Posted on 03/05/2013 8:34:09 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Washington, D.C. - Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. has fired another salvo in his ongoing clash with Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn over guns, law enforcement and public safety.
In a letter to a Republican member of the U.S. Senate, Clarke has issued an apology "on behalf of my constituents" for Flynn's blunt Capitol Hill testimony last week in support of an assault-weapons ban.
The sheriff accuses Flynn of being "embarrassing" and "rude," and hostile to gun rights in the letter, sent to South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, a member of the judiciary committee that heard Flynn's testimony.
"Please do not see (Flynn's) arrogance as exemplary of the people of Milwaukee County," Clarke writes.
Clarke and Flynn have traded harsh words over guns since the Newtown, Conn., school shootings last December renewed a national debate over violence, safety and firearms.
Clarke has used public service announcements to encourage residents to arm themselves, generating national news and drawing flak from Flynn, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and others. Barrett and Clarke even squared off during a segment with CNN host Piers Morgan.
Flynn has called Clarke an attention-seeker, and has criticized Republicans in Congress and gun groups for opposing new firearms restrictions. ....
The sheriff accuses Flynn of "shamefully" trying to shout Graham down during the hearing. Flynn interrupted Graham as the GOP senator was questioning another witness, and the two talked over each other at several points. ....
In the letter to Graham, Clarke calls Flynn an appointed bureaucrat with "no constituency of his own," and a "mouthpiece for the Mayors Against Guns group that has made no secret of their desire to obliterate the Second Amendment."
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Edward Flynn is a Mega jackass that is 1 degree of separation away from being a Gov Jackbooted Thug.
Sheriff Clark you shouldn’t have to apologize for Flynn’s behavior, he isn’t fit to tie your shoes.
Flynn came to Milwaukee from Massachusetts. You figure that one out.
I had no idea, but it certainly explains his mindset.
Sheriff Clark is the only democrat I have ever voted for. He has to run as a democrat, because it is Milwaukee County. Everyone knows he is conservative. I would certainly vote for him for any office he chooses.
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Sheriff Clarke apologizes to Sen. Lyndsay Graham for the behavior of Milwaukee PD Chief Ed Flynn. Wow! The clash of the law enforcement titans in Milwaukee continues.
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Sheriff Clarke apologizes to Sen. Lyndsay Graham for the behavior of Milwaukee PD Chief Ed Flynn. Wow! The clash of the law enforcement titans in Milwaukee continues.
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
Also, O'Keefe asks various police people what citizens should do if there's a home invasion, while they wait for the cops to show up.
Sheriff David Clarke sat in today for Mark Belling’s show on WISN
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