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This Is Not An Essay No. 3: Why I Do Not Regret Not Protesting at the RNC
As many of you know, the 2008 Republican National Convention was held from September 1st to September 4th in St. Paul, Minnesota. The minute the location was announced, activist groups around the region (not just the Twin Cities -- a large part of the Upper Midwest jumped in on this) started to organize their protests. There were a large range of activities in planning, everything from student walk-outs and concerts to marches and demonstrations to disrupting traffic and blocking off roads.
Sarah Palin and People With Disabilities
I read an interesting New York Times Article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/us/politics/07needs.html?pagewanted=1&ref=todayspaper that analyzes one aspect of Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican National Convention where she promised that c