PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

you are right. We should all just ignore it henceforth. I know I shall. No more feeding the troll. Let him spew his filth to his hearts content. It can continue to play with and by itself.

Jack2014

You just inducted yourself idiot go play with yourself. Hahahaha
Do you even think for yourselves?

Hemiman Loc: Communist California

Jackoff,Don't forget to watch Mr.Oreilly's book turned movie "killing Jesus"this Sunday.Just another monster success by the great Bill Oreilly.You don't have to thank me,I know you appreciate the reminder.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

[quote=Jack2014]

In case you are unaware, and probably are, the story has been totally debunked...by no less then the University of Wisconsin. They, in fact, asked to have reporting requirement removed due to it being a duplication. They report the numbers to DOJ and felt it unnecessary to report them to the state.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/daily-beast-retracts-scott-walker-story-115618.html

Daily Beast retracts story on Scott Walker

By Nick Gass- 2/28/15 4:08 PM EST

Updated 2/28/15 6:37 PM EST

Another major media outlet has apologized after getting a story about Scott Walker wrong. Last week, it was the New York Times; now, it’s The Daily Beast.

The Daily Beast has retracted an article from one of its college columnists that claimed that the Wisconsin governor’s budget would cut sexual assault reporting from the state’s universities.

The post, published Friday, cited a report from Jezebel that wrongly interpreted a section of the state budget to mean that all assault reporting requirements were to get cut altogether.

In fact, the University of Wisconsin system requested the deletion of the requirements to get rid of redundancy, as it already provides similar information to the federal government, UW System spokesman Alex Hummel told The Associated Press on Friday.

The Daily Beast’s correction and retraction is posted in full below. The “USA Today” story it references, however, is actually an AP article posted on the site:

“A Daily Beast college columnist at the University of Wisconsin based this article off a Jezebel posting which was incorrectly reported. Jezebel updated their post on Saturday with the following after USA Today [sic] published a story debunking Jezebel’s account and clarifying Gov. Scott Walker’s position. ‘UPDATE: After Jezebel ran this item yesterday, a spokesman for the University of Wisconsin came forward—over two weeks after the budget was released—to clarify: the University requested that Gov. Walker delete the requirements because efforts were redundant with their compliance of the Cleary Act. Scott Walker’s camp assures that he’s committed to protecting victims.’

The Daily Beast is committed to covering the news fairly and accurately, and we should have checked this story more thoroughly. We deeply regret the error and apologize to Gov. Walker and our readers. This story should be considered retracted.”

The Daily Beast did not include the last two sentences of Jezebel’s ‘update’, which were added later:

“We reported this piece without full context, and while this piece conveys factual information, omission of that context for that information presents an unfair and misleading picture. We regret the error and apologize.”

Jezebel reporter Natasha Vargas-Cooper tweeted her own thoughts on the ‘update’:

Ran an update on the Walker piece. Find another thing to be outraged about sweet, sweet Walkerites.

— Natasha VC (@natashavc) February 28, 2015
Also, I'm not gonna apologize for reporting what was in the budget. Because that was in the budget. Ask your gov. to apologize for bad optix

— Natasha VC (@natashavc) February 28, 2015
At a time when there is HEAVY scrutiny on state/fed/colleges, a proposal to delete standing regulations, requires more tact.

— Natasha VC (@natashavc) February 28, 2015
Vargas-Cooper apologized for the error Saturday afternoon:

(1) I realize now that it would have been worth a follow up phone call to Walker's office.

— Natasha VC (@natashavc) February 28, 2015
(2) So, you guys, Walker folk and media pundits alike, I screwed up.

Hemiman Loc: Communist California

She sounds like a real class act,someone Jack can relate.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Debunking is so much fun. :P

Randy131 Loc: Florida

Thank you, but I've never heard of the report, it seemed so ridiculous that I thought he was making it up just to slander Governor Scott Walker.

Jack2014

Not to worry.
Walker slanders himself very often and very well
"Walker makes state a laughing stock": What a letter!
bystrobusguy
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This amazing letter to the editor was just posted at Rice Lake Online.

Please read the whole letter. I don't know if and how fair use applies to letters-to-the-editor, so here are some excerpts:

When did the state of Wisconsin agree to become a Tea-Party state? In a blink of an eye, it happened ... when Republicans elected Walker! So as a state, how has Walker's reign changed us?
Well, now as a state, we no longer believe in the strength of our public schools, and instead, we are willing to farm out our education to "for-profit" and voucher schools, even though our public school scores have always ranked high in comparison to other states.

So now, as a state, we no longer believe in environmental protections, and we are willing to turn away from our decades-long conservation programs and beliefs, in favor of business-giveaways of our natural resources and public acceptance of industrial polluters.

