Bedtime in Alaska – Daily Wrap Up
Brian-wear is Here!
You asked for it, and it’s finally available in the Mudflats Shop! Brian’s snowy mug is now available on….a mug! Toast the ubiquitous ungulate with a stein full of suds, or keep him close to your heart on a snuggly hoodie. Tell him your deepest darkest secrets in a Brian journal, or send his smiling face on notecards and spread the cheer. Stick a Brian magnet on the fridge or file cabinet! And what could possibly make that special baby cuter? How about a Brian bib or onesie? Brian is everywhere…even on boxer shorts! Click HERE to browse the Brian goodies!
Alaska’s Rural Crisis Back on the Front Page
The crisis in Western Alaska was back in the news as the top story on CNN again this morning. Our guest blogger, and donation coordinator for the village of Nunam Iqua will check in on Tuesday with an update. Kudos, once again to Dennis Zaki and all who have helped get the message out there, and supported the effort with your donations.
SNL Strikes Again
Well, it ain’t no Tina Fey, but SNL spoofed the little cabal of Republicans who enjoyed getting together and playing “obstructionists” this past week. See John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and yes, our own Lisa Murkowski, along with others. Click HERE to see the video on Crooks and Liars.
Lawyered Up and Ready to Go!
Sherry Johnston, mother of Levi Johnston, fiancee of Bristol Palin, got a new court date.
The 42-year-old pleaded not guilty last month to six felony counts of possessing and selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin.
Investigators with the Mat-Su drug unit arrested Johnston in December at her home off Wasilla-Fishhook Road. She sold pills in the Wasilla Target parking lot to informants working with investigators, according to court documents filed by Alaska State Troopers
She showed up on Friday morning, this time with son Levi, daughter Mercedes, an unnamed teenage boy and a high-priced, high-profile lawyer. Last time she was completely alone. Her new attorney, Rex Butler, asked for a delay so he could get up to speed on the case. The new court date is set for May 17. One wonders, though, since Ms. Johnston requested a public defender on January 5, stating that she was disabled, owed money for medical bills, was not employed and was living on disability and child support….who’s paying for this spendy new attorney all of a sudden? And, on a side note, the aforementioned attorney, Rex Butler, is African American, and an outspoken critic of the governor stating:
“Blacks don’t have the levels of access to the governor and state commissioners as with past administrations,” said attorney Rex Butler, an Alaska resident since 1983. “It seems the posture of (Palin’s) administration with Blacks is: Don’t need them—don’t worry about them.”
Circle your calendar, this could be an interesting trial…
Target in Wasilla, Alaska.
Love the Brian stuff. Will go lap shopping later and see what postage to the UK is.
As for the Sherry Johnson lawyer, maybe he is doing the job pro bono, either to make a name for himself or for a chance to drop a bombshell on SP, or both.
Could be very interesting.
Oh, May should be interesting…
Edgar Paul Boyko used to take cases that would be all over the front page of the papers. It’s cheap advertising, especially when you win.
Brian is one goofy looking moose, AKM.
Wow, I googled Rex Butler, and what an impressive resume ! This could get very interesting.
And add this comment from the ‘palingates’ site regarding Mr. Butler:
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After reading this, it may just be that Butler is doing this pro-bono if he has an axe to grind with Governor Granny. I was skeptical at first, but now it makes perfect sense. There could be visitation issues coming into play here too. Regina, there have been rumours going around that Levi and Bristol have broken up, and Levi has knocked up another girl already. Any truth to it?
Rex probably took the case pro-bono for the publicity and to jack with SP. Good to see that Sherry is not an orphan anymore and had some support in court.I hope Rex zeroes in on the timeline and who knew what , and when they knew it. Also – if there was any outside pressure to slow things down. This should be a fun chapter in the never ending saga !!
Second thought – The record is pretty clear on how Sarah/Todd like to meddle and stick their noses in places they don’t belong. The judge in the Wooten divorce admonished them pretty good. This is a criminal matter and I think this judge will not put up with any “tampering”. Also – Rex will certainly be lookin’ to slap down Sarah if she meddles. Dang – this might get fun !!
I’m loving the Brian goodies! Sweet.
Gotta figure what for whom. Dang, it’s harder than Christmas shopping. Don’t worry I will be buying shortly. That’s the funniest picture you ever made of Brian!
YaYYYYYYYyyyyyyy Brian stuph!!! I can’t wait to get them in my little paws!!! Thanks AKM!!! And what a great gift for my family up in Maine!!!
OMG! SP’s “unauthorized biography” is out! Written by a People reporter, who had acess to the whole famdamily! Guess her payday is coming in after all! So Bristol’s been living with her aunt , working two jobs, and attending a public high school?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? So, SP’s not lying in this book, because she did not actually authorize it?
The noose is tightening!
Penny
Hopefully if there is any form of ‘trial’ he requests change of venue.
The evidence is so slim in any event.
