Bedtime in Alaska – Daily Wrap Up
The First Week – After seven days as president, 44% of those surveyed by Rasmussen “strongly approve” of the way Barack Obama is doing his job. So far, so good.
Palin Gets Free Ad Time During Superbowl?? - Word has it that several pro-Palin military families here in Alaska were contacted to be part of a commercial set to air during the Superbowl pre-game show. The shooting was scheduled around Sarah Palin’s calendar so she could appear in the spot. Wonder what that little bit of PR is worth? Hmmm…would that be a “thing of value” by any chance? (hopeful smile) The premise of the spot is to thank the troops, and it’s being paid for by an outside private source. More details to come.
THIS is new – At least I think it is. Check out the GIANT red warning on the Office Contacts and Locations page of the State of Alaska website. Sounds like they’ve been receiving some partisan communications lately. Surprising? Not.
JUNEAU MUDSTOCK!!! That’s right, our state’s capital is the next location for a Mudstock meetup! Join your fellow Juneau Mudpuppies on January 31, from 4-7pm. Details can be found HERE*, or email me at akmuckraker(at)yahoo(dot)com for details! ( *Corrected link)
Rural Update – Looks like a small step was taken for food aid that doesn’t have to be flown in. The Federal Subsistence Board acted to extend the moose season below Mountain Village until February 28, 2009 for one moose.
Too Much Love! - For those of you wondering why we were down for a little while this afternoon, the ADN Newsreader and Daily Kos both linked to Ann Strongheart’s diary about her rural shopping trip, and there was so much interest and so many thousands of simultaneous hits, it jammed the tubes! Doh! Now that’s what I call being loved to death! At least a lot more people understand a bit more about life in rural Alaska, and Ann has definitely gotten her 15 minutes of fame in the blogosphere!
An Absolutely Amazing Picture – I’ve spent a good amount of time simply looking at this photo and zooming on on various areas. It’s remarkable! A robotic camera mount was used, and more than 200 images were stitched together to come up with the finished product. Basically, this is like the ultimate Where’s Waldo of Washington. You can clearly identify Barack Obama at the podium, and find lots of luminaries in the crowd. And if you were one of the lucky ones to be relatively close, you may find yourself! You can zoom in multiple times. Have fun! If you’re up for a “Where’s Waldo Challenge”, I challenge you to find John Conyers and Dick Cheney. I also defy you to not laugh out loud when you find our ex-Veep. Too amusing. Click HERE.
you have had a busy day AKM.
A very busy day, indeed. Thanks for all you do, AKM
OT, but I was a bit concerned about the Facebook activity of herself the AK Gov until I went and took a look…and found this tidbit FYI:
Barack Obama
4,667,211 supporters – Become a Supporter
Pasted from
Sarah Palin
468,668 supporters – Become a Supporter
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John McCain
584,053 supporters – Become a Supporter
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Herself isn’t in the running, and still trails even Johnny Mac…
OT, but I was Barack Obama really curious about SP’s Facebook entries today, so went and took a look. Here’s what I found. Under Politics…. FYI:
“President Obama
4,667,211 supporters – Become a Supporter
Sarah Palin
468,668 supporters – Become a Supporter
John McCain
584,053 supporters – Become a Supporter
SP isn’t in the running…she even trails, Johnny Mac by 100,000
I am sorry I my have to see serpentine sarah on super bowl Sunday …also sorry for Brian’s friends but happy for the people of Alaska for the extended time. waiting for the new pictures for mud stock V11. Computer would not let me see the Washington pics…will have to try to see what is wrong with computer.
South Side Chicago
Keep up the good work AKM & other and all Mudflatters. I appreciate what is being accomplished here–political education, civics in action. My impeaching Gov. Blagojevic and our response to him is really circus side-show curious.
The lessons learned will be interesting and hopefully instructive for the other 49 especially AK.
Thanks to all.
Ah, the good old Obama support page….. Those were the days.
If I recall correctly around election day it had almost 3 and 1/2 million supporters and you were able to have easy discussions going on. On the day it just went crazy!! 10,000s were signing up in seconds. It was great and the congrats keep coming in from all over the world. I guess the Inauguration gave it another boost.
Gee it is going to be 5 million soon and the election is over! (how many months?)
I think of Rural Alaskans as Guardians. Once the Guardians go, who will protect the land? We will all be sorry (as the water is rising).
Facebook: I have more foreign policy experience than Blamey Whinehouse
238,723 members
> I challenge you to find John Conyers and Dick Cheney.
One word: fedora.
Well, ok, two more words: Dr. No.
Alaska law prohibits use of state equipment or resources for campaign or partisan political purposes. Please do not send any messages to these addresses or make calls to these telephone numbers concerning campaign or partisan political activities. Information about elections and candidates can be found by calling, writing, or e-mailing a campaign office for that particular candidate.
Now that she has the PAC to do her dirty business for her, this appears. Co-incidence? Not!
Superbowl Halftime: Sarah will dance the pole and have a wardrobe malfunction in order to get attention.
Aussie, I’m confused and a bit tired tonight, was that tongue-in-cheek or copy from AK St page?
or both?
SP is definitely going for Prez in 2012. Check out this page at the Federal Election Commission website:
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?P20001939
She has registered as a Prez candidate in 2012. The FEC states on their home page:
If you are running for the U.S. House, Senate or the Presidency, you must register with the FEC once you (or persons acting on your behalf) receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000. Within 15 days of reaching that $5,000 threshold, you must file a Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2 [PDF]) authorizing a principal campaign committee to raise and spend funds on your behalf. Within 10 days of that filing, your principal campaign committee must submit a Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1 [PDF]). Your campaign will thereafter report its receipts and disbursements on a regular basis. Campaigns should download the Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates [PDF] and our Candidate Registration presentation [PowerPoint] for more information on the laws that apply to them.
The AK legislature is entirely to blame for this. SP now knows that she can do whatever she wants: If the legislature wastes the public’s money on investigations and causes a minor fuss, she knows it’s all bark and no bite. They have made her stronger. And don’t think for one second that if she gets elected to a job outside of AK that you’ll be rid of her…she will use every bit of influence she has to grind AK into dust, if she can.
Only Dems would sit around, relaxed and smiling, saying, “Oh, there’s no worry, she’s so silly, she’ll never get elected.” That’s how we lose so many elections. Rethugs have already mobilized on many fronts for 2012, they are not just hiding in a hole somewhere, licking their wounds.
Well, it looks like someone wised up about using State money to campaign. Thank you, McLeod. Now let’s see how long it takes the US Attorney to take out SP’s AG. I’m hearing from the Obama team it isn’t nice to subvert subpoena’s anymore. Sure hope they can move on that before the AK legis closes. With the AG facing Fed charges the legis may suddenly get some back bone. I’d suppose a few of them have had all of SP they can stand, also.
Just one more question and then I really am going to bed. What ever happened to open and transparentcy? I noticed the Gove isn’t publishing her calender anymore. You have to go through what’s his name. Is she planning on going someplace she doesn’t want her public to know about? Good Luck with that, her addoring public wants to know….
Peaceful Granny (01:09:00) :
Aussie, I’m confused and a bit tired tonight, was that tongue-in-cheek or copy from AK St page?
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Peaceful Granny, it’s from the AK page (the link is in AKM’s post).
It shows that McBill has paid attention to the latest lawsuit – but reaaallly, how many of their partisan buddies call up at the switchboard??
