Mr. Brandt, I didn't know you were a mind reader! MAybe you are an FBI trained forensic crime psycho-analyst.

To hard to say "I do not know why someone would do this."

TO Clarify: Americans for Prosperity Is a group which an issue advocacy group and education, It DOES not do election fraud. CRG has worked alongside "We're Watching" campaign is a group which is involved keeping Wisconsin elections fair and honest.
Let's also straighten out Mr. Brandt's reporting. Jeff is a friend..not a close friend..but a friend. I found his name and called him to ask if he had signed the petition's even once. I then asked him who the rest of the Demet's were that had signed and he told me who each was.. I asked if any of them would have been likely to have signed and other than Mark and his ex-wife, and his son Jackson..he didn't think they would. He also told me their brother Greg hasn't lived in Racine for 25 years. (I checked the Sen Fitz recall including Watertown, where Greg Demet lives and he did NOT sign the Fitz. recall, but his son Jason signed it twice). I think it's hysterical that Randolph Brandt is trying to throw Mark under the bus, rather than coming forward and acknowledging that the GAB and the local circulators were acting rather fast and loose with the collection process. I would love to ask Mark how he feels about these people in his cause now? But to be CLEAR..I called Jeff Demet and he was totally unaware his name was signed even once!

So, every time anyone uncovers fraud or identity theft in these petitions, the excuse will be "it's a plant"? There are dozens of similar findings of fraud. So, how are they going to explain all of those away? Can't wait to hear those excuses. The question I have is this: Where is your proof this is a setup? Are you going to call the neighbor who received a supposed apology a liar too?

I don't get it.

Could someone please explain to me where the 'turn' is that warranted this new follow-up story, as I honestly don't see anything new except some major conjecture, speculation, conspiracy theorizing, and unconfirmable inferences being made.

If those are the kind of 'facts' that make relevant news stories today, then I have quite a bit that I'd like to disclose about President Obama. Oh wait, my name's not Brandt, so my conjecture, speculation, conspiracy theorizing, and inferences aren't any good, are they? Oh, I see how it works now.

Never mind. Silly me, I should have realized!

This story should be moved to the OPINION page!

Who is Brandt and how does he know all his information is accurate? How did and duplicate or questionable signatures get through the democrats vetting process?

Racine Journal Times Monday, February 6, 2012 6:30 pm
"However, not all signatures on petitions circulated by Mark Demet are suspect. When contacted by The Journal Times, Eric Oertel, 20, of Sturtevant, verified that he did sign the recall petition."

So if this is the case that he was actually a Wannggaard supporter, why would he get legitimate signatures.

So, is Brandt saying that members of his recall committee personally know, or would at least remember meeting, every circulator that submitted a petition? But I thought that they offered the petition online so that people could print them out, sign, and mail them in to the committee, right? So, did Brandt and his committee personally visit the homes of those who mailed their petitions in? Very interesting.

"Then, his brother just happens to report these petitions as fraudulent to one of his best friends, who just happens to publish a blog that’s always opposed the recalls in the first place. Doesn’t that strike you as the least bit odd?"

Yeah, that's odd alright that an entire family would involve their friend that publishes an election watchdog blog in a mass conspiracy in some whacked-out attempt to discredit the recall effort that could effectively send one their own, Mark, to prison for a couple years.

Yep, that makes way more sense than an overzealous recall petitioner trying to pad the numbers by adding some fraudulent signatures into the mix. I'm definitely convinced. Heck, who wouldn't be with an explanation like the one Brandt gave with absolutely no independently verifiable facts to back up any of his conspiracy theory?

This is a joke, right? Someone please tell me that this is a joke - it has to be.

Patch - April Fools is still a couple months away, FYI.

From your own Patch Article http://caledonia.patch.com/articles/man-says-his-name-forged-on-recall-petition

The neighbor Jason Adams who said he did not sign the recall petition, had a nice conversation wth Mark Demet who had opposing views. So today Demet is actually pro-Walker and trying to discredit the work of the anti-Walker people.

"Jason Adams of Racine contacted Caledonia Patch last week and said he found his name on a petition to recall Sen. Van Wanggaard, though he never signed one. He believes his neighbor Mark DeMet forged his signature — and suspects that neighbor may have forged signatures of other neighbors and family members. TMJ4 found members of DeMet's family claim the same thing. DeMet wasn't home when TMJ4 went to his house.

Adams told Patch he doesn't understand why his neighbor would have done this.

"I had a nice conversation with (Mark DeMet) this summer about Walker," Adams said. "I told him what I thought, which was the opposite of what he thought. There was no anger there." "

Here is the original story. http://crgofracine.blogspot.com/2012/02/this-is-what-election-fraud-looks-like.html It should be noted Mau and JRH that Mark Demet was one of the top circulators of the recall..and he boasted to many people how many signatures he had collected. He was out at the Wal-mart on high traffic days, like Black Friday and the days right before Christmas gathering his signatures. He collected at least 70 signatures on the Van Recall. Still waiting to see the Walker and Rebecca pages.

But... I thought we have always been told that, "There is no Fraud!" If only we had Voter ID? Oh wait... we do! Thank you Governor Walker...

spin spin and more spin! just another desperate attempt by the tea baggers to discredit the recall effort. the truth always comes out doesn't it!

and rightfully so james. btw, you do realize that you are not , nor will you ever be jimmy hoffa right?

