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It never really felt like summer, yet here it is: State Fair time. The folks at the fair posted the 2009 Food Finder last week to assist in finding your way from the deep-fried candy bar on a stick booth to the Scotch eggs on a stick booth.

MinnPost followers on Twitter, in a time when the subjects of health care and the obesity epidemic are front-page news, I invite you to proudly declare (tweet) your favorite Minnesota State Fair food! I, personally, vow to not leave the fairgrounds this year without inhaling the one-third pound slab of bacon, carmelized in maple syrup, and served, of course, on a stick.

Join Twitter, follow MinnPost, and tweet your answer, remembering to add #mp140 to your tweet. One Twitterer will receive two tickets to the 2009 Renaissance Festival in Shakopee. Winner will be announced Friday morning.

This week's winner:

mmiller404 Deep Fried Twinkie. Mixes everything, junk food, battered, fried, on a stick. State Fair Food in a nutshell. Can't wait. #MP140

Honorable mentions:

iamdez It would have to be "a stick" it goes well with everything from fruit to deep fried snicker bars. And it's all over the fair. #mp140

matlobi FavreWaffles with free flip flops. #mp140

Entries:

ldgagner fave state fair food — of my dreams — prontopups with veggie dogs — why can't they offer that?! #mp140

rohn cheese curds!! The best are across the street from the Butterfly House. #mp140

shopaholicchic Hands down the Wisconsin Cheese Curds! They don't make 'em like that anywhere else. & fresh rum taffy. #mp140

iamdez It would have to be "a stick" it goes well with everything from fruit to deep fried snicker bars. And it's all over the fair. #mp140

bznbdad australian battered potatoes + summit on tap #mp140

knowledgemama My fave MN State Fair Food? Australian Beer Battered Potatoes with Ranch. Yummy! #mp140

jbernMN #mp140 the Gizmo Sandwich is the best thing going at the MN State Fair

gwyndolyn I'll be contributing to the obesity epidemic with a bucket of sweet martha's cookies, a rice kristie bar and wash it down w/ a beer :)#mp140

mmiller404 Deep Fried Twinkie. Mixes everything, junk food, battered, fried, on a stick. State Fair Food in a nutshell. Can't wait. #MP140

holtzk It might not be the glitziest item on the menu but you can't go wrong with a good ol' deep fried corn dog. #mp140

wendy5by5 #mp140: Favorite MN State Fair food is definitely the pork chop on a stick. How do they get it to taste like a steak?

matlobi FavreWaffles with free flip flops. #mp140

CGrothaus #mp140: Hands down, the melt-in-your-mouth pork chops on a stick. Yeah, plural, because no one can eat only one.

wtongen #mp140: Favorite MN State Fair food? Bacon on stick, pronto pup (not just any corn dog) & the Honey Ice cream w/sunflower seeds

back4good My fav is the old standby: cheese curds. Don't know why, but they're just better at the Great MN Get Together! #mp140

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The beer summit between Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and his arresting officer, Sgt. Joseph Crowley, was held at the White House last Thursday. It inspired the Twitterati that a local summit could be convened, in part because a hometown beer, Summit, would be the appropriate sponsor.

This week's MP140 question for MinnPost followers on Twitter is "Which two Minnesotans would you like to see sit down and hash out their differences over a beer?" Political rivals? Vikings quarterbacks?

Join Twitter, follow MinnPost, and tweet your answer, remembering to add #mp140 to your tweet. The Twitterer with the best answer will receive two tickets to the 2009 Renaissance Festival in Shakopee. Winner will be announced Wednesday morning.

This week's winner:

burnunit I'd like a beer summit between the greatly aggrieved Strib commenters and nearly all the citizens of Minneapolis. #mp140

Entries:

girlmeetsgeek #mp140 Don Shelby and Myself. We would have a petite chat about how he should deliver the news. Then we'd do beer bongs...in handstands. BFF

cmnsensepolicy Max Goldman and John Gustafson #mp140

burnunit I'd like a beer summit between the greatly aggrieved Strib commenters and nearly all the citizens of Minneapolis. #mp140

kellympls #mp140: Al Flowers and RT Rybak

ubxs113 #mp140: Bob Dylan and my dad.

