The Michael Knowles Show - Scamala： Kamala Harris Unmasked ｜ Episode 4 - Walz of Shame

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00:00:49.020 Skamala Harris has now selected her vice presidential candidate. His name is Tim

00:00:53.100 Walls, and he is one of the most radical governors in all of America.

00:01:01.740 Despite his seemingly humble beginnings, his career trajectory is littered with questionable

00:01:05.720 decisions, political opportunism, and increasingly radical campaigns. Tim Walls was born on April 6,

00:01:11.100 1964 in West Point, Nebraska. His dad worked as a public school administrator. His mom was a community

00:01:16.440 activist and homemaker. Walls told Minnesota Public Radio they were certainly New Deal, which is Walls'

00:01:21.740 claim to being a born and bred Democrat. According to the Independent, Walls' parents almost named him

00:01:26.280 after President John F. Kennedy. Walls shared, quote, growing up Catholic, we had John Kennedy

00:01:30.620 memorabilia in the house. My mother was pregnant with me when he was assassinated, and I guess there

00:01:34.460 was a debate about calling me John when she was picking names. The tenuous connection with the

00:01:37.900 Kennedys was just an early indicator that politics would be Tim Walls' life. After high school,

00:01:42.660 Walls joined the Army National Guard. Concurrently, he pursued a career in education, earning a

00:01:46.640 bachelor's degree from prestigious Chadron State College in 1989, and a master's degree from

00:01:51.480 Minnesota State University in 2001. Walls taught high school geography and coached football. He was

00:01:56.180 an assistant coach, not a head coach, despite his latest attempts to play one on TV. But what defined

00:02:00.360 his career was his relentless pursuit of political advancement. The first place he sought out that

00:02:04.680 advancement appears to have been China. Walls has been to China over 30 times. Yes, you heard that

00:02:09.820 correctly. More than 30 visits to a country that is and has been no friend to the United States.

00:02:14.120 Walls' connection with China began in 1989, a pivotal year marked by the horrific Tiananmen

00:02:18.440 Square massacre. While most Americans were recoiling from the brutality of the Chinese Communist Party, 0.84

00:02:23.500 Walls decided it was a perfect time to head on over to China to teach. He even witnessed the

00:02:27.080 aftermath of the protests firsthand. Fast forward a few years, and he chose to go back to honeymoon

00:02:31.220 in China with his wife, Glenn. An odd place for a honeymoon, to be sure. But then again,

00:02:35.700 Bernie Sanders honeymooned in the Soviet Union. But wait, there's more. Walls and his wife started a

00:02:39.960 company, Educational Travel Adventures, specifically to take high school students from

00:02:43.820 Mankato, Minnesota, on trips to China every summer. These trips, it turns out, were at least partially

00:02:49.100 funded by the Chinese regime. What did China expect in return for this generosity? No one knows,

00:02:54.600 but the CCP isn't exactly famous for being giving and open-hearted. Walls' interactions in China

00:02:59.220 didn't go unnoticed. It's almost certain in the Ministry of State Security, China's powerful secret 0.82

00:03:02.720 police vetted him. There's no hard evidence, of course, to suggest that Walls was directly involved

00:03:06.700 with Chinese intelligence. But the very nature of his extensive travel and engagement with Chinese

00:03:11.020 officials warrants some scrutiny. Another questionable life choice occurred when Walls,

00:03:14.940 then a 31-year-old high school teacher and assistant football coach, an example for the

00:03:18.740 children of Mankato West High School, was arrested for driving under the influence in Nebraska.

00:03:23.380 Walls was pulled over for speeding, clocked at 96 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone.

00:03:27.800 According to the police report, the arresting officer detected a strong odor of alcohol on

00:03:31.580 Walls' breath in person. Walls subsequently failed both a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer,

00:03:35.880 leading to his arrest and subsequent guilty plea in 1996. During Tim Walls' 2006 campaign for

00:03:41.520 Congress, his campaign manager, Kerry Greeley, attempted to address the resurfacing of that

00:03:45.780 1995 DUI. Greeley asserted Walls was not actually drunk at the time of the arrest. She attributed the

00:03:51.600 incident to a misunderstanding, partly due to Walls' partial deafness, which he suffered during his time

00:03:56.740 in the National Guard. Something about him being partially deaf probably explained how he flunked the

00:04:01.500 field sobriety and breathalyzer test, clocking a 0.128 percent on the latter. Even the end of

00:04:07.080 Walls' National Guard service was shrouded in controversy. According to the New York Post,

00:04:11.000 veterans have accused him of embellishing his military career and abandoning his National Guard

00:04:14.940 battalion. That's because Walls retired ahead of his unit's 2005 deployment to Iraq. According to

00:04:19.880 retired command sergeants Major Thomas Behrens and Paul Hur, Walls quit upon learning that his unit would

00:04:24.240 be deployed to Iraq, even after telling his fellow troops he would join them there. According to

00:04:28.180 Behrens and Hur, on May 16, 2005, Walls quit, betraying his country, leaving the 1st 125th Field

00:04:34.120 Artillery Battalion and its soldiers hanging, without its senior non-commissioned officer as

00:04:38.220 the battalion prepared for war. Here's Behrens explaining. He abandoned us. I mean, what the

00:04:43.080 hell kind of leader does that? I mean, he just, as soon as the shots were fired in Iraq, he turned and 0.78

00:04:48.060 ran the other way and hung his hat up and quit. In Walls' official congressional biography, it simply

00:04:53.320 states, quote, Walls served overseas with his battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From a

00:04:57.920 veteran's perspective, there is a big difference between serving overseas in support of an operation

00:05:02.020 versus in an operation. Walls' biography is intentionally vague. Veterans have been ringing

00:05:06.700 the alarm bells ever since his 2006 run for Congress. One video unearthed online shows a veteran

00:05:11.000 confronting Walls' campaign staff at his offices over the issue.

