Sunday, May 21, 2006

Great report on the District 2 Convention,,,

...can be found at Eckernet.

Interesting bit about Sue Jeffers here...
Sue Jeffers made an appearance in her appeal for the Republican nomination for governor. There was a bit of drama eventually as an anonymous individual started handing out anti-Jeffers flyers as soon as she hit the stage. This individual was never identified. And as soon as Jeffers finished speaking there were a line of people at the microphones waiting to protest her presence. In some cases, protesting her basic existance.
Quite a different perspective is put forth by the Jeffers campaign (recieved via email)
Sue was introduced without incident or challenge, was met with applause from the delegates and delivered her speech. She was interrupted at one point with spontaneous applause, when she said, "My goal is to open the debate about the candidates we support. We must put candidates on the ballot that believe in the party platform and will work to further our principles. You, the delegates have the power to take our party in a better direction. Recognize that power and use it."

The roughly five-minute speech began by addressing the concerns of some Republican delegates about her connection with the Minnesota Libertarian Party. From there, she moved into failures with current leadership, and discussed some of her conservative ideas for improving state government.

Jeffers' speech was applauded, but not everyone in attendance was happy to have heard from her. Tony Sutton, State GOP Secretary/Treasurer, member of the State Executive Committee and attending the convention as a guest addressed the chair to express his discontent, saying, "I am offended that a person from another political party was allowed to address the convention and attack our Republican incumbents."

No one offered discussion to Sutton's "point of personal privilege," and Convention Chairman Mike Lindsey moved swiftly to other convention business.
It would seem that all is not as sunny as the Jeffers camp would have you think.

(Filed under RINOs)