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kpete

(71,900 posts)
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:52 AM Jun 2012

Wisconsin Political Attack Ad Forces Mom to Re-Live Anguish Over Murdered Son

Source: The Daily Beast



Williette Famolu was devastated when her boyfriend murdered her 2-year-old son last year. Then she saw the boy’s photo in a commercial Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker used to attack his opponent’s crime record—and went through hell all over again.

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Numerous observers would later suggest that the Walker campaign was not exactly telling the truth in suggesting that Barrett was responsible for apparent crime-stat juggling by the cops. But what stunned Famolu was that her son was being used at all.

“That they would actually show his picture,” she says. “I ran down the stairs telling all my family, ‘Turn on Channel 12, turn on Channel 12!!’ but the commercial was already off,” she recalls.

In just a few seconds, the commercial had triggered a flood of memories for Famolu about that horrific time two years ago when a boyfriend who had once been hailed by all of Milwaukee as an inner-city success story had beaten Karmari to death.

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/08/wisconsin-political-attack-ad-forces-mom-to-re-live-anguish-over-murdered-son.html

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Wisconsin Political Attack Ad Forces Mom to Re-Live Anguish Over Murdered Son (Original Post) kpete Jun 2012 OP
how horrid! april Jun 2012 #1
The comments on this article are appalling. If this is a sampling of 1monster Jun 2012 #2
Comments always bring me down abelenkpe Jun 2012 #4
I remind myself that article comments come from the types of people who post article comments Posteritatis Jun 2012 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jun 2012 #3
The GOP is party of greed and hatred. And they are proud of it. AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #5
SUE! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2012 #6

1monster

(11,012 posts)
2. The comments on this article are appalling. If this is a sampling of
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:17 PM
Jun 2012

the way most people think in this country, we are doomed and don't deserve anything better than that.

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)
4. Comments always bring me down
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:34 PM
Jun 2012

we are doomed if the majority of people are so hateful and inconsiderate. I truly think comments should not be anonymous.

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)
7. I remind myself that article comments come from the types of people who post article comments
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:58 AM
Jun 2012

It's a subset of people as a whole - a pretty vile, stupid one, but a subset nonetheless.

Response to kpete (Original post)

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
5. The GOP is party of greed and hatred. And they are proud of it.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:23 PM
Jun 2012

never a truer statement has been spoken!

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