OK, what about that? How is the money thing breaking down in this recall? From whence Walker’s money? If you are well informed enough to sneer, surely you have the facts right at your fingertips?
Shall I help you out with that?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/us-wisconsin-recall-walker-idUSBRE84000820120501
Of course, that might just be a reflection of the overwhelming popular support Gov Walker currently enjoys, all those small donors rushing to express their approval. An overwhelming support that is not reflected in the lies of the liberal media, of course!
Nor is it reflected in the ease with which the petition drive for recall succeeded in gaining a sufficient number of registered voters. ACORN, maybe? And the liberal media is all about how this money is mostly from rich folks and corporadoes. This affords you an excellent opportunity to rebut their scurrilous lies.
I wait with bated breath.
Tell you what, since I never said that the rich are not pouring money into Walkers hands, I don’t know of any lies to rebut. He does have the ability to raise unlimited money to fight the recall.
I’m off to check into the idea that Walker “gave” millions to corporations.
I’ll let you know what I find.
Altogether, an estimated $86.8 million surged into Wisconsin campaigns and political groups between Jan. 1, 2011 — two days before Walker took office — and April 23 of this year, according to campaign finance statements filed with the state Government Accountability Board.
The period covers the first 16 months of Walker’s tenure, including his controversial measure to effectively eliminate public sector collective bargaining, which turned the state into a national battleground and sparked 15 recall elections.
The bulk of that money — $81.5 million — was split almost exactly in half between Democratic candidates and affiliated organizations, and Republican candidates and their affiliated groups.
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“The perception out there is that the Republicans are much more flush with cash, and that isn’t supported here,” Cramer Walsh said.
That bad man Walker saved corporations 23M by changing combined reporting tax law, and another 71M with other changes according to politifact.com.
Salemnews.com has Il. giving out tax credits/incentives of 272M in 2010, and Ca. more than a billion.
I guess Walker is small time in serving coporate masters.
Oh, I didn’t know it was time to play Let’s Change the Subject, Rusty.
Terr? You missed this part. Glad to help!
Emphasis mine. Couldn’t be your emphasis, of course, because you skipped that part.
No, the reverse, Walker is the recipient of the evil corporations’ money. They don’t come no more eviler than the Koch Brothers.
Except for Ernst Soros Blofeld. First he had Ian Fleming killed, then got Roger Moore cast as Bond, James Bond. Like casting Pee-Wee Herman to be Rambo.
Oh,please can we change the subject?
The other one was so silly " Rich people have money and are willing to give it to someone who will help them".
Does anyone expect anything else to happen?
PS, Rusty is Ok, just don’t call me strawberry shortcakes.
Nope. Refreshing candor on your part, actually.
I hope the truth and myself are not strangers.
Walkers war on the middle class seems overstated.
I work in a non union shop, as does my wife. We have good pay and benefits.
Is that uncommon?
Regardless of the sources, the two parties are about equal in their fundraising. So when Walker wins, the Dems won’t be able to whine about him buying it.
Certainly, if we do not allow it to happen. And that is something we can do something about – if we can just get a POTUS (or a succession of them) who will get us a SCOTUS that will overturn Buckley v. Valeo. There are lots of thriving democracies where it is largely impossible, because illegal, for anyone to influence the outcome of an election by spending money on it.
Barrett has the same funding as Walker?! Cite?! Everything I’ve read to date about this recall says Walker has a lot more, not counting superPAC money.
I gave the cite up thread and quoted from it.
How would we define the terms? What would be “common”? Would it be fair to say that most, if not all, of the benefits currently enjoyed by workers are the result of the labor movement? Or do you dream that child labor laws, social security and pensions simply dropped from the kindly and humane hands of employers? History suggests otherwise.
However, if the sum total of your political viewpoints is “I’ve got mine”, I don’t see how any further discussion could be useful.
Yes, you did quote from it. Rather selectively, point of fact.
The cite in post #184 don’t apply, we’re talking Walker v. Barrett.
What a dishonest piece of crap.
Compares money collected by Barrett for a month and a half with money collected by Walker for a year and a half. Then goes on to compare money collected by Barrett as a primary candidate to Walker who was collecting it for general election.
Try again.