Scott Walker urged county staff, campaign aides to promote him online

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Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Madison — In the heat of the 2010 governor's race, Scott Walker urged both county employees and campaign aides to go to news websites and post comments promoting him and his record, newly unsealed documents show.

It was just such anonymous posts by a county worker on campaign issues that prompted prosecutors to expand a secret "John Doe" investigation — launched to probe into missing money in a veterans fund — to also examine whether taxpayer dollars were being used illegally to finance political operations.

In one instance in May 2010, for example, a close ally posted online a portion of a Walker email almost verbatim on a Journal Sentinel story just minutes after receiving the directive. Walker had sent the note to an inner circle that included county administrators as well as campaign operatives.

Tapping out a message on his campaign Blackberry on the afternoon of May 4, 2010, Walker urged county aides, campaign staffers and other trusted volunteers to go to an online Journal Sentinel business story and respond to critics of his plan to privatize the airport in the comments section below the story.



Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-urged-county-staff-campaign-aides-to-promote-him-online-b99210902z1-246713991.html

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Madison, WI Capital Times: National interest fading in the Scott Walker-John Doe emails commentary by Chris Murphy

[SoapBox]

1. Gov. Creep...the perfect portrait of skeez.

[mtasselin]

2. dogs

This walker asshole is as crooked as a dogs hind leg. It is amazing that he has gone this long without being convicted the corruption in his administration goes deep very deep, had it will be fun watching him fall.

[Stuart G]

3. Well........Well..........Well......that is swell...........

I think that that may be illegal????

But I am not a lawyer...and I think that somewhere, on this website...
there is a lawyer..who can tell us..Now wouldn't that be nice if ex gov Walker spends some time with ex gov Blagovich...you know the guy from Illinois who is really a crook...

Both arrogant assholes. Nice place for Walker..and he sure has earned it...

[EC]

4. I'm sure they still do it.

Look in the Comments in articles about him in any WI site. There are always defenders immediately after the article appears. There are people standing ready I'm sure.

[WcoastO]

5. When you see him speak.......

his eyes are expressionless and soulless......he really is a creepy guy.