The North Shore Exponent is doing a new feature to bring to shame politicians and those who try to make a mockery of our mainstream values. We are not going after the Democrats and the crazy liberals, but we will address this in both parties. This is why the North Shore Exponent Has a Dummy of the Month Award. Check this page every month as we bring to shame those who destroy our values for political gain.
The Hall of Shame
State Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Central Madison)
February 2008-State Representative Mark Pocan and One Wisconsin Now. They are awarded this for their no-good flimsy attacks on the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance over President Todd Berry’s appearance at the Defending the American Dream Summit in Milwaukee on March 7th. OWN and Representative Pocan attack his appearance claiming a conservative bias on WISTAX on financial contributions to Republicans over Democrat candidates only as a way to mask their failure to hold Governor Doyle accountable on Wisconsin’s State Budget woes that have put Wisconsin on the wrong track. More stunning, Pocan issues a tasteless letter to the Wisconsin media to discredit WISTAX’s non-partisan status. To act so flamboyant to avoid your own problems is worthy why Rep. Pocan and OWN are awarded this shameful dishonor.
Citizen Action of Wisconsin-2009 March Dummy of the Month
March 2009-Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Public Schools Board President Peter Blewett
In the middle of a Department of Public Instruction Superintendent race that is putting WEAC and the left wing special interests on the ropes because the left does not have a plan to shore up the failures of MPS, The North Shore Exponent exposed Citizen Action attempting to lie to try to get the votes for not their man Peter Blewett but for also the Tony Evers campaign as right now the left is losing the battle in the City of Milwaukee and the entire 5-County Milwaukee Metro Area as Citizen Action made up in thin air that MPS graduation rates especially high school graduation raised 38 percent and claiming that Mr. Blewett is tough and smart with your tax dollars. Only to our investigation we seen that he has only in truth raised the graduation rates by nine percent and also was dragging his feet propping up Charlene Hardin and also wasting money for more unused buildings. That is plan dumb and this why Citizen Action and MPS School Board President Peter Blewett are awarded this shameful dishonor for the month of March.
Dishonorable Mentions for March 2009
SEIU and the Milwaukee Area Labor Council for their botched and failed protest at the 2009 Wisconsin Defending the American Dream Summit and also for lying about AFP members in a press release which was nothing but comedy.
US Senator Herb Kohl for voting in reverse of Russ Feingold who opposed the Omnibus by voting for the wasteful, pork laden bill and being a key contributor in the Senate Approprations Committee and voting lock-step with Congressman Dave Obey for loading the bill full of pork.
Wisconsin Legislative Joint Finance Committee Chairmen Mark Pocan and Mark Miller for loading the Wisconsin State Budget with worthless non-fiscal policy items.
April 2008-State Senator Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) and State Rep. Nick Milroy (D-Superior)
State Senator Bob Jauch (D-25th District)
State Rep. Nick Milroy (D-73rd District)
Both Representative Milroy and Senator Jauch did to commit gross misconduct in retaliation to a Madison Tea Party speaker at an event up in Superior proves that both Senators Jauch and Rep. Milroy are awarded this shameful dishonor.
A few days after the Madison Tea Party at an event in Superior to honor the new Superior Harbor, Senator Jauch and Rep. Milroy acted arrogantlty towards GOP Superior Mayor Dave Ross a possible 2010 Lieutenant Governor candidate over his speech at the Madison Tea Party because Mayor Ross stands up for everday taxpayers. In his speech, Senator Jauch who is the most socalist State Senator in Wisconsin said to Mayor Ross:“So for those who bellyache in Madison at that rally where they shouted to the moon about their taxes, they ought to come and ask us what’s wasteful about this,” Senator Jauch said. “This is worthwhile spending. This is good spending, Mr. Ross. This is where we’re going to take the money, then let’s not condemn it somewhere else.”
Rep. Milroy acted like a arrogant, freshman cocky Democrat and said to Mayor Ross: “I really want to thank the taxpayers because that’s who’s paying for this project ultimately,” said Rep Nick Milroy. “I didn’t hear from one taxpayer that this was wasteful government spending.”
For their attempt to attack and smear Mayor Ross for standing up against the socalistic duo from Superior, both Rep. Milroy and Senator Jauch earn this award of shameful dishonor.
