Scott Walker takes on media feeding frenzy about alleged ‘criminal scheme’
FED PROSECUTORS CLOSE IN ON SCOTT WALKER
OK, THEY WERE STATE
I MEAN COUNTY
& THE CHARGES WERE DISMISSED
& REDISMISSED ON APPEAL
KTHXBAI
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 19, 2014
The MSM and others were off and running today with a story about Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, which some have reported as a “criminal scheme.”
Here’s a sampling of how the frenzy spread, and many didn’t of course even bother to fully explain the background or circumstances:
Prosecutors closing in on Scott Walker http://t.co/x6ojfQKic3 and Chris Christie http://t.co/hIho34EIMn
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) June 19, 2014
Trouble for Scott Walker "Prosecutors allege Walker at center of 'criminal scheme" http://t.co/bCmK2zA4HP #GOP #Wisconsin
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) June 19, 2014
Prosecutors: Gov. Scott Walker part of "criminal scheme" http://t.co/4lxmlbz5my | Getty pic.twitter.com/iAFgWDi1lj
— POLITICO (@politico) June 19, 2014
Holy shit. Prosecutors: Scott Walker at center of 'criminal scheme' http://t.co/rhY7NobOSe
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 19, 2014
Judging only from those kinds of stories, you might think that Scott Walker was going to be perp-walked as soon as tonight. But, as usual, there’s a lot more to it.
Walker took to Twitter this evening to explain his side of the story:
In fact two judges, in both state and federal courts, have ruled that no laws were broken.
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) June 19, 2014
It’s time for the prosecutors to acknowledge both judge’s orders to end this investigation.
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) June 19, 2014
Now my Democratic opponents will use these false accusations to distract from the issues important to the voters of Wisconsin.
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) June 19, 2014
Here’s a detail about the Wisconsin investigation you might not read about in some MSM reports:
@markos The 7th Circuit declared the investigation politically motivated (which it was) and ended it: http://t.co/ngAPBHhf5P.
— Sea Lion Shitbeard (@GrayerDreams) June 19, 2014
“Politically motivated” frivolousness sounds about right:
Over 40 employees of the Milwaukee DA's office, which was investigating Walker, signed Walker recall petitions. http://t.co/StPu4X0N7c
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) June 19, 2014
Now there’s an item we’d be reading a lot more in news reports if Walker were a Democrat and the DA’s office was full of Republicans.
The lefty feeding frenzy over the latest Scott Walker non-story might best be summed up this way:
Shorter Liberals: Scott Walker has kicked our ass twice and we feel so butthurt, we're going create a narrative that doesn't exist. :_(
— Matthew (@Matthops82) June 19, 2014
That appears to be the case.
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