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Fri Feb 27, 2015, 12:34 PM Feb 2015

Scott Walker punts on net neutrality

Of course.

Scott Walker Punts On Net Neutrality: I Support Freedom

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Friday, 2/27/2015 11:00 am

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker seems intent on running a presidential campaign completely devoid of substance, refusing to answer straight-forward questions and consistently feigning ignorance. Last night at CPAC, after telling the audience that he is prepared to take on ISIS terrorists because he fought labor-rights protesters, Walker also fielded a question about yesterday’s FCC vote to preserve net neutrality.

Although net neutrality has been a hot-button topic for several years, Walker did not reveal whether he favors or opposes it, only explaining that he supports freedom.

“Well, those are the sorts of things we’re going to talk about going forward should I choose to be a candidate,” Walker said, “but I think on that or any other principle, to me the guiding principle should be freedom.”

“We want a free and open society, we want to have the government out of the way,” he added.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/scott-walker-punts-net-neutrality-i-support-freedom#sthash.Fizf0YOj.dpuf

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Scott Walker punts on net neutrality (Original Post) Archae Feb 2015 OP
Send this man a football! oldandhappy Feb 2015 #1
"... we want to have the government out of the way." Jim__ Feb 2015 #2
Gutless corporate whore. n/t Orsino Feb 2015 #3
He's sounding more and more like Sarah Palin... OKNancy Feb 2015 #4
Scott Walker isn't punting, he's playing dodge ball Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #5
Well, well. Newest Reality Feb 2015 #6
Randian pablum...Scotty's version of government BeyondGeography Feb 2015 #7

Jim__

(14,083 posts)
2. "... we want to have the government out of the way."
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 12:39 PM
Feb 2015

IOW, there shouldn't even be an internet. Right, Scotty?

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
4. He's sounding more and more like Sarah Palin...
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 12:46 PM
Feb 2015

He is illiterate as far as many aspects of public policy. It's not that he won't answer... he just doesn't know enough in my opinion.

Brother Buzz

(36,463 posts)
5. Scott Walker isn't punting, he's playing dodge ball
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 12:58 PM
Feb 2015

Scott Walker inexplicably evades basic questions



<snip>

The actual questions Walker failed to address lately are: Do you believe in evolution?; Do you believe President Obama loves America?; and Do you believe President Obama is a Christian?

The correct answers to those questions are as follows: yes; yes; and yes. You can add any caveats you wish — saying, perhaps, that science and your faith aren't mutually exclusive or that you think Obama's policies are bad for America — but you add those only after answering the questions in the affirmative.

Inexplicably, Walker opted to hedge on all three questions. He punted on evolution during a trip to England. He declined to say whether he thinks Obama loves America. And he had the audacity to suggest he can't comment on Obama's faith because he hasn't "read about that."

An embarrassingly large portion of Gov. Walker's political party still believes Barack Obama is a Muslim. That's despite the fact that an even larger portion of that political party spent countless hours complaining about Obama attending the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Chicago church, which is, per its website, "unapologetically" Christian.

<more>

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-scott-walker-obama-questions-huppke-talk-0224-20150223-story.html

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
6. Well, well.
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 01:01 PM
Feb 2015

"We want a free and open chicken coop, so we want to get those pesky guard dogs out of the way!" Said Mr. Fox in a recent interview.

He is not punting anymore. Walker seems to be sitting in the corner, drooling on his bunny slippers now.

BeyondGeography

(39,379 posts)
7. Randian pablum...Scotty's version of government
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 01:13 PM
Feb 2015

is take money from rich people and make the world free and open for them.

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