WI Capitol: Scotty coming for you (twitvid)

[demmiblue]

http://www.twitvid.com/0TYN1

Just a little peek of what is going on inside Wisconsin's Capitol building.

On Wisconsin! :applause:


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[OneGrassRoot]

1. Damn, I LOVE WISCONSINITES!!!!!

Yes, ON WISCONSIN!!!!

:applause:

[MadisonMike]

2. I love my city, and state :)

:toast: :patriot: :applause: :yourock: :loveya:

[OneGrassRoot]

3. As well you should!

Seriously, my SO is from Wisconsin, so even before the Walker mess I was enamored of All Things Wisconsin (especially Madison), but now.....

Wisconsinites>>>>>> :yourock:

:toast:

:hi:

[southernyankeebelle]

5. Let's hope they have lit the fire across the country. I pray dem's win.

[Scuba]

Thanks Mike, and Welcome to DU !!

[Scuba]

6. Thanks Mike, and Welcome to DU !!

[demmiblue]

7. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[calimary]

8. Welcome to DU, MadisonMike!

We were so busy a few months ago - promoting Ian's Pizza and that whole donate-orders-for-the-protesters campaign. It was such a triumph that the whole world wound up sharing. Sixty countries! Every state in the union! EVERY continent INCLUDING Antarctica, where there was a scientific expedition that phoned in an order as well! (OOOOOH!!! Science! Science BAAAAAAD!!! Facts! Be afraid!!!!)

I am eating lots of Wisconsin dairy products today in continuing support.

ON Wisconsin! (Funny - I posted that on my Facebook page last night and somebody asked - "are you a Badger"? Nope, just a sympathetic union member!)

[demmiblue]

9. I just had to post the pic:

That was one of the coolest events I have ever witnessed!

[calimary]

10. Did they ever make a poster out of that blackboard?

If so I'd sure like to buy one. I helped buy pizza for protesters, so why shouldn't I have a memento?

There were lots of people here on DU and elsewhere who were blogging about it and posting about it and tweeting and whatever-ing about it, and donating too. It was this beautiful big-ass flower that opened up from a little teeny bud. I don't know where it got started, but I do remember seeing posts here from DUers early-on, asking how the protesters were doing - being there on-site for so many hours at a stretch, and were they getting anything to eat, any water? And if not, was there anywhere close to the capitol building that delivered? Soon enough, Ian's Pizza was on the map in its own right!

Actually I think that board shows only 45 countries. I think I remember 60 being the final total. It kept climbing. There were several re-do's of that board as more countries' names were squeezed in. I was so proud of everybody!

I talked often enough to this kid, Ross, who worked there and was handling phone orders and got to know the lay of the land and we Facebook-friended. In the process I asked what kind of music everybody liked and wound up sending them some CDs of my son's band, and a whole bunch of stickers and wristbands and stuff. Evidently they play a lot of their own favorites at Ian's Pizza and have a CD collection there and they play bands they know and local bands and stuff, so they were receptive. My kid's band is now touring more frequently, and I told them when they play near Madison, they have to try to stop by Ian's Pizza and order the Mac & Cheese pizza that just sounds fabulous and that was a protesters' favorite. And leave a big tip!

I feel kind of emotionally invested in that whole Wisconsin story. When I started reading about how the state of Wisconsin was where so many of the union rights we now take for granted got started. I read about efforts to push for workers rights, safe working conditions, the eight-hour day, I mean - I do believe we owe the very concept of "weekends" to Wisconsin, forcryingoutloud - because I read that once upon a time, organized labor there pushed for a five-day work week.

[Scuba]

4. Originally done by The Kissers !! n/t