There is an amazing thing going on in Wisconsin. Is it the beginning of a movement?

[rhett o rick]

The people decided they have had enough of the new republicanism of cutting pay and pensions and union busting.

They are revolting in WI and the corporate owned media is ignoring it.

Democratic members of the state Senate have walked out and the State Police refuse to arrest them.

This could be the start of the United States’, We the People revolt. If Egypt can have democracy, why cant we?

We are United Citizens against Citizen’s United and the corporate oligarchy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=439&topic_id=422034

Call and write you local TV stations and newspapers and tell them to cover this story.

[ewagner]

1. Should we call on

unions in other states to rally behind us? To conduct demonstrations nation-wide to show that we know this is the national republican agenda and we won't stand for it?

[rucky]

3. already happening in Ohio today.

We have our own little problem in the statehouse.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

22. I haven't heard anything about OH today

I understand a few states were planning to follow WI, but I've yet to see any coverage.

I hope this turns into a real movement, but I doubt it.

[XanaDUer]

32. News bit here:

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/02/hundreds_descend_on_ohio_state.html

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

33. Wow! That's huge. Let's hope they stick around so that Ed can...

...move his show there, next.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

37. Ed is going to cover OH next on the Ed Show

:thumbsup:

[roguevalley]

30. one of the problems of going to the legislature and throttling them in

person is that our state capital can only be reached by plane and boat. Its an ORDEAL to get there and when you are there its hell to get out especially in winter.

[PeaceNikki]

8. They are.

:)

[Sabriel]

2. Hey, we're not revolting!

We're actually very nice people (except the Walker voters).

[rhett o rick]

13. How revolting, my dear!. Good luck and we are behind you. nm

[Lifelong Protester]

4. Who is it here who always has that great media list? We need

calls to them, emails, COVERAGE.

Yes to the idea of rallies, protests, whatever, in MANY OTHER LOCATIONS!

Get it rolling!

Heading to Madison tomorrow again myself.

[rhett o rick]

20. I think the old media forum is gonzo. Dont know where the list ended up. nm

[xchrom]

5. It can be. We will see. Nt

[Better Believe It]

7. It can be if national labor officials and our allies get their asses in gear now.

This is a test of the competence and organizing ability of the AFL-CIO, Teamsters and SEIU leadership.

Will they pass it?

[xchrom]

31. Meh. Egypt didn't have that organization.

We don't need it here.

It's 'helpful' - but not necessary.

We will see - can it catch on.

[Davis_X_Machina]

6. No.

There are people, not a majority, to be sure, but not a fringe either, who complain loudly about public-employee unions, the exorbitant pensions they've negotiated for their members, and about unions generally -- how they're corrupt, don't have the workers' interests at heart, and are ultimately unnecessary -- right here at DU.

If that's the case here, then there's zero chance of such a movement in the populace at large.

[leftstreet]

9. +1 Sadly true

There would have been a greater chance of a mass movement in 2006 during the MILLIONS strong Immigration marches, had all workers joined in. But again, American non-union workers and public employees saw no working class connection.

[HereSince1628]

12. The tea-party movement is built upon jealousy.

Walker stepped into the Governorship with tea-party support.

The tea-partiers are insecure and are jealous of immigrants, affirmative action, social programs, etc.
There are people on DU who also feel such jealousies, but they are a minority.

You can point at the ghost of Jimmy Hoffa, but you know, the ghost of Bobby Kennedy shook down the corruption of the Teamsters.

The realpolitik of 2011 is a war that involves the R's using EVERY tool they can find to finally DESTROY PRO-LABOR DEMOCRATS and they have succeeded in winning large swaths of 'NEW Democrats' and 'Third Way' democrats to the anti-labor side of the fight.

Wisconsin, Ohio and Tennessee have risen up and said NO! NO FUCKING WAY!!! The campaign is ON! What the R's just launched is not the equivalent of the Normandy invasion, but the attack is on AMERICANS. How is THAT just?

[rhett o rick]

15. It doesnt take a majority to be a movement. nm

[Marr]

18. Those people are sycophants and paid shills.

They're not representative of the political temperature of the country. I think this country is fertile ground for such a populist movement.

[Davis_X_Machina]

19. There are paid shills...

...with membership stars and +1000 post counts?

[rhett o rick]

24. You forgot the skeptical icon. Do you doubt it? nm

[Marr]

27. Are you kidding?

They aren't magical wards.

Racking up posts would be easier for a paid shill than for anyone.

[JackRiddler]

34. So what? The existence of idiots doesn't stop us from organizing, does it?

At all times there were people who thought in reactionary ways, that was never a reason not to organize.

Furthermore, your "zero chance" is clearly already wrong. That already is a movement in Wisconsin, a product of many prior movements (or there would not have been unions in the first place). The question is how big it can get and how wide it will spread.

[ClassWarrior]

10. If folks outside of Wisconsin want to help, PM me.

The Dem Party of Wisconsin needs phone bankers URGENTLY.

NGU.

[jsamuel]

11. Is this our summer of '09?

The main difference so far (besides the issues) is that the media loved covering the Tea Party and hates covering progressive movements. It doesn't seem to be slowing us down. I love how all it took were 2 or 3 people in one district and it made headline news, but 30,000+ show up for a protest and nary a peep.

[Chris_Texas]

14. One can only hope.

nt

[kcks]

16. I

would like to read to copy of the bill from Wi. does anyone have link I could not a copy of it.

[upi402]

17. Feingold's Progressives United movement is 2 days old

it's hopeful and he said the same thing as the OP;
"We are United Citizens against Citizen’s United and the corporate oligarchy"
on MSNBC
http://www.progressivesunited.org/
PU has 10's of thousands of membrs and we should all join him in fighting this crap!

[rhett o rick]

23. Tell me he didnt say those exact words. nm

[upi402]

38. That's a quote from the OP, Russ talked about the same thing. n/t

[Raksha]

28. I just joined Progressives United about a minute ago.

I tried to do it yesterday but couldn't get the link to work.

[rhett o rick]

42. I am in also. nm

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. There is a great disturbance in the force

and for once instead of readying about it, I am blogging about it.

[rhett o rick]

26. Well put. nm

[KathieG]

25. This needs to happen in Florida. I am hoping that our "Awake The State" rally...

on March 8th can grow to the level the Wisconsin protest has. *crosses fingers*

[rhett o rick]

29. Stop children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's goin down.

i think it's time we stop, children
what's that sound
everybody look what's goin down

there's battle lines being drawn
nobody's right if everybody's wrong
young people speakin there minds
getting so much resistance far behind

[WinkyDink]

39. Somethin's happening here; what it is ain't exactly clear.

[rhett o rick]

41. Good grief, you cant be as old as me. nm

[a kennedy]

35. only one of our "local" TV stations had the press conference live....

and that one was out of Eau Claire.....the two La Crosse stations just had it on their 5:00 news hour and it only had the "highlights" of his speech. The channel out of Eau Claire carried it live at 4:45pm.

[a kennedy]

36. and I don't know how many more people will can take off work

to protest in Madison tomorrow....... I'm sure most will go back to work.

[Luciferous]

40. The protests were the top story on my local stations, but I only live 90 miles from Madison.

However, I did send emails to national news networks to cover the story.

[Matariki]

43. If a republican majority was what it took for a wake up call

maybe it was ultimately a good thing. I hope it's a movement. I'll be there - in my city anyway.

[Lugnut]

44. I hope so.

I hope this is the tipping point.