Another Ethics Complaint Filed Against Sarah Palin. Cat Gate?
Another ethics complaint has been filed against Governor Sarah Palin today. The list of Palin’s “gates” is long, but this complaint swings open a new one. Cat Gate. And this cat has teeth.
It all began when Governor Sarah Palin lowered the start flag at this year’s Iron Dog Snowmachine race. More than 30 teams race 1971 miles from Big Lake to Nome tracing the northern Iditarod route on “snowmobiles,” as those outside Alaska call them.
Last year’s champions? None other than Alaska’s “first dude” Todd Palin and his teammate Scott Davis as the famous Team #22. Everyone knows that. John McCain even talked about it on the campaign trail!
Palin’s sponsor? Arctic Cat – a brand of snowmachine and related gear. Arctic Cat really wanted to sponsor team Davis-Palin this year. For obvious reasons that go above and beyond Todd’s defending champion status, they knew that “Team Palin” was getting lots of attention from Alaskans, and the national media. All eyes would be on that bright green Arctic Cat logo. Turns out there was even a photo shoot and article in Sports Illustrated this year focusing on the “first dude.” That’s some nice exposure; exposure that was worth $5000 for Arctic Cat to get permission to “brand” Todd Palin and his team.
But, as anyone who has taken time to consider “conflict of interest” or anyone who has read the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act (like, hopefully, our governor) knows, there’s a line that can’t be crossed. If the governor’s family benefits directly from a private sponsor, (like getting a $5000 check from them) and the governor shows up to take an official role at an official event, representing all Alaskans, it’s a big fat no-no to show up plastered like a billboard with the official “gear” and giant flaming logo of the company that’s been paying you money.
It might look like…..you’re for sale. Now don’t get me wrong, as far as Alaska politicians selling themselves, $5000 isn’t a bad price. We’ve had state legislators sell themselves for far less than that. But haggling over the price aside, this is just not within the bounds of the rules of the state of Alaska. Period.
If not, I have the feeling Juneau would be hosting the Pepsi Legislative session, and we’d have the 3M Speaker of the House and the Napa Majority Leader. There would be meetings of the Kinkos Judiciary Committe, the Fedex Budget, and the Veco Senate President. (Yes, I know we’ve had one of those already.)
And imagine you owned the competing Polaris dealership. You might be tempted to think…”Hmmm. If I offered Team #22 a couple thousand dollars more than they’re getting from Arctic Cat, maybe I’ll get Sarah Palin to wear my flashy logo suit in front of the cameras next year!” You see where this is leading.
Thus, the reasoning behind the ethics complaint filed against the governor today by activist and local blogger Linda Kellen-Biegel of Celtic Diva’s Blue Oasis. This will be the 11th complaint filed against the governor during her term in office. Other complaints have been filed by Anchorage resident Frank Gwartney, Wasilla resident Zane Henning, Anchorage resident Andree McLeod, and one or more who did not go public before filing their complaints.
[So, for those of you who have been playing at home since yesterday, speculating as to the specifics on "Implosion #5" I'll finish the cliffhanger sentence.
Today Governor Sarah Palin was stunned by.....the fact that people still haven't stopped paying attention to her unethical wardrobe choices.]
yeah !!
I guess the guv & her litter are up to their necks in cat sh*t, as well.
This cat has teeth…I like it!
She sure sells herself cheap these days, doesn’t she?
11 complaints and still standing
good work !! It’s the continued pattern of ethics violations that is the problem for Sarah. There is a tippng point. Hopefully we are there. thank you.
I was wondering when she’d get nailed for that…
Our Govs wife is a judge and you rarely see her face -election, politics, conflict of interests.
Palin is too stupid to keep her face in the background and do her danged job.
Gotta be front and center. What a brainless twit. Now she’ll have something new to boo hoo about.
He ho hum!
just how stoopid is she? Nevermind, don’t think I want answers. Guess she’ll be asking for more money for her legal fun. =)
i already posted my two cents about this in the previous thread — i agree with rougemont. although i think this is clearly another example of la palin’s distant understanding of “ethics,” it will be used as a cudgel by her and her supporters making claims of “petty politics.”
i also posted in the previous thread this excerpt from a post up at gin and tacos some of you may be interested to go and read:
http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/03/24/teaser/
IMHO, the more she whines, the worse she looks. So, I say, keep whining, keep complaining, keep saying that it’s so unfair, keep saying it’s all a vast left-wing conspiracy, keep whining that you’re not whining, keep it up. All of it.
And the other theory only holds if she actually WANTS to learn. She not only has no intellectual curiosity, but she is intellectually lazy. She’d rather get an A by winking at the teacher if she thinks she can get away with it. Just my 2 cents!
AKM
watch out where that artic cat goes
dont you eat that yellowie green snow
Sarah – I want my clothes back !!
http://tcor.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/worlds-ugliest-cat.jpg
Is that the big stink? Lucky eleventh?
Grifter obsessed with, basically….grifting?
Thank you, you pajama clad blogger Linda Kellen-Biegel of Celtic Diva’s Blue Oasis! You’re a gutsy gal to take on vindictive Sarah Palin!
Karen -I bet some very wise people told her that very thing. But Palins vaniety won and she chose to loved in the limelight -and got bit in the old arse, over and over again.
But it’s not her fault. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
go linda
go go go
go linda
go go go
(no apologies to chuck berry)
Hahahaha, ugly cat. Palin’ll look like that after another couple of years.
Artic Cats website says:
“If you’re as passionate as we are about the sport of snowmobiling, then you belong in our family. Be the first to hear the latest Arctic Cat news.”
Funny, they didn’t mention THIS news? Bet they’re loving it.
I hope these teeth sink through. How oblivious can one be and she wants to be the prez? Sarah Palin has been a complete waste of time for our state.
those leagle bills are increasing….SarahPACK needs MORE MONEY pls…
Palin 2012? Imagine the ethics complaints, the hearings, investigative committees… what a waste of 4 years that would be!
Wonder if those PACers will keep dishing the dough?
@ karen marie
Personally, that is why I haven’t turned my back on GINO.
Something didn’t feel right. Like she was being groomed for something.
Everything unethical that can be documented and published needs to be put out there in the open.
Any small hole may ultimately bring down the dam.
AKM, you’ve done a great job of summing up just why this is a big deal. Thanks for keeping us informed.
TeamSarah will poo-poo the story anyway, but who cares? What stuns me is that these dopey TS moms and dads are also the type that talk endlessly about “doing the right thing.” I should know, I used to call several of them friends (gave them up for Lent). All their pontificating is still ringing in my ears.
I’m also going to take this opportunity to share. Last September, I told my husband I could not keep my integrity and vote for McCain considering his choice of VP. Unfortunately, he’s one of those dopey TS guys who thinks she’s the “real deal” and “good Christian woman.” (Vomit) He made plans to move out so I filed for divorce the same day I voted – straight Dem ticket just to spite him. Afterward, I decided I did myself a favor by being on the right side of history. Long story short, my divorce was final one month ago. I’d rather be a “blankety blank pinko, commie, marxist, muslim lover” than married to a man with a you-know-what for Palin. All I feel now is relief.
These last few months have been tough, but bloggers and their readers have been what’s kept me from getting too sad about it all. It has been so cool to see most of you on other blogs. MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.
@txindygirl, Thank you. You absolutely made my day. Hang in there, and welcome to the right side of history.
Hope to see you comment more. AKM
For whatever it is worth, I am writing Artic Cat from here in Wisconsin. (They are called
snowMOBILES here [snow machines MAKE snow for ski hills when climate change
moderates the weather....] ) but they are a big sport item here,
to tell them that no decent person would buy from a company that uses that
……”person” to model their outfits or their name, and that first “dude” is a DUD
in AK.
Also, and you betcha dupa, she is not whom or what Artic Cat should have under
their name….and to get their money back from her…also. Besides.
Will someone, somewhere spring the bucks and buy this idiot woman a clue? Oh well, if she keeps this sort of crap up maybe she won’t look so good to the other idiots for 2012. Wait, strike that! Please, please other idiots like Sarah, keep wanting her to run in 2012….pretty please!
Obama would win with the biggest win ever and the press could tear her apart for all these years worth of stupidity. Oh what fun that would be.
“snowmobiles” LOL……now AKM you’re gonna get the gov’s panties all wadded up, and Todd’s not gonna take to kindly to calling his big boy toys what they are, lol.
I know this is probably a big deal, but my guess is that all she’ll do is bat her eyelashes, wink a couple times, say “oh, my bad, I forgot to change my coat” and the adoring idiot masses will forgive and forget as they always seem to do.
I’m glad she was stupid enough to do something like this because it’s one more thing in the “too stupid to be president” bucket….but jeez, W. held office for 8 years….so I can’t count on political choices made based on a history of intelligence and ethical behavior. My only hope is that Obama sets such a high bar and can be successful with all he has to deal with that he’s secure in 2012.
txindygirl(09:41:40) :
Warm hugs to you from your mudpup family!
Hard for Palin to walk through the kitty litter in her naughty red shoes…perhaps one more ethics violation will be filed, and she’ll have an even dozen. Something about all those little helpers who worked on their house-
Arctic Cat, Iron Dog…Give Alaska back to the wild critters.
Kudo’s to Diva! I hope this complaint “has teeth” I like how she used BM’s little speech (she is gov. 24/7) in her complaint…
But I think GINO and her minions will whine, and call Diva a anklebiter, or Obama operative…there so creative/NOT!
I’m still waiting for the Big kahuna, HOUSEGATE, or the new one Religion gate.
I’m waiting for the FEDs to slap on those gorgeous matching bracelets!
Now what about the personnel board? Is it the same one that found her not guilty of troopergate??
Or will be the AG (she picked)? Or how about Karen Loeffler????Now that would be good
History on Arctic Cat………publicly owned. Any stockholder Mudpuppies out there ??
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Arctic-Cat-Inc-Company-History.html
txindygirl – Congratulations on your divorce! Sounds like you ex was a bigger ahole than mine and I really didn’t think that was possible. But trust me you are better off without him I’m sure.
So this is indictment number eleven. Wonder how long it will take to get to twelve?
txindygirl, thank you for sharing your story. I feel certain that if I was in your shoes, I would have done exactly the same thing. Holding to our principles has its sacrifices and rewards.
Peace to you.
@Snoskred (09:23:41) :
Well, it’s more that some legies sold themselves for…
I’ve been following Mudflats not long after the GINO showed up on the RNC stage. I read regularly, but have never posted.
Just when you think she has got to start acting like a real governor and doing what she is supposed to be doing, another “ethics” problem drops. What is it with this gal — is she really this stupid? Does she not “get it” that elected officials need to follow the law even closer than anyone else?
txindygirl
Well done, sounds like you made the right decision. You sound far too smart to be married to a Palinbot.
