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| Gov. Scott Walker says he bought a sweater for $1 at Kohl's |
| 2015-04-05 |
| [Politifact] Based on photos of Walker in the sweater, it appears to be a "Chaps Twisted Button Mock Sweater" in a color called "walnut twist." We couldn't find that sweater available on the Kohl's web site, so we visited the Kohl's store in Glendale to paw through the clearance racks. There we found plenty of Chaps sweaters marked between 80 and 90 percent off -- an even deeper cut than the 70% Walker cited when describing the deal. Some of the sweaters we found were originally priced at $70 and marked down to $7. Now, that's not $1. But Walker did say he used his "Kohl's Cash" -- a coupon of sorts that is generated based on how much a customer purchased in an earlier visit to the store. Thus, he could have easily gotten one for $1 out-of-pocket. We rate the claim True. With our economy in the state it is in, I have no problem with "Cheap is the new black." |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #5 No worries politifact will never get to the bottom of this because they pull the investigators off the 'find out if Romney paid taxes the last ten years' fact check. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2015-04-05 19:41 |
| #4 Politifact has been in the forefront of leftist 'investigations' and skewering against Gov. Walker in newsprint since before he took office (when he was Milwaukee County's Executive). They will leave no stone (imaginary or not) unturned in their pursuit to discredit him. They will only rate a 'true' when they can find absolutely NO issues with a statement or action by the governor that will offer the left an advantage. One misused/misplaced word or statement by the governor rates a full 'False' generally. The next day, the rating is posted on signs carried by some 'activists' somewhere in Madison or Milwaukee (usually accompanied by tambourines, drums and really bad singers). The Politifact folks probably figured that this sweater issue, if negatively rated by them, would be a non-starter for the left's talking points. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-04-05 09:56 |
| #3 My wife is a dedicated Kohl's shopper. I get dragged into the store from time to time. Indeed, you can buy clothing off the 80 to 90% off racks, use your Kohl's cash, and walk out with the store owing you money. I personally wouldn't wear the stuff that is on those racks but tastes vary. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-04-05 09:52 |
| #2 "We can't spend any staff, $, or effort on Barack's transcripts or radical connections and upbringing, but we can afford to send staff to investigate a $1 Sweater claim....that's true" Politifact is a partisan joke. Credibility = Zero |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-04-05 08:35 |
| #1 Two Americas? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-04-05 02:36 |