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As Wisconsin Implodes, White House Plans Meeting With AFL-CIO War Council

"Organizing for America is mobilizing on the ground in Wisconsin..."

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  February 17th, 2011 at 06:00 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

Today is the third straight day of protests in Madison, Wisconsin as Barack Obama’s shock troops storm the state capitol to fight Governor Walker’s plan to reform the public-sector scam that has ravaged that state for decades.

As Democrats fled the statehouse (to an apparently non-union hotel in Illinois) to avoid doing the duties they were elected for and capitol staffers were told to lock their doors, the impression that the rest of America may have is that this is a “spontaneous” uprising (sort of like Tunisia and Egypt were supposed to be spontaneous). However, if that’s what you’re thinking, you couldn’t be more mistaken.

Despite his feigning ignorance on the situation in Wisconsin, the President’s background is as a “community organizer,” working with groups like ACORN and the SEIU. As a community organizer, their modus operandi is to make it seem as though marches and protests are “popular uprisings” [yeah, Mubarek got pwned].

Because of this background, this should come as no surprise to you…

According to the DNC’s activist arm OFA, “Organizing for America is mobilizing on the ground in Wisconsin…”

That’s right. The Democrat National Committee’s Organizing for America (along with their union boss buddies) are helping to orchestrate the “uprising” in Madison.

[Perhaps that's what Nancy Pelosi means by "astroturf."]

You can follow the OFA tweets from Wisconsin here.

However, it gets even better.

On March 4th, [via Politico] a closed-door meeting is being held at the AFL-CIO headquarters to ostensibly discuss the 2010 elections. The presenters include operatives from the AFL-CIO, DSCC, DGA and operatives from other “shadowy outside groups.”

Here’s the schedule (and list of speakers):

National Briefing (9:00am)

  • Joel Benenson, Benenson Strategy Group
  • Nathan Daschle, Former DGA Executive Director
  • JB Poersch, Former DSCC Executive Director
  • Jon Vogel, Former DCCC Executive Director
  • Mike Podhorzer, AFL-CIO

Nevada Panel (10:30am)

  • Travis Brock, Former Nevada Democratic Party ED
  • Lorena Chambers, Chambers Lopez & Gaitán
  • Brandon Hall, Former Reid Manager
  • Jill Hanauer, Project New West
  • Craig Varoga & George Rakis, Patriot Majority

Wisconsin Panel (10:30am)

  • Heather Colburn, Political Consultant
  • Paul Maslin, FM3
  • Mike Tate, Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Ohio Panel (1:00pm)

  • Doug Kelly & Lauren Groh-Wargo, Ohio Democratic Party
  • Aaron Pickrell, Former Strickland Manager
  • Will Robinson, The New Media Project

Colorado Panel (1:00pm)

  • Guy Cecil, DSCC Executive Director
  • Paul Harstad, Harstad Research
  • Steve Stenberg, The Strategy Group

New Hampshire Panel (1:00pm)

  • Nick Baldick, Hilltop Public Solutions
  • Matt Hogan, Anzalone Research
  • Valerie Martin, Former Hodes manager
  • Ed Peavy, Mission Control

Florida Panel (2:30pm)

  • Dave Beattie, Hamilton Campaigns
  • New Mexico Panel (2:30pm)
  • Dawn Laguens, LKK Partners
  • Mike Bocian, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner

Iowa Panel (2:30pm)

  • Pete Giangreco, The Strategy Group
  • Jeff Link, Link Strategies
  • John Lapp, Ralston Lapp Media
  • Jef Pollock, Global Strategy Group

Minnesota Panel (4:00pm)

  • Jeff Blodgett, Wellstone Action
  • Andy O’Leary, Minnesota DFL
  • Robert Richman, Grassroots Solutions

Pennsylvania Panel (4:00pm)

  • JJ Balaban, The Campaign Group
  • Kevin Mack, Mack Crounse Group
  • David Petts, Bennett, Petts & Normington

Michigan Panel (4:00pm)

  • Amy Chapman, Grassroots Democrats
  • Mark Brewer, Michigan Democratic Party
  • Wendy Fields Jacobs, UAW
  • Walt Herzig, Former Bernero Manager

As stated on another post, the battle is in front of you.

This is just the beginning.

_________________

“I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes.” Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776

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  • techsan

    as my vote for Walker. I shook the man’s hand…asked about his knowledge of Christie’s work to which he noted his work with him both publicly and privately.

    There is governor-organizing of which I highly approve!

    LUR: You rock. Keep up the outstanding work.

    • grateful_red

      The State senators fled the best western and some of the tea party people are tracking the bus… can the IL police arrest them and return them to WI?

      • Common_Cents

        You know the lame stream media won’t.

        • carolina

          Maybe one of the guys on the bus will recognize the total stupidity of this action and return with a TEA party person….. and do their duty and allow the vote.

