[SBprone]

"-Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source familiar with the planning meeting the day after Wellstone died said the small group considered holding the service in a more somber setting such as a cathedral. But that idea was rejected for a variety of reasons.

One reason was that the senator was Jewish."

Now that's funny!

Hey why let an insignificant detail like the man's faith keep you from booking a cathedral. Maybe they couldn't decide which Christian denomination to select in order to get the most votes.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Maybe they couldn't decide which Christian denomination to select in order to get the most votes.

More likely was the incovenient fact that the Crystal Cathedral isn't located in Minnesota! < /sarcasm >

[thathamiltonwoman]

So I guess there are no big synagouges or concert halls in Minnesota? They had the rally at the arena because they never realized that ordinary Americans would be disgusted by their behavior.