Las Vegas, MN
June 23rd, 2009 – 10:00 AM by Eric RoperAs far as Sen. Amy Klobuchar is concerned, what happens in Duluth stays in Duluth. Or so she implied during a speech on the Senate floor yesterday, saying that the port city was the Sin City of the Midwest.
“What I heard in Nevada was something like 400 conventions had been canceled out of Las Vegas,” Klobuchar said. “We are just starting to see some improvements in our State. We call Duluth the Las Vegas of Minnesota. But we are starting to see improvements with business travel picking up, with some hope for consumers.”
The comment came during remarks about the hurting tourism industry, for which Klobuchar has been a major advocate in recent months.
8 Responses to "Las Vegas, MN"
What?
Now, I’ve never been to Vegas, but I’ve been to Duluth and I’ve seen videos of Vegas. Somehow, they don’t resemble each other. At all. Not even close.
The hookers are more ugly in Duluth, but they are less picky than Vegas….you take the bad with the good I guess.
“The hookers are more ugly in Duluth, but they are less picky than Vegas….”
and you know that because…?
Okay, threes the charm. Post toasties?
“We call Duluth the Las Vegas of Minnesota.”
Holy Crap Batman, I didn’t know Duluth had a water shortage, Palm trees, houses worth 1/2 of what they sold for, legal prostitution, really neat buildings, fountains, sunny weather year round, legal prostitution and cash.
no legal prostitution in Vegas, proper there GO…..no matter how many times you repeat it. Sorry.
Dora: “and you know that because…?”
……..because I used to be one myself, of course.
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