Bedtime in Alaska - Open Thread
28 09 2008What a day! Before I pour myself into bed, I thought I’d share some great videos from today’s rally. Enjoy! And thanks to all the Mudflatters who were there today, and all those who were there in spirit!
Good slideshow of the Alaskans for Truth Rally.
Shannyn Moore speaks at the rally.
I don’t know who did this, but it’s great. “Sarah the Knife” musical montage.
Keep up the fight Alaska!
Good evening from Australia *waves*
Great videos…
LOL …I have become so fascinated with Alaska that I have had to add Anchorage to my ‘World Clock’. I must admit my ignorance here, I always thought you were on the same time line as Los Angeles. I was surprised to see that you are an hour behind them.
PS… how about a couple of clocks on the blog below the map ? ( which I just love ! )
Love the videos! Thanks for sharing them!
Go Obama-Biden ‘08!
**OFF TOPIC!**
For those of you who might be interested, take a short jaunt to the Forum and join our “Aging Hippies for Obama Club” - ANYONE can join. Some of the Mudflatter’s stories that are posted are incredible!
The “club” is posted at General Political Discussion
@Anne - don’t you ever sleep???
Alaskans, you got it going on! You’re rock stars.
A big shout out from Sacramento…and we hear you loud and clear.
Thanks Alaskans for speaking the truth
AnneinWA
Thanks for letting me know about the aging hippie forum. I haven’t figured out forums yet. I’ll be there in a day or two.
Great videos. The third one was a real winner.
Great job AK. Thanks for those videos and thanks to the wonderful people of Alaska. Your/Their actions should result in a cleaned-up state government, as you spare the rest of the world from McSame/Palien
Priceless. Thanks for the wake-up laughs.
Just trying to catch up on all of the overnight additions. Yes, we were ALL there in spirit, AKM. The signs, the speakers, the messages represent the true
American spirit. Keep up the pressure!
And thanks for being a positive safe haven for so many of us who are frustrated beyond.
Alaskans are showing America how democracy works..Good work..loved the U Tube videos…they are on their way to family and friends…
AWESOME VIDS!
keep up the good works my dear akm! i hope sarah gets to see the force she coming back home to face…
Great stuff. The only problem is, it will be played down as Al Khaida operatives infiltrating Alaska (supported by the Russians) requiring immediate (preemtpive) military intervention by the Alaska national guard under the command of our lady the Saviour, Sarah.
Great job! Makes me even prouder to be an American (and wannabe Alaskan).
(Sighs) Folks, I say to you again that the bar for Palin is now set so low, that if she actually walks out of that room alive, she wins.
Some of these signs are pure genius. This whole event demonstrates the kind of individual and collective intelligence and creativity in action that democracy depends on for survival. Thank you Alaskans for bolstering our spirits and reminding us what can and must be done.
Thank You - Thank You - Thank You!!! I am so proud of my new Alaskan family.
Spent most of yersterday tying up extra work I didn’t get done while reading mudflats so that I will have time to go to mudflats.
Every 15 mins stopping to cosmically send some positive energy to my brethren in Alaska.
Sending out as many press releases about the rally to media connections all week by us has worked. People are getting it; All Alaskans are not blindly supportive of Sarah Palin.
When people try to give me the executive experience line I now say;
a. Four years as POTUS didn’t help Bush the second term.
b. Took her less than two to get investigated for ethics and abuse of power.
c. What kind of experience does she have when she hasn’t had to balance a budget deficit and with a surplus has been reticent to tackle the REAL issues of Alaskans? I’ll give you a week for your answer.
d. How many times have you met a Lady who seemed to have it all together and you thought that she MAY be the one and then when the spell wore off and you paid attention you found that you were in bed with a total nut case?
You guys are the greatest!!! Keep up the good work. We’re here trying to turn Florida a DEEP BLUE. Go AKM and Alaskans for truth.
Rickets Nixon Spirograph Agnew in Oz Like Wahateverrrrr(05:08:13) :
Maybe it’s so low that all she has to do is show she has a pulse… but perhaps she’s a were-pit bull (a domestic variant of werewolf) and doesn’t have a pulse. It seems logical given her obsession with witchcraft. Do you think her candidacy might be some sort of odd Halloween prank? After all, the election is only a few days later.