MrMileAMinute #mp140: Ofcourse Franken & Coleman Al would be the comedian he is tipsey but obviously right for the job and Coleman brains logic

DonEffenberger MN Beer Summit: How about Wally the Beer Man and U of M Regents head? Maybe they could resolve Gophers stadium 'Prohibition' problem #mp140

dgerber2777 Governor Pawlenty and Senator Pogemiller #mp140

Join MinnPost Thursday night for America's favorite pastimes: eating brats and drinking beer. Oh, and watching baseball as well! MinnPost is sponsoring Twitter-My-Face Night at the St. Paul Saints, Thursday, July 23. Nothing goes better with baseball than beer and brats, which brings me to this week's #mp140 question:

How do you top your brat? Sauerkraut and mustard? Chili peppers and horse radish? Sweet or savory... or a little of both? What are the key ingredients to top the perfect brat?

Join Twitter, follow MinnPost and tweet the perfect brat topper! Be sure to include #mp140 in your tweet. This week's winner will receive two tickets to the 2009 Renaissance Festival in Shakopee. Contest winner will be announced via tweet during the Saints versus Saltdogs game Thursday night.

Hope to see you (and your tweets) at the game Thursday night! Click here for more info.

This week's winner:

rfordice #mp140 simmer in Fat Tire, onions, green apples, keep onions/apples for topping brats after grilling. Perfection.

Entries:

kill_the_wabbit CURRYWURST! Ketchup (or mustard) with a generous amount of curry powder + carmelized onions. #mp140

sannthompson Melted cheddar cheese, mushrooms and a touch of mild mustard makes brats mouthwatering. #mp140

ubxs113 #mp140 There is only one acceptable topping, spicy brown mustard.

bigboxcar #mp140 Perfect brat: Go to Kramarczuk's & buy any (or all) kinds of brat. Buy K's sauerkraut. Buy K's buns. Grill, assemble, top w/ mustard.

rfordice #mp140 simmer in Fat Tire, onions, green apples, keep onions/apples for topping brats after grilling. Perfection.

justplainbob I prefer eating them naked. What? #mp140

panndder Take two brats, grill to perfection, slice one into small pieces to be used as garnish. Enjoy over Baseball. #mp140

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The Minneapolis Aquatennial enters its 70th year this weekend with milk carton races, sandcastle competitions, water ski shows and torchlight parades. Thousands of steadfast Minnesotans are expected to join in the fun despite the tough economic times.

MinnPost followers on Twitter, resourceful folk that you are, in 140 characters, tweet your idea for how to turn a favorite Aquatennial activity into an economic stimulus. Be sure to include #mp140 in your tweet.

My suggestion: Unemployed Twin Citians create Torchlight Parade floats displaying their work history, toss resumes from the float to potential employers.

This week's winner will receive two tickets to Momentum: New Dance Works 2009 presented by the Walker Art Center and the Southern Theater. Winner chosen Thursday morning!

This week's winner:

MikeKodada Milk carton boat racers instead design and build hydroelectric dams. They then race their dam against the other hydroelectric dams. #mp140

Entries:

BrittyLT #mp140: Being a former ambassador I suggest ladies crowned this year or those ending their reign use their speeches to give a personal pitch

callipygianking Land O'Bama Shovel-Ready Sand Infrastructure Competition at the Star Tribune Beach Bash #mp140

MikeKodada Milk carton boat racers instead design and build hydroelectric dams. They then race their dam against the other hydroelectric dams. #mp140

tonimiddleton Corporate sponsorships for milk carton racers with proceeds to election jobs program of Quicker Endings to Minnesota Senate Races #mp140

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MinnPost is proud to be a sponsor for this year's Minnesota Fringe Festival. On July 1, the Fringe launched their new website featuring show descriptions, times, locations, and a funky little kitty logo:

MinnPost followers on Twitter, this little kitty needs a name! Join Twitter, follow @MinnPost, and tweet a name befitting the mascot representing hundreds of performances of dozens of eclectic shows. Make sure #mp140 is in your tweet.

