tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post4134565655605793819..comments2024-03-01T01:18:46.480-06:00Comments on Political Heat: Tom Barrett wins the first debateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-91449874514471693582012-06-01T18:59:16.422-05:002012-06-01T18:59:16.422-05:00Tom Barrett is a buffoon. The guy is a total idio...Tom Barrett is a buffoon. The guy is a total idiot. And he wants to be governor.....I don't think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-38891769617714493702012-05-31T22:29:41.353-05:002012-05-31T22:29:41.353-05:00Just watched the second debate. Tom Barrett is do...Just watched the second debate. Tom Barrett is done, gone, dead - stick a fork in him. Scott Walker just wiped the floor with him. Actually felt sorry for Barrett....NAH !!! What a loser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-79979484618811911992012-05-27T19:06:10.989-05:002012-05-27T19:06:10.989-05:00Keep looking at Walker through your rose colored g...Keep looking at Walker through your rose colored glasses. Hopefully some day you can visit him in jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-75246694408993106772012-05-27T17:07:30.854-05:002012-05-27T17:07:30.854-05:00You Barrett supporters are so stupid. Tom Barrett...You Barrett supporters are so stupid. Tom Barrett wants to force down our throats a $65 million street car that the taxpayers will have to subsidize for years to come....probably forever. He refuses to have this put on a referendum so the taxpayers can reject it.....and they will reject it. We do not want Barrett's stupid money-sucking street car. If he becomes governor he will tax us to hell. Tom Barrett is a tax and spend liberal with no plan for Milwaukee or Wisconsin. Tom Barrett with turn Wisconsin into a tax hell again!!!!! Wake up before it's too late. We must all vote for Scott Walker and keep Wisconsin on the right path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-34256230295859162422012-05-27T15:53:15.592-05:002012-05-27T15:53:15.592-05:00Wow, looks like Chris hit the mark if all the wing...Wow, looks like Chris hit the mark if all the wingnuts are frightened enough to be plugging up the comments page with pre-printed spin.<br /><br /> This is why I put a moderation on my comments, because now that this thing is even and Barrett has clear momentum (as evidenced by his whupping of Walker Friday night and the huge early voting in Milwaukee and Madison), you'll see Walker's paid hacks try anything to increase the noise to confuse people. Too bad for them that it ain't gonna work. <br /><br /> Good breakdown, Chris.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-24724963866909010332012-05-27T09:07:38.428-05:002012-05-27T09:07:38.428-05:00Chris Walker, your critique of the debate illustra...Chris Walker, your critique of the debate illustrates just how out of touch liberals are when it comes to deciphering fact from fiction, or monitoring the political atmosphere of this state.<br />Barrett made a crucial error when he chose to use the debate as a vehicle to implicate, accuse, and insinuate, instead of compell, illustrate, and inspire.<br />To go into a debate with a strategy that exclusively employs charging your opponent with wrong doing, regardless of the absence of fact and lack of verifiable documentation, only revealed Barrett's weak position in this race, and at the same time made Barrett look small and petty.<br />Barrett needed to draw support from voters who were on the fence, or persuade those leaning towards Walker, that he was the better choice.<br />He failed to do that.<br />He failed because all of his talking points have been rehashed by the media and the pro union social media, ad nauseum.<br />There was nothing new here. It appeared as if Barrett had a script written for him by the public union, and he never veered from it.<br />At the post debate press conference, this was made even more obvious when several reporters asked why Barrett didn't expound more on what he would do FOR Wisconsin. <br />Barrett spent all his time blustering about what he claims Walker did TO Wisconsin, in direct opposition to verifiable fact.<br />The Wisconsin people aren't stupid, but obviously Barrett and his campaign manager think they are.<br />Barrett's performance in the debate was an insult to the intelligence of Wisconsin voters, and clarified for many Barrett's intention to serve special interest first, and the private sector last.<br />Epic fail for Barrett. <br />Even if your world view contradicts those of the Walker supporters, the fact that you are unable to see the poor strategy of the Barrett camp in this campaign, is alarming.