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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 29, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
DAN MC GROARTY
CHRISTINA MARTIN
RAY SILLER
CLAIRE TURNEY
FROM:
ED WALTERS
SUBJECT:
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN LOCAL COLOR
LOCAL COLOR:
Chippewa Falls (pop. 13,516) is located along the Chippewa
River and Duncan Creek Valley in the Indianhead Country of
Wisconsin. Twelve years ago, Chippewa Falls gained its claim to
fame in a dispute with Deming, New Mexico about who had the
world's purest water. Chippewa Falls won (cf. Arkansas, who was
undoubtedly not even in the running).
Other industries: shoe companies and beer. More to come on
that (cf. Bill Clinton beer tax).
The biggest industry in town is Cray Research (2,150
employees) ; the company just laid off 430 full and part-time
jobs, following a general trend of the computer industry
worldwide. Cray makes supercomputers, and it is the world's
standard for supercomputing.
In addition, the company is friendly to us -- they have
benefitted from opening markets in Japan, and the intercession of
Carla Hills in trade disputes with Japan. In addition, they have
also been a part of the Administration's CRADA program, sharing
technology between the public and private sectors.
Local amusement: Crosby Donkeyball. I will scrub tomorrow,
but there is no doubt a joke in this somewhere.
ISSUES: See general Wisconsin issues and color.
HUMOR/APPLAUSE LINES:
But we don't have to feel sorry for Bill Clinton and
the Democrats. After we win this election, they can
all go work for Crosby Donkeyball.
More to follow tomorrow.
General
29 OCTOBER 1992
State info
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
DAN MC GROARTY
CHRISTINA MARTIN
(Wisconsin)
CLAIRE TURNEY
RAY SILLER
FROM:
J. BUNTON R
SUBJECT:
WISCONSIN // COLOR
RECENT NEWS STORIES:
10/28/92 Minneapolis AP -- nearly 60% of 1,005 bankers in the
Upper Midwest believe reducing the federal budget deficit is the
nation's top priority. Half the respondents thought POTUS could
reduce the deficit better than Clinton, 42% saw no difference
between the two candidates and 7% thought Clinton could do
better. Perot was not listed as a choice. Bankers in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Illinois and Indiana were
surveyed.
10/27/92 Milwaukee Sentinel poll says Clinton leads POTUS by 8
points. Perot gaining on both. Clinton 35 / POTUS 27 / Perot 20
/ undecided 18.
10/27/92 Madison AP calling Wisconsin "a new battleground for
Bush and Clinton in the final days of the Nov. 3 election."
10/27/92 Wisconsin's unemployment rate climbed for 5th
consecutive month in Sept., rising half a percentage point to
5.9%. Rate still well below national figure [-1.6 the national
7.5%], officials said increases over the last several months were
caused by more people looking for work, not people being thrown
out of their jobs. Scott Jensen, BQ campaign manager in WI said
voters should give POTUS credit for Wisconsin's healthy economy.
"Income is up in every city in Wisconsin in the last
year people know Wisconsin is doing a lot better than the rest
of the nation." August Cibarish the state labor market economist
said, "There isn't any long-term deterioration in the state's
economy he said the unemployment rate rose most in small
cities, villages and rural areas, possibly reflecting the
disappointing harvest." Unemployment was up in 9 of the state's
11 metro areas -- and down only in Racine and Kenosha.
Appleton-Oshkosh
4.7 to 5.5
Eau Claire
6.1 to 6.2
Green Bay
5.2 to 5.4
Janesville-Beloit
5.5 to 5.7
Kenosha
6.8 to 6.2
La Crosse
5.8 to 5.9
Madison
2.8 to 3.2
Milwaukee
4.8 to 5
Racine
8.4 to 6.8
Sheboygan
5.7 to 6.4
Wausau
7 to 7.8
10/27/92 Madison AP -- could take until Thanksgiving to harvest
Wisconsin's corn crop because of wet fields -- following last
week's snow fall, weather conditions improved and some farmers
were ready to enter corn and soybean fields with tractors and
combines
10/25/92 Milwaukee AP Saying the foundation is in place for an
"astounding economic recovery" in the next four years, the
Milwaukee Sentinel endorsed POTUS for re-election. The paper
said the U.S. fared better than other major nations during the
economic hard times as the world adjusts to the end of the Cold
War. It said Bill Clinton seems to have the motto, "The past is
gone; we face today. "How he proposed to do this is as hard to
tell as why he didn't go into service during the Vietnam War, a
problem George Bush, who volunteered for service in World War II,
never had."
10/27/92 WI AP Clinton campaigned in the state twice last week.
10/22/92 Oneida, WI AP // members of the Oneida Tribe of Indians
reacted angrily to POTUS use of the "Tomahawk chop" while
campaigning in Georgia. Darcy Campbell, ast. press sec. at BQ 92
said, "He did not in any way mean to demean the Native American
community
this doesn't lessen his support
he meant merely to
show support for the Atlanta Braves.'
