Governor Walker greeted in Green Bay by thousands of protesters

[Pharaoh]

And Green Bay is really in Red Country/ about an hour ago

[Hannah Bell]

1. hooray for the red country, then. kr.

[AllyCat]

2. Rock on Green Bay and Washburn

May this coward be greeted everywhere by human reminders of the suffering he is causing.

[iwishiwas]

7. It's the WISCONSIN WAVE

[Kip Humphrey]

14. Maybe he'll take the hint... and a page from Palin's playbook: resign before he's recalled.

WE ARE ALL WISCONSIN!

[Dulcinea]

30. On, Wisconsin!

(cue Univ. of Wisconsin fight song here)

[AC_Mem]

3. Gee, where are all the Teabaggers?

We sure haven't seen much of them lately have we....


heeeeee

Annette

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Maybe their bus broke down.

Or maybe they had a flash of genius and figured out that the only way a crowd like this can get any media attention is if a couple of 'baggers show up with pro-Walker signs.

[Poboy]

6. Truth...but cheers for the protestors!

[Jackpine Radical]

9. Yes. I figure that every time something like this happens

right under people's noses and then they see that there is no media coverage, a few more start figuring out the truth about the Corporate Propaganda Machine. More cracks in their denial systems.

[annabanana]

29. This thought has been running around in my head since the Madison

protests began. The bigger the crowd and the greater the quotient of "previously unengaged" the more scales fall from more eyes.

CorpoMedia© will soon be universally regarded as Pravda West.

[Brother Buzz]

15. Or maybe the found the real Bingo bus

Woo hoo, free buffet!

[Jackpine Radical]

18. They probly took over the bus at gunpoint

& hijacked it to one of the Indian casinos.

[Kolesar]

31. with their "suspiciously southern accents"

or so one labor activist described them on The Bill Press show www.billpressshow.com

[Oceansaway]

4. Solidarity Forever !...nt

[HuckleB]

8. Let it be known: Gov. Walker is a Bears fan, a White Sox fan and a Bulls fan.

He is despicable!!!!!

:evilgrin:

[Pharaoh]

10. And he is a Moran!

:toast:

[HuckleB]

12. .

:toast:

[Jackpine Radical]

20. Duh,

Hunh?

[Scuba]

21. LOL

[Greybnk48]

11. Wow! Green Bay really is a Repug stronghold!

This is impressive.

[CatholicEdHead]

22. Very Impressive

I would bet that even in waukesha County he will now get protesters. The appear to be as deep red as the ring of suburbs around the Twin Cities.

[eridani]

24. And they still like their socialist football team? n/t

[GodlessBiker]

13. This should happen wherever he goes.

[BlueDemKev]

16. Wow....

...you're right about Green Bay being a solidly-conservative area. It's a great town with a great NFL team (Go Packers), but their politics could use a makeover.

I hope that what happened in Wisconsin last week will motivate the labor movement just as much as the '94 assault-weapons ban fired up the gun lobby (unfortunately, but you know what I mean!).

:dem:

[iwishiwas]

17. Hansen is a Democrat 14 from GB. It is not all red. And they are recalling

him. Well, the repugs are engaged in collecting sigs to recall him.

[TheMightyFavog]

33. Actually, Hansen can tahnk the Packers for getting him elected in the first place.

You see, back in 2000, Brown County (Part of which is in Hansen's district) was engaged in a debate over adding a .5% sales tax to help pay for renovations to Lambeau Field. The Republican State Senator at the time refused to take sides on the issue, as a similar proposal down in the southeastern part of the state to fund the construction of Miller Park led to recall elections for two assemblymen and one state senator (One of the recalls was successful). So the Repug was in a real Kobayashi Maru Scenario. If he came out in favor of the tax hike, he'd risk angering his political base. If he came out against the tax, He pissess off the Packer fans.

It didn't help that the referendum for the .5% sales tax fell on the September primary day that year (IIRC, voter turnout in Brown County was at record levels for a fall primary. Well over 60%, IIRC) The sales tax passed, Hansen was able to paint his opponent as indecisive, and rode Packer Pride all the way to victory.

[spanone]

19. he thinks he's ronald reagan

[alterfurz]

25. well, as Ronnie was fond of saying...

...You can run, but you cannot hide. Get used to it, Scooter!

[elocs]

23. Walker needs to be hounded anywhere he goes in the state of Wisconsin.

Let him know no safe haven here.

[Brother Buzz]

27. Walker will be harangued when he traveles outside the state, too

His stink will trail him everywhere, bank on it.

[deacon]

26. K + R

[mod mom]

28. Excellent!

[dkofos]

32. Doubt he gives a shit.