<br />How can Barrett expect to solve real problems in this state, bring people together, and persuade others to his side, when he cannot even come up with a viable campaign strategy?<br />I'm not surprised Milwaukee is doing so poorly.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-87976092285172618482012-05-27T08:23:32.625-05:002012-05-27T08:23:32.625-05:00Sioyah, recognizing the fact that you reside in Mi...Sioyah, recognizing the fact that you reside in Michigan, I have only one word in response to your assessment of Governor Walker.<br /><br />DETROIT.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-12020188113758417292012-05-27T08:13:46.220-05:002012-05-27T08:13:46.220-05:00Agreed. Barrett needs to take the log out of his o...Agreed. Barrett needs to take the log out of his own eye before he can point out the splinter in someone else's eye.<br />And public union employees who are having tantrums over not being able to double dip into their pensions, get paid for driving time to work, and get paid for being a warm body, need to take their blanket and their binky and go to bed.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-73113553636320104792012-05-27T00:18:59.499-05:002012-05-27T00:18:59.499-05:00"Anonymous", maybe your words would have..."Anonymous", maybe your words would have some viability if you actually were brave enough to reveal your identity.<br />I wouldn't doubt you were one of the OWS protesters, defecating and urinating in public, given your inability to understand budgets and non -substainable entitlement programs for "special interest" groups.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-41876899655044407862012-05-26T22:47:40.019-05:002012-05-26T22:47:40.019-05:00Rhonda, I wouldn't doubt you were one of Walke...Rhonda, I wouldn't doubt you were one of Walker's employees surfing the web on the taxpayer's dime again bolstering Walker's image with that overblown diatribe of yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-11148802722372025012012-05-26T20:59:14.612-05:002012-05-26T20:59:14.612-05:00If you want another governor like Diamond Jim Doyl...If you want another governor like Diamond Jim Doyle vote for Barrett. Barrett believes in same -sex marriage and that's against the Wisconsin State Constitution and against state LAW. Barrett believes in abortion - killing babies. If you want jobs, a better Wisconsin economy, honest and smaller government, Scott Walker is your man. The good taxpayers of Wisconsin will come out in droves to support Scoot Walker. I can't wait for June 5th. Good-bye Barrett..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-17936373211905978402012-05-26T20:52:50.312-05:002012-05-26T20:52:50.312-05:00Tom Barrett is a sissy-boy. He'd run Wisconsi...Tom Barrett is a sissy-boy. He'd run Wisconsin into the ground like he did to Milwaukee. He's a loser. He has no idea how to lead. Scott Walker is a leader and will win this recall election. Thank God for Scott Walker !!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-83362432134849175972012-05-26T20:36:36.771-05:002012-05-26T20:36:36.771-05:00It was the public union employees who divided the ...It was the public union employees who divided the state when they insisted on a recall. Walker did nothing to warrant being put out of office.<br />It was the public union employees, and their supporters who crashed the Capitol every day and night, intimidating Senators, getting fake doctor's excuses and littering the place.<br />It was public union employees who converged on Governor Walker's home, terrorizing his kids and harassing his neighbors.<br />It was the public union employees who sent death threats to Republicans, threatened to boycott businesses that didn't hang their union signs, and disrupted ceremonies like lighting of the Christmas tree, sending one of their children up to Walker with a "Christmas card" that read "RECALL WALKER, have a merry Christmas".<br />It was a public union employee who poured beer on a Republican civil servant, posted private phone numbers, emails, and addresses online, encouraging anyone to harass the victims, even to call their place of employment and lie to the boss about them.<br />It was a public union employee who shot at a private contractor at his home, after vandalizing his car by painting on it, "RAT".<br />It is public union employees and their supporters who have cost the state 13 MILLION DOLLARS and burdened the tax payers further because they don't want to contribute to their own pensions and health insurance plans, even though it's less than the private sector employee.