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NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:19 PM Jan 2015

Scott Walker shops at Kohl's just like you and me, no really, he does...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-shopping-kohls-white-house/story?id=28454138


"I went to a Kohl's department store and I bought something for the price it was marked at," Walker said. "My wife said to me, 'You can never go back there ever again until you learn how to shop at Kohl's.'"


I wonder if they have a picture of the ONE and ONLY time in the past 15 years he or his wife shopped at Kohl's.

People, Scott Walker is not like you and me, he is part of the very very wealthy elite, even if he personally isnt that rich, he is in their crowd.

He wants to take away your food stamps and healthcare and working rights...and right now.
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Scott Walker shops at Kohl's just like you and me, no really, he does... (Original Post) NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 OP
What's his personal wealth? yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #1
UNREC brooklynite Jan 2015 #2
I think the more you unrec it the more I will be proud of it...my thread that is NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #3
I observe that you pulled back from your allegation almost immediately... brooklynite Jan 2015 #7
I did nothing, I observed you come in and defend Scott Walker... NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #8
Great observation sir. Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #34
And he is still the governor...GRRRRRRRRRRR NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #35
Walker and the Third Way agree on much LondonReign2 Jan 2015 #36
I think so and if you have ANYTHING in common or similar beliefs with Walker then you should NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #37
He was giving a 'shout out' to one of his state's largest employers while making a sexist joke PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #30
I spotted a typo... Atman Jan 2015 #4
NO, no, wait....I was wrong, Scott Walker is a great guy and would NEVER tell a lie NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #5
I'm not sure I get your point. Atman Jan 2015 #10
MY response to you was actually meant for another poster here, I was using your funny NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #11
No prob! Atman Jan 2015 #17
As Keanu would say "Excellent" NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #6
I didnt think it needed said, on DU, why this crap about him being just ONE OF US is bullshit NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #9
HAHAHAHAHA Herb Kohl was a DEM Senator from WI Myrina Jan 2015 #12
LOL oh god, so even if he did shop there LOL same Kohl? NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #13
Herb hasn't owned Kohl's in years, but his family started it. It's an iconic presence in SE WI. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #15
Yep, same Kohl. Myrina Jan 2015 #16
Herb hasn't owned any interest since 1979. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #19
.... but the origins and the name are the same, yes? Myrina Jan 2015 #21
Give what a rest? The truth? PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #24
OK, look... I despise the guy more than any of you BUT PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #14
Which is why i said that he probably isnt wealthy, but he will be and his agenda is NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #20
I agree that his agenda is dangerous, but it's just such an odd thing to pick nits about. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #22
Not really, it is part of his speech to the assholes over the weekend NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #23
No wonder I'm not rich ahimsa Jan 2015 #25
Kohl's does a lot of promotions with discounts. tammywammy Jan 2015 #26
The joke is that Kohl's marks everything up and then offers 15-40% with various sales/coupons. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #27
+ 1 lunasun Jan 2015 #29
As someone who actually shops at Kohl's, what he is referring to is you NEVER pay without NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #28
kohl's is where I get my Jerry Garcia ties. postulater Jan 2015 #31
Tonette? I buy those ties also, love em NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #32
Tonette is his wife. postulater Jan 2015 #33
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
1. What's his personal wealth?
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:23 PM
Jan 2015

He seems pretty young to have a ton of money. Is he Romney jr.? I seriously not sure as Democratic candidates never went after him on this. Maybe they should have and gotten him out of office once and for all.

brooklynite

(94,591 posts)
2. UNREC
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:24 PM
Jan 2015

No sympathy for Walker, but conservative doesn't automatically equate with rich. If you have evidence of his wealth, fine. Otherwise, no reason to assume he doesn't.

FWIW, my wife and I frequently shop at Target.

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
3. I think the more you unrec it the more I will be proud of it...my thread that is
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:25 PM
Jan 2015

No sympathy?

What in the hell does that mean?

Do you like that he conspired to destroy working people in his state?


brooklynite

(94,591 posts)
7. I observe that you pulled back from your allegation almost immediately...
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:29 PM
Jan 2015
he is part of the very very wealthy elite, even if he personally isn't that rich.....


All I'm addressing is your unsupported challenge to his claimed shopping habits. There are plenty of things to criticize him for without making things up.

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
8. I did nothing, I observed you come in and defend Scott Walker...
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:33 PM
Jan 2015

It is interesting what you DONT comment on, like his agenda to destroy working people

Usupported, so you have the pics of the dozens of times he and his wife shopped at Kohl's?

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
37. I think so and if you have ANYTHING in common or similar beliefs with Walker then you should
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:21 PM
Jan 2015

say so and let everybody here know who you are.

That way there is no confusion.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
30. He was giving a 'shout out' to one of his state's largest employers while making a sexist joke
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:50 PM
Jan 2015

about how a man can't be trusted to do such womanly things like 'shop' properly.

He's a fucking idiot but this OP is such an odd spin on a relatively benign joke.

