A little bird forwarded me this email from “Protect”MN to its mailing list. \u00a0I’ll add emphasis:<\/p>\n
You are Invited!<\/p>\n
What: A house party fundraiser with Protect Minnesota<\/p>\n
When: Monday, November 25, 5:30-7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: [Redacted] Fremont Ave., Minneapolis [And no, it’s not North Fremont.\u00a0 Or north of 38th Street South.\u00a0 If you catch my drift – ed.]<\/p>\n
Why: To raise funds for a new campaign to change the conversation around gun violence prevention<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>How: By creating a strong new campaign, we will be able to <\/span>overcome those promoting a culture of gun violence<\/strong><\/p>\n
With comments from: Richard Carlbom, former campaign manager for Minnesotans United for All Families at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Co-hosted By:<\/p>\n
[Cohosts redacted]<\/p>\n
Co-host levels available:<\/span><\/p>\n
$250 – $500<\/p>\n
Suggested minimum contribution: $40<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And so the Carlbom era of gun control in Minnesota begins.<\/p>\n
Before Richard Carlbom, the gay marriage debate in Minnesota was between people who believed in principle that marriage was a gender-blind civil right, and people who believed that it was a religious institution intended for the creation and raising of future generations.<\/p>\n
After Carlbom, it became a battle between good, compassionate people who cared about rights, and evil bigots.<\/p>\n
And that’s what the anti-civil-rights movement – and its highly-paid consultant, Carlbom – wants to do with the civil right of self defense; frame it as a battle between people who represent a “culture of violence”, and people who believe that with enough laws, we can create a violence-free utopia.<\/p>\n
Like Chicago. \u00a0Or Washington DC.<\/p>\n
“Protect”MN and Carlbom want the uninformed and gullible to conflate “armed self-defense” with gun violence; to lump people like this<\/a>, this<\/a>, this<\/a>, this<\/a>, this<\/a>, these<\/a>\u00a0and thousands of others in with gang-bangers, thugs and spree killers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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