Just announced on CNN: 2008 GOP convention to be held in Twin Cities

[Shakespeare]

Minnesota DUers, what think you?

(link to come as soon as I can find one)

[sugapablo]

1. Cold...

...just like GOP politicians.

Please add your Arnold Schwarzenegger/Mr. Freeze comments below.

[dflprincess]

40. Ummm,,,contrary to popular belief in many other parts of the country,

Minnesota is not cold year round. We can still be having temperatures in the 80s and 90s in early September (along with high humidity).

The dates for this are weird. Monday, September 1 - Thursday the 4th. In 2008, September 1 is Labor Day, though I suppose that's not a holiday Republicans acknowledge.

[krispos42]

48. Got up to like 103° this summer

In Minnesota and the Dakota, it is quite possible for the difference in temperatures between the year's high and the year's low to be a full 140°.

We like it; it keeps the state from getting crowded. :-)

'Cept on the damn Hwy 62/I-35W interchange. Thank GOD the feds and our Republican governor kept the taxpayer's money from being wasted on roads and bridges and they wisely spent it on tax cuts for the top 1% and unfiltered drinking water for our troops.

:sarcasm:

[saigon68]

2. They can cheer for the ViQueens

[wakeme2008]

3. I guess Tampa and in Hurricane Season

did not make the GOP happy.....

I am loving it... They were just saying it would cost Tampa's Taxpayers 12 million... IMHO 100 million would be more like it

[lpbk2713]

34. They might not have wanted to have been associated with the Bush name

Thinking about the Jebster here. But the RNC knows the Boosh name has a taint about it.

And Katherine Harris might have insisted on being involved. And that could have been an embarrassment too.

[krispos42]

4. Damn, that means no Democratic Convention

I heard that we weren't going to try to do both of them because of the complexity involved. I personally would like to see one in St. Paul and one in Minneapolis, but oh well.

[meegbear]

5. Wow, first Prince, now this ...

my sympathies to your state.

[krispos42]

49. My ex-governor can kick your ex-governor's ass!!! :-)

Of course, I'm from Connecticut, so my ex-governor is actually serving time. A good place for a corrupt Republican, no?

[dave29]

6. Will Shaka Khan perform?

That's all I need to know

[AnneD]

7. Since we no longer have...

the Twin Towers, I guess the Twin cities will have to do.:sarcasm:

[asthmaticeog]

8. Thank GOD.

My city (Cleveland) was in the running.

Sorry Minnesotans, I don't mean to dump on you, and you do have my sympathy, I'm just really glad that shit's not coming here.

[truthisfreedom]

9. crap. why do they have to show up in my home town?

traffic snarls... hookers and blow... how disgusting.

[Puglover]

10. OH GAHROSSSSS!

Odd that they would pick one of the bluest cities in the US to have their little freeper fest.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

19. Just like they chose NYC last time n/t

[krispos42]

11. Here's a link:

http://www.startribune.com/462/story/705262.html

[Shakespeare]

12. Thanks for finding that. n/t

[dback]

13. Ummmm...okay. So, should the Dems have theirs in Nashville?

If we're doing a red-blue state crossover...

[SDDEM06]

15. Branson.

[Puglover]

16. Don't ask me. I'm not a planner.

I'm just not crazy about having the Pukes/Center of Hell 5 miles away from my happy home.

[Puglover]

14. Both my pals here

at work said (separate of each other) "Man, have to hire more hookers."

[NotGivingUp]

17. glad it ain't here!!! : )

[drdtroit]

18. Just curious who the local distributor of cyclone fencing

and barbed wire is.
Think it may be time to buy some new stocks!
:patriot:

[katinmn]

20. Ick!

x(

[katinmn]

21. Oh no! It's in St. Paul, not Minneapolis. Double ick.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

28. But think of all the fun possibilities for demonstrations

:evilgrin:

It will be their own fault, too, for choosing to hold a convention in enemy territory (cities that went 80% for Kerry).

[katinmn]

30. Yes, 2 years gives us a long time to plan something memorable

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[krispos42]

50. And tornadoes. Once can hope... n/t

[VolcanoJen]

22. Republicans? In Minnesota??

Oh, my!

Isn't that like Yankees in Georgia?

