Looking to see what was up our favorite Minnesota rural grassroots conservative Facebook group, we found that the billboard people, Rocks and Cows and National Guard Cooks of the North was no more.
The site had close to 40,000 members when we last visited.
But a Facebook search yielded Rocks and Cows of The North and National Guard Cooks The Sequel, created today by Brent Seifert, one of the original administrators.
As the screengrab from his Facebook page at the top of this post illustrates, Mr. Seifert blames Governor Walz and his staff:
“Woke” up this morning to find our 40,000 person strong Rocks and Cows of the North and National Guard Cooks site has been disabled by FB. This was a hit job and was accomplished because we allowed an open and free forum and Walz aids went on last night and posted some 236 posts that went against FB standards on the site.Walz liberal college kids 1 RACOTNANGCs 0
One presumes that Mr. Seifert has the documentation on that.
The Facebook group gained attention on Twitter in July when Minnesota House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt tweeted an image of its billboard:
Hmmm. pic.twitter.com/FkuORnKAK0
— Kurt Daudt (@kdaudt) July 25, 2020
Two days later, the Fargo Forum's Matt Henson reported in Group fundraising to dot Minnesota with controversial, anti-Walz signs:
The billboard along Highway 2 on the west side of Fosston was up for just a day, but the message was loud and clear.
That's why Shelly Nicklason of Remer pulled over on her way to a camping trip with her grandkids.
"We had to stop and see the sign," she said. "I was ready to take a picture. I even charged my phone," she said with a laugh. Nicklason said she was "bummed" to learn that the sign had been taken down.
The billboard depicts a person contorted with their head up their ... posterior. The wording of the billboard takes aim at how Gov. Walz has taken a one-size-fits-all approach in his coronavirus response.
"I laughed; it reflected my opinion," said Chad Hassel of Winger.
"In all honesty it was kind of crass, but I can understand the frustration," Nicklason said.
The billboard was sponsored by the Facebook group Rocks and Cows of the North, in reference to a comment the governor made during his campaign that northern Minnesota tends to be more Republican. . . .
The group expanded its name after Governor Walz said in regard to calling up the National Guard to quell rioting in Minneapolis:
“I don’t think the mayor knew what he was asking for,” Walz said. “I think the mayor said, ‘I request the National Guard, this is great. We’re going to have massively-trained troops.’ No, you’re going to have 19-year-olds who are cooks!”
The Facebook group is gone. In the meantime, enjoy Bluestem's posts about the earlier iteration of the page:
Rocks & Cows Facebook group members decry Ilhan Omar's son John--er Bruno Mars
Conservative Facebook group members think MNGOP absentee ballot mail is DFL Party scam
Rocks and Cows of MN supports MacDonald for state Supreme Court because tyranny
Screengrab: Mr. Seifert's explanation of the missing page.
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