Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Bill Maher in Northfield tonight, Jennifer checks him in

Jennifer checked out Bill Maher while she checked him in.

Bill Maher checked in to the Archer House in Northfield tonight, on his way to a campaign appearance on behalf of a congressional candidate. Running the front desk was our daughter, Jennifer.
She writes: "I just never know who I am going to meet while working at the best hotel in town. I didn't get to go see him speak because I was working, but because I was working, I got to meet him."

From the Startribune:

Comedian Bill Maher will visit Northfield on Tuesday to launch his campaign to kick Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline out of Congress.

The host of HBO's "Real Time" and political satirist will lead a panel discussion at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Grand Event Center.

The panel includes Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, former Minnesota House Speaker Steve Sviggum and John Rouleau, executive director of the Minnesota Jobs Coalition are among the panelists.

Maher announced Kline as the winner of his “Flip A District” contest in September after he ended up as the "winning loser" in contest to determine the incumbent that most viewers wanted to vote out of office.

During his visit, Maher plans to discuss student loan debt, an issue that’s likely to resonate in Northfield, home to St. Olaf and Carleton colleges.

Kline, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, is seeking a seventh term in Congress representing the Second District, which covers suburbs and exurbs south of the Twin Cities. He’ll face Democrat Mike Obermueller and Independence Party candidate Paula Overby in November.