'Tractorcade' in Wisconsin - lots of pics

[Kadie]

MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: Farmers drive their tractors in a 'tractorcade' during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: Farmers drive their tractors past the Wisconsin State Capitol during a rally March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Organizers are expecting 200 thousand participants to attend the rally to voice their opposition to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill which essentially eliminated collective bargaining rights for state workers.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: Farmers drive their tractors in a 'tractorcade' during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: A farmer drives his tractor past the Wisconsin State Capitol during a rally March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Organizers are expecting 200 thousand participants to attend the rally to voice their opposition to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill which essentially eliminated collective bargaining rights for state workers.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: A farmer drives his tractor past the Wisconsin State Capitol during a rally March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Organizers are expecting 200 thousand participants to attend the rally to voice their opposition to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill which essentially eliminated collective bargaining rights for state workers.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: A farmer waves his arms as he drives his tractor in a 'tractorcade' during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: A farmer drives his tractor in a 'tractorcade' during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: A farmer gives the thumbs up as he participates in a 'tractorcade' during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: A protestor watched a 'tractorcade' during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: Protesters dressed as cows march during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: Protesters dressed as cows march during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.


MADISON, WI - MARCH 12: Farmers march during a demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on March 12, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Tens of thousands of protestors staged a massive demonstration outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol one day after Gov. Scott Walker signed his controversial budget repair bill into law.

edited to add...


A demonstrator drives a tractor outside the state Capitol Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Madison, Wis. While Gov. Scott Walker has already signed a contentious collective bargaining bill into law, demonstrators insist the fight is not over. For some, the focus has shifted from trying to stop passage of the bill to generating momentum for recall efforts against Republicans. Others are simply venting their frustration over the law taking away most of public workers' collective bargaining rights.


Protesters march outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. , Saturday, March 12, 2011. Gov. Scott Walker has already signed a contentious collective bargaining bill into law, but demonstrators insist the fight is not over.



pics from daylife.com

[Dappleganger]

1. You can't get much more American than that!!

:kick: :headbang: :applause:

[Populist_Prole]

47. Real Americans?

How could that be? I didn't see one smug looking bankster in tasseled loafers! :sarcasm:

[KansDem]

2. "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance"

:rofl:

Priceless!
:dem:

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. I have that on a button and have worn it for years

It's very true. :)

[66 dmhlt]

53. Great button morphed to an even Greater farmer's Sign ...

Hey, Scott Walker - Come Smell My Dairy Air!

Not that there's any hope Walker or his Teabagger minions would ever get the joke, it's just an oldie but goodie from the Dairy state. (Sorry, no screenshot of the sign, but here's the button)

[proud2BlibKansan]

60. OMG! Love it

[Beartracks]

79. ROFL Love that! n/t

[DURHAM D]

3. Totally cool.

Actually, I have never seen such clean tractors. If that was me driving a tractor to the rally I would have left the mud and manure on. Nothing says f-you like a smelly mess.

[unc70]

46. Antique tractors -- Older than I am

That Farmall "Super C" is from roughly 1950. We had a regular "C" from 1948, old as I am. Spent many a day on it.

Many of these tractors have been restored, just like with cars. Still great to see them.

[stevedeshazer]

51. Cool.

The first vehicle I drove was my grandpa's Allis-Chalmers tractor.

[DURHAM D]

55. Did you see the article in the NY Times last week?

The new/young farmers are buying older (smaller) tractors to work their farms. According to the article they are buying them on craigs list in the antiques section. They are even buying/using antique corn shellers.

I am from a Farmall family. However, my Dad had a Ford tractor that I learned to drive when I was 9. Drove it everywhere. That was in the early 50s. Today everyone would have a cow if they saw a little girl driving in to town to get a few groceries or the mail.

[eridani]

59. So these are Sunday go to meeting tractors rather than everyday working tractors? n/t

[Monk06]

62. The Allison Chalmers with PTO and belt drive is amasing. When's the last time you saw belt drive?

[roguevalley]

77. Ireland is antique tractor heaven. I saw an 1898 tractor with

metal tread like wheels and it was gigantic. drove about .4 miles an hour.

[Foo Fighter]

52. Heh, one of the guys in the tractorcade was pulling a manure spreader.

Wish I could find a pic of it.

Tod Pulvermacher, 33, of Bear Valley, towed a manure spreader carrying a sign that read, "Walker's bill belongs here."

"Farmers are working-class Americans," he said as the crowd cheered. "We work for a living as hard as anybody, and this is about all of us."

http://www.startribune.com/local/117852408.html

"This is about all of us." Yes, it certainly is. Well done, Tod.

