Oh, you mean you didn’t know that the firefighters and the cops were with the teachers on this one?

[demmiblue]

The following video clip shows the Pipe and Drum band entering the WI Capitol rotunda:

http://motherjones.tumblr.com/post/3376495355/oh-you-mean-you-didnt-know-that-the-firefighters

It gave me the chills!

[IDemo]

1. I didn't get chills

Got something in my eye, though.

:patriot:

[jillan]

2. Must be contagious.

[ohheckyeah]

3. The sound of

solidarity. Cool!

[LWolf]

4. k&r

[Iris]

5. Thanks for posting!

I sent this to my dad! :)

[demmiblue]

12. I added more.

The "thank you, thank you, thank you..." one tore me up.

[Iris]

15. me, too!

I sent it to my dad. It will make him cry.

We had a conversation about a year ago where we both said we didn't think we'd ever see this country come back on our lifetimes. This at least gives us hope.

[demmiblue]

20. One of the tweets today saddened me...

it said something along the lines of:

I wish Howard Zinn lived long enough to see the Egyptian revolution and the events taking place in Wisconsin.

:patriot:


And you're right, it does give us hope.

[Iris]

21. yeah - Zinn would have loved this!

[EFerrari]

6. I've never seen anything like that in the United States.

:)

[demmiblue]

14. What it must be like being there in the flesh and blood!

[EFerrari]

19. It maybe that more of us will see events like this one in the flesh.

:hi:

[CBHagman]

7. Thanks for posting that.

It speaks volumes that the cops and firefighters are there.

[CTyankee]

9. I'm sure they know that it is just a matter of time before they too will get screwed

by Gov. Walker and the WI GOP.

Solidarity is the whole point here. The other side is very good at turning us one against the other. We can't let them do that.

[Poboy]

8. This kicks ass.

[Chrisnreno]

10. This is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[demmiblue]

11. More:

"Thank you, thank you, thank you..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdlSg4vXGpY&feature=related


In the streets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVLdZRsHLSg&feature=related


Damn! :cry:

[CBHagman]

17. Duly watched and forwarded.

A friend of mine used to live in Madison and we had a long talk today about the events at the Capitol.

[senseandsensibility]

13. You mean CNN isn't showing this on a loop every fifteen

minutes? Can you imagine the coverage if the teabaggers did anything even a hundredth as emotional and visually appealing? We would literally never see the end of it, and the talking heads would make sure we knew the context of it and why it was significant. I'm seeking out coverage of WI, and I would never know about this except for DU.

[Starry Messenger]

16. k&r!!

[Historic NY]

18. Once they lose the cops & fireman they got nothing...its checkmate Walker.

[chill_wind]

22. Now THAT's a moment-- a slice of America's goodness and spirit

that I've mourned and missed for so long without even being able to describe what it was.
Now I know and remember it's name. Solidarity and common cause. K & R.