Michael Moore to Wisconsin protesters: 'Don't give up!' - Isthmus | The Daily Page

Bill Lueders on Saturday 03/05/2011

Michael Moore to Wisconsin protesters: 'Don't give up!' - Isthmus | The Daily Page(FULL ARTICLE HERE)

"By now, it's unlikely that anyone besides Scott Walker would dispute that the protests at the Wisconsin state Capitol have energized the labor movement, as well as citizens throughout the state and nation. What became clear during raconteur Michael Moore's 30-minute talk this afternoon is that these events have also radicalized the public, in ways no one anticipated and those in power should perhaps fear.

Between a performance by Michelle Shocked and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin telling the audience that "this is the fight of our lives," Moore delivered a rousing speech full of invective toward the ruling class. There was nothing surprising about that. What was surprising is that his speech was received, seemingly from every quarter of the crowd -- estimated from the podium at 50,000 and by police as "tens of thousands" -- with thunderous applause."

LOCAL REPORTING BY: Bill Lueders of the MADISON, WI.Isthmus