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Fox’s Shep Smith: Pretending Wisconsin Is About A Fiscal Crisis Is “Malarkey”

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Shepard Smith‘s conversation today with commentator Juan Williams would likely surprise loyal viewers of both Fox News and MSNBC. Shep’s repeated assertion that there is no longer a budget crisis in Wisconsin and that the battle in the state is all about politics and union-busting was most shocking because that’s the exact argument many of MSNBC’s commentators have made, and continue to be suggesting.

Shep suggested that the Democratic party could be in big trouble if their biggest donors, the unions, lose their power and summed it up as “bust the unions – it’s over.” Furthermore, Shep brought up the fact that the “Koch brothers, among others, were organizing to try to bust labor – it’s what big business wants to do.” Given that the Koch brothers contributed to the campaign of Wisconsin Governor Walker, Shep said people should not be surprised that now they want unions busted. Despite Shep claiming “I’m not taking a side on this, I’m telling you what’s going on,” Williams warned Shep that “just by telling the facts, you’re angering a lot of people.”

Oddly, it seems Shep’s unexpected disclosure of facts does give some credence to at least the Koch brothers component of Ed Schultz‘s argument that the union showdown is part of a right wing “master plan.” However, given that Shep adamantly declared “to pretend this is about a fiscal crisis in the state of Wisconsin is malarkey,” it seems like Fox News’ participation in such a “master plan” isn’t what Schultz might have suspected.

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  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    The difference between FOX and the Leftstream Media is that FOX will explain something like the pernicious relationship between PUBLIC unions who elect politicians with mandated dues, and those unions negotiating tax-payer funded contracts with those same politicians.

    The Leftstream Media will simply call the person making that connection a RACIST!

    Mr. Obama, what happened to:
    “Elections Matter!” – Hypocrite!

    This battle is enjoined for the type of future this country will have – preference & control where Government selects winners at the expense of the majority – like the Middle East tyrannies – or free enterprise.

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    It’s sad that people really do get upset over facts, and equally sad that people who have lived such charmed lives (pretty much every American, relatively speaking), have absolutely no perspective and use words like dictator or tyranny or so on, without realizing that if we were a dictatorship that you can’t even say things like that. This stupidity is what is killing America, because it prevents effective policies from being implemented.

  • cjd ohio 1

    not true, fox lies, fox lies…….lol

  • BadGenome

    Uh… what? Hrm. Oh! Yeah! I see now! Fox News is just trying to trick us into believing it’s not reich-wing propaganda! Plausible deniability and all that! Clearly, David Koch told Rupert Murdoch to tell Roger Ailes to tell Shepard Smith to say that just to confuse us leftists! Well, it’s not gonna work – not as long as I have my Tin Foil Hat of Protection Against Faux News +5! BWA! BWA HA HA!

  • Olby Sucks

    I rarely agree w/Shep, but, he’s spot on in his analysis. The d’s would be nothing w/out the unions to prop them up.

  • The Real Royal King

    O, dear. That can’t be true. Will someone please tell Shep it is the End of Days?

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    not true, fox lies, fox lies…….lol

    i was going to do the same thing. hahaa

  • Lou Sarah

    I never liked Shep Smith… he’s not one of us… a little to lamestreamy for our tastes, don’t you think Matty S?

  • Lou Sarah

    BadGenome said:
    Uh… what? Hrm. Oh! Yeah! I see now! Fox News is just trying to trick us into believing it’s not reich-wing propaganda! Plausible deniability and all that! Clearly, David Koch told Rupert Murdoch to tell Roger Ailes to tell Shepard Smith to say that just to confuse us leftists! Well, it’s not gonna work – not as long as I have my Tin Foil Hat of Protection Against Faux News +5! BWA! BWA HA HA!

    I have NOT forgotten your slight BadG-man…. you’re done in this town!!!!!!!!

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Shep is a idiot. Yesterday he also was SHOCKED that Arizona passed laws against illegals. Shep is confused about the meaning illegal. He was a fool in his reporting about Katrina and the Gulf oil leak. He needs to move to CNN.

  • BadGenome

    Lou Sarah said:
    I have NOT forgotten your slight BadG-man…. you’re done in this town!!!!!!!!

    You’re just jealous that I’m a better troll than you.

  • Glackin

    Kudos to Shep. And I love Juan warning him that , “Just by telling the facts, you’re angering a lot of people.” Now if Juan will just grow a pair and identify those “people”, he might recover some part of the reputation of being a reporter. I won’t hold my breath.

  • TfT

    UH OH – The news guy wanders off the reservation and give us his opinion. I wonder where the headline is: FOX DOES NOT DO NEWS….oh, I guess when Shep does it it is a-ok, given Shep’s leanings and all.

  • Elrod

    Looks like Faux news can’t control Shep. I wonder how long it will be before he announces he wants to “spend more time with his family” and leaves.

  • avoidswork

    Fox News: Off Message Alert! Off Message Alert! Code Red in the newsroom. Code Red!

    Fortunately, a bunch of PM pinheads will correct the Shep at FNC.

    And then another pinhead will sob beneath his chalkboard.

  • DwightScrute

    The Real Royal King said:
    O, dear. That can’t be true. Will someone please tell Shep it is the End of Days?

    Your boss called, Bobby. You need to load a few bags of river rock into some lady’s trunk.

    Does that orange smock look good on you? Is it your color?

  • Yoda002

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Shep is a idiot. Yesterday he also was SHOCKED that Arizona passed laws against illegals. Shep is confused about the meaning illegal. He was a fool in his reporting about Katrina and the Gulf oil leak. He needs to move to CNN.

    What is wrong Gordon? What is Shep is not following the Fox scrip?. He’s not getting the correct talking points from Ailes? Did he not drink the Kool-aid?

  • Tribunal

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Shep is a idiot.

    Oh the irony.

  • BFD

    It just goes to show….no matter how hard you try you can’t hide the truth all of the time.

  • Glackin

    TfT said:
    UH OH – The news guy wanders off the reservation and give us his opinion. I wonder where the headline is: FOX DOES NOT DO NEWS….oh, I guess when Shep does it it is a-ok, given Shep’s leanings and all.

    Did you miss the part where Juan spoke of FACTS? It wasn’t Shep’s opinion. Reporters are supposed to deliver facts.

  • cjd ohio 1

    BFD said:
    It just goes to show….no matter how hard you try you can’t hide the truth all of the time.

    but fox news lies , that is what you said on the other thread…..lol

  • possibly

    Shep’s right. Walker is completely owned by the Koch brothers.

    He’s a failure,

    He’s a fraud,

    He’s a crook,

    He’s incompetent

    And stupid.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    shep smith “people don’t like facts.” no shep, fox viewers don’t like facts.
    you sheep would have heard this last week if you had been watching a real news network like msnbc.

    i wonder if ailes docks his pay every time he goes against the right wing meme like last year when he took the hand off from jon stewart and embarrassed the republicans for ignoring the 9/11 workers because it was too expensive to provide health care for them.

  • AngelPeters

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Shep is a idiot. Yesterday he also was SHOCKED that Arizona passed laws against illegals. Shep is confused about the meaning illegal. He was a fool in his reporting about Katrina and the Gulf oil leak. He needs to move to CNN.

    Cant move to CNN. Just this past Oct 2010 he sign mult-mill, multi- yr w/Fox

  • BadGenome

    ChiliPeppersFan said:

    you sheep would have heard this last week if you had been watching a real news network like msnbc.

