Wisconsin Republican’s MISTRESS HIRED As State Employee

[Segami]

:smoke: :smoke:



" You might remember Sen. Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac) as they guy whose wife and maid were going to sign the recall petition against him and who no longer lives at the home where he is registered. Well, it get’s worse. This guy’s mistress was hired from a right wing lobbyist firm and given a state employee’s job. You know, the jobs the senator just signed a budget bill over, killing collective bargaining. Maybe in Republican circles collective bargaining happens in bed.



Hopper, who’s been a state senator since he won a very narrow victory over his opponent in 2008, told WKOW 27 News that he had nothing to do with the hire. It just so happens that he filed for divorce from his wife in August of 2010, moved out of their home and according to his wife was living with his mistress in Madison. His mistress used to work as an aide for another state senator on a committee Randy also “worked” on. In January of this year, she quit her job at the lobbying firm (whose clients include Americans for Prosperity; aka, the Koch brothers and Scott Walker), where she “coordinated direct mailers.” In February, she was given one of those cushy state employee jobs with all of those benefits the Republicans keep nattering on about. She is now a “limited term communications specialist.”:rofl:


I’ll let that settle for a moment.


The spokesperson for the department where she’s working has no details on whether the job was an existing job or one created for her. As you know, government jobs aren’t “real jobs” anyway, so I’d imagine that a created government job would be even less of a job. If I were a Republican, I’d call this lazy freeloading and enacting a sense of misplaced entitlement to taxpayer money.


WKOW 27 News reports:


" In a telephone interview with WKOW 27 News, Hopper initially refused to respond to whether he had written a letter of reference or recommendation, or intervened during the woman’s hiring process.

“I want to keep my involvement of anything as a private matter. So, I’m going to maintain that.”

But Hopper later called a WKOW27 News reporter and said he had no involvement in the woman’s hiring.....:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



cont'

http://www.politicususa.com/en/wisconsin-republican-mistress



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[myrna minx]

1. .

:rofl: I'm beginning to think that he has *more* passion for his country than Newt. Almost Appalachian Trail diaper passion.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

21. I IS THERE ENOUGH ROOM IN PRISONS FOR THE REPULSIVES????

[Plucketeer]

42. Maybe that's why....

they wanna privatize prisons. That way, they can set themselves up for preferred treatment once they're incarcerated!

[buddysmellgood]

2. Bye Bye Hopper

[Scuba]

3. Republicans respond....

Republican response to the randy Randy scandal:

Wisconsin Republicans announced today that they have established a new entity to prevent future scandals like the one hitting Randy Hopper.

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today announced the formation of Wisconsin House Of Republican Ethics and Sanctimony (WHORES), with this press release:

"We are setting up WHORES for the purpose of:

..preventing selection of candidates with names like "Randy Hopper", which are way too easy to ridicule.

..making sure all Republican Senators maintain apartments in their home districts, in case the press finds out their wives haven't seen them in eight months.

..handing out WHORES literature outside local "mega-churches" each Sunday after services.

..making sure Republican lobbyist groups don't have names like "Persuasive Partners".

Said Fitzgerald: "We're sure our Republican colleagues are going to be very pleased with the services provided by WHORES."

[Segami]

4. Is it a government subsidized program?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Scuba]

6. They promised us jobs, didn't they? n/t

[PurityOfEssence]

19. Quid Pro Quo: give a job, get a job

Just gettin' close to the constituents, that's all.

[Scuba]

20. +++++++++++

[forty6]

32. I bet there aren't enough real prostitutes in Wisconsin to satisfy the Repub's demand!

They might have to import them from Chicago, Vegas, or NYC.

[alfredo]

14. Funny!

[forty6]

31. Cute and well stated...! n/t

[malaise]

33. That's a DUzy

:rofl:

[eowyn_of_rohan]

35. That IS a Duzy!

great job :toast:

[Scurrilous]

5. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Angry Dragon]

7. So he sticks his nose into other peoples' jobs

but it is private business if it involves someone he is banging on his desk??

I wonder what her salary is........more bang for your buck

[Segami]

8. A Communication Specialist?? I guess that means holding & talking into republican mics all day long

[ellenfl]

12. don't forget the stroking. eom

[lutefisk]

25. Sounds like someone's "Open for Business"

According to her bio, she's also worked under Sensenbrenner, Darling, and Kanavas. A real "go-getter."

[pschoeb]

43. Her specialty is speaking both the language of Kochs and cocks

It's quite a rare dual language specialty

[malaise]

44. $11,000 more than the workers

he's trying to prevent raising theirs through collective bargaining.

Man these ReTHUGS are shameless. Throw him in prison.

