So who will the Republicans send in to quash the Madison protests?

[RandySF]

Will it be the Minutemen? Tea baggers with bats? What do you think?

[muntrv]

1. How about crazy joe from AZ?

[annabanana]

2. And will they ride in on camels?

IMWTK

[Bozita]

3. Blackwater of course. Remember NOLA?

[livetohike]

4. They'll just blast Palin and Bachmann's screechy voices

through loudspeakers and hope that disperses the crowd.

[Earth_First]

5. Who are the 21st century Pinkertons?

Blackwater?

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Xe (Blackwater) most likely.

That'll maybe happen after Scott Mubarak tries to activate the Guard & they don't show.

And yes, Xe is the new Pinks. Nice historical touch there.

[sarcasmo]

6. Ronnie Raygun 2.0

[unkachuck]

9. Obama?....n/t

[mzteris]

8. You haven't seen the size of most of these union guys here!

I don't think that would be a very good idea.

It's been pretty festive, really. although, i nearly got into with some handful of pro-walker nimrods - i had to walk away because i started shaking!

[Skip_In_Boulder]

10. I thought Scott Walker was pretty clear

He is going to call out the Guard if need be. You know, the guys with the guns.

[Lint Head]

11. Maybe they will send in one of those Hi Decidel Audio Weapons that

turn your guts into jelly. That way the ignorant governor could say "Not a shot was fired."

[provis99]

12. state troopers will be enough.

State cops are like city cops, but stupider and more brutal.

[Segami]

13. Their Lobbyists. There's more of them than protesters.

[Motown_Johnny]

14. I don't think they have the guts

[Marr]

15. That's not how it's played in the US anymore.

Our politicians and businessmen got savvy about this several decades ago. You don't fight things like this with physical force. You do it with PR and advertising; primarily the old, "they're destroying our otherwise harmonious society" narrative.

The only blitz we're likely to see is a media one, and it will be very coordinated, with the same talking points reflected from NY Times editorials to local radio. There will cease to be any coverage of the protestors' argument whatsoever, though plenty of time will be devoted to showing what a nuisance they are.

If that doesn't work... who knows.

[Pryderi]

16. John Bolton n/t

[upi402]

17. their smear media n/t

[Modern_Matthew]

18. Eric Cartman...ever seen the Woodstock episode? n/t