dagblog - Comments for "Governor Walker punked by someone posing as Koch!"

You say "back to work on your

kgb999 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:07:31 +0000

You say "back to work on your behalf" .... doesn't that imply that he had, at one point, worked on your behalf in the past?

I find that unlikely.

Well, George Will is a very

CVille Dem — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:04:13 +0000

In reply to George Will schools Obama for

Well, George Will is a very articulate ass-hole. (Something I already knew)

I don't have enough information to comment on the second link, but I don't know what this has to do with Gov. Walker admitting that:

a) His main goal is eliminating unions

b) He had to explain to his puppet-master, Koch, why he was talking to Democrats

c) He was trying to trick the Dems back to "talk" when he had no intention of listening, but with the goal of establishing a quorum to allow the Repubs to vote his budget in.

d) There is more to glean from this, but the 3 above are enough. He obviously knows his gravy train depends on his non-negotiating stance.

George Will schools Obama for

Anonymous stardust — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:46:49 +0000

In reply to Governor Walker punked by someone posing as Koch!

George Will schools Obama for his comment about Walker's bill seeming maybe like an attack on unions:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022103190.html

Obama adds Richard Trumpka to Jeffrey Imelt's Jobs Program (pay no attention to the other New Folks) in a "better on the inside than on the outside throwing rocks" move. Will he accept? Stay tuned!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-23/obama-names-chenault-doerr-trumka-to-council-on-jobs-competitiveness.html

Walker is amazingly calm. He

CVille Dem — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:38:31 +0000

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Walker is amazingly calm. He has the conviction of someone who knows that if he just hangs tough, his "extra" paycheck will arrive. He has nothing to lose by doing this, because he really doesn't care about the state or its citizens. If he really did care, he would be nervous.

I've tried to contact my

SleepinJeezus — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:02:22 +0000

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I've tried to contact my Governor regarding SB11, yet Scott Walker won't take my phone call. But he's apparently willing to accept calls from the Koch Brothers?

I live in this state. Koch Brothers don't. I wonder whose agenda is being served here?

Walker needs to get back to work on OUR behalf, and tell the Kochs to take their political fight with the unions down the road. On, Wisconsin!

On Sarah Palin, you're

Verified Atheist — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:51:41 +0000

In reply to I get a "Can't establish

On Sarah Palin, you're probably thinking of the PM of Canada:

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/11/01/palin-probably-doesnt-know-w...

(Who, I think, is either quinn or acanuck.)

At the 3 minute mark in the

NCD — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:39:53 +0000

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At the 3 minute mark in the first half of the phone call there is an interesting exchange where Walker talks about a Democrat who 'became more 'open minded' after making 'real money' in the private sector after serving as Wisconsin head of Health and Human Services.

But Walker says he is 'not one of us'. He is a 'pragmatist' who is 'not there for political reasons' (does this sum up the GOP or what? if you are not there for political reasons and if you a practical person and 'are just trying to get something done' you are not 'one of them').

from the call, 3 minute area, part 1:

BuffKoch: You're not talking to any of these Democrat bastards are you?
Walker : Ah, there's one guy that's actually voted with me on a bunch of things I called on Saturday for about 45 minutes, mainly to tell him while I appreciated his friendship and he's worked with us on other things, tell 'em I wasn't going to budge. Mainly because I thought...
BuffKoch : Damn right.
Walker: ...he's about the only reasonable one over there. I figured if I talked to him he'd go back to the rest of them and say you know, I've known Walker for over 20 years and he's not budging..
BuffKoch: What's his name again?
Walker: His name is Tim Collin.
BuffKoch: Alright, I'll have to give that man a call.
Walker: Actually, in his case, I wouldn't call him and I'll tell you why, he's pretty reasonable but he's not ah, he's not one of us..
BuffKoch: Oh..
Walker: So, I would let him be, I think he is in a position where he can maybe motivate that caucus, he's not ahh, not an ally, he is just a guy, he was in the Senate years ago, he was actually the Senate Democrat leader, back in the 80's, and Tommy Thompson hired him to be head of Health and Human Services, he went into the private sector and made real money and became a little more open minded, and last fall he got elected to the Senate seat he was in 25 years ago and he's kinda one of these guys who really doesn't care, he's not there for political reasons, he just trying to get something done, so he's good to reach out to for me, but he's not a conservative, he's just a pragmatist.

Thanks, NCD.

CVille Dem — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:06:07 +0000

In reply to The entire call is at

Thanks, NCD.

The entire call is at

NCD — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:48:02 +0000

In reply to Governor Walker punked by someone posing as Koch!

The entire call is at Salon.com, it is in two parts, 10 minutes each.

There's a part 2!

wabby — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:32:00 +0000

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There's a part 2!