Investigation confirms Scott Walker bought a sweater for just $1

Business Insider ^ | April 3, 2015 | Leslie Larson

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The discount savvy of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has been verified as legitimate.

The Republican bragged to a New Hampshire audience on March 14 that thanks to his thrifty practices, he was able to purchase a men's sweater for $1 at a Kohl's department store in the Granite State.

.....In a joint investigation with the Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, researchers visited a Kohl's store in Glendale, Wisconsin, and combed through the clearance racks to find a walnut colored "Chaps Twisted Button Mock Sweater," that closely resembled the pullover worn by Walker for his March event.

"There we found plenty of Chaps sweaters marked between 80 and 90 percent off -- an even deeper cut than the 70% Walker cited when describing the deal. Some of the sweaters we found were originally priced at $70 and marked down to $7," PolitiFact reported Friday.

"Now, that's not $1. But Walker did say he used his 'Kohl's Cash' — a coupon of sorts that is generated based on how much a customer purchased in an earlier visit to the store," it continued. "Thus, he could have easily gotten one for $1 out-of-pocket. We rate the claim True."..

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Next they'll make Walker hug a dog to investigate his claim that he has a dog allergy.

: )

[Steely Tom]

April first was two days ago.

[JennysCool]

Really? REALLY? They’re making an issue out of getting a great deal on a SWEATER?

[dware]

Boy, would be nice if they investigated the current administration so well

[BerniesFriend]

Yeah, but the sweater does not wish to attend a gay marriage ceremony so the hate left is now after it!

[LadyBuck]

He better not try to use Coupins :-)

[Morpheus2009]

So freakin’ what? Is Walker buying million dollar shoes? At least he isn’t, in this particular instance, spending money like the Obamas do!

[rovenstinez]

When Sara Palin tried to get center stage in clothes from Walmart she was laughed to scorn.

[dead]

Anybody who knows how Kohl's works would know that you can definitely get an ugly sweater for a dollar. 90% discount rack, 30% coupon, and some Kohl's cash. You could probably score a suit if you put in the effort.

Yet, they're not interested in why Obama and Holder really wanted to arm the Mexican drug cartels.

[MeshugeMikey]

there was a Rainbow Colored sweater AVAILABLE....but he snubbed it

[cripplecreek]

In a joint investigation with the Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, researchers visited a Kohl's store in Glendale,

LOL

[Cincinatus' Wife]

: )

[Old Teufel Hunden]

If these reporters would have only investigated Obama’s college transcripts as well as they investigate Walker’s shopping habits, I might believe they are fair and balanced....

[dfwgator]

“This is effin’ awesome.”

[Steve_Seattle]

Is this satire? The Wisconsin Journal Sentinel undertook a "joint operation" to check out Walker's claim about the cost of a SWEATER? PolitiFact is checking out Walker's claim?

If true, this is madness. It will be a brutal election campaign.

[cyclotic]

That’s nothing. I once got a shirt at REI marked down from $80 to $.03.

[Steve_Seattle]

"April first was two days ago."

The story is dated today. I read the whole thing and there is no indication that it's satire other than the utter absurdity of the idea of investigating Walker's claim about the price of a cheap sweater. What has "journalism" come to?

[dila813]

If only they had vetted Obama 1/10th of the way Walker has been vetted so far.

[Steely Tom]

Interesting. There ought to be a word for the situation in which reality becomes satire.

[Steve_Seattle]

"That’s nothing. I once got a shirt at REI marked down from $80 to $.03."

REI has gone from a blue-collar outdoor supply company to a frou-frou, latte-sipping, overpriced hangout for limousine liberals.