00:05:13.860 There's a huge difference between being deployed to a certain face in Italy and being in the combat zone.

00:05:20.960 Under current U.S. law, this could get the congressman probably thrown in jail in violation of 2006 Stolen Ballard Act.

00:05:29.740 None of this has stopped Walls from continuing to imply he served in combat.

00:05:32.880 Highest ranking enlisted soldier ever to serve in Congress. Retired 24 years later as command sergeant

00:05:38.960 major and served with his battalion at Operating Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

00:05:43.740 Having been one of those that came back, we were in support of OEF, but being sitting in there with OEF, OIF veterans,

00:05:50.360 when we came back, they showed us the horse whisperer and told us to be nice when we went home.

00:05:54.760 This type of lie is typically known as stolen valor. While the nature of his veteran status remained hazy

00:05:59.140 throughout his gubernatorial campaign and election, his elevation to Kamala Harris' presidential ticket

00:06:03.320 has brought those allegations back to light. Ironically enough, it was Kamala Harris' campaign account

00:06:07.560 that tweeted a video of Walls claiming to have carried weapons in war.

00:06:10.740 I've been voting for common sense legislation that protects the Second Amendment, but we can do background checks.

00:06:15.480 We can do CDC research. We can make sure we don't have reciprocal carry among states.

00:06:19.580 And we can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons were at.

00:06:24.520 Even CNN understood the gravity of the stolen valor allegations.

00:06:27.440 There is no evidence that at any time Governor Walz was in a position of being shot at.

00:06:32.600 And some of his language could easily be seen to suggest that he was.

00:06:36.560 Immediately after abandoning his troops, Walz launched a run for Congress.

00:06:39.680 In fact, he was apparently considering a run for Congress even during his last years in the National Guard.

00:06:44.340 In 2006, Walz formally entered the political arena.

00:06:47.120 He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 1st Congressional District.

00:06:50.640 He narrowly defeated 6th-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutnacht.

00:06:54.080 His focus on veterans affairs, agriculture, education, massed a more opportunistic approach to governance.

00:06:59.360 This administration took us to an unjustified war in Iraq where our warriors are doing the best they can.

00:07:04.900 They are the best that's ever been fielded.

00:07:06.340 They left them there. They do not support the VA on the back end.

00:07:10.060 And this country is no safer because of it. We can do better.

00:07:13.060 I don't have to rebut or say anything. I live that.

00:07:15.620 I, on a teacher's salary, understand what's happening.

00:07:17.940 When I coached football, these stands held about 3,000 people. That's a lot.

00:07:22.880 It's also the number of American soldiers who have died fighting in Iraq.

00:07:26.480 Serving right now are kids that I taught, coached, and trained to be soldiers.

00:07:30.360 They deserve a plan for Iraq to govern itself so they can come home. 1.00

00:07:35.080 As a former high school teacher, Walls made education a central plank of his 2006 campaign.

00:07:39.480 He argued for increased federal funding for public schools, largely SOPs to the teachers' unions.

00:07:44.220 Tim Walls' time as U.S. representative was marked by a stance on positions he would quickly abandon later upon becoming Minnesota governor.

00:07:50.180 He represented himself as a moderate, a supporter of gun rights, the Keystone XL pipeline, and Israel.

00:07:54.720 He also voted in favor of tighter vetting of refugees.

00:07:56.840 While Walls served on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and was a vocal proponent of veterans' rights,

00:08:01.540 VA whistleblowers reported that Walls' office did not adequately support their efforts to expose mismanagement and corruption within the VA.

00:08:08.860 Walls also gained a reputation for failures in his communication and with his office's constituent services.

00:08:13.760 Reports of delayed responses and insufficient support for constituents dealing with federal agencies were recurrent themes during his tenure.

00:08:20.380 By 2017, Walls saw an opportunity to climb the political ladder higher.

00:08:23.380 Announcing his candidacy for governor of Minnesota, his campaign capitalized on Governor Mark Dayton's decision not to seek re-election.

00:08:29.820 The Democratic primary for governor was a battleground, with Walls facing formidable opponents like State Representative Aaron Murphy and Attorney General Lori Swanson.

00:08:36.920 Walls' campaign strategy was straightforward, win at any cost.

00:08:40.280 The cost was the abandonment of much of his centrist platform.

00:08:43.160 He suddenly shifted left on issues like gun control and vetting of refugees.

00:08:46.200 Should Minnesotans be required by law to show a valid ID to vote?

00:08:50.880 And should undocumented or illegal immigrants be granted driver's licenses?

00:08:55.460 Tim Walls will just go around with that.

00:08:56.720 No and yes.

00:08:57.820 They should not have an ID to vote.

00:08:59.500 And yes, they should have driver's licenses.

00:09:01.340 So when Hope comes home after Parkland and says, Dad, we have to do something.

00:09:05.060 This issue of the nation changing, the NRA changing.

00:09:08.620 And to be quite honestly, the folks we're going to need to actually get this done, responsible gun owners, if we can't welcome them in when there's a change of heart, if we can't welcome them in to make a difference to actually get this done, then it's simply advocacy and words.

00:09:24.800 He also endorsed a public option for health care that would effectively undercut private insurance in the state.

00:09:29.140 He pushed vast spending initiatives on everything from infrastructure to affordable housing.

