The state partnered with the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association to produce and distribute brief radio address once a week. Audio files and a written transcript of this radio address can be accessed on http://www.wi-broadcasters.org and http://walker.wi.gov/Weekly-Radio-Addresses. To download an mp3 file, you can right click the radio address link and click “save link as.”
On Thursday, Gov. Walker delivered the weekly radio address titled Honoring Those Who Serve:
Hi, this is Scott Walker.
This week, we marked the 11th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on our nation on September 11, 2001.
When those who want to destroy our nation senselessly killed innocent citizens, we responded by banding together and moving forward. Wisconsin stands with those who have selflessly served in the past, and those who are currently defending our freedoms abroad.
It is important to remember the price individuals have paid for the freedoms we enjoy today, which is why last week I went to visit with Wisconsin National Guard Troops deployed in Kosovo. They were deployed for Operation Joint Guardian, the NATO mission to ensure a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all residents of Kosovo. Those serving in Kosovo appreciated their home state supporting their efforts.
As we remember the devastation caused by terrorist attacks, I encourage everyone to reach out to those families who have loved ones overseas or veterans who have served in the past to offer words of support and encouragement. The brave men and women who volunteered to serve, protect the freedoms we enjoy today.
Everybody happy now? Jesus H Christ.....
“IT’S THE ECONOMY”! Stimulus plan to revitalize the middle class produced a beneficial return on investment. We have seen an impressive recovery in the equity markets from Bush’s stock markets lost of 14 years of gains. Markets had retraced the lows back to 1996 in less than 17 months. Greatest lost ,in market value, in our Nations history. Obama’s actions helped restore equity markets post a gain of 105% through April of 2011. During Obama’s first 27 months in office. Making up most of the losses with gains to the DOW of 17.2%, S&P 500 25.3% and the NASDAQ 31.7%. Compare this to say Reagan first 3.3 years in office Reagan’s gains to ; DOW 6.86%, S&P 500 6.16%, NASDAQ 7.02%. Obama has surpassed most of his predecessors, including Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan! Stimulus also stopped the decline in corporate profits that started under George W. Bush. Stimulus helped produce an increase of 22% per year in the first two years. Obama has had the slowest growth in spending of any President in the past 60 years: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/may/23/facebook-posts/viral-facebook-post-says-barack-obama-has-lowest-s/
Latest up date to Markets; The Fed pledged Thursday to buy $40 billion in mortgage-backed bonds every month from large banks and other dealers in an effort to help free up capital and spur lending. The move is also expected to help push down mortgage rates, already near record lows, to further stimulate the housing market. The central bank said it would continue buying until the unemployment rate, which stood at 8.1 percent in August, decreases significantly. Wall Street continued to cheer the news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which surged more than 206 points after the Fed announcement Thursday -- climbed another 53 points Friday to 13,593, its highest closing since December 2007. Global markets also reacted positively: the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong surged 2.9 percent, the Japanese Nikkei 225 index shot up 1.8 percent, and the British FTSE 100 rose more than 1.6 percent. Obama has had the slowest growth in spending of any President in the past 60 years: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/may/23/facebook-posts/viral-facebook-post-says-barack-obama-has-lowest-s/
Components of the forces that promote inequality are in various forms and factors. One that had not only a financial affect on the populace. One that rustled, stirred down to the foundations of our America’s core values. Once glimmering dreams of property ownership was an ultimate desire to acquire. Once it served to build and hold fast our Nation secured. Sacrificed upon the altars of inequality. Homeownership and its security of investment from the least of us to the greatest of us. Now a hallow ghost to haunt our Nation’s halls. Clouds and mist shelter our once proud beliefs of Our America. Myths begin to rise to replace the factors of our infrastructures. Security and trust lay in taters. A deep wound once again inflicted by our few lusting for their greed. Statesman, in various arenas, sought to address the illegal activates that resulted from this predatory financing only to be vanquished by the very forces they sought to hold responsible. Heroes of the common inhabitant are few and far in between.
Gladiators of the reigning few dominated the fields. S&P threatening not to rate the mortgages. Securitization denied, produces an atmosphere of insecurity to future mortgages from obtaining credit. S&P protecting its stations of its own insecurities. Such challenges spreading through out our sovereignties’ would disrupt their “rating” diminishing their profits. S&P’s strategy proved effective. As such challenges were quickly subdued through out our sovereignties‘. Results were massive fraud and inadequate lending practices. Indebtedness to financial products exploded. Interest rates change to the despondent of our culture. Pessimistic morality flourishes in such fertile soils.
