State Republicans gather at convention in Rochester this weekend

[struggle4progress]

Thursday, 29 May 2008
by T.W. Budig
ECM Capitol reporter

State Republicans will gather at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester this weekend (May 29-31) ... Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, is scheduled to give the keynote address ...

http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5191&Itemid=29


... Karl Rove, the political strategist ... will speak Saturday ... http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=344890&z=42

[annm4peace]

1. Hope the Banner Brigade makes it to Rochester

Every see one of the banners by Coleen Rowley. There are over 100 of them. Or you can make your own. Bedsheet with words written in duck tape, attached to wood.

Take your banners and find a bridge over a freeway that has high fences.

[Minnesota Raindog]

2. "A lot of empty chairs" for Weasel Boy's acceptance speech

from TPT's Mary LaHammer's live blog from Rochester:



Sen. Norm Coleman just took to the podium to accept the Republican nomination. There are a lot of empty chairs in the room. There was no music to set a mood and excite the crowd. The anti-establishment and anti-McCain crowd only gave him tepid applause, especially when he said "America needs John McCain." :woohoo: