Garrison Keillor on St. Paul: ABC 09/02/08

Added: Nov 22, 2008

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Garrison Keillor on St. Paul, MN"ABC World News" 06:55pmCommentaryTOPIC: St. Paul, Minnesota, RNCTRANSCRIPT: GARRISON KEILLOR: [...] Just a little river town here. Used to be a railroad town. This was really the distinguishing feature, the Mississippi [...] It dominates the geography of the city. [...] There's nothing really extraordinary about St. Paul. Though, as you walk around you see that it's a very well-loved city [...] It's a college town, so we will get this flood of new blood and ambition and goofiness that keeps the town interesting. As well as these immigrants groups [...] Somali and Ethiopian people who have settled here. [....] winter, which is not that cold here. But we have a reputation for cold, which keeps away slackers and Texans and people who are looking for lifestyle, which we don't really have here. [...] This is a culture of do-gooders, of people who are interested in the common good. [...] So it's a good place for a political convention [...] LABEL: Garrison Keillor on St. Paul 09-03-08 18.55 (LR#45)

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