    Haha, god. You had me going for a while there. You are probably the best joke account around here.

  • notsofast

    Shep’s repeated assertion that there is no longer a budget crisis in Wisconsin and that the battle in the state is all about politics and union-busting was most shocking ”

    It’s shocking because it is untrue. Shep confuses budget deficit with debt. Wisconsin is facing a $137 million shortfall in the budget but has unfunded liabilities of $3 billion.

    Fiscal Year 2012-13 State Budget

    The state faces a $3.6 billion budget shortfall over the next 2 years.

    Governor Scott Walker has said that he will not raise taxes but will tackle the estimated $3.1 billion shortfall with the budget that he was to present on Feb. 22, 2011.The text of the governor’s budget address delivered on Feb. 22, 2011, can be found here, but he said that he will delay actually introducing his proposed budget bill until after that.

    The proposed budget will include the possibility of selling power plants at state facilities, including university campuses and prisons. State agencies have requested $1.1 billion in new funding for a “cost to continue” budget for the 2011-13 biennium.

  • notsofast

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    you sheep would have heard this last week if you had been watching a real news network like msnbc.

    You are a funny man, son!

  • WCinWI

    Even Politifact agrees with Walker’s budget assumptions.

  • Color Me Badd

    Scott Walker is a Koch Whore.

  • CosmosDan

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    not true, fox lies, fox lies…….lol

    funny.

    Shep is one of the people there I really like.

  • Color Me Badd

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    The difference between FOX and the Leftstream Media is that FOX will explain something like the pernicious relationship between PUBLIC unions who elect politicians with mandated dues, and those unions negotiating tax-payer funded contracts with those same politicians.

    The Leftstream Media will simply call the person making that connection a RACIST!

    Mr. Obama, what happened to:
    “Elections Matter!” – Hypocrite!

    Elections matter???

    Yeah right, what were you and the rest of the teabags crowing about then in 2008 when you got your clocks cleaned by the Dems?

    Did you respect the will of the people then, the majority who voted for the Dems?

    Of course you didnt, you people were talking about “wanting your country back”.

    Pathetic hypocrites.

    This battle is enjoined for the type of future this country will have – preference & control where Government selects winners at the expense of the majority – like the Middle East tyrannies – or free enterprise.

  • WCinWI

    CosmosDan said:
    funny.

    Shep is one of the people there I really like.

    Shep’s show is beyond boring. He’s like the male version of Oprah.

  • BFD

    WCinWI said:
    Shep’s show is beyond boring.

    That’s because it’s straight news, something teabloggers find distasteful.
    News should be cheer-led, not read, amirite?

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Color Me Badd said:

    No one took their ball, stamped their feet, and left the Congress!

    It’s over.
    Bust these inherently corrupt Public Unions, and you bust the corrupt Democratic Party!

  • ProgLib

    Does Rupert know?

  • WCinWI

    BFD said:
    That’s because it’s straight news, something teabloggers find distasteful.
    News should be cheer-led, not read, amirite?

    Nope, you’re never right. We can all agree on that.

  • CosmosDan

    WCinWI said:
    Shep’s show is beyond boring. He’s like the male version of Oprah.

    That’s why networks like to focus on controversy and outrageous statements instead of actually informing us. There’s plenty of entertainment options.

    The news ought to inform and educate, and expose based on facts, rather than political contrived controversy. The news ought to be helping us keep elected officials honest,

  • The Real Royal Queen

    DwightScrute said:
    Your boss called, Bobby. You need to load a few bags of river rock into some lady’s trunk. Does that orange smock look good on you? Is it your color?

    Tee Hee

  • minorityreport

    notsofast said:
    Shep’s repeated assertion that there is no longer a budget crisis in Wisconsin and that the battle in the state is all about politics and union-busting was most shocking ”

    It’s shocking because it is untrue. Shep confuses budget deficit with debt. Wisconsin is facing a $137 million shortfall in the budget but has unfunded liabilities of $3 billion.

    Fiscal Year 2012-13 State Budget

    The state faces a $3.6 billion budget shortfall over the next 2 years.

    Have you taking your medication today son? You fiscal genius. If there is a deficit, that is technically a debt. A deficit is pretty much spending more than you have. The “hole” is what now turns into debt.
    Saying ” Shep confuses budget deficit with debt” shows your lack of fiscal intelligence. You just copy and edit stuff from right wing websites without even bothering to check if it makes sense.
    LASTLY, DONT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR MEDICATION THIS EVENING..SON
    Ok let me simplify it for your “fish brain”. You have 2 dollars but ended up spending 5 dollars. the 3 dollars deficit is a debt.

    Governor Scott Walker has said that he will not raise taxes but will tackle the estimated $3.1 billion shortfall with the budget that he was to present on Feb. 22, 2011.The text of the governor’s budget address delivered on Feb. 22, 2011, can be found here, but he said that he will delay actually introducing his proposed budget bill until after that.

    The proposed budget will include the possibility of selling power plants at state facilities, including university campuses and prisons. State agencies have requested $1.1 billion in new funding for a “cost to continue” budget for the 2011-13 biennium.

  • Michael_T

    I had to laugh as the faux liberal Juan Williams tried to rein in Shep as if to say, “Be careful buddy, you’re treading on thin ice by getting off Roger Ailes’ agenda.” Too funny.

  • minorityreport

    Have you taking your medication today son? You fiscal genius. If there is a deficit, that is technically a debt. A deficit is pretty much spending more than you have. The “hole” is what now turns into debt.
    Saying ” Shep confuses budget deficit with debt” shows your lack of fiscal intelligence. You just copy and edit stuff from right wing websites without even bothering to check if it makes sense.
    Ok let me simplify it for your “fish brain”. You have 2 dollars but ended up spending 5 dollars. the 3 dollars deficit is a debt cos of your obligations

    LASTLY, DONT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR MEDICATION THIS EVENING..SON

  • WCinWI

    CosmosDan said:
    That’s why networks like to focus on controversy and outrageous statements instead of actually informing us. There’s plenty of entertainment options.

    The news ought to inform and educate, and expose based on facts, rather than political contrived controversy. The news ought to be helping us keep elected officials honest,

    Then I’m glad that you don’t watch MSNBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, etc.. Good to know.

  • WCinWI

    minorityreport said:
    Have you taking your medication today son? You fiscal genius. If there is a deficit, that is technically a debt. A deficit is pretty much spending more than you have. The “hole” is what now turns into debt.
    Saying ” Shep confuses budget deficit with debt” shows your lack of fiscal intelligence. You just copy and edit stuff from right wing websites without even bothering to check if it makes sense.
    Ok let me simplify it for your “fish brain”. You have 2 dollars but ended up spending 5 dollars. the 3 dollars deficit is a debt cos of your obligations

    LASTLY, DONT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR MEDICATION THIS EVENING..SON

    Thanks for proving the point that the Democratic Governor Jim Doyle of WI brought WI into debt. :)

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Break the spine of the Public Unions and you break the spine of the Democratic Party!

    50 years of Liberalism needs to be turned back…and the Dems are on now clearly on defense!

