FEARLESS Martha Wainwright brings her new- found peace and optimism to Milwaukee. page 19 THE VOICE OF PROGRESS FOR Wisconsin’S LGBT communitY March 21, 2013 | Vol. 4, No. 10 Rising threat Explosive growth of ‘patriot groups’ in Wisconsin and nation By Lisa Neff number and militancy. 1990s, when Democrat Bill Clinton was Obama was elected president. In 2011, SPLC Staff writer The Southern Poverty Law Center, head- president. That was the era of the Brady Bill, identified 1,274 patriot groups. In 2012, With the wave of enthusiasm for Barack quartered in Montgomery, Ala., recently the assault weapon ban, and the religious the number climbed 7 percent to 1,360, Obama’s promise of hope and change came reported surging numbers of anti-govern- cult showdown in Waco, Texas. including 321 militias. The number of patriot a second wave of conspiracy-minded, right- ment patriot groups that remind those at SPLC documented 149 active patriot groups today exceeds by more than 500 the wing “patriot groups” that are growing in the civil rights organization of the mid- or militia groups in 2008, the year Barack THREAT page 16 PRIDEFEST Fallone takes on right-wing judge ANNOUNCES 2013 By Louis Weisberg agenda. Fallone, on the other hand, has received HEADLINERS Staff writer Although Justice Patience Roggensack the endorsement of Fair Wisconsin and Marquette University law professor Ed positioned herself as a moderate during her Equality Wisconsin – Wisconsin’s leading Andy Bell Fallone hopes to accomplish what JoAnne successful 2003 race for the state’s highest LGBT advocacy groups – as well as other and Sophie B. Kloppenburg came close to doing last year – court, a decade of decisions since then have progressive organizations and leaders. Hawkins take replacing a conservative Wisconsin Supreme aligned with the court’s 4-3 conservative Among Fallone’s many prominent backers the spotlight for Court Justice who’s up for retention. majority. is former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, who also Friday’s opening. And just as last year, when right-wing The state’s far-right extremist groups, teaches at Marquette. Justice David Prosser narrowly fought back including the anti-gay Wisconsin Family “In addition to his intellectual know-how, page 7 Kloppenburg’s challenge, Fallone’s race will Action and Wisconsin Right to Life, which Ed has a proven commitment to fair treat- be viewed largely as a referendum on Repub- opposes women’s reproductive choice, are ment in our justice system,” Feingold wrote. lican Gov. Scott Walker and his tea party backing Roggensack. FALLONE page 11 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 21, 2013 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg to capacity and attendees HOLY the story has a tail-wag- neres’ show scored some one of three people fac- seemed overwhelmingly sauna ging ending – Hendrix and of its best ratings this sea- ing charges of illegal vot- on Cruz’s side. He dedi- As car- his “mom” were tearfully son. Valari Staab, president ing in Hamilton County cated his win to his recently dinals from reunited. of the NBC-owned TV sta- after a review of 2012 bal- deceased grandmother. around the tions, described the show as lots. Kloos mailed back an world gathered to select the STILL Got HER the “crown jewel” of NBC’s absentee ballot sent to a WHEN SHE’S 69 new pope, the Vatican faced ‘VIEW’ daytime lineup. friend, who had died before President Barack Obama yet another public relations Watchers of ABC’s daily she could vote. A 75-year- got most of the attention debacle. A Rome newspa- chatfest “The View” learned TAKING old man faces a fraud PHOTO: COURTESY for his comedy routine at per revealed that the Holy on March 11 that conser- initiatiVE charge after he sent in a CruZING to the annual Gridiron press See owns a $32-million vative Elisabeth Hasselbeck Last November, Washing- ballot for his wife, who died VictorY dinner in March. But there share in a Roman apart- still has her seat on the ton voters approved ballot before she could vote. And Puerto Rican boxer also were some musical ment block whose tenants panel. Seems US Weekly initiatives that cleared the a poll worker faces mul- Orlando “The Phenom- numbers – not involving include Europe’s largest gay and the Huffington Post way for same-sex couples tiple charges of fraud. Not enon” Cruz won his sec- the president. Club officials bathhouse – Europa Mul- rushed to an erroneous to marry and allowed for known and, sigh, irrelevant, ond fight since coming out, produced one skit about ticlub. Nineteen Vatican report that Hasselbeck had the possession and sale of is how the accused voted. defeating Mexican boxer Hillary Rodham Clinton’s officials and priests live in been fired because mar- recreational marijuana. Kim Aalan “The Bomber” Mar- future to the tune of The the apartment complex, ket research showed the Ridgway and Kimberly Bliss HOOKED on tínez in a sixth-round tech- Beatles’ “When I’m 64.” The including Cardinal Ivan Dias, audience for “The View” took advantage of one ini- FITNESS nical knock-out at the Civic lyrics are: “Got a bit older, who was part of the papal disliked her views, which tiative and got married in Last year, a Zumba studio Center in Kissimmee, Fla. Growing my hair, Gained a conclave. triggered widespread Web December. Now they are in Maine closed following Cruz wore a multicolor pound or two/Going home delight – for a few days. seeking to take advantage allegations the instructor boxing kilt with Puerto to vegetate in Chappaqua, I OUR baGS of that other initiative and was using the center for Rican flags on both sides. just want to be a grandma/ tooK THE SAME ELLEN CALLED become “potpreneurs.” The prostitution. Alex Wright is One of the flags was red, It was more than a case of detour NBC’S JEWEL lesbian couple wants to set to go on trial in May white and blue, the other Benghazi flu, Still I’ll be just A six-year-old English “The Ellen DeGeneres open a pot shop. on more than 100 crimi- flag’s stripes reflected the fine./Will you select me, will springer spaniel named Show” has been renewed nal charges. Meanwhile, a color of the rainbow as you elect me, When I’m Hendrix was scheduled to through 2017. Some 189 Not A HABIT new fitness studio is going a sign of gay Pride. 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Patients result in Wisconsin losing: housing and threaten the quest for a vaccine who miss even a single dose of their anti- • $8.5 million in funding for primary and secondary education, risking about and cure, caution activists across the country. viral medication can develop resistance to 120 teacher and teachers aide jobs. In Wisconsin, efforts are being made to the entire class of drugs to which it belongs, • $10.1 million in funds for the education of children with disabilities. cover potential gaps in care and assistance, meaning no drug of the same class will ever • Head Start services for about 900 children. said Mike Gifford, president and CEO of the control their virus again. That’s a particularly • $3.9 million in funding for clean water and air quality and $1.5 million in grants for AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. “There grim scenario at this point in the epidemic, fish and wildlife protection.