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I certainly am not getting my hopes up that the investigation will continue!! But...in the meantime....
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014
Latest John Doe Court Hearing Dispels Right-Wing Myths
Federal judges will decide if investigation should have been shut down
By Lisa Kaiser
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014
................Last Tuesdays oral arguments yielded few clues about how the panel will rule on the case, or when.
But the judges questionsalong with a brief filed by attorneys for Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm and other prosecutors and investigators being sued by OKeefe and the Clubshed light on the many myths being promoted by right-wing activists in court and in the media.
Myth: Chisholm is obsessed with Scott Walker, an obsession fueled by his wifes tears over the damage done by the governors public union-busting Act 10. For Chisholm, its personal. And political, too, since hes a highly partisan Democratic prosecutor.
Fact: This is the right wings new meme, first reported by a highly unreliable right-wing blog affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and now repeated as a matter of faith by gullible conservatives, including Charlie Sykes. The accusation is from an anonymous source. Chisholms wife, a public school teacher, is now labeled by the right wing as a union operative.
It is true that Chisholm doesnt reveal the information that he received that caused him to look into Walkers coordination with Wisconsin Club for Growth. But we do know that its highly unlikely that his wifes tears caused so many people across the political spectrum to join him in his obsession to take down Walker.
As Chisholms brief states, five separate county district attorneys, two retired Wisconsin judges, a career federal prosecutor, professional investigators, and a nonpartisan state agency comprised of all former judges all agreed that the John Doe was not frivolous. Nor would they have known that Chisholms wife was upset about Act 10........
Scuba
(53,475 posts)It's up to Mary Burke to make a better showing than Tom Barrett did.
postulater
(5,075 posts)effort that targets independents and reflects Walkers intention to shut them out of the process.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)by 3 to likely voters. How the fuck can we rid our state of this guy? People are too polarized to listen anymore I fear.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)One thing I know is Walker's people know to find the issue and hammer it nonstop. He's on about jobs jobs jobs. Her ads need to counter this constantly.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... while ignoring our progressive voters, she's destined to lose.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)I hate it when Obama does the same.