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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, Sep 29 2007, 08:03 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
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, for proposing another no tax increase budget.
11-year old David Silva, honored by America’s Most Wanted.
VILLAINS OF THE WEEK
Columbia University and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost, whose inability to handle his pitching staff and day-to-day lineup along with his inexcusably bad decisions caused the Brewers to blow a sizeable lead in baseball’s worst division………to the Cubs.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“Democrats should run Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for president. He's more coherent than Dennis Kucinich, he dresses like their base, he's more macho than John Edwards, and he's willing to show up at a forum where he might get one hostile question -- unlike the current Democratic candidates for president who won't debate on Fox News Channel. He's not married to an impeached president, and the name "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad" is surely no more frightening than "B. Hussein Obama. And liberals agree with Ahmadinejad on the issues! We know that because he was invited by an American university to speak on campus.”
Ann Coulter
"It obviously breeds distrust and cynicism when government policy has to be hashed out behind closed doors."
Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, as Governor Doyle and legislative leaders met at the Governor’s mansion this week to try to reach an agreement on the state budget.
"It's not going away. We're going to push even harder because I really, truly think that building (the Capitol) needs a nudge on this issue.
"State Senator Jon Erpenbach, on the Senate Democrats’ government health care plan, Healthy Wisconsin.
"For him to be able to get through his entire career without missing a football game to me is nothing short of miraculous."
Troy Aikman, who quarterbacked the Dallas Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, on Brett Favre.
OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK
Senate Democrats, who are in the hip pocket of the state teacher’s union and who always claim to be big supporters of education, fail to schedule a floor session to adopt state Assembly bills to fund schools and local governments. They refused for political reasons and a key budget deadline has been missed. Now the door is open for huge property tax increases.
MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK
Remember that crazy judge in Sheboygan who overturned a jury’s conviction of a sex offender? Well…
MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK
Ayyyyyyyyyy……….but this hype, I didn’t mind.
STRANGEST, MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK
Pink guns
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.