I’m sure that the 3 member ethic committee that Governor Palin will appoint herself will find the Governor innocent of all wrong doing, also, too.
crystalwofl-
I do think Palin would look especially nice in an orange jumpsuit.
Won’t she be po-ed when she finds out they won’t let her pick her own jury?
@crystalwolf aka caligrl (09:48:46) :
From my comment on one of the other threads: Actually, the current Acting AG is someone who has been around in the Dept. of Law since way before politics was a twinkle in GINO’s eye (I think; in any case, he’s been there for ages). He’s beyond reproach, so if this can get dealt with before she gets around to appointing a new permanent AG, we may be in good shape; although I think it’s an issue that has to get passed along to the Personnel Board, so maybe not so much, since we all know who butters their bread.
Also, Karen Loeffler is the acting US Atty., so this wouldn’t fall to her office, as it’s a state filed complaint.
she rides artic cat cuz she don’t wanna be pallin around with ski-poo
AustinGirl, Good to HEAR from you!! And yes, she is Just that stupid!!
I agree with mainiac, AustinGirl, she really is…
From the last post in response to karen marie
@ karen marie
I can’t agree with much in that post at all
“They could have had her give that speech and then disappear for four years, back to the void of Alaska, while they taught her how to sound like she isn’t retarded in response to basic campaign questions. She would have left on a high note and then let the buzz build. By 2012…well, to be honest she probably would have been a formidable candidate if the coaches and strategists succeeded in teaching her anything.”
People need to realize that Palin doesn’t listen to anyone, or learn anything thrown at her, unless SHE wants to try it, and if so, it’s done HER way. Her power has always been to “slide in under the radar” and then fire everyone who doesn’t agree with her. Then she smears their reputation. Or vice versa. Then she becomes incredibly bossy – but always sicky sweet to newcomers or new acquaintances. This is exactly what she did in Wasilla, and then what she did on the Oil and Gas Commission. Then on to Gov. Murkowski. And did you notice how she also tried it with Senator Obama? She could not have come back to Alaska to hide out – she was already crossing ethical lines as soon as she was Mayor of Wasilla and hasn’t stopped since. No amount of coaching is going to stick.
I heard so many rumors flying after she lost the election for the Rs- and I shook my head at most of them not coming out of Alaska. Oh, she’s going to move south (no f”in way), and on and on. She would NEVER step out of her “power base” for any length of time until she had established a new one just as good. Not gonna happen. She doesn’t have enough substance to train – her followers mistake her narcissistic personality for resolve and strength of character.
Thanks for the comments…
Asking your wife for a divorce because she wouldn’t support Sarah.
Jeez, is that even Christian?
You can’t make this stuff up.
These TS types are something else altoghether….
…. now back to the regularly scheduled topic….
miparteeNo Gravatar (09:46:26) :
I know this is probably a big deal, but my guess is that all she’ll do is bat her eyelashes, wink a couple times, say “oh, my bad, I forgot to change my coat”
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She would have to use that excuse TWICE b/c she wore that coat before the race and after…and you can see the creepy GVS hubby leering at her in the second pictures! Reminds me what new mudpup Txindygirl said “I’d rather be a “blankety blank pinko, commie, marxist, muslim lover” than married to a man with a you-know-what for Palin. ”
(Waves) to new Mudpup…
I can’t wait until the poop hits the fan today, who will be the first to whine?
GINO, her minions, BM, Meg the mouth, WHO will it be?
And to the mudpup who posted on the other thread about the guy holding the Palin?Palin sign at the rally, that did LOOK like the dud!!!
{{{{{txindygirl}}}}} I don’t think I could stay married to a wild-eyed Palinbot either.
Go Celtic Diva! This doesn’t seem that big to outsiders, but is a clear violation, so I hope it sticks. Added to other abuses, it shows a clear pattern of disdain for the ethics laws in AK. Who will look at the totality of the problems and finally sink her? Is it the lege? FBI? U.S. Attorney? I’m afraid it all feels kind of hopeless. . .
But, But, But, it’s ok when the Governor does it. Right? Right?
(crickets)
TxIndyGirl…are you serious? He really left when you told him that? good god girl…but I think you are lucky to be out of it. I admire your ability to “live your truth”. Many people dont.
Palin??? well …I think we will have about 4 0r 5 more gates before 2010 even arrives…let alone 2012. She is done.
Martha Unalaska
This new age of transparency is putting a BIG spot light where it has never been before, so she cannot “fly under the radar” anymore. She wanted notoriety and she has it. NOW, she has to live with it.
txindygirl…….welcome to freedom from dumb, enjoy it. Hugs to you for making a tough but ultimately smart decision.
I used to post a lot in the fall under another name here; my spouse complained about being a Mudflats widow. I stopped posting until today. I just de-lurked for the first time in ’09. Why? Because I think latest violation this is so significant. The ethics violation are well into double digits now.
This is proof that the Governor can be BOUGHT. Anything that can be bought may also be sold? This is why there is a AK code of ethics.
I have also done my best to give my 2 cents as to Palin’s psychological wounds related to beauty and fashion in the previous thread. To me, they are also significant as predictors of her future behavior.
Do Alaskans want a governor who is so caught up with buying/wearing clothes (“looking good”) that she cannot distinguish ethical violations or do the State’s business? While native Alaskans are starving? While the economy is in shambles? While the AGIA is now obviously a joke? While she turns down the stimulus?
http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/01/26/palins-180-000-wardrobe-stuffed-in-trash-bags-not-donated/
Here’s a thought for Maet Haras: What if Romney loyalists have already infiltrated your organization to do opposition research?
austingal – yes, she really is that stupid. and unethical.
txindygirl – sorry to read your marriage imploded.
txindygirl, I just have to say this to you, “You GO, Girl!!”
txindygirl-well done. i wish you happiness and peace of mind. it is not easy to be with a person who refuses to grow apace with you. as for ‘the palin’ we just keep chipping away.sooner or later we bring her down.[resounding crashes and bangs]…loveb
Welcome back Professor!
I broke my ankle and am home bound…so I’ve been gleefully back to the Mudflats!
Sevantsfourpee are already calling Diva a “anklebiter” (sigh) of course they haven’t read the PDF, she was only there greeting her husband, doncha know…Ugh!
Course Diva put the BM comment how she is guv 24/7 guess they didn’t bother to read that. The trolls are going to flood her site, and probably here as well.
welcome austingal !! north or south of the river ??
miparteeNo Gravatar (09:46:26) :
“I know this is probably a big deal, but my guess is that all she’ll do is bat her eyelashes, wink a couple times, say “oh, my bad, I forgot to change my coat…”
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That cop out might’ve worked for GINO had she not also had little Miss Piper all adorned as “mini-me” Artic Kitten, too! (while the mountin’ lyin, John Coale lurks in the background). Yeek!!!
It’s Countdown time…Enough already!
txindygirl, C
Congrats are going out to you,
For dumping your vile hubbie-poo,
And voting 100% blue,
Now Alasaka needs to follow through,
And wipe the Sarah scat from THEIR shoe.
Seriously, you are SO much better off w/out that loser! Brava!
This is starting to sound like a variation on Sally Field’s acceptance speech at the Academy Award ceremony…except Sarah is sayin’ “You hate me… you really really HATE me!!”
I love it when the fecal matter hits the oscillating rotor I just hope it hits her hard and sticks
Heard thru the grapevine that us bloggers are being called “ankle biters”. OK. Sarah – meet “Petey”. We are legion. You will surrender.
http://orzz.us/link/619_jpg
Professor – trying to guess your old moniker?
I agree that GINO’s vanity is one of her worst features. and that is some going. Those face tattoes (lips, eyebrows and possibly eye liner), are not going to wear well. What a very stupid thing to do.
By the way, “blankety blank pinko, commie, marxist, muslim lover” were his ignorant, racist words, not mine. I feel that I need to make that clear.
Sorry to be so OT… but I have to share a funny. I first heard of the Gov in early 2008 and I admit that I was impressed by her. Of course, all I knew at that time was the surface. BEFORE she was selected for the VP spot, she was interviewed by Kudlow about energy. I called my husband into the room to watch the interview – he had never seen her before that and I was still in awe at that point. She wasn’t the darling of the lower 48 Right at that time, so he wasn’t wearing blinders yet. He listened for a few moments before pronouncing her a “clueless, babbling moron who didn’t know what she was taling about”. Fast forward to the post RNC fog… “she’s the real deal.” Ha!
NOW I’m done purging.
You bloggers in PJs are therapists too!
Dear Iron Dog & Arctic Cat,
Please leave your poos uncovered so we can stick more SarahPoo flags in them. Thanks!
I’ve mixed feelings about this newest revelation. Part of me feels that this may backfire…that it may appear to be dogpiling on Palin and fuel sympathy. I hope not. Actually, the revelation that GVS and her husband are in bed with the woman is an interesting aside to this latest revelation.
I think there are two significant ‘gates’ that will essentially end her political ambitions both locally and nationally; babygate and housegate. All the other gates do add to the total picture of the unethical, opportunistic, ambition-at-any cost weasel that we know SP is.
11 ethics complaints whilst in office! 11!
If Obama had ONE ethics complaint against him during just the campaign, he would have been flogged nightly on Fox News! Let alone ELEVEN whilst in office!
The hypocrisy is boundless.
I look forward to the press release from the Palin Admin. blaming the liberal media elite for her (once again) lapse of ethics.
I don’t call Palin stupid or clueless, I call her imperious. She knows darn well that she pushes the envelope all the time and I’m certain she knows darn well what is an ethics violation is.
The problem with Ms. Imperious that she, like Rhett Butler, frankly doesn’t give a damn.
Her whole political and personal philosophy was succiently and correctly summed up by her when she responsed to critics by saying
I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can’t.
Unfortunately for Palin, her constant adversion to following the rules is starting to cost her some serious coin.
While she can bank on her ‘self-appointed’ personnel board to look the other way on those ever accumulating ethics complaints, the bottomline is that Sarah Palin is getting a whole lot of publicity these days and NONE OF IT IS GOOD!
In just the last couple of weeks she has gone from pathetic
Bristol news to
Bad Pipeline news to
Disturbing Legal fees news to
Outrageous Education & Special Needs stimuluas funds rejection news
to now this – ethics violation #11 news.
After awhile all this Sarah Palin news just becomes a lot of obnoxious noise.
And the bottomline is she brings NOTHING to the table! Nothing!!!!! Nothing except for her imperious, all-for-me, rules be damned attitude.
2009
SarahGates of Hell said Teal (09:38:48) :
those leagle bills are increasing….SarahPACK needs MORE MONEY pls…
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GINO should sell there plane , downsize there home instead of begging for more gifts/ money. She & Toddy made $200.000 dollars last year . Nice income if you ask me. She is a pathetic heaping pile of poo.
