Sen. Taylor sent box of excrement by mining bill supporter

[hue]

Source: Today's WTMJ 4 News

MADISON- State Senator Lena Taylor's office has confirmed to Newsradio 620 WTMJ they have a received an "envelope full of human excrement" from a mining supporter.

Senator Taylor Chief of Staff, Erik Peterson told Newsardio 620 WTMJ that shortly before noon, the Senate mail staff noticed a suspicious package in the mail which was believed to be human excrement. Peterson said he could smell the package and called Capitol police and authorities confirmed it was human excrement.

Peterson wasn't sure if a follow up investigation was sought in this case.

He told Newsradio 620 WTMJ that the return label on the package said, "The Milwaukee Trade Unions Want The Iron Mine."

Read more: http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/142983075.html

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How low can they go??? Wonder if they can do a DNA test on this??

[Politicalboi]

1. "Peterson wasn't sure if a follow up investigation was sought in this case"

It's a health hazard. It's disgusting. What's next?

[notadmblnd]

2. I think minimum they will analyze the DNA ans run the results through the database.

No?

[SamG]

4. Unfortunately, human solid waste is a very poor

sample to examine for DNA. Lots of vegetable and animal DNA in it, but few human cells with testable DNA. By virtue of the fact that feces contains mostly broken-down human blood cells, filtered through the liver and/or kidneys, human feces is a poor sampling from which to identify an individual.

DNA breaks down fastest within the animal organism itself, before being excreted. Various animal bacteria and enzymes do a very efficient job at breaking up the organism's DNA, before it emerges from the animal. Undigested food, (meat or poultry or fish and many fibrous vegetables), do retain their DNA, but not so for animal DNA from the feces donor.

[Cirque du So-What]

11. How refreshing

to find someone who really knows his shit.

[Canuckistanian]

13. LOLOL

[wordpix]

20. lololol

[HillWilliam]

25. DUzy!! n/t

[MADem]

15. That's odd--I recently read a story about a condo complex that required anyone with a pet to submit

the animal for DNA testing, so in the event they found an errant poop on the property, they could--supposedly--test it for DNA.

http://www.wlwt.com/r/30525519/detail.html

So, is this a boondoggle...or a poopdoggle...on the part of the complex?

[SamG]

17. Could be right! A dog's digestive system, compared to

a human's has less enzyme action in the tract, and perhaps more blood cells emerge unscathed. I simply do not know.

But testing human feces for human DNA, I do know, often is contraindicated, as human feces contains both undigested food products, (plant cell "ruffage", mostly, and undigested animal meat) and well broken-down blood cells, where human DNA has been severely compromised.

Human feces DOES exhibit various whole cells of invasive infection, and is a proper diagnostic tool for certain illnesses and for malfunctioning livers.

[man4allcats]

3. Ain't that some shit?

Sorry. Somebody had to say it.

[MADem]

16. Yep, that's some nasty shit right there! nt

[sakabatou]

5. Oh yay, shit in a box

How low can these asshole go?

[guitar man]

6. So let me see if I've got this straight

Some rethug idiot is pissed at the senator so he mails himself to her? Classy

[sikorsky]

7. Further testing reveals substance to be shinola.

[Citizen Worker]

8. Excuse me, but I smell Karl Rove.

[benld74]

9. Are they sure it wasn't a mining supporter's thoughts in that envelope?

[Crowman1979]

10. Further proof of Rethuglican de-evolution.

[Release The Hounds]

12. Stay classy baggers

[2ndAmForComputers]

24. Not a bagger.

An enveloper.

[qb]

14. I don't think associating your cause with human excrement gives you an edge in public opinion!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Add that to a cup of motor oil, stir like crazy

and you have a republican candidate.

[midnight]

19. You can always tell when our representatives are doing their jobs well, the other side tries to sh*t

things up...

[pacificman]

21. just goes to prove

the wingnuts are full of shit. literally.

[HillWilliam]

26. Well, that one ain't any more

After mailing his donation he's probably a quart low.

[wordpix]

22. I smell something foul - I would question the mine owner, who may be blaming the union as

a "blame the union" distraction/subterfuge.

[wordpix]

23. pres of mining co. "formerly" worked at multinational Inmet Mining Corp

My guess is this "little" company that wants an open pit mine in WI is an Inmet subsidiary. Inmet is the one operating the notorious Las Cruces mine.

http://www.inmetmining.com/aboutInmet/default.aspx