Two buys from plea copping informants who asked to buy from her.
Not a good case.
I guess in AK news people dont follow cases as they go to court.
No pics, no film?
…where else would that happen!!
ROF.
I know she aint Blago but isnt this a fair size story?
Maybe its just too cold in AK.
lolol.
Nice assortment of Brianabilia. I think the Brian Journal, by itself, will allow for a level of reflective thought that can only lead to positive political change, both in Alaska and throughout the nation!
By the way, I love these Brian threads. Typically, the comments are flooded with statements like, “Brian is awesome,” “I love Brian,” and “That Brian is such a character.” All this Brian Love fills me with such warmth that I often read through each Brian Thread list of comments three or four times.
I hope that the Brian goodies will be a permanent fixture in the store, as it will be a long time before I can afford them.
Penny, link?
mustangNo Gravatar (05:02:13) :
Hopefully if there is any form of ‘trial’ he requests change of venue.
The evidence is so slim in any event.
Two buys from plea copping informants who asked to buy from her.
Not a good case.
I guess in AK news people dont follow cases as they go to court.
No pics, no film?
…where else would that happen!!
ROF.
I know she aint Blago but isnt this a fair size story?
Maybe its just too cold in AK.
lolol.
Mustang, over the years I’ve seen many convicted with this or less evidence. If the informants asked to buy from her, and she showed up with drugs, handed them over and asked for (or indicated) she wanted $, then there’s a case. Handing over Rx drugs for free would also be an issue- federal law prohibits transfer to someone other than the person for whom the rx was written.
I don’t know that they could get an unbiased jury in Wasilla but maybe the pro-Palin sentiment would attach to the baby* grandma.
Speaking of What a Strange Tripp,it’s been where is the kid?
Sorry, not skilled with links just go to people.com it’s a Simon Schuster book.
Penny
Does Bristol have an engagement ring ??
Brian is the most adorable moose I’ve ever seen, he’s a great ambassador for Alaskan wildlife.
Womanwithsardinecan – I saw the new write-up for the governor’s biography here:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259357,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
Happy President’s Day to all!
Lets see here….the Palins and Johnstons are allegedly a fuedin’. Sherry gets a shiny hew high powered lawyer that doesnt like Queen Sarah. Popcorn anyone?
An unauthorized biography???? I went to ppl.com suggested by penny. The book was authorized by her parents and siblings. So, this is how she got around the conflict of interest. She’s so dang sneaky, you bethca. Wonder how much they got for the book.
Co-mingling of funds anyone ???
http://www.observer.com/2008/media/pocket-books-acquires-sarah-palin-biography-i-people-i-reporter-lorenzo-benet
Looks like she made the deal back in September.
OT:
How’s that budget coming, Sarah?
May 17th, is a Sunday?
OT, but potentially important: It might be a good idea to stay off Politico today. When I went there last night, I got a “warning” about a virus. The fact is, clicking anywhere on the box actually activates the virus and a trojan.
I got it off my computer easily with a regular virus scan & quarantine, but this morning when I tried to look at Politico, the same thing tried to invade again! It claims to be AdAware, but it is not!
If ever there was a book worth burning, this would be the one.
“Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin” by Lorenzo Benet will be in stores Tuesday, February 17.
She’s the former beauty queen turned politician who changed the face of her party during the 2008 Presidential election. A new biography of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin takes a look at her past, her secret pregnancy, as well as her eldest daughter’s pregnancy.
People magazine reports “Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin” says “Sarah made one slip-up, but [she] dampened suspicion by explaining it away.” One of her daughters found a prenatal ultrasound scan of Trig and confronted Palin with the picture.
Palin was also aware Trig had been diagnosed with Down syndrome, but did not tell her other children until he was born in April. The unauthorized biography states, “Not discussing the pregnancy with her daughters, she felt, would shorten the process and spare them from unwanted attention.”
The book also delves into the relationship between Bristol Palin and her fiancé Levi Johnston. Bristol lived in Anchorage with her aunt and uncle while she was pregnant. She worked at two espresso shops and remained a full time student at West High School. Levi was 40 miles away in Wasilla, but he would still drive to the capital to take Bristol out. The couple welcomed their son Tripp on December 27, 2008.
> would shorten the process and spare them from unwanted attention…What the hell does that mean? All their classmates would make fun of them for expected a DS baby? That doesn’t even make sense. I think she did everything she could to lose the baby. I think it’s hers, but come on, she gained what 3 pounds? Flew with water leaking down her legs. Etc.
>Bristol lived in Anchorage with her aunt and uncle while she was pregnant…. Ah, who doesn’t love a good old fashioned Christian family shunning.
Oh no….
http://www.amazon.com/Trailblazer-Intimate-Biography-Sarah-Palin/dp/1439142343/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234797400&sr=1-1
As long a she kept a low profile, simply waddling in and out of a large high school, and discreetly working WAY BEHIND the counter of two coffee shops, no one would recognize her…makes sense
Maybe it is true that Bristol lived with her aunt and uncle… just during her first pregnancy. It wouldn’t be fibbing then!
