Last night as I was leaving the city of Milwaukee via I-94, I drove underneath a footbridge near 73rd street, and I smiled. You may be wondering, "Why in the hell would a bridge make someone smile?" Well, I'll explain...
Bridges used to mean nothing to me. They were just structures made of cement and steel that I would use to drive over a river, or to walk over a highway. This was true until noise of rain invited me to hold one of his light up recall signs with the overpass light brigade in Madison, Wisconsin about a month ago. We held the signs on a footbridge over East Washington Ave. during rush hour.
I also helped hold one of the signs in Milwaukee on a footbridge over I-94 near 73rd St.
This is why I smile whenever I see a bridge now. My mind wanders back to those times where I stood on a bridge in the cold, holding one of the signs that spelled out "recall" as cars rushed by down below, honking either in support or in anger; it was hard to tell the difference between the two. I am reminded of the people I met while on these bridges, some of whom I've become close friends with, and some of whom I may never see again. I am reminded of the conversations we had, which usually were focused on politics. And I am reminded of the fact that Scott "1%" Walker has done one good thing since he's been in office: He has brought together many people all over the state of Wisconsin who normally wouldn't have met had it not been for him. So thank you, 1% Walker, for the friends I've made in the past year, and for causing me to smile whenever I see a bridge.
I also was honored when noise of rain asked me to hold one of his signs last Tuesday, the day we turned in over a million recall signatures for 1% Walker. We ended the recall event at the Monona Terrace in Madison by going up on stage and helping lead the crowd in singing Solidarity Forever. Below is a picture that ran in newspapers all over the country:
Recall supporters hold signs spelling "Recall" while performing a song on stage at a victory party for the Wisconsin recall effort at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wis., Tuesday evening, Jan. 17, 2012. / AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King
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