February 26, 2015

The return of the "Shame!" chant to the Wisconsin state senate.

"#RightToWork passes 17-14, gallery shouting "Shame." #wipolitics" — video at the link.

Here's the "Shame!" chant of February 25, 2011.

84 comments:

TosaGuy said...

Sequels rarely do well in the voting booth.

There was a time that a rally of this size would give the legislature pause, but after the failed antics of a few years ago, not anymore.

Until the Democrats find a new game plan and new ideas, they will hold no power in Wisconsin.

damikesc said...

I thought lefties loved choice and all...

traditionalguy said...

Someone needs to organize a Union and get those right to work workers to join up. Offer them half price dues the first year of a two year contract that doubles in year two with a hefty cancellation fee.

If that doesn't work, the organizers can scream shame, shame in their faces. That ought to work.

Wilbur said...

Come on, guys. You can do better than that. There must be a "Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho ___ ____ ___ has got go!" version you could come up with.

"Right to work" would do nicely, but I doubt you'd like to chant that.

SGT Ted said...

Because it worked so well before!

Talk about tone deaf.

AustinRoth said...

It is heartening to see all the new and original ideas the Left has to share with society.

ThreeSheets said...

This is what Democracy looks like!!

Twice elected Governor and elected legislature passing laws.

Lewis Wetzel said...

If the public shaming results in a single Republican legislator killing himself and his family, it will have been worth it.

Wince said...

You know that conduct would be an "outrage" or "racist" if the right were ever to do it.

Kyzer SoSay said...

I try to memorize the faces at these protest rallies on the Internet. If I run into one of these clowns in real life, I'd risk the assault charge to break their legs.

SGT Ted said...

Terry goes right to full retard.

Anonymous said...

I try to memorize the faces at these protest rallies on the Internet. If I run into one of these clowns in real life, I'd risk the assault charge to break their legs

Someone tell me again how it is the workers protesting that are the "thugs"

And cue Curious Drago in Vermont to say Kyzernick is just a RINO

gerry said...
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Lewis Wetzel said...

That was ironic, SGT Ted!
I should have used one o' them smiley things.

SGT Ted said...

Again, unions did this to themselves.

If unions were so wonderful, they'd sell themselves.

SGT Ted said...

oh ok Terry. sarcasm just doesn't always do well in print.

gerry said...

Twice elected Governor and elected legislature passing laws.

Thrice-elected Governor and elected legislature passing laws.

There was a recall, too, that Walker won. ;)

Michael K said...

Walker has certainly been lucky in his enemies. I hope it continues.

traditionalguy said...

Jeb will probably say he refuses comment on other States silly problems. That's easy for him. Florida has Right to Work in its Constitution.

Rusty said...

Terry said...
If the public shaming results in a single Republican legislator killing himself and his family, it will have been worth it.

Why is the left so violent?

I hope you don't own a gun.

alan markus said...

Suggestion to those reading Terry's comment - please read the followup comments before jumping in with a comment that shows you take it seriously.

By the way, Terry, you won the thread with that one. Good thing I hadn't grabbed my cup of coffee yet.

SomeoneHasToSayIt said...

Wisconsin State Journal actual (leftist-propaganda-bleeding-into-hard-news-section) headline today "Senate passes bill to limit union power".

If it was a non-hack organization, the honest headline would have been more like "Senate passes bill restoring worker's choice"

Freder Frederson said...

Why is the left so violent?

Why is the right so violent? Kyzernick wants to break peaceful protestors' legs.

Curious George said...

madisonfella said...
I try to memorize the faces at these protest rallies on the Internet. If I run into one of these clowns in real life, I'd risk the assault charge to break their legs

Someone tell me again how it is the workers protesting that are the "thugs"

And cue Curious Drago in Vermont to say Kyzernick is just a RINO"

Because the unions have acted like thugs Penquin. Over and over and over. Including yesterday.

Kyzernick on the other hand is some dude on the internet that hasn't done anything as far as anyone knows.



kcom said...

I ignore "Shame!" chants (and signs) for their meaninglessness. Sometimes I see protesters picketing a business and that seems to be the most common thing - a really huge sign saying "Shame!" Whatever their intentions, it's alienating to me because without facts it's an attempt to short-circuit rationality. Your idea of shameful and my idea of shameful might be vastly different (c.f. Dana Milbank). Saying "We're underpaid!" or "Our workplace isn't safe!" would be much more meaningful.

rhhardin said...

He who fling mud lose ground.

traditionalguy said...

Kyzernick must have been urging on some actor wannabees to give good protest performances.

"Break a leg" is his word of encouragement...he loves them so much that even says to break both their legs.

garage mahal said...

I bet Putin and ISIS are trembling with fear. It takes tremendous courage to sign a bill written entirely by ALEC into law. Big government for the win!

MadisonMan said...

