Unsure as to whether or not spending hours upon hours verifying signatures regarding the potential recall elections of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and various other GOP state senators would be a good use of time?
Look no further. For the past month, a live stream camera has allowed the average citizen to watch temporary workers shuffle through petitions of signatures at a disclosed location. Today, however, that secret location was revealed.
According to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, this location is the Central Services Building at 202 S. Thornton Ave.--about two miles from the capitol in Madison--and is a building that houses the state's printing services. The structure is made of white brick and enclosed by a chain link fence topped with barbed wire.
The Journal Sentinel also reported that this specific building was actually selected in part due to the barbed wire fence running around its perimeter--it was said to be a more secure and private location.
Why does reviewing signatures require such security, though?
Because as of Jan. 17--the final submission deadline--there were 1.9 million signatures provided in favor of the recalls. That is equivalent to 300,000 sheets of paper, the Huffington Post politics blog reported today.
Cue images of stressed individuals running through aisles of file cabinets as papers flutter through the air.
But, no. That image is not what the inside of the newfound location looks like. Actually, the video stream of the validation process is rather boring.
Take a look:
But, according to Politico.com, the webcam has drawn about 30,000 viewers in the past month, with 500 people watching at the same time during its highest visited moments.
Simply watching people sit at tables and scribble with red pens or not, there seems to be some entertainment appeal to these recalls.
Where some people are legitimately interested in the on-goings of the validation process, there are also some who have poked fun at the process.
Politico referenced a twitter handle @RecallCam, who has now gained almost 1,300 followers for his humorous and slightly snarky commentary about the temporary workers whom are being filmed on the webcam. Although he or she makes fun of the workers, assigning them nicknames and keeping tabs on their on-camera 'dating lives,' it all seems to be in good fun.
Here are some popular tweets of the past week:
"The artwork really livens the place up. It's like the Sistine Chapel in there now."
"Is Sideburns wearing a scarf, or did he just wrap his thick, flowing sideburns around his neck?"
"By the way, mad props to Bald Stockton for wearing a tie today. All class."
Funny tweets, a not-so-secret location and a whole lot of speculation aside, as the March 19 signature verification deadline approaches, the Wisconsin recalls continue to be a popular topic of discussion.
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