[juxtaposed]

46. more bucks for the bang

[DCKit]

9. They're so predictable. nt

[Segami]

10. Yes they are but they continue to get away with such actions each and every time.

[Snoutport]

11. Did he take money from her lobbying firm and then vote on issues?

that could be a whole new can of worms!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

13. Kick them Both Out! Mistress also used to work for Sensenbrenner

Mr. Hopper is living in Madison with an ex-lobbyist named Valerie Cass who once worked for Persuasion Partners, Inc. (PPI) PPI has a long laundry list of Repuglicans as their client such as:

¦Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen
¦U.S. Representative Tom Petri
¦U.S. Representative John Shimkus
¦U.S. Representative James Sensenbrenner
¦U.S. Representative Mark Green
¦U.S. Representative Paul Ryan
¦U.S. Representative Phil Roe
¦U.S. Representative Candidate Jim Tracy
¦U.S. Representative Candidate Jeff Hartline
¦U.S. Representative Candidate John Gard
¦U.S. Representative Candidate Dave Magnum
¦U.S. Representative Candidate Sean Duffy
¦U.S. Representative Candidate Dan Kapanke
¦U.S. Senate Candidate Ron Johnson

Cass has also been employed by Sen James Sensenbrenner Jr, 2007 - 2008

Expenditure Summary
Recipient Amount Date Description
Valerie Cass, Whitefish Bay, WI $401 September 17, 2008 mileage
Valerie Cass, Whitefish Bay, WI $912 September 17, 2008 salary
?

MORE Clients:
Republican Party of Tennessee
Associated Builders and Contractors
Americans for Job Security
Susan B. Anthony List
Wisconsin Coalition for Consumer Choice
ENOUGH!
Wisconsin Utility Investors, Inc.
United States Chamber of Commerce
Direct Impact
Cross Link Strategies
Republican Party of Minnesota
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Sporting Heritage, Inc.
Americans For Prosperity
Wisconsin Institute for Leadership

[Segami]

15. A re-cycled communications specialist. She must be in great republican demand.

[DCKit]

24. Is PPI(nsertion) a lobbying group, or a call-girl (boys?) service?

Or has any line between the two become indistinguishable?

[eowyn_of_rohan]

26. only the shadow knows...

lol

[Aerows]

27. I think they've been blurred for a long time

Many of our politicians are eager to prostitute themselves out to lobbying firms, it's only fair that the lobbying firms provide the same service to the politicians.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. She sounds like a ...humdinger.

[PurityOfEssence]

17. Limited Term Communication Specialist: their chief function is to say "you done yet, hon?"

It's a generally horizontal position, but there are some other duties in what is an inherently oral tradition.

[IScreamSundays]

38. !!

[1776Forever]

18. PoliticusUSA is becoming one of the websites I check often! Great article!

Wisconsin Republican’s Mistress Hired as State Employee
March 18, 2011
By Sarah Jones

http://www.politicususa.com/

[Blue Owl]

22. In a few years, this guy will be a regular Newt Gingrich

with wife #4 in yet another town in another district near you!

[peacetalksforall]

23. I like this best: - "where she “coordinated direct mailers.”"

It could mean she supervised envelope stuffers - or - she designed and supervised the writing of marketing material.

[Donnachaidh]

30. or she ran the postage machine. n/t

[peacetalksforall]

36. Good one.

[midnight]

28. It would be nice to know if Republicans that our taking away

jobs from our teachers, and nurses are now making up jobs for their mistresses... Take about entitlements....

[The Backlash Cometh]

29. I wonder what goes on in the board meetings?

[LiberalAndProud]

34. Page not found.

http://www.wkow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14266183

Hopper's claim of living in a Fond du Lac area apartment was supported by the property's owner. The owner is also an employee of Hopper's group of radio stations.


Keeping his friends close.

[Liberal_in_LA]

37. whoa! Good find.

[Angry Dragon]

39. More info

Updated: 11:28PM WKOW.com reports: “State worker with ties to Sen. Randy Hopper is being paid $11,000 more annually than her predecessor in a position at the department of regulation and licensing. State officials said the woman, 26, was hired to a limited term, communications specialist position last month, with a salary equivalent to $42, 328 annually. State officials Friday said the woman’s predecessor left the position in January, with a salary equivalent to $31,200 annually. No explanation was given for the new hire’s higher pay.” (update h/t redditor Shallah)


Must need that extra money for condoms and sex toys ........ never know who is stopping by

[Stuart G]

48. I hope everyone in his district...sees this one...

[Kolesar]

40. Now we know who you gotta blow to get hired in state government...eom

[James48]

41. Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame n/t

[Rex]

45. My only conclusion is that Americans secretly love the bad guy.

WHY THE FUCK do people vote in Repukes every dam time...only to find out they are lying, hypocritical scumbags!?!?! Then...four...maybe two years later, ANOTHER SCUMBAG!

Do people just want to fucking forget or do we have a serious problem in this country? TVEE programming? The water? WHAT makes us so stupid?

[Stuart G]

47. k & r..say, do you think this guy will be recalled????maye...