Dan Cody

How about, “Because there are still a few folks out there who believe Charlie Sykes”?

Or….

“Because we can now just blame everything on President Obama”

LOL nice! How about “Vote Walker: Because 9 out of 10 Milwaukee County residents would like to see Walker move on from Milwaukee County Exec.”
or “Scott Walker: I don’t think Government can do anything right, so I’m the perfect person to run it.”

Thought of another one….

“Walker for Governor. Because the Republican war on America isn’t yet finished.”

“Walker in ’09!”

Walker 2010: He Won’t Be Stimulated.

(Jumping off from Cody Oliphant: http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/page/community/post/codyoliphant/CHxt )

Good one Les. How about Walker 2010: Like any good conservative, he refuses to be stimulated.
Walker 2010: If you thought Mark Green could go from political power to obscurity, check this out…

To borrow from one of the trolls over a folkbum, though I’m sure he didn’t mean it the way I mean it — “Milwaukee Doesn’t Deserve Walker.”

“Scott Walker – Fondly recalling the days when being a Republican wasn’t a national embarrassment”

I love the way you lefties are obsessed with conservative talk radio, it must eat at you, got a love it. Hey why don’t you start your own lefty radio show, oh ya youve tried it and only the 5 people who look at this blog listened.

Quote: bonyheadT: “Hey why don’t you start your own lefty radio show…”

Why would we want to use the tools and tactics of the republican party? Your party and ideology are obsolete and destined for the trash heap of history.

Where is Stuart Carlson when you need him the most? The cartoons would be fabulous.

His Slogan is “I need this job, I don’t want to go back to college!!

@James,

I’ve heard that kind of thing (your second one) before. I think I’d be just as worried about someone running government when they think government does everything right.

Dan, your cry of victimhood is amuzing, a standard lefty reflex. Which “pithy personal attack” are you exactly refering to? Like when others refer to me as bonehead, now that really hurt.

bonyT, bonyT, bonyT …

It’s obvious you have only been here a few days because you have not figured out how this blog goes. I’ll give you a quick rundown to save you some time:

1) Dan makes post ripping on Republican(s).

2) Commenter makes counterpoint detailing the weakness of Dan’s argument.

3) Dan replies with, “you are a Charlie Sykes pawn” or “typical right wing talking point”.

4) Commenter replies with, “Dan please address my point”.

5) Other lefties join in, call you names, but never actually discussing the issue because they have no data to support it.

Moreover…
Dan intentionally ignores any news that is negative about a Democrat. If you don’t believe me just search his blog for any posts regarding big news that has been released about prominent Democrats. Jefferson, Blagojevich, Richardson posts? Nope.

Anyway, the point is .. it’s a waste of time to post anything here because Dan does not actually try to digest what you are saying. His immediate response is to dismiss your thoughts as misguided because you are obviously a Charlie Sykes zombie.

I truly wish Dan would try to understand the counterpoint to his arguments, but unfortunately never does. Never.

bonyT, I’ve only had the pleasure for a few days, but do you ever actually engage in any kind of mature debate

This is comedy gold. Dan – you are complaining about “mature debate” in a childish post that has 15 lefties making childish slogans! Nowhere in this post is there mature debate. Good stuff.

@YB: it’s such a waste of time that you just can’t help but to play the role of “Dan Cody watchdog” every chance you get. You seem to be confusing people “understanding” your points in the past and “agreeing” with them. Just because they don’t agree with you doesn’t mean they don’t understand where you’re coming from. Might be a good leason to learn.

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and assume that a blog called “LEFT on the Lake” which is run by a guy who proudly identifies himself as an “elected official of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin” in the opening lines of his profile on the blog’s home page is probably going to focus his energy on promoting his own party while attacking both the ideology and the players of the GOP. Call me crazy.

Funny, cuz when I visited the RNC’s site today, they weren’t giving me any updates about Ted Stevens’ whereabouts these days. Instead, they decided to run some negative story about Hilda Solis, and also wanted me to know that Tom Daschle was a major player in Clinton’s failed health care plan. In fact, when I typed Ted Stevens into their search engine, I got nothing about what he’s been up to lately. Perhaps I did it wrong.

Funnier still, when I typed in “Blagojevich” in the search engine at the top of Dan’s page, I was directed to a post about how the President-elect wouldn’t play ball with a corrupt governor named Blagojevich. He must be a Republican or something, because Dan would obviously never mention a Democrat who might have been involved in something untoward.

How about we stop pretending there’s an objectivity standard that’s supposed to be followed in the blogosphere, Yeah Boy. If I’m going to act like a troll and make trite comments in a comment thread that clearly was designed to poke fun at a guy none too popular with the blog’s author, then I’m not going to cry foul when said author challenges me to offer something a bit more substantial from time to time.

