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	<title>Comments on: Morrison allegations need independent review</title>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144606</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I don&#039;t care.I&#039;m disappointed that he&#039;s a jerk, but I&#039;m not anymore concerned about his ability to do his job. Just like Clinton.&quot;

So you don&#039;t think having sex in his office during work interferes with his ability to do his job, PMom?
I don&#039;t even have time to eat lunch when I&#039;m working..

You don&#039;t think his dishonesty and lack of judgement will interfere with his abilty to do an effective job in such a position of monumental responsibility?I think if he&#039;s fool enough to screw around on the job with a subordinate, he probably can&#039;t be trusted to make wise decisions in other areas as well.I don&#039;t think Clinton was the shining example of a great president...his lack of self control cost our country too much and was a distraction that wouldn&#039;t have happened if he was smart enough to keep his pants on.


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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care.I&#8217;m disappointed that he&#8217;s a jerk, but I&#8217;m not anymore concerned about his ability to do his job. Just like Clinton.&#8221;</p>
<p>So you don&#8217;t think having sex in his office during work interferes with his ability to do his job, PMom?<br />
I don&#8217;t even have time to eat lunch when I&#8217;m working..</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t think his dishonesty and lack of judgement will interfere with his abilty to do an effective job in such a position of monumental responsibility?I think if he&#8217;s fool enough to screw around on the job with a subordinate, he probably can&#8217;t be trusted to make wise decisions in other areas as well.I don&#8217;t think Clinton was the shining example of a great president&#8230;his lack of self control cost our country too much and was a distraction that wouldn&#8217;t have happened if he was smart enough to keep his pants on.</p>
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		<title>By: wildeyed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144605</link>
		<dc:creator>wildeyed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So what about Paul&#039;s hypocrisy as revealed in his campaign ads?Good family man?Good churchman?

The questions that should advise his fate as AG are whether he used his side action to spy on Kline&#039;s investigation and whether the affair constituted sexual harassment.   Yes on either should cause him to resign.
Agreed?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what about Paul&#8217;s hypocrisy as revealed in his campaign ads?Good family man?Good churchman?</p>
<p>The questions that should advise his fate as AG are whether he used his side action to spy on Kline&#8217;s investigation and whether the affair constituted sexual harassment.   Yes on either should cause him to resign.<br />
Agreed?</p>
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		<title>By: TDT</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144604</link>
		<dc:creator>TDT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mary - First, I believe that some of us would be inclined to want Kline to step down if he was found out to have had an affair in office, but IMO, it&#039;s probably more because we wanted him out to begin with, and this would have been the justification needed. Up until now, there had been no reason to want Morrison out.

Second, Craig was a gay basher that turned out to be gay, by most accounts except for his. The hypocracy is what bothers the majority on that one, not that it was a homosexual encounter.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mary &#8211; First, I believe that some of us would be inclined to want Kline to step down if he was found out to have had an affair in office, but IMO, it&#8217;s probably more because we wanted him out to begin with, and this would have been the justification needed. Up until now, there had been no reason to want Morrison out.</p>
<p>Second, Craig was a gay basher that turned out to be gay, by most accounts except for his. The hypocracy is what bothers the majority on that one, not that it was a homosexual encounter.</p>
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		<title>By: Jed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144603</link>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Larry Craig&#039;s sin was not homosexuality, it was hypocrisy. If he just got up and announced he was gay, as far as I&#039;m concerned, he should keep his job. He was vociferously denouncing gay people while he himself was engaging in anonymous gay sex. That&#039;s the real sin!
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Larry Craig&#8217;s sin was not homosexuality, it was hypocrisy. If he just got up and announced he was gay, as far as I&#8217;m concerned, he should keep his job. He was vociferously denouncing gay people while he himself was engaging in anonymous gay sex. That&#8217;s the real sin!</p>
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		<title>By: political_mom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144602</link>
		<dc:creator>political_mom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The thing with the republicans is their hypocritical stance.  No Craig committed a crime, he was soliciting sex.  I don&#039;t care if he has a gay affair.  You know I think gay/straight relationships should be on the same level.  He did something bad, but that&#039;s a personal thing.  I don&#039;t care.I&#039;m disappointed that he&#039;s a jerk, but I&#039;m not anymore concerned about his ability to do his job.  Just like Clinton.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The thing with the republicans is their hypocritical stance.  No Craig committed a crime, he was soliciting sex.  I don&#8217;t care if he has a gay affair.  You know I think gay/straight relationships should be on the same level.  He did something bad, but that&#8217;s a personal thing.  I don&#8217;t care.I&#8217;m disappointed that he&#8217;s a jerk, but I&#8217;m not anymore concerned about his ability to do his job.  Just like Clinton.</p>
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		<title>By: Billy Bob</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144601</link>
		<dc:creator>Billy Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Never mind Kansas, don&#039;t wake up. It&#039;s a lot of fun watching you act on naive perspectives. Keep it up Kansas.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never mind Kansas, don&#8217;t wake up. It&#8217;s a lot of fun watching you act on naive perspectives. Keep it up Kansas.</p>
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		<title>By: Billy Bob</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144600</link>
		<dc:creator>Billy Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You think your going to get an &quot;independent&quot; reveiw in this state. Get real, all you&#039;ll get is another Kansas white wash, he&#039;ll get a pay raise, a medal, and a large pension, expense account, and great insurance, not to mention paying for his latest mistress. Wake up Kansas.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You think your going to get an &#8220;independent&#8221; reveiw in this state. Get real, all you&#8217;ll get is another Kansas white wash, he&#8217;ll get a pay raise, a medal, and a large pension, expense account, and great insurance, not to mention paying for his latest mistress. Wake up Kansas.</p>
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		<title>By: J R</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144599</link>
		<dc:creator>J R</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s off subject but topical.

Larry Craig appears to have skated by outlasting our soundbyte culture. I give him credit for understanding that the publics lack of an attention span would spare him in the short term.

I doubt he survives another election though.

So it will be with Morris probably.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s off subject but topical.</p>
<p>Larry Craig appears to have skated by outlasting our soundbyte culture. I give him credit for understanding that the publics lack of an attention span would spare him in the short term.</p>
<p>I doubt he survives another election though.</p>
<p>So it will be with Morris probably.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144598</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What if it was a gay affair? Would that make a difference? Is the public more tolerant of affairs between men and women than gay people?What about Larry Craig..what would have happened if he choose not to step down? Do you think Idaho would have tolerated him staying in office?

This is funny:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9xn60IBXA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9xn60IBXA&lt;/a&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if it was a gay affair? Would that make a difference? Is the public more tolerant of affairs between men and women than gay people?What about Larry Craig..what would have happened if he choose not to step down? Do you think Idaho would have tolerated him staying in office?</p>
<p>This is funny:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9xn60IBXA" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9xn60IBXA</a></p>
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		<title>By: J R</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144597</link>
		<dc:creator>J R</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Iguess it would also depend on how a successor to Morris would be chosen.

I admit ignorance to that.

I certainly would not want the ks house appointing a stand in. I&#039;d want a vetted and thoughtful election.

Kansas is a crazy place. When the best you have is a Republican fed up with the excesses of his own party for AG, you have to be careful.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Iguess it would also depend on how a successor to Morris would be chosen.</p>
<p>I admit ignorance to that.</p>
<p>I certainly would not want the ks house appointing a stand in. I&#8217;d want a vetted and thoughtful election.</p>
<p>Kansas is a crazy place. When the best you have is a Republican fed up with the excesses of his own party for AG, you have to be careful.</p>
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		<title>By: J R</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144596</link>
		<dc:creator>J R</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wanted Phil Kline to step down lots of times. It didn&#039;t happen.

The election settled it.

Let that process work here as well.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wanted Phil Kline to step down lots of times. It didn&#8217;t happen.</p>
<p>The election settled it.</p>
<p>Let that process work here as well.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144595</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t like Phil Kline..I think he&#039;s a nut..but if he was caught in the same unethical situation as Morrison, I believe he would be treated differently than Morrison by the liberals.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t like Phil Kline..I think he&#8217;s a nut..but if he was caught in the same unethical situation as Morrison, I believe he would be treated differently than Morrison by the liberals.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144594</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Would you expect Phil Kline to step down if he was caught in the same circumstance, JR?Think about it and be honest.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would you expect Phil Kline to step down if he was caught in the same circumstance, JR?Think about it and be honest.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144593</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That wasn&#039;t the question JR.
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		<title>By: J R</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144592</link>
		<dc:creator>J R</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Phil Kline was kicked out of office by an ELECTION.

