Sarah’s Weekend Away.
There’s lots of speculation about what exactly our governor will be doing this weekend. Here’s the scoop, straight from the governor’s office.
Friday evening, the governor will be dining with Fred and Marlene Malek. Mr. Malek is a “prominent business leader” and like most prominent business leaders who invite politicians over for swanky private dinners, there’s more than first meets the eye.
Fred Malek received his 15 minutes of fame in the 1970s as deputy director of CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President), the Nixon White House operation behind Watergate. Unlike many of his former associates, Malek walked–but not out of Washington. After lying low for a time, he made his political comeback as a leader in the Republican Party in the late 1980s, only to resign as deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1988 when an ugly incident from his past came to light: At Nixon’s behest, he had drawn up a list of Jews in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where Nixon thought a “Jewish cabal” was out to get him. Nonetheless, Malek rebounded yet again in 1992 as campaign manager for the Bush/Quayle ticket.
Now a GOP fundraiser, Malek once wrote a most explicit description of political influence. In a briefing paper on the federalbudget to Nixon in 1972, Malek asserted: “All major grants and construction decisions for the next fiscal year were reviewed prior to the finalization of the budgets to ensure to the extent possible they impacted on politically beneficial areas.”
The hostess is a big Republican political donor, and apparently a fan of Fred Thompson.
Palin feels “honored” to have been invited to this event, and looks forward to discussing Alaskan stuff with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, and others in attendance. Here’s where you can have a mental image of Sarah Palin introducing herself to Alan Greenspan just like she did to the fake Nicholas Sarkozy. “Hiiiiii! I’m Sair-aah!” While you’re at it, you can imagine me (as though I would ever be invited to such a thing) spraying my Syrah all over the white shag carpeting and Mitch McConnell.
Then Saturday, she’ll meet with staff in her D.C. office, and then it’s off to the Cethe nter for Strategic and International Studies luncheon, and then the Alfalfa Club Dinner. She’ll be able to rub elbows all weekend, talking about “Drill baby, drill” and begging Obama not to give Alaska any money.
She will not be speaking at, nor attending the RNC Winter meeting. Hmmm. Decided against partisan stuff, apparently.
Hm, can someone just make sure she doesn’t come back?
Well, given her dislike for the state capitol, you can probably be assured she won’t be coming back to Juneau anyway.
Except that she supposed is living here for the duration of the Session…
Does she really have a DC office? like were in DC?
“Friday evening, the governor will be dining with Fred and Marlene Malek.
After lying low for a time, he made his political comeback as a leader in the Republican Party in the late 1980s, only to resign as deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1988 when an ugly incident from his past came to light: At Nixon’s behest, he had drawn up a list of Jews in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where Nixon thought a “Jewish cabal” was out to get him.”
That is something interesting that I did not know. Disturbing, in view of the videos at Palin’s Church with the witch doctor (mentioning replacing Jews with “Christains” in banking). Wonder if Malek is one of the Seven Mountain crazies and member of that Church. Would make sense, as those religious Fundamentalists (whom I call the American Taliban) make up such a large part of SP’s base.
I must google Fred Malek. Ummmmm.
This interests me because, of all the scary things that are Palin, her religious views frighten me the most.
I would pay good money to watch Romney verbally spank her at the RNC soiree !! Sarah was not invited because she is not welcme.
@Peaceful Granny (16:39:36) :
Yup, there really is an office there. It’s a long established office, WAY predating SP. I’m pretty sure most states have one. It’s not for her; it’s for her staff who work on behalf of AK in D.C. John Katz has headed up the office under at least 5 or 6 governors, maybe more.
She told the ADN she was going to discuss the stimulus… hmmm guess she is trying to get the state to pay for the trip maybe…lol
Well I for one am happy that she will not be here this weekend.
It is Superbowl weekend and I don’t want her doing anything to screw up the day for me. (I did hear that she might have purchased ad time during the game. God I hope not, the commercials are my favorite part.)
I also find that Alaska functions better when she is not at the helm. If she had been the captain of the Exxon Valdez that oil tanker would have hit every single outcropping in Prince William Sound before sinking to the bottom and taking the crew down with it.
Excerpts from an ADN article regarding SP’s upcoming trip to DC and future political aspirations.
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/137311
How are you juggling (national expectations with being governor)?
“It’s not a tough thing to juggle when I know and am grounded in the fact that I’m Alaska’s governor, that is first and foremost…I do receive, our office receives, hundreds if not thousands of requests to either speak or participate in something. We turn them down for the most part we say no, I’m not going to leave Alaska or I’ll rarely travel outside of Alaska.
“Now a lot of people outside of Alaska don’t really understand the way that we operate up here. I’m reminded quite often and my administration is reminded often, well, every other governor travels around the nation. Look at what Arnold Schwarzenegger, for instance, is doing right now, he and Rendell and others who are traveling around the nation as proponents of their infrastructure package.
“And I say that, well, Alaska is a little bit different. We’re and I say this with all due respect, we’re a little bit more parochial here, which is good, it keeps you grounded. We want to make sure that our elected officials are serving the people who literally have elected them.”
She is so very delusional. Her sights are set on nothing less than the national stage and she simply uses her position in Alaska as a means to an end. We’ve seen over the past fews months how she is handling things at home…not well at all.