The winner will receive Fringe Festival treats! Contest ends Wednesday morning. Good luck!

The Fringe Festival staff has spoken, and they've selected "Wobbles" for the name of their kitty mascot! Congrats to Nick Busse from St. Paul!

Tuesday entries:

msupina Kitty should be named "Ed G. Katt". #mp140

ellierahrahrae Horatio is a damn fine name for a kitty. #mp140

peterwsetter Name the Fringe kitty: Shakes #mp140

thequeengeek #mp140 I love the kitty that Fringe Fest is using and I wish his name was Fitz for F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzie! GO TO FRINGE IF YOU CAN!!

NickBusse #mp140 Wobbles

waywillie #mp140: Snuffelbutt

spinnaker04 "#mp140" PARIDISO

ahold #mp140 Frank

tophatlady Arpeggio: #mp140: Fringe in a nutshell –noun Music. 1. the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously

frankpop obviously the fringe kitty's name should be "Ink Blot" #mp140

HOARYHEAD Scat Cat - which is what the kitty must do to make all the shows it deems worthy - which of course is all of them! #mp140

lafromboise the kitty's name is most definitely Spanky #mp140

OldSpiceGirl Name of Fringe cat "Jetta" because we have to run from one venue to next all the time. The cat can reflect that! ;-) #mp140

philfried Name of fringe cat--- "Inky" #mp140

miketrost093 Is the cat a boy or a girl? Either way, i think Queen Kittypatra is appropriate. #mp140

Peralaw "Buble" (as in Michael ____) #mp140

Monday's entries:

bentg Culture Cat #mp140

RachelAnnFlynn Cat's name: Rumpus. don't ask me why; just trust me on this. #mp140

nixnot Cat Name: Mange #mnfringe #mp140 and for bonus #nerdity I'll mention @happn_in here to enter their free iPod Touch contest. Yay Twitter!

damonleerunnals Cat's name: Bibs #mnfringe #mp140

kill_the_wabbit My personal wish for the #mnfringe #mp140 contest: Dorothy Zbornak. (Or technically, Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak-Hollingsworth.)

bstiteler Dominic Graydon Fuzzypants #mp140

wendy5by5 Name the Fringe kitty: Ernesto J. Cribbens Waddlesworth Longbody Poppet the Third #mp140 @MinnPost @MNFringe

screamblue Or "footlight" @mnfringe @MinnPost #mp140

screamblue Bit obvious maybe but... Minnie #mp140 @MinnPost @mnfringe

zenrhino Curtains #mp140

begerman Kitty name suggestion: Bilgey. #mp140

footenotes The name of this cat should be "eclat" (because Fringe Fest is always phat) #mp140

panopticon13 #mp140 Felix

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The climactic chapter in the U.S. Senate race is about to be written. Spielberg might pass on the story, but surely this contest deserves its own Movie of the Week, doesn't it? (Even Jesse Ventura got one.)

OK, maybe it doesn't, but MinnPost followers on Twitter, your job is to cast the actors who would play Al Franken and Norm Coleman in the TV movie. Will you go for look-alikes? Or B- or C- list thespians hoping to reinvigorate their careers in a gritty political drama?

My choices? Funnyman Eugene Levy as Al Franken and "Twin Peaks" star Chris Mulkey as Norm Coleman...

Join Twitter, follow MinnPost, and tweet your answer. Be sure to add #mp140 to your answer. This week's winner will receive a free appetizer and drink from the Red Stag supperclub at 509 First Avenue N.E. in Minneapolis. The winner will be announced Wednesday morning.

This week's winner:

amokros Albert Brooks as Franken; Eric Roberts as Coleman #mp140

Honorable mention:

ubxs113 #mp140 James Spader as Coleman and Jerry Seinfled as Franken.

