AdLib here with PatsyT!
Along with Chernynkaya, The Planet had a presence at the LA rally to Save The American Dream. These rallies took place across the nation yesterday, to support our friends in WI standing up to the Kochs and their corporate cronies’ agenda to dominate the American people, as well as build the unity we need to confront and defeat these truly insidious creatures of greed.
As fate would have it, I arrived later than Cher and Patsy at the rally and had the good fortune, with my wife and seven year old daughter, to join a Pro-Choice, Pro Planned Parenthood march on its way to the rally. Along the way, there was one lone woman standing in an alley yelling loudly and angrily at the crowd, “Stop killing babies!”, the wild emotion in her eyes making her look somewhat crazed but the marchers just chanted on:
Once at the rally, where approximately 2,000 people attended, there was a powerful sense of coming together and energizing that was very inspiring. Patsy has included a fantastic array of photos below, here are a few from me as appetizers for the sumptuous meal she’s prepared:
Now, here are PatsyT’s photos:
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Crosspost from The DP, Vol 14:
How big labor and progressive groups pulled off the biggest protests in 40 years.
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/wisconsin-protest-scott-walker-labor
PatsyT & AdLib, these photographs and videos are great…thanks for posting them!!
Signing off,
–Redemption
Another inspiring video supporting the Protesters
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crRhROYa3WE
Wonderful Video honoring the Wisconsin protesters
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF6iCzbsO8s
He’s fabulous!!
Reminds me of Pete Seeger!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iAIM02kv0gv
David Schuster & Stephanie Miller talk about the Fox coverage in Wisconsin.
Click on Stephanie + David
http://www.stephaniemiller.com/interact/
This pic below is from Saturday in L.A.
He was very popular with the crowd!
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This is appropriate in a way..if you feel it should be on O/T feel free to kick it over there..
http://foknewschannel.com/scott-walker-that-man-is-an-idiot/#more-78
Thanks jkkFL,
I can just hear Keith delivering that commentary.
can’t wait until he’s unleashed again 🙂
Yesterday, I posted that I sent a bunch of letters to my local news stations complaining about their lack of coverage of the Los Angeles rally.
I got this back from one station:
____________________________
Thanks very much for your email. Can you tell me which newscasts you watched on Saturday?
We aired coverage of this story in every newscast on both CBS2 and KCAL9. It aired on CBS2 at 5p, 6p and 11p, and it aired on KCAL at 8p, 9p and 10p.
Sincerely,
Paul Button
Assistant News Director
KCBS/KCAL TV
_______________________________
The guys was right! I didn’t watch the CBS affiliate, but looked on their website for the story–and there was none. I assumed their website covered all the stories they put on TV. I even did a site search. OOPS!
Thats great that they responded, do they really want to be scooped by Facebook and Twitter?
Fox doesn’t just lie a little, they lie a lot!
The link below has video.
The protesters have been very peaceful!
I saw it here in L.A. ~ Passionate but Peaceful!
In all 50 states over the weekend at the capitals, even Anchorage Alaska,
peaceful protest!
Cher posted a link below to the Moveon site with pics from all 50 States!
I think they (RW) are trying to bait the people in Wisconsin with this trash!
They just would love for some serious scuffle to break out so they can push the
Union Thugs meme.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/01/fox-news-reporter-appears-to-have-lied-about-being-punched-by-protester/
There are NO Palm Trees in Wisconsin!
I grew up in Ohio, spent many years in Chicago
and visited Wisconsin many times, so I know.
There are NO Palm Trees in Wisconsin!
There are no Violent Protesters in Wisconsin
or any other of the rallies that took place last Saturday!
Fox Lies! Again!
Good Eyes, Patsy!!
I had to watch it twice to spot them!
But you are correct, I have been to WI to vacation at the Dells, when I lived in IL, and I did not spot a single palm tree! 🙂
Good Catch!!!
This looks like LA or Florida, maybe. Also, as far as I know, MadTown cops do not have horses.
Now PW- FL is a right to work state!!
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If this was FL, every face in that clip would be looking for a job today!!
NO one in FL would Dare march, much less cause trouble..
HA, PW, Another good point!
Where do you think they filmed those clips and when?
oops! Major Fail!!
And the coats????
Think they used stock footage?
Yes jkkFL,
Unless you are indoors and they are in a pot
there are NO Palm trees in Wisconsin!
Oh and by the way… where is the snow?