Peaceful Granny (02:17:33) :
I noticed the Gove isn’t publishing her calender anymore.
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This achieves two things: nobody can see that her calendar is basically empty, and the staff don’t have to bother filling in last week’s blanks with phony activities (which is what they used to do).
Apropos of nothing, did anyone else notice the governor’s thumbs twitching during the SOS address? I just saw a snip of the speech on the news the night she gave the speech. The old man caught it, while I was staring at the corsage. He said, “Hey, what’s wrong with her thumbs, they’re — oh shit, those are texting twitches!”
She clenched her little fists, to try to control the wayward thumbs. Go back and look. You can probably just look at the KTUU or KTVA footage and catch it.
Cheney definitely looks like a villain. Bush just has that smirky frown on his face that appears when he’s annoyed. haha!
Plenty of us Dems are aware that, as stupid as Sarah is, she’s savvy like a fox and has a following of nutballs who would probably do ANYTHING to get her elected to a higher office. If somebody like Bush can get (s)elected twice, by surrounding himself with some of the most powerful, connected, and devious people in the country, then yes, we do have to watch out for dear Sarah. Which is why we can never let up on pursuing her crimes and trying to expose her for who she is. But if we can’t laugh at her, it will be a very long 2-4 years.
However, I don’t believe that she will ever gather around her the kind of powerful people that Bush did, because, aside from scorning the kind of education that would bring her into contact with such people, she has a pathological need for the center of the spotlight that Bush never had. The power brokers have realized that she won’t be able to resist yapping her mouth endlessly, and they also realize that she uses people for her own purposes and then throws them under the bus. That’s a big difference between her and Bush. He KEPT those powerful people around him because he was as loyal to them as they were to him. She is psychologically incapable of loyalty, and she also can’t stand having anybody else in charge. I believe that will be her undoing, and I want to be there to see it. The reality is that religious right nutballs can manage grassroots-level infiltration of government, but when exposed on the national stage they are just too obviously nutballs to make it any farther.
“Hooky Mom” will be part of “Washington Elite” (she can’t use that one in 2012 as a disgusting distinguisher) as a result her Alfalfa invitation and PAC. You can bet she will some how spend more time in the Nation’s capitol than Alaska capitol in the final phase of her pathetic governorship.
The mega picture was terrific. I particularly noticed that pathetic excuse for a Supreme Court Justice, Clarence “Oreo, aka Uncle Tom” Thomas, was either asleep or faking being asleep (head on chest, eyes closed), as his personal sign of disrespect. You all may recall during the campaign the candidates were asked which justice they would not have appointed to the SC. McCain named all four of the liberal justices. Obama named Thomas, Scalia & Roberts, saying he (Obama) disagreed with their constitutional interpretations, but noting that Scalia and Roberts were intelligent enough. So in payback, Clarence Thomas challenged Obama’s citizenship. “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked the high court to consider an East Brunswick, N. J., attorney’s lawsuit, challenging whether Barack Obama is really eligible to be president, reported The Afro newspaper. Thomas took the action after Justice David Souter had already rejected a petition for the court to stop the Electoral College from meeting on Dec. 15, which will certify Obama as the 44th president of the United States and its first African-American president, the Black-owned newspaper reports. The court has scheduled a Dec. 5 conference on that action – just 10 days before the Electoral College meets. The high court’s only African American has made the request to his colleagues as a result of an emergency stay request filed by attorney Leo Donofrio, the newspaper said. Donofrio sued New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Wells, contending that Obama was not qualified to be on the state’s presidential ballot because of Donofrio’s own questions about Obama’s status as a natural-born U.S. citizen. Obama was born in Hawaii.”
kljcager-ohio, I am LOVING your new moniker for the Governess. She’s just the gift that keeps on giving, ain’t she?
Meanwhile on a more serious note, even a peacenik vegetarian can applaud the extension of moose season for those in need. Sorry Brian, Brenda.
Clarence Thomas is about as unqualified a Supreme Court justice as there ever was or ever will be. Much as I dislike Scalia for his obvious political bend, he’s at least very intelligent. Thomas is… dumber than Anita Hill and only half as pretty.
wonder if dickless cheney is still in the wheelchair or if he’s gone back to shredding all those boxes of documents. maybe gw is busy carrying those boxes for him now. gotta say one thing about gw… he at least tries to play a good game of being a man’s man.
Re: the new appearance on the governor’s official web page of the writing in red about not sending campaign correspondence to the government offices: you appear to be correct that this is a new addition.
At least, when I looked up that particular page in the Wayback Machine, a February 2008 version of the page didn’t have anything at all about not sending campaign correspondence. And there was a link saying how much she loved to hear from everyone about their opinions, ideas, etc.
At the risk of promoting empathy fatigue – though we won something significant for village Subsistence in getting the moose hunting season extended; I hope those fuel vouchers can help toward gearing up the snowmachines so they can make that hunting trip. I’m going to get a friend to write up a day in the life of a moose hunt (not anything like the backyard shootin’ from Palin’s diary) and as Ana’s shopping day has illustrated, it is a walk in the park compared to our Subsistence activities. Living out in the Bush is a hard life, but holding onto our ancient traditions of living off the land, paying tribute to Ellam’Yua (the creator) – the bounty rewards us with fantastic protein and refreshment for the soul.
I was wondering why I couldn’t play in the mud yesterday, but wow it was worth it seeing that many people were enlightened to the in the day of by Ann Strongheart. I am also glad that the season has been extended and another moose added to the limit.
I have a question please, I saw that they have those little fruit cup containers on sale, but I was wondering, would they spoil or anything if I ship those?
Second question in ref: to the passage on the Gov. Site(NOTE: Correspondence such as letters, packages, and paperwork should be addressed to the Juneau Governor’s Office.) Isn’t she working out of Anchorage? Why all of a sudden does she want things to go to Juneau? Is it maybe that she suspects not all are blindly loyal to her in the Anchorage Office such as (smitten kitten and gofer) and is afraid they might report what correspondence she is receiving on Gov. time.? Does she have that special someone (one of the many unemployed in her family) going to pick that mail up daily and charge the State a per diem for to the task?
To answer a question from yesterday, my adn name is PJC27.
I wonder if Palin is accepting food stamp donations from the trailor park trash that supports her? (no offence to mobile home dweller, they’re in another class)
I am sure Palin, from such a small state thinks, close to 1/2 a million ‘friends’ is big medicine. The trouble is, her friends include extremist right wing frundys, racists and uneducated backwoods hicks. They are no where near the center she would need to win a national campaign.
As far as the Superbowl, I know the bar we will be watching in is located in central PA, a huntin, gun loving area, but we all agree, she single handedly removed support from McCain. A large majority of faithful R voted D for the very first time in their lives after ‘meeting’ her.
I think what we’re in for -for the most part is lost of Fox Noise (who watches them anyway) and a good many fun news stories.
I do think she has the potential to take Loisianna and Mississippi. Otherwise, she’s a duck out of water.
I wondered why I could not access the mudflats yesterday! LOL I was being a bit paranoid and wondered if SP had a hacker take it out!
Well a commercial on the Super Bowl??? This just might work to get my hubby to turn the game off. Hehehe
Is Joe Biden SNL’s next Sarah Palin?