Is Levi Johnston sperm on skates?
WTF…”Levi was 40 miles away in Wasilla, but he would still drive to the capital to take Bristol out”….Out where? For drinks? I thought he was on the slope?
You can go to Amazon and rate the new book. And for those who really like fun, write a book review. Have a blast!
And since when is Anchorage the capital?
She is such a liar and all I see here are reasons why she thinks it is OK for her to lie. Lie to her kids about being pregnant, about the downs syndrome (omissions are lies in my book), lie about going to Costco, lie to the public about her record.
Lie Lie Lie.
Levi is such a playa’……..where is the ring ??
Bristol Palin-Johnston. I wonder if SP is gina let that happen?
Ah, the soap opera continues. And a tree died for this.
@ Paula…
Did the book actually say, Levi drove to the Capital to take out Bristol? If he was driving his buggy from Wasilla, he would still be sloshing thru those mountains on down to Juneau, because the Capital of Alaska is Juneau, Alaska! NOT Anchorage!!!! Our Queen GINO is such a weirdo.
Also…..has anyone else noticed the Trolls slumming over on the Immoral Minority blog and Progressive Alaska blog? They sure do get their “Knickers” in a twist, over anyone dissing Queen Gino. And another thing….Go get em Rex Butler, this is going to be so much fun reading about.
Seems like time for a good old fashioned book burning, in front of the “capitol” (Palin’s Anchorage office).
The book needs a better name, like “Trail of Lies” or “All Aboard the Barracuda Bus!”
Maybe this will be the book the library decides to ban.
Love the new Brian items!!! Well, this is certainly going to be interesting with Mr. Butler and the Johnson case. I see a made-for-television soap coming your way soon.
HA! That magnet is mine!
About that bird cage liner of a book… the only bad review (so far) is from someone who thinks it wasn’t nice enough. Seriously.
Here’s the giveaway folks:
“The book also delves into the relationship between Bristol Palin and her fiancé Levi Johnston. Bristol lived in Anchorage with her aunt and uncle while she was pregnant. She worked at two espresso shops and remained a full time student at West High School. Levi was 40 miles away in Wasilla, but he would still drive to the capital to take Bristol out. The couple welcomed their son Tripp on December 27, 2008.”
It has been widely stated by Sarah and all other accounts that Bristol went to live with her aunt and uncle in Anchorage in Jan/Feb 08 and was not seen in any school after Dec 07. So I am assuming that means when Bristol was pregnant with TRIG! If TRIPP was born full term on Dec 27/28th, then she would not have gotten preggers with him until the end of MARCH 08. That means at most she would have been 3 months along by the time school was out, not even noticeable if this was her first pregancy, why would she be sent to live with auntie?…Bristol was never seen in any high school after Dec/Jan 08. Bristol was photographed with her mother after Trig’s birth in Wasilla…check the palindeception.com site, and at events with her family in the summer of 08. Also, Bristol was on the campaign trail with the family, but never brought on stage after the RNC.
Dead giveaway…BRISTOL was pregnant with TRIG and TRIPP is her second child
Great article in People:
It says Trig had heart problems at brith and the “medical records” SP released make mention of only jaundice.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259357,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
back at work in 3 days with a Down baby with HEART DEFECTS?
She makes me gag.
Now there is a short column on the ADN website about SP’s book:
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/138050
and also on huffingtonpost:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/16/palin-biography-her-secre_n_167221.html
It shouldn’t be long before this book shows up in the 10/$1.00 at Bishop’s Attic.
In Ireland and England , at the betting parlors , if you can think it up , they will give odds. Both babies are Bristols….wonder what those odds would be ?? UK Lady – can you check if they would take a bet , and what the odds would be ??
The People site seems to be down, I couldn’t connect to it. I was on HuffPo and folks there were reporting the same thing. Anyone here have that problem?
SJK..I am still of the belief that Trig was born earlier than April 18…the reason for the wild ride back from Texas was that Trig had to go to the hospital for jaundice, and Sarah saw an opening to make a late night delivery. Tripp was probably born after Dec 27…most likely sometime last month.
No one releases a 5 week premature DS infant with a congenital heart defect in 48 hours, so his mon can drag him into the office the next day. These new revelations prove it.
The BS detector maxxed out and fried the server……….
re the book:
picture makes her look like a chipmunk. musta been taken a while back… before all the weight loss and plastic surgery…
I hate that trees will give their lives for this drivel.
“Levi was 40 miles away in Wasilla, but he would still drive to the capital to take Bristol out.”
Um, hate to tell Sarah this, but Wasilla is not 40 miles from the capital. The capital of Alaska is Juneau, about a two hour plane ride from Anchorage.