00:09:32.680 He suggested a vast overhaul of the state's energy system in order to stop climate change, including extraordinary spending on wind, solar and other inefficient technologies.

00:09:41.760 There wasn't a spending initiative Walls didn't support.

00:09:43.840 This place is sacred to me.

00:09:45.480 It's sacred to Minnesotans.

00:09:46.940 As your governor, I will do nothing that puts at risk that sacred place.

00:09:51.360 But I will continue to to praise, to build and to make sure that if we have the solutions to build the clean energy economy, we have the solution to create jobs.

00:10:02.260 I will stand there and make it happen.

00:10:04.300 Walls also began speaking loudly about social issues.

00:10:06.580 He pushed soft on crime policies, gun control, LGBTQ plus minus divided by sign issues. 0.83

00:10:11.820 Walls secured the Democratic farmer labor nomination with 41.6 percent of the vote.

00:10:15.980 In the general election, Walls faced Republican Jeff Johnson.

00:10:18.500 The race wasn't much of one.

00:10:20.420 Walls, unwilling to define himself clearly politically and acting all things to all people, won 53.9 percent of the vote.

00:10:26.240 It was as governor, however, that Walls' true leftism emerged.

00:10:29.580 On his very first day in office, Walls signed an executive order establishing a DEI Council, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, tasked with implementing DEI-focused initiatives all across state agencies.

00:10:40.580 The council included representatives from various state departments, community organizations and advocacy groups.

00:10:44.980 With a timeline aiming for quarterly reports and a comprehensive action plan within the first year.

00:10:50.320 The DEI Council's mandate included conducting assessments of current practices, identifying disparities, and recommending policy changes to promote equity and inclusion.

00:10:58.460 Equality of outcome.

00:10:59.680 This council also oversaw the implementation of DEI-focused training programs for state employees on issues related to diversity and unconscious bias.

00:11:08.120 Let's be clear about what this meant.

00:11:09.540 Tim Walls prioritized an agenda that elevated identity politics over merit and competence.

00:11:13.580 This council enforced quotas and mandates, leading to hiring practices that emphasized demographic characteristics rather than qualifications or experience.

00:11:21.540 Walls' first step in office was a step toward division and DEI.

00:11:24.900 When the pandemic of 2020 hit, Walls' instinct was to lock down.

00:11:28.340 Hard.

00:11:29.120 On March 13, 2020, he declared a peacetime emergency, then issued more than 100 executive orders, ranging from stay-at-home mandates to mask requirements to business closures.

00:11:37.520 The Minnesota economy plummeted into chaos.

00:11:39.360 According to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, quote, total non-farm employment fell by 416,000 jobs in March and April, an amount larger than the entirety of North Dakota's workforce.

00:11:48.680 Unemployment spiked to 11% in May.

00:11:50.860 State GDP declined by nearly 30% in the second quarter.

00:11:53.840 Tens of thousands of businesses around the state were forced to close their doors and either pivot to remote operations or temporarily close their business altogether.

00:12:01.000 Walls' administration faced criticism for inconsistent messaging and execution of policies.

00:12:05.040 His decision to allow only outdoor dining during certain phases of reopening was met with confusion and frustration, particularly as other states adopted more direct and cohesive approaches.

00:12:14.040 The administration's handling of unemployment benefits and aid distribution was slow and inefficient, compounding the economic hardships faced by many Minnesotans.

00:12:20.960 The $67.3 million in COVID-19 business relief payments that Walls controlled were insufficient and came too late to save too many local businesses.

00:12:28.420 One of the most contentious aspects of Walls' pandemic response was his handling of health and safety measures in long-term care facilities.

00:12:35.340 Early on in the pandemic, these facilities became hotspots for COVID-19 outbreaks, leading to a significant number of deaths among elderly residents.

00:12:41.980 The state's response was inadequate and slow, failing to protect the most vulnerable populations effectively.

00:12:47.160 This criticism was further fueled by reports of insufficient PPE and delayed testing in these facilities.

00:12:52.700 Additionally, Walls' administration failed religious groups, including the Minnesota Catholic bishops, by placing limits on religious gatherings.

00:12:58.420 Those restrictions infringed on religious freedom and were inconsistently applied compared to other public gatherings in the state.

00:13:04.460 Walls' administration went to great lengths to intrude on the privacy of his citizens during the pandemic.

00:13:08.780 In March 2020, Walls implemented a COVID-19 hotline, which encouraged Minnesotans to report violations of state lockdown orders.

00:13:15.340 The information you leave is considered public information.

00:13:18.340 At the tone, please leave the following information.

00:13:20.840 Your name, your callback number, how the stay-at-home order is being violated, and where the stay-at-home order was violated.

00:13:30.340 Thank you.

00:13:31.280 This so-called snitch line was operational from March 2020 until June 2022.

00:13:35.820 The hotline generated thousands of reports from residents who reported their neighbors for dangerous, scary activities like walking their dogs, playing basketball, not wearing masks,

00:13:44.600 making non-essential purchases, and hosting church services that did not meet legal requirements set by Walls' orders. 0.99

00:13:50.140 Today, of course, Walls claims the essence of Minnesota Nice is minding your own damn business. 0.97

00:13:54.920 There's a golden rule. Mind your own damn business. 1.00

00:13:59.560 In Minnesota, we respect our neighbors and their personal choices that they make. 0.99

00:14:04.220 Walls' administration also implemented an unconstitutional, unethical, DEI-based approach to rationing COVID-19 treatments, prioritizing patients based on race.

00:14:12.060 Under Walls' watch, the Minnesota Department of Health adopted an ethical framework that explicitly gave preference to non-white residents for monoclonal antibody treatments.

