Scott Walker Recall Effort: Brett Hulsey Releases Ad Featuring Prank Call From David Koch Impersonator

Wisconsin State Rep. Brett Hulsey (D-Madison) is releasing a new ad featuring clips of the infamous prank call between Gov. Scott Walker (R) and a journalist posing as billionaire David Koch.

The call -- made by Ian Murphy, editor of the online newspaper the Buffalo Beast -- occurred as protests against the governor and his anti-union legislation were growing in February. Hulsey's "reminder ad" comes as an official recall effort against the governor gains momentum.

The 60-second ad, titled "Standing up to Scott Walker," will begin airing in the Madison market Wednesday. It will also run during "Meet the Press," "Upfront with Mike Gousha," "For the Record," and on CNN and MSNBC, The Capital Times reports.

Call excerpts featured in the ad include Walker saying he considered bringing troublemakers into the capital to fight the crowds rallying against his anti-union legislation, which stripped public workers of their collective bargaining rights. In addition to clips from the call, the ad also features footage of Hulsey rallying for union workers just after a Walker press conference.

Hulsey, who said he released the ad "to remind people what Scott Walker has done," called Walker's conversation with the Koch impersonator "unadulterated, complete nonsense."

The recall effort against Walker is the last in a series of recalls spurred by the passing of Walker's anti-collective bargaining legislation. A total of nine state senators faced recall elections in July and August, with two Republicans losing their seats to Democratic challengers.

Comments

[Rita SurgicareSupply]

07:18 AM on 01/19/2012

Walkers can make it easier for the people to get around and is compact, portable and simple to use.
Walkers

[PalinEffect]

03:10 PM on 12/07/2011

Hulsey is wrong - not 'nonsense' at all. A criminal conspiracy to violate his oath of office via the plan to attack his constituents by fomenting violence; and misuse of state facilities for fundraising and political purposes.

The FBI is already seriously investigating Walker for similar actions as Milwaukee County Executive.

[adarps5]

11:12 AM on 12/07/2011

Look who's wrong again... Does he have anything left? http://m.host.madison.com/mobile/article_e8984ba1-f2c5-5f5a-bc96-943cf53e8fd8.html

[lecrew]

02:37 AM on 12/03/2011

Scott Walker , of Wisconsin, have to go.

[kateslate]

05:07 PM on 12/02/2011

Would Gov. Walker's troublemakers be required to get a separate permit since they would not be part of the original crowd?

[RandyK100]

12:43 PM on 12/12/2011

And pay for the use of the "ground" they protested on?

[Tom Jacobs]

12:24 PM on 12/02/2011

Boycott Koch Industries at minimum buying not buying any paper product made by "Georgia Pacific", ie Northern tissue, Angel Soft..... label on back.

[catboycolo]

07:42 PM on 12/02/2011

the union movement has been as important to the freedoms we enjoy as any war we have fought. Thankyou.

[PalinEffect]

03:07 PM on 12/07/2011

Nearly every Walgreens and CVS only carries Georgia-Pacific inkjet paper. Not even HP paper anymore. At least in the 37 stores within 50 miles of my house.

[skatoolaki]

08:10 AM on 12/02/2011

"We thought about that"

I forgot about that part - I can't wait to see Walker recalled and I hope the Koch Brothers see that the people are tired of dealing with their paid-for puppets.

[mce22]

09:58 PM on 12/01/2011

Breaking News! Scott created a JOB!
Announcement today is that he is setting up a clearing house for people to report recall complaints. According to the news article there may be individuals being pressured or threatened if they don't sign. I guess that's the co-site to the one where you are supposed to send in pictures and videos of any possible suspicious illegal recall signature collection to the Republicans. Geez, we have a freaking 2 year old in the governor's mansion.
I guess we can change that law from concealed carry to concealed camera.
My question is can we report the governor at this clearing house? State workers are banned from signing recalls on state property during their lunch hours, breaks, before and after work in the parking lots.
Another new law announced and enacted today for new rules at the Capitol-72 hours notice to have a protest and you have to foot the bill for any police service bill? Hey, he could have gotten by with one or two officers for the whole protest last winter-not our fault he lined every wall and doorway with officers because he's a maroooon.

