The silence is deafening

[cali]

and it makes me ill. I've scoured the net for statements from dems about what happened yesterday in Wisconsin. I can't find a thing.

[LiberalEsto]

1. They've probably been ordered to STFU

and of course the corporate media is ignoring the ones who dare say anything.

[RKP5637]

3. I listen to AJZ regularly. When I turn on MSM it's like being in kindergarten. n/t

[RKP5637]

2. Yep, it's the sound of a vacuum, nothingness. Not the dem party I grew up with. n/t

[xchrom]

4. indeed. it's a little eerie. nt

[OneGrassRoot]

5. Agreed. :( n/t

[SidDithers]

6. Even Feingold?...nt

Sid

[somone]

7. They're busy winning the future

with more empty promises and meaningless words

[merbex]

8. We are ripping the curtain away from the 'wizard' and are finding out

there is nothing there.

We are on our own and maybe , just maybe, we have to fight an enemy in the rear just as we face a frontal attack........maybe that's too harsh, maybe they are just cowards who have deserted.

Whatever it is, it's shameful.

[Tatiana]

9. Leadership void.

That's the problem with top-down, vs. a bottom-up approach. If no one at the top sends out a strong message, then everyone at the bottom is left wondering what to do.

Honestly, though, from what I've seen and heard from my Wisconsin friends, they are more than prepared and willing to fight for their rights with or without national support.

[earthside]

10. They are busy today.

Pres. and Mrs. Obama attending a conference on "bullying" .... must be on how well it works for the bullies.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110310/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_bullying

[SidDithers]

11. Yeah. 'Cause bullying is funny...

:thumbsdown:

Sid

[somone]

"Hello, my name is Barack,

and I like to bully dirty hippies..."

[msongs]

13. at least he won't be out there bragging about the Bush family today.... nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

26. When I saw that announcement leading into the Griffith segment ....

I nearly spit out my teeth from the irony.

[Snoutport]

12. Just Muslim Radicalization here on the west coast.

you'd think there was no such thing as wisconsin from the news here...

[disillusioned73]

14. K&R..

:dem: They are who we thought they were..

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Why would they tell the enemy (media) their strategy? n/t

[fasttense]

16. They don't know how to fight.

And Obama has sent the word out to STFU because he does not know how to fight back either. He only knows how to capitulate. I think we need to show the President how to fight back. I think we need to take the Wisconsin protest to DC. Because Obama thinks he can ignore these protests to death. If we had millions in DC, Obama could not ignore it.

[merbex]

18. Bush taught them ALL how to ignore protests

Wish we could have a national referendum and just say to ALL of the pols in both Parties:

"“You have sat too long for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!”

And replace them with average citizens after a 6 week campaign in which no money can be spent - free airwaves and public forums only to inform voters......I can dream

[Klukie]

17. Was thinking the same thing

What the hell is going on?

[spanone]

19. not one democrat on the morning shows NOT ONE

[Ichingcarpenter]

20. Bill Murray reacts to the silence of our leadership

I agree...... with you

I Just tried a little humor in the darkness of the times.

[Bandit]

21. IMO Federal elected Democrats have all but abandoned the nation's workers.

There is no meaning to the Democratic Party any longer....They stand for nothing and pretty much fall for everything..We need a true People's/Worker's Party, something the Democrats were forty years ago..

[tallahasseedem]

22. I completely agree...

it's depressing. You would think that they would at least stand up for this issue. What in God's name are they doing over there? I have never felt so politically hopeless in my life.

[RKP5637]

25. Exactly!!! n/t

[Poboy]

23. The ugly truth is that they don't give a shit and wished we would all just take it.

[JohnnyLib2]

24. I've looked at several regional big-city newspapers.

Minimal or no mention.

[mike_c]

27. most have abandoned their constituents-- they serve their real masters, now....

I'll be David Koch can get one on the phone pretty fast if he wants to hear from them.

[AsahinaKimi]

28. SF GATE has it on the front page of the website

http://www.sfgate.com/
San Francisco is a Union town. People here care a bunch!

[Shrek]

29. Feingold: Wisconsinites will hold Republicans accountable

Last night will be remembered as a black mark on the history of Wisconsin government. The actions by 18 Republican state senators leave no doubt that Governor Walker's attack on Wisconsin workers has nothing to do with the budget and everything to do with advancing a national corporate agenda. Sadly, these actions further drive divisions within our state and threaten the future economic recovery of Wisconsin. Proponents of this plan should remember: Wisconsin's citizens will hold their elected officials accountable.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/03/feingold_wisconsinites_will_ho.html

[cali]

31. hardly representative and certainly not enough.

[whatchamacallit]

30. What are you expecting?

:shrug: