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Maybe the same disastrous policies will work this time around?
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(Wisconsin Republican Governor) Scott Walker Blames Labor Protests for Job Losses, Boasts of 'Pro-Women' Policies | rightwingwatch.org →
Yesterday, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) stopped by Crosstalk, the flagship radio program of the far-right group VCY America (Voice of Christian Youth). While speaking with host Vic Eliason, Walker, who had pledged to create 250,000 jobs in his first term, tried to spin his disastrous record on job creation by deriding the protests by supporters of collective bargaining rights in Madison last Spring as “one of the biggest challenges” to job growth:
Walker: Well it’s interesting, look at the March to march numbers, March of last year to March of this year, there’s a reason why we had some challenges there, particularly early on. In March, April and May, people can remember what was happening, thank goodness its passed now, you can remember what was happening last Spring in our state’s Capitol. There was a lot of uncertainty, particularly for small businesses, I know having held listening sessions all around this state, small business owners more than anything want certainty, they didn’t see that around the Capitol last year so that was one of the biggest challenges out there.But the Christian Science Monitor reports that under Walker’s leadership the “state’s lead in job losses is significantly greater than the rest of the 50 states,” including 4,300 lost jobs just this March, long-after the protests took place.
He attacked the state of Illinois during the interview and painted them as a laggard in economic growth.
However, Bloomberg Businessweek noted on April, 20 that Illinois is actually leading Wisconsin in job growth:
Illinois ranked third while Wisconsin placed 42nd in the most recent Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of States index, which includes personal income, tax revenue and employment. Illinois gained 32,000 jobs in the 12 months ending in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found. Wisconsin, where Walker promised to create 250,000 jobs with the help of business-tax breaks, lost 16,900.Towards the end of the interview, Walker boasted of supporting “pro-patient, pro-women” policies. However, Walker made it more difficult for women seeking justice as a result of pay discrimination lawsuits by repealing provisions of the Equal Pay Enforcement Act, made it more difficult for women seeking an abortion and birth control, and defunded Planned Parenthood, which “cuts off 12,000 women who do not have health insurance from getting preventive health care” and hurts a program that saved the state money by focusing on preventative care.
h/t: Brian Tashman at RWW
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Napping Seal Pup of the Day: After barging in uninvited, a baby fur seal decided to curl up on the couch of a woman in Tauranga, New Zealand, and take a nap.
Annette Swoffer said she saw the cute critter “hanging out” with her cats and quickly called a friend to come over and make sure she “wasn’t having a stroke or something.”
After the friend confirmed there was in fact a seal pup sleeping on her couch, Swoffer phoned the SPCA, who rang the Department of Conservation, who were apparently already in hot pursuit of a seal sighted in the area.
The pup was eventually removed by biodiversity programme manager Chris Clark, and returned to the sea. Though they may look “Very cuddly,” Clark stressed that seals are still wild animals, and sightings should be reported to animal control.
As for Swoffer, she’s “just waiting to see if it comes flopping back up the driveway.”
Video of the adorable animal being adorable below:
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Napping Seal Pup of the Day: After barging in uninvited, a baby fur seal decided to curl up on the couch of a woman in Tauranga, New Zealand, and take a nap.
Annette Swoffer said she saw the cute critter “hanging out” with her cats and quickly called a friend to come over and make sure she “wasn’t having a stroke or something.”
After the friend confirmed there was in fact a seal pup sleeping on her couch, Swoffer phoned the SPCA, who rang the Department of Conservation, who were apparently already in hot pursuit of a seal sighted in the area.
The pup was eventually removed by biodiversity programme manager Chris Clark, and returned to the sea. Though they may look “Very cuddly,” Clark stressed that seals are still wild animals, and sightings should be reported to animal control.
As for Swoffer, she’s “just waiting to see if it comes flopping back up the driveway.”
Video of the adorable animal being adorable below:
