From:
Michael Cavlan
Date:
Dec 03 07:51 UTC
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It must be noted that there was a reporter from that wacky liberal bastion
MPR, who asked some really wierd questions during the Press Conference.
Of course those in the know, already understand that there is nothing liberal
or public about MPR. It is, like those attending the gala fundraiser
for Susan Guertner simply a soundboard for elite "liberals."
Thank God for KFAI, the REAL Public radio station. It was a fun dance party
standing outside with the rest of the riff raff, while the well heeled, monied
types inside poked their heads at us, from time to time. Reminded me of the
Republican Convention, now that I think about it.
Maybe some day, the corporate media will become a public watchdog, instead of
the corporate lapdog it has become. Kind of like how the founders of our nation
intended them to be.
Perhaps they will even, someday report on the risk we face to the First
Amendment
to the Constitution. Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?
Michael Cavlan
Powderhorn
From Twin Cities Indy Media
Gaertner Party Crashing #1 A Success! (plus press statement)
December 2nd, 2008 | News
Tonight’s rally/dance party outside Ramsey County Prosecutor and 2010 DFL
Governor Candidate Susan Gaertner’s fundraiser was a success! At its height
over 100 people were grooving their bodies at the gates of the Minneapolis
Club, and making an unmistakable demand to Gaertner’s potential charges that
she needs to drop all the RNC felony charges now. Nobody was arrested.
We’ll link to some news reports about party crashing #1 (we’ll be back, Susan!)
soon. Below is the statement read by the RNC 8 at their press conference
before the rally on Tuesday evening.
It may come as a shock to those who are following our case to hear that we, the
RNC 8, are officially endorsing Susan Gaertner in her candidacy for Governor of
Minnesota. For those who do not know, Gaertner is the current Ramsey County
District Attorney, and is responsible for the ridiculous charges against us,
and all other people charged with felonies at the RNC in St. Paul. The charges
we are facing, Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism, show that
Gaertner’s ambition to serve the public is so extreme that it even extends into
the absurd.
This may be even more flabbergasting in light of the fact that we just recently
created a petition for Susan Gaertner to drop the charges against us. We were
hoping this petition might work because we know how nice of a person Susan
Gaertner can be, but more importantly we wanted to help her gain support for
her candidacy amongst the prominent individuals that will shortly be lending
their John Hancocks to our cause.
But enough about our troubles, the real important issue that we want to address
here today is the need for a strong, principled Governor like Susan Gaertner.
We want our state to be led by someone who isn’t scared to crack the whip, or
baton, or concussion grenade, or tear gas canister, on lawless individuals,
even if they are only exercising their right to free speech. We want a governor
who believes in the law so staunchly, that she would be willing to try anyone
on any law no matter how unconstitutional, or vague that law may be.
We chose to make this announcement today because we could think of no better
birthday present for our favorite prosecutor and politician. We know that Susan
Gaertner may have been a little worried about the problem a political
prosecution like ours might mean for some of her more progressive supporters,
so hopefully we eased some of those concerns today. From here on, we see our
responsibility to Susan Gaertner as one of continuing this media spectacle.
Because as long as our case stays in the media, and continues to remain high
profile, then and only then, will Susan Gaertner receive the free publicity
that she, as a committed politician, deserves.
Although we are not here to advance our own cause, we are not completely
selfless individuals either. It may seem like we are sacrificing our own
beliefs for the political gain of Susan Gaertner, but we really believe this
can be a mutually beneficial relationship. Gaertner needs a conviction in a
case as high profile as ours to salvage whatever integrity is left in the local
law enforcement agencies, whose RNC security manuals were stolen directly from
George Orwell’s 1984. And we benefit from the knowledge that Susan Gaertner, or
better yet Governor Gaertner, remains terrified to the point that open, public,
infrastructural protest organizing is considered a threat to the state and is
worthy of prison time. We knew it all along; she is just getting the message
out to a much wider audience for us.