        • carolina

          Maybe one of the guys on the bus will recognize the total stupidity of this action and return with a TEA party person….. and do their duty and allow the vote.

      • techsan

        http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/02/17/in-which-we-consider/

        We consider, for example, the Clocktower Resort, with its notable dining establishment, the Tilted Kilt.

        Why? Because that

        • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

          It’s just a little peril.

          • techsan

            “Look, let me go back in there and face the peril.”

          • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

            There may be one in your area.

            Not that I’d suggest that any of our readers would be inclined to check.

        • Read Chesterton

          I was looking to see how many would flee to the Clocktower in Rockport… Are they predictable or what? I used to dtay there on business trips in the 80′s… I loved that place.

          Declare their state issued credit cards closed and have tem arrested on felony credit card fraud for crossing state lines.

      • videosavant

        Are you serious? We are talking about Illinois. Nobody in IL gets arrested for illegal union activity, and that goes double for out-of-state people or organizations.

        There is rich irony in the fact that these WI Senate Democrats fled to Illinois. The only way the irony could be richer is if they had fled to Hyde Park and had dinner with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Wingnut.

        • acat

          … they’d be safer from the police than in Rockford. Rockford may be pro-labor, in general, but they’re otherwise relatively conservative… and there’s also no love for cheeseheads….

          Mew

  • neomom

    but under the banner “Protect Wisconsin Families” (like only union families are worth protecting…

    SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin
    WEAC (teachers)
    Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
    One Wisconsin Now (moveon)

    • http://www.laborunionreport.com LaborUnionReport

      ;)

  • edwyrd

    civil war

  • bobojake
  • leonidus2010

    Looks like Ed Schultz from MSNBC is in Madison and has been communicating with the criminals that fled. Gov Walker should arrest Ed Shultz and his staff confiscate their equipment, computers and cell phones then they should be able to determine where these 14 criminal fugitives are then can have Illinois extridite them to Wisconsin for trial or can put them in handcuffs and orange jumsuits in the statehouse UNTIL they do their job and vote.

    Why doesnt Madison police crakdown on those union commie loving un Americans obstructing the statehouse and disturbing the peace maybe they should be arrested. If these peopel dont like America they should leave they can go to China or Russia or some other communist socialist welfare state. Maybe they should be deported if they dont stand with America make them leave.

  • leonidus2010

    Looks like Ed Schultz from MSNBC is in Madison and has been communicating with the criminals that fled. Gov Walker should arrest Ed Shultz and his staff confiscate their equipment, computers and cell phones then they should be able to determine where these 14 criminal fugitives are then can have Illinois extridite them to Wisconsin for trial or can put them in handcuffs and orange jumsuits in the statehouse UNTIL they do their job and vote.

    Why doesnt Madison police crakdown on those union commie loving un Americans obstructing the statehouse and disturbing the peace maybe they should be arrested. If these peopel dont like America they should leave they can go to China or Russia or some other communist socialist welfare state. Maybe they should be deported if they dont stand with America make them leave.

  • leonidus2010

    Looks like Ed Schultz from MSNBC is in Madison and has been communicating with the criminals that fled. Gov Walker should arrest Ed Shultz and his staff confiscate their equipment, computers and cell phones then they should be able to determine where these 14 criminal fugitives are then can have Illinois extridite them to Wisconsin for trial or can put them in handcuffs and orange jumsuits in the statehouse UNTIL they do their job and vote.

    Why doesnt Madison police crakdown on those union commie loving un Americans obstructing the statehouse and disturbing the peace maybe they should be arrested. If these peopel dont like America they should leave they can go to China or Russia or some other communist socialist welfare state. Maybe they should be deported if they dont stand with America make them leave.

  • leonidus2010

    Looks like Ed Schultz from MSNBC is in Madison and has been communicating with the criminals that fled. Gov Walker should arrest Ed Shultz and his staff confiscate their equipment, computers and cell phones then they should be able to determine where these 14 criminal fugitives are then can have Illinois extridite them to Wisconsin for trial or can put them in handcuffs and orange jumsuits in the statehouse UNTIL they do their job and vote.

    Why doesnt Madison police crakdown on those union commie loving un Americans obstructing the statehouse and disturbing the peace maybe they should be arrested. If these peopel dont like America they should leave they can go to China or Russia or some other communist socialist welfare state. Maybe they should be deported if they dont stand with America make them leave.

  • leonidus2010

    Looks like Ed Schultz from MSNBC is in Madison and has been communicating with the criminals that fled. Gov Walker should arrest Ed Shultz and his staff confiscate their equipment, computers and cell phones then they should be able to determine where these 14 criminal fugitives are then can have Illinois extridite them to Wisconsin for trial or can put them in handcuffs and orange jumsuits in the statehouse UNTIL they do their job and vote.