Thanks AKM—your videos, photos, and words are the next best thing to being there….Great job!!
LOVED the videos!! Great Job Alaskans!!
OK on another note late last night I turned from political talk to watch Chris Rock, Boxing and 30 Days of Night.
In the story a small Northern off road Alaskan town was taken over by vampires during 30 straight days of nightime. It reminded me of the fragility of the small towns way up north that are off the road system and I wondered are they really ignored for weeks while they sit in darkness?
My life and attitude about Alaska has been changed forever… I was the Black lady who didn’t get off the ship for long because I felt an energy of unwelcomeness that my white traveling companions also picked up on.
I have now pre-booked two trips by air with open dates and await feedback from ALASKANS when I should take my two 5 day trips over the next few months. ( Is the Anchoage Sheraton nice digs?)
Waiting for input: It would be great if next trip can be during an Anti-Palin rally pre- election and the other when she is being impeached.
The audio is amazing, let me know if you have a lyrics sheet…that would be worth having around.
You Alaskans, you…once you get going you will get to the bottom of it, no questions. It’s interesting how the progressives/libs, true old-fashioned conservatives, and libertarians have similar views on Palin and the whole political scene nationally. It’s all about good government, equity, accountability, and just plain golden rule.
AKM, does it feel great!? I know it does, to see all those people together who care.
Thank you Alaska, you have made me cry to see real Democracy in Action and coming out for the Real Truth. American thanks you.
KILLER sarah the knife song! please post lyrics!
OK Here’s the link to the Tina Fey SNL experience
http://www.hulu.com/watch/36863/saturday-night-live-couric–palin-open
You can post upcoming Alaskan rally or event dates here:
http://sobenola.wordpress.com
I created that site to be a central point for publicizing any events and a place where the public could find out about events. I hope it helps. Keep up the great work, mudflats!
I want to thank Alaskan’s for helping me to find my voice! I thought it had been stomped down forever. You give me hope and courage!
good morning organizer wa !
thanks for the use of your story about your military son during the debates.
it helped me make my point to the not-so-well-informed poster on another site.
tell him, please, that he is heard.
Give her hell, Alaska: you doing a great service for your state AND your COUNTRY! Force the McCain tools out of the state or put ‘em in jail.
Know what I thought about when I heard about O’Callahan’s background? How is taking the nation’s #1 terrorism prosecutor away from THAT duty putting America first?
While you have a head of steam, sweep up the rest of the dishonest Failure Party members and get your state going in the progressive direction.
ok posting my new baby name.
Sounds ominous
Fawnskin Chipdragon Mudpuppy:
You are so welcome! If we inform and change just one mind, we have done our job.
I hope at the very least it gives them food for thought, just as it did for me.
Keep fighting the good fight, Alaskans!
Woo Hoo! This is right on the home page of Daily Kos today.
And — they ticked Obama up another point in their tracking poll - Obama 50 McCain 43
http://www.dailykos.com/
I knew it, another great morning of great pics and now music. I just couldn’t make it through my morning without a quick peek in on all the great Mudflatters. Yes, you folks rock. I’m so encouraged each time I drop by, it’s much better than coffee or booze, it picks me up without the let down later.
Thanks AKM - I wish all politicians would remember what Shannyn Moore said at the rally: “The truth is not partisan.”
You all need to march on the state house. You need to get much more aggressive, in order to get national media attention. Sorry, but what is happening in your state on your watch is the kind of thing people got tarred and feathered for when Americans actually gave a damn. You are not doing enough. Standing on the corner with a sign in your hand will not change a damn thing. You need to show up where these folks are and demand that they leave your state… show up and demand that the legislature holds these people accoutable for circumventing state law. Show up and demand a special session. Demand it.
Question for you bloggers: Given Sarah Palin’s nosedive as of late, is it possible that Alaska may come into play for Obama? Any polls out there?
BREAKING!!!
New group forming: Gamblers for mcCain
Be among the first to join this prestigious group and campaign for mcShame at your local Mega Church or other event near you.
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/09/gamblers-for-mccain.php
I’ll bet we could easily (relatively) get a group of several hundred people to protest in Juneau - I’d be willing to go. Are there any Juneau people here?
A great big hearty thanks Alaskans - from your Canadian neighbours!
