Yesterday at the Capitol, the SEIU held a rally in support of the Wisconsin public union protesters calling in sick and attacking Gov. Walker’s legislative priorities. In response, the Northern Colorado Tea Party organized a counter rally on the sidewalk outside the West steps of the Capitol to support Gov. Walker’s action on behalf of taxpayers. The two groups were separate and peaceful until the SEIU rally ended, and sent their protesters to openly confront the Tea Party group.
Not unexpectedly, a few union thugs started shouting personal insults and flipping off the Tea Party group, who reacted quite admirably. Except for one loose cannon (which, go figure, is the one the Denver Post covered), the Tea Party protesters stayed on message and focused their chants on issues, not insults.
It’s become fashionable in the media to pick out examples of Tea Party protesters getting heated and holding wacky signs. Of course the main stream media didn't cover any of the union wackiness. Check out the video below to hear union thugs calling the Tea Partiers "teabaggers," "fascists," and "royals." Earth to union thugs: the Boston Tea Party was anti-royal.
How do you figure that a citizen who calls this bunch of Union Thugs ‘scum’ is a loose cannon? These people believe that you and I owe them a paycheck, health insurance, a posh retirement account, paid vacations, paid sick days, paid personal days, paid holidays, and that they should be completely immune from the effects of an economic downturn or stock market fluctuations. Never mind the fact that you and I may be struggling, or even unable, to provide these same things for ourselves and our families–they think we should continue in indentured servitude to them simply because they hold government jobs.
And one of our people who dares to tell the truth is a loose cannon?
Better stiffen your spines boys and girls, this is far from over.
–DF
The crowd clearly disagreed with Golyansky calling government workers scum. The Tea Party and conservatives support the workers and the good things they do for society. We just don’t like the union bosses who are the ones making obscene demands.
In fact, I was at the rally and saw a Tea Party sign that said something to the effect of “good teachers aren’t paid ENOUGH, because bad teachers are paid TOO MUCH, thanks to unions.” This is not a movement against government workers, but against government worker union BOSSES.
of these groups need to stop being so partisan and just do what’s right for the state and the nation!
The Tea Party behaves themselves, the unions behave like children, and yet the Post calls it even, and only mentions the one Tea Party person who shoots his mouth off. Typical.
At least the Post made sure that it was clear that this one crazy was NOT supported by the Tea Party.