Entries:

danielmunson #mp140 I think we'll see William Shatner as Al Franken and Leonard Nimoy as Norm Coleman and Pawlenty as the Republican Borg.

npalmy #mp140 If I had to watch a movie on this never ending race is Robert De Niro playing Norm and Gene Hackman for Al.

amokros Albert Brooks as Franken; Eric Roberts as Coleman #mp140 

wjcygan #mp140 Coleman: John Glover (http://bit.ly/qnBSP (expand)) and of course Franken must be played by Schwarzenegger. Bonus: Mark Ritchie > Ben Affleck. 

ubxs113 #mp140 James Spader as Coleman and Jerry Seinfled as Franken.

MarkGisleson Rosie O'Donnell and Dennis Miller, #mp140

ruthannharnisch #mp140 Coleman and Franken should play themselves, obviously. Start production now, while they're still idle, and shoot alternate endings.

marcwood #mp140 (2/2) If Ann Jillian can play herself in a biopic, so can Al.
 
marcwood #mp140 My pick to play Norm Coleman: Mark Metcalf, aka Neidermayer from Animal House and Seinfeld's "The Maestro."

Last Thursday, a 32-year-old woman from Brainerd, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, was told she owes $1.92 million in damages for downloading 24 songs from Kazaa. That comes out to $80,000 per song. Many music lovers would consider the tunes on their iPods priceless, but some of Thomas-Rasset's selections, like Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and Richard Marx's "Now and Forever," seem a bit over-priced.

MinnPost followers on Twitter, what song in your collection do you consider priceless? Or at least worth $80,000? My selection:

The live eight-minute, eight-second version of "How High the Moon" by Ella Fitzgerald

Join Twitter, follow MinnPost, and tweet what you consider to be the most priceless song you own. Be sure to include #mp140 in your tweet.

This week's prize: Two tickets to the July 8 Twins vs. New York Yankees game.

This week's winner:

Leoramaccabee #mp140 Bonnie Raitt's cover "Angel from Montgomery" - reminds me of change, hard but good. Played it 50x in a row when leaving college.

Honorable mentions:

MikeKodada Paying $80K would force me to move into the woods. I choose Madonna's "Ray of Light" as my song and bear repellant. #mp140

panndder A poem with a story, and another Duluth connection (1920 Lynchings and Thomas's first conviction): Desolation Row by Bob Dylan #mp140

julieblaha Here's to picking music for love, not fashion or iTunes or music critics. Without shame, my song is Copacabana. #mp140

callipygianking A recording of my drum corps' 2005 performance of Freebird that won us a national championship. #mp140

Tuesday's entries:

ubxs113 #mp140 The actual is far too humiliating to be posted in public so how about Southtown Girls by The Hold Steady 

angieandresen #mp140 Mary J. Blige's "Just Fine" has been a bit of an anthem over the past year, closely followed by "These Boots Are Made for Walkin"

cmnsensepolicy "Drink the Water" by Jack Johnson, but Don't tell RT, he might pay an extra $80,000 to use the song on tapmpls.com #mp140

kevinthoule #mp140 If you're going to have to pay $80K, it's best to "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" Monty Python Spamalot style!

justacoolcat "Company Store", since I can't pay the 80k upfront #mp140

pphenow title exemplifies RIAA attitude about alienating fans, So What by Miles Davis or by the Anti-Nowhere League (not Metallica’s version) #mp140

Monday's entries:

MikeKodada Paying $80K would force me to move into the woods. I choose Madonna's "Ray of Light" as my song and bear repellant. #mp140

danbarnes #mp140 "The Song Remembers When" by Hugh Prestwood (http://bit.ly/zX9Vk (expand)) and recorded by Tricia Yearwood (http://bit.ly/TFt1e (expand)), 1993. 

callipygianking #mp140 Radio show outtake of TPaw telling McClung "Maybe it's not such a bad idea to raise taxes on the rich so we don't cut health care..." 

andymergendahl #mp140 there is and will always be only one song standing head and shoulders above all others: Like a Roling Stone. 

rosscwilliams #mp140 "I Feel Free" Cream 

vtuss #mp140: "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" 

panndder A poem with a story, and another Duluth connection (1920 Lynchings and Thomas's first conviction): Desolation Row by Bob Dylan #mp140 

thomasjcollins Bernard Butler's "Stay" #mp140 

DanLWhelan "Shine on you Crazy Diamond (Parts I - IX)" by Pink Floyd, transferred complete from record, all vinyl hiss and pops included. #mp140 

