{"id":2481781,"date":"2025-09-03T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-him-make-dukakis-look-cool-minneapolis-mayor-kisses-somalis-feet-in-cringe-inducing-dance-routine\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:26:51","slug":"watch-him-make-dukakis-look-cool-minneapolis-mayor-kisses-somalis-feet-in-cringe-inducing-dance-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-him-make-dukakis-look-cool-minneapolis-mayor-kisses-somalis-feet-in-cringe-inducing-dance-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Him Make Dukakis Look Cool: Minneapolis Mayor Kisses Somalis&#8217; Feet in Cringe-Inducing Dance Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-him-make-dukakis-look-cool-minneapolis-mayor-kisses-somalis-feet-in-cringe-inducing-dance-routine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article criticizes Minneapolis Mayor Jacob frey for his lack of charisma and awkward behavior, comparing him unfavorably to the famously uncharismatic 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, Michael Dukakis. It highlights a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >viral video showing frey attempting<\/a> a Somali dance at a community event celebrating the Ogaden National Liberation Front&#8217;s anniversary-a nationalist group seeking territory in Ethiopia-which many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-criticizes-kamala-harris-after-biden-endorsement-imagine-4-years-of-this-3\/\" title=\"Elon Musk criticizes Kamala Harris after Biden endorsement: &#039;Imagine 4 years of this...\">found cringe-worthy<\/a>. The piece notes Frey&#8217;s ongoing efforts to court Minneapolis&#8217;s large Somali population, including previous public displays of solidarity with Somali culture. The article also mentions Frey&#8217;s controversial responses to recent events in the city, such as the 2020 George Floyd protests and a shooting at a Catholic school, portraying him as overly focused on woke politics while struggling with issues facing Minneapolis residents. Ultimately, the article suggests that although Frey&#8217;s political prominence may be limited, his actions remain problematic for the city&#8217;s citizens.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It takes a lot of anti-charisma to out-lack-of-charisma the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.<\/p>\n<p>Really, the man has been the yardstick for anti-charm since his run almost four decades ago. That&rsquo;s kind of impressive, especially when you look at the folks who have lost for the Democrats in the years since, from Al Gore to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-yanks-kamala-harris-secret-service-protection-undisclosed-biden-order-comes-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>. You can also look deeper down the roster to find charisma-negative characters from Jerry Nadler to Chris Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>And they&rsquo;re the good ones. When they&rsquo;re not as bland as white toast, they&rsquo;re going on and on about smashing the white-toast patriarchy. So, give some credit to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey where credit is due: He manages to provide a more cringe-inducing version of Dukakis while proving that he&rsquo;s still got some woke credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he&rsquo;s going viral for that wince-inducing skillset in a moment that makes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2013\/11\/dukakis-and-the-tank-099119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dukakis riding around in that tank<\/a> look positively masculine and comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>In a video from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-group-somalis-hammer-minneapolis-police-fireworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somalian community<\/a> in his city &mdash; with nary an American flag in sight &mdash; Frey tried a bit of Somali dancing, looking instead like a T-rex with motor neuron dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The video was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/county-changes-rules-so-matt-walsh-cant-speak-at-school-board-meeting-walsh-finds-workaround-with-new-lease\/\" title=\"County Changes Rules So Matt Walsh Can\u2019t Speak At School Board Meeting. Walsh Finds Workaround With New Lease.\u00a0\">posted earlier<\/a> this week, although it&rsquo;s unclear when the event took place. On Aug. 28, Somali-centric social media account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1470692224053001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afmeer TV<\/a> posted the clip, noting that it was apparently for the 41st anniversary of the Ogaden National Liberation Front, or ONLF &mdash; a nationalist organization which seeks to capture Ethiopian-controlled land.<\/p>\n<p>So, already this is looking sketchy event for a mayor to show up at, even if his city does have a huge Somali population. However, it&rsquo;s his dancing in a viral video which has been viewed over 1.6 million times that has drawn the most attention.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey recently attended an event in Somalia where he danced for the Somali attendees.<\/p>\n<p>J\/K, this was in Minneapolis. But can you see more than one American flag?<\/p>\n<p>Frey went to sit down then instead danced with the crowd. So very cringe!<\/p>\n<p>(libanshow on TT) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eVubggpHk5\">pic.twitter.com\/eVubggpHk5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul A. Szypula &#127482;&#127480; (@Bubblebathgirl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bubblebathgirl\/status\/1962515868878827713?\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>Nor is this the first time he&rsquo;s ever kissed the feet of the Somali community this way. Take this video from 2024:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey screams &ldquo;Long Live Somalia&rdquo; in fluent Somali to a Minnesota crowd during Somali Independence Day celebrations<\/p>\n<p>He even performs the traditional Darood Dhaanto dance<\/p>\n<p>1 Senator<br \/> 9 State Reps<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Minnesota, the 19th state of Somalia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3rWE0c4DXS\">pic.twitter.com\/3rWE0c4DXS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127480;&#127476; (@Kooshinnnn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kooshinnnn\/status\/1807770650506842181?\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Or Frey&rsquo;s own pronouncement from this year&rsquo;s Somali Day Festival in the city:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minneapolis is proud to celebrate Somali Independence Day with one of the best festivals in the country&mdash;right here on Lake Street.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;re home to the largest Somali community in the U.S., and we&rsquo;re celebrating that pride, culture, and community all weekend long. &#127480;&#127476; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W1pXveHBnM\">pic.twitter.com\/W1pXveHBnM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorFrey\/status\/1939130800068534683?\">June 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This would be darkly humorous if Frey hadn&rsquo;t made himself so important over the past few years. He was the face of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/see-2020-george-floyd-mural-collapsed-lightning-strike-one-year-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Floyd<\/a> &ldquo;reckoning&rdquo; in 2020, and he spent most of last week blaming guns when a transgender man with an animus toward organized religion targeted Catholic schoolchildren. Not only that, he warned everyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/minneapolis-mayor-twists-catholic-school-shooting-make-trans-community-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not to mention transgenderism<\/a>&nbsp;<em>or<\/em> &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-lashes-prayer-catholic-school-shooting-press-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thoughts and prayers<\/a>&rdquo; in addressing the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s worth remembering that while Michael Dukakis never got his chance to wreak his havoc on America, that won&rsquo;t bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/willie-horton-ad-wasnt-racist-neither-floyd-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willie Horton&rsquo;s<\/a> victims back. Likewise, even if Frey is never allowed to rise above his station, that still won&rsquo;t make his cringe-inducing foot-kissing of every woke entity and voting bloc any more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/defund-police-failure-minneapolis-residents-taking-matters-hands-amid-crime-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">problematic for the residents of his city<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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