Yep, Friday evening Palin will be pallin’ around with “the Jew counter,” Fred Malek. Malek has money and power. If, like most old Republican males, he gets hot and bothered by Sarah’s wiggles and winks, watch out. Fred Malek’s wife will be there, though – I would love to be a fly on the wall and watch how MRS. Malek receives the dimwit.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200704040004 (link to article on Malek) – real piece of work he is.
austintx (16:44:50) :
Sarah was not invited because she is not welcme.
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I believe you are correct that she wouldn’t be welcome, which is a downright shame. They will be exorcising Bush, and Sarah knows so much about exorcism and witchcraft …..
Anything to get out of Juneau – and to push on doors at the same time – well that’s a twofer.
I’m guessing Dud won’t be accompanying her, because he needs to rehearse for the Ironing Dog.
Aussie Blue Sky – Todd has to make sure those chastity belts stay cinched up on those girls.
One of the links above shows that Marlene Malenk made the following contribution:
MALEK, MARLENE A. MRS.
MCLEAN, VA
22101 NATIONAL CANCER ADVISORY BOARD
$2,300
04/15/2008 G MCCAIN-PALIN COMPLIANCE FUND INC. – Republican
Here’s my question: How could she make a contribution on April 15, 2008 to the MCCAIN-PALIN fund when “the story” has been told that Palin wasn’t chosen as vp candidate until closer to the convention?
Why would MCCAIN create the MCCAIN-PALIN COMPLIANCE FUND INC. as early as 4/15/2008?
Very interesting piece of information……
I guess we now know who gave SWWNBN the invite for the Alfalfa Club dinner. Here is a little profile on Malek.
http://www.nndb.com/people/852/000047711/
She got a taste of the hoity toity and begs for more…the world could literally be crashing down around her and would she notice? Nope…nope…
DC Office? Do Governor’s get those? Hmmmm….
And the plot thickens. I’m sure I just heard her admit she use to use State funds for her campaign travels but now that she been caught at has set up a PAC, check out her release today and someone who can please keep that vidio I tried to save it and couldn’t….
“anti semitic gate” anyone?
Her DC office? Do other governors have offices in DC, or is this just another one of Sarah’s aggrandizement moves?
I’m not impressed with her PAC web site, someone posited that she had recognized how well PO had done on the web and was trying to duplicate his success. So in the interest of keeping your enemies close, I signed up for email updates and have not even received a confirmation – so much for her web savviness!! Did anyone else sign up and if so have you gotten anything?
Sister Sarah ought to get along just find with ol’ Fred Malek. He’s the same age as John McCain, probably highly susceptible to winking…
John Katz is blind, so he won’t see Sarah give him the wink or the dirty looks.
She’ll probably speak to him slowly and in all CAPS. He’s one of the smartest and savviest men in DC, and has probably already seen right through her.
@Goalie in NM (17:26:15) : and Sue (17:31:15) :
Please see my comments above about the D.C. governor’s office. It’s been there for YEARS, and I’m sure other states have them too.
Texabrian, she is lying! Arnold is right here right now in the capitol:
(01-28) 16:49 PST Sacramento, CA (AP) –
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ramped up his rhetoric to state employees Wednesday, warning them he would start issuing layoff notices if a court doesn’t let him force workers to take two unpaid days off a month.
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And if he is somewhere else and a emergency happens he’s right here in a flash, Barbie is such a freakin’ lyin’ bag of moose-nuggets!!!!
caligrl – yeah and Arnold gets there on his own dime…..in his personal jet.
TX Lisa-Why would MCCAIN create the MCCAIN-PALIN COMPLIANCE FUND INC. as early as 4/15/2008?
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very interesting indeed, also considering when her “Son” was born a few days afterwords…???
Yet she knew nothing about VP? Someone here commented that EVERYTIME SHE OPENS HER MOUTH SHE LIES…and I think that is correct.
@Goalie in NM, next question, Who pays for them? And where are they, is there a US Govenor’s DC Building? I’ve never heard of such a thing. mmmmm
TX Lisa:
Great catch!
There have been comments made on many other political websites that Sarah actually met with the McCain people and accepted his offer to be his running mate when she was in Texas in late April for the Republican Governor’s Convention. The one she was attending when her water “leaked” and she had to rush home on 4/17/2008.
Also along with this bit of info that you found, it’s been reported in multiple places that Bill McAllister started calling himself her “press secretary” around that same time, beginning at the conclusion of the 2008 legislative session on 4/13/2008, although he still was employed at KTUU (an Anchorage TV station where her campaign spokesperson Meg Stapleton also used to work…she seems to have found many like minded people to hire away from KTUU to do her bidding, hmmmm). McAll was not officially announced as her press secretary until July 3, 2008.
Methinks that many things were in the works regarding the national campaign MANY months before it was “officially announced”. Probably on state time, but hopefully that will all come out in the wash one-day. The “thick seems to plotten” a little more each day; and even each hour of each day!
Celebrities were making donations to the McCain-Palin Compliance Fund as early as March 1, 2008.
http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Jerry_Bruckheimer.php
Sorry for straying a bit off topic, but KTUU has a vote on their website about Troopergate subpoenas:
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/category.asp?C=81466#poll80100
OH! Yes, yes! Please go vote! Pursuing punishment is ahead 52% to 48%! Let’s widen the gap Mudflatters!!
AKM
Ok, I believe you…I found it….:
John Katz Director Washington Office of the Governor State of Alaska 444 North Capitol Street – Suite 336. Washington, D.C. 20001-1512. Phone:202/624-5858 … say hi for me next time you call him.
kraftytess: I signed up with my old email and fake name…nothing!
