Here in Madison, we are fighting for unions and for fairness – PEACEFULLY. Don’t believe the FOX BS. There have been no laws broken, except by the Governor and the Legislature. Please read and remember – I have been there, on site. I tell you the truth: There are no marauding throngs of thugs (unless the Gov. decides to plant them, as he has admitted on tape to considering); there have been NO windows broken at the Capitol Dome (that report was retracted.) In fact, the Gov. ordered the window jambs sawed off to prevent them from being opened, patently illegal and a safety risk – this is why the “cleanup” of the Dome is up to $7M.
Yes, I’m an activist, and proud of it. So sue me. Make a lawyer rich with another frivolous lawsuit! For ABC Wednesday. Amy
Here, Heroes
Have you heard?
Hope is heralded here in Madison.
Hands up if you heed the Constitution.
Hands up if you’ve heard about Mother Jones,
Headlining the cause of unions
with the heart of a lioness.
Heading to the Capitol Dome,
heeding our call as citizens
to have our grievances heard.
Head of Wisconsin, the poster boy
for hubris, hedonism, and dishonesty.
Have you heard? Do you care?
Heads up: Greed is heading for
your hometown next.
Wisconsin is ground zero:
It will halo out from here.
Jesus said, Help the hungry, the homeless…
or are Hannity, Beck, and Hagee your only heroes?
© 2011 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
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Rajesh
Wonderful.
Roger Green
Gotta say that my heart is with the workers. The governor doesn’t just want concessions, he wants to essentially neuter the unions altogether.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Sharp Little Pencil
Neuter and then euthanize them, I believe. He’s a tool of the Koch brothers, who want to take over the energy concerns once the Guv privatizes them. It’s pathetic that he was ever elected, truly… thanks, Roger, and SOLIDARITY FOREVER! God bless Mother Jones. Amy
RJ Clarken
Hear! Hear! A brilliant poem – but of course, you know you are singing to the choir here, my friend! I am frightened (for my kids) for where will all this end?
Sharp Little Pencil
When we fight for clean money, clean elections, public financing of elections so the “little guys” can get in without having to toady to big corporations. Witness the Koch brothers installing Walker.
Sherry Blue Sky
I love it, Amy! March on! You are a hero too!
Sharp Little Pencil
I”m not a hero, just an outspoken, cranky postmenopausal mother who reads her history and Constitution!
Nanka
A scene which could be true anywhere in the world!! Strong power packed words opposition and actively campaigning for a change!! Can see a banner!! 🙂
Sharp Little Pencil
Oh, Nanka, it’s so bad here. The governor’s budget got passed and public employees will lose their union rights. Sad day…
booguloo
Hail, Hail the gang! Happy Hoorahs or hookahs!
Sharp Little Pencil
Either is fine, although I prefer brownies!! A.
contemplativemoorings
Paul Krugman in his blog talked about how the situation resembled something out of Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine”…brilliant book, that…
Sharp Little Pencil
Will have to try to check that out… but simply keeping up with comments, posting new poems, etc. is taking a lot of my time. Plus, still protesting! Amy
Jingle
powerful H take.
🙂