Madison, WIsconsin: Tea Party Protest (February 19, 2011)

With crowd estimates ranging from 40,000 to 70,000 at competing protests in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, there is sure to be some confusion about who was who at the rally. Reports indicate that the crowds were kept highly segregated, with the Tea Party crowd getting the main capitol grounds and the pro-worker demonstrators surrounding them on the streets.

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[haras635]

I was at this protest and the tea party was out numbered at least 100 to 1 in the video you see all the people in the distance are union supporters. There really wasn't hardy any Tea Party supporters there.

[TheKestrel4aKnave]

The hard-working members of the Tea Party must at last be seeing who is really taking advantage of them by now. Mr. Koch, your cover has been blown. Hard luck trying to divide the working people of Wisconsin , while you benefit you unscrupulous devious fascist..

[lvll138inrs]

unionized public employees only make up a small percent of the population and are a priveleged class. I don't see why the working class would support them seeing as how they have to pay for their lavish benefits.

[sthomaslewis]

I am in favor of the Tea Party. Please change "WIsconsin" to "Wisconsin"!

[sthomaslewis]

@bobbybenjamin You sound quite intelligent1

[QuartuvLarry]

@haras635 Righteousness is not determined by numbers. Duh.

[QuartuvLarry]

@Sconi71 Nope. The simple fact of the matter is that these are public sector unions who bilk the taxpayer for jobs that value tenure over quality, and there is absolutely no reason why it should continue. Even FDR, with all his screw ups, would agree with me.

[Sconi71]

By the way this Tea Party get together was promoted by Americans for Prosperity - a Koch Brothers front. This was the ONE and only time they rallied in Madison. And the Madison protests went on for two months. A sad turnout when you think about it.

[Sconi71]

@QuartuvLarry no actually. They do deserve my tax dollars. Every teacher in Wisconsin must meet a certain level of education and experience before they are allowed to teach. They funny thing is that you are probably middle class and your taxes were lowered under Obama. You probably think you are wealthy and somehow Unions are your enemy. If you are middle class you need to support Unions. It's pretty simple.

[QuartuvLarry]

Wars are always begun by assholes who want what they don't have, nor even BELONGS to them.

In this case, greedy unions who don't deserve our tax dollars AND who believe (can't keep a straight face, here!) that they are actually (psh!) OWED jobs!

[Americansoldier11x]

@LiberalsAreRight lol? They are practicing the first amendment themselves. And the tea partiers are the ones destroying the second amendment? Yet It's the liberals that want gun control laws...

[bobbybenjamin]

@1cliff11 how does it feel having billionaire koch cock in your mouth. taste good?