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VIDEO: Arrest Made at Bill Clinton Appearance at Pere Marquette Park

Supporter of Gov. Scott Walker was arrested for disorderly conduct after a verbal altercation with a few Barrett backers at Milwaukee rally with Clinton.

A vocal supporter of Gov. Scott Walker was arrested for disorderly conduct Friday during a rally for Democrat Tom Barrett that featured former President Bill Clinton.

During the morning rally at Pere Marquette Park in Milwaukee, the Walker supporter was holding a sign that read "Support Scott Walker NOT Union Thugs." In the middle of the crowd, he would put his sign in front of other signs supporting Barrett.

One Patch reader gives her take on the events:

"My husband and I were at the rally standing six feet from him 15 minutes before the rally began, during, and when he was arrested as the rally ended," she writes. "Even before the rally began he was screaming at people near him that held recall signs. Get out the vote volunteers flanked him to make sure he was safe even as he was screaming at people and acting as if he could hit people with his sign.

"An elderly woman asked him to have some manners so she could hear the speakers. He became more belligerent, and when the president took the stage, he became louder with non-stop yelling at people in his close proximity and at the president. You could not hear the president anymore as the guy was yelling at everyone around him and the president."

Milwaukee police ultimately intervened and cheers erupted from the crowd as police took him away. There were no injuries. 

Anne E. Schwartz, spokeswoman Milwaukee Police Department, said it was the arrest at the rally.

