Posted on 02/19/2011 12:56:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Wisconsin tea party activists are now weighing in on the ongoing state worker protests, bussing in picketers to counter protest today and exploring measures to recall the Democratic senators that have fled to boycott the vote on Governor Scott Walker's budget bill.
Madison police have said that they expect approximately 100,000 people to fill the square outside the capitol building Saturday as tea party members' voices will be added to the chorus of dissent as the protests enter their fifth day.
The counter-rally, which was announced by the Virginia and Wisconsin-based conservative group American Majority, is dubbed the I Stand with Scott Walker Rally, and was organized by American Majority's Executive Director Matt Batzel.
"I think we're in for something special tomorrow," Batzel told WISC-TV in Madison. "We're expecting to have thousands of conservatives and tea party people representing the majority of Wisconsin who stand behind Gov. Walker on this bill."
Meanwhile, tea party members are forming two exploratory committees to recall two of the Wisconsin Democrats that fled the state on Thursday to protest the vote on the certain-to-pass bill, which will drastically cut state worker benefits and eliminate union bargaining rights.
Following today's protests, the tea party group Northwood Patriots will meet tomorrow to discuss the recall of Senator Jim Holperin, while a separate group in Kenosha, Wisconsin called the Robert Wirch Exploratory Committee is looking into recalling Senator Robert Wirch.
According to Madison's The Capital Times, a recall effort would require the exploratory committees to collect 15,000 to 20,000 petition signatures.
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They are taking sides pure and simple.
The Socialist PIGS!!!!!
Also, note the tone in the title (”Tea Party Descends on Madison Protests”). They make it sound as though the union goons are the victims of the eeeeevil Tea Party folks who are ready to pounce.
Plus America see who can only protest on weekends because they actually have jobs.
America’s Barack Channel?
What a load of bull s#$&@ Tea party members don't need to be bused in or paid to come and protest, if they come they will come on their own accorded.
And on the off chance that some Tea Party folks were ‘bussed’ in I guarantee you it wasn’t on a ‘short bus’.
Is Fox News covering this too?
RE: Is Fox News covering this too?
In response to your question, see news here :
TITLE: Fox News covers Wisconsin protests differently than Tea Party protests (Video)
and here :
Wisconsin Protestors Face Off Over Anti-Union Bill
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/19/saturdays-protests-wisconsin-expected-biggest/
All Barack Channel. They don’t deserve to have America in their name.
Like the MSM who hopes the Tea Party doesn’t provoke violence. Yeah
LIve video of the Union protests
http://www.livestream.com/theuptake
There seems to be ALOT of union supporters there for such a small state.
I’ve seen uniformed police officers marching in the crowd.
I’ve seen high school drum lines students using drums owned by school districts making them public property used to protest.
I’ve seen plenty of signs equating the gov to Hitler.
Are these the Wisconsin Teachers marching to the live stream drums? Somehow I don’t think these are Tea Party People!
Union thugs and their overlords in Mordor-on-the-Potomac are thinking the same thing: spark some violence and blame it on the Tea Party.
The racists are out in numbers,
a group wearing all the same color t-shirts over their winter jackets is screaming “Si Se Puede!” right now along with “what do we want? AMNESTY! When do we want it? NOW!”
With Steve Miller Band blaring in the background, ... it’s surreal.
The racists are out in numbers,
a group wearing all the same color t-shirts over their winter jackets is screaming “Si Se Puede!” right now along with “what do we want? AMNESTY! When do we want it? NOW!”
With Steve Miller Band blaring in the background, ... it’s surreal.
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