you knuckleheads.

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  13. Senate Bill 5

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    The problem with "the people" is they all want something for nothing, and will only support causes they think THEY will benefit from and to hell with the rest of the 'system'. Human nature is not to be concerned about anyone else but their social circle or sphere of influence.

    I could rant on and troll more, but I want to save something for later.

  14. Senate Bill 5

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    Uhm, they can't do their job because of those who willingly walked out and have refused to come back to work. Not showing up for scheduled work isn't playing by the rules. :lol:

    You're definitely just trolling again. This one's far-fetched even for you. :lol:

    Whether I'm trolling or not, the points are still valid. The rules are there. There is no rule about not showing up, they're all out on junkets for all you know.

    This isn't a McDonalds-punch-a-timeclock type job. They travel, they politik, they visit places to learn about how other people do things, etc.

    GOP can quittheirbitchin'

  15. Senate Bill 5

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    Posted · Edited by JRMMiii

    Because the Republican are whining about the Dems not being there to vote. Them being there is part of the Rules of the Wisconsin Assembly, which is why they can't vote on it. If they didn't have that rule, then they could bulldoze whatever they want through without it mattering who is present or not.

    So they're whining too. Now it's just a game of oneupsmanship.

    GOP: No unions!

    Dems: Bad idea, we don't have the power to vote this down, but we can still play by the rules. Peace out, bitches.

    GOP: Oh yea? We'll start docking your pay... your move...

    Everyone loved the Republican obstructionism, but now turnabout isn't fair play?

  16. Senate Bill 5

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    They should be fired for not showing up for work, like what most any other employer would do. They're a bunch of fucking crybabies. "Waaa, we're not getting our way so we're just leaving! Waaa!". Stop payroll on them, hold a special election, let the people vote new Senators in. Hell, I'm all for them postponing the vote for the bill until after new Senators are instated. Prove a point. It is not okay to walk out on your responsibilities, especially your taxpayer funded, elected position, unless you're prepared to be fired.

    Kinda hypocritical don't you think? Because the message the GOP is sending is "Waaa, we don't want to follow our own rules, so we're just gonna try to bully people to get what we want! Waaa!"

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