Tag Archives: ALEC

Wisconsin Asshats

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Callen Harty

Dear Scott Fitzgerald and Robin Vos, The nicest thing I can say about the two of you is that you are asshats. After years in the Wisconsin Legislature as waterboys for the Koch Brothers and the American Legislative Exchange Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged agenda, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, business interests, citizens, conservative, corporate benefactors, Covid-19, death, election, gerrymandered, Governor Evers, Green Bay, humanity, incumbent, Koch Brothers, lawsuit, medical experts, Milwaukee, moneyed interests, pandemic, polling stations, power, power grabs, right-wing, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald, Senate Majority Leader, sickness, Speaker of the Assembly, statehouse, stay-at-home order, Supreme Court, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Lesiglature | 1 Comment

The Boys at the Top

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Callen Harty

When we were kids in small-town Wisconsin there were always some of the popular kids who could get away with all sorts of things. They were athletes or their parents were rich or held important positions in the town, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged absolute power, African-American, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Assembly, athletes, Attorney General, Badger, boilerplate laws, bullies, campaigns, Capitol, Christian, citizens, competition, conscience, conservative, county clerks, Democrat, divide and conquer strategy, election, government, Governor-elect, governorship, Green Bay Packers, hard work, heart, history, immature boys, karma, laws, leadership, legislators, Lieutenant Governor, life lessons, lobbying group, mid-term election, moral, newspaper editorials, power, Presidential primary, protesters, protests, public hearings, recount, Republican, rich, right-wing, rights, rules of the game, Scott Walker, Senate, sportsmanship, State Senate, State Treasurer, Supreme Court Justice, Tammy Baldwin, Tony Evers, union workers, veto power, Vince Lombardi, vote, winning, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

The Lowlights of the Mike Pence Speech

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Callen Harty

Donald Trump scares me, but I’m even more frightened of the prospect of him becoming President and then not finishing out his term, as that would mean that his Vice-Presidential pick, Mike Pence, would move up to the highest … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adolph Hitler, African-Americans, ALEC, America, American Legislative Exchange Council, American Presidency Project, anti-abortion, anti-gay, AR-15, balance of powers, Bankrupt, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Bible, Bill Clinton, Bill of Rights, birther movement, black lives, bombs, Christian, Congress, conservative, Constitution, convict, death penalty, Democratic party, dictators, Donald Trump, drones, economy, educational choice, energy policy, equality, executive order, fetuses, First Amendment, founding fathers, freedom of religion, George W. Bush, George Washington, Germany, government, Hillary Clinton, Hispanic Americans, Homeless, human rights, Indiana, industrialists, James Madison, John Adams, Justice Department, KKK, Koch Brothers, legislative process, liberties, Mexicans, Middle class, Mike Pence, military, minority groups, Muslims, national pride, NRA, nuclear weapons, power, President, press, privatize, pro-military, pro-religion, pseudo-science, public schools, Republican, Rick Snyder, right to bear arms, right-wingers, Ronald Reagan, rule of law, school vouchers, Scott Walker, Second Amendment, separation of church and state, starving children, Supreme Court, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, terrorism, theocracy, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Tripoli, tyrants, union members, Vice-President, women, working class, World War II | Leave a comment

Ryan vs. Huebsch

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Callen Harty

More than four years ago thousands upon thousands of protesters descended upon Wisconsin’s Capitol to protest Scott Walker’s attack on public employee unions, among other things that were in his “budget repair bill”. Please note that despite media insistence it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "budget repair" bill, Act 10, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Assembly, Attorney General, big business, boilerplate legislation, Capitol Police, Constitution, Defending Wisconsin, Department of Administration, freedom of speech, Freedomof assembly, Jeremy Ryan, legislators, protesters, public employee unions, Republican, Ryan vs. Huebsch, Scott Walker, taxpayer dollars, town square, union, Wisconsin Capitol, Wisconsin Supreme Court | Leave a comment

