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Political browbeating on the middle class in wisconsin, going after the firefighters, going after the teachers and the nurses and also the public workers here who have given their hears and soul to their jobs and careers, chasing the middle-classers down to try to fix what some people view as a very bogus and ginned-up financial crisis in this state. and this governor is backed by the tea partiers, and we definitely are going to show the infrastructure tonight on our show exactly who the people ...

Wisconsinitis to be heard today. >> we need to hear that. thank you very much, senator. joining me now from madison, wisconsin, is ed schultz, host of "the ed show" tonight at 10:00 p.m. ed, any new developments out there tonight that indicate to you there is a possibility for some progress? >> well, you know, lawrence, i was listening to that interview you were doing with the state senator. im wondering how is this going to be resolved? and i think were a long way from that. there is a tremendo...

This is ground zero for every single american worker. and these people in this state need to be heard. i went into the capitol tonight, and the first lady i talked to was a teacher and she started to cry before she could even say anything to me. i had a firefighter grab my hand tonight. a big firefighter, a hard-working guy. he grabbed my hand and almost crushed it because he wanted to get my attention. and he came this close to me, and he said, ed, this isnt fair. were americans. this isnt what...

Illinois middle class backs this pac. where was that other sign that i saw? there was another sign here. "wake up, america. thank you. ed schultz, 2012." im not running. thats not going to happen. where you from? >> illinois. >> why you hear? >> stand up for the middle class, not only here, but all across america. >> are you going to succeed? >> absolutely. >> what do you think of the republicans and what theyre doing? >> im very disappointed with what theyve done to us. this is unthinkable. >> ...

Was step away to buy some time and not giving this governor this political victory because it has been very partisan and very heavy handled. >> ed, ive got to say seeing you there -- can we put up that wide shot of where you can see the protesters behind you right now? this is incredible. >> this is the crowd. [ cheers ] >> we knew that was going to happen. ed, to see you out there, to see you out there, i know youve been talking to those folks all day, hearing their side of the story, seeing wh...

This is middle class america. this is what "the ed show" has always been about. and i knew when i started my national radio show seven years ago that this moment, this fight was coming for america. the attack on the middle class started about 20, 25 years ago. it hit a fever pitch during the bush years, but now were really feeling it on the kitchen tables of american workers. >> and ed, if i can just say to you, with their free trade deals, they came for the private sector. these very same peopl...

Going to resolve anytime soon. >> ed, you have taken this story national. you said on your program you havent heard from the president about this, you havent heard from people in washington about it, you couldnt get responses from people like nancy pelosi when you tried to. you have gotten those responses today. youve provoked it. lets listen now to what president obama had to say about this today. >> and i think its very important for us to understand that public employees, theyre our neighbors...

Responsibility at all. and all the democrats did today was step away to buy some time and not giving this governor this political victory because it has been very partisan and very heavy handled. >> ed, ive got to say seeing you there -- can we put up that wide shot of where you can see the protesters behind you right now? this is incredible. >> this is the crowd. [ cheers ] >> we knew that was going to happen. ed, to see you out there, to see you out there, i know youve been talking to those fo...

Seems to know if we have ed schultz or senator taylor. all right. were going to have to go to a break and see if we can establish some contact with either senator taylor or ed schultz in wisconsin. well be right back after this. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even ...

State levels, and weve got a government shutdown being talked about on capitol hill. you have in the states protesters and riots, and its not just going to be in wisconsin. its going to be in ohio and iowa and other states. i think this is a huge story. >> well, theres no question, and people are really just starting to get their arms around it. no one is disputing, norah, here in washington at least, the need to cut spending and the need to shrink the size of government. nobody wants to go the ...