WOW——GREAT JOB Alaskans——-This old woman in IOWA is so happy and proud of all of you GREAT people in ALASKA—-wish I could have been there with a sign. THANK you for the GREAT videos—-I will be watching them over and over and over today. I will send them to all my friends.
PLEASE get these videos out to CNN, MSNBC, AC360, Larry King and ooohh just Everyone. —-GOD BLESS each and every one of you–GOd Bless America!!
I pray that you can get your Alaska back and kick out the #$%^$%!!!–
Obama/Biden 2008
Fantastic! Loved the “Sarah the Knife” rendition. Someone has talent and a great satiric wit.
To Proud Community Organizer: thinking of what you wrote, still brings tears. Very powerfully expressed, and hopefully very widely read.
OFF TOPIC:
I just read @ TalkingPointsmemo .com that the McCain people are talking about the “benefit” of having Bristol & Levi get married BEFORE Nov 4th.
“Inside John McCain’s campaign the expectation is growing that there will be a popularity boosting pre-election wedding in Alaska between Bristol Palin, 17, and Levi Johnston, 18, her schoolmate and father of her baby. “It would be fantastic,” said a McCain insider. “You would have every TV camera there. The entire country would be watching. It would shut down the race for a week.”‘
Any thoughts about this?
mainiac-
I can understand mccain et al. trying to SPIN a bristol/levi wedding before the election…but MEDIA there……oh dear, what about all the complaints from them to “leave the children out of it”???? they can’t have it both ways…..and lyndsay lohan’s mother would be FURIOUS!!
I want to thank the Alaskans who came out to demonstrate. Your signs are amazing, and your message is so important. The rest of the US needs to realize that Sarah does not have 100% support of Alaskans. I think her popularity has been spun by McCain’s group to make it seem she’s the most popular governor ever.
On Obama sign live chat someone suggested that we write and complain to networks if they allow a media frenzy to happen.
@Maniac,
I think a Bristol and Levi wedding could play either way. Even some on the right might think that exploiting this poor girl’s situation is tacky. But heck, I can’t begin to read the minds of McCain and his advisers. Slate had a list of the next 10 campaign stunts McCain might pull - this should have been on it.
Thanks, Alaskans.
This http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-cohan/unfit-for-the-presidency_b_129610.html is why Gov. Sarah worries me so much.
From WAPO today … another serious legal problem for Palin related to the mining initiative. Wow … Ms 1 inch deep just can’t help herself when crossed.
…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/27/AR2008092702834.html?hpid=topnews
SWWNBN is now under investigation for perks!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080928/ap_on_el_pr/palin_ethics
Can anyone tell me when the wedding is?
Horrible. “Leave the kids alone! (unless you need another game changing hail mary) then use the hell out of them… for the moment”.
The Shotgun wedding… such a cool thing to introduce to the public in another series of failed distractions that are the McCain campaign!
This will fall flat on it’s face. Watching two unhappy young teens scared out of their minds, forced into parenthood and marriage by one of our major politcal parties will scare the hell out of voters. Bet on it!
Sunday News Shows -
- McCain on “This Week” seem aggressive and defensive - not presidential at all.
- Obama on “Face the Nation” seemed thoughtful, reasonable, clearheaded. I hope undecideds watched both and saw the contrast.
- Fox News panel seemed to set the bar so low for SP that if she shows up at the debate and pronounces Gwen Ifil’s name right, they’d consider it a victory. Kristol (at least I think it was him, was reading Mudflats at the same time
) complained about the campaign not letting her be herself. Seemed to be getting back to the notion that what she knows is irrelevant, she’s just qualified b/c she has maverick DNA. Should be an interesting debate.
Mainiac- Given the fact that Sarah Houdini is trying every trick in the book to dodge her *tormenters* to the point that it’s become a national joke, an announcement of a shotgun wedding (and the need to choose family first over frivolous national concerns) would hopefully open the eyes of any fencesitters (or die hard repugs for whom a light bulb suddenly get juice). However, I bet the research pollsters are asking those very questions, ya think?
