On Saturday, Walker suggested that he is being held to a different standard than some Democrats. Citing labor leader James P. Hoffa’s criticism of the tea-party movement at an Obama rally in 2011, Walker wondered why the president has also not been asked by reporters about controversial comments made by figures who are prominent on the left.Just a reminder.
“Was it Jimmy Hoffa that ripped on the tea party and called them unpatriotic, and the president was standing there and nobody asked him that?” Walker asked. “To me, it seems I’ve had multiple days of an incredible double standard. They don’t ask the president about people like Jimmy Hoffa, they don’t ask Hillary Clinton about others out there.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Scott Walker : Why Doesn't The Media Ask Obama About James Hoffa's Questioning The Tea Party's Patriotism
The Washington Post reports: