The Uptake recently covered a panel at William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul, featuring the Justices and Judges who were part of the historic recount and election contest talk about their role. Found at YouTube from UpTakeVideo.
New Vikings Stadium Proposal
This should come as no surprise but I’m all for a new Vikings stadium. I like stadiums. I LOVE stadiums. I want opulent stadiums. My paper trail is long on this topic; I’ve been in the yea column since, what? 1997 when the Twins first started talking about a new ballpark.
Senate Tax Chair Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, talks with Capitol Report host Julie Bartkey about the framework for funding a news Minnesota Vikings Stadium. Senator Bakk’s interview was taped earlier today, and the entire Capitol Report program, including comments from officials from the Minnesota Vikings, will air Sunday, April 18th, on the Minnesota Channel and local PBS stations. Found at YouTube from UpTakeVideo.
Freakazoid: Victoria Jackson
This is breathtaking. Form Saturday Night Live star Victoria Jackson is so crazy even Fox News is uncomfortable with her rantings.
The Top 43 Sexiest U.S. Presidents

Richard Nixon? Seriously? Find out who’s first: nerve.com. Posted via web from David Erickson’s Posterous.
Some Perspective On Terrorism – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Here is one of the smartest things Bill Maher has ever said on the subject, and it’s worth recalling as we go through another mass conniption and as Cheney pulls another stunt in defense of his record of presiding over 9/11 and then trashing the rule of law:
Senator Al Franken’s Acting Debut
I’m warning you, this is pretty bad. Senator Al Franken‘s professional acting debut came in the 1976 movie, Tunnel Vision.
Wonder why the Coleman campaign didn’t use this clip in an attack ad? Voice over: “Minnesotans, do you really want to suffer six years of this?“
Here’s a clip featuring Franken and his comic sidekick at the time Tom Davis. Found at YouTube from KGBRAND.
I’m Sorry, Rush T-Shirts Now Available
Sorry. I couldn’t resist. Now you too can grovel before the Dear Leader, Rush Limbaugh. Get your T-Shirt at the Twin Cities, Minnesota Blog shop.
Minneapolis Celebrates Obama Victory
This video, taken last night by Minnesota Independent at Cedar-Riverside, shows the jubilation spilling into the streets over the election of Barack Obama as president.
Happy Day!
Today is a good day.
It’s a very good day.
It is a very, very good day.