Shocking Audio: Rep. Fred Clark's Disturbing Comments about Female Constituent

Republican Party of Wisconsin ^ | Jun 13 | katie.mccallum

[Hunton Peck]

Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo), running in a recall election against Senator Luther Olsen, was caught on tape last week saying he would like to "smack around" a woman in his district.

The comment was recorded on the home answering machine of Sue and John Stapelman of Baraboo. Clark phoned the family while making campaign calls, and had a short, curt conversation with Sue Stapelman. Stapelman then hung up the phone, but her answering machine was still rolling, and caught Clark saying, "I feel like calling her back and smacking her around."

John Hogan, director of the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate, said "This disturbing and inappropriate comment gives us an unfortunate glimpse of what Representative Clark is like when he thinks no one is listening. Domestic violence is a devastating problem in our state , and abuse is on the rise. To be able to so freely threaten violence against a woman, even in jest, shows a tremendous lack of character.”

“Coupled with his record of killing jobs and increasing spending, the mounting evidence of Fred Clark’s recklessness and lack of common sense will be flatly rejected by voters at the polls this summer.”

Transcription of call from Fred Clark:

[Answering machine picks up the call, then Sue Stapelman picks up phone]
SS: “Yes”
FC: “Hi, this, uh, Ms. Stapelton?"
SS: “Yes it is.”
FC: “Hi, this is Representative Fred Clark.”
SS: “Ok.”
FC: “Yes, I just want to give you and John a call again tonight. You may know I’m running against Luther Olsen here in the recall election in the 14th Senate District.”
SS: “Yeah, isn’t that a crime.” [hangs up]
[Answering machine still recording]
FC: “Ok. I feel like calling her back and smacking her around.”

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I would subscribe to the pay per view on that.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Touche

[dljordan]

“Real men don’t hit women.”

One of the jobs I had while in collage was as a bouncer in a disco (I hate discos) and the women were the worst, most violent people I had to deal with. I’ve been kicked, bitten, smacked and had glasses (whiskey) thrown at me.

I must not be a ‘real man’ because I’ve hit several women and held them for the police.

[Pardeeville Liberator]

I have had my arguments with Mr. Clark and my personal opinion he does not belong in government.

[Hunton Peck]

“...[Clark] does not belong in government.”

So . . . you’re saying that’s a bad thing?

:-)

[ApplegateRanch]

Right. He meant he was going to call her back and physically hit her over the phone.

Prol'ly Been known to threatened to "...crawl through the phone, reach in, and tear your tonsils out...," to a few wnwanted/rude callers.

These decades, that would be construed a "terroristic threat".

[Sherman Logan]

My Dad taught meover 50 years ago that “A gentlemen NEVER strikes a lady.”

However, if a female person hits you without extreme provocation, she ain’t no lady and all bets are off.

Still makes sense to me.

Also, of course, no gentleman would ever offer extreme provocation to a lady.

[ApplegateRanch]

Real men do NOT hit LADIES; women, like you had to deal with are fair game. Or, now days, a Tazer works, too.

I've had a few that have behaved that way with me, for the short (relatively) part of my life I was obliged to deal with such...plus a few with knives, empty bottles; once even a pistol, though that was pointed (not aimed) at a third party, not me.

An armed, attacking perp gets what they get, and tough.

"Thugs is genderless!"