DFL Governor Debate (with Gaertner confirmed!) at State Fair

Can you believe it? (Well... actually we probably can.)  Susan Gaertner skipped out on two events in two days!  First, we were going to meet her at the state fair.  There was some woman with what looked like a wig throwing off Bob Fletcher's lasso and dropping the charges against the RNC 8, but that turned out to be an actress.  Drat!  Then, at Mercado Central on Friday morning, she committed to show at the last minute, but apparently decided against it after we arrived early.

O Susan, where art thou? Oh, here we go: at this debate on Tuesday evening!  Surely you won't spurn us AND The Uptake... remember the live footage they had of the house raids and police brutality during the RNC?  Of course, if you dropped the charges and let Bob Fletcher deal with his own problems, we'd forgive you even if we never had the pleasure of seeing you again. Whaddaya say?

(Here's the deets... note you can submit questions in advance!)

http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=The+Uptake&init=quick#/event.php?eid=124014864092

From the Uptake Facebook Event:

Host: The UpTake
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Minnesota State Fair - Machinery Hill, AM950 Booth
Street: 1265 Snelling Ave N
City/Town: Saint Paul, MN
Phone: 6122341336
Email: jennifer.whigham@theuptake.org

Still recovering from last year's brutal election cycle? Gear up: the next battle's rumbling through. Join us for a DFL governor candidates' debate at the MN State Fair, hosted by The UpTake and AM950.

Sept 1st. 5 - 7 PM CT. Machinery Hill at the Minnesota State Fair. Moderated by Mike McIntee & Mark Heaney, you can drop by the booth to watch, or catch it live from home onhttp://www.theuptake.org and AM950, where you can participate & interact in our live blog.

What should we ask the candidates? Let us know! Here's how you can get us your questions:

1. Leave a comment on this event's wall.

2. Twitter @theuptake, or direct message us.

3. Send us an e-mail at info@theuptake.org.

Confirmed Candidates participating in this debate include:

Senator Tom Bakk

Senator Mark Dayton

Representative Matt Entenza

Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner

Senator Steve Kelley

Representative Tom Rukavina

Representative Paul Thissen

Not confirmed but invited:

Senator John Marty

Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Hope to see you there!