Walker Offers New Explanation to National Media for Departure From College Without Degree

[riversedge]

Scooter is making up stuff as he goes from interview to interview selling his book (or maybe this is in his book.

I really do not care if he finished college or not but why he left is most interesting. Some say he was kicked out because of breaking the rules --college campaign rules.



http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/press/gov-walker-offers-new-explanation-to-national-media-for-departure-from-college-without-degree.html


Gov. Walker Offers New Explanation to National Media for Departure From College Without Degree http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/press/gov-walker-offers-new-explanation-to-national-media-for-departure-from-college-without-degree.html … #wiunion @GOP #p2


.......Gov. Walker's official biography reports he attended Marquette University from 1986-1990. His 2010 campaign disclosed that Walker left college prior to receiving a degree with senior status after four years of "mostly full-time coursework."

According to Walker's latest version of events, reported on Time.com, "At first he tried to be a part time student, but quickly the births of his children took that option off the table."

However, Walker's official biography also says he was not married until February 1993. His first son was born in late June 1994, four years after leaving Marquette, and one year after a successful run for the State Assembly in a June 1993 special election. And in fact, the 1993 run for Assembly was his second bid for elective office since the end of his college career. He ran and lost to now U.S. Representative Gwen Moore in a State Assembly race in fall 1990.

"Gov. Walker, a young man so ambitious that he ran for state office twice before he was 25, wants us to believe that he voluntarily left college as a senior to take a part time job at a non-profit to support a family that would not exist for four years. Some would simply say, 'c'mon'. To the national media we say, quoting Gov. Walker's political hero Ronald Reagan, 'trust but verify'," concluded Ross......

[Blue Owl]

1. He truly is one Koched-up flunkie

[elfin]

2. He has NO shame -- perfect Rethug

Truly awful and I still can't believe my Wisconsin likes him enough to elect and then not recall.

He is a WEASEL.

[dembotoz]

3. trouble is here is wisconsin--the press pretty much gave him a pass on it

[riversedge]

4. Mostly I agree with you but I find

the Post Crescent does a critical story every now and then-also the Chippewa Herald Telegram.


Post has a book story here--and added lots of good footage of 2011 protests (I was there for lots of them and brings back good memories of all the good people I met and the energy all around).


http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20131119/APC0104/311190327/Walker-defends-accuracy-book-says-provides-context-video-

@CoffeeBean26 19 Nov

Gov Walker denies idea to send agitators into '11 protests; Jeez, guv, we all heard you say it http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20131119/APC0104/311190327/Walker-defends-accuracy-book-says-provides-context-video- … #wiunion #wipolitics

[mzteris]

5. I thought he was kicked out

because he either plagiarized something or cheated on a test.

[hue]

6. From The Daily Kos: re Wanker's time at MU

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/31/1096344/-Scott-Walker-college-drop-out-or-kicked-out#

A former Marquette classmate has written about Walker's time on the Avenue, and intimates quite clearly what has been a persistent rumor in alumni circles -- that Walker was asked to leave Marquette due to some academic shenanigans. Thus far, Walker has declined to release his college transcripts, so the question remains open. Noonan's Law applies — is it irresponsible to speculate? It would be irresponsible not to.

Barry, who graduated and went on to earn a Ph.D. from UW Madison, recounts Walker's dirty campaigning for two campus-wide offices, both of which he lost.

There are many delicious details at the link, including the college newspaper concluding that Walker was "unfit for office" due to his being "sanctioned for illegal campaigning on numerous occasions, and brutal personal attacks upon his opponent’s character." Plus, "Walker’s campaign was secretly and systematically (stealing and) throwing out copies of the newspaper that endorsed his opponent" (prior to the "unfit for office" editorial), and newspapers never like that kind of theft.

But the key bit is this:

I wish I could say definitely why he never graduated – it is a closely guarded secret. I believe the general line of thinking – that Scott Walker was caught cheating.

Well, that makes sense.

Walker was not a good student -- he has refused to release his transcripts, but his 2010 campaign said that his GPA was 2.59.

And then there's the timing issue -- Walker enrolled at Marquette in the fall of 1986 and left sometime in 1990, which is four, or three and a half at least, years.

Yet he was substantially short of the credit hours required for graduation: