I have a nightmare.

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Thursday March 31, 2011 · 2:56 AM PDT

2011/03/31 · 02:56

I awoke an hour ago with sharp warning buzzers in my head, and the realization that the pending Wisconsin Supreme Court election isn't really about the incumbent, David Prosser, who when not in re-election mode has not been all that bad.

The true nightmare scenario has Prosser resigning, either very soon, or in a few months, but in any case, in time for the Pigfucker Governor to make a 10 year appointment to complete the term.

At first, I figured Walker would dip in one of 3 pools, the Fetus crowd, the Corpos, or a Nixonoid law and order/Drugwar District Attorney. It gets worse. He can go for the Trifecta, by nominating Juneau County DA Scott Southworth,

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Will Masel finally get locked up?

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Will Masel finally get locked up?

Yes, but not for long.

47 votes

Yes, this time he's gone too far.

11 votes

Can thjey pass the death penalty before the cancer gets him?

52 votes

ACTION: WI Repub fundraiser in DC Wed.

ben masel

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Monday March 14, 2011 · 9:16 AM PDT

2011/03/14 · 09:16

You know what to do.

http://wispolitics.com/...

5:30 p.m.
Barbour Griffith & Rogers LLC,
The Homer Building,
Eleventh Floor South,
601 Thirteenth St. NW,
Washington, DC

With Hosts:
Wisconsin Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald
along with Assistant Leaders Rep. Scott Suder and Senator Glenn Grothman;
and Joint Finance Co-Chairs Rep. Robin Vos and Senator Alberta Darling
With Special Guest:
Republican National Committee Chairman: Reince Priebus

Invited Guests:
Senator Ron Johnson
Congressman Sean Duffy
Congressman Tom Petri
Congressman Reid Ribble
Congressman Paul Ryan
Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner

ben masel

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Monday March 14, 2011 · 12:08 AM PDT

2011/03/14 · 00:08

The ugly conservo-rag is out with their weekly "top 10' list, this time selecting Top 10 Ugly Moments in the Wisconsin Union Battle

Some are matters of opinion, a couple outside my direct knowledge, and at least 2 demonstrably false.

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Human Events

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Human Events

Reckless disregard fior truth

17 votes

Deliberate lies

89 votes

Prez Obama, prepare to federalize WI Natl. Guard

ben masel

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Thursday March 10, 2011 · 6:26 AM PST

2011/03/10 · 06:26

The first few uniformed Guardsmen have just arrived at the Wisconsin Capitol, where the Governor hopes to use them to supplement the State Patrol to empty the building. Without the Guard, and with the City Police and Dane County Sheriff refusing to act as Walker's political enforcers, the State Patrol doesn't have the numbers to do shit.

We don't need overt federal intervention, Just keep the Guard off the battlefield. This can be accomplished simply by the President taking nominal control and ordering them to barracks at the sprawling complex at Camp McCoy, 100 miles to the north.

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Scott Walker's gonna pay me big $

ben masel

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Monday March 07, 2011 · 6:25 PM PST

2011/03/07 · 18:25

The latest outrage from our pigfucker Governor is an attempt to impose permits for rallies OUTSIDE the Statec Capitol. What these incompetents don't know is i've already litigated the issue twice, first in 1987 when then Gov. Tommy Thompson ordered his Department of Administration to deny my application for a permit for the annual Hemp rally.

Rather than order issuance of a permit, Judge Steingass, in a published Dane County Circuit Court ruling, declared the entire permit scheme void as an abridgment of Freedom of Assembly under the State Constitution's Article 1 section 4, declaring that "anyone may assemble, speak, and carry signs, at any time," on the State Capitol grounds without a permit.

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This will cost the Governor

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This will cost the Governor

less than $10,000

46 votes

$10,000-25,000

78 votes

Big buckscbecause he's stupid enough to appeal

960 votes

Wall St. Journal, CNN lie, WI 14 staying put

ben masel

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Sunday March 06, 2011 · 7:28 PM PST

2011/03/06 · 19:28

The Murdoch sheet's up with a story misquoting Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller to the effect that the Band on the Run of 14 are on the verge of a return to the state where they'd provide the quorum needed for the Republican majority to pass the odious budget reconciliation that's been at the heart of the ongoing battle.

I'm not going to bother digging through the WSJ for a link, someone else can get their computer dirty, but here's the rebuttal, from my Assembly Rep. Mark Pocan's Facebook feed...

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Delete "BOYCOTT WI" diaries.

ben masel

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Friday February 25, 2011 · 1:38 PM PST

2011/02/25 · 13:38

The last few days have seen a number of diaries , all from folks out of State, calling for boycotts of our State. Don''t do it. I'd even ask management to delete them. (I've convinced a couple diarists to do it on their own, but I'm not always online..)

