Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
Saturday, September 6, 2008
RNC 2008: Spectacle Versus Spectacle
Photo by John Hoff, September 1
The Republicans were in town, trying to create a compelling spectacle. So the opposition tried to create a MORE compelling spectacle. The gigantic Liberty Bell in the background is from the Ron Paul people. Most in the crowd weren't sure how to deal with the Paulies, so they kind of shrugged them off. The Paulies were like an oil slick atop slowly flowing water, seemingly part of the flow but...not really.
Yet you couldn't help noticing them. And the bell was kind of cool, albeit pretty non-portable, unlike the gigantic earth balloon.
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