Bewildered June 2, 2012 at 10:34 pm
The left and MPD ( nice restraint and decision making, officer...not!) has made our marine protester a hero. Thank you for standing firm for what you believe in the face of rapid Barrett supporters spewing hate, including many teachers. For the whole story, view the video Patriot posted on the "Barrett and civil war" string.
This guy is a true hero, both for serving his country and defending his right for peaceful protest (watch the full 6 min video and see what happened before Patch edited the video). One can not watch and not see our hero marine was the one civil, in control and intelligent. The left has given us our new Joe the Plumber (who, in Ohio, was approached by Obama, and was not seeking the spot lite... Check the facts). Boy, I can't wait till Herr Keith and his merry men foam at the mouth over Joe the Plumber reference ( an aside, so much fun setting them off). Come on Herr take the bait So....let's recall Barrett and run our own hero marine for Mayor. Where do I sign the recall petition. Simper Fidelis
Greg June 2, 2012 at 10:40 pm
I pay my taxes, you can do as you please. That was not the security that DK was talking about.
Randy, by your reply I gather that you have no respect for personal belongings and think that your hand belongs in the pockets of others.
morninmist June 2, 2012 at 10:58 pm
oops!!
@Progress2day @GovWalker field director refers to Walker as "my husband" in fundraising email (see P.S.) http://grab.by/dWTY” #recallwalker
John Wilson June 2, 2012 at 10:59 pm
@James R Hoffa
CHARACTER matters MOST! Character matters when you are the president of the USA and you are a sociopath... There simply are not many people in America who would even attempt to defend the behavior of Nixon; I am pleased that you do, mainly because that ultimately says more about you than I care to know... I suspect you will be defending Moammar Walker when he is indicted too...
morninmist June 2, 2012 at 11:01 pm
@Greg
You are not realistic, but are an unthinking parrot of Walker. ........... Greg 5:03 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2012 I know about my voting options, but the fact is that the ACT10 reforms are working and the recall is holding back our economy. I am far from dismissive, more like realistic.
James R Hoffa June 2, 2012 at 11:21 pm
@John Wilson -
I'll defend Nixon and Walker to the grave, in the same way that I also defend Carter - with the facts instead of a personal judgment. Character is subjective and wholly within the eye of the beholder to determine. Meanwhile, facts are objective and only open to interpretation. It's much easier to engage in discussion with another about people we obviously both have never personally known, with facts as opposed to subjective analysis, isn't it? Cheers!
Bewildered June 2, 2012 at 11:27 pm
The full 6 minute video posted by Patriot tells a totally diffent story. What a surprise, biased reporting and posts by the left. Have you even seen the full video, misty? Our marine hero stood for his beliefs and was the one in control, civil and intelligent. Try and defend the Barrett supporters foul mouths and in your face tactics. It sure wasn't our marine
And the cop was totally over the line. Look for a lawsuit against MPS Recall Barrett. Elect our hero marine mayor. He makes me proud Simper Fidelis
Robert Carrifee June 3, 2012 at 01:55 am
Screaming and intimidating is enough to be removed from a rally. The people speaking deserve to be heard, if you don't want to listen, go away!
Bewildered June 3, 2012 at 02:07 am
Have even looked at the 6 min video Patriot posted? Obviously not. And who is the " real man" here? Lets see, a marine vet or Dirk? Oh by the way, what branch of the service did you serve in, Dirk? Look at the video, my friend.
Semper Fidalis !
Randy1949 June 3, 2012 at 02:07 am
I watched the videos in both links. There are gaps. We really don't see what made the police arrest this man.
John Wilson June 3, 2012 at 02:15 pm
@James R Hoffa
CHARACTER is what you are down to your core and it forms the foundation for all that you do, every act that you take references back to your character… Defiance is a rather childish personality trait and it does suit you, however, it changes NOTHING! With folks like you, even the FACTS are subjective, thus making any meaningful dialog just plain useless and silly. Your verbiage is full of sound and fury, signifying absolutely NOTHING… You will respond to every post, compulsively driven to do so – you must have the last word. On policy, both Nixon and Kissinger, early in Nixon’s administration, agreed that the Vietnam War was not ‘Winnable’ in any conventional sense of the word, however, that did not stop them from making the calculation to bomb Cambodia, thus expanding the war, and this, while we were losing 1000 brave men a week! [Sociopath] Nixon knew the war was lost, knew he would lose his political base if he were to bring our troops home, so he escalated and set about with the strategy of Vietnamization - the South Vietnamese would stand up and we would stand down - and on the political side, the politics of polarization [See Moammmar Walker on the latter]. This was all calculated to keep Tricky Dick in power; although he won the election by the slimmest of margins, and show [falsely] that, we were making progress in Vietnam. There are many good reason(s) that Jimmy Hoffa and bin Laden are now sleeping with the fishes…
David Morris June 3, 2012 at 04:00 pm
Barry, Romney works for Goldman Sacs just like Soetoro....and use tax dollars to get elected...Veteran Ron Paul...gets his from the people and 75% of the troops support him with his foreign policy that everyone thinks is backwards.
Who are you going to believe, we the men who put our boots on the ground or believe a Government that has lied to you since 1913? Voting for CFR and Bildeberg member Romney is the same as Soetoro/Obama! Are you with us veterans or with the Tyranny that brings you more slavery! If so, you and your son don't deserve the freedoms I have provided for you...Semper Fi!
Bewildered June 3, 2012 at 04:05 pm
What a truly strange posting! My only response is..."huh?"
James R Hoffa June 3, 2012 at 04:36 pm
@Robert Carrifee -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET5Zj9Yv4NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbtHvHIymFQ If you're going to lock him up, better lock up all those people too, right? Or, how about the so-called solidarity singers? After all, they're interfering with other's right to quiet enjoyment of their Capitol building!
James R Hoffa June 3, 2012 at 04:40 pm
@John Wilson -
