WMC Tells A Gableman Joke With a Straight Face

Here is the exact quote from the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) advertisement touting the crime fighting abilities of their candidate for Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court:

As a prosecutor, Judge Michael Gableman tackled arson, sexual assault,  domestic violence and white collar crime.

Here are the facts:

• Gableman prosecuted only one arson case. The defendant was acquitted. That is correct, Gableman failed to get a single arson conviction in his entire career as a prosecutor.
• Gablemean participated in 19 felony child abuse cases. There was one, count it on one finger, one case, that resulted in a prison sentence.

And WMC wants us to believe them on complicated public policy issues, taxation policy, and the education of children.

Here is the link to the companies that make up the WMC board of directors who approved the advertisement:

WMC Board of Directors

Comments

[michael donnelly]

They've got to be kidding.

Paul, is the press skewering them for this?

[antpoppa]

"Until we totally change the way we elect our leaders, until we remove private money from public campaigns, lying will be the de facto method of governance in this country."
Peter Schuyler
Albany,NY Cira 1657