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Joan Walsh writes a good

trkingmomoe — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:21:45 +0000

In reply to Gov. Walker’s ‘Drafting Error’

Joan Walsh writes a good piece covering this in Salon.

http://www.salon.com/2015/02/11/scott_walkers_lying_mess_how_a_tough_wisconsin_teacher_schooled_the_governor/

She lets you know how he is a lying about things and that the media hasn't taken a good look at it. She also feels he won't be the nominee.

Will Walker’s latest fibs be destructive for his presidential bid? We’ll find out. The national media has yet to dig deeply into the many nagging questions about Walker’s career, from his Marquette student government hijinks to his mysterious departure from the university, to his Red Cross years, to all the details of the two John Doe probes that led to the conviction of six aides and close associates.

Walker’s a frontrunner in some polls right now, but this year might be a rerun of 2012 – a bit like a kids’ T-ball tournament, where everyone’s takes a turn as winner, and everyone gets to hold onto the trophy for a while. (Remember when Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich led the pack, and Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa?) I’ve underestimated him before, I admit, but I don’t see this guy as a presidential nominee, let alone president.

Yes he does scare many who have read about him or live in Wisconsin but he is only part of the GOP rodeo right now. He will have to be able to hold up to the Bush machine that is battle harden and very good at opposition research. Remember the Willy Horton ads?

Right wing talk radio is very

trkingmomoe — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 02:05:09 +0000

In reply to Walker is the Republican that

Right wing talk radio is very popular in the rural areas of Wisconsin and they portray him as a hero against the liberals. RW talk radio is declining now in most of the country because of the loss of advertisers. Listeners are now trending to sports talk and music/entertainment talk. Snotty Walker has had a free ride in Wisconsin and may not get it from the rest of the country. His one point lead in Iowa poll has put him in the driver seat of the GOP clown car and that has made him the target of national media. He is in over his head and the media don't have to work to hard to find it.

He was using the budget to

trkingmomoe — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 01:06:19 +0000

In reply to Walker deleted this from the

He was using the budget to change the statement. He is known to use the yearly budget to change what he wants and strip regulations. He always gets away with it because it only goes to the budget committee and not seen by legislators for debate. The Wisconsin media is right wing and don't look close at what he is doing. This time the national media is now interested in him and they picked up on it. He had to walk it back because of the push back. He is trying to prove his Koch Bros credentials. "The Wisconsin Idea" motto and the mission statement is very important to Wisconsin alumni and students. To them it appeared that he was trying to make the school into a trade school with the budget cuts also. The state now only gives less then 10% support to the school.

Walker is the Republican that

MrSmith1 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:06:10 +0000

In reply to Gov. Walker’s ‘Drafting Error’

Walker is the Republican that scares me the most. Even more than Ted Cruz. Walker talks sweetly and acts viciously and without care. We underestimate him at our own peril.

Walker deleted this from the

NCD — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:54:10 +0000

In reply to Gov. Walker’s ‘Drafting Error’

Walker deleted this from the University of Wisconsin Mission statement:

“Basic to every purpose of the system is the search for truth.”

Even a proven failure of an ideology can still be inspiring and powerful for many followers.

Truth is the greatest threat to it's continued existence. Ambitious Republicans like Walker intuitively recognize that fact.