<br />It's the public union employee bosses who want to take the choice of paying dues and deciding not to be in a union away from hard working citizens, and who sold them down the river by making them think the union bosses cared about "workers rights", when the only thing the union bosses cared about was keeping the union dues flowing into the coffers to fund their political agenda to gain more power by increasing member numbers, building their personal pyramid scheme on the backs of the workers, while they sit on their asses making hundreds of thousands of dollars, and "do lunch" with Obama.<br />I want everyone to be able to sit at the table and talk like reasonable adults too. But I won't sit and try to reason with criminals. Until public union employees acknowledge the corrupt and criminal behavior of their own union organizations, by union bosses and organizers, this state will remain divided. <br />Honest citizens don't play with criminals, and they don't negotiate with them either.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-73215189649603580532012-05-26T20:01:24.566-05:002012-05-26T20:01:24.566-05:00Barrett's a leader alright. He led Milwaukee i...Barrett's a leader alright. He led Milwaukee into high unemployment, a credit downgrade, increased taxes, and rising crime rate.<br />All of Wisconsin's cities saw a drop in unemployment since Walker took office, except for Milwaukee and Madison.<br />Barrett can't brag about one thing he's done to improve Milwaukee.<br />If you want another Doyle, vote for Barrett. You poor things.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-56279549497930663432012-05-26T19:45:23.547-05:002012-05-26T19:45:23.547-05:00You know, I think it's hilarious that out of a...You know, I think it's hilarious that out of all the tough issues Wisconsin citizens have to sort out, you choose to obsess over Walker's time out of state fundraising, and his "rock star" status.<br />Walker stuck to the issues of importance to adult Wisconsin citizens.<br />Barrett was busy trying to pound worn out public union sound bites and vague platitudes.<br />Barrett looked like a fool.<br />He never mentioned once what his plan would be for Wisconsin. Oh, except to make sure the public unions knew he would cater to them.<br />The John Doe investigation is a dog and pony show, whose lead investigator signed the recall petition, and has a "Recall Walker" sign in his front yard. It's been 2 years and they still can't pin Walker, because he's innocent. The only reason the left insists on keeping it alive is because they have to have something to distract people from allvthe good Walker has done. <br />You keep on worrying about who funded Walker, and keep on ignoring the reality of the public union corruption, who by the way, contributed loads of money to the recall effort, and the grown ups will work with Governor Walker at getting Wisconsin back to fiscal stability.<br />By the way, Mayor Barrett is known for his short work days. <br />He really is a disgrace pointing his finger at Walker and accusing Walker of "not rolling up his sleeves and getting to work".<br />Walker will win. If only because it's a statistically impossibility for a majority of voters are that breathtakingly ignorant.Rhonda Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067040695251345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-40428835254771134122012-05-26T17:52:03.886-05:002012-05-26T17:52:03.886-05:00Thank you for your most sane response. Thanks to ...Thank you for your most sane response. Thanks to the way Walker handled his first year+ in office, one half of this state is not talking to the other. And when they do talk, it's swearing and name calling. THAT'S the legacy Governor Walker is going to leave Wisconsin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-16048691417232836812012-05-26T15:14:47.663-05:002012-05-26T15:14:47.663-05:00LOL! Spot on. I never realized he was balding unti...LOL! Spot on. I never realized he was balding until this debate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-75612172823532096522012-05-26T15:12:21.416-05:002012-05-26T15:12:21.416-05:00The Governor of Michigan is a Tea Bagging Re-Thug-...The Governor of Michigan is a Tea Bagging Re-Thug-li-CON just Like Walker; I'm pretty sure the libs did not back Rick Snyder, and if they did, they sure are regretting it now. Your post shows that you are one of the misinformed Fox news sheep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-89844714933010564972012-05-26T14:37:46.783-05:002012-05-26T14:37:46.783-05:00I think the conversation needs to rise above liber...I think the conversation needs to rise above liberal=unintelligent, lazy, communistic, crazy etc. Either way the election falls, we will have a divided state in two weeks, and I don't think anyone can