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Sleeping Giant Awakes

GoodWitch58Beach Fanatic
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Wisconsin and Beyond: Worker Protests Spread to Other States by Sarah van Gelder and Brooke Jarvis
From Indiana to Ohio and Tennessee to Texas, workers are demanding to know why corporations and the wealthy get bailouts and tax breaks while teachers and steel workers bear the burdens of budget crises they didn?t cause.

This movement makes sense to me; much more than the Tea Party movement ever has. The regular folks in the Tea Party seem to be advocating against] their own economic interests... while these folks are standing up for their way of life and the principles that have made the American middle class...teachers, firefighters, the police force and the emergency responders...the heart and soul of our communities.

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Ritamargarita brocolia
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The inequities are not just about employment...the issue of the unions and collective bargaining has awakened many people to the thought that" if this can happen to the unions, then what else can happen?"...the big picture and the overall goal of the Republican governor is what has people in Wisconsin up in arms. ( especially when the Koch Brothers and GPS Crossroads are factored into the equation).

The union issue is just the spark that awakened "the giant" (the people in general).

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The giant is awake but must be kept from tiring out and going back to sleep.

In Washington, D.C. today an estimated 2,000 protesters marched on Koch Industries? Washington D.C. offices and attempted to give Charles and David Koch an invitation to come out and speak with the protesters. Not surprisingly, the building?s doors were locked and no one was allowed inside. However, a representative from the real estate company which managed the building told an handful of organizers who attempted to deliver the invitation, ?I?d be here with you guys if I wasn?t working right now.? Noting that he works for the building, not Koch, he said, ?I don?t want to be here.?

2,000 Protesters March On Koch Industries' D.C. Office | AlterNet



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Andy A avatar
Andy ABeach Fanatic
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The giant is awake but must be kept from tiring out and going back to sleep.

In Washington, D.C. today an estimated 2,000 protesters marched on Koch Industries? Washington D.C. offices and attempted to give Charles and David Koch an invitation to come out and speak with the protesters. Not surprisingly, the building?s doors were locked and no one was allowed inside. However, a representative from the real estate company which managed the building told an handful of organizers who attempted to deliver the invitation, ?I?d be here with you guys if I wasn?t working right now.? Noting that he works for the building, not Koch, he said, ?I don?t want to be here.?

2,000 Protesters March On Koch Industries' D.C. Office | AlterNet



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Answer me a simple question. Where are the protesters invading George Soro's industry use of his monies...Oh, I forgot. He got really rich by manipulating the currencies of countries much to the detriment of their citizens. Yes, the sleeping giant must be kept awake but it may not be the one you think it is. Is it just possible it is the sleeping giant called the "silent majority".
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BobSoWal Insider
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that's agnew[felon], nixon[felon] gibberish, perhaps scott can use that term
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Ritamargarita brocolia
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"Against all odds", Democrat JoAnne Kloppenburg appears to have unseated the incumbent Republican Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Paul Prosser, by a margin of just 204 votes. Prosser is considered the swing vote on the court as of now. Looks like things are going to swing the other way. :cool:

Of course there will likely be a recount, but this would never had happened if it weren't for Wisconsin's Scott Walker, exposure of Koch Bros influence ($$), and their front organization, Americans for Prosperity.

The "sleeping giant" is awake! I think this will help keep the giant's eyes open.

WI Special Election: Results



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