we re all resolutely opposed to this budget repair bill. it does not seem to help higher education in wisconsin. it does a lot to hurt working families in this state. and that s why we ve been so opposed to it. that s why we ve been over here for over a week, camping out to make sure our voices are heard in a democracy. when governor walker listens to the voices of the working folks that are here in this capitol, we expect that the right thing will happen, and that worker rights will be protected. peter, do you really think public sentiment is going to turn on the governor now that these tapes vn revealed? this clearly puts him behind the 8-ball when it comes to coming clean with the public? what do you think? what i think is the public has been with us all along. i think this is just another example of scott walker and the republican machine, the conservative movement trying to do everything they can to stick it to working folks. here we are fighting back. and the public has been
campaigns to support this, you can make one phone call and get in to him. but the people, the taxpayers like myself, in wisconsin, can t. it blows my mind. does this sway the public with you, kevin? more so than it was? do you think that the wisconsinites and residents are going to view this as a really negative thing, and does this rip the scab off the problem? what do you think? well, i think it s really changed some people s opinions. i know a lot of people i ve talked to today were disgusted with what he had said on these tapes. whether it was republican friends of mine, our own people, they were really enraged what what he said. people are pretty upset with it. peter rickman, the people that you work with, the people that you work with, peter, how are they going to be affected by this? will you really feel it? well, first of all, thanks for having me, ed. the people that i work with every day, students, faculty, academic staff on our campus,
likening public workers to drug addicts. he said, they re acting like their drug is being taken away from them. which brings me to the drugs for himself rush limbaugh. he s called our teachers and nurses and firefighters bottom feeders and freeloaders. today mr. limbaugh suggested that public workers in this country are taking park in organized crime. the union as a money laundering operation, public sector unions for the democratic party is now under assault. now people are learning that the collective bargaining of public sector unions is simply stealing from the taxpayers. he is calling public workers thieves. people like peter rickman. he s a leader of teaching assistance at the university of wisconsin. he s another one of the real people who have a job that actually helps the state of wisconsin.
but apparently if you donate $43,000 to him, and funnel millions of dollars into campaigns to support this, you can make one phone call and get in to him. but the people, the taxpayers like myself, in wisconsin, can t. it blows my mind. does this sway the public with you, kevin? more so than it was? do you think that the wisconsinites and residents are going to view this as a really negative thing, and does this rip the scab off the problem? what do you think? well, i think it s really changed some people s opinions. i know a lot of people i ve talked to today were disgusted with what he had said on these tapes. whether it was republican friends of mine, our own people, they were really enraged what what he said. people are pretty upset with it. peter rickman, the people that you work with, the people that you work with, peter, how are they going to be affected by this? will you really feel it? well, first of all, thanks