I had the same problem, kraftytess. Thought it was a problem with my laptop, so I restarted it, but had the same problem.
Thanks for letting me know the problem is not with my computer.
What a sweet, happy moose! Brian is my hero1
hero! (not hero1)
People is up now and they seem to have corrected their “capital” error. And rewritten quite a bit of it, it appears. I wonder if SP’s been calling them again?
The doctor’s letter released on the eve of the election said Trig “was born at 35 weeks in good health” and “had some jaundice (very common in newborns) that needed phototherapy”. NO mention of a congenital heart defect. The new book claims he had a congenital heart defect very common in ds children.
Methinks the Queen has been caught in more lies- either the Drs. letter, or the story to People, or maybe both.
The fact that 50% of ds children have congenital heart defects makes the “Wild Ride” even more crazy, irresponsible and implausible than it initially appeared, if that is possible.
Maybe the continued Greta and People publicity will cause someone in the mainstream media to wake up and examine this bizarre story. Not.
Sorry, link at: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259357,00.html
re: the picture of Target above-
Could SWWNBN be standing right behind it, with her back to that sign? hehe
Unverified rumor: Levi is living at Sarah’s house with Bristol.
So if Levi got another girl pregnant while living with Bristol, he’s a real jerk. That’s just my opinion.
Is Piper in school? That poor kid is going to have a heck of a time keeping up or getting caught back up.
Maybe SP was trying to selfabort. That would explain the lies.
I doubt SP cares much about whether or not piper or willow are in school as she seems to be bringing them up with the sense of entitlement that she has.
Re Sherry Johnston from the State Court View site, trial will be Mon May 18:
02/13/2009 Trial Set The following event: Jury Trial: Superior Court Criminal scheduled for 03/23/2009 at 8:30 am has been rescheduled as follows: Event: Jury Trial: Superior Court Criminal Date: 05/18/2009 Time: 8:30 am Judge: Smith, Eric Location: Courtroom 7, Palmer Courthouse
Team Alaska…the fundie abortion is the only plausible reality other than Bristol being Trig’s bio mom.
If Sarah was trying to miscarry, then she certainly did her darndest…little weight gain, travelling all the time, keeping it quiet, and the wild ride from Texas. Everything else just doesn’t add up. My guess is that the Heaths/Palins and friends were too stupid to go back and look at all the other articles and statements on the record before they want blabbing their heads off about this book. Looks like someone in that clan got some $$, and can explain the sudden interview with Greta tonight…a little promotion, me thinks…
Yeah, something real fishy. DS baby w/ heart trouble the doctor ‘forgets’ to note. And what mother in their right name would have a baby w/ heart trouble and return to work 3 days after the birth? Something stinks and it’s not the Salmon…
I have always beleived the fundie abortion story but, you are right, it is the only plausible reality other than Bristol being Trig’s bio mom.
On another note, doesn’t Alaska have laws pertaining to kids being IN school? Sems she should be getting some big fat fines. My neighbor was just threated with a fine because her 7 year old was a couple of minutes late TWO times this year. Three strikes and the fines start.
Here’s Chap 1 which strikes me as a rather disjointed opening that doesn’t inspire further reading. I’ve seen better writing in high school.
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Trailblazer/Lorenzo-Benet/9781439142349/excerpt/1
Paula – The laws and rules do not apply in the Palin Parallel Universe.
AKaura: My editor would say “Don’t send me this shit.” Period.
austintx- Yes, you are right. The Queen rules the land, and apparently the school system, too. No wonder they’re dropouts, probably never got beyond the 3rd grade.
A picture of the back of Tripp is presently on the Fox Gretawire Blog
Speaking of cute, I was looking at Walt Monegan’s website (who cares if I can’t vote for him, donating to his campaign is a vote for decency) and there is a video there with footage of a the very young Walt. Awww ….
http://www.moneganformayor.com
I will order a Brian Mug and baby bib soon, so thanks, AKM. Today’s Mudflats blog is too much info w/out coffee! This site is never boring, but today? Wow! The book beckons super sleuths, promising good hunting ground for serious questions about facts vs lies. Thanks, Crystal Wolf, for the “Woman riding moose” photo site…how did you EVER come across it? LOL! Sherry Johnson’s atty=Aslan?
AKaurora (11:28:56) :
Here’s Chap 1 which strikes me as a rather disjointed opening that doesn’t inspire further reading. I’ve seen better writing in high school.
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I agree. It is choppy, and does not have a flow- I used to hammer my freshmen for writing one sentence paragraphs; obviously this writer was not in one of my English 9 sections. I wanted to write a review, but I have become wary of having to register on all sites to comment-
Celebrity Moose in the backyard (has his own line of merchandise), our Senator and Gov. spoofed on SNL in the same season, and a here to for unknown Wasillian gets busted in a parking lot for dealing RX drugs and makes national news….Well! All in a days wrap up at the ‘Flats. Is this a great blog or what???