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AustinTX:He also doesn’t accept a salary, and I read recently (I think he has a house in LA CA & Sac the Capitol) anyway the article said Maria Shriver (a Kennedy) They went to a swanky store in LA and she picked a bunch high priced clothes and Arnold grabbed them and told her to put them back “Were in a recession he said” so she put them back and bought a bunch of stuff off the sale rack, lol!
While we’re kind of on the subject of anti-semitism and SP, I remember reading a while back that a speaker came to her church from the group Jews for Jesus.
From their website: http://www.jewsforjesus.org
We exist to make the messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide.
Now I’m not an expert on Judaism, but it seems to me that this group has basically set out to undermine what people of the Jewish faith have believed for centuries. As someone else pointed out, Palin’s religious beliefs are definitely one of the things that I fear most about her. Pallin’ around with Malek and the like can’t be a good thing if it helps further a message of closed-mindedness and not accepting another person’s religious beliefs.
I signed up yesterday. Nothing.
Also (happily) was able to sign up with email address only, no other info.
Dorks.
AKM said:
She will not be speaking at, nor attending the RNC Winter meeting. Hmmm. Decided against partisan stuff, apparently.
Or, the other way around. Does ANYBODY at the RNC like her, anymore?
I’m so embarrassed for y’all. But then again, I’m so embarrassed for us Georgians. $hit, we re-elected slimy Saxby (oh, I forgot, Sarah thinks she did that all by herself).
I don’t think Obama’s transparency in government is going to be helpful to either of them.
akmuffin and everyone:
Interesting that KTUU had that poll on their website today as here is what KTOO will be broadcasting tonight on Gavel to Gavel:
10:00 pm House Judiciary Committee
Overview: Dept. of Law by Attorney General Talis Colberg, including discussions on the legal standing of legislative subpoenas
You can find the full listing of Gavel to Gavel Legislative coverage at:
http://www.ktoo.org/gavel/schedule.cfm
The GCI cable channel is 15. I’m not sure what it is for MTA subscribers, sorry.
for more info on the station and their TV and radio broadcasts visit http://www.ktoo.org
Not to burst the bubble
, but has anyone considered that the name of the McCain-Palin fundraising group might have been changed when she was “tapped”? Look carefully again at the http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Jerry_Bruckheimer.php page. The original org appears to have been just for McCain.
I forgot to mention POPCORN! This seems like a great time to hit the couch, watch some tv and eat some POPCORN!
I think the alfalfa dinner will not be as much fun as in the past. They will be hindered by having the main object of jokes in the room.
Wonder who her sponsor is. I would guess it’s a white male over 60. Can’t imagine a woman inviting her.
sandra in oregon
sandra in oregonNo Gravatar (18:23:55) :
Wonder who her sponsor is. I would guess it’s a white male over 60. Can’t imagine a woman inviting her.
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Nope. I didn’t see Greta’s or Bachman’s names as inducted members.
IMPORTANT!!! KTUU POLL should Alaska leg hold those in contempt of trooper gate investigation accountable.. they tend to use these as favorable ratings PLEASE RESPOND TO POLL!! KTUU…
Arnold only accepts $1/year as pay for being governor of California.
After growing up with Edmund Brown, Jerry Brown and Ronald Raygun as gov of California, it’s still jarring for me to see Arnold on TV, speaking for my home state.
On our AK governor’s office in DC, yep, we’ve had one for years. I think John Katz quit and came home in the recent past and Larry Persily took the job. IIRC, he recently quit, so I don’t know who is doing it now. (DC is like Alaska — you either love it or hate it. There aren’t any in-betweeners. IMO, DC is the Emerald City. I love it, and I’m NOT a city person, even though I grew up in one.)
Forgive the lapse to OT, but guess who else is politically “born again” besides Malek? Why, none other than Tim Goeglein, ex-Bush/Rove aide who had to resign for plagiarism. He’s just been hired as a lobbyist for “Focus on the Family”. This was covered in The [Colorado Springs] Journal Gazette here (scroll down to bold heading “So is Goeglein”) here: http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090125/LOCAL0202/301259863/1044/LOCAL08 AND, with commentary in the Colorado Independent here (which states that Goeglein’s contacts have included “…Focus on the Family’s James Dobson, Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition, convicted Watergate felon Chuck Colson who runs Prison Fellowships Ministries and then-president of the National Association of Evangelicals Ted Haggard…”): http://coloradoindependent.com/20117/disgraced-rove-aide-named-top-lobbyist-for-focus-on-the-family
@the problem child (a jerk, also)No Gravatar (18:21:36) :
The sixth donation listed on the Jerry Bruckheimer page you linked went to McCain-Palin Compliance Fund.
i’m having a hard time believing the ADN poll on subpoenas is actually evenly split 50-50.
on what planet does palin believe she is actually qualified to govern?
the fact that she did not attend the RNC winter dinner, whether her decision or disinclination of the sponsors of the winter dinner, speaks volumes about palin’s viability as a national republican candidate — she has none.
she does attract the most delightful supporters though, doesn’t she?
karen marieNo Gravatar (18:37:26) :
i’m having a hard time believing the ADN poll on subpoenas is actually evenly split 50-50.
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Probably a PBS poll clone. Vote as often as you like.
when I voted at the ktuu site yes was 55% and no was 45% Do they have one on the ADN?
“Lie to Me” is a TV series in which the protagonists investigate crimes, interviewed witnesses, and analyze body language and facial expression to detect lies. Along the way they explain their thinking. The episode that aired tonight mentioned ‘covering smiles’ which mask fear. One example, complete with photo, of a masking smile was ‘our’ own Sarah Palin, smiling and covering her fear of – the press.
