As I'd indicated earlier, I attended the Town Hall Meeting this evening in southeast Minneapolis at a union hall on Lake Street East. I've never been to a rabid moonbat meet such as this before. I was discreet, preferring to keep my affiliations to myself and I did not strike up a conversation with anyone.

A small panel was assembled to shape the discussion of the meet. It consisted of State Senator Becky Lourey, a fellow named Rick Hanson of an organization that calls itself Military Families Speak Out and a Somali woman named Shukri Adan of the Department Of Peace. Radical left wing city councilman of Ward 10, Ralph Remington was in attendance in the audience as an observer.

There were approximately 200 bodies at this meet and most of them had no public statements. So while it is possible...possible...that some of them were old school Democrats or independents, I couldn't help but notice that the cheer was almost deafening and seemingly unanimous when it was proclaimed by a fellow named Colin of the Green Party that impeachment proceeding must be pressed against President Bush for his genocidal and criminal acts against humanity.

The sheer hatred and venom coming from these folk was unbelievable. One leftist after another stood on a soapbox trying to "out radical" the previous speaker. I would say that Rick Hanson of Military Families Speak Out was perhaps the most hateful of all. According to Mr. Hanson, our "kids" in Iraq understand that their lives have been reduced to less than nothing as they are killed in Mr. Bush's war as intentional victims.

Oddly, Keith Ellison looks a little less radical compared to these Greens and disgruntled DFLers. Someone from the Green Party took Ellison to task for a declaration he'd made that leveled the charge of genocide against President Ahmadinejad of Iran. It was charged that when Ellison partook in that reckless and irresponsible statement, he was giving the Bush regime carte blanche permission to invade.

On at least three occasions, Ellison had to head off the attacks by imploring everyone to respect everyone's opinions.

Seeing the mood in the room, I decided, with no regret, that I would not ask any questions or make any statements whatsoever. I chose to remain as invisible as possible, take notes and snap a picture or two. What would be the point of a center-right Republican making a statement or asking a pointed question? Ellison is against the war and I think it is clear that he will continue to be against the war even if General Petraeus reports that the Surge is working. Ellison and this rabble claim that there is no military solution, we need to bring the troops home and the sooner the better.

This event was conducted in stark contrast to Republican events I am used to. Though the American flag was displayed in the room, no Pledge Of Allegiance was called. When a speaker completed his address to the room, Keith Ellison, rather than shaking hands, would administer a "high five" slap. A sense of dread lingered in the room. These people are convinced that America is evil and they are ashamed of its legacy. I find it very difficult to imagine they might be persuaded otherwise.