Dishonorable Mentions for April
Senator Arlen Specter (RINO now D-PA) for switching parties and betraying on the GOP and the State of Pennsylvania.
Governor Doyle for allowing the Statewide Smoking ban to be inserted in the budget over stand alone legislation.
Susan Rogensen of CNN for her lack of professionalism and bias at the Chicago Tea Party.
May 2009-The Dirty Dozen-The 12 Wisconsin Democrats on the Legislative Joint Finance Commitee
House JFC Chairman Mark Pocan (D-Central Madison)
Senate JFC Chairman Mark Miller (D-East Madison)
Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay
Sen. Julie Lassa (D-SPASH)
Sen. John Lehman (D-Racine County)
Rep. Gary Sherman (D-Port Wing)
Rep. Jen Schilling (D-La Crosse)
Rep. Pedro Colon (D-MKE)
Rep. Tamara Grigsby
This Month’s award is mega-sized times tweleve. These are the twelve individuals known as the Dirty Dozen, the twelve Democrats who serve on the Legislative Joint Finance Committee. These tweleve people voted against working families, and voted to side with their special interest buddies in Madison over those in Wisconsin who had enough of their high tax and spend agenda. These twleve people put another stain on Wisconsin’s clean government reputation and decided to resort to backroom politics to get the budget done without seeing the day of light in Madison. They decided to go in the dark when people are starting to know they have had enough of Speaker Sheridan and Company in Madison who think that their intrests come first before working families. For this dirty deal, they are given a shameful dishonor now that will result in their defeats on November 2, 2010. This is why we give this shameful dishonor times twelve this May to the Dirty Dozen.
Dishonorable Mentions for May
Governor Jim Doyle for his inaction of dealing with a staggering budget defict when the budget deficit increased waiting nearly two weeks to come up with a plan.
Institute for Wisconsin’s Future for advocating for Wisconsin to be taxed like Massachusetts thinking more taxes are part of solving the budget problem.
Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) for his attempts to have higher energy taxes at a time when seniors are struggling to pay their WE Energies bills.
Today, I award the Dummy of the Month for the first time to a Republican Congressman and a unidentified staffer of his for showing total incompetence and lack of professionalism during one of the most critical votes in this congressional session on cap and trade.
June 2009-Congressman Tom Petri and his unidentified staffer
Congressman Tom Petri (R-Wisconsin-6th)
This award goes to Congressman Tom Petri (R-Wisconsin, 6th). Many people may ask, why Tom Petri and not someone in Madison in regards to the bad state budget on this Dummy of the Month? It is pure and complete stupidity that a staffer from Rep. Petri’s office shows a total disregard and poor constituent service from what citizens expect from their elected officials.
From our good friends at Mr. Grover Norquist at Americans for Tax Reform, they provided this blow by blow account of what happened:
The full telephone exchange is below:
XXXXX: “Can you tell me if Mr. Petri has read the bill? I’m very concerned that he has not had the time to digest the bill and understand it before voting on it and I don’t think he should be voting for legislation he hasn’t read”
Petri Staffer: “obviously he hasn’t read the bill – its 1200 pages long.”
XXXXX: “So you are admitting to me that my Representative is going to be voting on a bill he hasn’t bothered to read?”
Petri Staffer: “Well can you let me finish?! I’m telling you that he read the important parts. You’re interrupting me.”
XXXXX: “But he hasn’t read the whole thing? I don’t appreciate, as a constituent of Rep. Petri’s, being snapped at by his intern who just admitted to me that he won’t be reading a very important piece of legislation, especially after the 3 billion in taxes that has already been levied against Wisconsinites this year. As a republican it isn’t prudent for him to vote on this bill, much less for him to not read it first.
Dishonorable Mentions for June
State Rep. Jeff Wood for his two switched votes on amendments on the state budget that made Republicans go in uproar.
State Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker for making a bad state budget go to worse by using secret meetings and keeping the minority out of the process and showing why he has a failing record on transparency.
Red Fred Kessler for his segregationist attitude towards the children of Milwaukee by putting the Milwaukee Parental Choice program on a slow death by reducing the enrollment cap.
Rep. Peggy Krusick for her diva attitude against school choice and the families of St. Anthony’s who are looking for hope, not fear.
Check Back Again Next Month for our next award winners.
