Maddow: Wisconsin Republicans bought recall petitions signatures with shots

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Maddow: Wisconsin Republicans bought recall petitions signatures with shots

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/04/maddow-republicans-bought-recall-petitions-signatures-with-shots/

Posted on 04.22.11
By Megan Carpentier
Categories: Featured, Say What?

Last night, Rachel Maddow looked at the competing fights to recall various Wisconsin state legislators in the wake of Governor Scott Walker’s (R) moves to strip public unions of their collective bargaining rights. And, while Democrats are looking to recall some Republican state Senators in districts that are now trending more Democratic, Republicans did get enough signatures to put some Democratic state Senators through recall fights themselves.

Though, as Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post first reported, there’s just a slight problem with some of those petitions: out-of-state signature collectors may have bought those votes in exchange for shots. It’s legal, apparently, but doesn’t make the Republicans look any better.

Watch the video, which first aired on The Rachel Maddow Show on April 21, 2011, below:

[buddysmellgood]

1. Wow. How sad.

[Turbineguy]

2. If you are going to vote for republicans it helps

to be stupid or drunk.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. Now that's what 'cha call desperation!! n/t

[madmom]

4. I went to training for the Ohio SB5 referendum last night. We, who will be collecting

signatures, where told in no uncertain terms, we CANNOT pay for signatures. If we give out anything at all, we have to give to everyone who wants it, whether they sign or not. I don't know if this is just OHIO, or if the dems are being more open and above board.