UGH! My home state (Minnesota) will get the GOP CONvention!

[LTR]

Republicans have chosen the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul — in the politically pivotal Midwest — for the 2008 presidential convention, GOP officials said Wednesday.

The selection was expected to be announced later in the day, said the Republican officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The convention is slated for Sept. 1-4.

Losing out were New York City, Cleveland and a joint bid from Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., other cities that had sought the convention.

The four-day event will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., home of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.

By choosing the Twin Cities for 2008, the GOP will ensure plenty of news converge in media markets in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa — all battleground states in the 2004 election and ones expected to be competitive in the next presidential race.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060927/ap_on_el_ge/republican_convention

[NoAmericanTaliban]

1. Why, is there a federal prison there?

:) At least it will be close for you to protest at & it will be harder for them to milk the 9/11 attack as they did when convention was held in NY.

[MadMaddie]

2. my sympathies....

[aikoaiko]

3. Strange: I had no idea MN could go red. You guys are my heroes.

[MzNov]

4. I'm so so sorry.

I was really worried because they were considering San Francisco at one point. Now there's strange! I'm sorry you won the toss.

:dem:

[bobbolink]

5. I"m sorry for you. Be sure to have the place fumigated afterwards.

:) :hi: :)

[Bluebear]

6. Now there's a lutefisk sandwich piece of news. nt

[MrCoffee]

7. Lucky! You get to get your protest on!

DU us proud!!!

[MikeNearMcChord]

8. But knowing the Norsefire..OOPs I mean the GOP

Protesters will be assigned a free speech zone in Fargo, North Dakota(and that probably will be Haliburton detention center):eyes:

[Bluebear]

9. ...

I'd laugh if it weren't possible!