Breaking: Situation Escalates in Wisconsin – RIOT POLICE Called in On Violent Leftists at 2 AM

A Wisconsin State Patrol officer grabs a protester trying to storm the Assembly chamber at the Wisconsin Capitol building in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP)

USA Breaking News reported:

MotherJones reports that their sources have said that riot police have been ordered to clear protesters from the Wisconsin Capitol building at 2 AM. Protesters have been surrounding the Capital Building in recent days because of a budget battle and issues with workers unions. Wisconsin’s Democratic Senators have even fled the state to avoid the budget votes and protesting in the state.

Many of the Senators are suspected of hiding out in Chicago hotels, outside the reach of Wisconsin State Police.

The children were still hanging out in the capital building at 2 AM?
They were lucky it was only riot police who were sent in.

#1 February 20, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Pandora commented:

They’ve got to come home eventually; the police ought to be on the ready for when they do.
#2 February 20, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Nano commented:

From what I am seeing the unions only have their numbers going there way. We already see many of them are outside elements and the Dem Senators staying away are simply a losing tactic that will backfire the longer they stay out.
#3 February 20, 2011 at 5:47 pm
forest commented:

Wow, this is the first I’ve seen that photo of the person trying to storm into the chamber, and it’s 3 days old.

If it were a tea partier…
#4 February 20, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Conservative Ken commented:

If full blown riots break out Gov. Walker may call a State of Emergency. This may give him the power to act with or without the Democrat members of Legislature.
#5 February 20, 2011 at 5:53 pm
GOONKA commented:

I don’t get how ‘breaking’ is 3 nights ago? And with the icy conditions as they are NOW and moving in, I don’t see many sticking around – and they have NO business being inside anyways. Boot them out, and lock the doors. Only ones in and out must be ACTUAL elected officials and THOSE they bring in with them at that time only.
#6 February 20, 2011 at 5:54 pm
INC commented:

It plays into the Left to call this an escalation, because I think Gov. Scott is trying to avoid escalation by sending them in at 2 am. I presume he has to use riot police because they’re trained and equipped to handle this evacuation.

This had to end, and better to end it tonight rather than let things drag on or ramp up.
#7 February 20, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Mitch Rapp commented:

Bang em and bust em!
#8 February 20, 2011 at 5:55 pm
INC commented:

#5 GOONKA, the photo is 5 days old, but I looked at the link and it’s from today.

The photo is for dramatic effect, which IMO is unneeded hype to this story.
#9 February 20, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Mitch Rapp commented:

Why can’t they pay for all damages and costs of policing, controlling and baby-sitting! Those found with excuses should pay and pay big.

I am tired of this crap being excused! Nail em!
#10 February 20, 2011 at 5:56 pm
INC commented:

5 s/b 3
#11 February 20, 2011 at 5:56 pm
Rock commented:

So the mixture of union thugs and juvenile delinquents turns violent, who knew. But hey now its quite obvious why they where calling for calm in the beginning. Just imagine the uproar if one of the students brought to the rally by a teacher had been injured. The law suites would have been horrendous, and groups who had organized it would have been looking at huge settlements. Teachers union, SEIU, DNC, and others.
#12 February 20, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Stan25 commented:

Yep, wait until things escalate to the riots like the lefties perpetrated in Seattle and elsewhere. Then they will show violent they really are. If that happens, I wonder who they will blame? Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld? Naw they will blame Sarah Palin.
#13 February 20, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Militant Conservative commented:

24/7 patrols with riot gear and LOADED mags. The peacefull order of business shall not be interrupted. I like the idea of calling a state of emergency and then shut out the dems. Use the oppositions tactics to your advantage. Make them take you to court. It will be a long time coming and the effect will have been achieved. We have to pass it to see what is in it. LOL

powder is dry
#14 February 20, 2011 at 6:16 pm
patman commented:

This is all kinda embarrassing. Any way you look at it.
#15 February 20, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Cnation commented:

Uh, it hasn’t happened yet, Jim.
#16 February 20, 2011 at 6:20 pm
The Watcher commented:

