We've come to expect *stuff* from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Pravda, a branch office of USA PedoPaper.
And we GET IT!!!
A highly-qualified candidate is running for a Board of Education slot in the increasingly-problematic Elmbrook District. While the District has a reputation for excellence, that's something that is eroding; internal documents are showing a decline in academics which extends back before the pandemic. There are also some documented problems with sex surveys, highly inappropriate faculty signature-links, and "oops!!" problems with restricting access to........ahhh......racy materials. You pay a LOT in taxes for a fading rose.
So when someone is running for a Board slot looking for accountability, the sliming will commence.
The newspaper's account leaves the impression that one endorsement (a strong one!!) was illicitly placed on the candidate's materials and website by design, so as to fool everyone.
Reality? Very different.
I contacted my friend and former colleague, Amy Margeson and asked if she would endorse me in my campaign for a seat on Elmbrook's School Board. Amy agreed and our campaign used it on both the website and for door-hanger flyers.
On January 31, 2022, Amy contacted me and said that I was to immediately discontinue any usage of the endorsement for any campaign related purposes.
Although I found this request unusual, as a courtesy to my friend, I directed my team to immediately take down the website endorsement page and discontinue door-hanger distributions. These were completed within one hour’s time.
The J/S article first states erroneously that Amy's endorsements were also used in USPS mailing campaigns. They were not.
I'm also confused by the quote printed by J/S, where it appears that Amy says she "did not agree to the use of any comments or statements on candidate materials", but goes on to say, "I did not endorse any political candidate for the position of Elmbrook school board from a personal or professional capacity."
Unfortunately, the documented conversation between us disputes these claims.
As I have not heard from any officials from Advocate Aurora Healthcare regarding AAH endorsement usage, I can only assume this is an internal policy matter within the company. My campaign now considers this matter closed and I have instructed my team to restore the endorsements page without Amy's contribution.
Pravda did mention an Aurora policy prohibiting employees from using the Aurora name in any political endorsement in its piece.
Ms. Lim did ALL the right things, right away. That's the kind of person who should sit on the Board.
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