So we are now willing to accept a stagnant minimum wage, but we have no problem allowing large corporations to make huge profits in our state without paying their fair share of taxes?

So we used to believe in clean politics, but now we seem alright with "pay-to-play" politics where those giving the "mostest gets the mostest" from those in power?

So we used to believe that hard work and education would lead to good jobs, but we have come to believe that cronyism is the quickest path to high-paying jobs.

So we used to believe that our great universities represented the potential of all our citizens, but now our state executive and legislative branches give no service to Wisconsin ideals and the greater good?

So what ... what happened to the proud, prosperous, progressive state called Wisconsin? We could be just like Minnesota right now, with greater job growth, greater average wages, and greater property values, had we elected a governor who was not the original tea-partier. But alas, instead of looking a lot like Minnesota, we are looking a lot more like Mississippi! What a national laughing stock we are!

Rice Lake, Wisconsin is a small town in the northwest part of the state. One might expect such sentiments to be aired and shared in Madison, Milwaukee, and a few other enclaves. But we must do more to show that dissatisfaction with Walker is widespread, and has risen rapidly since he unleashed his atrocious proposed state budget. Especially, I would say (based on my own conversations), among those who value primary education, the state university system, conservation and environmental quality, and clean government.
I read today that Walker is now opening his campaign office in New Hampshire. Please share this succinct statement, and help stop Walker in his tracks!

11:28 AM PT: Sorry I have to go to work while on the Rec List. Have at it, and share that letter!

Barnyard fowl


Zapped him good

Jack2014

Debunking your age again? How cute!
"Walker makes state a laughing stock": What a letter!
bystrobusguy
237 Comments / 237 New
This amazing letter to the editor was just posted at Rice Lake Online.

Please read the whole letter. I don't know if and how fair use applies to letters-to-the-editor, so here are some excerpts:

When did the state of Wisconsin agree to become a Tea-Party state? In a blink of an eye, it happened ... when Republicans elected Walker! So as a state, how has Walker's reign changed us?
Well, now as a state, we no longer believe in the strength of our public schools, and instead, we are willing to farm out our education to "for-profit" and voucher schools, even though our public school scores have always ranked high in comparison to other states.

So now, as a state, we no longer believe in environmental protections, and we are willing to turn away from our decades-long conservation programs and beliefs, in favor of business-giveaways of our natural resources and public acceptance of industrial polluters.

So we are now willing to accept a stagnant minimum wage, but we have no problem allowing large corporations to make huge profits in our state without paying their fair share of taxes?

...

So we used to believe in clean politics, but now we seem alright with "pay-to-play" politics where those giving the "mostest gets the mostest" from those in power?

So we used to believe that hard work and education would lead to good jobs, but we have come to believe that cronyism is the quickest path to high-paying jobs.

So we used to believe that our great universities represented the potential of all our citizens, but now our state executive and legislative branches give no service to Wisconsin ideals and the greater good?

...

So what ... what happened to the proud, prosperous, progressive state called Wisconsin? We could be just like Minnesota right now, with greater job growth, greater average wages, and greater property values, had we elected a governor who was not the original tea-partier. But alas, instead of looking a lot like Minnesota, we are looking a lot more like Mississippi! What a national laughing stock we are!

Rice Lake, Wisconsin is a small town in the northwest part of the state. One might expect such sentiments to be aired and shared in Madison, Milwaukee, and a few other enclaves. But we must do more to show that dissatisfaction with Walker is widespread, and has risen rapidly since he unleashed his atrocious proposed state budget. Especially, I would say (based on my own conversations), among those who value primary education, the state university system, conservation and environmental quality, and clean government.
I read today that Walker is now opening his campaign office in New Hampshire. Please share this succinct statement, and help stop Walker in his tracks!

11:28 AM PT: Sorry I have to go to work while on the Rec List. Have at it, and share that letter!

Get in line you're next to MxConnell

gamiddle1 Loc: NJ

The last two stories repeated by the left (Especially Jack) have been proven to be total B.S. This matters not. The fact that it appeared in print somewhere is all that matters to Idiots. Run with it fools! If you had half of a brain you would check the sources.

Jack2014

And the beat goes on... And the beat goes on
Scott Walker wants to remove Wisconsin from UW
Mar 01, 2015 8:00am PST by Jake formerly of the LP
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With the release of the plain-English version of the Wisconsin state budget by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, we've been getting new information on the depths of this new Walker budget. And if you dig inside to the University of Wisconsin System's part of the budget,in addition to the $300 million in cuts to System funding and the spinning off of the System into an independent authority, there is an obvious theme, which is this- the UW System's mission of outreach to the rest of the state is being taken out.

