Comments on: “Coffee Talk” With Sherry Johnston. http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/ Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kath from Seattle http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5940 Kath from Seattle Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:10:53 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5940 Thank you mhrt! What an excellent suggestion that I intend to follow! Merry Christmas to you too. Thank you mhrt! What an excellent suggestion that I intend to follow!

Merry Christmas to you too.

]]> By: mhrt oregon http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5931 mhrt oregon Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:36:27 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5931 Kath it really was one of the most heart warming stories I have heard in a long time..I am sorry to hear about your mom and dad, but they are back together now and at a special time of the year. What wonderful memories that you may hold to your heart . Yes I sure the kids would all have loved to have heard the long version of the story...perhaps later like at a anniversary or something you can put it in to a letter for all of them..I think they should hear it just like you told it to us.....merry christmas Kath it really was one of the most heart warming stories I have heard in a long time..I am sorry to hear about your mom and dad, but they are back together now and at a special time of the year. What wonderful memories that you may hold to your heart . Yes I sure the kids would all have loved to have heard the long version of the story…perhaps later like at a anniversary or something you can put it in to a letter for all of them..I think they should hear it just like you told it to us…..merry christmas

]]> By: Kath from Seattle http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5928 Kath from Seattle Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:56:23 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5928 @ CRFlats, Texas Obamadillo, mhrt oregon, and anyone else I might have missed. Thank you for the kind comments about the story of Mom & Dad & the Foster Babies! We just buried Mom and Dad two weeks ago yesterday, in Phoenix. Mom died 3 yrs ago, day after Christmas. Dad died last month, the week before Thanksgiving. At the gravesite service, I shared some of the story about the Foster Babies and my parents teaching us about tolerance for different types of people and all. But wish I had told the WHOLE story of the grocery shopping trips. Their passel of grandkids and greatgrandkids might have enjoyed that. My Kid Sis, a 54yr old Grandma herself now, would have definitely gotten a chuckle to remember it. Again, my Thx for the kind comments! @ CRFlats,
Texas Obamadillo,
mhrt oregon,
and anyone else I might have missed.

Thank you for the kind comments about the story of Mom & Dad & the Foster Babies! We just buried Mom and Dad two weeks ago yesterday, in Phoenix. Mom died 3 yrs ago, day after Christmas. Dad died last month, the week before Thanksgiving.

At the gravesite service, I shared some of the story about the Foster Babies and my parents teaching us about tolerance for different types of people and all. But wish I had told the WHOLE story of the grocery shopping trips. Their passel of grandkids and greatgrandkids might have enjoyed that. My Kid Sis, a 54yr old Grandma herself now, would have definitely gotten a chuckle to remember it. Again, my Thx for the kind comments!

]]> By: austintx http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5895 austintx Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:36:04 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5895 KaJo - you KNOW every one in the Palin posse got a Blackberry from the RNC........even the hotshit staffer who was paid 1k a day......aw hell she got 2 I bet !! KaJo – you KNOW every one in the Palin posse got a Blackberry from the RNC……..even the hotshit staffer who was paid 1k a day……aw hell she got 2 I bet !!

]]> By: KaJo http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5890 KaJo Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:28:11 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5890 austintx (09:23:20) said, "sjk - you can rest assured that Piper has a Blackberry……..maybe even 2 …..JUST like Mommie dearest..." No doubt one of those extra BlackBerries kicking around when the RNC vacated their election headquarters after the loss Nov. 4th. Would that be considered thievery, if SP already had her own BlackBerry? austintx (09:23:20) said, “sjk – you can rest assured that Piper has a Blackberry……..maybe even 2 …..JUST like Mommie dearest…”

No doubt one of those extra BlackBerries kicking around when the RNC vacated their election headquarters after the loss Nov. 4th. Would that be considered thievery, if SP already had her own BlackBerry?

]]> By: Say No TO Palin In Politics http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5879 Say No TO Palin In Politics Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:03:24 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5879 sounds like some heads are gonna roll, thanks to our vindictive controling underhanded corrupt Gov. Sarah.........hope she gets busted for this one. Let's blog this story up! What are she and her co-conspiritors up to? we can now add "roads to nowhere-gate" or "to hell with roads -gate" from Andrew Halcro (thanks Andrew, I love reading your blog! also, too) " "This drama between Palin and DOT gets more interesting. I hear now that Palin is on a witch hunt and the several high level folks at DOT may lose their job. She wants to know who leaked the story about her reduced project list for economic recovery funds to the News Miner a month or so ago. What is so top secret about the project list that DOT generated and the one she sent to the feds? What is she hiding?" http://www.andrewhalcro.com/drama_at_dot_roads_to_somewhere sounds like some heads are gonna roll, thanks to our vindictive controling underhanded corrupt Gov. Sarah………hope she gets busted for this one. Let’s blog this story up! What are she and her co-conspiritors up to?

we can now add “roads to nowhere-gate” or “to hell with roads -gate”

from Andrew Halcro (thanks Andrew, I love reading your blog! also, too)

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“This drama between Palin and DOT gets more interesting. I hear now that Palin is on a witch hunt and the several high level folks at DOT may lose their job. She wants to know who leaked the story about her reduced project list for economic recovery funds to the News Miner a month or so ago.

