It Must Be Something With The Water

The WISN radio station really ought to have their water supply tested. I think some of those pharmaceuticals have gotten into it and it is affecting their employees.

First we saw Fischer having delusions of grandeur. The same issue must be affecting Belling. From his column from this week, he is whining about the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Dave Umhoefer winning a Pulitzer. Mark, who isn't even a nominee, like Whallah! goes on this strange train of thought:

It probably hacks off the editors of this paper that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel managed to win a Pulitzer Prize after a 31-year drought. I think it’s amusing. So unaccustomed is the Milwaukee paper to win awards for anything that they are plastering the Pulitzer designation on the paper’s masthead EVERY DAY. How long do you think it’ll be up there? One month? One year? Until the Rapture?

It’s kind of like the guy who never scores a touchdown. When he finally gets into the end zone, he dances and preens away. The most amusing thing of all is that the paper won the big award for a follow-up on the news story they most badly bungled - the Milwaukee County pension mess.

The original pension story - the one that led to the ouster of the county executive and recall of several board members - was broken by a Web site and ignored by the J-S for weeks. Better late than never, I guess.

As for the envious editors here who would love to win a Pulitzer, I have a suggestion.

Enter my column.

Apparently not only does Belling suffer from delusions of grandeur, he also has a bad case of Pulitzer envy.

A Spectacle of Speculations

Earlier this week, as some of you may have noticed, McBride closed her blogs to the public. Yesterday, Xoff informed us that McBride self-reported that she closed the blogs due to "being too busy."

All of this has led to a small wildfire of speculation as to why McBride deprived us of her witticism and biting insight (well, something about her insight really bit).

There's been speculation that it may be due to pressure from her husband, Paul Bucher, the super trial lawyer, and a big case he is active in.

Likewise, there's been some that wonder if it deals with a lawsuit the Buchers have filed.

Some have proposed that UWM had finally put pressure on her to knock it off.

Then there is some thought that this could stem from a possible actionable offense done during the lead up to the Supreme Court elections.

Cindy Kilkenny offered us a plausible theory that Paul is again planning to run for an office again.
This theory appears to have been debunked by Owen Robinson and James Wigderson.

Another theory is that she was just sick and tired of being bombarded with criticism in her messages and emails. (But why would anyone question her? She's a UWM School of Journalism "faculty member", dang it!)

As for yours truly, I have no idea why she did what she did. Nor do I really care. While it is true that I, and the others here at Whallah!, have watched her like a hawk, and was always happy to point out flaws to her logic and arguments, I personally hold no animosity towards McBride or Bucher. Just to their wrong-headed, mean-spirited stances.

If something comes out of this, of course we will notify you,, the reader, about it. In the mean time, we will enjoy the silence, and pick up where we left off with Sykes, Belling and the rest.

Doing Some Castle Cleaning

Last night was my first foray into the land of drinking liberals liberally drinking.

It was a pleasure to see Jay again, although I didn't get as much time to talk with him as I would have liked. Likewise, I was fortunate enough to meet much of the Royal Court, including Sir Zachary the Blue Knight (I just love his work!), Hermes, the illustrious Illusory One, and Jason Haas. And of course, the lovely Lady Kay, Lady Debra, and the Mixter. There was even a libertarian spy among us. It was a pleasant surprise, as he didn't foam at the mouth nearly as much as I would have expected. There were so many pleasant people there, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. But as with Jay, I only wish there was more time to speak with all of these lovely people.

I also met with Sam Sarver, aka Brazen Maverick. Sam requested a boon from his King, which was gladly granted. Mav is now the Royal Lord High Executioner. But don't let the title fool you. B.M. is really a good sh*t. (Ha, I bet he thought I wouldn't do that!)

And I would like to point the gentle reader to the homepage of a good friend and co-contributor, Keith Scmitz, who I have overly long neglected to add to the blogroll.

Talk Radio Explained

Another case of he said it, we didn't...

