{"id":339,"date":"2012-04-03T20:08:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T02:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willystreetblog.com\/wp\/?p=339"},"modified":"2012-04-03T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2012-04-04T02:08:21","slug":"the-ed-show-taps-badger-state-enthusiasm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willystreetblog.com\/wp\/2012\/04\/03\/the-ed-show-taps-badger-state-enthusiasm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ed Show Taps Badger State Enthusiasm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wisconsin State Senators Lena Taylor and Chris Larson appear on The Ed Show in Madison on April 2, 2012.<\/p><\/div>\n

There is no doubt that Ed Schultz is in the corner of Wisconsinites that oppose FitzWalker and their GOP robot army; bringing his show to town several times last year during the Madison Spring. He returned Monday night (April 2), this time to the cozy confines of the Great Dane Pub where the voices of the movement such as Senators Lena Taylor and Chris Larson shared the discussion with witty Monty Python references and something about Mitt Romney\u2019s zipper.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The enthusiasm seen in the streets last year was still coursing through packed audience squeezed into the main room. The lackluster interest in the WI GOP Presidential Primary was contrasted by the excitement by those in the room who were looking for a non-primary event to remind Wisconsinites the most important issue is the recall.<\/p>\n

While the crowd was ready to cheer every word we were warned by the show\u2019s producers to temper our enthusiasm since the first segment was about the Planned Parenthood bombing in Grand Chute, Wisconsin earlier that day. It was that moment that I noticed that Ed\u2019s guest to talk about the incident was none other than Ruth Coniff, my high school track coach.<\/p>\n

Since I last ran for Ruth she got a real job with The Progressive<\/a><\/em> as their political editor. Ruth grew up a few blocks from me, and I first saw her on national TV during a C-SPAN program in 1997. It is nice to see the hometown talent continue to be tapped to participate in the national conversation.<\/p>\n

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I was able to take some video of Coniff\u2019s segment so you can see what it\u2019s like if you have never been at a live taping. I watched the show segment and my face is appropriately blocked out by my iPhone. Who knew that shaving my head that morning would make my dome especially visible on TV when I walked by in the far background.<\/p>\n