Banker’s soon came to realize that regulations were required. Their institutions would suffer from a growing distrust of individuals in relinquishing their monetary reserves to them. Individuals were not going to stabilize a complex financial institution that they and government cold barely comprehend. Yet the Banker’s resisted provisions creating an agency to address this issue. Dodd-Frank bill, with Elizabeth Warren establishing the architecture’s foundations, was vehemently opposed to having one so knowledgeable to manage its functions. Her sin of her fervor to pursue the construction of such an agency for consumer protection, was unforgivable. Elizabeth Warren exposing bail out investments were detrimental as an investment. Government were receiving less than 50% return on investment. {Preferred Shares} Not good ,in the Banker’s eyes, of such a formidable adversary to remain on the fields. Promotions for deregulator measures remain to pursue, by the Banker’s at the peril of all concerned.
Yes, he gets some nice photo ops - that's a perk that comes with being governor. I say thank you to Governor Walker for remembering the troops.
( http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/hist.pdf ) YEAR ------ TOTAL SPENT ---% INCREASE ----------------(in millions) 2008 ..........2,982,544 .............9.30% (last year of Bush) 2009 ..........3,517,677 ...........17.94% (transition budget with TARP) 2010 ..........3,456,213 ............-1.75% (first Obama budget) (still higher than 2008 by 15.88%) 2011 ..........3,603,061 .............4.25% 2012 ..........3,795,547 .............5.34% (estimate) and the politifact followups: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/may/25/lots-heat-and-some-light-obamas-spending/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-facts-about-the-growth-of-spending-under-obama-part-2/2012/05/30/gJQA3V4d2U_blog.html So how do you go from 2.982 TRILLION to 3.795 TRILLION (a 27% increase in four years) and still have "the slowest growth in spending of any President in the past 60 years"?!?!?!?!?!
Your liberal hate has blinded you and made you nothing more than a hack just like morninmist.
Republicans wanted to turn Wisconsin red. But their house of cards is falling. A judge just ruled that Scott Walker’s law ending union rights was unconstitutional! Meanwhile, PCCC staffer Katrina Strickland won a 7-way Democratic primary for state Assembly on a platform of fighting boldly against Walker. Paul Ryan’s star is falling as national media expose him as a serial liar and political lightweight. His opponent for Congress, Rob Zerban, was recently featured on MSNBC’s Up with Chris Hayes and has raised more money than Ryan’s last 5 opponents combined. And bold progressive Wisconsin legislator Mark Pocan is leading in his race for Congress!
That means they oppose any cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits, favor criminal prosecutions of Wall Street bankers who broke the law, and favor major government investment in jobs. They also favor strengthening union rights and systemic reform like a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Remove the embarrassing ruling of Robert’s Supreme Court ruling. Promoting the same financial ideologies of the Reich and Italy. Giving corporations their assimilation of our politics. I could say this is the “Rise and Fall” of the republicans but that would be inaccurate. Republicans at one time were democrats as democrats were republicans. I think it would be more appropriate to say it is the diminishing of right wing failures. Step by step regardless what they call themselves they are now the target here in the USA as well as it is growing through out the world. Their ideologies are not profitable to any society. Observe how technology illuminates their deceits. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/rulings/pants-fire/ Pulitzer Awarded Site. Evolution of similar systems will immediately expose the falsehood of whomever at the touch of a button. “The Times They Are A Changing”
Gov. Walker had a great message. It was exactly what was needed to say. It fit. I was appropriate. He did a great job. We can be proud of our Gov. today. There are many issues we need to continue to fight for, but this issue is not one of them. Cuddos, Gov. It is nice to see your genuine care for this issue.
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-841994 Bet ya lefties will sign up in droves as right wingers will Howell foul , foul, nay, nay, nay….
Editorial New York Times. Voter Harassment, Circa 2012 Published: September 21, 2012 On the day of the recall election of Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, the group used inaccurate lists to slow down student voting at Lawrence University in Appleton with intrusive identity checks. Three election “observers,” including one from True the Vote, were so disruptive that a clerk gave them two warnings, but the ploy was effective: many students gave up waiting in line and didn’t vote. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits intimidation or interference in the act of voting, but the penalties are fairly light. Many states have tougher laws, but they won’t work unless law enforcement officials use them to crack down on the illegal activities — handed down from Jim Crow days — of True the Vote and similar groups. This is but two small exerts from the article that goes further into voter rights being denied by the republican party.