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Title: Scott Walker shows fire in Iowa
Source:
The Hill
URL Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box ... 0636-walker-shows-fire-in-iowa
Published: Jan 24, 2015
Author: Cameron Joseph
Post Date: 2015-01-26 13:06:22 by Gatlin
Keywords: None
Views: 5214
Comments: 19
DES MOINES, Iowa — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) delivered a fiery speech in Iowa on Saturday, wowing the conservative crowd with a passionate argument for small government and his own lengthy resume. The Wisconsin governor, in rolled-up shirtsleeves, paced the stage as he blasted big government and touted a long list of conservative reforms he's pushed through in blue Wisconsin. The governor also showed a rhetorical flourish that's largely been absent from his previous campaigns, drawing the crowd to its feet multiple times. "There's a reason we take a day off to celebrate the 4th of July and not the 15th of April," he said, almost yelling as his voice grew hoarse. "Because in America we value our independence from the government, not our dependence on it." Walker's speech had something for every element of the activist crowd. The governor touted his three victories over Democrats and recall win as well as his state-level education reforms. Each new policy he helped pass drew cheers: Voter ID laws, education reforms, tax cuts and defunding Planned Parenthood. The biggest question for Walker as he ramps up for a race is whether he has the fire in the belly and political skills to stand onstage against the other candidates. And in his first major Iowa address, he may have done a lot to dispel notions that he lacks charisma. When he said he won reelection as Milwaukee County Executive in an area where President Obama won by a two-to-one margin, some in the audience gasped. "If you get the job done the voters will actually stand up with you," he said before contrasting his record with Washington's deadlock. The preacher's son also showed a personal side — and spoke in religious terms to thank Iowans who prayed for him as he faced death threats during his fight against the public sector unions, including one that promised to gut his wife "like a deer." Walker made sure to establish his Iowa roots — saying he'd lived there until third grade until his father got a job as a minister in Wisconsin — before promising to return "many more times in the future."
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#2. To: Gatlin (#0)
Quick, somebody remind me why I'm supposed to hate Walker. I've forgotten.
He's a Republican. That's usually enough to do it. Rick Santorum was in Iowa too, drumming for unions and working class. "It's true that in an expanding economy that all boats will rise unless your boat has a hole in it...". It wasn't so popular but didn't get panned like Palin's baffling "speech", delivered in a leather miniskirt with knee-high boots and a blouse-thing with a giant heavy zipper barely holding it closed. The woman dresses like a dominatrix.
True. But besides the brown shirt and black hat, what else is wrong with him?
#16. To: Vicomte13 (#15)
Not a thing. I think he makes a much nicer Hitler clone than Bushitler did. Not all Boys From Brazil (a.k.a. Republicans) are created equal.
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#13. To: Vicomte13 (#2)
Quick, somebody remind me why I'm supposed to hate Walker. I've forgotten.
#15. To: TooConservative (#13)
He's a Republican. That's usually enough to do it.
Replies to Comment # 15. But besides the brown shirt and black hat, what else is wrong with him?
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