@ Bea
It’s so fun to have a classmate my own age! Loved the last one in the other post, too, also!
txindygirl – Congratulations on your divorce! I lost a few friends these last couple months too. I decided life is too short to listen to their crap and all it does is piss me off and make my BP go up. Who needs that? I have cut them off. It’s funny how the election brought out people’s values into the open. Now when I meet new people I try to subtlely find a way to get to their politics. I can’t be wasting any more time and energy on the wackos.
Do they get extra points for the daughter to be wearing arctic cat gear too?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/11/sarah-palin-kicks-off-
iro_n_166088.html
How soon is she getting that legal defense fund set up?
Bea (10:15:26) : OMG! Thank you, Bea. I’ve been immortalized! I feel so honored. I’m going to frame it!
By the way, CO Almost Native, your ode to Palin on the previous thread was divine. Many others too, but yours stuck in my mind.
Sounds a little desperate in here – I’m a BIG fan of Celtic Diva so in her honor (GO LINDA!) I’m going to go look for some poo piles and flags…
Rats – it just started snowing!!!!!!!!!!!! That will just make little surprise poo piles later.
Everyone – chill out and have some ice cream. De-lurkers, WELCOME! AKM – I LOVE the blue Alaska bloggers, your smarts and your humor! Go Blue Bloggers!
I doubt there will be much penalty for her for this one, if it is even found to be a no-no. I am waiting for the feds. to come down on her about that house. Now THAT might actually involve jail time.
Hey honey, how do I look? Like $5000!
To txindygirl:
My husband was a life long republican who used to think Palin was alright. I’ve since set him straight. I don’t care if he’s a republican because he was never the rabid type. But there will be NO Palin Support in MY HOUSE thank you very much! Much to my immense pride – hubby then proceeded to stand in line for 3 hours to vote OBAMA. This must be love =)
Seriously though, I am sorry your husband didn’t have more sense. I wish you much happiness and hope you find a good partner who isn’t a dopety TS-Bot! I applaud you for standing up for what is right and to answer your question – No, it isn’t Christian to divorce your wife because she had the sense to realise Sarah Palin is a cancer.
Much love, girlfriend =)
Hey there, austintx, I am north of the river.
At work right now, just next door to the Peennybacker bridge.
txindygirl: You made the right choice. Being married to someone with different political views is one thing, being married to a Palinbot is completely different.
Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (09:57:52) :
From the last post in response to karen marie
@ karen marie
karen: “They could have had her give that speech and then disappear for four years, back to the void of Alaska, while they taught her how to sound like she isn’t retarded in response to basic campaign questions…”
martha: “People need to realize that Palin doesn’t listen to anyone, or learn anything thrown at her, unless SHE wants to try it, and if so, it’s done HER way.”
Spot on. After the election, independent advice to Sarah was to go back to Alaska, knuckle under, work hard, and seek educate. The counter-argument was that based upon her personality and past performance she is incapable of doing that. Now, after four months…nearly five, in fact…since the election, the facts are bearing this out. Palin is incapable of learning, growing or accepting responsibility for anything.
This last ethics violation is a glaring example. Even Cheney didn’t wear a Halliburton logo on his suit!!
I imagine she’ll find some way to weasel out from under this one, too.
Video: Palin on FauxNews with Suck-up Van Susterin wearing “Team Arctic” gear.
Ooops. Lost the link:
http://palinoscopy.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/403/
Thanks, Mainiac.
Hi, again, UK Lady! Oh, I would tell you my old moniker, but then, I would feel ego-centric, and it would make me feel MORE LIKE SP. UGH! I had to quit posting after the election, as I had so much work to catch up on, and family feeling ignored, etc.
Txindygirl, I am sorry you were/are in so much pain. It is so true that the ’08 election was a crucible, if you will, related to values and the future….
I am all fired up again on this new charge against the Gov. Kudos to Celtic Diva and AK Bloggers in general. And to Mudflatters for keeping their eyes on the ball….
AS 39.52, the Executive Branch Ethics Act, sucks. Celtic Diva will be swimming against a strong current. You can read the act at:
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title39/Chapter52.htm
Sections 310 through 420 are relevant. Especially note section 340– basically EBEA is a way for the Department of Law to contain public ethics complaints, to keep the complainers quiet under threat of fines, and to make sure the public never finds out if rulings and penalties against the governor have been made. I think the personnel board and the Attorney General exploit section 310 to the fullest.
If you would like to see how difficult it is to make a personnel board finding against the governor public, read AS 39.52.335– you’d probably have to go to court. This sucks– There could be very significant information about executive branch misconduct where public disclosure would definitely be in the public’s interest.
AS 39.52.410 (d) is interesting: “If the personnel board finds a violation of this chapter by a public officer removable from office only by impeachment, it shall file a report with the president of the Senate, with its finding. The report must contain a statement of the facts alleged to constitute the violation.”
I wonder if any findings have been submitted to the president of the Senate, and if this information is within the public’s domain.
The Executive Branch Ethics Act is not a good way to enforce executive branch ethics. It conceals public disclosure when elected executive branch officials have committed ethics violations.
Governor Billboard…..
I too was impressed with drama queen at one time, it was when she
did a 5 sec. spot tv commercial sayin’: “I’d ask SBS!” Since then, I haven’t been
too impressed…
So how do people get a complaint to go to the US Attorney General? I really would like to see Karen Loeffler in on this…
Isn’t she the one who called someone a “bastard” at the rally on Sat?
I was just at the site there, and they do go after stuff like housegate, but how do you get them involved?
crystalwolf aka caligrl, hopefully the IRS has seen enuff of her tax returns, and the FBI has been sniffing ’round up there long enuff to make housegate their denoument (sic?). The Feds take their time so when they come a callin’ they are pretty damn sure they have the goods. Patience grasshoppers!
@txindygirl – your ex wouldn’t happen to regularly post comments at Salon.com as readerreader, would he?
I think the US Attorney and the IRS are scared of Palin.
For those who think this is no big deal…….Read again the following paragraph by AKM and think about it this time:
“If not, I have the feeling Juneau would be hosting the Pepsi Legislative session, and we’d have the 3M Speaker of the House and the Napa Majority Leader. There would be meetings of the Kinkos Judiciary Committe, the Fedex Budget, and the Veco Senate President. (Yes, I know we’ve had one of those already.)”
NOW…do you want business tentacles around the necks of our government branches??
Do you really want our government for sale to the highest bidder?
Do you really want an ExxonMobile-type entity making or influencing the laws regarding our children, elderly, military, environment, health care??
Are you freaking crazy?? (In TribeSarah’s case…..that answer would be “yes.”)
THIS IS WHY THERE ARE ETHICS LAWS IN THE FIRST PLACE!! PERIOD.
A line is drawn in the legal sand for good reason. If only the little toe goes over, would that be OK? How about five toes? How about the foot, leg, both legs…..?
I repeat. A line is drawn in the sand for good reason. Palin and her dimwit crew can’t see, don’t care, or don’t understand why that line is there! It’s up to the citizens to shove her back over the line, make her respect it, or throw her worthless exploiting hide out of public office!
Way to go Celtic Diva!…..You are now The DIVA WARRIOR!! We have your back.
After reading for so many months how much this woman has gotten away with (not to mention “stealing” my husband, lol – thanks, and, thanks again, I say),
I also fear she might squeak by again.
But, I have to remember, we don’t necessarily need to have her in prison, just out of public office. How many people have ever been elected President with so much garbage (some petty, some weird, some outright distasteful)?? At some point, she’ll be just a punch line, not a serious contender.
I’m sure someone has preserved her whiny screeds disguised as press releases on the Gov site. Those were seriously pathetic. Another show of poor judgment, if not an outright ethics violation, in my view.
What do you liberals want, Palin to have to pay for her own clothes?
First you make her give back $180,000 of clothing to the RNC. Grandpa Chuck said he even had to go through the drawers in Wasilla to get the children’s underwear sorted out and sent back.
And now someone wants to give her a nice jacket so that when she shows up as governor to start off the race she is wearing it in front of all the cameras.
What’s wrong with a good quid pro quo? She’s has said numerous times she’s only against them if someone else is doing it; it’s baseless if she is.
Get it?
@deist
Here’s my theory (FWIW): it almost doesn’t matter which violation brings SP down. At a certain point, the sheer volume of the complaints makes her a liability from a national standpoint. She’s already run up $500,000 in legal funds from being on the national scene for 5 months. That’s a hefty price tag. Give her 7 more months and that $1.2 million in legal fees…Who is going to fund that? If SarahPAC does, it will cut substantially into her “campaign” funds and is probably not a good idea from a Alaskan governance standpoint.
The evidence of Palin’s scofflaw character was there before the McCain pick, but the RNC thought they could just sweep it all under a rug and no one would be the wiser.
They didn’t bank on AKM or other AK bloggers like CD, did they? Or Americans with IQs….
Sarah – you can run all you want…….we’re watching and takin’ pictures.
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/09_01/1MeerkatSnapSWNS_468x654.jpg
@ Lori (10:47:44) : Oh my gosh, his ears and eyes would bleed if he ever landed on Salon. I can’t tell you the grief I got for being on Huffpo. But you’ve made me curious…
A coda to my previous post….Or I should DEFINITELY add to our brilliant international friends on Mudflats: International compassionate citizens with IQs!!!!
Palinoscopy said
Video: Palin on FauxNews with Suck-up Van Susterin wearing “Team Arctic” gear.
Product placement – good catch.
Like I always say at OCIHACOSP, Everything’s showbiz.
@txindygirl — You truly embraced “change we can believe in”! I hope the next 8 years bring you–and all of us–lots of change for the better.
And re: the latest ethics news — I agree that it’s a valid complaint. Besides, how would any of the Palin camp know it was unethical if their constituency didn’t point it out for them? That seems to be their only test.
@Professor:
This is how big a cynic I am: I figure Palin is already talking with the person, that she intends to make as a recess appointment Attorney General after the legislature has adjourned, on how to stifle these ethics complaints.
But I agree, perhaps someday the sheer volume of doubt will catch up with her.
don’t forget……..Sarah learned about how to handle life on the basketball court, hmmmm, yep, she’s learned how to bribe and own the referee’s, so no “fouls” can take place, how to “fake” plays to keep the ball even tho she’s not able to make the basket to score points, she’s good at hogging the ball too, she’s a dirty player who hurts others, she’s got a big head, she’s cocky and reveling in the undeserved spotlight and endorsement glory, ah, those autograph adoring fans, those crowds cheering Sayrah, those groupies who want to do you know what with and what ever she wants, now she wants to be U.S. team leader, star player and get paid big pro star bucks. Team player of one.
Just think, she figured out her life strategy from the basketball court, play to win. Wonder who the coach is?