%^ }
DrChillNo Gravatar (18:49:15) :
“Lie to Me” is a TV series in which the protagonists investigate crimes, interviewed witnesses, and analyze body language and facial expression to detect lies.
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OT. And a great song by Jonny Lang, a great guitarist/song writer. Way talented, humble, grateful guy. If you ever have the chance to see him in concert, GO.
My governor has delusions of adequacy.
Hey, so does mine! AKM
grewingkNo Gravatar (19:00:57) :
My governor has delusions of adequacy.
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She’s late to the party. Delusions of adequacy left with Bush, thank God. She doesn’t have 4 more years.
Here’s what Fred had to say about Sarah at his blog, a week after the election:
his blog is fredmalekblog.com
@grewingk (18:36:06) :
Actually, Larry was just working there in one of the other jobs. John Katz is still heading up the office. I think he was going to retire but was talked out of it by the lack of anyone else who wanted to do it. Larry’s actually back in AK now, working in the Legislature.
Ah, thanks for the correction, InJuneau. Heck, I’m so out of the loop, I just found out that John Katz is blind.
What’s Larry doing now? I always enjoy seeing him on Anchorage Edition.
Do you know where our office is located in DC?
I may head to JNU for a few days next month. Will let you Mudpups in Our Fair Capital City know if I end up going.
Philip MungerNo Gravatar (19:13:35) :
Here’s what Fred had to say about Sarah at his blog, a week after the election:
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He hasn’t blogged since the first of December. He offers ‘rays of sunshine in the storm’ so where’s the sunshine if you don’t allow comments? Cat got his tongue?
Injuneau, do I hear you saying, Palin goes to Washington, her D.C. office manager heads back to AK…mmmm?
Maybe he knows when to get out of the room.
She makes so many of her staff look so bad. He’s most likely not wanting to be blamed for her snarky remarks on DC pork, as he has been working for that government she ran her VP campaign against, now for how many Govenors?
I still get so discussed when people that get paid with government money keep saying we have to stop government funding going to anything or anyone besides them. “Fiscal conservative” is always just a buzzz phrase for spend it on me and mine, to heck with you and thine. She is spouting the same “no stimulous package” crap as those that just ran off with how many billions, just unbelievable.
You know there as to be away to find out if any of that missing “bail out” money ends up in these PAC’s being set up for the “next great white hope”.
Dr. Patois (17:21:47) :
I guess we now know who gave SWWNBN the invite for the Alfalfa Club dinner. Here is a little profile on Malek.
#######Are you suggesting Malek? McCain was president of Alfalfa Club 2004-2005
@grewingk (19:32:27) :
Here’s the info on the DC office from Peaceful Granny (18:03:12) :
Ok, I believe you…I found it….:
John Katz Director Washington Office of the Governor State of Alaska 444 North Capitol Street – Suite 336. Washington, D.C. 20001-1512. Phone:202/624-5858 … say hi for me next time you call him.
PM me over on the Forum if you head this way. I’d love to get together, and after our weekend Juneau Mudstock, I’ll know who else might want to too. Larry’s working for the House Finance Committee or something like that through Rep. Mike Hawker’s office.
@Peaceful Granny (19:35:21) :
Something like that, I think…
Since you are talking about Malek, and Nixon etc came up, here is a very interesting article about Papa Bush…
Obama and Bush Family …interesting angle.
http://www.alternet.org/story/121243/obama_should_worry_about_the_bush_family_tentacles_undermining_his_plans/
Mudflatters… Please set me straight. Palin is obviously an unqualified, narcissistic fraud empty of any intellectual curiosity. I’ve read some very interesting things about her but nothing as scary as her religious beliefs. Am I being too concerned about this or is everyone else missing this elephant in the room? Talk to action site has some very detailed and disturbing information about the Gov’s religious affiliations and upbringing.
StevieNitroNo Gravatar (19:47:07) :
Mudflatters… Please set me straight. Palin is obviously an unqualified, narcissistic fraud empty of any intellectual curiosity.
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So, you’re new here?
I’ve been here since around August of last year when I first heard of SPalin. I’m just wondering why no one seems to be talking about her religous affiliations… which are scary/shocking to me.
Sarah Palin (who displays an Israeli flag prominently in her Juneau office window) having dinner with the rabid anti-Semite, Fred Malek. Evangelicals support Israel because of biblical prophecy, including passages that tie the survival of Israel to the Second Coming of Jesus.
Ain’t no rapture goin’ to happin’ unless Israel remains strong. Yet, being the evangelical that she proclaims to be she chooses to have dinner with an admitted anti-Semite. An Evangelical “pallin around” with anti-Semites. I have no beliefs personally but based on what I’ve read about her beliefs it sure seems as if she is selling her soul to the devil in order to gain the national spotlight!
If SP is not going to the RNC winter confab, it will be interesting to see which od the up-and-coming governors are there, like Jindal of LA. Maybe it is all the power brokers-
And, because it is so important for her to be in DC to talk about Alaska, she won’t have to be at the AML luncheon tomorrow…to talk to those who know what’s going on in Alaska. urg.
Philip Munger (19:13:35) :
Here’s what Fred had to say about Sarah at his blog, ….
Sarah Palin will have an important role in the future of the Republican Party.
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I hope so. I’m thinking of the role of iceberg in the future of the Titanic.
