With campaign activities having taken me away from my family much of the time this summer, I’ve decided to take them to the Minnesota State Fair today, so we can spend some time together before everyone heads off to school next week.

Evening Update

At the entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds: Paddy (2), Matt (11), Pam, and Tim Immelman (13).

Tim and Matt at the Minnesota State Fair.

New Feature on this Site

I launched a new feature on this site Saturday night — telling my life story in pictures — after Rep. Michele Bachmann gave me the idea to introduce myself to the public: 

Bachmann said she welcomed Immelman to the race.

“I am excited about that challenge,” she said. “I believe he’s a professor, and I look forward to the challenge. I think it’s great. I love more people in the mix, so I look forward to it. He’ll have to introduce himself to the public and let people know where he stands.”

(The above is from a Minnesota Public Radio report. Read about it here or listen to it here.)

So, I have now added a photo gallery to my issue pages, which can be accessess by clicking on the ”Biography” tab at the top of this page and scrolling all the way down (or click here). I will add photos as time permits to fill in the pictorial gaps in my life history.

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GTN 16 Candidate Statement

On August 27, I recorded a candidate statement for the Ramsey/Washington Counties Suburban Cable Commission, through its Government Television Network (GTN). The statement will be cablecast multiple times on GTN TV-16 prior to the Sept. 9 primary. Following is the text of the statement.

My name is Aubrey Immelman and I’m challenging the party-endorsed candidate for the Republican nomination in the Sixth Congressional District.

My main reason for running is U.S. national security – specifically, the unintended consequences of the Iraq war.

Plain and simple, the invasion of Iraq was a mistake.

More than just exacting a huge cost in American blood, treasure, and loss of international stature, our military intervention in Iraq has created complex security challenges for the United States.

Before the invasion, we had in place a very successful containment policy against Iraqi aggression – preserving a delicate balance of power between Iran and Iraq in one of the world’s most volatile regions, the Middle East.

The removal of Saddam has empowered Iran, with its nuclear ambitions, and placed Iraq under the control of Islamist Shi’ite leaders closely aligned with Iran – thereby creating an infinitely more serious threat to U.S. national security in the region than existed before the invasion.

I’m the only candidate in the Sixth District congressional race with military experience, trained as an airborne soldier in counterinsurgency and anti-terrorist operations and with professional credentials as a military consultant on nuclear counterproliferation, threat assessment, deterrence, and psychological operations.

I offer my specialized training and expertise to help secure the vital national security interests of the United States in the wake of the attacks of 9/11 and emerging security threats triggered by the ill-conceived, short-sighted Iraq war.

I have not taken any money to run for office, am not beholden to special interests, and come with no strings attached. My first responsibility will be to ordinary Minnesotans in the Sixth District.

In my campaign, I have walked the length of the District, 100 miles from Freeport in the north to Stillwater in the south, and across the District, 50 miles from Foley in the east to Paynesville in the west. With my feet firmly on the ground, my loyalties are clear.

I disdain the deplorable level of partisanship in Washington. I will reach across the aisle, where possible, to get things done and will strive to work productively with all reasonable people. Despite ideological differences, we’re all American.

There are some things worth dying for. But invading countries that pose no imminent threat to the United States is not one of them.

I’m Aubrey Immelman, and I’m asking for your vote September 9.

Thank you.

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NEW EVIDENCE OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN AL-MALIKI GOVERNMENT

Senior Iraqi Official Suspected of Militia Links

Aug. 28, 2008

BAGHDAD – A senior official in Nouri al-Maliki’s government was in custody Thursday suspected of ties to Iranian-backed Shiite militias and plotting a June bombing that killed 10 people, including four Americans, Iraqi authorities said.

