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Carlos Lam, a Republican activist and Indiana deputy prosecutor, has resigned amid revelations that he sent an email calling for a fake attack on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker designed to discredit union protesters.

Walker, a Republican, was the target of protests for his efforts to roll back many union collective bargaining rights in his state. In a Feb. 19 email uncovered by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Lam apparently told Walker he had a "good opportunity" to win public sympathy with a "'false flag' operation."

"If you could employ an associate who pretends to be sympathetic to the unions' cause to physically attack you (or even use a firearm against you), you could discredit the unions," read the email. It went on to say that the effort "would assist in undercutting any support that the media may be creating in favor of the unions."

Lam initially denied having sent the email, which The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WCIJ) discovered "among tens of thousands" released in conjunction with an open-records lawsuit settlement. He told WCIJ he had been shopping for a minivan with his family when it was sent, and suggested his email account had been infiltrated by his political enemies.

Skjellyfetti wrote:An Indiana prosecutor encouraged Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to fake an assassination attempt and to blame it on the unions. If you haven't seen it... this is pretty much the plot from Robert Rodriguez's Machete... except "illegal alien" instead of "unions."

Carlos Lam, a Republican activist and Indiana deputy prosecutor, has resigned amid revelations that he sent an email calling for a fake attack on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker designed to discredit union protesters.

Walker, a Republican, was the target of protests for his efforts to roll back many union collective bargaining rights in his state. In a Feb. 19 email uncovered by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Lam apparently told Walker he had a "good opportunity" to win public sympathy with a "'false flag' operation."

"If you could employ an associate who pretends to be sympathetic to the unions' cause to physically attack you (or even use a firearm against you), you could discredit the unions," read the email. It went on to say that the effort "would assist in undercutting any support that the media may be creating in favor of the unions."

Lam initially denied having sent the email, which The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WCIJ) discovered "among tens of thousands" released in conjunction with an open-records lawsuit settlement. He told WCIJ he had been shopping for a minivan with his family when it was sent, and suggested his email account had been infiltrated by his political enemies.

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native wrote:

Skjellyfetti wrote:An Indiana prosecutor encouraged Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to fake an assassination attempt and to blame it on the unions. If you haven't seen it... this is pretty much the plot from Robert Rodriguez's Machete... except "illegal alien" instead of "unions."



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So what is the difference between left wing idiots and right wing idiots? In many cases, as in this case, the right wing idiots are actually embarrassed and forced to resign.

dbackjon wrote:

native wrote:
So what is the difference between left wing idiots and right wing idiots? In many cases, as in this case, the right wing idiots are actually embarrassed and forced to resign.

So what left-wing idiot did this and didn't resign?