Joe Stern: Wisconsin's own Doug Hoffman?

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(from my blog http://haas414.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/joe-stern-wisconsins-own-doug-hoffman/">Haas414.)

Joe Stern, the former mayor of Niagara, Wisconsin announced on Monday that he is running for the Eighth Congressional District seat that is currently held by two-term incumbent Steve Kagen (D). Mr. Stern will be running as a "conservative independent" (same thing as an independent conservative?), and will be challenging both Rep. Kagen and which ever Republican enters the race. http://www.florenceminingnews.com/newsread.asp?id=898">WildRiversNews.com has the story.

While I would hope the token Republican challenger is not going to be John Gard, who's already lost to Kagen twice, it would be rather amusing to see him try again only to have his voters get http://haas414.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/quick-with-the-urban-dictionary/">scozzafavaed by Stern.

Niagara is very likely a lovely town in the http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Niagara+wi">northeast corner of Wisconsin. Surveying the area on Google Maps, we see that it is right on the Wisconsin-Michigan border, and located near the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_Eagle_Barrens_State_Natural_Area">Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area. That area actually sounds like a pretty good place to visit. It's also near the Ford Airport, all of which could make for a great reason to have a friend fly us up there some time. (Cuz we have the time...)

(h/t http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/gop-could-face-more-challenges-from-right-after-ny-23.php?ref=fpb"> TPM.

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1. Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area

Didn't some wacko in camouflage go nuts last year with an assault weapon and shoot a bunch of kids swimming in the river that is the border up there? I think 3 teens were killed that day.

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2. Somehwere around there, yes.

One of the mothers said she'd left the Milwaukee area to escape the ostensibly inherent violence of the city.

Irony knows no mercy.

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3. A most curious comment on my blog

...from Kevin Binversie, a GOP operative:

"Oh, I know this clown. Was told he went to RPW, was told he'd have to fight it out in the primary like everyone else, and was shocked; hence the independent run.

"I'd be shocked if he finds 1000 people to get him on the ballot."