Retiring Guy's Digest: 2024-03-24

Saturday, March 30, 2024

GET ME REWRITE: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is talking nonsense; conservative school board candidates want everyone else to conform to their pinched world view

As quoted in

Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/26/2024

Other Sunnybrook posts:

2022

Rebecca Kleefisch walks into a bar.... (8/8)

If you want a packed house, book a small room. (8/3)

Not a good day for Rebecca Kleefisch. (7/26)

Are you ready for Scott Walker (the sequel)? (7/11)

Rebecca Kleefisch tosses red meat to the base. (3/26)

Waiting for Rebecca Kleefisch and Kevin Nicholson to tell us if they stand with Donald Trump. (3/10)

Plutocrats for Wisconsin: Ultra-conservative billionaire Liz Uihlein underwrites Rebecca Kleefisch Clown Show. (1/18)

2021

How naive is Rebecca Kleefisch? (6/27)

2018

Scott Walker running mate Rebecca Kleefisch: Desperate lies for desperate times. (9/19)

2017

4Word of the day: aplomb. (3/25)

2016

Go Team Go! UPDATE. Rebecca Kleefisch cheers for Scott Walker at UW-Stout. (10/1)
The best and the brightest: Wisconsin's top 2 cream puff fans. (8/4)
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch is excited, betcha by golly wow! (7/21)
Meet Wisconsin's new governor. (3/10)
Rebecca Kleefisch pens puff piece, sez 'the proof is in the pudding'. (1/14)

2015
The wit and wisdom of Rebecca Kleefisch. (10/26)
The furiously vibrating spin cycle of our very own Rebecca (of Sunnybrook Farm) Kleefisch. (9/23)
Wondering, Wisconsin, if this is part of the 'Meet the New Boss' rollout. (9/4)
Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch tries out for the lead role in 'Pollyanna". (5/9)\

2014
Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch, as Dale and Grace, "Stop and Think It Over". (12/10/)
The Rebecca Kleefisch connection. (12/10)
In the News: The Wisconsin Tax Reform Roundtable, starring Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. (2/18)
Kleefisch in a lovey-dovey mood behind closed doors. (1/3)

2013
Where's the outcry over Kleefisch's closed roundtables? (12/13)

What's the matter with Iowa? Kimmi the Clown tries to one-up Misti Kristi from neighboring South Dakota

Headline: Des Moines Register, 3/29/2024

Performative politics

Reynolds, a Republican, traveled to Texas last month to join Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and a dozen other GOP governors at a news conference on illegal immigration. After she returned, she said she was looking at options for sending Iowa law enforcement to the border to assist Texas' efforts.
In a statement Thursday, Reynolds said President Joe Biden has "failed" to protect the southern border and said Texas is facing "an invasion" of migrants entering the country illegally.

Misti Kristi is the queen when it comes to performative politics.

Manitowoc Mirro plant site update

Headline: Seehafer News, 3/27/2024

The EPA announced last week that the Clipper City will get technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program.
The program was created to develop smart growth solutions and strategies in ways that benefit human health and the environment.
The program’s focus in Manitowoc is to help a neighborhood on the Manitowoc River experiencing disinvestment due to the departure of the aluminum manufacturing industry.
The city will look at how they can find redevelopment opportunities to best address the transportation, housing, and other needs of the area.

Related posts:

2024

Manitowoc Wisconsin's former Mirro site remains a wasteland. (2/12)

2023

Still no sign of redevelopment of Mirro site in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. (9/3)

Update on the Mirro site in Manitowoc Wisconsin. (8/19)

Mirro site will be on the City of Manitowoc's Community Development Authority. (7/23)

The Arch: Memorial to Manitowoc's manufacturing past. (6/4).

2021

What was once Mirro is still an empty city block 4 years later. (12/1)

2020

The Mirro Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. (8/10)

Dear Don Zimmer, I think you have much bigger fish to fry. Please get your county's priorities straight. Best, Retiring Guy. (1/23)

2016
But in the meantime, the only thing moving at the ruins of Mirro is this rooftop tree. (7/31)

Dear Mayor Nickels, I'm still standing. Love, Mirro. (5/3)

2014
Following up on Mirro's demise and demolition (part 1). (7/29)
Following up on Mirro's demise and demolition (part 2). (7/29)

Robin Vos recall: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again

Headline: Wisconsin State Journal, 3/29/2024

After their first attempt appears to have failed due to an apparent lack of valid signatures and allegations of fraud, supporters of former President Donald Trump have launched a second attempt to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Matthew Snorek, a leader of the recall effort, on Wednesday filed paperwork with the Wisconsin Elections Commission indicating his intent to circulate new petitions to recall the long-standing speaker. Snorek created a new recall committee for the effort, and petitions containing signatures will be due no later than May 28.
It remains unclear how the new effort would differ from the first one, which was launched in January by Republicans angry that Vos, R-Rochester, had refused former president Donald Trump’s request to overturn the 2020 presidential election, something the speaker cannot do.

