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Thousands of Union Protesters Storm WI State Capitol; Target Homes of GOP Lawmakers
Fox News ^ | Feb 17, 2011

Posted on 02/17/2011 7:56:36 AM PST by Lazamataz

Behind closed doors, Scott Walker, the Republican who has been governor for about six weeks, calmly described his intent to forge ahead with the plans that had set off the uprising: He wants to require public workers to pay more for their health insurance and pensions, effectively cutting the take-home pay of many by around 7 percent.

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Scott Fitzgerald, the Republican leader in the State Senate, slipped out of the Capitol Wednesday morning with his sunglasses on, head down. Protesters had gone to his home earlier in the week, forcing his family (including his wife, a school guidance counselor) to go elsewhere for a bit.

(Excerpt) Read more at nation.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
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To: Lazamataz

I sent my e-mail showing support for
Governor Scott — from L.A., CA - home of the nation’s worst and largest school district, LAUSD.

Hope the Gov. of WI stays the course and does the work the voters of WI voted him in to carry out.


201 posted on 02/17/2011 11:09:31 AM PST by CaliforniaCon
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To: Lorianne; cripplecreek

great idea. You’ll have to post these pictures here sometime when you have a bunch!


202 posted on 02/17/2011 11:13:12 AM PST by MNDude
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To: oneolcop

How about instead: The End Of The Union As We Know It?


203 posted on 02/17/2011 11:18:49 AM PST by EdReform (Oath Keepers - Guardians of the Republic - Honor your oath - Join us: www.oathkeepers.org)
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To: cyberlaw

Sergeant of Arms just enacted Call of the House/Senate. DemonRats can be picked up and forcibly returned to the Capitol.


204 posted on 02/17/2011 11:31:38 AM PST by cyberlaw
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To: youngidiot

Yes, that’s $600 each, which is 7% of:

$8571.43 PER MONTH that they are making. That comes to over $53 PR HOUR


205 posted on 02/17/2011 11:32:23 AM PST by SendShaqtoIraq
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To: youngidiot

I’m not saying it is right I’m saying that is what teachers get paid. BEFORE BENEFITS!


206 posted on 02/17/2011 11:33:57 AM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Lazamataz

Budget Battle: GOP Senator Says Dems Have Left State
By Jay Sorgi
Story Created: Feb 17, 2011

(Story Updated: Feb 17, 2011 )

MADISON - The State Senate has convened in Wisconsin to discuss, debate and possibly vote on Governor Scott Walker’s controversial budget bill, but not all the Senate members are there; all Democrats in the Senate are absent.

Law enforcement officials are looking for at least one Democratic senator to bring in for a quorum required for a fiscal measure, but River Hills Republican Senator Alberta Darling claimed to Newsradio 620 WTMJ that all the Democrats got on one bus and left the state.

http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/116390569.html


207 posted on 02/17/2011 11:37:27 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Lazamataz

GOVERNMENT UNIONS WILL SEE AMERICA DEAD ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY GIVE UP THEIR FAT GOVERNMENT SALARIES AND LOTTERY STYLE TAX PAID PENSIONS

Private sector

The private sector is being robbed and gang raped by those in government

208 posted on 02/17/2011 11:39:14 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Re: “The students marching in Appleton are wearing red like the good little Chavistas in Venezuela”

When the first shots are fired, it will be by the Communists, per usual... and they will probably be using those young “student” protesters as human shields when they do.

There was a lot of evidence to suggest that Kent State started when a professional “community organizer” either fired a shot or set off a firecracker to initiate the nervous NG troops opening fire, and “useful idiots” or innocent students took the bullets for them.

They tend to replay tactics which work for them.

They want some “martyrs” for their cause - and it won’t be the union thugs who are behind this, you can bet.


209 posted on 02/17/2011 11:40:46 AM PST by George Varnum (Liberty, like our Forefather's Flintlock Musket, must be kept clean, oiled, and READY!)
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To: youngidiot
In addition to eliminating collective bargaining rights, the legislation also would make public workers pay half the costs of their pensions and at least 12.6 percent of their health care coverage — increases Walker calls "modest" compared with those in the private sector.

Republican leaders said they expected Wisconsin residents would be pleased with the savings the bill would achieve — $30 million by July 1 and $300 million over the next two years to address a $3.6 billion budget shortfall.

210 posted on 02/17/2011 11:41:04 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Lazamataz

ping for a while


211 posted on 02/17/2011 11:42:18 AM PST by huldah1776
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To: Lazamataz

Oconomowoc’s Kim Hoffman says of shortsighted Wisconsin budget bill, “We crunched the numbers. I will no longer be able to afford to teach.”

Video of Kim Hoffman at link below...

http://www.wikio.com/video/vigil-budget-bill-february-oconomowoc-hoffman-5055864


212 posted on 02/17/2011 11:43:00 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Lazamataz

It looks as though it’s still not in breaking. It should be. This is going to happen more and more. 0h0mo’s community organizing tactics aren’t going to stop here.


213 posted on 02/17/2011 11:43:19 AM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Lazamataz

Oops, it’s in breaking now.

(I’m late to the party, snow making power surges.)


214 posted on 02/17/2011 11:45:32 AM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Lazamataz
The protests are bordering on violence

It's just the beginning....The government employees will become extremely violent in order to hang onto their lottery style government salaries and pensions...All on the backs of the private sector tax payers.....

215 posted on 02/17/2011 11:46:39 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: kcvl
I am not, never, nyet not even thinking about committing violence but this is really stupid. What happens if something were to happen to that bus?

River Hills Republican Senator Alberta Darling claimed to Newsradio 620 WTMJ that all the Democrats got on one bus and left the state.

216 posted on 02/17/2011 11:46:57 AM PST by listenhillary (20 years in Reverend Wright's church is all I need to determine the "content of his character")
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To: listenhillary

She is a freaking music teacher...How about teaching students to READ & WRITE before you teach them music! I think I would want my child to be able to read their DIPLOMA first!

Kim Hoffman, a middle school music teacher


217 posted on 02/17/2011 11:53:26 AM PST by kcvl
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To: dragnet2
Private sector

Question: why is it that the US "private sector" in that drawing is being led by Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain and members of the first British War Cabinet from WWII?
218 posted on 02/17/2011 11:54:39 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: backwoods-engineer

Re your #94: “Bring it, Communists. We can shoot better and can reload our own ammo. “

They know full well that we can play that game too if we have to, but ONLY if given no other option.
That’s probably the only reason why they haven’t started the shooting war already.
If these political terror tactics fail to get what they demand, however, communists, muslims and other tyrants seldom fail to resort to their tactical options.

Most of us know that, and have been preparing for years now.


219 posted on 02/17/2011 11:54:47 AM PST by George Varnum (Liberty, like our Forefather's Flintlock Musket, must be kept clean, oiled, and READY!)
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To: George Varnum

30 million people refusing to pay their taxes.


220 posted on 02/17/2011 12:00:36 PM PST by listenhillary (20 years in Reverend Wright's church is all I need to determine the "content of his character")
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