BTW, poor Mr. Whitekeys retired a year early (and poor us). Also, (too), Doogan used to be absolutely great on material such as this. Miss the previous version of Doogan. He would have been awesome over at ADN this past year. This is al such rich fodder.
Did Greta go all the way to AK to interview Bristol or Sarah?
“Tonight ON THE RECORD at 10pm, 18 year old Bristol Palin with her son Tripp. This is her first interview (and yes, Governor Palin surprised us and joined us for a few minutes so you will hear her talk about her daughter and grandson. We had not expected the Governor to be there so we were delighted to talk to her.) You might be surprised by what Bristol has to say….”
Love the Brian stuff…
FW: I agree with all you say about timeline for Bristol, remember her being out of school for months b/c of “mono”? And all this BS about her working as a Barista and going to school was probably added at the end, you know about 12/31/08 When GINO made her crazy call to people about Bristol and Levi NOT being dropouts? And I thought I read here before even her parents couldn’t benefit from commercial/book/TV etc.? Does anyone know?
Palin and the kids in front of a camera yet again ?? She is such a hypocritical steaming pile………
caligrl – someone’s name is on the check……….
Sounds like another gate: BookGate This is just tooo funny. Someone needs to do a book review like Margareat and Helen on Coulter so noone has to buy the book.
The plot thickens. The other day when we were watching the video of Palin talking about the gas line, I asked my kids here, “Hey look! How can you tell Sarah Palin is lying, ?” because we just finished a book on body language and how to tell if a person is lying. They said “I dont know,” and I told them
:(:):(:):(:):(
“Her lips are moving!”
So, by authorizing an unauthorized autobiography, she may fend off the Tax people. BUTT, she will say, “I didnt authorize that.” I dont know about People Magazine anymore, if they do any stories on Sarah Palins daughter. Who is now a legal adult, same with Levi.
That moose looks much more honest than what we see and hear from the Palins.
As for Mr Butler, it seems like , this will get to be very interesting. I’m hoping the truth will come out.
LOL, just curious, how did Brian get his name?
“In what respect, Charlie?” stuff:
http://www.cafepress.com/dumbsarahpalin
Someone needs to follow the money- any bets that proceeds from the book just happen to wander into SP’s bank account, or onto SarahPAC? What, no takers?
From the looks of it, maybe this is the rumoured $300k from People Magazine, and BRISTOL’S name is on the check. She is doing a little promo with Greta, to sell some more books. It appears she is a big part of the book.
Since BP is a legal adult she can give any interviews she wants, and sign a book deal.
PaulaNo Gravatar (11:28:29) :
Yeah, something real fishy. DS baby w/ heart trouble the doctor ‘forgets’ to note. And what mother in their right name would have a baby w/ heart trouble and return to work 3 days after the birth? Something stinks and it’s not the Salmon…
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Hey you guys, the heart defect “healed up by itself” doncha know?
Well I remember from my anatomy class days there are congenital heart conditions, forget the medical terminology, but hole in the heart, that will heal up on thier own. Don’t know if this applies to DS.
Funny that wasn’t mentioned in the “medical report” of Trig????
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grewingkNo Gravatar (11:02:08) :
Unverified rumor: Levi is living at Sarah’s house with Bristol.
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I have heard that in a roundabout way off a blog, in fact that dud and Levi were having a fight (verbal) b/c he & Bristol wanted to move out of case de Palin. Also unverified.
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magyar ni BraoinNo Gravatar (11:47:52) :
Thanks, Crystal Wolf, for the “Woman riding moose” photo site…how did you EVER come across it? LOL! Sherry Johnson’s atty=Aslan?
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It was one of the many anti-palin sites that have popped up, its so cool that she is riding a moose (maybe Brian’s cuz!) and she really hates GINO,lol!
Hopefully Alaska’s Aslan will come soon!
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Could we just turn this whole thing into a reality show and make some money instead of suffering w/o compensation? We could use the money to start a Rural Co-Op in Anchorage to serve the villages.
So Bristol worked in TWO coffee shops ?? How hard can that be to debunk ?? I call BS on that……..
I just got a Brian magnet – I decided it was time to have a daily reminder that on some days you are the moose, and some days you are the compost pile!
Improper gifts-Sec-39.52.130-F-f) A public officer who knows or reasonably ought to know that a family member has
received a gift because of the family member’s connection with the public office held by the
public officer shall report the receipt of the gift by the family member to the public officer’s
designated supervisor if the gift would have to be reported under this section if it had been
received by the public officer or if receipt of the gift by a public officer would be prohibited
under this section. Wonder if this could ensnare SP?
OT but I’ve been out of touch for a week or so and must have missed something – What does GINO stand for??