: )
StevieNitro (19:47:07) :
Yes Stevie she’s one crazy RELIGIOUS NUT JOB.
You may find some info about it in the mudflats archive.
URG is right.
StevieNitro: There are YouTube videos out there where she is being bewitched (or dewitched? I forgot LOL) by some witchdoctor from Africa (It’s a country, did you know?), and also other videos of her church. Enjoy. :/
Thank you Dr. I needed that affirmation. Since Spalin is a national actress now… we need to stop her ambitions at all cost and every opportunity. We must win in the depths of the enemy’s soul.
sorry…. too much cabernet.
If Persily’s working for House Finance, he’s working with a friend of mine. Hmm.
There wasn’t a NW, SW or anything attached to that DC address. That’s odd. I think that street is over by Union Station in NW. I’ll find it. May have to go back east in March to lobby for Alaskan Farmers & Stockgrowers. I’m one of the latter.
I’ll PM you.
@StevieNitro most of us see the elephant in the room, we simply have agreed for the time being to keep most of the religious stuff over on the forum, unless AKM brings it up as a topic here. There are also many other blogs that are working that topic and we can keep an eye on what’s going on from time to time and cross vent, but to tell you the true, my blood pressure just doesn’t do well if I spend to much time on that topic, and I’m not sure if there is any thing I can to about it, but note it, keep informed and move on to something I can do something about. The other reason I can see for not keeping it going here on this blog is talking about her religion endlessly brings out the trolls.
Most of the states have their offices in that building on North capitol. It is right by the train station, convenient to everything, and an old building so not as expensive. These offices serve to coordinate between the state and the fed.
To me, she’s kind of like ‘reality tv’. Nobody wants to say they watch it, but you can’t help but tune into somebody so clueless. There’s this little tiny piece of you that wants to pick her up, dust off her bottom, tell her she’s OK, and send her off again. Then, there’s this really BIG piece of you that wants to say, “Sarah, what are you doing? Bless your Heart, Honey, THINK.
Granny… makes sense… I usually read more than blog… so excuse my etiquette. Thanks, sn
@grewingk (20:08:44) :
Don’t know which quadrent of the city that’s in, sorry.
Yup, do PM me (and let me know who your friend is…maybe we have a mutual friend?).
SN, not problem…and that was just my take on the elephant…others here may feel differently, which is why this is such a great place to exchange ideas and get information…
Slightly OT, but an excellent (and stinging) commentary on SarahPAC by Halcrow- love the pacman video game:
http://www.andrewhalcro.com/palins_ms_pac-man_hard_to_swallow
In one of the articles I read about Malek they said he had a distinguished career and an honorable man, I remember the Nixon presidency and I would call Malek a rat fink. Actually, I thought he was dead.
If SarahPac is set up to cover her travel expenses in and outside of Alaska, why would anyone outside of Ak want to contribute to that? I don’t care where she goes, as long as it’s not on my dime. Her comments are just a ruse to cover her real intentions. Whenver SP opens her mouth, the lies just seem to tumble out.
You Alaskans must be so proud to have a governor who only thinks about you guys and works so tirelessly for you. What a prize you have for a governor…NOT.
If our AK office is by the train station (Union Station), I know where it is. On the same street as the National Farmers Union. It’s in the NW quadrant. A nice quiet street of office buildings, close to The Hill and close to the Metro.
Lance the Boil, I just love your “bless your heart” disclaimer. It cracks me up that southerners can say what they really think, as long as that phrase gets tagged on to the snark.
@grewingk (20:08:44) :
The address is in the Capitol building. All the Governors have cave like small offices there down in the foggy bottom.
My husband and I were there last year visiting our Gov, and a few Senators.
Legislators grill Colberg on subpoenas
By SEAN COCKERHAM
scockerham@adn.com
Published: January 28th, 2009 08:04 PM
http://www.adn.com/monegan/story/671048.html
According to the State Constitution for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 3, edited by G. Alan Tarr, the following is true:
“The attorney general is the state’s lawyer initiating suits on the state’s behalf and responding to lawsuits filed against the state. When separately elected, this poses no problem as the attorney general has separate elective status to do so, but when appointed by some other elected official or officials, the attorney general status may be compromised. For example, there may be times when the attorney general must take action against the governor for what he or she has done or not done. If appointed by the governor, this ability would be compromised.”
Whoo Hoo! What could be better….while Ms. Snowflake gets ready to go to DC, Mr. Subpoenas-are-optional gets grilled by the legislature
http://www.adn.com/monegan/story/671048.html
WaCaGl and others:
Tune into Gavel to Gavel tonight to see Colberg get grilled. I said earlier, I’m popping some popcorn and hopping on the couch to watch. It means I’ll have to watch The Daily Show tomorrow on rerun, but it seems worth it.
It looks like Team Sarah may have hit the KTUU poll.
So have I got this right, the AK State Senate President, Gary Stevens, doesn’t think the legis is interested in the ethics charges against SP. I mean his own bi-party commission finds that she and certainly TP breached the ethics laws, of the state but no one is going to do anything more about it, because why?
Oh, I forgot she is running (psssss not running) for the highest office in the land and if she gets elected, well….payback could be….we all know how SP & TP are, now don’t we?
She can hop on a plane to the lower 48 to talk about “Alaska” , but can’t seem to hop on a plane to “connect” with the people in crisis in her own state and offer some assistance or hope to them in bush Alaska. Sarah don’t come back.
kind of OT, but really funny! I carried over from previous thread
SarahPACK ‘O Lies said
“We could start your very own PAC here! Right-On! MudPac…I’m joining!
