Scott Walker Informational Thread

[TaftFan]

The purpose of this thread is to collect dirt on Scott Walker.

 

[jjdoyle]

The purpose of this thread is to collect dirt on Scott Walker.

Is he not one of us? I thought every Republican was one of us, as we are them? We are one party, and we grow together!

 

[Natural Citizen]

Yeah? Whatcha lookin' fer, taft? You want some silly nonsensical stuff for internet squabbles on another forum or a dumptruck load of some serious pain for political endeavors? Are you writing an op-ed? If so, then, who is your intended audience?

 

[TaftFan]

Yeah? Whatcha lookin' fer, taft? You want some silly nonsensical stuff for internet squabbles on another forum or a dumptruck load of some serious pain for political endeavors? Are you writing an op-ed? If so, then, who is your intended audience?

Anything that conservatives/libertarians will not like about him. There are a ton of things that can be done with the information. I will add some stuff later.

 

[Brett85]

Anything that conservatives/libertarians will not like about him. There are a ton of things that can be done with the information. I will add some stuff later.

Well, libertarians probably won't like his foreign policy. It's not much different from the other candidates in the race. (Of course with the exception of Rand)

 

[gaazn]

Can someone in this day and age be elected President without a college degree?

 

[William Tell]

[h=1]Column: Bucks' new stadium plan wastes needed money on a bad investment[/h]

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It takes some gall to announce that you’re giving a sports team $220 million the same day you announce future cuts for the University of Wisconsin System amounting to $300 million.

Apparently, Scott Walker had gall Tuesday.

The always entertaining governor of Wisconsin announced his shiny new “Pay Their Way” plan for the Bucks, trying to hide in legalese that he’s basically giving a pair of billionaires $220 million in public funds.

The title “Pay Their Way” implies that the Bucks will pay back the state of Wisconsin for its investment, with Walker saying the funds would be “paid back by projected growth in income taxes from the Bucks, as well as visiting teams, due to salary increases and new TV contracts.”

Sean Dinces, an associate professor at UW and expert on stadium financing, explained to me why this means nothing.

“Walker is attempting to make it sound like using the tax money is a “no cost” approach for the public,” Dinces said. “This is not the case, there is an obvious “opportunity cost” involved in diverting increases in tax revenue away from public goods like education (or, alternatively, increasing tax rates in order to maintain or increase spending in those areas).”

“Another way to think about this ... is that essentially Walker and company are agreeing to burden the state (i.e. taxpayers) with a sizeable amount of the investment risk in the new arena. In other words, the public bears much (if not most) of the risk, while the team keeps all of the profits.”

That should clear up any confusion or rationalization: Walker is giving the Bucks $220 million.

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: The Bucks did not need this money. Their franchise value currently stands at $600 million according to Forbes’ annual team valuations and that could be a conservative estimate. Like pretty much every sports league in the United States, NBA revenues have skyrocketed and will continue to do so for the forseeable future. The team’s two owners, Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens, are estimated to have a combined net worth of $2.9 billion. Putting up $520 million instead of $300 million would have carried more risk, but the financial reward would have still been worth it.

Read more: http://host.madison.com/daily-cardi...a9c-11e4-b5f5-a79921b2b74d.html#ixzz3QcfDEblM

 

[William Tell]

Gov. Scott Walker’s administration is projecting a $2.2 billion deficit heading into the 2015-17 budget cycle.
That’s a sizable hole for Walker, who is contemplating a 2016 presidential run, to climb out of as he crafts his budget proposal due out early next year. Achieving a balanced budget will require scaling back program requests, especially if he wants to cut taxes further.
“We will continue to protect Wisconsin taxpayers, provide a good value to those taxpayers, and live within our means,” Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick said. “Gov. Walker will introduce a balanced budget early next year focused on growing the economy and moving people from government dependence to true independence.”
The deficit reflects how much departmental budget requests exceed projected revenues. It is included in a summary of biennial budget requests provided by the Department of Administration to Walker as he prepares an executive biennial budget for release in early 2015.
State agencies have asked to spend $37.2 billion in 2015-16, or 6.1 percent more than the current year, and $38.4 billion in 2016-17, or a 3.3 percent increase over the first year of the biennium.
“The numbers put out today show what it would cost to fund everyone’s wish list,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said. “The reality is that’s not going to happen. We will continue to manage the state’s finances by making prudent decisions and doing what’s best for Wisconsin and its taxpayers.”
The deficit amount is nearly 13 times higher than the $171.4 million deficit that was projected for the 2013-15 budget in November 2012. The same report in 2010 prepared by Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration projected a $2.2 billion deficit for the 2011-13 budget, including $1.5 billion in spending that exceeded revenues, about $528 million in lost federal Medicaid funding and a $200 million repayment to a patient compensation fund.

