UNDATED (WTAQ) – Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley is apologizing after a liberal group publicly released columns she wrote while at Marquette University.
The pieces printed in the Marquette Tribune were written by Bradley in 1992. They show Bradley calling homosexuals “queers” and arguing that “homosexual sex kills.” She also claims the election of President Bill Clinton “proves the majority of voters are either totally stupid or entirely evil.”
Another column released Tuesday shows Bradley, writing under her maiden name of Grassl, referring to abortion as a “holocaust of our children.”
“I am so sorry to all of the people who read those words back then, and I’m very sorry to all of the people who have read those words yesterday and today. I’m horribly embarrassed,” Bradley told WTMJ-AM’s Charlie Sykes on Tuesday. “I think it is ridiculous to suggest that people cannot change in the course of a quarter-century.”
Bradley said her mind has been changed by her life experiences since writing those pieces, including almost immediately after they were published because of the reaction they received.
The columns were released by the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now. Meantime, the leader of OWN Scot Ross, is being slammed by Right Wisconsin for vitriolic and hateful tweets Ross has sent much more recently.
Bradley’s opponent in the current race for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, Appeals court judge JoAnne Kloppenburg, has argued there is no “statute of limitations on hate” when it comes to the comments made by the justice.
The incumbent Bradley also fears that this unearthing of old writings could impact the election.
“I am very concerned that the articles will distract from the real issues in this race,” Bradley said. “This race is really about a stark difference in judicial philosophy.”