Seth Meyers reflected on the election during an appearance on Letterman Tuesday night. Meyers, head writer for SNL and anchor of “Weekend Update,” talked about his role writing much of the Tina Fey/Sarah Palin sketches and how, post-Palin, they are keeping the comedy coming.
“Good old Blagojevich showed up like a White Knight with a terrible haircut,” Meyers told Letterman, “I think Sarah Palin made us forget about Joe Biden for a minute, but he is fantastic.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/28/seth-meyers-election-refl_n_161582.html
Between the extend the moose season and the SNL interview now I have that “Mother humping moose song stuck in my head…”
Finding Dick was TOO easy! He’s the Darth Vader wannabe sitting next to the Emperor from the Dark Side! Just LOOKING at DC/DV starts playing Vaders theme from Star Wars in my head… over and over! PLEASE STOP!
Apologies to the REAL DV of course!
She is taking herself much too seriously. And so are we.
@I can see the Village from my House (05:54:33)
Oh, please do. No fatigue here!! We need more information. As I have stated in another thread, I consider all living and working in the “wild” or Villages to be the guardians of nature. Thankyou so much.
@AKM Superbowl? My son just asked permission to stay up to watch it. He is underage. Now I wonder, if that is safe for him?
Love or hate Sarah Palin, once can’t help but notice that she attracts attention. I’m sure her handlers are knocking themselves out trying to figure out a way to harness all that free publicity and turn it into hard cash. SarahPAC is a good start. It seems like it is about the only way a sitting Governor can earn some money these days without breaking laws too blatantly.
The problem I see for Sarah Palin is that she really, really, really doesn’t have what it takes to play with the big boys (and girls). Her appeal is strictly cosmetic and cosmetic to the point that the appeal dissipates completely the minute she opens her mouth and that strange voice appears – the voice that puts fingernails on blackboards to shame.
Sarah may be ‘popular’ in that she attracts attention whenever she opens her mouth, but I would not confuse that appeal with anything close to electability.
Don’t forget that when Palin burst on to the national scene in August and following her well-delivered ‘scripted’ speech at the RNC was able to garner huge favorability ratings. Those ratings just dropped and dropped and dropped as she kept opening her mouth and her ‘newness’ and superficial appeal wore off. As the ‘real Sarah Palin surfaced she started sinking like a lead balloon. I believe her favoriability dropped over 25 points in just less than a month.
I also believe Palin comes with way too much baggage (and I’m not counting $180K in designer clothes stuffed in garbage bags). I’m talking about personal baggage. She has managed to stonewall the press and public over anything close to accountability regarding the strangeness regarding her grandson(s). But while Palin may think she can smile and wink herself out of giving any answers, I think she will at some point in time have to answer some real questions and provide some real information. And the more serious she becomes about running for any national office, the more the spotlight will be put on her.
Remember she has gotten where she is without giving a SINGLE hard-hitting interview. I do not count the Gibson or Couric interviews as hard-hitting. She was tossed snowballs and managed to get a face full of snow with some pretty easy questions.
Sarah Palin is good entertainment. She is raw meat for the shallow thinkers in this country and thus a fund-raising tool that many will want to exploit. However, with her current track record I think she may have trouble surviving the next Alaska Gubernatorial race. I don’t think she could get out of the starting blocks of a Presidential election.
In other words, I don’t think she is going away quite yet, but I do think her days on the national political scene are numbered.
I believe they are numbered in direct proportion to Sarah opening her mouth.
If they run that ad of Palin And those Fort Rich pro-Palin supporters, paid for by a private donor, trouble looms. All that exposure for her adds up to a big value number. Where’s Andree? And those military families are exploited, to Palin, nothing more than political pawns. I read where Palin is supposed to be in Juno today, discussing the budget. Hey: In Juneau, watch her.
Palin -in my humble opinion, has replaced the void that Anna Nicole Smith left. Like Anna, she’s a blundering idiot, but you just cannot help but be curious about what she will do or say next. A one woman Star Magazine.
On another note -I have talked with many parents & professionals familiar with disabilities and all were disgusted that she would bring that poor baby in front of screaming crowds. Surely not good for his fragile neurological system. And, why was he not at home with dad (or nanny) getting early intervention (PT, OT, etc.).
I know when my son was born (blind/autism) he started services at 2 months (right after diagnosis).
This woman cries “family values” yet within her own family there are no values evident.
I’d like to echo Paula’s comments about how faithful R’s voted D for the first time in their lives. Both my husband and I did, and it wasn’t hard at all. We understand that an Obama administration will wreak havoc on our pocketbook, but that paled in comparison to the potential of an idiot in the White House. Sarah is so delusional that she really believes she’s got a shot at the presidency. Interviewing a VP candidate is nothing compared to interviewing a Presidential candidate. I’m convinced that she is politically savvy enough to squirm her way out of any ethics violations that may come her way. What I don’t understand is how our Legislature is willing to turn the other cheek. It’s unbelievable how easily the public forgets past transgressions. If you have teflon skin, being a politician is a pretty good gig.
ocliberal (07:36:53) :
Good points and I agree. If they don’t put Sarah in cold storage ’til 2010 (when she could conceivably start her run for Prez), I think she’s gonna be a ‘one hit wonder’.
Should add, she’ll slit her own throat before 2010 if she doesn’t shut up.
Oh gosh, speaking of Family Values. Does Snowflake really believe that she won’t be attacked for abandoning Trig? She’ll call it sexism, but in this universe, babies should be nurtured and raised by their mothers. Obviously this infers that the mother is mentally and physically healthy enough to complete this task. Hillary had already raised Chelsea, and Geraldine Ferraro had already raised her kids before these women entered the Presidential field. As a mother, I condemn any mother who puts her ambitions over her childrens’ needs, even if said mother believes that her ambitions are for the greater good. She exploited her children. She will continue to exploit them. They will suffer. How Pro-Life is That? Sacrifice 5 kids for the sake of millions of others?
Good story below- and someone, keep that soundbite: Has Palin visted Emmonak? No she hasn’t… next clip: Palin in dixie, Palin on facebook, Palin doing interview, Palin doing nothing for the state… and next clip, a list of folks who donated money and food. Palin won’t be on it.
My question is???? Is it right for her to put her address’ on the Alaska website? I understand the warning about mailing stuff to the gov’s office, I don’t think she should put those adress’ there. If ppl want to send gifts and such they should find the address on their own. Isn’t that like advertising on the Alaska website? Is there any way that we can do to get them off?
COME ON folks… join this group on Facebook!!! Perhaps we can make a statement!!!
1 million strong against Sarah Palin
Become a fan! I am and I know that AKM is
Paula, I went to the comment section on “The examiner” that crystal wolf was on, I didn’t make any comments though. These bamboozeled ppl were saying that Sarah went to the villages with her elected officials and that they were there with her. They tell such lies sticking up for her its disgusting and sickening how far they will go to make a stand for her.
madeinalaska (07:24:39) :
She is taking herself much too seriously. And so are we.
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What amazes me about SP, is that she might think there are many who support her, look at the statistics of the make up of the Alaskan Population. There are 4 men to every one women. (sad statistic, I know). I agree to some extent, she is taking herself too serious, and I dont think we should let our guards down at all. I bet alot of those votes came from nasty old men and that doesnt bother her at all, in fact she really soaks up all that negative attention.
In reality, i seriously doubt that she can get that much support outside, and when I saw her crying as she began to lose-it was more so on the premise that she thinks way too highly of herself. Now, she is on this vendetta to get back at those who opposed her now.