A readership of one

So, will we have Jessica McBride to kick around any more or not? WisPolitics reports:

In what may be a temporary move, conservative blogger and newspaper columnist JESSICA McBRIDE has closed off public access to her blogs -- McBride's Media Matters and Election Watch Wisconsin. Visitors are now greeted with a screen asking for a password to read the sites. "I have restricted access to only the blog author -- myself. It's not a situation where some can read it and others can't," McBride explained in an e-mail to WisPolitics. McBride said she doesn't have the time to blog right now, but wanted to leave herself the option of re-opening the blogs later: "I restricted access because I might blog again in the future when I get more time, and I didn't want to delete the blogs."

And what would have been wrong with just leaving them up? Afraid people would keep commenting?

But, But, But I Thought...

...that vacations were meant to have fun, not go into a coma.

But I Don't Even Play Baseball

But yet, some people want to put me on the DL anyway.

Tax Day Thoughts

Did you ever notice that with some people, taxes are the only times that they worry about the minority?

Well, How 'Bout Dem Apples?

It really is too early to tell what this might forebode, but on McBride's website, we now see this:


And on her new Election Warp Wisconsin, we find this:

As I said, it is really too soon to guess what this may mean, but we will keep you informed, if we find anything out.

Please stay tuned, Same Whallah! time. Same Whallah! channel.

It's The Culture, Part II

As mentioned in the previous post, Harris blames everything on "the culture." He also blasts the NAACP for inviting Reverend Wright to be a guest speaker. My question to Harris would be: Do you blame people for being angry and feeling oppressed when you see things like this?

Reported by Ben Smith at Politco.com (emphasis mine):

U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, a Hebron Republican, compared Obama and his message for
change similar to a "snake oil salesman" [at a Northern Kentucky Lincoln Day dinner].

He said in his remarks at the GOP dinner that he also recently participated in a "highly classified, national security simulation" with Obama.

"I'm going to tell you something: That boy's finger does not need to be on the button," Davis said. "He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country."

An aide to Davis, Jeremy Hughes, declined to comment on the remark, and didn't dispute the accuracy of the quote.

Who's the fascist, Harris? Who's the racist?

And they wonder why this country is ready for a change. Amazing.

It's The Culture, Part I

One of Harris' favorite battle cries is "It's the culture!" He uses that whether he is talking about racism, gangs, teen pregnancy, the economy, disco, sardines, rabid aardvarks, or anything else you care to name. It's always the fault of "the culture."

So what culture does he blame for this picture that he posted?



To make matters worse, he starts calling Rev. Wright a fascist. Now, what the Reverend Wright said was irresponsible, but as a good friend pointed out, this was the same sort of philosophy that Dr. King espoused, but couched in much harsher terms that Dr. King would have used. My friend also pointed out that the Reverend has a right to express his feelings, as much as any one else. But Harris to points out what makes him believe that the Reverend is a fascist.

Furthermore, doesn't Harris wanting to quash the Reverend's right to speak, to condemn the NAACP for inviting the Reverend, and for being so irresponsible in his remarks, make Harris the fascist?

According to the dictionary, it would seem so. I think the vacationing Brawler would agree with me as well. And let us not forget that it is Harris that espouses that he owns his daughter. That would seem rather fascist as well.

Just one other thought. It strikes me that when Other Side put up a post with pictures of Scott Walker and Hitler, he was roundly criticized, by the left and right. This even continued when he explained the point he was trying to make with the first post.

Except for David Casper, who criticized both OS and Harris, there hasn't been a peep from the right. Does this mean that they are OK with this false comparison in some circumstances? Or is it that just not many people read Harris' hate-filled tripe?

SIDENOTE: Mr. Casper, leave a line with wherever you're writing now. I would like to add you to the Royal Blogroll.

Does Kevin Take Charlie's Advice?

Even Charlie can't help coming down on the self-absorbed Kevin Fischer. He left some advice for Kev before he bolted for vacation. (Just as an aside, do you suppose Charlie calls the Star Of The Blogs for advice on taking vacation time?)

Let's see what Charlie has to offer the Star of All Media.

You are not entitled.

Charlie probably just wants Kevin to stay humble.

Your navel is not that interesting. Don’t spend your life gazing at it.

Good advice in this case.

Looking like a slut does not empower you.

It's good to have friends to help with your image, then.

You’re offended, so what? No, really. So what?

