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Come Saturday Morning: Here’s to You, Karl Bremer |
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| By: Phoenix Woman Saturday February 18, 2012 6:45 am |
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If you’ve read or heard anything having to do with Michele Bachmann over the last year or so, the chances are very good that it had its origin in one of three places: The Dump Bachmann blog, G.R. Anderson’s 2006 City Pages article “The Chosen One“, and Ripple in Stillwater, the blog home of famed and longtime Minnesota journalist Karl Bremer. Bremer, whose work on covering Bachmann got props from The Awl’s Abe Sauer, is not afraid to let the chips fall where they may in his fights against bogosity — such as the $700 million Boondoggle Bridge planned for the sleepy river town of Stillwater, Minnesota (Karl’s home town – hence the name of his blog).
Two months ago, Karl found out he has pancreatic cancer. He could use a few virtual hugs right now, I reckon. This tune’s for him.
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Don’t know Karl Bremer but thoughts and prayers are with him. One of my best friends ever died a few years ago from pancreatic cancer. One of the tougher ways to go.
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Thanks, D.
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Wow! Take THAT, Rahm!
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(((Karl)))
Minnesotans—even we weekend Minnesotans—who see up close and personal the creepiness that is Michele appreciate the hard work of folks like Karl, and you, too, PW.
~ Prairie (still convinced half her voters think she’s a flower lady…. /boxturtle)
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Much love, prayers, and thanks from the Carolinas for Karl.
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Sad to say that former Dead manager John McIntyre died. Last time I saw him was last May when he shared our table at a wedding reception for bike guy Gary Fisher.
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Morphine Rocks … or … sorry about Karl, who I’ll take your word on.
I have pancreaitis (sp) as of a few years ago Dec ’08 … given that I spent most of ’77 to ’81 living on 2 6 packs or more 6 or more nights a week, there are a lot of other reasons I outta be dead.
That pancreas thing HURTS like a @$#$@%%^. They gave me morphine for a day or two, and I KNEW instantly why that shit is additive. Whew.
Oh yeah, the pain really really really sucks.
1 of the down sides of being dead, for me, is NOT being able to call out lying sacks of fascist shit like Bachmann – good luck and My best to Karl.
rmm.
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