Scott Walker, eyeing 2016, faces fallout from probes as ex-aide’s e-mails are released

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Source: Washington Post

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who has been eyeing a 2016 presidential run since his battles with labor unions made him a Republican star, is in the midst of dealing with the fallout of two criminal investigations at home that could complicate his move to the national stage.

One is ongoing, and while the other is now closed with no allegations of wrongdoing by Walker, it has the lingering potential to embarrass him.

That could begin as early as Wednesday with the release of more than 25,000 pages of e-mails from an ex-staffer that were gathered as part of the now-concluded investigation. The probe focused on Walker’s time as Milwaukee County executive before his 2010 election as governor and led to convictions of six former aides and allies.

Even if Walker escapes the e-mail release unscathed, he faces an additional inquiry from state prosecutors, who are believed to be looking into whether his successful 2012 recall campaign illegally coordinated with independent conservative groups.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/scott-walker-eyeing-2016-faces-fallout-from-investigations-as-ex-aides-e-mails-are-released/2014/02/18/8b26bfa4-98b2-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html

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They were just released this morning at 9:00am central time. Goody.

[marble falls]

1. G'bye Scott Walker. Any chance he could go to prison?

[Beacool]

2. Christie, Walker, etc.

The GOP is going to have a hard time finding a viable candidate for 2016.

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3. LINKS TO THE EMAILS HERE

http://www.progressive.org/starting-today-scott-walker-is-officially-in-hot-water

[rustbeltvoice]

4. What does this guy have? other than delusions?

I see no charisma in this Wanker. How did he get this far? At the beginning of a presidential campaign without an incumbent, there is eight to twelve challengers, and then they start dropping like flies. Explain to me, how Scott Walker is not one of those flies over the cow pie?

[Borchkins]

10. He has Koch money. Lots of Koch money.

B

[warrant46]

13. His Camp is tied deeply to Charles and David

http://host.madison.com/transcript-of-prank-koch-walker-conversation/article_531276b6-3f6a-11e0-b288-001cc4c002e0.html

The following is the transcript of the conversation between Gov. Scott Walker and who he thinks is billionaire donor David Koch, although it is actually blogger Ian Murphy, who goes by the name Buffalo Beast.

Walker: Hi; this is Scott Walker.

Murphy: Scott! David Koch. How are you?

Walker: Hey, David! I’m good. And yourself?

Murphy: I’m very well. I’m a little disheartened by the situation there, but, uh, what’s the latest?

Walker: Well, we’re actually hanging pretty tough. I mean-you know, amazingly there’s a much smaller group of protesters-almost all of whom are in from other states today. The State Assembly is taking the bill up-getting it all the way to the last point it can be at where it’s unamendable. But they’re waiting to pass it until the Senate’s in-the Senate Democrats, excuse me, the assembly Democrats have about a hundred amendments they’re going through. The state Senate still has the 14 members missing but what they’re doing today is bringing up all sorts of other non-fiscal items, many of which are things that members in the Democratic side care about. And each day we’re going to ratchet it up a little bit. The Senate majority leader had a great plan he told about this morning-he told the Senate Democrats about — and he’s going to announce it later today, and that is: The Senate organization committee is going to meet and pass a rule that says if you don’t show up for two consecutive days on a session day, in the state Senate, the Senate chief clerk-it’s a little procedural thing here, but-can actually have your payroll stopped from being automatically deducted-

More at LINK

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21. yes he's totally bought and that is the Big Problem

[Tippy]

20. He has he Koch Brothers

[Scuba]

5. Selected blog comments from the Milwaukee Urinal/Sentinel article on the release ...

I sure wish that some of those that are going to go over these emails with a magnifying glass to see if there can be anything questionable that could possibly be linked to Gov. Walker would have 1/100th the interest in getting to the bottom of the healthcare.gov website "problem roll out".

It sure is interesting how some fixate on a promise of 250,000 new jobs, but could care less that under ObamaCare there are millions of Americans that have lost their insurance coverage and/or doctors in the implementation of the Presidents signature program to increase the number of Americans that have health insurance coverage.

Oh, let the tofu/beansprout/transanddental-meditation crowd spin their Conspiracy Theories!

From these emails, we'll probably learn juicy details! Perhaps that Governor Walker prefers pastrami on rye, rather than ham and cheese! Or that he favored the passage of Act 10! Or some other (non-)bombshell!