The voters rightly thought he was a zealot on a personal crusade.

IF the voters are uncomfortable with Morrison, they can express it at the next election.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Phil Kline was kicked out of office by an ELECTION.</p>
<p>The voters rightly thought he was a zealot on a personal crusade.</p>
<p>IF the voters are uncomfortable with Morrison, they can express it at the next election.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144591</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree the other charges are more serious..but someone in his position should be expected to be honest and ethical. He is a public servant, elected by the people..so he should be held to a higher standard.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree the other charges are more serious..but someone in his position should be expected to be honest and ethical. He is a public servant, elected by the people..so he should be held to a higher standard.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144590</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What if Phil Kline had an affair with a subordinate in his office? Would you be so forgiving and willing to look the other way?Be honest now.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if Phil Kline had an affair with a subordinate in his office? Would you be so forgiving and willing to look the other way?Be honest now.</p>
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		<title>By: political_mom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144589</link>
		<dc:creator>political_mom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think a consensual affair while in office is worthy of losing a job.  I do feel the other charge is far more serious, and warrants investigation.  Nowhere did I say Morrison should get a slap on the wrist for that.  If it happened, he needs to go.  It&#039;s pretty simple.  But for an affair, nope.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think a consensual affair while in office is worthy of losing a job.  I do feel the other charge is far more serious, and warrants investigation.  Nowhere did I say Morrison should get a slap on the wrist for that.  If it happened, he needs to go.  It&#8217;s pretty simple.  But for an affair, nope.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Caruso</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144588</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Caruso</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Listen to you guys! Just slap him on hand, &quot;boys will be boys&quot; and all that other bulls**t.If it was Phil Kline who got caught with his pants down, you&#039;d all be screaming for his head.It amazes me how you&#039;ll give a pass to someone like Morrison and then condemn others because you disagree with their politics.Morrison should resign for abusing his office..clear and simple. He had an affair with a subordinate, that&#039;s totally unethical..even if it was consentual. He deserves everything that&#039;s going to be coming at him.

&quot;This is a time to admit, in humility, that none of us could withstand a public airing of all our faults, without some embarrassment.&quot;

I don&#039;t agree...there is nothing I&#039;ve done that I&#039;d be embarrassed about anyone else knowing..and there are many out there who could say the same.Just saying &quot;it&#039;s no big deal because everyone does it&quot;, not only is dishonest, it&#039;s no excuse or rational for unethical behavior like his.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen to you guys! Just slap him on hand, &#8220;boys will be boys&#8221; and all that other bulls**t.If it was Phil Kline who got caught with his pants down, you&#8217;d all be screaming for his head.It amazes me how you&#8217;ll give a pass to someone like Morrison and then condemn others because you disagree with their politics.Morrison should resign for abusing his office..clear and simple. He had an affair with a subordinate, that&#8217;s totally unethical..even if it was consentual. He deserves everything that&#8217;s going to be coming at him.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a time to admit, in humility, that none of us could withstand a public airing of all our faults, without some embarrassment.&#8221;</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t agree&#8230;there is nothing I&#8217;ve done that I&#8217;d be embarrassed about anyone else knowing..and there are many out there who could say the same.Just saying &#8220;it&#8217;s no big deal because everyone does it&#8221;, not only is dishonest, it&#8217;s no excuse or rational for unethical behavior like his.</p>
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		<title>By: KansasMeadowlark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2007/12/morrison-allega/#comment-144587</link>
		<dc:creator>KansasMeadowlark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TDT:
&quot;I guess this is what the call was about. I guess Kline is not letting this opportunity slide.&quot;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://70.166.25.138/fairtrialsinamerica/karbino.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://70.166.25.138/fairtrialsinamerica/karbino.php&lt;/a&gt;

In defense of both Morrison and Kline:

The &quot;Bumblebee&quot; is making confusing phone calls in Kansas about Morrison/Kline -- IGNORE the calls, they&#039;ve been going on for two years.  I first heard about such calls by the “Bumblebee” on Nov 13, 2005, just after Morrison filed for office. Conrad J. Braun apparently is using Morrison&#039;s recent problem to confuse everyone.

