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The convention hasn’t even started yet, but the parades are already underway here in downtown Minneapolis. Today’s post-modern political parade can be a frustrating thing to watch if you’re expecting a consistent, unified message. It’s best just to take in the spectacle and not try to make sense of it. To illustrate my point, here’s a sampling of what I saw at today’s parade on Nicollet Mall:
- A gaggle of vocal Ron Paul supporters who aren’t ready to let go yet
- A bunch of people dressed up in military outfits and Guy Fawlkes masks. Very Comic-Con-ish.
- Some environmentalists dressed up as a surprisingly lifelike polar bear
- A couple middle-aged women in rooster outfits. This is about when I stopped looking for a message.
- Zombies! I think these guys were my favorite. No political message other than “Braainns!”.
Hey, maybe that was Brownie- Busha right hand man during Katrina. Where did he go?? Did Cheney take him and Rumsfeld on a hunting trip?? Never hear about those two anymore….