# Minnesota AG Keith Ellison’s Spin: Heroic Legal Observer or Armed Antifa Enforcer?
In a jaw-dropping display of narrative laundering on *Democracy Now!*, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) eulogized Renee Good—the 73-year-old woman fatally shot during the chaotic July 2021 protests in Minneapolis—not as a bystander caught in crossfire, but as a noble legal observer who lost her life trying to look out for the most vulnerable of her neighbors. Ellison’s partial quote trails off mid-sentence in reports, but the intent is clear: frame Good’s death as martyrdom in the fight against fascism, conveniently glossing over the armed standoff that defined the scene. This isn’t just sympathetic spin; it’s a calculated rewrite of events tied to the torching of a pawn shop amid the post-George Floyd riots, where Good was part of a self-styled Red Warriors militia group alongside Winston Smith supporters—hardly neutral observers, but activists with rifles, blocking police and protecting looters under the guise of community defense.
Dig deeper, and Ellison’s don’t prejudge plea reeks of hypocrisy from a prosecutor who’s never hesitated to prejudge armed self-defense when it suits the anti-2A agenda. Good’s group was openly toting AR-15s in a no kings formation, echoing the very mutual defense ethos 2A advocates champion—yet when bullets flew (allegedly from a fellow militiaman in a friendly-fire tragedy), the left’s darling AG pivots to victimhood without mentioning the firepower. Context matters: Minneapolis was a warzone of 1,500+ arsons and $500 million in damages, where armed citizens stepped up because police were neutered by progressive policies. Ellison, who championed defunding the police and has a history of downplaying riot violence (remember his mostly peaceful riots?), is now beatifying armed radicals as saints while demonizing lawful concealed carriers like Kyle Rittenhouse. The evidence? Bodycam footage and witness accounts confirm Good’s crew was geared up and confrontational, not passive scribes—facts buried under Ellison’s sob story.
For the 2A community, this is a flashing red warning: when left-wing militants wield rifles for the vulnerable, it’s heroism; when patriots do it, it’s domestic terrorism. Ellison’s rhetoric normalizes armed insurrection by ideologues while eroding the legal observer shield for actual rights defenders monitoring government overreach. Implications? Expect more smears against armed citizens at protests, selective prosecutions, and a push to disarm the wrong side. 2A warriors, document everything, train relentlessly, and call out this double standard—because if Good’s AR gets a halo, every law-abiding carrier deserves one too. Stay vigilant; the spin machine never sleeps.
