Almost 44 million was spent on the Wisconsin recall election. Should unions be proud or hang their head in shame?

by PEEPL Posted 2012/06/06 12:23:37

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Izariel 2012/06/06 13:25:16

What a terrible waste of money

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I have never seen a bigger tantrum in my life. Walker was not guilty of anything other than bringing prosperity back to Wisconsin, but the liberals couldnt stand that. He interfered with their sweetheart packages. They were getting paid more to do less with cadalac healthcare plans and sweet pensions- all on the public dime. It was unsustainable, so Walker did something.

His actions werent even that drastic. He let people make their own decisions about union membership. Since then people have been leaving the unions in droves- willingly. Sounds me like the libs need to stop crying and actually work for their salary, which is still higher than their private sector counterparts.
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Studied 2012/06/06 15:57:55

What a terrible waste of money

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It was a waste of money caused by the unions who should now be responsible to reimbursing the tax payers for what they did.

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Jeremiah to Studied 2012/06/06 16:08:31

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The recall was requested by more than one million voters. I don't think all of them were union members. Many groups were involved beside the unions.

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Bali to Jeremiah 2012/06/06 16:41:01

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like who?

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Wolfman to Jeremiah 2012/06/06 16:41:09

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Mickey Mouse and Hitler signed the recall petition but they didn't show up to vote.

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Jeremiah to Wolfman 2012/06/06 17:01:54

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Every signature was checked by the Wisconsin secretary of state's office. Only valid signatures were allowed.

You made that up, right?

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Wolfman to Jeremiah 2012/06/06 17:05:01

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They didn't have time to verify all the signatures. But there seems to be a difference between the petition and the voters.

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CODE 11 to Jeremiah 2012/06/06 17:03:59

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900,000 people signed this..you think they were all just from Wisconsin?

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Biki to CODE 11 2012/06/06 18:44:33

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I saw a report where they said a lot of the signatures were repeats. lots of repeats were found.

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J.W. Howler 2012/06/06 15:51:59

What a terrible waste of money

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If Walker was truly bad for Wisconsin it might be a different story, even though I don't believe in the recall process.

But, he wasn't, isn't, nor will he be bad for Wisconsin.

And, the voters knew that coming in to the recall.

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DM Twin 2012/06/06 15:47:33
Bali to DM Twin 2012/06/06 16:41:24

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anen...and get out

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Cliff 2012/06/06 15:43:57

What a terrible waste of money

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Wasting money is one thing liberals are good at.

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Wolfman 2012/06/06 15:32:48

Other (details)

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This is what I find interesting:

Democrats outspent Republicans $23.4 million to $20.5 million on the recalls.

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Dee 2012/06/06 15:30:48

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Why should the Wisconsin union bosses be ashamed of the enormous amount of money they wasted on this recall election. After all, it wasn't their money now was it?

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cheshirewayne 2012/06/06 15:27:17

What a terrible waste of money

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Now the spin will begin. They spent that much, while we only spent this much. When questioned, they say, "That money doesn't count because..." I enjoy how the psychic left knows what's really happened.

The unions should be send a big bill for this whole con-job.

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Lady Whitewolf 2012/06/06 15:18:21

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This is what Walker wants:

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Wolfman to Lady Wh... 2012/06/06 15:35:06

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tommyg - POTL- PWCM-JLA 2012/06/06 15:03:35

What a terrible waste of money

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They should be ashamed, but we all know they are not. And when I say "they", I mean the union leadership.

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Kane Fernau 2012/06/06 15:03:20

What a terrible waste of money

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The people of Wisconsin have spoken TWICE!

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Charge 2012/06/06 14:59:45

What a terrible waste of money

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The Unions wouldn't listen to the people, now they will pay.