‘It’s 2 AM … liberals, do you know where your protesters are?’
#17 February 20, 2011 at 6:34 pm
GP Loves Obama commented:

2 AM is when the crack wears – off, so the lefty drugged up go nutz, more nutz then the strait nutz they act.
#18 February 20, 2011 at 6:36 pm
Nano commented:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/20/us-wisconsin-protest-legislators-idUSTRE71J02Y20110220

“This is seen as an extreme action you can interpret in two ways,” said Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

“Either they are trying to unfairly deny the people’s vote in November or they feel that things are so inequitable that they have been forced to use these tactics.”

“In doing so, Democrats might end up losing a giant public relations battle in addition to this legislative stand-off,” Sabato said.
#19 February 20, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Nano commented:

http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2011/feb/20/state-senate-convene-without-dems/

That’s the word from Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who told one media outlet Sunday he would be reviewing which bills and appointees to schedule for action.

The Republican Fitzgerald says his majority can’t wait around, “twiddling their thumbs” until the Democrats decide to come to work.

Last week, the 14 minority Democrats fled Madison ahead of a scheduled vote on Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. At issue was the stripping of collective bargaining rights for most public employees.

Republicans need 20 members present in the chamber to have a quorum to pass any spending bill, but only 17 for other items.
#20 February 20, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Mad Hatter commented:

I have talked to some of my neighbors this weekend, and they’re not political, but when asked about what they think about the teachers calling in on a fake sick excuse, my neighbors all said about the same thing, “the hell with them” “fire them” or “it’s about time someone wants to balance a budget in this country”.

The more this goes on, the more the public is turning sour on them.
#21 February 20, 2011 at 6:56 pm
Paul commented:

Democrats are sore losers. Elections have ____________________(fill in the blank). Can not wait for the Governor to tell them “I WON.”
#22 February 20, 2011 at 7:01 pm
aprilnovember811 commented:

I think it’s time for the parents to call for them to be fired. Call the National Guard if you have to. Enough of this. REMOVE OBAMA! TIM KAINE WAS A BIG PART OF THIS TOO!
#23 February 20, 2011 at 7:01 pm
lethargic commented:

I’m confused. Headline says it’s breaking news at 2am. Post is stamped 5:30 pm ?????
#24 February 20, 2011 at 7:05 pm
INC commented:

I checked out the Mother Earth tweet and it’s from yesterday:

http://mobile.twitter.com/motherjones/status/39190193315516416

Ann Althouse has posts from today with a photo showing protestors still in the building. She also says, “I talked to one of the security guards, who said that people were sleeping in the Capitol overnight. The doors are locked at a particular time, but people are not cleared out of the building.”

http://althouse.blogspot.com/

Obviously, no riot police have been in there to clear anyone out yet.
#25 February 20, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Carbon Pootprint commented:

Damn I was really hoping they’d set up loud speakers inside the building and play Rush to them all day tomorrow. bahahhaha
#26 February 20, 2011 at 7:13 pm
wanumba commented:

Well, we need a little more info. Riot police could have been brought in simply to make a comprehensive yet uneventful sweep of the halls and bathrooms, round up the squatters and firmly but politely escort them outside where if they had any manners or respect for property would have been all along.
It’s might be no more riotous than double overtime for the cops.
#27 February 20, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Ella commented:

#23 Lethargic – I’m confused too. Are they going to take the trash out at 2 a.m. tonite?
#28 February 20, 2011 at 7:15 pm
jainphx commented:

This can either be the end of our way of life, or the start of our recovery. Where in the constitution does Obama have any right to encourage people to riot?
#29 February 20, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Sandy commented:

Ann Althouse has posts from today with a photo showing protestors still in the building. She also says, “I talked to one of the security guards, who said that people were sleeping in the Capitol overnight. The doors are locked at a particular time, but people are not cleared out of the building.”