[mce22]

10:06 PM on 12/01/2011

The ban is so broad it would prohibit off-duty state workers from standing on the state Capitol grounds and holding signs asking fellow citizens to sign recall petitions.

[moutonnoir]

05:28 PM on 12/06/2011

Walker should pay $50 per complaint - to research them..

False complainants can reimburse the state $50/hr per agent, for expenses.

[Ginger23]

06:59 PM on 12/01/2011

Scott Walker: an American NERO.

[ddixon1000]

04:26 PM on 12/01/2011

Nah Nah Nah Nah hey hey hey goodbye! Enjoy retirement Scotty boy I'm sure the Koch brohters will throw you in the garbage too after your no use to them! Ha Ha never felt so good as I do watching Scotty squirm for his job!

[softvoice]

02:25 PM on 12/01/2011

That tape where Walker thought he was talking to the Koch brother is very important because it shows the real goals that the Republican party has. Walker was more or less the ring leader for the Republican governors and they thought they would just do away with the Unions in this country without anyone knowing what happened.

[skatoolaki]

08:11 AM on 12/02/2011

Exactly. Let's hope the Koch Brothers go away to lick their wounds and don't try to do this again with their puppets.

[catboycolo]

07:45 PM on 12/02/2011

unfortunately, they will try to build bigger, stronger, faster puppets...

[rvrrat69]

04:30 PM on 12/05/2011

At the time he took the fake Koch call, Walker and ALL the Republican Senators' were taking NO calls from the public on their office phones - I know 'cause I tried them all. Every Dem. Senators' office I tried answered.

I think that says a lot!

[adarps5]

12:00 AM on 12/12/2011

You are right on this. I tried to call Walker.....Nothing! I called my democratic Senator and he answered.

[PtaRay]

01:50 PM on 12/01/2011

The nastier you are and the less you care about others the further up the "we like" standard you go in the current republican standings.
Of course walker os proud of his assault on freedoms and working class folks.
This is like a special party just for him, he gets to see his name in lights and gets news coverage.
the GOP do not fear this election , as they are reasonably sure they have made the voting harder, the hate higher and the lies from the wealthy puppet masters poors in still.
I would like to know when the Republican party (current leadership) decided that empathy and compassion are weaknesses and greed and self-gratification became virtues?
When the gold and the guns became the equivalent of apple pie and mom?
Since its ok to spend millions on gun lobbying for more access to guns, but not ok to fund old folks so they can have food and shelter?

[Todd Abrams]

01:05 PM on 12/01/2011

We all know what Scott Walker stands for, so just recall him! so the people in Wisconsin can be at ease with his attack on gov't or state jobs. get er done allready!!

[Quiet Riot]

12:52 PM on 12/01/2011

if he really felt that what he did was on the up and up, why does he feel the need to run ads to defend himself. Just the way these repubs conducted themselves at the very beginning of his term turns ny stomach. Anybody who witnessed this would surely think it was un-American , no matter what your politics are

[Dee-Dee]

01:37 PM on 12/01/2011

He's not trying to defend himself. He wants everyone to see how treacherous Walker is.

[Quiet Riot]

01:59 PM on 12/01/2011

I'm sorry , I re-read my post, I was actually talking about Walker, but I can see how it could be mis-leading, Walker is running ads to defend himself right now

[nuppup]

06:57 PM on 12/01/2011

There is much false information that the gullible fall for and walker has to straighten it all out.

[Ginger23]

07:00 PM on 12/01/2011

Clearly YOU fell for it.

[TexasMike]

10:09 PM on 12/01/2011

Gullible is right. For you, that is.

[F7]

12:37 PM on 12/01/2011

In 1776, they were called 'loyalists'
In 1861 they were called 'secessionists'
In 1941 they were called the 'American Nazi Party'
In 1958 they were called the 'John Birch Society'
In 2010 they were called the 'TEA Party'

What will they call themselves after they lose in 2012?

[HLL]

12:49 PM on 12/01/2011

Brilliant. I hope that after a few more election cycles we won't have to be calling them anything except "gone."

[Quiet Riot]

12:58 PM on 12/01/2011

if it fails, it'll be because ignorance is too deeply entrenched in the ultra-conservative small towns in the north and west outlying regions. These people would vote for Hitler if his name was on a Repub ballot

[snafu20]

12:59 PM on 12/01/2011

total loosers