And, shit, if I was going to attack him for it, I'd address the sexist aspect over anything else. Or even his pandering to big business. But even that's pretty meh-worthy.

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
5. NO, no, wait....I was wrong, Scott Walker is a great guy and would NEVER tell a lie
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:27 PM
Jan 2015

which forum am I on again

did i type in hannity.com again by accident?



oh god, I have to laugh, what a fucking joke

Atman

(31,464 posts)
10. I'm not sure I get your point.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:43 PM
Jan 2015

If your condescension was because you feel everyone should have know it was then it was an epic fail, primarily because several politicians have been famously exposed for using this ridiculous "common man" stunt. I think John Kerry said he shopped at Costo after his windsurfing trips. Just sayin'...don't be so quick to judge the failure of others to immediately recognize the failure of your own post.

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
11. MY response to you was actually meant for another poster here, I was using your funny
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:48 PM
Jan 2015

and spot on comment to make a point with sarcasm

sorry, i guess

Atman

(31,464 posts)
17. No prob!
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:00 PM
Jan 2015


I'm usually pretty quick to pick up on the sarcasm thing, that's why it surprised me. Peace, my friend!

Response to Atman (Reply #4)

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
9. I didnt think it needed said, on DU, why this crap about him being just ONE OF US is bullshit
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:38 PM
Jan 2015

and so very harmful, because you see, there are people dumb enough to believe he is just like the rest of us.

That he doesnt rub elbows with billionaires, that he doesnt live a life of privilege and power.

But you see he does, one of his best pals is the billionaire lady in the video OR the KOCH BROS, per their past which I assume many know about.


Or the EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS the Koch Bros gave this piece of shit


http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2012/jun/20/debbie-wasserman-schultz/billionaire-koch-brothers-gave-8-million-wisconsin/

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
12. HAHAHAHAHA Herb Kohl was a DEM Senator from WI
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:49 PM
Jan 2015

Wonder if Snot knows he was adding to a Democrat's fortune?

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
24. Give what a rest? The truth?
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:07 PM
Jan 2015

yes, Kohl's is ICONIC and HQ'd in SE WI. They are one of our state's largest employers. Scooter bringing them up is a pander to them and their big business, not supporting someone who's family started the company decades ago and sold all interested 35+ years ago.

Walker shopping there does not add to Herb's fortune and hasn't in most of mine or Walker's lifetime.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
14. OK, look... I despise the guy more than any of you BUT
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:53 PM
Jan 2015

I grew up in the neighborhood he lives. He's not in a gated community or ultra-rich area. Yes, he hangs with that crowd and desperately wants to be part of it, but I don't doubt he he and/or his wife Toe-nail shop Kohl's. It's a Milwaukee area based company with a HUGE presence here, literal and metaphorical.

There are a 1,000 things to hate him for, but this just seems such a totally weird thing to nit picks with him on.

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
20. Which is why i said that he probably isnt wealthy, but he will be and his agenda is
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:03 PM
Jan 2015

to destroy working people, so it is VERY dangerous for average people to think they have anything in common with this massive prick

But I will GLADLY stand corrected by YOU

I know you are a true liberal at heart and you can criticize me anytime ...

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
23. Not really, it is part of his speech to the assholes over the weekend
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:06 PM
Jan 2015

he is gonna work REAL hard convincing everybody he is just like them

and he aint

I dont want to be right, I dont want to come back to this thread in a year discussing his high poll numbers and how average Americans are "identifying" with him...

I want to be wrong, believe me

ahimsa

(426 posts)
25. No wonder I'm not rich
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:24 PM
Jan 2015

I didn't realize that price stickers in department stores were simply MSRP. What is the standard discount that one should expect when negotiating with the cashiers on the way out?

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
26. Kohl's does a lot of promotions with discounts.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:27 PM
Jan 2015

I don't regularly shop there, but they do a lot of discount promos and something called Kohl's Cash.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
27. The joke is that Kohl's marks everything up and then offers 15-40% with various sales/coupons.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:27 PM
Jan 2015

Nobody ever pays regular price there. Anyone who shops there knows that.

It's so bad that there have been class action suits against them for their inflated regular prices and deceptive discounts.

http://m.jsonline.com/business/kohls-loses-appeal-in-california-false-advertising-lawsuit-b9922979z1-209605461.html

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
28. As someone who actually shops at Kohl's, what he is referring to is you NEVER pay without
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:29 PM
Jan 2015

first using a coupon, same goes for online.

Especially online, I assume most know that other than Amazon (as far as I know anyway) if you want to buy ANYTHING you first google the name of either the product or company you are buying from and the word coupon

postulater

(5,075 posts)
31. kohl's is where I get my Jerry Garcia ties.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:01 PM
Jan 2015

Not full price. Tonette is right on this one. The only thing I have ever agreed with him on.

postulater

(5,075 posts)
33. Tonette is his wife.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 03:11 PM
Jan 2015

I buy clothes every year or two. I wait for a big sale and then go spend a couple hundred bucks, get enough to last until the socks have holes and then go again. One hour shopping every year or two is all I can handle being in a store.

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