This is an update from Jim.  He’s on the ground and in the thick of things. He will be phoning in updates throughout the day.

There were thousands of tea party patriots at the Wisconsin capitol today. The protesters filled the yard from the street all the way up to the capitol.

Thousands of people are at the capitol today.  Impossible to tell who the friendlies are right now.

The unions are out in force!  The Barack Obama organizers are waiting for us.  I can hear the crowd from blocks away.
Kerry Pickett called- “Leftist Organizers are begging union supporters not to confront opponents.”

Stay tuned for updates.

UPDATE: Thousands of Walker’s supporters.  Massive crowd. Chanting “Go Scott Go!” and “Pass The Bill!”

The pro-union protest ended at noon but thousands of union backers are still hanging around.

UPDATE: Inside the Capitol Building the pro-union groups are chanting.  It’s deafening. I had to go to a back room to phone in this update.

Jim e-mailed these pictures taken with a cold cell phone from the rally:

These were taken from behind the stage.

Herman Cain, Andrew Breitbart, Joe the Plumber, Jim Hoft, Ned Ryan, Brad Thor and several others spoke to the pro-Scott Walker crowd.

The Wisconsin Republicans are standing firm. Wisconsin Senate GOP Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald: The Bill limiting collective bargaining is not negotiable; it will pass as is.

UPDATE: THOUSANDS of Tea Partiers are rallying on the Capitol grounds. The union supporters are marching around the Capitol grounds in a circle on the street. The union supporters do not have a permit to be on the Capitol grounds. They haven’t had one all week! The police are keeping the two groups apart.

UPDATE: Jim is down on street, banging on drums, circling the Capitol building. He’s marching amid the union members.

UPDATE: Doctors have set up a booth to sign scripts for work absences.

 

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  1. #1 February 19, 2011 at 11:32 am

    MarineMom commented:

    Please stay safe! My prayers go out to all of you that are brave enough to go up against Obama’s union folks. America stands behind you!!!!

  2. #2 February 19, 2011 at 11:35 am

    Derak commented:

    Kerry Pickett called- “Leftist Organizers are begging union supporters not to confront opponents.”
    _________
    Good luck with that. It is not only their history, it is their very nature. Cameras rolling.
    Stand firm, Tea Party. Turn the other cheek, but get the full shot on tape.

  3. #3 February 19, 2011 at 11:38 am

    Paula Moore commented:

    Thank you for being there and thank you again for keeping us informed. I’m sending prayers to all you TRUTHTELLERS!

  5. #5 February 19, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Oh Noes! commented:

    Thanks Jim for the call to duty, may all of the good people of Wis. show up in support of Gov. Walker.

    God Bless.

  6. #6 February 19, 2011 at 11:44 am

    slick commented:

    Thoughts and prayers are with all the patriots today. Keep those cameras rolling!!

  7. #7 February 19, 2011 at 11:45 am

    Mad Hatter commented:

    Be careful in little Moscow.

  8. #8 February 19, 2011 at 11:47 am

    Nostradamus commented:

    Fire the teachers who refuse to go back to work. (A-La Reagan and the Air Traffic Controllers).

    And de-fund “The Fleebaggers.”

    They took an oath to serve their State, not to flee in disgrace.

    No taxation without representation? What do you call this absurd move?

  9. #9 February 19, 2011 at 11:48 am

    Katherine L. commented:

    well Jim just stay on the phone. minute by minute. take videos. post them all. i don’t know why but i feel like this moment is so important. gov. walker is so clearly in the right and the dems/ofa/teachers are so clearly in the wrong. it is an almost cinematic or greek play point of fate. will right prevail? will wrong once again rear its ugliest head? well the alternative media successfully override the MSM voices with on the ground reports.

    this moment is historic. i feel it. i just wish i was there. if things cannot be put right in wisconsin one this clearly defined point of law where our democratic process and constitutional republic will hold and hold on the side of taxation with representation where the taxpayers rights trumps the rights of the unionized public sector who have voted themselves above the law looting of the treasure from the public purse or it will not. forget the superbowl. forget the fate of iraq and iran. forget israel and its plight in the middle east. this is the battlefield. this is spartacus up against the beast of evil and greed on the battlefield of freedom. governor walker is the man upon whom the fate of US rests. if right cannot conquer in this moment, with all the stars of our forefathers, our freedoms and our faith in one another as americans aligned on its side then our country is lost. this will either break the will of the unions/ communists/ socialists/progressives/tax eaters or it will break the will of the still sane, still playing by the rules tax paying americans. i know this in my heart. this is an momentously important day of the week of fate to come. over dramatic? no. this is true.

  10. #10 February 19, 2011 at 11:54 am

    Paul Gaffron commented:

    I live in WI. Walker promised this last summer during the campaign. Dumass Doyle and the Dems spent this state into insolvency. Now the unions are shocked??? Stand by your words, Gov. Walker. State motto here is “Forward”. And our selfish state Dems go hide in Illinois. That is real representative government. Ideology over the people= liberal class warfare. Stay strong, Governor.

  11. #11 February 19, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    Ditto commented:

    Katherine..
    Wondeful post. Just wonderful. And so very true.

    I think you are exactly right.

  12. #13 February 19, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    Adrienne Ottenbreit commented:

    Stand strong Gov. Walker, we support you!!!!!

  13. #14 February 19, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    listingstarboard commented:

    The Washington Times reports that 29.4% of Milwaukee public school teachers send their OWN kids to PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

  14. #16 February 19, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Espresso Logic - The 6th Sense commented:

    Milwaukee schools are spendiing over $16,000 per student. How’s that for an “investment”?

  15. #17 February 19, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Ditto commented:

    Extra police brought in…
    Update: 500 officers on duty in Madison, Wis., as crowds flow into Capitol for protests on budget-repair bill http://bit.ly/gzUstF

  16. #18 February 19, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    RickS commented:

    Be very careful. You are dealing with Democrats, who will resort to violence at drop of a hat knowing no one in the MFM will call them on it.

  17. #20 February 19, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    Ginger commented:

    Thanks Lady Liberty! :)



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