RoJo Calls Gov Haley An Immigrant And Says Other Dumb Things

Ron Johnson, Our Dumb Senator from Wisconsin, lived up to this moniker during a radio interview on WSAU, a radio station in Wausau, when he called South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley an immigrant:

Asked about the possibility of Haley getting a backlash from supporters of Donald Trump for her jab at the GOP presidential candidate during the response, Johnson said Wednesday, “That may be, but let’s face it. No two people agree on everything. And Governor Haley is an immigrant. She has powerful stories of being an immigrant. And experiencing discrimination herself. And so she’s obviously gonna react different to somebody who’s never experienced that. I tend to align myself more with Governor Haley’s comments on the issue.”

Haley, whose parents are Indian immigrants, was born in South Carolina.

But have no fears, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel came to his rescue, giving RoJo the chance to call it a "honest mistake" and that he "just misspoke." The paper is very good at minimizing the gaffes and mistakes made by Republicans.

However, this was one of the times that they should have just stopped there. But they didn't and let RoJo come up with a couple more head-scratchers.

One is this:

Johnson was in Milwaukee on Friday to discuss health care during a meeting with members of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Assocation of Commerce. Johnson favors the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, in favor of a health care system that injects more "free-market discipline."

"I'm not saying every word of Obamacare is awful," Johnson said.

BTW, the MMAC is the Milwaukee's local right wing money bank that has been supporting the likes of RoJo and Scott Walker. I'm sure RoJo saying anything remotely nice about Obamacare didn't fly well with them.

Another dumb thing from Our Dumb Senator is when he tried to explain away the fact that many Wisconsinites still don't know who he is, even after being in office for over five years:

"Why does a pretty good chunk of Wisconsin not know enough about me to have an opinion? I view it as an opportunity but it's also easily explainable," Johnson said. He indicated voters have paid intense attention to other political figures, including Gov. Scott Walker, who won a recall election and then re-election to a second term, and House Speaker Paul Ryan, the Janesville congressman who was the GOP vice presidential candidate in 2012.

Johnson said he has worked hard to get around the state to talk with constituents and explain his positions.

"I've put myself out there," he said. "I've certainly honored the two promises I've made: always tell you the truth: never vote with my re-election in mind."

It's Scott Walker's fault that no one knows RoJoWho? One would think that if anything, Walker would help lift his fellow Republicans. That it didn't work for RoJoWho tells us that either RoJo was distancing himself from Walker or vice versa. Either way, I can't say that I blame them.

Finally, as a double bonus, if RoJo was indeed telling the truth - at least how he sees it - he truly is dumb and/or slightly insane. Also, if voting as your pay masters tell you how to vote isn't voting for your next reelection, I don't know what is.

Maybe that's why Russ Feingold has been maintaining a double point lead over RoJoWho in the polls all this time.

Trees Falling In The Woods Get More Attention

We've all heard the Philosophy 101 question: "If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a noise?"

Now we have a Teapublican version of the same question:  "If two Teapublicans announce the reelection campaign of one of them, and no one is around to hear it, are they still lying?"

The failed South Carolina Governor Nikkki Haley announced her decision to run again.  Why not? If Appalachian Trail hiker Mark Sanford can go from complete disgrace to U.S. Congressman, it should be a shoe in for Haley.

To help her make her announcement, Scott Walker flew down there.  (Really, Walker was going for his own fund raiser, but don't tell Haley that.)  Maybe it was his job to hold her cue cards, because in a Teapublican's mind, this is more honorable than having a teleprompter.

To say they didn't draw a crowd would be an overstatement.  We are talking Charlie Sykes book tour bad.

Even when one of Haley's henchman had forced people out into the sweltering heat, things were still very, very bad:

The only thing I'm not sure on is whether one would say the abysmal turn out was despite Walker being there or because of it.

What Our Future Holds If Walker Wins

Michael Rosen explains (emphasis mine):

...The South Carolina governor recently promoted a package of “reforms” that will give South Carolina the toughest right-to-work laws in the nation. And Haley wants to take right-to-work national: “Barack Obama doesn’t appreciate right-to-work states. Mitt Romney appreciates right-to-work states,” she said after endorsing Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination. “I need a partner in the White House.” In fact, Haley needs a lot more than that. Her “it” state has experienced a 4 percent decline in wages since she took over—no small matter in a state that has historically had some of the lowest wages, weakest public services and most dismal education scores in the United States. Indeed, South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian says of Haley: “Rather than campaigning with Walker or Romney, she ought to sit in a classroom in an under-performing school.” Haley has opted to skip the school visit and campaign in Wisconsin. And that raises some questions for Scott Walker. The governor of Wisconsin—who told Congress and the people of Wisconsin he’s not anti-union—ought to be asked what he thinks about Nikki Haley’s “unions are not welcome” rhetoric. The Wisconsin governor should also be asked about the lengths to which a state should go to become what Haley describes as an “it” state. Should unions be busted? Should education funding be cut? Should public services be shut down? And should economic development be based on raiding other states?...

Governor To Be Indicted?!

Sadly, no not Scott Walker. Not yet anyway.

But Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina is apparently up to her neck in hot water.

The Palmetto Public Record is reporting that Haley is being investigated by the IRS and the FBI which might lead to federal indictments.

The PPR reports that Haley's father got a $775,000 loan to build a temple, but has been bilking the contractors who built it.  Of further interest is that speculation is that a lot of this money went to the family's million dollar home or if some of it went into Haley's campaign war chest.

What I'm sure is purely coincidental, the banker that arranged the loan got appointed by Haley to the state's education board.

Then they describe this Walkeresque scenario:

According to information obtained by Palmetto Public Record, federal investigators are looking into allegations that in return for donating to a temple that may never be built, Dr. Randhawa gives donors receipts for amounts larger than their tax-deductible donation. The feds are also looking into whether Gov. Haley used her political influence to convince wealthy potential donors to give money to the temple, which is where her role in the investigation comes into play.

And the temple itself might be in a world of hurt.  They apparently violated the law when they were actively supporting and politicking for Haley, using the temple's resources.

So while it's not Walker facing the handcuffs yet, this bit of news can only lead to his anxiety.