The Republicans arrive

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From the chaos of the streets to the political maneuvering inside the Xcel Center, ThreeSixty’s reporters dove into the deep end of the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Quiet first day at Republican convention

Monday, September 1, 2008

By Paris Porter

With the first day of the Republican National Convention shortened to two and a half hours due to worries over Hurricane Gustav, party representatives decided to make the best of it and focus on hurricane relief on Monday.

As First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain, John McCain’s wife, took the podium at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, they focused on relief efforts for hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast. There was applause but the crowd never got a chance to erupt.

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Thousands march to protest Republican policies

Monday, September 1, 2008

By Teddy Woodward, Photo by Angela Zhang

A strange sight confronted protesters who gathered on the Capitol lawn the first day of the Republican National Convention: a polar bear.

Minneapolis resident Mina Leierwood painted her body white, her nose and lips black, donned a white polar bear cap, a white tutu, and roller blades to protest Republican vice presidential nominee and current governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin during the protests on the opening day of the Republican National Convention.

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SLIDE SHOW: Monday RNC Protest

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

By Leah Sorensen

ThreeSixty photographer Leah Sorensen joined the estimated 10,000 protesters in downtown St. Paul on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

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Police meet protests with firm hand

Monday, September 1, 2008

By David Lurvey, Photos by Leah Sorensen

To describe the amount of security outside the first day of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul in one word, that word would be: stunning. As thousands of protesters filed down from the capital, hundreds of police officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder to direct them through the route through downtown St. Paul.

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Fairgoers think pronto pups more than politics

Monday, September 1, 2008

By Cory Weaver

As many teens enjoyed their last day of summer at the fair, it seemed that the Republican National Convention and the election were far from their minds.

Of the 10 teens interviewed at the Minnesota State Fair – mostly at the CNN Election Booth – the majority said they haven’t been following the Republican National Convention that opened in St. Paul on Monday.

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Day 2: RNC focus shifts back to McCain

Thursday, September 4, 2008

By Paris Porter

With the threat of Hurricane Gustav past, Republicans were ready to sell John McCain as the next president at day two of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

Republicans Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator, and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) a former Democrat, sold McCain as an experienced war veteran who is ready to lead the United States.

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What happens at all those parties?

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

By Frank Bi, Lisa Fan and ThreeSixty staff

With a Republican National Convention in town this week, there were hundreds of different receptions and parties all across the Twin Cities. Most of them were closed to the public. What really goes on inside one of these receptions? Members of the ThreeSixty Journalism staff were recently invited to attend a reception held by Best Buy at the Minnesota History Museum in St. Paul. Here’s what we learned.

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Bike sharing at RNC a success

Friday, September 5, 2008

By Alex Heegaard

As the RNC packed its banners, balloons and giant TV screen and headed out of town, the Freewheelin bike-sharing program piloted at the political conventions in Denver and St. Paul reported terrific success.

The program is a joint operation between Humana, one of the nation’s largest public health benefits companies, and Bikes Belong, a bike advocacy organization that works to help programs that get people on bikes.

Freewheelin aims to cut down American obesity levels and the nation’s carbon foot print, according to a press release.
With a total of 7,523 rentals, riders pedaled 41,724 miles — 15,141 of these miles in the Twin Cities — burned a total of almost 1.3 million calories, and reduced their carbon footprint by 14.6 metric tons.

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RNC anarchist explains her actions, ideology

Monday, December 1, 2008

By David Lurvey

I have always been intrigued by anarchists. The idea that someone can perform such acts of rebellion with such passion is something worth commending, no matter what your views are.

With the Republican National Convention in St. Paul in September, I had the opportunity to talk to a few anarchist protesters as they blocked the Seventh Street exit ramp off of eastbound I-94. This group of twenty-somethings from out East was willing to put themselves in physical and legal danger for a cause.

After exchanging emails with “Jenny,” a 21-year old farmer/student/revolutionary living in New York who was one of those participating in the human blockade, I learned a little about what it means to be an anarchist and what drives these dissenters.

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Anarchist Q & A

Monday, December 1, 2008

By David Lurvey

“I see our government becoming more like a fascist state everyday. As things get more out of hand as the economy crumbles and we run out of oil, the government will try to enforce stricter laws so they can stay in power and stay comfortable, and then there will be a violent revolution. There is very little you can do to prevent this, unless you are really powerful or rich, and those who are rich don’t care anyways because they are too comfortable. Like I said before, the only thing you can do is to be prepared to survive on your own and be ready to fight for what you believe in,” “Jenny” said.

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