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    notsofast said:
    Shep’s repeated assertion that there is no longer a budget crisis in Wisconsin and that the battle in the state is all about politics and union-busting was most shocking ”

    and if you were paying attention you would have heard smith say that it has nothing to do with the budget crisis because the unions already said they would take the cut and contribute to their health care.
    again, another fact you would have heard if you watched msnbc.

    oh, and the budget crisis wouldn’t have been a crisis if he walker hadn’t have given tax breaks to the rich.
    More than half of the lower estimate ($117.2 million) is due to the impact of Special Session Senate Bill 2 (health savings accounts), Assembly Bill 3 (tax deductions­/credits for relocated businesses­), and Assembly Bill 7 (tax exclusion for new employees)­.

    In English: The governor called a special session of the legislatur­e and signed two business tax breaks and a conservati­ve health-car­e policy experiment that lowers overall tax revenues (among other things). The new legislatio­n was not offset, and it helped turn a surplus into a deficit [see update at end of post]. As Brian Beutler writes, “public workers are being asked to pick up the tab for this agenda.””

  • WCinWI
  • Michael_T

    notsofast said:
    t’s shocking because it is untrue. Shep confuses budget deficit with debt. Wisconsin is facing a $137 million shortfall in the budget but has unfunded liabilities of $3 billion.

    That was an odd statement to be sure.

    Personally I think what Shep meant to convey is that the budget crisis is no longer the central issue (or point of contention).

    In his mind at least it is now all about the what to do about the unions. I could be wrong (no one’s a mind reader) – but that’s my takeaway.

  • WCinWI

    possibly said:
    Shep’s right. Walker is completely owned by the Koch brothers.

    He’s a failure,

    He’s a fraud,

    He’s a crook,

    He’s incompetent

    And stupid.

    But I’m sure he punctuates properly.

  • tgk

    “Shep’s repeated assertion that there is no longer a budget crisis in Wisconsin and that the battle in the state is all about politics and union-busting was most shocking because that’s the exact argument many of MSNBC’s commentators have made, and continue to be suggesting.”

    Isn’t that the same thing Politifact just gave Maddow a false rating on? Maybe Shep watches her show?

  • SpineCrusher

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    Break the spine of the Public Unions and you break the spine of the Democratic Party! 50 years of Liberalism needs to be turned back…and the Dems are on now clearly on defense!

    Throw the baby out with the bathwater?..nice!

    Enjoy your 1 party system in America. You short sighted nitwit.

  • valkyrie101

    Master plan? The right looks to be having a convulsion before expiration.

  • grafxmail7

    HAHAHAHA!!!!!

    “Facts are troublesome creatures from time to time”!!!!!

    You FOX “news” Zombies heads are spinning!

    Lot’s of wailing and gnashing of teeth!!!

    I LOVE TO WATCH THEIR HEADS SPIN!!!!

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    notsofast said:
    You are a funny man, son!

    thanks gramps. i’m glad my humor is appreciated by the elderly.

  • Gasket

    Way to go Shep!

  • WCinWI

    SpineCrusher said:
    Throw the baby out with the bathwater?..nice!

    Enjoy your 1 party system in America. You short sighted nitwit.

    That would be a Democratic philosophy. You know….killing of babies.

  • Dave Richards

    Smith is the best news anchor on all of TV news. Bar none.

  • SpineCrusher

    WCinWI said:
    That would be a Democratic philosophy. You know….killing of babies.

    HAHAHA!! And your true colors shine like a baboon’s ass.

    Why don’t you get out of your obesity scooter and spend 10 minutes on a treadmill without stopping for water you worthless waste of air.

  • WCinWI

    Gasket said:
    Way to go Shep!

    I love when a liberal agrees with another liberal about a false premise.

  • da-wdc

    Nice work Shep.

    What I don’t understand is why people want to see public sector union workers take pay cuts and lose benefits? Unless you all are in the top 1% and own companies, do you think it’s going to help your salaries and benefits improve when the union workers get less and less? It’s just driving the averages down for everybody.

    tgk said:
    “Shep’s repeated assertion that there is no longer a budget crisis in Wisconsin and that the battle in the state is all about politics and union-busting was most shocking because that’s the exact argument many of MSNBC’s commentators have made, and continue to be suggesting.”

    Isn’t that the same thing Politifact just gave Maddow a false rating on? Maybe Shep watches her show?

    No – Maddow said the state had a surplus this year, which is incorrect. Not the same thing. But Walker’s own plan is/was to refinance the state’s debt to save $165 million, which would solve the problem, I understand. It certainly isn’t a crisis and collective bargaining has no impact on it – Walker’s just going after that as a power grab.

  • grafxmail7

    WCinWI said:
    That would be a Democratic philosophy. You know….killing of babies.

    HAHAHA!

    Did Grad School teach you that?

  • WCinWI

    SpineCrusher said:
    HAHAHA!! And your true colors shine like a baboon’s ass.

    Why don’t you get out of your obesity scooter and spend 10 minutes on a treadmill without stopping for water you worthless waste of air.

    Actually on average, I workout for an hour each day.

    I’m sorry that you’re a racist.

  • grafxmail7

    WCinWI said:
    I love when a liberal agrees with another liberal about a false premise.

    You’re so transparent in what really burns your soul!!!

    AHAHAHAHAHA

  • WCinWI

    da-wdc said:
    Nice work Shep.

    What I don’t understand is why people want to see public sector union workers take pay cuts and lose benefits? Unless you all are in the top 1% and own companies, do you think it’s going to help your salaries and benefits improve when the union workers get less and less? It’s just driving the averages down for everybody.

    No – Maddow said the state had a surplus this year, which is incorrect. Not the same thing. But Walker’s own plan is/was to refinance the state’s debt to save $165 million, which would solve the problem, I understand. It certainly isn’t a crisis and collective bargaining has no impact on it – Walker’s just going after that as a power grab.

    Last I checked, pay wouldn’t decrease nor are benefits in question. Please show me where this is on the table.

  • grafxmail7

    WCinWI said:
    Actually on average, I workout for an hour each day.

    I’m sorry that you’re a racist.

    HAHAHAHAAHHA!

    HILAROUS!!!!!

    This Shep thing is really eating you up!!!!

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    SpineCrusher said:
    Throw the baby out with the bathwater?..nice! Enjoy your 1 party system in America. You short sighted nitwit.

    We just had One-Party rule, but it was just the Wrong Party.
    ————————————————————————
    Need some excitement from your base? – Why not refuse to enforce the Defense Of Marriage Act, after two years of defending it!
    Such transparent pandering, because he knows the money laundering operation known as the Public Unions are going down!

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    tgk said:
    “Shep’s repeated assertion that there is no longer a budget crisis in Wisconsin and that the battle in the state is all about politics and union-busting was most shocking because that’s the exact argument many of MSNBC’s commentators have made, and continue to be suggesting.”

    Isn’t that the same thing Politifact just gave Maddow a false rating on? Maybe Shep watches her show?

    shep says “there is no budget crisis” but when juan goes to correct him, he says “well, they (the unions) gave in to the concessions” and then he says “it’s a budget crisis of they’re own doing.” and by that, i take it to mean walker and the republicans by giving tax cuts to the rich.
    you guys need to pay attention more.

  • WCinWI

    grafxmail7 said:
    HAHAHAHAAHHA!

    HILAROUS!!!!!

    This Shep thing is really eating you up!!!!

    No – The fact that people like you existing in the same nation as myself certainly is though. :)

  • WCinWI

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    shep says “there is no budget crisis” but when juan goes to correct him, he says “well, they (the unions) gave in to the concessions” and then he says “it’s a budget crisis of they’re own doing.” and by that, i take it to mean walker and the republicans by giving tax cuts to the rich.
    you guys need to pay attention more.