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Murph 65 2012/06/06 14:52:05

What a terrible waste of money

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What a terrible, terrible waste of money, no matter who won on this one. 44 million! Boy, could that have been used to help folks out if kept in the union dues column instead of being spent on trying to hold on to something whose time has come and gone. If I were a member of the unions, I'd be ticked at all that money gone down the rabbit hole.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/06/06 14:31:14

What a terrible waste of money

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A re-call should never be over policy disagreements and the state of Wisconsin told the unions to back off and shut up.

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whitewulf--the unruly mobster 2012/06/06 14:24:11
UnusualSuspect 2012/06/06 14:22:06

What a terrible waste of money

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A waste of money on both sides, but the Republicans...LOL...over 70% of their money to defeat the recall was imported from outside Wisconsin...

Hopefully that will take away a lot from other sources that they were originally intending to spend it on...

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Joe61 2012/06/06 14:21:57 (edited)

What a terrible waste of money

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The People voted to have Walker as their Governor and the UNIONS decide the PEOPLE did not have that right and they would install their man in his place. Well, the UNIONS have found out to their cost that they should let a sleeping dog, lie.

Now, they are crying foul......and predicting the direst of fowl consequences, will befall the victorious Governor Walker, who is the PEOPLES choice.

People Power versus UNION Money Power.....

I believe PEOPLE power just won the night in Wisconsin!

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cm 2012/06/06 14:21:20

What a terrible waste of money

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a big waste of money that was initiated by unions and obama sells out wisconsin

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lm1b2 2012/06/06 14:11:37

What a terrible waste of money

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All that money to buy a election for Corporate America,and the Wealthy 1%,the unions gave 3 million,Walker got 26 million from out of State Donors,who bought what Dau?Sad that our elections can be bought if you have enough money,thanks to our Conservative Supreme Court !

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cm to lm1b2 2012/06/06 14:19:37

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The unions started this foolishness.

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whitewu... to lm1b2 2012/06/06 14:25:30
DeboraB... to lm1b2 2012/06/06 14:43:29

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Really? A year and a half of spewing lies and hate and getting money from the national AFL-CIO , George Soros and the like and the unions only spent 3 Million? I bet yo can't even say that with a straight face...the unions gave hundreds of milions to elect Obama in 2008 and this election was worth more than that to them. If it was only 3 million, its because people are leaving the unions wilingly and the coifers are drying up.

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lm1b2 to DeboraB... 2012/06/07 15:12:01

Your right of course, the 1% spent 44 million to buy this election,and now they are going to help the people of Wiscosin,Right Dau?

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Wolfman to lm1b2 2012/06/06 15:38:27

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Democrats outspent Republicans $23.4 million to $20.5 million on the recalls, the group said. Outside political groups accounted for $34.5 million of the spending.

http://www.reuters.com/articl...

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Ken 2012/06/06 14:02:49

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The number I saw was $60+ Million with Governor Walker spending $30+Million, Democratic candidates spending $4Million, outside groups (including unions) spending $21Million.

So....did the unions spend too little? too much? the right amount? I don't know but Governor Walker's victory certainly was expensive. I doubt that Romney will be able to outspend O'bama by 2/1 let alone 5/1 like Walker outspent Barrett.

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wolf sloan 2012/06/06 13:37:23

What a terrible waste of money

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Not to worry though. Union dues will be going up, no doubt.

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lm1b2 to wolf sloan 2012/06/07 15:14:11

I hope so Dau,if your in it!

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wolf sloan to lm1b2 2012/06/07 15:21:00

Nope

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lm1b2 to wolf sloan 2012/06/07 23:35:30

Proud Scab ?

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wolf sloan to lm1b2 2012/06/08 03:32:28

yep

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lm1b2 to wolf sloan 2012/06/08 15:04:18

You don't sound proud Dau!

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JP 2012/06/06 13:31:06

What a terrible waste of money

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I think that they should have this amount of money removed from their pensions. An equal amount from each public sector employee's pension plan, so they can pay their own collective way in solidarity with each other.

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