deny that right now. It is OK to fiercely support your candidate of choice, but I think you need to be respectful of each other as citizens. Anger on both sides of the issues has created the environment where neighbors can't talk to neighbors anymore and we need to think about the leadership we need to guide us through this. Do we need someone who handed out pink slips to mile county employees "as a stunt" as Walker admitted to doing as county executive? Is it someone who can't tell his boss "Wisconsin taxpayers" how he spends his time while his on our dime? Someone who doesn't have the decency to admit his real agenda before and election, and who admits he wants to "divide" our state. Someone who's team uses government resources to do campaigning? If you want to vote for Walker based on the limitations needed to be imposed on unions I understand. We shouldn't delude ourselves into thinking though that we will have a united state with the kind of leadership that uses stunts and abuses power in order to force an agenda on the people of wisconsin. The recall was much more warranted than the recall that got Walker in as county executive in the first place, and the people deserve to be able to vote for someone they believe can "lead" a path forward. The best comment of the night is that it is "easy" to punish your political enemies and no matter who wins I hope we can start talking at the table together, rather than doling out more punishment to those on the losing end. We need to become united, we need to move forward together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-69355538063720779482012-05-26T14:29:47.488-05:002012-05-26T14:29:47.488-05:00It is all about leadership, Barrett is a real lead...It is all about leadership, Barrett is a real leader and Walker is far from it! Why could Barrett look at Walker during the whole debate, and Walker could barely and rarely make eye contact with Barrett - signs of guilt and deficiency. On June 5th hopefully Wisconsin can remove this cancer that has torn our State apart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-30463782735919309052012-05-26T13:48:48.841-05:002012-05-26T13:48:48.841-05:00But you drink at the troff provided by all. Union...But you drink at the troff provided by all. Unions are for creating equality for workers, but when workers decide who sits on the other side of the, who stands for fiscal responsiblility? This has led to outragious power for the unions and when the light of day was put on their benefits and their lack of compromise, there could only be one response. Nobody hates the teachers and other public sector workers, but the actions of the union. Sorry, but what Scott Walker is doing is supported by the majority of tax payers because it's the right thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-6296475713389267382012-05-26T11:34:42.441-05:002012-05-26T11:34:42.441-05:00I second Rhonda, that is a very accurate review. ...I second Rhonda, that is a very accurate review. Walker was calm and straight to the point where Barrett, in usual liberal fashion delusional and in attack mode. Those who think there was ever a valid reason for a recall election are going to believe whatever nonsense spews out of Barrett's mouth. For everyone else, Walker is the clear choice for the winner of the debate, and deserves to be our governor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-47917067218643510812012-05-26T11:05:51.800-05:002012-05-26T11:05:51.800-05:00RIGHT ON RHONDA!
This is the most ACCURATE review...RIGHT ON RHONDA!<br /><br />This is the most ACCURATE review I've read yet.<br /><br />The Libtards just don't get it and never will---it's becoming increasingly obvious that it's best to just get them the HELL out of government, instead of trying to explain anything to them.<br /><br />They belong in Cuba-not here.<br /><br />They are DELUSIONAL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-5517718219023748322012-05-26T10:20:16.548-05:002012-05-26T10:20:16.548-05:00I think, and find that most liberals can't, so...I think, and find that most liberals can't, so they simply continue to be bad at maths, none-to-good at written communication, worse at logic, and really stink when it comes to maintaining a limited governmental structure intended to keep us free to live out our lives without fear of the tyranny of the selfish, lazy masses who only want bread and circuses while Rome burns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180226403686462298.post-88034486235781552562012-05-26T09:43:05.843-05:002012-05-26T09:43:05.843-05:00i think-therefore i'am a demacratei think-therefore i'am a demacrateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com