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I was about to hype up a Scott Walker 2016 run. Then I watched his victory speech.
Vox ^ | 11/07/2014 | Andrew Prokop

Posted on 11/07/2014 7:23:52 AM PST by thetallguy24

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To: thetallguy24

In my view, Cain was destroyed by the press. They went after him on allegations of adultery. They could have done the same thing to Governor Clinton, but chose not to do so. (If liberals did not have their self-serving double-standards, would they have any standards at all?)


61 posted on 11/07/2014 8:57:37 AM PST by ChessExpert (The unemployment rate was 4.5% when Democrats took control of Congress in 2006.)
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To: NorthMountain

The author comes across as a ‘concern troll’.

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Yes.
I have not seen Walker speak for more than a few seconds in sound bites, but I suspect that his problems could be overcome with the proper coaching.


62 posted on 11/07/2014 9:00:01 AM PST by Bigg Red (Too many productive Americans are POWs in the War on Poverty.)
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To: Michael.SF.

Just ask the corpse-men....


63 posted on 11/07/2014 9:02:48 AM PST by Bigg Red (Too many productive Americans are POWs in the War on Poverty.)
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To: spokeshave

Don’t disagree.

Obviously the guy does not have a confidence problem. But sometimes there are cultural barriers that will inhibit a good national candidate.

The folks for the mid-west are not known for their fiery rhetoric. They could change him into a soulless politician in no time. Ha ha.


64 posted on 11/07/2014 9:07:40 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: NorthMountain

Cut Walker some slack. He was probably exhausted. The last four years have been a brutal and daily knife fight for survival, let alone the accomplishments he has racked up.


65 posted on 11/07/2014 9:08:00 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Hey Obama! Wake up and piss! The World's on FIRE!)
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To: Mygirlsmom

I don’t doubt that for a second. And thats why I like him. If you are pissing someone off, it usually means you are doing SOMETHING. And these days, that is two steps ahead of most other politicians.


66 posted on 11/07/2014 9:08:49 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Olog-hai

“Vox is Ezra Klein’s website. Concern troll city.”

Thanks.

I didn’t know that.


67 posted on 11/07/2014 9:10:32 AM PST by ifinnegan
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
Cut Walker some slack.

Yeah ... tell that whinging moron Andrew Prokop ...

68 posted on 11/07/2014 9:10:45 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: onyx

He looks like Jay Carney’s brother ...


69 posted on 11/07/2014 9:11:46 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: ChessExpert

Huntsman was behind it

http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/nov/05/your-daily-jolt-john-huntsman-leaks-brought-down-h/

Or Perry

http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/11/02/herman-cain-sexual-harassment-leak/


70 posted on 11/07/2014 9:13:52 AM PST by thetallguy24
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To: thetallguy24
I watched the video to see for myself. I liked the content of the video. The content is the main thing. Perhaps it should be the only thing.

On occasion Walker smiled and pointed at friends. It's nice, but not necessary, IMO. I can see it being parodied on SNL.

Walker goes after “Washington,” meaning the Federal government. Fair enough, the Feds routinely ignore the 10th amendment, etc. But I see enemy as being the ideology of socialism - here in America, “liberalism.”

Ronald Reagan could speak sternly, but seem like a nice guy. How did he do it? His speeches had a lot of content. I read that he practiced in front of a mirror until he could deliver his speech without emotion, but with the proper emphasis. He was nice and smiling before and after his speech. You could see that he was a nice guy, who would also get down to business.

71 posted on 11/07/2014 9:19:59 AM PST by ChessExpert (The unemployment rate was 4.5% when Democrats took control of Congress in 2006.)
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To: NorthMountain

LOL.
Yeah...


72 posted on 11/07/2014 9:24:47 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: NorthMountain
The author comes across as a ‘concern troll’

My thoughts too. Charisma? B.S., Obama and Clinton supposedly have it and look what utterly vile people they are.

73 posted on 11/07/2014 9:35:00 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Eccl 12 V.13)
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To: kidd

Bttt


74 posted on 11/07/2014 9:37:03 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: rarestia
Amen, sir. I am firmly behind the Draft Ben Carson movement.

No need to draft; he's in if what I read today is accurate.

75 posted on 11/07/2014 10:34:15 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: thetallguy24

Cruz!


76 posted on 11/07/2014 10:36:32 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Bettyprob

Ted Cruz is the best thing going right now.

Walker is someone who doesn’t want to upset the GOPE, he thinks it is wrong to run conservatives against GOPe leaders in primaries


77 posted on 11/07/2014 10:37:48 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Mygirlsmom
Walker was absolutely exhausted.

That was the excuse given for Obola's "57 states" gaffe.

78 posted on 11/07/2014 10:39:44 AM PST by Fresh Wind (2014: The FUBO Election)
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To: GeronL

Cruz/West!!


79 posted on 11/07/2014 10:40:55 AM PST by Fresh Wind (2014: The FUBO Election)
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To: ilgipper
National politics is a different game, and TV image determines the winner.

Maybe we could get a handsome unknown guy with Shakespearean training, then put a teleprompter in front of him, with all the right tings to say on it. Then make sure and, mnn, err, ummn avoid press conferences.

80 posted on 11/07/2014 10:48:48 AM PST by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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