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PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:21 PM Jun 2012

BREAKING: Walker's Closest Aide Revealed in Court as Source of Damaging Leak; Flips on Governor

BREAKING: Scott Walker's Closest Aide Revealed in Court as Source of Damaging Leak; Flips on Embattled Governor
Scott Walker's closest political aide has just been named in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday as the source of damaging revelations that undermine Walker's claim that he has cooperated with the John Doe criminal corruption probe into his current and former administrations.

Tim Russell, who was hired or promoted by Scott Walker even after he was fired for stealing from a state agency, was said in court Monday to have given Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Dan Bice information that showed that, contrary to Walker's claims, Walker was stonewalling investigators all along.

The shocking revelation that Scott Walker's closest aide sought to damage Walker on the eve of Tuesday's historic recall election indicated that Russell was cooperating with a prosecution against Walker himself.

"If Republicans are wondering who is leaking information about crimes that Scott Walker may have committed, they need only look into their own house. That Scott Walker's longtime and closest political aide, who is charged with stealing from veterans, is the source of information undercutting Walker's self-serving claims of cooperation shows with crystal clarity just why Wisconsin must remove Scott Walker from office tomorrow," Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said Tuesday.

"Today's revelation removes any doubt that Scott Walker is the target of a criminal prosecution."

http://www.wisdems.org/news/press/view/2012-06-breaking-scott-walkers-closest-aide-revealed-in-cour

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BREAKING: Walker's Closest Aide Revealed in Court as Source of Damaging Leak; Flips on Governor (Original Post) PeaceNikki Jun 2012 OP
I hope this is widely publicized TODAY! catbyte Jun 2012 #1
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 8 hours ago L. Coyote Jun 2012 #50
The very same paper that wrote an editorial recommending not recalling Walker DFW Jun 2012 #61
Posted this on facebook Greybnk48 Jun 2012 #2
Thugs will claim he is unreliable... look he stole from Vets Rambis Jun 2012 #3
Scott Walker would have to impale babies on spikes to lose support from the enthralled masses. PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #5
...he'd have to light them on fire too. I believe a good portion of them have mental issues..serious uponit7771 Jun 2012 #17
We are talking about the same fundamentalist culture that burned people at the stake L. Coyote Jun 2012 #66
As long as they aren't fetuses. alfredo Jun 2012 #24
Yeah, I don't get how the race can even be close, given Walker's record nxylas Jun 2012 #59
Then just put on a puzzled look and ask MattBaggins Jun 2012 #28
Oh, I hope people remember this when they vote on Tuesday. How can Walker win with this info. lookingfortruth Jun 2012 #4
If this doesn't get Walker out of office, what would it take? aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #6
HAHAHA! I wondered if Russell would do this - Walker threw him under the bus eowyn_of_rohan Jun 2012 #7
Great news! Plucketeer Jun 2012 #8
If Barrett wins..... AverageJoe90 Jun 2012 #34
They can't ever get organized well enough for a recall, but it'll be interesting for sure. PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #36
Thank you for your concern. aquart Jun 2012 #53
Another torpedo into a sinking ship lastlib Jun 2012 #9
It sure does seem that way eowyn_of_rohan Jun 2012 #23
Of course don't see any MSM picking up on this story--they will bury it until after election. WI_DEM Jun 2012 #10
I have seen NOT ONE REFERENCE to this on MSNBC today so far aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #14
They talked about it on Chris Matthews' Hard Ball show this afternoon n/t Tx4obama Jun 2012 #44
So what happens if (1) Walker wins and (2) is then indicted? Old and In the Way Jun 2012 #11
The Lt Gov would take over as Gov. So either Kliefisch or Mitchell depending on tomorrow's outcome. leftylauren Jun 2012 #12
But isn't Walker's Lt Gov just as guilty in all this as Walker is? lookingfortruth Jun 2012 #40
He'll have earned a job at the Koch Brothers libodem Jun 2012 #15
Speaking of under the bus azureblue Jun 2012 #26
He'll fight to stay as Governator ... aggiesal Jun 2012 #18
excellent libodem Jun 2012 #13
Yeah, ...this is going to leave a mark....jus a lil one though uponit7771 Jun 2012 #16
I want to see him in chains and a nice prison uniform Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #19
Me, too. Me, too. He broke my state. PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #20
This should be good! hifiguy Jun 2012 #21
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2012 #22
Proud to be the 100th rec Jack Rabbit Jun 2012 #25
120 now L. Coyote Jun 2012 #29
Why the hell couldn't this story have broken a week ago.... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #27
So some people would change their minds at the last minute, after the polls L. Coyote Jun 2012 #30
too late really - voters don't know about it Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #33
Yeah. And over 200,000 absentee ballots were issued too. So, those folks didn't know. n/t Tx4obama Jun 2012 #41
Surprised that Martin Bashir didn't mention it . . n/t annabanana Jun 2012 #31
did the DNC slow-play support for the recall bcz they prefer an Indicted Sitting Repuke Governor? yodermon Jun 2012 #32
Don't know... don't care. Can this just be about us for a minute, thanks? PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #35
What's that old saying? There's no honor between thieves? Something like that... Thegonagle Jun 2012 #37
No one on MSNBC has brought this up yet aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #38
Wrong malaise Jun 2012 #42
Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) Tx4obama Jun 2012 #46
She is awesome. :) PeaceNikki Jun 2012 #47
It was brought up in the last 15 mintues on Hard Ball with Chris Matthews. n/t Tx4obama Jun 2012 #45
Kick and rec truthisfreedom Jun 2012 #39
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2012 #43
How to Help Protect the WI Recall Elections (and all elections) We Want Peace Jun 2012 #48
SHE's BACK-Kathy Nickolaus--Notorious-Wisconsin-FINDER-Of-Repub Votes-"Has Control Of Vote-Counting" We Want Peace Jun 2012 #49
K&R! pacalo Jun 2012 #51
We have to get this to the MSM angrychair Jun 2012 #52
kickski Snarkoleptic Jun 2012 #54
"treat others how you want to be treated" shaka Jun 2012 #55
Welcome,shaka! Truth and clarity can be obscured by propaganda.I'm glad that you can see through it. The Wielding Truth Jun 2012 #56
You go girl!!! Get out the vote tommorrow! alittlelark Jun 2012 #57
Great rant, shaka. Skinner Jun 2012 #64
Is it on the news there??? freshwest Jun 2012 #58
Kicked and Recd. nt Firebrand Gary Jun 2012 #60
Hoping this translates to votes against him today! n/t beac Jun 2012 #62
"shocking revelation"??? TahitiNut Jun 2012 #63
Of course every thing he says is suspect, after all existentialist Jun 2012 #65

