Email to Walker suggested FAKING attack on Governor Walker!!

[katanalori]

Indiana prosecutor denies encouraging Wisconsin violence
By Kate Golden
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

"The email came to Gov. Scott Walker from the personal account of a deputy prosecutor and Republican activist in Indiana.

After praise for Walker, the email — sent Feb. 19, during union demonstrations against Walker’s budget repair bill — then took a darker turn. It suggested that the situation in Wisconsin presented “a good opportunity for what’s called a ‘false flag’ operation.”

“If you could employ an associate who pretends to be sympathetic to the unions’ cause to physically attack you (or even use a firearm against you), you could discredit the unions,” the email said."

MUCH MORE: http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2011/03/24/email-to-walker-suggested-faking-attack-on-governor/

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Reichstag Uber Alles!

Or something like that....

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. * add:

Tonkin
Anthrax
9-11
Sheen

[RufusTFirefly]

19. Remember the Maine!! n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

20. tip-o-the-hat

[Blue Owl]

3. C'mon, let's get the WORD OUT that the GOP is all smoke & mirrors

:kick:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. The word left the barn.

A long time ago.

Now we're just waiting for the convincing pain.

[FSogol]

4. K & R. Sadly, I doubt this story will ever show up in our "liberal media" n/t

[Lasher]

5. Or you could plant some .22 caliber bullets around the capitol...

to make it look like the protesters dropped them.

[gratuitous]

30. Oh come on

Some things are just too preposterous--

What? {Presses finger to earpiece} Oh.

[Skidmore]

6. How Rovian.

[Snotcicles]

45. When one Karls his own ass. nt

[abelenkpe]

7. OMG

Please tell me that guy is losing his job at least. Isn't that illegal? He's a deputy prosecutor?

I hope the media makes a big deal out of this...

[Proud Liberal Dem]

12. I believe that he was already fired

Don't have time to look it up right now but I think he got fired 2-3 weeks ago for suggesting that Wisconsin police leave open the possibility of shooting protestors. :puke:

[drm604]

21. This is a different guy.

The email was sent the same Saturday on which another Indiana law-enforcement figure, state Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Cox, tweeted that riot police should “use live ammunition” to clear the Capitol of protesters.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

48. Geez! Another insane Republican AG Deputy????

Who the hell is making these awful hiring decisions here in Indiana??? Oh yeah, other Republicans.

:wtf:

[drm604]

53. I know.

It seemed like it had to be the same guy. There are actually two. Here's a scary thought: there might be even more.

[Contrary1]

33. Why should he lose his job? He claims he didn't write it. Oh, wait...

Updated 3:59 p.m. Carlos Lam has admitted writing the email and resigned as deputy prosecutor of Johnson County, according to a statement from the Johnson County Prosecutor.

[jberryhill]

40. He compounded the problem by lying about it

He should have known it was traceable and that he was alleging a crime had taken place with the "hacking" excuse. His excuse invited an investigation, and he realized where it would lead.

While it was a pretty quick admission, lying about it first really doesn't help him.

[Rex]

9. What the fuck is wrong with Repukes?

Why can't they all fucking rapture RIGHT NOW!? Please God! Call your fucking ignorant, hatemonger assholes home...er...oh I see why, you don't want the fuckwits either. They suck and represent the crowd you drowned in The Flood. Well, can you at least make them STFU or strike them with lightening like the OT days?

Sorry, nm God. I can see that no one wants to deal with assholes. Not even in the afterlife.

[Lasher]

35. Good rant.

Tanks, I needed da yuks.

[Rex]

41. If I put a smile on your face.

Then my day is made!

[louslobbs]

50. Put a smile on mine lol.

Lou

[freshwest]

55. Come on, tell us how you really feel! 'Nuff of those trogs already!

[uponit7771]

10. WHAT A SCUM BUCKET

[myrna minx]

11. Wow - these bastards are confirming everything we suspected of them.

I wonder if some of the loose bullets found around the Capitol was part of that "plan".

http://host.madison.com/news/local/ask/article_b3713370-52ee-11e0-95a4-001cc4c03286.html

Unless a squirrel hunter with a holey coat pocket comes forward, the discovery of .22 caliber bullets scattered at three locations outside the state Capitol on March 10 will remain a puzzle of motives unsolved.
Dane County Sheriff's Office deputies and UW-Madison police discovered 41 bullets — hollow point, commonly used for plunking at smaller varmints — at three spots: 11 near the State Street entrance, 29 near the King Street entrance, and one bullet found at the North Hamilton Street entrance.

[murielm99]

16. No responsible hunter loses their ammunition all over

the ground and just leaves it there. Anyone could get their hands on it. Besides, that stuff costs money. This is just so stupid.

[Lasher]

37. And they were .22 rimfire shells.

Not really suitable for anything bigger than a squirrel.

[The Backlash Cometh]

13. Does this surprise anyone?

The right-wingers are experts when it comes to fabricating situations in order to control public opinion. At what point does it warrant removing the person from office?

[Kennah]

14. Much like as is the case in Libya ...

... we are perhaps witnessing the death of a thrashing animal that might just take some people with it.

[CTyankee]

15. Reminds me of a story that Molly Ivins used to tell about a TX state legislator

(republican) who hired his cousin to take a shot at him just barely wounding his arm, so the legislator could accuse the "communists" of trying to take him out. When he was found out, the Texas state legislature made it a crime to hire someone to shoot you.

Molly's comment: "So don't y'all be thinkin' you can come down here to Texas to hire someone to shoot you!" It was one of her funniest stories...

