CAJ note: Ann Althouse is the parent of a young man who is probably about the age of some of these protesters. In this post, it is the voice of a mother we hear…
Althouse
3/1/2011
I just watched video Meade brought home, and I am not going to put it on line. But I can tell you, there is at least one person there who has lost his mind from (apparently) sleep deprivation.
Someone needs to go around to everyone who is still there and check them for mental stability. Somebody needs to find the people who need to leave and don’t know how to leave. If you are encouraging people to stay, to hang on and remain tough, you need to know that there are some truly sad people there who need to be told that they’ve done enough and must leave now.
Please, for the love of God, go around to the human beings who are there and talk to them individually. I know you believe in your cause, but there is at least one person among you who needs love and needs to be saved!
Update: Wisconsin GOP Senator Glenn Grothman Mobbed at Wisconsin Capitol; Jim Hoft has video at GatewayPundit
Update 2: At HotAir.com Allahpundit has more to say about this terrifying incident, with a link to additional video.
You have to see it to believe it. The clip is long and the key moment doesn’t come until 2:50 in, but you won’t be able to look away. The savior here, in the orange union t-shirt and sportsjacket, is Democratic Rep. Brett Hulsey; behind him, with white hair and glasses, is Republican Sen. Glenn Grothman. Watch and try to imagine what might have happened had Hulsey not been there. Even some of the protesters are sufficiently alarmed to start a chant of “peace-ful” to calm the more unruly ones down…
Today Althouse has more to say about these angry, violent situations taking place in Madison. The Wisconsin protesters are losing their grip on reality. And this:
When you’re drafted into the “Army of Davids” — and the conflict has become a quagmire.
Thanks to Instapundit for all the links to my — and Meade’s — coverage of the Wisconsin protests. Like this one this morning:
WISCONSIN: “After a short interchange, a bunch of anti-Walkerites converge on Meade. One man grabs his camera. Another blows a whistle close to his face.” The New Civility in action: Shut the f*ck up if you don’t support the unions!
Plus, from the comments: “I don’t want to hear one more word about Tea Parties that create an atmosphere of violence.”
I know Meade and I exemplify Glenn’s concept of “An Army of Davids,” but we kind of got drafted. Here we are in Madison, Wisconsin and something big happens. We have to cover it. Or we’d have to justify dodging the draft into the army of Davids. And now that we’re in, and people are looking to us to be the rough men who stand ready to do journalism on your behalf so they can read peaceably on their laptops at night.
And now we’re into the third week of it. It’s become a quagmire. I believe myself that… this protest is lost and it is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme aggression in Madison yesterday….
Update 3: American Power has video of State Senator Grothman being interviewed on MSNBC.