00:14:21.160 This framework was based on non-binding FDA guidance suggesting that race could be a risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes.

00:14:26.900 The policy, for example, prioritized black 18-year-olds over elderly white people.

00:14:30.600 The state's rationing plan, part of the Minnesota Resource Allocation Platform, assigned points for various risk factors, with racial minorities automatically receiving two points.

00:14:39.580 This meant that being a racial minority could elevate someone's priority for receiving scarce COVID-19 treatments, even if they were at lower overall risk compared to elderly or immunocompromised patients.

00:14:49.120 The America First Legal Advocacy Group challenged the system, highlighting that race is not a medical condition like hypertension or heart disease, which are legitimate risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes.

00:14:58.160 The policy was eventually scrapped after legal threats and public outcry.

00:15:01.260 Every major issue that arose during Walls' governorship was met with gross incompetence.

00:15:05.300 The handling of the riots following the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, was no different.

00:15:10.080 The response from state and local authorities was sluggish and ineffective.

00:15:13.440 Walls admitted to an abject failure in the response to the riots.

00:15:16.240 There weren't any police there. There weren't any firefighters.

00:15:19.120 There was no social control, and her constituents were locked in their house wondering what they were going to do.

00:15:24.860 That is an abject failure that cannot happen.

00:15:28.000 The delayed deployment of the National Guard, along with a lack of clear directives, fueled the chaos.

00:15:32.100 Minneapolis police were overwhelmed by the scale of the unrest, which included mass looting, arson, and violence.

00:15:37.120 Minneapolis Police Chief Maderia Rodonzo and Mayor Jacob Frey both acknowledged that their forces were overcome by the scale and intensity of the unrest.

00:15:44.420 The failure to evacuate the third precinct before it was set on fire further highlighted the poor coordination between authorities.

00:15:50.840 Minneapolis Fire Chief John Freudel was unaware of the fire until informed by a CNN host, highlighting the communication breakdowns that plagued the response efforts, all due to the governor's absence of leadership.

00:16:01.300 Walls' decision to delay the National Guard deployment was a massive mistake.

00:16:05.060 By the time the National Guard was mobilized and arrived on the scene, the damage had already been done.

00:16:09.340 Buildings were burning.

00:16:10.100 The city was in chaos.

00:16:11.480 Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka criticized Walls for not taking immediate control and using his emergency powers more decisively.

00:16:17.640 Adding insult to injury, as Tim Walls' family was off to do, was Hope Walls, Tim Walls' 19-year-old daughter.

00:16:23.160 During the riots, in response to a post from a community organizer warning rioters to get out, Hope tweeted,

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00:17:48.880 Throughout the crisis, Walls' public statements reflected a reactive approach.

00:17:52.100 He acknowledged the state's slow response, admitting the situation should have been handled more swiftly.

00:17:56.160 His comments about the need for unity and understanding the community's pain belied the facts.

00:18:00.440 He failed his office.

00:18:01.400 He failed the people of Minnesota in one of the state's most critical moments.

00:18:04.580 Complicating the issue for the governor was his wife, Gwen Walls. 0.76

00:18:07.160 She gave outrageous public comments. 0.73

00:18:08.960 During the riots, here's what she had to say.

00:18:10.520 I could smell the burning tires.

00:18:13.460 That was a very real thing.

00:18:15.800 And I kept the windows open for as long as I could because I felt like that was such a touchstone of what was happening.

00:18:22.620 That's a bit of white privilege for you.

00:18:24.220 During the peak of the riots, when Minneapolis was engulfed in chaos, buildings burning, businesses being looted, people suffering, resulting in an estimated $2 billion in damage nationwide,

00:18:32.640 Gwen Walls kept the windows of the governor's mansion open as long as she could to smell the burning tires so she could suffer along with her people. 0.59

00:18:40.520 That may be in the race for the most elitist, tone-deaf response to a crisis in modern history.

00:18:44.460 But wait, there's more.

00:18:45.840 Gwen Walls has been a radically outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform, being quoted as saying, quote,

00:18:50.280 criminals should have as many chances as they need.

00:18:52.380 How many chances do you get?

00:18:54.320 My answer to that is as many chances as you need.

00:18:58.720 During a 2020 rally at the state capitol, Gwen encouraged individuals who needed pardons to apply, saying, quote,

00:19:03.520 if you need a pardon, apply.

00:19:04.980 Those numbers have been going down.

00:19:06.280 I want them up.

00:19:07.020 Flood the zone.

00:19:07.600 Because what that does is fully restore people to our community.

00:19:10.500 And we need each and every person in this state in our community.

00:19:13.560 Rights restored.

00:19:14.360 Active.

00:19:14.840 Engaged.

00:19:15.520 By rights, she means removing the accountability of committing a felony in our country.

00:19:18.820 Restoring voting rights, creating leniency where there should clearly be none.

00:19:22.160 Aiding in Gwen Walls' efforts was none other than Kamala Harris, who reinforced her own lenient crime stance. 1.00

00:19:27.240 In a tweet during the riots, Kamala promoted and requested donations to the Minnesota Freedom Fund,

00:19:31.540 a fund subsidizing cash bails for criminals.

00:19:33.800 In this case, the fund was bailing out the rioters and looters, causing the destruction on Minneapolis's streets.

00:19:38.660 So, what did Tim Walls have to say during the riots?

00:19:40.840 In a press conference, Walls decided to make his position on systemic racism abundantly clear.

00:19:45.680 In the press conference, Walls stated, quote,

00:19:47.280 I understand clearly that many communities feel the weight of systemic racism.