The arrest of Ali al-Lami — taken Wednesday as he left a plane arriving from Lebanon — reinforced suspicions about Tehran’s influence within the Shiite-led Iraqi government and could open wider probes into Shiite networks, including possible links to Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

Al-Lami heads a commission responsible for keeping Saddam Hussein loyalists out of government posts and has been a target of criticism from Sunni leaders who claim the government wants to limit the overall Sunni voice in political and security issues. …

Iraqi Shiite parties that dominate the government maintain close ties to Iran, where many key figures spent years in exile during Saddam’s rule. …

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Iran’s Rise Owes Much to Iraq War

March 11, 2008

Excerpts from an earlier analysis by Alistair Lyon:

TEHRAN – Five years on, Iran can thank the United States for unwittingly aiding its drive for regional power by ousting Saddam Hussein, one of Tehran’s deadliest foes. …

The Iraqi army’s swift collapse in 2003 left Shi’ite-ruled Iran with no indigenous military rival nearby. … Windfall oil revenues have further fuelled the Islamic Republic’s heady sense of power under its combative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has defied Western-led efforts to contain Tehran’s nuclear aspirations through U.N. sanctions.

“Every 24 hours we are earning $270 million … in hard currency – a magic amount,” said Iranian economist Saeed Leylaz. “Iran can transfer its petrodollars to buy loyalty internally and strategic partnerships externally.”

In the last five years, non-Arab Iran has become a weighty player in Iraq, nurturing ties to Shi’ite and other factions. It has gained clout elsewhere in the Arab world via its alliances with Syria, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas group. …

On a roll

Psychologically Iran appears to hold the upper hand. …

In the last few months, several Arab leaders have visited Tehran, while Ahmadinejad has made groundbreaking trips to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, partly in a bid to allay Arab concerns about Iran’s new regional sway.

“It shows that whatever the Arabs think of Iran’s leaders, they must take into account that after Saddam’s fall, Iran is emerging as a major power in the area,” the diplomat said.

This is anathema to the United States, whose relations with Iran have been marked by mutual venom since the 1979 Islamic revolution overturned its main Gulf ally, the Shah. …

Iran, while bent on thwarting U.S.-Israeli aims in the region, wants Iraq to remain a single state that would secure the interests of its Shi’ite community, but would not be strong enough to threaten its neighbors, analysts in Tehran said. …

IRAQ WAR CASUALTIES STILL MOUNTING

U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4,150

As of Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at least 4,150 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

At least 30,568 service members have been wounded in hostile action and about 33,000 service members  in non-hostile action requiring medical evacuation since the war began in March 2003.

+ A soldier died Thursday in Baghdad, a day after sustaining wounds from small-arms fire.

+ A soldier was killed Thursday by an explosive in eastern Baghdad.

+ A soldier died Thursday from a non-combat incident in Ninewa.

Remember Their Sacrifice

Identifications reported by the military:

•  Army Sgt. David K. Cooper, 25, Williamsburg, Ky.; died Wednesday in Baghdad of wounds suffered from small arms fire in Qadasiyah, Iraq; was assigned to Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
• Army Spc. Michael L. Gonzalez, 20, Spotswood, N.J.; died Thursday in Baghdad of wounds suffered by an explosive; was assigned to the 340th Military Police Company, Fort Totten, N.Y.

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IN THE MEDIA: CAMPAIGN NEWS

Sixth District Republican Candidate for Congress, Aubrey Immelman, Achieves Walk Around District

Aubrey Immelman had a goal of walking around the Sixth District in his quest to be the next Sixth District congressional member. He achieved that goal.

By T.W. Budig
ECM Capitol reporter
Aug. 28, 2008

Excerpts:

Whatever his future political achievement, Aubrey Immelman has achieved a physical one.

Immelman, a professor of political psychology at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University and 6th Congressional District Republican candidate, recently completed a walk across the wide district.

Actually staged in two parts, Immelman, who hopes to replace Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Stillwater, estimates that all told he logged about 150 miles slogging down roadways in the 6th. …

“One of the points (of the walk) was to say that I crisscrossed the district, that I walked the length of it from Freeport in the North to Stillwater in the South,” he said.

“I  crossed from Foley to Paynesville in the West — I had my feet firmly on the ground, firmly in touch with the district and not jetting off to Alaska and the Louisiana Gulf Coast and so on,” said Immelman, referring to Bachmann’s recent congressional energy tours across the United States.

