Progressive Wisconsin legislators show their solidarity with the protesters

[cali]

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Progressive legislators raised an outcry about the governor’s threats and, as the workers rallied outside the Capitol, a cheer went up when the crowd saw three legislators—Democrats Mark Pocan, Cory Mason and Sondy Pope-Robert—come to the window of a hearing room and unfurl a banner that declared: “Solidarity!”

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http://www.thenation.com/blog/158609/tens-thousands-protest-move-wisconsins-dictator-governor-destroy-public-sector-unions

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Wisconsin led the nation in progressive ideas in the past,

and we're gonna do it again.

[SDuderstadt]

2. This is exciting! n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Yeah. I think they picked the wrong state for their test case.

[SDuderstadt]

6. Who's "they"?

You mean the GOP? If so, just remember they are idiots.

[Jackpine Radical]

8. I somewhat disagree.

The followers are idiots. The leaders are psychopaths.

Scott Mubarak is definitely a psychopath. Not stupid, but malign.

[Omaha Steve]

7. Walker never should has said National Guard!

I'm sure none of the other states trying to crimp unions will do that.

And in other baleful labor news the New Hampshire house passed right to work yesterday.

K&R!

[cali]

5. I believe you can!

[warrior1]

4. I'm glad they are doing this

but, how is it that WI lost Russ F. to teabagger and got a teabagger gov?

[Jackpine Radical]

10. A huge disinformation campaign

funded by C of C, Wis Manufacturers & Commerce & various similar shadowy sources empowered by Citizens United.

That, combined by a lack of enthusiasm on the part of the usual liberal volunteer armada.

[cali]

11. how is it? People voted for the repukes

I read an interview- sorry forget where- with a woman who's protesting who voted for Walker; she said we voted for freedom, we never thought this would happen. idiot.

[malaise]

9. Love it

“Solidarity!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYiKdJoSsb8

[Greybnk48]

12. We moved to Wisconsin in 1961.

Among the primary reasons were the schools and Wisconsin's reputation for progressive ideas. Gaylord Nelson was the Gov. at the time. He went on to create Earth Day and promote the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the E.P.A.