Wisconsin Sheriff Pulled Deputies From Capitol, Says They Won't Be 'Palace Guard'

[Hissyspit]

Source: Talking Points Memo DC

Wisconsin Sheriff Pulled Deputies From Capitol, Says They Won't Be 'Palace Guard'
Eric Lach | March 1, 2011, 3:24PM

At the same press conference where Dane County, Wisc., District Attorney Ismael Ozanne told reporters he found nothing criminal in Gov. Scott Walker's comments to a prank caller last week, Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney spoke about law enforcement's role in the push and pull over access to the Capitol building in Madison. Mahoney revealed that yesterday he pulled his officers from a duty to guard the building's entrances.

According to WisPolitics, Mahoney said that over the last two days, "we have placed those law enforcement officers in the position of being palace guards."

The deputies had been told that the doors would be open at 8 a.m. yesterday, but that didn't happen and the officers didn't find out why until the afternoon, Mahoney said.
"When asked to stand guard at the doors that duty was turned over to the Wisconsin State Patrol because our deputies would not stand and be palace guards," Mahoney said. "I refused to put deputy sheriffs in a position to be palace guards."

Read more: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/wisconsin-sheriff-pulls-deputies-from-capitol-says-they-wont-be-palace-guard.php

[plumbob]

1. Good for the Sheriff! He sounds like the real deal.

Always nice when someone actually does something right for the right reasons, too!

[emilyg]

8. +1

[valerief]

36. +1

[jpak]

2. This crop of repug govs is particularly dictatorial

yup

[atreides1]

4. Yes they are

But the Repugs have been able to make the Dems all about taking away rights and locking people in camps, and let's not forget the death panel accusations!

It was the repug governor of Arizona who created a death panel...

[oldhippydude]

13. yes

please refer to it as "janacide"

[Avant Guardian]

7. Their ideology is in full collapse

This is how people react when their ideology is in full collapse.

[reformist2]

21. +1 That's what I was thinking, too.

[DallasNE]

24. They Think They Are The CEO Of The State

And CEO's are used to getting their way. Push back is not tolerated. And CEO's are not known to be generous, with only a few exceptions late in their careers.

[suffragette]

28. Yes and they view the state buildings as corporate headquarters

and the police as their private security guards, robber barons that they are.

The judges today, this sheriff and the good people of Wisconsin rightfully disagree.

[loudsue]

41. Which is PRECISELY why we should push back against "privatizing" government functions

ESPECIALLY the army (mercenaries do it for the pay, not for the patriotism) . Privatizing our spying, military, schools...the whole thing reeks of the third reich.

[CTyankee]

3. That was the exact, same thought I had. Walker has the strong stench

of feudal despot about him, doesn't he?

[shcrane71]

5. Walker just appointed a close friend to head of the WI State Troopers

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/115560469.html

That's why the State Troopers are now guarding the capitol.

[Oldtimeralso]

9. Was this guy a friend?

Or just he happen to be the father of the speaker of the state assembly and the state senate majority leader. Nepotism anyone.

[L. Coyote]

16. Father of the Senate leader and House leader, at that! Talk about buying support.

[progressoid]

6. Bwahahahaha

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[Kingofalldems]

11. Keep this kicked

Any Bush news should be at the very bottom of the page.

[Mybrokenchains]

12. now if someone can just...

...Lure the state troopers away the capitol will be ours!

[Hotler]

14. kicking. n/t

[Dappleganger]

15. Down with the dictator!

[RKP5637]

17. Excellent!!! King Walker needs to be told the BS is ending. n/t

[pam4water]

18. Wow someone who remember how a democracy is meant to operate! Amazing. Happy K&R

[nolabear]

19. How wonderful that law enforcement is on the right side of this fray.

[Capitalocracy]

20. Maybe they'd change their minds about that...

if Walker gave them some Roman praetorian guard helmets with horsehair mohawks.

[FailureToCommunicate]

23. Hmmm...tough choice. The helmets ARE cool...

But THESE would definitely make me waver...

[Capitalocracy]

30. Weighing the options...

imperial helmets... democracy... imperial helmets... democracy... :shrug:

[FailureToCommunicate]

33. Didn't Nixon order outlandish uniforms-after a European trip

for the WH police?

[Capitalocracy]

49. It appears to be true, unfortunately I can't find any pictures.

I did, however, stumble across the uniforms proposed by Reagan for the officers guarding the laser satellites for the star wars missile defense system...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ospXOV-L0ak/TApHsoS4C0I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Odb1lX5sTZA/s1600/Marvin+The+Martian.jpg

[FailureToCommunicate]

50. Good one. "What a maroon"

:rofl:

[Capitalocracy]

48. self-delete wrong place nt

oops

[eleny]

22. That says so much about how little support Walker actually enjoys

The Sheriff must feel that he's on firm ground to say this at a press conference. He's invested a lot into his career and yet he's not afraid to speak truth to power.

K&R

[fishwax]

25. k/r for Sheriff Majoney

:kick:

[Kurovski]

26. K&R

And Scott walker is the royal concubine.

[onehandle]

27. Rec #100. Don't defend Governor Mubarak. nt

[rainbow4321]

29. Aaahhh..the "state patrol"

Is this the same state officers group that is headed by the father of 2 Wisconsin repuke state lawmakers? Is that who Gov Mubarak is having to turn to? A group that cannot say no?

[lonestarnot]

31. Hells yeah! Right on refreshing to have a sheriff with some fucking sense of humanity!

:loveya: Mr. Sheriff man!

[Evasporque]

32. A democratic leader is only as strong as the support of the police....nt

[orbitalman]

34. So, even the sheriff knows when WALKER has OVERSTEPPED his bounds. n/t

[LiberalAndProud]

35. K&R -- 'Palace Guard' -- love it!

Maybe Walker should outfit the WSP with tall fuzzy hats.

[AllyCat]

37. This means I voted for the right guy in November. Thanks Sheriff Mahoney!

[chill_wind]

38. Love it. We need more very simple straight language like this

and it needs to be directed straight to the faces and ears of the power elites. They want to treat us as servants and peasants? We need to ratchet up our message to them of how increasingly angry we peasants are getting at their sense of entitlement and privilege. I applaud his language and his actions. K & R.

[Cieran_WI]

39. I love our cops in Madison. n/t

[Solly Mack]

40. K&R

[florida08]

42. amazing

While the ME is fighting and dying to bring democracy to the region republicans here are fighting to destroy it.

:dem:

[sarcasmo]

43. Kick.

[Lastactiongyro]

44. Truley a telling comment on the fact

Republicans are getting slowly exposed for what they really are.

[DirkGently]

45. Excellent. Scott's starting to sound like Quadaffi: "My people love me." At gunpoint, that is.

[kmac3]

46. Way to go . . . . .

Mahoney said that over the last two days, "we have placed those law enforcement officers in the position of being palace guards".
* * * * * *
Absolutely love it when it's stated as it truly is. This brave Sheriff is gold! Good people of Wisconsin support this brave Sheriff in every way possible, he's definitely looking after your interests.
:yourock:

[Uncle Joe]

47. Kudos to the Wisconsin Sheriff's Department.

I just regret having missed this thread and not being able to recommend it.

Thanks for the thread, Hissyspit.

[Vidar]

51. Sure makes you proud of Wisconsin.