Oh the Irony... Governor Walker Proclaims September as 'Wisconsin Character Month'

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http://greendale.patch.com/articles/governor-walker-proclaims-september-as-wisconsin-character-month


While posted at the same time...

FBI, deputies at home of former Gov. Walker aide

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4994329

A neighbor said about a dozen law enforcement officers arrived around 6:45 a.m


.... They were just coming over for coffee and donuts to celebrate my character, really.


Maybe the Damon Runyon characters of his administration.

[Blue Owl]

1. Oh, I thought it was Governor Imposter Month

n/t

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2. Archer's new salary is about 61% more than the last person to hold the position.

Now that's character.

Before she abruptly quit on Aug. 19, she was making $124,000 as deputy secretary in the state Department of Administration, the agency that oversees state contracts, the state budget, the state workforce and other key government functions. At the time, state officials said only that Archer had taken a personal leave of absence, giving no details on reasons for the leave, how soon she'd come back or what her duties would be.

Archer, in her resignation letter emailed to Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch, said simply that she was done with her job that same day.

Now, documents provided by the state show she actually was already hired a day earlier on Aug. 18 to a $99,449-a-year job in the Department of Children and Families, as the department's legislative liaison, according to a letter released Friday from Eloise Anderson, who heads the department. Her appointment to the new job was effective Aug. 20. Anderson's letter says Archer would be "performing duties as prescribed by this office."

Whether she's drawing it yet or not, Archer's new salary is about 61% more than the last person to hold the position. Kimberly L. Collins, who held the same liaison job until May, was paid $61,859 in 2010, according to state figures.


http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/129700133.html

[mysuzuki2]

3. We have our share of "characters" in Wisconsin.

some of them are interesting. And then there's Scott Walker.

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4. This story has jumped to the top of Google for the Wisconsin break out of news.

[dtexdem]

5. Well, there are some real characters among Walker's cronies.

Some really strange, scary characters.