She is so twisted. Well, fool that she is, she better take a look at some of the sports figures who’ve fallen off the high horse of fame cuz it does happen. When a person gets drunk on fame, they can fall and land hard.
txindygirl – all I really know about this guy is that he lives in Indiana, that his wife was a Hilary supporter, and that he has a huge hard-on for Palin. The other Salon posters and I battle regularly with this guy and he has promised 3 times, that I’m aware of, to leave and not come back. Breaks his promise every time. Ain’t that just like a rethug? He tries to come off as this very avuncular, reasonable person but he is anything but.
THis might of explains why TC Quit. He must of warned her about ethical issues in the future and he could see that it was impossible to teach Gino anything. He got out of there asap!
To txindygirl… you are an inspiration! Really brave; a genuine mensch!! Wish I could hug you! Out here in Palinland- not to mention being MILITARY, the frozen swamp gets deep! Many people no longer speak to me for my support of Obama (he’s a muslim, you know…) and my vocal opposition to that IDIOT in the mansion- I mean Wasilla- she doesn’t really show up for work, quickens the need to oust her once and for all. Your example shineth!!!
I agree with AKM. This IS a big deal. GINO has absolutely no common sense. None.
@txindlygirl–Glad you dumped your hubby and you are happy without him. I dumped mine years ago and it was the best decision of my life–guys like them don’t change. In fact, my dopey ex showed up at my house on election day with his ‘I Voted Today’ sticker just to boast about voting for McCain/Palin. I laughed at him and walked away because I could.
@deist, I hear you about the new AG and Palin’s wooing of him/her….
I just had another thought about Palin’s hefty price tag. If her legal fees continue to mount to the tune of $100,000 a month, I wonder what her stylist fees are. That will also figure prominently into SarahPAC’S Budgets, esp. if Pain enters the GOP primaries in 2010….
At some point, even “the base” will get tapped out…
Mudpups, we really have to get behind Diva. Severantfourpee is having a field day!
Please visit Diva and show her “she’s got people”!
@Say NO to Palin.
I think she is torn between her “athlete” training and her “beauty queen” training. She isn’t too tall, so I doubt she was ever much of a threat on a basketball court.
I am just always so amazed at her ineptitude. She really can’t do anything right. In almost every moves she makes, there is something wrong.
She finally picks national handlers, and she picks Greta Van Susteren’s husband? REALLY? A lawyer who was brought up on violations himself? That was the best you could do????? That is such a 20th century pick. She is running so…..20th century…..
The 2008 election was surreal to me. I remember Palin campaigning and stirring up the frothing racist anger. If we thought the divide created by the Bush elections was bad, I think it grew worse the last go-round. For many of you it was just on TV. All I had to do was turn my head and look at the guy sitting on the couch with me. Yikes. That was ugly. I’m convinced some part of that Palin-love is really Obama (not white enough)-hate. My husband was more disgusted by the fact that my sister was an Obama volunteer. (She racked up many miles on her Birkenstocks canvassing neighborhoods.) He never said much back in the primaries when she was a Hillary supporter – even when he saw her “Iron your own damn shirts” bumper sticker.
Thank you Mudflats. I appreciate you staying on top of Palin’s shenanigans. I am documenting each and every one of them and will most certainly bring them to light if and when she attempts to run in 2012. What’s wrong with that woman? She can’t really be THAT ignorant can she? I wrongly assumed that she was hunkering down and learning to read a few newspapers and perhaps taking some Government and History classes. Guess I was wrong.
One blogger over at C4P seems to have one standard recipe for what “ails” people who protest over GINO’s hypocrisies: “needs to get laid”.
And the usual puerile comments about the physical appearance of the complainers is in full throttle over there. Wow, doesn’t it make you wonder if all the C4Pers would drop SP like a hot potato if she suddenly lost her looks, or gained 50 pounds?
They also seem to think this is an Obama admin. plot, that no one in Alaska has the brains to figure out how to prepare and file ethics complaints against a state administration official.
Maybe not anyone of THEIR ilk does…
Even that stupid complaint about Sen. Kim Elton’s per-diems for 2008 being more than Gov. Palin’s (shock!) — they and Adam Brickley made a pretty big deal about that, but none of them bothered to examine the huge yawning abyss between Gov. Palin’s base salary and that of any of the Alaska state legislators, and why filing for the per-diems for every eligible day doesn’t even come close to what the state legislators ought to be compensated.
The per diem issue is apples and oranges. Legislators get per diem as part of their pay package. That’s the way it’s actually structured. Juneau leges get per diem as well, just not as much. Palin, on the other hand, who gets home, food and transport provided for her in Juneau, chooses instead to live elsewhere and get paid for it. They just didn’t bother to understand the bizarre way Alaska leges are paid. They saw per diem and got all excited without really understanding anything. There’s talk of restructuring the way leges get paid, but until then it is what it is. AKM
@ icysouthernbelle (11:04:52) : Being here in Texas ain’t easy either, girlfriend. I think TS was born here or something. I socialize and work with people who are gaga over her (It’s hard to take a supervisor seriously when he tells you how HOT SP is. Gag).
I’m a military brat too, so have hope.
@ Sabrina (11:05:47) : After all his blustering, my dopey ex didn’t even vote. Empty suit. Just like all the other SarahSaps.
@ txindygirl
What stuns me is that these dopey TS moms and dads are also the type that talk endlessly about “doing the right thing.”
Then there is their youth “Tomorrow/2012 Belongs to Sarah” arm, the TS Sarahjugend. I know some of them online. Those chix are truly unhinged. It’s fun to watch them become more and more so as the days lumber on.
ProfessorNo Gravatar (11:10:18) :
She finally picks national handlers, and she picks Greta Van Susteren’s husband? REALLY? A lawyer who was brought up on violations himself? That was the best you could do?????
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She had to pick shallow – depth wouldn’t have her.
This is just the beginning. GINO has no hope of keeping all her stuff under cover. I imagine she’s panicking wondering what’s next.
JMO, housegate or religiongate may just get her that orange jumpsuit.
txindygirl:
I lost some in-laws and out-laws during the election (I campaigned for Obama) but it was a GOOD thing – couldn’t stand them anyway.
Texas has some very serious racism issues. I hope President Obama’s eight years in office will have a positive effect in this State and put a stop to the strong racism.
AKM, hope you didn’t mind that we were sleuthing while you were sleeping….suspense got the better of us!
No problem. I didn’t realize it would come out in the dead of night! Glad you all found it. It was like a treasure hunt!
AKM
Wow, doesn’t it make you wonder if all the C4Pers would drop SP like a hot potato if she suddenly lost her looks, or gained 50 pounds?
They will.
I love reminding them that in their beloved promised land of “2012″, she’ll be close to 50 and these c4p/TS types are gonna drop like flies when gravity starts to take its inevitable toll.
Always met with silence, because they know it’s true – the only reason they like her is that she doesn’t “look 45″, anyway, whatever 45 is supposed to look like.
Mipartee::: I know this is probably a big deal, but my guess is that all she’ll do is bat her eyelashes, wink a couple times, say “oh, my bad, I forgot to change my coat” and the adoring idiot masses will forgive and forget as they always seem to do.
DON’T FORGET how she tilts her head downward – so she looks all INNOCENT and stuff while giving them the big sad doggy eyes look….
So AK, will the former Att. General get ANOTHER CHANCE – after showing that he has no backbone…following GINOs wants instead of the State Law?
Some say he will!
Kajo:And the usual puerile comments about the physical appearance of the complainers is in full throttle over there. Wow, doesn’t it make you wonder if all the C4Pers would drop SP like a hot potato if she suddenly lost her looks, or gained 50 pounds?
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You betcha! They are all hung up on her looks! They are bottom feeders!
And GINO is the bottom of the barrel!
Speaking of selling out or being bought…….I’ve always said desperate people do desperate things. Get the most bang for your buck.
Mark Moody-Stuart you can bet your little snowbooties he’s going to be meeting with the wealthy influential of Alaska, most likely including the governor. He’s an older guy with white hair and white very busy eyebrows, he tries to come across as not like those “other” evil corporate money mongers.
Now back to speaking about being bought, dang all those legal fees, does she care about AK or does she not, hmmm decisions decisions. Do I take the money and run, or gosh darn it, do the right thing, ha, easy one, RUN.
I think she’s proven who she cares about. and I think she just might be getting a wee tad ticked off at Alaskans who are giving poor hard working Sayruh a hard time. So watch your backs when it comes to decisions from a vindictive immature poor loser.
google Columbia coal mines to find out the crappy awful things this guy is involved with and protect Alaska before it’s too late.
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/139576
“The London mining giant providing most of the financial backing for the Pebble copper and gold prospect is bringing one of its most powerful people to Alaska this weekend.
Mark Moody-Stuart, the chairman of Anglo American’s board, plans to travel to Southwest Alaska and Anchorage on Saturday and Sunday, according to the Pebble Partnership.”
The partnership said Moody-Stuart will visit Iliamna, Newhalen, Dillingham, Naknek and Anchorage to meet with Bristol Bay stakeholders and community leaders. (I haven’t seen a full schedule but I’m told folks are receiving invitations to a 30-minute meeting with Moody-Stuart in Dillingham at 5 p.m. Saturday at the University of Alaska’s Bristol Bay campus.)
Someone mentioned trolls? Lost trolls wandering cyberspace? Well if you think AKM and Celtic Diva can’t handle a few (or more) stupid trolls then think again. Also, who cares what TS and C4P think of us, or anyone for that matter? Have you forgotten the lessons from elementary school?
Sticks and stones may break her bones
And poo will always smear her!
In Alaska, this is a big deal. It’s palpable – I feel the anger swelling and the mansion yelling! No wait, that’s Sarah doing the yelling.
BUSHY eyebrows, lol
Help end this nonesense. See message below from James Carville.
Contributions as small as $5 will be matched 2 to 1, effectively tripling your contribution.
https://dccc.org/page/contribute
From James Carville:
“You won’t even believe this. The Republicans have called on none other than Sarah Palin to headline their big fat-cat fundraising dinner. You know they’re going to use every last dime they raise to try to slam the brakes on President Obama’s change agenda.
You know what I say? Thanks, but no thanks – how about you get back on that bridge to nowhere, Sarah.
We’ve got to beat her and the rest of those “no, baby, no” Republicans standing in President Obama’s way by winning this FEC fundraising battle on March 31st. It’s the only one in President Obama’s first 100 days. It’ll show everybody that America stands behind President Obama and Democrats fighting for change – not Sarah Palin and the “just say no” Republicans.”
Here it is:
Conservatives 4 Palin bemoan the “frivolous” lawsuit orchestrated in Washington by ankle biters.
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/03/frivolous-ethics-complaints-you-betcha.html
OhCrapIhaveacrushonsarah…..I love reminding them that in their beloved promised land of “2012?, she’ll be close to 50 and these c4p/TS types are gonna drop like flies when gravity starts to take its inevitable toll.