Funny though that I remember a Sonoma-Williams gift registry (fake, I’m assuming ?) for the couple that hit the email circles about a month ago with a wedding date of October 4 so who knows.
there is an interesting post up at “american conservative” magazine, in a blog, “eunomia,” by daniel larson that you all might be interested and reading and passing along to your “conservative” friends and family.
it begins:
“Ross mentioned Palin’s old CNBC and C-SPAN interviews as evidence of what she was capable of when she is discussing subjects she is more familiar with, but what becomes painfully clear on reviewing these is that she has an established set of rote remarks on Alaska, energy production and “hungry domestic markets” that she honed over many years and yet she has nonetheless produced confusing or nonsensical answers in connection with her presumed area of expertise in just the last few weeks. If you watch her interview with Bartiromo, you hear all the same things that you’ve heard over the last few weeks including the apparently incorrect 20% figure she keeps throwing around, and you begin to realize that if you pressed her much on any of these points she would resort to the same bizarre filibustering that she did in the Couric interview. Her apparent fluency and ease in the CNBC interview in particular were the products of her being allowed to speak uninterruptedly about something extremely specific to Alaska along with the relative unfamiliarity of her interviewer with Alaska. The questions were not challenging, and there were no follow-ups demanding elaboration or specificity. ”
go here to read more: http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/09/27/a-world-of-hurt-there/
These videos are giving me a bigger warm and fuzzy for Alaska than I’ve ever had before in my life. I like these people! I’m so totally going to have to visit some day.
I remember seeing that Oct 4th date but thought it was a spoof. The article that I read did not have a firm date.
I agree with Disenchanted that it could play very badly with “fencesitters” and diehards.
Could this be the October surprise I keep hearing about?
karen-
interesting article. what I can’t understand is why a lot of reports on Palin always begin with “she is smart”. Being able to SOMEWHAT memorize a list of talking points, and having some skills at looking good while public speaking does NOT show me that she is smart. If she were smart, she should be able to discuss the issues “off the cuff” and that she has failed miserably at. My trained dog can memorize tricks and look good! Doesn’t make her(my dog) smart enough to be VP.
Deb: The reason all the reports start off with something like “she is smart” is because their Mama told them they should always say two nice things before saying something bad. They’re kind of hard-pressed to come up with two nice things, but they do try.
this just in on CNN “mccain retracts Palin statements on Pakistan”
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/28/mccain-retracts-palins-pakistan-comments/
I have never been more in love with my former fellow Alaskans than at this very moment. I am deeply moved by your commitment to get the truth out, and you entertained me with the creativity of your signs…I laughed my A** off!!! One of my favorites: “Hey Sarah, I can see the end of your career from my house.”
I keep sending these links to the news bureaus…I hope one day they pick up on how you all feel about your Governor. Keep up the good fight, not only for our country, but for the great state of Alaska!!
shoot….this time/delay on posts here is driving me crazy….
forgive me if this is a re-post, but this just seen on CNN
“McCain retracts Palin’s Pakistan comments”
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/28/mccain-retracts-palins-pakistan-comments/
I was moved and inspired by these amazing videos. Sadly, I live in one of the red states that will be rooting for the old guy and the barracuda, but that won’t stop me from screaming my dissent at the top of my lungs! Not only was I inspired by these videos, but I was educated as well. I know very little about Alaska and its politics as do many of the people I know here in the South. So thank you, thank you, thank you for posting these videos! I have great respect for those of you keeping up the good fight. Kudos!!
….this time/delay on posts here is driving me crazy….
forgive me if this is a re-post, but this just seen on CNN
“McCain retracts Palin’s Pakistan comments”
here’s the link-
“McCain retracts Palin’s Pakistan comments”
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/28/mccain-retracts-palins-pakistan-comments/
Good Morning Mudpals!
Just stopped by Fox News (a good gauge really) and the interview this morning was about how McCain is coming off snarkey and not “maverick-ish” anymore. The whole ploy about cancelling/not cancelling is not winning him points and he looks weak and will repel undecideds. (paraphrasing here) Bottomline, when Fox starts to rip on him they are in big trouble.
On a light note…every birthday my hubby and I take a trip. We have done Machu Picchu, Paris, Mexico, etc. Well, yesterday afternoon he asked with all sincerity if I wanted to go to Alaska for my birthday this year!! He said “then you could meet some of your friends and show support”. The best part is he’s a Republican for Obama and he really meant it. So I have one question…how’s the weather up there in mid-October?
