Posted on 04/11/2015 1:36:07 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
"... Walker concedes nothing to the conventional wisdom about what the GOP must do to compete in a more culturally tolerant, ethnically diverse and economically insecure America. And the GOP faithful love it.
It starts with ethnicity and race. Since 2012, many prominent Republicans have made overtures to African Americans and Latinos....
Not Walker. His speech in Iowa not only slammed President Obama’s executive action legalizing some undocumented immigrants. It didn’t even include the love-letter to legal immigrants that Republicans typically use to shield themselves from charges of being anti-Hispanic. In addition, Walker said nothing about reaching out to African Americans and boasted about Wisconsin’s voter-ID law,which many African Americans and Latinos see as means of reducing their turnout. Even the imagery on Walker’s website stands out.....In the video for Walker’s new PAC..the opening faces are relentlessly white. You don’t encounter an African-American until roughly halfway through. And unlike Jeb’s website,Walker’s isn’t translated into Spanish.
As Alec MacGillis explained in an excellent New Republic profile last summer, greater Milwaukee exists in a kind of political time warp. Because its African-American population arrived later than in other northern cities and because its white population fled to the suburbs later, the racially-tinged, suburban-versus-urban politics that have faded in New York,Chicago and Philadelphia remain strong in Wisconsin. When running for governor, Walker even said,“We don’t want Wisconsin to become like Milwaukee.”....
Walker’s having none of it. His message is simple and old-fashioned: “Take control from the federal government and big-government special interests and give it back to hard-working taxpayers.”..he actually asserted that the United States is “one of the few places left in the world where it doesn’t matter what class you were born into,it doesn’t matter what your parents did for a living. In America,the opportunity is equal for each and every one of us.”..
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
Bigotry. Bigotry. Bigotry.
It's not working - even though the Left is giving it (and will continue giving it) their best shot.
Scott Walker has done quite well in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, despite the Left's attempts to divide and conquer.
As Alec MacGillis explained in an excellent New Republic profile last summer[ "The Unelectable Whiteness of Scott Walker ], greater Milwaukee exists in a kind of political time warp
Walker Is Immune to Democrats’ Class-Warfare Virus "Democrats stereotype the Republican party as the natural habitat of rich old white guys. Yes, Walker is a white guy. However, being Caucasian is not a choice, and fair-minded liberals would forgive him that. It should help that Walker secured ever-higher reelection margins as executive in Milwaukee County. Its 27 percent black population is twice that of the nation...."
April 2002: Walker became Milwaukee County Executive in a special election run in April 2002, after the former County Executive, Tom Ament, resigned in the wake of a county pension fund scandal. Walker was elected to a four-year term in 2004, winning 57% of the vote to defeat former state budget director, David Riemer. He won another four-year term in 2008, defeating State Senator Lena Taylor with 59% of the vote. Walker is the only Republican to hold this office to date.
Walker won the office on a platform of fiscal conservatism, promising to give back part of his own salary. He said that his voluntary give-back gave him moral authority to make cuts in the budget. He returned $60,000 per year (slightly less than half of his salary) during his first term, and reduced his give-back to $10,000 per year during his second term.
During his eight years in office, there were disputes with the county board "over taxes, privatization of public services, quality of parks and public buildings, and delivery of social services", according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The County Board approved several budgets over Walker's veto and he never submitted a budget with a higher property tax than the board had approved the prior year. According to Walker, during his tenure the number of county employees was reduced by over 20% and the $3.5 million county deficit was turned into a surplus."....
January 3, 2011 - Walker assumes Office of Governor of Wisconsin.
June 27, 2011: Walker Revokes In-state Tuition For Undocumented Students Attending Univ And Colleges In Wisconsin - "On Sunday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) signed his two-year 2011-2013 budget, which included ending in-state tuition for undocumented students attending public universities and colleges. In-state tuition for undocumented students was approved two years ago by former Governor Jim Doyle (D) after the Hispanic community struggled for 10 years to pass it."...
June 5, 2012: The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial election were recall elections to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters re-electing incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker over the Democratic candidate Tom Barrett [MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE!] by [53.1% - to - 46.3%] a slightly larger margin than he had in 2010,...Walker was thus the first U.S. governor to continue in office after facing a recall election..."
bttt!
My husband read that book and said it was Fabulous!!!
Good!
No more COWARDS!
Never back down!
Never let the opposition define the ROE.
Say whatever you will about Barrack Obama, but he is NOT a coward in the political arena. He is absolutely unapologetic.
That may be owing more to his hubris and narcissism than courage, but he never backs down.
NEVER . EVER . BACK DOWN!
Seriously? I've actually lived in Wisconsin, Chicago and Philly, and commuted into New York. When it comes to interracial animosity, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia are all much worse than Milwaukee. What are they smoking at New Republic?
How the majority in this country have given it all up to the do nothings is amazing
Indeed!
But then I think we know.
The state media want the silent majority to “give up.”
I say, “NO!”
Thanks for posting this.
Good stuff. Thanks
Hey libs at the Atlantic, you might want to take a look at who’s the sheriff of Milwaukee County? Then again, a pro second amendment, non-liberal Black man isn’t your cup of tea, is it?
Actually I’m tired, no really tired of DUHVERSITY, culturally, ethnically, and sexually because it always equates to more $$$ coming out of my pocket or moving over for more ungrateful ba$tard$
The left has used the race card too much. It has lost its meaning completely. There’s white people I don’t like, and black people I don’t like. I dislike everyone equally.
"..[Scott] Walker became Milwaukee County Executive in a special election run in April 2002, after the former County Executive, Tom Ament [D], resigned in the wake of a county pension fund scandal. Walker was elected to a four-year term in 2004, winning 57% of the vote to defeat former state budget director, David Riemer [D].
He won another four-year term in 2008, defeating State Senator Lena Taylor [D] with 59% of the vote. Walker is the only Republican to hold this office to date. -
- Lena Taylor.
Exactly.
Justice is portrayed as blind because that is an ideal, not a flaw. Walker and Cruz are the ideal, not flawed racists like the democrats and RINOs.
He is of the top five in the conservatives list for president, though many gopees are not conservative anymore than my shoe is conservative. I love this part of his plan;
” Walker’s having none of it. His message is simple and old-fashioned: “Take control from the federal government and big-government special interests and give it back to hard-working taxpayers.”..”
The root issue that nearly everyone runs away from is that on average there are drastic differences in ability between blacks and other races. Certainly there are blacks in the genius range, but the average IQ for blacks is around 80 to 85, (depending on which studies you read). Few people are complaining that the mildly retarded are not being hired as engineers, doctors, scientists, CEOs, etc. Few people are complaining that the average income of the mildly retarded is below the average income for all Americans. Most people understand that it has nothing to do with race and is based on ability. Yet some of those same people are making this complaints regarding black representation in professions requiring high intelligence.
The situation is similar for complaints about student achievement, college attendance rates, graduation rates, income levels, and a host of other areas that indicate inequality based on race. Factor in ability and many (maybe all?) the differences will disappear. In fact, some studies have shown that when matched by qualifications, blacks out-earn other races.
Once we start comparing people based on ability and not on skin color, we can have a more honest discussion of the situation.
And when we value each individual person for themselves and not for their contribution at either the voting booth or the IRS coffers, we will have made great strides toward equality.
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