@kraftytess, Governor in name only!
i’m getting insanely amused dreaming up scenarios for the ’10 gubernatorial contest. it is only a little less than two years off y’know. though most would deny it, i think palin is already well on her way to F-in’ things up so badly she could lose her own primary, like her predecessor. say that actually happens and she decides she’s still going to run, on the AIP ticket. there’s a good chance that, unlike the three-way elections of ’78 and ’90 the democrat could win this time!
it makes me think, the democratic candidate should be the best possible one we can field [have no idea who]. squeaky clean, lots of charisma and charm; distance from the CBC.
@pvazwindy (13:08:10) :
“Improper gifts-Sec-39.52.130-F-f) A public officer who knows or reasonably ought to know that a family member has received a gift because of the family member’s connection with the public office held by the public officer shall report the receipt of the gift by the family member to the public officer’s
designated supervisor if the gift would have to be reported under this section if it had been received by the public officer or if receipt of the gift by a public officer would be prohibited under this section. Wonder if this could ensnare SP?”
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Does this include the admitted “hundreds” of baby gifts sent to the new “grandbaby”?
Okay, I thought it was maybe Ginormous ego??
The plot does indeed thicken….
Check out this interesting read about the doctors note submitted by McCain/Palin at 10:30 pm on election eve…and take note of the last paragraph of pg. 1 of the actual pdf document. I found the level of detail in that section quite peculiar, indeed:
http://www.palindeception.com/blog/2009/02/purloined-letter.html
I’ve been watching Rex Butler longer (26 years) longer than I’ve been watching Sarah Palin (19 years).
At his best, Butler is one of the Pacific Northwest’s best criminal attorneys. He’s seldom unorthodox, though, and that may be needed in this matter. At times, he’s had the best private investigators working for him that Alaska has to offer. Other times, not such good investigators. His trials, some of which I’ve observed parts of, are quite uneven.
GINOrmously pathetic governor. You were close!
CRFLats-I think she’s going to need more than H&R BLOCK. Anything over $150 must be reported. Just this past WE in Fairbanks, wearing that Artic Cat clothing, yikes that stuff is expensive. Me thinks she’s going to have a hard time at tax time……………………Clark Are you serious about an AIP run, if she lost in the primary? And losing the primary is a real good possibility. You never know how there going to roll up there, haha. I eat too, therefore I shop Costco.
Which will we see first -
An actual picture of Tripp
or;
an actual picture of Bigfoot ??
My vote goes to the Bigfoot pic !
i don’t know why this article upsets me so much.
it just seems like such a distortion of the real palin press conference last week:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/12/ap6045300.html
@clark(13:21:45) :
…the democratic candidate should be the best possible one we can field [have no idea who]. squeaky clean, lots of charisma and charm; distance from the CBC.
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Got him. Bob Poe. Already declared. I think he could be very, very electable. He’s got great administrative experience in state govt and in the private sector.
Whew, got here just in time! It’s still the Bedtime Thread and I’m still in my jammies so I can be WAY OT, right?
I just prepared a small donation box for Ugashik / Pilot Point. I had some flower stickers so I stuck that all over the address envelope (with a card in it) so now I’m sticking more on the box. Then I’m going to write “I heart Rural AK” all around the box. (I also stuck in some of those great green recycled bags).
It’s very FUN looking and cheerful. If you have stickers, any kind, go for it! It will bring attention to your boxes. And remember to write “I heart Rural AK” if you feel a little devilish. Write whatever you want, just make it big!
pvazwindy (13:08:10) :
Improper gifts-Sec-39.52.130-F-f) A public officer who knows or reasonably ought to know that a family member has
received a gift because of the family member’s connection with the public office held by the
public officer shall report the receipt of the gift by the family member to the public officer’s
designated supervisor if the gift would have to be reported under this section if it had been
received by the public officer or if receipt of the gift by a public officer would be prohibited
under this section. Wonder if this could ensnare SP?
Hmmm… IMHO, it could. Also, too, (LOL!) the presents that Bristol and levi got for Tripp…. Any gifts/payments given to the family or its extended family members, would come under that clause, I believe!
OOps! Didn’t see your post, CRFlats (13:31:30) :/ My bad, but I guess we both had the same thought, so there must be some truth behind it, eh?
fawnskin hussein mudpuppy:
Fawnskin, the Forbes article bothers you because it is slanted. In other words they put everything in a positive light for the Governor, and made her sound good. However, it is not the whole story.
Well I remember from my anatomy class days there are congenital heart conditions, forget the medical terminology, but hole in the heart, that will heal up on thier own. Don’t know if this applies to DS. Funny that wasn’t mentioned in the “medical report” of Trig????
Not always, crystalwolf/caligirl.
My sister had open heart surgery in her 40s for an undiagnosed congenital heart defect of just the kind you mention. She was nearly asymptomatic until her pregnancy with my nephew in her mid30s, then after that delivery had increasing problems with shortness of breath, etc. She’s fine now, as far as THAT problem is concerned — but in the course of surgery some heart nerves were damaged, and NOW she has intermittent atrial fibrillation.