My vote in 4 years will not be anything, other then… being heard. I emailed transition team and so far have been included in some of their ideas for change.
I emailed Gov. Palin, as a constituent-regarding the Alaska/Canada AGIA deal and never heard one thing back. NOT A THING! That will be my deciding factor in 4 years!
@ ripley I opened my face book and couldnt find the group. How would I find the group in facebook?
Remember when she spoke to the people in the villages on Sunday. It happened, but it was in Florida, during the early part of the campaign. Those folks are playing with semantics.
pvazwindy (08:34:48) :
Remember when she spoke to the people in the villages on Sunday. It happened, but it was in Florida, during the early part of the campaign. Those folks are playing with semantics.
I think the key here is “spoke TO” it was an address by her, a chance for her to get her face in there, not a chance for consultation. Those folks aren’t playing with semantics. They are are simply uninformed.
@MT… TRY THIS
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=70637055579
here_in_PA (08:26:12) :
Paula, I went to the comment section on “The examiner” that crystal wolf was on, I didn’t make any comments though. These bamboozeled ppl were saying that Sarah went to the villages with her elected officials and that they were there with her. They tell such lies sticking up for her its disgusting and sickening how far they will go to make a stand for her.
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I hope you are not suprised by her lies. Everything that comes out of her mouth is a lie (Levi and Bristol are not dropouts, I said thanks but no thanks, Couric was demeaning to Alaska asking me what I read, I knew Africa was a continent).
These people are dedicated to a pro-life “Christian” (their Christian -not most peoples Christian) America at any cost and they are as stupid and uneducated as she is. It’s a cult following.
Anyone have a link to Olbermann talking about SarahPAC? I missed it and cannot find it online.
What is a Sarah Palin? Never heard of it.
Anyway, it’s nice to see the village and their troubles getting so much attention. It would also be nice if a community organizer took on the role of improving real life conditions for rural people in Alaska. Surely there is a way to fund a regular delivery service of supplies so that people don’t have to strap themselves to a snowmobile to buy $500 worth of junk food.
I saw that grocery list and was simply appalled! One of the least expensive items on that list was the stir fry vegies, and only one was purchased. The rest of the list was disposable everything and manufactured junk food. If you choose to live in rural Alaska to get away from it all, you should really think about getting away from that diabetes causing grocery list. And so what if you have to work a bit harder to get the water to wash diapers. Big whoop! I’ve been there and done that, but I wouldn’t ever do it in Alaska. You makes your choices–you takes your chances.
I’ll be happy to send a large tin of green tea (no sugar or fake creamer required), 20 pounds of soybeans (make your own soy milk for pennies per gallon!), 20 pounds of quinoa, 10 pounds of chia, another 10 pounds of garlic powder, sea salt, and spices, plus seeds to grow herbs, spinach, green onions, and sprouts in the warmest room of your house. That’s a recipe for healthy living, on the cheap. If that’s too hard, then maybe living in Alaska is too hard for you, too. Jest a thought.
Okay Alaskans, here’s an idea for you. Call the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, discuss the freedom of information act. Palins office is charging exorbant fees for access to both public and private emails and information. Maybe if you have several folks agree to support the cause the ACLU could help -know their AK office is small and their national resources cut 10% recently (Thanks to Madoff) but worth a try. Would make for excellent news coverage, too. And I am sure Palin would love being sued by the ACLU. Good luck.
ACLU Alaska 907-276-2258
http://www.akclu.org/
This is OT but very interesting:http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jan/28/alaska-poised-battle-over-bison/ these are the same clubs that are killing the wolves
And who wouldn’t love to sit down with a hot cup of tea and read 10,000 of Palins emails? I’d would enjoy that a whole lot.
That’s probably from my emails to her. LOL!
I notice in the bio she has a number of pictures of her family – you know the unmentionables (dropout, the dude, the poor little kid who missed so much school she’ll probably flunk).
Superbowl ad! Perhaps disgraced Wallstreet conman Tain, former McCain financial donor, has donated some of his taxpayer monies to SP’s insult to the American presidential process? More photos of Trigg’s little feet exposed to the chill without socks, Piper applying spit to his hair (where did she learn that habit?), SP sitting among a group of male fur clad, helmets w/horns “barbarians” , who wear animal pelts in the 21st century…I am ashamed for what many around the world will use as proof of our mass ignorance.
I asked a knowledagble frind about the info act, her reply was:
“Depends on Alaska’s open records law (federal Freedom of Information act
only applies to federal information). But generally the laws are that
they can only charge a modest fee for copying charges if it’s over a
certain # of pages, and then you can usually still ask to have the
charges reduced.
Many states have an office of open records who can answer questions
about the law. They might also try that office.”
So, anyone who wants the task, there you have it.
Paula CochranNo Gravatar (08:15:48) :
Good story below- and someone, keep that soundbite: Has Palin visted Emmonak? No she hasn’t… next clip: Palin in dixie, Palin on facebook, Palin doing interview, Palin doing nothing for the state… and next clip, a list of folks who donated money and food. Palin won’t be on it.
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Paula thanks for the info I asked about
To add to your list above:
Palin sits down to a $200/plate dinner at Alfafa club while Villagers Starve!
“Let them eat cake”
Cheryl:I’ll be happy to send a large tin of green tea (no sugar or fake creamer required), 20 pounds of soybeans (make your own soy milk for pennies per gallon!), 20 pounds of quinoa, 10 pounds of chia, another 10 pounds of garlic powder, sea salt, and spices, plus seeds to grow herbs, spinach, green onions, and sprouts in the warmest room of your house. That’s a recipe for healthy living, on the cheap. If that’s too hard, then maybe living in Alaska is too hard for you, too. Jest a thought.
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You are joking…right? Or really snarky…First off soybeans are not good for your thyroid, and they are gm crop to boot. If you have bothered to read here many people make their own bread. Since Alaska is practically dark for 6 mos. growing stuff is pretty much out. It is Fricken Freezen ass cold there and they need FAT! And if they are having trouble heating their homes, how are they going to have the warmest room in the house?
Just a thought, think about what you say before opening you mouth and putting a big fat foot in it. Just sayin’
Maybe you ought to go play on greta, or read up on Alaska….
crystalwolf a.k.a. caligrl (10:11:05) :
Paula CochranNo Gravatar (08:15:48) :
Good story below- and someone, keep that soundbite: Has Palin visted Emmonak? No she hasn’t… next clip: Palin in dixie, Palin on facebook, Palin doing interview, Palin doing nothing for the state… and next clip, a list of folks who donated money and food. Palin won’t be on it.
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Paula thanks for the info I asked about
To add to your list above:
Palin sits down to a $200/plate dinner at Alfafa club while Villagers Starve!
“Let them eat cake”
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More like “Let them eat snowballs.” Smile. Wink. Hmmm.
She reminds me so much of the beotch in Romie and Michelle.
AK mudpups:
Tomorrow is the Alaska Municipal League legislative luncheon in Juneau; Halcrow has said SP refused an invitation to speak. Can someone find out who attended the luncheon (legislators, etc.)- and where SP was and what was she doing? (getting a manicure, practicing her prom queen wave…) I’d like to know how many legislators from both sides of the aisle were there.
I would think any governor would attend a meeting such as this, especially given the state of our economy- First nail in her coffin, perhaps?
