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There really isn't any connection between Gwen and the stolen violin, as far as we know. It's just that Universal Knowledge Allah is a friend, colleague, and former employee of her son, Supreme Solar Allah. The "Allah" names are noms de guerre for members of a "gang" of "community organizers". Supreme Solar Allah was convicted a few years ago in the tire slashing of Republican vans rented to get out the vote. I believe that Universal Knowledge Allah was involved in that caper too, although I don't know if he was convicted.

I first heard of the connection on the Vickie McKenna show broadcast in Milwaukee the day after the arrest. Vickie is a Madison talk show host whose program runs in Milwaukee in the AM and in Madison in the afternoon. I believe that all of the other news and commentary programs were afraid to mention the connection because it is just a piece of interesting trivia -- nothing more.

What really blows me away, however, is the fact that this street thug knows the Congresswoman and her family and also has had his picture in the paper cutting the hair of Tom Barrett, the Mayor of Milwaukee and former opponent of Gov. Scott Walker in the recall. That's a lot of high powered connections for an ordinary crook. I wonder what will happen with this case? I can't think of any punishment (allowed by law in WI) that is too severe for this crime.