catbyte

(34,414 posts)
1. I hope this is widely publicized TODAY!
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:25 PM
Jun 2012

That might dampen Walker's side from coming out to vote if he's on the verge of being indicted.



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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
50. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 8 hours ago
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:15 PM
Jun 2012

It is out there if you are paying attention:
WTAQ - ?9 hours ago?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - ?8 hours ago?
WisPolitics.com - ?7 hours ago?
Esquire (blog) - 7 hours ago
WHBL Sheboygan - ?6 hours ago?
Chicago Tribune - 3 hours ago
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago

DFW

(54,417 posts)
61. The very same paper that wrote an editorial recommending not recalling Walker
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 08:22 AM
Jun 2012

At least they fulfilled their journalistic responsibility and ran the article.

Rambis

(7,774 posts)
3. Thugs will claim he is unreliable... look he stole from Vets
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:29 PM
Jun 2012

you can't trust this man therefore everything he has said is a lie. I can hear it now!

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
5. Scott Walker would have to impale babies on spikes to lose support from the enthralled masses.
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:30 PM
Jun 2012

Seriously, what would it take for the Stand with Walker crowd to abandon their “hero?”

http://bloggingblue.com/2012/06/01/what-would-it-take/

I’ve struggled with this question for some time now. What would Walker have to do to get them to see him for who he is? Let’s face it, he’s got the following record:

He has the worst Jobs Record in America
He oversaw corruption while County Executive
He’s lost 10,000 businesses
He has a legal defense fund
He has two high-priced legal mouthpieces
He’s been obstructing the John Doe investigation for two years
He’s the most dishonest governor in America according to PolitiFact

I think Eddie Izzard has the answer: Scott Walker would have to impale babies on spikes to lose support from the enthralled masses. And even then, I think they’d figure out a way to excuse it since he impaled babies and not fetuses.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
17. ...he'd have to light them on fire too. I believe a good portion of them have mental issues..serious
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:44 PM
Jun 2012

...seriously...I don't see how in the world they can support this jerk

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
66. We are talking about the same fundamentalist culture that burned people at the stake
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 01:17 PM
Jun 2012

aren't we. Didn't they cheer that kind of behavior in the past? Never lose sight of past behaviors, harbingers of a possible future.

nxylas

(6,440 posts)
59. Yeah, I don't get how the race can even be close, given Walker's record
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 05:20 AM
Jun 2012

I guess (out-of-state) money talks.

MattBaggins

(7,904 posts)
28. Then just put on a puzzled look and ask
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 03:56 PM
Jun 2012

Why did you hire him then?

Damned if you do damned if you don't

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
6. If this doesn't get Walker out of office, what would it take?
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:36 PM
Jun 2012

If his closest associate turns on him, that should tell voters about the nature of this man. I can't believe this election is even close, even with the ten-to-one spending in favor of the Evil Party candidate.

eowyn_of_rohan

(5,858 posts)
7. HAHAHA! I wondered if Russell would do this - Walker threw him under the bus
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:37 PM
Jun 2012

which he certainly deserved

THANKS for posting this!

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
8. Great news!
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:51 PM
Jun 2012

Too bad it wasn't out earlier. I will say that I've got a positive feeling in my gut as to the outcome of tomorrows vote. Wonder how many cases of disinfectant it'll require to clean up after Walker's dismissal?

