What They’re Saying About Scott Walker on Day Two of His Iowa Trip, April 25, 2015
The Des Moines Register: “… Walker, despite speaking last, managed to get the crowd clapping and pounding their feet on the metal bleachers.” (Who stood out at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Forum?, Kathie Obradovich, April 26, 2015)
The Capital Times: “‘I really like him,’ said Michele Peters, who works at the Machine Shed restaurant where Walker spoke with U.S. Rep. David Young, R-Iowa, before headlining the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition spring kickoff that evening. ‘He's down to earth.’ … Peters has spoken with Walker on both of his trips to the Machine Shed this year, and hopes he'll come back to join the Westside Conservative Club — a group of conservatives living in Des Moines' western suburbs — at one of its meetings held at the restaurant. … Lee Stein, of Beaverdale, also posed for a photo with the governor, donning an Iowa State Cyclones cap. … ‘The more I've learned about him, the more impressed I am,’ Stein said. … ‘I think he hit all the right notes,’ said Tyler De Haan, chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party. ‘I think he's hitting much more on the emotional side of people. The first couple times I saw him speak, he was much more on the policy side. He ended on a very good note with the story about Independence Hall. That's the type of story that really inspires people, really gets them engaged.’” (In Scott Walker, Iowans see a straight shooter, Jessie Opoien, April 25, 2015)
The Des Moines Register: “‘You can see a good leader,’ Urbandale resident Leroy Nylen said ahead of the governor’s speech. “I was in the Navy in World War II. You could see who the leaders were right away. Enlisted men, officers, whoever they were — you could see who the leaders were.’ … After hearing Walker speak, Nylen said he thought he saw those qualities in Walker. … ‘He emanates leadership,’ he said. ‘He shows it, he talks it and he feels it.’” (At Scott Walker event, Iowans look for a leader, Brianne Pfannenstiel, April 25, 2015)
Omaha World-Herald: “Walker … spent a good part of his time touting his record in Wisconsin, where he survived a recall election after a very bitter fight with public employee unions. … ‘We need to take the power out of the special interests and put it back into the hands of the people,’ Walker said.” (9 Republican presidential contenders court evangelicals in Iowa, Robynn Tyvser, April 26, 2015)
Quad-City Times: “Gov. Scott Walker, who said he’s been sustained by prayer, touted Wisconsin’s defunding of Planned Parenthood, anti-abortion legislation and the ‘castle doctrine’ so citizens can defend themselves, their loved ones and property. He also talked about ending seniority and tenure so teachers can be hired and fired on merit and expanding school choice, balancing the budget and lowering unemployment. … He didn’t lay out his accomplishment to brag, Walker said, ‘but to tell you that if it can happen in a blue state like Wisconsin it can happen anywhere.’” (GOP hopefuls test messages at Iowa event, James Q. Lynch, April 25, 2015)
The Des Moines Register: “Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Saturday he has prayed about making the right decisions as governor and he believes he has been successful because he has been more concerned about the next generation than the next election. … OTHER ISSUES: Government needs to get out of the way of business and tax burdens should made more competitive to bring back more jobs from overseas, Walker said. On immigration, the first priority should be American workers and American wages, he said. He also called for shifting many federal programs and money back to the states ‘and back in the hands of the American people again.’ … QUOTE: ‘If it can happen in a blue state like Wisconsin, it can happen anywhere in our nation.’ … BEST MOMENT: Walker got a strong response when he criticized President Barack Obama's foreign policy and warned that it's not a matter of if another terror attack will occur in the United States, but when. He said the nation needs a president who will say that Israel is an ally and will start treating it like one.” (Walker: Wisconsin's success can be repeated nationally, William Petroski, April 25, 2015)
The Hill: “Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Saturday urged President Obama to abandon his tentative pact with Iran over its nuclear arms research. ‘We need to tell the president to back off from a bad deal,’ Walker said at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition summit in Waukee, Iowa.” (Walker tells Obama to ‘back off' Iran deal, Mark Hesch, April 25, 2015)
On the Twitters:
Scott Walker says he's gonna wrap up his speech soon so folks can get home to make sure they're at church on time tomorrow.
Possibly @ScottWalker's biggest applause line: Need a prez that recognizes Israel as an ally and treats it as such #IAFaithForum
Hour is late in Waukee, but @ScottWalker is holding audience, with very few heading for exits #IAFaithForum
