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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:11 PM Aug 2015

Wiseacre Activist Tricks Scott Walker Into Posing With $900 Million Check From Koch Brothers

By Ben Mathis-Lilley

Shenanigans! Making fun of Republicans for being Koch brothers lackeys is kind of old news at this point as political comedy, but this guy gets a lot of credit for creativity and because $900 million is a funny number:

Sabrina Siddiqui
?@SabrinaSiddiqui

Scott Walker agreed to take a pic w/this guy whose sign said "Walker 4 president," but then he flipped it around...

($900 million is also how much the Kochs plan to spend on the 2016 campaign.)

Sabrina Siddiqui, the Guardian reporter who sent out the image above, says that the young wisenheimer pictured is affiliated with the 350 climate-change activism group. Kids these days—they really do love a good ecologically conscious prank that calls the principles of our campaign-finance system into question!

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/08/03/scott_walker_koch_bros_check_picture_climate_activist_pulls_ruse.html?

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Wiseacre Activist Tricks Scott Walker Into Posing With $900 Million Check From Koch Brothers (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2015 OP

One way to do it! Free speech, free from lies, is better than any money speech. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #1

Walker is easily fooled Gothmog Aug 2015 #2

So, apparently... 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #3

lol Go Vols Aug 2015 #4

To be fair to the actual alumni, Marquette isn't an "easy college". PeaceNikki Aug 2015 #5

Love It! -- Only the GOP could miss a 3 foot sign in their midst the entire night and not see it tomm2thumbs Aug 2015 #6

Keep in mind Walker was punked in a phone call too. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #7

You'll see this picture in ads if he becomes the nominee. bluestateguy Aug 2015 #8

Now that the Walker is out of ............................. turbinetree Aug 2015 #9

Walker will be more careful about appearing in public now! LongTomH Aug 2015 #10

LOL! I saw what you did there. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #15

walker keeps demonstrating Lifelong Protester Aug 2015 #11

LOL drm604 Aug 2015 #12

wonder if he tried to cash it? rurallib Aug 2015 #13

If you were wondering Scott Walker is dumber than a box of rocks...you got the answer. Left coast liberal Aug 2015 #14

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

1. One way to do it! Free speech, free from lies, is better than any money speech.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:20 PM

Aug 2015

Gothmog

(145,313 posts)

2. Walker is easily fooled

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:26 PM

Aug 2015

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)

3. So, apparently...

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:31 PM

Aug 2015

...are those who have voted for him.

Go Vols

(5,902 posts)

4. lol

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:35 PM

Aug 2015

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

5. To be fair to the actual alumni, Marquette isn't an "easy college".

Reply to Go Vols (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:46 PM

Aug 2015

But he's still a lazy asshole idiot.

tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)

6. Love It! -- Only the GOP could miss a 3 foot sign in their midst the entire night and not see it

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:52 PM

Aug 2015

Just like they overlook poverty, human rights and fraud on Wall Street

The Republicans proving what a bunch of dolts they are - every day of the year.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

7. Keep in mind Walker was punked in a phone call too.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 04:09 PM

Aug 2015

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

8. You'll see this picture in ads if he becomes the nominee.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 04:15 PM

Aug 2015

He must have really clueless handlers. A good campaign consultant does not let this happen.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)

9. Now that the Walker is out of .............................

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 04:39 PM

Aug 2015

proverbial bag, I can't wait to see the next hit on this corrupt hypocrites face.
His handlers are going to screen everyone-----------------
Just gotta say THANKYOU to the 350 climate - change group---------------way to go