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Outside groups have contributed most of governors walker, get this, $30 million campaign war chest. while the mayor has spent just $4 million. and, outsiders have contributed 25 percent of that. and now, live from a mayor barrett event, the democrat, in wisconsin, and, mike, what do you hear from the trail? >>reporter: well, i will show you a campaign slogan that took creative. do not like the badgers, meaning wisconsin benchers, grow up to be weesers and recall walker. this is a bear campaign h...

Governor walker keeps saying that he is the subject of a huge negative ad campaign by the quote/unquote big labor bosses, but that has not been there. thats not reality. >> so hes lying? >> well, lets just say hes not -- well, let me put it this way. john deen, the watergate figure, said the other day that walker is more nixonian than nixon. >> the founder of the united with wisconsin, the group that led the movement for the recall walker, whats that mean? >> he was endorsed by barbara lotten, b...

>> well, lets just say hes not -- well, let me put it this way. john deen, the watergate figure, said the other day that walker is more nixonian than nixon. >> the founder of the united with wisconsin, the group that led the movement for the recall walker, whats that mean? >> he was endorsed by barbara lotten, by congresswoman guinn moore, by lina taylor. so hes getting a lot of useful endorsements. and the united wisconsin movement is a very grassroots movement. but kathleen faulk, his opponent...

Politically active right now. it is not because they wanted to make it that way. it is because they feel like they are being attacked. they feel the middle class isnt getting a fair shake and theres a radical agenda out there that has taken the crowd to new heights, politically maybe like we have never seen before. is that right or wrong? i agree with you as far as the bubble of madison goes. as a psychologist i work with people in rural wisconsin and i think support isnt as solid there. the wal...

Parents made it much more difficult. >> right. now we have to lock up the kitchen pantry. >> spices. >> what are we going to do with paprika next week? >> or red pepper. you name it. >> dont try it to find out. >> dr. mona great having you here from chicago. thanks so much. >> no problem. >> coming up, show in wisconsin -- >> freedom of speech only for union supporters, how an employee at one school got fired for showing her support for governor walker. >> and another joe biden oopsy daisy? than...

Unions especially in wisconsin have very successfully turned our schools into these political hot houses where politics rule the day. and whats happening is we expect our schools to be places where theres diversity of opinion and where our teachers and school employees are encouraging students and the adults to think for themselves. but this is a perfect example of where if you dont agree with the union, then you either must comply with them or get out. >> i read one account on line that said yo...

We need you to talk to people, to your neighbors. >> recall! >> last week, walkers opponents turned in almost two million signatures in an effort to recall walker and five other republicans. the governor touched off weeks of protests at the state capital with a proposal to limit some of the public employee unions bargaining rights. >> shannon: officials combing through the wreckage of the italian cruiseship that crashed last week say there may have been unregistered passengers aboard. they recov...

What you said you were going to do is working. thats the last thing the left can tolerate. >> really? i am sure rush got out of bed yesterday and said, the first thing we have to do is cover that wisconsin story. they got their machine in place. walker needs all the help he can get. the recall effort really is unpresident said. they signed a petition to recall walker. that has only happened two other times back in 1921. north dakota governor, lynn frazier, was recalled. not too long ago in 2004,...

Happen. if it wasnt for the wisconsin 14, those senators who drew attention to the injustice of walkers legislation last winter, we might not be here tonight. i spoke with three of the wisconsin state democrats today. >> three senators have been on the forefront of this fight to recall walker, chris larson, kathleen winehout and fred, they have seen a lot of things happen. chris, what does it mean to have this number of signatures. if you look at what happened in california, far beyond what they...

While the governor was getting the cash, i was talking with the people who made this moment happen. if it wasnt for the wisconsin 14, those senators who drew attention to the injustice of walkers legislation last winter, we might not be here tonight. i spoke with three of the wisconsin state democrats today. >> three senators have been on the forefront of this fight to recall walker, chris larson, kathleen winehout and fred, they have seen a lot of things happen. chris, what does it mean to have...