@Patsy, did you also notice that some of the so-called Wisconsin protesters are wearing short sleeved shirts…not very comfortable when it’s about 30 degrees…
BDM,
Why those are just hearty protesters
in those short sleeved shirts. 😉
They probably go ice fishing in short sleeved shirts too.
I think it would be good to send these observations to media matters and truth-o-meter etc.. . This is really brazen, even for FOX!
I am on it Truth but to be real, this is all over FB pages and as they say, it is viral.
Please share and often!
This along with Mike Huckabee saying that President Obama grew up in Kenya not once but twice is just another example of the desperate need the RW has for disinformation to sell their message!
Yours is a first hand observation, that’s why I thought its good if you report it. There are many like me who are not on fb etc., so for us its good if we can read things ….. on Planet POV, for example….
Thom Hartmann show is going over this right now as we speak!
Thanks PW – even I can listen, never thought that!
No kiddin’. I lived for a time in Madison…in February no one is outdoors in mere shirt sleeves.
50 Photos from the 50-State Rallies to Save the American Dream
http://front.moveon.org/50-photos-from-the-50-state-rallies-to-save-the-american-dream/?id=26344-18282728-2Je3GEx
More in the “media” on the L.A. Rally
This ireport is not bad but the music maybe a bit hokey
Notice how CNN states – This is not vetted –
What? Was the camera imagining the people in the lens?
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-563639
Patsy, I am now pissed that the media is ignoring OHIO battles too! It is every bit as bad as WI.
My L.A. photos are fun but I think this gal has me beat… What a ‘cool’ way to have a wedding
http://beccadilley.com/blog/2011/02/28/wisconsin-in-protest-wedding-portraits/
I hope this the right place for this and I’m sure most have seen it before…but I think it is pretty good none the less:
A public employee, a member of the Tea Party, and a CEO sit at a table with a dozen cookies on a plate. The CEO reaches across, takes 11 of the cookies, looks at the tea partier and says, “Watch out for that Union Guy: He wants a piece of your cookie.”
Totally stealing that! Most excellent.
Yep phread, this one is getting lots of traction! Excellent! 🙂
How You Can Boycott the Kochs
The backlash against the Kochs’ influence in Wisconsin is gaining steam, with labor supporters starting to boycott Koch Industries’ many products (listed here).
Here’s the colossal list of products being boycotted:
Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft ‘n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins
Georgia-Pacific paper products and envelopes
All Georgia-Pacific lumber and building products, including:
Dense Armor Drywall and Decking
ToughArmor Gypsum board
Georgia pacific Plytanium Plywood
Flexrock
Densglass sheathing
G/P Industrial plasters (some products used by a lot of crafters)
FibreStrong Rim board
G/P Lam board
Blue Ribbon OSB Rated Sheathing
Blue Ribbon Sub-floor
DryGuard Enhanced OSB
Nautilus Wall Sheathing
Thermostat OSB Radiant Barrier Sheathing
Broadspan Engineered Wood Products
XJ 85 I-Joists
FireDefender Banded Cores
FireDefender FS
FireDefender Mineral Core
Hardboard and Thin MDF including Auto Hardboard,
Perforated Hardboard and Thin MDF
Wood Fiberboard
Commercial Roof Fiberboard
Hushboard Sound Deadening Board
Regular Fiberboard Sheathing
Structural Fiberboard Sheathing
(INVISTA Products):
COMFOREL® fiberfill
COOLMAX® fabric
CORDURA® fabric
DACRON® fiber
POLYSHIELD® resin
SOLARMAX® fabric
SOMERELLE® bedding products
STAINMASTER® carpet
SUPPLEX® fabric
TACTEL® fiber
TACTESSE® carpet fiber
TERATE® polyols
TERATHANE® polyether glycol
THERMOLITE® fabric
PHENREZ® resin
POLARGUARD® fiber and
LYCRA® fiber
(source: alternet)
Thanks Truth,
This list need to be everywhere. I never did trust the Brawny guy anyway!
OK Boomer, come on, cheer up
Welcome, Patsy. I hope you and/or AdLib and Cher are going to write a bit more about the background of the rally, and were there speeches?
Truth I am checking into that.
I thought he was a bit of a perve myself
Jdmn17, HA! Never trust a guy in a flannel shirt.
Les Miserables protest song in Madison Capital Building ~ Fantastic!
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVEMZSP8Ypk&feature=player_embedded#at=137
Lump in throat. Thanks, Patsy.
Same here, I love these people Cher!
Patsy–wonderful! Thanks for posting.