David Clarke

[[File:David Clarke by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|165px|Jamie Foxx if he was a racist cop.]]
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'''David Alexander Clarke Jr.''' {{lived|1956|}}, also known as '''"The People's Sheriff"''' (a title that would make [[wikipedia:Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] 
proud
 ashamed) is the former sheriff of Milwaukee County, [[Wisconsin]]. He's also the very definition of a [[DINO]], clearly only registered as a [[Democrat]] to get his position in the Democrat-leaning Milwaukee, and is the personification of what a [[wingnut]] is. He was a regular contributor on [[Fox News]] and was once a guest host on [[Sean Hannity]]'s show, and also hosts his own podcast on ''[[TheBlaze]]''.

==Prisoner mistreatment==
In 2018, three sheriff's officers, who had been under Clarke's supervision, were charged in the death of an inmate who was deprived of water in the Milwaukee County Jail.<ref name=hawkins>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/13/profound-dehydration-milwaukee-county-sheriffs-officers-charged-in-death-of-inmate-denied-water-for-a-week/|title='Profound dehydration': Milwaukee County sheriff's officers charged in death of inmate denied water for a week|last=Hawkins|first=Derek|date=February 13, 2018|work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> The jail had long been decried for the abusive treatment of prisoners by staff.<ref name=hawkins/>

==Plane altercation==
Clarke was the subject of an FBI investigation after an incident on a plane bound for Milwaukee. Clarke had a minor disagreement with a fellow passenger named Dan Black. Clarke texted one of his officers, asking that the officer detain Black once the plane landed in Milwaukee with the instructions in the message stating "Just a field interview, no arrest unless he becomes an asshole with your guys," Clarke texted, according to the FBI affidavit. Six officers and two police dogs met Black at the plane's exit, Black wrote in an official complaint. The affidavit also reveals that Clarke emailed subordinates asking them to post "memes and messages" including one calling Black a "snowflake" on the official Milwaukee County Sheriff's Facebook page.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-investigated-sheriff-clarke-over-plane-altercation FBI Investigated Sheriff Clarke Over Plane Altercation]. The Daily Beast, 29 December 2017.</ref>

==List of wingnuttery==
===Planned Parenthood===
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Clarke is a vocal critic of [[Planned Parenthood]], believing that it should be renamed "Planned Genocide".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/sheriff-clarke-escape-hatch/525195/|title=Sheriff Clarke Joins the Trump Administration|last=Ford|first=Matt|date=May 17, 2017|work=The Atlantic}}</ref>

===Black Lives Matter===
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Ironically (or perhaps, not so much so), Clarke is a vocal critic of Black Lives Matter, calling them "Black ''Lies'' Matter" and constantly referring to them as a hate group, also referring to BLM as "subhuman creeps". He has urged the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] to label BLM as a hate group, which has drawn ire (rightfully so) from the [[NAACP]].<ref>18 August 2017 [https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2017/08/economist-explains-15 Economist.com]</ref>

===LGBT Issues===
To the surprise of nobody, Clarke is ragingly against [[LGBT rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/trump_homeland_security_hires_anti_lgbt_sheriff_who_called_for_rage_then_revolt_over_same_sex_marriage|title=Trump Homeland Security Hires Anti-LGBT Sheriff who Called for 'Rage then Revolt" over Same-Sex Marriage|last=Badash|first=David|date=May 17, 2017|work=The New Civil Rights Movement}}</ref> In the wake of the Orlando massacre, Clarke claimed the massacre (namely the gun-control debate surrounding it) was a "distraction".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/11/30/trumps-latest-cabinet-candidate-called-orlando-massacre-a-distraction-and-mocked-transgender-freaks/|title=Trump’s latest Cabinet candidate called Orlando massacre a ‘distraction’ and mocked transgender ‘freaks’|last=Duffy|first=Nick|date=November 30, 2016|work=PinkNews}}</ref> He also claims that trans people "suffer from mental disorders" and that they live a "freakish" lifestyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/david-clarke-transgender-comments-trump-dhs-2016-11?IR=T|title=Top Trump Cabinet candidate claimed trans individuals 'suffer from mental disorders,' live a 'freakish lifestyle'|first=Maxwell|last=Tani|date=November 30, 2016|work=Business Insider}}</ref>

===Gun rights===
Clarke is a [[Gun nut|strong advocate of gun rights]]. He's quite friendly with the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]] (they have frequently donated to his election campaigns), so much so that they paid for him to go to Moscow in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-david-clarke-bridges-donald-trumps-gun-nuts-and-vladimir-putins-kleptocrats|title=How David Clarke Bridges Donald Trump’s Gun Nuts and Vladimir Putin’s Kleptocrats|last=Schecter|first=Cliff|date=December 5, 2016|work=The Daily Beast}}</ref>

===Suspension of ''habeas corpus''===
Clarke called for the suspension of ''[[habeas corpus]]'' in the [[United States]] in a December 2015 appearance on his radio program, where he asserted that there were "hundreds of thousands" or "maybe a million" people who "have pledged allegiance or are supporting [[ISIS]], giving aid and comfort," and stated that "our commander in chief ought to utilize Article I, Section 9 of the [[United States Constitution#Article 1|US Constitution]]" to imprison them at the [[Guantanamo Bay]] detention camp "and hold them indefinitely under a suspension of ''habeas corpus''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518185628/https://www.thenation.com/article/sheriff-david-clarke-is-determined-to-suspend-habeus-corpus-and-shred-the-bill-of-rights/|title=Sheriff David Clarke Is Determined to Suspend Habeas Corpus and Shred the Bill of Rights: The right-wing extremist’s disregard for the Constitution is well documented, and now he’s reportedly joining Trump’s DHS|last=Nichols|first=John|date=May 18, 2017|work=The Nation}}</ref>

===Donald Trump===
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Clarke is a vociferous supporter of Donald Trump. Following Trump's victory in the [[2016 United States Presidential Election]], it was speculated that Clarke would be given a position in his cabinet, possibly as Secretary of Homeland Security. 

In May 2017, it was announced that Clarke would serve as Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Partnership and Engagement in the Trump Administration. However, after the backlash caused by this announcement, Clarke rescinded his acceptance of the post a month later.<ref>Abby Phillip, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/06/17/milwaukee-sheriff-david-clarke-rescinds-acceptance-of-homeland-security-post/ Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke rescinds acceptance of Homeland Security post]. ''[[The Washington Post]]'', 17 June 2017.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Joe Arpaio]] - His equally insane Southwestern counterpart and fellow Trumpster.

==References==
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