Posted on 02/18/2011 11:07:04 AM PST by milwguy
With all eyes on the State Capitol, a national labor leader is coming to Madison on Friday to lend support to the thousands of protesters rallying against Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan.
Walker will be getting his share of support on Saturday, with hundreds, if not thousands, of conservatives expected to converge on the Capitol for a Tea Party rally.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will address the protesters at noon Friday, according to an e-mail from the Wisconsin AFL-CIO.
Trumka also plans to "march in solidarity with Wisconsin workers and help prepare and deliver food to the crowds," the e-mail said.
The AFL-CIO is the largest labor organization in the country, comprised of 57 unions representing 12.2 million members, according to its website.
On the other side of the political coin, conservative group American Majority announced it is staging a rally from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the south entrance to the State Capitol.
State director Matt Batzel said in a news release that "It's time for the voices of the Wisconsin people to be heard."
"As the week has progressed, Wisconsin and the nation have watched schools across Wisconsin close, due to teachers participating in a 'sick out,' the union busing people in from other states to inflate their rally numbers in Madison, and legislators fleeing the state to avoid the vote on the budget repair bill," Batzel said.
(Excerpt) Read more at lacrossetribune.com ...
I’m going with my wife.
Commie Richard Trumka (AFL-CIO)
Commie Andrew Stern (SEIU)
Note FromLori’s comment.
TAKE YOUR CAMCORDERS and folks PLEASE be careful!!!! Will be praying for you down here in NC!!!
This is the kind of tinder box the leftwing a-holes love: to provoke an incident and ignite violence and then make it look like someone else did it. With the collusion of the whorehouse media they are good at this kind of crap.
The union thugs and liberals are obsessed with comparing Walker to Hitler
Disagree.
Brietbart, Herman Cain and Jim Hoft will be there
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2675971/posts
I believe we are approaching the flashpoint of a new and very serious revolution.
Very serious indeed. The outcome of this battle may save or break us. I pray for the enthusiasm we had before the last elections. We’ll need it to counter the thugs, anarchists and marxists who also see this as a make or break battle for survival of their ideology.
There will be violence on Saturday. The Unions will ensure it.
Are there any rallies tomorrow in the LOS ANGELES area to give support the Walker /Wisconsin Tea Party efforts??
Wish I could be there! Just say, “HELL NO” to the unionists. Tell ‘em it’s time to pay there fair share.
Isn’t it interesting that the Left says the big corporations and the wealthy should pay their fair share, but when it comes to paying their fair share the protest.
why in the heck do people that work in government have this ridiculous sense of entitlement? i hope the good governor stands his ground as for the dems that are in hiding i am not surprised right now we have military families are struggling i will lay a dollar to anyone’s dime these whiny government parasites never served you know what i mean!
If anyone is driving to Madistan, here's a map with parking garages.
And if you live in western Wis. and can't get to Madistan, Minnesota unionists will be gathering in Hudson for their own rally and the locals should meet them there.
You may show support for Gov. Walker's Budget Repair bill by signing this petition, set up by the WisGOP.
Patriots are meeting around 10am at the south steps of the capitol.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.