=====================Judge sentences California man to 60 days in jail for blackmail

Kansas City Star, November 2, 2005,  DIANE CARROLL

Last year, Conrad J. Braun wore a bumblebee costume to court to demonstrate what he said was a sting operation against him by prosecutors.On Monday, Braun, 56, appeared in Johnson County District Court wearing a yellow and black striped tie. But the campaign had little effect on Judge Steve Tatum, who sentenced Braun to 60 days in jail and two years of probation for blackmail.
The charge stemmed from a 2003 letter Braun sent to the husband of his former wife, threatening to expose the husband as a &quot;child abuser&quot; unless he agreed to stay away from members of the Braun family. Tatum said the child-abuse accusation had no merit.
Sara Welch, assistant district attorney, asked for 29 months in prison. Braun has been harassing his former wife since they split 15 years ago, she said, and has been convicted on at least four charges because of it. She said he had violated every previous probation.
Defense attorney Bob Thomas said Braun had refrained from contacting his former wife or her husband in recent months, as Tatum directed. Tatum said Braun&#039;s willingness to avoid that contact helped persuade him to offer probation.
Braun, who lives in San Diego, said his main motive has always been to maintain contact with his children, who are now grown.
Welch said that Braun continued his bumblebee campaign last week by leaving automated voice messages on some Johnson County telephones. Some residents complained, she said.
Braun said he did not mean to offend anyone. He said he came up with the bumblebee idea to interject some humor into what was a very difficult situation for him.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2007Californian behind calls against Morrison.  Call center owner was prosecuted by A.G.-elect

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Johnson County district attorney&#039;s office condemns &#039;Bumblebee&#039; automated calls
Kansas City Star, Nov 23, 2007The Johnson County district attorney&#039;s office received numerous complaints Wednesday from persons who received automated telephone calls that mentioned District Attorney Phill Kline.
Kline said his office condemns the calls and has not played any part in making them.

The caller identifies himself as Conrad J. Braun, who calls himself Bumblebee and once appeared in Johnson County District Court in a bumblebee outfit.

Braun has placed calls in the past attacking former Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison, now Kansas attorney general.