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Lordy, can you imagine her going through menopause?! scary!
@ Janet in Texas (11:20:34) : I’m afraid racism is only going to die one generation at a time. Maybe in my great-grandkids time, those types will be such a tiny minority that they’ll just keep quiet for good.
How’s that camel’s back holding up?
Wahoo- I think I may have caught some damage control?
Here is the March 11, 2009 Sports Illustrated article- and it’s wierd. It starts off with a description and photo of Tod’s 2008 orange snow machine, with text saying it’s the 2009 one- which is neon green. This is the only snow machine photo. The other two photos are of Sarah in her jacket, but without readable logo and one of her hugging Tod that is cropped so the jacket doesn’t show, though they do mention her wearing it.
So, Sports Illustrated created a story that does not give current image space to Arctic Cat. They’ve kept all their advertisers happy. If they are so careful about this they would rund wrong pictures, they must think it would be a mistake- or are they also cleaning up the Palin act a bit? You can see in the following excerpts that they are fawning on the Palins.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/03/10/palin/index.html
Excerpts:
And so Todd Palin is free to be … the Dude. There are no Secret Service types shadowing him, no spin-doctoring publicists. No, he’s just another guy wandering the crowd, slapping old friends on the back, shooting the bull. And Sarah, too, is relaxed. Stylishly coiffed and hatless at 15 degrees, she takes a microphone and makes a few chummy remarks before praying that the snow machine’s enjoy “God’s protection.” The Air Force Honor Guard plays The Star-Spangled Banner in formation on the frozen lake, and one by one 35 teams zoom away, over the ice and into the bush. …
There is something masterful about Todd Palin. He is almost invariably calm, and he is handsome and rock-steady in an affable, unobtrusive way. He is the perfect political husband. But he is also a sort of sphinx — you keep trying to crack the enigma and glimpse the gears spinning away in his mind. You watch him. …
Some Iron Doggers have spent upwards of $30,000 to finance a once-in-a-lifetime run into the wild heart of Alaska. Tapping their credit cards, they’ve shelled out $10,000 each for a 2009 snow machine, $10,000 more for an identical training sled, $2,500 for the race entry fee and a few thousand more for trailing airplane support. Palin and Davis, in contrast, have spent almost nothing. They are prodigiously sponsored, with their names monogrammed in script on their matching Arctic Cat jackets. (Palin even has the names of his five kids and his wife, SARAH, THE GOV, appliquéd on his snow machine hood.) They give inspirational speeches at trade shows. They are both adored and reviled. They are the New York Yankees of snow machining. …
“…this race is very important to me. I wouldn’t devote so much time to it — I wouldn’t spend so much time training and wrenching — if it wasn’t so frigging important.” His eyes are electric. For a second you see the fire that has propelled him into the winner’s circle and that flames up whenever, as he puts it, “that kangaroo court down in Juneau tries to ruin my wife’s reputation.” Todd Palin is irked.
I hope President Obama’s eight years in office will have a positive effect in this State and put a stop to the strong racism.
Eh, they’ll just use it as a recruitment tool. Some of them are already trying to brag about doing so.
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/11/06/hate-groups-claim-obama-win-is-sparking-recruitment-surge/
They are writeoffs.
@martha UYS,
You must be pooped!
see txindygirl, confirmation you did the right thing, for sure!
“After all his blustering, my dopey ex didn’t even vote. Empty suit. Just like all the other SarahSaps.”
@ Kate in Canada (11:31:53) :
“For a second you see the fire that has propelled him into the winner’s circle and that flames up whenever, as he puts it, “that kangaroo court down in Juneau tries to ruin my wife’s reputation.” Todd Palin is irked.”
What does that comment have to do with sports or the race? Just a cheap shot…. gotcha journalism on the part of Sports Illustrated. I think a period after “winner’s circle” would have been a far classier way to end the article. Palin-love makes people stoopid.
@ Irishgirl
That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard in this post – YES I AM! Glad you noticed. I was like the fourth grader that was getting ready to start pulling pigtails and tossing spit wads if someone didn’t stand up and appreciate all those poo jokes!
txindygirl, I’m kinda late, however, chin up, stat strong, keep moving/facing forward, knowing that you are where you are suppose to be. Glad you shared.
Perhaps this latest chapter will help divorce AK from the Palin Family…in irreconcilable difference none the less
I love that Toad was quoted as saying this! LOL way to go TOAD.
“His eyes are electric. For a second you see the fire that has propelled him into the winner’s circle and that flames up whenever, as he puts it, “that kangaroo court down in Juneau tries to ruin my wife’s reputation.” Todd Palin is irked.”
From Huffington Post; – “Sarah Palin’s $159,050 Conflict of Interest”
” …And, to be fair, Todd doesn’t always walk away from the camping trip with the hundred grand first prize. He’s only won four times.
Once after Sarah was elected to the Wasilla City Council,
once after she was elected mayor,
the year she was appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission,
and the year she was elected governor.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/sarah-palins-159050-confl_b_165115.html
@ kate in Canada:
“They are both adored and reviled. They are the New York Yankees of snow machining. …” Another reason not to like the dud.
“I wouldn’t spend so much time training and wrenching — if it wasn’t so frigging important.” His eyes are electric. For a second you see the fire that has propelled him into the winner’s circle and that flames up whenever, as he puts it, “that kangaroo court down in Juneau tries to ruin my wife’s reputation.” Todd Palin is irked.”
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First off, WTH is so importantabout Fe dawg? The fame, the grifter money what?
And the last statement, about Kangaroo court, Whoa! AIP er for sure! I’m surprised no one has said anything about THAT yet. Should the husband of a sitting gov. go around to a national mag and criticize the states court system???
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahahaha – Todd is dumb as a box of rocks. Ask the AIP, or you could just watch Great Van Suckups interview.
@ Say NO to Palin in Politics (11:40:08) :
“I love that Toad was quoted as saying this! LOL way to go TOAD.”
That is a great way of looking at it. A lot of people are probably Palin supporters only because they don’t know all the details (there’s ALWAYS a back story with Palin). Toad making a weird remark like that is sure to turn off some of the more normal ones.
Arctic Cat stock is sucking wind bigtime. Nothing like some bad publicity to help the downward trend. Dud best be lookin’ for a new ride.
note graph at bottom of article.
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/StockNet/StockReturns.aspx?Country=USA&Symbol=ACAT
That cat may have teeth.
But the cat that is known as Sarah Palin has claws.
I would watch my back.
BTW, someone above mentioned that snowmachines are really snowmobiles. Someone should tell Alaskans because they’ve been called snowmachines for the 30 years I’ve been here.
“that kangaroo court down in Juneau tries to ruin my wife’s reputation.” Todd Palin is irked.”
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The only one who can ruin GINO’s reputation is GINO and bless her heart, she’s doing a mighty fine job of it.
@ Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (11:38:47) :
You don’t know just how much all your wonderful comments were/are appreciated. I spent many sleepless nights reading the Alaska blogs looking for special nuggets from all the regulars.
SAY NO:::: Wonder who the coach is?
according to GINO, God is her coach
@Martha, I am appreciating all your little dirty (turdy) jokes!
Also, too, that was a very strange thing for the First Turd to say.
OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalinNo Gravatar
Thanks for the link. You are probably correct. I am so disgusted with what’s going on here in Texas I am very seriously thinking about moving to another State. A very blue State. A non-racist State (and I am white none the less). I was raised by very non-racist parents in South Texas and had no idea that racism even existed until I began campaigning for President Obama. What an eye-opener ! A very disgusting eye-opener.
@ SarahGates
Ya know, that’s what Bush used to say. I don’t know who they are talking to, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t god!
Keep it coming…Such a dumb ass..I’m surprised John Coale hasn’t ffered his services…Or her BFF… eewwwww
Does anyone know the ‘tipline’ email address for the ADN, if they have one?
I noticed Celtic Diva’s complaint has not been mentioned there yet, but I figured maybe if enough of us them them off, they might.
Thanks.
Martha, thanks for the great entertainment, you done good! lol
Ya know fellow mudpups……I’m still weirded out by Palin’s appointing the head of Prison Corrections schoolmate to replace either her or Parnell if something happens. It just has something funny going on with it. what is the purpose down the road? what are the ties behind it? do you suppose it would be a pardon thing for someone?
Correction: If enough of us ‘tip’ them.
…ADN would have to mention that C. Diva has a blog, and we know GINO would not be too happy with them for doing that…then again they might be waiting until she actually files the paperwork…then again…naw…
@ Irishgirl
@ txindygirl (it’s about TIME you delurked!)
So glad you enjoyed it, I did it on poopose just for readers like you!
Say NO to Palin in Politics…you mean the Lt. Gov won’t take her place – were something to happen…he gets skipped over….is that legal in AK. She can APPOINT who she likes where…
Good points, SarahGates. I do know that the paperwork has been filed, per Celtic Diva’s blog.
I wouldn’t be surprised, like I’ve said here before, that the ADN has some sort of exclusivity deal the the Palin camp, where they have to limit ‘negative’ articles about Palin so as to continue to receive inside info from them.
Just a thought.
Re Arctic Cat stock- the Sports Illustrated story won’t help- it has a negative quote about Todd’s troubles with the machine.
Here are a couple of pictures-
http://danandamyinalaska.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/palin.jpg
http://www.irondog.org/gallery/2008/images/start/Iron%20Dog%2008%20Davis%20&%20Palin.jpg
PS. Didn’t meant to imply that the ADN is ‘pro-palin’. They just can’t afford to bite the hand that feeds them, unfortunately.
Sarah Palins Administration…One Big High School Reunion!
This post has no “poo” in it, promise…
Someone mentioned the AG appointment – don’t forget that the Legislature has to confirm the new AG when appointed. They are not going to do this lightly or without input after what happened with Codpiece.
Speaking of Codpiece running for Mat Su Mayor – if he really did leave just a little ticked off or pushed away – well what does that say for how comfy or not comfy Palin’s little abode in Wasilla will be? She’s pushy there, too, also – progressing those valley family values, as she is trying to do in Anchorage, too also. If there’s a little vendetta there, it will just makes things a tad uncomfortable for her. We’ll just have to wait and see!
Sorry, but for me ADN gives the impression that they are in fact Pro-GINO, after all she might include them in that nasty media pool – always attacking her for NOTHING!
Oh yeah Sarahgatesofhell……..that god thing, lol, you are right, that would be the imaginary coach, talkin in her head, taking her to victory………whatever Sayruh, rah rah rah……for yourself.
I say BOO BOO BOO get off the court, you’re out of your league, you don’t have the talent, you don’t know how to play with integrity, you are NOT a good example for children!……….lol.
Lee323 said:
NOW…do you want business tentacles around the necks of our government branches??
Do you really want our government for sale to the highest bidder?
Do you really want an ExxonMobile-type entity making or influencing the laws regarding our children, elderly, military, environment, health care??
