Rally In Madison: The 'Wisconsin 14' -- Plus Over 85,000 People

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/rally-in-madison-the-wisconsin-14----plus-over-85000-people.php

Another large scale Saturday rally occurred in Madison, Wisconsin, protesting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's newly-passed law curtailing public employee unions -- and this time with some special guests, the 14 Democratic state Senators who had fled the state in an attempt to block the three-fifths budget quorum for the bill. And in all, their starring role likely helped boost attendance at this rally, held to demonstrate continued opposition to Walker's policies, to between 85,000 and 100,000 people as the largest crowd yet.

The Capital Times reports:

"You go away for a couple of weeks and look at what happens," said Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, who, along with his smiling colleagues, kept surveying the crowd, seemingly awed by the turnout. "It's so nice to be home in Wisconsin."

Saturday's crowd, estimated by Madison Police to be between 85,000 and 100,000, surrounded the podium on the State Street side of the Capitol and showered the senators with shouts of "Thank you! Thank you!"

(video at link)

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. Thank YOU

I wish I could be there.

[pacalo]

2. 2012 campaign slogan for Republi-cons: "Fleecing America".

I was touched watching the video. The Fabulous 14 seemed envigorated by the warmth shown to them. :loveya:

[nebenaube]

3. I just got back and it was a hell of a lot more than that...

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