How Oft the Sight of Means to Do Ill Deeds, Makes Ill Deeds Done. Talis Colberg is Back.
Greetings to you my fair and noble Mudflatters!
Fear not my good friends. For thy Attorney General which once was, hath not slipped away ne’er to be seen again. He hast now, retooled his ambitions political, and ridden forth from shame and scandalous doings upon a new steed. He comes as the sun at dawn upon new fields, and new valleys, which are known by the gentle folk who inhabit them as the Matanuska and Susitna. For these valleys have bidden their final farewell to their beloved king, and now contests shall be waged to fill his royal seat, which now, alas, sits empty.
Yes, kids…..Talis “codpiece” Colberg is back! If the above paragraph left you wondering if it’s Happy Hour at Mudflats Central, please review a post from the past entitled, “The Alaska Department of Law – That Way Madness Lies” which still makes me chuckle to myself on occasion. You can read it HERE. Then don your cloak, adjust your stockings, brandish your sword, and come back to the conversation.
If you do remember the last appearance from our former Attorney General, you will be as amused and surprised as I am to hear that he has thrown his velvety feathered cap into the ring, and has filled out the appropriate paperwork to run for the office of Mayor of the Mat-Su Borough. (Here, just for fun, you can imagine him bursting into the Alaska Public Offices Commission with his purple cloak swirling about him, with his hand gesturing to the ceiling and then making a huge sweeping bow, saying “Good afternoon fair lady. Might I trouble you for a form for which I dost have urgent need?)
Zounds! How did all this happen?
Until now, we can imagine Colberg up in Palmer, pacing the wooden floor by the light of a single lamp, stroking his chin and muttering:
I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself
And falls on the other.
But the recent passing of Borough Mayor Curt Menard, has unexpectedly given Colberg the spur to prick his intent. Who even knew he had an intent?
Colberg told the Mat-Su Frontiersman: “I think I have the experience, the ability and the desire to be a good mayor.”
I like this one from the Bard better: “If chance will have me king, why chance may crown me!”
In addition to being mayor, Colberg says he will also be either teaching history (my vote) or practicing law. Before being chosen as Palin’s Attorney General, Colberg was in private practice in Palmer working mostly on workers compensation claims.
Colberg’s hopes were dashed for the Alaska Department of Law which he compared in the Annual Report to the Battle of Agincourt: (and he did actually say this one)
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers [and sisters]
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.
And although that little episode left Colberg hardly looking like ol’ Henry V, and resigning his post in a firestorm of controversy, and while complaints filed against him with the Alaska Bar Association are still lurking in the wings…we may not have seen the last of him.
Aw, heck. Let’s watch it again…
Colberg and MatSu deserve each other.
UGH
Fear not my good friends.
“For thy Attorney General which once was, hath not slipped away ne’er to be seen again”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxnc85tkM
Sorry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxnc85tkMk
I thought Mark Beigh was good on RM -
“Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.”
Antony and Cleopatra, Act 5, Scene 2
Ooooooo. Nice one.
I should, of course, have mentioned that the title is from King John, and the other quote is from Macbeth. And then, of course, our beloved Henry V. AKM
Who even knew he had a spur? Or …..
He’s really preparing for a shot at Governor when La Sarah takes time off to write her book before her Epic Fail run for President. Wait and see, I’ll be proven correct!
I couldn’t do it. I just could not watch that wretched thing again. It was bad enough the first time.
strangelet (18:28:24) :
Who even knew he had a spur? Or …..
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I bet Shakespeare would have written that.
may the good and gentle folk of those fair hills and fertile valleys mount up as with the wings eagles upon their fine steeds and meet the usurper on the field of battle and there ,may they apply their spurs directly where the sun don’t shine. or perhaps i am wrong and good and gentle people there are neither good nor gentle and would like him as their mayor…..so sad. alaska is such beautiful place.too bad such terrible people have seize power there…b
questions that beg to be asked of Talis:
1. WHY did you leave the AG post so abruptly?
2. Is Sarah Pac donating to your mayoral campaign?
bubbles….may they apply their spurs directly where the sun don’t shine…OH my! HA.ha.ha.
I am unconscionably behind in my mudding. Excuse me for remarking on previous threads.
Mark Begich as a chien bleu:
There is no such thing as an “average Democrat”, except statistically. Remember when ol’ W the uniter was touted as having gotten on really well with Democrats? These were, of course, Texas Democrats, who are not precisely the same as NY/NJ/MA/CA Democrats.
Begich is an Alaskan Democrat. That’s closer to a Texas Democrat than to a Cali Dem, but it’s still way different from an Alaskan Republican. This whole Moderate Democrat thing reflects the fact that the Demo majority in the Senate is based on some pretty thin wins in a lot of purple states. I think the Dem leadership is handling it just right — welcome it. I know that it is possible that the Democons could manage to mitigate crucial legislation just enough so it doesn’t achieve its purpose. That will be really bad, if it happens. On the other hand, look at each of the Democons, and visualize life if their Repo opponents had been elected instead. Blue Dogs are better than Red Tapeworms.
