Walker talks jobs in Janesville visit
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WCLO's Stan Stricker reports on Gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett's message to the crowd gathered in downtown Janesville Wednesday
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Gov. Scott Walker shakes hands with Seth Karkosh of Mid-State Equipment in Janesville during a tour of the dealership Wednesday.
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Gov. Scott Walker talks with Mid-State Equipment Vice President Chris Frodel while taking a tour of the Janesville dealership Wednesday.
JANESVILLE — Gov. Scott Walker donned a John-Deere-green hat and talked about Wisconsin's $60 billion agriculture industry on Wednesday during a visit to a farm equipment dealership in Rock County.
Walker visited Mid-State Equipment, 4323 E. Highway 14, Janesville, where he spoke to about 50 people, including reporters and Mid-State employees. He used agriculture as an example as he pushed the theme of a growing Wisconsin economy.
Walker, a Republican who grew up in Delavan, said agriculture is an industry that drives a state's economy. In Wisconsin, agricultural exports make up a big portion of the state's overall exports.
"That's why we're going to continue to focus on agriculture in the future," he said.
Walker took a short tour of the Mid-State facility. The sales, service and rental business is one of seven Mid-State locations in the state, Vice President Chris Frodel said. The company employs 185 people in Wisconsin including 40 in Janesville, she said.
Walker's tour included the roomy, two-seat cab of a John Deere tractor and a short chat with Mid-State employees. Then he held out his tie so television reporters could clip on microphones for a news conference in the equipment bay of the dealership.
When asked, Walker said he wasn't taking for granted a 7 percent lead in a Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday. According to the poll results, more respondents—50 percent to 43 percent—believed Walker would do a better job with the economy than Barrett.
"We've never had anything like this in Wisconsin," Walker said, referring to the gubernatorial recall election scheduled Tuesday. "We don't know what's going to happen June 5."
Walker said he will work until the polls close Tuesday to promote the message that his reforms have lowered property tax rates and created a budget surplus in Wisconsin.
Walker took a jab at his Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, saying that the rate of violent crime in Milwaukee has increased during Barrett's watch.
Walker said Barrett's administration is responsible for misreporting assault statistics in the city. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that it found at least 500 cases in which aggravated assaults had been misclassified as lesser assaults and skewed the reports of violent crimes in the city.
"It's not the rank and file that's the problem. It's farther up the line," Walker said. "Therefore, it's the leadership responsible for those errors."
When asked how voters should react to the news that Walker transferred $100,000 into a legal defense fund, Walker said voters should be glad to know he is hiring attorneys to deal with an ongoing criminal probe into the actions of some of his former aides and associates in Milwaukee County.
That way he can focus on his job, Walker said.
"They (voters) want me helping the people of the state create jobs," Walker said.
Jun 4, 2012 at 10:17 a.m.
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This link to the Milwaukee Journal shows how much money each gubernatorial candidate has raised from where and from whom. It includes pictures and graphs so even you, RAF, should be able to understand the data presented.
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http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/dataond...
Jun 2, 2012 at 1:48 a.m.
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Red based on your exclusion of special interst money on your side of the isle I suspect you only have a problem with one side getting money; so typical of the left. Your echoed rhetoric is tired and stale, proven false over and over. I suspect the view from your oil based keyboard never changes.
Jun 2, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.
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He keeps talking about how he's going to focus on jobs "in the future" but never seems to get around to it.
Jun 1, 2012 at 7:43 p.m.
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What are you talking about, TCB? More than what? Never been forced to join a union? Why are you asking me this stuff? I think you have the wrong person.
Jun 1, 2012 at 6:09 p.m.
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poohbad,
I have earned more every year-and I have never been forced to join a union-whom should I thank?
Jun 1, 2012 at 2:53 p.m.
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You got that right poohbah. Without their corporate gravytrain most of Walkers administration would have trouble finding REAL jobs. Walker himself has ALWAYS depended on the largess of others - mostly taxpayers.
Jun 1, 2012 at 2:02 p.m.
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PanamaRed, the Walker supporters don't plan on spending the shiny nickel they keep in their pockets. That shiny nickel is the only thing that ever trickled down to them so they cling to it as a false hope that their beloved tax cuts for the rich could make up for the 32 years of lowered salaries, reduced benefits and unshared sacrifices created by trickle-down economics.
Jun 1, 2012 at 1:36 p.m.
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Shrek, obviously you don’t know what the term ignorance actually means. I am well aware of what Walker’s policies have done for this state and they have NOT benefited Wisconsin residents or workers. Walker DID NOT balance the budget, eliminate the deficit or add more jobs – he only CLAIMS he did. My property taxes went up – as did the taxes of many other individuals I know. So far the elimination of duplicate of laws and streamlining the Dept. of Commerce operations has done little to increase our economy. Job creation STARTS with consumers spending more money. Reducing public sector pay, eliminating millions of dollars from education and providing tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy does NOT grow the economy. It’s Governor Walker that’s driven by partisanship and a desire to blindly follow where his corporate donors lead him. Walker was an abject failure as Milwaukee County Executive and he’s failing now as Governor.
