Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Supreme Court Candidates Race Devolves To Facebook Level

Egads. I thought that sitting Justice David Prosser had already shown far too thin a skin, but now the intelely-politicized Wisconsin Supreme Court race for Prosser's seat has found an even lower low, as this Journal Sentinel story has Prosser complaining in front of a law school audience about a comment about him on opponent JoAnne Kloppenberg's Facebook page:
"That prompted Prosser to criticize comments made by people on Kloppenburg's Facebook page regarding Walker's budget-repair bill.

"Prosser quoted one of the Facebook comments: "Stop the turd, vote Kloppenburg."
"Now, am I the turd?" Prosser said. That's totally inappropriate."
"Kloppenburg said she's not responsible for postings by other people on her campaign's Facebook page."
Facebook? Comments? On a Supreme Court Justice's mind? And volunteered as a rhetorical question in to a campaign debate at a law school?

All too weird.

Egads.
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5 comments:

  1. Judy KarofskyMarch 22, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Good thing he doesn't read the Twitter feed!

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  2. tomkrajMarch 22, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Actually he followed up the question with another equally astounding question "Or is Governor Walker the turd?" From WPR news broadcast.

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  3. James RowenMarch 22, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    I hear Target sold out of punch bowls.

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  4. tomkrajMarch 22, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Wispolitics.com has the quote slightly different than I recall but the essential is there.

    Prosser called the postings a direct attack on the independence of the judiciary and was particularly disturbed by one post.

    “It says, 'Stop the turd, vote Kloppenburg,'” he said. "Am I the turd or is the governor the turd?"

    http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=230793

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  5. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    If you like that, go to "Kloppenburg defeats Prosser" on YouTube

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