Is Eric O'Keefe Russian?

By Jeff Simpson 

Information has come out that Russian linked Facebook ads, targeting Michigan and Wisconsin were used to help the GOP win last November. 

A number of Russian-linked Facebook ads specifically targeted Michigan and Wisconsin, two states crucial to Donald Trump's victory last November, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
Some of the Russian ads appeared highly sophisticated in their targeting of key demographic groups in areas of the states that turned out to be pivotal, two of the sources said. The ads employed a series of divisive messages aimed at breaking through the clutter of campaign ads online, including promoting anti-Muslim messages, sources said.

Dark money, originated in Russia, was used to make sure that in Wisconsin, The Donald, RoJo, Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy, Mike Gallagher, etc...were elected to populate the swamp. 

We in WI had no idea that the Russians were trying to get our friends on the right elected.

How could we not know? 

The Answer is simple really, because Freedom.

See the right wing has amazingly turned money into free speech and have millions of dollars of free speech to blow. 

It was hard to distinguish between Russian backed propaganda and Eric O'Keefe or Bradley Foundation backed propaganda.   Between the Putins flunkies, Wisconsin Club for Growth, Americas PAC , Maciver Institute,  Right Wisconsin, Media Trackkkers, Bradley Foundation, etc..

It is hard to distinguish, because they all have the same agenda and want the same ending.

Republican control of our country. 

Maybe when you have the same exact agenda as Vladimir Putin, It sure is not to Make America Great Again!

Robin Vos Explains Why Scott Walker Broke The Law

By Jeff Simpson

Robin Vos (R-Adulterer) in 2014, told us exactly why Scott Walker is and was guilty in the John Doe case.

Vos also took issue with allegations that Walker's campaign coordinated efforts with outside conservative groups like Wisconsin Club for Growth. He said neither the governor nor his campaign committee violated any state law.
 "An elected official has the ability to help raise money for the campaign or to appear in events that do," Vos said. "They can't have any direct efforts or their campaign staff can't have direct efforts in how the money is spent.
 "If my campaign committee coordinated with someone on how the money is spent to elect me, that crosses the line," Vos said. "And that never happens."

While Robin Vos being clueless to his surroundings is not news, the fact is, with the latest Guardian email release, we know that it did happen and it happened right under Robin's nose.

co·or·di·na·tionkōˌôrdnˈāSH(ə)n/noun1.
the organization of the different elements of a complex body or activity so as to enable them to work together effectively.

I would consider Scott Walker having to approve all ads, as coordination.   Thanks Robin for defining that for us.

Walker Performs Poorly With Big Money Base

It's not a good sign for Scott Walker when the Club for Growth, one of the dark money groups he needs to support his presidential bid, starts to slap him around:

Frayda Levin, a member of the Club for Growth’s board of directors who was moderating a question-and-answer session, told Walker that he left donors unimpressed at a meeting in New York earlier this month. That private session came one day after another controversial Walker event where Rudy Giuliani declared that President Barack Obama does not love America.

“To be honest, the feedback was you were not prepared to speak about foreign policy,” Levin, who supports Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for president, told Walker. “So can you tell us what you’re doing to prepare for foreign policy should you run for president?”

Walker seemed a little caught off guard.

Walker then said he was ready to deal with all of the complicated foreign policy issues because he once had breakfast with Henry Kissinger.

Yeah, that's like saying that Walker is ready to deal with Putin because he's watched all the Rocky and Bullwinkle episodes with Boris Badenov.

After trotting out his tired and thoroughly debunked line about Reagan scaring the Russions by firing government workers, Walker then got caught flat-footed again:

On domestic policy, Walker gave vague answers about whether the Dodd-Frank financial reform law should be amended or repealed, along with what changes he’d make to the tax code.

“If you make something as fair as possible, people will be able to complete,” he said when asked about Dodd-Frank. “Let freedom drive the path.”

The non-answer bothered the moderator, so she gave him another chance.

“You have some of your constituents here who have just been audited” because of the law, she said. “You have several community banks, and this is taking a huge toll. Are you just not that aware of what’s happening with Dodd-Frank?”

“Oh, no,” Walker said. “I understand the concern. My point is I’m going to lay out a whole plan not just on this but a whole series of things should I choose to be a candidate for president.”

“It’s not just about Dodd-Frank; it’s about the entire regulatory framework,” he added. “You don’t just nitpick one piece at a time. You have to take on the whole package.”

Asked about what changes he’d make to the tax code, Walker promised “exceptionally detailed plans” down the road.

It should be noted that in 2006, the national Club for Growth (not to be confused with the Wisconsin Club for Growth) chose to support Mark Neumann over Walker when he first ran for governor. Their decision was based on actually looking at Walker's budgets as Milwaukee County Executive.

