My impressions of Scott Mubarak so far…

[Jackpine Radical]

I think people like Boehner have set him up as the expendable point man in their little social experiment.

They've inflated his ego, convinced him he's a little tin demigod, and sent him up as a trial balloon. If he succeeds in destroying the public employees' unions, he will get his little rewards. If it all comes crashing down on his head, they will abandon him like last fall's dog turd that just melted its way out of the winter snow.

He is a small man, uneducated, vicious, psychopathic, and lacking in depth of any sort. In many ways he reminds me of GWB, except that he lacks the upper-class finish. He is a tool who thinks he is a king.

[onehandle]

1. I think you're right. And I think he's not just a one-termer, but has a real recall chance.

'Scott Mubarak'

heh...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. another Mubarak?

[givemebackmycountry]

3. JR

That's what you call "spot on".

Great post.

Kicked and all that shit...

[PeaceNikki]

4. Spot on. Interesting set up theory.

Interesting indeed.

[Lindsay]

5. I think Boehner is as much of a tool as Walker is

of the real right-wing power like the Koch Brothers.

Otherwise, I agree.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. I don't think my comments and yours are mutually exclusive.

Ultimately, they're all Koch-suckers.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. LMAO... thanks for the laugh

but the strings behind the puppets are long

[northoftheborder]

7. what did he do before becoming governor? businessman, legislator, other?

[Jackpine Radical]

11. Yes.

Actually, his most recent job was as Milwaukee County Executive. He also served in the Legislature at one time. He's a college dropout.

Here, from Wikipedia:


Walker was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Llew Walker, a Baptist minister, and Pat Walker, a bookkeeper.<5> He moved with his family to Plainfield, Iowa when he was an infant, and then to Delavan, Wisconsin when he was ten years old.<5>
While in high school, he attended two weeks of American Legion sponsored training in leadership and government; Badger Boys State held in Wisconsin, and the selective Boys Nation held in Washington, D.C.<6><7> He has credited the experience with solidifying his interest in public service and giving him the "political bug".<5><7> He graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 1986 then attended Marquette University from 1986 to 1990,<4> quitting about 36 credit hours short of graduation, with a grade point average in the C's.<8>
Walker explained his reasons for leaving college: "In the end, I figured I was in school to get a good job,” he said. “So once I had one, family became more important than getting a degree.”<5> He worked for IBM in sales from 1988 to 1990, and in marketing and development at the Red Cross from 1990 to 1994, according to his LinkedIn profile.<9> He is the first governor of Wisconsin in 64 years to not have a college degree.<8>

[Dawson Leery]

9. Would Scott Mubarak be Hosni's love child?

[Jackpine Radical]

10. I doubt there was any love involved.

[ClassWarrior]

21. More like Hosni's preppy cousin.

:rofl:

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

12. I hear that John Nichols said today that he's known Scotty for 25 years, and this isn't...

...Scotty's idea. That he's someone's puppet in this matter (can anyone say the Koch Brothers'?).

Basically what you're saying, JR. :thumbsup:

NGU.

[Jackpine Radical]

13. That really sounds right.

Not to mention FAR right.

Yo, CW. :hi:

How's things down on that end of the state?

[ClassWarrior]

15. Lots of actions popping up all around the metro area. But I'm gonna...

...get me some Madison action this weekend!

How'd things go in Chippy Waffles today? :hi:

NGU.

[Jackpine Radical]

17. 400 students walked out of the HS this AM in support of teachers.

Tonight about 150 of us gathered in front of the court house. I put pics up of the latter event.

Here--http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x443302

[ClassWarrior]

19. Wow. Your pics got me all choked up. I'm proud of y'all.

And Edie is beautiful. Tell her she has a secret admirer. :D

NGU.

[midnight]

14. I'm thinking your impressions make sense...

[luv_mykatz]

16. We can only hope...

for recall, that is! :) And for Governor Greed Head Tool to be kicked to the curb, as he richly deserves. I really do hope that Wisconsin is the Spark that finally ignites the Light, so that the People can finally See. Please, please, and pretty please!

[madokie]

18. Spot on

This fucking us every way from sunday is getting old real fast. Its like we're in a war with the fat cats right now and so far it looks like we're loosng.

[Jackpine Radical]

20. The Egyptians looked like they were losing too.

And the thing is, we have a tradition of democracy in this state that Egypt never had. For most of the last century, up until the Thompson Administration which began in 1987, WI had the cleanest state gov't in the country. Enough of us remember it to restore it, I think, if we can create that opportunity for ourselves.