For years the far right wing has jumped all over trumped up stories and feigning outrage. It's only later we would find out the story is either not true or is grossly misreported. The end result is always the same; Republicans get political mileage out of it.
In Milwaukee, WTMJ Radio's Charlie Sykes got that mileage yesterday after 19 peaceful people were arrested inside Ron Johnson's senate office. He claimed they were from out of state. The political ploy by Republicans in here has been to blame social unrest and the recall elections on "outsiders." After all, Wisconsinites are overwhelmingly for their scorched earth policies.
Sykes called these 19 citizens "lawbreakers," for demonstrating their free speech rights to address their elected representative. I put together the video clip below to show how reckless Sykes and the right wing are, and how quickly the story changes, with no correction.
TMJ 4:
There were rumors that many of the protesters were from out of state, rumors Milwaukee Police initially confirmed.
We checked the arrest logs, and all 19 protesters who were arrested live in Wisconsin. Police say now say they made a mistake.
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