00:19:50.820 He emphasized, I will not patronize the struggles these communities face, acknowledging the difficult that is.

00:19:56.380 Walls didn't stop at merely acknowledging systemic racism.

00:19:58.620 He doubled down, declaring, I refuse to overlook the blatant injustices that occur in broad daylight.

00:20:03.800 Sympathy for the rioters in the middle of gigantic riots.

00:20:07.080 That's the Tim Wall story.

00:20:08.260 I understand clearly there is no trust in many of our communities.

00:20:13.120 And I will not patronize you as a white man without living those lived experiences of how very difficult that is.

00:20:19.320 And I refuse to have it take away the attention of the stain that we need to be working on is what happened with those fundamental institutional racism that allows a man to be held down in broad daylight.

00:20:33.960 And thank God a young person had a camera to video it.

00:20:37.920 In June 2020, a group of protesters led by members of the American Indian Movement toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Minnesota state capitol.

00:20:44.660 These vandals, who considered Columbus a symbol of genocide against Native Americans, pulled down the statue with ropes.

00:20:50.320 Walls was aware ahead of time that groups might attempt to tear down the statue.

00:20:53.100 But when the incident occurred, law enforcement was criticized for not intervening.

00:20:56.340 Walls' commissioner of the Department of Public Safety later told the press law enforcement was, quote, not able to get out there in time.

00:21:02.320 Sure, it was literally right outside the state capitol.

00:21:05.460 At a press conference, Walls stated that while he did not condone the act of toppling the statue and warned there would be consequences for those involved,

00:21:11.340 he also expressed understanding for the protesters' actions.

00:21:13.680 In a statement, he noted that the protesters had, quote,

00:21:16.060 legitimate concerns regarding Columbus's legacy and the ongoing issues faced by indigenous communities.

00:21:21.360 Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka made the link to other leadership failures during the Black Lives Matter riots.

00:21:26.420 Gazelka stated the governor didn't protect the third precinct.

00:21:28.780 He didn't protect businesses on Lake Street.

00:21:30.440 The lieutenant governor condoned the destruction of public property.

00:21:32.800 Mike Forcia, the activist who led the toppling of the statue, was charged with felony criminal damage to property.

00:21:37.320 However, in a deal with prosecutors, he avoided trial and received a sentence of 100 hours of community service.

00:21:42.040 That sentence falls right in line with how Tim Walls deals with criminals.

00:21:45.140 A society that does not put equity and inclusion at the center of it is certainly going to eventually come to the places where we're at.

00:21:52.740 Following the riots themselves, the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd,

00:21:58.500 was one of the most high-profile cases in recent history.

00:22:01.620 Tim Walls' management of the case and the surrounding environment was as mishandled as the riots themselves.

00:22:05.400 From the beginning, Walls' administration failed to ensure an impartial and fair trial for Derek Chauvin.

00:22:13.100 The extensive pretrial publicity and the public pressure for conviction compromised the integrity of the judicial process without a doubt.

00:22:19.880 Additionally, Walls' public statements did nothing to address concerns about due process for Chauvin.

00:22:24.300 By transferring the prosecution to Attorney General Keith Ellison, known for his progressive views,

00:22:28.320 Walls bowed to public pressure and to the left.

00:22:30.540 Walls ultimately called Chauvin's conviction a critical step towards justice and used the momentum to push for legislative changes aimed at the police.

00:22:37.500 In the wake of the Chauvin trial and the subsequent shooting of Daunte Wright, Walls failed any and all tests in public safety.

00:22:43.480 George Floyd's death and our justice system's conviction gives us that small place to believe we can make the difference.

00:22:52.980 As time went on, failures from the pandemic continued to plague Walls.

00:22:55.800 At his doorstep landed the Feeding Our Future scandal, one of the largest pandemic-related fraud cases in the entire nation.

00:23:01.880 The scheme involved the embezzlement of $250 million from federal child nutrition programs meant to feed low-income kids during the COVID-19 pandemic.

00:23:09.560 Federal prosecutors have charged dozens of individuals associated with Feeding Our Future,

00:23:13.620 alleging they used the funds for personal luxuries like jewelry and property instead of, you know, feeding kids.

00:23:18.360 An audit revealed that Tim Walls' Minnesota Department of Education failed to act on warning signs and did not perform adequate due diligence on high-risk applicants.

00:23:26.560 The controversy deepened when Ramsey County Judge John Guthman issued a statement disputing Walls' public characterization of the court's role.

00:23:33.440 Walls had suggested the court force the Minnesota Department of Education to resume payments to Feeding Our Future after they were suspended due to suspicions of fraud.

00:23:40.220 He described being speechless when Judge Guthman ruled in favor of the organization in April 2021,

00:23:45.020 implying the court's decision left the state with no choice but to continue the payments.

00:23:48.360 We respected the judge's decision, but I could, and yes, on this one, I can tell you, I was speechless.

00:23:54.900 However, Judge Guthman clarified.

00:23:56.720 He never ordered the MDE to resume payments.

00:23:58.740 Instead, he said the department resumed payments voluntarily,

00:24:01.760 although they were threatened with sanctions and legal penalties if they did not comply.

00:24:04.760 In June 2021, the judge found the MDE in contempt of court for failing to process Feeding Our Future's applications in a timely manner

00:24:11.160 and ordered the department to pay sanctions.

00:24:13.200 Once again, Tim Walls' administration was found negligent and lacked transparency in handling its cases.

00:24:17.660 Once again, Tim Walls lacked leadership and displayed a failure to take action.

