Nygren chides Taylor

[riversedge]

Tylor did good with her last comment. Bet Nygren was not expecting that.

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Tuesday, March 03, 2015
11:58 AM
Nygren chides Taylor

JFC Co-chair John Nygren chided Sen. Lena Taylor after she suggested state government did not begin to take the state's opiate problem seriously until after he began to discuss his daughter's struggle with addiction.

Nygren, R-Marinette, took Taylor to task for making his personal story part of her debate. Nygren said his family dealt with addiction for five or six years before deciding to talk up publicly to help people understand the issue.

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Taylor asked to have her microphone turned back on so she could respond, but Vice-chair Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, refused.
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Taylor said the state didn't act when it was an issue in Milwaukee before that and told Nygren, "You should be proud."

-- By Staff

[Still In Wisconsin]

1. Of course he chided her-

She was being uppity.

[riversedge]

2. I love her outspokenness. Uppity--yes!!

[AleksS]

3. I love her!

I love Sen. Taylor!

One of the things that I find amusing about the right wing is how nothing's a problem, until it affects them personally. Only then is any issue worth consideration.

On the whole, the conservative mindset seems to be: "Comedy is when someone else cuts their arm off with a chainsaw. Tragedy is when I personally get a paper cut." (Note, I'm not saying opiate addiction is as minor as a paper cut, nor am I attempting to trivialize what Nygren went through. I'm merely pointing out how nothing ever matters to a GOP-er until it happens to them specifically and personally.)

The inability to empathize is remarkable, and almost seems pathological.

[Half-Century Man]

4. The Players

Assemblyman John Nygren: (R-Marinette) State Chairman for ALEC. Former restaurateur and Insurance agent. 4th 2 year term. Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance.

Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) Career republican politician. School boards and state gov.

Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) Attorney, Served as a Public Defender. One of 13 state senators who left Wisconsin during Walker's "Budget Repair" bill (Act 10) to deny the State Senate a quorum. Repeatedly has compared Scott Walker to Adolph Hitler. Only person of African heritage on the JCF.



Joint Committee on Finance;16 members total of which 8 are from Senate (6 republicans, 2 Democrats), 8 from Assembly (6 republicans, 2 Democrats). Both members of the ALEC administration who also serve Wisconsin are on the board. State ALEC Chairman John Nygren, and ALEC National First Vice Chairperson Sen. Leah Vukmir.