Showing off commitment

“The purpose of that was to show my commitment — that I have my feet on the ground, so to speak,” he said. …

Asked if his walk across the district was worthwhile, Immelman gave a qualified ‘Yes.’

“It was worthwhile in the sense that I set a goal for myself,” said Immelman.

“It was my first campaign promise and really my only one, and I kept that promise,” he said.

Aubrey Immelman’s family — Pam, Patrick (2), Matt (11), Tim (13), and Elizabeth (9) – welcome him upon arrival in Lowell Park on the St. Croix River, Stillwater, Minnesota, after his 100-mile congressional campaign swing on foot from Freeport in Central Minnesota to Stillwater on the Wisconsin border, August 16, 2008.

AFTERNOON UPDATE

From Eric Zaetsch’s “Developers are Crabgrass” blog, dated Friday, Aug. 29, 2008:

VOTER EMPOWERMENT: Sept. 9 Primary Election Info. is Online at the Anoka County Website …

Excerpt

Credit U.S. Sixth Congressional District GOP candidate Aubrey Immelman, for the helpful “voting-hints” idea (see his website here, for his posting), but remember it has specific information for his residency area, at the western end of the Sixth District – and he credits a mailing sent OUT by GOP incumbent Michele Bachmann).

Immelman’s posting also is my source for the Secretary of State absentee info.

I received no Bachmann mailing as he alludes to, so it might have been party-targeted info.

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Belated

Without the luxury of a conventional campaign staff, it’s difficult to stay on top of all relevant information in the blogosphere; here’s a post by Eric Zaetsch on another blog, dated Aug. 10, 2008, which I picked up just today:  

Aubrey Immelman …. has focused on issues – a differing conservatism than Bachmann touts and uses – and he’s got a brain.

That is my favorite primary, although I fear Immelman will not be on the November ballot. It would be great for the Sixth District if he were to gain a primary victory.

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This morning I’m traveling to Annandale, where I will be on-air live with Dan “Ox” Ochsner of Newstalk KNSI AM 1040 (Leighton Broadcasting), who is broadcasting from 8-11 a.m. today out of Camp Friendship (.pdf), near Annandale.

Friendship Ventures is a non-profit agency that creates educational, recreational, and social opportunities for people of all ages with mental and physical developmental disabilities.

On Newstalk KNSI AM 1450 with Dan “Ox” Ochsner and Mike Landy at Camp Friendship, Annandale.

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This afternoon, I travel to White Bear Lake to record a candidate statement for the Ramsey/Washington Counties Suburban Cable Commission, through its Government Television Network (GTN).

The statement will be cablecast multiple times on GTN TV-16 prior to the Sept. 9 primary.

Update: GTN TV-16 Candidate Statement
 

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HUMAN TOLL OF IRAQ WAR CONTINUES TO RISE

U.S. Soldier Dies in Baghdad

Aug. 27, 2008

BAGHDAD – The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of wounds suffered in a roadside bombing in northeast Baghdad.

A U.S. statement says the soldier’s vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb Tuesday. …

The latest death brings to 20 the number of American soldiers who have died in Iraq this month. That’s up from the 13 deaths suffered in July but still well below monthly tolls of a year ago.

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As of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at least 4,148 members of the U.S. military have died; 30,568 have been wounded in hostile action; and an additional 33,000 service members have been injured in non-hostile action in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003.

Remember Their Sacrifice

ECONOMIC COST OF THE IRAQ WAR

War costs US families $20,000 (AP, Nov. 13, 2007)
Congressional report looks at ‘hidden’ costs like surge in oil prices

Iraq costs US $12 billion per month (AP, March 9, 2008)
Economists project much higher ‘burn rate’ than government estimates

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FOCUS ON IRAQ

My signature issue (and chief reason for contesting this election) is U.S. national security — my main concern being the unintended consequences of the Iraq war.

