Boring at the dump tonite... did find this though:
The headline:
ANOTHER Republican 2016 Hopeful BITES THE DUST As Scott Walker Appears to be UNDER INVESTIGATION
The link:
Walker-mas coming down the pike?Small bonfire.... and away we go:
Segami (7,275 posts)
ANOTHER Republican 2016 Hopeful BITES THE DUST As Scott Walker Appears to be UNDER INVESTIGATION
Follow the arrows to land at the fake IRS scandal perpetrated by the Republican Party in an effort to pre-emptively protect their dark money, courtesy of tax exempt “social welfare†nonprofits. Fresh on the heels of the last John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s administration, which resulted in convictions for three former Walker aides — an appointee and a major campaign donor, comes the revelation of yet another probe surrounding the Wisconsin Republican Governor. This one centers around an anonymous campaign that is most likely Walker’s recall campaign “Friends of Scott Walkerâ€.
According to newly-unsealed court documents, it appears that Scott Walker’s recall campaign is the focus of the “illegal campaign coordination between (name redacted), a campaign committee, and certain special interest groups.†Daniel Bice at the Journal Sentinel revealed why it’s looking like it’s Walker’s recall campaign under investigation:
From the outset, the probe focused on possible “illegal campaign coordination between (name redacted), a campaign committee, and certain special interest groups,†according to a filing signed by the five district attorneys in the case.
The campaign committee under the microscope?
Almost certainly it’s the Friends of Scott Walker, the governor’s campaign committee.
“Good guess,†said one source familiar with the probe. “That’s it.â€
Several others, however, were reluctant to identify the governor’s campaign, noting the secrecy order remains in place. A John Doe probe is similar to a grand jury in that it allows prosecutors to collect evidence and gather testimony in secret.
http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/unsealed-john-doe-filings-reveal-roots-of-recall-probe-b99195982z1-243271991.html
In an earlier Journal Sentinel article by Patrick Marley, Jason Stein and Daniel Bice, it was pointed out that Walker’s campaign also paid $86,000 to defense lawyers at a legal firm one would hire if they were being probed. Of the five suspects, we have tax exempt 501©4 “social welfare†nonprofit the Wisconsin Club for Growth, which outed itself as one of the groups under investigation. Source Watch details, “Wisconsin Club for Growth (WCFG) is a state arm of the national Club for Growth, and one of the top political spenders in Wisconsin. WCFG spent $9.1 million during the Wisconsin recall elections, and has reportedly received a subpoena in a John Doe probe into possible campaign finance violations during those races.†Naturally the Kochs are involved because wherever you see Governor Walker, a Koch brother is not far behind:
WCFG’s Board of Directors includes Eric O’Keefe, a right-wing political operative with deep ties to the Koch brothers, and who helped form groups including the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity and American Majority. WCFG is led by RJ Johnson, a close Walker ally and advisor.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Wisconsin_Club_for_Growth#cite_note-2
cont'
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/08/scott-walkers-recall-campaign-appears-john-doe-probe.html
The comments:
Historic NY (21,251 posts)
1. I eagerly await the indictments.
Me too. Will they be in 24 business hours?
Segami (7,275 posts)
2. The indictments should be turned into billboards!
24 business hours to get them up?
TheCowsCameHome (28,730 posts)
9. ...and erected by union members!
OK. 2400 business hours.
Thinkingabout (4,986 posts)
4. It seems Scott Walker is not coming to the table with clean hands, perhaps the details
Will emerge, he does not appear to be honest. The GOP bunch pushes Jeb but I think he had some problems at the end of his governor's term. Oh, I forgot, it is only a problem when Democrat's mess up.
Only a problem when the dems mess up? Ask the MSM how much of a problem it is. Seems to me they never hammer it when a dem screws up.
Segami (7,275 posts)
8. "..Beyond Governor Scott Walker’s slobbering submission to the Koch brothers,..
...what is going on here is an example of why the Republicans made a big deal out of a fake IRS scandal. They ginned up that scandal to tire the public of the subject, because the truth is that they are abusing the Citizens United ruling. Scott Walker’s campaign’s intimate ties with Club for Growth are the perfect example of how they are doing this...."
It's the Koch brothers now!!! I guess KKKarl Rove is passe now.
busterbrown (2,968 posts)
11. Might you expand on the problems Jebby Busher had at the end...Thanks. n/t
My mole? You decide!!!!
Thinkingabout (4,986 posts)
18. I dont remember what the problem might have been.
I don't recall that!!!! Works for the mob.
Ellipsis (6,191 posts)
17. Looks like this might be getting some legs...
Thanks for posting
Toast!!!!!!!
Iliyah (3,948 posts)
20. Just my opinion only but I think that the recall election
was rigged. Also, Walker thinks he has GAWD's blessing re: President of the Free World. He is dangerous like the other GOPers.
He is the darling of the KOCH brothers.
Rigged!!!! The election was rigged!!!!!eleventy 11111!!!!!
Coyotl (10,294 posts)
21. For several years now!
Rigged from day one!!!!
WhiteTara (12,384 posts)
22. When he's indicted, I'll get excited.
It seems difficult to make any charges stick to these monsters.
Now this is how you mole. Slap the dummies with reality and then bring them back with hating the evil monsters.
BTW... I can neither confirm or deny this is my mole.
madrchsod (57,990 posts)
27. i`m not sure if he`s going to do it this time
he`s screwed over both the democratic and republican voters. his huge loss in the capital singing case could cost the state even more money than he has wasted so far. the latest highway sign contract is`t playing very well. hiring a guy from texas to run the wisconsin dept of natural resources(?) has pissed off a lot of small town business. if i read correctly his mining deal is just been killed for now.
the problem is..who will run against him?
One of the Koch brothers?
Jimbo S (1,945 posts)
23. The Teflon governor
unfortunately
Hmmm... can't be that there is no scandal here... gotta be teflon.
elfin (4,564 posts)
25. He's been "under investigation" for years and years
And skated every time while subordinates doing his bidding get punished (albeit slightly for their transgressions flouting electoral law).
I hope for the best, but expect he will slither away again. I HATE him and what he has done and continues to do to Wisconsin.
Now that Crispy is seemingly out of 2016, Weasel Walker is on the Koch payroll to head to the top of the muck pile. Mentioned frequently as a possible contender in "news" programs like Hardball with NO mention of his crooked and evil policies and past.
Under investigation for years? I had not heard that.
That is it for now, folks. Small bonfire. Might get bigger, might not. Might have toasted legs.