The Real Danger of Ted Cruz is Scott Walker

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Callen Harty

Ted Cruz became the first officially announced candidate for President on Monday when he delivered a speech before a captive (literally) audience at the ironically named Liberty University. He is one of the most strident, intractable candidates I can recall … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "right to work", abortion, Affordable Care Act, ALEC, American Horror Story, American Legislative Exchange Council, Assembly, BarackObama, Barnum & Bailey, Ben Carson, big business, candidate, Christian, collective bargaining, conservative, Constitution, contraception, corporate overloards, David Ludwig, Donald Trump, drug-testing, economy, equality, evolution, Great Britain, Harley, homosexuality, incest, Jeb Bush, Kohl's, laborers, legislators, liberal, Liberty University, marriage equality, Medicaid, minimum wage, Obamacare, personhood amendment, politician, President, radical right-wingers, rape, redistribution of wealth, Republican, Rick Santorum, Ronald Reagon, school vouchers, Scott Walker, Senate, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, The Atlantic, trickle-down economics, unions, welfare, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The Crowning of Mary Burke

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Callen Harty

Mary Burke may well end up being the Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin and she may also be a good candidate. While I have some concerns about her stands on Scott Walker’s Act 10, jobs, and on school vouchers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Act 10, ALEC, candidate, China, Chris Taylor, Democrat, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Emily's List, endorsements, Hari Trivedi, J. B. Van Hollen, jobs, Kathleen Vinehout, Koch Brothers, Marquette Law School, Mary Burke, media, Mike Tate, primary, Progressives United, Republicans, Russ Feingold, school vouchers, Scott Walker, Tea Party, Wisconsin, Wisconsin governor | Leave a comment

A Photographer’s Plea

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Callen Harty

I woke up this morning and went online and found several of my pictures in two different places with no credit. I am not a professional photographer, but I am proud of my work. I have sold several photos over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advertising, ALEC, blog, corporate media, credit, editorial, Facebook, Koch Brothers, magazine, newspaper, permission, photo credit, photograper, photograph, photos, pictures, print, publish, rights, snapshot | 4 Comments

Time for the Working Class Heroes

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Callen Harty

About a week ago I heard that Eric Cantor was proposing to eliminate rules about overtime, which would allow corporations to save money by not having to pay hourly workers for extra time worked. The other day I found an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, billionaires, corporate media, corporations, Dickens, Eric Cantor, labor, legislation, minimum wage, minimum wage laws, overtime, plutocracy, poorhouses, President Obama, The Guardian, unemployment, unions, wages, working class heroes | Leave a comment

Keep Fighting

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Callen Harty

Last Tuesday’s recall election was not the end of the world and it was not the end of the Wisconsin Uprising. As devastating as it felt at the time it was in retrospect simply the beginning of the next phase. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alberta Darling, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, budget, budget repair, Capitol, Constitutional rights, Democrat, equal pay, Glenn Grothman, homelss, justice, Mining bill, politics, protests, Recall election, Republican, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Tea Party, Voter ID, We Shall Not Be Moved, We Shall Overcome, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Uprising | 1 Comment

Election of a Lifetime

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Callen Harty

Tomorrow morning the polls will open in Wisconsin and by the end of the day we will know if Scott Walker becomes only the third sitting governor in our nation’s history to be recalled from office. Wisconsin must stand up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALEC, corporations, election, recall, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, vote, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Recall Reality

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Callen Harty

(published by forwardseeking.com, 4/13/12) For progressive-minded people in Wisconsin it has been both a horrible and wonderful year and a half. Scott Walker unleashed a radical right agenda upon the state before he even took the oath of office as governor, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALEC, Democracy, Democrat, Koch Brothers, Lieutenant Governor, Pam Galloway, progressive, Rebecca Kleefisch, recall, Republican, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Senate, Terry Moulton, Van Wangaard, Wisconsin | 1 Comment