What is so top secret about the project list that DOT generated and the one she sent to the feds? What is she hiding?”

http://www.andrewhalcro.com/drama_at_dot_roads_to_somewhere

]]> By: rifle panzer palin http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5876 rifle panzer palin Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5876 Re: Track/ oxycontin....I hear they do a lot of that in the army in the ME ( & heroin the original source) I live in Downeast Maine............I taught Art to kids in my studio, then went back to college for the technical learning to advance my art career..... After that I did a 2 year stint as an Americorp VISTA to help pay off my Pell grant.........working with 6th - 12th graders. Our area is primarily fishing industry like AK with the same high injury rate. WE had a DR., who got busted for addicting many people to oxy. ( too free with the prescriptions). I attended Residents Against Drugs. and Drug Court meetings. ( An enlightened program to reform drug users/ dealers rather than jail them.) And heard the sad tale from one man in his 40's who was addicted after a foot injury. Theft in town was high, and old people had to be escorted to the Pharmacy to get their legitimate drugs, and keep their doors locked.The drug maker Perdu Pharma trying to placate, invited 5 selected area teachers to a workshop to TEACH THEM HOW TO turn the kids into entrepreneurs, to steer them away from drugs.............. As a VISTA, I had already tried that, but the kids weren't very responsive to making hand crafts to sell at the Bluberry Festival, the "savy ones" ( not my label) were already selling drugs, the others just weren't entrepreneurs.............That is a distinct personality type, not one you can overlay on just any kid! I tried to explain that to the snippy woman from Perdue, but she "knew too much" to listen to the likes of me. The training in NY City was postponed, because it was scheduled for the 3rd week of Sept. at St., Christophers Hospital in lower Manhattan , the place that waited with volunteers and donated blood......for injured victims who never came! ( after 9/11) 3 years later, after returning to my own life/career, two of my former art students., ( out of only 15) got into trouble.....one died in a ( drug/alcohol related ) July 4th car crash, leaving behind a 2 1/2 month old baby to be raised by his Father & Grandmothers. Another was arrested smuggling drugs across the Canadian border, That summer, my neighbor's daughter returned from her 6 mo. stay in Federal Prison, after stealing money from the bank where she worked. Her husband was addicted......and to feed their 2 kids and his habit, she misguidedly didn't make the right choice! The entire family worked to make her comfortable at home again, taking extra jobs to help pay back the bank.......taking good care of the kids. SHe is remarried to a good man, 5 years later, I am happy to report, the kids are thriving.....This is a solid all American family with good values, regrettably voting Republican, but the old fashioned Eisenhower kind, no crazy church beliefs, just not yet updated! The other two kids are from good families with good values as well. Both Mothers, are bright above average career women, but not overambitious, family first............ not dysfunctional. All three of these girls were extra bright talented.........good kids, who fell afoul of OUR society! The problem is this generation has little hope for the future , because of the corrupt, theiving Government supported corporatocracy we have endured for too long!..And their expectations are being twisted by the quality of entertainment, propaganda, shopping induceing, corporate world! We need a LOT of good role models, beyond Obama. I hope he starts the trend! Those kids weren't trailer trash, the rural areas of our country have been dissed! If you prefer living with nature, you miss out on other benefits of life like jobs, culture.etc. If you live in the urban areas, you need to make LOTS OF MONEY to afford nature & culture! I'm old enough I had both! The best things in life are no longer free! Re: Track/ oxycontin….I hear they do a lot of that in the army in the ME ( & heroin the original source)
I live in Downeast Maine…………I taught Art to kids in my studio, then went back to college for the technical learning to advance my art career….. After that I did a 2 year stint as an Americorp VISTA to help pay off my Pell grant………working with 6th – 12th graders.
Our area is primarily fishing industry like AK with the same high injury rate. WE had a DR., who got busted for addicting many people to oxy. ( too free with the prescriptions). I attended Residents Against Drugs. and Drug Court meetings. ( An enlightened program to reform drug users/ dealers rather than jail them.) And heard the sad tale from one man in his 40′s who was addicted after a foot injury.
Theft in town was high, and old people had to be escorted to the Pharmacy to get their legitimate drugs, and keep their doors locked.The drug maker Perdu Pharma
trying to placate, invited 5 selected area teachers to a workshop to TEACH THEM HOW TO turn the kids into entrepreneurs, to steer them away from drugs…………..
As a VISTA, I had already tried that, but the kids weren’t very responsive to making hand crafts to sell at the Bluberry Festival, the “savy ones” ( not my label) were already selling drugs, the others just weren’t entrepreneurs………….That is a distinct personality type, not one you can overlay on just any kid! I tried to explain that to the snippy woman from Perdue, but she “knew too much” to listen to the likes of me.
The training in NY City was postponed, because it was scheduled for the 3rd week of Sept. at St., Christophers Hospital in lower Manhattan , the place that waited with volunteers and donated blood……for injured victims who never came! ( after 9/11)
3 years later, after returning to my own life/career, two of my former art students.,
( out of only 15) got into trouble…..one died in a ( drug/alcohol related ) July 4th car crash, leaving behind a 2 1/2 month old baby to be raised by his Father & Grandmothers. Another was arrested smuggling drugs across the Canadian border,
That summer, my neighbor’s daughter returned from her 6 mo. stay in Federal Prison, after stealing money from the bank where she worked. Her husband was addicted……and to feed their 2 kids and his habit, she misguidedly didn’t make the right choice! The entire family worked to make her comfortable at home again, taking extra jobs to help pay back the bank…….taking good care of the kids. SHe is remarried to a good man, 5 years later, I am happy to report, the kids are thriving…..This is a solid all American family with good values, regrettably voting Republican, but the old fashioned Eisenhower kind, no crazy church beliefs, just not yet updated!
The other two kids are from good families with good values as well. Both Mothers,
are bright above average career women, but not overambitious, family first………… not dysfunctional. All three of these girls were extra bright talented………good kids, who fell afoul of OUR society!
The problem is this generation has little hope for the future , because of the corrupt, theiving Government supported corporatocracy we have endured for too long!..And their expectations are being twisted by the quality of entertainment, propaganda, shopping induceing, corporate world! We need a LOT of good role models, beyond Obama. I hope he starts the trend!
Those kids weren’t trailer trash, the rural areas of our country have been dissed! If you prefer living with nature, you miss out on other benefits of life like jobs, culture.etc.
If you live in the urban areas, you need to make LOTS OF MONEY to afford nature & culture! I’m old enough I had both!
The best things in life are no longer free!