This also displays the truth about Walker. He excels at presenting a certain image and staying on his talking points, regardless of how full of holes and lies that they might be. But he is not smart enough or adept enough to think on his feet and cannot respond to anything that is not in his carefully crafted script.

Will The Whining Never End?

By Jeff Simpson

Wisconsin Reporter and more specifically MD Kittle, have had a crazy week.   They went from outright lying, to being Scott walker's top cheerleaders to now just being an outlet for the right wing noise machine to whine about what victims they are. 

A judge has halted the politically charged John Doe investigation into conservatives, but the probe certainly seems to have frozen the speech of many of the groups that have become common players in Wisconsin’s marketplace of political ideas over the past several years.

Lets examine "frozen the speech":

 Shut down are groups like the Wisconsin Club for Growth.

Wisconsin Club For Growth has a website here, and a facebook page here.   Neither one has appeared to been shut down, or edited.    Apparently Websites and facebook pages are not speech in right wing land.  

 This year, the organization, led by conservative activist Eric O’Keefe, has been mostly silent, with the exception of a little advertising on Right Wisconsin, a conservative website led by Milwaukee talk show host Charlie Sykes.

So the website, that the biggest "news" organization in the state, started and have control to one of the biggest right wing political hacks in the country does not count as speech in today's right wing world.  

A quick check of Eric O'Keefe and we find a website, facebook page and linked in.  Mr. O'Keefe actually has written books.   Apparently websites, facebook, Linkedin and Book writing is not considered speech. 

Another target, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, which spent an estimated $4.7 million in the 2011 and 2012 recall campaigns, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, but beyond spending an estimated $500,000 on the 2013 spring election the group has been mostly silent in recent months. WMC officials declined comment on the issue.

WMC is so upset that their speeh is being stifled, that when given a chance to speak, they passed.  

I didnt know serious it was that these two groups were only able to reach millions of people with the few outlets available to them, thank God for M.D. Kittle to explain it to us(emphasis mine).

  Conservative targets assert the John Doe process is the punishment — and it has come with chilling effects.

We at Cogdis value free speech, so let me extend an offer to Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Bauer and anyone else involved in these two organizations. 

Since your speech has been "completely benched", I want to extend a helping hand.   If you have LTE's or anything else you have written that no paper or website will print. I promise to put them up at CogDis unedited. 

 You now have a forum!!

Thank You Lord

By Jeff Simpson

While Capper continues to cover the Walker corruption and the never ending John Doe probes, I wanted to focus on something else that was passed over! 

Club For Growth head RJ Johnson was on facebook thanking the Lord over apparently using a procedural mistake to be clear of part of John Doe 2!

RJ Johnson

January 10 via mobile

To those who know the hell we have gone through over the last three months -- we have been completely and utterly vindicated. Thank you Lord!

Yes RJ Johnson and Club for Growth should be Thanking our Lord.  However, I want RJ to thank Jesus(I am assuming that is who RJ is thanking)for his many Blessing in life.   Let me help! 

1. RJ should "Thank the Lord" that despite rules against it(and of course the unethical nature of it) he is able to run a far right shadow propaganda machine AND work on the Scott Walker campaign.  

Congregation - Thank You Lord! 

2.  Thank you Lord for allowing RJ to have $9.1 MILLION dollars in shadow money and the laws that allow him to form a shadow group to spend lying about the Governor and the recall on our public teleivision airwaves!  

C:  Thank You Lord! 

3.  Thank you Lord for allowing RJ Johnson to know about ACT10 before anyone else in Wisconsin, including democratically elected Democratic politicians, so he could spend millions running ads demonizing state workers! 

C:  Thank You Lord! 

4.  Thank you Lord for laws that allow people to give millions of dollars to RJ to help sway elections and buy politicians and we never know where the money comes from.  It's not up to people to question the Government or who is buying our politicians, all we need to know is that your child's teacher is a leech on society!

C:  Thank You Lord! 

5.   Thank you Lord for allowing RJ Johnson and his group Club For Growth to have enough money to give Julainne Appling, Wisconsin Family Action(very misnamed) 90% of their budget money to continue the good fight of hating gays!   

C:  Thank You Lord!

6.  Thank you Lord for allowing RJ Johnson to help get a law written by your disciple Scott Suder that would give over $500,000 to his old staff members just for being good soldiers!  

 C;  Thank You Lord!

7.   Thank you Lord for allowing RJ Johnson and his extremist at Club For Growth to have enough extra money left over to give formerly convicted felon Scott Jensen tens of thousands of dollars to help destroy our children's public education!

C:  Thank You Lord! 

Thank you Lord for allowing RJ Johnson to be free of this investigation and continue on Your Work of demonizing public workers, cutting food stamps, stopping unemployment compensation, shutting down the Government, and keeping Americans from receiving Health Care. 

Pontius Pilate is proud of you!