Ed wrote two separate posts last month after a clearly irritated federal judge issued an injunction shutting down prosecutors' secret investigation of Walker and conservative groups for allegedly coordinating during his recall election campaign. That injunction came after conservatives sued the prosecutors claiming that the secret probe was violating their First Amendment rights. The court agreed, emphatically. A few months before that, a Wisconsin state judge quashed several subpoenas issued by investigators because they failed to show probable cause that any campaign-finance crimes had been committed. The documents unsealed yesterday that sent the left into raptures are simply allegations by the prosecutors made as part of the now-defunct (pending appeal, of course) case.
And yet you'd never know it from media reports like this hack job at WaPo wondering how damaging his new "scandal" will be to Walker's 2016 chances. The court rulings aren't even mentioned. Imagine if someone was sued, won his case, and the media reports the next day focused only on the plaintiff's accusations without mentioning the verdict. That's how desperate the left and their friends in the press are to punish Walker for his dual affront of signing the collective bargaining law and beating back a liberal challenge in the 2012 recall election. He's got a knack for thwarting them and they know it; now they need to try to blow him up on the launchpad before he's reelected again and looks to 2016.
If you're looking for an all-purpose summary on this to send around on social media, this short piece by Gabe Malor detailing the legal posture of the case and why yesterday's hyperventilating was so sleazy and dishonest is the way to go. It's like a Voxsplainer, except smart and informative...Also read:
If you could make it out to Christopher Stevens. I think you knew him. http://t.co/nnH6B8591b
— Jason Mattera (@JasonMattera) June 19, 2014
Beautiful ambush journalism from @JasonMattera via the Daily Surge http://t.co/lhG7hw9Lz0 #Benghazi
— B. M. Smith (@bmcsmith92) June 19, 2014
Jason Mattera asks Hillary Clinton to inscribe Hard Choices to Christopher Stevens. "I think you knew him." https://t.co/jCqyU4quxJ
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) June 19, 2014
@JasonMattera You magnificent bastard
— #JWF# (@JammieWF) June 19, 2014
If @JasonMattera were a super hero, his Super Hero name would be “Balls of Steel” http://t.co/fEHvmxONov
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) June 19, 2014
@senatorreid Unions and special interests bought our democracy a long time ago. You're a joke.
— Jagged Little Jalen (@GOPMommy) June 19, 2014
@SenatorReid The Kochs are private American citizens. Stop waging war against innocent Americans, fucking fascist asshole
— Chris Barnhart (@ChrisBarnhart) June 19, 2014
@SenatorReid taking another big sniff of Koch today. Someone help him with this addiction. It's not healthy.
— Brad Cundiff (@bradcundiff) June 19, 2014
Funny how @SenatorReid saves his most outrageous slanders for the Senate floor, where the speech & debate clause protects him from lawsuits.
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) June 19, 2014
Me and @zackbeauchamp are going to answer questions about the crisis in Iraq at noon: https://t.co/3eyBQJBD0h
— Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 19, 2014
Matt, what do downtown Baghdad traffic patterns teach us about free trade agreements? #AskMattAboutIraq
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 19, 2014
"Matt, where does one purchase an amazing technicolor sports coat in Iraq?" #AskMattAboutIraq pic.twitter.com/q1TO7oj8BX
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) June 19, 2014
"How many Wikipedia tabs do you have open in your browser right now?" #AskMattAboutIraq
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) June 19, 2014
“Matt, what are nine questions I’m too embarrassed to ask about Gwyneth Paltrow’s opinions on Iraq?” #AskMattAboutIraq
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 19, 2014
Psst @edhenryTV reach over and *boop* Chuck Todd with your microphone.. Just gently..
— S.M (@redsteeze) June 19, 2014
@redsteeze <---instigator @edhenryTV
— WhigsnTwigs (@candicanelane) June 19, 2014
@candicanelane @redsteeze i would never bop him with a microphone!
— Ed Henry (@edhenryTV) June 19, 2014
@edhenryTV with your shoe?? *begs* @redsteeze @candicanelane
— LaurieAnn (@mooshakins) June 19, 2014
newsroom leaders: Why isn't the potential abuse of power at the #IRS a story worth flooding the zone? http://t.co/B6JrSwHD6q
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) June 19, 2014
So obvious what's going on but is the broadcast media even interested? Of course not. Must protect Precious
— #JWF# (@JammieWF) June 19, 2014
Pres says: Iraqi leaders must rise above their differences and come together - need to build consensus.
