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And it also proves this was never, never anything about a budget crisis. its crystal clear, it was never about money. this was all about destroying unions and going after wage earners. governor walker addressed the prank phone call during a press conference this afternoon. >> the bottom line is the things i said are things ive said publicly all along. the fact of the matter is, people have brought up all sorts of different options. as you saw, if you listened to the tape, we put that down. we sa...

From whom he thinks is his buddy, david koch, you know. >> well, this is proof positive that the republicans think that no government is good government. and theyre on record saying that the state government -- >> well, i would say lousy government. theres a famous saying that i write about a lot in the wrecking crew. it was famous in the 1920s. which is, the best public servant is the worst one. okay? this is something that they used to say back then, the best public servant is the worst one. y...

Lacks the integrity -- i really wonder, where was he when his dad was preaching. >> good question. senator, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> senator lena taylor us with here on "the ed show." when the boss calls, you better answer. a possible ethics violation by walker during the prank call. and the people of wisconsin react to being gamed by their governor. in tonights takedown, bill oreilly on fairness? >> were fair on this broadcast...

This affects our country. >> do you think the public has turned on teachers? like the governor said? >> no. our public is more resolute than ever. and scott walker doesnt know who the public is. he needs to listen to the firefighters, he needs to listen to the police officers, he needs to listen to the nurses and the people who collect his garbage. thats his public. he needs to listen to the senators and the assembly people who are representing us. and he wont talk to him. thats his public. >> k...

Wisconsin. these 34 state-run plants would give them an energy monopoly. does that bother you? through a spokesman, the koch industries have denied interest in the plans. but remember, koch brothers gave scott walker $43,000 for his campaign, plus another $1 million to the republican governors association, which in turn spent millions of dollars attacking walkers opponent. since the bill allows the sale to have it at walkers whim, we wont know if he does a favor for the kochs until the money cha...

Cullen wrong. he has not waivered. hes never waivered. and hes with us. were united and were not turning back at this juncture. >> has the governor ever spent 20 minutes talking to you? >> you know, ive been trying to talk to the governor since before he got elected and since hes been elected. he just wont have a meeting with me. he never liked those dual meetings with me. >> share with our viewers tonight, if you can, senator, you can tell us now, werent the 14 of you watching tv when this stor...

If theyre actually in session for that day and take a recess, the 19 senate republicans could then go into action and they would have a quorum because they started out that way. so were double-checking that. but that would be the only -- that would be the oenl reason why, we would only do it if they came back to the capital with all 14 of them. my sense is, hell, ill talk to them. if you want to yell at me for an hour, im used to that. i can deal with that. but im not negotiating. >> bring a bas...

For having me, ed. the people that i work with every day, students, faculty, academic staff on our campus, were all resolutely opposed to this budget repair bill. it does not seem to help higher education in wisconsin. it does a lot to hurt working families in this state. and thats why weve been so opposed to it. thats why weve been over here for over a week, camping out to make sure our voices are heard in a democracy. when governor walker listens to the voices of the working folks that are her...

People who have a job that actually helps the state of wisconsin. i want to ask him what he thinks of governor walker, who has arrogantly dismissed people like him. stay with us.

>> well, thats just it. the bottom line is, were going to get the world moving here. because its the right thing to do. >> all right. >> thanks a million. >> bye-bye. >> bye now. >> so there you have it. my next guest thinks the way governor -- the governor reacted to the phrase "vested interest" could land walker in some hot water. john nichols, washington correspondent of the nation and associate editor of the capital times in madison, wisconsin. good to have you on tonight. do you think the g...