In the current recording, Braun complains about being found guilty in 2005 of a felony charge of blackmail and says he wants Kline to dismiss it.
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&#8220;I guess this is what the call was about. I guess Kline is not letting this opportunity slide.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In defense of both Morrison and Kline:</p>
<p>The &#8220;Bumblebee&#8221; is making confusing phone calls in Kansas about Morrison/Kline &#8212; IGNORE the calls, they&#8217;ve been going on for two years.  I first heard about such calls by the “Bumblebee” on Nov 13, 2005, just after Morrison filed for office. Conrad J. Braun apparently is using Morrison&#8217;s recent problem to confuse everyone.</p>
<p>=====================Judge sentences California man to 60 days in jail for blackmail</p>
<p>Kansas City Star, November 2, 2005,  DIANE CARROLL</p>
<p>Last year, Conrad J. Braun wore a bumblebee costume to court to demonstrate what he said was a sting operation against him by prosecutors.On Monday, Braun, 56, appeared in Johnson County District Court wearing a yellow and black striped tie. But the campaign had little effect on Judge Steve Tatum, who sentenced Braun to 60 days in jail and two years of probation for blackmail.<br />
The charge stemmed from a 2003 letter Braun sent to the husband of his former wife, threatening to expose the husband as a &#8220;child abuser&#8221; unless he agreed to stay away from members of the Braun family. Tatum said the child-abuse accusation had no merit.<br />
Sara Welch, assistant district attorney, asked for 29 months in prison. Braun has been harassing his former wife since they split 15 years ago, she said, and has been convicted on at least four charges because of it. She said he had violated every previous probation.<br />
Defense attorney Bob Thomas said Braun had refrained from contacting his former wife or her husband in recent months, as Tatum directed. Tatum said Braun&#8217;s willingness to avoid that contact helped persuade him to offer probation.<br />
Braun, who lives in San Diego, said his main motive has always been to maintain contact with his children, who are now grown.<br />
Welch said that Braun continued his bumblebee campaign last week by leaving automated voice messages on some Johnson County telephones. Some residents complained, she said.<br />
Braun said he did not mean to offend anyone. He said he came up with the bumblebee idea to interject some humor into what was a very difficult situation for him.</p>
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<p>Wednesday, January 3, 2007Californian behind calls against Morrison.  Call center owner was prosecuted by A.G.-elect</p>
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<p>Johnson County district attorney&#8217;s office condemns &#8216;Bumblebee&#8217; automated calls<br />
Kansas City Star, Nov 23, 2007The Johnson County district attorney&#8217;s office received numerous complaints Wednesday from persons who received automated telephone calls that mentioned District Attorney Phill Kline.<br />
Kline said his office condemns the calls and has not played any part in making them.</p>
<p>The caller identifies himself as Conrad J. Braun, who calls himself Bumblebee and once appeared in Johnson County District Court in a bumblebee outfit.</p>
<p>Braun has placed calls in the past attacking former Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison, now Kansas attorney general.</p>
<p>In the current recording, Braun complains about being found guilty in 2005 of a felony charge of blackmail and says he wants Kline to dismiss it.</p>
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		<title>By: cc</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love how he used his family in his ads.  I have my doubts that an investigation would do anything.  Maybe Kathleen could get the investigation started.  No, wait all the investigators are in Iraq.  Isn&#039;t that her excuse for everything???
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love how he used his family in his ads.  I have my doubts that an investigation would do anything.  Maybe Kathleen could get the investigation started.  No, wait all the investigators are in Iraq.  Isn&#8217;t that her excuse for everything???</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jed - on that we agree.  One big problem we all face is that we are the most likely to meet people with similar interests in our workplaces.  So, it is logical that we might develop friendships - and more - there.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jed &#8211; on that we agree.  One big problem we all face is that we are the most likely to meet people with similar interests in our workplaces.  So, it is logical that we might develop friendships &#8211; and more &#8211; there.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ben,Yes, that is a concern, but it&#039;s often difficult to quantify in any meaningful way. Prosecutors are often judged by their conviction rate, which can sometimes be influenced by factors outside the control of prosecutors, and some prosecutors can get so aggressive in seeking convictions that justice goes by the wayside.
The argument that the affair happened so it must negatively affect the office wouldn&#039;t stand up in most courtrooms. If it can be shown that he was screwing around on company time, that would be serious, but he could point to his predecessor who didn&#039;t seem to do much of anything on company time except fish for a reason to charge Tiller with something.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ben,Yes, that is a concern, but it&#8217;s often difficult to quantify in any meaningful way. Prosecutors are often judged by their conviction rate, which can sometimes be influenced by factors outside the control of prosecutors, and some prosecutors can get so aggressive in seeking convictions that justice goes by the wayside.<br />
The argument that the affair happened so it must negatively affect the office wouldn&#8217;t stand up in most courtrooms. If it can be shown that he was screwing around on company time, that would be serious, but he could point to his predecessor who didn&#8217;t seem to do much of anything on company time except fish for a reason to charge Tiller with something.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jed - my primary question would regard the other allegations - that he interfered with the operations of the office in any way.  THAT, IMO, would be very serious.

Of course, the problem with these allegations is the old &quot;hell hath no fury ... &quot;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jed &#8211; my primary question would regard the other allegations &#8211; that he interfered with the operations of the office in any way.  THAT, IMO, would be very serious.</p>
<p>Of course, the problem with these allegations is the old &#8220;hell hath no fury &#8230; &#8220;</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ken,That would depend on the circumstances. Some subordinates (male and female) think sleeping with the boss is a career move, and many bosses tend not to disillusion them right away. Some office romances work out beautifully and some marriages have been on the rocks for decades. And ex-girlfriends scorned aren&#039;t always the most reliable witnesses around. I&#039;ve worked for a number of companies and seen a lot of affairs and attempted affairs, and there is an awfully lot we don&#039;t know and probably never will. All we really know is that Morrison had an office affair. If that alone disqualifies him for a job, he&#039;s going to have quite a bit of company in the executive unemployment line!
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ken,That would depend on the circumstances. Some subordinates (male and female) think sleeping with the boss is a career move, and many bosses tend not to disillusion them right away. Some office romances work out beautifully and some marriages have been on the rocks for decades. And ex-girlfriends scorned aren&#8217;t always the most reliable witnesses around. I&#8217;ve worked for a number of companies and seen a lot of affairs and attempted affairs, and there is an awfully lot we don&#8217;t know and probably never will. All we really know is that Morrison had an office affair. If that alone disqualifies him for a job, he&#8217;s going to have quite a bit of company in the executive unemployment line!</p>
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