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President Obama takes on Governor Scott Walker ["Won't be punching bag for these characters"]
Fox 6 Now ^ | April 8, 2015 | CNN wire

Posted on 04/08/2015 5:08:33 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

"...........In the most recent in a string of digs, the President this week slammed Walker for taking a “foolish approach” to the country’s nuclear negotiations with Iran, coolly suggesting the governor might benefit from taking “some time to bone up on foreign policy.”

When Walker signed in to law a controversial “right to work” bill in March, Obama called the state legislation “anti-worker”: “Even as its governor claims victory over working Americans, I’d encourage him to try and score a victory for working Americans,” the President said in a statement.

And at the annual Gridiron dinner in Washington, it was a more self-deprecating joke — at Walker’s expense. “Gov. Walker got some heat for staying silent when Rudy Giuliani said I don’t love America, which I also think is a problem,” Obama said. “Think about it, Scott. If I did not love America, I wouldn’t have moved here from Kenya.”

Bill Daley, Obama’s former chief of staff, said the President’s criticism of Walker shows that Obama has a freer hand compared to earlier in his term.

“I don’t think the President’s just going to sit there and be a punching bag for the next year or two for these characters,” Daley said, warning that Republican candidates would try to outdo each other by being “more outrageous” in their attacks on the President.

Asked Tuesday whether the president has an issue with Walker, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the recent digs were “nothing personal.”

“But there’s no doubt, as I’m sure that even Governor Walker himself would be happy to tell you, that there are significant policy differences between the two men,” Earnest told reporters at a White House press briefing. “And there will be ample opportunity over the course of the next year or year and a half for us to discuss those differences.”..............

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016; economy; gopprimary; scottwalker
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1 posted on 04/08/2015 5:08:34 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

If Obama is against him, I’m for him.

Just saying.


2 posted on 04/08/2015 5:09:38 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-tradebalance/c5700.html)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The big fool has advice for everyone.


3 posted on 04/08/2015 5:09:52 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I guess setting the country up as a “punching bag” for all our enemies is just A-Okay with Barack.


4 posted on 04/08/2015 5:11:15 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

O is against Bush as well so are you for him????

I stand with Ted


5 posted on 04/08/2015 5:12:54 AM PDT by Nifster
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“O” needs a sphincter on his mouth


6 posted on 04/08/2015 5:14:05 AM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Said President Bushsfault


7 posted on 04/08/2015 5:15:38 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Scott Walker already hit back effectively at the Kenyan with both barrels.


8 posted on 04/08/2015 5:17:01 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I welcome a toe to toe between Scott and O

Bring on the popcorn


9 posted on 04/08/2015 5:19:13 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: Nifster

I’d like to see a Cruz Walker Non-Aggression Pact


10 posted on 04/08/2015 5:20:32 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Let me get this straight... All of King Putt’s ideological enemies must stand still while he uses them as a punching bag, but they cannot defend themselves lest they be called out as using the president for a punching bag.

Right...

If the left didn’t have double standards it wouldn’t have any standards at all!


11 posted on 04/08/2015 5:22:28 AM PDT by jurroppi1 (The only thing you "pass to see what's in it" is a stool sample. h/t MrB)
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To: Nifster

I (strongly) wish Ted would come out much for American businesses in America.

While I strongly support Ted on many issues, he is thusfar not my first choice because he’s not (yet anyway) strongly advocating for American businesses.

I tend toward Ted, but I’m not 100% sold on him just yet.


12 posted on 04/08/2015 5:23:51 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-tradebalance/c5700.html)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The affirmative action Hitler (Obama) is completely delusional as regards the economy and the international sphere. His father figure (possible father) Frank Marshall Davis determines his economic pronoucements as Frank Marshall Davis was an important American Communists and his step father, Lolo Sotero helps inspire Obama's very pro Islamic views.

Reason and logic have nothing to do with this man/infant.

13 posted on 04/08/2015 5:24:04 AM PDT by Stepan12 (Our present appeasementof Islam is the Stockholm Syndrome on steroids.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife


14 posted on 04/08/2015 5:25:39 AM PDT by Iron Munro (It IS as BAD as you think and they ARE out to get you.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

For the primary debate period starting up shortly and all throughout next year’s election period...it’s the Republican candidate against President Obama (thanks to this commentary efforts like this). The Democrat primary runner will be stuck trying to defend the President and eventually tire of the fakeness he or she has to exert.

Even the news media will tire out trying to show some different type of Democratic President other than President Obama.


15 posted on 04/08/2015 5:27:24 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"Won't be punching bag for these characters"

Obama can easily avoid that by resigning.

16 posted on 04/08/2015 5:27:26 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"cooly suggesting"

Like a really bad Jake Lassiter novel

17 posted on 04/08/2015 5:28:54 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Obama was mad...and he was threatening 'anyone' who questions him on Foreign Policy!.... Can't hide his body language either no matter how hard he tried....'Don't mess with me" was the game and this fool just set it!


18 posted on 04/08/2015 5:31:02 AM PDT by caww
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
...the governor might benefit from taking “some time to bone up on foreign policy.”

Says the community organizer with absolutely no qualifications to be president, and after 7 years has made an absolute mess of everything he has touched.

19 posted on 04/08/2015 5:32:10 AM PDT by Obadiah (Israel had King Manasseh, America has Obama.)
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“And there will be ample opportunity over the course of the next year or year and a half for us to discuss those differences.”..............

Is obama running again? Against Walker?

20 posted on 04/08/2015 5:33:31 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
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