The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    Governor Walker punked by someone posing as Koch!

    By CVille Dem on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 9:46am |
    This must be true, because I found it on the internet: http://www.buffalobeast.com/?p=5045

    The link has been taken down, but a link to the audio is below, provided by flower! Thanks for that, flower!

    Update: my link worked 5 minutes ago, but I think it keeps crashing.

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    I get a "Can't establish connection with server" message. Either it has been taken down, or it's overwhelmed with traffic. I hope it's the latter, and will try later. This sounds like it could be great fun.

    Remember when Sarah was punked in his fashion. (Was it the Pope calling? Maybe Ronald Reagan? I can't remember! lol!) This guy is certainly qualified to be just another Sarah Palin without the high heels. Who knows? He's apt to end up a half-Governor, just like her!


    by SleepinJeezus on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 10:15am

    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.)


    by Verified Atheist on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 3:51pm

    I'm having no luck getting the link to work either, Cville, but here is a ewe toob link to the audio.

    What a doosh Walker is.  hahahahaha


    by wabby on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:26am

    Thanks for that flower. Don't know why it isn't working!

    by CVille Dem on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:27am

    There's a part 2!


    by wabby on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:32am

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


    by NCD on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 12:48pm

    Thanks, NCD.

    by CVille Dem on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 1:06pm

    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.


    by NCD on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 1:39pm

    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!


    by SleepinJeezus on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 5:02pm

    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.


    by CVille Dem on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 5:38pm

    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.


    by kgb999 on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 4:07am

    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


    by Anonymous stardust (not verified) on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 5:46pm

    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.

     


    by CVille Dem on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 6:04pm