Actually, that’s not true…

Written by Daniel on April 16, 2008 – 10:04 am -

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The president of the Wisconsin Association for Justice, i.e. the trial lawyers bar, Christine Bremer Muggli, has a brief letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal responding to a John Fund column last week on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election:

John Fund’s column (”Wisconsin’s Judicial Revolution,” April 5) is so off base it’s hard to decide where to start. About the only thing Mr. Fund got right is that Judge Michael Gableman won last week’s election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court over incumbent Justice Louis Butler.

Mr. Fund downplays the viciousness of the ads attacking incumbent Justice Butler, most of which were paid for by the state’s largest business group, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC). WMC’s ads successfully blurred the lines between Justice Butler’s previous role as a public defender and his current role on the supreme court, confusing voters and playing a determining factor in the race.

Having just criticized Mr. Fund for a column allegedly replete with errors, Ms. Muggli proceeds to start her argument with an error of her own. WMC never bought ads blurring the lines between Butler’s role as a public defender and his current role on the Court.

WMC’s first TV ad was in praise of Judge Gableman’s tough on crime stance, and the second two attacked decision like Jensen that Butler issued on the Court. WMC’s two post-card mailers were both simply pro-Gableman. The two radio ads followed these lines also.

It seems to be simply the popular thing for liberals to do this week to bash WMC. If you’re going to do so, at least get your facts right, please.

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2 Comments to “Actually, that’s not true…”

  1. John Says:
    April 16th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    Her quote is “…most of which were paid for by the state’s largest business group, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC).”

    I take that as she listed only one and not all three/four groups that had attack ads for space reasons. Remember there is a space requirement for these letters. In addition, she used the organization that is going to be more recognized rather than the other front groups. At least WMC is a real organization.

  2. Super ID Says:
    April 16th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    WMC should have explained that Gableman only successfully tried 1 case as a prosecutor. What a joke. Yet he advertises that he’s tough on arsonists yet he only prosecuted 1 case, and lost.

    So his qualifications consist of a 4th tier law school, a failed prosecutor position, and a few years as a judge in a mostly rural county. For WMC to buy Gableman’s seat, more than a few lines had to be blurred.

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