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WEAC Publishes Home Addresses of Wisconsin Legislators

By: Ben Howe (Diary)  |  February 18th, 2011 at 06:00 PM  | 

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The Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) has stepped up their protest efforts in Madison, WI in an attempt to stop Governor Scott Walker’s efforts to close his state’s projected $3.6 Billion budget shortfall over the next two years.

Gov Walker has proposed that public employee unions pay a larger portion of their health benefits & pension plans as well as limiting their collective bargaining rights to matters of basic wages.

Protests have been taking place all week with “sick out” strikes affecting major schools in Wisconsin.  The opposition to Walker’s plans have been categorized as volatile with violent underpinnings such as protestors walking the halls of the state capitol saying, “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”   With more protests planned over the coming days, WEAC has provided a list on their website of the home addresses for all legislators set to vote on the Governors plan.  The link which takes a user to this list only states that it has “Phone Numbers & Email Addresses” however a quick glance at the list proves otherwise.

This style of protest is not unprecedented, as in May of 2010 similar protests were held at the home of a Bank of America executive by SEIU protestors.

The recent shooting in Arizona had prompted much of the political spectrum to look towards a more reasonable tone when discussing issues of policy.  The Obama administration even went so far as to hand out t-shirts at the memorial service with the slogan “Together we thrive” printed on the front.

However, it has come to light that the Obama administration, the DNC, and their activist arm Organizing for America have had a guiding hand in the protests this week causing some to question the President’s commitment to a “new tone.”

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  • Getting_Back_to_Basics

    I don’t find the publishing of the home addresses of public officials offensive, but I do find the White House stoking the fire to be shameful.

    • macbookben

      n/t

      • steve010

        in the country,but, we don’t allow publication or open records to reflect the addresses of any public official. this includes judges, police officers,teachers and legislators. This is done mainly to protect their families and themselves from any wacko that wants to do them harm, such as the case in Wisconsin where the hate speech by the left is reaching a crescendo height.

  • altexas

    publish the names and addresses of the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) members.

    • macbookben

      …

      • altexas

        http://www.weac.org/News_and_Publications/Member_Spotlight.aspx

        • macbookben

          the average total compensation package (salaries, bennies) of a WEAC-affiliated public school teacher?

          • The_Gadfly
    • melbedewy

      n/t

    • The_Gadfly

      of all the Wisconsin congress-critters who haven’t reported for work.

  • http://spendenforcer.com/ vortigernpendragon

    Those who live off the government dole are going to fight tooth and nail to keep their salaries and benefits. What they apparently don’t realize is that if the system collapses under the debt, they’re not going to get anything, let alone have reductions.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vkTQErQWko

  • writeblock

    all they have left is thuggery. Nobody buys the idea that their rallies represent the public. The public had already spoken. Politicians heard and are ready to capitalize on this. Union clout, in other words, is gone. All they have left is a hope to intimidate. Walker’s not about to fold. Neither are the Republicans. Everybody knows this is make-or-break time–and the unions are about to break, not only here but all across America.

    • melbedewy

      Now THAT remains to be seen.

      • Scope

        yesterday afternoon, and he is not about to fold. He spoke strongly, clearly, he was very informed and handled the press questions beautifully. I especially liked when he pointed to the crowd of bussed in union agitators outside, and said that they would not win against the taxpayers in his state that said enough was enough. He said that he was vetted and he interviewed for the Governor’s job for two years, and that he was doing what the people elected him to do. He was not shy about taking a swipe at Obama either. He knows that the out of state, bussed in Greek style professional protesters cannot vote him in or out, nor can they elect or not elect the state legislators. I didn’t know much about Scott Walker before, but the more I see him speak, and stand tall and strong for his state, the more I like him. Move over Chris Christie.

        I also saw a Fox reporter yesterday, speaking from the crowd of protesters, where one guy just kept shouting “Fox lies” to the point that it did in fact disrupt the broadcast, as he was only a few feet from the microphones, and his only purpose was to disrupt the broadcast. That’s what the Obama administration has bred, and supports. Just shout down your opponents. The guy will probably be made an Obama Czar by next week.

      • tedpomeroy

        Seeking one, have a question.

        Does Governor Walker or can a judge put out a benchwarrant or a bounty to go get one of the Wis. Dem Senators?

  • GregInFla

    Unions should send their members a bill each month or year, just like any other organization. I’m sure that since the union does such a good job, the employees will even send in extra money as a token of appreciation. I like that Walker wants employers to not have to do the union dirty work of collecting their money. Make employees have to pay it out of their own paycheck. Then let’s see how many want to stay in the union!

  • Tbone

    He nothing more than a scumbag, dictator being propped up by crooked Democrats and union thugs.

    He should be impeached and arrested along with every Democrat Congressperson for raiding the Country’s Treasury to buy votes from the bums and the scum in the public employee unions.

    • Bill S

      He was duly elected by a pretty significant majority of Americans. Blame them for electing the wrong guy. And while we don’t like the way that he and the Democrite congress has behaved with respect to spending, etc., impeachment is a silly notion. The way to get rid of Obama is the same way we used to get rid of the Democrites in the House – the election.

      • earlgrey

        No matter how angry we get that is the attitude we need to have.