Plain and simple, the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. More than just exacting a huge cost in American blood, treasure, and loss of international stature, our military intervention in Iraq has created complex security challenges for the United States.

I offer my specialized training and expertise to help secure the vital national security interests of the United States in the wake of the attacks of 9/11 and emerging security threats triggered by the Iraq war.

I’m the only candidate in the Sixth District congressional race with military experience, trained as an airborne soldier in counterinsurgency and anti-terrorist operations and with professional credentials as a military consultant on nuclear counterproliferation, threat assessment, deterrence, and psychological operations.

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Bombers Kill Dozens as Violence Erupts in Iraq
One blast targets police recruits; another explosion kills family

A U.S. soldier helps a boy wounded by a car bomb in Tikrit, Iraq. (Photo credit: Sabah Al-Bazee / Reuters)

 
Aug. 26, 2008

BAGHDAD – Three blasts killed at least 34 Iraqis on Tuesday, most of them in a suicide car bombing that struck a group of police recruits, officials said. It was one of the highest daily casualty tolls in recent months.

Two of the bombs went off in Diyala province. … In the provincial town of Jalula, an assailant drove a car toward a building where new police recruits had assembled, said Col. Ahmed Mahmoud Khalifa, the local police chief.

The car approached the building but was stopped by guards. The driver then detonated the explosives, the chief said. He said 25 people were killed and 40 wounded. …

Elsewhere in Diyala, a roadside bomb struck a van carrying a Sunni family near the town of Mandali along the Iranian border, said Col. Sarchal Abdul-Karim, a spokesman of Iraqi border guards in the area.

Five members of the family were killed, including two women and two children, the spokesman said. …

Also Tuesday, a bomb planted in a parked car killed four people and wounded six, including three policemen, in the city of Tikrit north of Baghdad.

The explosion went off during morning rush hour in a central street used by local government officials to go to work, said a police official. …

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WALKING TOUR UPDATE

This afternoon, I traveled to Paynesville, on the western boundary of the Sixth District, to talk to the Paynesville Press and to complete the last few miles of my walk from Foley to Paynesville, which I had to suspend in Roscoe , six miles west of Paynesville, last Saturday afternoon to make it back in time to Rockville for the Rock-Fest parade.

Downtown Paynesville, where I ended my second walking tour, a 50-mile campaign swing across the Sixth Congressional District down Highway 23 from Foley in the east to Paynesville in the west.

Arriving at City Hall in downtown Paynesville at the end of the walking tour.

Walking to Paynesville on Campaign Trail

By Ellarry Prentice
Paynesville Press

Aubrey Immelman of Sartell, the Republican opponent of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in the Sixth Congressional District primary contest, took a unique approach to his campaign: walking.

The St. John’s/St. Ben’s University psychology professor decided to walk the length of the district — from Freeport to Stillwater, and then down Highway 23 from Foley to St. Cloud, then west to Rockville, Cold Spring, and Paynesville — to deliver his message and meet constituents.

Immelman displayed his campaign sign as he arrived in Paynesville on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The Republican congressional challenger’s core issues are national security, law enforcement/public safety, and illegal migration/border security.

He feels it necessary to spend time in the district he hopes to represent in Washington. A statewide primary will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

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A FIRST LOOK AT THE PRIMARY BALLOT

The Sept. 9 Minnesota state primary election is two weeks from tomorrow. Here’s a first look at the State Partisan Primary Ballot for Stearns County, in which Federal offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives) only are being contested. Some counties in the Sixth Congressional District will include contests for State races (Minnesota House and Senate). I’m the first name listed under the header “U.S. Representative District 6” in the middle column.

Click here to see a larger image of the sample ballot.

Because the State of Minnesota does not have party registration, we have “open primaries” – meaning any registered voter — Republican, Democrat, or independent — is permitted to vote in the Republican primary. Eligible U.S. citizents who are not registered to vote may register at the polls on Primary Election Day, Sept. 9.