Hoffa isn't hoffa?

Subterfuge, lies, hate, more subterfuge, and start it over again. The liberal writers will do a lot to detract from their predicament. Scott Walker is beating all their candidates even with the witch hunter DA constantly looking for liter-bugs after Scott started the investigation. Now the democRat DA will keep this case going until the election is over. He says nothing about the GAB officials who signed the recall petitions that they need to certify.

As treasurer of the Committee to Recall Wanggaard, I can say, without hesitation, that the petition effort against the sitting state Senator was carried out with the utmost care for honesty and accuracy, and resulted in an overwhelming number of valid signatures demanding his recall.

We endorse the Sheriff’s Department’s investigation of reports of irregular signatures, and offer aid in that investigation to root out any discrepancy.

The petition circulator in question attended none of our training sessions, so far as we can determine, nor was he associated with any of our organized recall petition circulator teams. Indeed, no one associated with the Wanggaard recall effort can remember him at all.

In that there was considerable Internet chat recruiting spoilers and other assorted agents provocateur to discredit the authorized recall drive, we simply called upon the Sheriff’s Department to investigate that possibility relative to the person of interest in question.

If there is fraud here, all associated with the Committee to Recall Wanggaard aren’t the perpetrators – we’re the victims.

Wanggaard and other TeaRepublicans sold their sold to the devil when they hitched up with Walker.

Now it is time to toss them out of office before they betray Wisconsinites even more than they already have!!

@rootriversiren rootriversiren
Wanna see Wanggaard's signed contract to keep leg. maps secret from public? #wiunion #wirecall Not fit 4 office! twitpic.com/8h3xgv

http://twitpic.com/8h3xgv

telldylan -dylan brogan-
Private Attorneys to 75 WI Republicans: Ignore what we tell the public about the district maps we drew for u #wirecall pic.twitter.com/Vv2Jrw6l
https://twitter.com/#!/telldylan/status/167073909827567617/photo/1

You folks that stand by Walker are true to your cause,but rember if their is any one out their,that dont understand when Walker leaves the state to gain support for his actions and when the truth does surface that his actions in the john doe come out that he was aware of the things going on right in his office his support will dry up faster and he will become day old bakery and his support will run out faster than a speeding train the Kochs will act as if they never new Mr Wakler,and they will find maybe one you local teabaggers to be the next in line to make a ass out yourself just to push their facist agenada.so wake up folks the people that are out of state that back this criminal dont give a rats ass about you or any thing that may better you cause their only concern is to increase their own agenda and find the next criminal politican to do their dirty deed

@Cynthia
Walker makes a laughing stock of himself begging for money wherever he goes!!
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Cynthia

9:29 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012

Also btw ron.......... it is the liberals that have given WI her black-eye and make WI the laughing stock of the Nation...............

Just read on Racine Uncovered---Recall sigs were from underage voters, both on Wangaard and possibly on Walker recalls. Scratching my head because the circulator is supposed sign the petition stating he/she actually saw the person sign. Since I high doubt a Republican would circulate one of these recall petitions, I can only assume it was a democrat.

I guess it's time to call the FBI for fraud.

Oh never mind, Mr. Brandt claims to have carefully vetted the petitions. I guessed your committee missed a few pages.

Lovely pic. And a happy V Day to you all.

WTDY News @wtdynews

Protesters armed with Valentines for Gov Walker are getting ready to march from the UW campus to the capitol #wirecall pic.twitter.com/cX4k9cmR

http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/wirecall-uw_bn_1329243459543.html

Anyone that submitted fraudulent petitions in any recall should be charged accordingly.
Even the Democrat DA's need to step up here and do what is Right. Ignoring the rampant fraud is wrong!

To clarify Randy didn't come running to the press. I called him.

Thanks for the clarification Denise. He did go running to the J TImes after he chatted with you. He also tried to turn it onto ME as if I somehow set this guy up as a Patsy! My new Blog on the subject: WHO PAID MARK DEMET?? And can we really believe Randolph Brandt? Who misled the people of Racine for years from the Editorial pages of the JTimes? Did AFSCME, SEIU, WEAC or someone else pay Demet? and how many other paid "volunteers" are out there? http://crgofracine.blogspot.com/2012/02/did-randolph-brandt-pay-his-volunteers.html

;) I can only clarify my own actions and can tell you that I was focused presenting a fair and balanced story.

Once again, I see that Brandt is doubling down on his outrageous conspiracy theories. Why is it that the Wisconsin left seems to thrive on conspiracy theories lately? Must have something to do with having a pretty poor legislative and executive record over the prior eight years, and having nothing else to campaign on.

Desperate and quite sad if you ask me!

Brand new installment of Hoffa's Retro Cinema Club up today - be sure to check it out!

http://mountpleasant.patch.com/blog_posts/hoffas-retro-cinema-club-dreamchild-1985#video-9206916

This guy is going to be the poster child. Just one of many. One million signatures? More like 800k and many are still questionable.

Build more prisons. After looking through those recall petitions we will need one dedicated to collectors.

And still they argue against voter ID..... you wonder why ....

I hope he punished to the full extent of the law.

Voter fraud and the Democrats, just like always!