lol I made the article :)

Might not be a good idea to elect someone to oversee eduction if they can not spell their own name correctly.

►What happened to our right to privacy?◄
Recall petitions are not private

►What happened to the ability to have open dialogues without fear of hatred resulting from them?◄
If you call an opposing view and criticism hatred so be it but you stirred this pot on your own.

►What happened to not only tolerating, but actually being able to appreciate, differing viewpoints?◄
Then why did you sign a recall? Why do you not tolerate and appreciate what Walker has done for your school district? Anything against your viewpoint is defined as intolerance. We will voice an option just as you voiced yours.

►Those are the things that make us Americans and differentiate us from many other countries around the world. The toxic nature of the public forum in our state right now deeply saddens me.◄
Welcome to the internet, enjoy your stay. You signed the recall as a PUBLIC OFFICIAL, misspelled name and all. A lot of us around this area are very upset about the recall and will voice our opinion to you for signing your name. We invite the changes of ACT 10 and when you sit on a school board, funded by our tax dollars and sing a recall, we have an issue with that.

So if she didn't even think the petitions were going to be made public, there's no way she would have purposefully spelled her name wrong! why would she do taht if she didn't think people would see it? That's right, she wouldn't. It was a mistake. She was probably signing quickly and forgot a letter-it happens. The fact that you're all going to vote against her due to a simple mistake in spelling is astounding. Go find a nice reality TV show and hate on those people; Mrs. Kristensen is innocent and doesn't deserve this.

You have no idea what she knew! Whell all the recall hubbub was going on, I for one didn't know it was going to be made public. But regardless-she's had the same opinions for the 6 years she's been in office; 6 years in which the community has supported her and her work. Why's it suddenly different now that her opinion on this topic has been made public? It's not. She's still the same person, will do the same work, and will continue leaving politics out of her school board work. Even if she signed the petition, she still supports parts of the bill and will deal with them according-because it's law-and will do what's best for the children, and what the community wants. Her viewpoint on Walker has nothing to do with the work she's done or will do. Before this there was never a reason to kick her out, so why now that her ideology is public? Vote for her based on her previous work, not her beliefs on non-school board topics. Not voting for her because she signed the petition is like not voting for her because she's a woman or her name is Lynn; these things have nothing to do with her work on the board, and shouldn't be considered in your vote.

Has Mr. Dietrich offered a public explanation yet as to why his name is found on the recall petitions twice using different spellings of his name and variations of his street address?

She "accidentally" misspelled her name when she printed it on the recall petition then proceeded to repeat the same misspelling when signing it?

C'mon, people aren't stupid.

So, my comment is that in my reading of the typed version of the name (presumably from a transcriptionist) they spelled the name "KIRSTENSE" - but my reading of her written name is "KRISTENSE" with no "n" but without the transposition of letters at the beginning. Interstingly, upon review my own name is spelled in the typed version of the petition, "SCIORTTAND" a far cry from my written hand, which while imperfect, was not illegible. Shall I accuse the transcriptionist of trying to keep people from verifying my name? I think not. Further, when I signed the petition, on a busy road (Capitol Drive), hurriedly and with the petitioner imaptiently leaning into my window waiting to get his clipboard back and move on -- I was distracted and could easily have dropped a last letter. It seems like on all fronts we are dealing with humans, capable of mistakes in both handwriting and typing. Evidently humans are, well, human--who knew?

HA HA. So did I just hear that Lynn signed the recall for Darling last year in the exact same way, misspelling her own name! Oh man if that's true she is not just toast but burnt toast.

shame shame shame

Okay, now it has been reported she printed her name the exact same way on the
Alberta Darling petition last year. So much for the theory it was a one time
mistake.
Paging Gepetto, Pinocchio has surfaced on the Sussex-Hamilton School Board.

"It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." –Bill Clinton

"That's what I said, was 'no.' And what I meant to say was, 'No, I am not going
to respond to that question.' " Lynn Kristense(n)

I live in her subdivision. She doesn't even live in Alberta Darling's district! Our rep here is is Zipperer.

When you consider this in light of the fight over voter id, can democrats win an honest election?

Tuesday we have the opportunity to vote out the liars, cheaters and other liberals, however the problem is they run unopposed.The people are not being represented. Whether it is school board, local, state or federal politcians, they represent themselves one way then they (paticularly Liberal progressive socialists) think they know better and vote against the will of the people who elected them. Now they compound it by signing recall petitions not because the politician didnot do anything illegal, but because they don't like a law that was passed and upheld in court. The only answer is to vote out any incubent liberal. But the catch 22 comes up, there is not any else to vote for. It is a sad state of affairs.

