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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 09:49 PM Nov 2013

Scott Walker's latest scam: Time travel

http://freakoutnation.com/2013/11/20/gov-scott-walker-time-lord-says-he-left-college-for-the-birth-of-his-son-4-years-before-he-was-born/

Gov Scott Walker, Time Lord: Says he left college for the birth of his son, 4 years before he was born


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.
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mojowork_n

(2,354 posts)
1. Hmmmmm
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:08 PM
Nov 2013

I honestly wonder if he wasn't telling at least a partial truth.

Reminded me of this story, which seemed like it might have had a key witness subsequently well-compensated to deny everything.

http://wcmcoop.com/2012/06/02/integrity-the-child-scott-walker-left-behind/

Dr. Bernadette Gillick is now a college professor at a major Midwestern university. Through her attorney, Mike Fargione, she issued a statement: “It is rare that you will ever hear from me on issues of politics, as I am a firm believer that most politics are local and can be as local as our own kitchen tables. But I’m asking you to consider what I have to share …”

Over the phone, Bernadette recounted how she watched a recent televised debate between Scott Walker and Tom Barrett. As he talked about his “lifelong integrity” her anger grew. This was a man who had abandoned his pregnant young girlfriend...
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
2. I heard this story during the recall period, but it never got any traction. Has it been vetted?
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:09 PM
Nov 2013

mojowork_n

(2,354 posts)
3. It was "She Said -- She Said" conflicting, completely opposite statements
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 07:47 PM
Nov 2013

On one side, there was the room-mate, a woman quoted with her attorney in that WCMC article.

She was the one saying she just had to speak up, despite the fear of getting sued.

On the other, the presumed mother of Snotty's first child. Who could have been compensated
very well to keep her silence.

.....Now this slip, Walker saying he had "parental responsibilities" in college. Four years before
his first (recognized) offspring took a breath.

I find it really interesting, but then I have incredibly low respect for any of the major media
outlets in this state, and a healthy disrespect for anything Walker claims to be true.

It was one woman's word against another's.

 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
4. You have "incredibly low respect for any of the major media outlets in this state"?
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 07:50 PM
Nov 2013

That's more respect for them than I have.

So where is the alleged child of Squatty? DNA testing anyone?

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