WisDems: Child Pornographer Facing 125 Years In Prison Gets No Jail Time In Deal With Brad Schimel

Well this is more than a little awkward for Republican Attorney General candidate Brad Schimel, considering how hard his campaign and its right-wing allies have worked to paint Democratic AG candidate Susan Happ as “soft on crime.” Robert R. Turk, 37, a juvenile counselor at an adolescent center, originally was…

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Still Worrying About Throwing The Book At 12 Year Olds?

Last week I posted the argument that 12 year olds are not adults. This was related to two 12 year old girls attempting to stab another 12 year old to death under the delusion they were pleasing a fictional character. And Waukesha County District Brad Schimel (who coincidently is running…

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Why is Brad Schimel so fond of turning a blind eye to the misdeeds of his fellow Republicans?

Last week I wrote about Waukesha County District Attorney (and current Republican Attorney General candidate) Brad Schimel’s refusal to investigate Republican State Rep. Joel Kleefisch after allegations surfaced that a bill put forward by Rep. Kleefisch that would allow high-income parents to avoid paying tens of thousands of dollars a…

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Brad Schimel: Joel Kleefisch’s “pay to play” style of legislating A-Okay!

In yet another example of Republicans protecting fellow Republicans, Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel – who’s running for Wisconsin Attorney General this year – declined to investigate Republican State Rep. Joel Kleefisch after it was revealed Kleefisch worked closely with millionaire deadbeat dad Michael Eisenga (a contributor to Kleefisch’s…

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Twelve Year Olds Aren’t Adults, They Just Aren’t

If you are from southeast Wisconsin, you are probably aware of two twelve year old middle school female students who tried to kill another female classmate by stabbing her 19 times…with the intention of impressing a fictional online character. Waukesha County District Brad Schimel (who coincidently is running for Wisconsin…

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AG candidate Brad Schimel: Bill Kramer approved!

As first reported by Dan Bice of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel will be giving the $500 contribution he received from Republican State Rep. Bill Kramer to charity after it was alleged Kramer had engaged in sexual harassment/sexual assault against a female lobbyist and a female…

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Brad Schimel’s sweetheart deal for disgraced, corrupt Scott Jensen

I had almost forgotten about Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel’s role in helping disgraced former Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen avoid multiple felony convictions for misconduct in public office as a result of Jensen’s involvement in the caucus scandal, in which multiple lawmakers from both parties used taxpayer resources to…

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So about Brad Schimel’s drunk driving arrest..

Earlier this week, news broke that Republican Attorney General candidate Brad Schimel admitted to having been arrested and ultimately cited for drunk driving in 1990. In a statement, Schimel categorized his arrest and citation for drunk driving as “[A] terrible error of judgment as a young person,” and he said…

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How Does The MKE Journal Sentinel Cover Politics In WI?

With the various announcements about veteran pols not running for their seats in the future and eager newcomers interested in unseating some of the nefarious incumbents…it is interesting how much ink Milwaukee’s major paper gives to campaign announcements. For instance, as Zach posted on October 15th, that Democrat Amar Kaleka…

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Shock! Waukesha’s Republican DA declines to prosecute Republican Mitt Romney

Is anyone really surprised by this? Mitt Romney won’t face criminal charges for passing out free subs on primary election day in Waukesha, District Attorney Brad Schimel announced Friday.

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