Gov. Scott Walker says he asked unions for concessions and they refused

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More unsubstantiated lies by Walker....Truth O Meter rates mostly FALSE


http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/sep/16/scott-walker/gov-scott-walker-says-he-asked-unions-concessions-/

"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair."

Scott Walker on Friday, September 2nd, 2011 in a campaign fundraising letter

[sybylla]

1. Link is not working.

I'm sure it's the funky character separation at the end.

[dragonlady]

2. It's the fault of J-S

Go to their main page and click on the Truth-o-meter down a ways on the left side. That works for me, at least.

http://www.jsonline.com/

[Yon_Yonson]

3. I can't get the link to work ... interesting article from delusional Herr Walker

Gov. Scott Walker says he asked unions for concessions and they refused

In a September 2011 campaign fundraising letter pegged to staving off a possible recall drive against him, Gov. Scott Walker mocked his opponents as the "old order" and "screaming protesters" blocking bold fiscal reforms.

He focused sharply on labor unions, which fought legislation by Walker and Republican lawmakers to curtail collective bargaining and force public workers to contribute more toward pensions and health care. That push, which became law, attracted massive and prolonged protests in Madison.

"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance (just as their Wisconsin neighbors do) and they said I was being unreasonable," Walker’s letter said. "I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions (just as their Wisconsin neighbors do) and they screamed it was unfair."

He added: "Obviously I made the protectors of the status quo boiling mad."

Walker’s claim gets at one of the key rhetorical battles left over from the historic budget fight in Madison.

Walker supporters argue it was really always about the money and that’s why organized labor fought so fiercely against Walker’s plan.

Union leaders say their beef was with Walker’s sharp limits on collective bargaining and what that would mean for the future of unions.

Indeed, in the heat of the standoff -- with Senate Democrats delaying action by fleeing to Illinois -- leaders of major unions proclaimed they’d accept the pension and health-insurance benefit changes if the bargaining changes were dropped.

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/sep/16/scott-walker/gov-scott-walker-says-he-asked-unions-concessions

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4. Link shows a dick cheney photo....

[hayrow]

5. When the Koch brothers hire managers, they are looking for loyalty, not honesty...

Just like Dubya Bush, though without the protection, Walker is just another hired mercenary manager for the Koch's. I really think there is over a 50/50 chance he will be dumped in favor of Kleefisch before the recall or during the collection of recall signatures. The fake call between David Koch and Scott Walker revealed lots of devasting information.