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Occupy Protesters Shout Down Scott Walker

Chicago speech is briefly interrupted

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 3, 2011 1:23 PM CDT

(Newser) – If there’s one guy who’s no stranger to protests, it’s Scott Walker, and he got another taste of it today. Wisconsin's governor was in Chicago, giving a breakfast speech at the Union Leader Club, when about 50 protesters—some union members, others Occupy protesters—shouted him down with chants like “Union busting, it’s disgusting” and “We are the 99,” the Chicago Tribune reports.

The outburst lasted less than 10 minutes, with Walker standing silent the entire time. After the protesters left, the Wisconsin governor said, “No matter how loud you shout, the facts are the facts. Our reforms have worked in Wisconsin." Local unions and other anti-Walker groups are trying to gather enough signatures to force a recall election.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks about his plans to strip unions of their collective bargaining rights in this Feb 11, 2011 file photo.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks about his plans to strip unions of their collective bargaining rights in this Feb 11, 2011 file photo.   (AP Photo/M.P. King, Wisconsin State Journal, File)
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amax1
Nov 3, 2011 9:44 PM CDT
Hooray for Gov Walker, "WALKER for PRESIDENT"
SPHeroid
Nov 3, 2011 9:11 PM CDT
What the Newser blurb fails to mention..... 1) That the "Union Leader Club" is a throwback from the Civil War; much like "Sons of the South"; Nothing to do with Labor Unions.... 2) Walker was speaking there, as opposed to dealing with Wisconsin issues, because he was raising funds for the upcoming re-call election...
Non-deep-thinker
Nov 3, 2011 7:54 PM CDT
A handful of amateurs showed up for less than ten minutes? Walker doesn't really blink.
 

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