Palin says, “Thanks but No Thanks” to Stimulus Money.
Remember back when Governor Palin was delivering the state of the state address? She got all warm and fuzzy there down in Juneau. She was so Alaskan-y… She was our great Mother. Our fearless leader. She was looking out for us in times of challenge and peril.
Today, when challenges may seem as high as Mt. McKinley, and change as constant as the mighty Yukon flows, and political events send shockwaves through our foundation like the ’64 quake – what do Alaskans do? We climb Denali, we forge the river, we rebuild a stronger foundation on higher ground. When it matters most, lesser differences fall away. Just like family, Alaskans unite.
Family. That’s it. Don’t you just love Sarah? Alaska is a family, and we’re all in this together. That’s the kind of spirit we need. All for one, and one for all!
When I took my oath of office to serve as your Governor, remember, I swore to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like a grizzly with cubs, as a mother naturally guards her own. Alaska, as a statewide family, we’ve got to fight for each other, not against and not let external, sensationalized distractions draw us off course.
Like a grizzly with cubs! Not the grizzly with cubs that under the new Palin administration policies will get snared and live in misery until the Board of Game comes and shoots it….the OTHER kind of grizzly. The majestic, noble kind, who guards her cubs fearlessly and lives wild and free. That’s our Sarah – Mama Grizz, head of the statewide family, ready to defend her cubs.
Today, as the head of this metaphorical family, Mom has a lot of explaining to do. Because today, our family with its hopes and dreams and kids to send to college, and Dad out of work and sick, and little ones in school, just won the lottery! And then Mom gave almost half of it back to the lottery people.
That’s right, Governor Palin just rejected 45% of Alaska’s stimulus money.
The biggest single chunk of stimulus money that Palin is turning down is $160 million for education. There’s also $17 million in Department of Labor funds (vocational rehabilitation services, unemployment services, etc.), about $9 million for Health and Social Services and about $7 million for Public Safety. The full list and the specifics aren’t available from the governor’s budget department yet.
The reason for this? Well….the reason she’s telling us?
“Simply expanding state government under this federal stimulus package creates an unrealistic expectation that the state will continue these programs when the federal funds are no longer available,” said Governor Palin.
Let’s go back to that family analogy of which Palin is so fond. So what Mom is telling the kids is that we can’t just go off half-cocked and send you older kids to college, because by the time the little ones grow up, we might not get that scholarship anymore. So, it really wouldn’t be fair now would it? Because, see, if Mommy sends you to college Janie, that creates an unrealistic expectation for little Billy here. And then later, when maybe we can’t afford to send him, it just wouldn’t be right. See what I mean, honey? So nobody gets to go.
Yes, this is our Great Mother’s brilliant and visionary strategy for the future of our family. Let’s not deal with today’s problems (education, vocational rehabilitation, and public safety) today because we might not be able to deal with tomorrow’s problems tomorrow.
If this doesn’t make any sense to Janie, or Billy or you, there’s a good reason for that. The simple reason is because it’s not true. (gasp!) Yes, children… *whispering* Mommy lied to you.
Frankly, you’d have to have your head pretty deep in the sand to not see this maneuver for what it is – a national political strategy. The national GOP loves “fiscal conservatives,” which is a bit shocking really, when you think they came into power 8 years ago with a national budget surplus and we’re now trillions in debt. But, yes, they still like to say they like fiscal conservatives. They like that talking point, and cling to it like a favorite old teddy bear. And it is this fantasy ideal of fiscal conservatism that motivates our governor to turn away the money that her “state family” needs. Think how great it will sound when she decides to throw her hat in the presidential ring. “I turned down that federal stimulus money!” (the crowds in the stadium go wild) And, unlike that “thanks but no thanks on the bridge to nowhere” talking point, this one will actually be true.
And what about Alaska? With astronomical dropout rates, incidents of domestic violence, teen pregnancy, substance abuse, violent crime, gang membership, suicide and mental illness? We don’t need that money, says Palin.
I see.
Two things might save Palin’s political legacy in Alaska. One is that the Legislature will bail her out and accept some or all of that money. Two is that she may not even need to worry about re-election in her own state. Right now phone polls in New Hampshire and Iowa are asking the question, “Is it important to you that Governor Palin get re-elected as the governor of Alaska?” She and SarahPAC are hoping the answer is no, otherwise she wouldn’t be asking the question.
So, if Iowans say it’s OK with them that she doesn’t get re-elected, she’s got national permission to throw Alaskans right under the bus in the name of political aspiration, and what looks good to the party.
There are still some members of the family that just don’t want to believe Mom lied to them. But more and more are realizing the truth. And it ain’t pretty.
At least we now have a voice of reason speaking on behalf of Alaskans, and it comes from Senator Mark Begich:
“I trust the legislature will do the right thing and take Alaska’s share of the money for education in the economic recovery package,” the statement quotes Begich as saying. “We owe it to our children to give them the most opportunities possible, and this is money fairly allocated to Alaska in this stimulus package.”
Thanks, Dad.
Pure political posturing from the queen of all Poseurs.
I would be very surprised if the legislature rejects the stimulus money.
Imaging Sarah as a great mother kind of boggles the mind.
Unfortunately she actually is taking care of Alaska the same way she takes care of her children. She ignores their needs and does what Sarah wants to do.
I just commented on this on ADN and I am so mad that she would refuse money for education. Her family, with her leading the way, are poster children for why we need more educational funding in Alaska. Sarah’s word salads, Bristol’s barely coherent conversational abilities and Levi Johnston’s mumbling diatribe speak volumes about where Alaskans rank on the nation’s educational yardstick. Not to mention the actual educational polls that show that Alaskan children are near the bottom in regards to testing results. Alaska is the proud owner of one of the highest dropout rates in the country. Our children are not only not excelling but are stagnating and this situation needs to be corrected. For her to turn down this portion of the stimulus, whatever her reasoning, is a travesty. If the gas pipeline does get built within the next decade who is going to do it? Certainly not our underachieving dropouts. Guess we’ll just have to import labor from elsewhere, once again, as we did when the oil pipeline was built.
I think it’s clear that she’s no longer “seeking your good opinion.” She’s decided it’ll look all mavericky if she says “thanks but no thanks,” even though she’s set to accept all the pork headed her direction. She’s the most disgusting hypocritical, self-serving, narcissistic personality disordered piece of slime ever to emerge from whatever bog spawned her.
MOMMY DEAR’less!
…when will she go into hibernation…The Clubs need to run the Mommy Bear outta the cave….
“Thanks, Dad.”
Indeed…..
but I’m as pissed as hell at “dad” for embracing the ConservaDems, who are going to be a bigger obstacle to Obama than the GOP.
I know….. (heaving a sigh) AKM
Hmmm, yes, Sarah the mother is disturbing on any level. I said last fall when she was hauling little Trig all over the place that she wasn’t going to get Mother of the Year. Well, this seals it.
Whatever animal she is, it isn’t the mother of anything that protects its young. Which animals ignore their young or eat them? Because that’s how I see her. Unloving, uncaring, self-centered and ultimately, foolish and stupid. Not fit to be anyone’s mother.
Interesting yesterday at the Costa Mesa Town Hall meeting with Pres. Obama, when someone asked if the rejected stimulus money would be re-allocated to states that did want it. California has already said they’ll take extra and Washington’s governor said the same.
There is a time to stand on principles, and then there is a time when those principles need to be re-evaluated. The republicans have reached that point, but none of them seem to get it.
““Simply expanding state government under this federal stimulus package creates an unrealistic expectation that the state will continue these programs when the federal funds are no longer available,”
Is clear Republican posturing and if anyone has ever heard the Governor speak, it is clearly not her quote.
What is unfortunate for Alaskans is that it is clearly Republispeak, which has little or no concern for Alaskan children, their unique challenges or their opportunities in the future.
