tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post4522257514740483260..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Was Attack On Milwaukee County District Attorney A Campaign Stunt?Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-85734470788953893082014-09-25T12:58:57.577-05:002014-09-25T12:58:57.577-05:00It would be hard to seperate the American Media In...It would be hard to seperate the American Media Institute story from being a campaign stunt, given the circumstances. Walker has big-time backing from unsavory elements of the higher ranks of the national Republican Party behind this whole effort to promote his political career, as well as stopping the John Doe proceedings. These people just love his anti-labor politics and there is obviously a lot invested in him. <br /><br />How was Marc Thiessen set up to write SKW's campaign book? He previously worked as a speechwriter for George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld, making his name by defending their war on terror and use of torture with interrogation. <br />Richard Miniter, after previously working with Thiessen, went on to write about the war on terror as well, pushing disinformation and propaganda that attacked President Obama and his Administration.<br />Strangely enough, American Media Institute's board includes the infamous Richard Perle along with Miniter. Most of AMI's stories have had to do with defending the war on terror and foreign policy. That policy was created through neo-conservative organizations like the Project For the New American Century (Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle, Karl Rove on its board), the Hudson Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute, all receivers of major funding by the Bradley Foundation. The Foundation's basis of wealth is from the Allen-Bradley sale in the mid '80s to defense contractor Rockwell International. Michael Grebe has served as general counsel for the Republican National Committee and was the long-time Republican National Committeeman for Wisconsin.<br /> <br />Miniter worked at Hudson with Perle just prior to forming AMI. Thiessen works for AEI with Perle, as well as another player in all this.<br /><br />Eric O'Keefe lead defense attorney David Rivkin, Jr., works for AEI and also represented former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in a suit by terrorism suspect José Padilla, who claimed being tortured while in custody. Rivkin previously was noted for his appearance in the late '80s Iran-Contra hearings, then going on to being part of George H.W. Bush's Administration. <br /><br />How was Wisconsinite Michael Lutz hooked up with DC-based American Media Institute? I don't think Lutz found them in the Milwaukee Yellow Pages. Let's look into Scott Walker and his protectors, maybe you could win a Pulitzer Prize. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-41572437774013501742014-09-24T08:23:43.561-05:002014-09-24T08:23:43.561-05:00The lack of desire of the Journal-Sentinel to conn...The lack of desire of the Journal-Sentinel to connect the dots on these propagandists is one if their biggest derelictions of duty. Of course, a lot of it has to do with them also being invested in Walker's career, just like Miniter is.<br /><br /> Good work, capperJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-47804692898387207952014-09-24T07:58:34.387-05:002014-09-24T07:58:34.387-05:00Absolutely first class reporting capper.
Nothin...Absolutely first class reporting capper. <br /><br />Nothing better to butter one's right-wing looney-bun credentials with, than to be fired from the NYT.nonquixotenoreply@blogger.com