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Related: About this forumWalker's Loss is Barrett's Gain - Police Association Endorses Barrett
http://www.politiscoop.com/us-politics/wisconsin-politics/1374-walker-s-loss-is-barrett-s-gain-police-association-endorses-barrett.htmlMadison In the wake of Scott Walkers infamous hug and kiss Divide and Conquer (Caught on tape) episode with billionaire Diane Hendricks back last January, it appears the division is coming from those who previously endorsed him.
The West Allis Professional Police Association today announced its endorsement of Tom Barrett in the race for Wisconsin governor, reversing their support of Scott Walker in 2010 after seeing the governor's 'divide-and-conquer' style over the past 16 months
The entire fallout from the latest billionaire confessions has yet to be seen, but there seems to be a growing number of former Walker supporters about to get behind Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Scott Walkers relationship with those with large sums of money has been well documented. Initially, the public only knew of the fake David Koch phone call that came at the height of the Madison protests, and now this explicit acknowledgement of turning Wisconsin into a one party state as well as a right-to-work state.
Walker knows he is in serious political trouble and came out firing today in a denial to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, saying he doesnt support right-to-work legislation. But the citizens of Wisconsin already know what the governor says to the public and what he says to billionaires are entirely two different realities.
Gov. Walker actually sponsored right-to-work legislation two decades ago when he served in the state Legislature and was at an event in Burlington when he told reporters:
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Walker's Loss is Barrett's Gain - Police Association Endorses Barrett (Original Post)
hue
May 2012
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Barrett's response was great...particularly as he clearly implied Walker is a self-serving liar
HereSince1628
May 2012
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Woody Woodpecker
(562 posts)1. That is very good news.
I think the police union have finally learned the lesson of when there's smoke - there's fire.
They definitely got burnt by Walker on this one.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)2. Barrett's response was great...particularly as he clearly implied Walker is a self-serving liar
Scott Walker has plunged our state into political turmoil with his divide and conquer style of governing, and Wisconsin is tired of it. More alarming is how Walker says in public what he thinks the people want to hear, but then reveals his true colors to the conservative billionaires bankrolling his campaign. We cannot trust what Scott Walker says, and we cant fix Wisconsin and stop our massive job loss if we keep Scott Walker as governor.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/barrett-responds-to-walker-divide-conquer-video