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Scott walker is already playing defense with television ads, no to a recall. wisconsinites are motivated and not just in big cities. towns like spooner, wisconsin, in a republican leaning washburn county are seeing enthusiastic petition drives. make no mistake, wisconsin started this middle class movement in 2011. what youre seeing on the streets across the country is whats been going on all year in scott walkers backyard. i love it. joining me tonight, wisconsin state senator lena taylor. senat...

Tax rates." give me a break. ryan wants to return to reaganesque, reagan era tax rates for the wealthy at 28% or even better. make no mistake, about the meaning of broadening the base. ryan is talking about basically the 47% of americans whose income is currently too low to pay federal taxes the way the system is right now. ryan and the republicans, you know what they want? they want those folks to pay more. republicans arent just nervous about the message of the 99% movement. theyre nervous abo...

Want to make it crystal clear, enough is enough. theres a state of emergency for working people. and were going to do whatever it takes to draw attention and get action from our government, from the wealthiest in our nation and from corporate ceos. >> not that this movement has been co-opted by any particular party, but do you think that the republicans are nervous about whats going on? >> absolutely. i do. that is the party that is scapegoating immigrants, thats attacking public workers, and is...

Prosperous economy. >> the brand new republican plan to fix income equality helps the rich and does nothing to help the poor. and lawmakers are demeaning the 99% movement. >> i dont see why the media or anyone took them seriously. >> tonight, sei, president mary kay henry gives us her first interview since she was arrested protesting in new york. and daily kos blogger jesse legreca is here. the marches continue tomorrow in madison. 30,000 or more are expected as a walker recall rally. were going...

I dont see why the media or anyone took them seriously. to me, there was nothing there that was resonant with middle america, if you will. >> well, obviously king wasnt playing close attention to yesterdays protest. he was regurgitating his own talking point. heres what he said earlier in the week. >> first of all, you try to listen to them and they make almost no sense. these are people who are living in dirt, these are people who were involved with drugs, there was violence, there was rape. yo...

Emphatically, the people say, yes. whats that mean, whats that mean to you? it. >> it means occupy wall street represents a cross section of america from all walks of life. students seeking higher education, people who are professional paying off their student loans, right down the line. >> do you think you had anything to do with the senate bill 5 going down in ohio? >> certainly. i would say so. we act investigated so many people for the first time who never engaged in politics or anything of ...

At the same time, its frustrating that i find im kind of more democratic than some democrats are. if were going to go to congress and pressure congress, we should not just ignore the democrats there. ben nelson, senator ben nelson, senator max balk cuucus, a bunc worthless blue dogs who dont represent anybody else but the special interests. we should occupy their offices, too, because theyre not helping right now. >> oreilly says its dead, he says its a good thing. your response. >> so is dr. ge...

What if youre ignored by congress? what if they do nothing? what if they pay no attention to you? >> well, we are not going to rest until we get back to work and restore justice in this country. so were going to go to congressional hearings, well go to "k" street lobbyists and deal with the chamber of congress and stay in the streets and keep expanding our movement reaching out to all across this country. i think yesterday marked a feeling by a lot of communities who said, maybe i have to just s...