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Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/...937-5b23-8cd7-3bc16bf07edb.html#ixzz3QchGi6qj

 

[William Tell]

[h=5]Rand Paul/Ted Cruz 2016
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Scott Walker stood up to teachers unions. So did Chris Christie.
Scott Walker exempted police and firefighter unions from his efforts.
Scott Walker effectively killed Right to Work legislation in his state by urging state senate Republican leaders to pull the bill.
And people want him to become President because he "stood up to the unions?"

https://www.facebook.com/paulcruz2016/posts/770253276402277

 

[Warlord]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=85114404

 

[jurgs01]

Bad on freedom to put what you want in your body:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/13/scott-walker-marijuana_n_4781325.html

Fake fiscal conservative:
http://swampland.time.com/2013/07/17/scott-walkers-big-gamble/

Thinks that liberty and security are a balance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbw-ZqipaTs

Get in line and don't challenge the establishment:
http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/05/s...-democrats-not-challenging-republicans-video/

 

[NIU Students for Liberty]

To add to what William Tell pointed out about Walker's handling of the unions, I believe the police and fire unions were costing the Wisconsin tax payer more money than the teachers' union.

 

[Sola_Fide]

This guy is horrible. But maybe Rand could have him on his ticket to get some other fake conservatives in tow?

 

[hillertexas]

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2013/dec/18/scott-walker-early-years/

WALKER'S TIMELINE 1986-1994

August 1986 -- Enters Marquette University.

Fall 1986 -- Elected to student senate from YMCA dorm. Appointed chairman, Select Senate Committee on Investigation. College Republican and member of Marquette Students for Life.

Spring 1987 -- Loses race for Inter-Residence Hall Council president to write-in candidate Michele Albers. Listed as arts and sciences major.

February 17, 1988 -- Finishes second, as a sophomore, in four-candidate primary election for student government president. Advances to general election.

Feb. 23, 1988 -- Marquette Tribune endorses John Quigley for student president, but says Walker qualified as well.

Feb. 23, 1988 -- Walker responds to editorial with campaign literature criticizing Quigley’s tactics and listing endorsements from 49 students.

Feb. 23, 1988 -- Reports circulate on campus that Walker supporters confiscated and destroyed stacks of Tribunes containing the endorsement.

Feb. 24, 1988 -- Marquette Tribune editorial board revises endorsement, saying Walker is "unfit" because of negative campaigning. Also mentions the alleged theft of the papers.

Feb. 24, 1988 -- Loses general election to Quigley.

Fall 1988 -- Starts part-time job in sales support at IBM office in Milwaukee; later sold warranty agreements on mainframe computers.

February 1990 -- Hired by Greater Milwaukee chapter of American Red Cross in marketing and development department.

May 1990 -- Dropped out of Marquette after completing spring term 34 credits short of minimum needed to graduate. Studied political science, economics and philosophy.

November 1990 -- Lost a long-shot campaign for state Assembly on Milwaukee’s near north side to incumbent Democrat Gwen Moore.

June 1993 -- Won a special election in suburban Wauwatosa for 14th Assembly District seat over Christopher Ament.

March 1994 -- Left American Red Cross.

 

[RandallFan]

"I have serious concerns about the Arizona law — both because the law impedes on the inherent right of the federal government to do its job and to protect our borders, and also because in America we don't want our citizens getting pulled over because of how they look," said the initial statement from the then-Milwaukee County executive, who was in the middle of his first campaign for governor.

But after Mark Neumann, Walker’s opponent in the Republican primary, attacked him on the issue, Walker quickly walked back his initial position, saying he had researched the Arizona law further and would be “comfortable” supporting a similar policy in Wisconsin.

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http://host.madison.com/news/local/...b95-11e4-a760-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz3QpH40U00
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On other immigration positions, Walker has been all over the place. In 2010 he said he would sign an Arizona-style anti-immigrant bill if it came to his desk; by 2012 he was saying that “I think that it would be a huge distraction for us in this state.” In 2013 he briefly appeared to support a path to citizenship, saying:

“It’s all is about the 11 million [undocumented immigrants],” Walker said. “You hear some people talk about border security and a wall and all that. To me, I don’t know that you need any of that if you had a better, saner way to let people into the country in the first place.”
Walker added: “If people want to come here and work hard in this country, I don’t care if you come from Mexico or Canada or Ireland or Germany or South Africa or anywhere else. I want them here.”

