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November 13, 2009

Minnesota mulls Vikings stadium task force

The L.A. stadium fallout continues: Minnesota house speaker (and 2010 gubernatorial candidate) Margaret Kelliher has called for a "purple ribbon" commission to discuss a new stadium for the Vikings. (Because the Vikings wear purple, get it? Get it?) A Kelliher spokesman told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that she believes a stadium is "not a top priority for the state," but since the "conversation is taking place" already, this would be a "way to protect the public" rather than having stadium talks "happen just behind closed doors."

In most cases, of course, stadium commissions begin with the premise that the goal is to build a new stadium, and the only question is how to get it done — which may not be most people's idea of protecting the public. There's a first time for everything, though.

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