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Hey, folks, it's SAINT PAUL!

August 10, 2008

Not only the Beltway and Big Apple types, but even Minnesota pols are dissing St. Paul.

You’d think the governor would remember where to find the state’s capitol. Not so. The Guv told conservative talk show host Glenn Beck, “When you come to Minneapolis for the convention …”

T-Paw is not alone.

Appearing on the Larry King show, Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann enthused, “I think everybody should come to Minneapolis. It’s the most beautiful city in the United States. And everybody is going to want to come here. I think it will be tough to keep away from this city, it’s going to be so great.”

“This has gone way beyond Rodney Dangerfield ‘I get no respect’ disrespect. It’s time for all salt-of-the-earth and nonpartisan St. Paulites to rightly take to the streets … “ writes Ruben Rosario in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “[I]nsiders or outsiders, when you mess with St. Paul, you messing with me now. Get your facts straight, will ya?”

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Paulzy's picture

They are all talking about

They are all talking about Ron Paul’s Rally for the Revolution in the Target Center in Minneapolis. It’s the relevent Republican National Convention.

Me Too's picture

Perhaps everyone outside

Perhaps everyone outside the local businesses, who expect an influx of money, knows that the St. Paul republican convention is not the main event this year. Perhaps, the republican convention is not too relevant for even the governor to consider consciously.

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