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Tea party, police clash in western Wisconsin town
The Washington Times ^
| Sunday, June 22, 2014
| TODD RICHMOND
Posted on 06/22/2014 9:46:23 AM PDT by gorush
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A pedestrian bridge over Interstate 90 has linked the two sides of a western Wisconsin burg for decades, providing a test of courage for bike-riding children and a symbol of home for travelers returning from Minnesota.
Over the last year, the town of Campbells overpass has become the front line in a Hatfield vs. McCoy free-speech clash between a tea party activist and the police chief.
The fight was spurred by last summers national push for tea party overpass protests calling for President Barack Obamas impeachment. Nowhere, though, has the protest caused as much of an uproar as in Campbell.
The local tea party alleges the town and Police Chief Tim Kelemen are trying to curtail their free-speech rights by banning signs on the overpass. The chief, for his part, maintains tea party supporters responded to the ordinance by deluging his agency with complaints and threats. So, he fought back by registering one of the partys leading activists with websites for gay dating, pornographic and federal health care.
Now Keleman could lose his job and possibly face criminal charges.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: Government; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: police; teaparty; wisconsin
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"...The tea party invited the wolves out of the forest. Signing someone up for online porn is his idea of "wolves"?! Reap the whirlwind mofo.
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posted on
06/22/2014 11:58:13 AM PDT
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: FredZarguna
Sounds like Timmy Keleman needs to be indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced to some hard time in the gray bar hotel. What out for soap on the shower floor, Timmy.
To: rockrr
The guy should lose his job. He abused his position and committed identity fraud at the least.
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posted on
06/22/2014 12:00:14 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: upchuck
44
posted on
06/22/2014 12:00:37 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Everyday, Joe Wilson becomes more correct!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
45
posted on
06/22/2014 12:19:06 PM PDT
by
robby
To: nascarnation
La Crosse Tea Party members - how many are there? Fifteen people?? This story should be about a Tea Party group... NOT “The Tea Party”.
20 democrats feuding in Podunk is NOT the Democrat Party...
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posted on
06/22/2014 12:27:26 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Hey IRS - those receipts you wanted? The dog ate 'em.)
To: FredZarguna
“spoliation of evidence “
what level of crime is this, misdemeanor or felony?
47
posted on
06/22/2014 1:38:35 PM PDT
by
WildHighlander57
((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
To: pepsionice
Hes not a real cop....just another wannabe-cop.
Nope. The problem is exactly that he IS a real cop - with a real badge and a real gun and the real right to arrest people. Too many people view "real" cops as infallible, honorable men who would never abuse authority, when the truth is that cops are every bit as flawed as every other group of people, and, given the nature of the job they pursue, may actually have a higher rate of sociopathy than other groups. That's what real cops are, and that's why they should never be given unchecked power.
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posted on
06/22/2014 2:09:29 PM PDT
by
fr_freak
To: WildHighlander57
Depends on the context. Can be a felony, can be a misdemeanor, it can be used to invoke the Exclusionary Rule against other acceptable evidence, and it can be allowed as an inference of guilt or culpability in civil cases as well.
49
posted on
06/22/2014 5:48:17 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
To: Iron Munro
However... the
Deliverance guys did manage to a) kill one of their attackers b) get one of their own guys killed and c) probably killed an innocent hunter, whom they mistook for the second Hillbilly Homo.
So in hindsight, I think Bullard's letting them off with a warning was somewhat lenient.
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posted on
06/22/2014 5:54:21 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
To: FredZarguna
So a local sheriff who claims he “used to be kind of a Republican” [yeah, right,] engages in identity theft and then commits obstruction of justice by lying to investigators, but the local prosecutors are “still considering whether to file charges.”
He used to be kind of republican until he “took a walk on the wild side.”
51
posted on
06/22/2014 6:00:05 PM PDT
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
To: FredZarguna
OK, so if it gets tracked back to 0, then it’s either a “high crime” (felony ) or a “misdemeanor “ (misdemeanor).
Both grounds for impeachment.
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posted on
06/22/2014 6:09:43 PM PDT
by
WildHighlander57
((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
To: Rides_A_Red_Horse
La Crosse, WI, goes wild on Saturday nights; valium would have helped that bash. Former Kind-of-a-Republican on the far right [where else?]
And the colored girls go "Doo do doo do doo do do doo..."
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posted on
06/22/2014 7:26:42 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
To: FredZarguna
I think Bullard's letting them off with a warning was somewhat lenient. His delivery of those lines was perfect though.
54
posted on
06/23/2014 4:02:45 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(The Obamas' Black skin has morphed into Teflon thanks to the Obama Media)
To: gorush; null and void
To: gorush; Alaska Wolf; TexasFreeper2009; DCBryan1; Slings and Arrows; Doomonyou; napscoordinator; ...
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posted on
06/23/2014 6:12:55 AM PDT
by
null and void
(In this war, the front line is at your front door...)
To: bike800
Good job.
Too many people are spring loaded to the fully pissed position.
You were perfect, them, not so much.
57
posted on
06/23/2014 6:17:14 AM PDT
by
null and void
(In this war, the front line is at your front door...)
To: WildHighlander57
FredZarguna ~
spoliation of evidence WildHighlander57 ~ what level of crime is this, misdemeanor or felony?
Perhaps Lois Lerner could tell us?
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posted on
06/23/2014 6:20:30 AM PDT
by
null and void
(In this war, the front line is at your front door...)
To: null and void
LOL! Love the 'conspiracy' graphic.
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posted on
06/23/2014 6:35:30 AM PDT
by
ConservingFreedom
(A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
To: bike800
How comfortable were you trying to enforce local ordinances or state law that directly contradicts the Bill of Rights?
Did you consider taking any acton on the traffic below to manage the safety of the slowdown/accordian instead or in addition?
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posted on
06/23/2014 6:45:50 AM PDT
by
Triple
(Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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