Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney disputes Scott Walker's marijuana story

[riversedge]

Source: Wisconsin State Jounal




Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney disputes Scott Walker's marijuana story

1 hour ago • By Matthew DeFour | Wisconsin State Journal


Dane County's Democratic sheriff is disputing a story Gov. Scott Walker told last week in response to a question about marijuana legalization — though the Republican governor is standing behind his comments.

At a luncheon in Phoenix emceed by conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Walker said he opposed legalizing marijuana, citing a conversation he said he had with the sheriff of liberal Dane County. "I mean, it’s left of Pravda," Walker said of the political views of county residents, which he compared to the Communist Russian newspaper.

"Even there, the Democrat sheriff said to me last year when this issue came up, 'Whatever you do, please do not sign the legalization of marijuana,'" Walker said. "This was a guy who spent his whole career in law enforcement. He was liberal on a whole lot of other issues. But he said it’s a gateway drug."

Sheriff Dave Mahoney said Monday he had no recollection of such a conversation.

In fact, Mahoney said, he has never had a one-on-one, sit-down conversation on any topic with Walker since he became governor. Any interactions they've had at public events and meetings have been cordial small talk, he said.

"I'd be very interested in knowing when I had a conversation with the governor himself about marijuana," Mahoney said. "I have no idea when that could have possibly occurred."




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I sweat I do not know which story is more hilarious---the eagle schools as preparation to take on IS or this one.

Walker goes to AZ to tell tall tales

Madison is in Dane Cry

[WestSeattle2]

1. Walker can't possibly be this stupid, can he?

[Major Nikon]

3. He's a pathological liar. He can't help himself

[Andy823]

13. Yes

He can't remember what he lied about the last time so he makes up more lies which in turn prove he is lying so he makes up more lies to cover his but, and it goes on and on and…..

[Thespian2]

24. Yep

You got the right take on this guy who never worked at anything but sucking at the public teat.

[LiberalFighter]

5. You can tell a lot by how they look.

[Still In Wisconsin]

8. Walker lies even when he has no reason for doing so.

Lying is Scott Walker's default mode. Almost every politician lies when doing so helps gain an advantage. Scott Walker lies about things as trivial as his friggin bald spot.

[Enthusiast]

29. Walker's default mode is dishonesty. In this way he is typical of Republicans.

[riversedge]

15. Walker does tell tall tales or I think more apporiately -fish stories... kinda like O'Lelly--the

stories get bigger and change each time they are told. Like a fish story--the fish really does not need to exist.

[billhicks76]

23. Lying Repub

What else is new

[midnight]

2. kick.

http://political-capital.blogspot.com/

[Half-Century Man]

4. Lies about bald spots, the birthdays of children, budget shortfalls, campaigning for an office

while serving in another, sources of contributions, assaults on cars he is in, knowledge of subordinates actions, reasons for or against legislation, sources of some legislation, which organizations he micromanages, levels of danger he faces, abilities he has, training he had, trials he's faced, or to what extreme leftest leanings people who disagree with him might have.....how could anyone be surprised he lies about conversations?

[cosmicone]

6. His repuke opponents are going to latch on to this

like flies to excrement.

He will never live this down and we democrats can just watch from the sidelines.

[Scuba]

11. He'll just lie and say the "liberal sheriff is lying to make me look bad."

Count on it.

[Ed Suspicious]

16. Already saw his base going to work on just that angle on the newspaper's discussion section.

[Scuba]

19. His base? Hell, those bloggers are probably doing it on the taxpayer's dime.

[hue]

34. Too true!

[DonViejo]

7. He's no longer speaking with reporters....

Walker Now Avoiding Reporters

Politico: “Last month, Scott Walker seemed readily available to any reporter who had a question for him. He was basking in the limelight, holding media scrums and granting impromptu interviews. But in the wake of a few controversial, headline-grabbing quotes about evolution and President Obama’s religion, the Wisconsin governor and likely Republican presidential candidate has put brakes on his media availability, reporters who follow him say.”

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[groundloop]

9. It's gotta' be bad when a politician turns down free exposure !!!

[DonViejo]

10. The last politician I recall to stop giving interviews...

was the Klondike Kardashian, Sara Palin.

[bearssoapbox]

14. "Klondike Kardashian"

Haven't heard that one before!



Have heard...

Snowbilly Grifter

Half-Term-Half-Wit

And an oldie, but goodie, Failin' Palin

It's a wonder she shows her face in public.

[DonViejo]

18. How about the Wasilla Hillbilly or, if you're talking about her and the entire family...

it's the Wasilla Hillbillies.

She gave a talk at the last CPAC convention and she didn't do her "Mama Grizzly" routine. I have a sneaky suspicion someone told her, or perhaps dawn finally broke on distant Palin Mountain, and she's realized she's become the laughing stock of the GOP as well as America and the world.

[bearssoapbox]

22. OH NO!!!

[dreamnightwind]

36. Moose-olini!

[ET Awful]

30. My personal favorite is still . . .

Caribou Barbie.

[bearssoapbox]

31. Forgot about that one.

Ooooops...

[MrModerate]

12. This is now becoming a theme among 'Lican presidential candidates . . .

When handed a softball question about some topic where it would be easy to pivot to the pandering message the politico wants to trot out (e.g., "I love country music&quot , instead, said politico tells some dumb-as-dirt, easily debunked whopper and ends up looking even stupider than before.

To which I say, "keep it up!"

[riversedge]

20. yes, I hope

Walker does keep up the Stupid

[hue]

33. You don't have to hope---> there's no other way for Walker.

Walker really is stupid to the core. For example, he has no idea what he's doing when he cuts funding to the UW system and takes away tenure from those who devote their lives to research.

Walker is not only stupid incarnate, he's evil incarnate.

[Augiedog]

17. Dane county

And the city of Madison have been blessed with a string of highly regarded law enforcement leaders. If sherif Mahoney says no such conversation occurred, you can take it to the bank, no such conversation occured. Conversely Scott"beam me up "Walker would prefer the lie to the truth even when the truth would benefit him.

[The Wizard]

21. Hey Walker

Here's your gateway, right here. Christie is saying the same crap. The gateway drug theory was debased years ago. Most alcoholics start drinking mother's milk. Anything to appeal to the radical fringe, no matter who gets hurt. Repubics are a disgrace to America and humanity.

[SoapBox]

25. Pukes and Baggers...they just flat out lie.

Creeps...Crooks...and Criminals.

[Kalidurga]

26. Republicans flat out do not care if someone is honest or not if they are a Republican.

You can bring up all the lies they tell and all you will get is Obama lied about a cookie in 3rd grade.

[alp227]

27. Walker sure makes Bill O'Reilly look noble.

This story is taller than O'Reilly's "I reported from war zones" tall tales.

[Enthusiast]

28. Republicans lie. Walker is no exception. In fact, he is worse, if that is possible.

[hue]

35. Yes with Walker its possible. He's evil incarnate.

[Myrina]

32. No wonder he spends so much time away from Madison ...

"Left of Pravda"

I did always love ol' Matdown. Snotty probably can't leave the governor's mansion without getting the willies from all the "liberalness" in the air.