Dispatches from The Very Presidental Joint Healthcare Rally and Ricky Rubio Protest at the Target Center.

Today, I scored a VIP ticket to see Obama at the Target Center. I'll explain in a later post on called "Wow, my summer has been kind of ridiculous, hasn't it?" post.

I'd like to share some pictures I took but first, I'd like to say that I was disappointed that there was not free healthcare at the door but I am hoping that my floor ticket entitles me to free top-notch healthcare for the rest of my life. I hurt my arm while standing in line (it cramped up and now, hours later, I cannot extend it fully) so maybe I will be able to test my new government benefit.

Onward to hi-larity!

Here's a picture I took of someone standing by (possibly with) the Teabaggers outside the Obama health care rally. I cannot tell if this man is serious and neither could any of the elitist libruls in line with me. I mean, no one could seriously advocate for Joe the Plumber to be allowed anywhere near actual governmental operations, right? But then again, this guy was standing with the teabaggers and was wearing the American flag as clothing and the back of his shirt said "Freedom" and had the number "76", so I'm inclined to think he's a Real Amurkin™ and not a Real Sane American™. What do you guys think (share in comments)?

If the history books only talked about one major impact of Barack Obama's presidency, I think it would clearly have to be the suddenly inability of many Americans to discern irony/sarcasm from the Right's actual agenda. Tragic.

In other news, why is this single-payer protester dressed like a zombie? I don't know. I just know that the socialist single-payer healthcare protesters had the awesomest signs, songs and chants and it was a pleasure to stand in the elitist VIP line by them. Also, they drowned out the Teabaggers I had to stand in line by later on.


Another great moment in line was when the "Teabaggers Lie" guy and his pro-healthcare sidekick, Medicare Woman, got into an argument with the Teabagger Skelator-looking woman here with the flags. The sidekick said to the Teabagator "You look like you're on Medicare!" Which I disagree with. This woman looks like she NEEDS Medicare. We line-standers had a great laugh and we like "oh snap!" So, kudos, Medicare Woman!


This group of healthcare advocates had signs that pointed out that green-collar workers need health insurance too!


I wish people on the Left would stop doing embarrassing things like riding Segways. You're hurting the party, guys!

Then there was THIS guy:


I don't know whether he knew the Funniest Person in the Twin Cities contest was over or not but he started out his speech with all kinds of jokey-jokes. Also, he mentioned RT Rybak, like, a million times. I think my President has a crush on my Mayor. And is totally setting him up for a gubernatorial run (Please, RT, do it!)

Anyway, Obama gave a shout out to the World's Biggest Obama Fan, a dude who I stood in line with at some point. He's 7'8".


This is an old picture (found here at Amanda Scott's blog). Michelle Obama was not there but at some point her husband did make some cryptic reference to her loving the show "So You Think You Can Dance".

Also, at one point the Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, Rybak, and Mayor Chris Coleman, the mayor of first-ring-Minneapolis-suburb St. Paul, started chanting "Obama tells the truth! Obama tells the truth!" I know this because I heard it and saw it, as I was about 15 feet away from both of them, on the elitist floor of the Target Center. It was kind of awesome. I saw Franken and Ellison shouted stuff too but I couldn't hear.

VIP politicians were sort of behind the stage in an area. Here are our senators, Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar in the VIP Politician Holding Pen:


And my awesome congressman, Representative Keith Ellison. MN-5 in the house!


Oh hey, here's Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius standing next to Senator Franken. I shook her hand. That's the best "I touched a famous person" story you're going to get out of this post. Also, I like to think that the woman pictured was taking a picture of a VIP county board member but I think she was taking a picture of that guy on stage talking.


Finally, huge thanks to Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, who is a super nice guy, great politician and gave this lowly county board member pictured next to him a floor ticket to the rally.


Anyway, I'm sure there are spelling errors and grammatical mistakes in this post but I'll get to them later. I've got actual work to do.

And BookTV to watch.

Also.