Well, that just seems gratuitous Kevin. What could Charlie be thinking?

Your sex organs were not meant to engage in high order thinking or
decision-making

Or this, either.

Ah, well. Charlie? Do you have any last advice for Kevin? If there was one, most important thing you could say, what would it be?

No matter what your daddy says, you are not a princess.

I think that's mean, Charlie. Get real. What one thing should the Star of All Media know?

Being connected does not mean you aren’t clueless.

Maybe we'd just better go and leave these two alone.

Well Wishes To The Crown Prince

Ah, but it is a grievous thing to hear that Other Side, the Crown Prince of Progressives, had been feeling less than stellar in recent days:

Oddly enough, later that day about 1:00 pm I began feeling uncomfortable. I checked my heart rate and it felt irregular, and I was beginning to feel pressure in my chest and neck. After about twenty minutes I decided I should call my wife. I got up and nearly fell. Fortunately she was by the phone and left immediately, but not until after getting a promise I would dial 911 if I felt any worse.

She took me to Froedert where it was determined I was suffering from the same ailment as back in Sept. 2006 ... my heartbeat continued to be irregular, but more ominously, it had sped to 170 beats a minute. They considered dosing me with a drug that actually stops the heart momentarily. I was not in favor of this. They injected me with this drug in Sept. 2006 and it was extremely unpleasant. Imagine that all blood circulation has ceased. Beginning at the extremities, a feeling of approaching blackness occurs ... then it's gone. Back to normal. I imagine this is what death might feel like ... blackness overwhelms, a shudder, then you're gone.

Anyway, the idea is to restart the heart, kind of like pressing restart on a computer. Fortunately this time, my heart went back into rhythm after about an hour. I was allowed to go home, but now must contact a cardiologist. A younger brother has this and now has a pacemaker. Don't want that.

Rest easy, young Prince. Your friends and allies will be alright while you recuperate. And do what the doctors recommend. It's not just what you want. You have a family and friends that needs and wants you here. Don't make me issue a Royal Edict!

Image Is Everything

Almost every company, every movement and even many people, use images to help identify themselves.

Everyone is familiar with the Nike Swoop, Obama's campaign symbol, Superman's S, just to name a few examples.

It's just good marketing.

So, in light that Kevin Fischer feels a little persecuted lately, I, in an effort to help the man out, got my Royal Photoshop Technicians to use their mad photoshopping skillz, and create a logo for Fischer.

They got to work, and here is the results of their endeavors:

I hope he appreciates it.

NOTE: Original photo is from Milwaukee Magazine, as was identified here.

He Don't Know Much, Do He?

After Sir Zachary left a comment, which reflected this posting, on Fischer's ego trip post, (which incidentally was posted at 10:10 pm-any guesses on the volume of liquid courage he consumed to write such drivel?), Fischer posted a comment back. Said comment was an attack on Zach, and indirectly on Whallah! :

The lefty bloggers never have an original idea of their own. Every day they wait to see what Charlie or Patrick or Jessica or I write, and then they post nasty attacks.

Nasty? Tell us where we ever lied, ever told one falsehood. If it's nasty, then look at your own behavior.

Well, we got some more news for Fischer.

Every contributor at this site also has their own site, or a number of sites that they write on. How many does he have? Just that poorly written one. Oh, make that two, he also does Lazich's work for her as well. I certainly hope she is saving taxpayer money by paying him based on quality and not quantity.

And Fischer, you may want to read the banner on the top of the page, if you even have the testicular fortitude to come hither. Especially the part about:

Committed to the monitoring of the local right-wing media and exposing their lies, hypocrisies, and foibles, so that you don't have to.

This is what Whallah! is all about. To expose your lies, your misdeeds, your hypocrisies, and your foibles. (Boy, do I have a story about his foibles. Some people just don't know how to act in public.)

Did Fischer ever think that if he wasn't so malignant, so hypocritical, and such a fool, we wouldn't bother with him? And does Fischer even realize that he only came to our attention due directly to his vicious, adolescent behavior?

No, Fischer, we don't need you. We don't even want you. But as long as you act the fool, we will shine the light on your reprehensible behaviors and attitudes.