Minneapolite #mp140 "Forever Young" by the Youth Group is the song that my future hubby and I first connected through, and our future First Dance! 

panopticon13 #mp140 "Money for Nothing" by the Dire Straits 

iamdez My $80,000 song is "It's 5 o'clock somewhere" If I'm going to pay 80G's for a song, I'm definitely going to need a beer. #mp140 

Leoramaccabee #mp140 Bonnie Raitt's cover "Angel from Montgomery" - reminds me of change, hard but good. Played it 50x in a row when leaving college. 

barrydahl My most priceless song? Feelin' Good Again by Robert Earl Keen. I'd pay $20 for that one song, but not $80,000. So, not priceless. #mp140 

callipygianking A recording of my drum corps' 2005 performance of Freebird that won us a national championship. #mp140 

funkomatic Most priceless song? Trip Shakespeare's 12min live version of "Applehead Man" from 'The Crane' 12". Ultrarare, from my college days #mp140 

50Poundhead My answer to the MN Post $80,000 Song Contest would be "Return of the Grevious Angel" by Gram Parsons.

cursedthing Trip Shakespeare "Snow Days" http://twt.fm/171369 ( @MinnPost What can I say, I'm a MN girl.) #mp140 #musicmonday #fb 

julieblaha Here's to picking music for love, not fashion or iTunes or music critics. Without shame, my song is Copacabana. #mp140

crazyrunnerguy #mp140 not a song, per se, but I'll take my original vinyl pressing of the Beatles's Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

roott333 My $80K song "You can call me Al [Franken]" #mp140 #mncontest Get on with it MN Sup. Court http://bit.ly/lT2i9

dbrauer So many! "The World's a Mess It's in my kiss" by X. Or "What's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding" by Nick Lowe.

ChristianHolter #mp140 An $80k song? Not sure any tune is worth THAT much, but I do fall in love again and again with Sufjan Steven's "Chicago."

dhaugen612 Most priceless song I own: "Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell" by Das Racist. Wallpaper remix http://hypem.com/track/809693 #mp140 

rfordice #mp140 Rolling Stones. Country Honk. Greatest line in any song ever: I just can't seem to drink you off my mind. 

dgerber2777 'How to be a Millionaire' by ABC #mp140

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It was announced late last week that the Iron Range museum, Ironworld, has changed its name to the Minnesota Discovery Center. The facility opened in 1977 as the Iron Range Interpretive Center, then became Ironworld USA in 1984. It was then called Ironworld Discovery Center, followed by simply Ironworld.

Concerned about perceptions the park was too connected to government and politics or that it's an amusement park with rides, Jaye Olson, chair of the Ironworld Development Corp. is quoted in the Hibbing Daily Tribune, saying, "The new name allows us to celebrate and explore this region's place in state history — as a center of industry, ingenuity and unique character."

MinnPost followers on Twitter, does the Minnesota Discovery Center do it for you? Doesn't matter — your task is to tweet a new name for Ironworld that represents the goals of the facility and also entices weary travellers to steer the family truckster to that particular exit.

Here's mine: Iron Range Rocktacular and Jello Wrestling Hippodrome

A winner will be chosen Wednesday morning. Join Twitter, tweet our answer (please include #mp140 in your tweet) and you may find yourself in the winner's circle.

This week's winner:

callipygianking #mp140 Incorporate a conservatory/butterfly garden. "Iron Butterfly World"

Honorable mentions:

ervinstembol Taconite, Hockey Fight & Insect Bite Tourist Site #mp140

bigboxcar "Rock and Ore Hall of Fame" #mp140

Tuesday's entries:

matlobi Ironworld: Or as T-Paw likes to call it, UnallotmentLand. The rich get in free, the rest of us pay triple. #mp140

MelvisWeb My new name for Ironworld in Chisholm, MN: Ferrous Viewers Dated Stuff. #mp140 

ervinstembol Taconite, Hockey Fight & Insect Bite Tourist Site #mp140 

ahold #mp140 how about Irony Museum. 

