The Democratic National Committee (DNC) kicked off its summer meeting in Minneapolis on Monday.
And as Democratic National Committee meetings go, it was one of them.
It opened with Lindy Sowmick, newly-elected treasurer of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) party kicking things off with the "Stolen Land Acknowledgment", in which she requested...:
"As Democrats, I ask of every one of you to not allow land acknowledgments like these to simply be the checking of a box – be curious, ask questions, ensure our native neighbors are heard and work in partnership with your Indigenous communities," Sowmick urged the crowd Monday. "Honor the legacy of this land and its people by engaging today with each other with honesty, humility, respect and compassion."
The convention then went on to check the box; no land was given back to any of Minneapolis's native communities.
And it's not just American land that has Democrat activists exercised, apparently:
The DNC Convention is off to a great start today.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 20, 2024
It’s mostly funny because they picked Tim Walz because he wasn’t as pro-Israel as Josh Shapiro.
The guy who openly endorsed Ilhan Omar numerous times still isn’t extreme enough for this Democrat base.pic.twitter.com/GsKQnBnir3
It's been said that all the Democrats needed to do to beat Trump in 2024, and all they'll need to clean up in the mid-terms next year, is to not be insane. And if Attorney General and possible gubernatorial candidate Keith Ellison's speech was any indication, they just can't get there, just yet.
🚨 MINNESOTA: Hearing chatter that Keith Ellison may run for governor, whether Tim Walz runs or not.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 25, 2025
Today he defended allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports at the DNC Summer Meeting. pic.twitter.com/O3efdxkoBa
Fresh off eight months of decrying stochastic violence, a worn-out looking Ken Martin went on to...stochastically call for violence:
Ken Martin: "I'm sick and tired of this Democrat party bringing a pencil to a knife fight. We cannot be the only party that plays by the rules anymore! We've got to stand up and fight! We're not going to have a hand tied behind our back anymore!"pic.twitter.com/AA6x9GdWHb
— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) August 26, 2025
Speaking of insanity, it's been just over two months since an apparently insane man murdered former Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, her husband, and shot State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Senator Hoffman is, thankfully, back on his feet - and gave a a much needed call to build societal trust...:
I believe all Americans and Minnesotans want to talk to each other again without being demeaned and without the threat of violence,” Hoffman said.
WATCH: Sen. John Hoffman addresses DNC and the events of June 14th. pic.twitter.com/Modc4ldjk4
— Minnesota DFL (@MinnesotaDFL) August 26, 2025
The aftermath of that atrocity - for which the accused murderer is eligible for the federal death penalty - led to calls from Minnesota Democrats to dial back the rhetoric; for Americans to treat each other with respect.
If Governor and failed Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz's speech is any indication, we've passed the shelf date on those calls:
Tim Walz says Democrats won't back down on DEI, attacks "cruel" and "fascist" Republicans
— Anthony Gockowski (@AntGockowski) August 25, 2025
"Think of how easy it would be to be a damn Republican. 'Oh what should I wear today? This stupid, friggin red hat. What should I say today? Oh I don't know, just make sure it's cruel.'" pic.twitter.com/SPjuT5UNWA
It's hard to say if Tim Walz's constant "Nazi" and "Fascist" references are helping the party's chances much, although to be fair (and accurate), if there's a crowd that'll eat it up like rabbits going after fresh carrots, it's the mob at the DNC.
Or the mob around it. The Minnesota State Fair - the nation's largest (sorry, Texas) is going on just across the river and up the street from me in Saint Paul. Ed, David and I broadcast from the Fair for years, and never had anything but fairly impotent heckling. The Fair encourages political booths, but not protests.
But someone didn't get the memo. Or...maybe he did (language very unsafe for work):
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— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) August 26, 2025
Arrest video of the TDS clown at the Minnesota State Fair who was reportedly being disorderly in front of the Republican booth and refused to leave.#MNstatefair pic.twitter.com/QwaLN7h4aE
Is it connected to all that blissfully stochastic violence across the river? Or just another blue city nutbar?
I'm going to vote for "both".
At any rate - maybe it's just the crowd, but I don't think the "dialing back the crazy" thing is setting in just yet.
The DNC summer meeting continues through Wednesday.
