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2012-06-07 Home Front: Politix
Ethics question raised in WI recall election
[Iran Press TV] The U.S. media declared the results of Wisconsin recall election while many people were still waiting in line to vote in the city of Milwaukee.

That is according to Norman Stockwell, Madison-based journalist and operations coordinator for WORT/FM radio, who spoke to Press TV's U.S. Desk on Wednesday.

"There is some question about the ethics of declaring a race while people still haven't voted yet," he noted.

Republican Governor Scott Walker became the first governor to survive a recall election in U.S. history.

On Tuesday, Walker handily defeated his Democratic rival, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, with 53.5 percent to Barrett's 45.9 percent.

Sixteen months ago, Walker's decision to cut collective bargaining rights for most public workers set off one of the fiercest political wars in memories of Wisconsin's residents.

Stockwell said that activists and labor organizers are now looking at the election results as they are trying to figure out how to "move the state of Wisconsin back to progressive traditions" of the past fifty years.

This article starring:
Norman Stockwell
Posted by Fred 2012-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 Barrett may had won iff POTUS Bammer was willing to send America back to the Moon + beyond, etc. + iff our future OWG-NWO = [proto] SPACE GOVT-ORDER was willing to discuss how to setup a Star Trek-style Federation + Cashless Global Credit-Financ System.

FIRST THINGYS COME FIRST.

DON'T GET WAY WAY W-A-Y-Y-Y AHEAD OF OURSELVES, OTHERWISE ....

* E.G. DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE? RISING NUMBERS OF OF AMERICANS SCORN BOTH DEMS + GOP.

Fox News AM = "THROW THEM ALL OUT ..."!

* FREEREPUBLIC > CBO: US DEBT [Public] WILL BE TWICE/2X GDP BY 2037 [109% by 2026, =< 200.0% by 2037], wid more + more Amers seeing themselves as Political Independents.

FREEP POSTER = aasked how can Japan sustain its economy on a Curren Debt-to-GDP ratio of 197%.

* CHINESE MIL FORUM > AMERICA'S HUNGRY TWICE THE POPULATION OF NORTH KOREA | COMMENTARY: 46.0MILYUHN AMERICANS ON FOOD STAMPS, + [but yet]]THE ECONOMY IS IMPROVING???

Just sayin'.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-06-07 00:31||   2012-06-07 00:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, move 'em BACK to progress!
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-06-07 01:02||   2012-06-07 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "In the future, every American misfit will have 15 minutes of fame thanks to Iran Press TV!"

-Mahmoud Warhol-
Posted by tu3031 2012-06-07 01:36||   2012-06-07 01:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Stockwell said that activists and labor organizers are now looking at the election results as they are trying to figure out how to "move the state of Wisconsin back to progressive traditions" of the past fifty years.

Long forgotten now, but the late Robert E. Fassnacht became an early victim of "progressive traditions" and social justice at University of Wisconsin–Madison, Sterling Hall, on Aug 24, 1970.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-06-07 01:59||   2012-06-07 01:59|| Front Page Top

#5 It's the end of the U.S. as we know it, I tell ya!
Posted by tipper 2012-06-07 02:38||   2012-06-07 02:38|| Front Page Top

#6 ...yeah, that clown's concept of 'democracy' is as found in Peoples Democratic Republics of the 20th Century. That might be found in the NEA recommended curriculum.
Posted by Procopius2k 2012-06-07 07:30||   2012-06-07 07:30|| Front Page Top

#7 The radio station 'WORT' is also called 'Radio Free Madison' and has been since the 60's.

Mr. Stockwell's personal website might be somewhat informative as to his leanings.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2012-06-07 08:23||   2012-06-07 08:23|| Front Page Top

#8 You may have heard that a Barrett supporter slapped him after he gave his concession speech, claiming that people were still voting. At 10 pm. When the polls closed at 8 pm. Hmmmm.....
Posted by mom 2012-06-07 09:15||   2012-06-07 09:15|| Front Page Top

#9 they kept the polls open after the declared close of polls so that the Dems in Milwaukee could keep voting, and voting, and voting...
Posted by Frank G 2012-06-07 10:19||   2012-06-07 10:19|| Front Page Top

#10 The left is so tolerant and gracious. /sarc
Posted by DarthVader 2012-06-07 11:28||   2012-06-07 11:28|| Front Page Top

#11 One of these days leftist are going to discover that sitting on a flagpole is not the same as having a moral high ground.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-06-07 12:27||   2012-06-07 12:27|| Front Page Top

#12 Had to keep those polls open cause the excavations at the cemetaries were still going on.
Posted by AlanC 2012-06-07 13:26||   2012-06-07 13:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Happy the victory margin was wide. Hope for the same in November.
Posted by rjschwarz 2012-06-07 15:06||   2012-06-07 15:06|| Front Page Top

#14 Yeah, cause 200,000 new voters will just show up with no questions asked. Barret knew he'd lost flat-out before Tuesday. It was just a matter of formality.
Posted by Charles 2012-06-07 20:25||   2012-06-07 20:25|| Front Page Top

#15 

The Eagle Has Landed.
Posted by Caesar Shains9023 2012-06-07 21:06||   2012-06-07 21:06|| Front Page Top

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