In the same interview, Walker said “I think they need to fix things for people who are already here, find some way to deal with that.” When asked specifically about the 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the country, and whether he could “envision a world where with the right penalties and waiting periods and meet the requirements where those people could get citizenship,” Walker replied “sure … I mean I think that makes sense.”

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http://americasvoice.org/research/meet-2016-gop-candidates-president-positions-immigration/

July 29, 2013 Scott Walker won’t say whether or not he supports Rubiocare

“I haven’t taken a position on it…I’m not elected to take that position!”

November 25, 2013 Rush Limbaugh to Scott Walker: We don’t need an alternative to Obamacare!

“Just say no to it! We don’t have the money for it anyway– for all these brand new pieces of legislation!”


December 1, 2013 Green Party candidate Scott Walker: “Austerity is not the answer”

When the federal government steals collects $3 trillion in taxes revenue– and still operates at a loss…

December 16, 2013 La Raza operative Scott Walker endorses Paul Ryan’s tax increase

Scott Walker– formerly a legitimate presidential candidate– endorsed the Ryan Doctrine of capitulation and surrender…






April 1, 2014 Chris Christie’s top 2016 picks besides himself: Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Paul Ryan

Megyn Kelly, reducing herself to giggling and making eyes at Chris Christie in the hopes of securing future interviews– gross!


January 27, 2015 Scott Walker: Pro-Amnesty, Pro-Obamacare, Anti-Austerity

“Austerity is not the answer…”

January 29, 2015 Rush Limbaugh walks back Scott Walker endorsement

“I have not endorsed Walker!”


February 1, 2015 Scott Walker once employed liberal feminazi Liz Mair

“This dude look professional…”


February 3, 2015 Mark Levin: Scott Walker “more radical than Obama” on amnesty

“I honestly don’t know what he’s saying…”

 

[William Tell]

Supported McCain/Kennedy amnesty http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?469235-Walker-Backed-2006-McCain-Kennedy-Amnesty-Bill

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Walker is not a fiscal conservative. He is just a run-of-the-mill big-government bozo. Let's quote Scott Walker himself, shall we:

"The Governor recommends an operating budget of $29.261 billion in fiscal year 2011-12 and
$29.984 billion in fiscal year 2012-13."
"The Governor recommends an operating budget of $33.652 billion in fiscal year 2013-14 and
$34.347 billion in fiscal year 2014-15."
"The Governor recommends an operating budget of $35.938 billion in fiscal year 2015-16 and
$32.347 billion in fiscal year 2016-17."
-- http://doa.wi.gov/Documents/DEBF/Bu...hives/2011-13 Biennial Budget/2011-13_BIB.pdf
http://www.doa.state.wi.us/document...l Budget/2013-15 Executive Budget/bib1315.pdf
http://www.doa.state.wi.us/Document...l Budget/2015-17 Executive Budget/bib1517.pdf

Up, up, up, and away!

And here are the actual budgets, as Walker signed them:
FY11 31,705,633,900
FY12 32,396,034,000
FY13 33,644,919,500
FY14 34,361,871,300

Again: do we see a trend? Keep in mind that there is a very strong line-item veto in Wisconsin. Walker could have cut spending, had he had even the tiniest desire to do that at all! He didn't. He doesn't. Instead spending increased, as you can see. 31 billion, 32 billion, 33 billion, 34 billion. Come on, Scott, where does it stop? Isn't 30 billion enough for ya to steal? Guess not.

Now this stuff is complicated to wade through, because, no one cares at all about little things like facts. They just buy in 100% to whatever the narrative is that's been set up, like a soap opera, and comment, opine, editorialize, etc. based on that. You can find a umptymillion articles written about Scott Walker's budgets, but zip about what those budgets actually are. Anyway, here is a different report from Ballotopedia with different numbers, which I don't know where they're getting them:

"Between fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2013, Wisconsin's total expenditures increased by approximately $2.7 billion, from $40.1 billion in 2009 to $42.8 billion in 2013."
-- http://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_state_budget

So, one way or another, one can definitely say: spending went up under Scott Walker.

Spending went up by a lot under Scott Walker.

Budget cutter? Govenment-shrinker? Conservative? Not hardly.