Your association of James Riddle Hoffa and Bin Laden is completely without merit! Hoffa had more character in his pinky finger than all of the scumbag Kennedy's put together!
James R Hoffa June 3, 2012 at 04:47 pm
@morninmist -
That's so WEAK!!!! You guys are obviously getting desperate and grasping at straws. What, the Zielinski lie machine couldn't come up with any good new whoppers about "boy rape" for you to perpetuate? Sad day for Wisconsin Dems! Proof that Barrett and the Dems are targeting the low information, non-thinking voter!
Mike Dee June 3, 2012 at 05:05 pm
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Dirk Gutzmiller June 3, 2012 at 09:22 pm
James R. Hoffa -
Doyle never did anything of the magnitude of Walker in outraging a vast constituency. And do not give me that gunk that the uber-right would never recall anyone for what Doyle may have done unless they were criminals, etc. You just could not have gotten any momentum behind recalling Doyle. Walker simply underestimated his opposition's resolve. This is one of the weaknesses of a sociopath. They get pumped up and overconfident, then they have a great fall. Want examples throughout history?
James R Hoffa June 3, 2012 at 09:39 pm
@Dirk -
Ummm NO - we the taxpayers were VERY upset with what Doyle did! Because unlike liberals, new conservatives actually care about the legacy that we'll be leaving for our future generations. The difference is that we weren't cry babies about it. Our state senators didn't flee to IL. We didn't storm and trash the Capitol. We didn't call for boycotts. We didn't … fill in the blank. Instead, what we did do was calmly wait for the next election to vote our man in. That's the difference! Poor delusional Dirk has drank too much of the koolaid! While Dirk may be a lost cause, it's not too late for you! If you find yourself at all starting to think like Dirk, then call the Coping with Liberalism Help Line at 800-VOTE-WALKER!!!
Dirk Gutzmiller June 3, 2012 at 09:43 pm
Just because you are a former Marine does not give you any more leeway than anyone else in insisting on carrying a large pole up to see an ex-Pres. The Marine was just out to make a big name for himself by pushing the limits, then getting the fringies to back him up as a "hero". There are mental issues among the Marines, as any other segment of society, and they are trained to kill.
Dirk Gutzmiller June 3, 2012 at 10:02 pm
@Hoffa - You, a patient gentleman courteously waiting until the next election when you are outraged, and not thinking about a recall. Uh huh, right. And the rabble that follow your rousing on these pages would be so gentile, so sweet-natured as to just suppress their outrage, and not try to get the "evil" Dem out of there.
Yuck, yuck, yuck! I am a liberal, and even I am not that gracious and accepting. I can believe the uber-right was not bright enough to think of a recall, or bright enough to know they never had a chance to even get the signatures, like when they tried with some of the Dem legislators recently.
Scott June 5, 2012 at 11:34 am
My God are these democrats a dissallussioned bunch of mindless idiots.
Scott June 5, 2012 at 11:35 am
Idiot
Scott June 5, 2012 at 11:42 am
Dave you know so little you socialist putz!!!!! I work in the construction industry with lots of other "nasty rich guys", no one I know is dropping a dime until this election is over, and if Barrett wins, the dimes wont be dropping soon......and buy the way, us lousy rich guys are the ones that employ a bunch of union workers!!! Oh by the way Stalin, did you ever, ever, ever in your life get a job working for a poor person??????????? I didnt think so, I will accept your applogy and your thank you for all the rich employers around this great country that you hate so much!!!!!
Deb Strzelecki June 5, 2012 at 02:57 pm
MKE ordinance defines disorderly conduct as causing a disturbance in public. If this guy would've just kept his voice down instead of shouting at people, he would've shown dignity and strength. By just standing with his sign and being there, he would've irritated the Barrett people and gotten his point across.
KERRY HUMMEL June 7, 2012 at 03:09 pm
Hey you Union idiots how do you feel now? Hopefully they stop your pensions now and make you pay into a 401K. Remember you work for the people and if the people dont want you to have a pension then so be it. Just like all of us there is no requirement for Pensions. You have social security or pay into a 401K. Maybe we should just privatize everything in government except the elected officials if you think about it we don't need govenment employees. I hope that's next then maybe you will earn your keep. LOL SUCKS TO BE A UNION EMPLOYEE LOL
Yada yada yada... June 13, 2012 at 04:46 pm
Barry Willougby, is your son Dave Willoughby, the head age group swim coach for the South West Aquatic Team? Not slammin', just askin'. If so, that's REALLY weird because the head coach and program director for that outfit, Robert Bentley White, Jr., is a flaming liberal. Dave 'coaches' lots of kids from families of cops, firefighters, teachers, etc., Hopefully be doesn't take his party bias out on the kids...
http://www.swimswat.org/Contact.jsp?team=wsswat
Yada yada yada... June 13, 2012 at 05:04 pm
the protestor wasn't a Marine. He's the son of a marine and currently holds down the lofty post of 'swim coach'. His bio lists he has a 'fire science' degree. I bet if you offered him a 'union job' as a firefighter, he'd jump at it. Here's his bio:
Dave Willoughby Head Age Coach-Lead AGP and AGG Coach 'Coach Dave enters his 2nd year coaching with SWAT. With over 25 years of competitive swimming experience, he is a graduate from UW-Stevens Point with a Developmental Coaching degree, and a Fire Science Degree from Edison College. ...Dave has been directly involved with YMCA, Collegiate and USS Swimming as head coach, or assistant coach as well as camp director.'
Deb Strzelecki June 13, 2012 at 10:14 pm
After getting the bio for this guy, he sounds lieek just an obnoxious jock who's riding on his Marine daddy's coattails. He was getting into people faces and was very loud mouthed. He would've gotten his message across by being more dignified.
Deb Strzelecki June 13, 2012 at 10:17 pm
He was getting into peoples' faces and shouting even before Clinton arrived. Causing a disturbance in public is what constitutes "disorderly conduct," which is what he was arrested and cited for. Educate yourself about local ordinances before posting, please.

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Sarah Worthman (Editor) June 3, 2013 at 11:53 am
Hey there - thanks for posting! Hopefully we can find you a game! :)