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Megan Macomber's avatar

Letting rapists off and blaming it on the victims? Come on down! This guy is surely headed for SCOTUS with a mind like that. Trump's gotta love a judge whose motto is "Soft on Rape" backed with "throw women who had abortions in prison."

And yeah, we KNOW there's always exceptions. Not for rape or incest or (God forbid) the life of the mother, but for their own family and friends. THOSE exceptions they believe in.

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Chuck Dickens's avatar

I went to a memorial service yesterday and spent some time around the MAGA members of my extended family. They are completely mind fucked. They live in a totally separate disinformation world. These are not inherently bad people, they’re just stunningly misinformed, and it’s all because of zillion dollar efforts like these abominable PAC operations and shit. Even when reality smacks them in the face they can’t feel it.

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Some kind of Fred's avatar

I'm telling them to vote, through postcardstovoters.org which is sending me addresses to write to.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Marcie. Wisconsinites!! Get out and vote for Susan Crawford. Or if for some reason you don't want to vote for her, vote against Schimel. He is grody old poison.

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Alternative Dog's avatar

I typically don't watch debate videos but I wanted to get a sense of who these people are so I dropped in at a random point about six minutes in. Around 6:52 there was a question about the validity of the 1849 law which is pending before the court. Her response was exactly what I'd want to hear from a judge: measured, thoughtful, and respectful of the fact it is a pending case. His response was basically a weasel-words game that an ambulance chaser might use to sneak in a technicality that would benefit his unworthy client. Please Wisconsin, be sensible.

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Nancy Naive's avatar

What does this mean?

“ Wonkette

1 user replied to your note on Can Elon Musk Buy A Wisconsin Supreme Court Case?2h”

And it’s blank and links to nothing.

Anyone?

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Alternative Dog's avatar

I had a weird one or two, but nothing quite that bizarre. It sounds like substack has an overwhelming case of ennui.

Maybe the commentor erased the text of their reply but then hit the reply button instead of the cancel button.

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Nancy Naive's avatar

A deleted response maybe?

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OrdinaryJoe's avatar

The US is insane. How could this sadonazi be at 47% in any poll other than a poll of KKK members? If the Schlemiel wins I will take a Green Bay Packers t-shirt to a mambo and have her put a permanent voodoo curse on that team so they NEVER get near to another winning season.

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Rachael's avatar

I want to live in the alternate timeline where Elon Musk overdosed on Ketamin and Matthew Perry is alive and well.

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Catnmus's avatar

And also too, join a phonebank to help turn out the vote. Go to Mobilize.us, click Filters, type in Wisconsin and checkmark Virtual Events.

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tehbaddr's avatar

Schimel has that level mild manner way about him that reminds me of Church pedophiles.

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Suzie's avatar

Nazis need to be deported with their cars!!

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Bagels of Doom's avatar

April 1st, huh?

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Bagels of Doom's avatar

"Meanwhile, as a prosecutor, Schimel once asked a judge for no jail time for two guys who raped 15-year-olds, because the victims had “very bad judgment to put themselves in the bedroom alone” with their rapist, to give you a sense of what kind of a guy he is."

Boys will be boys, amirite?

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Rock Wilcox's avatar

The causes of abortion are as follows: unwanted pregnancy ( most often the result or rape or incest), and medical complications that endanger the health and life of the mother and/or child. Simply passing legislation is not, nor has ever been, the answer.

As for judgement, why do these politicians, prosecutors, and judges never question the judgement of the rapists?

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VwllssWndr's avatar

Hold on. This will be decided on APRIL FOOL'S DAY?

That fucker will get at least 60% of the vote.

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"M"'s avatar

You need to stop talking like that and THINK about why that state Supreme Court seat is something unelected APARTHEID PROPONENT Elongated Muskrat would want to control.

Hint: WI is a SWING STATE.

https://youtu.be/gViwkPEqSKk?si=PN9BKtKIjaYJZtKG

https://youtu.be/WQ3EK6VJIwk?si=DAQt9kKpoB-VeIPZ

https://youtu.be/Jstxats3eCY?si=eUYpgGlxPfFBYFid

There are TWO MORE Florida Congressional races that crazy day as well, F1 and F6.

If you're so untouched by the fascism that's already here that you don't realize there are Americans losing everything and literally world war gangs in the balance, if you can be this flippant about Wisconsin maybe call your friends in those two districts and make sure they vote for Democrats that day.

I mean, unless you *like* living in Weimar Germany right before the Nazis' full takeover

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jltympanum's avatar

I keep reading his name as "Schlemiel".

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VwllssWndr's avatar

LAVERNE DEFAZIO LIBELZ

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