Rep. Bill Kramer walks out of tribal speech at Capitol

[hue]

http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rep-bill-kramer-walks-out-of-tribal-speech-at-capitol/article_460fa652-a154-11e2-85f9-0019bb2963f4.html

The state Assembly's speaker pro tem is fuming over remarks Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairman Gordon Thayer made during the annual State of the Tribes speech.

Rep. Bill Kramer, a Waukesha Republican, walked out of the speech as Thayer was talking about tribal opposition to a Republican law relaxing mining regulations. The law is designed to help Gogebic Taconite open a giant iron mine near the Bad River Chippewa's reservation.

Thayer said the state and tribes should have collaborated on the law.

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Grrrrrrrr!

[dembotoz]

1. seems manners are in short supply

almost as short as he is

[midnight]

2. Thank you for this update... So the Chippewa would not go along to get along with destroying

their community for profit....

[Scuba]

3. Listening to constituents is not a habit of Republicans.

[ewagner]

4. So Bad River Tribe wouldn't negotiate?

tribal extinction isn't negotiable....Walker and his "boys" don't seem to get that.