tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post3613938748824924174..comments2023-12-03T04:31:58.288-05:00Comments on Walberg Watch: Walberg Punishes Journalist for Good ReportingFitzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10416823898560265455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-39914518379778044702007-04-20T20:24:00.000-04:002007-04-20T20:24:00.000-04:00April 20, 2007 10:00 AM Anonymous, I'm assuming yo...April 20, 2007 10:00 AM Anonymous, I'm assuming you're the same "Anonymous" that's been posting about the Walberg staffer on the radio before.<BR/><BR/>Would you be interested in contacting me so we can discuss it more?<BR/><BR/>E-mail me at fitzy.bd[at]gmail[dot]comFitzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416823898560265455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-30346148625289225822007-04-20T13:12:00.000-04:002007-04-20T13:12:00.000-04:00Walberg's staffers are on the loose:http://forums....Walberg's staffers are on the loose:<BR/>http://forums.battlecreekenquirer.com/index.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-26551501845229523022007-04-20T10:31:00.000-04:002007-04-20T10:31:00.000-04:00Check this January CitPat column out on Chris Simm...Check this January CitPat column out on Chris Simmons:<BR/><BR/>Chairman Invokes GOP amendment<BR/>By Susan J. Demas<BR/><BR/>Thou shalt not raise taxes.<BR/>Thus sayeth Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saulius<BR/>Anuzis in an e-mail to GOP members of Gov. Granholm’s<BR/>Emergency Financial Advisory Panel (AKA the 12<BR/>Apostles.)<BR/>Saul — who almost got the ax after last fall’s GOP<BR/>election debacle — was subtly invoking the state<BR/>party’s first commandment. (The second, in case you’re<BR/>wondering, is “Thou shalt oppose abortion.”)<BR/>The bipartisan group is charged with figuring out how<BR/>Michigan can survive the plague of a $3 billion hole<BR/>harvesting next year’s $9 billion general fund budget.<BR/>The problem is Michigan runs a structural deficit of<BR/>more than $500 million each year due to an outmoded<BR/>tax system, said Tom Clay, state affairs director for<BR/>the Lansing-based Citizen Research Council. He also<BR/>served as deputy treasurer under that wacko liberal,<BR/>Gov. John Engler.<BR/>Clay thinks we need to fix taxes enacted when Jerry<BR/>Ford was president and polyester suits looked cool.<BR/>In agreement is “Apostle” Joe Schwarz, R-Battle Creek<BR/>(who says he’s Thomas, the skeptic.) But tax-hike<BR/>rhetoric is alarmist, said Schwarz, who thinks policy<BR/>is best left to the panel.<BR/>“Let the party worry about politics,” adds the former<BR/>7th District congressman.<BR/><BR/>Simmons on staff<BR/><BR/>A familiar voice — if not face — has joined U.S. Rep.<BR/>Tim Walberg’s team.<BR/>Chris Simmons, 33, serves as Branch and Calhoun<BR/>counties’ district representative for Walberg,<BR/>R-Tipton.<BR/>The Battle Creeker is still the part-time host of WBCK<BR/>radio’s “Hotline,” which he describes as “kind of a<BR/>conservative talk show.”<BR/>Hmmm… think Simmons will be able nab any exclusive<BR/>interviews with his boss?<BR/>Simmons “definitely” won’t cover Walberg during<BR/>election time, said WBCK News Director Tom Forde. The<BR/>station and its parent company, Clear Channel, do not<BR/>have a conflict-of-interest policy, he said.<BR/>“We made sure everything was above board,” Simmons<BR/>said of Walberg’s office. “We checked with the House<BR/>Ethics Committee.”<BR/>Coincidentally, I was going to announce here that I’d<BR/>taken a job on the side with U.S. Sen. John McCain’s<BR/>presidential exploratory committee. After all,<BR/>everyone else has in Michigan, from Attorney General<BR/>Mike Cox to former Dick DeVos running mate Ruth<BR/>Johnson.<BR/>But alas, my CitPat masters said I’d have to give up<BR/>my column — and my paycheck.<BR/>Just as well. I’m holding out for former Gov. Mitt<BR/>Romney, who pundits say is the guy to beat. And<BR/>they’re never wrong. Just look at how close the guv’s<BR/>race was last fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-24535684748679773092007-04-20T10:00:00.000-04:002007-04-20T10:00:00.000-04:00Walberg's staffer is doing his radio show, and cal...Walberg's staffer is doing his radio show, and called Demas a "religious bigot." He asked what her chip on her shoulder was, her bee in her bonnet.<BR/><BR/>Then, he mentioned that she must have been a spy when she worked for the paper in Jackson, back when they were running the last campaign...<BR/><BR/>They? Was a member of the media working on a political campaign while he maintained a lie of impartiality and reported on the campaign?<BR/><BR/>A caller called in a thanked Chris for going after the Enquirer. Chris accepted the thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-92142243603686684932007-04-20T09:14:00.000-04:002007-04-20T09:14:00.000-04:00Can you explain what you mean by 'his employee who...Can you explain what you mean by 'his employee who is also a radio newscaster'?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Alan In Ann Arborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743978051051785830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-42016089789442697422007-04-19T23:27:00.000-04:002007-04-19T23:27:00.000-04:00Looks like Walberg is going to rely on his employe...Looks like Walberg is going to rely on his employee who is also a radio newcaster to spread the word in Battle Creek now.<BR/><BR/>Dumas was the best reporter on the last race, hands down. I cannot imagine her being more fair to Walberg, and he throws a hissy fit over her printing a quote. Was it off the record, Mr. Walberg? Either he said it or he didn't. It is almost like he is calling her a liar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32534894.post-71450007019576157552007-04-19T17:39:00.000-04:002007-04-19T17:39:00.000-04:00Walberg has never cared about the truth, the lied ...Walberg has never cared about the truth, the lied repeatedly about Schwarz throughout the election. I've said it before and I'll say it again. He's a charlatan masquerading as a precher who has no ethical or moral compass.<BR/><BR/>He's always played fast and loose with the facts. Remember, he narrowly beat Schwarz in the primary with only 8 percent of the GOP vote. A very small minority elected him and Reiner almost took him down.<BR/><BR/>If I were him, I'd be scared too. His house of cards is falling down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com