No-one on the ground, not 1 individual I've spoke to IN the building, is calling for a broadbrush boycott of our States' economy. There have been lists going around of businesses directkly tied to Walker's direct backers and cronies, and it's likely that AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME this micro-targetted list will go out, after further due diligence.

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President Obama, stay out of WI, UNLESS

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Monday February 21, 2011 · 3:55 AM PST

2011/02/21 · 03:55

A dispute over a State Budget is appropriately a matter to be settled by the people of that State through a Democratic process, and the Federal administration has behaved entirely appropriately in staying out. there is however, a cloud on the horizon, for which the President and his crew should prepare.

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Notice to US Drug Enforcement Agency, US Dept. of Justice

ben masel

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Thursday February 17, 2011 · 8:26 AM PST

2011/02/17 · 08:26

Rumor has it you're contemplating contemplating indicting me on some sort of bogus Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy.

While any such allegations are completely untrue, I'm contemplating pleading guilty anyhow, as I'm currently facing enormous medical bills for a recently diagnosed lung cancer, and uninsured. So far as I can determine, the surest route to single payer health care in these United States is incarceration in the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

If incarcerated, I intend to seek placement in FCI Oxford, so that my treatment can proceed at University of Wisconsin Hospital, or FCI Sandstone for access to the Mayo Clinic.

Thank you for your attention.

Ben Masel, Madison, WI

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Should Ben go to Prison?

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Should Ben go to Prison?

Yes, he's a menace to society, and it's worth the cost.

3 votes

Yes, I want him to get treatment, and he'll be a rockstar in prison.

32 votes

No, stick him with his own bills.

7 votes

Obama issues first (non-turkey) pardons

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Friday December 03, 2010 · 4:01 PM PST

2010/12/03 · 16:01

The Friday news dump includes an announcement from the Justice Department of the first 9 Presidential Pardons signed by President Obama, narrowly avoiding breaking the record set by the first President Bush of the longest stretch without any being granted.

None seem controversial, what they have in common is the offenses pardoned are pretty old, ranging to ancient (a bootlegger sentenced in 1960.)

I'm glad the President has acknowledged that his Constitutional power to pardon and commute is sometimes appropriate, now let's "make him' use it for folks currently serving excessive terms.

Over 500 inmates are currently serving Federal sentences in excess of 15 years on strictly marijuana charges (smuggling or growing), a few having now sat 20 years.

I've created a Twitter petition @BarackObama asking him to review these sentences on an individual basis. Please sign on at http://act.ly/... .

ben masel

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Tuesday October 19, 2010 · 12:21 PM PDT

2010/10/19 · 12:21

The newly released St. Norbert's poll of registered voters shows the Wisconsin Senator 2% behind, but the electorate here is bigger than registered voters.

Our at the polls registration means the youngest eligible voters don't bother to register before they go to vote, they just show up with proof of residency, and always vote at the highest rate in the country.

In 1992, my polling place near the State Capitol recorded 600 plus at the polls registrants, near 1/3 of the total, and went 92% for Feingold.

In 1998, polling at this point in the cycle similarly showed Russ 2% behind, with pollsters making the same mistake St. Norbert's made today. Add 2.5% at the polls registration, and Russ is winning.

(It takes 10 days in the State to be eligible. Move here by Friday, and help make history!)

This is a test of the Emergency Free Speech Sytstem

ben masel

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Friday September 24, 2010 · 7:07 AM PDT

2010/09/24 · 07:07

The E-mail invitation from OFA for President Obama's rally on the University of Wisconsin Campus next Tuesday says

Use of public transportation is encouraged. For security reasons, please avoid bringing bags to the rally if at all possible -- you should expect airport-like security. No signs or banners are permitted.

The event will be held in a "traditional public forum,' encompassing the University's Library Mall and the City's State Street Mall.

I intend, despite the language on the invite, to bring a 2 foot by 3 foot foamcore, emblazoned with "Hemp is Jobs."

(The sign ban can also be found on the Facebook Event Page)

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Should Ben be allowed to hold his sign?

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Should Ben be allowed to hold his sign?

Yes

49 votes

I'm bringing one too

5 votes

Lock him up if he shows

4 votes

Arrest him pre-emptively

15 votes

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Human Events lies re Madison Protests

Prez Obama, prepare to federalize WI Natl. Guard

Scott Walker's gonna pay me big $

Wall St. Journal, CNN lie, WI 14 staying put

Delete "BOYCOTT WI" diaries.

President Obama, stay out of WI, UNLESS

Notice to US Drug Enforcement Agency, US Dept. of Justice

Obama issues first (non-turkey) pardons

Feingold takes lead!

This is a test of the Emergency Free Speech Sytstem