Talk about tone deaf.

Agreed. But it's part of the program.

alan markus said...

I bet Putin and ISIS are trembling with fear.

Yeah, like he is trembling with fear over Obama.

This week Russia pushed its own reset button…
Russians paraded a missile on Army Day marked “to be personally delivered to Obama.”

garage mahal said...

_________.


Bu bu bu what about Obama? What about Clinton?

Every single conservative argument ever.

*Bonus Gatewaypundit link. The dumbest man on the internet.

President-Mom-Jeans said...

Why aren't you out there, Bitchtits?

Too much exercise involved to walk and stand?

Suck it, leftards.

Kyzer SoSay said...

Shucks, I just caught on to Terry's sarcasm and parody and decided to try it myself. Guess it worked, LOL.

Freder - go cry to yo momma. "But, but, but, this guy who I claim to be a rightist is violent too!! Wahh!"

George - I woke up this morning, and instead of driving in snow I'm working from home. Now the internet knows I've done something.

Tradguy - thanks for the cover! I have a certain appreciation for the theater.

and to my dear madisonfella, I'm not a RINO. I'm one of your betters. Treat me as such, please.

Larry J said...

damikesc said...
I thought lefties loved choice and all...


Come on, you know that lefties only approve of choices like abortion and other things they like. You don't have the right to choose differently than they do, don't you know?

SteveR said...

That's what happened to the guys who made carburetors.

Kyzer SoSay said...

Garage, the dumbest, er, "thing" on the internet is you. Do not forget that. Ever.

SomeoneHasToSayIt said...

Think about any activity in society, and you will see that it falls into one of three main categories along a spectrum:

1. It is forbidden
2. It is permitted
3. It is mandatory

Progressives are all about increasing the number of things that are forbidden (e.g. all attempts at PC), as well as
increasing the number of things that are mandatory.

This must necessarily shrink, via relentless pressure from both ends, FREEDOM (things that are permitted).

alan markus said...

@ Garage:

*Bonus Gatewaypundit link

Sorry about that - unfortunately couldn't find in your Gruber bubble (DailyKos - "if we don't report it, it didn't happen. Or you don't need to know it").

Best I can do is a link at Forbes:

Russians mock the leader of the free world

damikesc said...

Bu bu bu what about Obama? What about Clinton?

Every single conservative argument ever.


What about the President and the current Dem frontrunner?

Yeah, why should Republicans ask questions about, you know, the most powerful person on Earth (well, used to be) and the Dem frontrunner with no competition?

I bet Putin and ISIS are trembling with fear.

As opposed to what they're doing right now?

You know, mockery is useful only when your preferred candidates haven't been made utter bitches of the folks you're referring to.

Remember, there is literally nothing Walker could do worse in regards to either person named than Obama and Clinton did.

It takes tremendous courage to sign a bill written entirely by ALEC into law.

Yeah, let's let unions write the laws instead. That works out wonderfully.

*Bonus Gatewaypundit link. The dumbest man on the internet.

Gateway linked to a garage mahal post?

Birches said...

Someone needs to organize a Union and get those right to work workers to join up. Offer them half price dues the first year of a two year contract that doubles in year two with a hefty cancellation fee.

This thread is amusing, but this comment wins.

damikesc said...

Best I can do is a link at Forbes:

Russians mock the leader of the free world


I'd argue our current President is barely the leader of the Democrat Party.

Nobody in the world gives a shit what he says about much of anything. A long record of ineptitude does that.

Krumhorn said...

The entire emotional posture of your basic leftie is one of sneering moral superiority. How else would the concept of "shame" even come to mind?

A great deal of thuggery has been rooted in that point of view. When you mean oh-so well, there's nothing you can do that isn't justified by the outcome. And when the lefties fail, the only reason possible is that their moral inferiors whupped them in a shameful way.

Nasty little shits.

- Krumhorn

Skipper said...

The "shame" belongs to the bloated, corrupt unions.

BarrySanders20 said...

I like the links AA provides back to February 2011. It reveals the raw emotion that drove the opposition.

Reading the comments is amusing too. You get comedy gold like this from garage:


How's that union busting working out for you? Not one state has been able to pass any uniopn busting legislation. Including WI. The problem for you is you picked the wrong state to go first, and most definitely the wrong person in Scott Walker to try it. He is an epic loser, and he surrounded by rank amateurs. He has virtually no support from other Republican governors. You think you're seriously "winning"? LOL

2/25/11, 11:29 AM

Walker doesn't nearly enough the chops needed to pull this off, and it will be delicious watching him self implode. I just wonder how long wavering Republicans will continue to take the sword for this douchebag. He's pretty much the laughingstock of the nation right now. There are protests all over the state, many around the country, and a crowd of 100k is expected here tomorrow.

2/25/11, 11:54 AM

Skeptical Voter said...