Cherryl, You need to read up on village life before you go all granola on them. And you obviously haven’t done your reading, as evidenced by your comments about “choosing” to live there, “warmest room” in the house, etc. Yes, there is too much junk food in the villages, but that’s a long, complicated story related to the loss of much of the old subsistence lifestyle due to “progress.” You see something very similar on many of the reservations in the lower 48.
And I agree with crystalwolf, soybeans are not the magic food some would have the world believe.
As for the comment about water and diapers, you just don’t know what you are talking about. If you want to be helpful, send them some jerky or something. Or how about some dehydrated veggies? And toss in some disposable diapers while you are at it.
Sheesh.
Are you telling me the orange tree, pineapple bush and banana plant I mailed won’t grow in Alaska?
CO almost native, did you read Halcro’s full story on the AML meeting and the history dear Sarah has with them? She’s not going because she’s a nasty, celf-centered spoiled brat and they hurt her widdo feewings.
oops, that would be SELF not celf.
Paula CochranNo Gravatar (10:40:20) :
Are you telling me the orange tree, pineapple bush and banana plant I mailed won’t grow in Alaska?
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LOL!
I would think any governor would attend a meeting such as this, especially given the state of our economy- First nail in her coffin, perhaps?
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Who needs all that bother when they’re playing dixie just for you? She doesn’t want to do another thing for that sappy little state. She’s in the big leagues now. Has the whole south to inspire.
Or so she thinks.
Just one little peep from me about that first entry in AKM’s Bedtime Daily Wrapup, i.e., “The First Week – After seven days as president, 44% of those surveyed by Rasmussen “strongly approve” of the way Barack Obama is doing his job. So far, so good.”
Rasmussen is the guy whose election polls were remarkably conservative, and WRONG….
In this case, also, his Obama-approval poll is conservative….the Gallup Obama-Job-Approval poll, updated daily, is 64% today, down 1% from yesterday.
Several days ago the crowd at Conservatives4Palin were crowing because the Rasmussen Obama-Approval polls were at 60%, while Gallup’s said 68%.
Just looking at the wild, wide swing in the Rasmussen poll numbers vs. the more moderate swing in the Gallup numbers, I’d be inclined to ignore Rasmussen.
The House has defeated a bill to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12.
House Republicans succeeded in scuttling a bill to delay the transition, which is scheduled for Feb. 17, less than two days after the Senate unanimously passed the plan.
The defeat is a setback for the Obama administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill, who fear too many Americans are not ready for the switchover.
The Nielsen Co. estimates more than 6.5 million U.S. households that rely on analog television sets to pick up over-the-air broadcast signals could see their TV sets go dark next month if the transition is not postponed.
>>> While Obma tries to save the world the GOP takes away cable. Imagine that, millions of Republicans without TV. Dear God, they might have to read or something! This will piss a whole lotta people off. LOL.
Paula CochranNo Gravatar (10:40:20) :
Are you telling me the orange tree, pineapple bush and banana plant I mailed won’t grow in Alaska?
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Well, like maybe if you put it in the warmest part of the house like uh, Cheryl up there’s says???
Hey and lets all eat genetically modified soybean milk and wreck our thyroids!
And send a few Chia pets while your at it….
The villager’s might enjoy watching them sprout while they starve.
And they can hang hand washed diapers in the warmest room of the house. According to Cheryl….
*StUpid Girl*
tweese wrote: Second question in ref: to the passage on the Gov. Site(NOTE: Correspondence such as letters, packages, and paperwork should be addressed to the Juneau Governor’s Office.) Isn’t she working out of Anchorage? Why all of a sudden does she want things to go to Juneau?
I’d say she’s trying to make it “look” like she actually works in Juneau, like ha ha, not……..
remember her emails to staff about transitioning her state work from Juneau.
someone who lives in Juneau please count the number of days she’s there.
She’s trying to put to rest the “I don’t like Juneau, I don’t want it to be our state capitol, I want to work from home or Anchorage. ”
she’s a conniving disrespectful witch in sheep’s clothing
@ Ripley
I will check out the facebook link, there were like 4 when I punched in a search.
@ Paula I found the link
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#28882526 it is the video that says women crashed into a coffee shop.
Back to my work here!
A whole lot of people are quesy with this bailout, but no matter who got elected it would have een done. So long as the country stays steady or inches forward Obama will have done his job. The next year should say a lot. Let’s see what Blunderbrain does for Alaska. Does she still live there?
Thanks MT, hadn’t had time to watch every video to see where he had her hidden. Good job pluckering her in between the turkeys, her turkeys and more turkeys. And, yeah, how about that, setting up office in the fake America. What, oh what, could Sarah be thinking? LOL!
Paula CochranNo Gravatar (10:00:46) :
I asked a knowledagble frind about the info act………..
AND, it’s supposed to be made available withing something like 10 days, Palin admin made a big deal about delaying due to all sorts of excuses, then used the huge dollar figure to be charged for the service. Smoke and mirrors.
AND, let’s ALL remember those emails were court ordered by a judge to be preserved! nothing had better be found missing or destroyed. See why they need so much time to clean house, dot all the i’s, and cross all the t’s, clean sweep the closet, under the bed, purge hard drives, delete private accounts………
womanwithsardinecan (10:40:46) :
CO almost native, did you read Halcro’s full story on the AML meeting and the history dear Sarah has with them? She’s not going because she’s a nasty, celf-centered spoiled brat and they hurt her widdo feewings.
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Yup, read the article; I’d like to know where SP is during the luncheon time- especially if most of the legislators from both parties show up. Perhaps more AK voters will have second thoughts about her if everyone else is there, talking about solutions, and she’s updating her Facebook page…
Regarding free ad time for Superbowl….if true, am truly sorry to you good ppl, who desperately need a Governor who shows care and concern. SP’s constant seeking constant camera time, photographs, over and over, it gets me dizzy. I know politicians have to do the pr thing, cutting ribbons and giving awards and such, but this governorship seems to be stuck in this fantasy land of photo ops, traveling, and adventure. Is there ever any earnest, or thoughtful concern to her demeanor, instead of triviality?
Have met people that just are so happy all the time, like they’re singing, Oh let the sun shine in, face it with a grin…..but they can’t see other people’s unhappiness for the trees. It’s all about them.
1:00pm, Alaska time, Colberg is to discuss the legislative subpoenas, before the house judiciary cmte. Live audio and tv. I’m going to miss it, could someone listen in and give us a report on it. Thanks.
CO almost nativeNo Gravatar (11:05:57) :
womanwithsardinecan (10:40:46) :
CO almost native, did you read Halcro’s full story on the AML meeting and the history dear Sarah has with them? She’s not going because she’s a nasty, celf-centered spoiled brat and they hurt her widdo feewings.
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Yup, read the article; I’d like to know where SP is during the luncheon time- especially if most of the legislators from both parties show up. Perhaps more AK voters will have second thoughts about her if everyone else is there, talking about solutions, and she’s updating her Facebook page…
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You mean like the time of day and whether she is in Anchorage or Juneau? The luncheon is on the 29th I think (probably around lunchtime, lol), and she’s planning to be in DC on the 31st for that dinner. Did somebody say she had a speech to give the day before the dinner? We would know if she actually had a schedule that wasn’t made up and kept secret. The AML sent her the first invite several months ago, but we all know what she would choose if there is a scheduling conflict. If she is in Juneau right now (Juneau folks?), then she will claim she needs to go to Wasilla to get her black knee boots and grab one of the kids for a prop. Which means she’ll probably be bailing on Juneau today, never mind it’s the middle of the work week. Her priorities are so screwball that she’s not going to let little things like the work week and a crucial meeting get in her way to fame and fortune in DC.
