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WATCH MARY BURKE TOTALLY DISMANTLE SCOTT WALKER IN THEIR FIRST DEBATE !! THIS IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL !! (Original Post) RBInMaine Oct 2014 OP
Lol~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #1
Pic.. Mary Burke and Michelle Obama in Wisconsin, she.. Cha Oct 2014 #7
The debate was a riot! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #10
Yeah that was good to see. dgauss Oct 2014 #2
She did well. Half-Century Man Oct 2014 #3
Walker was counting on stealing this eleciton Gothmog Oct 2014 #4
I imagine the Republicans are working on it 24/7. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #6
K & R Iliyah Oct 2014 #5
I was at work and missed it. Have picked up snippets here and there AllyCat Oct 2014 #8
Thanks RBInMaine! Cha Oct 2014 #9
STILL love this.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #11
Mary Burke Did A Good Job....But.... supercats Oct 2014 #12
Ah, better not to say "You are lying." She did great in her REBUTTALS with the REAL facts. RBInMaine Oct 2014 #14
or his supporters. they don't care about the truth or facts. PeaceNikki Oct 2014 #15
Agree that Mary did very well Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2014 #13
Do you know the date and time of the second debate? Thanks. Cal33 Oct 2014 #19
Mary Burke seemed entirely credible. She came off as honest. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #16
She smoked his ass SmittynMo Oct 2014 #17
Yup, she pounded him. RBInMaine Oct 2014 #18
Walker posted on Facebook Worried senior Oct 2014 #20

sheshe2

(83,773 posts)
1. Lol~
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 10:20 PM
Oct 2014
Gov. Walker used his opening statement by calling for an open and honest discussion about the future of the state. The governor immediately tried to spin his broken job creation promise. Walker’s message is, “We’ve come a long way, but we’re not there yet.” He cherry picked some numbers to argue that Wisconsin is on a comeback. He called Burke’s data outdated, but he can’t escape the fact that Wisconsin only added 8,800 jobs this year. Wisconsin’s job growth ranks 33rd in the country and lags behind the national average by two percent.


Oh nooos Scottie! Lying and Dodging and Spin. Oh My!
You rank 33rd in the country for job creation.

The first question was about the state’s voter ID law that was shot down by the Supreme Court. Burke supported everyone getting to vote. It was ironic that Walker of all people claimed that voter ID protects the integrity of the state’s elections. The documented cases of voter fraud that have been found in the state have been carried out by Republicans. Walker tried to dodge the voter ID question by saying that he didn’t want to talk about it anymore.


Poor widdle Scottie he doesn't want to talk about it anymore! Guess he is taking his ball and going home.

The next question focused on the minimum wage. Burke said that the state’s minimum wage wasn’t enough to live on, and she supported raising the wage to $10.10/hour in three steps. She made a great argument that raising the minimum wage gets people off of government assistance. Walker said that he wanted jobs that pay two or three times minimum wage. Walker tried to take credit for putting money into technical colleges, but Burke came back by telling he slashed the technical college budget. Walker brought out the Republican talking point that Wisconsin doesn’t have a jobs problem. They have a work problem. The moderators hit Walker again for dodging the minimum wage question, and he promptly dodged the question of whether he supports raising the minimum wage.


Scottie plays dodge ball!

Gov. Walker’s nightmare got worse as he was asked about abortion. Walker tried to massage his harsh anti-woman abortion laws. Burke rocked Walker for passing legislation that gets in the way of women’s health care decision. She drilled Walker for cutting funding for women’s health clinics, and championing laws that harm a woman’s right to choose. Burke came back at Walker for trying to have it both ways, and she said that his position is extreme, and he opposes abortion in all cases.


Slam Dunk Burke Scores! Brava

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/10/democrat-mary-burke-dominates-scott-walker-wisconsin-governor-debate.html

Cha

(297,264 posts)
7. Pic.. Mary Burke and Michelle Obama in Wisconsin, she..
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 11:31 PM
Oct 2014

The First Lady speaks at a rally for Mary Burke


Democrats WI @CollegeDemsWI
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Members of @DemsUWMadison are excited to hear from @MichelleObama and @Burke4WI at the Overture Center! #TeamBurke

6:05 AM - 7 Oct 2014

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/07/chat-away-444/

Thank you for highlighting Mary Burke schooling, Scott Walker, she.

sheshe2

(83,773 posts)
10. The debate was a riot!
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 11:56 PM
Oct 2014


Mary Burke used him as a broom and swept the floor with his sorry ass.


CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT
CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT
CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT
CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT CLEAN THEM OUT

So long farewell we have hated you as well
You flit and fly and tried to make us cry
You tried yet died and it is time to say goodbye
Good night Good night Good Niiiiiiight~



Thank you for the pics of Mary and Michele in Wisconsin!

Go Wisconsin!

Vote 2014! Do It!









dgauss

(882 posts)
2. Yeah that was good to see.
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 10:25 PM
Oct 2014

I was a little disappointed that the moderator didn't live up to her promise to not tolerate answers that didn't address the question. Walker's answers rarely did and he was never called on it. He just rattled off talking points. It's not like he could honestly answer anything so what else does he have? Burke's answers did address the questions and the answers were reasonable.

Of course that makes little difference to the "decided" republican voters.

Another bright spot was that the panel's questions were pretty good. None of the "Hey look at me, i just nailed someone with a gotcha question!" stuff. I hope they continue that in the second debate. Even if Walker just continues to evade, which he will, maybe some of the undecided voters who actually watch will finally notice.

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
3. She did well.
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 10:44 PM
Oct 2014

He just repeated things as his programing dictates.

I thought the questions need to be more aggressive. I do realized that is because I want to see Walker called out on specifics. Not a good way for Mary Burke to shine. This worked out better.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
5. K & R
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 11:09 PM
Oct 2014

I'm sorry but I do not trust any GOP, none. I'm one that believes shady stuff happened in the re-call elections.

AllyCat

(16,187 posts)
8. I was at work and missed it. Have picked up snippets here and there
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 11:32 PM
Oct 2014

Thank you for this. I want him out of our state house and in an orange jumpsuit where he is more suited to the work. Canvassing for Burke this week.

 

supercats

(429 posts)
12. Mary Burke Did A Good Job....But....
Mon Oct 13, 2014, 01:16 AM
Oct 2014

Nothing fazes Walker, he just picks up where he left off lying to whatever the question is. He's a lying machine. She needs to be more forceful and direct and really say the words 'you are lying' and then back it up with the facts. If she doesn't she won't score enough points to knock him out.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
13. Agree that Mary did very well
Mon Oct 13, 2014, 02:21 AM
Oct 2014

Will definitely watch the second debate. Thanks very much for posting this one, RBinMaine.

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
17. She smoked his ass
Mon Oct 13, 2014, 08:52 AM
Oct 2014

I loved every second. This guy is a total snake in the grass. I trust him about as far as I can throw my house.

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)
20. Walker posted on Facebook
Mon Oct 13, 2014, 03:48 PM
Oct 2014

that he won hands down.

He lives in his own little, miserable world. Sad that so many live in that world with him.

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