Saturday, July 26,2008
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Tom Reynolds Fraud
Dawn M. Martin
Joel McNally’s exposure of former
Republican State Senator Tom Reynolds’ efforts to replace good, solid Democrats
with wolves in donkey-hide is greatly appreciated.I would never
deny anyone the right to run for public office.But, I strongly
and vociferously object to this attempt by Reynolds to portray these individuals
as Democrats in an attempt to hood-wink the voters.As Mr. McNally
correctly stated, none of these candidates are dues paying members of the
Democratic Party.Unfortunately, there is no legal requirement for
someone to belong to the political party that they claim to represent as a
candidate and potential office-holder.
It should be noted that these
upcoming legislative races are not the only instance with candidates who have
had an epiphany of opportunity and have chosen to run as Democrats.
The same thing has happened in the
race for Milwaukee County Clerk.There are four candidates on the
September 9th primary election ballot running as Democrats.There is no Republican candidate so the winner takes the prize.Of the four candidates only one has a long and strong record as an actual
Democrat, Joe Czarnezki.Czarnezki served in both the State
Assembly and State Senate as a Democrat.He has been a member of
the Democratic Party since he was old enough to be eligible for
membership.He was a leader of the College Democrats while a
student at UWM.He has been a delegate to numerous State
Democratic conventions and the Democratic National Convention.There is no question about his Democratic credentials.Joe
Czarnezki is a true progressive Democrat.
The same cannot be said of
Czarnezki’s opponents.Candidate Carla Rice first joined the party
after she decided that she would run for this office.Jim Schmitt
and Suzette Emmer have never been members of the Democratic Party and are not to
this day.I believe that the voters need to know that the only
real Democrat in the race for Milwaukee County Clerk is Joe
Czarnezki.
Dawn M. Martin
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The fake Democrats in the races were just that. They were not members of the Democratic Party and talked very right-wing lines. Fortunately, they all completely lost, coming in dead last in all the races!
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Before you suggest that candidates are joining a political party solely because they are running for office, you might actually want to interview them. It is no coincidence that many people are registering as card carrying Democrats now that there has been a minority candidate for President of the United States. It is an injustice to accuse someone of such an act (and publish an article) without even talking to them or without taking into consideration their record.
This is no slur against Joe Czarnezki, but he has also been a largely INACTIVE Democrat for some time. Paying membership dues to an organization does not automatically make him the best candidate. I would rather have a new and energetic democrat than one who has been absent from the political landscape for years.
As for Supervisor Schmitt, it is obvious that he is a closet Republican. His voting record speaks for itself. With this evidence in hand, it is obvious that Supervisor Schmitt is the only one guilty of running as a Democrat in name only.
As far as I am concerned, I see Carla Rice as a very viable and dignified choice for County Clerk. Her previous status as an un-registered Democrat has no bearing on her ability to perform the duties of the job, and her many years of experience as a civil servant. If you would have talked to her, you probably would have found that out for yourself.
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