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Old 03-21-2011, 07:36 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Yep, the manufactured protests from the unions and their shills was not indicative of the voters, in and out of WI.

Analysis shows emails to Walker favored budget repair bill

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Of the emails related to the bill, 62 percent supported it, while 32 percent opposed it.
Now, if you take out the support from out of state;

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When the Center looked only at emails from Wisconsin, the margin was much slimmer, with 55 percent favoring his bill and 42 percent opposed.

“So, actually, this is close to what he was saying,” said Charles Franklin, a professor of political science at UW-Madison.
Yes, it was. No wonder he and the GOP legislature hung tough.
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Old 03-21-2011, 07:44 AM
 
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With the full support and backing of the mainstream media AKA Fox News and conservative talk radio what did you expect?
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Old 03-21-2011, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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With the full support and backing of the mainstream media AKA Fox News and conservative talk radio what did you expect?
You must be kidding. The MSM portrayed the violent, nasty, vicious protests up in WI akin to a peace-in. Virtually ignored all the thuggishness, death threats, violent union activists and their supporters.

I think Fox News focused on what was actually IN the bill, instead of the fear mongering the unions were engaged in.

Like......having teachers pay the totally out of line.....12.8% for their OWN pensions....and the equally heinous 6% for their OWN HC.
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Old 03-21-2011, 08:03 AM
 
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With the full support and backing of the mainstream media AKA Fox News and conservative talk radio what did you expect?
Ah, the ever present "people who watch FOX or listen to conservative radio just HAVE to be the dumbest people on earth."

When you can't discuss the issue, just lob juvenile insults. The way of the losers.
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