Vote No Rally at U of M with Chris Kluwe
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was the headline speaker at the Vote No rally at the University of Minnesota today. Other speakers included Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve. Senator Scott Dibble. Senator Amy Klobluchar. Senator Al Franken and Franni. Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, City Council member Cam Gorden, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. It’s simply about love.
GOTV in full force.
All across the state organizers are knocking on doors, making phone calls to get out the vote for the election now one week away. At Christ on Capitol Hill a large group of volunteers and community organizers gathered on Sunday to reach out to the neighborhood to encourage a no vote on both amendments. […]
Remembering Wellstone 10 years later
Today was my first visit to the site just south of Eveleth, where Senator Paul Wellstone’s plane crashed ten years ago. It is a most reverent place and today’s gentle snow brought a cleansing beauty to this sad day of remembering great lives cut short. I’m afraid I have no other words this evening, […]
Another death.
I was returning home from a fun night watching a short film my friend Pam Colby screened tonight when my phone rang. The caller ID showed an old friend that I had not talked to in a long time. Kris Blake! I exclaimed excitedly as I answered the phone. Some silence, then I heard a […]
Presidential Debate #2 watching party
A group of young volunteers with Outfront gathered to talk about their strategies for the last few days left of this election cycle before watching last nights debate. This inspiring group are committed to marriage equality they have targeted 20 races across the state to concentrate their efforts to help elect candidates who are supportive […]
10th Anniversary remembering Wellstone.
Last night over 900 members of the Wellstone “family” gathered at Macalester College to remember Paul and Sheila Wellstone as well as their daughter Marcia, Tom Lapic, Will McLaughlin and Mary McEvoy who died in the plane crash 10 years ago. It could not have been more lovely as the evening was emceed by Peggy […]
Keith Downey is Too Extreme
I first met Gabe Aderhold this past spring during GLBT lobby day at the Capital and was so impressed with Gabe and his fellow Edina High School students as the pleaded with Keith Downey for compassion and understanding of the fact that they were gay and wanted equal rights, and limiting marriage to only a […]
Presidential Debate #1
Millions tuned into the first presidential debate tonight. I was with the Drinking Liberally crowd at the Amsterdam Bar in St. Paul. After some glitches getting the feed to work, thankfully Javier Morrillo-Alicea saved the day with his new iPad that was used to stream the debate when the system the Amsterdam had set up […]
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