    No – You need to pay attention. The tax cuts for businesses is not on this fiscal bill. That’s on the bill of next cycle.

    You can’t talk with a liberal because they act on facts that don’t exist.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    WCinWI said:
    Actually on average, I workout for an hour each day.

    I’m sorry that you’re a racist.

    you are calling someone else a racist? you, the guy who makes excuses for the slave owners?

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • BlueBunny

    WCinWI said:
    I’m sorry.

    I’m sorry your an ignorant backwards human.

  • WCinWI

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    you are calling someone else a racist? you, the guy who makes excuses for the slave owners?

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    1. I’m a female.
    2. I’ve done nothing of the sort.
    3. Chili Peppers suck.

  • WCinWI

    BlueBunny said:
    I’m sorry your an ignorant backwards human.

    Learn to spell. It’s you’re not your. :)

  • TrollJuice

    A commentator of Fox tells the truth and the Foxbots heads explode!

  • BlueBunny

    Is that all you got BACKWARDS BITCH!

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    WCinWI said:
    No – You need to pay attention. The tax cuts for businesses is not on this fiscal bill. That’s on the bill of next cycle.

    You can’t talk with a liberal because they act on facts that don’t exist.

    if wi in you’re name refers to wisconsin i probably should tell you to pay attention to your local politics. it is you who is ignorant of the facts.
    On December 27, 2010, the administration modified the November 19 report and presented
    a reestimate of general fund tax collections for 2010-11 and the two years of the 2011-13
    biennium.
    Our analysis indicates that for the three-year period, aggregate, general fund tax collections
    will be $202.8 million lower than those reflected in the November/December reports. More than
    half of the lower estimate ($117.2 million) is due to the impact of Special Session Senate Bill 2
    (health savings accounts), Assembly Bill 3 (tax deductions/credits for relocated businesses), and
    Assembly Bill 7 (tax exclusion for new employees).

    http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/Misc/2011_01_31Vos&Darling.pdf

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    It’s the Right-To-Work states vs. the Right-To-Steal-Taxpayer-Money-By-Buying Democrat-Politicians states.

  • BlueBunny

    WCinWI said:
    3. Chili Peppers suck.

    YOU’RE a backwards ignorant HUMAN.There all fixed.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    WCinWI said:
    1. I’m a female.
    2. I’ve done nothing of the sort.
    3. Chili Peppers suck.

    sorry ma’am. by saying the slaves took a risk in coming to america is making an excuse for slavery.
    oh, and let me guess…kenny g or enya?

  • WCinWI

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    if wi in you’re name refers to wisconsin i probably should tell you to pay attention to your local politics. it is you who is ignorant of the facts.
    On December 27, 2010, the administration modified the November 19 report and presented
    a reestimate of general fund tax collections for 2010-11 and the two years of the 2011-13
    biennium.
    Our analysis indicates that for the three-year period, aggregate, general fund tax collections
    will be $202.8 million lower than those reflected in the November/December reports. More than
    half of the lower estimate ($117.2 million) is due to the impact of Special Session Senate Bill 2
    (health savings accounts), Assembly Bill 3 (tax deductions/credits for relocated businesses), and
    Assembly Bill 7 (tax exclusion for new employees).

    http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/Misc/2011_01_31Vos&Darling.pdf

    Politifact disagrees with you.

    http://politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/feb/18/rachel-maddow/rachel-maddow-says-wisconsin-track-have-budget-sur/

    I would try arguing my points. I work and deal in facts.

  • WCinWI

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    sorry ma’am. by saying the slaves took a risk in coming to america is making an excuse for slavery.
    oh, and let me guess…kenny g or enya?

    Anyone that came to America took a risk.

    Bieber.

  • Grammie

    TfT said:
    UH OH – The news guy wanders off the reservation and give us his opinion. I wonder where the headline is: FOX DOES NOT DO NEWS….oh, I guess when Shep does it it is a-ok, given Shep’s leanings and all.

    .
    I noticed the same thing when Shep went straight personal advocacy with the First Responder Bill.

    When one of the News guys goes all commentator instead of reporting the news if its pro Lib its Edward R Murrow time.

    When the actual commentators commentate they are biased news guys.

    End of story.

  • ROCKSTEADY

    Good job Shep.Truth to Power.

  • grafxmail7

    WCinWI said:
    No – The fact that people like you existing in the same nation as myself certainly is though. :)

    MEH!

    I thought you said that they didn’t teach you to act like a child in grad school?!!!
    That reply was a childish attempt at humor!!!! I want to laugh when I get a response from you!!

    Now Get Back To Keeping Me Laughing!!!!!

    Clowns and Fools!!!!! HAHHAAHA

  • kvon

    Shep Smith, the last honest man on Fox News.

  • Annie Oakley

    I’ve never liked Shepard Smith’s “reporting.” Unfortunately, he recently renewed his contract. Shep’s emotional tirades, based upon his own prejudices, are rarely informative. The minute he starts to “take off” on Katrina, I simply chalk it up to a man whose intellect is impaired. I rarely watch Smith’s show, as I find him annoying. However, I like watching Bret Baier and find his show excellent, particularly his panel at the end- especially when Krauthammer is on.

  • http://bit.ly/bKGa13 dandmb50

    @dandmb50 – If the Dems “that are on lam” don’t come back can they assume they don’t want to be if office and have another election? I like the idea of making them pick up their checks in the chamber too. There has to be ways around this to get rid of these “scarrdy cats, I’m going away and I will never come back and play with you” sounds like a playground bunch of 5 yr olds. Very sad indeed, what a great lesson for real children.

    Daniel .. Toronto, CANADA
    http://bit.ly/bKGa13

  • DaTruth

    kvon said:
    Shep Smith, the last honest man on Fox News.

    I guess in your world honesty = “he’s saying what I think”. That’s a pretty low bar.

  • TheEagle

    Isn’t it sad that FOX makes news simply because one of their employees told the truth.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    WCinWI said:
    Politifact disagrees with you.

    http://politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/feb/18/rachel-maddow/rachel-maddow-says-wisconsin-track-have-budget-sur/

    I would try arguing my points. I work and deal in facts.

    i was wrong…thank you for pointing that out to me.
    in misreading the memo by the legislative fiscal bureau i do consider myself in good comapany if rachel maddow did the same thing.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    WCinWI said:
    Anyone that came to America took a risk.

    Bieber.

    bieber? really?

  • ndanielson

    No more public sector unions. They lie, cheat, commit fraud and provide essential services? Good riddance.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    dandmb50 said:
    @dandmb50 – If the Dems “that are on lam” don’t come back can they assume they don’t want to be if office and have another election? I like the idea of making them pick up their checks in the chamber too. There has to be ways around this to get rid of these “scarrdy cats, I’m going away and I will never come back and play with you” sounds like a playground bunch of 5 yr olds. Very sad indeed, what a great lesson for real children.

    Daniel .. Toronto, CANADA
    http://bit.ly/bKGa13

    they didn’t run cuz they’re scarred. the reason is because they can do nothing from preventing the bill from passing save for not letting them have quorum (per robert’s rules of order) to vote on the bill.
    whether you agree with them or not, they believe they are sticking up for the working man and they are anything but “scarrdy cats”

  • ndanielson

    So the score is this: the legislative method of governance has produced a plurality of votes to, in part, abolish public sector unions. In the pure democratic method a majority of voters have decided that unions are corrupt and should go, bye-bye.

