Scott Kenneth Noble's Troubled and Troubling Campaign

Now that Scott Suder has been given his thirty pieces of silver for betraying the citizens of Wisconsin and has vacated his seat in the state senate to further do the biddings of his corporate overlords, that leaves his seat wide open for a special election.

To the best of my knowledge, there are three Republicans running to replace him, even though no formal announcement has been made.

Well, that's not exactly right.

There are two Republicans and one really troubled and troubling Teapublican.

That Teapublican is Scott Kenneth Noble.

The gentle reader might recall Noble from last year when he ran unsuccessfully against State Senator Julie Lassa.  One of the reasons he was so unsuccessful was that he had the slob Glenn Grothman endorsing him - while drinking in a bar.  Or it could be he was one of those idiots that wanted to go through the illegal act of nullification of Obamacare.  Poor people - especially them minorities - getting health care is against all he believes in or something like that.

Or maybe he lost on account of his boorish and rude behavior, as told in this eyewitness account (the person's name shall remain anonymous for fear of retaliation):

Well, the chair of the Wautoma school Board had organized the forum, but he has better known for his job as the Waushara County Sheriff. The moderator of the event was Guy Dutcher, who was better known as Circuit Court Judge Dutcher
In the middle of the forum Scott Noble started attacking Julie Lassa and he was told by the moderator/Judge to stop. Then Scott Noble started arguing with the judge. For a while I thought we might see Noble get arrested because he was a furious deep red and kept yelling at the judge.

Judge Dutcher was not going to let that go and he finally read Noble the riot act. Noble realized that he could get in real trouble with Dutcher so he finally shut up and sat down.

Afterwards, Noble was also rude beyond belief and refused to shake hands.

After losing to Lassa, Noble went back on the campaign trail, this time running for the local school board.  If you have a strong stomach and a strong mind and a half hour of your life you don't care how badly it gets wasted, you can watch this interview of Noble, where even the interviewers (one of which is a former professor of Noble's) making him look like a chump.

He came in a distant third in that race.

But now Noble wants to run for Suder's seat. He's already got himself a campaign manager as noted from this email:

Hey Patriot,

I'm in, that's right i'm [sic] all in!

You might have heard that Representative Scott Suder has announced he will be taking a position with the Public Service Commission?

What this means is that his Assembly seat will be up for a special election very shortly.

A very good friend of mine, Scott Noble called me up and asked me to be his Campaign Manager!

I must say it is a great honor to be asked by a man that has fought along side me in the fight for liberty and freedom.

Scott Noble is a grassroots Tea Party Liberty Republican if there ever was one. He is exactly what you and I are looking for in the legislature.

And we must get him elected, this is the best opportunity you and I will have to get a Liberty Republican elected in Wisconsin.

The problem though is that two establishment Republicans have already announced for this race.

This means that at a minimum this will be a three way primary but there are rumors of another candidate which would make it a four way.

If you and I are going to win this race we are going to need to raise enough money to run the type of campaign that it will take to win.

Now, I have the plan laid out but I need you to help me execute it.

Can I count on you? Will you click here right now to chip in $5 or $10 to help us win this campaign? $500 is the legal maximum.

The establishment candidates will be pulling in donations from their big wig supporters I am sure.

Our campaign will rely on grassroots supporters like you to win.

I know that if we come together from around the state we will win, but only if we come together.

Please dig deep, then click here to donate as much as you can.

This is the chance you and I have been looking for. A chance to elect a Liberty Republican to the Assembly.

Scott Noble will fight for you to ensure your freedom and your prosperity are protected.

Help Scott go to Madison to fight for you and the values that make this a great state and a great nation.

Freedom is a Noble Pursuit

In Liberty,

Todd Welch

Campaign Manager
Noble Campaign Committee

P.S. If there ever has been a time to give for Liberty the time is now. Opportunities like this do not come along every day. Click here right now to chip in $5, $10, or more to help me elect Scott Noble."

An interesting thing about Scott Noble is that in the last 7 months hes managed to lose a ton of weight

I wondered who Todd Welch was and found out quickly.

Welch is the head of the Wisconsin chapter of a group called "Campaign for Liberty".

And that is where Noble's problems start.  The problem is not just that Campaign for Liberty is an extremist right wing/Libertarian teahadist group or that Welch is so whackadoodle that even the Republicans don't want him around.  The real problem is that it is a 501(c)4.  Welch shouldn't be involved in a campaign if he is part of 501(c)4.  This is an abuse of the groups tax-exempt status, much like it is with MacIver, Media Trackers and the other propagandist groups.

But that's not all of Noble's problems.  Not by a long shot.

If you look at Noble's website:

or his Facebook page:

You will notice that neither site has the required "paid for by [fill in the blank]" wording that is required.  In other words, who's paying for the sites?

Now some wingnut might try to make the argument that all of these issues are just some misunderstanding, but that is doubtful considering he had gotten slammed for accepting illegal campaign donations at the end of 2012.

I'm not sure which is worse - his outlandish attitude towards the law or his outlandish attitude towards the people.

Either way, we know one thing - Scott Kenneth Noble is not fit for office in any way, shape or form.

Don Pridemore - Part 2

We brought you yesterday the story of Don Pridemore who thinks he is qualified to be State Superintendent of Public Instruction(honestly this is Not satire).

There is more to the story of Don Pridemore then we brought yesterday, so wanted to get this one record also.  

