R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Kevin Fischer is truly the epitome of hypocrisy.

For example, when Fischer decides to spout off on the CRG's attempt at attention seeking by calling for a recall of Governor Doyle, he adds this little line at the end (emphasis mine):

Conservatives can politely, respectfully disagree on a recall, but they are in unison that Doyle has to go, whether it is now or next year. I prefer sooner than later.

This one sentence pegs the hypocrisy meter, since ol' Fischer knows nothing about the words respect.

Just in the comment thread in this section, he belittles fellow conservative, and fellow Franklinite, Fred Keller.

Then in the comment section of another post, he insults both his former friend Keller, but also on his nemesis, Greg Kowalkski:

Fred:

I'm merely providing a public service, posting an informative article about how unsafe some dog leashes are.

I see you graduated from the Greg Kowalski School of Spelling.

It is even more ironic when one considers the fact that Fischer is a master of the copy and paste himself.

Unfortunately for Fischer, Keller is not one to take it laying down, but takes it to Fischer with a post of his own, calling for Fischer's job:

As a constituent of State Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), I call upon her to fire her Legislative Aide Kevin Fischer.

Like all who live in this great country of ours, Kevin Fischer has the right to free speech and – like me – should not be bashful about exercising this Constitutional right. However, when exercising this right, one should be prepared to take responsibility for one’s speech.

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Kevin Fischer has a very long and well-documented history of showing utter contempt and outright disrespect for Sen. Lazich’s constituents in Franklin. For her part, Sen. Lazich seems incapable of, or simply unwilling to, appropriately deal with her underling’s immature behavior and caustic personal attacks on constituents in Franklin.

Franklin voters need to hold Sen. Lazich accountable for Fischer’s vitriol – on and off “the clock.”

Frequent readers of FranklinNOW are all too familiar with the venom Fischer regularly spews forth on his firebrand blog “This Just In…” It’s time for Sen. Lazich to send Kevin Fischer packing. If she chooses not to, then come election time, voters should send Mary Lazich packing.

As far as I am concerned, let Lazich keep Fischer. He does have the right to say what he wants, how he wants, when it is on his own time. But given the fact that Lazich has admitted that Fischer writers her blogspots for her, as well as his own, let her receive whatever consequences she gets for keeping him on.

It's not the first time I've heard of conservatives in Franklin also calling for her ouster. The longer she keeps him on board, and keeps him so closely tied to her, the more likely her ouster will be.

Deep Fried Fischer

I almost feel sorry for Kevin Fischer.

The man must be feeling an incredible amount of stress right now.

He has a baby on the way, that should be do anytime now.

He and his boss have been named the worst legislator and secretary in the state capitol.

To top it off, his abrasive personality has alienated all of his former friends and allies. This is evidence by the spat going on between Fischer and Fred Keller, and Fischer and Janet Evans. These spats are so far out of it, I couldn't do it any real justice, but the Chief already has, so I don't have to.

To add to his stress, he has his old young nemesis, Greg Kowalksi, making observations of the problems here and here. Even members of the community are fed up with the Fumbling Fisher and his bumbling boss, as evidence by this comment thread.

Yup, I think Fischer is being deep fried in a high pressure cooker. Why? Cause he is starting to crack like a nut. He has recommended the writing of a woman who would take away your civil rights to vote, if you happen to be poor. He thinks that he can hold Governor Doyle responsible for something that he said five years ago, before the fiscal crisis that his party led us to. Meanwhile, Fischer cannot be consistent for more than five minutes.

The most frightening, is this bit of psychosis:

Frightening to watch someone lose the little bit of mental acuity they once had, isn't it?

The Rise And Fall Of Fischer

It was just about a year ago that yours truly stumbled upon a most disagreeable person, a miscreant, a regular brigand, if you will. Yes, I am speaking of Kevin Fischer.

Greg Kowalski, who Fischer thought he could bully with his bombastic belligerence, writes a post documenting the fall of Fischer, who has alienated almost everyone in Franklin:

It all came down to this: When both liberals and conservatives in Franklin cannot stand or tolerate the attitude or behavior of an individual that is paid with their tax dollars, you know there will be problems. That's exactly what happened after what some Milwaukee-area bloggers labeled a bit of late-night rowdiness in late January, where I was pinned against a wall and repeatedly taunted, attacked, and demoralized by Fischer. These comments were saved for all of the metropolitan area to read, and boy did they read! The childish actions by Fischer were plastered on tens of Milwaukee-area blogs, both liberal and conservative. Milwaukee Magazine ran two articles sharply criticizing Fischer's actions and his boss, State Senator Mary Lazich, for keeping such an individual on her staff. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if some politicians discussed the matter behind closed doors with their staff members, encouraging them to not repeat what just happened with Lazich's office. Simply put, Fischer was on his way tumbling down.

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The rise and fall of Kevin Fischer is a well-documented case of an individual who thought that no matter what he said or what he did, there would be no consequences to rest on his shoulders. If he would have continued to maintain the solidarity he had with other Franklin bloggers, the whole political spectrum in Franklin could have been very, very different today. As with many mean-spirited individuals with a nasty attitude, Fischer ended up doing himself in. To be honest with all you, though, I don't have a sense of pity or remorse for what he ended up to be.

And to emphasize how Fischer has alienated even his former allies, Kowalski provides us two links to posts by Fred Keller, a one-time staunch ally of Fischer's.

Keller's first post highlights Fischer's hypocritical attitude towards ethics. I personally if Fischer even knows the definition of the word.

Keller's other post describes how Fischer went boom over Boomgaard.

Fischer must be feeling awfully lonely lately. Most bullies do, sooner or later.

Fred V. Keller : "Michelle Obama is a C***."

Remember the outrage from some on the right when illyT made reference to Jessica McBride in a rather unflattering way? I sure do, and I'd love to know if those same folks will now gnash their teeth and express their outrage at one of their own, former FranklinNOW blogger Fred V. Keller. In response to a photo of four individuals wearing shirts that used the "C" word in reference to Sarah Palin, Fred said:

Two things immediately popped into my head when I saw this picture:

1. Hey, look, these four Mensa members misspelled Michelle Obama.
2. So, what does this make Joe Biden?

Of course I questioned Fred on whether he was implying Michelle Obama was a "C," and Fred's response went a little something like this:

Actually, Zach, you're correct, I am implying Michelle Obama is a cunt. There are times when I won't "turn the other cheek," and this is one of those times. This is beyond the pale.

I know I'm outraged, because that kind of rhetoric should never be acceptable, and I'm wondering if those same folks who were so quick to attack illyT will now condemn Fred Keller as well.