And I’d suggest you review the comment history of this blog before making the ridiculous assertion that the lefty contingent here only hurls insults and never argues the issues. The facts just ain’t with ya.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go visit Daily Kos so I can catch up on all the latest political news without having to worry about any sort of leftist subjectivity tainting the credibility of said news…

Ahhhh, there’s nothing like the sound of righties crying in their Kool-Aid over Dan’s lack of criticism of Democrats. Funny….I don’t recall the same type of outrage directed at the overwhelmingly conservative corporate media in Milwaukee as they print/broadcast GOP talking points 24×7.

Dan, wondering if you are going to have any global warming posts in the upcoming week. Since youre side is hell bent on tripling our energy costs, wouldn’t it be nice to have the actual warming part of global warming.

James – I am not Dan’s watchdog. A little background – I’ve known Dan for 10 years now and consider him a good friend. Always will. I disagree with Dan on a number of topics, but he is a great person.

I apologize to you that I visit his weblog … or something. or whatever … lesson … you wanted to … teach me … or something.

Anyway – Dan and I disagree, but where we differ (and the exact point I’m trying to get across to you guys/gals) is that when Dan presents a point, and someone provides a counter. Dan responds with – “ok Charlie Sykes”. Never does he address the actual point. Which is what most of the left leaning commenters here do. Yes, there are exceptions (Les, mwarden to name a couple). But overall, no substance to the comments other than, “Get lost rightie!”. I evaluate Dan’s stance and try to understand his point without getting ticked at him personally.

Les – to your first point … I believe Dan thinks that he, himself, is objective. I am just trying to point out that he is not. To your analogy, using the GOP as a standard just enforces my point. The GOP objective?!?! Far, far, far from it. Btw, Dan is probably ticked that you just compared him to the GOP. ;) In fact, it is really no different, but

I guess that I am saying that if Dan wants credibility on issues he should be objective.

promoting his own party while attacking both the ideology and the players of the GOP

And I think this sentence and thought process is exactly what is wrong with our country right now.

How about we stop pretending there’s an objectivity standard that’s supposed to be followed in the blogosphere, Yeah Boy.

I hold Dan to a higher standard than the general blogosphere.

The facts just ain’t with ya.

100% inaccurate. Any person presenting a right of center POV here is completely attacked and made fun of.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go visit Daily Kos so I can catch up on all the latest political news without having to worry about any sort of leftist subjectivity tainting the credibility of said news…

Extremely funny! You da man. :)

Dan, wondering if you are going to have any global warming posts in the upcoming week. Since youre side is hell bent on tripling our energy costs, wouldn’t it be nice to have the actual warming part of global warming.

bonyT – Seriously, bro, I just stuck up for you and you pull this one out?! WTF is this?

Stay on point and do not hurl these types of useless barbs.

David V provides a nice example of what I am talking about: “kool-aid”, “GOP talking points” both in the same breath. No substance in David’s post other than to 1) bring up a topic completely unrelated and 2) throw out some name calling.

Whether or not Dan himself is objective has ZERO bearing upon the objectivity of Dan’s weblog. Again, if you’re expecting to find a GOP apologist at the head of a clearly liberal blog, you’ve come to the wrong place, and quite frankly I don’t understand why you’re having such a hard time grasping this. Dan is under no obligation whatsoever to even PRETEND to be fair or offer a platform to the de facto enemy of his party.

“…thought process is exactly what is wrong with our country right now.”

And yet you continue visiting and commenting on this site. Look, I’ve made it clear that I am also not a fan of political parties, but I don’t see the point in continually calling to task a person who obviously believes in and focuses upon the merits of political parties and thus plays the partisanship game within the rules that have been laid out accordingly. You, on the other hand, keep participating in this game – you have for years – and yet constantly bitch about how it’s played here on a decidedly liberal blog. Again, what did you expect? If I’m a Pepsi fan and want some good information on Pepsi, I don’t go to a Coke website and then complain because Coke runs ads ripping on Pepsi and doesn’t offer me an objective analysis of Pepsi products. Why don’t I do this? Because I can rationally accept the fact that Pepsi and Coke are natural enemies within the context of the competitive game in which they exist.

“100% inaccurate.”

Ah. So you’ve never gotten into an argument over the issues here? Never? Not even once? Shocking.

“I hold Dan to a higher standard…”

Dan is not Dan’s blog.

Yeah Boy – Do you want me to call the Waaaaaaaambulance?

Seriously – do you have ANY idea how UTTERLY RIDICULOUS you appear for your incessant whining about Democrats using the tactics that YOUR SIDE invented, perfected and continues to use?

Seriously.

Whether or not Dan himself is objective has ZERO bearing upon the objectivity of Dan’s weblog.

What? You don’t really believe what you wrote there do you?

Ah. So you’ve never gotten into an argument over the issues here? Never? Not even once? Shocking.

Fair enough .. I’ll settle on 96%. ;)

Dan is not Dan’s blog.

I guess it depends on what the definition of “is” is.

“waaaaaaaaambulance”?? OMG. This is not a joke in the least – my six year old niece said that this past weekend. Seriously.

I don’t think you understand my point. Les gets it – maybe you need to read his comments that are directed at me.