I believe it is already there. Sadly, from my perspective our country (and probably many states, including AK) have been run by corporations, for corporate interests over the public interests for a LONG time!
Sorry to say, but I think this is a frivolous complaint, and only gives ammunition to Palin supporters.
Her whole family, and even her husband’s snow machine are covered in Arctic Cat logos. Are we to believe that Palin is giving significant increased exposure to their brand because she matches her family? Silly at best. The difference in the amount of publicity for the brand name is so marginal as to be insignificant. What do we want Palin to do now? What is the correct punishment that we think should be meted out for this ethical nightmare? An apology? Cross out the name on her jacket with a Sharpie? Can someone tell me truly what that punishment should be? Because if it is just to stop doing this in the future (that’s my guess, if the Personnel Board doesn’t just throw this out), then this whole exercise is a lot of expense and wasted time for everyone. And just like all these discussion about Sarah’s kids, it undermines the very real and significant questions about her conduct, and her fitness for her position, that have been raised.
Jeeeezzz mudpuppies i didn’t get a shout out when i came aboard…doing a sarah…waaaaaaaa waaaaaaaa
Here is an email address for sending press releases to ADN. I couldn’t make it a “link”, but I just sent them a note about this latest ethics probe.
newsroom@adn.com
OH! Cool! It DID come up as a link. : )
Ben has a new post on his blog at Politico. Dems using SP to raise funds! I’m loving it, loving it, loving it.
Get back on the bridge Sarah!
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/Using_Palin.html?showall
A taste of the e-mail sent out to Dems by James Carville:
Dear Friend,
You won’t even believe this.
The Republicans have called on none other than Sarah Palin to headline their big fat-cat fundraising dinner.
You know they’re going to use every last dime they raise to try to slam the brakes on President Obama’s change agenda.
You know what I say? Thanks, but no thanks – how about you get back on that bridge to nowhere, Sarah.
We’ve got to beat her and the rest of those “no, baby, no” Republicans standing in President Obama’s way by winning this FEC fundraising battle on March 31st. It’s the only one in President Obama’s first 100 days. It’ll show everybody that America stands behind President Obama and Democrats fighting for change – not Sarah Palin and the “just say no” Republicans.
miparteeNo Gravatar (12:10:17) :
Sadly, from my perspective our country (and probably many states, including AK) have been run by corporations, for corporate interests over the public interests for a LONG time!
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You aren’t just whistling ‘Dixie’. I totally agree and believe this is why our country has gotten is such a mess. Many of our politicians have padded their pockets and sold us out to the highest bidder. One of the many reasons I voted for Obama.
Martha, I’m researching that now…”Codpiece running for Mat Su Mayor” the timing that is…
Right now, I’m thinking CodPiece & GINO, that betweem the two of them – it wasn’t a bad seperation [as played out in the media], I think they had a plan….
Anyone know when & if the former mayor made any kind of announcement about his battle w/ cancer? How well know was this fact? [not trying to offend anyone]…I might be on the wrong tract, but one can never tell with GINO…look for one thing find another…bonus!
Martha……”if he really did leave just a little ticked off or pushed away”
nah, I think he was most likely promised brownie points and “helpful” ties down the road if he’d quietly take the blow. I’m sure they convinced him these unfortunate things happen in politics. I think this talk about deciding what direction his life should go next bs is all about those promises.
Rob in CaNo Gravatar (12:11:41) :
What is the correct punishment that we think should be meted out for this ethical nightmare?
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IMPEACHMENT
@ Rob in Ca
I completely disagree! Palin shows up every year for the start of the Iditarod as the governor, and she does NOT wear any sponsored clothing. These races are a big deal in Alaska, and the right thing to do (not that she has an inkling) would have been to show up as governor, smile and wave at everyone, and kiss hubby goodbye. She could wear the furs or the native coats she usually does to these events. I do not doubt that some teams were intimidated by her blazoned back, and she didn’t need to do it for ANY reason. Everyone knows who her husband is, and the kids could have worn their jackets w/o a problem. I completely and utterly disagree that this was OK.
Rob in Ca: If found negligent, I think the punishment should at least be a rebuke from her peers.
I don’t think this complaint is ‘silly at best’ when there is endorsement money involved. Also too.
no whining Star, lol HUGS to you.
@Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (12:01:28) :
Hey, I’ve posted a few times over the last few months… this is just the first time I’ve come out of the closet, so to speak.
I’m sure I’ve caused great cheer over on TeamSarahnWrap, but hopefully I’ve also inspired a few long-suffering spouses to speak up.
Rob in CaNo Gravatar (12:11:41) :
Sorry to say, but I think this is a frivolous complaint
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Hey Rob, did you actually READ the PDF?
All you guys think all Ethics complaints are frivolous? Why is that? B/c GINO can do not wrong? And everyone is just picking on po Gino?
Way back when she was Mayor of Wasilla she said when she was called out about using $50K illegally by a council member “I’m the mayor and I can do what I want until the courts tell me otherwise”
So basically these “frivolous” ethics complaints are trying to tell her/the courts trying to tell her, enough is enough! If you want to be a elected person you have to follow the rules like everyone else.
But ya’ll think she’s getting picked on….!
Thanks for the link, Sue!
From the SI article, reading between the lines:
“Nothing else could have prepared him better for the rigors of the Dog [or the rigors of being married to Sarah] — the -60 degree cold snaps, the darkness, the mechanical breakdowns, the wipeouts at 95 mph.”
“Palin, who has entered 15 of the 25 runnings of this annual race, has won four and placed second three times [and has proven he's willing to suffer just about anything to get out of the house for a while].”
Codpiece is from Palmer, and there has always been friendly and not so friendly rivalry between the two towns. You just never know what’s gonna happen in the Valley! There are a lot of “old” families in Palmer especially (not the Palins who didn’t get there til early 70s) and I’m sure there are many who don’t take kindly to what Palin is doing and dreaming of doing to the Valley. It’s just an interesting aside to keep an eye on – I don’t know one way or the other except that he left in a huff and barely left his letter of resignation behind (a few sentences, or less, was all he left). That’s not a professional departure.
“A frivolous complaint [against one who is so trasparent and honest]?”
matching her Family….surely you reconize the benefit outside of the FASHION statement…that since there is potential benefit for the Todd, there-by his family, that the outfit should not have been worn…PLUS she was there playing the role of AK GOV.
In that setting her role as Gov came 1st, & should not have overlapped with her duties as wifey…
Man! I wish she were smart enough to seperate the two…but as she said a while ago…MY DUTIES AS GOV should not STOP me from spending time with my family….
Someone else could have started the race, well not really when GINO is around..
eeewww
Rob in Ca – Did you read Linda Kellen’s complaint? It has merit.
“… [Palin] improperly used her position and state resources to serve her personal financial interests by being a walking billboard for Arctic Cat, a private for-profit company and family business sponsor.”
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And AKM…
Thank you for your kind words. Hope I haven’t left any one out! And now, I’d better get some work done or my job will divorce me too!
See y’all later!
Say NO to Palin in Politics mentioned Mark Moody-Stuart… I did wrote a post earlier about him. Not nice!
http://palingates.blogspot.com/2009/03/pebble-mine-risk-to-villages.html
I worry about the villages around Pebble mine.
I wrote or did write, not did wrote, duh!
txindygirl(09:41:40) :
You rock. And you did the right thing. Although you have been through natural pain and loss, I’m sure you’ve thought of how much more painful it would be to be with a person today that you could no longer respect or relate to, or talk to, and who probably would have been happy to put you in a TS stepford wife mold that would have been a living hell.
Bless you, you are on your way to much much better!
PS – Hi Regina!
I would be curious to see what Arctic Cat’s political contributions have looked like over the years, ie to whom have they donated, and how much.
I don’t know if this is public record, but this deserves some rooting around by someone.
If there was a connection (and this is just speculation) that would prove to be very interesting.
Have we heard from GINO lately? I thought at least she would give some consolation to the folks on Redoubt. Maybe she’s busy with a scoop on the streets of Juneau.
@ Rob in CA
This is the document used specifically to train executive branch employees, based on the Ethics Act rules. Palin should have this tattooed on her butt!
Ethics for Alaska’s Executive Branch – A Self-Guided Training Tool
http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:OgcbmSVBSAIJ:www.law.state.ak.us/ppt/self-guided%2520ethics%2520training%2520revised2.ppt+ethics+complaint+procedure+alaska&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Misuse of Official Position
The Ethics Act prohibits misuse of an official position in several different ways.
For example, it prohibits using an official position for personal gain. It also prohibits using an official position to intentionally obtain or grant unwarranted benefits or treatment for any person.
The Ethics Act also prohibits accepting, receiving, or soliciting compensation from anyone other than the state for performing official duties.
Another type of misuse of official position is using state time, property, equipment, or other facilities to benefit “personal or financial interests.”
“Personal interests” include an interest, membership, or other involvement in any organization from which anyone receives a benefit. It doesn’t matter whether that organization is fraternal, nonprofit, for profit, charitable, or political.
“Financial interests” include an involvement or ownership interest in a business, property, or other relationship that is a source of income or from which a financial benefit has been received or is expected.
Under the Ethics Act, your “personal interests” and “financial interests” include not only your own interests, but also the interests of your “immediate family members.”
I left a comment at the blog that loves Sarah saying that if she didn’t want anymore lawsuits, she should stop breaking the law. The response to my comment was that I was ugly and had no teeth. I had to laugh! That is a typical 5th-grader response. I guess that is the quality of SP’s supporters. Ironically, further posts there commented on the “stupidity” of the “trolls’” posts. Their OWN posts are silly and immature.
sandra…GINO does not, I repeat GINO does not clean up her own poop…she has 5 PR [Poop Reps] for that…
TO Robin CA and Rougemount and others who have similar comments:
(I put this at the end of the last post, but it belongs in the discussion here)
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The question isn’t, at this point, are the complaints against SP frivolous or not. What has actually happened is that she has betrayed her public office to the extent that she really just can’t slide on the stuff that regular politicians get away with.
The public turns a blind eye or forgives a lot of indiscretions of political figures that are perceived as doing basically a good job. But SP has angered so many, many people in so many ways, from all walks of life at this point that she really can’t make a move without being scrutinized. And she just continually piles on bone headed moves, as well. As it was said over the weekend, you know Sarah’s going down when even “rednecks in Alaskan bars” are grumbling and fed up with her.
For this state of affairs, she has NO ONE to blame but her little ol’ self, her great big mouth, and her own lack of good judgment, political savvy and compassion – and probably the worst cast of advisers that has ever graced the court of a dying queen. Ever anywhere on earth. Again, her advisers are her choice, and in the end, it all just comes right back to her.
The court of public opinion will not waver to ofar on Sarah Palin at this point. I say she’s doo-doo-doomed.
