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lafinjack in ontd_political

Walker says National Guard is prepared

Feb 12, 2011 14:40

Gov. Scott Walker says the Wisconsin National Guard is prepared to respond wherever is necessary in the wake of his announcement that he wants to take away nearly all collective bargaining rights from state employees ( Read more... )

wisconsin, unions, military, you have annoyed me for the last time

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layweed February 12 2011, 23:04:29 UTC

Did I miss something? Is it the 1890s again? AWESOME. I HAVE 120 YEARS TO WRITE MY LAB REPORT!

lafinjack February 12 2011, 23:08:02 UTC

It's just a jump to the left...

kyra_neko_rei February 13 2011, 04:14:39 UTC

*snrk*

I'm now picturing the man's office being invaded by protesters in drag. Thank you. ^_^

elvendaydream February 13 2011, 16:15:35 UTC

It'd be worth it, just to see if his head would explode.

ladylothwen February 12 2011, 23:16:19 UTC

We're all going to die.

I -- just --

My head hurts.

lilyginny27 February 12 2011, 23:19:22 UTC

Major rallies and protests are scheduled for all of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Madison. I'll be there on Tues & Wed.

doverz February 13 2011, 04:26:30 UTC

Is it taking place near the Capitol???

lilyginny27 February 13 2011, 13:07:25 UTC

on the steps!

*pets your icon*

doverz February 13 2011, 16:44:44 UTC

Sweet. I have a like 2 hours in between classes on Monday, so I might go then.

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are really the only good thing that Wisconsin has going for it right now.

spottacus2 February 12 2011, 23:20:36 UTC

Dear Walker:

If you are fully aware that what you are about to do is so terrible you have to prepare the National Guard to suppress the response from your constituents, then what you are about to do is probably a TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE idea. Jfc.

lafinjack February 12 2011, 23:23:06 UTC

Revolting is only OK when conservatives do it.

kyra_neko_rei February 13 2011, 04:13:17 UTC

To be fair, the are pretty revolting much of the time.

lafinjack February 14 2011, 05:57:37 UTC

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thinkatory February 12 2011, 23:31:02 UTC

I don't know what this is talking about! Wisconsin can't have elected Scott Walker, the man who vowed to kill state unions and make this a Right To Work state! This must be from an alternate reality because the other option is that I'm deluding myself and the world is an awful, awful place.

(In a way I'm lucky I'm not a state employee anymore because odds are good I'd lose my benefits, go radically left and wind up at a rally being clubbed by the police.)

beoweasel February 13 2011, 01:38:18 UTC

a Right To Work state

What a wonderful misnomer that label is.

thinkatory February 13 2011, 01:41:30 UTC

It's Newspeak of the worst sort.

I have a tendency to explain it as a shorter version of "Right to Work, But Not To Anything Else."

doverz February 13 2011, 04:27:25 UTC

If only it was an alternate reality.

I guess the only consolation is that things are going to get so bad in Wisconsin that he won't be elected again (or at least I hope he isn't).

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