I know we have AFT, but wouldn’t it be cool to have a MudPAC, too?
There are so many contradictory things I hear her speak. The more I read the more confused I get. am I the only one??
LeeNo Gravatar (20:59:04) :
@grewingk (20:08:44) :
The address is in the Capitol building. All the Governors have cave like small offices there down in the foggy bottom.
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That’s not Foggy Bottom. Foggy Bottom is over by George Washington U. to the river.
OT Sarah suing the Belugas
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/opinion/29thu3.html?ref=opinion
great idea…love it…MudPAC
We can only hope and pray that the Gov has an open press conference without any handlers to shut it or her down. Just give her the rope. . .
@ mt
“There are so many contradictory things I hear her speak. The more I read the more confused I get”
Smoke and mirrors…SP’s trademark! She does ALL of it absolutely on purpose – it’s a tactic that has served her well. She just gets the ranks all confused and arguing, while she slips through that door unnoticed (with an evil smile on her face).
There are SO MANY rumors she could easily put to rest – but it’s her MO and she doesn’t do it. She thinks she’s surrounded by “mystery”, which is just a euphemism for confusion.
It’s a tactic that we can’t let her get away with – we stay on her like a PAC of mudpuppies treein’ a coon!
Colberg maintains he never “told” anyone to ignore the subpoenas. And he is quite free to say that till the cows come home.
His big problem was that Wooten’s confidential personnel file had been -illegally – read for fun by so many people in the administration office. That was the thing that would get the Palins and the little people into big trouble. Colberg was quite happy to honor the subpoenas if Branchflower would agree to an interpretation that anyone in the Governor’s office was legally able to look at confidential personnel files on behalf of the Governor. We know how that ended.
I wouldnt ever vote for her, but I listened to only half of the tape on ADN, then you scroll down, and there are about 2 other articles, that contradict what she said. Thats when I just stopped the tape, and realized… that, now that we are focusing on this stories, the real issues , the ones she is ignoring, havent even been addressed. I am starting to figure it out now.
It all strikes me as odd that she is going to DC, when she can be holding meetings in Juneau.
Let me get this straight–a legal supeona is issued and the recipient ignores it.Then a poll of citizens is taken to decide whether or not to pursue actions against those who did not respond . If someone is caught ,say,robbing a liquor store ,does the DA first call the neighbors of the business and get their opinion on whether or not the crook should be charged with a crime ? Does the man know the law or not ? Isn’t it his job to uphold the law and see it is enforced ? I live in what has previously been known as the most politically corrupt state in the nation,Louisiana ,and can not conceive of that happening here. We have a good Governor now,one who will be head and shoulders above Sarah in 2012.Bobby Jindahl. Of course,I left the Rep party due to McCain/Palin .You know,Gov Jindahl actually turned down the possibility of running mate with McCain when he was invited to McCains ranch to talk about it,and he did it publicly.He felt that he needed to complete his job here first. Its a shame that Sarah did not have the integrity to do that.
By the way ,what the heck has she done to her bangs ? In the video it looks like she hacked them off with a hunting knife.
pvazwindy (19:38:16) Yes, I think Malek is the one who invited her. She is having dinner with the Malek’s on Friday and he is a member of the Alfalfa Club. I just don’t see McCain giving her his two invites.
I have concerns about her being touted as an “energy Czar”.
She has to explain how she can believe the earth is only 6000 years old vs the formation of gas and oil which can take MILLIONS of years.
How can she be an expert if she does not or will not accept the basic science of how these products are formed?
I just checked the weather forcast of the Delta Villages and it looks like it is going to be between -5 & -20 for the weekend, has anyone heard from Ann Strongheart. I emailed her this morning, but haven’t heard back. I was hoping we’d have some word on how the mail drops have been going and if any more oil or heating fuel had made it to the villages one way or another?
I can’t remember which guy it was on the ADN video I saw today said that only 34 people in the village qualified for any assistance….are telling me that when a village of 800 runs out of fuel because the barge can’t deliver that a smart guy like him couldn’t figure out how else to get the fuel there and then if people really had money they would buy it and if they didn’t have money, the oil company could pick up the tab….isn’t that oil suppose to belong to all the people anyway….oh, but he did say they would subsidize the oil company….in other words, they take the people’s oil, sit on it until it’s too late to get it to the right place on time, then when everyone is out of work because it is to cold, and there weren’t enough fish so the cannery is shut down, they jack the price of gas and oil up so high that no one can afford it, but low and behold it’s ok if the state assistance pays the ol and gas company for the peoples oil, but they can’t give any more money to people because of what exactly now….oh, I forgot they may not spend it to pay for that high priced oil and food. OK, now I hunderstand…
John Katz’s office is on North Capitol Street, which is the dividing line between the east and west portions of the city. He’s not in the Capitol Building, but his office is just a couple blocks away from it. It’s also about a block from Union Station. This is not Foggy Bottom.
@Diane (22:46:22) :
Oh details, details, dear. You know SP can’t be bothered with those…
Well, at least she isn’t going to FL, it looks like the weather isn’t much better on the east coast and she may be hearing from alot of the easterns whose power was shut off because their grid went down….lol
@realalaska — I looked up Katz’s address in DC. He’s in the building next door to the National Farmers Union, as you say, right near Union Station. If I’d known, I would have stopped in to meet everyone and say hi.
Is anyone else here wearing out their copy of the Constitution of the State of Alaska since August 29, 2008, looking stuff up? Jeeze, Louise!
