Mary Burke's "Scott Walker giving you pizza" ad so good that critics are arguing over the toppings

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/17/1337222/-Mary-Burke-s-Scott-Walker-giving-you-pizza-ad-so-good-that-critics-are-arguing-over-the-toppings?detail=email


Democrat Mary Burke's campaign for Wisconsin governor has been running an extremely effective TV ad lately and it's about pizza. Actually, it's about Republican Gov. Scott Walker's overly ballyhooed income-tax cuts. The Burke ad correctly notes that under Walkernomics, “average” Wisconsin taxpayers will get $11 per month in relief on their state income tax return this year while millionaires, at minimum, will get roughly ten times more, and while businesses get to keep an extra $610 million annually. It's Burke's soon-to-be classic “millions for them, pizza for you” ad, and it's already under heavy assault.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Politifact column this morning generally confirmed the figures used in the Burke ad, but questioned the ad's wording and gave it a "half true" rating. Primarily, Politifact took issue with the ad's reference to Walker's “tax plan” when his budget also included property tax relief the ad didn't mention.

Never mind that the ad clearly refers to the specific effects of Walker's income tax cuts. Politifact says we should look at the bigger picture. Well, let's take a bigger bite out of that, shall we?

Says Politifact (my emphasis added): “When Walker claimed that his various income and property tax cuts amount to $322 in the 2014 tax year for the average family, our rating was Mostly True. That comes to about $27 per month... .”

FULL story at link.

[Tweedy]

1. So, it is actually pizza, soda and some fries

Politi fact rarely fails to disappoint.

[blackspade]

2. No kidding.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Politifact column this morning generally confirmed the figures used in the Burke ad, but questioned the ad's wording and gave it a "half true" rating. Primarily, Politifact took issue with the ad's reference to Walker's “tax plan” when his budget also included property tax relief the ad didn't mention.

Never mind that 'Politifact' chose to ignore all the other shifty crap in Walker's 'budget.'
Maybe they should fact-check themselves....

[Thav]

3. I bought pizza this weekend

It was more than $27 for my family.

Brilliant ad, though.

[daleanime]

4. Kick....

[zebonaut]

5. Here Paupers....enjoy your pizza

it'll raise your blood sugar; and then I can sell you diabetic equipment

[supercats]

6. Great Ad!!!

And she didn't have to call him names (though he deserves much worse). I hope she embarrasses him on election day! Our country must do way better than a "Koch Stooge". What a waste of human life he is.

[murielm99]

7. Brilliant.

I remember all the pizzas we sent to the protesters at the capitol building in Madison.

I sent money to pizzerias for that. My daughter lived in Madison at the time. She was one of the state workers affected by the cuts. She wanted to buy a house, and had to put that dream on hold.

[IronLionZion]

8. Pizza for 1 might be $11

Pizza for a family with one earner, could easily cost more than $27. And Republicans will respond that those people should cut back on the pizza because their kids don't deserve such lavish luxuries.

[Ilsa]

9. But is WWalkr trading safe bridges for pizza? nt

[samsingh]

10. kick