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It's time to replace Mary Lazich in office and elect someone else.  Mary Lazich, always self promoting but never offers anything constructive to the conversation.  "Look at me!!! I'm on TV on the weather station...".  Whoopie.  Mary Lazich is self promoting and criticizes everything all the time.  What has Mary Lazich done for us lately?  She writes endless blog entries about meaningless dribble.  You can always count on Mary Lazich to be in a parade and march along waving a small flag.  When was the last time Mary Lazich authored or even voted to pass legislation that would make our lives better is some small way?  Whine, cry and self promote - that's Mary Lazich.  Isn't there anyone else to run against Mary Lazich - PLEASE someone step forward.  There are many people who would like to see Mary retire from office.  Mary has become part of the problem in State government.  

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Thanks for the plug, Richter!

Kevin Fischer's comments ("Bend over, Franklin"?) do not reflect well on his employer. I have to question her judgment in having someone like that on staff, particularly since she has commented on perceived slights in the Assembly leader's comments.

And I doubt that there is a solid line between the job Fischer does at taxpayer expense for Senator Lazich and his blogging, radio fill-ins. etc. Can we see his leave forms and sick day requests? Do they line up with the dates and times of his posts and radio fill-ins?

Is it ethical to blog from your state-owned computer?

Is a vote for Mary Lazich also a vote for the kind of language her employee uses under the banner "a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich"?

A poor reflection on Senator Lazich.

Why would anyone assume Mr Fischer is blogging from a state owned computer?  I think there are a lot of assumptions being made that have never been proven.  I suspect that Sen. Lazich hired Mr. Fischer for his skills and doesn't control what his thoughts and opinions are outside of work. I have certainly disagreed with things he has said in the past, but for goodness sakes this is still America and he is entitled to say it.  I haven't read anything from him that I think is so completely offensive that deserves this witch hunt that has been started.  I think before everyone jumps in the fray they should ask themselves why this is even a topic?

I am hoping the fact that my last comment was not posted was an error in the computer and not an indication that you are not posting comments from people in disagreement.  Your blogging about this topic is ridiculous.  It says much more about you as a person than it does about your enemy Mr. Fischer. I have disagreed with him in the past and have even found the bantering amongst all the bloggers childish, but this is over the top.  For you to be posting this and then allowing people to publicly question his ethics is outrageous. This is serious stuff here.  To trash people for your own amusement is unbelievable.  You have done it before though. I can see why you are a former school board member. New Berlin got something right.

Franklin Citizen makes some faulty assumptions.

As you can see, Franklin Citizen submitted a comment at 5:50 pm Fri. Jan. 25 and then sent one shortly afterward (7:32pm) suggesting that the first one hadn't been posted by me because of its viewpoint.

Fact: Those comments were not posted Friday night because I was not home Friday night. My husband and I went out with friends at 5:15 pm Friday and got back late that evening. I do have family, friends and other interests beside blogging, that occupy my time. I do not sit at my computer constantly nor do I run to my computer every hour or so to check for comments. On Saturday, when I had some free time, I went on my computer, saw the comments and posted them.

I'd also like to mention that months ago I did a blog explaining that the NOW editor would be posting the comments to my blog, not me.

Since then, there was some glitsch and people's comments weren't coming through to my blog at all. People emailed me about it. I notified NOW and they corrected the problem. There was another change last Monday: Around 10 pm Monday, Jan. 21, I noticed that 3 comments submitted in the morning of Fri. Jan. 19 had still not been published. So,I posted them myself and emailed NOW that I'd done so, and would be taking over the approving/publishing of comments to my blog because I figured the NOW editor was very busy. He was Ok with that change. FYI, 2 of those 3 comments (they were on other topics), were by Icaughtthat, who disagreed with my viewpoint.

It is Franklin Citizen calls Fischer my enemy. I have not. I do not consider Fischer an "enemy".  Shhhheeeesh.  

