How beautiful they are singing Solidarity Forever

[malaise]

Go Wisconsin!!! I love you bad!!!

Solidarity Forever
Solidarity Forever, Solidarity Forever
For the Union makes us strong!!

[coalition_unwilling]

1. My eyes are misting over. - n/t

[malaise]

2. I can't wait for the entire world to be singing

Solidarity Forever. We're going to bury neo-liberalism by summer.

[malaise]

4. Recall Walker

This is great

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Where are you watching?

[MedleyMisty]

5. Here

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/afl-cio-2010-rally

They're chanting "Peaceful protest!" now.

[malaise]

Here

http://www.ustream.tv/channel-popup/afl-cio-2010-rally

[Dappleganger]

7. Ustream link

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/afl-cio-2010-rally

[malaise]

8. Singing the National Anthem now

Go Wisconsin!!

[cal04]

6. Recall Walker

Kill the Bill
Thank you Wisconsin!!

[MBS]

9. absolutely, but you've got to wait a year, unfortunately.

(In WI, you have to be in office for a year before you can be recalled). That said, many Repub state senators are eligible for recall right now. . that would be a good start, anyway.
WI has a weird (but efficient ) system that lets you vote to recall someone AND elect a replacement in the same election.. .could be useful.

[malaise]

10. Looks like they cut the feed

Ah well

[roguevalley]

11. Russ Feingold would be good start.

[Blaze Diem]

12. Wow, I learned that song as a kid attending the summer Farmers Union Camp.

Not till later in years did I realize what the song was truly about.
Growing up on a wheat & cattle farm in the late 60's, I recall my parents loyal involvement with the county & state group.
The Farmers Union was of course, the only way a farmer was assured a voice in the marketing & price parity of the grain they grew.
Independent farmers were fearful of corporate farming operations.

Even as a 7th grade kid, I remember also the opposition to the Farmers Union was the Farm Bureau & oddly was represented by Republican supporters while my Farmers Union friends were all Democrats.

My parents, solidly behind Hubert Humphrey at that time, were fighting the fight similar to the Wisconsin protesters today.

Solidarity forever, yes, its the only way.

Thanks
Blaze

[malaise]

14. Lovely post

I also learned it as a kid - I love that song.

Here's an old version with the great Pete Seeger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYiKdJoSsb8

[Blaze Diem]

17. oh my goodness..memories

love it & tks for the Seeger song.

hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmmmmmm hmm...

[malaise]

20. Generic Other had a great thread here from last week

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=450192&mesg_id=450192

[Blaze Diem]

18. Brought tears to my eyes...

The story of America...

[malaise]

19. Bigger than America

It's the story of unions everywhere they exist

[Blaze Diem]

13. K & R for solidarity

tks

[upi402]

15. I liked that too

Before the cops were to enter.

[malaise]

16. It was touching

Wisconsin protesters rock!!