Arab World Fest returns to Summerfest grounds after four years page 8 August 7, 2014 | Vol. 5 No. 19 In Wisconsin and around the world, Gaza conflict exposes divisions pages 10–14 AP PHOTO: DAN BALILTY In Tel Aviv, Israeli left-wing activists light candles in the shape of the word “sorry” in Hebrew and place portraits on the ground of Israelis and Pales- tinians who’ve been killed in the Gaza conflict. On July 26, Israeli police dispersed a peace rally attended by several thousand people. 9 The rest of the fests 21 Talk about funny 23 Summer Set Festival 24 Picturing local life 29 Fruit of the heirloom From Ice Age Days to With stand-up, sketches Bassnectar and Kaskade Milwaukee Art Museum At last, Wisconsin Indian Summer, festivals and improv, Milwaukee headline this year’s elec- exhibit presents eleven tomatoes are ripe and continue through August Comedy Festival returns tronic music concert in photographers’ views of ready to take center stage and into September. for its biggest year yet. Somerset, Wisconsin. Milwaukee. on your menu. 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 7, 2014 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg graph of a nude man — the club. The candidate, a they shared his sentiments home can be found. You full-frontally exposed — in HERE SHE member of the “Progressive — as members of the U.S. never know what you’ll run the window of Rivington COMES agaiN Christian Coalition,” earned government. into in Sheboygan. Design Houses’ gallery in The subscription- the endorsement of club Manhattan prompted a based Sarah Palin employees because he’s an ALL TREES MUST PASS UNFRIENDLY series of complaints to the Channel went live on July advocate for affordable stu- In a sad bit of irony, a NEIGHBORHOOD gallery and to authorities. 27, serving as a “direct con- dent loans and all-day kin- tree planted in Los Angeles’ SPIDER-MAN One complaint brought out nection” between the for- dergarten. Griffith Park in honor of the A man dressed as Spider- the NYPD, but officers left mer GOP vice presidential late Beatle George Harrison Man was arrested on charg- without taking action when candidate and her support- IDENTITY ISSUES has died due to an “infesta- es that he slugged a police they realized the naked ers. Palin, in a video state- Rep. Curt Clawson, R-Fla., tion of beetles.” Plant spe- officer who told him to stop “suspect” of concern was in ment that could be seen for addressed what he believed cialists are trying to deter- harassing tourists in Times a photograph and not walk- free on the site, said she were two members of the mine if the beetle infesta- Square. Junior Bishop, 25, ing around the street. was tired of “the media fil- Indian government at a tion could be part of a Brit- was charged with assaulting PHOTO: COURTESY FUNZEE ters.” “We’ll talk about the House hearing and assured ish invasion. an officer, resisting arrest TOW JOB issues that the mainstream them that, as a U.S. rep- and criminal mischief after FUNZEE WITH ONESIES A man in Orange County, media won’t talk about,” resentative, he would sup- SHEBOYGAN BITES he punched a cop who Funzee, the online retailer Florida, faces 29 charges said Palin, who earns a liv- port all efforts to facilitate a BACK stepped in after he demand- of “adult onesies,” has just of grand theft auto for an ing from mainstream media better relationship between No wrestling was required ed at least $5 from a woman sent to the U.S. market a alleged scheme to tow the — she’s a paid contributor America and “your country” to subdue a 4-foot-long alli- he posed with for a photo. It Reggae version of its one- cars of people attending on the Fox News Channel and “your government.” But gator on the loose in She- was just the latest in a series piece pajama wear. The Gay Days in Orlando earlier and a reality-TV personality. there was one problem — boygan County. A team of of incidents involving “char- retailer claims the funzee in this summer. Authorities the officials testifying before sheriff’s deputies and She- acters” in Times Square. In stripes of black, gold, red say Jason Combs had spot- StRANGE the House Asia and Pacific boygan police officers cor- the last two years, a man and green already is popular ters watch people bound for BEDFELLOWS subcommittee weren’t Indi- ralled and snared the snarl- dressed as Cookie Monster in Europe, where people are Gay Days park their autos The Great Alaskan Bush an officials at all, but two ing reptile in a ditch near was charged with shoving a wearing onesies to parties and then the spotters called Company, a Phoenix strip Indian-Americans: Nisha