What grabbed a lot of the media's attention over the last two days is the passage in the LFB's analysis that mention the removal of a requirement to report sexual assault statistics on campus to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (page 50 on the PDF). Now, the Walker Administration and some newspapers have tried to walk back the story, as a UW System spokesman claims the System was the organization that asked for the provision, claiming it to be redundant since the feds already require such reporting.

But our media shouldn't let the Walker folks off the hook on this issue, and not just because the UW spokesman claiming the removal was the System's idea was a guy appointed by Walker last month, and wasn't an active part of these budget discussions. Because there is an overriding theme of Scott Walker's budget when it comes to the UW System - that the college system isn't supposed to serve the common good, outside of the campus's boundaries. I'll give you three examples (and there are many more).

Delete current law establishing, requiring the Board to establish, or requiring the Board to maintain the following institutes and centers: (a) the institute for excellence in urban education at UW-Milwaukee, which engages in research, public service, and educational activities pertaining to issues in urban public education; (b) the solid and hazardous waste education center in the UW-Extension, which promotes pollution prevention through an education and technical assistance program; (c) the area health education center at UW-Madison to support community-based primary care training programs; (d) the center for environmental education within the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point, which assists in the development, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of environmental education programs for elementary and secondary school teachers and pupils; and (e) the center for urban land economics research in the UW-Madison School of Business, which conducts research and undertakes educational, public outreach, and grant activities related to real estate and urban land economics. In addition, delete the requirement that the Department of Safety and Professional Services pay $10 of each real estate broker license renewal fee to the UW System to support the center for urban land economics and research....
Delete the requirement that the Board offer, establish, or maintain the following UW-Extension programs: (a) a local planning program to educate local policymakers; (b) a program of education and technical assistance related to recycling market development; (c) programs to educate consumers about biotechnology processes and products and risk assessment techniques; and (d) a higher education location program (UW HELP) to provide information on undergraduate admission requirements, degree programs, enrollment, student financial aid, student housing, and admission forms....

Delete current law requiring the Board to establish or maintain all of the following related to its research and public service missions: (a) agricultural demonstration stations; (b) a state soils and plant analysis laboratory in connection with the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension; (c) a pharmaceutical experiment station in the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy; and (d) an herbarium at UW-Madison.
Delete provisions requiring the Board to authorize research, experiments, or studies related to the following: (a) experimental work in agriculture; (b) bovine brucellosis; (c) Dutch Elm disease; (d) the feasibility of reintroducing elk into the northern part of the state; and (e) the Fond du Lac Avenue corridor in Milwaukee.

James Rowen also has more on the removal of this outreach mission, including the removal of protections of the Donner Woods sanctuary in Milwaukee. And while I understand that the Board of Regents of the proposed System Authority could keep all or most of these outreach missions around, the removal of these required programs and reserach and the lack of legislative oversight sets a dangerous precedent. What's stopped a Walker-stacked Board of Regents from getting rid of some of these duties, and instead pawning it off to well-connected private interests?

And it goes to a deeper point, that started when we found out that the Walker Administration removed the Wisconsin Idea from the UW's mission statement in the original state budget (a deletion that has not been formally amended as of this writing, by the way). Note what Walker said to reporters the day the story broke, before he and his team had to walk back such an absurd and petty action.

Walker adds to the opening line, on the mission of the UW System, “to meet the state’s workforce needs.”
“The focus would be honed in, in particular to look at making sure that we prepare individuals in this state . . . for the jobs and opportunities that are available in the state,” Walker said during a stop in DePere on Wednesday.

Now do you see how this ties together? They want the UW System to be a glorified technical school that produces workers for corporations, and not as a source of public good that provides research that improves people's lives. Because if the UW System were to serve the public and have certain lands set aside, it would get in the way of maximizing the profitability of such a service, and having them reach conclusions that warn against the damage that might result from maximizing profits or bespoiling the land. And that is a threat in Walker World, which wants to funnel as much money and power as possible to the rich and well-connected, at the expense of every other person and natural resource of the state.
It sure makes you wonder, if the System Authority is set up without all of these requirements of public service to the state, how long before we have the Koch School of Land Management Brawndo School of Medicine?

Repuglicant's are anti-science and anti-education

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

The problem is you started a topic specifically about reporting of sexual assault. I debunked your topic. You now have moved on to other things, as you lost on this topic.

Jack2014

Sorry sweetie,no debunking ,Judy misrepresenting
The whole issue is about YouT&Pets disregarding women that get raped ,ala Aiken. You haven 't even addressed the issue. To imply your even a woman is wa misrepresentation because you support this Repuglicant's BS.