tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post1343247939457344694..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Mike Tate Has Got To Go(Version 2014)! Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-2203521118040395112014-11-24T18:13:57.955-06:002014-11-24T18:13:57.955-06:00Kind of have wondered that myself. It's intere...Kind of have wondered that myself. It's interesting how all of these races were 3-6 points off in favor of the GOP. Just sayinJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-55667739126788782632014-11-24T03:13:19.144-06:002014-11-24T03:13:19.144-06:00Why hasn't the Democratic Party (state or nati...Why hasn't the Democratic Party (state or national) demanded an investigation of the ballot-counting machines where election results differed so drastically from exit polls? Doesn't anybody there read <b><a href="http://www.bradblog.com" rel="nofollow">bradblog.com</a></b>?Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-18548058247744068952014-11-18T07:06:03.327-06:002014-11-18T07:06:03.327-06:00I had a freind who used to hand out bumper sticker...I had a freind who used to hand out bumper stickers that said "Democrats-R-Republicans" My sainted mother was offended by this but had to admit it was at least partially true.at best, they far are too willing to remain within the dominant paradigm. as a drunken and boastful neocon once said, back during the reign of president Cheney, "Dems can only react, while we make the history ". sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582415856684023846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-37296344983736685942014-11-18T07:01:43.893-06:002014-11-18T07:01:43.893-06:00I hung out with the dems here in madison doing pho...I hung out with the dems here in madison doing phone banking for the recall. Good volunteers, but he actual party employess were a Bunch of useless jerks wasting time and money using call lists that had us calling people who never were on our side and never going to be on our side; despite their contact sheet saying they were "strongly democratic". I would try to call attention to removing these people from the call lists only to be met with hostility from greasy 23 year old punks. Hell, they couldn't even take the time to explain how to do things to new volunteers. The look of pain on their faces when some eager volunteer asked them yet another question about phone banking or worse, when the newbies had suggestions on how things could be improved was something to behold. sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582415856684023846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-79762093148436109662014-11-17T20:36:10.862-06:002014-11-17T20:36:10.862-06:00No, when Scott Walker "dropped the (Act 10) b...No, when Scott Walker "dropped the (Act 10) bomb" on unsuspecting citizens, it wasn't a "bold" move - it was an easy one, given he and his political party held a majority in the Wisconsin Legislature. <br /><br />I remember even Pat Buchanan saying as much back in 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-62622214426745985782014-11-17T16:02:49.588-06:002014-11-17T16:02:49.588-06:00It looks to me like the Dem Party doesn't even...It looks to me like the Dem Party doesn't even try up here in the northeast. I saw republican booths this summer at the Calumet and Brown county fairs, but nothing from the dems. Also, republicans run unopposed down ticket in Oconto county. <br />It doesn't have to be this way, for example I believe more rural folks are concerned about having good well water, than the one big corporate farmer that contributes to the repiublican. If these folks are reached out to with a very simple message that is short and easy to understand, they are possible dem voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-82781972408093177762014-11-17T13:15:43.492-06:002014-11-17T13:15:43.492-06:00Another terrible performance by Tate. We can'...Another terrible performance by Tate. We can't afford to wait until summer for him to go. Resign now and let the 1st Vice Chair mop up the mess between now and the next election for DPQ Chair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-90400029143819832712014-11-17T12:19:21.531-06:002014-11-17T12:19:21.531-06:00BINGO! I hear a lot of excuse-making from Tate, an...BINGO! I hear a lot of excuse-making from Tate, and not a lot of fighting back against those false memes. Tate has failed to give an alternative to Walker's failed policies that sinks in and hits home for those people in NE Wisconsin, and that's the top reason why he must goJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-24584858222250261842014-11-17T11:16:52.905-06:002014-11-17T11:16:52.905-06:00In essence, Tate is NOT a LEADER. Proof being he h...In essence, Tate is NOT a LEADER. Proof being he has not lead WI Dems anywhere. Our state has been sold to the oligarchy and the 99% are being flushed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-56769419328849607742014-11-17T09:47:03.398-06:002014-11-17T09:47:03.398-06:00I understand what he is saying and he is actually ...I understand what he is saying and he is actually right! There is a significant number of people out there who like leaders who lead and think about the rightness of it later.<br />They are comfortable with the confidence.<br />What Mr. Tate has failed to understand is that Dems need to project similar confidence and NOT similar views. THAT is the great mistake. When Dem candidates run around saying that "I'm a fiscal conservative too!" it simply reinforces the rightness of the Walkerite ideas. No amount of his statistical magic number crunching and infinitive splitting will compensate for that.Bernard J. (Bernie) Starzewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441922671393869604noreply@blogger.com