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Still In Wisconsin's Journal
Still In Wisconsin's Journal
August 21, 2015

How do you spell schadenfreude? MJS: "GOP leaders dispute Scott Walker's account of union battle"

Enjoy this delicious tidbit from the Miwaukee Urinal Sentinel:

"There were a lot of people in my party, particularly in the legislative branch, who said, 'You know it's nice to be in the majority, that means we've got a bigger office and more staff and nice titles but I don't know that we really want to do all that much more.'

"They said, 'It's kind of safe here, if we have to push some of the big, bold reforms you're talking about, there might be some push-back. And some of us in safe seats might actually have some challenges.' You know what? We said, 'Never mind. We got elected for a reason. We didn't get elected for a title .... We got elected to do something.'"

But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said Republicans in that house never balked over the controversial proposal to all but end collective bargaining for most of the state's public workers, known as Act 10.

"That was not my recollection," Vos said. "I wasn't in every meeting but on the Assembly side, I never met anybody (in leadership) who wasn't on board from day one."


Read more at: http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/gop-leaders-dispute-scott-walkers-account-of-union-battle-b99561565z1-322531831.html
August 5, 2015

Got a question for you Texans...

As my name implies I am from Wisconsin. I've been taking a lot of shit lately for Scott Walker. There's some good natured stuff that I normally join in on because it's fun, but there's beginning to be more and more folks basically blaming this entire state for one Scott Kevin Walker, who is currently trying to appear the most conservative Governor on a stage he shares with the likes of Rick Perry. I do try to explain that while our state has in fact elected a walking, talking Howdy Doody puppet three times in four years, DEMOCRATS on a site like DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND, public school teachers, Planned Parenthood nurses and folks like these are probably not the ones to trash talk.

So what do y'all say to Democrats/ Progressives who blame you, personally, for things like Iraq because, you know, Bush?

Thanks, and Go Rangers. Really-- I still like Prince Fielder.

July 26, 2015

My Beloved Milwaukee Brewers are out of contention and beginning to sell of veterans for prospects..



I propose a trade in which we send Carlos Gomez back to the Twins along with Scott Walker for a Lieutenant Governor and two minor league pitchers. Then, the Twins can just release Walker and everyone's happy! Whaddya think Twins fans?
July 26, 2015

My Beloved Milwaukee Brewers are out of contention and have begun selling off veteran players to

improve for the future by acquiring prospects.

I propose in one of the upcoming trades, the other team also takes Scott Walker. Say, Carlos Gomez and Scott Walker to the Twins for a Lieutenant Governor and two minor league pitchers. Then, the Twins can just release Walker and everyone's happy!

July 25, 2015

Scott Walker, American Dictator in Waiting

Here's an excellent, thorough piece from Alternet that very accurately describes the Scott Walker we in Wisconsin have come to know, and who I sincerely hope the rest of America doesn't have to. This guy is very skilled in the highly toxic, divisive brand of politics he practices, and that makes him very dangerous. He started a club called "Jesus USA" when he was six years old that blended "patriotism" with his Baptist preacher father's fundamentalist religion. As we say in Wisconsin, uffda.

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/why-scott-walker-american-dictator-waiting

"Someday, a novelist with Wisconsin roots will tell the story of Walker’s engagement in squalid politics—and whether it carried him to the White House,”
July 16, 2015

My teabagger in-laws just called to tell my wife and me that Walker had been proven innocent

by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They said we should stop hating him now and can't understand why we aren't more supportive of him.

Oh let's see... I work for the UW System, we have kids in public school, we like clean water, ...


July 13, 2015

All Wisconsin Badger fans: this will make you vomit for sure:

As we all know, Scott Walker, who for the past couple years has only been "exploring" the idea of running for President (cough cough) is now officially in the race. The Walker people have wasted no time in co-opting the UW's "W" sign that you make with your two thumbs and index fingers. It now stands for WALKER, not Wisconsin, got it? So when Corey Clement scores the first Badger touchdown this fall and does the "W" sign he's not saluting his teammates, fans, and University, he's saying "I'm all in for Scott Walker!"

Got it? Walker. Not Wisconsin.




July 13, 2015

Badger fans: this will make you puke:

The Walker people have already co-opted the UW's "W" sign that you make with your two thumbs and index fingers. It now stands for WALKER, not Wisconsin, got it? So when Corey Clement scores the first Badger touchdown this fall and does the "W" sign he's not saluting his teammates, fans, and university, he's saying "I'm all in for Scott Walker!"

Got it? Walker. Not Wisconsin.





July 13, 2015

Scott Walker starring in UNINTIMIDATED, a production of Koch Industries and the Bradley Foundation

SEE Scott Walker BRAVELY face down public school teachers carrying protest signs!

FEEL the excitement as he BOLDLY "takes on" his own constituents!

EXPERIENCE wave after wave of excitement as Scott Walker dismantles public K-12 education!

THRILL as the UNINTIMIDATED Scott Walker defeats and destroys the University of Wisconsin, something not even the FORMERLY undefeated Kentucky Wildcats could do!

All of this in the Scott Walker Show, now officially opening all across the country!

July 10, 2015

Scott Walker throws both Fitzgerald and Vos under the bus over "Openrecordsgate"

This all after both Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald BOTH said they worked with Walker's office in coming up with these changes. I really think this guy is truly a sociopath. He doesn't care about ANYTHING but his own presidential ambitions and he's willing to hang probably the second and third most powerful Republicans in the state out to dry in his quest.

This is about to get really, really interesting!

This headline in the Madison paper today says it all:

Scott Walker: Open records changes 'a huge mistake' that 'didn't come from us'

From the article: Gov. Scott Walker pointed the finger at Republican lawmakers Friday on a widely criticized proposal to curtail Wisconsin's open records laws, calling it "a huge mistake" that didn't originate in his office.

"I think it was a mistake to even think about it in the budget, even though it didn't come from us," Walker told radio host Charlie Sykes on Friday.

Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-open-records-changes-a-huge-mistake-that-didn/article_1f25802b-535a-52e7-9111-ab6602c2beab.html#ixzz3fXFs1CoU

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