The national party doesn’t care and what’s unfortunate is your own Governor doesn’t care either.
I believe SP is well postured for a sound kick in the patootie from a pucky with strong muscles and big hind hooves. A then a few stomps with the forelegs. Now bring on that polar bear for the big sit and that wolf with his finger on the trigger.
Anchorage Democratic Rep. Les “Palling around with Mudflatters” Gara suggested Palin could be pandering to voters outside Alaska and said it’s hurting the state’s education, public safety and quality of life.(ADN)
…don’t you [AK] have to take all of it….OR NONE OF IT…
And the Rs complain about “brain drain” in this state. If they actually made an effort to educate Alaskan kids and give them a chance at a good college education in state or a reason to come back to Alaska, oh say like a good educational system for any kids they might want to raise, MAYBE there wouldn’t be one. I’m not saying I think there is one to the extent that politicians complain about, but I’m just saying… (HELLO, young people who grew up elsewhere actually move TO Alaska to live, you knuckleheads…even if some Alaskan kids go Outside for college and never come back. AND, a number of us DO come back…) OK, stepping off that soapbox now and taking a deep breath, in/out, repeat…
I can’t help but hum that tune in my head….WE DON’T NEED NO EDUCATION…what a maroon.
@BigPete (14:40:02) :
Well, DUH, representative obvious…
Anyone remember this one from the 2008 speeches? “For all those with children with disabilities, know you will have a spokesperson for you in the White House.”
I guess that would be “unless those programs might become actually established in our own state.”
#*@%!
I am and continue to be HORRIFIED!
Let’s here it for Palin! She really, really cares about Alaskans….
…ok, only one Alaskan – herself.
U. F. O.
Unfit For Office…
I guess she really does think that she is MORE than a GOPawn…they will use her up and leave her under the bus in order to get the person they really want in the White House…she might be the last to know – that it ‘ain’t’ gonna be her.
Let’s not tell her…
OMG! I can’t believe she is turning down money for education! When I have to pay for a book for my kids to take a AP biology class, there is something wrong. When teacher have to request that paper be sent in near the end of the year or they have to go by supplies for the class room with their money cause there is no money, there is some thing wrong.
I am off to write a letter to her right now!
Its time for the “shoes” to come off!
I have faith that the legislator’s will over rule this political grandstanding.
Gino is smacking us down a little. She is kind of pissed because her numbers are going down the drain. Thats all she cares about, voters outside of Alaska.
Education + Palin (family) = 0 , nada , goose egg , moose fart ,…………I dunno , just pick one or offer up your own.
I’m sitting here in little ole Ireland, wondering why I am so irate over the Granny (my new name for her). And I’m sure she’ll love it, Granny Palin.
I’m irate because I have never come across a more stupid woman in all my life…and to think that 35% or close to that in America, would actually vote for her, it is literally unbelievable. To refuse money for education is simply sick….no one should be that short-sighted.
I did have another great point to make….and I’ve forgotten it!
I hate when that happens.
Is it time yet for the people of Alaska to tell this lunatic to go away??
And now, since Mark (your new democrat in the US Senate) Begich has joined the NEW Even Byah group to basically work hard to DEFEAT all new initiatives from Obama that spend money?? Me thinks Palin and Begich are starting to look like the same person!!
That may be an extreme position but if Begich starts opposing the new measures Obama is bringing to the plate, what’s the difference in him and just another smelly republican???
Hopefully, Alaskans near and far will hear of this and be outraged!
Rise up, AK, and take back your state.
there are 38 pages of comments on ADN already — wow going to be a long night !!!!
mom_in_wasilla :::: I am off to write a letter to her right now!
Read? She can’t read…
The witch is melting….she just wants to stay in the news, or maybe she knows that those big-old liberals are going to take the money [rescue her @$$], and therefore they can be blamed and she will be able to tour the nation & say over & over; “As the mommy bear, I refused more than half of that money PO tried to force my state to take…I…blah…oil…BLAH…drill…blah…earmarks…blah…”
APS’s Super Carol Comeau reacts to the cuts. http://werenotthatstupid.blogspot.com/
“…creates an unrealistic expectation that the state will continue these programs when the federal funds are no longer available…”
Well, Guv, it’s YOUR job to see that there is no unrealistic expectation!
I think she’s just too unwilling to structure the use of the funds and make sure the state will still function even after the stimulus money is gone. A good manager will set those special funds aside and make sure they are not comingled with the general budget. Not that hard to do – but it takes someone with vision, and discipline to do the work the funds were intended for.
Heck, if she can’t add all that money to her state budget and use it however she wants, then she doesn’t want it.
BLECHHHHHH
Well, if you don’t keep them uneducated, who would vote for Palin?
Turning down money for schools. Yeah. She’s going to have a fun time selling that to the public.
She’s posturing! So she can tell all the GOP Taliban, “I said thanks, but no thanks”…She knows the leg. will over rule her. So she can say she refused the money.
I think since she’s such a fiscal conservative, she should be like Arnold and take no pay for being governor. What do y’all think? I mean its not like she really is “governing” is it?????
@snowbound (15:10:16) :
Yeah, what happened to GINO being the great savior of disability programs? Carol’s not too happy about the latest turn of events, and I can’t blame her one little bit.
What the hell does Sarah care about anyone else’s children’s education. Hell, she doesn’t even care about whether her own kids get one. . . . .
The woman is a train wreck.
ukonbushgrma…you are so correct!
Her way or the answer is no…PLUS POTUS ‘got rules attachted’, and maybe she hasn’t figured out a way around those just yet…I don’t put it pass her to get ‘creative’ with the money she kept.
“Is it important to you that Governor Palin get re-elected as the governor of Alaska?”
This is a question being asked of people OUTSIDE of Alaska. What business does your Governor have of soliciting this opinion from anyone other than the people of Alaska unless she is intending to seek support for her re-election campaign from outside the state. Are you Alaskans comfortable with outsiders having such a role in your state elections? If the Governor of New York pushed a poll asking this question of New Jersey residents or Connecticut residents I would tell him to go run in those states right after I told him you lost my vote. Let me also point out that Ms. Palin is turning down stimulus money because she doesn’t (or so she says) want to create a budget imbalance down the road yet she is taking steps to create an campaign imbalance in Alaska by soliciting support from outside the state to run for a state position. Here in New York we call it speaking out of both sides of your mouth.
budget imbalance ….Now that’s something GINO is use to…
Bobby did it so Sarah has to as well. It is irksome that she can grandstand on this knowing full well the legislators can still grab all of the money.
BTW, Codpiece is running for Mat-Su mayor?!
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/139372
Also too, who do you think wrote that press release? Right or wrong, it was too “salady”.
Didn’t congress say if you don’t except all the money you would get nothing? Why does Sarah not want funding for education? She doesn’t understand education, it is a waste of time and it takes toooo many years to get a degree!!!!!
Palin is following the fundie conservative GOP stimulus playbook already written by Sanford, Jindal, and Barbour…governors whose states are 48, 49, and 50th in terms of education, healthcare, and income levels.
It’s a little late to try and pull that one, and another thanks but no thanks will be the end of your career. Sarah, the jig is up, everyone knows that the state legislatures can vote to accept the money. I know you don’t place a high priority on education for your own children….let’s see…Track was forced into the military to avoid jail, Bristol in an unwed teenage mother and high school drop out, and Willow and Piper are pulled in and out of school to be used as stage props at your whim. Why would anyone else need education? Please Sarah, stop, you are an embarassment to your state and the nation.
I blame this all on McCain…he created a monster
She makes me ill….literally.
