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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Week-ends (09/08/12)
A look back at the people and events that made news the past week. Week-ends is a regular weekly feature of This Just In...
HEROES OF THE WEEK
Kyle Klapperich
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Brad Snyder
Earl Jones
Hero teacher
Chase
William Larry Swilling
Moriah Wilson
VILLAINS OF THE WEEK
Leaders and some delegates at the DNC
The TSA
Sorry PETA!
Marisol Simoes
Nathan Portnoy
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"You might not be ready for diplomacy with
President Obama at the DNC referring to the British taking offense to Republican challenger Mitt Romney's assessment of the Summer Olympics.
"All they have to offer is the same prescription they've had for the last thirty years: Have a surplus? Try a tax cut. Deficit too high? Try another. Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning!"
President Obama at the DNC
"I never said this journey would be easy, and I won't promise that now. Yes, our path is harder - but it leads to a better place. Yes our road is longer - but we travel it together. We don't turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up. We draw strength from our victories, and we learn from our mistakes, but we keep our eyes fixed on that distant horizon, knowing that
President Obama at the DNC
"You want to know whether we're better off? I've got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive."
VP Biden to a crowd in
"Ask Osama bin Laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago."
Senator John Kerry at the DNC
"In Tampa, the Republican argument against the president's re-election was pretty simple: 'We left him a total mess, he hasn't cleaned it up fast enough, so fire him and put us back in.' "
Bill Clinton at the DNC
"President Obama started with a much weaker economy than I did. No president - not me or any of my predecessors could have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. But conditions are improving and if you'll renew the President's contract you will feel it. ... I believe that with all my heart."
Bill Clinton at the DNC
"If you're a donor to President Obama's campaign, you were promised exclusive access to Joe Biden – and for an extra $10,000 absolutely no access to Joe Biden."
Conan O'Brien
"What a difference four years makes. At the last Democratic Convention the theme was 'hope and change' this time it’s 'hope you don’t make a change.'"
Jay Leno
"There are reports that nine of the hotels being used for politicians at the Democratic National Convention have bedbugs. When asked what it’s like to have to deal with thousands of ruthless bloodsuckers, the bedbugs were like, 'Eh, it's OK.'"
Jimmy Fallon
"The Democratic Convention is $27 million in debt. They had to cancel the kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor
Jay Leno
“President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that’s what everybody needs to know. I may have irritated a lot of the lefties, but I was aiming for people in the middle.”
Clint Eastwood in an interview with the
OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK
Over 80 million NOT IN LABOR FORCE.
MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK
Goons continue to harass at the state Capitol.
MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK
Michelle's dress.
STRANGEST, MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK
Bridenapping?
Not the typical marriage proposal.
That's it for Week-ends.
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