Quick tour of part of the protest march from the State Capitol building on September 1st, 2008 during the RNC08 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Protesters, counter-protesters, journalists, and police officers filled the area. Funk the War had an iPod hooked up to a speaker that was toted around on a wagon.
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Young Republicans talk about what its like being young and/or of color in a party that doesn't have a lot of either as well as their ideas for what can be done to increase diversity among race and age.
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A short interview with Ron Paul's longtime communications director, Jesse Benton, before the Rally for the Republic at Target Center.
Recorded on September 02, 2008 using a Flip Video camcorder.
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Undercover footage of lobbyist Robert Dibblee at the "A Toast to Travel, Hospitality and Real Estate" party sponsored by Amer Hotel & Lodging Assoc, Natl Real Estate Orgs, Carlson, Marriott, Starwood Hotels, Travel Industry Assoc, Amer Resort Dev't Assoc, Asian Amer Hotel Owners Asscoc.
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Gabriela and Nancy sleathy give us inside look into at a fete sponsored by the travel industry in the Carlson Hangar at the St. Paul Airport.
More info:http://politica lpartytime.org/blog/ 2008/09/03/pawlenty- lobbyists-party-at-s t-paul-airport/
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Spontaneous interviews conducted in the inimitable XOLAGRAFIK fashion. Nezua finds people on the street in Minneapolis at the Republican National Convention and simply asks them why they support the candidate they do. The interviewees handle the rest.
On the afternoon of Sept. 2, 2008, shortly after police rounded up protesters in St. Paul's Mears Park, I ran into Buddy O'Bush and Johnny Notindebt of Lobbyists for McCain. Here, we discuss their shoes, their desire to run Halliburton for public office ("because corporations are people too"), and their hopes for "Four More Years" of the same.