10/22/92 Madison AP // a record 2.4 million or more Wisconsin
voters could go to the polls on Nov.
3
turnout could near 70%
or 2.6 million of 3.7 million eligible voters.
STATE COLOR:
North of Chicago, west of the Great Lakes -- Wisconsin is the
first state of the northwest.
One of the states that gave birth to the Republican Party in
1854.
"The Badger State"
Famous Wisconsonians:
Harry Houdini [from Osh Kosh area], Robert LaFollette, Alfred
Lunt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Spencer Tracey, Orson Welles, Thornton
Wilder, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Trivia: Adolphe Menjou to Katharine Hepburn in "State of the
Union" starring Spencer Tracey
"You're the most beautiful
plank in your husband's platform." Hepburn played Tracey's wife
-- Tracey was running for President. Perhaps POTUS can make a
play on that
"to paraphrase that old Spencer Tracey movie --
I'm glad to be here with Bar, the most beautiful plank in my
platform."
CONCERNS:
According to Gov. Thompson's staff, "people in Wisconsin are
looking for a reason to vote for George Bush.' Said, in person
and on TV, we need to see him smile more and needs to be seen
more with his family. Both will play big in WI.
Sen. fArrow says play the foreign policy card
her constituents
have called in saying POTUs need to remind everyone of his
international strength -- remind them he knows how to take
charge.
ISSUES:
"Conservative Activism" Welfare Reform and School Choice:
Wisconsin is leading the way for "Conservative Activism" -- as
seen in Gov. Thompson's leadership with Welfare Reform and School
Choice in Milwaukee.
The President approved waivers of federal regulations for WI, CA,
MD, NJ and OR. Clinton has not taken a position on Wisconsin's
welfare reform, but he waffled on NJ welfare reforms saying at
first he would not sign them and then four short months later
said he would have been inclined to grant a federal waiver for
them.
The President signed waivers for Wisconsin in April 1991 and July
of 1992. Upon signing the second waiver the President said: "
I'm very proud to be in a place where programs like Learnfare and
Workfare and the Parental Responsibility Act all tell America:
Watch Wisconsin because Wisconsin works."
Polly Williams' Milwaukee School choice program gives parents
vouchers to help pay for their child's education at the public or
private school of their choice.
Clinton waffles: In 1990 Clinton wrote Polly Williams that he was
"fascinated by that (Milwaukee school choice) proposal. I'm
concerned that the traditional Democratic Party establishment has
not given you more encouragement." Clinton opposes private and
religious school choice. He has swallowed the agenda of special
interest teachers unions and "business-as-usual" bureaucrats, a
favor rewarded by their money and support.
Clinton's plans cost Wisconsin Jobs:
Clinton's proposed tax on foreign investment in the U.S. would
cost up to 78,000 Wisconsin jobs.
Clinton's defense cuts would cost nearly 24,000 Wisconsin jobs in
defense related industries.
Trade:
Since 1987, Wisconsin's exports to Mexico have more than tripled
to $250 million in 1991, and exports to Canada have grown by one-
third to $1.9 billion. In 1991 over 64,000 Wisconsin jobs were
tied to trade.
Gov. Thompson has pushed NAFTA. Waukesha County small businesses
feel it will benefit them.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
29-Oct-1992 06:38pm
TO:
Christina M. Martin
FROM:
Carol B. Aarhus
Office of Communications
SUBJECT: Acknowledgements for train trip
Christina, here are the acknowledgements for the train
trip. They come from Leslie Gromis and John Schmidt who are in
the Racine Staff Office. FYI -- John Schmidt's sky-page is
283-7803. Obviously, I've given you everything but the kitchen
sink just thought it would be better to give you more, than
risk omitting someone.
Burlington -- Governor and Mrs. Thompson (Tommy and Sue Anne)
Senator and Mrs. Kasten (Bob and Eva ((EH-vah)) )
Mark Neumann, Congressional Candidate 1st Dist.
Dave Opitz, Wisconsin GOP Chairman
Jeannie Hefty, Mayor of Burlington
John MacIver, Wisconsin BQ Chairman
Joyce Smith, Racine County GOP Chairman
John Knutson ((NUT-sin)), BQ County Chairman
Sussex -- Governor and Mrs. Thompson
Senator and Mrs. Kasten
Congressman Sensenbrenner -- this is his district
Congressman Petri ((PEE-try)) -- not his district, but
he will be at event and boarding train with
us here
John MacIver, Wisconsin BQ Chairman
Peter Fleischman, Village President (mayor-type)
Dave Opitz, Wisconsin GOP Chairman
Margaret Olson, GOP County Chairman
Mary Posko, BQ County Chairman
Osh Kosh -- Governor and Mrs. Thompson
Senator and Mrs. Kasten
Congressman Petri ((PEE-try)) -- this is his district
Dave Opitz, Wisconsin GOP Chairman
John MacIver, Wisconsin BQ Chairman
The mayor is Robert Jungworth ((YUNG-worth)) and he is
a democrat. He was supposed to endorse BQ in the
primaries, but waffled on stage and didn't do it.