jenniferpoenix New name for Ironworld: The Neatest Place to Learn about the Iron Range's History in the Whole State! #mp140 

callipygianking #mp140 Incorporate a conservatory/butterfly garden. "Iron Butterfly World" 

BadBruce The Money Pit #mp140

Monday's entries:

danielmunson #mp140 "Rest Stop #1"

mnpsgadam Minnesota Hodge Podge of Random Things For State Funding #mp140

bigboxcar They should just partner with Hard Rock Cafe! "Iron Range Hard Rock Cafe" #mp140

bigboxcar "Rock and Ore Hall of Fame" #mp140 

DonEffenberger #mp140 Since the place changes names every 2 years anyway, it ought to work out short-term deal + call it "Robert Downey Jr.'s Ironworld" 

ChrisShields Taconite Taj Mahal? #mp140

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General Motors filed for Chapter 11 in Federal Bankruptcy Court on Monday. The New York Times reported G.M. sold 45 percent of the new vehicles in the U.S. in 1980. So far this year, G.M. has sold 19 percent of the new vehicles in the country.

The White House hopes to create a smaller, healthier General Motors. MinnPost followers on Twitter, in 140 characters or less, design the car that will bring G.M. back. My offering: "The Cadillac Espresso — the deluxe sedan with the built-in espresso machine for those long morning commutes. Get yer morning buzz from G.M.!"

Join Twitter, follow MinnPost, and offer your best answer. Please include #mp140 tag with your answer. A winner will be chosen Friday morning. Good luck!

This week's winner:

davincidad #mp140 The Buick Blowhard--powered by all the hot air blowing from the mouths of elected officials

Honorable mentions:

jrolson1013 #mp140 The Chevy Venture Capital. Runs on a "pay as you go" basis using any ATM card.

varikin Cadillac Chronos - the sedan that travels through time #mp140

Final entries:

Hitchcockcameo #mp140 the GM Soldier Savior. A new electric car that reduces our need, and the world's need, for oil thus reducing wars.

joelrosenberg #mp140 Easy: announce plans to ban the "automatic [transmission] assault car" -- watch the Hummers fly off the lots. Worked for the guns...

Thursday's entries:

davincidad #mp140 The Buick Blowhard--powered by all the hot air blowing from the mouths of elected officials. 

cmnsensepolicy The Chevrolet Boondoggle, with built in DMV, register your tabs while cruising on the bridge to nowhere! #mp140

kevinthoule The new Chevy BailOut: 40mph mini compact electric-ethanol-biodiesel hybrid. Sticker price: $30k. Dealer cost: $50 billion. #mp140 

auner01 #mp140 Glorious People's Revolutionary Automobile- runs on vodka-only seats 1 but the passengers can ride on the name alone!

jrolson1013 #mp140 The Chevy Venture Capital. Runs on a "pay as you go" basis using any ATM card.

iamdez The GMC Jimmy: IRS Edition. Easily submit your tax returns through the glove box. #mp140 

Vruno Night Ridder A car that has a vanity hood, but nothing underneath it. #mp140 

ervinstembol New GTO:GovtTakesOver! PLAN:Muscle Car. But Family Values Ofc. & Green T.F. fight Design Div. & Bureau of Marketing. REALITY:An Alero.#mp140 

GarretFelder The Chevy Preocupado: Equipped with a Kindle, auto coffee dispenser, & robotic face-shaving/makeup-applying arm for any knee driver #mp140

Wednesday's entries:

back4good Chevy Flex - Full-size SUV with removable hybrid mini-car. Have your SUV and drive green too. #mn140

varikin Cadillac Chronos - the sedan that travels through time #mp140

justacoolcat The GM 'Great American Streetcar' Be electric! #mp140

justplainbob GM's new sedan "The Dutcher." It runs great on Minnesota-made E85, but like Judi, doesn't seem to know what it is. #mp140

bigboxcar GM should buy the rights from AMC and produce the new Gremlin Hybrid car. #mp140

andythomson99 #mp140 escalade EXT fully electric with twice as many batteries as tesla roadster and full offroad package. What a beast!!! price = 200,000

This contest is now closed. See below for winner and honorable mentions.

