Yesterday, we posted Footnote: Liberate Minnesota leader Michele Even part of GOP's MN Scammers Exposed about the weeks-long quarrel between the Republican Party of Minnesota, the GOP legislative caucuses, and one of the organizers of Friday's "Liberate Minnesota" rally.
Much broader coverage is found at other venues. At the Star Tribune, Patrick Condon reported,Trump-backed rally urges Gov. Tim Walz to 'Liberate Minnesota." The New York Times' Michael D. Shear and Sarah Mervosh reported Trump Encourages Protest Against Governors Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions.
Fox News concludes its story 'Liberate Minnesota' protest organizer: 'We want our rights restored,' despite coronavirus threat:
On Friday Minnesota reported one of its largest single-day increases in COVID-19 infections, with health officials tallying more than 150 new cases. Statewide, more than 2,000 people have been infected and at least 111 have died.
But nothing compares to the on-the-ground reporting live-streamed by Unicorn Riot's Nico, praised by a protestor early in the video as having "really pretty eyes for a Unicorn Rioter."
Watch #Live - Protesters demand Minnesota Re-Open At Governor's Residence where participants are quite candid about their motivation for coming to Summit Avenue.
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Screengrab: One of the Liberate Minnesota organizers, Marni Hockenberg, interviewed beginning around the 47 minute mark.
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We are doomed. Good lord. The county I live in doesn't have an official case yet....YET. Thanks to the two dozen or so idiots that car-pooled down to this trainwreck, I bet we have it soon.
Posted by: Marykay | Apr 19, 2020 at 08:09 AM