Daily Updates From The UpTake - Video by Bill Sorem. (Warning:videos do have commercials, it's how we pay for the tapes!) A peaceful demonstration against funding the Afghan war in front of Senator Al Franken's St. Paul Office ended with the arrest of 6 protesters who refused to leave the Senator's office when it closed. They wore blood-stained shirts in honor of the dead in Afghanistan. About 40 people participated in the street demonstration. Twenty went to the office and participated in a conference call with the Senator while he was in a car returning from Duluth.
The arrested demonstrators were ticketed and released.
After the jump... Tea Party Express and Michele Bachman
Michele Bachmann Attacks Obama Policies At Tea Party Rally Video from Erin Maye Representative Michele Bachmann attacks President Obama's policies at a rally in front of the Minnesota State Capitol building. Tea Party Express Endorses Bachmann During a rally in front of Minnesota's Capitol, the Tea Party Express told Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) that they are endorsing her for re-election and donating $1,000 to her campaign.