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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 11:19 AM
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Prank call proves billionaire David Koch owns Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP
from Grist:




Prank call proves billionaire David Koch owns Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP

by Christopher Mims
23 Feb 2011 7:58 AM


The editor of the Buffalo Beast blustered his way into a call with Wisconsin State Governor Scott Walker on Tuesday by claiming that he was Billionaire David Koch, sworn enemy of environmentalism and all progressive causes and more or less the Darth Vader of the effort to destroy America's cleantech competitiveness.

It's important to note that no one has independently corroborated the veracity of the following recordings, but the level of arcane detail contained in the call, as well as the timbre of the purported Walker's voice, indicate it's the real deal. While some producer at CNN is breaking his or her neck trying to prove this is the real thing, you can listen to it in its entirety on YouTube, and we've provided snippets below.

Listen: http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-23-prank-call-provides-proves-billionaire-david-koch-owns


Walker says the bill to destroy Wisconsin's public sector unions will pass:

Walker: Well, we're actually hanging pretty tough. I mean -- you know, amazingly there's a much smaller group of protesters -- almost all of whom are in from other states today. The State Assembly is taking the bill up -- getting it all the way to the last point it can be at where it's unamendable.

(...)

The Senate majority leader had a great plan he told about this morning -- he told the Senate Democrats about and he's going to announce it later today, and that is: The Senate organization committee is going to meet and pass a rule that says if you don't show up for two consecutive days on a session day -- in the state Senate, the Senate chief clerk -- it's a little procedural thing here, but-can actually have your payroll stopped from being automatically deducted into your checking account and instead -- you still get a check, but the check has to be personally picked up and he's instructing them -- which we just loved -- to lock them in their desk on the floor of the state Senate.
...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-23-prank-call-provides-proves-billionaire-david-koch-owns




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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 11:22 AM
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1. oh this guy (governor) is a jerk, I hope this blows up in his face.
Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 11:22 AM by bdamomma
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mimitabby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 11:24 AM
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2. I'd say it already WAS blowing up in his face!
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Segami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 11:31 AM
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3. Scott Walker honestly thought he was conversing with Koch.
Legally, regarding the content of what Scott said to impostor Koch, is there anything within their discussion that might constitute a Breach of His Office or Oath? If so, can he be impeached for revealing the content of his plans to whom he THOUGHT was Koch? Just curious
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savalez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:02 PM
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4. The old carrot on a stick trick.
These tactics are precisely why ActBlue is raising money for the WI Dems.

http://www.actblue.com/
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:05 PM
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5. And the "Koch" impostor didn't have to do leading, Walker just
talked and talked and exposed his own "tooliness".
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Johnny2X2X Donating Member (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:51 PM
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6. Just WOW!
This needs to lead on the 6 O'Clock News tonight. What an embarrassing story that shed some light onto how Walker thinks. Keep this story going!
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:12 PM
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12. Walker is owned by the Koch brothers that's for sure!
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ladym55 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 09:57 PM
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16. As is his BFF John Kasich in Ohio
They are matching tools. Only thing is that Walker is actually dumber than Kasich and more arrogant. THAT takes some doing!
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florida08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:18 PM
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7. lol
love to see a republican implode. Andrea Mitchell just talked about it to a crony of Walker's on MSNBC. He looked like a dear caught in the headlights..but of course quickly shifted the discussion to democrats not doing their job

:rofl:
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:14 PM
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13. I'm going to assume that Andrea let him instead
of pulling him back on topic. I don't know though because I don't watch her unless she shows up on one of the later shows that I do watch.
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florida08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 06:22 AM
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21. you assume right
he had the last word.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:29 PM
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8. What a fool!



How did this clown ever get elected?








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BetterThanNoSN Donating Member (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:01 PM
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11. makes perfect sense...
Russ Feingold out and this corporate hack is in. This is what we've lowered ourselves to as a country.
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Kingofalldems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:32 PM
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9. K and R
Are the networks mentioning this?
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:52 PM
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10. Come now people, you knew that Scott Walker is as stupid as he looks
eom
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 12:35 AM
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18. This is the fifth time I've read his name as Scott WANKER!
My eyes are bad without my readers. :D
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 08:35 AM
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22. You mean it's not!
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 11:05 AM
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23. It is now!
Good point, Patriot. ;-)
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 11:07 AM
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24. I didn't think it was possible--but it clearly is. Never say never... nt
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AlbertCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 03:35 PM
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14. Guffaw! Snort!
Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 03:36 PM by AlbertCat
Hehehe... hey, now call him up and pretend to be Sarah Palin! Talk dirty. Huhuhuhuh!
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 03:40 PM
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15. Walker making comments on fake Koch phone call on MSNBC now 3:39 pm
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 10:38 PM
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17. K&R. nt
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Blue Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 12:42 AM
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19. Walker is a Koch gobbling turkey
n/t
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Blacksheep214 Donating Member (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 02:30 AM
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20. Like the RCA logo of the dog and the Victrola
His masters voice!

Who's your Daddy!
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luv_mykatz Donating Member (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 12:04 PM
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25. This is so delicious!
Wonderful. :loveya:

Scott Wanker, indeed. :applause:

He has been pwned.

KEEP IT COMING!!!!!!!!
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Puregonzo1188 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 12:18 PM
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26. Does anyone know where I can listen to the call? Not just clips?
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 12:38 PM
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That headline is absolutely perfect!

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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 12:38 PM
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27. That headline is absolutely perfect!

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