Related posts:

March 2024

Recall effort gets under Robin Vos's skin, becomes obsession now that legislature has adjourned. (3/23)

Robin Vos is freaking out. (3/22)

Robin Vox is not mincing words. (3/21)

Taking the easy way out: Forged signatures taint Matt Snoreks Recall Vos effort. (3/19/2024)

It's crying time for Recall Vos organizers. (3/19)

Welcome to the Matt Snorek Clown Show (Robin Vos Recall: The Sequel edition). (3/14)

Dueling headlines about the effort to recall Robin Vos. (3/13)

Day 1229 of GOP election denier hysteria Trump Big Lie Clown Show Circus, MAGA Wisconsin Matt Snorek edition. (3/11)

January 2024

OH, THE IRONY!: Guaranteed Gone pest and wildlife control business owner Matt Snorek sets his sights on Robin Vos. (1/10)

The despicable company Wisconsin U.S. Representative Bryan Steil keeps

Top headline: ACLU Wisconsin, 3/12/2024

Bottom headline: Wisconsin Law Journal, 3/28 /2024

From the Wisconsin Law Journal:

U.S. Congressman Bryan Steil appeared alongside Donald Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan Wednesday in a call “to support Wisconsin Republicans’ bad-faith effort to meddle in election administration and starve local governments of the resources they need to run elections,” said Wisconsin Democrats.
“Bryan Steil’s decision to team up with one of the top election deniers in Congress proves that his priorities are entirely out of line,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund.
“Jim Jordan voted to overturn the 2020 election and was Donald Trump’s right-hand man in his fight to overturn his election loss. The lies Jim Jordan told about Donald Trump’s 2020 loss don’t belong in our state’s constitution — but that’s exactly what Questions 1 and 2 would do, all with Bryan Steil’s eager support,” Oslund added.

Day 1248 of GOP election denier hysteria (Trump Big Lie Clown Show Circus, MAGA John Eastman edition)

attack of the clown show zombies

starring Trump lawyer John Eastman

Headline: American Oversight, 3/24/2024

Judge Yvette Roland found that Eastman’s repeated lies in service of his effort to help former President Donald Trump remain in power violated rules of professional ethics. “Eastman exhibited gross negligence by making false statements about the 2020 election without conducting any meaningful investigation or verification of the information he was relying upon,” Roland wrote in her 128-page ruling.
“This is a big deal,” Joanna Lydgate, the chief executive of States United, which filed the bar complaint against Eastman in 2021, told the New York Times. “In the fight to protect democracy and the rule of law, consequences are imperative.”

Long list of dishonor roll entrants

Day 662 to 702

Day 929 (Patricia McCullough)

Day 930 (Ashley Duff)

Day 931 (Roy D'Agostino and Josh Parsons)

Day 932 (Samuel DeMarco)

Day 934 (Kari Lake)

Day 936 (Robert Beadles)

Day 937 (all election deniers)

Day 938 (Doug McLinko)

Day 942 (Glenn Youngkin)

Day 944 (Janel Brandtjen)

Day 945 (Jeff Serdy)

Day 946 (Todd Graybill)

Day 947 (Kyle Ardoin)

Day 949 (Frank LaRose)

Day 951 (Garland Favorito)

Day 952 (Doug Logan)

Day 954 (Brian Pritchard)

Day 955 (David Cross)

Day 956 (Suzi Voyles)

Day 957 (Josh McKoon)

Day 958 (David Whipple)

Day 960 (Joe Oltmann)

Day 961 (Theresa Manzella)

Day 962 (Sandra Merchant)

Day 964 (Stuart Hadlund)

Day 965 (Kari Lake)

Day 966 (Andro Lerario)

Day 971 (Jason Snead)

Day 982 (Joseph Mastroianni)

Day 983 (Mike Lindell)

Day 984 (Robert Sutherland)

Day 985 (Charlie Kirk)

Day 992 (Stan Grot)

Day 996 (Tim O'Hare)

Day 998 (Shawnna Bolick)

Day 999 (Dave Williams)

Day 1000 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1003 (Janel Brandtjen)

Day 1004 (Dinesh D'Souza)

Day 1005 (Sonny Borrelli)

Day 1006 (Daire Rendon)

Day 1007 (70% of GOP voters)

Day 1011 (Peter Bernegger)

Day 1013 (Sidney Powell)

Day 1015 (Matt Maddock)

Day 1016 (Nick Sherman)

Day 1017 (Boris Epshteyn)

Day 1019 (Rudy Giuliani)

Day 1020 (Eric Burlison)

Day 1025 (Mark Finchem)

Day 1026 (Brian Schimming)

Day 1027 (Jenna Ellis)

Day 1030 (David Whipple)

Day 1031 (Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman)

Day 1032 (Joe Oltmann)

Day 1033 (Kari Lake)

Day 1035 (Abe Hamadeh)

Day 1037 (Douglas Frank)

Day 1039 (Warren Daniel)

Day 1040 (Craig Berland)

Day 1041 (Jason Frazier)

Day 1042 (Tina Peters)

Day 1044 (Meshawn Maddock)

Day 1046 (Jim Womack)

Day 1049 (Devin LeMahieu)

Day 1051 (Shawn Still)

Day 1053 (Ron DeSantis)

Day 1054 (Kristina Karamo)