Oh look there she flies off the handle. NOT knowing how to assess the situation and act accordingly as a true Alaskan Governor would. Instead she is swinging like an un-hinged (I too am becoming dramatic) pendulum when it comes to her decision making process. Once again, the good doc. needs to increase her meds because her manic moments are becoming quite serious to the health of Alaska. Swoosh, swoosh goes the pendulum….or maybe it’s the air whistling between her ears. Who knows anymore?
mom_in_wasilla (14:52:25) :
OMG! I can’t believe she is turning down money for education! When I have to pay for a book for my kids to take a AP biology class, there is something wrong. When teacher have to request that paper be sent in near the end of the year or they have to go by supplies for the class room with their money cause there is no money, there is some thing wrong.
I am off to write a letter to her right now!
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While you’re at it, write a letter to the main newspaper in Sioux City telling them how you feel about what Sarah Palin is doing to YOU to try and impress THEM.
@Dr. Patois (15:24:43) :
Yes, yes he is. Scary, isn’t it?
Grab your barf bag….
here’s mama grizz “doing the best for Alaskan’s”….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgdhKI-
264 Crayons…
We don’t need no education
We don’t need no birth control
No damned diplomas from our classrooms
Bloggers leave them kids alone
Hey! Bloggers! Leave those Kids Alone!
All in all, they’re just another prop, it’s my call
Palin and … “Sanford, Jindal, and Barbour…governors whose states are 48, 49, and 50th in terms of education, healthcare, and income levels.”
Maybe they don’t need these thing because end times are SO near?
How about a few hundred million to send Palin and Graham from state to state with Bibles?
That’d be more up her alley.
@InJuneau (15:31:31) : Yes indeed! Do you think that was some back door promise Gino made as she pushed him out the door?
Scarah needs to keep making these mavericky policy decisions! They are just going to bite her in the rear in the end either way you slice it.
If she doesn’t run for re-election for guv and decides to run for POTUS, Obama will kick her tush (think THREE debates with no teleprompters) from CT to AK and back a million times over.
If she runs for Guv again, she’s now ticked off quite a many constituents with her rejection of Fed funds. Add that to these *gasp* progresive blogs spreading the TRUTH and she is toast.
Gino, do yourself a favor and put down the political torch. You have ZERO political skills outside running for a local PTA. Face the truth: The reason you are where you are is based solely on your ability to manipulate people and your pageant waving skills.
Oops.
Dr. Patois (15:26:28) :
Also too, who do you think wrote that press release? Right or wrong, it was too “salady”.
I meant to type wasn’t.
Well, Obama better get on the ball if he’s going to learn how to win the 2012 pageant. The pageant guide:
Interview
When being asked questions, honesty, sincerity and simplicity are the key. Don’t give answers that simply indicate you agree or disagree with a subject. Rather, expand on your answer and explain why you agree or disagree with the issue. Most importantly, be firm in your answer. Judges look for contestants who are confident and comfortable with their opinions.
A good answer should have 4 parts. 1) Count to three before answering 2) Have a lead in sentence, like, “I honestly believe that…” 3) Answer the question 4) Summarization, “So overall I believe that “X” is the reason that….”
Sample Pageant Questions:
Who is your role model and why?
What qualities do you feel a good role model should possess?
What do you feel is the most challenging issue facing teenagers today?
Why do you want to become Miss “______” ?
Why did you enter this pageant?
What are your future plans?
What is the best advice you have ever been given?
What are your plans for education after you complete high school?
What are three words that describe you best?
What is your favorite color and how do you feel when you wear it?
What are some things you did to prepare for this pageant?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
Do you have a favorite sport?
What can people do to help the homeless?
If you could meet anyone in the world (living or not) who would it be any what would you say to them?
What is your most prized possession?
Who is your favorite actor or actress?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What can we do to stop gang violence?
How would you try to improve racial relations among people?
If you could live anyone else’s life, who would it be and why?
If you were elected President of the United States what would be the first thing you would do?
If you had only one wish, what would it be and why?
if your pageant title was threatened because you had gained weight, how would you feel and what would you do?
If you could give $50,0000 to any charity in the world, which one would it be and why?
If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it?
What does the word “loyal” mean to you?
These are only a sampling of questions you might encounter during an interview. Remember to practice in front of family and friends for your special event!! Remember to always smile!!
This topic is rockin’! Thanks AKM!
Here’s the link if you want to see where the proposed stim money is going to your state:
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/state-recovery-page
Must have really effed Palin up when no one asked her that charity question at the Biden debate. Wink
I have a 21 year old Alaskan son. He is burning to go to work. He has Dwon syndrome and many challenges. He needs job coaching and supported employment and assistive communication through DVR. The funding is never enough. He does not have a job and has not had one for 9 months. He wants and needs to go to work. He needs help to do it.
And this “Mama grizzly,” this fellow mother of a son with Down syndrome, is TURNING DOWN 17 MILLION DOLLARS IN DVR FUNDING?!??!
The mind boggles. The heart aches. Is this really happening?
@Dr. Patois (15:37:23) :
Ooo, yug, I hadn’t even thought about that. Hm, you might be on to something. However, it IS for Borough Mayor, not just Wasilla mayor, so she may not have quite as much pull…
@Mother Who Thinks (15:47:16) :
Yes, it really IS happening, but there’s still the hope that the Legislature will override her and take the funds anyway.
@Paula (15:42:52) :
Well, Obama better get on the ball if he’s going to learn how to win the 2012 pageant. The pageant guide:
Interview
When being asked questions, honesty, sincerity and simplicity are the key. Don’t give answers that simply indicate you agree or disagree with a subject. Rather, expand on your answer and explain why you agree or disagree with the issue. Most importantly, be firm in your answer. Judges look for contestants who are confident and comfortable with their opinions.
A good answer should have 4 parts. 1) Count to three before answering 2) Have a lead in sentence, like, “I honestly believe that…” 3) Answer the question 4) Summarization, “So overall I believe that “X” is the reason that….”
Sample Pageant Questions:
Who is your role model and why?
What qualities do you feel a good role model should possess?
What do you feel is the most challenging issue facing teenagers today?
Why do you want to become Miss “______” ?
Why did you enter this pageant?
What are your future plans?
What is the best advice you have ever been given?
What are your plans for education after you complete high school?
What are three words that describe you best?
What is your favorite color and how do you feel when you wear it?
What are some things you did to prepare for this pageant?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
Do you have a favorite sport?
What can people do to help the homeless?
If you could meet anyone in the world (living or not) who would it be any what would you say to them?
What is your most prized possession?
Who is your favorite actor or actress?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What can we do to stop gang violence?
How would you try to improve racial relations among people?
If you could live anyone else’s life, who would it be and why?
If you were elected President of the United States what would be the first thing you would do?
If you had only one wish, what would it be and why?
if your pageant title was threatened because you had gained weight, how would you feel and what would you do?
If you could give $50,0000 to any charity in the world, which one would it be and why?
If you won a million dollars, how would you spend it?
What does the word “loyal” mean to you?
These are only a sampling of questions you might encounter during an interview. Remember to practice in front of family and friends for your special event!! Remember to always smile!!
___________________________
Hilarious! This sums up GINO in one fine nutshell.
From ADN:
“Anchorage Democratic Rep. Les Gara suggested Palin could be pandering to voters outside Alaska and said it’s hurting the state’s education, public safety and quality of life.
“I’m worried the governor is taking this sort of national political stance which is that she’s going to be the opposite of Barack Obama on everything,” he said.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich quickly issued a written statement today calling for lawmakers to accept the remainder of the stimulus money.
“I trust the legislature will do the right thing and take Alaska’s share of the money for education in the economic recovery package,” the statement quotes Begich as saying. “We owe it to our children to give them the most opportunities possible, and this is money fairly allocated to Alaska in this stimulus package.”
So the repoTalibani want to back her up????? I think you guys better start emailing these senators repotalbani ASAP!!!!
She is NOT looking out for Alaskans…as always, it always comes down to GINO looking out for herself.
is she f@#king CRAZY?my god what the hell is wrong with her.