I’m very happy to see the House Judiciary Committee (even Coghill!) raising Cain about Colberg and the subpoenas. I used to pick on Jay Ramras a lot. May have to knock that off for awhile.
@ Peaceful Granny
I heard from Ann today before 8am, and she reported that 9 boxes arrived yesterday! She’s very excited about the help. She received around 14 boxes last Friday and it just so happened that a reporter from the Tundra Times was there while the delivery was made:
“Today, the Tundra Drums came here to interview not only me but also anyone else that was willing to come forward. Also when she was here we received our FIRST food drive boxes at the youth center we got nearly 100 lbs of food, diapers, wipes, and toiletries in. So the photojournalist took pictures of my husband and I carrying it in and opening the boxes and one of the elders happened to be there watching me open the boxes and the photojournalist got a picture of her watching me. Plus she took lots of pictures of Nunam Iqua and one family actually invited her into their home. It was a GREAT DAY!!!”
I’ve been checking the Tundra Drums and the article has not come out yet…don’t know why since Ann thought / hoped it would come out by Monday.
She is experiencing what those of us who have been to or lived in villages know – there is not complete consensus about whether the attention is completely a good thing…but Ann is dealing with the situation with grace and lots of energy! She’s one of those people that can’t stand by, or can’t sit still when there is lots to be done…
I know the feeling – in a very different context – but it’s how I feel about all the attention the SP has brought to Alaska. Much of the attention has attracted negativity, derision and criticism from folks who normally wouldn’t give a second thought to AK. Those are the people who just say the stupidest, weirdest, most clueless things about Alaska now that they feel like they are mini experts. We shake our collective heads…and don’t bother with them because they have ZERO imagination or curiosity. Of course they can’t understand our state and lifestyles! And frankly, we don’t want them to and would be happy if they just forgot about us all over again.
Then there are the “future” Alaskans or adventurous travelers – they ask a million questions, ooh and ahhh and want to know what it’s really like, or tell us how long they have wanted to come visit (or move here). Those folks come with an open mind generally, and put their judgments aside when they just don’t apply to life in Alaska.
We need to be respectful and mindful of the ways of rural Alaskan residents / villagers and keep the stupid comments to a minimum. This is a fascinating story involving a land and a people that are very real and much in need of our understanding as much as anything. And it’s a very long story…
Did you know that I’m standing on a box marked “SOAP”? Well I am.
@ TX Lisa
Palin knew about the VP job much sooner. The Alaska Magazine, February 2008, the following statement was made in an article regarding Palin. “She can be on the phone with Dick Cheney and have (Republican Senate President) Lyda Green right outside her door, and her kids call and she goes, ‘Oops, hold on,’” said Leighow, the deputy press secretary. “Her kids trump everyone, and I think that’s pretty neat.” So, she was putting Cheney on hold prior to that February article. I also read in another article that she was to speak at a conference but was unable, so Cheney gave a speech in her stead. I believe she knew about being considered for VP in mid-summer of 2007.
Morning All,
I posted this late last night on the daily wrap up and not sure how many would go back and read it. I just read Peaceful Granny’s question up above so I thought I would cut and past it here.
Struggling_in_Nunam_Iqua (22:24:14) :
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!!!!
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 Strongheart
Nunam Iqua Food Drive
c/o Ann Strongheart
P.O. Box 7
Nunam Iqua, AK 99666
AKM…….how about starting a forum category for Ann’s postings?
On the busy days there is are so many posts making it very hard to read all of them and remember exactly where certain posts were or links are.
It’s also why I’ve “tried” to put some of the important posts over on the forum so information could be easier found by the world and refereenced but those posts have been deleted by moderators as cross posting and rule violations, sigh.
her unprofessional meetings with the republican legislators is like a Sharon Stone basic instincts interview.. uncross the legs..(ha ha).
Sorry for straying a bit off topic, but KTUU has a vote on their website about Troopergate subpoenas:
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/category.asp?C=81466#poll80100
OH! Yes, yes! Please go vote! Pursuing punishment is ahead 52% to 48%! Let’s widen the gap Mudflatters!!
AKM
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I don’t see the “vote” thing. Instructions? (I am really not stupid, just not techno savy:-)
Sounds like there is a whole lot you guys didn’t know. Bamboozled by blunderbrain. Wipe the tears away and get those public records. They need to go online for all the world to see.
To Paula Cochran (07:50:02):
The vote “thing” ended at 10:00 pm AST last night. The final vote was 53% in favor, 47% against. KTUU does polls most weekdays and they always end at 10:00.
I watched the hearing yesterday on Gavel to Gavel and was happy to see them asking some hard questions. Many of the legislature’s hearings are available on streaming audio at http://www.ktoo.org/gavel/ and sometimes you can even find recordings of earlier hearings. Don’t know if this one is on there yet (or if it will be). But it’s worth a listen if it’s there. KTUU had a short video on last night from the hearing, but I’m not finding it on their website.
All I know, this is very interesting and because I should have gone into politicial studies long ago, I am getting an education on Alaska’sAmercan’s political process and how government works, or doesn’t work.
It’s been mentioned here about the the exaggerations, contradictions, smoke and mirrors in SP’s speech or comments. I call that “crazy-making”, it literally makes one feel like we’re doing something wrong all the time. I had personal childhood experience with a relative, who could not ever accept responsibility for their bad behavior and could magically make the innocent person feel like the culprit.
