Retiring Guy's Digest: 2020-05-03

Saturday, May 9, 2020

GET ME REWRITE: Donald Trump holds campaign rally prior to departure on Marine One

Text: Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure (5/5/2020)

The Dow has gone up since May 4th, but it's down since April 28th -- and way down from it's all-time high since February.

As if that matters.

Employment is WAY WAY WAY down.

The New York Times

Sources: The New York Times, Merriam-Webster

4/30/2020 update starts here

Photo credit: Wikipedia

Reported in Kushner calls the coronavirus response in US 'a great success story'. (USA Today, 4/29/2020)

"Really rockin'" in July, huh?

Summerfest

Billboard, 4/29/2020

4/27/2020 Mnuchin Fox News appearance starts here

Reported in Coronavirus: Steven Mnuchin says economy will rebound over the summer. (USA Today, 4/26/2020)

Sharon Anthony Spade (1938-2020) Warren High School class of 1956

Source: Warren Times Observer

1956 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

Anthony Norman J (Valley Garage) r803 Jackson Run Road
Sharon and Josep are listed in county section as living in Russell

1983 Warren City Directory

Anthony Norman J & Evelyn M retired h803 Jackson Run Road
Sharon and Joseph still live in Russell

The popularity of Sharon as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at great-granddaughter Cameron.

Source: Social Security Administration

As a baby name for girls, Cameron made her first appearance on the chart in 1980. After bouncing around for about a decade, she elevated herself into the top 200, where she spent just 2 years, peaking at #176 in 1999.

Other members of the class of '56:

2020
DeAnn Swanson King. (1/4/2020)

2019
Thomas Cooper. (8/5/2019)

2017
Frank Joseph Campanga. (8/28/2017)
Robert Billman. (7/3/2017)
Russell Grosch. (3/21/2017)

2016
Richard Mancuso. (7/18/2016)
Carolyn Garber Grosch. (1/5/2016)

2015
Charles Franklin. (11/12/2015)
Susan Brown Clark. (11/1/2015)
John Harrington. (10/13/2015)
Carol Schwitzer. (10/7/2015)
John Smith. (9/12/2015)
Donald Burgeson. (3/9/2015)
Diane McChesney Kondak. (2/15/2015)

Friday, May 8, 2020

Wisconsin 2020 elections: Who's running in the 1st Assembly District

The incumbent Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) was first elected in 2014.

The Democratic challenger:

Reported in Door County multi-restaurant owner Kim Delorit Jensen announces state Assembly run. (Green Bay Press Gazette, 5/6/2020)

Source: Ballotpedia

Other 2020 election posts:
14th Senate District. (2/24/2020)
16th Senate District. (1/28/2020)
26th Senate District. (4/4/2020)
30th Senate District. (1/18/2020)

29th Assembly District. (2/21/2020)
44th Assembly District. (2/21/2020)
48th Assembly District. (3/12/2020)
67th Assembly District. (5/4/2020)
69th Assembly District. (1/16/2020)
76th Assembly District. (4/5/2020)
96th Assembly District. (5/3/2020)

Power play politics, Wisconsin style

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Meet the coronavirus whiners (Chris Nelson edition)

Photo credit: Polk County Board of Supervisors

Quoted in Wisconsin counties show different approaches to coronavirus next steps. (The Center Square, 5/6/2020)

Throw away the dog whistle, Chris. Coronavirus is not a 'liberal' issue.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services (arrow and text box added)

Moreover.....

According to the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, 2019 direct visitor spending in Polk County totaled $95.4 million. That's two-thirds of the county's $143.5 million in the year's total business sales.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/23/2020

Economically, you can't have it both ways, Chris.

(By the way, Nelson contributed $2,700 (4 campaign donations) to Republicans Adam Jarchow and $250 (1 donation) to Gae Magnafici.)

GET ME REWRITE: Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice and GOP lapdog shows her true colors in meatpacking remark

Bice: Supreme Court Chief Justice Roggensack blasted as 'elitist,' 'out of touch' for meatpacking remark. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/6/2020)

Other Patience posts:
A bought-and-paid-for stench. (3/24/2018)
UPDATE. This week in Wisconsin Supreme Court integrity. (3/16/2017)
Meet Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who authored majority opinions in voter ID cases. (8/1/2014)
Justice Patience Roggensack Corrals Old-White-Men Vote in Wisconsin Supreme Court Re-Election Bid. (11/20/2012)

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Why the United States has the most coronavirus cases

Worldometer (text box added)

Why America now has the most coronavirus cases. (Japan Times, 3/28/2020)

Early on in the outbreak, President Donald Trump was accused of downplaying its severity, saying that sustained community spread was not “inevitable” even after a senior health official said it was, which could have led to a sense of complacency.

As the illness took root, first in the West Coast states of Washington and California, the U.S. was unable to perform meaningful levels of contact tracing because it was so slow off the mark with testing.

