What is your impression/opinion of the Walker phone call?

I listened to the phone call of Wisconsin governor Walker chatting it up with the fake Koch Brother. I am wondering
what others thought of the call.

Will this hurt Walker? Do you consider the conversations in the call illuminating? Revealing?

I am not trying to rain on this parade, but I didn't hear a whole lot of anything that could be considered a game changer.

I think it's terrible that these corrupt Koch Brothers have the influence that they do. I also think the Koch Brothers
donated campaign funds to Walker, to get special treatment. They'll probably be getting some sweetheart deals on some
energy investments in the state of Wisconsin--if the rumors bear out. I don't like the dalliances between Walker
and Koch. It's stinks.

I also heard "Koch" suggest to Walker that they install trouble-making protesters and Walker suggested that this
was considered. However, Walker backed off from it, and said they weren't doing that.

I didn't hear anything that could be considered a game changer for the courageous union members in Wisconsin.

Maybe I missed something.

I'd love to hear others' impressions or opinions of the call.

- i.e. it is about corporations and not the budget.

LISTEN on YouTube HERE:

Part 1 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBnSv3a6Nh4

Part 2 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3a2pYGr7-k

the fact that the Govenor of the State of Wisconsin can so informally discuss the public's business with a non-resident of the State demonstrates clearly whose pocket he dwells in. It is totally unprofessional.

The discussion demonstrates that there is corporate interest in this issue. That conservative politicians are partnered
with very affluent, rich corporate owners to take away collective bargaining and bust unions.

The willingness of our politicians to work against the average worker---in order to enrich the corporations--shows
corruption.

"Koch". It showed close association with him and his willingness to tell "Koch" the details of his plans also revealed the closeness of the goverment leader to a corporate leader, beyond money given for the campaign. Walker was holding up his end of his "bargain".

Don't it say something somewhere in the Byble about Fornicators, and Sayyyytun, and Roasting Righteously in Helllllll for Eeeternutty?

plans he had for Senate Democrats, with an outside entity. It exposed him for the tool and bootlicker he is.

If you need that spelled out for you, well, there it is.

I found Walker to be extremely stubborn and cynical.
He will have to be resoundingly beaten.

mentioned Reagan's "big political victory" -- not presidential, but political -- as breaking the unions, ala PATCO.

This, IMO, looks VERY bad, showing him as a premeditated union buster and more..

when he broke the unions. I was in a state of stunned incredulity that he would say that.

creepy analogy about union "walls" and the Berlin Wall, as in

unions being "commie".:eyes:

Walker practically salivates with hero-worship for Ronald Reagan and how he fired the air-traffic controllers.

Sounded like Walker sees himself in a "defining moment, similar to the position in which Reagan found himself.

I agree, Walkers words during the conversation make it a bit more clear that this is about breaking the unions
and the defeat that this would mean for the unions.

Ed is going to feature it on MSNBC tonite.

It may just have "legs", if you will, especially since Walker is saying

"I'm not a union buster, I'm a budget balancer", or some such.

is happening, who is involved, and who is connected to whom.

So, who is Koch's "man on the ground" in Wisconsin? And why does walker know what he is up to?

The simple fact that he was willing to take a 20 minute call from one of the Koch brothers while refusing to negotiate or even talk to Democratic Senators should be enough to bring him down. He's a kept man, that's obvious and this is a national republican conspiracy.

Walker reports to Koch - not to the people of Wisconsin.

It was a prankster instead.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x487981

people."

and said that he had dismissed the idea only out of concern that it might backfire.

I think the fact that he considered it is in itself a huge part of the story, but no one seems to be talking about it.

Another important thing is that, after slamming the Dems for allegedly accepting room and board from union supporters, he himself enthusiastically accepted the offer of room, board, and transportation from "Koch".

also that he is a bootlicker.

the Governor is a paid stooge

I'm betting they decide it's not important. I'm also betting that if it were an official of one of the unions involved talking to some "outsider", it would be a top news story for days. But, then, the media is also in bed with Koch, and so, indirectly, with Walker.

He wasn't baited. No harm, no foul.

he gets a ten from me for both concept and execution. :toast: