| ... "A Peak Through The Flaps Of The Small Tent Party"
Part 1 is here. In part 2, we'll talk briefly about Day 2 (more, next Monday) - plus, there's some pictures below the fold!!!
On Friday, Tom Emmer was working the delegates over by Vendor Row; he saw me and said: "Hey, TwoPutt!" - which explains one picture (below the fold!). I've talked to Emmer several times over the last many months; like at last October at the Veterans Protest outside of the GOPer Trial-Run Convention in St. Paul; in the "Spin Room" after the Minnesota News Council/League of Women Voters Guv Debate in January; at the GOPer SD-42 Caucus in February (where I met his wife, Jacquie); and those are just off-the-top...
The thing about Emmer, is - just like Wellstone; just like Ventura; hey - just like Tommy Rukavina!!! --- when you ask Emmer a question you get an answer. You may not like the answer, but you get one and it's NOT an answer based upon what you want to hear -- it's based upon what they think.
And a LOT of voters like that, in a candidate.
That said, Emmer also - often! - says some really, Really, REALLY polarizing things, such as:
"I don't think you can call yourself a freedom-loving American and be a Democrat." -- Tom Emmer, 9-26-09 (MarshallIndependent.com)
So, can a guy like Emmer, saying stuff like that, really, Really, REALLY get elected?
Well, this guy did:
"Children who are victims of failed personal responsibility are not my problem, nor are they the problem for our government." -- Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty, April 2001 - as quoted in the Aitkin Independent Newspaper
More, on Monday, and enjoy the pics below!
Oh - and the slogan of the day, at Sloganville, was:
"Constitutional Conservatism"
Which is rather funny, coming from The Party Of Watergate & Iran-Contra & Boy Blunder... |
| The ol' TwoPutter, with the then-not-endorsed Tom Emmer on Friday, April 30th:
The ol' TwoPutter, with GOPer SD42 State Rep. Jenifer loon:
Here's a poll on what "new media" training GOPer Convention attendees want next; my question is what training is the DFL gonna provide first??!?
Media Central, which the ol' TwoPutter was specifically kept OUT of:
A union Steel Worker - let me repeat that, A UNION STEEL WORKER - with delegate credentials at the GOP Convention; talk about voting AGAINST your own economic self-interest...
Here's two bumperstickers on a GOPer Vendor's table; let's hope the top guy meets the same fate as the bottom guy's last election:
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