Comments on: RNC in MSP, a locals view http://www.bencatlin.com/2008/09/02/rnc-in-msp-a-locals-view/ My name is Ben Catlin, and this is where I rock out on topics like my life, technology and faith. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kelley http://www.bencatlin.com/2008/09/02/rnc-in-msp-a-locals-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3292 Kelley Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:31:52 +0000 http://www.bencatlin.com/?p=892#comment-3292 "Isn't this an uber-liberal city, in a blue state? Why the hell are we pandering to a big obviously non-Minnesotan convention, to the point of even being violent to protesters." One word: Pawlenty. There was one funny thing I saw though - the Carpetbagger wandered around the RNC and posted a video blog and one of the people he talked to was a radio host. The host put on his best local accent and said "The protesters all meet and are like 'Oh hey, how're you doing? What're you here protesting? Oh, you're an anarchist? Pleased to meet you. I'm with the Green Party. We should have a potluck'" or somesuch. With regard to Palin, I don't like most of her political stances on anything. The one good thing here is that she may make a lot of people wonder about abstinence-only sexual education programs. If they don't even work for Palin's daughter perhaps they should be rethought. “Isn’t this an uber-liberal city, in a blue state? Why the hell are we pandering to a big obviously non-Minnesotan convention, to the point of even being violent to protesters.”

One word: Pawlenty.

There was one funny thing I saw though – the Carpetbagger wandered around the RNC and posted a video blog and one of the people he talked to was a radio host. The host put on his best local accent and said “The protesters all meet and are like ‘Oh hey, how’re you doing? What’re you here protesting? Oh, you’re an anarchist? Pleased to meet you. I’m with the Green Party. We should have a potluck’” or somesuch.

With regard to Palin, I don’t like most of her political stances on anything. The one good thing here is that she may make a lot of people wonder about abstinence-only sexual education programs. If they don’t even work for Palin’s daughter perhaps they should be rethought.

]]> By: Mark Egli http://www.bencatlin.com/2008/09/02/rnc-in-msp-a-locals-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3291 Mark Egli Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:14:30 +0000 http://www.bencatlin.com/?p=892#comment-3291 A blog post about the riots and tear gas from someone who was close by: http://www.birdchick.com/2008/09/swept-up-in-rnc-riot.html A blog post about the riots and tear gas from someone who was close by:

http://www.birdchick.com/2008/09/swept-up-in-rnc-riot.html

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