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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Not My Health, My State's Health

I obviously think Governor Scott Walker is morally bankrupt.
Here are some examples of his lies, ostensibly done to purposely deceive the people of Wisconsin (these are not union tweets, but from well-researched and local articles).

***"I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years."  --Scott Walker, 2/21/11.  PoliFact (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who endorsed Walker for Governor), 2/22/11 (rated FALSE);
       Walker never mentioned the proposal on his official campaign website nor debated it during his two-year campaign. It reverses long-standing policy in Wisconsin, among the first states to give public employees union rights.  Wisconsin Senate passes public-sector union curbs, Reuters News, 3/9/11

***Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says his budget-repair bill would leave collective bargaining “fully intact”  PoliFact, 2/18/11 (Rated PANTS ON FIRE)
***This (collective bargaining) has never been about union busting, it’s about balancing the budget.
      Walker promotes splitting of budget repair bill to effectively strip collective bargaining rights (NOT as a fiscal matter).

***He had also has made clear in recent days that he would not negotiate or budge from his plan to sharply curtail collective bargaining rights for state employees.
--PolitiFact, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 23, 2011   Walker reveals e-mail proof of negotiations with Democratic leaders. –March 6, 2011

Again, these weren't passionate rhetoric or being misinformed, these are CALCULATED, DELIBERATE LIES MEANT TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN (all of us, not just the teachers).  If you need specific citing of the articles, please let me know.

Which is worse, really--fleeing the state because of your principles, or LYING because of your principles?

Shame on you, Scott Walker, Glenn Grothman, and every official backing this heinous measure.
And may God save the great state of Wisconsin.

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