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) June 19, 2014
"Iraqi leaders must arise above their differences..." Even as a country burns, Obama won't abandon his Sesame Street diplomacy.
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) June 19, 2014
Well I guess we’re done here then. RT @RosieGray: Obama says the US told Iran not to encourage sectarianism in Iraq
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) June 19, 2014
@BenHowe @RosieGray really sounds like a parent scolding an unruly child. Kid's still not gonna listen.
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) June 19, 2014
So #ISIS now has captured one of Saddam's WMD facilities and weapons that our media said weren't there. #Iraq
http://t.co/4C8oAOAm1g
— GayPatriot™ (@GayPatriot) June 19, 2014
@GayPatriot Huh, I was told Saddamn didn't have any WMD's. Weird.
— Lisa (@LCinquanti) June 19, 2014
@GayPatriot Didn't Wiki expose this a few years ago?
— #VoteForMav2014 (@TheMaverick21) June 19, 2014
@TheMaverick21 Yes. But it never broke through the public consciousness. Because... BUSH'S FAULT™
— GayPatriot™ (@GayPatriot) June 19, 2014
Serious Q: If Brian Schweitzer was a Republican former governor, would his comments about women and gays have been a bigger story?
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) June 19, 2014
Gee. MT @TheFix: If Brian Schweitzer was a Republican former governor, would his comments about women and gays have been a bigger story?
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 19, 2014
Brian Schweitzer is proof that a politician can say ANYTHING about women or gays without media criticism — if you are a Democrat. #bias
— Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) June 19, 2014
Hey, @MattVas, the Walker scandal is over. Ended as frivolous by order of the 7th Cir. (pdf) http://t.co/YWhhqbhIDS
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 19, 2014
Shorter Liberals: Scott Walker has kicked our ass twice and we feel so butthurt, we're going create a narrative that doesn't exist. :_(
— Matthew (@Matthops82) June 19, 2014
@markos The 7th Circuit declared the investigation politically motivated (which it was) and ended it: http://t.co/ngAPBHhf5P.
— Mr. Estrada (@GrayerDreams) June 19, 2014
Over 40 employees of the Milwaukee DA's office, which was investigating Walker, signed Walker recall petitions. http://t.co/StPu4X0N7c
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) June 19, 2014
Just got a call saying my 10m/o(born w/2 heart conditions)is covered under NO ped. cardiologists due to our new shit plan.
Thx, #Obamacare!😡
— Holly Fisher (@HollyRFisher) June 19, 2014
Hey @BarackObama, thanks to you I got my new insurance plan & it takes away all of my baby's heart doctors. Should I wait for your check?
— Holly Fisher (@HollyRFisher) June 19, 2014
Just when I thought I couldn't loathe #Obamacare and its supporters anymore.
I swear...
I will hit someone.
#MomRage
— Holly Fisher (@HollyRFisher) June 19, 2014
I feel like I'm gonna throw up my heart right now...
My tolerance level for anyone who supports Obamacare is officially at 0.
I despise you.
— Holly Fisher (@HollyRFisher) June 19, 2014
Thanks, @BarackObama, for causing her to lose her cardiologist. Her name is Norah, not that you care. pic.twitter.com/Yk6DgyFSiC
— Holly Fisher (@HollyRFisher) June 19, 2014
The most sickening part about #Obamacare is knowing that this is only the beginning...
God, help us.
— Holly Fisher (@HollyRFisher) June 19, 2014
Walker has been a pro-life champion as Wisconsin's governor.
In July, Walker signed Senate Bill 206 (Sonya's Law) into law. This important new law requires that women seeking abortions in Wisconsin be given the opportunity to see their unborn children through ultrasound.
Since Governor Walker took office in January 2011, the pro-life movement in Wisconsin has made monumental gains. Walker signed into law a state budget that included a provision to prohibit the UW Hospital Authority from being involved in performing abortions and from using taxpayer dollars to pay medical students to learn how to perform abortions. Walker steered Wisconsin Well Woman funds to local counties instead of Planned Parenthood.
Governor Walker also signed bills that allow Wisconsin to opt out of abortion funding under Obamacare, to protect pregnant women from coerced abortions and to prohibit RU486 chemical web cam abortions.
Walker's pro-life achievements have earned him the praise of Wisconsin's top pro-life groups and, contrary to the claims from abortion advocates, the support of many women. Just one example comes in the form of a letter to the editor in the Stevens Point Journal, entitled "Kudos to Governor Walker for pro-life record." The author, Kathleen Sommers of Custer, Wisconsin, thanks Walker for standing up for women by signing the bill banning coerced abortions.