Reagan Foundation: Walker telling of Bible story is correct

Yahoo ^ | March 17, 2015 | SCOTT BAUER

[Cincinatus' Wife]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An official at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library on Monday sought to clarify her account of how Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came to handle a family Bible the late president used when taking the oath of office.

Library registrar Jennifer Torres said a "simple misunderstanding" left the wrong impression that Walker personally sought to hold the book. A spokeswoman for the Reagan Foundation says Walker's retelling of the moment is correct.

Walker told the story of having his picture taken with the Bible at a 2013 Reagan Day dinner in Milwaukee. He described in his speech how he was surprised to see the Bible had been taken out of its exhibit case, so that he could pose with it for a photo.

In a series of emails with the liberal magazine The Progressive, Torres said that Walker had asked to see the Bible. On Monday, Torres confirmed that Walker's advance team had indeed asked about Walker viewing the Bible, but that his surprise at being offered the chance to hold it was genuine.

[MCF]

They are certainly leaving no stone unturned in trying to find something, anything on Walker. The left is scared to death of him.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yes.

They should be.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"......Speaking in 2012 to a teleconference with activists from Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition, Walker said his faith has enabled him to rise above the “vitriol, and the constant, ongoing hatred” during the recall election he faced in the wake of his anti-union legislation, which has crippled the state’s once-iconic labor movement. Along with the unmistakable contrast of his church-going family with the profane and progressive activists, Walker cited two Bible verses. He didn’t recite them, but for anyone who knows their Bible—as Walker, the son of a Baptist pastor, does—the meaning was clear. The verses that helped him withstand the hatred were Romans 16:20 (“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you”) and Isaiah 54:17 (“no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.”)- Scott Walker: W. Without the Compassion

[Sirius Lee]

Library registrar Jennifer Torres said a "simple misunderstanding" left the wrong impression that Walker personally sought to hold the book.

But let's say, just for argument's sake, that he did. So? If you ask a museum curator to let you handle a book and the curator lets you. So what? End of story. I am not getting what the fuss is all about. Is it because the book happens to be the Bible? Is the Bible something to be ashamed about now?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Here is the earlier story that was shot around the web:

Reagan Library Curator Disputes Walker's Story

Reagan library curator disputes Gov. Walker's Bible story

[Steven Tyler]

Let’s go to the Clinton SoS E-mail archive for the official first hand account.

....oh wait

[Cincinatus' Wife]

: )

[DaveA37]

“Is the Bible something to be ashamed about now? “....

If you are a muzzie or anyone who supports their cause, it certainly is. Look what those idiots have done to our schools and where ever the word “God” appears. I am filled to overflowing with the politically correct garbage they spew. The Bible and its teachings are my road map to salvation.

[petercooper]

Yes, but what about his hair? There is a lot we don’t know about the man.

[Carl Vehse]

"They are certainly leaving no stone unturned in trying to find something, anything on Walker. The left is scared to death of him."

As the traitors the demonicrats and fifth-column media are should be.

[wbarmy]

I am not getting what the fuss is all about. Is it because the book happens to be the Bible? Is the Bible something to be ashamed about now?

Seems to be that they are trying to make it look like Walker was assuming the "mantle" of Reagan on his own initiative, probably as a calculated campaign issue. This is a "dog-whistle" to their liberal supporters showing that Walker is a hypocrite who only does this kind of stuff for political theater. Kind of like Bill Clinton and the huge bible he took to church during the Monica stories.

[MCF]

“Yes, but what about his hair?”
LOL!
They are almost at that point. If they get any worse even John Semmens will find it difficult to write satirical articles about them.

[Boogieman]

I hear he used to pull on little girls’ pigtails in elementary school... it’s a war on women!

[petercooper]

I can’t imagine the left will find anything on him considering they’ve been after him for 6 years or so.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

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