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MAJOR REVELATIONS IN JOHN DOE PROBE - Scott Walker Mistakenly Admits He is Under Investigation

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BREAKING: MAJOR REVELATIONS IN JOHN DOE PROBE - Scott Walker Mistakenly Admits He is Under Investigation

Following reports that Scott Walker’s criminal defense fund grew by $100,000 in May, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is today reporting major revelations in the John Doe criminal corruption probe, including Scott Walker’s mistaken admission that he is under investigation.

-Scott Walker mistakenly admits that he is a target in the John Doe criminal corruption probe

Walker, in a rare moment of candor, stated to reporters that he would not use the criminal defense fund to pay for the legal defenses of his aides, who have been charged with crimes ranging from child enticement, to theft from veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, to misuse of taxpayer resources to illegally campaign for Scott Walker, and would instead use the funds for himself or his campaign.

Wisconsin law is very clear: an elected official can only establish a legal defense fund if they, or their agent, are under investigation for, charged with, or convicted of violations of Wisconsin’s campaign finance and election laws.

Since he is not paying for the defense of an agent acting on his behalf, it is now clear that Scott Walker is under investigation.

—The homes and offices of top Walker administration officials homes have been raided by prosecutors

h/t: Wisconsin Democratic Party

Top Conservatives Warn GOP Not To Waver On ‘Obamacare’ | TPMDC

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Amid signs that Republicans are warming to some provisions of President Obama’s health care law, influential conservative groups are warning the GOP not to waver on their promise to repeal the measure in its entirety.

Conservative advocates are displeased that Republicans are privately weighing a replacement plan that involves reinstating popular elements of the health care law — including its coverage guarantee regardless of pre-existing conditions, the ability to remain on a parent’s plan until age 26 and provisions that close the Medicare “doughnut hole.”

FreedomWorks and Club for Growth, two powerful conservative interest groups that are fresh off of purging the Senate’s longest-serving Republican for insufficient fealty to the right, are flexing their muscles.

“The Club for Growth supports complete repeal of Obamacare. And complete doesn’t mean partial. It means complete,” said Barney Keller, a spokesman for the group. “We urge the so-called ‘tea party’ Republicans to keep their promises to voters and continue to fight for complete repeal as well.”

The group was responding to remarks by Rep. Allen West (R-FL), a tea party darling, expressing support for those three “Obamacare” provisions as part of a potential GOP replacement plan. Republican leaders want to be prepared to execute fall-back legislation in the event the Supreme Court neuters the law when it publishes a decision next month, largely to mitigate the election-year pushback for scrapping its popular benefits.

Dean Clancy, who leads health care advocacy for FreedomWorks, said the group “would be very concerned about bills to resurrect parts of Obamacare.”

The GOP’s pledge of full repeal — and conservative warnings that they would accept nothing less — obscures the question of what the party would do next. The pre-Affordable Care Act health care status quo is widely seen as unsustainable. And the various patchwork plans put forth by Republican lawmakers wouldn’t come close to fixing the major problems with the system — nor do they have sufficient support within the GOP, let alone among Democrats.

h/t: Sahil Kapur at TPM

House GOP Would Kick 280,000 Children Off School Lunch Program To Protect Tax Cut For Millionaires

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This is why we can’t have nice things.

(via reagan-was-a-horrible-president)

Bolling Whitewashes His Own Past: Nine Of His Personal Attacks On Obama

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Today on Fox News’ The Five, host Bob Beckel asserted that co-host Eric Bolling has frequently attacked President Obama, to which Bolling responded: “Barack Obama ‘s never been attacked by Eric Bolling. Eric Bolling attacks Barack Obama’s ideology, his politics, and his turning America into a socialist state.” 

From the 05.23.2012 edition of FNC’s The Five:

Bolling Hyped Conspiracy Theories That Questioned Obama’s Birth Certificate: 

From the 04.27.2011 edition of FBN’s Follow The Money with Eric Bolling:

Bolling Falsely Claimed That Obama Had Been A Drug Dealer:

From the 05.10.2012 edition of FNC’s Hannity:

On Twitter, Bolling later apologized for that remark.

Bolling Said That Obama Was “Chugging 40’s” In Europe Instead Of Responding To The Tornados In Joplin, Missouri:

From the 05.23.2011 edition of FBN’s Follow The Money with Eric Bolling:

Bolling Said That Obama Was Hosting “Hoodlums” In The “Hizzouse” After Learning Obama Was Meeting With The Gabonese President:

From the 06.10.2011 edition of FBN’s Follow The Money with Eric Bolling:

H/T: MMFA