Conservative Activists Launching Counteroffensive Against Teachers and State Senators.

February 20, 2011 5:45 pm

Conservative activists have begun mounting recall efforts for at least 4 state senators: Mark Miller (Monona), Fred Risser (Madison), Jim Holperin (Eagle River), and Bob Wirch (Kenosha). Also, The Wisconsin 9/12 project has submitted Open Records Requests to Madison, Middleton, and DeForest School districts requesting lists of teachers who called in sick last week, their compensation, the district’s sick day policy, and any financial accommodation made by the district in response to the events at the Capitol.

6 COMMENTS

Greg February 20, 2011 6:15 pm At 6:15 PM

Hilarious! Good luck collecting 15,000 signatures in two months in three solidly Dem districts and one huge eleven county rural district.
Ordinary Jill February 20, 2011 7:11 pm At 7:11 PM

Holperin could possibly be vulnerable, since he received only 51.21% of the vote in 2008. But only if Scott Walker won more supporters than he has alienated with this stunt, which I doubt. Miller, Risser and Wirch had huge margins of victory; it is sheer fantasy to think they could be recalled. There are more Republican Senators who are vulnerable to recall than Democratic Senators.
dave February 20, 2011 9:01 pm At 9:01 PM

These teabag-for-brains can’t even come up with an original idea – the recall is going to hit the repubs, not the Democratic Senators. But, it’s good that they will be wasting their time on their latest copycat idea (yes, copycat).

The teabag “activists” are about as original as republican artists, musicians, and comedians. They just dont’ have the talent…..

Buh bye, teabaggers, time to flush.
Peng February 20, 2011 9:46 pm At 9:46 PM

Sure I’ll sign.

Ooops… I thought this was the “Recall Walker Petition.”

Never mind then
rich February 21, 2011 12:36 am At 12:36 AM

So you all better be prepping to recall all those Republican State Senators.

NOW would be the time to take Walker’s allies out at the knees — you and I both know he won’t see it coming and can’t believe that’d ever happen.

But it is definitely doable. I’d say now’s the time to go for a finishing blow. These guys think they can turn Wisconsin into a plantation, into a Third World nation?

We’ve got incredible momentum and now would be the time to finish winning the PR battle, educate everyone to the hilt who hasn’t figured it out yet, and take back the State Senate.

And if you don’t like that — your other options would be what?
rich February 21, 2011 12:38 am At 12:38 AM

There’s NO one-year waiting period to recall State Senators.

(AFAIK)