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Wisconsinites are most likely happy to have the recall election behind them. Gone for now are the obnoxious, lie-ridden, deceptive political advertisements from both sides. But for those Wisconsinites that voted last Tuesday, we are now a part of U.S. political history.
First, Wisconsin Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch now has the distinction of being the first lieutenant governor in U.S. history to face a recall election and secondly, Governor Scott Walker has become the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election with his decisive victory on Tuesday when Wisconsin voters delivered a heavy body-blow to organized labor.
By now you’ve probably heard more than enough analysis of this election, but we want to leave you with what Real Clear Politics considers the three takeaways from Wisconsin’s recall vote.
Gov. Scott Walker has earned the NRA-PVF endorsement for his unwavering pro-gun record throughout his political career,” said Chris W. Cox, chairman of NRA-PVF. “His commitment to preserving our Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage makes Scott Walker the clear choice for Wisconsin gun owners.”
Walker strongly supports the right-to-carry in Wisconsin and has vowed to sign a “shall issue” bill into law. He supported an amendment to the Wisconsin state constitution that would guarantee the individual right to keep and bear arms and efforts to ensure uniformity in state gun laws and prevent a patchwork of confusing local ordinances and regulations across the state. Walker also voted for a state constitutional amendment to protect the right to hunt and fish. Because of his consistent support for individual gun ownership rights, Scott Walker has earned an “A” rating from the NRA-PVF.
By contrast, Walker's opponent, Tom Barrett, has earned an “F” rating from the NRA-PVF for his long history of anti-gun activism and his lengthy anti-gun record as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Barrett has worked closely with anti-gun New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg as a member of the anti-gun front group “Mayors Against Illegal Guns.” He opposes right-to-carry in Wisconsin and supports gun bans and state gun registration. Barrett also supports legislation that would regulate gun shows out of business.
A look at our follow-up file revealed that we are approaching one year since the Franklin School Board initially discussed its employee Health Insurance bidding process, another tax saving tool provided to local governments through Act 10 by Governor Scott Walker and Conservatives in the Wisconsin State Legislature. The topic appeared on the school board’s July 20, 2012 agenda (See Agenda item 9.a.) . FIJ attended this meeting and prior to this meeting published this story on July 19, 2012. Here is a summary of the provision of Act 10.
The Baraboo school board is now free to put this $660,000 savings into the classroom, putting its students first, which most school districts claim is their priority: “It’s for the students…”
Enough of the rhetoric. Quit the stalling. It’s time to walk-the-talk and show Franklin parents, taxpayers and students you are serious about saving taxpayer dollars and actually willing to put Franklin kids first. NOT WEAC or WEAC TRUST.
It is time to take a stand against this garbage from outsiders brought in by the unions and demand that our elected representatives on the Franklin School Board do their job.
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”
—Opening page Dedication, Rules for Radicals By Saul Alinsky
"The MacIver Institute of Wisconsin reported today that the State’s teachers’ union (WEAC) is "being guided by the philosophy of radical leftist Saul Alinsky."In fact, the National Education Association (NEA) the largest teachers union in the United States included Alinsky’sRules for Radicals on its members’ recommended reading list page. A check of the NEA website today revealed that this page has been scrubbed from NEA’s website. Fortunately, we were able to locate this pdf copy that the bumblers at NEA evidently overlooked.
Saul David Alinsky is generally considered to be the founder of modern community organizing. The late Conservative author, William F. Buckley said he was "very close to being an organizational genius.”
The MacIver Institute of Wisconsin has been closely following the pro-union protests that started in Madison last year has done a great job of bringing to light interesting stories (fake doctor notes). And it hasn’t disappointed with one of its latest videos, which takes you inside the courtroom as protesters try and mount a defense for why they disobeyed police in August and refused to vacate the capitol.
The following video does a good job of laying out the story, so we won’t bore you by repeating details. But what we will say is this: the protesters were eventually found guilty ($200 fine plus court costs), and just wait until you hear their defense.We're sure their English and history teachers would be proud of them.
Here's the bottom line, the protesters claim that when police told the group to vacate the building because it was closing, the cops never told each one individually. They also believe that police would have been able to do their job (close the capitol) even if the protesters were left to sit in the rotunda. Our favorite line comes when defendant Damon Terrell claims he would have eventually gotten bored and left. How's that for conviction for "THE CAUSE."
Listen to college student and defendant Damon Terrell and his co-defendants, "colleges," as Terrell refers to them, defend themselves. in court. This is what our schools and universities are turning out.
Wisconsin's chief executive reports progress in convincing Illinois companies to move north.
In this interview with THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Governor Scott Walker says that Wisconsin’s agricultural exports (corn, soy beans, dairy and cranberries) have increased 35 percent.
Meanwhile Mayor Tom Taylor and the Franklin Common Council, specifically Alderman Steve F. Taylor and Alderman Skowronski’s usual corporate cronyism with regard to the Ryan Creek interceptor Project, along with the mayor's plans for a business park in that area will likely reduce farm land in the City.
Will Walker’s optimism translate into economic growth for the City of Franklin? In this interview Walker specifically mentions the potential in Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, and Racine. Apparently Walker hasn’t heard of Mayor Taylor’sForward Franklin EDC brain-child.
Gov. Scott Walker: Why I took on the Unions
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on ObamaCare, the impact of his collective bargaining reforms, and the possibility of a recall election.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 8:33 AM 