So they don’t clear out the building before the doors are locked. What if some Union Looney brought a weapon into the Capital Building? Couldn’t happen — like Hell it couldn’t..
#30 February 20, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Darwin Akbar commented:

If there were minors in the building at 2 am, the police should have been placed them into the custody of Child Protective Services and arrested their “parents,” if they were present, for contributing to the delinquency of minors, or whatever the local equivalent is.
#31 February 20, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Dave-O commented:

Open the door to the Chambers and use a bullhorn to tell them that they have 5 minutes to clear the building or else they will send in the dogs. Wait four minutes, tell them they have one minute remaining, if no action after the next minute – then send in the dogs. I’m tired of this BS and the tantrums. Playtime is over. The adults need to govern and to balance a budget.
#32 February 20, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Ricky Vines commented:

Arrest them all and book them. Where in the world do protesters go INSIDE the State buildings?
#33 February 20, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Sandy commented:

Like Obama thinking it was cool to raise taxes in this Re-Depression–these Unions think its equally cool to press Wisconsin for money it doesn’t have. Both are totally WRONG. When we are all hurting we have little sympathy for teachers earning nearly $100,000 a year.
#35 February 20, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Andreas K. commented:

Looks familiar. There were street battles in Dresden between police and “anti-fascists” and other leftists, because there was the anniversary of the Dresden air raid. Some neo-nazis (a tiny minority) are always trying to abuse the memory of that day for their purposes, but the demonstration was okayed by the local authorities. The “anti-fascists” and leftists had a different idea and started rioting. As usual.

Leftists, the only language they understand is violence, no matter what country these parasites sit in.
#36 February 20, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Speaking Clearlyq commented:

The United States of America.

What we are witnessing is the beginning of a tough wake up call for unions, and finally, most Americans are seeing unions for what they have evolved into: a Syndicate of Corruption.

America is way past broke, and it is time to cut up the credit cards.

Now the government union workers in Wisconsin are acting like a bunch of spoiled, entitled elites that expect advantages over the rest of the taxpayers (us), who are paying their bill.

Most Americans that have never worked for the government don’t realize that most government jobs have 2 automatic raises per year built into their salaries/pay. In the private sector, you have to earn a raise based on your individual merit and what you can negotiate.

The 2 automatic raises a lot of these government workers get are a “cost of living raise” and a “merit” raise. The “merit” raise is given to most of every government worker automatically. Now we start to see how many government workers’ retirements are based on yearly salaries that have automatically ramped up over $ 100,000 per year.

Now add to this, government workers get the BEST benefits in the USA: Guaranteed pension plans that can run up above $ 4000 per month in many cases, 401K plans, 457 plans, the best medical and dental benefits, and the list of perks goes on and on.

So let me get this straight:

- The taxpayers pay more and more taxes because of the corrupt democrat’s entitlement programs.

- These taxes are used to pay the bloated salaries and benefits of government union workers.

- The union workers fund the reelection of the corrupt democrats.

- The corrupt democrats repay the unions, by passing laws, that force the rest of America to pay for the special entitlements, that the unions get.

- When the corrupt democrats and unions don’t get their way (Republicans swept the elections this past November) , they flee their jobs and the State, so that they don’t have to follow the Constitution and the democratically elected process that the rest of us have to follow.

We’re broke. Way past broke. It is finally catching up to us.

Now the generationally brainwashed union faithful will tell the rest of us: “What are you going to do when the corporations get greedy and won’t pay you a fair wage. If it wasn’t for the unions, the rest of ya wouldn’t have the benefits you have.”

I say this overused excuse is BS. The laws of supply and demand are what rule at the end of the day. I earn what I get based on my own education, experience, and self determination. If I don’t like it, I will go somewhere else or start my own business and work for myself. This reality horrifies most die-hard union people, and they would rather live under a communist/socialist type system that guarantees them everything, even if they are lazy and you can’t fire them.

I would agree that we have reached a critical mass on too much government red tape making it harder to run your own business. This is going to be changing too. Much of the overregulation and red tape is because of the “control freak” mentality of the democrats that have been passing these laws for years.

