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Bill Clinton Visits St. Cloud State Campus! And I Have Pictures To Prove It…

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Eric Austin

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go hear former President, Bill Clinton, speak at St. Cloud State University. The event was great and President Clinton was awesome as usual. My location gave me a wonderful spot to snap an excessive amount of pictures using my novice photography skills. So, here they are in a slideshow or you can view them over at my flickr page… If you want to watch the event, head over to The Uptake and watch the replay of the whole event!

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“Phantom Candidate” To Run In MN 6th District. Needs 1000 Signatures…

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Eric Austin

Curtis Hed, who works as a professional magician and lives in Becker, announced in a facebook post yesterday that he is running for the Minnesota 6th Congressional District seat currently held by Representative Michele Bachmann. Calling himself the “phantom candidate” because the website name was available and “sounded cool“, Hed introduced his campaign and his purpose for seeking the office. Hed asked followers to provide him with signatures by Tuesday, June 5th so that his name could appear on the ballot rather than having to run a write-in campaign as he previously thought and had written on his campaign website. It is not entirely clear what issues Hed will focus on in his campaign against establishment candidates, Jim Graves (DFL) and Michele Bachmann (R), but … Continue reading →

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