Bill de Blasio tells Dems Walker won in Wisconsin by peddling falsehoods

Wisconsin Politics ^ | April 26, 2015 | Kay Nolan

[Cincinatus' Wife]

MILWAUKEE -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday night Gov. Scott Walker has won elections in Wisconsin by "peddling a series of falsehoods," but has to be taken seriously in his bid for the presidency because he presents himself in a likable way.

De Blasio spent a good portion of a nearly 40-minute speech at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Founders Day Gala talking about Walker.

“He told you teachers were the enemy. He told you that unions were the problem. He told you that up was down and down was up in so many ways, and in the process, he took Wisconsin backwards and that will be more and more visible to people,” de Blasio told party activists.

Afterward, de Blasio told reporters, he nonetheless takes Walker "very seriously" because he is able to "present himself as something other than he is." He said Walker portrays himself as a friend of the middle class but then pursues policies that harms their interests, calling the governor's cuts to education "the most striking of them all."

Still, de Blasio added: “I never mistake the fact that a good politician’s a good politician. He’s a clever politician, he presents himself in a likable way, and he has to be taken seriously.”

De Blasio, who became New York’s first Democratic mayor since 1993 when he was elected in 2013, told Wisconsin Democrats they need to focus on income inequality in their campaigns to win back a majority in the U.S. Senate and to retain the White House. He drew the loudest applause when he called for raising the minimum wage.

But de Blasio, who joked that he’s sometimes greeted by New Yorkers with expletives and “waves that only use one finger,” stressed that Dems need to work harder to present a clear message to voters.

“This time, it needs to be clear, sharp and progressive,” de Blasio said.

Afterward, de Blasio told reporters the Dem Party has to do a better job.

“Ultimately, we’ve seen the average American family going in the wrong direction economically. Both parties have a lot to explain and a lot to do differently,” he said. “Democrats have to be humbled that we have to do better, too.”

De Blasio, who managed Hillary Clinton’s successful run in New York state for U.S. Senate in 2000, told reporters he’s traveling the country and trying to help the Democratic Party “to have a bigger impact.”

“I don’t think its voice necessarily is heard the way it needs to be,” he said of the party.

Asked what Hillary Clinton can do to win presidential votes in Wisconsin and the Midwest, de Blasio repeated his advice to communicate better.

“I think what’s crucial is a vision, a very sharp, tangible vision of economic change,” he said. “I’m hopeful that we’ll hear that from her. I think that’s what people are waiting for.”

Other speakers at the annual event included U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Madison, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore of Milwaukee, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca of Kenosha, Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse and state Rep. Mandela Barnes of Milwaukee.

Baldwin told the crowd, “Scott Walker has turned his back on us. He wears the divisions he’s caused like a badge of honor.”

Baldwin said Wisconsin has a proud history of reforms. She noted Wisconsin was the first state to have collective bargaining for public employees, unemployment compensation laws and to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. She also noted former U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day.

“Wisconsin respects its environment, or at least we did until Scott Walker came along,” she said. “Wisconsin respects its schools and its teachers, or at least we used to until Scott Walker came along.”

Barca described Wisconsin politics since Republicans took control of the Legislature as “government by ambush.”

“We work on packages after packages, whether it be green energy jobs, entrepreneurial support, technology, development or workforce training programs," Barca said. "All of a sudden, they announce they’re going to have right-to-work and eight days later, it’s the law of the land.”

[Cincinatus' Wife]

More:

De Blasio Criticizes Walker as Enemy of Middle Class

De Blasio tells Wisconsin Democrats to fight income inequality

[FlingWingFlyer]

Sorry Wilhelm. “Peddling falsehoods” is what you commies and Nazis do.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

".......Baldwin told the crowd, “Scott Walker has turned his back on us. He wears the divisions he’s caused like a badge of honor.”

Baldwin said Wisconsin has a proud history of reforms. She noted Wisconsin was the first state to have collective bargaining for public employees, unemployment compensation laws and to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. She also noted former U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day.

“Wisconsin respects its environment, or at least we did until Scott Walker came along,” she said. “Wisconsin respects its schools and its teachers, or at least we used to until Scott Walker came along.”

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[Cincinatus' Wife]

The Politics of Division, it's the Democratic Party's calling card.

The Unelectable Whiteness of Scott Walker A journey through the poisonous, racially divided world that produced a Republican star.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

" Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett,"

Milwaukee Mayor Blames Gov. Walker for Uptick in Gun Violence [Barrett lost 2010 election for WI Gov. to Walker. Barrett lost his challenge in the recall election of Gov. Walker ....to Gov. Walker - where Walker's victory margin was larger]

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca of Kenosha"

Assembly sends Wisconsin's right-to-work bill to Scott Walker

".............In all, five Republicans in the Legislature, one in the Senate and four in the Assembly, voted against Act 10 in 2011. This year, only one Republican in the Senate — former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers member Sen. Jerry Petrowski of Marathon — and no one in the Assembly voted against the right-to-work bill, which in 2011 at least was considered the more controversial of the two measures because it deals with private-sector rather than public-sector unions.

