I
enjoy the Fourth of July as much as anybody. As a former band geek, I
especially like the parades with all of their marching bands. On
Sunday, my wife and I went to Menomonee Falls to see one of the biggest parades around. It was a nice, cool evening. Everybody seemed in good spirits, watching the clowns, and floats, and Shriner vehicles. But
midway through the parade, the festive mood suddenly took a dark turn.
Walking down the middle of Appleton Avenue came the worst buzz-kill of a politician in America- Scott Walker ! I guess that deep red Menomoneee Falls is one of the few areas of the state that our corrupt governor is not afraid to show his face. You will never see him in parades in Madison or Milwaukee or Racine or Shorewood. However, even in a core GOP stronghold like the Falls, there were plenty of people booing and yelling "Go home !". One guy was shouting "Go back to Iowa !" (OK, that guy was me.)
The most amazing thing was that Walker was wearing a red University of Wisconsin shirt. You know, the University for which Walker tried to re-write the mission statement. After facing unexpected statewide opposition, he backed down, calling his attempts at changing the Wisconsin Way a "drafting error". For months, Walker resisted open records requests until ordered by a judge to turn-over communications on his sordid scheme. Turns-out that this wasn't a "drafting error" after all, but a concerted plot initiated by the Governor himself.
Yes, Walker was proudly wearing a University of Wisconsin shirt. You know, the system whose flagship campus is in Madison- a town that Walker would eject from his state if he could. In talking about the epicenter of the 2011 protests, Walker said "You've got a world driven by Madison, and a world driven by everybody else out across the majority of the rest of the state of Wisconsin."
Walker was wearing a Wisconsin shirt. You know, the university system that he tried to cut by a staggering $300 million in the last budget before the JFC whittled it down to only $250 million. The system that has seen a total $282.9 million cut over Walker's three 2-year budgets.
Walker was wearing a UW shirt. You know, the school that has already lost many top faculty to other universities because of his weakening of tenure protection. The school where Walker stripped students and faculty of much or their shared governance rights, putting more power in the hands of administration.
Walker was wearing a University of Wisconsin shirt. That is the same system whose faculty at Madison and Milwaukee and La Cross and Green Bay voted "no confidence" in Walker's hand-picked Regents and system President. The system whose faculty Walker blasted for standing up for their rights, whining, "Some faculty bodies, including faculty at UW-M today, appear more interested in protecting outdated ‘job for life’ tenure than about helping students get the best education possible."
For the next parade, Walker should probably refrain from wearing University of Wisconsin garb. He should not wear clothing honoring something that he seems determined to destroy. Maybe instead, he could wear a shirt depicting something he actually represents. Like the NRA logo. Or the letters WMC. Or a picture of Diane Hendricks.
Walking down the middle of Appleton Avenue came the worst buzz-kill of a politician in America- Scott Walker ! I guess that deep red Menomoneee Falls is one of the few areas of the state that our corrupt governor is not afraid to show his face. You will never see him in parades in Madison or Milwaukee or Racine or Shorewood. However, even in a core GOP stronghold like the Falls, there were plenty of people booing and yelling "Go home !". One guy was shouting "Go back to Iowa !" (OK, that guy was me.)
The most amazing thing was that Walker was wearing a red University of Wisconsin shirt. You know, the University for which Walker tried to re-write the mission statement. After facing unexpected statewide opposition, he backed down, calling his attempts at changing the Wisconsin Way a "drafting error". For months, Walker resisted open records requests until ordered by a judge to turn-over communications on his sordid scheme. Turns-out that this wasn't a "drafting error" after all, but a concerted plot initiated by the Governor himself.
Yes, Walker was proudly wearing a University of Wisconsin shirt. You know, the system whose flagship campus is in Madison- a town that Walker would eject from his state if he could. In talking about the epicenter of the 2011 protests, Walker said "You've got a world driven by Madison, and a world driven by everybody else out across the majority of the rest of the state of Wisconsin."
Walker was wearing a Wisconsin shirt. You know, the university system that he tried to cut by a staggering $300 million in the last budget before the JFC whittled it down to only $250 million. The system that has seen a total $282.9 million cut over Walker's three 2-year budgets.
Walker was wearing a UW shirt. You know, the school that has already lost many top faculty to other universities because of his weakening of tenure protection. The school where Walker stripped students and faculty of much or their shared governance rights, putting more power in the hands of administration.
Walker was wearing a University of Wisconsin shirt. That is the same system whose faculty at Madison and Milwaukee and La Cross and Green Bay voted "no confidence" in Walker's hand-picked Regents and system President. The system whose faculty Walker blasted for standing up for their rights, whining, "Some faculty bodies, including faculty at UW-M today, appear more interested in protecting outdated ‘job for life’ tenure than about helping students get the best education possible."
For the next parade, Walker should probably refrain from wearing University of Wisconsin garb. He should not wear clothing honoring something that he seems determined to destroy. Maybe instead, he could wear a shirt depicting something he actually represents. Like the NRA logo. Or the letters WMC. Or a picture of Diane Hendricks.
And the UW Colleges!
ReplyDeleteGov. Wall-led has a EXPIRATION date on his back. 1/2018. After that, all of his loser policies will be recinded.
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ReplyDeleteI can't wait till this dishonest drop-out is gone. He's a corrupt POS.
ReplyDeleteHe wears badger garb proudly.
ReplyDeleteHe is proud of how easily he was able to take over the university.
He hopes it will be his legacy.
Took it away from those elite, job for life tenured professors.
His speech, and his next plea to vote for him for president will be based on his
lack of education, and how successful he is, without a college degree.
He is a loony, narcissistic menace.
I hope someone puts a stop to him before it is too late.
Either he got it on sale at Kohl's or he's wearing it to make a statement and rub it in.
ReplyDeleteHe wore that shirt as a symbolic slap in the face and one big FU.
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ReplyDeleteWOW!!! I did not know only Lefties were aloowed to post here! Sorry for the right wing invasion.