She also signed the Alberta Darling recall petition last year and, amazingly enough, she misspelled her name EXACTLY the same wrong way. I think school board candidates need to prove they can read and write to be eligible to serve, I'm sure this wasn't intentional. Who would be low enough to do something like that, certainly not an upstanding citizen who wants to serve on a school board.

oops!

Anyone who wants to judge for themselves the integrity (or lack thereof) that Lynn Kristensen has shown these past couple of weeks can hear the recordings of her calls with Halcomb at www.mftax.org and decide for themselves on her character.

Amazing! Her lies and lack of character are making our school district and community a laughing stock. She was so comfortable lying in that first call how could anyone think that she has not made a habit out of lying?! Time to find a new board member and Treasurer for the Jr Charger Basketball Club!

Mary : I did listen to Lynn's phone conversation , I am saddened by it , and that Lynn would put herself up to public redicule . Mrs,Kristensen you made a mistake and we all have also made mistakes in live . Mrs K, I think you should hold a press conference and Resign , You can put a stop to this right here and NOW , think of your family and yourself. Do the right thing and move on and put this behind you .
..... I wish you the Best

Where's the "SHAME SHAME SHAME" nuts when you need em?

Talk about blowback, this is great. I love it.

This will not stop either, it will go on for years and years and years!!!!

Who's laughing now, LOLOLOL.

Rachel said:<<<Then she called him back to admit her mistake>>>

That's the point you don't understand, Rachel. She called back and told another lie to cover her tracks. It's clear in the first conversation that she says she did not sign the petition, and she even wants to call the authorities. That's why her explanation makes no sense.

Even our own SussexPach reporter was lied to. It never ends.

Shame heaped upon shame. Call it what it is.

Rachel commented<<<This is exactly what all the first name only posters admitted to -- obscuring thier names to protect their personal interests >>>

No. They are NOT telling a lie, NOR breaking the law. It is not exactly the same, by any means. It is a right they have under the law.

People who rob banks, kill, and falsify government documents ARE doing something to protect their personal interests. They are doing ILLEGAL things, which is why they have to lie about it.

According to your logic, the person who earns a living by going to work is the same as the person who makes a living robbing banks. They are both doing so according to their own interests, so that makes them equivalent to you.

Um, no Luke -- I'm saying what I said -- you failed to understand me and your interpretation is inaccurate. If you say one group has the right to hide their allegiance but another does not -- well we have to agree to disagree. If you think she belongs in the same category with bank robbers and killers -- then respectfully, I think you're nuts. Agree to disagree. And no we won't be meeting for coffee, thanks anyway.

Rachel said<<<Um, no Luke -- I'm saying what I said -- you failed to understand me and your interpretation is inaccurate. If you say one group has the right to hide their allegiance but another does not -- well we have to agree to disagree.>>>

Rachel, you are the one that employed the term "exactly" when you posited that what Lynn did was the same thing that people in these forums are doing. So no, I did not misunderstand you, unless words don't mean anything.

The fact is that you want to say that if something is allowed in one circumstance, we should not hold someone accountable if they break the law by doing it in another, unethical circumstance. According to that logic, because people shower in the nude, they should be able to do so in public. According to that logic, because people make a living by getting money, they should be allowed to rob banks. According to that logic, because people drive their mowers over their lawns, I should be able to drive my car across their lawns.

Rachel said:<<< If you think she belongs in the same category with bank robbers and killers -- then respectfully, I think you're nuts.>>>

She falsified a government document and broke the law....More than once. Then she lied to everyone in the community about it.

<<<And no we won't be meeting for coffee, thanks anyway.>>>

I don't give up that easily.

Wack job, half wit, moron and idiot. That is just a sampling of the names that have been given to so many in this thread. What happened to respectful disagreements that do not result in name calling in order to feel superior to those who you disagree with. The fact of the matter is, this whole thread has turned into nothing short of name calling and character assassination in order to prove a point that neither side will ever change their mind on. We teach our children not call people names and not to use the internet as a means of bullying someone. Yet, there are adults in our community using this forum for that very purpose. You don't agree with Lynn, fine. But, consider that she has children in the school district who have to go to school and listen to the things their mother is being called. If you can't be civil for her sake, at least be civil for their sake. It is the "right" thing to do after all. That old saying "put yourself in their shoes" could go a long way here. Imagine how you would you feel if you knew YOUR child was going to school and hearing such horrible things said about you.