I took a break from Mudflats to actually try and read the newspapers I pay for that are stacking up. The Sunday Chicago Tribune actually has the entire page 3 on Palin — here is the link
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-palin-wasilla_bdsep28,0,1922879.story
Also in the Trib today - one genuinely thoughtful woman columnist discusses why women “hate” Palin.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich_28_bdsep28,0,4319958.column
Another columnist, Eric Zorn, mentioned a tag for Palin I’d hadn’t heard so far “The Disasta from Alaska”, and has been discussing her on his blog.
And yesterday, our CBS affiliate had an interview with Sarah’s parents at their home - of course saying how wonderful she is.
Deb - no delay on posts - it is just a timeframe where you can edit your post - but it goes up immediately. I know - confusing!
Boston here!
VERY, VERY impressive. I never knew much about Alaska before except that your weather got cold before ours, and that your state was drop dead gorgeous, but I have gained such respect for your courage, your tenacity, your brilliance ( those signs were priceless!) and your willingness to speak up when something is wrong.
Thank you for all you’ve been doing, and we’re busy spreading the word down here.
you alaskans are the shit.
just so you know.
and everytime you protest, i am there in spirit.
obama/biden!
Ha ha ha!
Great videos, Alaskans.
Didn’t realize that Inuits could have so much fun. lol
The opportunist McCaint is worse that bush. And that should scare the ish out of all Americans.
Warmongering McCaint DESERTED his partially incapacitated and OLDER wife, along with his children, in order to ‘marry up’ into money and uncountable mansions, and ‘marry down’ into YOUNGER flesh, Cindy.
Such lying opportunists are without character or honor! No alert Americans would want them as their leader.
RE: the shotgun wedding. You can bet Entertainment Tonight has already negotiated the exclusives. Gag me. They fell for the Tom-Katie wedding and give him a gazillion dollars worth of publicity to revive his reputation stunt. And all the Anna Nicole stuff. So they will be right there, I’m sure. But, IMHO - it would be ridiculous to play up such a wedding. Anyway - Bill Maher is already working on an escape plan for Levi.
mvngfwdNo Gravatar (09:01:16) :
The weather? Cold, sometimes clear…sometimes snow. Hard to say, but can be beautiful. Better than February’s weather, for sure!
You’re welcome to come up any time!
Enough Already @ 6:13
Yes, I saw Sarah’s interview on SNL last night. I was struck by the selfless sacrifice of all those Alaskans who begin each day by searching for Russians, in order to shoo them back to where they belong. Does anyone have any photos of a real live Alaskan “Russian-Shooing” Encounter they would share with us here?
re: DEB 8:58
here is the link for the CNN Ticker on McCain’s retraction of Palin’s Pakistan statement -
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
@ brian and alaskans “shooing” russians! LOL
I’m thinkin the alaskans wish they had tina few as governor!
oops fey not “few”
@PCVirginia Beach
take a step back and look at how negative you sound. for shame. these brave and vocal folks are doing more to stem the tide than anyone else anywhere. please don’t tell them what they “should” be doing according to you.
Go Alaskans! go Obama!!
hose hotrod
I just had a psychic experience — the ghost of Ann Richards came to me and I heard her clearly say: Poor Sarah, she can’t help it, she was born with a $150 wolf paw in her mouth”
Zim from Oz (01:37:47) :
I must admit my ignorance here, I always thought you were on the same time line as Los Angeles.
Off topic, but until they changed the time zones in Alaska to make things like VOTING and banking and things more convenient, Alaska covered FIVE time zones! Our capital city, Juneau, and that LOVELY little leg of the state known to travelers as the “inside passage,” or South East, used to be in the same time zone as LA, but the whole state, except for the Aleutian chain, was consolidated to what is called the “Alaska Time Zone,” while the chain was put into the Hawaiian time zone, one hour earlier for part of the year, and two hours earlier right now. (They don’t do daylight savings time in the Hawaiian time zone.) I can’t remember when this change was decided, but I moved here in 1980, and it was just before or just after we moved here that they changed it. It’s weird for the lighting, but our sunlight is always in flux, and, like so many aspects of Alaska life, more extreme than down south. Where I live used to be two hours earlier than PST, and on out west there were two more time zones! So our votes REALLY were made LONG after the rest of the U.S. in those days! No wonder it didn’t seem to matter sometimes whether we got in and voted! It was often all decided before some of our polls opened! THIS year it matters SO MUCH! I’m STILL hoping we go BLUE in ALASKA (and NOT from the COLD!!)