The government initially refused to relax regulatory hurdles that would have allowed states and local health departments to develop their own test kits based on guidelines provided by the World Health Organization, and all early samples were being sent to the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Then the CDC sent out faulty test kits to the states, adding to delays. [emphasis added]

GOP lapdogs on Wisconsin Supreme Court sound off on Tony Evers' safer-at-home order (Rebecca Braldey edition)

Reported in Supreme Court takes up lawsuit seeking to end Evers' stay-at-home order while economic toll rises . (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/5/2020)

Other lapdog Bradley posts:
Concerning Rebecca Bradley: Meet some of the Wisconsin voters who would be disenfranchised by recusal rules. (4/20/2017)
Rebecca Bradley to join Republicans Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson, Leah Vukmir at Charlie Sykes forum. (3/23/2016)
Dear Ron Johnson, We have a great candidate running for the Supreme Court. Her name is Joanne Kloppenburg. (3/17/2016)
Angry then, angry now. (3/12/2016)
Dear Chris, All of us lose if Rebecca Bradley is elected to a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. (3/11/2016)
Dear Rebecca Bradley, First of all, you are not serving the people of Wisconsin; you are serving your corporate masters. (3/11/2016)
When Rebecca Bradley wasn't having very healthy heterosexual sex in a loving marital relationship. (3/11/2016)
Dear Rebecca Bradley, What are your current thoughts on the feminist movement? (3/9/2016)
Dear Christian Schneider, I hope you can read lips. (3/8/2016)
Dear Scott Walker, Rebecca Bradley, your 3-time appointee, wrote at least 3 columns. (3/7/2016)
Dear Rebecca Bradley, Please tell us how these comments faded from your worldview. (3/7/2016)

A fuller list of related posts is found here.

The coronavirus chronicles: Be kind

Photo credit: WXOW

Reported in 9-year-old man dies after fight over parking dispute in La Crosse Menards parking lot. (Appleton Post Cresdent, 5/5/2020)

Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick soldiers on, dares to ask the most pressing questions about the coronavirus pandemic

Photo credit: Paciolan

Quoted in Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick confident Irish can play full schedule, wants students to see games in person. (USA Today, 5/5/2020)

Giving the Trump administration its due on the coronvirus response (Dr. Rick Bright edition)

Photo credit: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Quoted in Virus review: Scientist says US failed to prepare, sought quick fix; task force to wind down soon. (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/5/2020)

Related reading:
Rick Bright, Former Top Vaccine Scientist, Files Whistleblower Complaint. (NPR, 5/5/2020)

Rick Bright was a high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccine development and a deputy assistant secretary with the Department of Health and Human Services. On April 20, Bright said, he was transferred to a "less impactful position" at the National Institutes of Health after he was reluctant to promote the use of drugs such as hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

What Scott Walker is up to today

Promoting fake news!

@ScottWalker

Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

Monday, May 4, 2020

Wisconsin 2020 elections: Who's running in the 67th Assembly District?

The incumbent Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer), easily won a 2nd term in the Assembly. In his two elections, he has an average margin of victory of 26 percentage points.

The Democratic challenger:

Quoted in Kapsner announces run for 67th State Assembly seat. (WEAU, 4/28/2020)

Source: Ballotpedia

The Squiggly, Jigsaw Art

of the Wisconsin Gerrymander

Source: Ballotpedia

Other 2020 election posts:
14th Senate District. (2/24/2020)
16th Senate District. (1/28/2020)
26th Senate District. (4/4/2020)
30th Senate District. (1/18/2020)

29th Assembly District. (2/21/2020)
44th Assembly District. (2/21/2020)
48th Assembly District. (3/12/2020)
69th Assembly District. (1/16/2020)
76th Assembly District. (4/5/2020)
96th Assembly District. (5/3/2020)

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Wisconsin 2020 elections: Who's running in the 96th Assembly District

Quoted in Tucker Gretebeck launches campaign on 'optimism' for 96th Assembly District. (La Crosse Tribune, 4/29/2020)

Original 11/18/2019 post starts here

Reported in Josefine Jaynes announces candidacy for 96th Assembly District. (Vernon Broadcaster, 11/1/2019)

Map source: Ballotpedia

2018: In a closely contested, open-seat race, Viroqua Republican Loren Oldenburg defeated Viroqua Democrat Paul Buhr by 3.2 percentage points, slicing the 2016 GOP margin of victory by 19 percentage points.

Source: Ballotpedia

Other 2020 election posts:
14th Senate District. (2/24/2020)
16th Senate District. (1/28/2020)
26th Senate District. (4/4/2020)
30th Senate District. (1/18/2020)

29th Assembly District. (2/21/2020)
44th Assembly District. (2/21/2020)
48th Assembly District. (3/12/2020)
69th Assembly District. (1/16/2020)
76th Assembly District. (4/5/2020)

Meet the coronavirus order defiers (Martin Hicks edition)

As Businesses Resurface After State Shutdowns, So Does Divisiveness. (The New York Times, 5/1/2020)

It's not a matter of freaking out, Martin, which you seem to be doing yourself. It's a matter of a responding to the 'worst public health crisis in a generation'.

Sources: Worldometer (top), CDC (bottom)

Recommended reading for Martin:
Why Did The World Shut Down For COVID-19 But Not Ebola, SARS Or Swine Flu? (FiveThirtyEight, 4/14/2020)

Defending Dear Leader (Patrick Testin edition)

Photo credit: Wisconsin State Legislature

Sen. Patrick Testin: Pence’s visit to Wisconsin is a sign of great leadership from the Trump administration. (Capital Times, 5/1/2020)

Actually, Patrick, here's what Trump was doing during the early days of the pandemic as compared with the actions of the World Health Organization.