Rumors are flying about our governor's potential presidential run. Supporters and critics have both been following his actions during this tumultuous legislative session.

MinnPost followers on Twitter, your task is to come up with Gov. Pawlenty's campaign slogan in 140 characters or less.

The Twitterer with the best slogan will receive four tickets to this Saturday's St. Paul Saints game against the Sioux Falls Canaries for "Re-Count Night." Forty Years of "Sesame Street" with everyone's favorite character: The "Re" Count. "Re" Count Giveaway (for the first 2,500 fans) is presented by TDS Metrocom and MinnPost.com.

Winner:

impactmax We've had Pawlenty of nothin', and nothing's Pawlenty for U.S. #mp140

Honorable mentions:

rfordice #mp140 Shoulda been McCain's veep; Now it's time to show people what a pit bull really does.

shellynn20 Pawlenty: Uncompromising, unalloting and unbalancing since 2002 #mp140

NickColeman T-Paw 2012 Slogan: DEATH BEFORE TAXES! Um, that's YOUR death, MY Taxes. How am I doing, Grover?

Thursday entries:

callipygianking #mp140 Pawlenty 2012: Just decisiveness, damn the consequences.

MNProgressive #mp140 TPaw for Prez: putting a friendly face on failed policies since 1999...but at least he's caught a walleye. 

GarretFelder Vote Pawlenty 2012: Because that whole Palin idea really panned out well #mp140

impactmax We've had Pawlenty of nothin', and nothing's Pawlenty for U.S. #mp140

rosscwilliams #mp140 Pawlentyin 2012, an undemocratic leader for un-Democratic Americans.

ChrisShields Pawlenty 2012: Chopping Down Health Care Like Paul Bunyan #mp140

Wednesday afternoon entries:

allendodd No New Taxes (that you can attribute directly to me). I have plausible deniability. #mp140

hoftmeister #mp140 - Pawlenty for President. Seriously. Cheney told him to run. 
 
orville76 #mp140 "the right white guy for a right white house" 

HOARYHEAD 2012 Pawlenty Slogan: Trust me to do what I want, not what you need. #mp140

cmnsensepolicy Pawlenty 2012, you thought he was hard on MAK and Poge, see what he has in store for Nancy and Harry! #mp140

DanLWhelan Pawlenty 2012: "Survival of the fittest. And the rich. Well ... maybe just the rich." #mp140 #awesomesauce

panndder Pawlenty 2012: No thanks, I don't need to work with the legislature. #mp140 

yourpalborno T-Paw 2012; Making Minnesota more Blue since 2002 (but I can change that!) #mp140

CarlBrookins VOTE FOR ME, I'LL RUIN EVERYTHING #mp140

princewally Breaking promises to my core demographic since 2000. But this time is different.

rfordice #mp140 Shoulda been McCain's veep; Now it's time to show people what a pit bull really does.

Early entries:

tonimiddleton Pawlenty 2012: Minnesotans are kicking me out; please, America, give me a new white house. #MP140 

rosscwilliams #mp140 Pawlenty! He'll balance the budget AND make the trains run on time. 

matlobi Pawlenty '12: It's my way or, scratch that, it's just my way. #mp140 

StayinPositive "Pawlenty of Nothin'" #mp140

gormsby Pawlenty 2012: The audacity of ...well...just the frackin' audacity. #mp140

pop40 Step 1: Death by 1000 tax and spending cuts. Step 2: ??? Step 3: T-Paw 2012! #mp140 #underpantsgnomes

NickColeman T-Paw 2012 Slogan: DEATH BEFORE TAXES! Um, that's YOUR death, MY Taxes. How am I doing, Grover?

megalomac Tpaw is smart, Tpaw is cool, a vote for Tpaw is a vote for you #tpaw #mp140

shellynn20 Pawlenty: Uncompromising, unalloting and unbalancing since 2002 #mp140

christruscott Pawlenty for (Red State) America: Because We Can Do Better Than Wasilla -- Barely #mp140