The un-benevolent ruling regime in Wisconsin got tired of those working people occupying the capitol, so this week the Republican authorities brought in new police officers to enforce the new, made-up occupancy limits. How strict is this enforcement? Firefighters responding to an emergency call in the capitol building weren’t allowed inside, either. Somebody could have died in there, but firefighters are not Republican legislators or Republican staff members, and saving people’s lives seems like a suspiciously pro-union thing for these thug union firefighters to do.
Dave Trainor, a Madison firefighter, said he was part of a crew dispatched to the Capitol on a call that someone was trapped in an elevator. Firefighters were denied access at one of the building’s entrances that is being guarded by police. [...]
“We lost crucial time on a call we didn’t know anything about,” he said.
Among protesters at the Capitol have been firefighters in their gear. But Trainor said he did not believe police officers would have mistaken the crew for protesters because they were hauling equipment, carrying radios and had arrived in a firetruck.
The old Trojan fire truck trick! They slip in there under the guise of saving somebody, and the next thing the enemy politicians know, the firefighters are PROTESTING about having their worker rights taken away.
This is going to be interesting when Scott Walker is ironing one of the Koch brothers’ shirts in his office and catches himself on fire. [Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel]
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Just when you think the dumbness has bottomed out…..
Are you saying that Walker is a bottom and the Koch's are on top?
No doubt!
There is no bottom to the dumb in America.
I am afraid, sir or ma'm, you are correct.
It's 'tardles all the way down.
I guess we're all just circling the drain.
I have no doubt that we'll dig ourselves all the way to China. Well, all the way to being their slaves anyway.
I suspect we have already arrived, Comrade.
Sir, this is Wisconsin we're talking about. My home state. It's really great to be able to say that I'm FROM there.
Far, I hope, from there.
Next time take advantage of the fire and bring marshmallows.
Hopefully it was Walker stuck in the elevator.
Hopefully Walker is *still* stuck in the elevator. And shall remain so.
Are you kidding? He'd throw a hissy fit about how these union guys never do their jobs and then fire them. Get real. You'd think he'd learn something from the experience?
It was just Tom Cruise, and it was a closet, not an elevator, but it's okay because Stan and Cartman rescued him and they're certainly not union.
But that would mean they were rescuing a union hack (SAG, Equity, etc.) so they still must be punished.
The Trojan fire truck? Is that one of those new-fangled sex toys?
Laddered for her pleasure.
With the extra-long hose.
And rungs.
No, it's a truck, just filled with Greek men with long spears ready to sneak in through the back door.
Obviously, the capital didn't pay it's $75 annual firefighting fee. Oh wait, it's the other way around! They wanted to fight the fire. Jesus Crispus.
"This is going to be interesting when Scott Walker is ironing one of the Koch brothers’ shirts in his office and catches himself on fire."
Ha except it won't really be Koch's shirt. It'll just be some old schmatte that a blogger sent him.
"Scott Walker is ironing one of the Koch brothers’ shirts in his office and catches himself on fire"
I have some shirts that need to be done, how much does Walker charge?
Beat you by 1 second!
Great minds think alike.
Nothing. In fact, each shirt is returned to you wrapped in it's own newly privatized power plant.
He pays them $137M a shirt, & he’s non-union. Is that how it works?
Bullets being dropped around the building, emergency personnel not allowed inside…
why, it's almost as if somebody wants something to go terribly wrong.
"Alright, you've covered your ass now."
Walker's elevator obviously doesn't go all the way to the top.
Thanks for following, but I don't plan to drop any money. Sorry!
Maybe Walker needs some Medicare Cialis.
Why do you think he couldn't hack it at Marquette?
By & by, I heard that my stepfather said, "So, if Walker's stepdad was a Wisconsin Synod Lutheran minister, why'd Scotty go to Marquette? Why not Wisconsin Lutheran?"
Scott Walker plans to fight fires with firings.
He could have saved taxpayer money by handing the arriving firefighters their pink slips. Clever!
Well, it's not like they're going to have jobs tomorrow ANYway.
PS, Scott, though I'm afraid this advice is a little too late for you – when the firefighters call to ask for a donation for their charity event for children, it's *always* a good idea to say yes.
Firefighters of any type stopped mattering to Republicans the moment they could no longer exploit their heroic role in 9/11.
