First the good news from a right-leaning site: Nancy Pelosi is stepping up in a big way to rhetorically support the Wisconsin Protesters:
On the brink and public sector unions are working hard to push the states over the edge
by iamnothere, sodahead.com -- Feb 19, 2011
Pelosi backs Wisconsin Protesters
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came out strongly in support of Wisconsin teachers and students who are protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to public employees of collective bargaining rights.
Pelosi told reporters Friday that the protests are “ an extraordinary show of democracy in action. ”
“Wisconsin's workers, teachers and public servants must have a seat at the table to fight for a safe workplace,” she said. “I stand in solidarity with the Wisconsin workers fighting for their rights, especially for all the students and young people leading the charge.”
Now the bad news from the same site, Scott Walker is stepping up in a big way to ridicule and discount the Taxpaying significance of the Wisconsin Protesters ...
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Walker told reporters Friday that he would not "allow protesters to drown out the voice of the taxpayers ," adding that he had received 19,000 supportive e-mails this week and that a "quiet majority" of the state's residents are behind his plan.
Say What ?!
Uh Oh!
ABC News has picked-up this same statement of derision by the Wisconsin Governor -- Governor of apparently "only some of the people" in his State ... it seems:
Tea Party Descends on Madison Protests
By Kevin Dolak, Chris Bury, Oliva Katrandjian, ABCNews.com -- Feb. 19, 2011
[link has a WI video -- that won't embed correctly]
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Governor Walker told reporters yesterday that he would not "allow protesters to drown out the voice of the taxpayers," adding that he had received 19,000 supportive e-mails this week and that a "quiet majority " of the state's residents are behind his plan .
Oh Really?
Well apparently 19,000 "good taxpaying people" support the Governor's Agenda.
Say, How many Wisconsinites, ARE Union Members anyways?
Union Members by State
AFL-CIO -- American Federation of Labor
Union Members by State, 2010
State Numbers Percentage
Wisconsin 355,000 14.2%
[ Source: BLS , Union Members 2010, Table 5. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state (2011) ]
355,000 Wisconsin citizens ARE Union Members --
That's nearly 12 times as many MORE than the "Taxpayers" Walker is claiming to be listening to.
Question: Do those 355,000 Wisconsin Union Members PAY THEIR TAXES too?
Of course they DO!
Question: Should not Gov Walker be LISTENING to THEIR Voices, as well?
Of course he SHOULD! ... But he won't ... Unless WE Make him Listen.
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Do it now. This is what Democracy in Action is all about.
It's about Being Heard. Be heard.
Thank you. Thank you especially Wisconsin Labor Patriots!