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(53,475 posts) Sun May 27, 2012, 06:45 AM May 2012

Beware of False Walkergate Story

The story in question has been posted here on DU.

http://cognidissidence.blogspot.com/2012/05/beware-false-watergate-story.html

There is, unfortunately, a false report being spread like wildfire about Scott Walker and five of his cronies being charged in the Walkergate investigation immediately after the recall election. This story should not be believed.

The story is by H. Nelson Goodson of Hispanic News Network USA:

On Friday, investigative information released by a reliable source indicated that Governor Scott Walker (R) and up to five others in the governor’s circle while he was Milwaukee County executive will be facing several felony charges resulting from the John Doe investigation. The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office (DA) is expected to file charges against Walker and five other suspects on allegations that they used county time to campaign to help elect Walker as governor while working and restricted other Walker employees from exposing alleged unethical acts to the DA probe.

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This story is at best unverified and unverifiable and at worst, a garbage post full of lies that I believe is set as a boobytrap to interfere with the recall election and John Doe investigation known as Walkergate. First of all, consider the source. Goodson, and the Hispanic News Network, is the same source that was claiming that there were sufficient signatures gathered in early December. Many saw this as a thinly-veiled attempt to short circuit the signature gathering phase of the recall be getting people to stop early.

Goodson is also a known associate of Aaron Rodriguez, another pseudo-journalist who has blogged for Scott Walker's 2010 campaign and tried to misinform people regarding the actions of Walker's inner office staff, denying that they were doing anything illegal.

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Beware of False Walkergate Story (Original Post) Scuba May 2012 OP

i figured there was something fishie about this.... madrchsod May 2012 #1

I wasn't as sharp as you -- I bought the story. Jim Lane May 2012 #2

Me too... snacker May 2012 #3

I just want to take some notes on this. Festivito May 2012 #4

madrchsod

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1. i figured there was something fishie about this....

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2012, 08:13 AM

May 2012

i did a google search on this guy and it would seem he really is`t all that. every entry on google said basically the same thing and from what i saw the guy really has`t done anything to be praised for.

barrett knows what the deal is but proving it is another story. on big ed`s radio show he was saying he wanted to ask walker about where the defense money is coming from and the website take down. maybe next time?