I just got back from the Tom Emmer rally at the Douglas County Republican headquarters in Alexandria, held at 3:30 today.
I showed up about 10 minutes late (typical) but had plenty to take in when I arrived. On the other side of the street was a young man with a megaphone. A loud one. Even though it was quite windy, it wasn't hard to hear what he was saying.
His mom and sister are both former waitresses; his wife is a waitress. (Guess what he was upset about) I won't be adding much more than that, because I'm in the process of finding out what, if any, laws he broke while protesting. Apparently, the cops were called on a complaint either about what he was doing or what he was saying.
Last I checked, though, this wasn't Nazi Germany. Hopefully we can keep it that way.
**Update at 8:30pm...the gentleman who was protesting gave me a call tonight and reported that he, in fact, was not breaking any laws, and had a nice conversation with a police officer with the Alexandria P.D. about what he was doing. After reviewing the city's noise ordinance, it was determined that he was not breaking any laws.
Chalk one up for the little guy.
- Visit the Herman-Hoffman Tribune website videos page to see a clip of Emmer speaking to his supporters at the headquarters. I just uploaded and edited the taglines at 9:00 tonight.
http://www.hermanhoffmantribune.com/?page_id=432
Tomorrow I'll talk a little bit about what Emmer was saying inside headquarters. Most of it will be on the videos page. I have one of the two clips already loaded. I will give all sorts of credit to the Emmer campaign, his speaking style has gotten very refined and polished. He gave many valid points in what I heard him say.
He still can't shake what he said last July, though. (About cheating restaurant servers out of their wages with a tip credit.)
1 comment:
while the gentleman may have had every right to protest I feel that he could have been more courteous and polite. using a megaphone to protest does not really endear him to anybody. contrast his actions those of some umm students that showed up at emmer's rally in Morris. the big difference was that they were quiet and polite just holding up signs. after-wards Tom did go over and talk to them. He may not have changed any minds but at least those of there to hear him and the others could. It is possible to disagree with somebody or their positions without being disagreeable.
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