So do we have to sing now?

Posted at 1:47 PM on May 25, 2006 by Bob Collins (5 Comments)

Rybak and Coleman have put out a release that says their "joint bid" to host the '08 Democratic National Convention , has made the "short list of finalists."

Apparently our competitition now is New York, Denver, and New Orleans.

Comments (5)

Actually Bob the swimsuit competition is next.

Posted by First Ringer | May 25, 2006 3:38 PM

Given that the odds are high that New Orleans won't survive another 2 hurricane seasons, it is safe to say the competition is New York and Denver.

Posted by bsimon | May 25, 2006 3:59 PM

Is NY really in the running? The RNC was just there in 2004 and the DNC has also been there recently: 1976, 1980, & 1992. It sounds like it's between Minneapolis and Denver.

IMHO, the best way to help New Orleans get back on it's feet and keep the issue in the media spotlight is to have at least one quarterly DNC meeting per year there. It worked in spring of 2006 so why not do this again? Think of it as a progress report on the rebuilding.

Posted by EB | May 25, 2006 11:05 PM

If it's singing you want, then we should bid for the 105th session of the United Sacred Harp Musical Association convention, which would be September 13-14, 2008.

Posted by fasolamatt | May 26, 2006 11:27 AM

I'm still trying to get over the chiffon overdose from the National Squaredancing Convention in St. Paul a couple of years ago.

Posted by Bob Collins | May 26, 2006 1:52 PM

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