Smoke and mirrors…call the ACLU, see what they say. Get that info out to the public/media before she gets through the gates. (And the Lord sayeth, SLAM).
OK Muddpuppies didn’t mean any offense about the chia pets…but I did have another look at the list of requested supplies(by the Villagers) and one thing stood out…
Peanut butter! Don’t send it! There is a massive ongoing recall of peanut and peanut butter products. Better to send almond butter or cashew, but not peanut butter at this time. Just a FYI.
And Cheryl, have fun watching your chia pets grow and be sure to get that thyroid checked will ya? Low T3 causes “stupidness”! I’m not kidding!
I was over getting my morning shot of The Daily Dish, and reading his spot-on take on Obama. Anyway, there’s a description of W in there that reminds me eerily of someone else… can you guess who?
As Andrew would say, the money quote from this link http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/01/the-presider.html:
At times, Bush’s indifference to the system around him bordered on a kind of political autism. And so one of the oddest aspects of Bush’s presidency was his tendency to declare things as if merely saying them as president could make them so. The model was clear and dramatically intensified by wartime: the president pronounced; Congress anemically responded; the base rallied. At the start, it felt like magic, but as reality slipped through the fast-eroding firewall of reckless spending and military misadventure, Bush’s authority disappeared all the more quickly – because his so-certain predictions were so obviously wrong. The Decider had no response to this. He just had to keep deciding and asserting, to less and less effect, that he was right all along. Hence the excruciating final months. Within a democratic system, we had replicated all the comedy and tragedy of cocooned authoritarianism.
So now your telling me the peanuts won’t grow either?
Yes, I keep forgetting to tell people NO PEANUT BUTTER, no peanut butter crackers, etc. The FDA has a published list of all PB products you shouldn’t eat. I’ll see if I can find it.
@pvazwindy (11:22:35) :
1:00pm, Alaska time, Colberg is to discuss the legislative subpoenas, before the house judiciary cmte. Live audio and tv. I’m going to miss it, could someone listen in and give us a report on it. Thanks.
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Do you have a link to a live audio/tv site to listen in to – or is it available only locally in Alaska? I would love to try and listen in if my afternoon permits! Thanks.
Let me just clear up one misconception up about diapers and potty training in sub zero weather. When you don’t have water, because it is frozen..you don’t have working toilets like you do in warm climates and you don’t let your kids run around and wee in the bushes either. Have you ever had to dress a toddler or an elder for that matter up to go out to the honey hut, or out house when it’s below zero? Ok, well a friend of mine who happened to be visiting her daughter in such conditions told me she would have given anything to have some depends. She says to me to just try pulling down your pants and sitting on a frozen honey hut seat. Your bare bottom will freeze to the seat in less than a minute….get the picture. So, try keeping a potty in the house it might work for a day or two, but then you have to find some place to put it….and if more than five people are living in one place, well can you get a whiff of what I’m trying to say here. Depends and diapers have become a much better way of holding/solving this problem and besides they are easier to burn.
Now please stop trying to tell people who have been doing the best they can with what they have how to do it better until you’ve tried it yourself for a while. I know you mean well, but open your minds and open your hearts, so we can all work together to help each other on this planet. When someone says they need something in an emergency situation they most likely know what they are talking about, when the emergency is over we may be able to find a better way to deal with the problem so it doesn’t come up next year, (if we could ever get the missing Gov to stop look and listen) but for now, lets help give the people in the villages what they ask for and need right now.
Yikes. Big crazy list. Don’t forget to replace dot with dot.
http://www.fdadotgov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html#recalls
If you though Bush, Cheney and Ashcroft dismantled the Bill of Rights, imagine Palins first day in office:
1) Abstinance only education. No birth control. No abortion. The Palin police will be checking bedrooms randomly for lewd behavior, porn, beastiality and those icky gay people.
2) All negative speech involving whites must be removed from texbooks. You know those heathen natives needed to be saved, and they’re better for it. Plus, what were they doing with the land anyway? A bunch of mumbo jumbo eco crap.
3) Evolution will be outlawed. All science books will be replaced with the great wedge theory -Intelligent Design (e.g. creation science).
4) A National Holiday will be set aside for the Planets 6001 birth day (on Christmas Eve). All Americans (real and otherwise) will be legally required to attend Christmas ever services. (Hanakkah and that weird black holiday are over for good). All servies must be eveangelical where speaking in tongues is performed.
5) The United States will at all times be at war with Jews, Islamics, Hindus or any other heathen peoples of the world. At home, all Jews, Catholics, Pagens and the like will be either converted , banished to witch doctor camp or burned at the stake.
6) Habeus Corpus is suspended (exceptions include me and my friends).
7) All Alaskan not working in oil production will flee the state within 30 days. Drill, baby, drill. Any animals in the way will be shot on sight.
womanwithsardinecan (11:22:57) :
That’s right- I’d like to know what is so important (besides her bruised ego) that SP would miss a gathering of so many AK politicians and administrators. Lots of contacts in one place at one time, particularly at time of economic crisis. Oh wait- they lost their hand to Exxon on the drilling, so maybe there isn’t any crisis she needs to solve.
Perhaps some Juneau mudpups can find out…
Paula Cochran (11:38:13) :
heh heh…very funny. Hmmm…maybe I shouldn’t be laughing-
Hey Goalie in NM–Here’s the link–http://www.ktoo.org/gavel/audio.cfm
She gave the hand to Exxon so she could continue her drill baby drill rantings on the national stage. Production workers should strike until she resigns. Eveyone of them. Shut the state down. It’s not like it’s keeping Alaskans warm. I bet the news would cover that! LOL
So funny it makes you shudder just thinking about it, huh? And I really don’t think I even exagerated. That’s Palins perfect conservative world.
womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar (10:38:28) :
Cherryl, You need to read up on village life before you go all granola on them.
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hahahahaha… going granola on them. Gonna have to remember that one.
Soy beans are good for only two things: mixing with lots of salt to make soy sauce and creating farts. I know the latter is a bunch of hot air, but it’s hot air that doesn’t warm up too many rooms.
This is slightly of OT, but I getting ready to do taxes for all my relations and I was wondering when snowmoble racing became a business? I thought it was a hobby. I see from the Palin tax return that he writes off all his winning income by listing all his gear and equip as an expense, along with travel ect, so is it a business only if you win? Are all the losers business partners? I’m just asking in case my son wants to start racing his snowmoble.
There are 4000 PA Nat’l Guard soldiers deployed/deploying to Iraq with their Stryker brigades as I type this; most of them will be cheering for the Steelers, not for Sarah Palin. I imagine a number of them will consider the appearance of Sarah Palin in an ad as described as a personal insult.
Granny – snomobile racing is a business in the same fashion as is NASCAR. But the IRS ought to take a real close look at Todd Palin’s tax return. There’s a history in that family, if you know what I mean.
Does ANYBODY know what the Queen’s schedule is this week?
