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ASTERS OF THEM CANVAS Milwaukee Art Museum welcomes the Kenwood collection. Page 21 THE VOICE OF PROGRESS FOR WISCOnsin’s LGBT COMMUNITY Nov. 1, 2012 | Vol. 3, No. 26 Ballot box bullies Citizens fight to protect the vote By Lisa Neff “Voting must be free, fair and his wife Nancy. The cou- Staff writer and accessible to all, and vot- ple has given over $50,000 A third of voters may go ers should know their rights,” to Gov. Scott Walker since to sleep on the eve of the said Bob Edgar, president of 2005, according to the Mil- general election with Hitch- Common Cause, a national waukee Journal Sentinel. cockian visions of hanging organization at the forefront Following protests from chads and boxes of uncount- of fighting for fair and free community groups con- ed ballots in their heads. elections. “It is important demning them as voter- Two swing state polls, one to maintain the integrity of suppression efforts, Clear conducted in late September our election system, and Channel Outdoor com- and another in early October, that means that candidates, pany took them down. The found 33 percent of voters parties and political activ- company also announced it seriously concerned about ists should be focused on would work with the Milwau- electoral shenanigans – not persuading and turning out kee Election Commission to on the part of people ineli- voters, not bullying them or post digital bulletins, digital gible to vote but on the part trying to manipulate the law posters and transit shelter of those steering campaigns, to freeze them out of our totems encouraging voters supplying voting machines, democracy.” by saying, “Skip the Election issuing ballots and tallying Day line – vote early.” votes. SUPPRESSION Voters in some Demo- But there’s a counter to With days left to go before cratic areas in Wisconsin the compromised confi- Nov. 6, concerns about voter received mailers from the dence: A growing number of suppression, intimidation and Republican Party with incor- citizens are taking an inter- disenfranchisement existed rect information about their est in safeguarding voting around the country, but polling places or the wrong rights at the polls, promoting especially in the swing states. election date. transparency in the process Intimidating billboards Z Controversy also arose and protecting the integrity declaring “Voter Fraud Is A ERE over the appearance in Wis- P of the electoral system. Sur- Felony!” went up in low- consin of GOP strategist veys find more people volun- income and minority com- Nathan Sproul’s Issue Advo- teering to serve as election munities in Milwaukee. cacy Partners firm. Another ICHAEL observers, increased interest Those billboards and oth- Sproul firm is connected Jay Kohn, of Morristown, N.J., in the process and a spike in ers like them in Cleveland to a voter fraud scandal in holds a sign during an NAACP AP/M : the number of voting rights and Columbus, Ohio, were Florida, as well as an ongoing voter ID rally on Sept. 13 in marches this year, especially funded by Wisconsin venture criminal case against a paid Philadelphia. hoto P in the South. capitalist Stephen Einhorn BULLIES page 14 Memes a big factor in 2012 elections Amanda Hess three-rings and posted on the site. the electoral news cycle. “I really microbloggers. Special to WiG Thirty minutes out, the blog had didn’t make this for any politi- “The modern reporter, especial- On the evening of Oct. 16, in the amassed 3,000 followers. The next cal reason,” she told them. “I just ly the embed, is constantly checking second presidential debate of 2012, day, @BarackObama released a thought it was funny.” his smartphone, as is the aide,” Mitt Romney mentioned that as binder-themed campaign ad attack- De Souza may have done it for Slate political reporter Dave Weigel governor of Massachusetts, he had ing Romney’s policies on women’s the lulz, but election-themed GIFs, told me in an instant message. “It’s requested “binders full of women” rights. The National Republican hashtags and Lolcat-style image hard not to be influenced.” to help recruit top female candi- Congressional Committee coun- macros now constitute serious dates to his cabinet. One minute tered with its own submission, dar- news pegs on the campaign trail. MEMES THROUGH later, 23-year-old social media man- ing Barack Obama to fit his lengthy As journalists chase down Google HISTORY ager Veronica De Souza registered health care bill into a binder. searches and trending hashtags, the Political journalists have long bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com Forty-eight hours after the birth trajectory of U.S. election cover- riffed on sound bites and candid and