I would also agree that we need to pass laws that OUTLAW corporations being able to ship jobs overseas, and not have to pay taxes, while they live under the protections of the United States of America.

Liberals and unions think they still control Washington D.C. with the Senate and the Oval office’s veto power. Newsflash: they don’t control the States, and after 2012, if they are crying about tough choices now, wait until conservatives show them how to lead after we take back the Senate and the Presidency.

Conservatives are going clean house like a hurricane.
#37 February 20, 2011 at 8:27 pm
MAJ Mike commented:

Seems like Child Protective Services should’ve been called in to remove the children to appropriate shelter.
#39 February 20, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Ryan commented:

There is no evidence of anyone being violent both left and right. No arrests as of 5 PM. Keep drinking the koolaide folks.

Speaking Clearlyq

You need to research more since there have no raises in the last two years. The unions are willing to give in to the financial concessions.
#40 February 20, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Indigo Red commented:

The link leads to this Tweet: “BREAKING: Sources in Madison say riot police have been ordered to clear protesters from capital building at 2 am #wiunion
about 24 hours ago from TweetDeck” (http://mobile.twitter.com/motherjones/status/39190193315516416)

It can’t be all that recent BREAKING since the time stamp reads “about 24 hours ago.”
#42 February 21, 2011 at 12:43 am
BS61 commented:

#39 Ryan -

http://nation.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/17/union-violence-wisconsin-arrest-made#

http://www.channel3000.com/news/26902948/detail.html
#44 February 21, 2011 at 3:36 am
Liam Benson commented:

Now we see as does the rest of world that there really is little difference between America and Egypt or Bahrain. The riot police have always been used against unions in this country. But if you ever worked a 40 hour work week and/or have ever received workman’s compensation don’t forget that you owe the things that you take for granted to the unions. To imagine business will keep these now common business practices in place after the unions are busted is to be more than a little naive as is believing that this has anything to do will the states deficit rather than the Republicans political agenda.
#45 February 21, 2011 at 3:41 am
Radegunda commented:

Wow, a whole two years without a raise! Poor babies ….
#46 February 21, 2011 at 4:00 am
jimg commented:

The unions are willing to give in to the financial concessions.

Well, bully for you. But you know what? It’s too late.

It doesn’t matter. You’re going to get rolled.

The bill will pass as is. As it should be.

Deal with it.
#47 February 21, 2011 at 4:15 am
Andrew X commented:

Liam

To imagine Democrats will keep these now earnest sounding promises to really and truly confront the fiscal insanity that has brought all of us to this day in place after the unions get what they want today, is to be more than a little naive, as is believing that this has anything to do will the state’s deficit rather than the Democrats desire to yet again kick this can down the road, hoping that somehow, a merciful God they don’t believe in will magically make their numbers add up.

BTW – it is now 4am+. Anything?
#48 February 21, 2011 at 6:18 am
Big L commented:

they convicted a local county assesor for using a County credit card for his own charges.It was “theft of public funds’ for the conviction. Same imo for these Donk legistators. Any state
credit card use should be investig
#49 February 21, 2011 at 6:26 am
raybojabo commented:

If the state police can’t get the commie union stooge senators from Illinois, hire Dawg the Bounty Hunter. He’d take care of business. That would be the most awsome episode ever.
#50 February 21, 2011 at 6:55 am
LimoLibsStink commented:

0bama:

Let me be clear, I support the plan to shaft the Taxpayer! More power to me and my Purple Bus People!

My limousine is running but, let me give you one last thought. You should be reassured with my Union buddies holding down your children and Barney Frank giving them the pole from behind they will be in good hands. Some of the high school the guys will make fine new pages for Barney Frank. Screw you and your kids. Good day.
#51 February 21, 2011 at 8:09 am
Jesse commented:

I don’t know where this riot police rumor came from as it was never the case. At 2 a.m. the protesters were scrubbing the walls and the floors of the Capitol building as they’ve been doing every night for the last week.
#54 February 22, 2011 at 12:31 am
Guardian commented:

Attention Patriots. Now would be a good time to stock up on ammunition and food.