Separating fact from fiction

Jessica McBride, in her role as blogger/radio host/columnist/campaign spouse, has a little trouble separating fact from fiction. (We hope that doesn't overlap into her role as journalism teacher, but who knows?)

Latest example: A post by McBride on the campaign website of her husband, Waukesha DA and would-be attorney general Paul Bucher.

McBride doesn't seem to be able to distinguish any difference between an official state website, which lists Wisconsin's most wanted sex offenders, and a Bucher campaign site attacking one of his opponents, in which Bucher hand picked some repeat offenders to scare the bejesus out of people.

It was a Willie Horton style attack, and I was among those who said so. McBride calls us the "opinion left," whatever that is, but only named three men and left out Carrie Lynch, who really did a job on the issue.

McBride says the state's new website is just as bad. The fact that it is reality-based, not fabricated, doesn't seem to register with her.

But for a much better discussion of the issue, go to Robola's post, Mock outrage from Jessica McBride and the Bucher campaign.