Thank goodness the election is today, maybe our community can get back to normal starting tomorrow. Maybe some respect for different opinions and understanding that everyone will never agree on everything. It really makes me sad to see that adults can be so vicious, and in the community I am proud to live in and raise my children in.

MenomoneeFallsResident - I don't condone name calling either, but this isn't about a difference of opinion, it's about the integrity we expect from our elected officials. Lynn isn't being singled out for her political beliefs, it's because she was dishonest in the way she went about all this. She also could have avoided much of this by doing the "right" thing by resigning. I hope her kids learn from this as well - that you should be direct and honest with people (especially your constituents), and if you sign your name to something (correctly spelled) you should be able to stand up with the courage of your convictions and explain why.

Finally, I hope your indignation about name calling and bullying isn't selectively applied. The names you've listed here absolutely pale in comparison to the names that Gov Walker, HIS FAMILY, LtGov Kleefisch and many others have been called. Death threats, marching on his home in Wauwatosa, and many other acts of mindless hatred and hostility. Imagine what it's been like to be Gov Walker's kids, attending a public high school for the last year. The reality is that bullying is what Unions are all about - it's what they do to keep their power and money. Like when they came to the home of my public school teacher friend and tried to bully her into staying in the union and having her dues taken via direct deposit. These are the very same unions that those who oppose Gov Walker and Act 10 would be put back in control of our schools.

Mary,
You have no idea what my political beliefs are, as that was not the point to my comment. My point was that we need to treat others the way we want to be treated. Where did I mention politics? I believe that name calling and bullying is wrong on either side of the aisle. Period. I don't believe in negative political ads or smear campaigns. You are making an assumption about my political leanings because I am asking people to think twice before being cruel. Why is that wrong?

Rachel - you seem to want to separate the school board from politics, which is illogical. Act 10 determines how we manage our public schools and tax dollars. Act 10 actually gives teachers the freedom to choose whether or not to be a member of the union. Act 10 allows our school boards to evaluate teachers on merit, rather than seniority. Act 10 has teachers contribute a very nominal amount towards incredibly generous pension and health care benefits, rather than forcing teacher layoffs or massive property tax increases. So, Lynn's "political" position opposing Act 10 by forcing the recall of Gov Walker is the defining issue in this race. I'm sorry you are unable to make these basic connections. You call Jeremy's email "poison" - nothing in the email is untrue.

I also find it interesting that you picked and chose what parts of Jeremy's email to post. The rest of the contents of the email follow:
"She misspelled her name when she printed her name on the petition (left the 'n' off the end of her last name).
She also signed the Alberta Darling recall petition last year, and misspelled her name the exact same way. She signed this petition even though she did not live in Darling's district. Copies of both recall petitions can be viewed at http://content.clearchannel.com/cc-common/mlib/3627/03/3627_1333053828.pdf (look at Line 7 on both pages).
When I called her and asked her if she signed the Walker recall petition, she lied to me and denied signing it four separate times, even saying how 'troublesome' it was that her name was on the petition.
She called me back the following night to admit signing the petition. Although she admitted signing, she tried to revise her previous denials by saying that she had meant to say, 'No, I'm not going to respond to your question.' Because she has continued to deny to local media that she lied to me, recordings of the calls have been posted at www.mftax.org so people can listen and judge for themselves."

(email con't)
I think there are two important things to note here. One, by signing these recall petitions and opposing Act 10, Lynn clearly believes in a liberal ideology that is counter to what the significant majority of our residents believe in terms of how we should manage our tax dollars and public schools. Second and more importantly, Lynn has demonstrated a pattern of dishonesty. We need people of integrity in our local government, and Lynn isn't one. So I urge each of you to vote this coming Tuesday, April 3rd for Brian Schneider, who thankfully is running against her. In order to make sure we are successful in electing Brian, I would also ask each of you to take a few minutes to email, call, text or post a message to Facebook asking other neighbors or friends in the Hamilton District (Sussex, Lisbon, SW Men Falls) to make sure they vote for Brian on Tuesday. Thanks for your help.
Jeremy

Everything in this email is true - I suppose the truth can be "poison", Rachel.