The assertion is that Chris Liebenthal, a Milwaukee County employee, has been blogging on County Time. Here are the post times that seem to bear this out:
2009 9 7 8:40a Milwaukee County First
2009 9 18 2:50p Milwaukee County First
2009 9 25 11:13a Milwaukee County First
2009 10 2 12:33p Milwaukee County First
2009 10 2 12:34p Milwaukee County First
2009 10 8 4:09p Milwaukee County First
2009 10 8 8:55a Milwaukee County First
2009 10 9 8:58a Milwaukee County First
2009 10 9 9:21a Milwaukee County First
2009 10 9 9:24a Milwaukee County First
2009 12 9 3:53p Milwaukee County First
2010 1 7 11:56a Milwaukee County First
2010 1 7 3:50p Milwaukee County First
2010 1 7 11:51a Whallah!
2010 1 7 11:04a Whallah!
2010 1 7 11:48a Whallah!
2010 1 15 3:08p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 1 15 12:35p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 1 15 12:25p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 1 15 12:02p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 1 15 3:15p Whallah!
2010 1 18 4:20p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 1 18 3:48p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 1 18 4:11p Whallah!
2010 2 19 11:26a Milwaukee County First
2010 2 19 1:44p Milwaukee County First
2010 2 19 11:38a Cognitive Dissidence
2010 2 19 9:43a Cognitive Dissidence
2010 2 19 1:07p Whallah!
2010 2 19 12:54p Whallah!
2010 2 26 4:15p Milwaukee County First
2010 2 26 4:15p Milwaukee County First
2010 2 26 4:17p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 3 5 1:37p Milwaukee County First
2010 4 14 8:14a Milwaukee County First
2010 4 15 2:43p Milwaukee County First
2010 4 15 2:29p Milwaukee County First
2010 4 15 1:38p Milwaukee County First
2010 4 15 1:57p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 4 15 2:38p Whallah!
2010 4 15 2:51p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 4 15 1:57p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 4 16 9:01a Milwaukee County First
2010 4 16 11:11a Cognitive Dissidence
2010 4 16 10:30a Cognitive Dissidence
2010 4 16 9:55a Whallah!
2010 5 10 12:45p Milwaukee County First
2010 5 14 1:35p Milwaukee County First
2010 5 14 2:28p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 5 14 1:50p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 5 14 2:28p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 5 14 1:50p Cognitive Dissidence
2010 5 31 11:42a Milwaukee County First
2010 6 1 9:07a Cognitive Dissidence
2010 6 4 8:14a Cognitive Dissidence
Pretty extensive list, eh? And these are just the post times. When were these posts written? On County Time? A Citizens' Watchdog group made a complaint to the Milwaukee District Attorney, who is now investigating this case.
But Capper's aforementioned "friends" have all responded with variations of "He said he didn't do it, so the DA should call off his investigation." Wow. Doesn't every accused person say this? If we followed their advice in all cases, we might as well shut down the DA's office altogether.
But the subtext of their argument is even more disturbing: That Capper is Guilty. If I were Capper, I'd want a full, complete, and thorough investigation, looking at a salient aspects of this case, with a chance to explain my side of the story. That's all I want. And if his "friends" had any confidence in him, that's what they'd want to.
Really? I don't recall any particular call for the DA to abandon the investigation, much less a preponderance of those you mention. And where did Capper proclaim his innocence? On Cognitive Dissonance, he said "I am sure most of you have heard or seen the allegations that have been leveled against me. I'm not going to comment about them. I'm sure you can understand why."
What I did see is that CRG didn't perform the simplest culling of the posts, subtracting away known days of furlough and holidays. For that matter, if they were the least bit journalist-like, they would've requested Capper's vacation day records, and removed those from the list where they're claiming he would've been at the office. Sloppy work, wouldn't you agree? And for a group that (correctly) applauds openness and watchdog-ism, why hasn't CRG released the full text of their complaint? Let the world judge and play at home, too.
Once an investigation or arrest is in play, the suspect should shut up. They have nothing to gain by proclaiming their innocence or guilt. He has no obligation to fuel your interest in his situation.
We do also have a Milwaukee County supervisor who asked to see the Internet surfing records of Scott Walker's office staff, after it was revealed that a staffer was performing campaign-related promotion of the boss on company time. Walker's response? That'll cost $400 to $800 to research.
Posted by: John Foust | 06/23/2010 at 05:30 PM
I don't believe there was enough evidence to prompt the DA's action. What I said:
The other piece of weirdness at the court house is the seizure of a computer from the office of Chris Liebenthal, a county employee who blogs under the name of Capper, based on a flimsy complaint from Citizens for Responsible Government, a conservative group that helped elect Scott Walker as county exec. Liebenthal is a relentless critic of Walker on his blog, Cognitive Dissidence, and another site he runs, Milwaukee County First.
The right-wing CRG folks, in an attempt to silence Liebenthal or maybe get him fired, filed a complaint charging him with posting political blog items on taxpayer time. The examples they offered, when he appeared to post items during normal work hours, were furlough days or days he had taken off, as he actually had explained on the Internet.
It's time to give Lielenthal his computer back and let him get back to work -- maybe with an apology from the DA.
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