00:24:21.260 Once again, as per the usual, Tim Walls failed.

00:24:24.460 In addition to his many failures, Tim Walls' tenure was characterized by a hard turn toward the extreme left.

00:24:29.120 He pledged to go net zero on the electric grid by 2040, radically increasing the cost structure for energy.

00:24:34.000 Walls' policies on gun control, criminal justice reform, and social issues reflected his increasing bow to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

00:24:41.340 Despite all of this, Walls secured re-election in 2022 with a lower share of the vote

00:24:45.620 and pushed through significant legislative changes with the Democratic majority in the state legislature.

00:24:49.820 His administration passed a $17.5 billion budget that included overreach and overspending on education,

00:24:54.920 infrastructure, and progressive priorities like universal free school meals, abortion rights protections, and a statewide paid leave program.

00:25:02.020 In 2023, Walls advanced several pieces of legislation that expanded benefits for illegal immigrants.

00:25:06.620 One significant legislative move was to offer tuition-free public college education for undocumented immigrants

00:25:11.680 from families earning less than $80,000 annually.

00:25:14.060 Additionally, Walls signed a bill allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses,

00:25:17.740 a move he pretended to enact as a measure to enhance road safety.

00:25:20.960 Walls said, quote,

00:25:21.480 Ensuring drivers in our state are licensed and carrying insurance makes the road safer for all Minnesotans.

00:25:26.200 It's done.

00:25:29.400 These 2023 initiatives built on Walls' earlier actions in 2019,

00:25:33.080 when he passed state-funded health care provisions for illegal immigrants.

00:25:36.620 According to the Minnesota House of Representatives website,

00:25:39.180 those with refugee or asylum status could access supplemental security income,

00:25:43.340 while legal non-citizens could benefit from programs like MinnesotaCare and SNAP.

00:25:47.060 These progressive policies put a strain on state resources and encouraged illegal immigration. 0.98

00:25:51.240 According to the Migration Policy Institute,

00:25:53.160 Minnesota has an undocumented immigrant population of approximately 81,000 individuals

00:25:57.280 out of a total state population of 5.7 million,

00:25:59.540 a fraction of that totally legal immigration population of the country that we even know about, of course.

00:26:04.020 If Walls was willing to do that to Minnesota, imagine what he would do with the whole country.

00:26:08.380 Walls' next priority after his re-election was a terrifying move

00:26:11.340 that centered around expanding abortion rights in Minnesota.

00:26:13.880 In 2023, Walls signed the Protect Reproductive Options Act,

00:26:17.760 a horrific piece of legislation establishing a fundamental right to obtain an abortion in Minnesota.

00:26:22.000 The PRO Act lacks time limits, term, or trimester specifications,

00:26:25.660 meaning it permits abortion up and until the point of birth.

00:26:27.940 Additionally, Walls signed Minnesota Senate Bill 2995, repealing several existing laws protecting life.

00:26:34.200 That bill repealed provisions that prohibited coercion into undergoing an abortion or sterilization,

00:26:38.820 as well as the use of public funds for abortion, including for minors in schools.

00:26:42.400 The bill also eliminated any requirement for written patient consent before an abortion,

00:26:46.680 instead requiring only that the abortion be deemed medically necessary by the treating provider.

00:26:50.140 The repeal of informed consent provisions,

00:26:52.340 which previously mandated that women be informed about the medical risks of an abortion,

00:26:55.500 the age of the unborn child, and their rights to state assistance or other paternal child support,

00:27:00.140 was also prioritized and enacted by Walls.

00:27:03.100 Since the reversal of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision,

00:27:06.700 Minnesota has become a booming abortion factory for women all over the Midwest. 0.94

00:27:10.600 The combination of the PRO Act and Senate Bill 2995

00:27:13.080 has made the state a significant provider of abortion services,

00:27:16.060 all pushed by Tim Walls and his government.

00:27:18.000 In addition to his extraordinarily radical abortion policies,

00:27:21.340 Walls has also played a key role in the advancement of left-wing LGBTQ policies,

00:27:25.340 throughout his political career.

00:27:27.260 This started with his advocacy of the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in the military,

00:27:30.680 and in 2006 Congressional speech,

00:27:32.540 Walls emphasized sexual orientation did not affect a unit's ability to fulfill its mission.

00:27:36.560 I know how important it is to fill our military with qualified, professional, and motivated volunteers.

00:27:41.680 We are blessed in this nation.

00:27:43.100 That's exactly what we have.

00:27:44.780 It's time for us to honor their professionalism

00:27:46.980 and know that they're ready to end this discriminatory practice.

00:27:50.240 Walls was a key player in Congress

00:27:51.940 in passing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act,

00:27:55.400 which expanded the definition of federal hate crimes

00:27:57.420 to include those based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.

00:28:01.220 This bill arose out of an implicit accusation

00:28:02.960 that Matthew Shepard was killed due to his sexual orientation,

00:28:05.680 marking the Midwest as a bigoted place,

00:28:07.980 a story since totally debunked by the free press.

00:28:10.100 In a revisit of the case,

00:28:11.060 the article determined the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard

00:28:13.460 was motivated not by sexual orientation or homophobia,

00:28:16.260 but by drugs and money.

00:28:17.040 In January 2021, Walls signed an executive order

00:28:20.000 to ban conversion therapy.

00:28:21.940 And in March 2023, Walls signed the Trans Refuge

00:28:24.500 and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Bill.

00:28:26.740 This bill made Minnesota into a so-called trans-sanctuary state.

00:28:30.360 The bill ensures transgender individuals and their families

00:28:32.480 can access, quote-unquote,

00:28:33.740 gender-affirming healthcare without any legal repercussions.

