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The Party of No-Show

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By mr.bleu
in
Sep 30

The first candidate forum in West Central Wisconsin happened tonight. 

So, what do you do when only half the candidates show up? 

Ask the questions anyway and let the silence stand for your answer, I guess.

This forum was for the candidates in the 68th and 93rd AD and 23rd & 31st SD - basically Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties. All the Democratic candidates showed up.  None of the Republicans could be bothered it seems.

Mouldy Oldies return to the local airwaves

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By mr.bleu
in
Sep 13

The long slow death-spiral of local right wing talker stations like Eau Claire's WAYY now includes a return to the oldies tunes that once made AM radio this country's dominant media force... half a century ago.  You know, before FM, stereo, compact discs, surround sound, satellite radio, iPods, build-your-own Internet radio sites like Pandora... everything else that has rendered stations like WAYY less relevant than your Grandma's ringer washer or (Rush's favorite trope for antique technology) the buggy whip industry.

Hypocrisy Already?

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By mr.bleu
in
Jun 22

It's now officially summertime of an even-numbered year.  That means it’s time for the political noise machines to screech back to life.

I’ll admit political machines can occasionally be entertaining and sometimes produce something positive. For the most part the output is just whining noises, half-truths and tired spin trying to find anything that will stick to their opponents. 

One of our jobs here at Big Political Cheese is to examine the cacophonous whine and provide a useful translation for the masses that, you know, have lives.