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riversedge

(70,092 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 12:11 PM Jul 2015

Walker's Enemies List

I saw the title of this story and immediately knew who might be on this list even before I read the story

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Walker's Enemies List
By capper

7/19/15 8:00am



.......................was ousted from Scott Walker's presidential campaign announcement event.

My friend, Bert, also had a negative experience when he tried to attend the event. In his own words, as he wrote for Cognitive Dissidence:

I printed out my ticket. I cleaned up a bit and even raised my clothing game to business casual. Then I drove across Waukesha Monday to the Scott Walker campaign announcement extravaganza at the county fairgrounds. What happened once I made it to the first entrance and handed the ticket to a smiling young woman is both appalling and entirely predictable.

The flow of people from the parking lot brought me to the entrance, a temporary shade tent where attendees were channeled by tables through three lines. The friendly woman scanned the code on my printout, said okay as it beeped recognition, and then called me back as she looked at the hand-held gizmo's screen. It's been rejected, she said in a surprised tone.

Then she pointed me to the far row of tables to talk to another aide there. The young red-headed man named Nathan started punching at his pad and looking at the ticket. He wasn't resolving the rejection right away, asked for me email and then said this with his eyes on the pad: "Oh, did you sign the recall?"

"Yes," I said. "Oh, that's it then" he replied.....
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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
2. Mr. Gregory, it's been reported that you're on President Nixon's enemy list. Any comment?
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 12:25 PM
Jul 2015

"Yes. Tell him I accept."





The "Mr. Gregory" in question is Dick Gregory.

alterfurz

(2,469 posts)
3. The 4 directions of Scott Walker's amoral compass...
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 12:29 PM
Jul 2015

...illustrating in approximate priority the motivation for his every action:

1. Will it further my political ambitions?
2. Will it benefit my dark money donors/masters?
3. Will it impair government's ability to promote the common good?
4. And just for Nixonian ratf**king fun: Will it harm those on my "enemies list"?

lutefisk

(3,974 posts)
4. What would happen to the list if Walker became President?
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 01:11 PM
Jul 2015

We all know he's extremely vindictive, so would all those who signed the recall be marked for life in Walker's version of Homeland Security? He has always used his position to punish and make examples of groups of people, so I assume that would continue. Good luck getting that White House tour when the family visits DC...

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
5. Good luck getting on an airplane for that matter
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 01:26 PM
Jul 2015

I can just about guarantee that the list of recall signers would be added to the "do not fly" list in its entirety. Domestic terrorists, all of us!

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
6. I am surprised they didn't put "steel in the face" of good ol' Bert.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 01:27 PM
Jul 2015

That's how the Walker people deal with enemies, ya know. Steel in the face.

Jimbo S

(2,958 posts)
7. The solutiuon for me is easy
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 05:22 PM
Jul 2015

Just change my address. I don't even have to move. Future resumes and such will have a different address, say my in-laws. My name is common enough.

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