Posted on 04/22/2011 4:06:53 PM PDT by joy361
A Sheboygan gas station owner is baffled after a mystery caller tells a clerk it's a bad idea to do business with a Sheboygan-area state senator.
It started Tuesday when a woman called Dick Hiers's Northeast Standard gas station after she thought she saw Senator Joe Leibham there. Her call was caught on the answering machine.
"I think that this whole thing has to end. It has to stop," said Hiers.
Hiers never thought his little gas station in the heart of Sheboygan would be the stage of political controversy. Then again, his week has been full of surprises.
"I was working back here and the answering machine went off, and I was a little surprised by that, and when I heard the message here, I was even a little more surprised."
The answering machine here in the back of the store was left on from the night before and was recording the entire conversation.
Caller: "Can you verify that was Senator Leibham at the gas station this morning?"
Gas station clerk: "Senator Leibham?"
Caller: "Yes. Do you guys support him?"
Clerk: "I have nothing to say about that, I am not politically involved."
Caller: "Alright, well you can tell Dick he's not good for business, I'll tell you that."
Shocked over the 26-second conversation, Hiers quickly traced the call -- only to get surprise number two.
"And it turned out to be coming from the Sheboygan area district school office," he said.
"Obviously our school district equipment and the facilities are for the purposes of school," Superintendent Joseph Sheehan responded. "Any type of phone call leaving any types of threats or condoning any type of intimidation is strictly prohibited."
The superintendent, who was out of the area Friday, said the district's taken what it calls "appropriate disciplinary action."
The woman is a district employee but school officials say that 8:15 call was made before she was on the clock.
As for Dick Hiers, he is still wants answers, saying this week full of surprises is a sign things have gone too far.
It turns out it wasn't the senator but his brother at the gas station.
Senator Leibham, who was not available for comment, has filed an open records request with the school district. The district says it's working on the request.
I know from personal experience that UW-Madison has been preaching liberal socialism for at least the past 40 years. Like the “ends justify the means” behavior that has been on display over Walker’s budget reforms....
High five and a slap on the back.
Hope is for dopes.
I know several homeschooling families in Sheboygan and the surrounding area. Homeschooling has been growing well in that area of Wisconsin for several years.
The funny thing is that it wasn’t even Joe Liebham that this woman saw.
It was his brother. He’s got eight other brothers and they all look and dress in the same manner.
There’s an open records request to find out who the woman is.
This is part of the reason I am so firm in my conviction that as parents we need to do better by our children when it comes to education. If we allow the garbage to be poured into them...sometimes starting as young as four...then why are we surprised when we get garbage out of them.
As conservatives we talk of personal responsibility...I would think that that should extend to education.
Thank you for you post.
It is over 100+ years. It started before John Dewey but Dewey is the main criminal behind this takeover.
“Public unions and their bosses have long outlived themselves. However, just because the LEFT are reckless doesn’t mean people on FR should be reckless”
Agreed, no need at this time to talk of a shooting war. What we are involved in right now is a culture war. And if those of use that are Christian and conservative would stop sending our children to the liberals to be “educated” we would be winning the culture war. We need to make the better choice for the sake of our children and for the sake of our country.
I agree about John Dewey...it is amazing what he has written and yet most still hold him in high regard.
The you are in luck, for I will never call you "dopy".
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