@Aussie Blue Sky. Great idea. I think we should all write the major papers in Iowa and explain the situation. I hear those folks take their education very seriously.
All those letters I wrote to her office with no response. I guess I need to move to Davenport if I want the Gov to take me seriously.
I agree I think the Republican Governors who say no to parts of the stimulus know that the legislature will overturn them.It will not be held against them by their base.If you look at what is turned down it is mostly basic things like police fire and education help.Who in their right mind no matter what would turn down that help to create Jobs or save them etc.Only The republicans who IMO seem to care only about their own
Half-brained Palin only thinks in halves. What a dimwit ! I hope she is forced to take all of it. For the people in Alaska.
If you want to join the conversation about Palin’s rejecting of stimulus money over at the Forum, here’s the link:
http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/topic,6616.0.html
Mother GINO to her children:
Well, yes, those nice people gave us a roast chicken so we wouldn’t go hungry tonight, but I don’t know what we’ll eat tomorrow, and don’t want to be creating unrealistic expectations, so I threw it away …..
New name: Governor WTF. (It stands for, of course, “Where’s The Funding?”)
She’s disgusting. I eargerly await the day when her face is in the dirt where it belongs, and I wanna see it. Grrrrrr…
@ eastcoast
“Simply expanding state government under this federal stimulus package creates an unrealistic expectation that the state will continue these programs when the federal funds are no longer available,”
Funny, I thought the same as you – these are not her words!
tigerwineNo Gravatar (16:10:58) :
@ eastcoast
“Simply expanding state government under this federal stimulus package creates an unrealistic expectation that the state will continue these programs when the federal funds are no longer available,”
Funny, I thought the same as you – these are not her words!
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Its probably a repoTalibani form letter sent to all of them, How to say “Thanks but no thanks” to the stimulus!!!
Education is not a priority in the Palin family , so why should it be for the citizens of AK. who elected(cough-cough) her ?? ……..epic fail.
OT, oh my, really OT. But from the hills of Wales comes this wonderful YouTube. I’ve watched it over and over and am still amazed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw
OT: Mark Begich “conseradem” on RM
our potus is asking us to contact our legislators by phone [barack obama .gov] tellin them to back his play. it is evening here in new york so i ‘ll call schumer,rangel et. al. tomorrow. when you go on the site and enter your zip code they provide the telephone numbers. perhaps senator Begich needs to hear from you in no uncertain terms. progressive democrats from out of state sent money to help him win. the people of alaska deserve to have the democrat they elected to be a democrat and not make nice with the people who by their deeds the last eight years have brought this country to its knees
Hi Everyone…sorry for the OT but I felt it was time to finally introduce myself.
I’m a long time lurker who read the posts on this site nearly every day. I live in upstate NY and to be honest politics don’t reach us very often. We’re very democratic, no one ever visits us during campaigns, etc. so we live in a little bubble. So you can imagine my horror when I opened my daily paper and saw SP on the front cover!
Apparently, Palin has agreed to come to the town 40 miles from me in June. Why are we being so honored? Apparently Meg’s father lives in this town (Auburn, NY) and sits on the board of the Seward House. Seward lived in Auburn and was secretary of state under Lincoln and Johnson who negotiated to buy Alaska from Russia. This is the quote from the paper
“Palin responded enthusiastically to the invitation and has tentatively penciled in the date on her calendar. An Auburn committee planning the June 6 event, which will include a parade with a dog sled, is calling it Founders Day. The date has no historical significance for Auburn or Alask. Alaska became a state in Jan. 1959, Seward Day, an Alaskan holiday, is celebrated in March”. Okayyyyy…so why is she coming then and why are they celebrating in June? and a dog sled in June? pretty tacky
YIKKKKKEEES! The comments attached to the story on wsyr tvh 9 are pretty negative if anyone like to take a look.
Well, I took the leap and registered so now all those comments I’ve been “telling” the computer and yourselves I can now write for all to see!
welcome swe123. nice to hear from you. you and i may be the last to post on this thread so you may have introduce yourself on the next. i live in new york also. a little south of you in manhattan. there a lot of great people who comment here and akm is a outstanding writer and teacher. i am learning new things all the time here…. love b
So sorry about this. Who wouldn’t accept extra federal monies in such a downward economic time, with abundant layoffs, when vocational training is in big demand. Seems this governor is “using” those who elected her as an example of restraint to others, at their expense of course. She doesn’t have to pay one ounce of flesh in all this, as she isn’t hurting financially, and it makes her look good for 2012.
I’d like to know, why she would refuse funds that might help the disabled, and educationally-challenged especially when she’s led us to believe she’s an ambassador or rep for mother’s with Down’s Syndrome. What gives?
swe123 – welcome !! thank you for the “details” of the visit in June. I personally don’t think it will happen. From now until then is a millenium in the “Palin Parallel Universe”. All kind of crazy s**t can , and will happen !!
Here is the kind of education wants for the kiddos who DO show up for school.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-says-she-open_n_122519.html
Our governor here in California said he will accept the extra money Palin and the other governors reject.
Marnie (14:24:33) :
Imaging Sarah as a great mother kind of boggles the mind.
Unfortunately she actually is taking care of Alaska the same way she takes care of her children. She ignores their needs and does what Sarah wants to do.
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That’s because GINO possesses the emotional maturity of a child. As we all know, children shouldn’t be having children.
Hi Bubbles,
Yeah, I know…it’s hard to break into one of these blogs because everyone’s gone to bed by the time I get on! But nice to meet you and thanks for the heads up about the legislators. I’m sure Schumer’s on board and Gillibrandt is too new to make waves.
Rebekkah, the education money has a lot of rules and a huge portion can ONLY be spent on special education. I’m a special educator and the way Trig was treated on the campaign trail was horrific. She campagined on the notion that as a parent of a special needs child she could sympathize with the needs for special education. Apparently not!
See…now that I’m on a roll I can’t shut up!
Since she doesn’t give a fig about doing anything for the Alaskan people, why don’t they just show her the door? Can you impeach? She is so obviously only thinking of her own ambitions.
trini loved that youtube video with the sheep. i sent it to my daughter and some friends. thanks for sharing it…loveb
swe123 Good to “see” you!
To keep this on topic, I will just note for the record that I am appalled by GINO turning down ed. funds, especially special ed. funds. I guess one way to keep your state ‘Publican is to make sure no one learns to read or do math.
Dear Mudpuppies,
President Obama’s stimulus plan provides desperately needed money to help turn the economy around. But six Republican governors want to block some of that money from reaching their states–they’re trying to score political points instead of letting the money go where it’s needed most. I’ve joined ColorOfChange.org in calling them out–will you join me?
http://www.colorofchange.org/sixgovs/?id=2143-684465
First, they attacked the expansion of unemployment benefits–assistance directed to those hit the hardest by the economy. Now they’re going further, led by Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina who says he’ll block $700 million for schools and public safety in his state. It could mean up to 7,500 teachers in South Carolina losing their jobs.[1]
We can hold these governors accountable–but time is running out. The deadline for governors to accept the full range of stimulus funds is rapidly approaching. Will you join me in adding your voice? It only takes a second:
It’s incredible. President Obama’s stimulus package provides money for states to help stabilize families and keep the economy moving. Some of that money is to help states extend unemployment benefits for people in dire need of help. There’s also money to prevent schools from facing cuts as states tighten their budgets. But a handful of Republican governors–Bob Riley of Alabama, Mark Sanford of South Carolina, Rick Perry of Texas, Sarah Palin of Alaska, Haley Barbour of Mississippi, and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana–are putting politics over people.[2,3]
All six governors have threatened to turn down the unemployment expansion funds, and most critics see their actions as partisan grandstanding. Four are 2012 presidential contenders,[4] and one is facing a tough primary challenge for reelection.[5] They all have a vested interest in seeing Obama fail. They’re attacking the President’s policies to increase their own profile and to cozy up to the most die-hard conservatives.[6] They also claim that taking the stimulus money would leave their states in debt when it runs out in three years. But that argument rings hollow–state legislatures could reduce benefits to pre-stimulus levels at that point.