Jun 1, 2012 at 12:33 p.m.
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Panama,
Are you really that ignorant??? Walker's policies have reduced unemployment, minimized public sector job cuts, eliminated the deficit, lowered property taxes, streamlined Dept of Commerce operations and eliminated duplication of laws. How is that clueless???
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You are so driven by partisanship that you cannot even see what is best for our state. Walker is not perfect, but to say that he isn't improving Wisconsin is a lie.
Jun 1, 2012 at 11:58 a.m.
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RAF, the champion of mediocrity! Face it, Walker is clueless as a Governor. Without ALEC he would has no policies to offer and lacking the millions of dollars special interests groups from outside WI have provided, he would stand no chance to win the recall. It proves that if you spend enough money even a fool like Walker can get elected but not without the support of other fools. Keep up the good work, RAF.
Jun 1, 2012 at 11:07 a.m.
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And the poo_koch troll trails along
Jun 1, 2012 at 11:02 a.m.
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"More nonsense provided by Red, well at least you are consistent."
You don't want to be guilty of your own words of admonishment to others, RetiredAirForce, "Nothing to add."
Jun 1, 2012 at 10:48 a.m.
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More nonsense provided by Red, well at least you are consistent.
Jun 1, 2012 at 9:23 a.m.
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Even if you accept the fact that this recall is about restoring collective bargaining rights, oops, I mean jobs, then you must love Barrett's jobs plans and how different they are from Walker's.
Except he doesn't have any.
What tools you Dems are!
Jun 1, 2012 at 9:20 a.m.
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I'm not sure how anyone could justify voting for Barrett when he has discussed no apparent plan of what he's going to do if elected... He would rather spend his time throwing rocks than actually put some thought into what he would do. The debate last night was down right comical... it was like watching Governor Walker fight with a 12 year old.
Get out and vote on Tuesday, Lets keep Walker moving Wisconsin FORWARD!
Jun 1, 2012 at 8:14 a.m.
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Walker, Walker, Walker, Walker, Walker!!!
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MOVING THE GREAT STATE OF WISCONSIN "FORWARD"
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Jun 1, 2012 at 8:11 a.m.
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Even IF you accept Walkers job numbers, WI is still last in job creation and economic growth. Moving forward is easy when you sit in last place.
Jun 1, 2012 at 7:48 a.m.
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Nothing runs like a Deere,except Scotty. He can run, but he can't hide. Bye-Bye
Jun 1, 2012 at 6:39 a.m.
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Just make sure you all get out to vote Walker out! We need EVERYONE to get out and make it a LANDSLIDE DEFEAT. This is one instance where all this talk means nothing unless you vote to back it up.
Jun 1, 2012 at 2:11 a.m.
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"Walker said Barrett's administration is responsible for misreporting assault statistics in the city. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that it found at least 500 cases in which aggravated assaults had been misclassified as lesser assaults and skewed the reports of violent crimes in the city."
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Yeah, cause that would be kind of like just re-defining job creation numbers a week before an election to make yourself look better, and we know Scooter would be above such sorcery, oh, wait a minute...
May 31, 2012 at 10:04 p.m.
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Hendricks taxes going down? How much less can she pay? She doesnt pay a cent!
May 31, 2012 at 8:50 p.m.
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Vato, "you'll wait" funny. What's enough?
May 31, 2012 at 7:32 p.m.
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the headline should read, " walker sneaks into janesville", to see a another major GOP donor. a crowd of 40 employees welcomed him and listen,to another round of lies.
May 31, 2012 at 7:09 p.m.
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But Hendricks' taxes are going down and that's really what counts.
May 31, 2012 at 6:33 p.m.
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lol lowered property taxes my ass. Our taxes go up every year but the value continues to fall. And agriculture is not going to thrive Wisconsin. IT keeps farmers working but it does not create more jobs for the every day working man/woman. We need new business' to create decent paying jobs. Not this 8-9 dollar crap you can't even pay rent with. Come on Walker be real.
May 31, 2012 at 6:28 p.m.
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"We don't know what's going to happen June 5."
Many people, including Walker, probably have a better idea of what's going to happen AFTER June 5 with the John Doe investigation.
May 31, 2012 at 6:23 p.m.
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I see jail time in liar scooters future.
May 31, 2012 at 5:51 p.m.
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Wisconsin is open for BUSINESS!!!! Wooooohoooo!!!
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