Tom Barrett Gets Police Union Endorsement In Scott Walker Recall Election

startribune.com:

Kathleen Falk ratcheted up her attacks on rival Tom Barrett with two weeks to go before the Democratic primary in this spring's recall elections, circulating a letter the Milwaukee mayor sent to lawmakers last year in which he called for including the city's police and firefighters in Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights.

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Comments

[The ORF in Largo]

05:37 PM on 04/26/2012

Scott Walker's autobiography should be titled "Dead Man Walking"

[Maarten Wentink]

01:39 PM on 04/26/2012

I guess Walker's "job creation stategy" is failing him: Wisconsin led the nation in job losses from March 2011-March 2012.

http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/wisconsin/feds-say-wisconsin-led-nation-in-jobs-losses-between-march-2011-march-2012

[pennysportscard]

01:00 PM on 04/26/2012

Walker is a college dropout and Barrett graduated from law school. Uneducated voters love uneducated politicians like Scott Walker....he makes them feel less stupid.

[BoycottFox2]

03:31 PM on 04/26/2012

That deserves a F&F....#17 .... Great Post..

[stargazer13]

11:13 AM on 04/26/2012

let it be known through out Wisconsin

that when you seek the Governorship of Wisconsin
the people will be watching you !

and if you lie ! you will be recalled from said post and given your walking papers

Let Walker be a lesson to all who run for this elected post !

Good Luck Wisconsin ! and may the best woman or man win the people,s vote :)

oh yeah hand count them ballots please
why ??

because some things just can not !! be improved upon :)

[Tom Joad]

07:49 AM on 04/26/2012

...Wisconsin leads the nation in job losses during the Reign of GovernorEnemyOfThePeople...yet he promised to create 250,000 jobs in Wisconsin when he was campaigning...

...recall...

[ramman]

10:52 AM on 04/26/2012

Yes I saw that yesterday and that is a fact.

[nuppup]

12:02 PM on 04/26/2012

Wasn't the 250k jobs supposed to be over his 4 year term ?

[Tom Joad]

12:33 PM on 04/26/2012

...has he started yet?...

[mommy dearest]

04:03 AM on 04/27/2012

no

[MaybeMilo]

06:19 AM on 04/26/2012

Dude looks like he has a bad case of ringworm...

[archstantoneyes]

06:01 AM on 04/26/2012

Amazing misleading headline....... Walker did not get the endorsement of Union Bosses.

What should fun is how the HP will report Walker's win in June..

Something like " Walker fails to win by VAST landslide."

This is SOOOOOOO much fun

[RepublicansAreFail]

12:20 AM on 04/26/2012

Vote for Falk Wisconsinites! Be smart!

[WI Patriot]

12:49 AM on 04/26/2012

I agree, vote for Falk, she is all about the public uni- er I mean the People!

She has my vote in the primary - she even emailed me thanking me! I think I will frame it.

[4 EYES]

12:54 AM on 04/26/2012

You sent her money, didn't you?

[RepublicansAreFail]

01:15 AM on 04/26/2012

How's that job creation in Wisconsin Patriot? LMAO

[Tsunela]

11:33 PM on 04/25/2012

I am voting for Falk, but if Tom wins, he will have my support 100 percent all the way. In other words, either one is fine with me. Not the fake dems or Walker or Koch for that matter.

[pollclaire]

11:45 PM on 04/25/2012

One thing is certain, the current leadership doesn't have the skills to move the state in the right direction. Absolutely anything would be a change for the better, if the jobs record in the other 49 states is any guide.

[WI Patriot]

12:50 AM on 04/26/2012

Barrett could never win, I'm voting for Falk and she is a sure win!

[4 EYES]

12:54 AM on 04/26/2012

Even losers can win, as you well know....

[LDF]

11:20 PM on 04/25/2012

Biggest job losses among the 50 states in 2011.

Must be the teachers' fault, eh Parrot?

[WI Patriot]

01:02 AM on 04/26/2012

, I'll wait for the corrected data in 3 months, like the BLS always does in Wisconsin, as BLS is consistently off significantly in 2011.....

Why do you hate teachers? I don't.

[rich misty]

02:09 AM on 04/26/2012

Conservatives certainly hate them.   I am sure it's nothing personal. Conservatives hate most Americans.

[Ginger23]

07:44 AM on 04/26/2012

Yes you do. You even have a video to prove it. Shall I post it for you? It's the one where you address the school board and "kick the public unions to the curb."

I noticed that you stopped posting it once we figured out that it was you.

[grayswindell]

04:49 AM on 04/26/2012

Wisconsin had a net gain of jobs , I know you just "forgot" that part huh?