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INFORMATION ON VOTING IN THE SEPTEMBER 9 PRIMARY

Sixth District incumbent Rep. Michele Bachmann recently sent out an information packet to Republicans on voting in the Sept. 9 Republican Primary, which contains useful information on voting absentee by mail or in person and voting on primary day. The information is relevant to all voters, irrespective of party-political affiliation. Note, however, that the addresses, telephone, and fax numbers provided in the image below are for Stearns County residents. If you live in Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Anoka, or Washington County, please contact your local county auditor. 

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ABSENTEE BALLOTS 

In her recent mailing to Sixth District Republican voters, Rep. Bachmann also enclosed two Absentee Ballot Applications from the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State for both the primary and general election, one blank and the other with the voter’s name and address already filled out. Please note that completing and submitting the form received in the mail does not bind you to voting for any particular candidate. 

Click here for information from the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State about absentee voting.

Obtain an Absentee Ballot Application online:

Adobe format (.pdf)

Word format (.doc)

Large print (.pdf)

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PROBLEMS VIEWING THIS WEBSITE? 

I received a report that this website may not render correctly for users using Firefox or IE6 browsers. I’ve also noticed that one of the computers in my office does not display all photgraphs in the blog. Please contact me at info@immelman.net if you encounter any difficulties.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

I posted two new YouTube campaign videos under “Update” in the blog entry for Day 39 (Aug. 22, 2008).

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NEWS FROM IRAQ

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 in Baghdad

Residents wait for the funeral of suicide bomb attack victims in Baghdad. (Photo credit: Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud / Reuters)

 
Aug. 24, 2008

BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a dinner feast in western Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib district on Sunday, killing 25 people, police said.

The attack, the biggest in weeks, took place at the home of a local sheikh who was holding the feast to celebrate the release of his son from U.S. detention, police said. Women and children were among the dead, as were some men believed to be members of U.S.-backed neighborhood patrols. …

In other violence on Sunday, assailants attacked police patrols in Baghdad and Baqouba, northeast of the capital.

Gunmen driving an ambulance opened fire on a foot patrol in Baqouba, capital of the turbulent Diyala province, killing three policemen and wounding a bystander, police said.

In eastern Baghdad, assailants set off back-to-back roadside bombs. …

Full story

Late update

A U.S. soldier was killed today by small-arms fire in northern Baghdad.

Remember His Sacrifice

Related links

Iraq Casualties

Afghanistan Casualties 

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

St. Stephen Church Festival Next Weekend

Church of St. Stephen

ST. STEPHEN — St. Stephen Church will host its annual festival Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at the St. Stephen Catholic Church grounds at 103 Central Ave S., St. Stephen.

Sunday’s activities begin at 5 p.m. with food and refreshments. A firefighters’ water ball fight is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. A street dance will follow from 6-10 p.m. featuring Corridor playing rock ’n’ roll music from the 1970s and 1980s.

The festival will resume at 11 a.m. Monday with a pork chop dinner and homemade pie. Live music by the JJ’s and Laverne & the Starlights will run from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Other Labor Day activities include food stands, a country auction, a country store and a quilt stand.

There will be a large inflatable obstacle course for children and games for people of all ages.

Those who wish to try their luck have several opportunities: a grand raffle with more than 100 prizes or a goat raffle, whose lucky winner will go home with … a goat.

“Some people would really like a goat and some wouldn’t. What’s fun about (the goat raffle) is you can also put someone else’s name on the ticket,” the Rev. Robert Harren said. “We tried it last year and had so much fun with it that we’re going to try it again. Last year the winner really wanted the goat and really appreciated it.”

The festival is free and open to the public.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the church’s general fund.

For information, call the St. Stephen parish office at 251-1520.

Acknowledgment: Content by courtesy of the St. Cloud Times.

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Sixth District Walking Tour — Phase 2 Wrap-Up

After walking down Highway 23 from Foley to St. Cloud and Waite Park yesterday, I will resume the walk today in Waite Park, heading west down Highway 23 to Rockville, Cold Spring, Richmond, and Paynesville (30 miles), for a total of 54 miles yesterday and today.

