[EL] Beyond Words

[Brendan Fischer]

For what its worth, the only "raid" referenced in this story -- the search
warrant executed on the home of Walker aide Cindy Archer -- pertained to
the investigation into the illegal use of taxpayer resources for campaign
activity in Walker's office when he was Milwaukee County Executive.

Archer had been the number three administrator in county government and
part of the secret wifi and email system used in the office to conduct
taxpayer-funded campaign work (and apparently
<http://wisconsinwatch.org/2014/02/walker-camp-irked-by-records-requests-emails-show/>
to evade
the open records law). As a result of that investigation, two former Walker
aides, Kelly Rindfleisch and Darlene Wink, were convicted for campaigning
on the public dime.

Archer's home was searched in September 2011, well before Walker's June
2012 recall election and before the alleged campaign coordination (and the
related investigation) occurred.

And even setting aside questions about Lutz' credibility, I have a hard
time understanding how an investigation that started in 2009 was motivated
by, as Lutz claims, anger over Walker's anti-union legislation -- which was
introduced in 2011.


On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Steve Hoersting <hoersting at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Tyler. I am always open to new data (which, by the way, mostly
> explains my overall approach to campaign laws).
>
> But I think the article you recommend only corroborates what we suspect
> about Chisolm and Chisolm's tactics in Wisconsin. I recommend others read
> the article you cite.
>
> As to your direct point, on the matter of death threats, as against the
> point I was making, I would note this sentence in your article:
>
> "Several sources close to Lutz [the Officer later interviewed by Megyn
> Kelly] said criticism of his recent conduct [drunken death threats on voice
> mail] doesn't mean his statements about Chisholm and his office are false."
>
> Best,
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Tyler Culberson <
> tylerculberson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Steve,
>> What I find unpleasant is the fact that the police officer interviewed by
>> Megyn Kelly, Michael Lutz, in the link you provide, along side Eric O'Keefe
>> the head of Wisconsin Club for Growth, had issued a death threat
>> <http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/source-who-accused-chisholm-of-vendetta-has-troubled-past-b99350187z1-274905441.html>
>> to the prosecutor in question, John Chisholm - raising a certain level of
>> concern over Lutz's credibility. Though, like all good FoxNews reporting,
>> that information was not disclosed during the interview.
>>
>> -Tyler
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Steve Hoersting <hoersting at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Gentlemen, none of this is pleasant. I grant you.
>>>
>>> But if you say political retribution is a discussion irrelevant to the
>>> matter of remaking or "reforming" our speech protections, I'd say you have
>>> a lot to learn.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Greenberg, Kevin <
>>> Kevin.Greenberg at flastergreenberg.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  OK, I’m convinced.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Seriously, folks, can we focus our posts on relevant information and
>>>> discussions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:
>>>> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf Of *Steve
>>>> Hoersting
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, April 24, 2015 11:19 AM
>>>> *To:* law-election at uci.edu
>>>> *Subject:* [EL] Beyond Words
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://therightscoop.com/megyn-kelly-interviews-former-cop-who-says-he-knows-wisconsin-raids-were-politically-motivated/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A nod to Eric O'Keefe and the Officer for coming forward.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Stephen M. Hoersting
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stephen M. Hoersting
>>>
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>>
>
>
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