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A VIEW FROM WISCONSIN
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| 2/19/11
| Charlie Sykes
Posted on 02/19/2011 12:50:21 PM PST by rhema
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To: ScreamingFist
To: buccaneer81
I've got some more questions:
Were the Capitol Police in charge? If so, were they derelict in their duty? If not, were they totally outnumbered, in which case why weren't reinforcements called in? If there were, why not in sufficient numbers to handle the protestors? If the Capitol Police did their best but were stymied by someone higher up the food chain, who was it?
This was a security debacle. And it could've been a tragedy.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:28:58 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Hey, Schumer, your Lockerbie report left quite a bit out.)
To: KansasGirl
Were you there?No I watched the live stream......what am I missing?
To: rhema
Is this to be the "new normal" when Democrats lose elections?
Rough up the winners and storm the statehouse?
-PJ
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:30:17 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
To: rhema
Governor I hope will give the teachers a time line, if you are not back to work come this date and time you will all be fired and replaced by those who are willing to work for half of what you make. If the legislature does not return immediatley for a vote there will be a special election held for your positions! Enough
To: mewzilla
What if a terrorist had infilitrated those protestors?
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:31:58 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Hey, Schumer, your Lockerbie report left quite a bit out.)
To: mewzilla
According to all reports, the police are simply there, acting as a presence. Think about it...in the past four days, has anyone been arrested? I've heard no reports of arrests, and that has to have been the result of higher-ups ordering it.
To: jessduntno
Such “civility”
But where’s the MSM “outrage” like Giffords’ aftermath?
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:33:11 PM PST
by
A_Former_Democrat
(The Rodney King Riots: Courtesy of ABC, CBS, NBC & CNN)
To: buccaneer81
According to all reports, the police are simply there, acting as a presence.If that's the case, maybe the Capitol ought to get some Wal-Mart greeters. They'd do a better job.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:34:14 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Hey, Schumer, your Lockerbie report left quite a bit out.)
To: snippy_about_it
This was the counter protest, not the union thugs. I have no idea who paid for the potties and could care less.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:36:29 PM PST
by
Islander7
(There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
To: GeronL
I dont know what it will take for the Governor to bring out the National Guard. That should have happened when the very first thug was able to breach the security of the Capitol building. They should not be allowed to enter the building, let alone sleep on the freaking floor, while legislaters and staff are huddled in fear inside locked offices!
Call out the National Guard, Governor! This is OUR house.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:36:46 PM PST
by
lonevoice
(Where the Welfare State is on the march, the Police State is not far behind)
To: mewzilla
This is probably a minority viewpoint, but I think that letting these goons act like goons serves a better purpose than having the police step in and crack down on the goons.
Let this run its course. If public opinion is swayed toward these “goons”, then so be it. I happen to think that rational and responsible taxpayers are watching this and becoming more disgusted by it as each day passes.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:39:41 PM PST
by
Carling
(Obama: Inexperienced and incompetent, yet ego maniacal. God help us all.)
To: Carling; All
I invite Freepers every where to join me in sending a message to the Wisconsin Democratic Senator Committee:
KoryW. Kozloski, Executive Director at:
koryk@wisdems.org
Or even a phone call at:
608-260-2403
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:46:07 PM PST
by
seenenuf
( PREPARE TO BE TESTED!)
To: rhema
How much do I love this Governor of WI!
To: rhema
It's definitely time to call in the National Guard as it appears the police are not willing to enforce the law. If any of their non-enforcement is on video, fire them. The governor himself should issue the order.
Then order all protesters out of the building and establish a clear corridors and approaches to/from the state buildings. Any who broach those corridors or attempt to force their way into the buildings should be arrested...and if a large enough crowd, handled in this manner: Ordered to disperse, followed by tear gas...then rubber bullets...then real bullets if necessary.
Yes, you CAN fire tear gas into a crowd of 30,000.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:49:43 PM PST
by
Mariner
(USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
To: Carling
If they didn’t pose a security threat, I’d be inclined to agree with you. But I’m not for risking other folks’ lives to make a political point.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:51:49 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Hey, Schumer, your Lockerbie report left quite a bit out.)
To: snippy_about_it
“Who is paying for the porta potties and who is playing the music? If they got rid of the porta potties maybe some of the crowd would leave.”
Nah...they’d just take a dump wherever. You think they have any class?
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:53:59 PM PST
by
henkster
(Before we make any more "investments" we ought to be shown the prospectus.)
To: mewzilla
It sounds to me as if there are multiple firecode violations.
Might as well start the hoses before a problem breaks out. Especially in 29 degree weather.
To: rhema
"Release the hounds."
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:56:15 PM PST
by
Oatka
("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
To: Carling
The union thugs bussed in are probably trying to provoke a police response, doubt they will get it from the local police. If Governor Walker calls out the guard, that is probably what Obama wants and then he can Federalize the incident. We are working against a President and leftist machine that would like to replicate Egypt in Wisconsin. Not sure what we should do, but Obama is playing for all the marbles between now and November 2012.
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posted on
02/19/2011 1:56:23 PM PST
by
Truth29
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