Paul Ryan Labor Day Parade or Paul Ryan vs his hometown.

[myrna minx]

Run time: 08:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD0lh1Zj81I   Posted on YouTube: September 08, 2011 By YouTube Member: eigenber Views on YouTube: 969   Posted on DU: September 10, 2011 By DU Member: myrna minx Views on DU: 8505

 
This took place in Janesville WI - Ryan's hometown.

[Historic NY]

1. Didn't need no stinking lunch ticket either,,,,WTG

[Scuba]

2. Angry Badgers are awesome!!!! n/t

[myrna minx]

3. I went to HS with Ryan so this is quite delicious for me - especially since

Janesville was a UAW town. :hi:

[Scuba]

5. Vote Rob Zerban next year! Thanks for what you do!

[myrna minx]

34. I wish I could take credit for this, but alas, I wasn't involved.

This was posted on a friend's facebook wall and those of us who went to school with P.D. were having a hearty chuckle. :D

[midnight]

22. Was he always so entitled?

[dotymed]

28. Ryan, and all politicians,IMO, should have to work

as labor for a few years before they can hide behind the corporate tit (not teat). These are the bastards determined to complete our transformation into impoverished, uneducated, serfs.

[Enthusiast]

42. There shouldn't be a corporate tit at all.

There should be publicly funded elections only.

[reformist2]

57. Only voters should be allowed to donate. Corporations can't vote, so....

[PotatoChip]

58. +1000

I was going to comment on something entirely different, until I saw your post.

But yeah, publicly funded elections are the way to go. They've worked well for over a decade here in the state I live in- on state level campaigns. I wish more people would work hard to bring them about in their own states. That would be step #1. Once more states see the benefit, step #2 would be to then bring about publicly funded campaigns on the federal level.

My thanks to the OP for the video. Anyone notice how he seems to have surrounded himself w/children? I can't help but wonder if he was hoping that would shield him from the criticism he has rightly earned and deserves.

[dotymed]

62. You're damned right.

Elections should be publicly financed.

Bring back taxes for the wealthy and America will do fine. Of course REINSTATE THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE NOW! Stop the lies and propaganda.

TeeVee "NEWS CONTENT" should never be determined by the "FREE MARKET." It should be determined by the damned TRUTH. He sold the "truth" to the highest bidder in perpetuity.

When Reagan did away with the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE he destroyed a nation. Americans were considered among the worlds best informed citizens before that. Now, collectively, we are idiots. We are not a Democracy or a republic.

We are a CORPTOCRACY and an IDIOCRACY. Not one person, pre-Reagan, has any idea of what was once a great nation, America. That means that IF we do not take America back very soon, the knowledge of what once was, is gone

forever. Just like Atlantis. Our children and grandchildren will have no reference point. THAT is the goal. "Trickle Down Economics? Pure GOP, Reagan Bullshit. Now GOP = DNC.

If we do not REVOLT soon, it will be too late. That is the plan.

[reformist2]

64. In a 'free market' of ideas, most of us end up less informed.

That's because we tend to choose the articles and websites we already agree with, that reinforce our preconceived notions of the world. And that's true for both right-wingers and left-wingers alike. And as for truly objective journalism, that tends to go out the window altogether, because what publisher in his right mind is going to promote something so boring as objectivity and even-handedness?! As a result, our nation is reverting to the way it was in the late 1800s, where the public was swayed by yellow journalism and corrupt editors controlled the political debate. It's ironic, but having a free market of ideas works against a well-informed public and democracy.

[dotymed]

76. REINSTATE THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE N/T

[Enthusiast]

75. I share your concerns.

And yes, the knowledge of what once was, is quickly fading away. Without this knowledge we are doomed.

[Yon_Yonson]

4. I heard that NEOCON SLUG MAGGOT was in the parade

I marched with the Democrats and the unions’ way in the middle to the back of the parade and we stepped of about 40 minutes after he had already left.

What an arrogant prick!

