Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker DID NOT campaign on killing collective bargaining rights

Viking12

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:24 PM
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker DID NOT campaign on killing collective bargaining rights

Edited on Tue Feb-22-11 10:35 PM by Viking12

In the turbulent wake of his controversial plan to sharply curtail collective bargaining rights, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has faced criticism that he gave no warning of such a dramatic plan during the long 2010 governor�s race.

Walker has forcefully challenged that contention, most bluntly at a Feb. 21, 2011 news conference. A reporter asked if the move to limit union power was payback for pro-union moves made by Democrats in the past.

"It�s not a tit for tat," Walker responded. "The simple matter is I campaigned on this all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years."

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We rate his statement False.
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/feb/22/scott-walker/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-says-he-campaigned-his-/">Link

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ClassWarrior

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:25 PM
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1. Damn Skippy. If he had, he'd have lost.

NGU.

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stevedeshazer

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:29 PM
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2. Guess that makes him a liar, then.

What a weaselly bastard.

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Viking12

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:30 PM
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3. Big surprise, right?

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Shiver

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:31 PM
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4. I'm getting a 404 error on that link. eom

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Viking12

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:36 PM
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5. Thanks. Fixed.

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guruoo

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:42 PM
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6. Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association says he never spoke of it

http://www.wlea.org/

'When he was Candidate Walker, he never talked publicly about union dismantling during the campaign. As Governor Elect Walker, he brought the subject up publicly during a luncheon at the Milwaukee Press Club on December 7, 2010. It was reported in many papers across the state. His anti-union stance wasn�t a surprise, but the introduction of this radical change caught many people off guard, including people who actually voted for him during the election.'

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Canuckistanian

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Tue Feb-22-11 10:53 PM
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7. This kind of shit wouldn't happen in Canada

If you want to make major changes, you hold a plebiscite or a referendum.

You DON'T get to introduce sweeping changes without a definite, implicit mandate to do so.

How are states able to do so?

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Viking12

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Wed Feb-23-11 07:27 AM
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8. Kick for the morning crowd

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