http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-occupy-chicago-protesters-interrupt-wisconsin-governors-speech-here-20111103,0,6514716.story
Occupy Chicago protesters interrupt Wisconsin governor's speech here
By Rick Pearson Tribune reporter
9:15 a.m. CDT, November 3, 2011
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics/scott-walker-PEPLT006878.topic>'s
breakfast speech at the Union League Club
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/lifestyle-leisure/clubs-associations/union-league-club-ORCIG000027.topic>
was interrupted briefly by Occupy Chicago protesters backed by unions
opposed to the GOP
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics/parties-movements/republican-party-ORGOV0000004.topic>
governor's actions to curb collective bargaining rights for public
employees.
Only minutes into his talk, about 50 protesters began chanting at
Walker, including "Union busting, it's disgusting" and "We are the 99."
The protesters left after about 10 minutes.
Walker stood silently while the protest shouts filled the room of more
than 300 people. After the protesters left, Walker said, "No matter how
loud you shout, the facts are the facts. Our reforms have worked in
Wisconsin."
Public employee unions are leading an effort to recall Walker, who was
elected a year ago. Guests to the club were greeted by about 30
demonstrators outside the event's two street entrances.
Copyright © 2011, Chicago Tribune <http://www.chicagotribune.com/>
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/scott-walker-to-discuss-b_n_1072939.html
Scott Walker's Chicago Speech Interrupted By 'Covert' Protesters: 'We
Are The 99 Percent' (VIDEO)
/*Updated story*
/
A group of "covert protesters" attended a breakfast at Chicago's Union
League Club Thursday morning, where Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was
giving a speech on budget reforms and the sometimes unpopular changes he
has made in his state.
Union members and members of the Occupy Chicago Labor Committee planned
to meet outside of the Union League Club Thursday morning when the event
kicked off. A group of protesters in suits, however, made their way
inside the event and sat at a table. Their presence went unnoticed until
just before Walker approached the microphone.
WBEZ was on the scene
<http://www.wbez.org/blog/city-room-blog/2011-11-03/occupy-protesters-heckle-wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-chicago-93719#>:
[The protesters were] mostly young – mid-20s to mid-40s. They used
each other as "human megaphones" as they took turns lobbing
complaints at Walker. They ended with the chant: "Union busting is
disgusting."
Walker stood next to the podium as the emcee tried to get rid of
them. First, he tried talking over the protesters, then shouting
over them, then, clapping so no one could hear them. Finally
[protesters] were ushered out while again chanting, "union busting
is disgusting."
Walker, who made many enemies by stripping unions of their collective
bargaining rights, faces a potential recall
<http://chippewa.com/news/state-and-regional/article_b8466e00-0415-11e1-8e38-001cc4c03286.html>
and dwindling approval ratings
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/wisconsin-workedup-unions-10272011.html>
in his home state, but he still has some powerful fans.
From the Union League Club's invitation:
<http://www.ulcc.org/default.aspx?p=.NETEventView&ID=2719983&qfilter=&type=0&ssid=231855&chgs=>
Faced with mounting deficits and busted budgets, the freshman
Governor took on powerful political interests – and won. In this
talk, Governor Walker will review the challenges confronting
Wisconsin (hint: they will sound familiar to Illinois residents),
and what he proposes to overcome them. New realities are overtaking
established institutions -- meet one of the young governors who is
shaping the future of states in our federal system.
Roughly 30 people gathered outside of the event to protest, according to
WBEZ. Union League Club members who attended the breakfast, however,
gave Walker a standing ovation after protesters left the room.
"No matter how loud you shout, the facts are the facts," Walker said to
the laughing crowd. "The facts are, our reforms have worked." *(Watch
WBEZ's coverage of the Walker speech above) *
More than 150 protesters showed up outside a political fundraiser in
West Des Moines, Iowa last week, where Walker was the keynote speaker.
Reporters were not allowed into the Iowa event, but were later sent a
statement through the Wisconsin Republican Party explaining that Walker
was in Iowa to discuss the “successes” of his “recently enacted budget
reforms.”
<http://www.radioiowa.com/2011/10/26/protesters-gather-to-greet-wisconsins-gop-governor/>
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