@ Sue
“That is a typical 5th-grader response” Now wait – I’ve been in the fourth grade all day and I wouldn’t even THINK of saying such a thing! Rut roh – maybe when I reach fifth grade later today I will become mean instead of just punning around!? No way, I’ll just stay in my little chair with the attached table thingy for now cause it’s too much fun (besides my gum is stuck there for later).
@Sue:
Considering that Palin’s supporters are all ingrates, the quality of their ‘I know you are but what am I’ replies does not surprise me =)
TO Robin CA and Rougemount and others who have similar views:
(I put this at the end of the last post, but it belongs in the discussion here)
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The question isn’t, at this point, are the complaints against SP frivolous or not. What has actually happened is that she has betrayed her public office to the extent that she really just can’t slide on the stuff that regular politicians get away with.
The public turns a blind eye or forgives a lot of indiscretions of political figures that are perceived as doing basically a good job. But SP has angered so many, many people in so many ways, from all walks of life at this point that she really can’t make a move without being scrutinized. And she just continually piles on bone headed moves, as well. As it was said over the weekend, you know Sarah’s going down when even “rednecks in Alaskan bars” are grumbling and fed up with her.
For this state of affairs, she has NO ONE to blame but her little ol’ self, her great big mouth, and her own lack of good judgment, political savvy and compassion – and probably the worst cast of advisers that has ever graced the court of a dying queen. Ever anywhere on earth. Again, her advisers are her choice, and in the end, it all just comes right back to her.
The court of public opinion will not waver to ofar on Sarah Palin at this point. I say she’s doo-doo-doomed.
New chant;
Sponsor baby sponsor
New song;
Palin for sale, red hot Palin for sale
Rob in Ca (12:11:41) :
Sponsorship is about logos, On Sarah, on Todd, on her youngest daughter.
If Sarah were their in her capacity as governor, she should not have ANY logos on her clothing, or promote, advertise any brand name.
If her daughter was invited to accompany the governor, so Sarah can collect per diem for her, SHE should not have any logos on HER clothing, or promote, advertise any brand name. That would be a repeat offense for Sarah because of previous disallowed per diem claims for her children.
The Palins were paid $5,000 for their efforts. A tangible transaction.
This reminds me of an old joke;
Man says to women in bar, “would you have sex with me for 1 MILLION dollars?” Women” well, yes I would”
Man” would you sleep with me for $10?” Women “what do you think I am, a whore?
Man “we’ve already established that, now we are just dickering about the price”
Apparently all you have to offer Palin is the $10 off the bat!
When Ted Stevens finally “got his due”, it was not over much money.
When the FBI went after mobsters, they ended up using the tax code, instead of charging them with all the murder and other mayhem they committed.
Thugs and crooks are usually brought to justice over minor or unrelated breaches of law.
Frivolous, this is not.
Here is the link for a great write up. Not flattering to the first Dud and speaks volumes when it talks of how much all the contenders spend to be in the race— but not the Palin team. I’m glad she got hooked for this. Travel and expenses for her and her family- Dud too?- should not be paid for by Alaskan taxpayers. She just can’t understand why she shouldn’t have everything handed to her- just because she’s Sarah.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/03/10/palin/index.html
@ sandra in oregon
“Maybe she’s busy with a scoop on the streets of Juneau.”
Maybe I’ll go check? This would be the FIRST time in her little bossy life that she would even dream of scooping poop – I love it! She’ll send her staff out, too with those little black bags. But the snow today kind of foiled them – snark!
TO Robin CA and Rougemount and others who have similar views:
(I put this at the end of the last post, but it belongs in the discussion here)
—————————————————————–
The question isn’t, at this point, are the complaints against SP frivolous or not. What has actually happened is that she has betrayed her public office to the extent that she really just can’t slide on the stuff that regular politicians get away with.
The public turns a blind eye or forgives a lot of indiscretions of political figures that are perceived as doing basically a good job. But SP has angered so many, many people in so many ways, from all walks of life at this point that she really can’t make a move without being scrutinized. And she just continually piles on bone headed moves, as well. As it was said over the weekend, you know Sarah’s going down when even “rednecks in Alaskan bars” are grumbling and fed up with her.
For this state of affairs, she has NO ONE to blame but her little ol’ self, her great big mouth, and her own lack of good judgment, political savvy and compassion – and probably the worst cast of advisers that has ever graced the court of a dying queen. Ever anywhere on earth. Again, her advisers are her choice, and in the end, it all just comes right back to her.
For those that are interestest I have found the exact jacket! see page 10
http://assets.arcticcat.com/snow/pdf/SNO2010_US_Arcticwear.pdf
Of course GINO’s was personalized for her.
I know, the kids in Juneau will find those poo piles and return them to their rightful owner by tossing them over the fence into the mansion yard! Or steps! Here you go, Sarah, you lost some of your poo?
Should be interested, sheesh!
I hear Sarah’s going to be marketing her own perfume, called “Cabin Fever” the essence of moose chili farts.
Wildlife AvengerNo Gravatar (09:12:56) :
Heard thru the grapevine that us bloggers are being called “ankle biters”. OK. Sarah – meet “Petey”. We are legion. You will surrender.
http://orzz.us/link/619_jpg
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Avenger, the first time you posted petey I giggled but resisted. The second time I bumped Brian to make petey my desktop picture. He’s going to scare the poo out of my husband the next time he turns on the computer.
Petey says,
Hey Sarah, look down!
I’m comin’ after you.
Sarah preparah to be brown,
cuz I’m smearing your ankles with poo
Blooper (11:57:19) wrote: “Does anyone know the ‘tipline’ email address for the ADN, if they have one?….I noticed Celtic Diva’s complaint has not been mentioned there yet, but I figured maybe if enough of us them them off, they might….Thanks.”
I wrote a new topic in “Letters…Unfiltered” (in the Opinion section of the ADN) entitled “Equal Time, Equal Voices” — a couple of folks who think the ADN is “librul” have already left their mark.
Martha with the yard sign:: seems that 4th graders are smarter than GINO
NEW REALITY SHOW: Whos Not Smarter than Sarah Palin….it’s already been proven that ‘most’ of America is smaRTER – minus those who otherwise claim to love her!
Update from the harasmeat crew – all of NINE comments so far on how unfair this latest charge against their queen is and they can’t seem to focus on the issue of course but rather..
“As for the Arctic Cat jacket, I’ve seen Biden wearing some kind of windbreaker with the company’s logo on it, so has Kerry, and probably even 0bama. This campaign is most likely funded by George Soros, probably through David Axelrod, its the tactics of Saul Alinsky writ large.”
Can’t give credit to the “blogger” who made the complaint, but instead the evil Obama people are behind it.
As to whether or not this should be considered a viable ethics breach, it seems pretty simple, really.
Either she goes to the Iron Dog as the Governor, in which case the state pays for her plane fare (god knows why or how she always manages to stick the state for a kid or two as well, but that’s a DIFFERENT ethics complaint), she wears the usual outdoor garb (Big down jacket — usually black — and winter boots), wishes everyone good luck, sneaks a kiss in w/Todd, and waves the flag.
OR
She pays her own darn plane fare (and that of her huge brood), wears whatever she likes, keeps her governor’s mouth shut, lets someone else wave the flag, and acts like every other wife there, waving & shouting & hugging on the departing spouse.
Seems to me that she chose a combination of the two, and when you throw in the Arctic Cat sponsorship (it’s quite a stretch to believe that $5000 covers the full amount, as embroidered jackets for the whole family must cost about $1000 at least, never mind snowmobile parts, etc etc, and you can put me under the heading of not believing anything that she says, so don’t believe that figure is accurate by any stretch of the imagination), the fact that she was there as GOV and yet wearing her ACat garb, well, it’s ethically challenged to say the least. Therefore, ethical violation.
While in an elected position, one must always err on the side of caution/circumspection, though we don’t see much of that from our utterly crap Gov.
But is there anyone in the AG’s office who has the brass to take this seriously? Or maybe they are obliged to treat every ethical complaint seriously? I’d like to see a nice big fine & further investigation of this & similar issues. Housegate housegate housegate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sports Illustrated could quite easily have done their article with photos at the race and a follow-up with the family angle at their house, everyone wearing their usual clothes (that’s heels for Piper, RNC clothes for SP, Carharts for T). Imagine that SI is as cognizant as all other media that the SP clan sells copy, the more controversial the better, but it does appear from comments that they went to great lengths to remove the AC stuff from photos if not from the text of the article.
I can just picture her whining about anonymous bloggers in their PJ’s filing bogus-political diversionary complaints against me!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@Kajo: Thanks for the tip, I’ll be sure to check it out! Gotta balance out
the murkin’ quotient with some ‘libruls’ there =)
@SMR, I always like your opinion on things.
The Comm. of Corrections has been designated the next in line AFTER the Lt. Gov. and would take over only if something happened to both the Gov. and Lt. Gov. I think the AK Constitution or Statutes or something give the Gov. the power to designate the line of succession after the two elected folks. I think the State Senate has to confirm that designation though. Codpiece was the designee until his “untimely” departure.
A newly appointed AG also has to be confirmed by the Senate, but if an interim appointment is made, that person could serve until confirmed (or not) during the next Session.
AND, TOTALLY OT, but did anyone else see on GINO’s APOC disclosure form that the Dud’s fishing business is named Toad’s Fisheries?!?!?!?!
O/T Break out the Popcorn tonight !!!
Jindal is going to REPLY after President Obama primetimes tonight
Wonder if he’ll mention the Volcano Monitoring ??
InJuneau:AND, TOTALLY OT, but did anyone else see on GINO’s APOC disclosure form that the Dud’s fishing business is named Toad’s Fisheries?!?!?!?!
Priceless!
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I SAW THAT!!
@SMR (13:07:46) : “…Either she goes to the Iron Dog as the Governor, in which case the state pays for her plane fare (god knows why or how she always manages to stick the state for a kid or two as well…”
SMR – I made this same comment to my brain dead TS pals. Their take? Well, their Saaarrraaahhh isn’t wealthy, like other politicos. (She’s like, a normal mom, ya know!)…. Hmmmm.. Soakin’ the state ’cause she don’t got the money (not because she earned it, mind you, but simply because she is too poor)…. sounds like SOCIALISM to me!
PS – I lied. I can’t stay away!!!!
Enjay in Easter MT: Like Palin, anytime Jindal opens his mouth is a silk wrapped gift delivered to Democrats! =)
By land , by sea……..Sarah it is ON !! Meet “Wolfgang”
womenwithsardinecan – “Petey” is cute and he will bite Sarah on site !!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPRJcY91HB4/SUuvIVWSRxI/AAAAAAAAAFs/dpiOEpDHpRU/s1600-h/image001.jpg
Wow, this is really a pattern with ex-husbands. I had to spend time with my ex (children related event) the week before the election. My current husband and I proudly wore our Obama sweatshirts just because I knew he was voting for McCain. My children shared this information with a ” are your sure he’s really our father” question.
txindygirl(09:41:40) : Bravo.