    Wow, in both methods of “democracy” in a free society, liberals will not concede, even after the majority in both methods have proven their collective will. Wow. Wouldn’t socialism be great under liberalism?

    They just further damage themselves by throwing a fit because they are not getting their way. But as a side note, Shep has attracted quite a following for Fox. Bitter irony.

  • CosmosDan

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    i was wrong…thank you for pointing that out to me.

    It would be nice if more people were able to admit a mistake so easily

  • ndanielson

    CosmosDan said:
    It would be nice if more people were able to admit a mistake so easily

    You are such a worthless hack, I find it amazing that you can recognize, let alone praise genuine honesty when you see it. Thus far, that is a first for you. Thumbs up for CosmosD!

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Yoda002 said:
    What is wrong Gordon? What is Shep is not following the Fox scrip?. He’s not getting the correct talking points from Ailes? Did he not drink the Kool-aid?

    Didn’t you see the story here at Mediaite about Maddow trying to sell that crap and she was proven to be a liar. Shep missed it too. Of course a fool hiding behind a phony name like Yoda can’t be expected to tell the truth or even know what is true.

  • ndanielson

    Public Sector Unions: Buying that democrat party vote with taxpayer money for 50 years now!

  • ndanielson

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Didn’t you see the story here at Mediaite about Maddow trying to sell that crap and she was proven to be a liar. Shep missed it too. Of course a fool hiding behind a phony name like Yoda can’t be expected to tell the truth or even know what is true.

    Should anybody here give liberal clowns their real name? To what end? Knowing their propensity for criminality and violence when they don’t get their way, why would any personal information be a wise thing to give out?

  • jim bronson 990cc

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Shep is a idiot. Yesterday he also was SHOCKED that Arizona passed laws against illegals. Shep is confused about the meaning illegal. He was a fool in his reporting about Katrina and the Gulf oil leak. He needs to move to CNN.

    Mr. Show is who to call anyone an idiot?

  • jim bronson 990cc

    WCinWI said:
    Anyone that came to America took a risk. Bieber.

    Oh yeah, big risk. Idiot!

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Didn’t you see the story here at Mediaite about Maddow trying to sell that crap and she was proven to be a liar. Shep missed it too. Of course a fool hiding behind a phony name like Yoda can’t be expected to tell the truth or even know what is true.

    if you had read polifact before talking out your ass you would have realized that the journal sentinel, associated press among others had gotten it wrong. the reason for that, as politifact states…

    The confusion, it appears, stems from a section in Lang’s memo that — read on its own — does project a $121 million surplus in the state’s general fund as of June 30, 2011.

    But the remainder of the routine memo — consider it the fine print — outlines $258 million in unpaid bills or expected shortfalls in programs such as Medicaid services for the needy ($174 million alone), the public defender’s office and corrections. Additionally, the state owes Minnesota $58.7 million under a discontinued tax reciprocity deal.

    it would be nice if you stuck to your youtube bullshit.

  • Yoda002

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Didn’t you see the story here at Mediaite about Maddow trying to sell that crap and she was proven to be a liar. Shep missed it too. Of course a fool hiding behind a phony name like Yoda can’t be expected to tell the truth or even know what is true.

    But you seem to miss all the lying that FOX does on a daily basis. Before you make an issue about my name maybe you should call out your buddies with their fake names.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Yoda002 said:
    But you seem to miss all the lying that FOX does on a daily basis. Before you make an issue about my name maybe you should call out your buddies with their fake names.

    POOR YODA, you don’t get it do you? No one has to call out people for their name if they don’t lie. YOU and your lib pals HIDE because YOU ARE LIARS and won’t stand behind what you say. I know that you are too dumb to get it but I tried anyway. Oh yeh and FOX does not LIE.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    if you had read polifact before talking out your ass you would have realized that the journal sentinel, associated press among others had gotten it wrong. the reason for that, as politifact states…

    I missed the story when Mediaite retracted their original story? Hmmmm? You are just spinning pal.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    ndanielson said:
    Should anybody here give liberal clowns their real name? To what end? Knowing their propensity for criminality and violence when they don’t get their way, why would any personal information be a wise thing to give out?

    I have always used my REAL name and can you tell me what has happened to ME? These folks are cowards. Why be afraid of cowards? The people at risk are children and they should not be here. I have stood up to people that outnumbered me 100 to one and I am still here. I have news tapes to prove it. I get right in their face.

  • ndanielson

    gordonbloyershow said:
    I have always used my REAL name and can you tell me what has happened to ME? These folks are cowards. Why be afraid of cowards? The people at risk are children and they should not be here. I have stood up to people that outnumbered me 100 to one and I am still here. I have news tapes to prove it. I get right in their face.

    You’ve got skin in the game that Yoda just doesn’t understand.

  • ndanielson

    ndanielson said:
    You’ve got skin in the game that Yoda just doesn’t understand.

    gordonbloyershow said:
    I have always used my REAL name and can you tell me what has happened to ME? These folks are cowards. Why be afraid of cowards? The people at risk are children and they should not be here. I have stood up to people that outnumbered me 100 to one and I am still here. I have news tapes to prove it. I get right in their face.

    Yoda doesn’t even have a brain in the game.

  • jim bronson 990cc

    ndanielson said:
    Yoda doesn’t even have a brain in the game.

    Says Mr. I do not understand discovery!

  • Yoda002

    gordonbloyershow said:
    POOR YODA, you don’t get it do you? No one has to call out people for their name if they don’t lie. YOU and your lib pals HIDE because YOU ARE LIARS and won’t stand behind what you say. I know that you are too dumb to get it but I tried anyway. Oh yeh and FOX does not LIE.

    I think I must of accidentally hit the Gordon I.V. Kool Aid switch. I’m not liar and I will stand behind what I say and FOX constantly lies. With Gordon the tides go in the tides go out, there is never a miscommunication. When one has a bronze star and a purple heart you have a little skin in the game too.

  • ndanielson

    jim bronson 990cc said:
    Says: I am Mr. I do not understand discovery!

    You showed everyone that weeks ago, dummy. What would you like to learn about due process rights today, that you weren’t schooled on 2 weeks ago, again???

    Have you ever noticed how hard it is to teach anything to 990cc’s of crap?

  • avoidswork

    Annie Oakley said:
    I’ve never liked Shepard Smith’s “reporting.” Unfortunately, he recently renewed his contract. Shep’s emotional tirades, based upon his own prejudices, are rarely informative. The minute he starts to “take off” on Katrina, I simply chalk it up to a man whose intellect is impaired. I rarely watch Smith’s show, as I find him annoying. However, I like watching Bret Baier and find his show excellent, particularly his panel at the end- especially when Krauthammer is on.

    Emotial Tirades? Own prejudices? Rarely informative? Intellect impaired? Pretty much sounds like most FNC peeps who spend time on the air. At least from 5p on…

    Shep, the only respectable one on FNC, gets the scorn of the typical I-only-watch-FNC followers. Again, shocking!

    (I think I threw up in my mouth with the Krauthammer line)

    I cannot stomach FNC, but Shep at least demonstrates a soul.