I believe both political parties are garbage and full of corrupt individuals that are not really concerned about America. I am not on the side of the Republicans, if that’s what you insinuated by your comment.

“You don’t really believe what you wrote there do you?”

Try to separate the man from the blog, Yeah Boy. Going back to the Coke/Pepsi analogy, do you really think the Coke employees that maintain Coke’s website find nothing at all to like in Pepsi products? Or at the very least respect the appeal of the fundamental differences in the two products? Once again, however, it’s not their job – nor are they expected – to highlight those traits on their website. They play for Team A, and their job is to defeat Team B. Period.

Oh, I get it. I get it just fine. I also get the fact that bringing a knife to a gun fight is a one-way ticket to the morgue. Right now, politics in America is a gun fight. The gun fight WAS started by the Republican Party, and this gun fight was responsible for the so-called “Republican Revolution” of the 1990′s. And the rules of that gun fight state that you never, EVER, give credit to the other side no matter what. You ridicule, mock and lambaste members of the other party on a daily basis. You NEVER let up. EVER.

Now you’re probably shaking your head right now, but I ask you – WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE? Again – *and here’s the thesis statement of this post* – I COULD drop the nasty act and opt for civil discourse, but at what cost? Do you HONESTLY think that Sykes, Belling, Limbaugh, Hannity, O’Reilly, Coulter, Malkin, Savage, et al will do the same? That answer is *no*, they will not. It is ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that the Republican Party is replete with individuals who possess a limitless appetite for one-sided discourse, political sophism and personal vitriol. By chastising me for my lack of civility, you’re essentially asking me to surrender to the Republican Party, thereby sacrificing the beliefs and ideals that I believe are best for our society.

So….sorry if my tone offends, but I’m just using the toolbox that I’ve been given.

I COULD drop the nasty act and opt for civil discourse

Yes!

By chastising me for my lack of civility, you’re essentially asking me to surrender to the Republican Party, thereby sacrificing the beliefs and ideals that I believe are best for our society.

Yikes – you have some issues.

Les – I don’t think we are going to get anywhere in a comments section of a weblog. I understand the point you are trying to convey, though. Thanks for making the effort to explain.

PEACE

“…I don’t think we are going to get anywhere…”

Um, where are we supposed to be going? I’m not sure what more explanation needs to be done here. Was there something I didn’t sufficiently cover?

In any case, back to the original topic of the thread…

“Walker: Keepin’ American dollars out of Wisconsin since 2009!”

Quote: “Yikes – you have some issues.”

What’s truly revealing here is the fact that you yourself cannot even play by the very rules that you’re purporting. Rather than answering the questions in my post, you simply level a personal attack, impugning my mental health. Classic propaganda, right out of the Limbaugh/Sykes/Coulter playbook.

It is abundantly clear that you are not as insightful as you seem to believe you are.

David, you have issues as it relates to “us” vs “them”. I do not hold that same underlying feeling. That’s what I meant – not mental instability. Sheesh! You seem to be a very paranoid or insecure person – I cannot tell which.

Les – it’s all good. No worries.

Paranoid and insecure? How about refuting what I’ve said before you resort to personal attacks? Have you noticed that you DIDN’T EVEN TRY to refute my statements before jumping to insinuations about my psychological well-being? Why is that? You’re either a liar or a troll. Perhaps both. Whatever the case, you’re nothing but a hypocrite for engaging in the EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR that you’re chastising others for.

Your “intentionally obtuse” act isn’t very convincing.

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Who knew that one of the most off the cuff posts I’ve ever written would generate so much feedback?

Couple things… We’ve been having the objective debate here for some years now and I think any speculation on my objectivity is completely subjective ;). It’s important to remember that opinion, which this weblog is 95% of the time, isn’t by it’s nature ” objective”. In this particular case I very seriously believe that Scott Walker is hurting this -MY – County in a tangible and unequivacle way with this funding stunt.

To that end, I’m going to cAll him and everyone else out who I think is making a poor decision simply to advance their own political agenda or career. That will ruffle feathers of those who support the people I go after, but I feel it’s important to have a counter out there, even if it’s just me and my little blog.

As for the tone which some may have issues with, I really do try to take the high road as much as I can. But sometimes to some people it will sound overly partisan or whatever. OK. But as I wrote a few weeks ago, I’m not going to apogize for being a partisan on issues like this. Especially this. You have an elected official acting in the most partisan way possible and some how Im the bad guy and should just give that a pass so some will see me as “nonpartisan”?

I could write about this for hours and defend what I write on my own web site for just as long, which many weblog writers wouldn’t even bother doing. They’d just ban those of you who disagreed from ever questioning their opinions to make themselves always look right.

The fact that I don’t, and never will, take that step should say more about my belief in open and fruitful debate regarding political discourse than anything that can be speculated about the comment section of my own web site. I have no problem with anyone calling my stances in to question because at the end of the day, I believe in what I write here. I even give them a place
to do it.

As always I appreciate everyones feedback and looking forward to debating the issues, even if they’re my questionable objectivity.