State officials back off Capitol damage claim

[Critters2]

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (jsonline)

Madison — State officials charged with overseeing the state Capitol are now backing away from their estimate that demonstrators did more than $7 million in damage to the building.

"I think that's more of a worst-case scenario," said Jeff Plale, the former Democratic state senator who is now the state facilities administrator. "There are other estimates."

Touring the Capitol Friday morning with state architect Dan Stephans, Plale said he had not immediately observed any damage from demonstrations over Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill, though the pair was just starting their tour. Plale said that he didn't believe the state had had any experienced contractor provide the quote on the damages.

Officials said in Dane County court Thursday that the damage could come from tape used for posting fliers and papers and other materials.


Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/117409458.html

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Lying in court. We call that "perjury" where I come from.

[EarlG]

1. Too late

The meme will live on on RW talk radio, blogs and Fox News. Protesters trashed the Capitol!

Just like when Bill Clinton trashed the White House.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A45242-2001May18¬Found=true

[cynzke]

31. Fox News....Breaking!

Protesters trashed capital....$21 million in damages! (fake...but then so is Fox)

[No Elephants]

2. Quick--How do you know when a Republicon is being deceptive?

[Tansy_Gold]

3. when they're talking

especially if anyone is listening.

[Critters2]

5. Their lips are moving. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

13. Guess:

[Libby2]

4. Liar, liar, pants on fire....assholes.

[valerief]

6. OH NOES!!!! Adhesivism!!!! nt

[defendandprotect]

7. Remember the "W's" stolen from computers as Clinton's moved out? ....

All the destruction of the Executive offices reported -- ?

Yet how many still believe them?

[Kingofalldems]

8. They can and will lie about anything

[Chipster]

20. First They Lie, Then

First they lie, then they noodle back. But the damage is done: the lie is believed. Then, repeated, person-to-person. This is the danger of media consolidation: talking points, regardless of veracity.

[snacker]

24. Exactly!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Tx4obama]

9. The tape that was used was 'blue tape', it does NOT leave a residue. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

10. Republicons = liars

as Americans see over and over and over

[county worker]

11. Goo Gone works great on tape residue

[Plucketeer]

18. Too bad GOO GONE doesn't

get rid of Republickans. How about GOP GONE?

[liberal N proud]

12. Someone is over charging for that

$7 million to clean tape off the wall?

[Downwinder]

14. Repug contractor. No wonder there is a deficit.

[IamK]

15. they weill need to layoff a few more to pay for it,,,,

[blackspade]

16. $7 mil would keep all of the unemployed folks in Madison pretty busy!

What a bullshit claim.

[sulphurdunn]

17. You could possibly do $7 million

worth of damage hanging posters on walls with tape if you had to touch up all the little spots where the posters removed the paint. To spend that kind of money on touching up little spots on the walls would require you to buy about 700,000 gallons of paint. The walls space that needed repainting would need to cover about 140,000,000 square feet. This estimate doesn't include the cost of non-union labor, which would be insignificant.

[cynzke]

32. Union!

Read in the news that some union offered free labor to do the painting!

[Sonoman]

19. I'll bring a couple of friends, a few gals of GooGone and an invoice.

We are all pretty tall, so we won't have to bill for ladder rental.

We will definitely set a cap of $7M.

Sonoman

[Chipster]

21. $7 M?

Heck, I'll beat your bid! :)

[Sonoman]

22. I'll meet you in the middle.

We'll do it ourselves with some good, old-fashioned Republican bid-rigging.

Sonoman

[Chipster]

30. Union Labor Took My Bid

Looks like the IUPAT guys snuffed out our bid! :) LOL!

[bergie321]

23. The Koch Brothers

Must have started a cleaning company...

[Snoutport]

25. Charge them for lying in court!

Why aren't they being charged for perjury?

[Critters2]

27. That's what I'm wondering. I was a witness in court last summer,

and it was stressed to me that lying under oath is a crime.

[VermeerLives]

26. The issue is that there was damage done

Now who should pay for it??

[Critters2]

28. Actually that's not the issue, but thanks for playing.

The issue is that government officials lied under oath...and that claims of damage have been exaggerated to meet Republican goals of keeping Wisconsin citizens out of their own Capitol building.

[VermeerLives]

33. We don't know for a fact that it was exaggerated yet

The damages are still being assessed, and there were damages to the building. Furthermore, there were signs not to tape things to the granite walls. There'a a reason for that. Why were they ignored? Protest all you want, but respect public property.

[The Magistrate]

34. Of Course You Know The Claimed damage Is Exaggerated, Sir

Do try at least to look serious....

[dixiegrrrrl]

38. LOL.

[lunatica]

35. In what way does tape damage granite?

All residue is easily removed without leaving a trace. The granite remains intact.

[Critters2]

37. !

Rock smashes scissors, scissors cut paper, tape destroys rock. Right. :rofl:

[Snoutport]

29. The issue is they LIED to force Americans to stop accessing the statehouse

To lie and make up damage to keep Americans from protesting in the state house is a HUGE issue. Perhaps one of the biggest issues so far. It is not an attack on the unions or the workers...that is an attack on the basic principles of our Constitution. It shows more than ever that Walker has no regard or respect for this country. Only for his own ambitions and plans.

[lunatica]

36. If you believe Scott Walker you're just gullible