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Missing Wisconsin Dem speaks: We're MIA until GOP drops assault on workers rights (Impeach 'em!)
washington post ^ | 2/17/2011 | Greg Sargent

Posted on 02/17/2011 2:54:47 PM PST by tobyhill

just got off the phone with Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson, one of the Democrats who has left the capitol in order to stall the GOP's plan to rolll back the bargaining rights of public employees. Speaking to me by cell phone from an undisclosed location, Larson said he and his fellow Democrats would not return until the GOP takes its assault on organizing rights "off the table."

"Each of us is in a secure location," he told me, confirming that they were not all together but were monitoring events on the Web and on Twitter. Larson refused to say whether he and his fellow Dems had left the state, as some have speculated.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: broke; chickends; clocktower; cowards; democrats; illinois; iowa; ofa; strike; union; unions; walker; wi; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown
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To: BenKenobi
Who said anything about an opinion? It was a radio interview. The words I recall were spoken by the Senator (D). I knew, or cared nothing about the issue at the time; and less about the business of hiding out, to avoid forming a quorum (although I found that oddly amusing). What stuck with me was the quote -- which, it turns out the Senator stole from Huey Long.

We have no argument about CBC bias.
161 posted on 02/17/2011 6:42:11 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

“We have no argument about CBC bias.”

Then I apologize for being so harsh.


162 posted on 02/17/2011 6:53:03 PM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: BenKenobi

May the Force be with you.


163 posted on 02/17/2011 7:02:47 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: TexasFreeper2009

For budget matters, Wisconsin law requires 3/5 of the total to be present.


164 posted on 02/17/2011 7:05:24 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: tobyhill
Are there any bills that require a simple majority on the table to be voted on? Can the Republicans pass other things while the Democrats are away and then put this back on the table once a Democrat shows up to object to something?

-PJ

165 posted on 02/17/2011 7:09:44 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
Yeah, that quote wasn't well known in 1979, so it's definitely possible you heard him steal the line. In Louisiana, it's pretty common for people to refer to men or women of any age as boys and girls, so I don't think Long was making a pedo joke.

It also definitely wasn't something Long said to a reporter. It was something he said to one of his cronies that got repeated.

166 posted on 02/17/2011 7:11:48 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: ScreamingFist

” In The Meantime, noobies, like yourself, to FR, can scream and complain”


When does the “noobie” period end so that people won’t have their opinions dumped on?

I’ve never been able to figure that out.


167 posted on 02/17/2011 7:41:17 PM PST by Mears
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To: KansasGirl

Well, I will just keep calling them back!


168 posted on 02/17/2011 7:41:40 PM PST by kcvl
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Thanks!


169 posted on 02/17/2011 7:44:44 PM PST by kcvl
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To: tobyhill
Nuff' Said...
170 posted on 02/17/2011 8:02:10 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: potlatch

Yep...they need to round up only one dem.

I remember when that happened in TX. It was over redistricting. The TX dems fled to NM, and Gov. Perry sent the Texas Rangers to round them up.

It didn’t work out well for them, and it won’t work out well for the WI dems, either.

I don’t think that OFA is a remnant. It’s out front and center.

Our President is the President of Community Organizers.


171 posted on 02/18/2011 12:02:57 AM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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To: tobyhill

Gee, I thought Conspiracy was against the Law. All we need is a charge to link it to.

Conspiracy to act like third graders?
Conspiracy to act like Democrats?
No, those two charges are the same.

Conspiracy to hope nobody kicks your Politico elitist asses?


172 posted on 02/18/2011 12:17:24 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (They bring a Bible to a Memorial, we bring a T Shirt - Long Legged Mac Daddy)
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To: tobyhill

Reading the comments at the WaPo is entertaining. Lots of commie-speak about “workers rights” and the poor, downtrodden government-class teachers.

The Democratic Party has been relentless in demonizing and pursuing the destruction of the private sector’s middle class. They’ve done it and now they don’t like the results.


173 posted on 02/18/2011 12:22:20 AM PST by Nickname
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To: RobertClark

Tim Cullen is not registered there as of 0220 18 Feb.


174 posted on 02/18/2011 12:28:12 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Mears
When does the “noobie” period end so that people won’t have their opinions dumped on? I’ve never been able to figure that out.

LOL! Well, my opinions are still dumped on....but not because I'm a noob. Unfortunately they are normally dumped on by people with very recent sign up dates, such as the person on this thread, or others with (usually) a 2004-2006 sign up date. Those with recent sign up dates I call "noobs", those with older dates are called "trolls". In this case the noob is looking for info, about Tea Parties....notice the noob gave no info of it's own....it was trolling.

175 posted on 02/18/2011 10:55:51 AM PST by ScreamingFist (Quiet the Idiot)
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To: ScreamingFist

Well thanks——I never even expected a reply.

I’m a troll on another site and have the utmost repect for them. :-)


176 posted on 02/18/2011 12:10:29 PM PST by Mears
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To: Mears
I’m a troll on another site and have the utmost repect for them. :-)

;) I might also add the same troll discussed earlier is on another thread, asking the same questions....heck if your gonna troll at least be good at it.......;)

FReegards

177 posted on 02/18/2011 12:23:49 PM PST by ScreamingFist (Quiet the Idiot)
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Please ping me to note-worthy Pro-Life or Catholic threads, or other threads of general interest.


178 posted on 02/18/2011 12:26:48 PM PST by narses ( 'Prefer nothing to the love of Christ.')
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To: ScreamingFist

I do my best-——hopefully better than that guy.

Cheers !


179 posted on 02/18/2011 1:06:44 PM PST by Mears
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To: dixiechick2000
Hard to believe how long ago that was now but the Texas dems fled to Oklahoma in 2003 over the congressional redistricting.

I'm wondering who ends up footing the bill for these dems to stay in Illinois? Any government credit cards should be cut off immediately. I hope they're made to reimburse the state.

180 posted on 02/18/2011 6:39:10 PM PST by potlatch ( _/~*coincidences usually aren't *~\_)
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