00:28:37.420 Walls has been presented by the Harris campaign

00:28:39.180 as America's dad,

00:28:40.580 emphasizing his family-oriented image and Midwestern roots.

00:28:43.160 This portrayal is attempting to serve as a strategic foil

00:28:45.800 to distract from Walls' wild left-wing stances.

00:28:49.000 The campaign highlights his wholesome family life,

00:28:50.920 posting about his kids' achievements and family activities

00:28:52.820 to try and create a sense of authenticity and relatability.

00:28:56.220 That is a false flag.

00:28:57.860 It is not true.

00:28:59.040 It is not Mr. Feeney.

00:29:00.160 It is not Coach Taylor.

00:29:01.340 He is, as he has stated publicly and repeatedly, 1.00

00:29:03.940 a wild progressive, a radical, and a liar. 0.99

00:29:06.800 Walls' personal background is leveraged 0.99

00:29:08.380 to enhance his moderate image.

00:29:10.120 Raised in a small town in Nebraska,

00:29:11.580 his experiences as a high school teacher,

00:29:13.260 football coach, and Army National Guard member

00:29:14.760 paint a picture of somebody deeply connected

00:29:16.520 to traditional American values.

00:29:18.360 It is all political sleight of hand.

00:29:20.100 It's a bad political sleight of hand at that.

00:29:22.240 Arrested for DUI while teacher and assistant coach

00:29:24.100 abandoning his unit in the guard,

00:29:25.560 none of the dad persona really sticks when revealed.

00:29:28.180 In examining Walls' career,

00:29:29.460 it becomes painfully clear

00:29:30.420 his journey from a high school teacher to state governor

00:29:32.160 has been marred by a series of missteps,

00:29:34.260 failures, and a turn toward the radical left.

00:29:36.600 Walls' administration,

00:29:37.860 characterized by indecision and reactive measures,

00:29:39.900 has dragged Minnesota through crisis after crisis,

00:29:42.520 each handled with a lack of foresight or effective leadership.

00:29:45.680 The COVID-19 pandemic saw Walls' draconian lockdown measures

00:29:48.420 cripple small businesses, 1.00

00:29:49.680 leading to countless closures and economic hardships.

00:29:51.820 His delayed, disjointed response to the George Floyd riots

00:29:54.360 allowed chaos to reign in Minneapolis,

00:29:56.340 exacerbating tensions and leading to widespread destruction.

00:29:59.180 In the aftermath,

00:29:59.860 his handling of the Derek Chauvin trial

00:30:01.080 did nothing to ensure a fair judicial process,

00:30:03.400 instead contributing to a politically charged atmosphere

00:30:05.740 that undermined public confidence in the justice system.

00:30:08.440 He has left Minnesota more divided than ever,

00:30:10.520 and more people are leaving Minnesota than ever.

00:30:13.240 Here is a chart of people leaving Minnesota.

00:30:15.980 Tim Walls' Minnesota legacy

00:30:17.180 will likely be more about his progressive policies,

00:30:19.620 failures, and controversies

00:30:20.620 than any substantive achievements.

00:30:22.380 His tenure stands as a cautionary tale

00:30:24.000 of how poor leadership and political opportunism

00:30:26.260 can lead to further crisis

00:30:27.660 and complete deletion of public trust.

00:30:29.880 Not a great look for a person seeking higher office.

00:30:32.380 In January 2024,

00:30:33.560 Walls joined many on the left in downplaying concerns

00:30:35.420 about President Joe Biden's mental fitness,

00:30:37.220 dismissing them at the time as ageism.

00:30:39.060 I think he's just doing what he does,

00:30:40.840 and I think it's kind of incumbent upon all of us.

00:30:42.940 Look, my mom's 88, still living on the farm,

00:30:45.580 drives herself.

00:30:47.200 Folks are able to do this,

00:30:48.540 so I think this little bit of ageism that goes to this,

00:30:51.100 if it's not, that would be something else.

00:30:52.760 This stance contradicted pretty much all the evidence,

00:30:55.340 including Rasmussen Report and Heartland Institute poll

00:30:57.520 showing more than 6 in 10 likely voters

00:30:59.300 believed Biden's mental decline

00:31:00.740 posed a national security threat.

00:31:02.340 Walls' dismissal of those concerns

00:31:03.660 further undermined his credibility,

00:31:05.240 especially as the truth about Biden's cognitive challenges

00:31:07.560 became painfully clear to Americans

00:31:09.240 over the course of the summer.

00:31:10.460 In the lead-up to Kamala Harris selecting her running mate, 0.95

00:31:12.540 the progressive godfather himself, Bernie Sanders,

00:31:14.540 vocally supported Tim Walls.

00:31:16.020 I'm very impressed by him.

00:31:17.400 I think you have an excellent governor

00:31:19.260 who understands the needs of working families,

00:31:22.340 and I hope very much

00:31:23.280 that the vice president selects a running mate

00:31:26.640 who will speak up

00:31:27.960 and take on powerful corporate interests,

00:31:30.380 and I think Tim Walls is somebody who could do that.

00:31:32.840 Sanders emphasized that Walls,

00:31:34.140 a former teacher and native of rural Nebraska,

00:31:35.780 would be a strong advocate for taking on

00:31:37.780 powerful corporate interests

00:31:39.040 and representing the working class.

00:31:40.880 That should have been a giant,

00:31:42.420 red, flashing cautionary signal.

00:31:44.840 Do not pass go.

00:31:45.960 Walls is not a centrist.