Don Pridemore was a proud sponsor to Glenn Grothman's single parent act, and he was not scared to outcrazy Grothman(yes I did not know it was possible either):

Remember earlier this month when another Wisconsin lawmaker thoughtfully suggested that maybe single parenthood should be considered a factor that may be indicative of child abuse? Pridemore was a co-sponsor of the bill that would've made it a crime for a person to dare try to raise a child on their own outside of the pillowy soft Magic Zone of marriage. But what about women who are being abused by their husbands? Shouldn't they have the option to extract themselves from an unhealthy situation? Nope, says Pridemore. And he's got some expert abused spouse marital advice as well: "If they can refind those reasons and get back to why they got married in the first place it might help."

So, the solution to divorce and spousal abuse is just remembering why you love your abuser? Did he learn about love, relationships, and psychology from tragic early country songs?

In addition to being a ladyhating idiot, Pridemore ignores the fact that men can be victims of physical or emotional abuse as well — and the fact that a poor quality marriage can be a contributing factor to child abuse. Let's get those bitches married, the way God intended! Come hell or high water or emergency room visits or a life lived in a state of utter terror!

Then of course, there is ALWAYS more:

 . A new wrinkle has surfaced as the bills’ co-sponsor, Representative Don Pridemore (R-Heartless Scumbag) has gone on the record as opposing divorce even in the event of a abusive spouse.

So if you are a woman regularly being beaten by your husband, you are a bad mother if you seek a divorce.
“If they can refind those reasons and get back to why they got married in the first place it might help,” said Representative Don Pridemore.


This attitude represents a profound misunderstanding of the realities of spousal abuse. Once the real abuse begins it doesn’t just go away. Power taken is not easily relinquished and that’s what abuse is about: power. Such a dynamic is extremely unhealthy for a child. A boy watching abuse can grow up to be an abuser, his view of women distorted. A girl can grow to be a victim, her sense of self worth destroyed. That’s abuse, not the fantasy of single parenthood being damaging to a child.
And health experts agree. TodaysTMJ4.com reports:

Dr. Geoffrey Swain of the Milwaukee Health Department is also a professor at the UW-Madison.  He says surrounding a child with an unhealthy marriage can lead to not only abuse, but depression and anxiety.

“To the contrary one of the risk factors for child abuse and neglect is poor quality of marriage,” said Dr. Geoffrey Swain.  “Marriage actually has nothing to do with it, it’s the quality of the relationship that matters in terms of the child’s health.”

How does Scott Walker feel about the big government republicans telling people how they should run their lives and women to suck it up and remember "the good times" while being beaten and abused?

How do women who have been in this situation before, and most sane people who want to live their lives without BIG republican Government interference feel?  

Not sure what job Don Pridemore is ACTUALLY qualified for, but State Superintendent of Public Instruction sure is not one of them(of course neither is assemblyman).  

Don Pridemore

Don Pridemore has filed papers to run against Tony Evers for the position of Superintendent of Wisconsin State Schools.  

Don Pridemore bring an interesting resume to the statewide office leading education.   Let's take a peek!

Pridemore is one of the more conservative members of the state Assembly. Last year, he proposed legislation that would require those arrested or charged with a crime to show proof of citizenship if the police officer who stops them has reasonable suspicion to believe they are not here legally.

In Deep RED State Arizona, Russell Pearce, the author of the immigration bill that Pridemore modeled his after,  who has strong ties to Neo Nazis, actually LOST his seat in a recall election(the first in Arizona's history).      But wait there is more:

 Pridemore also has supported the "constitutional carry" concept, based on the belief that the 2nd Amendment allows people to guns without regulation. He says that means people should be able to carry concealed weapons without getting a permit.

Of course, "constitutional carry" is just bowing to the NRA and has absolutely NOTHING to do with the US Constitution.    It is just really bad policy..  In case you forgot or havent read it, here is the actual 2nd amendment:

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

But wait, there is more, boy is there more:

 Pridemore was one of nine Republican state lawmakers who said they agreed with the positions of the tea party-aligned group Campaign for Liberty which advocates for arresting any federal officials who try to implement the health care law, passing a "right-to-work" law and legalizing the sale of raw milk.

One would think taking the FAR Right Extreme  "tea party" group Campaign for Liberty seriously would be enough to disqualify him, much less wanting to ARREST any government official who tried to implement a national law(Obamacare). 

Then there is the fact that Senator Ron Johnson points out WHY Don Pridemore is NOT qualified to be in our Government.

"You can really gauge a man's character by who he surrounds himself with and who supports him" said US Senator Ron Johnson who was ironically showing his support! 

However, the ONE reason that really disqualifies Don Pridemore from being taken seriously to run our schools, is his propensity for Grammatical errors in a simple 111 word press release announcing his run!

Obviously we are broke and can not afford spell check, so allow me to help!  

For more information contact:
Bill Savage – 414 218 0959
November 28, 2012

Madison- State Representative Don pridemore Pridemore(R-Erin) has filed papers to form a committee to explore to the possibility of running for the position of DPI Superintendant Superintendent this coming spring.

“The status quo is simply not working. After spending billions of dollars on education in Wisconsin, we have not moved the needle a bit. I believe it’s time for a fresh set of ideas”,  ideas," Pridemore said. “Our children’s education has suffered as a result and I believe it’s time to change that.” that," Pridemore added.

Pridemore went on to say that he expects to reach a decision on the race very soon. (Pridemore went on what?  where? what kind of race? what kind of decision? in only 111 words dealing with one subject can we please be a little more specific?) 

Finally, why or why, would Don Pridemore not put in the press release that he is an "Amateur Judge, ABATE Chili"?

Hey run with your strengths!  

Lisa @ BB has her own take on this!  


H/T Bill Savage also, his incredible incompetence here has left an opening for the whole state to make fun of his boss.  Brilliant way to start a campaign.  That will look good on your resume!