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
34. If Barrett wins.....
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 04:57 PM
Jun 2012

I jusr have this horrible feeling that the more fanatical Republicans wouldn't take this sitting down.......if you know what I mean.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
14. I have seen NOT ONE REFERENCE to this on MSNBC today so far
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:25 PM
Jun 2012

I'm hoping the afternoon and evening shows get into it.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
11. So what happens if (1) Walker wins and (2) is then indicted?
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:03 PM
Jun 2012

I assume he'd have to resign, but does that mean another election or does the next-in-line takeover? Who'd that person be and what's that person's reputation in WI?

leftylauren

(51 posts)
12. The Lt Gov would take over as Gov. So either Kliefisch or Mitchell depending on tomorrow's outcome.
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:22 PM
Jun 2012

If he didn't resign he could be impeached.

libodem

(19,288 posts)
15. He'll have earned a job at the Koch Brothers
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:28 PM
Jun 2012

He can start crooking for them without the veil of secrecy, that he is owned by them. Deluded sellout, fraud.

azureblue

(2,148 posts)
26. Speaking of under the bus
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 03:45 PM
Jun 2012

The Koch brothers will, for sure, throw Walker under the bus, because they do not want the investigation to widen (shades of Bill Clinton) into an investigation of their bribery. But I have a feeling that it will come to light. It will be up to Holder to pursue this line, and I hope he does....

aggiesal

(8,921 posts)
18. He'll fight to stay as Governator ...
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:53 PM
Jun 2012

and bill the tax payers for his defense!!!

What else would you expect from this loser?

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
20. Me, too. Me, too. He broke my state.
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 02:56 PM
Jun 2012

This state used to be purple, not spots of blue and red. We used to be able to work together politically.

BlueDemKev

(3,003 posts)
27. Why the hell couldn't this story have broken a week ago....
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 03:52 PM
Jun 2012

...instead of less than 24 hours before the polls open and 99.9% of voters have fully-made up their minds?

yodermon

(6,143 posts)
32. did the DNC slow-play support for the recall bcz they prefer an Indicted Sitting Repuke Governor?
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 04:54 PM
Jun 2012

Easier to use as campaign fodder later?

Thegonagle

(806 posts)
37. What's that old saying? There's no honor between thieves? Something like that...
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 05:08 PM
Jun 2012

There's no honor between corrupt politicians.

 

We Want Peace

(205 posts)
49. SHE's BACK-Kathy Nickolaus--Notorious-Wisconsin-FINDER-Of-Repub Votes-"Has Control Of Vote-Counting"
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 08:14 PM
Jun 2012

After the April controversy, Nickolaus pledged to step down from handling the county's election operations. But ahead of Gov. Scott Walker's recall election on June 5, the most expensive election in state history, recent evidence suggests Nickolaus still has control over the county's vote-counting. Observers and news reports from the recall's May 8 primary say Nickolaus looked like her usual self on election night. The WTMJ news station reported that Nickolaus "appeared to be very much in charge of the count." Says another observer, who asked to remain anonymous to speak openly: "On election night, Kathy Nickolaus was there, and she made it seem as if she was in control."

Republican county executive Dan Vrakas, who said "the public... lost faith in our election process in Waukesha County" because of Nickolaus' failures, has denied that Nickolaus remains in charge of election operations. But after Nickolaus' involvement in the May 8 primary, Vrakas took to the press to say he was "very disappointed" that she showed up. "I'd prefer that she wasn't here on election night but I can't ban her from the building anymore than I can ban anyone else from the building," Vrakas told the Waukesha Freeman. Vrakas said that a deputy of Nickolaus's had taken control of the vote-counting process.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/05/scott-walker-recall-wisconsin-kathy-nickolaus?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Motherjones%2Fmojoblog+%28MotherJones.com+%7C+MoJoBlog%29

angrychair

(8,727 posts)
52. We have to get this to the MSM
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 09:54 PM
Jun 2012

to run with this....very surprised if Ed isn't screaming this from the hilltops. Really though, it has to be the local press and their websites that need to carry this. Its a local issue and they need to run with it.

shaka

(1 post)
55. "treat others how you want to be treated"
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 10:53 PM
Jun 2012

People that are voting for Walker don't pick up the paper, don't watch the news, don't look at where the real facts are... it is disgusting they watch the attack ads on a commercial that is about it... I am so nervous about tomorrow... I almost want to move there is so many people voting for him. He is a liar and a snake. He does not care about anyone except himself. He hired a felon with no experience before we found that out. He shoved his budgets through with no voice at all from the democratic side. He cut millions from schools, destroyed the unions people forget unions protect us with safety and allow us breaks I don't want to do slave labor sure they have flaws but alot better than the other. The unions had nothing to do with the budget he admitted that. I don't think Walker should get any deals with the Jon Doe... treat others how you want to be treated Walker Karmas a bitch isn't it. So many families lost jobs... Lock him up and throw away the key. Some are saying let him finish his term... In any other job you can get fired for back stabbing the company well that is what he did to WI...Wisconsin hired him now we are firing him.

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