Posted on 07/03/2015 7:29:05 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
A conversation about immigration between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the Heritage Foundation’s Stephen Moore, reported on by the New York Times this week, never happened.
“We have spoken with Stephen Moore and the conversation that was reported did not happen and he will tell you that. I would recommend you reach out to him,” Walker spokeswoman AshLee Strong told Breitbart News on Thursday in response to an article by Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman.
On Thursday, the reporters wrote: “Stephen Moore, a conservative scholar at the Heritage Foundation who backs an immigration overhaul, called Mr. Walker’s embrace of a border-security-first approach ‘A lurch to the right and probably something very popular among Iowa conservative voters.’”
“But Mr. Moore also said he was not convinced that Mr. Walker was quite the immigration hawk as he may appear now,” the Times added. “Rather, he called the governor’s positioning ‘a work in progress.’”
Then the newspaper wrote: “Mr. Moore said he had become concerned about Mr. Walker’s stance [on immigration] in recent weeks, but was reassured after a phone call with the Wisconsin governor,” then quoted Moore himself recounting what Walker supposedly said.
“He said, ‘I’m not going nativist; I’m pro-immigration,’” Moore said Gov. Walker said.
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It’s the open borders scumbag Moore that’s lying. He’s a WSJ Chamber of Commerce punk.
I don’t agree, Bob. Remember W sounded like a good conservative on the stump, and then in many ways he turned on us. If we had known what a creep Karl Rove was behind the scenes, many of us would have never invested in him. The guy behind the McDaniel election fraud is with Walker!
loaded terms: nativist; pro-immigration; immigration hawk; immigration overhaul
FTNYT
Thad Cochran agrees with you.
Well, then your gut should tell you that Cruz supports "a pathway to citizenship" too.
With all due respect, and I do respect Walker for what he has accomplished in WI, surely you can understand why so many people believed the NYT report when Scott Walker has changed and back-tracked on various issues time after time. He is a good man but he needs to figure out what his convictions are and stand by them.
Tinfoil hat time: Apparently Walker is related to the Bushes (W in GHWB = Walker). I’m wondering if all this is well-orchestrated to put Walker in front and draw off support from other conservatives, then damage him at the last minute (not now) so that Bush can waltz in. A beeline from point A to point B would look too suspicious for Bush, so some fake opposition?
Disclosure: Until yesterday I was unaware of the Walker-Bush connection. I don’t know how reliable or real that is. Of all the candidates, Cruz and Walker have been at the top of my list, but I am open to new information on ANYONE. I will not be an ostrich like the Dems were with 0vomit.
Not for people who have entered the country illegally.
I am aware of the statements of both candidates as I follow both of them closely. My comments were specific to Walker and had nothing to do with Cruz.
Illogical.
I think this stinks like Karl Rove. Trying to knock out Walker to save Bush.
If some one related to the Bush’s was going to help someone it would be Jeb,
I’m a Cruz supporter, but this wont hit MSM like here, and Walker stays damaged because now most think he’s a flip flopper on immigration, of which now there is no proof.
So Cruz and Trump are on the same team now.
Trump calls out Rubio for being ‘weak’ on immigration, praises Cruz
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3307788/posts
Ted Cruz has Donald Trump’s back; Reagan would be proud
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3307792/posts
The surging truth-tellers of the GOP (Ted Cruz and Don Trump)
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3307422/posts
I won’t vote for anyone who was born on foreign soil.
I won’t vote for anyone who has no record of cutting spending to state and local government employees.
Noisy bandwagons trying to divide a party for the purpose of continuing too much funding to government employees don’t decide such matters. Lawyers don’t decide such matters.
I’m the voter. I decide.
Walker is the only one with a record of having cut much government spending. Walker is not from the northeast, by the way, as someone else here stated. He’s from Colorado Springs.
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