Pres Obama speaking at a plant in Red Waukesha WI

[riversedge]

I read earlier that our Gov Walker was to greet him. i just turned on msnbc and they are carrying the speech. Talking about job skills.

[riversedge]

1. Obama shakes hands with Scott Walker, gives Tom Barrett 'bro hug'

found this so far:

JSOnline - Politics ?@js_politics 1h

All Politics blog - President Obama shakes hands with Scott Walker, gives Tom Barrett 'bro hug' http://on.jsonl.in/1kdyrMT #wipolitics

[riversedge]

2. more from article:

......There to greet him was Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis., flew in with Obama on Air Force One.

Walker and Barrett were twice rivals for the governor's office. On Thursday, Walker, a Republican, got a hand shake from Obama, while the president gave fellow Democrat Barrett an embrace described in the pool report as a "bro hug."

Obama then made his way to Waukesha where is expected to speak at GE's gas engines plant. You can follow update on the presidents visit on our live blog and watch his speech live later Thursday morning.

[postulater]

3. And no Mary Burke?

sheesh.

Who is she trying to impress?

[PeaceNikki]

5. Moderates. She is not interested in meeting with the liberal base whose vote she will have locked up

I am not saying I agree with this strategy, but I get it.

[postulater]

6. I hate having to vote for the lesser of two evils.

But that's how it usually goes.

to add on edit:
And if she is going after moderates, she had better get known among them. Even Walker showed up to the event, she sure could have without ruining her credibility. If she doesn't become more well-known AND differentiate herself from Walker, the moderates will either stay home or go with Walker because he is the devil you know rather than the devil you don't.

[PeaceNikki]

8. I know. Me, too.

But at this point I am all for whatever it takes to get rid of Walker.

[PeaceNikki]

4. My friend was there and BO said hello to her adorable little girl.

And she was totally bowled over.

[TBF]

7. Cool -

and glad the mayor of Milwaukee was there. Stupid Waukesha mayor is not missed ...

[PeaceNikki]

9. To be fair, Scrima declines invites from Walker and Ryan, too.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/waukesha-mayor-jeff-scrima-to-skip-barack-obama-visit-to-ge-plant-b99193912z1-242475851.html

[TBF]

10. Interesting -

how has he been as a mayor? My brother lived there for awhile but that was years ago.

[PeaceNikki]

11. No idea. I am a community or 2 away.

He seems like a grandstanding jerk but at least he's consistent.

It's a non-political office but it's (as we all know) a very red county and city.