Super Bowl Power Outage: Will Fridley Class of 2012 Take Credit?

And was there really enough juice at the half-lit Superdome to light up the city of Fridley?

Here is a sampling of local commentary on Twitter about the Super Bowl on Sunday and the power outage that darkened half the New Orleans Superdome just after play resumed in the second half. If you can't see the Storify above, read it at Storify.com.

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Minnesota Viking Chris Kluwe, former Michele Bachmann Staffer Spar on Gay Marriage

The Minnesota Vikings punter and former Chief of Staff for Rep. Michele Bachmann exchanged barbs over the marriage amendment last night on Twitter.

Former Rep. Michele Bachmann chief of staff and Bachmann for President Campaign Chair Andy Parrish decided to take the "Chris Kluwe Challenge" and engage the Minnesota Vikings' punter on a virtual discussion about the so-called Gay Marriage amdenment issue.  The back-and-forth began after Twitter user @joshuajhovey tweeted some foul language at Andy Parrish, deputy campaign manager for Minnesota for Marriage, an organization that supports the passage of the Marriage Amendment Act. The act would amend the state's constitution to read that marriage is between one man and one woman. After the foul tweet, Parrish called on Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe to respond. Kluwe has been an outspoken supporter of same-sex marriage in Minnesota.

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On Social Media, Fridley Police Officer Barry Pankonin Remembered by Family, Friends

A funeral for the Fridley officer was held Saturday.

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Twin Cities Residents React to Mitt Romney's Visit to Lake Minnetonka

The presumed Republican nominee made his way to the Twin Cities Thursday night.

Next week, Mitt Romney will be oceanside in Tampa, FL as he attempts to earn the Republican nomination for President of the United States.  Today, however, he was lakeside at the Lafayette Club as he visited the Twin Cities for a Republican fundraiser.  His motorcade was greeted by protesters, including a busload of supporters of President Barack Obama with signs and chants.  Here's some local reaction from social media users around the Twin Cities. 

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