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Forum Post: Of ALEC, Walker and Wisconsin

Posted 10 years ago on June 23, 2014, 1:04 p.m. EST by shoozTroll (17632)
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Let's never forget the racist angle either.

"Scott Walker's political success in Wisconsin is attributable to "a toxic strain of racial politics," the New Republic argues this month in a front-page article. But Walker has long backed policies that have a disproportionate impact on people of color, particularly the harsh sentencing laws he pushed as a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that have contributed to Wisconsin's worst-in-the-country record of racial disparities in incarceration."

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/24540-the-alec-angle-in-scott-walkers-toxic-strain-of-racial-politics

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[-] -1 points by 99nproud (2697) 10 years ago

New face, Same enemy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/07/09/meet-the-new-head-of-alec-the-free-market-group-of-state-legislators/

staying informed, keeping the right issues up front.

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[-] -1 points by 99nproud (2697) 10 years ago

All races can enjoy the progress his downfall takes.

recent upd:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/special-prosecutor-rejects-scott-walkers-partisan-take-on-john-doe-b99296379z1-264102151.html

Little weasel.

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[-] -1 points by shoozTroll (17632) 10 years ago

Don't forget, they now also own the record for voter fraud.

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10687

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[-] -1 points by 99nproud (2697) 10 years ago

Wow. Watching Walker wane is Wonderful.

Woops. (enjoying it too much)

Another ALEC piece

http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/joe-williams/citizen-koch-critiques-money-in-politics/article_0f8234ee-4b84-509b-ae28-256714cb39ac.html

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[-] 0 points by shoozTroll (17632) 10 years ago

I guess the Koch's figure him for a loss now, as they are dumping millions here in Michigan.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/20/news/economy/koch-brothers-detroit-bankruptcy/

http://kstreet607.com/2014/03/19/after-getting-pummelled-by-fact-checkers-koch-brothers-dump-obamacare-horror-story-ads/

http://content.sierraclub.org/voterguide/content/michigan-senate-rep-gary-peters-will-fight-kochs-and-petroleum-coke

No one told them, "oil and water don't mix".

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[-] -2 points by 99nproud (2697) 10 years ago

Great links. Sierra club much more activist these days,

Good to see Michigan pols fighting for people against corps.

Kochwatching is important responsibility.

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[-] -2 points by 99nproud (2697) 10 years ago

"Don't elect officials who favor the 1%"

Simple

http://www.wiscnews.com/wisconsindellsevents/news/opinion/mailbag/article_78f82274-2f0f-516b-a5be-fdb3cbbe6da8.html

Bumpup the volume

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[-] -3 points by shoozTroll (17632) 10 years ago

I wish us good luck.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/fundraiser-rick-scott-florida-geo-group

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[-] -1 points by 99nproud (2697) 10 years ago

Anti ALEC strategy"

http://truth-out.org/news/item/25009-new-blueprint-for-us-workplace-ellen-bravo-on-fight-for-paid-family-leave

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[-] -1 points by shoozTroll (17632) 10 years ago

Where I worked for 32 years, it was hard enough to get unpaid family leave.

Once corporate lawyers get a hold of a law, written to aid workers, it gets decimated.

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[-] -2 points by 99nproud (2697) 10 years ago

I never had it either. progress is always slow.

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[-] -1 points by shoozTroll (17632) 10 years ago

It's been with us since the 90's.

At first it was almost too easy to qualify, then the corporate lawyers got a hold of it and made it damn near impossible.

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