GObama/Biden08!!
HOPE!
PC-as for the alaskans taking their cause to the capital…..in alaska you cannot just DRIVE to the capital…juneau is not accessible to the rest of the state primarily by water or air
Great pictures of the Obama rally at UMW!
“How many people do you think are going to show up for the political rally? If you guessed 26,000….then you’re right.”
http://fredericksburg.com/News/Web/2008/092008/ObamaPics/index_html
Great jpb Alaskans…you are getting some serious press…It was even reported on the evening news!
I just watched all the rally videos (here and on Kos!) Absolutely phenomenal! Kudos to every Alaskan and especially every Mudflatter who made a very, very powerful statement yesterday about what America REALLY is!
But as I’m watching all of it a very strange thought crossed my mind. Does anyone think perhaps Palin accepted the VP nomination because it was her ticket out of the Troopergate investigation?
It obviously wasn’t because she was qualified or could even seriously believe herself she was qualified to take on this responsibility. I mean seriously.
But the speed that the McCain machine descended on Alaska to try and squash the investigation just makes me believes more and more that was a deal offered to Palin if she took the job.
And the speed in which Palin jumped on the train and turned her back on Alaska makes me believe more and more that this investigation has more on Palin than anyone originally thought or knew. Palin may have grabbed a ride on the McCain no-talk express because she needed a ride out of town – FAST!
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In other news. RIP Paul Newman. What a class act.
It was one of my life’s proudest achievements. More than the films, more than the awards — finding out that I was on Nixon’s Enemies List meant that I was doing something right. Paul Newman
And in 2007
I am proud now to stand with a new generation of Democrats against a president who poses what I believe to be the biggest internal threat to American democracy in my lifetime.
Paul Newman - a great actor, a great philanthropist, a great liberal and a great American and as many of us ‘older’ Mflatters know, one of the original ‘hunks!’.
Mr. Newman - Thank you. You will be missed.
Heh Heh, all McCain has to do now is go on CNN and retract his own statement that Pakistan was a failed state when Mushariff usurped a Democracy!
off topic ….. anyone else experiencing difficulty with getting into the forum. i keep getting a server error.
thanks.
off topic….. is anyone else having difficulty entering the forum? i cannot get back in, replies with a server error?
it’s mccain/rove/cheney i’m sure.
thanks
greta, I’m having trouble here. Page is slow to refresh. Post was eaten.
Maybe AKM is helping us with our addiction?
Obama Biden on MSNBC appearing in Michigan!
Either Mudflaps is getting spammed or hacked or there is just a whole lot of traffic flowing here. I’ve been having a lot of trouble getting on too.
DeMo:
Thanks for the heads up on MSNBC …I’m watching it now!
Bec posted this link to an op ed piece from the Chicago Trib by Mary Schmich. “Tracing Source of Women’s Hate for Palin.”
Here’s a short quote from the piece:
“At its most logical, the hatred many women profess for Palin is rooted in the feeling that she has ascended to power she hasn’t earned and that she could turn that power against the beliefs and best interests of most women.
But the way some women talk about her risks making us look like the very thing she is sometimes accused of being: mean girls.”
Sigh. Men and women can speak viscerally and emotionally about McCain and Obama and Biden. But the minute women respond with outrage to the usurpation of what could be a hugely historic moment for this country, the election of a woman to the Vice Presidency (and potentially, the Presidency), by an embarassingly unqualified, token caricature of a candidate, the ‘mean girl’ stereotype is invoked. And by a woman. Thanks, Mary, for perpetuating one of my least favorite, divisive stereotypes about women.
But look at that first quoted paragraph. If that’s not a good reason to really, really dislike Sarah Palin and what she represents, then what is? Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
I don’t think even SNL can make this stuff up…
McCain told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos of Palin. “In all due respect, people going around and… sticking a microphone while conversations are being held, and then all of a sudden that’s—that’s a person’s position… This is a free country, but I don’t think most Americans think that that’s a definitve policy statement made by Governor Palin.”