[madrchsod]

6. my son lived in janesvile for 4 years

i was up there at least once a month...really nice town with really nice parks. i have`t been up there in a year but we are planning to go see old friends soon.

[myrna minx]

73. Oh ja, it's called "the city of parks", because they're everywhere.

From the mall sledding hill to Traxler there's a park in every neighborhood. Stupid commie parks! :D

It's a beautiful town with lovely preserved 19th century architecture. I hated growing up in the "small town" but I now love it's charm now that I'm in my middle age years. Ha.

[INdemo]

7. That was awesome..I just don't understand how any citizen can walk

with this guy showing support for him...They are truly brainwashed..
Thank you good people of Janesville for this show of support for real American working class.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/rob-zerban-wisconsin-democrat-paul-ryan_n_872735.html

[The Wizard]

26. They aren't citizens

That's his staff and they're getting paid to walk with him.

[jwirr]

54. That is even more telling. His wife looked very upset.

[CTyankee]

74. Good that she's upset. She should be. These are people she should CARE about.

Looks to me like she was too busy "comforting" him by rubbing his back. He probably promised her that after just a few years "establishing" himself in Congress he could get a big, fat lobbyist position in D.C. and they could just ditch Janesville for the big time.

Both of them make me sick...

[WhiteTara]

8. That must have been a bad moment for Paulie.

He looked peeved. "Those pesky fucking people. What are they doing? Where are the flowers?"

[INdemo]

9. Paul Ryan contributors list and I am puzzled

why or how could they ....How could a union, the Carpenters and Jointers Union contribute to a Congressman that is against everything they represent.???

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=N00004357&type=I

This union contributed over $52,000 dollors..Now I dont believe this camne from the local or the state even, but had to come in part anyway from the International union as a whole..

The Carpenters Unions President several years ago was about to be charged with insider trading and then bellied up to Bush abd it somehow got buried in the dollars.

http://nytimes.com/2002/09/11/politics/11CARP.html
Any Wisconsin union member know why a union would give to Ryan?

[Scruffy1]

14. Unions generally donate to the likely winner to get access.

I think it sucks but that is reality.

[dotymed]

77. They sure do.

I am a Union carpenter and I have had many words over this common practice (usually on the state level).

The Union has tried to pay me to "volunteer" to help rebuild rethug governors mansion. I told them I would blow it up first. Mitch Daniels!

[EC]

16. Ryan Construction.

Does that answer your question? Family business.

[truth2power]

37. So $$ trumps everything. Figures!! n/t

[midnight]

23. That is confusing....

[myrna minx]

69. He comes from big family privilege that results from Ryan Inc,

a construction company that dates waaayyyy back. The union is hedging their bets with that one. What folks don't know about Ryan is that his public face in Janesville is very moderate. His shirts are green to imply green energy - but we're "forced" to drill for oil, etc. His constituents are *now* learning of his radical ideas because he's become such a high profile public figure. His well cultivated image back home is nothing like his DC voting record. Nothing. If you saw his campaign ads, you'd think he's a Reagan Dem.

He's not like Bachmann where the crazy is on display and advertised, in his district, he needs to disguise his agenda. For the last 10 years, everyone thought he was such a "nice boy" from that good local construction family. Now they're beginning to see him for who he truly is: a greedy Randian devotee who's out to destroy our social safety nets.

[popsicle ricky]

10. Paul 'half a parade' Ryan

[truth2power]

38. Did he quit halfway through? ...

If so, that is sweeeet.... :P

[David Sky]

11. Does anyone think he got the message?

Somehow I doubt it......... until his kids are taken away..........

[Yon_Yonson]

35. NO ... because I believe he is a sociopath

Politics (patriotism) is the last refuge of a scoundrel

[reformist2]

61. Either that, or he's delusional. Many people his age are Reagan-worshippers.

They dismiss anything liberals have to say as emotional or silly.

[RayStar]

12. The blonde

If that is his wife, who in the hell voted her into office. This was great until the cops saved his narrow behind from the voices of the people.