]]> By: austintx http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5872 austintx Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:57:08 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5872 Life must suck in Sarah's shitty little house of cards - the winds of truth and justice are howling......... Life must suck in Sarah’s shitty little house of cards – the winds of truth and justice are howling………

]]> By: Halcrow http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5869 Halcrow Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:44:03 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5869 @katiebegood <i>I’m thinking that she would be best served by staying out of their investigation. She might see it turn around and bite her big time.</i> I think that the good governor is a firm believer in the old saw, "the only thing worse than bad publicity is no publicity" (the most dangerous place on the planet is the space between Sarah and a turned-on TV camera). While the Alaska Daily News wrote, cheekily tongue-in-cheek, "Maybe she’ll (Bristol) be bringing the baby to jail to see Grandma", that article was definitely not cleared by the paper's society columnist. Staging a large wedding which involves a hopefully active love child and two large and intertwined extended families is an affair which depends upon constant consultation and military-style planning: throw in the constraints imposed by the Alaska Bureau of Prison's restrictive visiting hours and denied access to e-mail and telephone/text services and they may as well hold off on the nuptials until Sherry Johnston serves out her time; Bristol & Levi sunder their unmarried union; or the unborned bairn graduates from elementary school (whichever comes first). @katiebegood

I’m thinking that she would be best served by staying out of their investigation. She might see it turn around and bite her big time.

I think that the good governor is a firm believer in the old saw, “the only thing worse than bad publicity is no publicity” (the most dangerous place on the planet is the space between Sarah and a turned-on TV camera).

While the Alaska Daily News wrote, cheekily tongue-in-cheek, “Maybe she’ll (Bristol) be bringing the baby to jail to see Grandma”, that article was definitely not cleared by the paper’s society columnist.

Staging a large wedding which involves a hopefully active love child and two large and intertwined extended families is an affair which depends upon constant consultation and military-style planning: throw in the constraints imposed by the Alaska Bureau of Prison’s restrictive visiting hours and denied access to e-mail and telephone/text services and they may as well hold off on the nuptials until Sherry Johnston serves out her time; Bristol & Levi sunder their unmarried union; or the unborned bairn graduates from elementary school (whichever comes first).

]]> By: katiebegood http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/26/coffee-talk-with-sherry-johnston/#comment-5859 katiebegood Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:24:11 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=651#comment-5859 <em>austintxNo Gravatar (08:40:35) : Are/were Levi and Track runnin’ buddies??…….Track ever go for “coffee” ??</em> There were reports that Track was addicted to Oxycontin for two years and that is one of the reasons why he enlisted. I'm wondering if, when they cut a deal with Johnston, that we won't find out that she was the dealer supplying Track. austintxNo Gravatar (08:40:35) :
Are/were Levi and Track runnin’ buddies??…….Track ever go for “coffee” ??

There were reports that Track was addicted to Oxycontin for two years and that is one of the reasons why he enlisted. I’m wondering if, when they cut a deal with Johnston, that we won’t find out that she was the dealer supplying Track.

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