Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Trick or Treat

Folks looking for some light, seasonal entertainment might have been lured into this event last Sunday:

Ghost songs and Stories with Garrison Keillor -

Spooky tales, a signature monologue and spirited sing-alongs will make this family-friendly Halloween concert a treat for all.


A loose definition of "all" to be sure -- everyone besides the 48% of the state population not inclined to vote for Democrats. Not advertised was this horror of a different nature on the schedule:

... retiring U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo, D-Minn., took the stage at Orchestra Hall on Sunday ... a poem was composed, which Sabo recited with vigor, given that its continuing refrain was, "Those Republicans will get you if you don't watch out."

Partisans in the full house may have winced at the depiction of Republicans' dumping sewage in waterways and putting foxes in charge of henhouses.


It's hard out there for a Republican looking for Halloween entertainment. If they're not spitting in your face at Orchestra Hall, they're calling for the assassination of the President at Valley Fair.

Thankfully, none of these people were ministers speaking in a church, because then it would be illegal instead of government-approved family fun.

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