[LDF]

08:11 AM on 04/26/2012

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that Wisconsin lost 23,900 jobs from March 2011 to March 2012. No other state lost more than 3,500 jobs, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/IpnExl). That is not a net gain . . . it's a loss.

Sorry . . . I should have said March 2011 to March 2012.

But this is even worse for Walker . . . because the first few months of his trem were under the budget created by Jim Doyle, his Dem predeccessor.

[free speech isnt free]

11:17 PM on 04/25/2012

Remember all those bombastic quotes from Scott Walker, "Last year, Governor Quinn proudly proclaimed that they were not going to do things like Wisconsin. Clearly, they did not. Their actions only made matters worse.
They raised taxes by 67% on individuals and 46% on businesses. That might explain why they dropped 40 spots during the past five years on the same poll that showed Wisconsin up 17 spots in one year alone."

In reality, turns out that Wisconsin was the only state in the entire country to lose jobs in 2011, while Illinois had better than average growth. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia also predicted strong economic growth in Illinois, while placing Wisconsin last in its forecast..."
Illinois gained approximately 133,000 jobs while Wisconsin lost 121,300 over the same period. http://www.cows.org/pdf/ds-WIJobWatch-Jul11.pdf
http://www.deptofnumbers.com/employment/illinois/

Blame workers; gut needed services (sexual assault victims etc. etc.) blame unions.

How's that Reaganomics working out for ya?

[blknightowl]

04:00 AM on 04/26/2012

Austerity programs never work. Which is the main reason the U.S. never used them. Why the GOP is advocating austerity now is beyond understanding.

[nuppup]

12:09 PM on 04/26/2012

Spending 100 billion dollars more than you have every month should make it easy to understand why austerity now will prevent economic calamity in the future.

[enoughalready]

11:11 PM on 04/25/2012

In 2009 Milwaukee County lost 30,000 jobs ( Bureau of labor statistics, Milwaukee Cty). Walker's mess is being blamed on Barrett.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Scott_Walker

[enoughalready]

11:14 PM on 04/25/2012

I forgot to mention that Walker was the Milwaukee county executive. Walker made a mess of Milwaukee county.

[Jamaal E Smith]

12:44 AM on 04/26/2012

And we lobbied to the rest of the state on that same premise because we knew his track record, but to no avail.

[nuppup]

04:17 AM on 04/26/2012

That explains why he was re-elected twice.

[pollclaire]

11:09 PM on 04/25/2012

It's an odd endorsement, to be sure. Normally the police union and Barrett are like two seagulls fighting over an old hotdog wrapper.

On the other hand, Barrett is almost certain to win the primary and has an even-up chance in the general. so maybe they're just being realistic.

[LDF]

11:16 PM on 04/25/2012

Not so odd. This is the state police organization . . . represents small to medium sized cities. They were with us at the protests from day 1. The Milwaukee police union has endorsed Walker.

[pollclaire]

11:19 PM on 04/25/2012

I was unaware. Lining up to trade away their job protections and get their 12% pay cut, I imagine.

[enoughalready]

11:17 PM on 04/25/2012

Barrett has said he would reinstate collective bargaining. Most think that law enforcement and firefighters were exempt but in Walker's budget bill he limits collective bargaining with them to wages only. It's a farce and the police and firefighters were betrayed right along with all other state employees.

[smylee]

11:35 PM on 04/25/2012

Wasn't the raise limited to the cost of living? So the BEST raise you could posssbly get would be equal to the COL?

[Zappayou]

09:53 PM on 04/25/2012

How are the dems going to pay the bills? How about creating jobs in the stat of Wisconsin. You see, Walker's job creation numbers are the worst in the country. If you put people to work it has this amazing effect on the economy. Something the dems want and the GOP only claims will happen if we give all the tax breaks to the pretend job creators!

[WI Patriot]

10:32 PM on 04/25/2012

Funny, getting WEA Trust, the teacher union healthcare corporation to stop siphoning public funds saved $2B a year. More than "tax cuts" to businesses.

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/jul/06/one-wisconsin-now/group-says-gov-scott-walkers-budget-has-tax-breaks/

[Ginger23]

10:42 PM on 04/25/2012

Off topic.

[4 EYES]

10:46 PM on 04/25/2012

Funny, your link doesn't have anything to do with backing up your statement of your favorite whipping boy....

[WI Patriot]

10:35 PM on 04/25/2012

That's $2B saved in one year for tax cuts of $2B over 10 years. Do the math.

[4 EYES]

11:18 PM on 04/25/2012

Come back in 10 years with your "fact."

[Dadfirst]

09:37 PM on 04/25/2012

If walker loses, the winner will be forced to enact his policies within 18 mos.

[sgraham59]

10:05 PM on 04/25/2012

Special session sweety

[LDF]

11:22 PM on 04/25/2012

statement with no facts.