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Tonight Fok News posted its fourth commentary
Scott Walker- That Man Is An Idiot.
I watched Scott Walker's budget speech today and knew instantly that Keith would be all over it. Walker is George Bush gone rogue without a Karl Rove to teach him tricks. All this provides great material for tonight's Keith Olbermann special comment.
Keith starts off with a bang. "Pet rock of a chief executive" is just for openers. Scott Walker is in for a vintage special comment tonight.
Good grief, how many stupid people do we have in this country? And how come we keep electing them as Republican governors? In a had-to-be-seen-to-be-believed budget speech this afternoon, Wisconsin’s pet rock of a chief executive, Scott Walker, barely touched on the firestorm that has put his slightly cross-eyed, startled-looking mug on the national map.
Keith noted what Walker didn't talk about
1) violating court orders to keep the capitol open.
2) bolting the capitol windows shut
3) demonizing the unions
4) in passing Walker touched on collective bargaining in a threatening way.
Keith continues the Walker barbecue by going to the Mid East for several vintage comparisons.
In short, Walker’s speech sounded about as in-touch and pertinent as one of Hosni Mubarak’s. No; check that; Mubarak eventually got it. When it comes to tone-deaf speechifying (not, obviously, bloodshed), Walker is closer to Colonel Gadaffi.
Keith analyzes the logic of the proposals made in Walkers speech and explores the impact that they would have on the people of Wisconsin.
The argument is "Do What I Say Or I'll Shoot The Schools"
Keith quotes two statements directly from Walker's speech-
Again, this is why it is so vitally important for the Senate democrats to come back and do their jobs. If they do not, our schools face massive layoffs of teachers.
However, if they do come back, overall savings for schools across the state will outweigh reductions, ultimately allowing schools to put more money in the classroom.
He points out that in exchange for dropping the Democratic version of the filibuster the Democrats are guaranteed only a vague promises of eventually getting "more money".
Keith summarizes,
So in one fell swoop, Walker is saying that if he doesn’t get his way on his Koch Brothers Approved knee-capping of the unions, he will precipitate the firing of more Wisconsin teachers. And he will blame it on the Democrats. Unless they return from exotic Illinois and vote. In which case…he will precipitate the firing of more Wisconsin teachers anyway (I’m going to guess at what he left unsaid here; when it comes time to lay off the teachers, he will find some equally specious excuse to blame the Democrats for it).
Keith calls this a "disturbingly - see-through-edition of Heads I Win,Tails You Lose.
which actually ups the ante for the corporate take over of Wisconsin
In conclusion, Keith cuts to the essence of Walker's shell game.
…by prosperity he meant delivering even more tax breaks to businesses. Walker said he would “eliminate the capital gains tax for investors in Wisconsin companies” and “include tax relief for employers who hire more people to work in our state.” Moreover, he’ll “provide real tax relief for homeowners across the state by implementing property tax reform that locks in property tax levies at the local level.”…yes, it does sound as though the governor may have just dropped another bomb and announced his intention to end the ability of local governments in Wisconsin to raise property taxes to meet needs in their communities. And with the governor saying he plans to cut state spending to local government by “just over” $1.25 billion, this might be flexibility local governments will want to have?
In other words, his agenda is to deliberately lower the quality of life for the average resident of his state, while denying that resident the opportunity to do anything about it.
Scott Walker wants you to not have your cake, and not eat it, too.
If Scott keeps acting out his own version of Ronald Reagan,
Sarah Palin may not be the only Republican half term governor.