[Bucky]

17. Hmmm, I suggest waiting for some official conformation before assuming this is correct.

It's remarkably stupid thing to put in the email and, as remarkably stupid as some Republicans are, the email's just as likely to be a "false flag" of its own. After all, emailing the governor to suggest that he "employ an associate" to do this seems a little too pat, a little too much of a moustache twirling villainy for me to buy into outright.

The email will be investigated. I recommend holding fire until we have a better sense that Carlos Lam, who doesn't seem to be an intimate of Walker's, actually did this.

That's my initial reaction anyway. Maybe I'm being too skeptical.

[Vinnie From Indy]

23. LOL! Investigated? Really? By whom?

This jerk-off's boss is already on record saying that Lam is innocent and that is the end of it as far as he is concerned.

As far as I can tell there is NO investigation announced by anyone with legal jurisdiction at this time. Let's hope there is an investigation.

[RufusTFirefly]

18. Seems authentic, but...

... God, I hope we're not being "Roved" on this.

The Rove approach is to plant a false incriminating document, let it gain some momentum before debunking its authenticity and in the process undermining the credibility of broader objections. In other words, force the baby to be thrown out with the bathwater.

From what I see though, this seems authentic.

[Vinnie From Indy]

25. So you believe that Karl Rove came to rural Johnson County Indiana,

broke into the office or home of a lowly deputy prosecutor while he was allegedly shopping for a mini-van with the wife and kiddies and sent this email to entrap Democrats into getting upset?

Thank you for this very amusing post!

Cheers!

[RufusTFirefly]

32. So you believe you have to go to rural Indiana to tamper with e-mail?

Cheers back.

And by the way, I wasn't debunking the story, I was urging caution. Nor did I mean to suggest that Rove was personally involved. I questioned whether it didn't seem like a Rove-like approach.

[Vinnie From Indy]

36. Would it not make more sense to send the email anonymously or from a bogus email?

Why would Karl Rove or anyone else pick THIS guy to set up as a patsy? It simply makes no sense. It would have been far easier and less trouble to send an email from a bogus account. In addition, why would Rove or anyone think that an email sent to the Governor's public email account along with thousands of other emails would sway him to do anything?

I will grant you that caution is always a good approach, but this event is exactly as it appears. Also, it has been reported that the dumbass has now admitted to the deed. You can be sure he admitted it so he would not have to lie to investigators and commit the prosecutable crime of lying to the FBI or perjury. As it stands now, he might only have to face sanctions against his law license. His comments are extraordinarily stupid, but probably not a crime.

Cheers!

[Brigid]

38. Not to change the subject, but . . .

Johnson County really isn't rural. It's just south of Indianapolis.

[DefenseLawyer]

51. Johnson County isn't rural

It's mostly an Indianapolis suburb, and about 90% republican, but alas our friend's Rovian fears can be put to rest as this fine young republican has already resigned today.

[Vinnie From Indy]

54. I was trying to add a bit of flair to my post by claiming Johnson was a rural county

But, alas, there are others that know central Indiana's demographics and called me out.

Go Dawgs!

Cheers!

[Tx4obama]

22. Disgusting! K&R n/t

[City Lights]

24. Update - Carlos Lam resigned!

Updated 3:59 p.m. Carlos Lam has admitted writing the email and resigned as deputy prosecutor of Johnson County, according to a statement from the Johnson County Prosecutor.

[drm604]

28. Good.

Now they can't deny this one either.

[Vinnie From Indy]

29. One less NAZI out of office for a few minutes.

Also, what he did was clearly a breach of ethics. Hopefully the state bar will investigate this matter and review his law license.

[City Lights]

39. I hope this bites him in the ass for a very long time!

[RufusTFirefly]

34. Thanks for the update

These people are shameless, cold-blooded fanatics. But it would also appear that they are exceedingly reckless. Let's hope that leads to their undoing before it's too late.

[walldude]

43. dupe

[walldude]

44. Fucker kept denying it going as far as saying

he was "flabbergasted" and would never in his life advocate something like that. Then he proceeded to change his e-mail, his Facebook and Twitter pages, got new phone numbers, claiming his identity was stolen, all in an attempt to avoid looking like the fucking jerk he is.

Gee I bet Fox News misses this story...

[katanalori]

46. YAAY! I was just going to post that update. n/t

[lpbk2713]

26. Walker's a rethuglican.

He didn't need to be told something like that. I'm sure the plan occurred to him instinctively long ago.

[fascisthunter]

27. Wisconsin couldn't Recall That Fascist Soon Enough

:mad:

[Arkana]

31. Scott Walker is missing the waxed handlebar mustache.

Seriously, it would only complete the "cartoonishly evil" ensemble at this point.

[senseandsensibility]

42. k and r

I hope this is getting a lot of airtime in WI.

[grahamhgreen]

47. Can we PLEASE HAVE A REAL 9-11 INVESTIGATION, now? These people stop at nothing.

[ShadowLiberal]

49. It's been done before by a desperate politician, the politician died

I've read about a desperate politician who was behind in the polls and decided to fake an assassination attempt in order to win the sympathy vote.

They botched the fake assassination, the politician died a few days later (before the election) from injuries sustained faking the assassination attempt.

I read about it in a book of stupid things politicians have done throughout history. I believe it was a Japanese politician who did this in Japan, but still, similar idea, fake an assassination attempt to gain sympathy.

[midnight]

52. There is a pattern of criminality.... I wonder if this e-mail came before the prank Koch call?

[B Calm]

56. I live behind the Hoosier Iron Curtain, it is one strange place!

[Kingofalldems]

57. Typical republicans--sneaky and dishonest

[DainBramaged]

58. Uh I think he was forced to resign, so his future is toast....

[Raksha]

59. K & R