      • The_Gadfly

        Since Hawaii admitted they can’t seem to find his actual birth certificate, I’m not certain I would go so far as to say lawfully, but as was the case after Nixon conceded to Kennedy, there doesn’t seem to be much point in that argument any more. But I wouldn’t go so far as to dismiss impeachment as silly. Quite honestly, I think one of the more serious charges you could make against the president Republicans could make a good case: failure to uphold and protect the Constitution of the United States, which is his primary charge as President. I would agree that it is a rather futile effort, as by my count, there are at least 34 Democrat Senators who would likewise fail in their duty to uphold and protect the Constitution by voting against conviction and removal.

        • http://www.examiner.com/x-1597-Charlotte-Law--Politics-Examiner Mike gamecock DeVine

          the place of birth is behind the missing original BC. You did see the report of the birth announcement in the Honolulu newspaper a few days after his brith, right?

          But yes, I do think his betrayal of the UK’s nuke secrets to Russia and lawless defiance of the oil drilling moratorium (surely contempt of court is a at least a misdemeanor if not a high crime do NOW justify calls for his resignation.

      • Tbone

        while he steals the Country from you. Congress is full of Republicans who are/will let him do it.

        This guy is changing the fabric of government while we are watching and selling out our allies at clearance sale prices.

        He may have been elected to the office but he is not like any President we have ever had, is he?

        • http://westforwestwing2012.com heartlander

          Soros picked him because he knew that no matter what his puppet might do, we would never, ever, ever, ever impeach our “first black president.” (And, GC, there are a heck of a lot more high crimes and misdemeanors than the two you mentioned!)

          You may recall that Soros originally backed his old pal Hillary. And then in the spring of 2008, he switched to Obama. Hillary was getting savaged in the media with very explicitly sexist insults and name-calling — a preliminary, milder version of the completely unhinged woman-hatred that would come into full flower a few months later, against Sarah Palin. It was totally blatant, inexcusable misogyny — and it was WORKING. Soros realized what many others came to realize: Sexism is still A-OK in America; only racism can really get people howling. So he figured out that Obama would be much more immune from criticism than Hillary would be — therefore Soros and Co. would be able to get away with a hell of a lot more.

          Well, Soros was right, wasn’t he? Obama can violate the Logan Act; violate campaign financing laws; give $900 million of taxpayers’ money to Hamas; set up “death panels”; violate the constitution in every imaginable way; appoint an incompetent racist (Sotomayor) and a corrupt sharia-promoter (Kagan) to the Supreme Court; deliberately foment riots both here and abroad; abandon our allies; coddle our enemies; wreck our economy; demolish our credit rating; make us more dependent than ever on foreign oil; violate court orders; pay off all his political cronies with funds from the public treasury; incite race and class warfare; sue the state of Arizona for enforcing federal law; punish his political enemies; fire any inspector general who blows the whistle on corruption; drop charges against criminals just because they’re black (the Philadelphia New Black Panthers case); illegally bribe members of Congress to vote for unpopular legislation; trash the Constitution and turn America into a socialist country…. and he knows he can get away with it all because we’ll never, ever, ever, ever impeach “the first black president.”

        • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

          It’s a patently stupid statement.

          bs is right. You’re in need of meds. Just how would you propose to impeach him? It takes 66 votes in the Senate. You’d be a couple short of that.

          As far as “arresting” people for raiding the treasury, define the actual crime with a citation to US criminal code.

          Your comment is about as close to a MoveOn piece of inane and ignorant commentary as I’ve read here.

          • Tbone

            Look it up.

            Obviously, you don’t read your own stuff.

  • hamilcar

    Check out this blog: http://www.thedailypage.com/blaska/article.php?article=32253&sid=6f40be7f5869dfe5e29ba1d3cddba936 reporting on something a Wisconsin state employee wrote. The quote is: ” I pledged to him (the dictator) that I will find out his campaign contributors, what businesses they work for or operate, and that I will withhold spending any money at those businesses. I will request friends, family and co-workers to do the same.” (If the link doesn’t work Google “Blaska’s Blog.”)

    We need to stand with the people up there in Wisconsin. The left will soon be coming soon for all of us if this battle is last.

  • http://www.conservative-outlooks.com ladyimpactohio

    Family members don’t deserve this.

  • 1689

    The specter of violence was always there, from the moment he started his campaign and we found out he was buddies with Ayers & Dohrn. Once elected, Comrade Obama cynically exploded federal spending and then let his followers know he would implicitly support a campaign of violent intimidation to keep bankrupting the United States — at all costs:

    Remember his “punish-our-enemies” comment on Univision in October 2010? His “hand-to-hand-combat-on-Capitol-Hill” comment that same month? Biden’s wanting to “strangle” Republicans — same month? SEN-A-TOR McCaskill’s get-out-the-pitchforks comment a month later? Now, they publish home addresses, & unleash the mob in Wisconsin. It adds up to one thing: implicit approval of whatever violence is unleashed by an out-of-control mob of their followers — to intimdate, get rid-of & suppress Republicans and their families — to overthrow the fiscally sound social order that sensible people are demanding.

    Of course Comrade Obama’s words will always be the right ones, for the gullible. Teleprompter: [solemn face] “We condemn the violence and appeal for calm [nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know-what-I-mean, say-no-more, say-no-more]]” But behind closed doors, he & his communist lackeys at the White House will be smirking without much concern at whatever calamitous violence occurs by the mob. And they will jump with glee and prosecute as right-wing violence & hate speech whatever legitimate self-defense is attempted. The only question now: how far Comrade Obama & his communist followers are willing to go. Let’s hope history is not the guide.

  • uselogic

    Because the pdf their site links to appears to just give phone, fax and email addresses, as opposed to home addresses. Either way, they are plainly ratcheting up their campaign.

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