Since a poster seems fascinated with this guy and his college days..for some unknown reason, this thread is for that poster and those who would like to know that facts behind this hatchet job.....

Politico did a pretty good job in looking into this...the link attached will take you there and explain in GREAT DETAIL what is behind this smearing by the Democratic party, and it is, to me a very complimentary article to Scott Walker.

I recommend its reading, but will share a bit and I would be ok in copying and pasting but it is long and detailed.....just a smattering...

"Some Walker critics have engaged in a long campaign of unproven attacks, taking advantage of his reluctance -- until now -- to shed more light on this period. Walker has sometimes fueled the fire by shifting how he presents elements of his biography.

State Democrats cry the governor was "kicked out" of student elections at the Jesuit university in Milwaukee -- and maybe booted from Marquette altogether.

Walker, meanwhile, insists he left on his own just one semester shy of a degree as part of a career decision unrelated to any political future.

In this item we’ll examine what is known and unknown and what is perhaps unknowable regarding the statements made by both sides.


....."Twenty-five years later, the state Democratic Party’s website alleges that "Scott Walker was kicked out of student elections at Marquette University after masterminding a scheme that destroyed newspapers critical of him."

The post adds: "Walker either dropped out or was forced out not long after."

...."Mike Tate, chairman of the state Democrats, told us the party based its post on unnamed sources who he said had privately passed on information about possible "nefarious activity" that Tate did not describe.

Those parties would be reluctant to talk to a reporter, he said. The allegation is defensible, said Tate, because the party is trying to raise questions about the "mystery" of Walker’s departure.

That’s a flimsy case, at best. At worst, it suggests a possible fictional smear.

....."Others who have publicly pushed theories of a cheating scandal or of Walker flunking out also provide no proof or admit they have only questions."

....."We heard nothing -- and found no evidence -- suggesting Walker was pushed out of the university.

....."When we asked Dorrington whether any conduct issues were on Walker’s earlier school record, he said Walker would have to permit release of that information. Walker did so in response to our request.

"Governor Walker was in good standing each term while he was enrolled at Marquette University and when he left Marquette University," Associate Vice Provost Anne Deahl said in a letter. "Governor Walker was not expelled or suspended from the university at any time."

Finally, there’s another problem with the Democratic Party’s claims.

According to MU, Walker left school after the spring semester in 1990. That’s more than two years after the 1988 election, instead of the "not long after" the Dems claim.

The article spends some time discussing the campus issues and the change in Walker and his political beliefs and how he decided, ironically, that the character smear stuff was not for him.

......"His credit total is 34 short of the 128 minimum needed to graduate in one major, a total that requires an average of 16 per semester. Walker told the 1990 yearbook interviewer he was triple majoring in political science, philosophy and economics; that likely would have meant an even heavier load.


It may be the most detailed report on a young man that I have ever seen, warts and all..and none of his past is locked up or not permitted to be read.

I hope the poster who consistently refers to this man instead of actually discussing any issues and where he stands on them is satisfied. I hope she reads the entire thing and that maybe gets some peace.

You are welcome that you do not have to begin this thread