00:31:47.560 Walls has ventured as far from his

00:31:48.820 Midwestern traditionalist roots as one can.

00:31:51.760 Governor Walls, are you a progressive

00:31:53.060 or are you a centrist?

00:31:55.340 I'm a progressive.

00:31:56.600 At his debut rally in Philadelphia

00:31:58.120 as Kamala's new VP pick,

00:32:00.100 he passed in another opportunity

00:32:01.240 to call J.D. Vance,

00:32:02.280 the Republican vice presidential nominee,

00:32:04.100 weird.

00:32:04.820 You know it, you feel it.

00:32:06.300 These guys are creepy, 0.90

00:32:07.600 and yes, just weird as hell. 0.89

00:32:09.080 That's what you see.

00:32:10.480 That's what you see.

00:32:12.460 Which has been parroted by Democrats

00:32:13.680 and the media establishment,

00:32:15.000 but I repeat myself,

00:32:15.920 for weeks.

00:32:16.440 Yeah, it's not, I mean,

00:32:17.160 it's quite weird.

00:32:17.860 Just plain weird.

00:32:18.820 Just plain weird.

00:32:20.180 Really weird.

00:32:20.960 He's such a weirdo.

00:32:21.760 They're weird.

00:32:22.300 They are weird. 0.92

00:32:23.440 Republicans just being weird. 0.52

00:32:24.680 He said a lot of things that are weird.

00:32:26.360 Just plain weird.

00:32:27.700 Walls is the person who popularized

00:32:29.460 the term weird to refer to Republicans

00:32:30.860 in an interview with Morning Joe.

00:32:32.640 After the assassination attempt

00:32:33.880 on President Trump,

00:32:34.760 caused in large part

00:32:35.680 by inflammatory rhetoric of the left,

00:32:37.360 the Democrats found themselves back-footed.

00:32:39.120 They needed a new strategy,

00:32:40.460 one less incendiary,

00:32:41.380 but still critical.

00:32:42.380 Enter Tim Walls.

00:32:43.460 These are weird people

00:32:44.420 on the other side.

00:32:45.160 They want to take books away.

00:32:46.500 They want to be in your exam room.

00:32:47.820 That's what it comes down to.

00:32:49.460 Don't, you know,

00:32:50.080 get sugarcoating this.

00:32:51.340 These are weird ideas.

00:32:52.480 Listen to them speak.

00:32:53.420 Listen to how they talk about things.

00:32:54.760 Walls introduced the term weird

00:32:55.900 as a viral trend

00:32:56.680 to describe Republican Party

00:32:58.100 behavior policies and players.

00:32:59.380 The strange move was aimed at appealing

00:33:00.960 to younger generations,

00:33:02.180 especially Gen Z.

00:33:03.340 But this was a rather ironic choice

00:33:04.800 considering the long line

00:33:05.780 of strange and extreme actors

00:33:06.940 within his own party.

00:33:07.960 The truth is that nothing is weirder

00:33:09.260 than the current Democratic Party.

00:33:10.740 It's key players.

00:33:11.520 It's policies.

00:33:12.320 It's followers.

00:33:13.280 Considering the alternatives,

00:33:14.380 Tim Walls is a perplexing choice

00:33:15.900 as running mate for Kamala Harris.

00:33:17.800 In fact, the choice is so perplexing

00:33:19.200 it raises some weird questions

00:33:20.500 about discrimination

00:33:21.220 in the selection process.

00:33:23.160 The frontrunner originally

00:33:24.220 for that VP nod

00:33:25.200 was Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro,

00:33:26.760 an extremely popular figure

00:33:28.380 in a swing state 62% approval rating.

00:33:31.060 Shapiro happens to be, however,

00:33:33.180 openly pro-Israel and Jewish.

00:33:35.920 Kamala Harris could not have that 0.99

00:33:37.040 on the ticket as she seeks to win over 1.00

00:33:38.740 the pro-Hamas radicals in her base.

00:33:41.000 All of those radicals, by the way,

00:33:42.140 were ecstatic about the Walls pick

00:33:43.400 for good reason.

00:33:44.300 It's Walls, baby!

00:33:45.340 Let's go!

00:33:46.440 High school teachers, stand up! 0.94

00:33:48.160 He comes from a rural state.

00:33:50.180 He has been a champion

00:33:51.240 of the working class.

00:33:52.580 He's passed some very good legislation.

00:33:54.400 He's a wonderful person.

00:33:57.220 Just normal, lovely, wonderful guy.

00:34:00.360 Walls' selection amplifies

00:34:01.680 Kamala Harris' own radicalism.

00:34:03.540 His own record is riddled

00:34:04.520 with flaws, question marks,

00:34:05.940 history of flip-flopping,

00:34:06.940 poor decision-making,

00:34:07.720 ineffective leadership.

00:34:08.760 Rather than strengthening

00:34:09.560 the Democratic ticket,

00:34:10.680 Walls' presence bolsters

00:34:11.760 the Trump-bans campaign

00:34:12.900 as the cracks in the Harris-Walls team

00:34:14.400 are already beginning to show.

00:34:15.960 This is, without a doubt,

00:34:17.220 the most left-wing ticket

00:34:18.520 to ever enter a presidential race.

00:34:20.300 The ideological extremity

00:34:22.260 of this ticket

00:34:23.000 will alienate moderate

00:34:24.180 and independent voters,

00:34:25.560 paving the way

00:34:26.020 for a Republican victory

00:34:26.820 in the fall.

The Michael Knowles Show - August 23, 2024

Scamala： Kamala Harris Unmasked ｜ Episode 4 - Walz of Shame

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