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Les Gara on the gasline:
I posted a too-long comment, which I’ve also emailed to Mr. Gara. I won’t reproduce it here, but one main point was: as an Outsider, I don’t really care what alternative is best for the AK state treasury — I want the alternative that leads to the lowest cost per unit of gas delivered to the Lower 48, who pay for it.
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GINO turning down part of the stimulus:
These play-acting Republican governors almost make me wish Congress had not provided the legislative override. I’d like to see how many of them would turn down stimulus money if they didn’t know their legislatures would “force” them to accept it.
Except, maybe some legislatures wouldn’t. I guess I think the stimulus (including all those socialist components like unemployment benefits) is more important than the photo-ops.
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Talis Colberg:
Oy.
Evidently, he’s got a spur, and he’s got intent, and possibly ambition.
If he only had the antlers.
Laughing my arse off!
THE NEXT WAVE OF Scandalous Leadership::: Everyone on GINOs team will be ‘running’ for something…using her name to push [or keep] themselves in the spotlight.
We must not forget who they are nor thier [mis] deeds.
Politico has a piece on John Coale & Greta Vansuckup..The article is by Ben Smith…Ben Smith’sblog. Political news and analysis..Greta defends husband..
@Aussie Blue Sky (18:37:42) :
Nah. Shakespeare wouldn’t have used the ellipsis.
Lori in Los Angeles::: ask him if he got her [GINO] permission to run for mayor…
…is he another one who saw a crack’ed door and is trying to push his way clear..
I guess he figures if Sarah could do such a bang-up job of mayorin’, he can too. I wonder if he’ll choose fancy flocked wallpaper for his office redecoratin’ like she did also too!
re: stimulus money Everyone’s federal tax money, including that of Alaskans, is being spent on stimulous plans to help the poor and middle class people in all 50 states. If my governor refused to accept any or all of the funds available to my state, I would vote him right out of office. It is OUR money; WE should get some benefit from it. By refusing these funds, Palin is only HURTING Alaskans. Of course, she doesn’t care about anyone but herself. It is sad to see this happening. Maybe Alaskans will impeach her!
Bubbles – I shall. I shall appliest my spur directly where the sun doth not shine!
Shakespeare’s use of the word, “prick” seems very appropriate to this story.
KO…tonight…watch it!
Just saw our POTUS on Leno and I have to say that I love the guy!
still early here….meanwhile john Stewart was crazy too!
I can think of a better word than ‘prick’, not sure Shakespeare used it, so I’ll just say that it rhymes
SabrinaNo Gravatar (19:58:10) :
Just saw our POTUS on Leno and I have to say that I love the guy!
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GINO’s minions on c4p are insulting PO. They said they he insulted (purposely towards GINO doncha know) special needs kids with the bowling remark…was it that bad?
I think this is part of Sarah’s plan somehow! We never really found out why Colberg left, it could have been staged? I don’t trust anyhing about Sarah, Greta, John Coale or the religious liars that are not religous at all!
crystalwolf aka caligrl (20:18:07) :
SabrinaNo Gravatar (19:58:10) :
Just saw our POTUS on Leno and I have to say that I love the guy!
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GINO’s minions on c4p are insulting PO. They said they he insulted (purposely towards GINO doncha know) special needs kids with the bowling remark…was it that bad?
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I think they only caught on to it b/c KO mentioned it, and they watch KO too.
But of course they are making it a HUGE Issue, that was pointed directly at GINO….. As it!
should of been, As if!
@BigSlick
when La Sarah takes time off to write her book
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I thought I heard she would get 11 mil for her word salad cookbook, yet today I hear Bush has only been offered 7 mil for his 5 page re-write of history.
So, in conclusion, she still thinks she’s better than ALL others. hmmmm
So Sir Talis Cock-A-Hoop thinks he would be fine mayoral material. Hmmm…perhaps that opens the door to ask him about his abrupt departure from Sarahland. I would think the Mat-Su denizens would want to know-
“Colberg told the Mat-Su Frontiersman: “I think I have the experience, the ability and the desire to be a good mayor.”
You can’t drive a spike with a tack hammer, Mr. Codpiece.
Just sayin’……
Huzzah!
“And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks…”
Good God, you can’t make this stuff up, also –
Talis Codpiece has shown he has no backbone and no ethics.
I wouldn’t wish him on any AK town, even the Gravel People.
Talis Codpiece? Indeed, it suits him well,
The lawyer lately in his feckless suit nonsuited,
To declare subpoenas nullified, of puissance void;
‘Neath haughty codpiece he pretended to conceal
His power’s illicit extension to please his Queen,
But empty briefs have cost him his appeal.
((Bowing)) to Chaim!
Dear Mudflats blogger- I recommend a book about Shakespeare: “Shadowplay” which is about political oppression in Shakespeare’s England and how his plays addressed it without his getting arrested, tortured and killed. Very good stuff.
Chaim_ stop being so clever now. You are awfully clever.
AKM – I’m glad you like the photoshopped image of Colberg on Olivier doing Shakespeare. At first I thought the image was a bit unrealistic and amaturish, and the head too big for the body.
Now, I think its perfect. : )
@ Chaim
Standing ovation!!!