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>> this is serious business. >> it is serious. and youre telling us tonight that tomorrow is going to bring a whole new chapter because of this prank interview that was done with the governor and he didnt know it was prank obviously? you think that your sources are telling you theres plenty of information there for you to do something about it? >> theres simply no question, ed. where it goes is another question. first, the governor said things that clearly cross ethical election law and labor la...

File leader of the teachers assistance association. thank you all for joining us tonight. this tape, of course, is big news, not only for wisconsin, but for around the country, because obviously theres an orchestrated game plan in place. but susan, let me ask you first, how do you feel? i know that you took your kids to that rally and to those protests. how do you feel now that you know the governor was actually thinking about bringing in, for lack of a better term, some goons to stir things up?...

Were not open for business, but were for sale, under governor walker, i believe that the numbers will go up. his numbers will go down. and people will continue to go to the capital and make a stand against him. >> what about senator cullen? he claims that he spoke to senator cullen. first of all, does the group of 14 know that cullen spoke to the governor? and secondly, is he a weak link? >> no, hes not a weak link. yes, we did know he spoke to him. we all reached out to republicans, and the maj...

Right now the -- the lawmakers i talked to have just completely had it with them. the public is not really fond of this. >> you heard the tape at the top of the show. and that was part of it we just replayed. governor scott walker talking about the protesters. how he thought about creating a ruckus among the protesters. how he tries to dismiss the protesters as being mostly from out of state. and how he thinks the public has turned against the teachers of wisconsin? the tape shows once and for a...

Admitted he considered putting troublemakers in the crowd to cause a ruckus. he thought about it. he considered it. whats that say about his character? the only thing that stopped walker from having his people whip up trouble was a political calculation that violence may hurt him in the arena of public opinion, and he wasnt ready to do that. he wasnt concerned about hurting the 60s liberals in madison. late in the call, the man posing as david koch, trying to get walker off the phone. but the go...

Thank you all for joining us tonight. this tape, of course, is big news, not only for wisconsin, but for around the country, because obviously theres an orchestrated game plan in place. but susan, let me ask you first, how do you feel? i know that you took your kids to that rally and to those protests. how do you feel now that you know the governor was actually thinking about bringing in, for lack of a better term, some goons to stir things up? what do you think? >> you know, its just really cle...

Group funded by the koch brothers, to reward republicans who vote for this bill with television advertising celebrating them in their home districts. >> john, is this a game changer for the people of wisconsin? >> well see over the next few days. but i think this is something that everyone is talking about. the fact of the matter is, i will guarantee you, this is the most listened-to tape, the most-watched youtube, the most read transcript that wisconsin has had since brett favre left the packer...

Decide to sell his power plants without any competitive bidding on the price whatsoever. its just what the governor wants to do. walker can sell to whoever he wants at whatever price he wants. he can also lay off workers at the plants before the sale. make it look good. wisconsin republicans have been trying to do this for years. the same plan was in the budget for 2005 through 2007. it was vetoed by democratic governor jim doyle. who said the plan was, quote, not a good business approach. you s...

Lobbying office in downtown madison. the story went on to say, lobbyists for koch companys public sector registered with the state on january 5th, two days after walkers inauguration. its easy to see why governor walker picks up the phone when he hears the koch boys calling. some folks in madison think the prank phone call could get the governor in trouble with the law. here is the very last part of the conversation between governor walker and a reporter posing as david koch. >> well, ill tell y...

And out of the state even longer? >> at this juncture, we have not decided to go back. and surely keeping our checks is not the threat thats going to make us go back. i mean, thats ridiculous. >> senator taylor, how do you think wisconsin residents are going to respond to this tape, and this whole thing where the governor thought he was talking to one of the koch brothers? i mean, isnt he going to have a severe credibility problem with all residents of wisconsin, even the ones that support him? ...