My daughter and her boyfriend race competitively, spent probably 20 grand last year. No tax deduction there. It’s a sport. Not a business. But maybe you can write it off if it costs X amount to win X amount. I don’t know. What if you pay 5 bucks to play bingo and win a grand? Can you write off the five dollar fee?
I could only get 35 seconds of play from KTOO. Is that how it’s supposed to work thru them? Normally, I can stream for non-stop coverage.
I work from home and don’t even write off my office space. I don’t want to get audited and then slammed because I have a spare bed in the office used for guests. They are real quirky when they audit.
sauerkrautNo Gravatar (11:50:25) :
womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar (10:38:28) :
Cherryl, You need to read up on village life before you go all granola on them.
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hahahahaha… going granola on them. Gonna have to remember that one.
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Little sister (Martha Unalaska Sign) turned me on to that saying years ago and I’ve always loved it. I use it often. I LIVE in granolatown, aka sixtiesbythesea.
In general, taxpayers may deduct ordinary and necessary expenses for conducting a trade or business. An ordinary expense is an expense that is common and accepted in the taxpayer’s trade or business. A necessary expense is one that is appropriate for the business. Generally, an activity qualifies as a business if it is carried on with the reasonable expectation of earning a profit.
In order to make this determination, taxpayers should consider the following factors:
Does the time and effort put into the activity indicate an intention to make a profit?
Does the taxpayer depend on income from the activity?
If there are losses, are they due to circumstances beyond the taxpayer’s control or did they occur in the start-up phase of the business?
Has the taxpayer changed methods of operation to improve profitability?
Does the taxpayer or his/her advisors have the knowledge needed to carry on the activity as a successful business?
Has the taxpayer made a profit in similar activities in the past?
Does the activity make a profit in some years?
Can the taxpayer expect to make a profit in the future from the appreciation of assets used in the activity?
The IRS presumes that an activity is carried on for profit if it makes a profit during at least three of the last five tax years, including the current year — at least two of the last seven years for activities that consist primarily of breeding, showing, training or racing horses.
If an activity is not for profit, losses from that activity may not be used to offset other income. An activity produces a loss when related expenses exceed income. The limit on not-for-profit losses applies to individuals, partnerships, estates, trusts, and S corporations. It does not apply to corporations other than S corporations.
Deductions for hobby activities are claimed as itemized deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). These deductions must be taken in the following order and only to the extent stated in each of three categories:
Deductions that a taxpayer may take for personal as well as business activities, such as home mortgage interest and taxes, may be taken in full.
Deductions that don’t result in an adjustment to basis, such as advertising, insurance premiums and wages, may be taken next, to the extent gross income for the activity is more than the deductions from the first category.
Business deductions that reduce the basis of property, such as depreciation and amortization, are taken last, but only to the extent gross income for the activity is more than the deductions taken in the first two categories.
Link:
Further information is available in IRS Publication 535, Business Expenses
@Tewise (06:19:46) :
It’s Legislative Session time. She’s “actually” living in Juneau during Session (at least that’s the story, and I think they’re sticking to it), so that she can work with the Legislators. However, I just saw that she’s finally meeting with them all for the first time this Session, which started over a week ago…
@Paula Cochran (09:19:53) :
Someone posted it over at the Forum. Here it is: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#28882526
womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar (12:01:20) :
Does ANYBODY know what the Queen’s schedule is this week?
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Yes. It’s the same for every day.
sleep until 10 a.m.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
make coffee and talk to the girls until 10:05 a.m.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
play online slingo until 1 p.m.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
chat in AOL chatrooms until 4 p.m.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
read blogs and see what the haters are saying about me until 5 p.m.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
make mac’n'cheese from box and feed the girls.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
change into a fresh pair of pj’s. yell at the girls to wash the dirty clothes.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
go back into the basement and blog in the fresh pj’s until Rachel comes on.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
watch the rachel maddow show ‘cuz I like her like that.
check facebook to see how many new friends I have.
read whatever newspapers and magazines didn’t come today.
go back to blogging with all my friends at sarahpac and team sarah. tell them how many new friends I have on facebook.
brush teeth.
tuck self in.
And then there’s :
Hobby Expenses
You can generally deduct hobby expenses, but only up to the amount of hobby income. A hobby is not a business because it is not carried on to make a profit. See Not-for-Profit Activities in chapter 1 of Publication 535.
So, I guess it is deducatble if you want it to be? Good thing to know.
@Magyar ni Braoin (09:37:54) :
Those “fur” clad folks are part of a very important cultural tradition in Petersburg, AK, the Little Norway Festival. Don’t knock cultural traditions, and I wouldn’t be so sure it’s all real fur anyway.
MSNBC, I’ve made the bigtime. Thanks:-) Though I don’t know how to get into the forum, time to try. I am off to read the newest post. See you there.
@Goalie in NM (11:34:22) :
@pvazwindy (11:22:35) :
This link ought to work for getting the Legislative meeting on a live stream: http://www.ktoo.org/gavel/ This page lists what streams are scheduled. You can also go to each day’s schedule at: http://www.ktoo.org/gavel/schedule.cfm to see what else may be occurring.
However, it appears that Gavel-To-Gavel will not be airing the House Judiciary Committee meeting video and audio streams until 10 pm Alaska Standard Time this evening (this is what happens when they have to record multiple meetings at the same time–broadcast of some of them has to be delayed).
Oops, got sent to moderation due to two links in a comment; maybe this will work until it gets freed:
@Goalie in NM (11:34:22) :
@pvazwindy (11:22:35) :
This link ought to work for getting the Legislative meeting on a live stream: http://www.ktoo.org/gavel/ This page lists what streams are scheduled. You can check the daily schedule by clicking on the link at the top that says “Today’s Schedule”.
However, it appears that Gavel-To-Gavel will not be airing the House Judiciary Committee meeting video and audio streams until 10 pm Alaska Standard Time this evening (this is what happens when they have to record multiple meetings at the same time–broadcast of some of them has to be delayed).
Okay, sorry for the OT but I have a question. Is there one place I can go to find out what is needed by the villagers that I can send to them and where? I know I have seen the info in the comments somewhere. Maybe a website about this? Please don’t send me to the forum, I get confused in there! lol I’ll even promise not to send soy!
Thanks in advance.
Just wanna help!
Zoomed in on GW and DC-VP. George looks seriously bummed out and Cheney does
look the part of a mobster…:lol:
See if this one works
Shazam
Competitive dog mushers and snowmachine racers may file as a business or a hobby with the IRS, depending on their success. If listed as a hobby, they can take deduct expenses which exceed 2% of their adjusted gross income, up to the amount of their winnings on Sch A. Hobbyists are not subject to self-employment tax.
If they file as a business on Sch C, they may directly deduct all expenses against their winnings, and may report a loss for a given year. A business is for-profit, so repeated losses would be deemed a hobby by the IRS. Those filing as a business are subject to self-employment tax.
Finally, gambling winnings are reported on Form 1040 Line 21 Misc Income (same as PFD), and losses up to the amount of winnings can be deducted on Sch A Line 28 Misc Deductions. You must have written proof of your costs and if you don’t itemize, you can’t reduce your winnings. So save your bingo receipts and raffle stubs in case you win the big one!
sauerkrautNo Gravatar (12:02:40) :
I could only get 35 seconds of play from KTOO. Is that how it’s supposed to work thru them? Normally, I can stream for non-stop coverage.
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That happened to me too??? Probably Barbie censoring us anon bloggers….