[Yon_Yonson]

20. Here is the happy ALL AMERICAN Ryan family

I find it amazing that these politicians, like Ryan, actually have families that appear to love them but they have no love and compassion for the rest of us.

http://rncnyc2004.blogspot.com/2011/01/paul-ryan-biography.html

[KeyserSoze87]

46. I feel sorry for his children.

It's unfortunate that they have him as a role model and a father. He's probably indoctrinating all of them with his Ayn Rand-esque, "I've got mine, to hell with everyone else" nonsense.

[olegramps]

47. The Revolution is past due. I am with Hoffa, take them out!

[PatSeg]

49. That's what a young middle class family

in America used to look like.

[jwirr]

55. I did not see the police the same way you did. The protesters had

stopped walking - the law stated that they had to keep moving - the police man reminded them so they would not get arrested. The protesters then started walking in a circle and the police did nothing. You are forgetting these are the same police who sided with the demonstrators against Walker.

[demwing]

59. Right you are

In this video, the cops did exactly what they should have

[myrna minx]

70. Yep - that's exactly what happened.

He was smiling while telling them to keep moving. He didn't tell them to go away, he told them to keep moving, even if it's in a circle. :hi:

[fascisthunter]

13. hey cops, stop kissing the rich's ass...

... you are in a union, this is LABOR DAY! We pay for your salaries too.

[Plucketeer]

15. I hope Ryan enjoyed this heckling!

Damned puppet of the wealthy. Funny to see him speechless and deflective in the face of his constituents. And HE'S set for life with health care and retirement! Ass hole.

[Snarkoleptic]

17. k&r for shame

[James48]

18. Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame n/t

[lunasun]

19. couldnt even fake caring...........asshole

[Generic Other]

21. Yay for the brave Wisconsin voters who didn't let this stain on their state

march through their town in a labor day parade without a good tongue lashing.

SHAME SHAME.

[maddiemom]

24. Paul Ryan

This man is so totally clueless and insensitive. I'm still astounded at the meeting where he had the 72 year old guy dragged out and put face-down by his security people, then joked that he hoped the guy had taken his blood pressure medication. Bully tactics, charging money for town hall meetings, and unbelievable smugness--how was this guy ever elected in the first place? He seems to have no idea that he is supposed to be representing and listening to his constituents.

[1monster]

63. "Would you like some candy?" Perhaps one of the most telling moments in this

video.

[myrna minx]

72. It's Ryan's "let them eat cake" moment.

His constituent is passionately asking about jobs and the economy and Ryan offers a grown man candy to go away. According to Ryan, a labor day parade isn't the time to talk about jobs.

[The Wizard]

25. Rotten produce

should be thrown at this second hand prick when he goes out in public.

[glowing]

27. And the family loads up in the Suburban. What a bunch of tools.

He's not a very good politician or he's never been confronted before like this. Most politicians know how to handle constituents... Not just say "go away; do you want some candy". If he believes in his BS, which let's face it he knows its BS, he would have canned, prepared remarks. He's not a good politicians when he doesn't know how to spin it. The pretty family and GreenBay Packer shirt can't save him anymore.

[Vinca]

29. In retrospect, maybe marching in the parade was a bad idea.

:rofl:

[glowing]

31. You think? Perhaps their heads are so inflate with self importance

and DC ideas and opinions, that it is shocking to them that people aren't stupid and they are figuring out his corporate connections that he seems to represent better than the people who he's supposed to represent. I loved the kid asking about the "compete with China" meme. He asks if he's supposed to accept a working wage of $1.00/ hr to compete?

And what's up with the wife? Why is she telling the constituents to step off with her fake step-ford smile. I wonder how much time they actually live in their district? Not sure if the family resides mainly in DC for the year or if she lives year round in WI w/ hubby commuting. She seems a bit out of tune with realities on the ground.

"want some candy".. Is that Ryan's "eat some cake" moment or what?

