RNC '08 Report: Photographs: RNC 8 press conference outside Susan Gaertner fundraiser

RNC 8 press conference outside Susan Gaertner fundraiser
RNC 8 endorses Ramsey County Attorney's bid for Minnesotan Governor
Nigel Parry, RNC 08 Report, December 2nd, 2008

From the event's press release: In what may be a shocking turn of events for anyone following the case of the RNC 8, the group is announcing its public endorsement of Susan Gaertner in her candidacy for Governor of Minnesota. Gaertner, the current Ramsey County District Attorney, is responsible for prosecuting all felony cases resulting from the recent Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN. The RNC 8 are facing charges of Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism, charges which they maintain are ridiculous and unfounded. Max Specktor, one of the eight, said the charges "show that Gaertner's ambition to serve the public is so strong it even extends into the absurd."

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Members of the RNC 8 outside the Minneapolis Club, the venue of Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner's fundraiser for her 2010 race for Minnesota Governor. Gaertner is prosecuting the RNC protester cases. 2 December 2009. The check presented by the RNC 8 to Susan Gaertner. The amount reads "$ eight and no sense". L-R: Eryn Trimmer, Nathaniael Secor, Max Spector, Rob Czernik, and Erik Oseland.

L-R: Eryn Trimmer, Nathaniael Secor, Max Spector, Rob Czernik, and Erik Oseland outside the Minneapolis Club.

L-R: Eryn Trimmer, Nathaniael Secor, Max Spector, Rob Czernik, and Erik Oseland outside the Susan Gaertner fundraiser inside the Minneapolis Club.

A member of the crowd listens to the press conference.

Passers by and protesters mingle outside the Minneapolis Club. Around 30-50 protesters and 20 police officers were present. There were no arrests.

L-R: RNC 8 members Eryn Trimmer and Max Spector laugh as Bill Drebenstedt, a member of the Anti-War Committee, finishes singing "Happy Birthday" to Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner outside her fundraiser for her campaign for governor.

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Conspiracy to Elect Susan Gaertner: The RNC 8 Endorse Ramsey County, Press Release, RNC Welcoming Committee (December 2nd, 2008)

Text: Gaertner Party Crashing #1 A Success! (plus press statement), Press Release, RNC Welcoming Committee (December 2nd, 2008)

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