tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post760613010669824661..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: A Call For Stronger Environmental Media Advocacy On Journal Sentinel Blog SiteJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-16461123274865465292014-01-31T00:30:52.243-06:002014-01-31T00:30:52.243-06:00Jodi, great points as you always make. The rest of...Jodi, great points as you always make. The rest of the country does need to know what is going on here, but most of the rest of the country is under literal and figurative assault from ALEC-led voter suppression efforts, big and little chinks being taken out of the environmental protection armor, loss of investigative journalism and the media outlets willing to publish those stories, the ongoing struggles of everyday Americans just trying to hang on to their homes, their jobs and to raise their children, diminishing access to even good primary and secondary education as well as higher education, eroding of truth-telling from EVERY direction, polarized politics that most folks just want to go away, and the dumbing down of America in general . . . well, who has time to find out or energy to care what is happening in Wisconsin? <br /><br />We may have to wait until good old Wis ends up in the proverbial handbasket in hell. Then Frontline can come in and do a documentary re Whatever Happened to Wisconsin? <br /><br />Sorry to be dark. Sometimes I can't read James' entire posts. I have to break them up into emotionally manageable pieces. <br /><br />Blessings on you both for carrying the message.Boxernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-55402189768143965612014-01-31T00:12:11.709-06:002014-01-31T00:12:11.709-06:00Sorry I forgot to include the link I was referring...Sorry I forgot to include the link I was referring to:<br /><br />http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/fox-news-2014-2/<br /><br />Boxernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-82589432370474715182014-01-30T16:52:42.404-06:002014-01-30T16:52:42.404-06:00Thank you, Jodi, Boxer and Jphn.
Thank you, Jodi, Boxer and Jphn. <br />James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-36953377059807659912014-01-30T15:54:24.440-06:002014-01-30T15:54:24.440-06:00Outstanding entry—it could easily be a “state of t...Outstanding entry—it could easily be a “state of the state” rebuttal. I appreciate your connecting the dots between the mounting assault on our Public Trust resources with the ongoing loss of the Public Intervenor's Office. Keep doing what you are doing, as you are helping to provide folks with a logical framework for the discomfort and frustration they feel about the direction of our state. Even so, I believe we need to do more to inform the rest of the country about what is going on here in Wisconsin, so that we can demonstrate the “underbelly” of currently vaunted policies. Jodi Habush Sinykinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-90078688333354455882014-01-30T15:32:36.917-06:002014-01-30T15:32:36.917-06:00I hear what you're saying about hitting the sn...I hear what you're saying about hitting the snooze or off buttons, but here's some good music to wake to albeit via NY Magazine and not the JS as you point out. The JS was thrown in the trunk of the GOP Clown Car. As a result, the only sound we hear from them is muffled and makes little sense. Boxernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-2227678896064852892014-01-30T14:04:03.150-06:002014-01-30T14:04:03.150-06:00Well said, James.
The "public trust doctrine...Well said, James.<br /><br />The "public trust doctrine" ought also to mean that the public does not simply trust corporations to do the right ecological thing. Historically, we know why strict and vigorous environmental regulation is necessary: without it, profit trumps prudence. Nothing new under the sun, still.John Kaufmanhttp://afternoonjournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-50136731984715725502014-01-30T13:15:39.591-06:002014-01-30T13:15:39.591-06:00Jim Doyle had 8 years to reinstitute the public in...Jim Doyle had 8 years to reinstitute the public interferer. Why didn't he?David Blaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746169836462702879noreply@blogger.com