Rep. John Kline (MN-02) addressed the crowd at the Fort Snelling Officers Club near the beginning of the Vets for Freedom event. Like state Rep. Bob Dettmer of Forest Lake, Kline seemed anxious to rehabilitate the reputation of Minnesota after the debacle at Forest Lake High School, in which the VFF veterans got locked out of the school by principal Steve Massey. Kline, himself a former Marine colonel, feels obvious frustration that the men on the dais behind him wound up being insulted by his own state.

I had to zoom in from the back of the room, thanks to the SRO crowd. The image may look a little unclear as a result, but the audio comes through quite nicely.