In an effort that recalled their unsuccessful 61-hour stand against Act 10, Democrats in the house ignored certain defeat and argued overnight against a measure they call an attack on workers.

"Nobody is forced to join a union," state Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine) said after the bill passed. "I would have gone on for another 24 hours if it would have made a difference."

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) added, "We're talking about 70 years of labor peace. We wanted to give it every ounce of energy we did."

But Republicans insisted the bill was about freedom for workers and would help businesses in the state.

"We're fighting for every worker in the state to have their own personal liberty," Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said. "Worker freedom. Individual choice. Getting to make your own way in life.".....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore of Milwaukee,"

Gwen Moore: Walker continues assault on working-class Wisconsin

"...In the ongoing assault on Wisconsin’s working class, Gov. Scott Walker signed another crippling anti-worker bill into law.

This so-called "right to work" legislation is nothing but a bald-faced attempt by our Republican governor and Legislature to protect special interests at the expense of working class families. I am reminded of Dr. Martin Luther King, who once said, "In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as ‘right to work.’ It is a law to rob us of our civil rights and job rights.".....

[John Valentine]

She also noted former U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day.

I wonder if Gaylord killed his girlfriend and bricked up her body in the wall like the real Earth Day creator, Ira Einhorn, did.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse"

Scott Walker budget bill is rife with non-fiscal policy items

".....Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, says that because the biennial budget is the only bill the Legislature is required to pass, it tends to get “decorated up as a Christmas tree with everybody hanging ornaments on there.” She labels some of these a “sneak attack” to advance measures that should be vetted more openly....

Walker also wants to create a new oversight board for charter schools, affirm that no school district must adopt Common Core educational standards, and bar the use of a national assessment test associated with these standards.

His budget would merge state agencies and create new divisions within existing ones. It would pry control of the worker’s compensation program from one agency and give it to two others.

To “decrease the regulatory and fiscal burden” on private, for-profit colleges, which have come under attack for hyped promises and poor graduation rates, Walker calls for eliminating the state board charged with overseeing them.

And Walker would shut down public access to records of university research, unless it is published or patented. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who famously wise-cracked that he didn’t favor university research into “ancient mating habits of whatever,” could then be told that evidence of such research is none of his business.

Finally, the budget includes Walker’s call to drug test people receiving unemployment insurance and other assistance benefits. Critics say requiring people who are down on their luck to pee into cups will cost millions of dollars..."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

A look inside the Democratic Party’s big tent is chilling.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Yeah. ‘Cept it’s Fascist-Communist Warren “Kaiser” Wilhelm peddling his usual lies. They’re the only ones cultivating division as they have since the 19th century, killing countless lives and countries in the process, and hell-bent on finishing the job in America. It wasn’t Conservatives who sent in Union Thug Stormtroopers to Madistan to halt bills that promoted freedom.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"state Rep. Mandela Barnes of Milwaukee"

Walker's budget expands school vouchers, holds line on taxes

"...Require drug testing for able-bodied adults applying for programs like BadgerCare Plus health coverage, FoodShare and unemployment insurance. Those testing positive would get to keep their benefits as long they agreed to accept free treatment and didn't test positive again.

Democratic Rep. Mandela Barnes of Milwaukee said the proposal demeans those out of a job by subjecting them to a "witch hunt" that would cost more than it saved. Walker said it would help ensure more people can work a job.

"The best thing my parents gave us was an understanding of the value of hard work," Walker said. "More than anything, my family ingrained in me the idea that anyone who worked hard could go as far as their dreams would take them.".....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Walker had them sputtering and running out of ways to insult him.

Worst Baby Names of 2011...#1 Scott

"Walker is a Weasel not a Badger.

"There's still God in you (Sky)walker.

And so on and so on...

[Vaquero]

How was that homeymoon in Cuba, there Wilhelm (cue Wilhelm scream) with your dyke wife?

[Vaquero]

Walker had them sputtering and running out of ways to insult him.

Rules For Radicals :
# 5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Scott Walker, prosecutors trade pointed swipes on John Doe

[Cincinatus' Wife]

bttt!

[Yardstick]

De Blasio’s accusations of lying are of course lies. It really is a shame that one of our political parties has been completely taken over by crazy people.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Beyond crazy, absolute Satanic evil. Totalitarian degenerates. The goal is to destroy America and her institutions, culture, morality, et al, and build their new utopia that will resemble a gulag along the lines of ‘1984.’

[ronnie raygun]

How in the hell did this idiot go national, he cant even control his city which by all local news accounts, there are more shootings rapes murderers and robberies EVERY DAY by persons that look similar to his son if they were to be questioned by cops since he’s been in office. Oh his wife is running the show the commie black lesbian who is not married to this imposter we now have.