Thousands of protesters surround Wisconsin Capitol,supporters surrounded

[cal04]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_wisconsin_budget_unions

Thousands of protesters have gathered outside the Wisconsin Capitol for a fifth day of demonstrations on a budget bill that would strip public employees of most of their collective bargaining rights.

The bill has been pushed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Hundreds of his supporters have gathered on the east side of the Capitol but they are surrounded by thousands of pro-labor protesters.

The Walker supporters are shouting, "Pass the bill," while the pro-labor group chants, "Kill the bill."

Pro-labor protesters have already been at the Capitol for four days. Walker's supporters showed up Saturday with signs reading, "I was at work yesterday. Where were you?" and "Sorry, we're late Scott. We work for a living."



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[TomClash]

1. Bull they don't work

They do Koch all day!

[malaise]

7. They work for Koch n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Exactly what I was going to say!

What a freakin joke.

[lob1]

2. Does anyone know how many teabaggers showed up?

[murielm99]

3. About 3,000.

I got this number from people who are on the ground there.

[lob1]

6. Wow, they're really outnumbered. A lot of people were

predicting the teabaggers would start trouble today. I dont think they'll start anything being outnumbered by that much.

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Are there still 30,000 union supporters there?

[murielm99]

15. More than that!

There were 30,000 yesterday. It must be double that today.

[undeterred]

16. That is correct, I was there.

About 30K total, about 10% right wingers.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. 3,000 malcontents

[golddigger]

4. Somebody needs to find out how much these aholes are getting paid.

[gkhouston]

5. I'd love it if someone followed one of those "Sorry we're late" people around with

a sign reading "Just hired to astroturf" with an arrow pointing at the "Sorry we're late" guy.

[blondeatlast]

9. Or perhaps: "You, too, can make BIG MONEY! Call 1-800-KOCH!" nt

[EC]

10. I just read on twitter that the police

made a path FOR THEM TO LEAVE, I think they figured they were outnumbered and useless.

[cal04]

11. the video link that Raw Story has up is still showing the idiots

talking. I can't even stand to listen to them, they're so stupid

[EC]

12. Maybe there are several small groups

and just one has left. (or more)