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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The Rhee and Scott Walker tag team set to appear at a Tea-Party backed convention

The Rhee and Scott Walker tag team set to appear at a Tea-Party backed convention

The Rhee and Scott Walker tag team set to appear at a Tea-Party backed convention

Michelle Rhee and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, big stars in the ultra-right wing firmament, will be featured at the arch-conservative American Federation for Children’s summit on May 9th in Washington, DC. Rhee haspublicly supported Walker’s education agenda.

AFC is closely linked to Tea Party figures and funders, the Koch Brothers, and currently employs a member of the Koch-backed Wisconsin Prosperity Network. It openly advocates for the end of public education. Wisconsinites received robo-calls from AFC this year urging voters not to support the recall of eight ultra-