ItCouldAlwaysBeWorse Here is the PDF shopping list
http://www.thetundradrums.com/docs/EmmonakVillageAid.pdf
First or second item is peanut butter, so sub some other type of nut butter, b/c all peanuts stuff is being recalled here.
Dud used to sell snow machine’s with a “partner”….and rumors broke the biz up….you know…adultery type rumors….
@crystalwolf a.k.a. caligrl (13:45:47) :
@sauerkrautNo Gravatar (12:02:40) :
There are a couple of possibilities. For starters, did you see my note that AG Colberg at the House Judiciary Comm. won’t be on till 10 pm Alaska time tonight?
Secondly, when there is high demand placed on KTOO’s G-t-G server, there can be issues with streaming quality and duration. Please bear in mind that G-t-G is the only way MANY Alaskans can and do stay in touch with what is going on with THEIR legislature. Not that we’re not happy for all the Outside eyes and ears keeping an eye and an ear on our goings on (because we certainly are), but if there is an issue of interest to many Alaskans being broadcast, the server may get overwhelmed by lots of additional people trying to log in.
@ CO almost native(10:35:20) :
AK mudpups:
Tomorrow is the Alaska Municipal League legislative luncheon in Juneau; Halcrow has said SP refused an invitation to speak. Can someone find out who attended the luncheon (legislators, etc.)- and where SP was and what was she doing? (getting a manicure, practicing her prom queen wave…) I’d like to know how many legislators from both sides of the aisle were there.
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Unless one of our Juneau operatives can take that assignment, I can do it. A friend of mine will be there. She’s in the AML and she’s extremely PO’d that SWWNBN can’t bother to attend.
@ pvazwindy(11:22:35) :
1:00pm, Alaska time, Colberg is to discuss the legislative subpoenas, before the house judiciary cmte. Live audio and tv. I’m going to miss it, could someone listen in and give us a report on it. Thanks.
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You can listen to the archived committee meeting. Go to the state website. Go to the legislature page. There will be instructions on there somewhere on how to listen to that specific meeting. I’m on a dialup and even I can listen to the meetings, either live or archived.
@womanwithsardinecan(12:04:11) : … I LIVE in granolatown, aka sixtiesbythesea.
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Oh, heck, are you down there in the Cosmic Omelet? I’m out here where all the neighbors are either named Jones or Reutov.
NUNAM IQUA FOOD DRIVE
c/o Ann Strongheart
P.O. Box 7
Nunam Iqua, AK 99666
OR if you would like to send boxes directly to needy families I have a list of families including their family size and needs and their PO Box #’s you can email me at nunamiquayouth@yahoo.com if you would like a copy.
Here is a list of things that are desperately needed, since we have no store here in Nunam Iqua we are really struggling to get food and groceries here.
If you would prefer to send a check you can make it payable to:
City of Nunam Iqua
and send it to the above address.
Here’s the list:
Diapers Sizes 1, 3, & 6
Similac Advanced Formula Powder
Canned Evaporated Milk
Dry Powdered Milk
Powdered Eggs
Crackers ( Sailor Boy Pilot Bread unsalted tops are the most used here)
Rice (minute rice)
Noodles
Peanut Butter
Honey
Jam
Juice
TOILET PAPER (everyone is running out)
Flour
Sugar
Coffee
Cereal
Crisco
Coffee Creamer
Pancake Mix
Tea
Canned Vegetables
Dried Fruit
Instant Soups
Ramen Noodles
Cup a noodles
Just basic pantry staples. Even salt, pepper, etc.
Want to donate cash to help by supplies? Here’s how to do it:
• Call Span Alaska, toll free at 1.800.367.9833 if you want to use a credit card over the phone
• Ask for Efton and tell him you would like to make a donation to the “Nunam Iqua Village Aid” account
• * OR * mail a check or money order to: Span Alaska Sales, PO Box 878 Auburn, WA 98071 (be sure to include the account name for Nunam Iqua and your return address for a donation receipt)
• * OR * fax your credit card info to Span Alaska at 1-425-483-2460 (be sure to include the account name for Nunam Iqua and your return address for a donation receipt)
• They will mail you a receipt for your payment with the account name on it for your tax records
• If we add other villages later if they desire and have a coordinator, SPAN Alaska will set up a separate account with the village’s name & coordinator.
• They are CLOSED on the weekend, regular hours are Mon-Friday 7am – 5pm PST
I think this will greatly help the people who can’t afford the minimum order at Span Alaska to send to the village, and also some folks don’t know what you need the most and really want to help in the most efficient way
Evening Mudflatters!!!
OOOH man I almost peed my pants when I read the posts referring to “You need to read up on village life before you go all granola on them. ”
I have refrained from as AKM says “Feeding the Trolls”. Even though sometimes it’s really hard not to make comments back to them. But then I just read on and see y’all taking care of them.
Ok, ANYWAY, an UPDATE here in Nunam Iqua….
We received 6 boxes of food yesterday, I would love to be able to say how much the total weight was but some of the flatrate boxes are coming in with no weight recorded on them. We received boxes from Houston, TX, Wahpeton, ND, and Honolulu, HI. And rumor has it there was a lot of boxes on the flight that came in tonight, don’t know that they are all for the food drive but I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I received a call from the Emmonak Tribal Council this morning and they asked me for a list of those in need here in Nunam Iqua and asked if someone could come get boxes. I put in a call to Grant Aviation in Emmonak and thought well it never hurts to ask… “Can Grant possibly bring the boxes down for us?” Emmonak Grant manager replied and I QUOTE “I would be HONORED to bring them down, and we won’t charge you anything, we’ll bring them down for free” HONORED!! WOW That word stuck with me all day. So hopefully sometime soon we will get boxes from Emmonak.
I am soooooooooo happy Grant Aviation is going to bring them down because I really didn’t want to send someone all the way up there because it has been WELL below freezing all day. Right now at 10 p.m. it’s -10 below zero and dropping still.
(LOL I am still giggling about the granola comment!!) I was laughing so hard I couldn’t hardly explain to my husband what was so funny.
We have been giving out all of the donations the same day they arrive. And I can’t tell you how happy and thankful everyone is!!!!
OOOH and AKM sorry my “Shopping in Nunam Iqua” crashed the site!!! Who could have imagined???? WOW I mean WOW!!! Do y’all have a hit counter? wonder how many people it takes to crash a site??? LOL
Quyana everyone for all of your help!!!!
Ann Strongheart
Nunam Iqua Food Drive
c/o Ann Strongheart
P.O. Box 7
Nunam Iqua, AK 99666
Paula Cochran (10:40:20) :
Are you telling me the orange tree, pineapple bush and banana plant I mailed won’t grow in Alaska?
OOH Noooo do I need to watch out for these and send them back Paula?? LOL
hee hee,
Ann S.
grewingkNo Gravatar (15:55:13) :
@womanwithsardinecan(12:04:11) : … I LIVE in granolatown, aka sixtiesbythesea.
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Oh, heck, are you down there in the Cosmic Omelet? I’m out here where all the neighbors are either named Jones or Reutov.
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hahahaha! Haven’t heard that one. I live “behind the emerald curtain” in Humboldt county, where some store owners post signs saying, “patchouli-free zone” so that customers can breathe. Great land of grassfed beef, Cypress Grove goat cheese, organic farms, Wild Chick Farm, our world famous Arcata Marsh sanitation facility, and much much more.