it where where can t move forward in the fashions we have. redirecting, they ve done it, some individuals will not live in their districts. there s no question that the governor should be concerned. there s no question that people are still energetic, motivated, we re excited. we have a whole bunch of individuals who sign those recall petitions, that s going to work in a statewide race. wisconsin state senator lena taylor with us tonight on the ed show. thanks so much. remember to answer tonight s question there at the bottom of the screen, we want to know what you think. governor scott walker thinks wisconsinites are tired of recalls, but coming up the next big one coming down the pike could possibly have his name on it. and it s the largest strike in the nation that we ve seen in the last four years. verizon workers across the country are striking to protect their health insurance, benefits intentions. i ll talk with the president of the union and find out what their next step is
and talked about a generational shift in politics couldn t go on the road today and get 5,000 votes? the fights in florida, the fight s in ohio, the fight s in michigan, the fight s in wisconsin, the fight s in your backyard it s in my backyard. what these righties want to do is concentrate the wealth, do more corporate tax breaks and that is exactly what scott walker s done. where has unemployment gone? up in wisconsin. get your cell phones out, i want to know what you think. should president obama have gotten involved in the wisconsin recall efforts? text a for yes, b for no, to 622639. and can you always go to ed.misnbc.com. you can follow me on twitter as well. joining me tonight, john nichols
unemployment rate has risen in the state of wisconsin in the last couple months. walker has taken away the tools that create jobs here in the state of wisconsin, a good solid public education system which he cut by $1.6 billion. the technical college system that he cut by $70 million. and the university of wisconsin system, which he cut by $250 million. that s not going to create jobs. and next year right now, massive layoffs aren t happening in our public schools, because there s a lot of federal recovery act money still in place protecting teachers, that money is gone next year. you think the worst could be coming if the state legislature doesn t operate quickly and fix this? there will be another big holcombing and another wave of cuts in public education, is that what i m hear something. i think absolutely right, we re going to see larger class sizes. sports programs gone, and we re going to see schools close, and that s going to make people even more outraged than they are a
this was huge. we went in republican s turf, we went in their backyard and sandbox and we took some toys and made them our own seats. these are the people who won in the obama landslide of 200 and these are individuals who frankly, for us to have done this was a great thing. would we have liked three, sure? right. this is only round two. scott walker says he now wants to reach out and work with the minority to create jobs. this is the same governor that had state troopers looking for you just five months ago, six months ago. do you trust him? and is this a step forward? well, it s a step forward, but we have to see if what he says, he puts into action. what about the recall efforts? there s truly some reasons not to trust it. where does the recall stand wright now after last night s results in your opinion? i don t anticipate that anybody has said that they re
unemployment rate has risen in the state of wisconsin in the last couple months. walker has taken away the tools that create jobs here in the state of wisconsin, a good solid public education system which he cut by $1.6 billion. the technical college system that he cut by $70 million. and the university of wisconsin system, which he cut by $250 million. that s not going to create jobs. and next year right now, massive layoffs aren t happening in our public schools, because there s a lot of federal recovery act money still in place protecting teachers, that money is gone next year. you think the worst could be coming if the state legislature doesn t operate quickly and fix this? there will be another big holcombing and another wave of cuts in public education, is that what i m hear something. i think absolutely right, we re going to see larger class sizes. sports programs gone, and we re going to see schools close, and that s going to make people even more outraged than they are a