He was at a Gore visit last week. They say he has
been very helpful for this event and would hate to
not acknowledge him, but they fear he may show up
in the VIP seating area with a Clinton/Gore sign --
he said he was thinking about doing it. This one's
your call.
In the audience there will be more than 200 veterans
of foreign wars, as well as the American Veterans
Color Guard. The Color Guard will march or
whatever they do in the pre-program, but we should
definitely recognize all the veterans who will be
there.
Reminder: Osh Kosh Clinton/Gore HQ is a half-block
away from POTUS speaking platform.
Stevens Point -- Governor and Mrs. Thompson
Senator and Mrs. Kasten
Dave Opitz, Wisconsin GOP Chairman
Dale Vannes ((VAN-iss)), Cong. Cand. 7th Dist.
Scott West, Portage County GOP Chairman
John Lopez, President of College Republicans at
University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point.
Scott Schultz, Mayor of Stevens Point -- a
democrat, but has been hospitable in
planning this event.
There was a Russian exchange student spotted by a
reporter at the university wearing a BQ
pin. When asked why he was wearing it, he
said, "If it were not for George Bush, my
country would not be free and I would not
be here today." The phoneticization of
this guy's name is YA-nuh shih-koh-NOH-zuh.
John Schmidt is working on this and willl
have more details when you get to Racine.
Also, they are working on getting a veterans
contingent here as well.
Chippewa Falls -- Governor and Mrs. Thompson
Senator and Mrs. Kasten
Congressman Steve Gunderson
Mayor Virginia Smith (supports BQ)
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Dave Smith 715-341-7999
Karen Englehard 715-344-4869 (h)
715-346-3811 (o)
Betty Barnes 715-341-1022 (o)
715-341-6090 (h)
Dick Whalen 715-341-0052
Of those listed above, I would trust Scott, Betty, and
Karen the most. The other two were nice, but a bit off the wall.
This is a very Catholic/Polish area. There are a lot of Catholic
and Lutheran schools, so school choice is a hot issue. It is also
a very pro-life community. There is also a very strong union
movement in the county, so there are bound to be fat-boy
supporters in the crowd.
This would be a good place to talk about the train line we are
travelling on, since their office headquarters are located here.
We can use them as our business reference if we compare our plan
to Clinton's.
There is a bar and a bowling alley within view of the speaking
platform.
Local beer: Point beer (in case we talk about the Slickster taxing
beer in Arkansas).
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN -- Walters
Site Lead: Brad Blakeman
Press Leads: Denise Dunkel and Brian Jones
Unfortunately, we arrived in Chippewa Falls at 9 p.m., so there
wasn't a whole lot we could see, and plus, no one from Chippewa
Falls came to meet us, just people from nearby Eau Clair. POTUS
will speak at the depot, which unfortunately is next to a
styrofoam manufacturing plant. Talk to Gary Foster to figure out
how we can deal with the styrofoam plant problem.
Chippewa Falls is a pretty democrat area. The mayor is a
Democrat.
The local beer is called Leininkugel's ((LINE-in-koo-gulls)).
It's a big joke when someone mispronounces it. Again, if we use a
beer tax line, we should mention this. It is a pretty big local
industry. The beer is celebrating its 125th anniversary and was
family-owned and operated until they were bought by Miller (I
believe) a few years ago.
Another local business is Cray Research. They have recently
announced, however, that they will begin laying off some
employees because there international busniess is slow.
Chippewa Falls is 20 minutes from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, so I
expect we will draw a crowd from there.
Local color people: Doug and Karen Knight 715-834-8060
Eau Clair GOP people who were the only ones
to come out and meet with us.
Eau Clair Chamber of Commerce, 715-834-1204
Eau Clair Convention and Tourism Bureau
715-839-2919
John Frank, former chief of staff to Congressman Steve Gunderson,
has done research on the education/business/agriculture
relationship in the area. Mr. Knight said he would have it faxed
to me today, but if he doesn't, call him to get John Frank's
number and have him fax it.
I was told that the Chippewa High School mascot is the Cardinal.
You might want to double-check it though.
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DISTRIBUTION:
TO: Jean M. Bunton
TO: Susan M. Nix
TO: Jennifer A. Grossman
TO: Edward J. Walters
CC: Claire F. Turney
CC: Daniel B. McGroarty
CC: Christina M. Martin
CC: Steven D. Provost