Now, Gov. Sanford of South Carolina is going further with this political posturing, and there are indications that others may follow.[7] Sanford says he wants to use money meant for schools, health care, and public safety to pay down his state’s debt. This would in no way stimulate the economy of South Carolina.
Sanford has said that if he can’t use the money to pay down debt, he’ll reject it. That would seriously harm South Carolina’s economy, affecting everyone in the state–but it would have a disproportionate impact on Black people in the state. Schools in many Black communities in South Carolina already suffer from years of neglect.[8] And in every state where GOP governors are threatening to block stimulus funds, Black unemployment is at least twice the rate of White unemployment.[9]
We need to tell governors like Sanford to stop putting their ideological and political interests above the good of their citizens and the nation. Let’s demand that they accept all of the stimulus money available to their states:
Thanks.
Palin had the disinction of being the VP candidate with the highest polled “negatives” than any other VP candidate in history. A significant part of those negatives was the perception that she is poorly educated, especially for higher office.
So ironic yet not surprising that she rejected $160 million for EDUCATION for Alaskans.
She’s so unbelievably oblivious and dense…..I guess it’s all that “magical thinking” pinch-hitting for an absent disciplined intellect.
Did none of her handlers/PR people/ ancillary brain advisors not think of how this would look when it hit the press?? (ADN posters are going crazy with it. Select “most recommended” comments if you go to that site to view the comments.)
Welcome, swe123!
Here’s hoping you’ll represent us all in protest of Governor Pander when she disgraces your state in June. Or at least provide us a few pics of Her Dimness posing with those poor doggies in the June heat.
Oh my god!!! Sheep art! OT, but amazing. Those border collies are so smart!
OT AOL news has a presidential poll
of 107,000 votes, Obama is 45% and Palin 42% head on over to
http://news.aol.com/ and scroll to the bottom to vote!
I believe Trig is absolutely adorable so please don’t take this comment negatively. He deserves every special education service that he requires. However, does his mother realize that the cost to the school district for just his services will probably run about $100,000 a year from age 3 through 21? Now multiply that by all the special needs children in the state. Anti abortion Palin is considered a hero for choosing to carry her child to term. I have no problem with that or any other woman who decides this. But how can you then deny them the $ and services they need once they are born?
wes_benNo Gravatar (16:58:05) :
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Interesting that Obama is winning, by however slight a margin, as AOL is a notoriously conservative place. And that Mitt Romney is winning the ‘best GOP candidate’ poll– just ahead of ‘someone else’– while Palin gets a measly 13% and Jindal a truly pathetic 7%.
OT…
Begich is on Rachel right now, talking about the anti-anti-filibuster letter.
palin IS ILL…PURELY AND SIMPLY ILL
come on…do you really want to retain a governor/congresswoman/potus like ‘THAT ONE’ ????
I SEE A PATTERN HERE…HA HA (see below, various comments from above)
1) She’s the most disgusting hypocritical, self-serving, narcissistic personality disordered piece of slime ever to emerge from whatever bog spawned her.
2) Hmmm, yes, Sarah the mother is disturbing on any level. I said last fall when she was hauling little Trig all over the place that she wasn’t going to get Mother of the Year. Well, this seals it.
3) I’m irate because I have never come across a more stupid woman in all my life…and to think that 35% or close to that in America, would actually vote for her, it is literally unbelievable.
4) She’s disgusting. I eargerly await the day when her face is in the dirt where it belongs, and I wanna see it. Grrrrrr…
5) Half-brained Palin only thinks in halves. What a dimwit !
BTW, BEGICH WAS JUST ON RACHEL MADDOW
@ wes ben
AOL polls are not scientific polls. Anyone and their dog can vote in these. Judging by some of the results in the past, plenty of dogs had their paws on the keyboards.
AOL, for some reason, is frequented primarily by conservatives. AOL’s polls last fall had McCain beating Obama handily up until the election….when reality set in. Haha
Remember when AKM linked to a Beth Kertulla poll in one of the newspapers (Juneau Empire,I believe), the mudflatters and maeTharaS had a contest going. Some mudflatters voted 30 times or more. That’s the kind of polls AOL has. Pure nonsense.
Dear Editor (of the Des Moines Register):
SarahPAC may be calling Iowa residents and asking if they think Sarah Palin should run for a second term as Alaska’s governor. As an Alaskan, I wonder why hasn’t she asked Alaskans this question?
Palin will do anything to influence Iowa’s (and New Hampshire’s) 2012 republican presidential primary voters. She’d even sell out her own state despite her sworn oath as Governor.
She doesn’t seem to care what we Alaskans think about her refusing hundreds of millions of dollars of federal stimulus funds Alaska is entitled to– she’s more concerned about how Iowans and others may react to her decisions.
Perhaps a better telephone survey question for Iowa’s voters would be: if Palin were elected president, do you think she’d sell out Iowa like she’s sold out Alaska?
Lee323, I’m with ya. I saw the poll on a comment at C4P and just couldn’t resist drumming up support from “my side” to keep Obama ahead (it thrills me to no end to see them all get their undies in a bundle)
““Simply expanding state government under this federal stimulus package creates an unrealistic expectation that the state will continue these programs when the federal funds are no longer available,”
Didn’t Jindal say the same thing about the unemployment $$? Those are his words that she is just applying to herself.
As a teacher who’s school board is currently battling it out about the budget and what funding we’ll get, it appalls me to hear this news. And with Chuck a retired teacher no less! If we stay at our current budget, we still lose 2 teachers. If we get cut just 5%, we lose 4, 10% we lose 6 teachers from our building. Our class size will sky rocket- 40+ middle schoolers in 1 classroom is not a pretty picture.
I think this is pure politics and she’s probably already made the deal with someone that that legislature will accept the money just so she can say that she refused it. I am still in awe over the fact that she seriously thinks she can be POTUS. The delusion is mindboggling.
Hey swe123- where exactly in Upstate? I grew up south of Syr. !! Small world!
It strikes me that the RepoTaliban govs who are rejecting all or part of the stimulus on the grounds that they as Governors. will be unable to continue to to fund their own state’s needs – after the current economic crisis passes – are admitting that they, as their state’s leader are, failures.
That they know already that they are not competent to budget for their state’s needs even when the state regains its normal income levels, so they are just throwing out parts of their state’s responsibilities to it citizens now, even though it a freebee, just so everyone will know that when the good times return to not expect the state to be there to help.
I’m just asking.
Lee323(16:54:36)
I don’t go to the ADN website since they’ve admitted to me that although they don’t think GINO’s very smart they love her since she sells for them. ARGHHH! Their reporters have also admitted to me in the past that they know they are/were “soft” on GINO, and I blame them for her ascension into national politics.
My husband is a regular commenter who is targeted by TeamScarah. If you see any comments by “JakeW” that’s him. ADN deletes comments after a certain number of abuse reports, not because anyone at the ADN is reading them and deeming them inappropriate.
TM 68 I’m an hour north of Syracuse. Where are you now?
GO SU! So far I’m 8 out 9 in my bracket
The jobs that would be expanded by Palin are primarily blue collar jobs. The ones that would not be expanded are the jobs of teachers, social workers, and others. Her benefit would be to have the “white” collar people leave the state so she can increase her appeal to the the uneducated.
There is a vote on KTUU (Channel 2 / NBC) on weather Palin was justified in rejecting part of the Stimulus:
http://www.ktuu.com/
tm68No Gravatar (17:17:54) :
If we stay at our current budget, we still lose 2 teachers. If we get cut just 5%, we lose 4, 10% we lose 6 teachers from our building. Our class size will sky rocket- 40+ middle schoolers in 1 classroom is not a pretty picture.