In Rockville, I will drop in on the annual Rock-Fest festival, whose theme this year is “Cowtacular Days.” Today’s activities include 1K and 5K fun runs, carnival games, food, booths, pony rides, and contests at John Clark School, a parade at 6:30 p.m., a wild west show, a beer garden, live music, and fireworks to conclude the day.

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Update

I ended up spending a whole lot more time at Rockville Rock-Fest than I had planned, talking to folks — including one who sold me a ticket to the Rockville Area Sportsman Club’s gun raffle. The club is selling 1,500 tickets for a donation of $10 each. The drawing for the 10 firearms, mostly shotguns, is at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Rockville Parish Center.

I wanted to get back to Rockville in time for the 6:30 p.m. parade, so I called it a day in Roscoe, about six miles short of reaching Paynesville. I’ll return on Monday to complete the walk.

Kneeling at a monument to life at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Roscoe at the end of the day’s walk.

I was at the parade purely as a spectator and did not walk in it, but I saw several other candidates for public office: Minnesota House District 15A incumbent Steve Gottwalt, his DFL challenger Joanne Dorscher, Sixth Congressional District DFL candidate El Tinklenberg, and a Bachmann float.

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Sixth District Walking Tour Resumes Today

Today and Saturday I will undertake a second walking tour across the Sixth District, down Highway 23 from Foley to Paynesville, to draw attention to the Sept. 9 primary.

At 9 a.m. this morning, I will be outside the Benton County Courts Facility (615 Highway 23) in Foley to respond to questions from interested reporters or members of the public, after which I will set out on foot for St. Cloud.

After finding a bridge that’s safe to cross the Mississippi, I will proceed along Division Street to the Waite Park City Hall, from where I will resume my walk on Saturday morning.

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Update

With three of my children at the entrance to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Jail, and Courts Facility before hitting the road.

Starting the day’s walk at the Benton County Courts Facility in Foley.

This YouTube video shows three of my children (Matt, 11; Elizabeth, 9; and Paddy, 2) walking with me a short distance in a safe area off the highway in Foley:

After walking through St. Cloud along Division Street, I reached the Waite Park City Hall before 6 p.m.

Next to Waite Park City Hall at the end of the day’s walk. In the background is Westchester Park apartments, where I lived my first six years in the St. Cloud area, 1991-1997.

This YouTube video shows Patrick (2) running to meet his mom Pam, after riding in his stroller down Division Street from downtown St. Cloud to Waite Park:

You don’t have to walk from Foley to Paynesville or from Freeport in Central Minnesota to Stillwater on the Wisconsin border east of St. Paul to know that the Sixth is huge district, so it was fortuitous that my campaign crossed paths with the Tinklenberg (DFL) campaign in downtown St. Cloud today. We exchanged greetings and I moved along while Mr. Tinklenberg met with St. Cloud Fire Chief Bill Mund.

Tomorrow’s walk from Waite Park to Paynesville will be my longest yet – 30 miles – taking about 10 hours to complete.

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From the blog of St. Cloud Times political reporter Lawrence Schumacher

The Political Quarry  Digging for the truth in Central Minnesota

Immelman walks on

Posted 8/22/2008 1:44 PM CDT on sctimes.com
 
Republican congressional challenger Aubrey Immelman kicked off a second walking tour of the 6th Congressional District on Friday that will take him from Foley to Paynesville this weekend.

Immelman began walking at 9 a.m. in front of the Benton County Courthouse in Foley and said he hopes to cover 54 miles total by the end of Saturday, weather permitting.

He said he’ll walk down Minnesota Highway 23 to Waite Park by the end of the day Friday, and hopes to stop in on the campaign visit of DFL- and Independence Party-endorsed challenger Elwyn Tinklenberg at the St. Cloud Fire Station 1 at 3 p.m.

Immelman walked from Freeport to Stillwater earlier this month in a bid to introduce himself to voters and highlight his assertion that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., his Sept. 9 primary opponent, doesn’t spend much time in the district she is supposed to represent in Washington D.C.

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