Gawker 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #minnesota more comments → If_I_Had_a_Poodle: "a tax-funded tea party." Make that a Socialist Tax-funded Tea Party. more » alboy2: Slight correction: It's Whirled Nut Daily more » benjwah004: World Net Daily - "World" is an interesting word to describe a website that subscribes to a purely US-centric view of the planet. (And even then, only... more » otko: I absolutely hate being from the same state as her, but I love being from the same state as Al Franken, Paul Wellstone, Bob Dylan, Earl Bakken, Joel a... more » raincoaster: I love that yesterday the Guardian wrote about her as part of the "Fresh New Young Republican Firebrands" along with... Ann Coulter and Michelle Malk... more » Trai_Dep: Rules - of law, of the Constitution, or of this space/time continuum - are that other party's problem. Repubs are too mavericky for such things. more » katastic: I salute the brave voters of Minnesota, who fight against the stigma of mental illness by electing Michele Bachmann to power again and again. I salute... more » Jes St.Lawrence: I guess it beats paying two bits to stand in line to look at the Frog Boy or whatever. more » Poop Cooper: Ah, World Net Daily. My problem with you is threefold: 1) World Net Daily. I understand what these three words mean individually, but when combined I... more » Balsa Wood: I'd like to take a second to admire that Photoshopping job. It's pretty goddamn good. more » Better to Eat You With: I've always thought Sarah Palin's looks were a bit overrated, but if these two are the republican pageant finalists, Sarah wins hands-down. more » Rufus-T-Firecrotch: Why s t tht th slck-jwd rlgs lny wmn f th rlly crzy-nsn fr rght* hv th sm vgly dbl "'d g thr ftr bt fv shts-nd-brs vn thgh 'd ht myslf tmrrw" qlty**, ... more » BettyCrocker: Conserva-bimbos all have the same crazy eyes, cakey makeup, and weird stewardess wardrobe. It's like they cloned Kathleen Harris and distributed her ... more » DennyCrane: Can we please just throw Palin and Bachmann into the Thunderdome? more » johnny_carsick: Jesus H. Christ, do that woman's facial expressions make my skin crawl. more » -
#embarrassments
Let's Not Forget About Michele Bachmann!
Everyone is paying so much attention to one crazy liar lady that they have forgotten all about the other one, the one who still holds elected office! Thankfully, Michele Bachmann is stepping up the crazy.
More »
-
#newspapers
Life Outside NYC Turns Man Homicidal
Minnesota media reporter David Brauer: "I'd kill for my Sunday New York Times to come on Saturday." Move here, then. Problem solved. No need to kill anybody. Jesus. The outlier states are full of psychos. [MinnPost. Pic: Flickr] -
#democracy
Teabaggers Ambush, Listen Politely To Al Franken
Oh man, an angry mob of teabagging health care protesters totally ambushed clown Senator Al Franken! But... wait, what... this is a ten-minute video of a calm discussion of the issues...?? More » -
#art
Obama Birth Certificate Found At Minnesota State Fair
This is "Seed Art" and it is awesome. [Pic: MollyP. Art: Mark Dahlager.] -
#fascism
Michele Bachmann's Son Sent to Obama Reeducation Camp
Back in April, congresswoman Michele Bachmann said that President Obama wanted to send American children to mandatory "reeducation camps." That was her completely reasonable response to increased funding for AmeriCorps. Guess what her son just joined! More » -
#whoops
Minnesota Democrats Take On Pawlenty With Swearing Old Chinese Woman
"The link that was supposed to direct reporters to a state economic development report actually sent them to a YouTube video titled 'Chinese Grandma Learns English.' For four minutes, an elderly Chinese woman repeats obscenities, oblivious to their meaning." [Strib] -
#finally
Minnesota Supreme Court: Al Franken won Senate election, governor expected to certify the results. [WCCO]
-
#minnesota
Midwestern State Determined To Embarrass Self
The Senate race between the loser and the unlikable comedian is still being decided by the Minnesota Supreme Court, but at Hubbard County's 4th of July party, they will race piglets named "Norm Coleman" and "Al Franken." -
-
#crazies
Bachmann: America Is On a Boat
What's crazy Representative Michele Bachmann up to, these days? Oh, just saying crazy things, in Congress, where she is an elected representative of the people, and a legislator. Today: America is like "the commercial movie 'Titanic.'" More » -
#politics
MN Governor Frees Himself From Pressure to Seat Franken
Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota will not seek a third term. That is pretty boring news, right? Except that it might end up really sucking for Al Franken! More » -
#money
Norm Coleman Apparently Paying His Lawyer Quite a Bit to Not Respond to Bloggers
So Norm Coleman would like to use campaign funds to pay legal bills in connection with that weird suit-buying oil exec scandal. Did you know that it's very expensive to not respond to media inquiries? More » -
#seriously
Oh, Come On
"Norm Coleman today proposed a more leisurely schedule for his election appeal than Al Franken wants, asking that oral arguments in the case be held no sooner than mid-May." [Strib] -
#psychos
Mpls Rep. Accuses Michele Bachmann of "Psycho Talk"
Ok. We'll try to make this one quick, but there is some background. More » -
#elections
New York Times Discovers Political Unrest In Far-Off 'Minnesota'
Political reporter Adam Nagourney went to Minnesota to explain just what the hell is going on there to New York Times readers. It is a mess. More » -
#politics
Al Franken Probably Minnesota's Next Senator, But God Knows When
Al Franken won a key ruling from a three-judge panel in Minnesota, confining the election recount there to 400 absentee ballots and thus probably protecting Franken's 225-vote lead. More » -
#minnesota
Coleman, Franken Will Battle Until the End of Days, Politico Reports
John Cornyn will throw a fit if Al Franken is seated before Norm Coleman's exhausted every possible legal recourse. And that could take years! According to Politico! And they never exaggerate! More » -
#scandal
More Bad News For Norm Coleman
So Nasser Kazeminy is this rich guy in Minnesota who owns an oil company in Texas. Now a former executive of that company is explaining, in court, how Kazeminy bribed soon-to-be-former Senator Norm Coleman. More » -
#clips
Sensible People to Michele Bachmann: Seriously?
Is Minnesota Congressman Michele Bachmann the dumbest member of congress? Well, the median Stanford-Binet score in the House is probably like 70, so who's to say? But she is certainly our favorite House moron! More » -
#politics
Norm Coleman's Lawyer In Truth-Telling Outrage
Soon-to-be-former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman has some of the best lawyers dirty money can buy. And one of them just basically admitted that his current strategy is "tie this election up in court forever." More »