I find the whole “care of Trig Palin” affair by relatives and medical personnel to be so cavalier. Are her devoted followers and apologists like Greta V.S. really this ignorant?
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Wow! I used NEON PINK duct tape to wrap around the box and wrote my heart rural thing on it. This box looks like a beacon!
KaJo:
“Are her devoted followers and apologists like Greta V.S. really this ignorant?”
I share your frustration, but, I remind myself that Greta and her pals are in it for one thing…ratings – pure and simple. As long as there is a “story” and especially if it upsets people or feeds their interests, Greta will be there. If not Greta, then some other newshound.
Regarding the question of whether or not Trig’s congenital heart problems were referred to in the CBJ letter I offer this comment by a blogger at Palin Deceptions.
“Once again the CBJ letter uses an ambiguous statement to imply one thing whilst meaning something entirely different. This from the medical letter -
“She followed the normal recommended schedule for prenatal care,including follow-up perinatology evaluations to ensure there was no significant congenital heart disease or other condition of the baby that would preclude delivery at her home community hospital.”
Most people reading this would naturally assume that Trig had no congenital heart disease and that is why he was born in SP’s local hospital. However, the key word here is “significant” and if you read it taking this into account you realise that CBJ is saying that tests did show that Trig had a heart condition but that it was thought to be insignificant.
Of course that insignificance can be called into question when an expectant mother goes into early labor as Sarah has claimed.”
fawnskin hussein mudpuppyNo Gravatar (14:17:15) :
i don’t know why this article upsets me so much.
it just seems like such a distortion of the real palin press conference last week:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/12/ap6045300.html
I read the article in the ADN and than your Forbes article. Pretty much the same. What did you feel was distorted? Nothing glaring jumped at me other than SP seems to be a little scared and unprepared. I think that this opposition to her is really getting to her. In regards TC: was it a personnel decision or a personal decision? Is she confused or am I confused? And if she doesn’t approve of the stimulus, because it improves the lot of Alaskans, well screw you Alaska. We won’t implement it. Yeah, thats it!
NY Dem (14:08:25) : Which will we see first – An actual picture of Tripp?
That picture that is up at GretaWire shows the back of an anonymous sleeping infant’s head; the infant is being held by Bristol Palin. The infant is quite large for 7 weeks. And why are the recent bevy of Palin infants always ASLEEP?
Question: Will Bristol Palin actually allow a full-length view of herself, one that’s not been seen since the RNC and the People spread back in August/September? And will we actually see the baby’s face, wide awake?
Cynamen WinterNo Gravatar (13:37:53) :
The plot does indeed thicken….
Check out this interesting read about the doctors note submitted by McCain/Palin at 10:30 pm on election eve…and take note of the last paragraph of pg. 1 of the actual pdf document. I found the level of detail in that section quite peculiar, indeed:
http://www.palindeception.com/blog/2009/02/purloined-letter.html
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So, CJB says there was no congenital heart disease but GINO in the book says there was….hmmmmm! Lie,Lie who’s lying here?
Oh Geeze we know everything that comes out of her mouth is a lie anyway, why are we surprised!!!!
Oh and tonight’s interview on Greta’s show is supposed to be about Bristol, not GINO, lets see how much face time GINO manages to hoard in.
God she just makes me sick, sick, sick! Such a Grifter, liar.
FX should keep the show “The Riches” and rename it “The Palin’s”!!!
New thread – The biography….
Going for Tums now.
KaJoNo Gravatar (14:41:09) :
Well I remember from my anatomy class days there are congenital heart conditions, forget the medical terminology, but hole in the heart, that will heal up on thier own. Don’t know if this applies to DS. Funny that wasn’t mentioned in the “medical report” of Trig????
Not always, crystalwolf/caligirl.
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Kajo, yes, I know, Sorry about your Sis….I was just referring that there are some congenital heart problems that do “heal” as the baby gets older usually within months. I wish I could remember what exactly it is called.
I think Trig was born earlier and came home in April. He probably needed specialized intensive treatment or incubator. Probably by the time he came home his heart problem cleared up.
@grewingk: poe comes up a little short in charisma and relevant experience, imo. seems like a nice enough guy.
@pvazwindy: in 1990 wally hickel ran on AIP ticket after losing republican primary to arliss sturgelweski. hickel went on to win the election — with 38% of the vote, to arliss’s 32% and 30% for democrat tony knowles. hickel changed his affiliation back to republican right after he was sworn into office. AIP became known as the ‘rent-a-party’! hickel didn’t run again in ’94 and knowles managed to beat the crappiest republican candidate in state history, and then got a second term in ’98.
the three way [with no runoff required] should be better for the democrats than that, eh? this time?…
Gretawire says: “(and yes, Governor Palin surprised us and joined us for a few minutes so you will hear her talk about her daughter and grandson. We had not expected the Governor to be there so we were delighted to talk to her.)”