began furiously Photoshopping. of the meme, De Souza sat in front age is unmoored from campaign photos to skewer candidates’ posi- Soon, images of Christina Agu- of CNN’s cameras with Soledad headquarters and D.C. bureaus tions and personas. After the first ilera, Sandra Fluke and Dora the O’Brien and former D.C. Mayor and placed into the hands of the televised debate in 1960, commen- Explorer were all trapped within Adrian Fenty to discuss her role in loudest crowds and their swiftest MEMES page 6 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | November 1, 2012 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg shoot. Ronald Baker said he positions of “certain lucrative business equally long bun. But citi- hook-up site, reported was fired after complain- Romney and enterprises,” including a zens of Davis, Wis., protest- that use of its service sky- ing about the assignment, running mate cosmetics store and “eco- ed, pointing out that four rocketed in Tampa during which involved an illegally Paul Ryan. There friendly condominiums.” years ago for Oktoberfest this summer’s Republican obtained drug. was speculation the community grilled a National Convention. Usage that aides secretly PETITIONED bratwurst that measured of the service in Tampa was OUT FOR OBAMA told LCR that a president IN VAIN 135 feet long. Dallas didn’t under 2,000 for the week IMAGE: COURTESY Jane Lynch, Jesse Tyler Romney would be better A New York civil court get the record because it ending Aug. 5. But during The Million Muppet Ferguson, Billie Jean King, than candidate Romney on judge has informed the Rev. didn’t use a bun but, more convention week, usage March was scheduled George Takai, Wanda Sykes, LGBT issues. LCR denied Michael Nwadiuko and wife importantly, didn’t pay the soared to well over 5,000 for Nov. 3 in Wash- Zachary Quinto and Chaz that there were any prom- Angela of Staten Island that World Record Academy in – and that figure does not ington, D.C. Organiz- Bono are out for Barack ises that he’ll get better. they cannot change their Florida a $1,900 fee. even include the preceding ers announced the Obama in a YouTube video last name to ChristIsKing. or following weekend. event – encouraging celebrating the president’s LIKE FAULKNER’S Six years ago, the same COMING OUT puppet-makers to LGBT-friendly policies FICTION judge denied a request from FIGHTING WITH FRIENDS gather on the Mall and positions. King, noting The former wife of the couple to change their In his first bout since LIKE You … – after Mitt Rom- advances in the past several Southaven Mayor Greg son’s first name – from coming out as gay, pro Actor Max von Essen, ney’s debate pledge years, said, “You always have Davis wants $1 million from Jeremy to JesusIsLord. The boxer Orlando Cruz who is in the Broadway to take out Big Bird to protect change.” the 26-year-old Starkville, judge cited the separation slugged his way to a vic- revival of “Evita,” published and public funding Miss., man she says lured of church and state. There tory by unanimous decision an open letter on his Face- for PBS. KIND OF OUT away her husband. Suzann is no controversy over the over Jorge Pazos. “That was book page asking all Mitt FOR ROMNEY Savage Davis alleges in a daughter’s name – Rejoice. my moment, my opportu- Romney supporters to PRICKED ON Log Cabin Republicans lawsuit that Jansen Fair nity, my event. And I won,” unfriend him. The gay actor PORN SET on Oct. 23 issued a “quali- courted the mayor with a BRAT BATTLE Cruz told AP after his win, said he wanted those con- A man is suing Falcon fied endorsement” of Mitt promise of a tryst in Las Who gets bragging rights with his mother Dominga nected to him to know Studios and other gay Romney. Prior to that, Vegas “locked away in bed to the biggest bratwurst? Torres-Rivera seated beside that by supporting Romney, porn companies for alleg- the gay GOP group had in each other’s arms.” He Earlier this fall, there were him. they are opposing him, his edly forcing him to inject gained some ground in the also allegedly promised the reports that a grocery story life and his ability to love a models’ penises with an “respectability” category mayor – who already faces in Prescott, Wis., grilled a GAY OLD PARTY? partner and raise a family. enhancement drug, even for hinting that it would sit possible criminal charges world-record-setting brat- Grindr, a smartphone after he poked his thumb out the presidential race in an FBI probe into theft wurst measuring 52 feet, app that’s emerged as the with a syringe during a because of the anti-gay of city funds – a role in 2 inches and placed in an world’s most popular gay On Twitter @Wigazette. 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