So, walking toward the over-hyped Obama rally on the UW-Madison campus, the below was seen in the luxury high-rise student housing condo monstrosity which now stands where the old Square Four once sprawled. There appeared to be a deck party… and they had a banner.
Yes, this is University of Wisconsin-Madison. Yes, that UW-Madison. Maybe Leo Burt is making his way back to campus to do it right this time? Hardly new, this kind of right wing jackassery does have a precedent at Madison (after the jump.) (more…)
In the Wisconsin governor’s race, “Friends of Scott Walker” are running an ad against Democratic candidate Tom Barrett focusing on Barrett’s record on sewage. But the ad is either voiced by actor Morgan Freeman or they are using a Morgan Freeman impersonator. I’m clearly not the only one who noticed this.
The ad is nowhere to be found online and “Friends of Scott Walker” could be anyone. Developing. Wisconsin Hero Grant manages to catch the video. Quality is lacking but here it is. Also, better audio at The Awl. Clean copy below.
This guy died and hated his wife so much he made her come and look at this every day while she was still alive. If she eats like Prince Fielder she’ll have more years to see it, which is why she’s eating steak three times a day with a handle of Thunderbird. He even put her name on it. In its own way, this thing perfectly embodies where the Milwaukee Brewers are, and what we should expect ultimately.
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