    The blonde women (Megyn who can’t spell her name correct, Gretchen who fakes being a r-tard but has an Ivy League pedigree and BFF to Palins, van Sustern), the odiously stupid men (Hannity, and the F&F boys) and the disingenous blowhards (Beck, O’Reilly) can all suck it ’til the Rapture comes. Channel can’t even have an ounce of comedy unless you cynically consider F&F comedy over the horrible Red Eye.

  • avoidswork

    gordonbloyershow said:
    I have always used my REAL name and can you tell me what has happened to ME? These folks are cowards. Why be afraid of cowards? The people at risk are children and they should not be here. I have stood up to people that outnumbered me 100 to one and I am still here. I have news tapes to prove it. I get right in their face.

    golf clap.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    If there’s any bloodshed from the union riots, it’s the SILENCE of the Democrats that CAUSED it!
    Democrats show “outrage” over violent rhetoric – EXCEPT if it’s Democrats saying it!

  • jim bronson 990cc

    ndanielson said:
    You showed everyone that weeks ago, dummy. What would you like to learn about due process rights today, that you weren’t schooled on 2 weeks ago, again??? Have you ever noticed how hard it is to teach anything to 990cc’s of crap?

    Even Pablo thought you were a moron…

  • ganymede

    Gee. I watched this clip and thought I was watching MSNBC. Bad news for the rightwingers. Rupert Murdoch woke up this morning and realized that probably a third of his active audience are either union members or relatives of union members. Rupert is always more for the money than silly political purity. The Koch Brothers have really overplayed their money grubbing hand. Destroy the unions and we’re that much closer to becoming the cosmic oligarchy that the backward billionaires have wet dreams about. So tell me, who are the true enemies of America? And the sooner that you Beck and Limbaugh lovers wake up the better.

  • ndanielson

    jim bronson 990cc said:
    Even Pablo thought you were a moron…

    Pablo the sage to 990cc’s of crap???

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Yoda002 said:
    I think I must of accidentally hit the Gordon I.V. Kool Aid switch. I’m not liar and I will stand behind what I say and FOX constantly lies. With Gordon the tides go in the tides go out, there is never a miscommunication. When one has a bronze star and a purple heart you have a little skin in the game too.

    LOL, then use your real name if you stand behind what you say. NO ONE can check anything you claim when you hide behind a phony name, CAN THEY? That is NOT standing behind what you say.

  • Annie Oakley

    Isn’t it amazing how Hillary’s “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy,” targeting Richard Mellon Scaife, has now turned into Obama’s “Koch Brothers Conspiracy,” but the real megalomaniacal puppet master, George Soros, is NEVER mentioned by the legacy media as being the mastermind of Obama’s ascension to the presidency.

  • CosmosDan

    ndanielson said:
    You are such a worthless hack, I find it amazing that you can recognize, let alone praise genuine honesty when you see it. Thus far, that is a first for you. Thumbs up for CosmosD!

    It isn’t actually, but don’t let reality stand between you and one more juvenile insult.

  • LeviCoultify

    god bless this man for telling the blind-deaf-dumb FOX news audience the facts for a change… Shep gives me hope

  • WCinWI

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    bieber? really?

    Haha I was kidding with the Bieber. I totally am anti-Bieber. Does that give me any liberal cred? :)

  • WCinWI

    CosmosDan said:
    It would be nice if more people were able to admit a mistake so easily

    I am waiting for you to say that you make mistakes. That would be a nice change.

  • cjd ohio 1

    WCinWI said:
    I am waiting for you to say that you make mistakes. That would be a nice change.

    give cosmos a break, he is pretty civil when you are the same, he can disagree without the name-calling if you respond in kind

  • CosmosDan

    WCinWI said:
    I am waiting for you to say that you make mistakes. That would be a nice change.

    I’ve admitted mistakes several times on this board and thanked people for the correct info. If I’m factually incorrect I have no problem admitting it. It’s the right thing to do. There’s nothing embarrassing in the least about admitting a mistake, even though lots of so called adults seem to have a problem with it.

  • WCinWI

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    give cosmos a break, he is pretty civil when you are the same, he can disagree without the name-calling if you respond in kind

    You haven’t witnessed some of the more heated discussions him and I have had when he wouldn’t drop an opinion-based argument (gay marriage, etc)

  • WCinWI

    CosmosDan said:
    I’ve admitted mistakes several times on this board and thanked people for the correct info. If I’m factually incorrect I have no problem admitting it. It’s the right thing to do. There’s nothing embarrassing in the least about admitting a mistake, even though lots of so called adults seem to have a problem with it.

    I will just say that you sometimes come off closer to the lefty ragers on this site that like to type in caps and so on. I know that’s not your intent. Sometimes you can be pleasant, but if someone has a conservative opinion on a matter, you just think they’re nuts instead of just thinking that there are various opinions to an issue. That’s all.

  • CosmosDan

    WCinWI said:
    I will just say that you sometimes come off closer to the lefty ragers on this site that like to type in caps and so on.

    LOL!! the ragers huh? I respectfully disagree.

    WCinWI said:
    Sometimes you can be pleasant, but if someone has a conservative opinion on a matter, you just think they’re nuts instead of just thinking that there are various opinions to an issue.

    I know I can pretty sarcastic at times, and I can be impatient with what I see as repetitive generalizations that I think are inaccurate. I actually appreciate well thought out informed arguments. and I welcome the conservative view. I’m convinced that as a society we need those different viewpoints discussed with honesty and factual information , to solve our problems. We’re in this together and neither side has all the answers.

    What I don’t like are knee jerk partisan responses from either side.

  • Paleoconservatarian

    The two are soft peddling the issue; cutting back on collective bargaining rights on pensions and medical coverage prevents the unions from causing another budgetary shortfall in the future once the pressure is off.

    Even so, if anyone SHOULDN’T be unionized, it’s government sector employees. This from FDR, of all people.

  • pakattak

    CosmosDan said:
    What I don’t like are knee jerk partisan responses from either side.

    Hear, hear. I feel like people aren’t actually reading what’s being posted; they just see who’s doing the posting and react accordingly.

  • nolamaygf

    I don’t pay attention to Shep the walking hairdo; and haven’t for years. I don’t know why Fox gives this clown the credibility of broadcast air time.
    http://articlebullet.com/250045/south-beach-java-review.html

  • The Real Royal King

    I would think we’d all have to admit that Shep’s analysis was borne out by the governor’s conversation with Brother Koch. What clearer statement of motivation and intent could we have?

  • The Real Royal King

    nolamaygf said:
    I don’t pay attention to Shep the walking hairdo; and haven’t for years. I don’t know why Fox gives this clown the credibility of broadcast air time.
    http://articlebullet.com/250045/south-beach-java-review.html

    Perhaps, because with out Shep FOX “News” would have to drop the “news” part.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    WCinWI said:
    Haha I was kidding with the Bieber. I totally am anti-Bieber. Does that give me any liberal cred? :)

    fair enough…i knew there were things we could agree on.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    pakattak said:
    Hear, hear. I feel like people aren’t actually reading what’s being posted; they just see who’s doing the posting and react accordingly.

    that’s shown out in the thumbs up/down tallies. i like to vote after reading the comments but for the most part the voting doesn’t really reflect the quality of the post and they don’t mean a whole lot. (unless you are gordon blower)

  • greg454

    So Wisconsin’s three billion budget deficit is not a budget crisis? What is Shep smoking?

