Meg's Blog

The Geniuses Protesting Waste, Theft and Fraud
The protestors on the left continue to reveal their willingness to be used by those who are profiting off of the Waste, Theft and Fraud in our federal government. These paid protestors are stupidly aiding and abetting those who are STEALING taxpayer money, running our government inefficiently and proliferating the nati...
Apr 08, 2025
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The Contrast Between Good and Evil
Today is election day in Wisconsin. VOTE for GOOD. Contrast the GOTV social media posts of a Republican and a Democrat legislator. Barbara Dittrich is a Republican representing Wisconsin State Assembly District 99, based in Oconomowoc. She was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2018. She supports and spon...
Apr 01, 2025
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Former Waukesha Detective: The Real Brad Schimel
Judge Brad Schimel joined me on the Meg Ellefson Show this morning and I shared the below statement from a former Wauskesha Detective with him live on the air. Schimel's reaction was pure. This is the real Brad Schimel. Your Supreme Court vote will decide the future of Wisconsin. Do we go the way of miserable Minnesota...
Mar 31, 2025
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Friday DOGE of the Day: Waste, Theft, Fraud
As discussed with U.S. Senator Ron Johnson this week on the Meg Ellefson Show, DOGE announced that the Federal Dept. of Labor has cancelled $577 million in "America Last" grants, saving American taxpayers more of our hard-earned money. As you read this, with the clock always ticking, the current United States...
Mar 28, 2025
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We Cannot Trust Democrats
With DOGE's revelation of the amount of laundering and grifting of American taxpayer money which deliberately and directly benefits Democrats, it is very clear that they are truly the party of corruption. Why would anyone protest against government Waste Theft and Fraud? The only reason? Because they stand to gain fina...
Mar 24, 2025
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Conley Commentary

CONLEY COMMENTARY - The Stadium Bill
CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - The Las Vegas A's, and the Kansas City Royals had better hurry. They're the latest baseball teams that are working on new stadium deals. And now Congress is debating a bill that would block public funding for new sports stadiums. It would ban the issuing of tax free municipal bonds. Amen to t...
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CONLEY COMMENTARY - Friday on Faith: Misunderstood
CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - This will be Palm Sunday. It's one of the few scenes in the Bible where we see Jesus as triumphant. He is entering Jerusalem and is being cheered by an adoring crowd. Men are placing their outer garments onto the street to guide his way in. Women and children are waving palm branches as he en...
Apr 11, 2025
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CONLEY COMMENTARY - Why can't anyone build a website that works?
CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - Maybe you remember when Obamacare was rolled out. People who needed to pick health insurance would log onto the healthcare.gov web site. They're enter some personal information, and would see the choices and prices of health insurance that was available in your area. You may also remember it ...
Apr 10, 2025
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CONLEY COMMENTARY - No way to run a railroad
CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - You probably know that I'm a lover of trains. I've taken two train trips already this year. In coach, from Chicago to New York... and in a sleeping compartment from Chicago to New Orleans. Perhaps you'd heard in the news that the new train from Chicago to Milwaukee and St. Paul - the Boreali...
Apr 09, 2025
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CONLEY COMMENTARY - Cooperating with ICE
CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) - If someone is arrested in Wisconsin, and it turns out they were also wanted for crime in some other state, they would not be bailed out of jail to go free. There'd be an extradition hearing, and the suspect would be sent back there to answer those charges. Law enforcement agencies from one j...
Apr 08, 2025
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Tom King's Blog

It's Been a Great Ride
As a kid in the 1960s-early 70's listening to WRIG & WIFC and pestering the DJs with requests and telling them that they were playing the wrong songs, I really couldnt have envisioned working in that business for nearly 40 years and spending many of those years working at those stations. I can't remember when I dec...
Dec 30, 2022

A Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas
We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago.... The only "new" Christmas album I could find from 1972 was this one from "The Man In Black". He and his family, touring band and several notable guests deliver an album of mostly original holiday material along with old standbyes "Jingle...
Dec 22, 2022