[Shakespeare]

25. Can't WAIT to get Garrison Keillor's take on this. n/t

[Divine Discontent]

44. best post and point of the day!!!!!!!

AMEN!



www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- antibush prodem stickers/shirts

[Lydia Leftcoast]

26. A whole bunch of them moved up from the Sun Belt

and contaminated our formerly sensible Republican Party with wing nuttiness. :-(

[CatholicEdHead]

41. Also moved in from the Dakotas and Iowa

They come here for the good jobs but are unwilling to pay for the taxes that helped create them.

[Seen the light]

29. I know they have that assclown Jason Lewis

Thank God he left NC to go back there.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

23. I thought they weren't supposed to vote on this until Jan 2007

How odd.

I guess Tampa, NY and Cleveland can all breath a sigh of relief now. :)

[digno dave]

24. I guess we're stuck with NYC

I had heard the DNC had narrowed it down to NYC & Minneapolis, with Denver a distant third. Why we are having another conventionon the coast is beyond me.

[MaineDem]

27. Funny, I heard Denver was #1

:shrug:

[Jack Rabbit]

31. Hopefully, they'll discuss the following

1. How to defeat President Pelosi.
2. How to spin the intelligence manipulation indictment against Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney.
3. How to spin the conflict of interest indictment against Mr. Cheney.
4. How to spin the fact that a majority of Republican senators voted to convict both Bush and Cheney on some impeachment articles.
5. How to spin the indictments of Ken Blackwell, Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush on election fraud charges.
6. How to respond to mass demonstrations outside the convention hall denoucing the GOP as fascist.
7. How to spin public opinion surveys that show most Americans agree with the demonstrators.
8. How to distance themselves from the keynote speaker who suggests the summary execution of Keith Olbermann is in order once they retake power.

[MnFats]

32. look for a bill to declare demonstrators "enemy combatants."

i am serious.
the president i swear is looking for ways to strip citizens of their constitutional rights in the event of a "national emergency." then when protests break out they can stuff thousands into Midway stadium indefinitely.
ok, i am not quite serious. hell, maybe i am.

[AnneD]

33. I really wish

the DEM's would hold the convention in NOLA. They wouldn't have to say a thing to get the point across; it would be a bold statement. It would pump much needed money in to the local economy. It would remind some DEMS and the country who we fight for. I really wish they would reconsider.

[NOLADEM]

35. We took ourselves out of the running...The DNC was considering it

Nagin and the City Council said the city was not able to handle it, so we took ourselves out of contention. After seeing how well the city handled the Saints game the other night (and the 80,000 attendees and the 250K in the French Quarter), we should have taken it on.

The DNC should hold it in Oklahoma City, Topeka, Gary, some city in need, some city forgotten, some city that speaks to rural/middle America. Talk about how they bear the costs of the war, the tax cuts for the rich, most problems today. Talk about how their wages are shrinking and their tax bills growing. Talk about insurance compaines squeezing small businesses and home values.

[AnneD]

37. I have no doubt ..,

NOLA could handle it. Wish it would be there.

[OhioChick]

36. I knew that they wouldn't pick Cleveland,

it's a ghost town. Should've been a prime place to show the world what their reign has done to C-town.

[LiberalFighter]

38. December or January I hope during a blizzard

[katinmn]

47. Unfortunately, it's in September

Wish it was the first week of February.

[Anakin Skywalker]

39. I'm Bringing My Middle Finger Signs!

[kitty1]

42. The Fall of America visits the Mall of America...n/t

[KamaAina]

43. Oh, man, are they ever gonna get it

A former associate of mine in the movement ended up there a number of years ago. Believe me, while she is short in stature, the combination of her plus a bullhorn is enough to freeze the marrow off the very bones of any fascists, Nazis, homophobes, misogynists, or any other menaces to society who are unfortunate enough to cross her path.

For her, this'll be like Cheney's canned hunting trip. So many reactionaries, so little time...

[peacebuzzard]

45. I saw that banner in the MSP airport announcing the bid

I will be sure to let them know my displeasure at the RNC again this year! YUCK! FREEPERS!

[minnesota_liberal]

46. Dem08 Convention will most likely go to Denver (n/m)