    Kill Public Broadcasting, NPR and the National Endowment for the Arts.
    http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/2011/02/kill-public-broadcasting-npr-and.html

  • redwriteblue

    The Republicans already control most of the economy through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, now they are going after the state’s governments:

    http://redwriteblue.blog.com/2011/02/09/the-american-pyramid/

  • The Real Royal King

    greg454 said:
    So Wisconsin’s three billion budget deficit is not a budget crisis? What is Shep smoking?

    Shep wasn’t denying a budget crisis, was he? He was saying collective bargaining wasn’t the cause of the crisis, wasn’t he? And, that’s demonstrably true, isn’t it? From the governor’s own words, from the governor’s actions, from the experience in non-union Texas in which the Republican governor has racked up a US $34 Billion deficit, from Republicans in Indiana and Florida backing away from Walker …. Right?

  • The Real Royal King

    greg454 said:
    Kill Public Broadcasting, NPR and the National Endowment for the Arts.

    That alone would solver the budget crisis, wouldn’t it?

  • CosmosDan

    WCinWI said:
    You haven’t witnessed some of the more heated discussions him and I have had when he wouldn’t drop an opinion-based argument (gay marriage, etc)

    Was I calling you names? Insulting you? I don’t think so. I see SSM as an equal rights issue and I feel pretty strongly about it. That’s largely because there are no solid rational arguments opposing it. It’s like so many equal rights issues in our nations history. It may be frustrating for those who oppose it to realize they have no solid rational arguments on this issue,but that’s how it is. It should be obvious that not all opinions deserve equal consideration. The lack of a decent rational opposing argument is certainly not the fault of those who disagree.

    and FTR; YOU are completely in charge of how long you participate in any discussion and can drop it at any time.

  • Tom Brown

    Shep, the working men and women of America applaud your accurate and courageous reporting on the story in Wisconsin. I hope it doesn’t cost you your job. I occasionally watch Fox not for information, but to observe the conservative “spin” that is attached to the news. Yes, O’Reilly, you do spin the news! Thank you again, Shep — finally fair and balanced!

  • democratgirl

    This is a LEFTIST COMMIIE BLOG, is it not? They espouse DIVIDE AND CONQUER no matter how wrong they are. I am a Democrat and even I see how wrong the left is here and elsewhere. PEOPLE, do not fall for these leftist comments. They are meant to divide us all and I refuse to allow anyone to do that to me. Stay off any blog that uses these tactics AND THEY WILL FALL BY THE WAYSIDE like ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, and CNN whose ratings have tanked of late. If you feed the bears, you will only make them stronger. STOP IT.

  • Calvin
  • avoidswork

    CosmosDan said:
    Was I calling you names? Insulting you? I don’t think so. I see SSM as an equal rights issue and I feel pretty strongly about it. That’s largely because there are no solid rational arguments opposing it. It’s like so many equal rights issues in our nations history. It may be frustrating for those who oppose it to realize they have no solid rational arguments on this issue,but that’s how it is. It should be obvious that not all opinions deserve equal consideration. The lack of a decent rational opposing argument is certainly not the fault of those who disagree. and FTR; YOU are completely in charge of how long you participate in any discussion and can drop it at any time.

    very well said on all fronts.

  • Wisco

    I think Shep is trying to get fired from Fox.

  • Wisco

    Calvin said:
    The Left’s War on the Kochs

    H/T Hot Air

    Yes, how sad it is that a couple of billionaires who inherited their fortune from a Stalin-friendly company are having a rough time.

  • CAconservative

    Why the hell Foxnews continues to employ SHIMP, is mystifying. Wisconsin is $137,000,000,000. in debt, and facing a deficit this year at over $2 Billion, and SHIMP believes it’s a pretend fiscal crisis? SHIMP would like to bundle public and private Unions together but, they are not equal. Public Unions are subject to the prevailing tax budget paid for by Wisconsin taxpayers. Unlike the Federal government, Wisconsin can’t print money. It’s forced to live within it’s means. And, like the Federal government, Wisconsin’s number of public employees living off the public doll, is completely out of proportion to it’s needs and the taxpayers are forced to pay for it. Public Union power should be modified to the extent that they can represent an employee wrongfully fired. It should be up to any sovereign state to offer a wage and benefit package commiserate with that’s states ability.

  • Onesweetworld79

    Its so funny how you tea party people and middle class and lower republicans are being used. Its so clear to see but you people are so worked up over falsehoods and propaganda its making me tear up with laughter. I keep waiting for Ashton Kutcher to pop out and tell how y’all just got punked for the last couple years.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Lewis/100000201007008 Jim Lewis

    Mr. Smith has presented a false view of the Wisconsin budget. The Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau provides each lawmaker with a fiscal analysis of each and every bill. As things stand today with projections to June 30, 2011 there will indeed be a budget shortfall. I am uncertain as to why Mr. Smith wishes to mislead his viewers, but he is incorrect. In fact, he is dead wrong. Remember:” we never guess, we look it up.”

  • AnyThing Too Add

    When did Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker decide to force the Middle Working Class to pay for the TAX BREAKS he gave to the Rich, was it before or after Billionaires Funded his Campaign?

    When did Wisconsin Budget Crisis become a Crisis, was it before or after Republican Governor Scott Walker gave TAX BREAKS to the RICH?
    When was the State of Wisconsin, projected to receive a Surplus, was it before or after the Republican, Governor Scott Walker gave TAX BREAKS to the RICH?

    When did Wisconsin Two Year Budget find itself with a “Severe Deficit” was it before or after the Republican Governor, Scott Walker gave TAX BREAKS to the Rich?

    When did Wisconsin Legislatures decide to pass a Budget Repair Bill was it before or after Republican Governor Scott Walker gave TAX BREAKS to the Rich?

    When did Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker manufacture a Budget Repair Bill, was it before or after the TAX BREAKS for the Rich still wasn’t enough to cause a short fall?

    When did Wisconsin’s Republican Governor Scott Walker create a Two Year $3 Billion Deficit Budget Projection, was it before or after, he not only gave TAX BREAKS to the Rich but by also introducing Bills that had nothing to do with creating JOBS?

    When did Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker decide to go after the Unions, was it before he campaigned but was advised by the Koch Brother to wait until he was elected or was it after he campaigned or both?
    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/23/948951/-/

  • Ryanc

    I’m surprised Fox News has kept Shep aboard their ship for so long being that he is the only one that reports the news and tells the truth. Shouldn’t be too long before they ditch him. Big fan of Shep here.

  • Rescuedog

    Who cares? Of course it’s about busting unions! And good for Scott Walker. Public sector unions are a parasitic cancer that must be eradicated by any means necessary.

  • granmary

    Shepard Smith is as liberal as they come. why would we be surprised that he would say that? I have had running battles with him since his coverage of Katrina. I suggested to him once that he was auditioning on FOX’s air for a slot on MSNBC. He blew up like a balloon, boy he is thin skinned. I don’t know how he keeps his viewership numbers up. I never watch him.I suggest all conservatives boycott the snarky little princess & drive his numbers so far down his contract won’t be renewed. after all if we wanted to watch liberal loons we would’t be watching FOX.

  • Tedderman

    Some people just can’t handle the truth. I’m talkin’ to you Mary. Why are the folks who watch Fox so opposed to facts?

  • CAconservative

    Onesweetworld79:

    I’m not fallowing your reasoning? Lower class Republicans? Who are they? What falsehood and propaganda are you referring to?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ann-Okafor/1079345699 Ann Okafor

    ““just by telling the facts, you’re angering a lot of people.””
    WHAT? So just tell the people what they WANT to here, not the truth? Omg, Fox is a joke!

