Governor Walker gets plowed and falls down at tree-lighting cermony...

[Archae]

Figures.

Gov. Scott Walker made his annual Christmas tree lighting event more eventful than in past years by taking an unexpected tumble in front of the Executive Residence on Sunday.

Earlier, the governor had asked the children in the crowd to yell for Santa, who then made a surprise visit.

“Looks like you had a little turkey for Thanksgiving there, Santa,” Walker quipped. He then invited the children to sing Jingle Bells.

Guests were given candles as they came in, and before the tree was lit, Walker encouraged them to light their candles without catching anyone on fire.

Finally, he led the crowd in counting down from 10 to the tree lighting. After the tree lit up, he suddenly fell. The crowd hushed.

He’s been “nipping at the eggnog a little bit, feeling festive,” Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett joked as she took the microphone to help smooth over the gaffe.

http://host.madison.com/news/local/around-town-walker-tumble-makes-for-memorable-tree-lighting/article_7e5cb242-5583-5b8d-b184-0d14ce1f5a5d.html

[yellowcanine]

1. Shitfaced in front of kids at a tree lighting ceremony.

How embarrassing.

[randys1]

2. Every nerve in my body goes on overdrive when I just hear this piece of shits name.

[riversedge]

12. I know what you mean.

[malaise]

3. Is that an omen??

[fredamae]

8. My thoughts exactly :) n/t

[deutsey]

4. They seem so...festive

[L. Coyote]

6. Teaching children to drink liquor and play with fire, smart!

Now they can go home, get drunk, and burn down Mommy's house.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Staged?

Such a sad looking group.

[napi21]

11. OH MY GOD! There's not a smile to be found!

What the heck is wrong with that crowd? Even the kids (who are usually laughing all the time) look sad & bored.

[Thor_MN]

33. Would you be happy if your parents dragged you to be in a photo op with that dipshit?

Just saying..

[gratuitous]

14. Looks like the candles weren't the only things lit there

Is that the festive Mrs. Walker to the right of the goggle-eyed homunculus?

[msongs]

15. dreasming of a white xmas are they? nt

[lpbk2713]

22. One thing they all have in common ...

They all have that "can we get this over and done with" look.

[Aerows]

23. I think this captures it all.

[Docreed2003]

29. So much excitement...

"Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he's gonna find the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse."

[flying rabbit]

30. Heh!

[SammyWinstonJack]

34. Ha!

[Docreed2003]

35. "It's the holidays...we're all miserable"

[6000eliot]

32. Filled with the kind of joy you might expect from a celebration hosted by Scott Walker.

[TlalocW]

5. Oh, I took plowed to mean run over

Like he got between a crowd of kids and Santa, and the kids trampled him.

Now I'm sad that wasn't the case.

TlalocW

[Kalidurga]

28. Me too

Then I realized I had switched plowed and falls down with each other.

[riversedge]

7. ho ho

[fredamae]

9. Look at all the cheerful smiles? n/t

[lumberjack_jeff]

13. Look like you've been having a bit 'o turkey yourself there guv'nor! n/t

[Oilwellian]

16. Lightweight Schmuck

[Liberal_in_LA]

17. Video?

Video?

[Arugula Latte]

18. Governor Faller

[kairos12]

19. Falwty Tower of Crap he is.

[Aerows]

21. Great Minds Think Alike

that was my first thought.

[ladyVet]

20. Even Santa looks depressed, and that ain't right. nt

[Aerows]

24. "Spruced" it up.

[randome]

25. The thing is, you didn't have to spruce it up much!

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It might rain and it might not.[/center][/font][hr]

[Aerows]

26. It was too hilarious to pass up.

She has a 1000 yard stare.

[Bucky]

27. Santa had a little turkey, Walker had a little Wild Turkey

I'm sorry, Wisconsin. I know this hurts. I live in Texas where everyone in government is a Scott Walker.

[LiberalElite]

31. Walker's a jackass when he's stone cold sober. eom