Sadly
enough the first part of Governor Walker’s response is just as I told you it
would be. The governor is already trying
to rely on the old plausible deniability tactic as his way of trying to
marginalize the meaning behind his statements to Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks.
In this morning’s Wheeler Report, Governor Walker said that “he could not remember all the particulars about why he would use
the term divide and conquer as a
strategy to end most public union bargaining.”
Yet later today at
the opening of the WI GOP Convention in Green Bay, Governor Walker said that “his comments
referenced his desire to get public employee unions out of the way of his
reforms, saying special interests had stood in the way of his efforts to cut
government spending while Milwaukee County exec and those changes were needed
to fix the state’s budget. Instead, taxpayers needed to be back in charge.”
I do
not know about the rest of you, but both of Governor Walker’s responses are
lousy ones at best. First of all, does the
governor really think for one second that we believe that he does not remember the
particulars of using the statement? I am not buying that one at all. Secondly, are you telling me that after
nearly 24 hours of thinking about his videotaped comments that his remarks at the
GOP convention are the best that he can come up with? I would seriously think about hiring a new
spokesperson and or political advisor.
As
far as Governor Walker’s “divide and conquer” statement, I still say that
Governor Walker needs to explain exactly who it is that he is desiring to
“divide” and what does he mean by “conquering?”
Furthermore, when Governor Walker referenced that “divide and conquer”
was the first step, what are the next steps and how many steps are there in
this plan that he does not recall (I mean remember) the particulars of?
Governor
Walker’s statements in this video are very telling of his true colors and the media
and the public need to call him out on this issue to a very high degree of
accountability and transparency.
Personally I would think that the private sector union people would be
very uneasy over the possibilities that this video suggest as an even greater
hidden agenda to be pursued by Governor Walker and Senator Fitzgerald after
June 5th.
Sincerly,
Gary
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/barrett-walker-at-odds-over-divide-and-conquer-union-remark-oi5coda-151148935.html
The sickening thing is, so many people believe in what Walker says, that he is working for the tax payers, saving the state billions of dollars and creating jobs. WHY do people believe what is so obviously NOT true?
ReplyDeleteI do not trust anything that Scott Walker says. That is why he needs to be removed from office.
ReplyDeleteI am still in shock that any private unions still support this man. Apparently they don't want to exist anymore.
ReplyDeleteThe other fear I have with this video is that it exposes another very real fight we will have with Walker if he wins. HIs supporters have called us crazy to think that he will go after the WRS ... that we just being paranoid in our hatred. Their argument is that Walker told us he wasn't interested in the WRS. But actually, when asked about his plans he continually uses the same passive wording, "at this time I have no interest in the WRS." Those three words "at this time" are classic Walker verbiage -- because it holds him to nothing, as he never says that he will veto a bill. He (and his rich ALEC donors) want their hands on our retirement, and they will begin work on that on June 6th unless we turn him or the Senate.
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