Sore losers. But a sore loser is still just a loser.

David said...

There's no "e" in sham.

President-Mom-Jeans said...

"Skipper said...
The "shame" belongs to the bloated, corrupt unions."

That is why bitchtits is so upset about this. As he is bloated himself, he gets very upset about it.

FullMoon said...

.... that's gold, Barry!, Gold!!


BarrySanders20 said...

I like the links AA provides back to February 2011. It reveals the raw emotion that drove the opposition.

Reading the comments is amusing too. You get comedy gold like this from garage:


How's that union busting working out for you? Not one state has been able to pass any uniopn busting legislation. Including WI. The problem for you is you picked the wrong state to go first, and most definitely the wrong person in Scott Walker to try it. He is an epic loser, and he surrounded by rank amateurs. He has virtually no support from other Republican governors. You think you're seriously "winning"? LOL

2/25/11, 11:29 AM

Walker doesn't nearly enough the chops needed to pull this off, and it will be delicious watching him self implode. I just wonder how long wavering Republicans will continue to take the sword for this douchebag. He's pretty much the laughingstock of the nation right now. There are protests all over the state, many around the country, and a crowd of 100k is expected here tomorrow.


2/25/11, 11:54 AM
2/26/15, 11:31 AM

Jack Klompus said...
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I Callahan said...

Why is the right so violent? Kyzernick wants to break peaceful protestors' legs.

I don't call that violent; I call it self defense in advance.

garage mahal said...

Calling Hoft the dumbest man on the Internet isn't even original

Perhaps. But it's true. I laugh and mock the idiocy of Jim Hoft. You read it and believe the "content" is real. Or maybe drooling morons who read Jim Hoft want to believe it's real.

Drago said...

Madisonfella: "....curious drago in vermont...."

Madisonfella gets very very upset if anyone accuses him/her of sock-puppetry. Very.

Drago said...

Leftist/liberal policy "x" is so magnificently wonderful everyone should be forced by law to participate cuz shutup.

Every leftist/liberal argument ever.

Drago said...

I wonder if Hoft knows what a corporation is?

Believe it or not, some don't.

Richard Dolan said...

Elections have consequences, as we are occasionally reminded.

The reality is that right to work laws, once adopted, have proven hard to repeal. The only instance I'm aware of was in in Indiana, which adopted one in 1957, over unified opposition by Dems and Big Labor, and then repealed it in 1965. Note the dates -- adopted during Eisenhower, and repealed after the huge Dem wave in 1964. I suspect it would take a similar huge Dem wave hitting Wisconsin to repeal this one (assuming that it eventually becomes law).

For those in Wisconsin with a view of such things from their front porch, can anyone see a tsunami like that on the horizon?

garage mahal said...

Remember the "orbital blowout eye fracture" story on Darren Wilson?

But it could have been true if it happened that way!

Anne in Rockwall, TX said...

Holy crap Garage, even I can see you're getting desperate.

Gusty Winds said...

No "shame" chants for John Doe witchunts?

damikesc said...

Garage, ignore the others.

You're totally winning.

Mike Sylwester said...

My liberal relatives sometimes try to "shame" me for my political opinions.

That argument never has affected any of my opinions.

Jason said...

"Citizens United is a corporation?"

-K-Tel's Garage's Greatest Hits!

I'm surprised he didn't go home and start a new account from scratch after that epic self-beclowning.

Fernandinande said...

"In cultural anthropology, a shame culture, also called honour-shame culture or shame society, is a society in which the primary device for gaining control over children and maintaining social order is the inculcation of shame and the complementary threat of ostracism."

FullMoon said...

damikesc said...

Garage, ignore the others.

You're totally winning.
2/26/15, 12:56 PM

hahahahahahahahahaha,fkn great!

damikesc said...

damikesc said...

Garage, ignore the others.

You're totally winning.
2/26/15, 12:56 PM
hahahahahahahahahaha,fkn great!


Be nice. He's TOTALLY winning the argument here.

You know what would KILL the Walker momentum?

Discussions of secret routers.

Do it, garage. I believe in you!

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

shame 1. a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.

In the time of beheadings and setting people on fire, you have to do some serious compartmentalizing just to stay balanced.

I don't know.

Or maybe the word doesn't really mean anything anymore.

The word is, or seemed to be at one time, grounded on something greater than ourselves.

Birches said...

Discussions of secret routers.

Do it, garage. I believe in you!


This thread just keeps getting better.

damikesc said...

garage, I bet people don't know that Walker once took a prank phone call from somebody who claimed to be a Koch.

You should broadcast that out.

That'll stop him.

YOU DA MAN/WOMAN/WHATEVER (I don't judge) GARAGE

Michael said...

I am pretty sure that the secret routers began life as secret servers until the difference was known. It was doubly fun when they were secret servers.

Brando said...

