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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2013, 07:07 AM Aug 2013

In Speech to Alabama GOP, Walker Claims Protesters Spit Upon His Son and 76 Year Old Mother

http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/speech-alabama-gop-walker-claims-protesters-spit-upon-his-son-an

This past Saturday, Scott Walker chose to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's legendary March on Washington by going to the original capital of the confederacy: Montgomery, Alabama. In fact, the hotel he spoke-at was once the spot of the Confederate government's offices-- there was even a historical marker near the hotel with a Confederate rebel flag displayed prominenty!

And even though Montgomery was also the epicenter of the civil rights stuggle and where Rosa Parks famously stood her ground, Walker chose to ignore that and instead talk about his own struggle, claiming that his mother and and son were spit-upon in 2011 when Walker took away public workers' right to collectively bargain:

"He said he received death threats, and his mother and son were shouted at and spit upon during a trip to the grocery store."

Hmmm... this doesn't pass the smell test. This is the first time Walker has claimed that anyone in his family were spit upon and I find it hard to believe that Walker, who is perhaps the most opportunistic victim in Wisconsin history, would have waited for nearly two years to tell anyone about it.



No assault charges, no witnesses, no prior claims, just Squat Wanker's word. You'll need an entire salt lick for this one.

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In Speech to Alabama GOP, Walker Claims Protesters Spit Upon His Son and 76 Year Old Mother (Original Post) Scuba Aug 2013 OP
He wouldn't know what it was like to be persecuted. liberal N proud Aug 2013 #1
Running for President in Alabama warrant46 Aug 2013 #2
He's using the "VietNam vets were spat upon" myth to garner sympathy KansDem Aug 2013 #3
had that happened he would have called out the national guard dembotoz Aug 2013 #4
He thought that was my saliva? dabigpfish Aug 2013 #5
So, Walker goes out of state to make this serious riversedge Aug 2013 #6
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