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That’s not education, that’s crowd control.
Ugh. As the parent of a child with DS, this ABSOLUTELY blows my mind.
The Alaskan Legislature is a bind: do they accept the funds, which is the right thing to do for their citizens, and let Palin be The Fiscal Conservative, or do nothing- and put her on the hot seat, but hurt the citizens?
In regards to SC Governor wanting to take the funds to pay down his state’s budget deficit, I think the monies are allocated to specific project areas, and can’t be reassigned…anyone know for sure?
Californian’s recalled Governor Gray Davis for his alleged lack of leadership. I think Governor(cough) Palin fits into that category.
@crystalwolf caligrl….it’s done
@ swe 123 – 1st of all, welcome to the insanity. As for your question about Trig etc, I seem to remember reading something about the Palins had homeschooled at some point? Can anybody set me straight?
oh… new post
Mr. Gara if you are reading the flats I guess you see now why we said what we did, and especially me of what I said. Not trustworthy. Now if you think of it she is playing a chess game. Her highnyness is accepting the things that could be questionable of the stimulas then saying no to the must have things. She absolutely knows that the legislators are going to look out for the welfare of the citizens and accept those critical monies. She comes off as extremely conservative because she isn’t the one accepting all the other money. So the others will take the blunt of the blame for those dastardly deadly free monies.
Personally right now Georgia’s poultry farming is taken a serious blow in these economic times so I am sure we could probably come up with enough feathers if someone else could come up with the tar? Hell we could even roast some marshmallows while we heat the tar.
@ in Juneau 14:43/:33
What’s happened to AK education? I had one son graduate and one son start school in Bethel. (Poor family planning!) We were also involved in Homer schools.
I was very impressed with the teachers and what my kids learned at the time (late ’70′s) Since that time, the one who started kindergarten went 3 years to GA Tech, and went back to receive his degree at UAF. Got his Masters at U of Florida (Go, Gators!) and is back living in Fairbanks. His wife is a teacher and working on her Masters at UAF. Hearing from her, they have great teachers there.
Has the education system deteriorated that much? This is sad news indeed. I have always bragged on how much my boys learned in “The Last Frontier”.
CO almost native: That was my understanding, that you couldn’t just take the $$$ and spend it on what you wanted to. Wasn’t Joe Biden supposed to oversee that this was complied with?
FW (15:27:58) : I blame this all on McCain…he created a monster.
If only I could blame him for “this one” GINO was created when she started on that road of ‘learning all she needed to know’ by playing basketball.
swe123 THANKS for the info…
Governor Sanford’s request to use part of the stimulus money to pay down the debt for the state was refused by the white house. Saw it on Huffington Post one day.
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!
Good evening..Very interesting article on Politco…Greta defend husband…Ben Smith’s blog.Politico news and analysis…Soooo loving all this comig out now.
Sarah is such a goof!!! Too much time on the back porch eating moose chili and searching the sky for Putin’s plane.
@crystalwolf aka caligrl———-thanks…I did the colorofchange.org
@Lee323
Palin had the disinction of being the VP candidate with the highest polled “negatives” than any other VP candidate in history. A significant part of those negatives was the perception that she is poorly educated, especially for higher office.
So ironic yet not surprising that she rejected $160 million for EDUCATION for Alaskans.————she’s too stupid/ignorant and thinks that if she can block education, we will be too stupid to notice her sneaky, corrupt behavior…newsflash!
Don’t Bother posting the quote that this is a starting point meant to foster discussion about what is right for Alaska and what might not be good for Alaska’s future. I would have thought that after the revelations of the last few days and weeks Alaskan’s might agree that it would be wise to review the fine print.
Dear Kodiakers,
Juneau how dumb she is?
Criminal dumb.
Signed,
Uncle Sam
WRITE ALL OF THE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO ACCEPT THE MONEY!!!!!
Watching the video of her was like watching a train wreck. This woman doesn’t seem to know how to read. The Repubs are so busy jumping all over Obama for his telepromter use, well; I rather see that than watch palin attempting to read from a prepared text.
She kept looking down, made little eye contact with the camera, looked off to the side, her words at the end of (what I think were sentences) were barely audible, and she still hasn’t learned how to deliver a quote correctly.
I go to the ADN site occasionally and I find myself disliking Alaskans and then I come back to Mudflats and realized what a truly awesome bunch of folks you guys really are. Thank you for this most excellent of blogs.
Here’a a post I left over at ADN under the article about this:
How noble of you, Gov. Palin, to only take part of the stimulus. I’m sure this deed will inhance your run for POTUS!
By the way, the next time you are in D.C., could you please stop by Congress and drop off that $400,000,000 they gave you for the “Bridge to Nowhere?”
Thanks-a-lot!
ta ta
@the problem child (an aunt, also) (16:49:10) :
swe123 Good to “see” you!
To keep this on topic, I will just note for the record that I am appalled by GINO turning down ed. funds, especially special ed. funds. I guess one way to keep your state ‘Publican is to make sure no one learns to read or do math.
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read or do math — SOOOOOOOOO important for our special ed students!!! Abominable!!!
@Lee323 (16:54:36) :
Did none of her handlers/PR people/ ancillary brain advisors not think of how this would look when it hit the press??
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Oh wow – ‘ancillary brain advisors’ – what a great term! I can see flyinureye doing a graphic on that one!
@the problem child (an aunt, also) (16:55:56) :
Oh my god!!! Sheep art! OT, but amazing. Those border collies are so smart!
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Did you say ‘border collies’? OMG, now I need to look at it — we have two. Yeah, they’re too smart for our own good. But would never live with another breed.
@swe123 (16:44:11) :
… the education money has a lot of rules and a huge portion can ONLY be spent on special education.
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I’m convinced that’s Palin’s problem. She doesn’t want to deal with the complexities of accepting federal money — even IF it’s a pretty big chunk. She wants it on her terms, and if not, then ‘thanks, but no thanks.’ My view on this is that she doesn’t have the desire or the motivation to segregate the stim funds and implement the specific planning required to use the funds wisely. She just wants it all to use however she chooses.
deist (17:17:30) :
Perhaps a better telephone survey question for Iowa’s voters would be: if Palin were elected president, do you think she’d sell out Iowa like she’s sold out Alaska?
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That one hit it out of the park!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Marnie (17:32:56) :
That they know already that they are not competent to budget for their state’s needs even when the state regains its normal income levels,
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My take on it too. If they can’t handle their OWN budget, they know they’d make their states ARTIFICIALLY dependent upon federal stim funds — and they just don’t want to deal with it, or call attention to their failure.
A competent governor would segregate the stim funds, lay out a detailed plan for spending them, and do it!
@Tewise (18:39:46) :
I am sure we could probably come up with enough feathers if someone else could come up with the tar? Hell we could even roast some marshmallows while we heat the tar.
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ahhhh….this is another graphic for flyinureye ……
You get the feathers,
Alaskans can talk Canada into getting the tar,
and maybe Hawaii can contribute the sugar for m’mallows!
DONE DEAL!
Sorry guys, I know I came in here at the end, but had a meeting tonight and just had to chime in – even if no one was there! Just got all fired up. Bad timing, I guess. On to next post …..
yukonbushgrma (23:47:01) :
Sorry guys, I know I came in here at the end, but had a meeting tonight and just had to chime in – even if no one was there! Just got all fired up. Bad timing, I guess. On to next post …..
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I got up this morning and listened to you……your posts didn’t fall on deaf ears!
I think that this is the best news I have heard all day!
Honestly, I’ve only been drinking BLACK coffee, and my “glaucoma” has been pretty good so I haven’t had any medicinal marijuana either.
The state legislators will be forced to vote to over rule Palins’ decision and Alaska will get the money it needs.
Palin has big plans for the future, but in the meantime she has accomplished 2 things with this.
