Posts Tagged ‘Scott Walker’

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Republican Governors Joining Death Panels

on July 8th, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Republicans used the idea of death panels as a way to discredit President Obama’s health care law (which was the exact opposite of course), to energize their base, and to scare seniors. It was all a fiction. However, death panels have become a very real thing for Republican governors who have decided to deny their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Voters Lose, Advertising Wins Big

on June 6th, 2012 at 11:00 am

Two examples; The Scott Walker Recall in Wisconsin: Over $50 million was spent trying to keep the highly unpopular Republican governor in office. Most of it was used for negative television ads against Walker’s opponent. Most of it came from out of state.   As Glenn Thrush at Politico writes, “Cash doesn’t talk in 2012, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Why the Wisconsin Recall is so Important

on June 5th, 2012 at 2:36 am

Wisconsin is going to the polls today to recall their unpopular governor, Scott Walker. Unfortunately, Wisconsin is up against some pretty strong outside forces. 60% of Scott Walker’s money comes from out of state. Walker’s biggest supporters are the Koch Brother, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The Koch’s have spent $10 million for Walker through their front […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Scott Walker: Republican Bully of the Day

on May 11th, 2012 at 11:17 pm

The Republican Party has become the POB, the Party of Bullies. Today we highlight Wisconsin’s biggest bully, Republican Governor Scott Walker. Walker is a CNBC-T Party favorite who has continually gone after public employees like teachers and firemen. He’s funded to an obscene degree by right wing billionaires like the Koch Brothers and Beloit billionaire […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Republican Governors Laud Job Growth Under Obama

on May 5th, 2012 at 9:44 am

In Ohio, Republican Governor John Kasich, said, ”We have a website called Ohio Means Jobs and there’s probably about 80,000 jobs listed on there where there are openings,” Kasich told college students meeting with him and Romney… In scanning the website, Kasich said, “you’re going to find a lot of real exciting opportunities.” Virginia Gov.  Bob McConnell […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Romney Works Overtime For Unpopular Wisconsin Governor Fighting Recall

on April 7th, 2012 at 11:32 pm

Wisconsin is a state of 5.7 million people. Over 900,000 people have signed a recall petition to toss Governor Scott Walker out of office. Under this dark cloud, Mitt Romney still embraced the radical far-right governor last week, showing up at phone banks in a show of support. Less than a week later, Walker repealed a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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