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Scott Walker May Have Figured Out Immigration Populism
Front Page ^ | April 22, 2015 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 04/22/2015 12:33:06 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

During his initial debut, Scott Walker seemed to have a shaky grasp of national and international issues. Then again that wasn’t surprising since he had been busy with a tough fight in his own state. Before Walker had come out with the usual GOP expert class stuff.

Now Walker seems to be figuring out that the party needs a populist. That’s what he brought to the table in Wisconsin. And he’s infuriating all the right people......

The GOP expert class reacted to the heretical notion that American policy should benefit… Americans with a thorough freakout.........

Suggesting that immigration policy should be based on the US economy is the “extreme right?” It used to be the default position.

We get the usual preaching about free market principles by people who don’t seem to understand that any hope of some free market utopia will cease to exist the moment that the country has a permanent Democratic majority. For that matter we don’t have a free market. We never did. And the idea that America will prosper if we have limitless cheap labor and cheap votes should have been put to bed in the Obama era. You can have cheap labor or cheap votes, you can’t have both.

Scott Walker decided to talk past the expert class, the Koch Brothers and the Chamber of Commerce, to the concerns and challenges facing ordinary Americans. If he decides to keep doing that, he may well win. Full article


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; economy; immigration; jobswalker
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To: dennisw

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“faith in scott walker to come out right on immigration” is like asking pastor little ricky santorum (mitt’s buddy) to act like a man ...

.... neither are going to happen ...

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21 posted on 04/22/2015 4:13:28 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: newfreep
Wow!

I think I found the sign you dropped.


22 posted on 04/22/2015 4:13:47 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: newfreep
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23 posted on 04/22/2015 4:17:57 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Patton@Bastogne

It’s been said, that less is more.


24 posted on 04/22/2015 4:20:08 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: newfreep
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Walker’s credibility problems:

1. Flipping & Flopping on amnesty (aka “pathway”)

2. Closed door meeting with Chamber of Commerce amnesty pushers

Walker cannot be trusted. Period!


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25 posted on 04/22/2015 4:21:46 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Attack the person when facts cannot support your agenda. - Saul Alinsky


26 posted on 04/22/2015 4:24:15 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: newfreep

Is it yours?


27 posted on 04/22/2015 4:24:43 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I stated facts which, obviously, you choose to ignore.

Your position is similar to saying ISIS is not islam despite factual reality.

Walker is a “conservative” just like any of the Bushies.


28 posted on 04/22/2015 4:30:32 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: newfreep

I’m not going to jump to wack-a-mole clapping.

I’m also not on other candidates’ threads.

But I am going to start pushing back on obvious attempts to distort and hijack Walker threads.


29 posted on 04/22/2015 4:37:28 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Just accept factual reality of your “Chamber of Commerce” RINO agent.


30 posted on 04/22/2015 5:04:53 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: newfreep; Cincinatus' Wife

My parents were members of the Chamber of Commerce. They’re as anti-illegal immigration as anyone you’ll find on FR. Maybe, NF, you prefer someone who works with his Imam?


31 posted on 04/22/2015 6:36:26 AM PDT by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: newfreep
"Attack the person when facts cannot support your agenda. - Saul Alinsky"

FAIL

32 posted on 04/22/2015 6:38:23 AM PDT by TruthBeforeAll
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To: TruthBeforeAll; newfreep

What part of newfreep’s post was inaccurate?


33 posted on 04/22/2015 7:05:47 AM PDT by MortMan (All those in favor of gun control raise both hands!)
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To: Patton@Bastogne; newfreep

Consider yourself lucky if we get any Republican elected over Hillary. Scott Walker has the best shot at beating her.


34 posted on 04/22/2015 7:49:04 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: knittnmom
My parents were members of the Chamber of Commerce. They’re as anti-illegal immigration as anyone you’ll find on FR. Maybe, NF, you prefer someone who works with his Imam?

The National Chamber of Commerce spends money to defeat anti-Amnesty candidates. They always are pushing for amnesty. They are very much in favor of illegal immigration to bring down wages/salaries for Americans.    

Various local Chambers of Commerce have their own policies and might be against

35 posted on 04/22/2015 7:53:10 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: caww

“...the root of our problem is Washington politicians and all who operate within they’re gilded cage...”

You nailed it. And the obvious answer is: Term Limits.

So will it be Walked or Cruz who has the b@lls to alienate the entire Congressional Establishment and take a stand FOR Term Limits.

Whoever it is will be the next PUTUS.

My money’s on Walker.


36 posted on 04/22/2015 7:56:28 AM PDT by privatedrive
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To: privatedrive

POTUS sorry:)


37 posted on 04/22/2015 7:58:05 AM PDT by privatedrive
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To: dennisw

time will tell ...


38 posted on 04/22/2015 7:58:07 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; ...
Ping!

Click the keyword Aliens to see more illegal alien, border security, and other related threads.

39 posted on 04/22/2015 9:12:44 AM PDT by HiJinx (I can see Mexico from my back porch...soon, so will you!)
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To: knittnmom; MortMan; TruthBeforeAll

As most Freepers know, the Chamber of Commerce is a HUGE pro-amnesty group pushing for cheap labor. Period!

That Walker held a closed-door meeting speaks volumes as does his Flip-Flopping on his “pathway” amnesty.

Shocking & sad that some Freepers choose Alinsky tactics - attack the messenger when the facts expose Walker’s pro-amnesty position.


40 posted on 04/22/2015 9:46:24 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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