Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak was just tapped by Wired’s Autopia blog as the best choice for Obama’s Secretary of Transportation. Is the country ready for a crowd-surfing cabinet member? What are the chances it’ll actually happen when heavyweights like Peter DeFazio and even our own Jim Oberstar are in the running? And even more importantly, is Rybak really the big-picture visionary the country needs?
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I'm not really interested in setting a good example for kids I don't know, Bob. That's not really my job. Christ, it's not like smoking...
aliecat
Mar 19 2010 - 10:22 pm →
Who'd be scared to call that Cupcake? He looks like a cupcake with a head.
@Rat: It's only lame until you meet Bubba Ho-tep!"Elvis: Look, man, President Johnson's dead. JFK: Shit. That ain't gonna stop him."
noodleman
Mar 19 2010 - 4:29 pm →
Some interesting maps here: Tobacco vs. marijuana use in the US. Worldwide alcohol vs. tobacco vs. caffeine distribution.
noodleman
Mar 19 2010 - 4:23 pm →
uptown urbanist- that's not true. My phone is also my music player and my GPS unit. I could see needing it for things other than talking/texting. B...
Mr. Ventura, do you attribute your dramatic drop in intellectual capacity over the past few years to your steroid use as a wrestler?
"4- Why haven’t you supported the Independence party of Minnesota since you left office."He didn't support it while he was IN office. The IP p...
mnblrmkr
Mar 19 2010 - 3:44 pm →
what was your favorite moment of the Tubby Smith era at The U?
gq rote
Mar 19 2010 - 3:30 pm →
If you really wanted to catch him off balance you'd ask my question.
That joke was lame.
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