Rush Hour Brigade

In 1:45, Our 2 block long, 8 member Hwy. 51 Rush Hour Brigade reached 2516 drivers this afternoon.  Today, our message was: Why Recall?, Jobs Where?; Education Slashed; Corporate Tax Breaks; Criminal Defense Fund; Got It?; Vote Barrett-Mitchell; Come Join Us.  The thumbs-up were 4 to 1 over thumbs down.  We'll be out again tomorrow, 4 to 6.

New Signs

New Signs on Hwy 151/18

More Sign Brigades

Facebook is rife with volunteering opportunities for Sign Brigades.  Search for Grassroots TV WI to find them.  Or, organize your own.  Two or three of you with signs standing on public property at rush hour is all that it takes.  Signs can say simply, "Vote June 5th" or they can have pro-Barrett-Mitchell messages.  Large print, 4" to 6" and not too many words is ideal.  Space yourselves widely enough to give drivers a chance to read each sign.  You'll enjoy it, I promise!

Divide & Conquer

Below is my take on Divide & Conquer.  Please feel free to share it.

“Divide and Conquer” in action

Scott Walker told his billionaire supporter, “…you use divide and conquer.” 

What does that mean?  It means that you demonize public workers so that private workers resent them.  It means that you demonize teachers so that their community no longer trusts them.  It means that you demonize environmentalists so that job seekers revile them.  It means that you label some citizens “thugs” so that their fellow citizens fear them. 

It means that you tell the passengers the ship is sinking and watch smugly while they fight for a seat in the lifeboat.  Why do you do this?  You do it because it works. 

Scott Walker has made it work in Wisconsin.  We no longer trust one another.  We have become enemies.  We are sure that our neighbor has more than we do. We believe that in order for us to succeed, someone else must fail.  Resources are shrinking.  We are on our own.  Everyone’s motives are suspect.  We believe that our very survival is at stake.  That’s how it is in a lifeboat.

This is the meaning of “divide”.  At the very moment when we need each other the most, we are obsessed by our struggles against one another. 

My friends, we still have oars.  The ship is still within reach.  On June 5, we can reclaim our place on it. 

If we fail, we will watch the dividers sail away without us on a ship that wasn’t sinking after all. 

And that is the meaning of “conquer”.

GrassRoots TV Rush Hour Brigade strikes again. 

2544 cars on Hwy 51 in 1:50! 

Someone calculated that, of those who responded in 

some way, about 80% were positive! Today, our 

message was on 6 signs: 

Walker's Plan

$$Money For The Wealthy$$

For The Middle Class?

Suffer & Pay More

Vote Your Wallet

Vote Barrett-Mitchell

The weather is perfect; take a sign with you, and go 


enjoy it.

Rush Hour Brigade report: Our message reached 1875 drivers in about an hour and 20 minutes this afternoon.  Find yourself a stretch of busy road, and make it happen!

LARGE SIGNS newly placed on and/or stolen from  Hwy. 151/18.  Well done!

Here's a short video of McFarland's Rush Hour Brigade 

Saturday morning.

Click Here

Thanks to BlueCheddar, Grassroots TV WI now has a Facebook group.  Log in to your Facebook account and search Grassroots TV WI.  Join us!

The Northwoods Project vibrates with creativity!  Take a look at their newest: the "Trash Walker" Brigade.  This is what I call recycling.  Wonderful!  C'mon, People.  Let's get going on this.  There are only 17 days left.

Active McFarland has been busy! 50+ GrassRoots TV WI yard signs are out.  And, today marks the debut of Active McFarland's Rush Hour Brigade.  Thanks to Jenna Pope for these great photos of our coming out party!