Day 1055 (Cathy Latham)

Day 1056 (Kari Lake)

Day 1057 (Janel Brandtjen)

Day 1059 (Warren Daniel)

Day 1064 (Mike Thompson)

Day 1065 (Scott Hall)

Day 1069 (Janel Brandtjen)

Day 1072 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1074 (Sharon Hewitt)

Day 1081 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1082 (Amanda Jennings Smith)

Day 1083 (Kari Lake)

Day 1084 (Bob Bachenberg)

Day 1085 (Sidney Powell)

Day 1086 (Kenneth Chesebro)

Day 1087 (Gym Jordan)

Day 1088 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1089 (Tom Emmer)

Day 1090 (Mike Johnson)

Day 1091 (Jenna Ellis)

Day 1094 (Jim Marchant)

Day 1095 (Donald Trump)

Day 1096 (Mike Johnson)

Day 1097 (Seth Keshel)

Day 1098 (Doug Basler)

Day 1099 (Amy Kremer)

Day 1100 (Gabrielle Hanson)

Day 1101 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1102 (Harrison Flo\yd)

Day 1103 (Steve Scalise)

Day 1104 (Kari Lake)

Day 1105 (Deborah Flora)

Day 1107 (Rick Weible)

Day 1110 (Jenna Ellis)

Day 1112 (Dan Scorvino)

Day 1114 (Mark Zuckerberg)

Day 1115 (Patrick Henry)

Day 1116 (Jim DeMint)

Day 1117 (Peg Cage)

Day 1118 (Sonny Borrelli)

Day 1119 (Kristina Karamo)

Day 1121 (Ron Hanks)

Day 1122 (Tom Crosby, Peggy Judd)

Day 1123 (Nancy Landry)

Day 1124 (Ken Buck)

Day 1125 (Burt Jones)

Day 1128 (Kari Lake)

Day 1129 (Cleta Mitchell)

Day 1132 (Klete Keller)

Day 1133 (Andrew Hitt)

Day 1135 (Alan Hostetter)

Day 1136 (Robert Spindell)

Day 1137 (Donald Trump)

Day 1158 (Leah Anderson)

Day 1160 (John Eastman)

Day 1161 (Rob Natelson)

Day 1162 (Earl Wright)

Day 1163 (Dave Williams)

Day 1165 (Liz Harrington)

Day 1166 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1167 (Kris Kobach)

Day 1168 (Elise Stefanik)

Day 1171 (Gilbert Fonticoba)\

Day 1172 (Bob Bartlesmeyer)

Day 1173 (Robert E. Norton II)

Day 1174 (Sandra Merchant)

Day 1176 (Carlos Ayala)

Day 1177 (Mark Robinson)

Day 1178 (Iowa GOP caucusgoers)

Day 1179 (Laura Loomer)

Day 1180 (Kristina Karamo)

Day 1181 (Stefanie Lambert)

Day 1182 (Debbie Kouzounas)

Day 1183 (Marylyn Todd)

Day 1185 (Jim O'Connor)

Day 1186 (Max Burns)

Day 1187 (Brandon Beach)

Day 1188 (Gina Swoboda)

Day 1189 (Peter Navarro)

Day 1190 (Calvin Hayden)

Day 1191 (Terpsehore Maras)

Day 1192 (Anthony Kern)

Day 1193 (Russ Andrews)

Day 1194 (Ron Hanks)

Day 1195 (James Little)

Day 1196 (Wendy Rogers)

Day 1197 (Michael Whatley)

Day 1198 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1199 (Wes Allen)

Day 1200 (Robert Spindell)

Day 1201 (Lynn Fitch)

Day 1202 (Heather Honey)

Day 1206 (Chuck Gray)

Day 1207 (Wendy Rogers)

Day 1208 (Raul Labrador)

Day 1210 (Jim Marchant)

Day 1211 (Max Burns)

Day 1213 (Jeffrey Clark)

Day 1214 (William Hyde)

Day 1215 (Terry Brand)

Day 1218 (Michael Sparks)

Day 1219 (Justin Heap)

Day 1220 (Lisa Michaud)

Day 1221 (Jake Hoffman)

Day 1222 (Tina Peters)

Day 1223 (Jim Troupis/Kenneth Chesebro)

Day 1224 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1225 (Tina Peters)

Day 1226 (Daire Rendon)

Day 1227 (Matt and Meshawn Maddock)

Day 1228 (Michael Whatley and Lara Trump)

Day 1229 (Matt Snorek)

Day 1231 (Mike Lindell)

Day 1232 (Jessica Pollema)

Day 1233 (Dawn Keefer)

Day 1234 (Brandon Gill)

Day 1235 (Peter Navarro)

Day 1236 (Christina Bobb)

Day 1237 (Christina Bobb)

Day 1238 (Stephanie Lambert)

Day 1239 (Mark Kampf

Day 1242 (Shawn Still)

Day 1243 (Leah Anderson)

Day 1244 (Ronna McDaniel)

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Day 1244 of GOP election denier hysteria (Trump Big Lie Clown Show Circus, MAGA NBC News Ronna McDaniel edition)