5 March 2011
www.wispolitics.com
Filmmaker Michael Moore and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin were among those who pumped up a pro-union crowd of more than 12,000 at the Capitol on Saturday to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.
The crowd was substantially smaller than those on the past two Saturdays. Capitol police estimated 12,000 people gathered for the outdoor rally and that 7,385 people entered the Capitol building itself throughout the day.
Moore praised the 14 Democratic senators who left the state to block a vote on the bill, saying they'll go down in the history of labor in America.
Countering Walker's message about the state's fiscal problems, Moore declared that America was awash in wealth, but that the rich “don't want to pay their fair share” of taxes.
“America is not broke,” Moore said. “Wisconsin is not broke.”
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin praised the protesters for continuing to keep up the pressure. She said the Wisconsin efforts have already led other states to drop attempts at measures similar to Walker's bill.
A pro-Walker Americans for Prosperity rally was planned for Sunday in Madison.
And later tonight, come back to the WisPolitics.com Budget Blog for results of a new WPRI poll.
WisPolitics.com Budget Blog: http://budget.wispolitics.com/
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