The Album That Wasn't Supposed To Happen
We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago..... Maybe the oddest thing about the hit double LP "Made In Japan" from the band Deep Purple is the fact that they didnt even want to record it and then when it was recorded didn't really care if it got released. Many fans had recorded bootleg tapes of t...
Dec 21, 2022

Soulful Shuffling
We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago..... This is one of those LPs that nobody in Central Wisconsin heard at the time. No one was really playing jazz records here. Even ones as funky as this. You may not know the name Bernard "Pretty" Purdie but I guarantee you have heard him play. He was Ar...
Dec 20, 2022

Better Material Needed
We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago..... The New Riders of The Purple Sage were prolific if nothing else. "Gypsy Cowboy" was the second Lp of the year and their 3rd in 15 months. As in most cases of that much material being needed, some is weaker than most. The best tracks on the Lp are a s...
Dec 19, 2022
WSAU Newsroom Blog

Newsroom blog: What's coming up for April 3rd
The Wausau Ethics Board will meet Thursday afternoon to further discuss the investigation into a complaint against Mayor Doug Diny. The five-member board will discuss "whether the investigation is concluded or what further investigation may be needed." The investigation centers on Diny's handling of a locked ...
Apr 03, 2025

Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 25th
The Wausau City Council will finalize one of the proposed cost-saving measures proposed as part of the 2025 city budget on Tuesday. Alders will vote to implement a $1 per ticket fee for all events that require a public safety or police presence, a move that could bring in up to $70,000 to cover overtime and other expen...
Mar 25, 2025

Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 11th
The Wausau City Council will consider an override of Mayor Doug Diny's veto of a council resolution supporting Medicaid. Diny vetoed the measure last Monday, saying it is not the Council's business to go "looking for problems outside of the city," and adding that the council has enough work to do with issues ...
Mar 11, 2025

Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 3rd
The City of Wausau will discuss a possible summer beer garden on Monday. The Parks and Recreation Committee is scheduled to discuss a "portable beer garden in a city park," which could be put on by a vendor or the city/county parks department. An outline of the proposal includes a selection of craft or locall...
Mar 03, 2025
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Newsroom blog: What's coming up for February 19th
The Wausau Ethics Board will meet on Wednesday to conduct an initial review of a complaint filed against Mayor Doug Diny. A group of residents submitted the complaint earlier this year, claiming Diny may have violated state or federal election law by moving a municipal dropbox into his office after noticing it had been...
Feb 19, 2025
The Midwestern Conservative

Gilman, Sparta and Cadott take top archery honors
(DNR) MADISON, Wis. - Student archers from 51 public, private and home schools competed virtually in the state's National Archery in the Schools Progr...
Apr 04, 2022
President Trump's first social media posting
It took less than an hour for President Trump to send out his first message on social media following his swearing in. Trump posted the following message on Facebook: Greg Belfrage @belfrageshow is the veteran morning show host on KELO Newstalk 1320/107.9 in Sioux Falls, SD. Greg can be contacted at greg.belfrage@mwcra...
Jan 20, 2017
Poll: Obamacare replace must happen with repeal
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say any repeal of Obamacare should include an immediate replacement plan. The Morning Consult/Politico poll says voters support the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but they want another plan at the ready. Replacing Obamacare was listed by a plurality of voters as the top job facing Pre...
Jan 10, 2017
How The Far Right Fell in Love With Assange
Much has been written about “tribal politics” since the November 8 election. Simply put, loyalty to the tribe is put above all else. In a piece for the Washington Post, Michael Gerson uses the acceptance of criminal Julian Assange by leading conservative figures to maximum effect in explaining tribal politi...
Jan 06, 2017
What Will Trump "Russian Reset" Look Like
A U.S. intelligence community report declassified Friday squarely blames Russian President Vladimir Putin for “influence campaign” aimed at hurting Hillary Clinton and helping President-elect Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. The report concludes that it was Putin himself who ordered the campa...
Jan 06, 2017