Minnesota county's GOP event keynote speaker: George Floyd's murder was a hoax

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A county Republican Party organization in Minnesota recently hosted a dinner featuring a keynote speaker who told attendees that George Floyd’s murder was a hoax

Minnesota county's GOP event featured far-right conspiracy theorist | Bemidji Pioneer
Loudon's hour-long talk was rife with communist and Marxist conspiracy theories.
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3:48 PM · Apr 24, 2021

https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/government-and-politics/6998962-Minnesota-countys-GOP-event-featured-far-right-conspiracy-theorist

Loudon spoke at a GOP "Wabasha County BPOU: Minnesota On the Rise" banquet held March 27 at the Zumbro Community Church. It was attended by an estimated 400 people, according to a YouTube comment beneath a video of Loudon's speech.

Described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "far-right conspiracy theorist," Loudon has a history of making toxic statements. He is a "birther" who has spread the discredited notion that President Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen.

The event was promoted on Facebook by Beverly C. Roche-Snow, Wabasha County GOP chairwoman. When contacted by Forum News Service, she hung up the phone.

Rep. Steve Drazkowski, a Republican from Mazeppa whose district covers parts of Wabasha County, did not attend the event. But he was dismissive of the Southern Poverty Law Center's labeling of Loudon as "far right-wing."

"The Southern Poverty Law Center is a left-wing group, very far left," Drazkowski said. "If they have problems with this Trevor Loudon guy, I will tell you that Republicans, conservatives have equal problems with the Southern Poverty Law Center."

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[Blue Owl]

1. I have Q-Anon relatives

who, last June/July (shortly after George was murdered), claimed that it was a fake mannequin dummy and not really George Floyd.

Despite the fact that numerous live witnesses saw it happen and it was recorded on that girl's cell phone video where you can plainly see he's alive and trying to breathe and speak.

This Q-Anonsense is dangerous and akin to yelling "Fire" in the crowded theatre...

[bullwinkle428]

8. So does that mean George Floyd lives on the same desert island with Elvis and D.B. Cooper??

[Blue Owl]

10. Pretty much

The other "theories" I've heard from them are so whacked-out, I won't waste bandwidth here on the ridiculousness...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Wabasha County is in the 1st CD..

Represented by Jim Hagedorn.

He will not denounce this idiot. But he did attack Maxine Waters on his Facebook page.

[dflprincess]

3. And, Hagedorn's wife, Jennifer Carnahan,

is chair of the Minnesota Republican party. Quite the pair.

[mnmoderatedem]

4. How I long for the good old days

when conspiracy theorists at least tried to come up with plausible theories.

In the era of Alex Jones, they just throw out whatever.

[gratuitous]

5. It's just one of those mysteries

Why don't Republicans draw more support from Black voters? Nobody can say!

[rgbecker]

7. LOL! Made my evening. n/t

[NewHendoLib]

6. have there ever been so many batshit crazy people in positions

of power?

they are metastasizing...

[marmar]

9. The Republican Party is untreated sewage.

[PortTack]

13. Exactly

[Pharlo]

11. And the Chauvin Trial was a

play performed by the Minneapolis Community Theater entitled "How to Prosecute". Derek Chauvin never really went to jail. He and George Floyd are sitting on an island in the Bahamas laughing at the Qrazies.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Then Chauvin was in on the hoax.

Then Chauvin was in on the hoax.