1; Palin has just outraged the folks in Alaska, for turning down monies devoted every aspect of public service . Palin will loose public support in Alaska and the rest of the country for this.
2;Palin is forcing the legislators into a vote I’m sure they do not want to make, especially the republicans. Palin has put them between a rock and a hard place. If they want to be reelected, or further their political careers in Alaska, they cannot afford public outrage.
For the remainder of Palins’ tenure as Governor, she will be the state legislators enemy #1. When complaints are brought against Palin, to this body of angry legislators and when she needs their political cooperation/support………..lets just say no one will have to wish Palin any ill will………….you all can stop buying pins for your voodoo dolls too.
Yup, best dern news I dun heared all the live long day! You betcha
Them Alaskan younguns’ kin be a lookin ferwerd ta a fiiiiiiiiiiiine edumacation! Meybe even sum docterin an such also! Heck, meybe git ta hirin ‘nuther one a thos pOleese mens. Thankee Sarah fur goin off en shootin yerself in yer foot, by golly. Too durn bad ya went an used a duble bareld shot gun. Awwwwwww heck ya still got yurself anuther, have a moutain dew on me.
Hey bubbles (16:36:45) :
I’m in Manhattan also. Upper West Side. Small world, indeed.
tigerwine
“Has the education system deteriorated that much? This is sad news indeed. I have always bragged on how much my boys learned in “The Last Frontier”.”
Yes it has. The hard core of learning, math sicience, language(s), history are not really stressed anymore and have been way dumbed down.
But if you listen to the Repugs it all the fault of the nasty underclass that has been allowed into the upper crusts schools. Damn that socialism.
Public and private schools spend millions on stadiums, pools, auditoriums, and then cut the teacher student ratio and turn education over to the internet.
yukonbushgrma yup also your post didn’t fall on deaf eyes, I read them this morning too.. Maybe instead of chicken feathers we can use some of those turkey feathers….
she wants to shoot down that funding from a helicopter. No worries…My state will take that money, honey.
Martha
“Palin is forcing the legislators into a vote I’m sure they do not want to make, especially the republicans. Palin has put them between a rock and a hard place.”
This is another of the things that I believe Sarah just doesn’t get. If you burn bridges its hard to get back to the other side of the political bridge or to rebuild a relationship.
Sarah likes to step on people and stab them in the back, and she doesn’t mind embarrassing or harassing them, or blaming them for her short comings.
She’s a user and a taker. She is seemingly unable to even share.
She won’t run for a second term, if she’s politically smart, because she will risk reruns of all her “mavericky” moments and codifying her unpopularity.
Her only real support is the RepoTaliban Party, and if they choose to support her on any serious level they will beat her into shape and she will take it or get dumped back in Wasilla with her dysfunctional family and her special needs child to deal with –
for the rest of her life.
Anybody else get the feeling that she is still having great difficulty dealing with the reality of her special needs baby?
Ran like a panicked mouse in an exercise wheel during labor;
dragged him around for PR shots during the campaign but lets her 7 year old take care of him;
doesn’t discuss what she has learned about how to care for and stimulate mental and physical development in a special needs child;
hasn’t used her political position to fulfill her promise to be a supporter of special needs families (Oops. That promise was only good if she were elected VP. My bad.);
turns down freebee money to help with special needs individuals;…
Me thinks there’s a big denial thing going on with Sarah and it is hurting her family and her State. Its time got grow up Sarah!
Somebody in the AK leg might look at forcing Sarah to accept monies for, and offer better education and training etc for special needs and disabled under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Which is the law.
Re: Sp rejects fed.stimulus money for education~~~
I have always taught my daughter that if she is in a relationship with a young man who is abusive, then the relationship must be questioned– and if he hits her– the relationship is over. Happily, my daughter has never faced this situation. But apparently, the people of Alaska have been abused by GINO for awhile and now, it seems to me that she has stepped over the line. With the rejection of assistance for education in Alaska– it seems to me this would be the time to think about impeachment or recall. I’m in the lower 48 and I am sure that you’d receive a lot of help in your efforts from your sisters and brothers here. I’d even get out of my pajamas! Just let us know what you need — Cheers
It is way past time to set aside the business of hate and work on the business of state.
FYI, these are the types of funds being rejected. Strings or no, does this look responsible to you, in a state where weather is a huge issue and people are having problems buying both food AND fuel to heat inefficient homes?
Palin is turning down money for weatherization, energy efficiency grants, immunizations, air quality grants, emergency food assistance, homeless grants, senior meals, child care development grants, nutrition programs, homeless grants, arts, unemployment services, air quality, justice assistance grants and other programs.
It’s all bullshit. She’s still down with accepting transparently pork moneys like these: $475,000 to construct a “heritage center” in the Chilkat Indian Village; $150,000 to support private industry participation in two international fishery groups; $200,000 for investigating and prosecuting bootlegging; and $855,000 for building fairgrounds. It’s education that she doesn’t want money for. Except that she already knows the legislature will overrule her. This is classic Palin BS.
getreal (06:24:22) :
At a time when we should be most proud of our governor, the hate here shines through strong as ever. This is not “no strings attached” monies. It is more than prudent for the legislature to take a very hard look at every penny of this funding and make sure this is the right thing for Alaska. When I read the posts her I cant help but think how hypocritical it is that socialists have renamed their
movement “progressive” when obviously no progress can be made when people who hate so vociferously refuse to use common sense and inject personal hatred into management of the state. Grow Up
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I know that you are just a troll, but before you comment you should READ the post! As Follows;
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Let’s go back to that family analogy of which Palin is so fond. So what Mom is telling the kids is that we can’t just go off half-cocked and send you older kids to college, because by the time the little ones grow up, we might not get that scholarship anymore. So, it really wouldn’t be fair now would it? Because, see, if Mommy sends you to college Janie, that creates an unrealistic expectation for little Billy here. And then later, when maybe we can’t afford to send him, it just wouldn’t be right. See what I mean, honey? So nobody gets to go.
Yes, this is our Great Mother’s brilliant and visionary strategy for the future of our family. Let’s not deal with today’s problems (education, vocational rehabilitation, and public safety) today because we might not be able to deal with tomorrow’s problems tomorrow.
Is getreal for real????????????????? Better question: Is getreal from &/or living in Alaska, or is he/she some delusional teamscara freak? This Alaskan (born & raised) former registered Republican (changed reg in Sep 08!) has no problem saying that Palin is the worst gov this state has ever had, hands down. Right now Alaskans must band together to communicate amongst themselves and with their elected officials other than the GINO, to ensure that the short- and long-term needs of Alaska are met, as they are clearly not a priority for our gov.
Support her? Take pride in her? Give me a break! Our state is fighting for its financial survival, the financial survival that she is throwing/has thrown under the Sa**hPAC bus.
Get lost getreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For people posting with a brain — check out Andrew Halcro’s site for an interesting take on the stimulous funds as related to the Sa**hPAC issue.
While Palin rejects monies because of “strings attached” she has no problem having Alaska lead, as the highest per capita state in the union for earmarks, or PORK.
The National average is $22.39 per person per state, while Alaska sits at $209.71per person!!
What happened to all the Palin campaign of “no more pork”? Palin was going to be all mavericky with John McCain and do away with PORK.
How can Palin accept this huge amount of pure PORK? Palin said it was a waste of tax payer monies John McCains request for PORK this time was a big fat 0.
In Obamas home state of Illinois, their total PORK was $140,965,682 compared to Alaska at 143,922,875. The population of Illinois is 12,215,270 more than Alaska. They have over 12 million more people in Illinois, yet their PORK bill is LESS than Alaskas. Illinois PORK per person is $10.93, While Alaskas is at 209.71!
Palin is at the top of the trough, when it comes to pork, hypocrisy and out right BS.
Ordered by Earmarks Per Capita
State Congressional Earmarks Number of Earmarks Per Capita Population (2008 est.)