I think what he was really meant to say was… “Good grief George. You and I both know the stupid broad doesn’t have a clue what she is talking about! Quit asking her questions and most of all quit listening to her answers!”
Yes, I had a problem. Several people on the SignWatch can’t get in now. I seem to be in now. Odd problem. Something about Database Error.
OMG.. thank you for figuring out the issue…. I was having DT’s like you never saw!!! ( I know it’s bad grammar)
I must confess… I come here for “news” now. The truth is here. And apparently everyone knows it now!
thank you mudflats.
Great pictures and wonderful signs. What a fantastic cross-section of the people, all ages, and all smiling.
Thanks, AKM.
Woohoo! Way to go AKM and Alaskans!!! An AP photo (no story beyond the caption!) of yesterday’s rally appears in our local paper this morning. The photo was of the chickens, a few of the signs and the caption names of two of the participants. No wide shot or mention of the size of the rally, but to have any mention of it here at all is nothing short of astounding.
Our local paper is strongly right-leaning. Ann Coulter is the most favored (and most hated) columnist, and some of the locals think George Will is a liberal. I’ve noticed that the paper has not had an op-ed page several times this week. So locals that don’t read other sources haven’t seen many of the recent conservative columnists questioning McCain’s choice of Palin. Despite all that, there’s the photo, right on the front of the “Second Front” section, where all the national and international news is covered.
As I’ve mentioned before, Bush/Cheney ‘04 signs were EVERYWHERE last time, and I’ve only seen one McCain sign this year. During the primaries, Ron Paul yard signs and street corner demos were in evidence.
Next Rally/Protest
Would be great to hold it on Alaska Day, October 18th - it’s a Saturday this year, too!!
Maybe something could be done in Sitka, too.
FYI “Outsiders” - Alaska Day is the day that Alaska changed hands from Russia to the U.S. It’s a state holiday (which will be Friday this year), that’s how proud Alaska is to recognize its history!
The key words from Shannyn Moore’s comments:
“THE TRUTH IS NOT PARTISAN”
And amongst all the signs I saw in AKM’s pics and the videos was one for evangelicals *against* Palin. That was encouraging, too.
A *wonderful* collection from the rally .. thanks AKM!!
I’m having problems with Website, too. I wonder if all the new photos that were posted overloaded it for a bit.
Wired — I was disappointed in Mary’s take on Palin “hatred” too. I actually thought the first Tina Fey skit on SNL illustrated the “unearned” aspect of the VP slot in vibrant imagery — just seeing the quivering expression on Amy/Hillary’s face said it all. McCain handed the honor of a female VP candidate to one of the most undeserving people imaginable. And in her narcissistic spunk - Palin jumped at it. So there is a feeling of hatred here - yes - but maybe directed more at McCain, and all the Repugs who immediately started singing her praises and still put up their phoney mantra when interviewed on TV.
The one caveat to this is — we know Palin must be ready to explode from being yanked from her home and comfort zone these past few weeks, holed up in a hotel rooms, traveling all over the place, and bombarded with policies, 101 lessons, and being muzzled. I’m thinking an implosion is near.
Do we “hate” Palin? I think really - we HATE being insulted like this.
Rally coverage at Michael Moore’s stie!!!!
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=12311
This is an article that ran in today’s Anchorage Daily News. It is written by Andrew Halcro who debated Sarah Palin many times in his quest for the gubernatorial nomination. Bottom line: do not underestimate Palin’s “stage presence”.
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/539459.html
The http://www.adn.com website also has more photos and videos of the rally yesterday (if you can’t get enough) -
AKM - Great coverage and story! You are AWESOME!
Great - now I have the tune to “Mac the Knife” running through my head. That was very clever!
Bec– I agree. I *do* hate being insulted by the McCain campaign.
And as an American (with or without ovaries) I hate being insulted by Bush, Cheney, Rove, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Rice, the whole damn lot of them.
It will be interesting to see what happens with Sarah in the next week. If the people who say she’s a narcissist are right, she’ll just keep slugging away and not even realize what a fool she is. I imagine McCain aides have already slapped her a number of times for her gaffes, but after all, she’s on a mission from god, so those are just satan’s tests. And if she does implode, well, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but she brought it on herself. What craziness.