karmakramer Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 CNN Breaking: The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a GOP bill that would take away key union rights, CNN confirms. .. still needs to be passed in the senate though, which should be more challenging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 We are their cattle. We are being bred for slavery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 CNN Breaking: The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a GOP bill that would take away key union rights, CNN confirms. .. still needs to be passed in the senate though, which should be more challenging Democrats launched a filibuster, throwing out dozens of amendments and delivering rambling speeches. Each time Republicans tried to speed up the proceedings, Democrats rose from their seats and wailed that the GOP was stifling them. Debate had gone on for 60 hours and 15 Democrats were still waiting to speak when the vote started around 1 a.m. Friday. Speaker Pro Tem Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, opened the roll and closed it within seconds. Democrats looked around, bewildered. Only 13 of the 38 Democratic members managed to vote in time. Words fail me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 CNN Breaking: The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a GOP bill that would take away key union rights, CNN confirms. .. still needs to be passed in the senate though, which should be more challenging Democrats launched a filibuster, throwing out dozens of amendments and delivering rambling speeches. Each time Republicans tried to speed up the proceedings, Democrats rose from their seats and wailed that the GOP was stifling them. Debate had gone on for 60 hours and 15 Democrats were still waiting to speak when the vote started around 1 a.m. Friday. Speaker Pro Tem Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, opened the roll and closed it within seconds. Democrats looked around, bewildered. Only 13 of the 38 Democratic members managed to vote in time. Words fail me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGDp581g9t0&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobDobalina Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Democrats launched a filibuster, throwing out dozens of amendments and delivering rambling speeches. Each time Republicans tried to speed up the proceedings, Democrats rose from their seats and wailed that the GOP was stifling them. Debate had gone on for 60 hours and 15 Democrats were still waiting to speak when the vote started around 1 a.m. Friday. Speaker Pro Tem Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, opened the roll and closed it within seconds. Democrats looked around, bewildered. Only 13 of the 38 Democratic members managed to vote in time. Ahhh, good ol' 2-party American democracy - cheat to win!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Democrats launched a filibuster, throwing out dozens of amendments and delivering rambling speeches. Each time Republicans tried to speed up the proceedings, Democrats rose from their seats and wailed that the GOP was stifling them. Debate had gone on for 60 hours and 15 Democrats were still waiting to speak when the vote started around 1 a.m. Friday. Speaker Pro Tem Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, opened the roll and closed it within seconds. Democrats looked around, bewildered. Only 13 of the 38 Democratic members managed to vote in time. Ahhh, good ol' 2-party American democracy - cheat to win!!! cheating is in all forms of government, America just streamlined it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 FOX gets it right for once. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuuUV94bOW0&feature=player_embedded OMG! 1:23 ... "Just by telling the facts, you're angering a lot of people". FOX News is even cracking. That dude is getting FIRED! That's Juan Williams, he was that guy let go/fired by NPR. And experience with NPR is likely why he's the only rational and sane person I can think of currently on Fox News. if youve ever had the pleasure of meeting him in real life, i think you'd change your opinion pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 did he snub you for an autograph or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 did he snub you for an autograph or something? nope. just an all around mean-spirited human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 did he snub you for an autograph or something? nope. just an all around mean-spirited human being. how so? just curious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 FOX gets it right for once. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuuUV94bOW0&feature=player_embedded OMG! 1:23 ... "Just by telling the facts, you're angering a lot of people". FOX News is even cracking. That dude is getting FIRED! That's Juan Williams, he was that guy let go/fired by NPR. And experience with NPR is likely why he's the only rational and sane person I can think of currently on Fox News. if youve ever had the pleasure of meeting him in real life, i think you'd change your opinion pretty quickly. I actually met with him briefly after he gave a talk here yesterday at my work. He seemed like a very reasonable fellow though a bit conservative for my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Yeah was a bit surreal as I literally went from watching that youtube clip of him to sitting down in a banquet hall here and watching him give a talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 "We have been ordered by the legislature to kick you all out at 4:00 today. But we know what's right from wrong. We will not be kicking anyone out, in fact, we will be sleeping here with you!" - Madison, Wisconsin Police http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/26/wisconsin-cops-for-t.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVE_rLjxnfU&feature=player_embedded I'm going to be protesting at City Hall in NYC in about an haur. I hope to see you there. If you live somewhere else, here is a way for you to find where your nearest protest is... http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/index.html?rc=fb.11&action_id=238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 wow i'm speechless madison cops are pretty cool, as far as cops go. but this is above and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmakramer Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 pretty cool cop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 dang, shit just got real. That was cool. American revolution 2.0? Might be possible if things go downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 at the very least it will be really fun watching the media try to spin this hopefully it at least costs walker his job. he needs to be in office a year before we can do a recall vote but at this rate he'll get nothing done in that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Word and word up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 that cop shit is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 wow. first time i ever thought cops are badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 don't assume i've read this specific bill, but cops probably have the greatest incentive of all public workers to maintain their union. it's tough though because a lot of police officers make way too much in retirement and many make way too little when they're newbies on the force. the state is basically out of money, along with many others, including NY which has been trying to deal with their budget since blind man paterson declared a statewide hiring freeze 1-2 years ago. so it will be interesting to see how they deal with it if walker can't gouge the unions, which was probably his plan all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4kvNzuf_EY&feature=player_embedded It gets really fucking cold in Wisconsin btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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