The title is from a new bunch of young punks called the Interrupters, who have been championed by Green Day and Rancid. As you may know, I am a huge huge HUGE fan of ska music from the old days of Twin Tone and such like, so I am partial. So here is a song they did featuring Tim from Rancid.
But after that, the title is the title of their new album. And given the new blood and new women in Congress, the feeling that we can bring the fight to the motherfuckers (RESPECT TO TLAIB) seems to be energizing, you know?
Oh, hell, here’s an extra one, and this is just for mikey:
Yeah. Look at the new women in Congress. They are kerosene, they are. Back the fuck up, old white guys, it’s time to take a motherfucking torch to the old ways.
Don’t look at me. Doctor Thompson and Kurt Vonnegut both told me that ‘motherfucker’ is a GOOD word. As did Saint George Carlin and Lenny Bruce.
These guys will be playing the lovely Turner Hall in April, and I am guessing I will be there, skanking to the extent my aged bones and joints will allow.
BUT THAT”S NOT WHAT I CAME HERE TO TALK ABOUT (h/t to Uncle Arlo).
I came here to talk about the draft. well no, I didn’t (And have I mentioned I am the chair of my local draft board? I figured might as well as have an unrepentant liberal on there if the motherfucking draft ever gets reinstated, you know). But no, I am not here to talk about that either.
I’m here to talk about Wisconsin politics NOW JUST SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND LISTEN.
Because after WAY more time enduring the reign of Turd-Koch-Waffle, and all the damage he has done (not to mention the stupid amount of damage he did to the county of Milwaukee while he was the STUPIDEST County Executive we ever had to endure (FUCK YOU VERY MUCH, WHITE SUBURBAN DISTRICTS), on Monday we get to kick him the fuck to the motherfucking curb. (I am not happy about his plans after that, as I said recently).
Last year, I attended a fundraiser for our great and good Senator, Tammy Baldwin (an openly gay politician that even my old parents supported when she was a Madison politician, for which I love and respect them) at a local brew pub, with now (not then) Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, but still a superstar. And while waiting in the mob, I recognized Tony Evers, who had just announced his run for Gov. I shook his hand and said I wished him the best luck to which he smiled (he’s got a great smile) and said “We don’t need luck. We’re going to win.”
They did.
On Monday, Evers will be inaugurated, as will his tremendously skilled and experienced administrative staff, who have to be terrifying the Republican lege, who are not used to opposition, let alone skilled opposition. They are already running scared, in that they hurriedly passed unconstitutional and ridiculous laws saying “You’re not the boss of us“.
To which Evers is saying “fuck off and sue me if you don’t like it“.
That’s not too bad. That’s the kind of thing we need more from more Democrats. OH WAIT, the Democrats in the House are already doing that.
Evers has done a helluva job selecting his administration. Which will be necessary, not because the Republicans are cunning or smart, but just because they have changed the districts to make them able to outweigh actual votes. So it will take, as many do, a lot of work and never stopping, but look. People like Vos and Fitzgerald are ridiculously stupid people, and if they can’t rely on cheating, they are barely competent.
One of my Imaginary Digital Friends is well involved with the Democratic Party, and he is attending the parties tomorrow night. I hope he has a great time, and I am completely sure that everybody there will be ready to Fight the Good Fight on Tuesday.
Stay tuned for how we take Wisconsin back from the KOCHs.
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