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The fallout from independent journalist James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas investigation has been fast and furious. NPR is obviously in major damage control mode and throwing liabilities that look an awful lot like high-powered executives overboard just as fast as they

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Just like in Watergate, where the initial players tried to write-off the scandal as a “third-rate break-in,” the bigger story lies in the power wielded by executives trying desperately to cover their tracks and pretend they didn’t do something extraordinarily

From Josiah Cantrall, BG’s man-on-the-scene in Madison: Capitol is in an uproar! A man sported a sign, “burn Walker”. Complete with a drawing of Gov. Walker withering in flames of fire. Protesters recognized me from my Fox News appearances. One

Project Veritas: On Tuesday, Project Veritas released Part 1 of its investigation of National Public Radio. The investigation, in which Project Veritas investigators posed as members of a fictional group founded by “members of the Muslim Brotherhood,” was widely reported

From the Associated Press: Wisconsin lawmakers voted Thursday to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state’s public workers, ending a heated standoff over labor rights and delivering a key victory to Republicans who have targeted unions in efforts

Last month, New York Times reporter James C. McKinley Jr. falsely reported that an FBI informant who helped to thwart a left-wing terrorist plot had actually encouraged the conspiracy. In the article “Anarchist Ties Seen in ’08 Bombing of Texas

Following the recent resignations of NPR President and Chief Executive Vivian Schiller and NPR Foundation Senior Vice President Ron Schiller, the heat is on. James O’Keefe’s sting reminded Middle Americans how NPR unapologetically bashes conservatives and Christians at every turn,

From Badger 14 blog: According to a report on the Althouse blog this morning, it appears that Cory Mason, a Democrat member of the Assembly (or a member of his staff) is Wisconsin’s Benedict Arnold — the person who last

From BG’s man-on-the-scene, Josiah Cantrall: They secured the building, Assembly is in session. They moved to limit debate to two hours. Everything should be over by 4 pm. You saw the death threats correct? Alberta Darling and Glenn Grothman’s were

In today’s The Wall Street Journal: The unions say they are ready to accept concessions, yet their actions speak louder than words. Over the past three weeks, local unions across the state have pursued contracts without new pension or health-insurance

The death threats have been pouring in to Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin, and now Truth About Bills has found a threatening letter to Wisconsin Republican Senators. ( via 620 WTMJ ) On March 9th 2011 this letter containing death

From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Demonstrators were carried out of the Assembly by police Thursday as Gov. Scott Walker’s administration again closed and then reopened the building to the public. About 11:30 a.m., the statehouse was opened after police cleared the

A flash mob of protesters, assembled via social media and word of mouth, tried to block the exits from the Wisconsin Capitol as legislatures and staffers were evacuated after a Senate vote Wednesday night. The Senate passed the Budget Repair

Please excuse my manners – I will postpone formally introducing myself to a later occasion, but time is precious. As of now, you likely know me as “Ibrahim Kasaam” from the recent undercover videos released by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas.

Last week, the Volt, GM’s signature hybrid vehicle, turned in a lackluster performance in its first series of road tests by Consumer Reports. CR told Reuters on Monday that “when you look at the finances, [the Volt] doesn’t make any

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets031011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Robert Tracinski to discuss the uprising in Libya, and Obama’s Free Range Chicken foreign policy. Then,

From 620AM Radio in Wisconsin: Since the MSM appears intent on downplaying the growing intimidation and escalating threats of violence around the union power issue, I am reprinting verbatim an email that was sent to Republican senators. The email was

A mob currently controls the Wisconsin capitol building. They are trying to prevent an elected legislature from convening. If the left will go this far to protect their own pampered status in one state, imagine what they’ll do when we

House GOP leaders are facing the prospect of a conservative revolt if they forge ahead with another stopgap measure to fund the federal government. In recent days, a growing number of conservatives have said it’s time to square off with

As Chairman Peter King’s hearings on Radical Islam and Terrorism get under way, the Left is racheting up the rhetoric. Leftists are screaming “racism” at King. Democrat Congresswoman Jackie Speier from San Francisco, said of the hearings (SFGate): “To pinpoint

Three weeks after Senate Democrats fled the state, the Wisconsin State Senate passed the bulk of the Budget Repair Bill in a series of swift and deliberate moves Wednesday. Late in the afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and the

Last night, the Wisconsin Senate passed Gov. Walker’s plan to reform public sector unions. Today should be a roller-coaster. All patriots should prepare to rally to Walker.