I'm sure if they would have left their tractors muddy, the M$M would have portrayed them as a bunch of dirty, smelly slobs. That is, if they even bothered to cover the rally at all.

But I have to admit, those clean tractors sure do look nice. That Farmall is absolutely beautiful.

[DURHAM D]

58. I hope someone pulled a wagon load of silage into town and

dumped it at the governor's home.

[Historic NY]

72. Wow I'm glad I kept saying they should....walkers manure.

[Libby2]

4. Beautiful, thank you! n/t

[drm604]

5. I'd totally forgotten that was today.

Unfortunately, it's been overshadowed.

Any idea how many tractors were there?

[DURHAM D]

14. Check out this post - that will give some idea...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x625329

[russspeakeasy]

28. Thanks for the link....

[sabrina 1]

6. Thank you, excellent photos and kudos to the farmers .

Love the cows!

[chill_wind]

7. Love these! K & R.

[Cieran_WI]

8. k&r

[HuckleB]

9. Awesome! HELLO WISONSIN!

:toast:

[Poboy]

10. Coming through w/the goods again. kr.

[michaz]

11. Does my heart good! n/t

[madfloridian]

12. Beautiful.

:hi:

[PA Democrat]

13. I'm sorry. I accidentally unrecced.

Great pictures.

[Kadie]

35. : )

:hi:

[blogslut]

15. gosh darn it!

You beat me to it!

[Starry Messenger]

16. k&r

[Scurrilous]

17. K & R

:thumbsup:

[1776Forever]

18. Kadie - Yippee you are going viral on Twitter at this link!

http://bit.ly/ec7OGW

[Kadie]

34. Wow!

Cool!

:hi:

[Mybrokenchains]

19. this is awesome!

but those cows will haunt my nightmares for years to come

[suffragette]

20. K&R

Keep pulling together, Wisconsin!

[toddwv]

21. Another rally that hardly anyone will hear about.

The news sites are running the terrible tragedy in Japan and even their webpages are barely even mentioning the rally. If they do mention the labor rallies it's with a headline like "Labor supporters Just Won't Quite" and I saw that they are perfectly happy to run every right-wing soundbite available like "Palin: Union bosses 'like thugs'".

You an bet that if a teabagger farts somewhere they would have cameras all over it.

[lpbk2713]

22. WTG Guys!!

"If you've eaten today thank a farmer. If you haven't blame your elected officials."


(Bumper sticker I'll always remember)





:thumbsup: :hi: :thumbsup:

[rasputin1952]

23. A Midwest Kick...

:kick:

[ChiciB1]

24. IF ONLY We Could See This IN EVERY STATE!! Thanks To Wisconsin

and the FANTASTIC, SUPERB people and ALL they've done!

FLORIDA really needs to take some lessons!!

[jacquelope]

25. Time for Wisconsin Republicans to boycott food.

Call it a hunger strike! LOL.

[reggie the dog]

26. BEAUTIFUL!

farmers are taking part! this is great, they have awakened a sleeping giant, the average, hard working american!!!

[JohnnyRingo]

27. If Walker thought only a few thousand union workers would be upset then go home.....

it appears he seriously underestimated the public sentiment.
That estimation alone smells of gross incompetence. Wisconsin deserves better than Scott Walker.

[bengalherder]

29. GO WISCONSIN!

Fuck 'em Bucky!

[Ghost in the Machine]

38. LOL! Welcome to DU, bengalherder

:hi:

[DirkGently]

30. Excellent. And great pics!

[xchrom]

31. ...

:applause:

[bertman]

33. Excellent. Thank you. SOLIDARITY!! Rec. nt

[femrap]

36. K and R

I feel energized. Thanks for posting the pix.

[annabanana]

37. "Real Eyes Realize Real Lies" - Only a buncha damn *teachurs

cudda come up with THAT one!

(kudos to the smart people)

[fishwax]

39. Awesome.

:woohoo::applause:

[swilton]

40. Thanks Kadie!

On Wisconsin!

[Major Hogwash]

41. There's a Governor bullshitting everyone in Wisconsin, so the tractors came to plow it under.

Got to keep on top of all of that bullshit, ya know.

Great thread!!

K&R

[pacalo]

42. Awesome! The farmer in the third picture looks like Bruce Springsteen. :)

Way to go, Wisconsin! Very impressive.

[Paka]

43. Thank you, Kadie, that was wonderful.

GREAT PICTURES...:thumbsup:

[kmac3]

44. K & R

I am so proud of you Wisconsin . . . . Now if we can just build some steam under Florida, Ohio and all other states being threatened with this same dictator style leadership we will show the world what the power of people is really capable of. :yourock:

[RainDog]

45. beautiful! n/t

[Corruption Winz]

48. I was hoping that I found the picture of Walker getting ran over by one of the tractors. n/t

[Chorophyll]

49. Ah! I love it!

Thank you, Kadie!

:kick:

[LawnKorn]

50. K&R

[tallahasseedem]

54. These are the "Real Americans" you slimy ass

Republicans. You woke the sleeping giant and will be swept out in 2012 and, in some cases, even sooner.

[Enthusiast]

88. Might not be the case.

According to Rachel Maddow there is a huge effort by these same newly elected Republican governors to make voter registration and voting more difficult. There is a reason for their smug attitude, like maybe they will win reelection no matter how mobilized we are. Stealing elections is nothing new for these people/corporations.

[Foo Fighter]

56. Thanks for the pics!

Here's one you might appreciate.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

89. Someone had this printed onto a large sign yesterday!

I had only seen it here on DU - was it U? :)

[Foo Fighter]

95. Nope, it wasn't me.

I wish it was. Unfortunately, I haven't had the time to make it to Madison so all I can do is support them from afar.

[Greybnk48]

57. Kadie!! The 1st 2 pics we were right across the street from you!!

The whole thing was amazing! It's 7:30 p.m. and we just got back to my daughter's house in Milwaukee. We were in Madison since 9 a.m. (for 8-9 hours) and I did not think I would ever warm up again!

We saw Tony Shaloub and his sister (a teacher in Denmark WI), Jesse Jackson, Tom Barrett and our fabulous WI 14. Humongous crowd, though my husband said they are already down-playing the turn out. Great pics! I'll post our pics tomorrow!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

68. What is your estimate? We say at least 200,000

and we've been to 2 that were estimated at 100,000. This crowd was all the way around the square, not only filling the streets comptetely (to the point of claustrophobia) but also the sidewalks,AND all the connecting streets, AND State Street for at least 3/4 down to the campus mall at the peak.

[Kadie]

92. Hi Greybnk48

I wasn't there myself, and these are not my pictures. I found them at daylife.com.

It must have been awesome to be there! I am looking forward to seeing your pictures.

:hi:

[johnfromokc]

61. Awesome!

Thanks for posting this!

[spooked911]

63. Very awesome

I am so proud of Wisconsin right now

[Bette Noir]

64. I love the cows!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

65. JUST GOT HOME-This was Huge

If they estimate anything less than 150,000 they are not telling the truth. In fact I think this was more like 200-250,000, as did others we talked to. We are reeling from the energy

[sybylla]

71. I just got home, too - and I agree. It. Was. Huge.

I was so thrilled to be there.

[spanone]

66. great pics....thanks

recommended

[Lefta Dissenter]

67. It was such a great day!!!

Thanks farmers! :yourock:

and thank you for posting the great pictures.

[DainBramaged]

69. Those were a few OLD tractors

That Allis Chalmers may be a '57 or older.

[madamesilverspurs]

70. Just had to do it ---

-

[defendandprotect]

73. kr

[pam4water]

74. I like the Democracy Kochrcy sign! K&R

[ChazInAz]

75. Yeah.

Now there's a bunch that get it. This isn't just an attack on public service unions, it's an assault on all workers everywhere.

[Zambero]

76. Has Fox covered this event with (snip-snip) riot footage added?

Make it good and bloody guys, just remember... NO PALM TREES THIS TIME!

[L. Coyote]

78. They posted this image of the protest.

[inna]

80. K&R - and so thankful and hopeful for - and inspired by - Wisconsin.

[pengillian101]

81. Does my heart proud as a former WI striking union member.

:-)

[Divine Discontent]

82. K&R

:bounce:

[Tripod]

83. This is good stuff!

[Bluebear]

84. Mooooving!

Love dem cows!

[kaffy4x4]

85. Love The Cows

I looked all over the web yesterday for a live feed and couldn't find one that was working. I so wanted to see the tractors rolling in but these pictures have taken me there and for that I thank you. What a snap shot of our America. So proud.

[Enthusiast]

86. K&R

This is beautiful.

This is a good start. But it won't be nearly enough to stem the tide of rising fascism. We need similar efforts in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

[Scuba]

87. Outstanding! Thanks for posting.

[KoKo]

90. Wonderful Pics! Thank You!

[Swampguana]

91. k&R

[Hestia]

93. These are the people that the WH pulled DNC support from.

[bvar22]

94. And THAT ia ALL you need to know about today's....

"New Democrat Centrist Party".

It is NOT the FDR/LBJ "Democratic Party" I joined 44 years ago.


Who will STAND and represent THIS American Majority?
Rhetoric, broken promises, and excuses mean NOTHING now.
"By their WORKS you will know them,"
and by their WORKS they will be judged.