http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/rncconvention/ en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:42:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296907/posts (AP) Below is the text of Sen. Zell Miller's keynote speech as prepared for delivery at the Republican National Convention: Since I last stood in this spot, a whole new generation of the Miller Family has been born: Four great grandchildren. Along with all the other members of our close-knit family, they are my and Shirley's most precious possessions. And I know that's how you feel about your family also. Like you, I think of their future, the promises and the perils they will face. Like you, I believe that the next four years will determine what kind of world... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296907/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:42:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177254/posts MINNEAPOLIS — David Guy McKay walked out of the federal courthouse, felt the sting of a 4-degree temperature and a wicked northwest wind and declared how great it felt. McKay, 23, of Austin, had reason to feel elated. He was getting his first taste of freedom an hour after a judge declared a mistrial when the jury deadlocked on charges that he made and possessed Molotov cocktails during last summer's Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177254/posts#comment Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132851/posts Ejected at ’04 Convention, a Protester Gets $55,000 By COLIN MOYNIHAN Published: November 15, 2008 During President Bush’s acceptance speech in Madison Square Garden at the 2004 Republican National Convention, a San Francisco woman briefly interrupted the proceedings by standing on a chair and unfurling a banner that accused the president of lying. That protest set into motion a chain of events that has ended in one of the more unusual legal resolutions connected to the four days of the convention, during which more than 1,800 demonstrators and bystanders were arrested, most of them in street protests. Hundreds of them... www.nytimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132851/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131691/posts Numerous Minneapolis-Saint Paul area EMS agencies, headed by the U.S. Secret Service, undertook special preparations to handle EMS operations during the Republican National Convention held Sept 1-4, 2008. Following is an inside account of the experience along with some lessons to take away for future events. Fake Ambulance Spotted On Tuesday, the second day of the RNC, a Twin Cities Paramedic spotted an "ambulance" with unusual generic markings in the city of St. Paul. The medic had attended RNC briefings on the need for heightened awareness, and as an Iraq War Veteran, he was well-educated and possessed a keen eye... EMS Responder http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131691/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:46:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089307/posts Two men from Texas who are members of a group that planned to disrupt the Republican National Convention have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possessing an unregistered firearm, possessing a firearm without a serial number, and illegal manufacturing a firearm, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minneapolis said. David Guy McKay, 22, and Bradley Neal Crowder, 23, both of Austin, allegedly possessed firearms that were not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record and possessed firearms that did not contain serial numbers as required by law. The alleged actions took place Aug. 31 through... StarTribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089307/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:05:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085372/posts New polling suggests that the Republican Party is beginning to regain some of its luster and, perhaps as important, is experiencing a surge in excitement among its political base. A new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reports that independent voters have an equally favorable opinion of both parties, 50 to 49 percent, a one-point edge for the GOP. That compares to an 18-point Democratic advantage as recently as August, a wide gap that had generally held for more than a year. And half of registered voters overall now have a favorable opinion of... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085372/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:19:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085309/posts Mordecai Specktor says his 19-year-old son, Max, "has never been in a fight" and is "not a violent person." "He's an anarchist," said Specktor, the publisher and editor of Minnesota's Jewish newspaper, the American Jewish World. He's also "a University of Minnesota student, Jewishly educated." His son, he said, is "a wonderful guy." Max Specktor is also now branded a terrorist after his arrest earlier this month, along with seven others, on charges of planning to disrupt the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. He's been charged with conspiring to riot "in furtherance of terrorism" and could face up to... Jewish Exponent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085309/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:36:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2084148/posts me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2084148/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:36:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2083682/posts He met her in the bar of the swank hotel and invited her to his room. Once there, the woman fixed the drinks and told him to get undressed. And that, the delegate to the Republican National Convention told police, was the last thing he remembered. When he awoke, the woman was gone, as was more than $120,000 in money, jewelry and other belongings. The thief's take stunned cops. "It's very, very, very rare," Minneapolis Police Sgt. William Palmer said. "I can think of a couple of burglaries where we had that much stolen, but it's the first time I've... St Paul Pioneer-Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2083682/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:04:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080579/posts Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tore through the Republican National Convention like a lead sled in the Iditarod dogsled race, while Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who chose to forgo a scheduled convention speech by staying away to deal with Hurricane Gustav, catapulted to the top tier as a GOP presidential candidate in 2012 or 2016. Indian American Republicans who attended the convention Sept. 1-4 unanimously raved to India-West about Senator John McCain’s vice presidential choice and Palin’s stiletto-like jibes at Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama in her acceptance speech. “She sent a vibrant message to Middle America that she connects... India-West http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080579/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:34:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079978/posts Top Obama fundraiser Jodie Evans stated she used C-SPAN credentials without the cable news outlet's knowledge at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul last week.Also, her Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin bragged to the press at the Democratic National Convention that she had convention press credentials under the name of a Christian radio netweork.Evans, who has been a part of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign finance operations since the beginning of his run for the White House in February 2007, charged the stage when Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was making her acceptance speech. She claimed to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079978/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:06:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079872/posts For Freeper poll watchers, this is an interesting article about party identification. This is really the reason that Rasmussen has not shown the same gap for McCain that Gallup has recently, as Rasmussen is weighting his poll according to a full 90 days prior survey of what he believes the makeup by party will be come election day. I guess that we will all find out on November 4th, but I personally don't think that this is a traditional situation where the increase in Republican party identification or leaning will decrease to levels that Rasmussen is currently weighting his polls... Gallup