  • Paladin

    Shep is one of a few at Fox who have the stones and integrity to tell the truth without spin. He is Fox’s nod to legitimate news. They can’t afford to lose him or the ‘balance’ he gives to an otherwise “news” agency that is in actuality Republican State TV.

  • jrcmi

    Even a stopped Shep is right twice a day. More or less.

    granmary said:
    Shepard Smith is as liberal as they come. why would we be surprised that he would say that? I have had running battles with him since his coverage of Katrina. I suggested to him once that he was auditioning on FOX’s air for a slot on MSNBC. He blew up like a balloon, boy he is thin skinned.

    I’m sure he’s devastated by your disapproval. Sheesh.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Mangan/100000213524770 David Mangan

    Schultz is clueless and well deserves the appellation of being The Human Torch, or Ed the Talking Horse, one of which stresses his lack of temperamental balance and the other his single-digit IQ.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Judy-Powell/1163384920 Judy Powell

    I didn’t know they actually had someone at Fox who would report the news and not make it up. THis is amazing. From what I have read thus far, it is too much for those of you who have been drugged by the lies of Fox and the new republican party, to face. It seems you are in withdrawal and the anger is coming out. All of you have been betrayed by the drug “Fox News”. All along you thought it was real, come to find out it wasn’t, it was all a delusion. It will be okay people. You can attend a 12 Step meeting and get support. Let go of Fox News, let go of the lie. I would suggest if any of you are middle class working folks you open your eyes now, breathe and realize the republican bandwagon you have been on was all part of the lie. The Koch brothers and other wealthy Corporations, people like Murdoch who owns Fox, are enjoying the ride. They have been getting a free ride at our expense, because Fox and the republican party has convinced you we need to feel sorry for these people who pay no taxes. Somehow they will create more minimum wage jobs with no benefits and we should all jump with joy. It is has been do easy for them; Fox news educates you; none of you seem to do your own research or if you do it is all from the conservative sources or from lame brains like Rush Limbaugh, O’Riley or Glenn Beck. It is time to think outside the box; to have a true spiritual awakening and be born again; see the light. It isn’t too late to save America from Corporations taking over. WAKE UP.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Judy-Powell/1163384920 LaLoba55

    @granmary – I’m sure you would have running battles with Shep for speaking the truth and not making up the news. If you watch Fox I’m sure that is a foreign concept to you. Shep may bring some integrity the station, something Fox isn’t familiar with, which it sounds like you aren’t either.

  • JazzyJim

    gordonbloyershow said:
    I missed the story when Mediaite retracted their original story? Hmmmm? You are just spinning pal.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/rachel-maddow-politifact-reporting-gay_n_828112.html

    Assuming you can tell fact from fiction, check the above out. I’m guessing you CAN’T tell fact from fiction because you’re misdirecting and distorting, but I’ll reserve the right for you to prove us wrong – that you might be able to tell the difference between lies (Fox) and everyone else in the world (lamestream media, intellects, scientists, doctors, teachers, elites, artists, engineers, musicians, creatives, scholars, airplane pilots, historians, mathamaticians, writers, researchers, laborers, women, Ivy League elites, Hollywood elities, socialists, fascists, marxists, communists, Santa and the elves, tooth fairy, et. al., you know, the liberals, founding fathers, Jesus, the good guys).

  • JazzyJim

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    If there’s any bloodshed from the union riots, it’s the SILENCE of the Democrats that CAUSED it!
    Democrats show “outrage” over violent rhetoric – EXCEPT if it’s Democrats saying it!

    How many witnesses do you need when you make your “mark”?

  • JazzyJim

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    If there’s any bloodshed from the union riots, it’s the SILENCE of the Democrats that CAUSED it!
    Democrats show “outrage” over violent rhetoric – EXCEPT if it’s Democrats saying it!

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    If there’s any bloodshed from the union riots, it’s the SILENCE of the Democrats that CAUSED it!
    Democrats show “outrage” over violent rhetoric – EXCEPT if it’s Democrats saying it!

    How many witnesses do you need when you make your “mark”?
    I do like to use the phrase for the “there is no help saving this one” crowd of teabaggers – They’re now officially Koch Heads and Koch Whores. Congrats, your loyalty to plutocracy has been noted.

  • JazzyJim

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    If there’s any bloodshed from the union riots, it’s the SILENCE of the Democrats that CAUSED it!
    Democrats show “outrage” over violent rhetoric – EXCEPT if it’s Democrats saying it!

    How many witnesses do you need when you make your “mark”?
    I do like to use the phrase for the “there is no help saving this one” crowd of teabaggers – They’re now officially Koch Heads and Koch Whores. Congrats, your loyalty to plutocracy has been noted.

  • JazzyJim

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    If there’s any bloodshed from the union riots, it’s the SILENCE of the Democrats that CAUSED it!
    Democrats show “outrage” over violent rhetoric – EXCEPT if it’s Democrats saying it!

    How many witnesses do you need when you make your “mark”?
    I do like to use the phrase for the “there is no help saving this one” crowd of teabaggers – They’re now officially Koch Heads and Koch Whores. Congrats, your loyalty to plutocracy has been noted.

  • JazzyJim

    Rescuedog said:
    Who cares? Of course it’s about busting unions! And good for Scott Walker. Public sector unions are a parasitic cancer that must be eradicated by any means necessary.

    Yes, The Koch Brothers need you to destroy the working tax paying middle class Americans to create the third world laborer for your children whom will have no rights and will work longer, harder and for less. Come on Koch Whores! Bust the Unions, kill the REAL tax payers off! Koch Brothers made a record $11 Billion extracting minerals and fuel from Wisconsin last year, while laying off people and paying little and no taxes. The Americans in Wisconsin that will pick up their slack? Working Tax Paying middle class and poor. It’s good to be the Koch King Scott Walker. Of the $137miilion shortfall – Scott created $117 in Bush Tax Gifts for = Koch Kings! Yeah, it’s the teachers that are destroying America. Only a moron would think that. Bring it Koch Whores.

  • JazzyJim

    Paleoconservatarian said:
    The two are soft peddling the issue; cutting back on collective bargaining rights on pensions and medical coverage prevents the unions from causing another budgetary shortfall in the future once the pressure is off.

    Even so, if anyone SHOULDN’T be unionized, it’s government sector employees. This from FDR, of all people.

    You’re quoting someone you hate. If you’re going to cherry pick wisdom, you’re missing the point. Wisdom is not cherry picked.

  • JazzyJim

    The Real Royal King said:
    That alone would solver the budget crisis, wouldn’t it?

    Kill Corporate Welfare to the Koch Brothers, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rupert Murdoch, and the many TV Evangelicals that operate as an insane indoctrination for the GOP – time to tax Jesus Camp. If the Corporate Welfare Citizen living on the American tax payers backs – you know in a “nanny” state – PAID instead of running off with the Trilions in Bush Tax Gifts, do you think states like Wisconsin (2/3rds Corporate Freeloaders – Come on Rush! Get on those damn freeloading Corporations NOT SACRIFICING as Sister Sarah urged) to pay taxes, well – perhaps then Fox and the trolls or Koch Whores for Americans for Prosperity, Roves GPS, FreedomWorks and other Koch backed union busters, could stay home and watch Beck blow his mind.

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