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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 (12/22/12)
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
Unnamed 6-year old girl
Beth Howard
Carnegie Heroes
Senator Daniel Inouye
Robert Bork
Boston police officer
Michael Sciaraffo
Gavin Harvey
Rhiannon Taggart
VILLAINS OF THE WEEK
California school district
Georgia school district
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“We can’t tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change. We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. No single law — no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world, or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society…In the coming weeks, I will use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens — from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators — in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. Because what choice do we have? We can’t accept events like this as routine.”
President Obama
“I heard a popping sound. Some noises were coming over the loudspeaker, that sounded like weeping. I just kept reassuring them that they would be okay. That they were loved. That their mommies and daddies would be there soon. And that we had them, that we would hold them tight.”
Connie Sullivan who teaches the third grade said her children were happily engrossed in a project when she heard gunshots. She quickly told her students to hide and begged them to stay quiet.
“Kids that weren't picked up yet by parents went in one room and the parents who were without kids went into another room. That was a very difficult scene.”
Teacher Kris Feda
“Like Jesus, Annie laid down her life for her friends. Like Jesus, Annie's life and death brings light, truth, goodness and love to a world often shrouded in darkness, evil, selfishness and death. Because I know Jesus, I feel as if I know Anne Marie McGowan Murphy quite well. Like Jesus, Annie was an excellent teacher. Like Him, she had a favored place in her big, tender heart for children, especially those with struggles.”
Cardinal Timothy Dolan giving the eulogy for special education teacher Anne Marie Murphy who died trying to shield her students from bullets after gunman Adam Lanza opened fire at a
“Listen, for the past three days, I have been on the verge of tears every second, and most of the people here have been crying 24 hours straight. Yes, we need to address mental health, but mental health in this particular issue -- let's not get it twisted -- is a secondary issue. If someone who has a mental issue did not have access to guns that should only be available in war zones, we would not be dealing with this. Who needs a bullet piercing, armor piercing bullet to go hunting? Who needs an assault rifle to go hunting? You can't even use the prey that you kill with an assault rifle if you indeed do it. no one needs an assault rifle to go out and shoot a deer.
“That's the issue that we need to deal with. So to say that gun violence is down does not make sense. To me, it's insulting to everyone who lost a loved one here and who was dealing with that. It doesn't matter if gun violence is down. 20 children are dead here and 6 adults are dead, and the mother of a person who was not mentally -- who is mentally challenged in some way is dead. so to say that gun violence is down -- we need to talk about mental health, yes. mental health is a secondary issue. We need to get guns and bullets and automatic weapons off the streets. They should only be available to police officers and to hunt al Qaeda and the Taliban and not hunt children.”
CNN's Don Lemon
“And I’m not so sure — and I’m sure I’ll get mail for this — I’m not so sure I wouldn’t want one person in a school armed, ready for this kind of thing. The principal lunged at this guy. The school psychologist lunged at the guy. Has to be someone who’s trained. Has to be someone who’s responsible.”
Bill Bennett,
“Once we have this actually open dialogue about the situation you find out…every mass killing of more than three people in recent history has been in a place where guns were prohibited, except for one. They choose this place. They know no one will be armed. You know, having been a judge, having reviewed photographs of these horrific scenes and knowing that children have these defensive wounds, gun shots through their arms and hands as they try to protect themselves and hearing the heroic stories of the principal lunging trying to protect… I wish to God she had had an M4 in her office locked up so when she heard gun fire she pulls it out and she didn’t have to lunge heroically with nothing in her hands, but she takes him out, takes his head off before he could kill those precious kids.”
US Rep. Louie Gohmert (R – Texas)
“Those of who are pro-gun control have to admit that there is a Second Amendment right to bear arms… once we establish that there is a constitutional right to bear arms we should have the right admit, and maybe they’ll be more willing to admit, that no amendment is absolute after all.”
Senator Chuck Schumer (D – New York)
“In 1996, a man went into a gym class in
“I don’t think it’s about more gun control. I grew up in the South with guns everywhere and we never shot anyone. This [shooting] is about people who aren’t taught the value of life.”
Actor Samuel Jackson
“We cannot turn our back and say that violence in films or anything that we do doesn’t have a sort of influence. It does.”
Actor Jamie Foxx
OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK
Congressman wants murdered children 'exploited'
MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK
This ruling.
MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK
Gotta ban guns.
STRANGEST, MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK
And happy holidays to you!
Stinky!
That's it for Week-ends.
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