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riversedge

(69,722 posts)
Sun May 10, 2015, 09:20 AM May 2015

@GovWalker Lied about @WisIdea, New Memos Show

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.....The new documents include administration talking points showing a communications plan for specific questions defending the removal of the Wisconsin Idea, contradicting Walker's explanation that the plan was a 'drafting error," a falsehood later promoted by Walker's appointee, Budget Director Michael Heifetz.

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Line-by-line instructions and specific talking points composed by Walker's staff are not budgetary drafting errors. The Wisconsin State Journal's (DeFour) piece today declines to point out Scott Walker lied.

DeFour's piece in part resembles Walker and the administration's spinning Walker's misrepresentations. DeFour writes, "Walker initially described the change as a 'drafting error' but later acknowledged his administration botched the rewrite."

A botch does not come with talking points and line-by-line instructions deleting iconic language of a revered institution. DeFour appears to have forgotten in drafting today's piece he a journalist and not a Walker spin doctor. The same spin that Walker's intentional striking of the Wisconsin Idea was "botched" was printed in a February 6 piece co-authored by DeFour.

Widespread outrage and ridicule over Walker's proposal in February saw the Walker administration release a series of statements misrepresenting known facts.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ran a report on Feb. 5 (Stein, Marley and Herzog) entitled Walker forced to admit UW objected to Wisconsin Idea changes. Reads the Journal-Sentinel's piece:...


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@GovWalker Lied about @WisIdea, New Memos Show (Original Post) riversedge May 2015 OP
Walker lies? Who knew? Scuba May 2015 #1
Walker is a not a honest person and has been caught in a number of lies Gothmog May 2015 #2
Ho Hum Miigwech May 2015 #3
 

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
3. Ho Hum
Sun May 10, 2015, 09:48 PM
May 2015

The ignorant voters of Wisconsin will ignore this information. It's to compliacadaded for them. They love their fish eyed Governor, because he's a "christian" ... end of discussion

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