If there is a camera in town, GINO will find it! Looks like Bristol jumped on the bandwagon to profit from FOX noise and the book – can’t say I blame her, she probably needs the bucks – but, what I would give to hear what Bristol really thinks.
Some heart conditions do heal without intervention.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1444.html
I’ve been reading the ADN site daily lately and I’ve always been amused by the comments section of any article written about Palin. The comments always seemed to be about 50/50 pro/anti-Palin and for the most part Palin supporters have seemed for the most part rational in their support.
It seems like Team Sarah though has upped the stakes because this weekend they were out in full force and were very unhinged in their support for her royal highness as well as slamming anyone who dared not to love her. It was a really odd change in the tone of her supporters so someone has rallied the troops around the Momma Grizzly.
People who have such idolization for another have always scared me. Those that support Palin are just like those loyal Bushies who would do anything and everything all in the name of W. I don’t say this just about people who are followers of these two but anyone who seemingly give up their own thoughts and beliefs for anothers. What is missing in their life that they’re willing to give so fully of themselves to another?
Her Royal Highness will continue to loot and pillage as long as she can keep the legislature at bay with poll numbers that show them she’s got decent support. She just has to hope that she can get out before it all goes up in smoke, something that W wasn’t lucky enough to do. The clock is ticking Sarah, have you stolen enough? Of course there is always Fox, where the more disgraced a Republican you are the better it seems. Wingnut Welfare here come the Palins…
Lori in Los Angeles wrote:
Gretawire says: “(and yes, Governor Palin surprised us and joined us for a few minutes so you will hear her talk about her daughter and grandson. We had not expected the Governor to be there so we were delighted to talk to her.)”
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Can Greta VS be anymore delusional? A camera from a national TV show is within 50 miles of Palin and you didn’t think she’d show up to get her mug on it? Frankly I’m surprised she didn’t kick her daughter and grandson out of the house and so it would be all about her.
I can almost hear Palin say, “Well Greta enough about myself, what do you think of me”? Because after all, it’s all Sarah all the time…
Wow, with his anti-governor comments, I wanna know more!
@clark(15:16:38) :
@grewingk: poe comes up a little short in charisma and relevant experience, imo. seems like a nice enough guy.
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Expand on that a little, will ya? He seems to have held some pretty good positions over the years. I’ve just seem him the one time on TV, when he made his announcement from the Dena’ina Center. He seemed well-spoken and had some good ideas. The barbs he threw at the gov were well deserved, but he didn’t go on & on about her. I’d like to hear your opinion of the guy.
dear a.k.m. i am glad brian has his handsome mug on a mug.[hee hee]. i am going to order mine next payday. that face makes me smile. what a guy….b
@ Pursang
“Her Royal Highness”
Just a reminder, there is nothing Royal about Sarah Palin except the pain in the ass part.
Sarah stole Bristol’s thunder on that one. Busted in and handed the baby to her, and just took over. And, Sarah’s reference to her daughter being an advocate? for young unwed pregnant girls. Bristol is a sweet girl, smart and hopefully gets the emotional support from family members. I believe it when they say the extended family is present and helpful……all good, but what really does this whole interview, as well as the biography do to help Alaskans. If people want their celebrity fix, they can watch ET.
Bristol is a sweet girl, smart and hopefully gets the emotional support from family members. I believe it when they say the extended family is present and helpful……______________________________________________________________________
I agree Rebekah and thought Bristol came off as a sweet, pretty, soft-spoken shy young girl… but with the nerve/guts to say abstince is not realistic, didn’t have to scream it either . Now to play “devil’s advocate” on the other topics: Trig is Sarah’s baby; Tripp is Bristol’s baby; at 17, Bristol may well have moved out of her home due to a fight with her mother ( I doubt Todd is the difficult one to live with); Moving to Anchorage made sense, an aunt lived there, there was a school there and a satillite governor’s office; Wasilla is a drivable distance if she needed to return home, likley she “got pregnant” in Anchorage given that there was little or no parental “oversight” (may have been her original problem- good ol M-O-M).
Rex Butler is working the case pro bono and any judge worth his/her salt will control the trial and exlcude irrelevant evidence dealing with Gov and gov family. Rex is best off kicking the crap out of the young, pill addicted informants who were squeezed by the AK troopers to give up their source.
BUT, if you go jury nullification, the AK troopers efforts to embarras the governor may become “relevant” given her family’s association with Johnston.
Sherry could be portrayed as a victim of Troopergate – woman stuggling with severe pain and financial difficulties driven into the web woven by the AK troopers and no doubt moronic deal cutting druggie informants. Gotta go jury null. I can’t see Sherry getting acquitted on sales surveilled by police and tape recorded phone calls; however, Rex may end up having to seek jury’s sympathies for the Gov and her family in order to get them to toss the charges.
I am sure a bio written by People Mag writers is hardly citing accurate or reliable sources.
JMO