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Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “INTERchange,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Franklin.
Week-ends
By Kevin Fischer
Saturday, Apr 12 2008, 09:37 AM
A look back at the people and events that made news the past week.
Week-ends is a regular weekly feature of This Just In...
HEROES OF THE WEEK
Terry and Mary Briscoe
Melissa Stockwell………..swimmer.
John Reese
Kevin Nguyen
Jin Jing
Hairless hounds
Marquette women
VILLAINS OF THE WEEK
Ezequiel Lopez-Quintero
Nelly Vasquez-Salazar
Daniel Markofski
Sean Owen
Al Reyes
Randolph College in Virginia
Roman Catholic museum in Vienna
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“Liberals do well in midterm elections: Repudiation of conservatism by the voters.
Conservatives do well in spring elections: Bamboozled voters
Louis Butler runs ads about holding offenders accountable "97%" of the time: Fair game
Conservatives run ads about scary sex offenders and killers: Despicable fear-mongering racists
Democrat wins governor's race after ads criticizing opponent: Victory
Conservative wins supreme court race after ads criticizing opponent: Nastiest race in history
Louis Butler claims he's held offenders accountable: Positive and issue-oriented
Michael Gableman runs ads claiming Louis Butler hasn't held offenders accountable: The Supreme Court has nothing to do with crime!”
Blogger Jessica McBride
"I have a great suggestion. Have the police in Lake Geneva wake up the manager and the assistant manager of the Target store EVERY time they have a teenager killed in a traffic accident" that is alcohol-related around there. "The police should take them to the scene of the accident and let them assist in the removal of the body . . . Maybe if they view enough bodies, they might appreciate what Mr. Babcock did . . . "
An e-mail to the Journal/Sentinel’s Mike Nichols from a reader in South Carolina, reacting to Target’s firing of Dean Babcock, the ex-cop who was let go from his security guard job after stopping a 16-year-old from stealing a bottle of tequila from the Target in Lake Geneva.
"This was grassroots democracy at its finest; a blow to powerful special interests; and, most important, a win for Wisconsin's children."
Rose Fernandez, president of the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families, after the governor signed a bill into law to keep virtual schools open in Wisconsin.
"The surest way to depress morale and weaken the force would be to lose in Iraq."
President Bush saying he realizes the stress on U.S. forces is "real," but said top military brass had assured him that the all-volunteer force was strong and resilient enough to win the war on terror.
"Hillary called me and said, 'You don't remember this. You weren't there, let me handle it.' I said, 'Yes ma'am.’ She said, 'Look, just let me handle this cause you don't remember it, either.'''
Former President Bill Clinton telling reporters in Terre Haute, Indiana that his wife called him and told him to stop defending her false story about landing in Bosnia in 1996 amid sniper fire.
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years. ... And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
Barack Obama
"Well, that's not my experience. Pennsylvanians don't need a president who looks down on them. They need a president who stands up for them."
Hillary Clinton
"One of the central challenges of Hillary Clinton's campaign: How to take credit for the accomplishments of her husband's presidency and profit from his popularity while distancing herself from his past and present positions on which they disagree."
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee
"Here is the choice you have in North Carolina. Senator Clinton voted for those tax breaks -- $10 billion worth. Senator Obama wants to end those tax breaks and use that money to support renewable energy.
Governor Doyle in North Carolina, speaking on behalf of Barack Obama.
"The problem with a boycott is you end up taking 1.3 billion Chinese — who have different views of democracy, of the U.S., of human rights, but all want the Olympics to be successful — and you turn them all against the U.S. It's a crude and blunt instrument to just boycott."
Michael Green, President Bush's former Asia adviser, says the president probably will attend the opening ceremonies.
OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK
Smear campaign against State Senator Alberta Darling by Democrats
MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK
MPS could and should end busing.
MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK
All the talk about boycotting all or part of the summer Olympic Games in China. Beijing was chosen way back in 2001. China was just as bad, just as evil, just as rotten seven years ago. But protests haven't exploded until now. Besides, the dopy protesters are primarily kids trying to skip out of class.
STRANGEST, MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK
Why is the Vice President smiling?
REMEMBER: Your suggestions/nominations for any of these categories every week are welcome, especially for HEROES OF THE WEEK. If you know of anyone in the community deserving of recognition, please e-mail me.
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