I had no idea Scott Walker was so popular

[Kuciwalker]

Scott Walker is an American hero. Of course he's popular.

[giblets]

Polls? Who cares what polls say when the actual votes tell a different story? In an uncontested primary, Scott Walker generated a huge turnout. Imagine where it'll be when it actually matters. Unless you think the Democrats could somehow galvanize more voters June 5 or that independents will overwhelmingly favor a Democrat, looks like Scott Walker got this one in the bag.




I don't watch him. I hear him. I also hear Sharpton, Maddow, and Chris Matthews.

Those people constantly tell us what is right and what Americans believe in. I love it when it's shown wrong.

I'll get so much satisfaction when Ed Shultz is embarrassed by a Walker victory.

If by "huge turnout" you mean "slightly less turnout than the Democrats" then you might have a point. Of course Walker is popular with the base, if he wasn't a polarizing figure there wouldn't be a recall election. And having a grudge against an idiot on cable news is kind of sad.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

If it turns out this thread is about some dreary politician rather than the legendary singer I'm going to be disappointed. The thought of the reclusive genius singer getting elected is brilliant.

[kentonio]

Apparently he's now attacking Barrett by claiming that employment went down when he was mayor of Milwaukee. He seems to have forgotten that jobs went up in 2011 and at the time he tried to claim the credit for it.

You stay classy GOP.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n-jobs-exposed

[regexcellent]

The key reason Scott Walker is awesome, and the reason that this election matters, is because he completely skewered public sector unions, a very concept that by all rights should not and should never have existed. What he did as mayor of Milwaukee is irrelevant. Anything he did before he became the Governor of Wisconsin is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is his work in removing collective bargaining rights for the State of Wisconsin's employees.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Coke Brothers

Pepsi brothers

[kentonio]

What he did as mayor of Milwaukee is irrelevant. Anything he did before he became the Governor of Wisconsin is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is his work in removing collective bargaining rights for the State of Wisconsin's employees.

Barrett is the mayor, not Walker..

[The Mad Monk]

And there were over 900,000 votes against him.

Republicans suggested Wednesday that Democratic turnout statewide -- roughly 670,000 votes -- was lackluster because it fell far short of the number of voters who signed recall petitions against Walker (about 930,000).

No, there weren't.

So... about 14% of registered voters voted... and Walker got about 1/3 of those votes. Bra-vo...

Wrong...and wrong again.

Wisconsin's overall turnout Tuesday was 1,316,736, or 30.3%, of the state's 2011 voting-age population, very close to what state officials forecast last week. That's more than any September primary in six decades, though many presidential primaries have generated higher turnouts, including 2008.

[Berzerker]

I dont like the notion of public sector unions pushing recall efforts, or laws, or anything other than their job

and msnbc is shameful, they're approaching Fox "news" territory with their BS

[Al B. Sure!]

I dont like the notion of public sector unions pushing recall efforts, or laws, or anything other than their job

and msnbc is shameful, they're approaching Fox "news" territory with their BS

MSNBC is way worse than Fox news. Al Sharpton and Ed Shultz organize political rallies. I don't know that O'Reilly or Hannity do any such thing, but I could be wrong.

The other thing about Fox is that O'Reilly and Hannity love to argue so they always put people they disagree with on their shows. Schultz, Sharpton, and Maddow virtually never have someone they disagree with on the show. Chris Matthews at least has guys like Michael Steele on.


If anyone hasn't seen MSNBC's political block for a few years, I highly suggest they check it out just to be amazed by the partisanship. It's beyond Fox levels of partisanship.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

MSNBC is way worse than Fox news. Al Sharpton and Ed Shultz organize political rallies. I don't know that O'Reilly or Hannity do any such thing, but I could be wrong.

Hannity does. I don't think O'reilly does, mostly because O'reilly is unlikeable guy that people find interesting but wouldn't mind seeing being hit by a bus.

[DaShi]

No, there weren't.

Yes, there were.

[Dinner]

Hannity does. I don't think O'reilly does, mostly because O'reilly is unlikeable guy that people find interesting but wouldn't mind seeing being hit by a bus.

Glenn Beck did too though his rantings stank so they fired his ass.

[Berzerker]

Hannity does. I don't think O'reilly does, mostly because O'reilly is unlikeable guy that people find interesting but wouldn't mind seeing being hit by a bus.

well......if somebody's gotta be hit by a bus

[kentonio]

I dont like the notion of public sector unions pushing recall efforts, or laws, or anything other than their job

You don't think that when a politicians tries to openly destroy them, that they should be able to mobilize their members to defend their members rights? I thought defending workers rights was their 'job'?