Fact: Fischer has used his blog to "trash" individuals--including Sen. Lazich's constituents. Although Franklin Citzen does not consider Fischer's words/actions offensive or over the top, many others do.

Fact: People--and that includes Franklin Citizen (and others inside and outside of New Berlin) are reading my blogs by choice.  

Fact: Fischer states on his blog that he is legislative aide to Sen. Lazich. Our taxes pay Fischer and Lazich's salaries--and like it or not, their words/actions/inactions are subject to scrutiny and accountability. They aren't immune to their ethics being questioned.

Fact: Sen. Lazich used her blog to agree with Rep. Steve Nass that Assembly Minority Leader James Kreuser's words were inappropriate and to call for a retraction of his words and apology.

Yet, there's no comment from Franklin Citizen on Lazich's blog, arguing that this is America and Kreuser is entitled to say what he wants, that Nass and Lazich shouldn't be making a fuss about Kreuser's words, or protesting Lazich and Nass' insistence Kreuser retract his words and apologize.    

It seems lots of folks are talking about this(Fischer-Lazich) topic.

Check out what's being said at these sites:

Fairly Conservative

fairlyconservative.com/.../the-trouble-with-kevin-fischer

Pundit Nation

punditnation.blogspot.com/.../todays-question.html

Whallah

whallah.blogspot.com/.../hate-right-suburban-style.html

Folkbum's Rambles and Rants

folkbum.blogspot.com/.../time-for-mary-lazich-to-put-her-foot.html

Today's Concerns

blogs.franklinnow.com/.../86477.aspx

Kay's Blue Racine

blueracine.blogspot.com/.../state-senator-mary-lazich-needs-to.html

Badger Blogger

badgerblogger.com

Linda,

Good Blog. Well thought out and to the point.

I've left both critical and supportive comments for Sen. Lazich to respond to, and she never does. She's not my State Senator - but if she was - I would be all over her for her non-responsiveness to the citizens she claims to represent.

She shouldn't be blogging if she's not going to take an interest in communicating with us "little people". All we get to do is listen to her, and her cronie club, preach - attack - and preach some more. It's getting a little old hat..................

Her boy Fischer is WAY out of line too - anyone can see that.

Thanks again for saying it like it is.

Steve.

"This past weekend, Fischer arrogantly defied NOW’s rules by posting a bunch of comments to his blog that contained vulgar expressions, obscenities, jeers or other slimy personal attacks against FranklinNOW blogger Greg Kowalski (a 21 year old college student) and former BrookfieldNOW blogger Cindy Kilkenny. Those uncivil, repugnant attacks were made by Fischer and his pals Bryan Maersch, Fred Keller and Janet Evans."

I did no such thing Richter...I believe I had two comments ...but they were not in the category you describe.  

Re: Janet Evans comment above

1)Although my blog article was published on Jan. 23, Ms. Evans did not  respond to it until nearly 3 months later on April 19.

2)Of Fischer's blog, which I reported had some sleazy comments posted on it the weekend prior to Jan 23 by Fischer and his pals--Ms Evans says she "believes she had 2 comments"... but they were not in the catagory I described. She "believes"? That's odd way to put. Why doesn't she know and specify what her comments had stated?  

Consider the following---

a)Fischer admits on his blog (in comment section) that personal attack comments published on his blog have been removed. Offensive comments from Fischer and his pals that were published the weekend prior to Jan 23 were later deleted. How convenient for Ms. Evans to deny having submitted objectionable comments months after they've been removed from the blog.      

b)Janet Evans FranklinNOWblog titled  "Unglued" abruptly vanished one day. She returned to blogging on FranklinNOW later--but using a different title. I don't know if any of her blog articles or the comments posted on them were deleted. However, Bryan Maersch, another FranklinNOW blogger who quit and later returned with a new FranklinNOW blog(Wag the Dog)--doesn't have any of his previous blog's articles and the posted comments on them accessible on the new blog. They are gone.

On FranklinNOW,posted comments--even whole blogs--sometimes disappear.