$30 Million Pouring In to Influence Wisconsin Recall Elections
by Shushannah Walshe, ABCNews -- August 4, 2011
Months have passed since protests snared the Wisconsin state capital and a collective bargaining argument shut down the state government. But the anger has not died away, and legislators from both parties face recall elections.
It may sound like a local Wisconsin issue, but both sides say this is a major bellwether for 2012, and a staggering amount of money -- about $30 million -- is being spent by outside interest groups to influence the recall elections.
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It all began with a sea change in state government. Republican Gov. Scott Walker assumed office in January and Republicans gained control of the state legislature, putting forward a budget aimed at austerity and limiting the rising costs of public employee benefits, which ended collective bargaining for all public workers except police and firefighters. [...]
And Walker's Wish List began with the asking of a few favors of the 'assumed' Billionaire-backer, on the other end of the Phone, not so long ago ...
"David Koch" Calls Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker -- Part 2
Scott Walker:
I talk to Kasich everyday -- John's got to stay firm in Ohio.
I think we can do the same thing with Rick Scott in Florida.
I think Snyder if he got a little more support, we could do that in Michigan
If you start going down the list, you know a lot of new Governors got elected to do something Big.
Koch Impersonator: Your the 1st Domino.
Scott Walker: Yep this is our Moment!
Koch Impersonator: Yeah. What else can we do for you down there?
Scott Walker: ... well two things ...
the other thing is more long term.
a lot of these guys ... they're gonna need a message out,
reinforcing why this is a good thing to do for the Economy,
and a good thing to do for the State.
To the extent that Message Gets Out over and over again, it's obviously a good thing.
Koch Impersonator: Right, right. We'll back ya anyway we can.
(Part 1)
Apparently the Real Koch's got the Message from Scott, anyways ...
They probably heard the Impersonated News ...
Those constant Walker Ad's are flooding the WI Airways -- trying to make the Wisconsin Voters forget this last year.
Stand with Scott Walker
http://youtu.be/...
And even the Heritage Foundation is getting into the Repackaging-Walker Act.
Pitting Workers against Workers -- is the Republican-Tea Party way of life, is it not?
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Unions and Budget Cuts
Heritage Foundation
http://youtu.be/...
But Wisconsin citizens are NOT about to forget ... the way they were treated ...
Stand Up To Scott Walker!
http://youtu.be/...
Wisconsin citizens are NOT about to forget Scott Walker's War ...
The Republican War On Working Families -- BoldProgressives
http://youtu.be/...
Wisconsin citizens are NOT about to forget this Governor-guy who Pals around with Billionaires ...
Prank Call
http://youtu.be/...
Wisconsin -- Don't Let Scott Walker and his Backers get their Wish to break up your State, and sell it off to the highest bidders.
Get out and Vote. Stand up to the Republican Takeover!
Get out there -- and Take BACK your Democracy !
(same goes for the rest of America too.)