WTF WI GOP Petitioner holds "Shots for Signatures" at bar (CAUGHT ON TAPE)

[mod mom]

Wisconsin Recall Fight Heats Up As Democrats Complain Of 'Shots For Signatures' Deals (AUDIO)


WASHINGTON -

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The Wisconsin Democratic Party is planning to file a complaint to the state Government Accountability Board alleging that a Republican signature-gatherer offered alcoholic beverages to a group of women to get them to sign a recall petition against a Democratic state senator.

Although that's not illegal in Wisconsin, it is strongly discouraged and, Democrats argue, evidence that Republicans don't really have enough grassroots support for their recall campaigns.

Republicans have until early next week to file recall petitions against eight Democratic state senators, more than half of the caucus that left the state in February to protest and delay the GOP's budget repair bill, which included a provision stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights. So far, the state Republican Party has not filed any recall petitions, although they are reportedly planning to file two -- against state Sens. Dave Hansen and Jim Holperin -- on Thursday.

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According to a draft of the Democratic complaint to the GAB, obtained by The Huffington Post from a Democratic source, a woman who was at John's Main Event, a tavern in Burlington, Wis., with her friends on Feb. 27, "heard that someone was providing 'shots' to people if they signed a petition to recall State Senator Robert Wirch," a Democrat.

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CAUGHT ON TAPE AT THE LINK:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/21/wisconsin-recall-shots_n_851459.html

MAKE SENSE TO ME...YOU HAVE TO BE DRUNK TO SUPPORT THE GOP.

[Generic Other]

1. Wouldn't that be considered a bribe?

Seems like most state laws would discourage stuff like that!

[nykym]

2. SOunds like

buying a signature to me - even if it is legal. This needs to be advanced.

[mod mom]

5. I think this is buying a signature & this guy might be in big trouble.

but how else are the GOP suppose to garner support? ;)

[HereSince1628]

3. It is legal. Not moral

It wouldn't be legal if it were to gain votes in an election.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

13. Boy, hardly a difference, is there?

gain votes to elect, gain sigs to de-elect. What a bunch...

[HereSince1628]

15. The way I see it, it's another thing to influence my voting choice

Tolerance to immorality is an individual thing. I'm not very tolerant of it.

When all branches of government are immoral, I'm not very tolerant of government.

Working to replace the immoral elected officials is the thing to do because the court being what the court is won't do what is needful.

[Scuba]

4. Drunks and felons. That's some constituency. n/t

[tsuki]

6. Best line I have read lately - YOU HAVE TO BE DRUNK TO SUPPORT THE GOP. nt

[mod mom]

7. True story..while doing election reform lobbying for Common Cause (unpaid)

in Ohio after the 2004 election, I met with a GOP State Senator who told me the misallocation of machines, and other disenfranchisement tactics were NOT the problem, it was the Democrats pulling drunks out of bars to vote that was the real issue. With that he ended the meeting. Asshole! I should send him this!

[liberal N proud]

8. Something doesn't sound ligit about that

I would think there are some election laws that could be thrown at this one!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

14. Like perhaps the signers were too intoxicated to make an informed decision

I hope you're right.

[midnight]

9. K&R

[Blue Owl]

10. Was Scott Walker's Wackenhut goon squad there supervising?

Handing out some complimentary shots of Absolut Santorum to get the "signers" all lubed up?

[deacon]

11. Thats some low life shit going on. n/t

[jwirr]

12. At the very least that list deserves to be challenged in the courts. nt

[arthritisR_US]

16. you can't sign a marriage license after even one drink or sign legal

documents and have them stand up in court if you have had anything to drink prior to signing. Signing a recall petition should be no different, it's a legal document and the signatories are legally to be of sound mind without coercion. It's that way in Canada...:shrug:

[eowyn_of_rohan]

20. +1 -nt

[AC_Mem]

17. Obviously

getting them drunk is the only way they have left to get people to vote against their own self interest.

Get the lawyers and stop this madness. Good grief!

Oh and by the way - did they ask for a COO (Certificate Of Ovaries) while they were collecting the women's signatures? :D

[mod mom]

18. They must have so much frickin Koch money if they can afford

a strategy like this.

[Chisox08]

19. Wow the Republicons has to get people drunk in order to get their support

[EFerrari]

21. Who knew kool aide was a gateway drug.

:)