Just saying, that it is a masterful tactic, and it works usually, until the poor victims stop enabling, and realize they’ve been had, the the tactical perpetrator. Yes, those little smoke and mirrors tactics only work so long, because eventually not only do office personnel peers start to notice idiosynchracies, but the families start to notice and unfortunately it affects them the most.
mommom, I was wondering the same thing about the bangs. I think she also let Auntie Piper do her eyeliner.
Thanks for responding to the KTUU poll, we need all the help we can get here..I appreciate it.
Re: McCain-Palin PAC
I researched further and found that the PAC was formed early in the campaign as the McCain for President PAC and the name was changed to McCain-Palin Compliance Fund Inc. 8/29/08. Oh well; sorry for any inconvenience.
Here’s the link for the Tundra Drums story, The reporter, Beth Skabar, emailed me and said she is working on getting pictures up on it.
http://www.thetundradrums.com/news/show/4693
To StevieNitro: Yes, SP’s outlandish religious beliefs and connections are one of the leading reasons how and why she is so dangerous to America’s sanity. Although Revered Wright has been on the MSM thousands of times, you can count on one hand the number of times Palin’s witch doctor exorcism has been played. If you do a little research, you will find that certain right-wing television personalities met her in the summer of 2007 and began touting her as the new Republican VP almost immediately. Some of these pundits and power brokers are closely tied to the many so-called Christian leaders of the Republican Party. If you really want to experience your own head exploding, look up what some of these evangelicals think about December 21st, 2012! They would never do anything radical or even illegal to see that she was headed to The White House on that date, would they?
Thanks Floyd… I have indeed been reading about these religous connections to the Republican party. Lot’s of information out there regarding the NAR and SP. I’ll keep learning and warning of these far right types. Scary indeed.
Question One: Why is Obama going to the Alfalfa Club meeting?
Question Two: Is SP invited because they plan to announce her as the next president?
Question Three: What two guests will Obama invite or is he not able to extend other invitations because he was an invited guest in the first place?
Question Four: What reason could Obama possibly have to accept such an invitation?
Alaskans are such crybabies. Sarah gave you all a pair of silk boxers and you’re still not satisfied?
….spent time with Marlene and I at our ….
this Malek guy needs to learn English…
Why isn’t the government of Alaska taking better care of it’s citizens? Why is Governor Palin living the high life in DC when some of her constituents face cold, hunger and a cost of living that precludes living? I come from New York where we get back $.80 in services for every $1.00 we pay in taxes. Alaskans get $1.90 in services for every $1.00 they pay in taxes (based on 2003 figures from the Tax Foundation). That means states like New York subsidize states like Alaska. Which is actually OK with me as long as people are being served and not pork. But it doesn’t sound like Alaskans are being served if they have to hold food drives in January. As an oil producing state, I know your residents get yearly oil royalties but why don’t your politicians bargain for fuel subsidies too? It’s a crime that your remote villages have to depend on care packages from outside. Where is the care from the inside? Why isn’t the government of Alaska taking better care of it’s citizens?
Palin always invokes the name of God and talks about what a devout Christian she is. She must’ve missed this in her readin’s –
‘He who winks the eye causes trouble; And a babbling fool will be ruined.’ (Proverbs 10:10)
‘A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with forward mouth. He winketh with his eyes.’ (Proverbs 6:12 King James Version)
Babbling fool, indeed….
So, who is paying for her trip to DC? And did she take the family?
Why don’t people in Alaska care about the fact that Palin cares more about her future political career than about the state she was elected to govern?
First time on this blog, but thought I’d throw in my 2 cents. I’m from the Harrisburg, Pa area, and I remember when Sarah Palin attended the season’s first Philadelphia Flyers game to “drop the puck.” She was booed loudly, but the management turned up the sound system so loud, you could hardly hear it. Meanwhile, Sarah continued to flash her smile and wave, like she was being showered by roses.
What made this way over the top, was that she used her children as “human shields” by making sure they were in front of her. There was no excuse for it. I’m a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and Philly fans take pride in being horrific. For example, they hit Santa with ice balls and booed him during half-time during the 70′s in Veteran’s Stadium. Sarah had to be told this, but said, “They wouldn’t dare boo Piper.” What kind of response is that??? No parent should put their children in a potentially hostile situation. It amazes me that 80% of the people in Alaska favor Sarah Palin. Is that really true?
The Baroness Munchhausen strikes again! Apparently she’s telling you she doesn’t want no winkin’ help from the federal gummint, you betcha. But — acording to the AP and Yahoo news:
“The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, planned to meet in Washington this weekend with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other senators to press for her state’s share of the package.”
And while this is OT, I read the Halcro blog, and wtf is the ‘longevity bonus’?
marcus 2:
Welcome aboard. It’s a great group here. I’ve included it on my list of the “Ten blogs President Obama should read regularly” because of its quality, but also because it’s good to see a bunch of liberals (in a deep red state, or it was) keep a consistently upbeat feeling and have as much fun as we do fighting a true monster, the Baroness. There’s none of the vicious anger that, while justified, becomes exaggerated into name-calling.
As for your comment, Baroness M has always used her kids as props and human shields since she arrived on the scene here below, starting with her arms’length dandling of the baby when she first walked down the steps of the plane. (No child of six months should be, or needed to be, part of this type of outdoor meeting.) Then we have the Bristol baby story. A mother who used her daughter’s unwed pregnancy to fend off rumors about her own baby. And the way she brought Levi around as another prop.
Nothing new here, nothing to see, move along.