The trap is sprung. The expresso/digital-gadget crowd has assured All Wisconsinites that there are bombshell revelations. They have been promising this for months.

Won't it be hilarious when they get egg on their face? (Or pastrami and rye?)

Join The Tea Party! We deal strictly in Facts, not innuendo and salacious gossip! =)

how come no one is investigating Tom Barrett's wife when she was doing the same thing? why is she not going to jail?

and my favorite, for it shows how Walker's backers really think ....

it really doesn't matter whats in these emails. most people have already made up their minds about walker. unless these emails reveal walker was sneaking into my kitchen and eating my chili, I'm voting for walker again. ok, even if he sneaked me chili ill still vote for em lol.

[bkanderson76]

6. Gonna Be Tough 'Eyeing' 2016 With One Swollen Black Eye And The Other Looking Over His Shoulder

STAND UP WISCONSIN

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7. Graeme Zielinski - BREAKING- show direct coordination between Gov Walker an executive office

Via Twitteer - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WalkerDocs&src=hash&f=realtime

[EC]

8. I just wish we could be rid of him in 2014

but I don't think so. Not with Mary Burke anyway

This is going nowhere, it's already over. And the recall investigation isn't going to land on him either. What a disappointment that this is all this is about. I thought from the headlines that something new was found.

[Harriety]

9. Another suspicious person joing the circus?

If the Republicans actually got a decent candidate I'd think I'd fall faint with shock!

[Z_California]

11. So what exactly does it take...

...to nullify a candidate for President? Seems like the more corrupt you are the more the GOP la la loves you.

[nevergiveup]

12. Walker has a solid 51/52% support base

that never seems to waver and he is the teflon governor when it comes to investigations. Defeating him this fall will take a miracle.

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14. Never give up.

Incorrect. Of likely voters last poll showed 49%. up from 47%. Newly released unemployment figures WI. is number one in the country with with higher sign-ps then the next two state combined; one being New York with a substantially higher population then WI.

[RBInMaine]

16. They deserve what they get.

[Thinkingabout]

15. He is a dirty rotten being, do not trust him to do anything honest. He might have the backing of

The Koch Brothers but he is not a person I would want as president. He may have been cleared in .the investigations but it does not change the things he has done.

[bobthedrummer]

17. Apparently David RIVKIN and others on assignment to Gauleiter WALKER failed to prevent this

For those outside of our Gau of Wisconsin below are a couple of progressive Wisconsin websites that have political topics verboten to msm
Blue Cheddar
http://www.bluecheddar.net
Uppity Wisconsin
http://uppitywis.org

For those that don't know who RIVKIN is (he is part of der Gauleiter's legal team)
David Rivkin (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_B._Rivkin

Btw, I'm proud to have been a circulator during the recall campaign.

[hue]

18. Any & all info is welcome in JDII. Hope the DOJ sifts through swiftly.

[alp227]

19. K&R + Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article:

Unsealed email ties Scott Walker to secret email system

Wisconsin State Journal: [link:http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/john-doe-transcript-scott-walker-must-have-known-of-private/article_c9b4f3a8-1449-5607-81b4-8a9628eec543.html|
John Doe transcript: Scott Walker must have known of private email, laptop system]

[FiveGoodMen]

22. If Wisconsin elects him again...

...then the good people need to move out...

...and what's left will just be an outpost of hell.

[CatholicEdHead]

23. Not going to change much

Expect the WI media to bury this as soon as possible, probably over this weekend cycle. The right wing mantra will continue, mostly towards the MKE suburbs. Local RW radio hosts will gloss this, Limbaugh may even gloss this with Fox News, a fresh ad buy will come to flood the airwaves with pro-Walker propaganda and on his presidential campaign goes for the 2016 GOP primary.

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24. THis a Wasington Post Article

[CatholicEdHead]

25. I never said it would not hurt him overall

I agree the national media will jump on this and towards 2016 his overall general election chances go down, the initial focus is the teabagger primaries and this will be heavily filtered in their bubble. If you love Walker you will continue to love him, and he is still pretty safe statewide in WI, but if you are neutral and outside the media bubble, it will hurt Walker. Still, Washington Post articles do not have the pull they did in the 70s.