Tag Archives: campaign

Primary Emotions

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Callen Harty

There are so many Democrats already announced as candidates for President, with at least one more coming this week, that it’s pretty much impossible to keep track of all of them. According to Wikipedia today, there are currently twenty … Continue reading →

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The Missing Narrative on the Pennsylvania Special Election

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Callen Harty

While watching the televised returns of the Pennsylvania special election pitting Democrat Conor Lamb, Republican Rick Saccone, and Libertarian Drew Miller against each other all the pundits from both sides before, during, and after it made the election about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans, campaign, candidates, Catholic, CNN, Conor Lamb, corporate money, Democracy, Democrat, Don Lemon, Donald Trump, Drew Miller, electorate, Franklin Roosevelt, gerrymandering, lefties, liberal, Libertarian, media, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania special election, politicians, poor, pro-choice, pro-life, protesting, pundits, referendum, Republican, Republican-light, Rick Saccone, Russians, union members, voting, Washington, working class | Leave a comment

The Failure of Donald Trump

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Callen Harty

Some of my friends and relatives voted for Donald Trump. Some of my co-workers watched the inauguration on television at work while I sat at my desk and fought back tears at what my country had become. They did what … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American people, beacon, campaign, Christians, conspiracy theories, culture, disabilities, Donald Trump, downtrodden, election, government, human being, hypocrisy, inauguration, Jesus Christ, justification, leader, misogynist, narcissist, political affiliation, politics, poor, powerful, President, protocol, rich, Scott Walker, supporters, sycophants, Twitter, White House, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

Ta-Ta Tate

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Callen Harty

Maybe Mike Tate is a nice man. Maybe he has a lot to offer the world. I don’t know him except as the chairman of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party, but in that capacity he has been a dismal failure. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACT, Advancing Wisconsin, amendment, America Coming Together, Barack Obama, campaign, candidate, Dean for America, Fair Wisconsin, Howard Dean, Internal Revenue Service, Kathleen Falk, Madison, Mary Burke, Mike Tate, Milwaukee, NPR, political science, Presidency, primary, recall, Republican, Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold, same-sex marriage ban, Scott Walker, stakeholders, Tom Barrett, Will Evans, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Democratic Party, WisPolitics | 5 Comments

Shutdown

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Callen Harty

Some random thoughts on the government shutdown. * The President and members of Congress, regardless of party affiliation, are all still getting paid and all still have their benefits intact because they are considered essential government employees (not that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Affordable Care Act, big government, budget, campaign, Congress, Democrats, District of Columbia, election, government employees, Government shutdown, ideological purity, Jon Stewart, Medicare, military, National Parks, Obama, Obamacare, President, Republicans, right-wing, Smithsonian, social programs, Social Security, Statue of Liberty, stock market, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party, The Daily Show, Yellowstone, Yosemite | Leave a comment

Election Day Peace

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Callen Harty

Since February 16, 2011 I have been protesting the Scott Walker administration–not because I was a sore loser about him winning the election, but because he unleashed bills and policies on Wisconsin that were meant to undermine decades of social … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged campaign, Capitol, dome, election, Madison, om, Om the Dome, recall, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

The End is Near for Scott Walker

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Callen Harty

The end is near for Scott Walker and the beginning is here for Tom Barrett. Sometimes you just get a gut feeling about something and there isn’t necessarily anything to prove it–no data, statistics, science–nothing concrete, yet you know that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged campaign, corporations, election, lies, money, recall, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, vote, voters, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

Some Notes on the Wisconsin Media’s Coverage of the Recalls

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Callen Harty

The Wisconsin media have failed the citizens over the last year. Fortunately, a lot of citizen media have covered stories that the mainstream media chose to ignore. Unfortunately, the alternative media don’t have the same reach or influence as the established papers, television stations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged campaign, Constitution, coverage, election, job losses, Madison, malfeasance, Marquette poll, media, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, protests, recall, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Journal | 1 Comment

Forward!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Callen Harty

With time winding down on Wisconsin’s historic recall election it is time to pause, to reflect for just a moment, and then to charge forward to finish the task at hand. We have come too far to falter now. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged campaign, Capitol, community, Democracy, election, protest, recall, Scott Walker, We are Wisconsin, We the People, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Reply to Scott Walker

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Callen Harty

(reposted on Kick Butt Liberals, 5/16/12; published by Monologues of Dissent, 5/16/12 & The Progressive website, 5/17/12) When I arrived at home today I was greeted by a letter in my mailbox from the Scott Walker campaign, looking for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BadgerCare, big labor, billionaires, Bureau of Labor Statistics, campaign, collective bargaining, donors, election, environment, jobs loss, millionaires, money, politics, poverty, recall, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, union bosses, unions, Wisconsin, working class | 4 Comments

Romney in Walkerland

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Callen Harty

Mitt Romney and the other Republican candidates have been campaigning heavily in Wisconsin this weekend. Romney wants to deliver a knockout punch to Rick Santorum by taking Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, DC on Tuesday so he has pretty much been living … Continue reading →

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Letter to Peter Barca

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Callen Harty

Peter Barca finalizing a speech. Photo by Callen Harty. Dear Representative Barca, First of all, thank you for everything you have done, not only in the past year, but in your entire political career. I have watched you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged campaign, candidate, Peter Barca, recall, run, Scott Walker, Wisconsin | Leave a comment