Fred Clark: 'Smack Around' Woman

DEMOCRAT Fred Clark has a violent streak.

From the Baraboo News Republic:

A rolling tape on an answering machine caught an unsuspecting Rep. Fred Clark, D-Baraboo, saying he wanted to "smack around" a woman from his district after she hung up on him.

Clark, who is challenging Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, in a recall election, was making campaign calls last week when he reached the Baraboo home of Sue and John Stapelman.

The answering machine took the call at first, but Sue Stapelman then picked up. The machine's tape kept recording.

After Clark introduced himself, he told Sue Stapelman that he was challenging Olsen in the upcoming recall election.

Stapelman responded: "Yeah, and isn't that a crime."

She then hung up on Clark, but her answering machine kept the line open and continued recording.

Clark apparently did not know he was being recorded when, after a short pause, he said to his campaign staffer: "OK. I feel like calling her back and smackin' her around."

Wow!

That's really bad of DEMOCRAT Clark!

The Baraboo DEMOCRAT has issued an apology, but the recording is so damning that it doesn't help Clark much.

Of course, the apology was the right thing to do, but him saying that he wants to call back a constituent and smack her around lives. The recording exists. He can't make it go away.

Here's the recording:



Here's Clark's apology:

"In a moment of frustration after a discouraging phone conversation last week, I made a clearly inappropriate comment to my campaign staffer after the call," Clark said.

"I understand the statement was completely inappropriate under any circumstance and I want to apologize. I am deeply sorry for any distress this incident my have caused for Ms. Stapelman or anyone in her family."

Clark said he has called and left a message apologizing to the Stapelmans, and hopes to speak with them in person soon.

John Stapelman said Monday he and his wife are not happy about the comment. "I think that was totally inappropriate and my wife thinks it was pretty inappropriate, too," Stapelman said.

He said he doesn't think Clark actually was threatening his wife, but the incident does not speak to Clark's character.

"We're pretty independent, actually," Stapelman said of he and his wife's political leanings. "I have to say in this current situation, I'm leaning toward the (Republicans) for fiscal responsibility reasons, in addition to what happened here."

There is no question that DEMOCRAT thug Fred Clark should not serve in the Wisconsin State Senate.

DEMOCRAT Clark isn't fit to serve in the Assembly.

He lacks the character and demeanor to be a legislator.

Vote for Luther Olsen.

"OK. I feel like calling her back and smackin' her around."

---DEMOCRAT FRED CLARK

SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!