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They weren't home. that tactic seems drastic for a governor who's trying to coax lawmakers back to the bargaining table, a day after a liberal prank caller punked governor scott walker into seemingly admitting he is going after unions. >> this is about public sector unions. you essentially are having taxpayers' money being used to pay to l]bby for spending more on taxpayers' money. it's absolutely ridiculous. >> david walker thought he was talking to this man, david koch, oil billionaire and conservative activist, but he was really talking to liberal blogger, ian murphy, who was impersonating ...

Things i said publicly all along. people have brought up all sorts of different options. in terms of other ways to come on in, it's not a trick. we have said it point blank. talk about it. i'm willing to talk about it. i'm willing to talk about it but i believe it ultimately needs to lead to a vote. that's something i've said time and time again in front of all of you and stated very frankly. i won't allow one prank phone call to be a distraction from the reality. >> hey, alex. is that really the president on the phone for me? the prank call was posted by the buffalo beast, a left-leaning webs...

>> the governor of wisconsin still refuses to back down, but now he's having to explain a phone call. >> i take phone calls all the time. >> scott, david koch. >> the call has been verified. >> you're not talking to any of these democrats, are you? >> he talks about his plans to squeeze workers and to squeeze democratic lawmakers. >> might ratchet it up a little. >> it was actually a frank pulled by a website the buffalo beast. >> screws have been tightened a little today. >> what are you going to do? >> yes! those free loaders with their cushy state jobs like snowplow operators, prison guards...

Left-leaning blog called "buffalo beast "masquerading as biliary david koch" to get through, and he didn't need to product much to get him to talk and talk and talk. >> what we were thinking about the crowds was planting some troublemakers. >> you know, well, the only problem, because we thought about that, the problem with or my only gut reaction to that would be right now, the -- the -- the lawmakers i've talked to have just completely had it with them. >> well, what's fair in politics anymore? apparently everything. the host of msnbc's "the last word" lawrence o'donnell. you interviewed thi...