WI:The Bizarre Neo-McCarthyite Attack On Sheriff David Clarke

620wtmj.com ^ | 25 June, 2013 | Charlie Sykes

[marktwain]

The local media’s disdain for Sheriff David Clarke’s pro-gun advocacy has, by now, been pretty well established. 

 

But Journal-Sentinel reporter/columnist Dan Bice has brought an Inspector Javert-like doggedness to the anti-Clarke narrative. While ignoring much of Clarke’s substantive critique of crime, guns, and self-defense, Bice has several times now written about Clarke’s "ties" to individuals or groups who Bice clearly thinks are "fringe" extremists. This apparently includes anyone who has ever said anything nice about Clarke, given him an award, or even merely had him as a guest on a show. 

 

 Bice begins his weekend blog post this way:

 

"Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. must hope that he's not judged by the company he keeps."

 

What follows is yet another tortured (even by Bice’s standards) attempt to establish Clarke's guilt by association. Bice's weekend piece is a lengthy retelling of the widely circulated story about conspiracy-theorist Alex Jones’s bizarre 5-minute appearance on a BBC news show. Jones is admittedly one very strange and repellent dude, as Bice makes clear:

 

During the five-minute segment, Jones jumped from one loopy idea to another.

 

He said the creation of the euro currency was a "Nazi German plan" and that the Bilderberg members are "puppeteers above the major parties." He said the U.S. government is building Federal Emergency Management Agency concentration camps and uses the National Defense Authorization Act to "disappear people."

 

But what does this have to do with Milwaukee’s sheriff? 

 

And why would this somewhat stale story (the incident occurred June 9; Bice’s piece is dated June 22) merit a write-up in the local

[marktwain]

The left hates black men who they do not control.

[Standing Wolf]

The left hates black men who they do not control.

Thank you, marktwain. I haven't been following this story closely enough to have realized the good sheriff is black. Much, suddenly, is explained, though I doubt the word "uppity" will appear in leftist extremist "news" papers. I thought the sheriff said nothing but the obvious. Small wonder he's being persecuted by the presstitutes.

[iontheball]

It is a sad testament to our times that this Fascism now springs up wherever and whenever the statist feels the least bit threatened.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Bet the motivation for this comes all the way from Bloomberg & his merry band of despots. Sticking their noses in and tampering with local issues and officials has been their style of late.

 

 

[VR-21]

It's exasperating to me how people who should know better continue to smear Joe McCarthy. He has for the most part been vindicated by history. The author of the article is well read enough to mention Javert, so he should also be well read enough to have heard of VENONA or Blacklisted By History.

[afraidfortherepublic]

The left attacks self defense advocate, Sheriff David Clarke, AGAIN

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping llist.

[afraidfortherepublic]

And he looks d**n fine on a horse, too.

[dfwgator]

“The Sheriff is Near”

(Sorry, couldn’t resist)

[afraidfortherepublic]

[afraidfortherepublic]

Sheriff Clarke is a law and order Democrat who was first appointed by a Republican Governor and has continued to be re-elected in Milwaukee County for the last decade. Clarke enjoys nearly 100% Republican support. His detractors once accused him (gasp) of wearing blue contact lenses!

[Standing Wolf]

His detractors once accused him (gasp) of wearing blue contact lenses!

When I lived in Wisconsin, admittedly quite a few years ago, the state motto was, "Here. Hold my beer. Watch this." Still the same, eh?