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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: 4825
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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#1. To: All (#0)

‘So Scott Walker Is the Breakout Star…?’: Wisconsin Gov. Blows Away Crowd in Iowa.

Gatlin  posted on  2015-01-26   13:08:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Gatlin (#0)

Quick, somebody remind me why I'm supposed to hate Walker. I've forgotten.

Vicomte13  posted on  2015-01-26   13:12:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Vicomte13 (#2)

Quick, somebody remind me why I'm supposed to hate Walker. I've forgotten.

Union people seem to hate him. So does the insane left.

Rufus T Firefly  posted on  2015-01-26   13:38:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: A K A Stone (#1)

Cruz is still at the top of my list, but Walker is looking good so far to me. I will keep watching him, as I will all others.

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. On the other hand, if same-sex marriage becomes the norm, laws permit it and there is nothing I can do about it….then there is nothing I can do about it. However, I will then say that a man should have as many wives as he wants and a woman should have as many husbands as she wants.

Walker opposes abortion and he supported the gay marriage ban as a legislator before he became governor. When asked about gay marriage lately, he says that his opinion doesn't matter because a governor can't change the constitution. That can mean a couple of different things.

If Walker has arrived at the conclusion that it is a fight he cannot win and wants to concentrate his fire power on things he can do and changes he can make, then I can live with that. I can live with that because there will be no candidate with whom I will agree one hundred percent….I simply will search out the one I agree with the most on and support him. I don’t say “or her” because I don’t see Carly having any chance at all….but she should make some good contributions to the debates.

In the end, I will support the Republican nominee to WIN over Hillary. If anyone wants to call me a shithead voting for the lesser of two evils, then they can do so. If a donkey were the Republican nominee, I would vote for it to keep Hillary out. At least I would have made effort to have a Republican “jack” in the white house and not a Democrat “jenny.” For you city slickers, a jack is a male donkey and a jenny is a female donkey.

Gatlin  posted on  2015-01-26   13:42:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Rufus T Firefly (#3) (Edited)

Union people seem to hate him. So does the insane left.

Oh - neocons (( zero )) * ... fiscal responsibility - national security - business success - sobriety --- they - neocoms don't like it !

* see below

If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !

BorisY  posted on  2015-01-26   14:09:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Gatlin (#4) (Edited)

In the end, I will support the Republican nominee to WIN over Hillary.

Zero and his politburo have "fundamentally tranformed" the country beyond recognition - so I wonder if there's any more damage than Hil-liar-y can do.

Rufus T Firefly  posted on  2015-01-26   14:11:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Rufus T Firefly (#6)

One thing we know is that, she will not change it back.

Gatlin  posted on  2015-01-26   14:21:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Gatlin, Rufus T Firefly (#7) (Edited)

One thing we know is that, she will not change it back.

You got that right, Gatlin. But I would rather a candidate talk more about their plans, if they have any, of reversing the damage, actually talk about eliminating the poison pen executive mandates and laws, and change the course these traitors have set. I too am leaning towards, Walker. jmho!

("We sing about God because we believe in Him. We are not trying to offend anybody, but the evidence that we have seen of Him in our small little lives trumps your opinion about whether or not He exists". ~ Jeff Foxworthy)

Murron  posted on  2015-01-26   14:47:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Murron (#8)

Good Afternoon....I hope you are feeling okay.

Gatlin  posted on  2015-01-26   15:06:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Vicomte13 (#2) (Edited)

Quick, somebody remind me why I'm supposed to hate Walker. I've forgotten.

He doesn't have any empathy for the working man? /s

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-01-26   15:13:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Murron (#8)

But I would rather a candidate talk more about their plans, if they have any, of reversing the damage, actually talk about eliminating the poison pen executive mandates and laws, and change the course these traitors have set.

I agree - but if or when a candidate actually does that, the full weight of the Ruling Class and their pals in Big Media will come down on him/her like a ton of bricks.

Rufus T Firefly  posted on  2015-01-26   15:16:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Gatlin (#9)

Good Afternoon....I hope you are feeling okay.

Thanks Gat, I'm feeling pretty good today.

("We sing about God because we believe in Him. We are not trying to offend anybody, but the evidence that we have seen of Him in our small little lives trumps your opinion about whether or not He exists". ~ Jeff Foxworthy)

Murron  posted on  2015-01-26   15:28:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Vicomte13 (#2)

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.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-01-27   3:35:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Gatlin (#1)

‘So Scott Walker Is the Breakout Star…?’: Wisconsin Gov. Blows Away Crowd in Iowa.

Walker has decent support of his own in Iowa.

He also has something else: he's everyone else's second choice now.

That can go surprisingly far in an early caucus state as it becomes obvious that their own candidate can't win and they look to their #2 guy to support during the actual caucus. It can have a wave effect for everybody's #2.

I had wondered if Walker would play well outside of Wisconsin. If anything, he's upped his rhetorical game a bit but he has run in and won 3 statewide elections in four years.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-01-27   3:46:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: TooConservative (#13)

He's a Republican. That's usually enough to do it.

True.

But besides the brown shirt and black hat, what else is wrong with him?

Vicomte13  posted on  2015-01-27   8:34:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: Vicomte13 (#15)

But besides the brown shirt and black hat, what else is wrong with him?

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.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-01-27   9:43:18 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: TooConservative (#16)

He is from Wisconsin. I like Wisconsin.

Vicomte13  posted on  2015-01-27   9:55:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Vicomte13 (#17)

Heil.

Tooconservative  posted on  2015-01-27   12:06:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: TooConservative (#18)

Heil.

Allons enfants de la Patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé!

Vicomte13  posted on  2015-01-27   14:31:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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