AK $143,922,875 100 $209.71 686,293
ND $110,687,091 60 $172.55 641,481
HI $165,048,707 113 $128.12 1,288,198
MS $324,976,918 226 $110.59 2,938,618
SD $85,818,750 71 $106.71 804,194
WV $176,737,900 142 $97.40 1,814,468
VT $52,367,530 91 $84.29 621,270
MT $77,022,250 74 $79.61 967,440
NM $144,092,821 129 $72.61 1,984,356
AR $159,114,268 115 $55.72 2,855,390
LA $232,822,813 192 $52.78 4,410,796
AL $240,167,157 209 $51.52 4,661,900
MN $199,031,643 114 $38.13 5,220,393
IA $113,803,486 196 $37.90 3,002,555
DE $32,275,820 57 $36.97 873,092
RI $37,662,822 88 $35.84 1,050,788
NV $89,345,369 120 $34.36 2,600,167
UT $93,891,425 86 $34.31 2,736,424
KY $140,482,257 164 $32.91 4,269,245
WY $14,516,350 32 $27.25 532,668
ID $41,292,139 59 $27.10 1,523,816
WA $171,723,572 204 $26.22 6,549,224
NH $33,921,987 75 $25.78 1,315,809
MD $132,202,990 171 $23.47 5,633,597
MO $136,853,741 176 $23.15 5,911,605
KS $64,814,273 114 $23.13 2,802,134
MA $149,910,169 216 $23.07 6,497,967
OK $81,862,200 95 $22.48 3,642,361
VA $155,164,892 186 $19.97 7,769,089
OR $75,251,925 120 $19.86 3,790,060
PA $242,303,580 527 $19.46 12,448,279
WI $102,978,050 153 $18.30 5,627,967
MI $179,472,590 267 $17.94 10,003,422
NJ $150,670,750 220 $17.35 8,682,661
CT $58,231,874 125 $16.63 3,501,252
OH $187,423,884 294 $16.32 11,485,910
TN $100,880,000 89 $16.23 6,214,888
SC $70,894,872 85 $15.83 4,479,800
CA $568,730,493 733 $15.47 36,756,666
TX $370,046,650 369 $15.21 24,326,974
ME $19,947,000 52 $15.15 1,316,456
NE $26,733,050 52 $14.99 1,783,432
IN $90,040,310 139 $14.12 6,376,792
FL $251,823,596 338 $13.74 18,328,340
NC $118,796,030 173 $12.88 9,222,414
NY $245,083,122 497 $12.57 19,490,297
IL $140,965,682 285 $10.93 12,901,563
CO $46,818,025 80 $9.48 4,939,456
GA $90,163,019 150 $9.31 9,685,744
AZ $54,689,096 76 $8.41 6,500,180
Average Per Capita: $22.39
To the question, can the legislature go past the Gov and seek the funds? Maybe not. In a netshell: Palin is following the lead of S. Carolina Gov. Sanford and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Last week, they did what she’s doing now. With the same kind of response and suggestion that it’s transparent pandering for a 2012 presidential run.
S. Carolina authorized it’s state General Assembly to seek the stimulus funds, but they may not be able to effectively do that, due to “An interpretation . . . which provided that a state legislature could, by concurrent resolution, direct the activities of a governor, state and local entities would appear to violate the Tenth Amendment.”
Republican legislators in the state’s GOP-controlled General Assembly have advanced a measure to accept South Carolina’s share of the stimulus money.
“During this severe economic downturn, Congress and the president wanted to provide states and localities with emergency funding in order to prevent the layoffs of teachers, police officers and other vital public servants,” White House Budget Director Peter Orszag wrote to Sanford.
Orszag said: “Congress has not authorized the executive branch to waive any of the above statutory requirements governing the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. Accordingly, states’ spending . . . must satisfy the statutory requirements.”
Here’s an article worth reading: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/64213.html
A nonpartisan congressional report released Wednesday concludes that it likely would be unconstitutional for a legislature to supplant a governor in accepting and using economic stimulus money.
Aimed at bypassing governors who oppose using deficit spending to jolt the economy, the provision authorizes a legislature to apply for its state’s share of the stimulus funds if the governor fails to do so within 45 days of the measure’s Feb. 17 enactment — by April 3.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, crafted the clause to deliver stimulus funds to states whose governors had rejected them.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford last week became the first governor to reject some of the stimulus money reserved for their states. Texas Gov. Rick Perry followed suit.
The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee voted 18-3 on Tuesday to pass a measure authorizing the state General Assembly to seek the stimulus funds if Sanford fails to act.
Sanford’s strong opposition to Obama’s stimulus package has raised his national profile among conservative activists and fed speculation that he’s eyeing a 2012 presidential run.
Right with you, In Juneau.
I’m pretty sure our legislators are already trying to figure out if/how they can accept the rest of the rejected $.
It behooves us to keep an eye on precedent being set in South Carolina. Whatever happens there will directly impact us. Let the games begin!
Too bad – our legislature now has to look for ways around the Governor?
As for that worn-out excuse that we’ll leave debt for our children for pay? Baloney. That’s a meaningless script that people say because they heard someone else say it. I think it must be leftover from the Vietnam era…
Palin is using Sanford’s rhetoric. “Strings attached” – In February he said: “But what you find when you actually begin to look under the hood is that some of those strings attached means you’ve got to go spend a lot more money that you don’t have to be eligible for the funds.” He also says stuff about unemployment compensation that Palin is quoting.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_re_us/sanford_stimulus
AP – …Though South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, the No. 3 House Democrat, inserted a provision into the final stimulus bill that is meant to allow legislatures to override governors on accepting the stimulus money, Graham said Friday that the final language in the bill could be interpreted in a way that Sanford would still have to move to apply for some of the stimulus money. Under that scenario, the legislature could not override the governor.
Clyburn issued a frustrated statement in response. “I would hope the various leaders of this state would spend as much time and energy finding ways to bring relief to South Carolina’s families rather than looking for creative ways to get around the federal help that has been made available and that other states are using very effectively,” he said.
Clyburn also criticized Sanford on Thursday for a comment he made at a news conference in South Carolina likening Obama’s economic stimulus efforts to the hyperinflationary economy in Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s most corrupt governments.
“What took the man to Zimbabwe?” Clyburn said in Washington. “Someone should ask him if that’s really the best comparison. … How can he compare this country’s situation to Zimbabwe?”
“What I think’s happening here is he has made headlines again, national headlines, and that is what he is after,” said state Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman, a Republican who introduced a measure Thursday that would allow the Legislature to circumvent Sanford’s actions.
“It’s my intent to take every dollar we can get,” Leatherman said, calling Sanford’s efforts “tomfoolery.”
March 20, 2009, 2:49 pm South Carolina Governor Rejects Stimulus Money
Governor Sanford, a Republican, has been one of the most outspoken critics of the $787 billion stimulus act. In a statement released this afternoon, he said: “…we will not be seeking the use of these federal funds for the way they put our state even further into an unconscionable level of debt. We simply cannot afford to base 10 percent of our state budget on money that will disappear in two years’ time.”
The troll has been dispatched. That’s an old troll from long ago that must have wiggled out of the mudflats and come back to play. Let’s try again.
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@InJuneau
I’m pretty sure our legislators are already trying to figure out if/how they can accept the rest of the rejected $.
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If your legislators accept the money, palin will keep her ‘upstanding’ maverick status with her followers…if your legislators don’t accept the money, then Alaska suffers, BUT palin goes down in flames!
Is this correct? what to do…what to do.
Grab some popcorn and enjoy;
Kieth Olberman slams Sarah Palin over stimulus and suggests impeachment rather than AK legislators overruling her desicion!
Palin’s stimulus ploy
March 20: The Nation’s Chris Hayes talks about the real reasons why Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, chose to accept only some of the stimulus money for her state.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/29806127#29806127