The nature of these unions and their political hack allies has kept them from seeing why unions have become so marginal since their glory days. If they were wiser, rather than seeing their demise as the result of dirty tricks by big business and evil Republicans they'd see that they have to actually have something to offer the typical worker in exchange for their dues and cooperation. They would also realize that tone deaf antagonism towards parties that will be affected by their activities (not just corporate fat cats, but consumers, and for public sector unions, taxpayers and schoolchildren) will come back to haunt them. If Unions are supposed to be working in the best interests of their members, they'll recognize that their members don't benefit when everyone starts to hate them, or when they "win" concessions that burn them in the long run (e.g., pension promises that can drive a city bankrupt later).

Who knows if this is the death knell for Big Labor in Wisconsin, or if it is going to spread to other states. But their leadership did this to themselves.

garage mahal said...

I am pretty sure that the secret routers began life as secret servers until the difference was known.

Duuuuude, that is fucking hilarious!!! Did you come up with that sick burn all on your own?

Again: Fucking hilarious!

You conservatives sure do get humor. Great stuff.

Rusty said...

Birches said...
Discussions of secret routers.

Do it, garage. I believe in you!

This thread just keeps getting better.


I know, right.
Pretty soon one of em gonna bite the head off a chicken.

damikesc said...

Duuuuude, that is fucking hilarious!!! Did you come up with that sick burn all on your own?

Whoa, are you saying secret routers AREN'T a big deal?

Then why were you pissing and moaning about them so for months?

Lewis Wetzel said...

"Bonus Gatewaypundit link. The dumbest man on the internet."
No, that would be Oliver Willis. I once spent an otherwise pleasant afternoon explaining to Ollie that he'd mixed up Medicare and Medicaid in one of his anti-Bush posts. I was polite, it was a courtesy thing. It took several exchanges. He did not seem to believe they were different programs. I know that I finally got him to understand his mistake because he deleted the post.
I suppose that makes me a racist.

garage mahal said...

?Then why were you pissing and moaning about them so for months?

Because it was located in Walker's office? His former deputy chief of staff is sitting in jail over it?


LOLOLOL!!!! Secret routers!!! LOLOLOL!!!! This thread is so awesome!!!!!!

ken in tx said...

Too many people have had unpleasant personal experiences with unions. They don't provide value for money to workers. They are undemocratic and anti-freedom. Working in a unionized workplace is like having two bosses. Like the Bible says, no one can serve two masters.

damikesc said...

Because it was located in Walker's office? His former deputy chief of staff is sitting in jail over it?


Ironically, I've asked you for weeks about the GAB and ITS usage of secret email accounts and you've not seemed terribly concerned.

It was mentioned here in December. You missed that thread, but I've asked you plenty of times since then.

So, do you have any issues with GAB doing this and how is it different than what Walker's aide did?

garage mahal said...

So, do you have any issues with

Bu bu but what about _______ ?

Like children.

Michael said...


Garage, you provided great hilarity when you called the secret routers secret servers. You did not, as you recall, know the difference. You were so excited that Walker was going down down down that you beclowned yourself especially largely. It was great fun for us and we are a grateful reading public.

I think if the chants were a little louder they would probably work, by the way.

damikesc said...

So, do you have any issues with

Bu bu but what about _______ ?

Like children.


So you don't care. This cause celebre of yours is peachy if it's the government doing it and you like what they do. Fuck you're the damned PERSONIFICATION of Fen's law.

So, you're a hypocrite and an abrnormally craven one at that. I once thought some of the more hostile posters were unfairly mean to you. I didn't speak up for you because you also tended to be an asshole.

Now, I realize people like PMJ were actually still too nice to you.

Thanks for being exactly what everybody said you were. I hoped you'd prove somebody wrong, but clearly, you aren't capable of that.

Lewis Wetzel said...

I don't understand this "secret routers" thing garage mahal, but if you need a router I've got an extra one laying around the house you can use. It's not "secret", but I've installed DD-WRT in place of its native firmware and DD-WRT is supposed to have good security features.

richard mcenroe said...

Hey Garage: CRUSADES!

Think about it, man! Right to work is JUST like the sacking of Constantinople!

Anonymous said...

I'm currently experiencing a perfect reason why I hate public unions.

My union is NTEU. This week they have been bombarding me with Emails telling me to call Washington Congress critters and demand they pass a "clean" DHS funding bill.

A union that represented me would be demanding the President drop his amnesty, instead of demanding that we all help pay for it.

richard mcenroe said...

Maybe Garage was onto something! How do we know there ISN'T a "DarkWisconsin.gov.net"

"Can you prove it DIDN'T happen?"

cubanbob said...

If you are going to do the time, might as well do the crime. Walker and the Republicans shouldn't stop with right-to-work but go on and ban public sector unions in the State. As for the Shame! protesters, it's a Shame! they don't actually do something useful like working.