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senseandsensibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:32 PM
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John Nichols of the Nation was just on Thom Hartmann
Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 12:41 PM by senseandsensibility
He really thinks this "prank" call is important and could lead to an investigation. I enjoy his work and respect him tremendously. However, just a couple of days ago he was on Ed and said he knew Walker personally. He praised him and said Walker does not want to be in this situation. He basically said that Walker is a nice guy. I found out later that Walker has a history of union busting. Kind of confused about Nichol's statements.

Now Nichols is calling for an investigation and saying that this conversation is a game changer.
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Poboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:38 PM
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1. This Nicholls sounds like a flake, or easily decieved.
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senseandsensibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:43 PM
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6. He's a well known progressive writer for the Nation,
which is a very progressive magazine. I googled his image to make sure that it was the same guy. Last week on Ed he was very complimentary about Walker personally, implying that Walker was a reluctant participant in this. He sounded totally different just now.
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:45 PM
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7. Yes, I felt he was too soft on Walker too.
If he's changed his mind that's good but it seems a bit late, you know?
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Peregrine Took Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:52 PM
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10. Yes, I was really surprised by that. Until that time I thought he (Nichols) was
great. How could he have been so wrong about him.

He said he "knew" him for many years and that he really isn't the kind of guy who did things like he is doing now yet when I read up on Walker in Milwaukee he sounded like he was using the same tactics then as now so what is Nichol's talking about?
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:00 PM
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12. There's plenty of evidence that this is Walker's MO.
Just goes to show you that there are deny-ers everywhere so we can't always depend on the journalists to get it right.
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senseandsensibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:09 PM
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14. I wondered , even at the time, if
Nichols was trying in some way to appeal to Walker's better nature over the airwaves, since he had this personal relationship with him. I guess it didn't work.
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Thunderstruck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:39 PM
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2. What prank call?
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mysticalchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:40 PM
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4. It's all over the news ....
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/23/948732/-Busted:-Scott-Walker-fell-for-Prankster-posing-as-David-Koch-

Here's just one link but I'm sure you can google more.
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Thunderstruck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:43 PM
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5. Thank you. I just woke up after a late night working and didn't know about it.
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:40 PM
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3. Check to see if he was wearing mccain's shoes .......... flip flops
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Shiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:48 PM
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8. Perhaps Nichols doesn't know Walker like he thinks he does. eom
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senseandsensibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:51 PM
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9. Well, maybe not, but Nichols is a journalist
Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 12:55 PM by senseandsensibility
and should have at least known about Walker's history of union busting.
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Poboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 12:52 PM
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11. Which makes him not a very good one.
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 01:01 PM
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13. And what a HUGE blunder this is...
it's almost as if he chose to turn a blind eye to it.
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