DC protesters help Wisconsin GOP feel at home by occupying atrium of the Homer Building

[HarveyDarkey]

UPDATE 6:15 p.m. CST: With reports that the fundraiser will begin at 7:30 p.m. EST more protesters are gathering on 13th Street. So many have gathered that the police have shut down the block because they won't all fit on the sidewalk.

Wisconsin Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald along with Assistant Leaders Rep. Scott Suder and Senator Glenn Grothman; and Joint Finance Co-Chairs Rep. Robin Vos and Senator Alberta Darling are all in DC this evening enjoying a quiet evening of fundraising with their hosts the Barbour Griffith & Rogers lobbying firm. Or maybe not.

A few hundred protesters sought to make the GOP Representatives feel like they were back in the occupied Capitol building by taking over the atrium of the Homer Building where BGR LLC is headquartered. Video on Facebook. Our friends at First-Draft report that after 13th Street began to overflow the protesters began marching toward the White House.

http://dane101.com/current/2011/03/16/dc_protesters_help_wisconsin_gop_feel_at_home_by_occupying_atrium_of_the_homer_bu

[EC]

1. Thank you D.C. ... n/t

[Historic NY]

2. Wow that was great.

[Recursion]

3. I was an unintentional participant

I didn't realize what the crowd I was trying to walk through was until later (you get used to large groups of chanting people if you live in DC). Glad to see it, though.

[Scuba]

4. Thank you DC !!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[deacon]

5. Kick + R

[PeaceNikki]

6. Thank you, DC! I was in front of Alberta Darling's office while this was going on.

As Lena Taylor said, "We will not forget!"

:patriot: