Day: February 10, 2014
Right-wing blogger blames Scott Walker “I voted for Reagan” comment on transcription error
Earlier today I posted about comments purportedly made by Gov. Scott Walker regarding him voting for Ronald Reagan, despite Walker not having been old enough to vote for Reagan in 1980 or 1984. Well, it appears the right-wing blogger who originally interviewed Gov. Walker couldn’t even quote his own source…
Tens of thousands attend ” Moral March on Raleigh “
According to the North Carolina NAACP’s estimates, somewhere between 80,000 to 100,000 people marched in Raleigh on Saturday in protest of policies passed last year by a GOP controlled legislature and Republican Governor Pat McCrory. From the Al Jazeera America report: ” Thousands of people opposing Republican policies in North…
Why did Gov. Scott Walker lie about voting for Reagan? (UPDATED)
Correction: The right-wing blogger who originally quoted Scott Walker as saying he voted for Ronald Reagan has since corrected his original report, blaming the misquote on a transcription error. As noted by James Rowen at The Political Environment, Gov. Scott Walker has once again demonstrated his tenuous relationship with the…
Common Cause WI to hold free public forum on February 17 regarding redistricting reform, voter photo ID, and more
From my email inbox comes news of a free public forum being held by Common Cause Wisconsin on February 17. Topics will include redistricting reform, voter photo ID and disclosure of campaign spending by outside special interest groups. For this one our panel will include: Republican State Senator Dale Schultz,…
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