Gov. Scott Walker spoke Tuesday at Forward Janesville's annual dinner. Hundreds of people turned up to protest his appearance.
Protesters lined the curb along Midvale Drive and supporters drove cars with horns honking while Janesville police watched over the scene outside the Holiday Inn Express where Governor Scott Walker was addressing the Forward Janesville annual banquet.
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Although most of the protesters were civil and Janesville police reported no arrests, a few demonstrators near the parking entrance to the Holiday Inn Express & Janesville Conference Center shouted at and harassed people entering the grounds to attend the event.
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The signs of protesters at Scott Walker's Janesville speech on Tuesday expressed a variety of sentiments.
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Protesters shout at Gov. Scott Walker's car as he is driven into the parking area of the Holiday Inn Express & Janesville Conference Center in Janesville on Tuesday. Walker addressed about 700 people at Forward Janesville’s annual banquet. The appearance was scheduled shortly after Walker was elected last fall.
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The Janesville Police Department estimated that as many as 1,200 people protested Tuesday night’s appearance by Gov. Scott Walker at the annual Forward Janesville banquet.
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Gov. Scott Walker speaks during Tuesday’s banquet. The governor found a much more welcoming audience inside than he did outside.
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In front of a giant banner that plays off his economic theme, Gov. Scott Walker speaks to members of Forward Janesville on Tuesday.
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