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Breaking: Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis
KSTP TV 5/ME | 8/1/07 | Me

Posted on 08/01/2007 4:28:27 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Just turned on the news. 35W bridge collapsed in the Mississippi River. Cars, trucks, semis.....

Fires burning, tanker trucks, at least one school bus, more than ten cars......

Just now breaking.......


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 35w; breaking; bridge; bridgecollapse; bridges; btld; collapse; corrosion; engineering; infrastructure; jihad; minneapolis; mosques; mothman; prayerforminnesotans; rust; slownewsday; terroristattack; transportation; twincitiescell
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To: SergeiRachmaninov

>>I heard that John Edwards is on the way. Said he didn’t want to cause any distraction by campaigning, but he would like to pass out a few business cards just in case this White House gig doesn’t pan out.<<

LOL! You’re amazing!


961 posted on 08/01/2007 6:24:56 PM PDT by netmilsmom (To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)
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To: RDTF

I saw that. They just got done doing a press conf with a doctor at HCMC and he says that they have one dead on site - probably due to drowning.


962 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:00 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
One TV station is reporting 22 non-critical, 6 critical, 1 fatality, so far, based on reports from local hospitals.
963 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:08 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: msnpatriot

You can bet the FBI is screening their phone calls and their websites rught now for just such a reaction.


964 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:11 PM PDT by Palladin (Judge Munley is a nincompoop.)
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To: JFC

I said the same thing to my Hubby a little while ago.


965 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:13 PM PDT by Halls (check out my profile and it will explain everything!(Vote for someone who will seal our borders!))
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To: SergeiRachmaninov
I heard that John Edwards is on the way.

Thats sad... but funny.

966 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:14 PM PDT by Mark was here (Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?)
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To: kidd; Petronski
I posted this earlier (and now, at post 901, is an actual quote, pretty close to my speculation) -- what would you have them Say?

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Just exactly what SHOULD HS or other LE say at this point? Media is screaming at them "Is it terrorism, is it terrorism?"

I don't care if they are all Superman, at this point, H + 90 minutes, roughly, any central spokesman knows about what the rest of us know (unless, of course, someone was seen planes flying into the bridge, RPGs, etc).

Isn't the right answer, at this moment, "I don't know, we have no evidence of anything right now, we're working it as hard as we can, consistent with rescue." ?

And would not the media report that as "No evidence of terorism"?

Or would you prefer: "We don't know squat, but we're real suspicious of Muslims" as the stock reponse to any and all disasters (Texas liquefied gas, bridge grates anywhere, highway cave-ins, guys in NYC who blow up themselves and their house so wifey won't get it, etc., etc.)

There are real terrorists, and they do really bad things -- but there are also ordinary human disasters, in far greater numbers (at least right now).

967 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:15 PM PDT by BohDaThone
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To: spunkets
There's no record heat. It's only 80 there at noon and this is Aug.

Every media report I've heard since this broke has mentioned a heat wave. Take it up with them. I'm in Penna.

THere it is. THe bridge was found to be collapsing last year. I'll bet they had a meeting or 2 about that.

And if they found all the defects, it was not a contributing factor. But not if they did not.

968 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:22 PM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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To: Abigail Adams

“It was in the 90s today.”

That’s not hot for concrete or steel. It was over 90 here today as well. At least 1/3 of the country considers that to be pretty cool.


969 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:22 PM PDT by Poser (Willing to fight for oil)
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To: SkyPilot

That’s the photo where it looks to me like the concrete footing pair may have settled. The lower left pillar appears leaning towards the river.


970 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:27 PM PDT by bvw
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To: justa-hairyape
Homeland Security expects a terrorist group to call them immediately after the attack, to claim responsibility and then to actually prove that responsibility beyond a reasonable doubt. No idea what happened here, but we can at least be fairly certain that we are not under attack from Martians.

This is the kind of speculation that gives FR a bad name. Remember the hotel deck in KC that collapsed about 20 years before anyone heard of AQ? Was that terrorism? How about the bridge in CT that dived about 20 years ago? Sometimes engineers FU. Sh@@ happens.

971 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:45 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: JFC

John and Elizabeth Edwards have just arrived in town.


972 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:45 PM PDT by angcat ("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
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To: eyespysomething

Short for Blunt Force Trauma - impact damage.

Fox reporting that EMS has shifted to body recovery.


973 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:46 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: sten

Top picture, pillar, trash can?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1874950/posts?page=445#445


974 posted on 08/01/2007 6:25:55 PM PDT by AliVeritas
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

It’s nice to be seen. My whole family lives in the western suburbs and they’re freaked out too. This hits close to a lot of people.


975 posted on 08/01/2007 6:26:49 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg
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To: AliVeritas

Hi Ali. What’s up? Cibco and I are OK.


976 posted on 08/01/2007 6:26:56 PM PDT by defconw ( "God hasn't promised us tomorrow, but he has promised us eternity."- Tony Snow)
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To: All

http://www.freep.com

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070801/NEWS07/70801094/1054/SPORTS06

“At least 3 die when bridge over Mississippi River collapses”
August 1, 2007
ASSOCIATED PRESS
UPDATED AT 9:05 P.M.: MINNEAPOLIS —

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Janet Stately, of Minneapolis, told the St. Paul Pioneer Press she was driving southbound on Interstate 35W from Duluth with her daughter, Brianne. Stately said she exited onto University Avenue just minutes before reaching the bridge. On the overpass, she heard the cracking of the structure and smoke rising from below, the newspaper said on its Web site.”


977 posted on 08/01/2007 6:27:03 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: SergeiRachmaninov
I heard that John Edwards is on the way. Said he didn’t want to cause any distraction by campaigning, but he would like to pass out a few business cards just in case this White House gig doesn’t pan out.

Even under sorrowful circumstances, humor is good. That is funny!

978 posted on 08/01/2007 6:27:09 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Soon to be Fredbacker1)
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To: chesty_puller
I have a horrible image of you sending a text......to a midget.

?up shrty! lol .Howz teh air dwn thr?
lukn at lotz of crochs? lol u must b @ least dis tal (!) 2 reed th txt! lol

979 posted on 08/01/2007 6:27:26 PM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: Spktyr

Ah, thanks.

Prayers for all.

Isn’t this pretty quick to switch to recovery from rescue?


980 posted on 08/01/2007 6:27:39 PM PDT by eyespysomething
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