Ed Fallone And The Smearing of Scott Walker

 Liar, liar, pants on fire! Some judge this guy would make. What an asshole.

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DAILY TAKES By Collin Roth of Right Wisconsin


Published: 9:41 AM March 27, 2013

Today's "Quotable Fallone" comes not from Ed Fallone but from his wife, Heidi Fallone.

In 2010, Heidi Fallone appeared in a television ad for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett. The ad attacks Scott Walker for a position on stem cell research and concludes:



"Scott Walker says he would ban stem cell research in Wisconsin. That’s right, ban it."



There was only one issue with the ad. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s PolitiFact deemed Heidi Fallone’s statement to be completely false.



PolifiFact ultimately gave Tom Barrett the rating since his campaign crafted the message and paid for the ad, but the Fallones participation is interesting and revealing.



Ed Fallone serves as the President of Wisconsin Stem Cell Now, a stem cell advocacy organization. When the opportunity presented itself to attack Scott Walker on the stem cell issue, Heidi Fallone jumped at the opportunity. And when the ad was deemed completely false, it was Ed Fallone who was forced to back track for the ads claims.



Quoted in the Associated Press, Ed Fallone said that "Walker’s statements that he opposes embryonic research but that adult research is just as promising make it hard to know exactly where he stands." But not knowing where a candidate stands and willingly having your wife and fellow Board member participate in an ad that charged Walker with wanting to "ban stem cell research" is very different.



The Fallones more than anyone else knew well that Scott Walker supported adult stem cell research. When Heidi Fallone read the script, she knew that Walker did not want to "ban stem cell research." But they participated in Tom Barrett’s smear anyway. This case might highlight Ed Fallone’s judgment more than anything else.



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PolitiFact Wisconsin
Democratic governor candidate Tom Barrett says opponent Scott Walker would ban stem cell research in Wisconsin

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