Hooray, we’ve found the first new “bridge phobia” spin-off story from the awfulness in Minneapolis. Forgetting for the moment that a “phobia” is an irrational fear and that particular I-35 bridge had a 50% chance of collapsing at any moment and there are thousands of American bridges with equally horrific chances of crumbling today and killing you, let’s go ahead and mock this part: MORE »

Commenter Hockeymom with an exclusive Bridgegate ‘08 report: I’m just back from the bridge. Worked for one of our esteemed national networks, doing live shots till 2am. Here’s my personal Wonkette report.

This thing is a mess.

The gov of Minnesota just vetoed a transportation bill that would have funded infrastructure repairs to bridges just like this one. This bridge would have still fallen down, but the money in the bill would have gone to repair other bridges around the state. And the roads/bridges in Minnesota are in bad shape. So expect a lot of fingerpointing.

In other news, I’ve found that “Minnesota Nice” is more than just a phrase. The drunks in the background of our 2am liveshots were completely polite and delightful!

A big-ass bridge collapsed for no apparent fucking reason in your East Coast editor’s hometown yesterday. Nine people are confirmed dead, but with fifty cars tumbling into the river and at least twelve still at the bottom of the fucking Mississippi and 20 (30? 65?) people missing, you can bet that number’s gonna rise a bit over the course of the week.

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You’ll never guess where the 2008 GOP convention is going to happen, so we’ll tell you: Minneapolis and/or St. Paul, two of the better-known cities in the state of Minnesota! MORE »

AnonHillStaffer: washington is burning yet?
AnonHillStaffer: the news is making it sound like the world is on fire
wonkette: i wish the british police were protecting us. they seem to be better at it.
AnonHillStaffer: they’re better at racial profiling
AnonHillStaffer: we tip toe around it
AnonHillStaffer: they just go after the irish and the muslims
AnonHillStaffer: and those students who are “lost”
AnonHillStaffer: the news headline here was something like “despite the NATIONWIDE MANHUNT, authorities are saying there is no immediate threat”
wonkette: dude — arrested in Minneapolis! awesome!
AnonHillStaffer: haha excellent
AnonHillStaffer: minneapolis has always been the epicenter of international terrorist intrigue
wonkette: probably drinking at the CC Club
AnonHillStaffer: haha
AnonHillStaffer: at prince’s place
wonkette: Paisley Park was the scene of a major anti-terrorist operation today…
wonkette: witnesses say the suspect was reportedly heard telling al-qaeda leaders “I Would Die 4 U” MORE »