Comments on: Minneapolis might leave sidewalks unrolled for GOP Convention

By: Tantor

Tantor — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:47:58 +0000

I’m driving to Minneapolis for the Republican National Convention with a trailer full of NoDoz to sell at the door to the delegates and return home a millionaire.

By: drjohn

drjohn — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:44:26 +0000

“We can be a cold Omaha or we can stand up and be a 24-hour city,” said downtown DFL Council Member Lisa Goodman.

24 hours a day is not too long to be Communist.

I wonder what the Red Star Tribune will have to say?

By: sabbott

sabbott — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:43:54 +0000

Yup it sucks here in Minneapolis and St Paul. All you yokels in NY and CA have it really really great and should stay right where you are! It’s really really bad here!!! Don’t move here…EVER!!!

By: Capitana

Capitana — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:11:50 +0000

It’s almost like reading the Onion!

By: INC

INC — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:56:13 +0000

Am I the only one who has no idea what “sidewalks rolled” means?

DaveS on April 5, 2008 at 3:44 PM

Ed is doing a flip on the saying that a town is so small “they roll up the sidewalks at night.”

Everything is shut down and there’s nothing to do and you don’t need the sidewalks.

I have no idea of its origin. Perhaps it was originally said by a New Yorker venturing outside of the City…

:-)

By: Dr. Bob

Dr. Bob — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:17:08 +0000

Oddly enough, nobody in recent memory has proposed changing the law to allow Sunday sales of vehicles in MN, if I remember correctly.

Dealer personnel appreciate having a day off. I believe the last time this was proposed 15-20 years ago, the Greater Minneapolis Area Dealer Association opposed it.

Buyers like being able to casually walk the sales lots without being pestered by salespersons the minute they enter.

Believe it or not, this is a good thing.

By: Blue-eyed Infidel

Blue-eyed Infidel — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:43:07 +0000

I don’t know much about the Twin Cities, but I always thought St. Paul was the more conservative of the two.

Nope, they’re both equally liberal and completely devoid of any semblance of reality.

I moved here 12 years ago from North Idaho, and am never surprised at the stupidity and utter foolishness of the politicians here. They’d fit right in with Uncle Joe’s cabinet.

The GOP Convention will be a mess outside the Xcel Center, thanks to the moonbats that Soros and Company will bus in.

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:42:05 +0000

Cold Omaha? Ha! Arrogant bastards, we can buy alcohol on Sundays, and cars for that matter.

Peasants!

By: rightwingprof

rightwingprof — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:17:07 +0000

I don’t know much about the Twin Cities, but I always thought St. Paul was the more conservative of the two.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:44:41 +0000

Am I the only one who has no idea what “sidewalks rolled” means?

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:30:12 +0000

Who cares? If the bars are closed, we’ve all been invited to HA commenter infidel’s house, so long as we wear masks, right?

By: BowHuntingTexas

BowHuntingTexas — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:49:45 +0000

I hope all goes well for those attending the convention. I have a very soft spot for Minneapolis. I was there on a 3 month business trip when 9/11 occurred.

I was staying at the Hilton, I think. The night of 9/12 some guy came downtown and gave a solo performance of God Bless American on a trumpet after dark on a street corner. It was echoing throughout the entire downtown area. Very haunting and beautiful listening to it behind the glassed windows of the hotel.

Sorry, off topic.

By: Rose

Rose — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:26:50 +0000

So being able to get drunk on Sunday or past midnight is evidence of a world class metropolitan area? How pathetic.

By: steveegg

steveegg — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:10:21 +0000

If the AoSHQ gang shows up, there may be rivers of regurgitated Valu-Rite vodka flowing. Plus, er, nevermind – we shan’t mention the plight of the hobos.

Just sayin’ ;)

jrl on April 5, 2008 at 7:57 AM

Let’s just say there won’t be a hobo problem once Aceapalooza rolls through.

By: Corsair

Corsair — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:02:05 +0000

St Paul is a great city. Minneapolis – not so much. It’s amazing how different two cities that close by can be.

By: Mr Michael

Mr Michael — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:20:26 +0000

Look, the Republican Party knew about these laws when it CHOSE the Twin Cities. There’s no reason to change ‘em, especially if your drunk driving task force is stuck dealing with protesters. Heck, the only people gonna be put out by a Blue Law are Protesters and the Press, and I say let ‘em stock up if they want a drink. It’s not that hard, and going without a party bar for one night isn’t exactly gonna make the Twin Cities look backwards.

Great Cities are judged on different criteria. Just so you know. ;)

By: misterpeasea

misterpeasea — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:09:21 +0000

The Twin Cities wanted this convention to show that we are a world-class metropolitan area, and not a secondary market with delusions of grandeur.

Isn’t this evidence that the Twin Cities is the latter, and not the former?

By: Kini

Kini — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:27:07 +0000

Politics of Booze

First candidate that can down a case of Duff Beer gets my vote.

By: dhunter

dhunter — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:03:54 +0000

I haven’t drank alcohol for ten years but may have to revert to 1/2 gallon of Holy Water…
(1 quart Christian Brothers Brandy, 1/2 quart icewater)
to get sick enough to pull the lever for McLame..
I most certainly will not go to the Republican National Convention and give legitimacy to this party who has abandoned me and much of what I believe in..
Where have all the real men gone?

By: mram

mram — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:36:36 +0000

No. Minneapolis and St. Paul should stick to their guns regarding bar closings. It will keep both cities relatively stable during the convention. It will make the convention in Denver look chaotic.

By: thatcher

thatcher — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:35:06 +0000

I’ve been to two national conventions and it’s my observation that the Rep will have no problem with a 2:am bar closure. Half the delegates will be Evangelicals and the other half will be old ladies in red suits with elephant pins. There will be a good number of politicans and press, however. I’m sure they would like the bars open 24-7.
Repubs are not big party animals and I can recall previous cities complaining because they thought getting a national convention meant huge bucks to the community. It’s probably true if it’s a Dem convention.

By: dm60462

dm60462 — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:28:07 +0000

So you’re saying that the ability to buy a beer at 2:01 AM is the determiner of what is and what isn’t a “world-class metropolitan area”? I got news for you. Even if you keep the bars open, M/SP wrll still be a “secondary market with delusions of grandeur”.

By: Nahanni

Nahanni — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:57:30 +0000

I think cleaning puke off the streets is going to be the least of their problems.

They will be way too busy with the rioting, arson and general mayhem caused by the Soros/Turner/Heinz-Kerry financed anarchists and other radical leftists.

By: Romeo13

Romeo13 — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:50:02 +0000

wow, interesting I find this whole thing disturbing.

Why should cities be changing their LAWS to cater to an outside Political Group?

I guess its OK for the folks to live this way, but the Princes of the Republican party (who already knew the laws there and chose the place anyway) get the laws changed?

Wow… talk about a lack of equal protection under the law…. for the powerfull…

That this is even being considered tells me that the two political parties have way too much power… and no shame…

By: Limerick

Limerick — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:13:53 +0000

Keep the laws/traditions whatever. Going all metrosexual for the convention for what? A week in the sun? I like quirky communities. I don’t want every American city to be a franchise of the next.

Here in Texas we have all those ‘blue-laws’ too. Here we have a dry/wet law that not a single person can tell you the how or why of it. This side of the street is wet, the other side of my street is dry.

Keep Minnesota Minnesota. If the rest of the States get offended tell em to stuff it.