Walker: GOP must shed ‘party of no’ image

The Hill ^ | November 20, 2013, 06:00 am | Cameron Joseph

[SoConPubbie]

This is encouraging news. Walker is solidly pro-life and pro-traditional marriage. He has clarified his stance on illegal immigration. And his stand on fiscal issues is outstanding.

Just how has he "clarified his stance on illegal immigration"?

According to him, in this YouTube from July of this year, clearly, and unambiguously states, he believes that we need to provide a pathway to Citizenship for those already here illegally, make it easier for them to come here, and drop border security.

YOUTUBE Link: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, in his own words, endorses path to citizenship

Is that what you mean by clarifying his stance?

Now, if you can provide evidence that he has walked this back and renounced this very clearly stated support for Immigration Reform, a Pathway to Citizenship for Illegals, and walking away from Border Security, I am all ears!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Walker is trying to get the GOP to concentrate on the economy and take voters minds off the fact that he is for Amnesty.

Walker just told Brietbart that he opposes amnesty.

Exclusive -- Gov. Scott Walker: I Don't Support Amnesty

[SoConPubbie]

Governor Walker is a conservative. But he appears to be bendable at a time when we’re tired of bending.

Please listen to the YouTube video of Governor Walker at post #61 and rethink your characterization of the Governor.

Anyone supporting Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the legalization of Illegals, and dropping Border Security is not a conservative.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Please see #62

[SoConPubbie]

Walker just told Brietbart that he opposes amnesty.

Try listening to the whole YouTube Video at post #61 and then tell us that again.

DId he walk back what he clearly stated in that YouTube Video, or is this just another John McCainesque type statement of "I am not for Amnesty" or "This bill is not Amnesty"?

[SoConPubbie]

Please see #62

Yea, John McCain, Marco Rubio, et. al. are constantly telling us those same things.

[sergeantdave]

“WHY is it that so many prominent GOP’ers listen to the lib media about anything?”

Precisely. The Hill is a neo-fascist training ground for the Nazi propagandists at the Washington Post.

[Colonel_Flagg]

I live one state over from Governor Walker. To us, he looks like the second coming of Barry Goldwater.

I’m as disappointed as anyone with what I’m seeing here. He’s got Chris Christie wrong, you’re quite correct that he’s wrong on immigration, and I won’t support any candidate who decides to hide the moral decay of our society. I’m on record with that and took a beating here on this site in 2012 because I wouldn’t knuckle under to Mitt Romney.

That said, from a fiscal standpoint I do feel he’s conservative. Doesn’t mean I’d support him, though.

[GeronL]

Party of No Socialism?

I think Ted Cruz is the right image for the GOP

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I've listened to the video. He's clearly talking about immigrants in the context of coming here as workers. There's nothing mentioned about amnesty or border security.

Now read the piece on Breitbart.

I too believed that Walker supported amnesty, until I read the Breitbart piece. It does appear that Walker was taken out of context.

Sorry, but this doesn't rise to Rubio-levels, where Rubio pushed amnesty while saying it's not amnesty. I will never support a politician who supports amnesty, BTW.

[SoConPubbie]

“WHY is it that so many prominent GOP’ers listen to the lib media about anything?”

Precisely. The Hill is a neo-fascist training ground for the Nazi propagandists at the Washington Post.

While I agree with what you are saying, the Hill also reported on Gov. Walker's support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, a Pathway to Citizenship, and dropping Border Security while making it easier for people to get here. Many didn't want to believe that either, given the source, however, it wasn't too hard to find a jaw-dropping YouTube video of Gov. Walker saying just those things in very clear terms to an editorial board of a newspaper:

YouTube Video Link: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, in his own words, endorses path to citizenship for Illegals and making it easier for them to come to America and dropping Border Security concerns

So sometimes, even though they nothing short of communists, they do include what amounts to the truth in their reporting.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yea, John McCain, Marco Rubio, et. al. are constantly telling us those same things

Walker's not in Washington pushing Schumer's bill though.

[dforest]

The more powerful they get, the more they whore themselves out of ambition.

It is a disease that separates the wheat from the chaff.

[Billthedrill]

Yeah, so the Republicans have had each budget proposal passed in the House turned down by the Dems in the Senate, every proposal to compromise on the shutdown turned down by the Dems in the Senate, every proposal to delay the implementation of 0bamacare turned down in the Senate (at least up to now - that may change) - and it's the Republicans who are called the "Party Of No"?

The Dems are the party of "Give us everything we demand." The only intelligent answer to that is "NO". Loud and frequently. That isn't branding, it's good politics.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

So you're not going to read the piece on Breitbart?

I would vote for him if he was the nominee, and if Palin doesn't run, he would be the next person I'd support.

His explanation is good enough for me.

[SoConPubbie]

I've listened to the video. He's clearly talking about immigrants in the context of coming here as workers. There's nothing mentioned about amnesty or border security.

No he is not.

There was no reference to legal immigrants, and he made clear statements concerning "those already here" and giving them a pathway to citizenship, and furthermore, he made very clear statements concerning border security, that you did not need to make it better if you just made it easier to get here.

[SoConPubbie]

Walker's not in Washington pushing Schumer's bill though.

That's a distinction without difference.

He stating polar opposite positions on the same policy.

This is classic John McCain behavior.

[Colonel_Flagg]

I think Ted Cruz is the right image for the GOP

I couldn't agree more.

[SoConPubbie]

So you're not going to read the piece on Breitbart?

I've read the piece and it still does not remove the very clear statements he made in the YouTube video.

[Jim Noble]

Hey Walker: What the GOP must shed is its weakling, reactive posture which mandates answers to every outrageous LSM slur and mischaracterization, SUCH AS, "the GOP is the party of no".

Shame on you for being so stupid.