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Wisconsin Labor Unrest Could Go National
FoxNews.com ^
| February 18, 2011
| Chris Stirewalt
Posted on 02/18/2011 11:03:36 AM PST by ColdOne
Democrats and Unions Badger GOP in Wisconsin
I've said all along the thousands of people who are storming the capitol have every right to be heard, but I'm not going to let them overshadow the voices of the millions of taxpayers in the state of Wisconsin who deserve to be heard, as well.
-- Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc., On the Record with Greta Van Susteren
Union protesters and Democrat lawmakers will attempt to prevent for a second day a vote in the Wisconsin Senate that would increase public employees contributions to retirement and health benefits and strip unions of the power to bargain for higher salaries.
The battle in Madison has become the epicenter of a national fight between newly empowered small-government conservatives and Democrats backed by government worker unions. The grassroots political operation of President Obama, who on Wednesday denounced the austerity legislation as an attack on unions, has swung in behind the government workers. Organizing for America, the activist organizing wing of the Democratic National Committee is helping keep the pressure on Republican lawmakers who plan to pass the legislation today.
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TOPICS: Government; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: bankrupt; broke; deficits; pensions; protest; states; union; unions; wisconsinshowdown
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To: BuckeyeTexan
I’m not implying a damn thing.”
“ok”, she replied meekly. :)
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:16:54 PM PST
by
RitaOK
To: ColdOne
Double down you lunatics. Please.
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:17:16 PM PST
by
Vision
("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
To: ColdOne
There is no labor unrest. There is labor asault on America
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:20:30 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 ....( History is a process, not an event ))
To: ColdOne
>> Labor Unrest
There’s a mouthful.
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:22:10 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
To: ColdOne
Yep. This just may be the spark.
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:23:11 PM PST
by
FourPeas
To: bert
Unemployment is near 10%. Hire replacements.
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:24:09 PM PST
by
meyer
(We will not sit down and shut up.)
To: sportutegrl
Apparently my computer was stuck in an infinite loop.
To: ColdOne
if 6 or 8 states vote on such measures all at once I don’t think the unions have enough rent-a-mob or enough buses
To: RitaOK
I apologize. I didn’t mean to be nasty.
To: BuckeyeTexan
I apologize. I didnt mean to be nasty.
You weren’t. The frustrations are the same, about Mach 10, for all of us, but, gee, thanks, for the gallantry. %;)
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:47:26 PM PST
by
RitaOK
To: ColdOne
Wisconsin Labor Unrest Could Go NationalWasn't that the plan all along?
I'm ready for it. Especially here in California. You ain't seen nutty people until you've seen California Communists protesting.
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:50:20 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Texas Eagle
I'm ready for it Yeah? And your going to do what?
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:54:28 PM PST
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Yeah? And your going to do what? You just wait and see.
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posted on
02/18/2011 12:59:10 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: ColdOne
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posted on
02/18/2011 1:18:10 PM PST
by
Ancesthntr
(Tyrant: "Spartans, lay down your weapons." Free man: "Persian, come and get them!")
To: timestax
Of the 14 DemonRat senators, only 2 of them have actually seen,getting into a CAR, as per the you tube clip by the Freepers. I would bet that not all 14 are hiding, but that some of them have slipped home, or never left to begin with. THEY are HIDING at their homes, in the basements.. That's what I read in somebodies blog. The ones that are AWOL are no doubt using Wisconsin Senate credit cards . This should be investigated right now. Not three years from now!
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posted on
02/19/2011 10:09:13 AM PST
by
timestax
(Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
To: Texas Eagle
I’m ready for the bill that will force teachers to contribute to MY pension and health care!
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posted on
02/19/2011 10:25:20 AM PST
by
weston
(As far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing!)
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