Madison Tea Party Rally - Counter Protest

The Milwaukee Journal has a short, inadequate report on the happenings in Madison at the Tax Day Rally.

It is cold and windy in Madison, but still mostly dry - making it easier for thousands of people to attend a tea party rally and a smaller counter demonstration outside of the state capitol.

The Wisconsin Capitol Police estimated that about 6,500 people were outside on the Capitol grounds and vicinity at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. There is no way to accurately determine how many people were attending any specific event, they said.

As of 12:30 p.m. there were no law enforcement incidents or arrests on the Capitol grounds and vicinity, police reported.

Darryl Krejci of Lake Mills, a former police union president, wore a green "Scott Walker my hero" T-shirt. He said he backs Walker for taking a tough stand with the state's fiscal problems.

"Something needed to be done," he said.

Cheryl MacMiller of Madison wore a sign saying "Union thug with lipstick." She said she supports public employees because "Gov. Walker is just trying to make a name for himself on the backs of workers."

The behavior of the Leftists at the counter rally was not fully reported.

Given the Journal Sentinel's Leftist agenda, I can understand why.

According to reports on Twitter, the counter protesters chanted and booed during the National Anthem.

Christian Schneider: Crowd chants SHAME and RECALL WALKER during the National Anthem.

Chelsea Gruenwald: Booing during the national anthem - wisc libs at their best

Video.



Showing such a lack of respect for the National Anthem is a disgrace. It certainly doesn't put the Leftists in a good light.

That behavior is not mainstream America.

The Associated Press reports:

[L]abor supporters still smarting from the passage of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's polarizing bill eliminating most public employees' collective bargaining rights have been drowning out Palin's supporters, shouting, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Scott Walker's got to go."

Christian Schneider writes:

Deafening chants, bullhorns, and cowbells make it impossible to hear the speakers. James T. Harris up now.

These efforts by the Leftists to silence the speakers and prevent the exchange of ideas are thuggish.

That's what democracy looks like when Leftists and union thugs are around.

Same old, same old.

Photos here and here.

Here's video of the counter protesters:



What class!