[RBInMaine]

30. Nice job. Jam it to him hard right in his own back yard.

[Yon_Yonson]

33. Hometown hero ...... NOT

[DebJ]

32. Thanks for posting. I needed the catharsis.

[truth2power]

36. Who were some of those morons sitting on the sidelines

clapping for Ryan. Most of them clueless old people, as far as I could see (and I'm an old person).

Props to those brave demonstrators. It's a wonder the cops didn't body slam and cuff them. Next time there's a parade you can bet that MFer Ryan will bring his thugs to give those uppity protestors an attitude adjustment.

[Yon_Yonson]

40. There were many thousands of people watching the parade

Before the parade started I volunteered to pass out about 200 anti Ryan flyers. They were all gone within half and hour and the crowd were light at that point. I was met with about two dozens mumblers who said they were Ryan supporters. One guy chased me down to get a handout and congratulated me for wearing my Veterans for Peace button.

[truth2power]

44. Good to hear that. Thanks! eom

[myrna minx]

65. Hey there! Thanks for being there and volunteering.

I grew up in Janesville so seeing this activism in Janesville, a town that prospered because of the UAW, is so inspiring. I went to HS with Ryan so this is rather poignant to me. We received a world class education at Craig HS, a public school, so I'd love for him to look Mr Douglas, Mr Holt, Ms Crevecore etc in the eyes and tell them that they're a blight on the economy and society. We had life changing, inspiring teachers - teachers that made you want to be someone better, like say, a Congressperson. Thanks for making Mr $500.00 bottle of wine's day rather uncomfortable. :D

[Yon_Yonson]

67. Craig HS ... know it well

Our kids are all grown but we have a grandson in the school system and it worries us greatly. I sell on Amazon and the book which I don't sell I donate to Craig and they are very happy to receive them. There has many protest and sit-ins at Ryan's Main St office. Ever Tuesday since these wars started there has been a interfaith peace group demonstrating - rain, sleet, snow and blazing head they meet. I been going down of late!

[myrna minx]

71. Thank you so much. Janesville is such a wonderful, beautiful town

that it's an outrage that Ryan is undermining his own constituents, while manipulating them into thinking he's a moderate, when he's actually a radical.

[CatWoman]

39. LOL

He sure hauled ass out of there :rofl:

[Enthusiast]

41. That was a beautiful thing!

How many seniors will be able to afford an additional $6,000 dollars for health care per year if Ryan gets his way?

[sulphurdunn]

43. It's amazing,

the level of dismissive contempt this plastic puppet shows toward people who bring a little democracy to his photo-ops. But the chutzpah to march in a Labor Day and piss on labor like some little corporate princelet was simply jaw-dropping.

[SacoMaine61]

45. If he had a decent answer, he could have answered the questions

Excellent example of how he doesn't have sound justification for his proposals. A--hole.

[PatSeg]

48. I'm getting the feeling that he's

the republican party's guinea pig. "Lets put Ryan out there with a kill Medicare bill and see how it flies." He kind of looks like the classic chump.

[myrna minx]

66. "Want some candy?" is the best he could offer up or parroting his

wife's "focus on the family" silliness. If you want to reap the benefits of mingling with the great unwashed you also have to contend with the great unwashed.

[otohara]

50. That Was Awesome

Kick for Paul Ryan's brave constituents

[raouldukelives]

51. He always reminds me of Damian from the Omen movies nt

[PA Democrat]

52. I have to question the intelligence of Ryan (and his wife) to think that

marching in a LABOR Day parade would be a good idea. Were the children supposed to be a shield against having to listen to the pesty rabble, i.e., actual LABORERS?

[Yon_Yonson]

56. Ryan,his wife and supporters wanted to look like family values people

It was nothing more than a photo op but instead they put these children in danger because you can never be sure what angry people will do.

[jwirr]

53. Go Wisconsin. That was beautiful. I hope every one of those corporate

whores got this kind of treatment.

[lsewpershad]

60. No shame

And his wife...not the time???? "if not now, when?" What a creep.

[Hubert Flottz]

68. Hometown Meltdown...

He can't handle the truth!