    Why doesnt Madison police crakdown on those union commie loving un Americans obstructing the statehouse and disturbing the peace maybe they should be arrested. If these peopel dont like America they should leave they can go to China or Russia or some other communist socialist welfare state. Maybe they should be deported if they dont stand with America make them leave.

  • leonidus2010

    Looks like Ed Schultz from MSNBC is in Madison and has been communicating with the criminals that fled. Gov Walker should arrest Ed Shultz and his staff confiscate their equipment, computers and cell phones then they should be able to determine where these 14 criminal fugitives are then can have Illinois extridite them to Wisconsin for trial or can put them in handcuffs and orange jumsuits in the statehouse UNTIL they do their job and vote.

    Why doesnt Madison police crakdown on those union commie loving un Americans obstructing the statehouse and disturbing the peace maybe they should be arrested. If these peopel dont like America they should leave they can go to China or Russia or some other communist socialist welfare state. Maybe they should be deported if they dont stand with America make them leave.

    • idahoboy

      yourself a little here. In WI you cant arrest legislators while the legislature is in session.

  • skybounder

    To the Democratic Senators who fled the Wisconsin State Capitol:

    You’re SPINELESS, LOW-LIFE, CORRUPT JELLYFISH!
    MAN-UP!
    GET BACK IN THERE AND DO WHAT’S RIGHT!
    EARN YOUR PAY YOU SNIVELING BUNCH OF CRY-BABIES!

  • schlick01

    Wis Democrats should remember the words of BHO, “We won you lost” comments. Well, the shoes on the other foot in Wis now. But the cowards can’t do their jobs when not in power evidently. The boss, the taxpayers of the states, are broke. So the hired hands, public workers, get pissed off at that and flip off the boss stating they still want their job.
    Walker should do what Reagan did to the air traffic conrolers. Fire them!! I live in illinios so we’re just screwed forever here. Wisconsin folks spoke at the elections, through Walker. That’s what you don’t see on the TV is the other side of the folks WHO PAY THE BILLS! Illinois tea party groups should be converging on that hotel by now and drive those ?leaders? back to Wis.

  • schlick01

    just wondering if any bounty hunters are needed yet or rewards offered for their return.

  • rec0n

    A) a ‘I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there’ button in the comments, b/c RedState is long overdue for this, and
    B) a little trip down memory lane re: all the private biz unions have put out of business prior to taking over the public sector, where the pickings were even better.

    I don’t know how this WI thing will fall out, but I’m realllllly enjoying seeing the mask removed.

  • mspector

    If anyone were unclear before now as to where Obama really stands, his actions and statements over the last two days should be enough to remove all doubt.

    In Wisconsin (and Ohio, and elsewhere) governors elected through the orderly democratic processes are doing what they promised they’d do (anyone for rainbow stew?). IOW, they are implementing the will of the people. Wow.

    The public employee unions, having failed in the elections, are now paralyzing the government and personally assaulting the governor (1000 protestors went to his home). So what does Obama do? Does he defend the orderly democratic process and call for civility and restraint? No. He attacks those who appear “anti-union”. And more, he puts the resources at his command to work fanning the flames of the protests (though of course he won’t say so publicly; that sort of candor is beyond him). Am I the only one who perceives the thinly-veiled threat to unleash similar tactics in DC should the GOP take its mandate to cut spending too seriously?

    Public employees have long been a privileged sector in our economy. Talk about special interests: public employees have a health plan funded exclusively by the taxpayers; they have a retirement plan funded exclusively by the taxpayers; they don’t pay into Social Security; they have almost ironclad job security. They are not demonstrating for “families” or “people in need”, they are demonstrating to maintain their privileges. And Obama is right there with them.

    In the movie “The Good Shepherd” General Sullivan tells Edward Wilson that the government clerks voted Hitler into power. I don’t know the historical validity of that statement and don’t really have the research skills to verify it, but it’s believable because, after all, the government employees have the most vested interest in keeping government large and growing. Just look at the furor being raised over Boehner’s willingness to cut into the 200,000 new federal jobs. If you are a politician it is hard to go wrong supporting the demands of a bloc that is willing to paralyze if not overturn a duly elected government that it opposes.

  • rivahmitch

    It’s a bit disappointing that, time and again, Obama tells people who he is and what he’s going to do and everyone ignores what he says. During his campaign “fundamentally transform America” …. and a defense posture “unobjectionable to the arab world” and his statement that he’ll side with Islam.

    Did noone hear the Kenyan Marxist say the “I haven’t changed. I’m still the same guy.”? This scumbag is fundamentally a community organizer and an adherent of the Cloward-Pivens strategy to bring down our society by “overwhelming the system”. The only difference is that he’s now able to work on it from the inside. This explains hismulti-trillion dollar budgets, his non-concern with impending bankruptcy, his indifference to the blooming Caliphate in the middle east and his encouragement of budget-busting demonstrations and union goons in Wisconsin…

    Why is anyone surprised?