http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079872/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:50:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078519/posts A man arrested during protests during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota is now being investigated for arson at the Texas governor's mansion in June. The story was first reported Tuesday by CBS 11's sister station WCCO in Minneapolis. Bradley Neil Crowder, 23, of Austin, is charged with one count of possession of firearms not registered to him after his arrest Sept. 1 in St. Paul. Prosecutors believe Crowder and another man, David Guy McKay, made Molotov cocktails which could then be thrown into a St. Paul parking lot where law enforcement parked their vehicles. A high-level source... cbs11tv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078519/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 22:28:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2078286/posts Democrats tried to attract Catholic voters in Denver. Republicans tried to attract them in St. Paul. As the excitement at the end of the Republican National Convention affected Catholic Republicans as much as it did other delegates, they may have succeeded. Polls and TV ratings suggest Sen. John McCain of Arizona and his vice-presidential candidate running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ended the convention way ahead of where they started.In his acceptance speech, McCain electrified Catholics by speaking about a culture of life, funding for private schools and America’s newest Catholics, immigrants.“From the boy whose descendants arrived on the Mayflower... NCR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2078286/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 18:24:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078218/posts I assume John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential partner in a fit of pique because the Republican money men refused to let him have the stuffed male shirt he really wanted. She added nothing to the ticket that the Republicans didn't already have sewn up, the white trash vote, the demographic that sullies America's name inside and outside its borders yet has such a curious appeal for the right. So why do it? It's possible that Republican men, sexual inadequates that they are, really believe that women will vote for a woman just because she's a woman. They're... CBC,ca (Canadian taxpayers paid for this screed) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078218/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 17:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2078152/posts me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2078152/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:47:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078164/posts In an interview published Sunday with the German mag Der Spiegel, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he didn't miss going to the GOP national convention because it lacked "bipartisanship." He compared the "hard core" who run the national party to California's GOP leaders: "I have almost no contact with them – none. Because they're just so out there." That should help round up those GOP votes for his budget proposal … Sac Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078164/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:01:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078065/posts ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Blacks are scarce here at the Republican National Convention. Of the more than 2,300 Republican delegates who gathered this week, just 36 -- or 1.5% -- were black, the lowest portion in 40 years, according to a study by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington think tank that focuses on black issues. That is substantially below the figure in 2004, when a record-setting 6.8% of Republican delegates were black. The number of black Republican candidates running for federal office also has fallen sharply, to about seven from a high of 24 in... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078065/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:12:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077716/posts It turns out a protest aimed at disrupting events at last week's Republican National Convention had a Fort Wayne connection. Fort Wayne realtor Annie Eckrich says her stolen identification was used by operatives to illegally gain entry onto the convention floor. Eckrich, who was an alternate delegate to the Republican Party extravaganza in Minneapolis- St. Paul, says she didn't know anything about what happened until a reporter called her, asking if she'd handed over her credentials to protesters. The story has gotten national attention on several political blogs. One of those blogs has displayed a picture of a simple badge... 21 Alive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077716/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:20:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077722/posts Link CBS11TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077722/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:28:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077472/posts Minnesotans may want to have the legislature investigate this report from the Examiner about University of Minnesota staff involvement in violent anti-Republican protests during the convention in Saint Paul. According to Ray Robinson, key meetings were held on the U of M’s Twin Cities campus, and involved staff from both the university and union leaders of the AFSCME local that represents them: University of Minnesota staff were key coordinators of the recent violent protests at the Republican National Convention (RNC). The university employees are also members of the local clerical union of the American Federation of State County and Municipal... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077472/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:41:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077077/posts University of Minnesota staff were key coordinators of the recent violent protests at the Republican National Convention (RNC). The university employees are also members of the local clerical union of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees. The AFSCME is part of the AFL-CIO union. Protests turned violent at the 2008 RNC located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Police have arrested hundreds of demonstrators for violent attacks on police officers and bystanders and other more nuisance crimes. The Saint Paul Police have identified an anarchist group called the RNC Welcoming Committee as being at the center of the violence.... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077077/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 04:08:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077054/posts Before Gov. Sarah Palin came flying in from the wilds of Alaska for the Republican convention in St. Paul, there was a lot of sniggering in media rooms and satellite trucks about her beauty queen looks and rustic hobbies, and the suggestion that she was better suited to be a calendar model for a local auto body shop than a holder of the second-highest office in the land. Ms. Palin, unwilling to be rendered as a caribou-skinning cartoon, stepped to the microphone on Wednesday and punched back. [...] In the press galleries at the convention, journalists wrinkled their noses in... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077054/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 03:03:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076847/posts Protesters Say They're Proud Of RNC ActsSep 7, 2008 12:20 pm US/Central MINNEAPOLIS (AP) For two years, demonstrators had been looking toward the first four days in September -- when they'd take to the streets of St. Paul to speak out against the war in Iraq, the Bush administration and the Republican agenda. **SNIP** She pointed to Thursday night, when hundreds of people stayed on the streets of St. Paul, even after police told them to leave. Nearly 400 people were arrested, including Sundin. "I think it made a very strong statement," she said. **SNIP** "We think we were able... WCCO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076847/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076743/posts Highlights From the GOP ConventionToday This weekend, C-SPAN presents highlights of Republican National Convention including acceptance speeches by Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) & Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Then, Rep. Ron Paul's (R-TX) speech at "Rally for the Republic C-Span http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076743/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 17:13:13 GMT