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Wisconsin’s Scott Walker offers to spring for fellow governors’ Harley training
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) said on Tuesday he wants to spice up an upcoming gubernatorial conference with a group motorcycle ride — his treat. According to the Associated Press, Walker offered to pay for his fellow governors to learn how to ride Harley Davidsons during the National Governors Association’s…
Prosecutor: Walker aides caught doing campaign work on taxpayers’ dime
A prosecutor in Wisconsin said Monday that Gov. Scott Walker (R) and top aides participated in a scheme to run campaign operations from government-owned offices, according to a report by The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Monday’s hearing resulted in former Walker deputy chief of staff Kelly M. Rindfleisch being sentenced to…
Schultz and Maddow pound Scott Walker on Paul Ryan’s auto-plant lie
In this slow-burner of a clip from Wednesday night’s MSNBC coverage of the Republican National Convention, Wisconsin’s Gov. Scott Walker (R) found himself caught in the crossfire between two of the sharpest political commentators on television, “Ed Show” host Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show.”…
Watch live: Walker and Holder attend vigil for Sikh shooting victims
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder attend a vigil for the Sunday shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Cree, Wisconsin that claimed the lives of seven people, including the gunman who killed himself. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on Aug. 10.…
Colbert celebrates Walker victory and the end of America’s unions
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert discussed the election results in Wisconsin’s recall election. Gov. Scott Walker (R) won the vote and was able to keep his seat, beating that other guy whose name Colbert can’t remember by a whopping seven points, prompting Colbert to…
Republicans hope Scott Walker’s Wisconsin victory will boost Romney
Republicans have moved swiftly to try to turn their triumph in Wisconsin’s recall election into a springboard for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. Party leaders hailed Scott Walker’s crushing blow to both organised labour and Democrats in Tuesday’s vote as a victory whose momentum could take them to the White House.…
Rep. Barney Frank: Wisconsin recall was ‘a big mistake’
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on Wednesday said it was a bad move for Democrats and unions to attempt to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R). “I think the people on the Democratic side made a big mistake and the funding thing was a big deal,” Frank told The Hill. “My…
Schultz: Wisconsin unions need to educate members why not to vote Walker
MSNBC host Ed Schultz urged unions in Wisconsin Wednesday afternoon to do better job educating their members, following more than a third of union workers voted for Gov. Scott Walker (R) in his recall election victory over Tom Barrett. Appearing on Now with Alex Wagner, Schultz felt the state’s union…
Palin: Walker win proves austerity ‘will help our nation’
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) says that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Tuesday win is proof that austerity measures “will help our nation” and that “thugs” in union leadership were the ones that really needed to be recalled. “It’s good and encouraging news,” Palin told Fox News host Greta Van…
Woman slaps Barrett over concession to Walker
A woman was caught on video slapping Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) on Tuesday night because she felt that he was too quick to concede to Gov. Scott Walker (R). The woman asked Barrett if she could slap him because she was upset that he conceded while she still believed…
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