Posted on 02/20/2015 10:25:49 AM PST by T Ruth
We’ve been hearing all day about Rudy Giuliani’s remarks at the Scott Walker event last night, including coverage of the current mayor’s reaction to same and Rudy’s exclusive interview with the Observer reacting to that reaction. What we haven’t heard much about is the event itself.
While the kerfuffle over Mr. Giuliani’s words has overshadowed the dinner, it’s actually quite extraordinary that a relatively obscure governor from Wisconsin, best known for almost being recalled, could pack a room with the luminaries he entertained last night. Furthermore, Gov. Walker had three additional New York City events scheduled for today, again posting impressive signs of inroads being made in a city that makes up for in contributors and media wattage whatever it may lack in Republican electors.
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Here are the details.
Last night’s event at the tony 21 Club was, according to one attendee, “more of a braintrust—a policy roundtable as opposed to ‘hey, give me money.’ It wasn’t like that. Who are your influences, how are you thinking about taxation and monetary policy? More of a brainstorming session.”
According to Eric Anton, who attended last night’s affair and is co-hosting two of Walker’s three events today, it was “a very intense policy debate with no softball questions and he passed with flying colors. There were people in that room who walked in undecided and walked out very supportive.”
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An attendee made a tactical observation, as well. There was a “very good turn out by women—almost half the room … and Walker is very approachable. Given how important the women’s vote has been and will be, I think Walker is in good position to do well with women and young people.”
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(Excerpt) Read more at observer.com ...
I hate to see Wisconsin lose such a valuable asset but this nation is begging for an effective conservative leader.
Walker is a great strategist, he chooses his battles carefully, then he is relentless.
“...relatively obscure governor from Wisconsin, best known for almost being recalled...”
That’s how they see it?
Ha!
I'd be willing to bet that Wisconsin would benefit more from him being in the WH than in the Governor's Mansion.
“this nation is begging for an effective conservative leader.”
Yeh like Ted Cruz.
IMO the GOPe see Jebbie is just not taking off so they are bringing Walker out of the wings. Don’t be fooled again.
I wish writers would stop using this word 'kerfuffle' already. It's cropping up everywhere.
” That darn Boehner and McConnell lost my fight again. Dabnabit”
Heh. Good one.
No kidding...LOL!!!
The coasts are going to be in a collective panic when he adds the national GOPe and Dem skulls to his throne.
Was there supposed to be a /s there? I can't be sure.
LOL.
Calm down now. We don’f want a fracus over kerfuffle.
Why would you say that? Walker’s great, would make a great President. Please don’t start shooting down any candidates we get, I can’t go thru a Hillary presidency.
Two months ago everybody on FR was a Ted Cruz or die fan. Now all of a sudden jump on the bandwagon for Walker.
I have not yet even heard his agenda explained. I am mega concerned about his immigration position. Just because he opposes the unions doesn’t flesh out the rest of his policy such as taxation, cutting these govt agencies down to size and rolling back the police state.
Time will tell but right now Bobby Jindal and Ted Cruz look a lot more like the real meal deal to me.
It’s because of the overuse of hullabaloo and brouhaha.
What’s all this rumpus about?
Don’t make me come back there.
I saw what you did, there. :-)
Seriously? You obviously have access to the internet. There are search engines; you don't have to wait for someone to explain things to you. Here are a couple of things:
You too!
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