This is bad news for Rudy Guiliani…
Show me where in the Constitution is says that firefighters must be allowed into government buildings! The governor is just trying to uphold the Constitution.
That picture. It's like a glowing ball sac with eyes. Angry, hateful, teabaggin' eyes.
If your testicles glow for more than four hours, please see a doctor.
I thought it was some type of Holiday TruckNutz™.
Is that the new Carly Fiorina ad?
"Republican authorities brought in new police officers to enforce the new, made-up occupancy limits."
Seems to be working out well for Qaddafi.
They can't have the firefighters do their job at the capitol building; that would interfere with Walker's plan to wait until late at night, set the place on fire, let it burn, and blame it on Communist union thugs.
And Jews?
That's implied by "Communist".
Wisconsin legislators vs. Arizona legislators: It's like The Biggest Loser except way more depressing.
It is a crazy off and Wisconsin is neck and neck with Arizona. While Texas, Mississippi and South Carolina look for a way to claw their way into the competition.
If there were police there why didn't they help the person in the elevator? Or are they there just to bust up a valid protest?
The police union doesn't allow them to do firemen's work.
Those weren't union police, they were the New And Improved Police brought in by the governor.
I bet their shirts are brown.
They don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn.
And have Beck frothing about a Reichstag Fire? No thanks.
You listen to frothy Glenn?
You know how everyone slows down to look at the car accidents just in case there are bloody people?
I'm guessing the guard at the door got hit on the head by a coconut from one of those palm trees they have all around the Capitol there.
proof! http://wisconsininsider.typepad.com/.a/6a014e8666...
Maybe David Byrne can do a remix/re-release of that old dancehall favorite, "Burnin' Down the House and Senate."
The [governor]'s crazy. Did you hear what he said?
Business and business, right up to your face.
You may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful Statehouse"
I wouldn't live there. . .if you paid me to.
Next up, Gov. Walker declares that he will only interact with people who know the secret handshake.
Add this example to what Tom Lehrer said: "Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize"
"Ironing a shirt" has got to be the most elaborate euphemism for fellatio I've ever heard.
Things get hot and steamy, and if you leave the heat on too long, you gotta buy a new one.
When my wife and I were dating (we worked in the same office), we called it "lunch."
Stupid over paid firemen. How often do they actually work anyway? They spend most of their time looking at porn.
Unless they are washing their firetrucks with their shirts off.
I can haz pix?
Damn those thug firefighters always putting their lives on the line to protect us! They only go running into those burning buildings to save old people and babies because they'll convince those old people and babies to vote Democrat and protect their fat cat 48 hour shifts and abysmally low salaries – by showing them simple human decency and compassion. Chicago Thug Politics right there
BTW Jack, thanks for posting something about Wisconsin. I had feared that this was going to be an All Arizona, All The Time day at Wonkette, and my psyche is simply too fragile to face that.
The photo reminds me of my last trip on AA. The flight attendant gave me hot nuts. She was sweet.
The next fire will be caused by the friction of "Fighting Bob" Lafollette spinning furiously in his grave.
Who will rescue Scott Walker when he chokes on the Koch brothers' dicks?
They had his gag reflex surgically removed, so no danger there. He only chokes to make them feel better about themselves.
You deserve the Golden Wonkette Trucknutz trophy for that.
Before any discussion of burning it down:
Wisconsin State Capital = Reichstag
Union members = Democratically elected Socialist Representatives
Scott Walker = ?
wait a minute, last time this did not turn out so well
Actually, I remember the Three Stooges episode on which this incident was based. They had to put out fire with a seltzer bottle, with predictable results.
"but firefighters are not Republican legislators or Republican staff members"
nor are they lobbyists, who have free reign inside the capitol.
Wisconsin is the new Jersey Shore. It's hard to take your eyes off of the apotheosis of stupid that is the Wisconsin republican party.
Now there's footage of police tackling Democratic Rep. Nick Milroy attempting to enter the Capitol building: http://bit.ly/eJiXlo
Things is gettin' mighty scary round those parts. Ayup.
To be fair, firefighters are also union thugs. They just aren't being targeted at this time.
Looks like reigning champion Arizona is facing a stiff challenge from Wisconsin for the Heavyweight Championship of Statewide Stupidity. And mark my words… South Carolina is itching to get back into the title picture as well.
Reichstag 2: Electric Boogaloo
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