Cops, Hippies, Republicans, and Anarchists

My office is in downtown St. Paul. The city this week took on a fascinating, surreal "zoo-like" atmosphere.

Bike cops, motorcycle cops, cops on foot, cops in cars, cops in unmarked mini-vans, cops in boats, cops in helicopters, and cops on horseback... sounds like a Dr. Seuss book...

There were Hippies and Anarchists hurling spit, urine, unknown liquids, and bleach on convention goers, one 82 year old woman ended up in the hospital when a protestor threw bleach on her.

There were Republicans, feminist Republicans, liberal Republicans, conservative evangelical Republicans, fat ones, skinny ones, and as one person noted: there are a lot of great-looking Republicans. Actually, I think they in fact are generally better looking than Democrats... Republicans in expensive suits, Republicans in those silly straw hats, and drunk Republicans weaving all over Kellogg Ave.

On my side of town, the "evolved artsy-liberal" side of town we were flooded with "consciousness raising" liberals (p.s. the reason I am behind you on the track of ideas as you look back is not because you are ahead of me, its because I've lapped you...), a refreshing alternative to the Anarchists... Ironically this version of liberal actually had permits to protest but the "clown-act" jerks who are violent and nihilistic wrecked any chance of these folks to get their message heard by anyone. This "evolved liberal" group at least traffics in a few worthy ideas.

Most of the people protesting were honestly so pathological that NO message could be determined from their protest. Honestly I think most of the protestors this week were nothing more than really deperate actors who are bored and out of work. Luke and I drove slowly by one protest and tried as hard as we could to determine possibly any message of that protest... now, Luke and I are both college educated, and for the life of me we couldn't figure out the slightest clue as to their message...?

There were a bunch of "poor people's" groups protesting that they were poor... uh... forgive me, but... maybe, (I know its a stretch...) but, maybe you are "poor" because you aren't... working... and are taking trips to Minnesota, I work 12 hours a day, and I can't afford that kind of trip? Am I missing something?

I then saw that which cannot even be comprehended! A woman dressed as a red-white and blue raggedy anne doll/street hooker... what!?? I saw another guy in a military suit with a fying saucer head... huh?? I saw a guy in a Hitler suit... just... a Hitler suit... I guess I... just don't get... it?

All in all I say Sarah Palin for president, and its good to have our little river-town back to normal.