Political Irony

Last year, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker became notorious for stripping public workers of their right to collective bargaining. But last week, a federal judge reversed the key provisions of that law. What makes this ironic is that the judge repeatedly cited the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, saying that Walker’s law violated the free speech [...]

Another in a series of quotes that would have gotten Ronald Reagan kicked out of the modern Republican party: These are the values inspiring those brave workers in Poland … They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost. Watch the video here.

Just in case there is any doubt about what is really going on in Wisconsin, here’s a quote from Republican Scott Fitzgerald, who is the majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate: If we win this battle, and the money is not there under the auspices of the unions, certainly what you’re going to find is [...]

© Jan Sorensen If you think this is just a joke, see the post after this one (above).

This is the clearest explanation I’ve heard of what is really going on in Wisconsin. Republicans are using budget shortfalls for political gain. UPDATE: It is always difficult to sort out the truth from the political fiction in cases like this, but a good starting point is the PolitiFact Wisconsin website. UPDATE 2: The governor [...]

On Friday, I posted an article about how powerful organizations manipulate public opinion by inundating social media sites with fake people. But why stop at social media sites? Why not just make up stories and get them printed as news? Which naturally brings us to Fox News. On Saturday, they posted a story about the [...]