the Sheboygan River after 2-year-old, a person dressed and concerts. Ya, OK. But in tow trucks. More than club, has endorsed the Rev. Biswal of the State Depart- receiving a call about an alli- in Super Mario’s overalls man, what would Marley 100 vehicles were towed Jarrett Maupin, a Demo- ment, and Arun Kumar of gator sighting. The reptile was accused of groping a say? and Combs’ company took crat, in the 7th Congres- the Commerce Department. is temporarily in the care woman and an Elmo figure in more than $1,600 in fines sional District in Arizona. When Clawson asked them of the Pine View Wildlife pleaded guilty to disorderly OVER EXPOSURE and fees. Big business or big Maupin says he’s happy for for cooperation in increas- Rehabilitation and Educa- conduct after unleashing an What does it take to stir bigot? the support, which is dis- ing U.S. investment, a con- tion Center in Fredonia until anti-Semitic tirade. up New Yorkers? A photo- played on a sign outside fused Biswal responded that a zoo or other permanent WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 7, 2014 3 4 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 7, 2014 Progressives win 1, lose 2 at Wisconsin Supreme Court By Lisa Neff and Louis Weisberg Walker signed Act 23, the voter to repressive laws used to restrict insurance executive, was charged ‘Today the court Staff writers ID law, in 2011. At the time, con- rights, including the right to vote, just months ago with 13 felonies Progressives showed supreme servatives across the country were of African-Americans,” she wrote. after it was discovered that he follows not James disappointment in two decisions working to shape the 2012 election In the NAACP case, the rul- allegedly voted a dozen times in delivered by the state’s highest by suppressing the vote. ing was 4-3, with Roggensack, five elections between 2011 and Madison but Jim court on July 31. And a victory in Two cases, one brought by the Michael J. Gableman, David T. 2012, using his own name as well a third case yielded little enthu- League of Women Voters of Wis- Prosser Jr. and Annette Kingsland the names of his son and his girl- Crow.’ siasm. consin and one brought by the Ziegler in the majority. Abraham- friend’s son. Other high-profile The Wisconsin Supreme Court Milwaukee branch of the NAACP son and Justices Ann Walsh Brad- cases of voter fraud since 2011 issued rulings in disputes over Act with the immigration rights group ley and N. Patrick Crooks were in have involved Republican voters in 10, the union-busting law enacted Voces de la Frontera, took the dis- the minority. Nevada and New Mexico. this decision was made on the in 2011; Act. 23, the voter ID law pute to the state Supreme Court. In the League of Women Vot- Walker, in a statement on July 31, cusp of the 50th anniversary of the that Republican Gov. Scott Walker While upholding the law, the ers case, the ruling was 5-2, with said, “Voter ID is a common-sense civil rights movement’s ‘Freedom signed in 2011; and the domes- court said the state must guar- Crooks joining the majority. reform that protects the integrity Summer,’ which fought so hard to tic partnership registry measure antee that voters could get an ID Republican backers argue that of our elections. People need to defend voting rights for African- signed into law in 2009 by then without paying a fee. requiring voters to show ID would have confidence in our electoral Americans. Gov. Jim Doyle. Justice Patience D. Roggensack, cut down on voter fraud and boost process and to know their vote has “We encourage all to make The court upheld all three mea- writing for the majority in one of public confidence in the integrity been properly counted. We look every effort to vote in the upcom- sures. the cases, said, “The State of Wis- of the election process. forward to the same result from ing elections on Aug. 12 and Nov. consin may not enact a law that But opponents said concerns the federal court of appeals.” 4.” VaLIDatiNG VotER ID requires any elector, rich or poor, over voter fraud are overblown. Coming just before the midterm An estimated 300,000 regis- In the days after the Wisconsin to pay a fee of any amount to a They contend the law’s true intent and gubernatorial elections, pub- tered Wisconsin citizens do not Supreme Court upheld the state’s government agency as a precondi- was to reduce turnout among licity over the law could have the possess one of the IDs allowed 3-year-old voter ID law, voting tion to the elector’s exercising his minorities and others more likely opposite effect that Republicans under the Wisconsin voter ID law.