And Celtic Diva, congratulations on being at the helm. Go git ‘er.
SMR (13:07:46) :
You are dead right, the $5,000 check is easy, if they “investigate” any further they will find all of the clothes with peripherals, (helmets, sunglasses, goggles, gloves, boots etc) probably the “snow machine”, fuel, oil, mechanics, parts………..whew! will add up to much more than $5,000!
A rock and a hard place. If she was there as Gov pile of poo.
If she was there as part of Team Palin, and traveled on tax payer dime AGAIN pile of poo.
So. I guess that bill from her lawyer’s is going to get a little bigger. Wonder if they’ll demand she pay a little toward her tab before they defend this one?
txindygirl: Oh I love it when they make that idiotic argument that ‘Sarah is just like one of us’.
I have a newsflash for them: Sarah is not like them (except in demeanor), and has no desire to be like them, but has been very successful in pulling the wool over their eyes (not hard) and making them think she is ‘one of them’.
They need to know that Sarah is one of those populists that kowtow to their throngs but in actuality pretty much despises them.
IMHO.
OT: I haven’t had a chance to read all your comments yet, but based on this latest ‘gate, for those who are inclined .. NPR has its latest March Madness poll up pitting Mike Pence against Madam Snowflake for 2012 & he’s holding his own! Just a way to show our “love.”
http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/mar/bracket2012/
Tracked this story down on Frank Murkowski’s dog poop flag problem, if anyone is interested. Hope the GINO flags sprout up everwhere. Not on the actual footpath though, just off to the side would be better.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/060605/loc_20050606002.shtml
Something to ponder a bit… Celtic Diva is no novice at this by any stretch of the imagination – politics is her “thing”. She would have thought this out carefully, and probably consulted with many or a few, some of who might have a legal background. She’s a gardener big time, and as such, gardeners are salt of the earth types in my opinion and a lot more likely to think things through just as she plans her summer yard.
Now, the caption for the last post’s picture (one more time and then maybe I’ll get my gum and move on to sixth grade, skipping fifth because TS is in that class) :
“Sarah Steamer”
SMR—-Where have you been. You’ve been quiet. Missed your to the point comments
Martha UYS–you are on a “roll” today!
Wildlife AvengerNo Gravatar (13:25:43) :
By land , by sea……..Sarah it is ON !! Meet “Wolfgang”
womenwithsardinecan – “Petey” is cute and he will bite Sarah on site !!
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stop making me laugh…I have cake in my mouth.
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txindygirl,
I’m so glad you are free. And there really are real men out there who aren’t like your ex or The Dud. My hub thinks GINO is a babbling idiot, though I doubt he could get worked up enough to say that. A raised eyebrow is about as worked up as he gets.
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As for the validity of the ethics violation filing, my mom is a retired lawyer (used to be an asst AG in Alaska back when it meant something), and she said it sounded like a clear conflict of interest and violation of ethics for personal gain.
Something Sarah, just for fun
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1305/3352527625_6b3114ab11_o.jpg
@ InJuneau
It’s all AKM’s fault! Had it not been a duplication of my favorite Murkowski joke that was posted last night, I may have actually gone to bed on time and not missed so much work today! Now I’m way behind, but I can’t ever pass up the chance to lighten up a bit about the twit on 4th Street. Me and the dogs are going out now – I always scoop their you know what, but I’ll take my camera in case the snow has melted enough to reveal some Sarah Steamers.
@Ford guy (13:35:35) :
Personally, I think Sarah will be whatever you want her to be, so long as she can win using it.
She knew which way the wind was blowing in her first mayoral campaign, so she ran as the “Christian.” Yet, from what I’ve read, she hasn’t been pushing the Focus on the Family agenda (aside from her recent $25K gift/grant to that church on behalf of the state of AK).
Until she was cast into the limelight she was quite willing to pall around with Dems, yet during the campaign she was the ultimate spewer of hate.
Lately, she’s been eager to be embraced by Mr and Mrs Greta, in spite of the fact that they are Scientologists and are both openly crushing on her and the Toad (I love saying that). She should be grossed out, but the lure of lucre draws her into that symbiotic cesspool.
Then, also, too, she claimed she would be beloved by Dems if she were one of them… a trial balloon perhaps?
Martha UYS–take along an extra baggie and some gloves and snag me one of those Steamer flags if you find one, would ya’? I know just where to send it for posterity’s sake!!
txindygirl (13:57:47) :
Then, also, too, she claimed she would be beloved by Dems if she were one of them… a trial balloon perhaps?
And that was the funniest and most ridiculous thing I think I recall hearing out of her in this whole time!
@txindygirl – you’re a very courageous woman. Plus – your husband lost out twice. He lost you and he lost political credibility. Heh. Whereas you win twice – you vote for the most remarkable man politics has seen in absolute decades, who wins (of COURSE), and you find freedom from political bullying. Good on you girl.
Wow it sure is smokin’ up there in Alaska – what else can be stuck on this woman apart from a “Kick Me” sticker. What’s sad (well OK, not sad as such – risible maybe .. heh) is that if she had really wanted to take a stab at 2012 she should have remembered that people have long memories and that the way she handles crisis and political heat will be watched very carefully. Whining that things aren’t fair, particularly when you think of the ordure that was shovelled by the lorryload at President Obama during the primaries as well as in the run up, which he handled and deflected with such grace and elegance, makes her look like a spoiled and bad tempered five year old.
{Please can we borrow President Obama? Our UK politicians need a kick up the arras!
Not promising we’d give him back, though. Hehe)
Wildlife Avenger (09:12:56) :
I heart Petey and the meerkat; maybe they could pal around with Brian:-)
Governor Palin’s quite bitter
As Complaint #11′s just bit her;
“Why should anyone care
Whose logo I wear?
Now I’m ass-deep in ripe kitty litter!”
@ InJuneau
Got it! Cape ON! Bags & camera in hand and gloves ON!
Who is good at photoshopping? We should replace the pancakes in this pic and put a steaming pile of poo in its place, with little flag of course.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/photo.php?pid=30400225&id=1161087071&ref=mf
womanwithsardinecan – Since you “adopted” “Petey” , you should meet “Paulie” , his father. He is beyond “ankle biter”. Paulie is our official “knee-capper”.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads13/opossum+503911215324486.jpg
hmmm…just in case my first version of that picture is blocked by my facebook security team, here’s the public link.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2021514&id=1161087071&l=227729791a
In Juneau:::
When Palin was picked by McCain, newpaper printed this>>>” If Parnell beats Young and prevails against Democratic challenger Ethan Berkowitz in November, and Palin and McCain win in November, STATE LAW provides that Attorney General Talis Colberg would step in as governor until a special election is held.
So that’s void now because he resigned, what about the AG whos working the temp job?
And GINO gets to pick a replacement…WOW!
@ Media Weasel
“What else can be stuck on this woman apart from a “Kick Me” sticker?”
What about a “Scoop Me” sticker?
As for our president, he’s loanable for training purposes only, we want him back PRONTO!
…a replacement to take on the role ofGov, I mean
Wildlife Avenger,
stop that! My cat keeps wondering why I’m ignoring her and giggling at the screen. Paulie is now in the desktop queue.
@ mipartee (12:10:17) and @ Rob in Ca (12:11:41)
mipartee: “Sadly, from my perspective….”
Rob in Ca: “Sorry to say, but I think…”
Prefacing your remarks with such dolor is intended, of course, to remind the reader (sigh) that your eyes are wide-open if not actually tearful at the true state of affairs in our country: Corporations run amok, greed and avarice ruling the day, nothing can or ever will be changed, inertia has won…..and King Arthur’s Round Table was just a myth.
Realistically speaking, the government is lousy with corporate influence. Only the disinterested or naive would believe otherwise.
And, yes, on the scale of corruption, Palin’s “Arctic Cat Caper” bothers me a whole lot less than the war crimes of Bush/Cheney or the AIG debacle.
But….I also think it’s time for the American public to stop prefacing their opinions with the sadly resigned and inertial comments of defeat. It takes little energy, expertise, or even wisdom to point out the problems….It takes tremendous energy, resolve, ingenuity, working togther, and just plain “fire in the belly” guts to fix the problems.
Activist blogger Linda Kellen-Biegel is doing her part to try to hold ONE politician accountable who considers the state’s ethics laws as “optional” and who has been stubbornly willing to cut ethical corners. BTW…When do the small ethical corners morph into larger corners? Like AIG. Like Bush/Cheney’s wiretapping and war crimes… Did they start with small unethical steps that went unchecked until they hit an exponential growth and got out of hand? Yes, I think that’s more probable than some cartoon “evil” person plotting the whole scheme years in advance.
More people getting involved, even just a little bit, can make a difference. We did it it with Obama’s historic election. We can do it with our government by taking on one greedy, self-serving politician at a time. Will it ever be perfect? Hell, no….but it just gets worse if we don’t try. Now that’s the REAL realistic assessment.
Inertia. The greatest enemy. It all goes back to physics in the end, my friends.
(clap clap clap) AKM
InJuneauNo Gravatar (14:00:03) :
txindygirl (13:57:47) :
Then, also, too, she claimed she would be beloved by Dems if she were one of them… a trial balloon perhaps?
And that was the funniest and most ridiculous thing I think I recall hearing out of her in this whole time!
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I laughed at that for days.
GINO bought a bunch of special mirrors at the “Snow White” store.
Lee323,
well said!
Martha UYS – hold up !! take this and you won’t need to scoop !!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/pootrap-for-dogs-ru
@ Wildlife Avenger…………I loved petey, now that is a true anke biter.
@ txindygirl……………welcome the mud is fine and thank you for standing up for what you stand for.
@ Martha Unalaska Yard Sign……..you my dear are in rare form, you go girl!!!
I too think this is a valid complaint. If she is willing to do this in front of everybody, what in the hell is she doing in secret, now that thought is scary. Dud is just mad because his meal ticket is in jeopardy. I learned a long time ago while working in official capacity you never accept gratuities. They will always come back and bite you in the ankle. Way to go Celtic Diva for doing what you believe in and thank you to AKM and Gryphen for sitting on this ethic’s complaint and letting Celtic Diva expose it first. It’s a shame those admirable traits don’t rub off on Gino.
I have got to walk away. My shoulders are aching from huddling in front of the computer for too many hours last night and today. Somebody yell when the official whiny press release comes out.
@SarahGates of Hell said Teal (14:10:15) :
That’s because the Gov. ALWAYS gets to decide who is in line behind the Lt. Gov. GINO had picked the AG when she first got elected. Her new choice is the Comm. of Corrections. The last gov. had his Commissioner of Revenue. I can’t remember who it was back any further, though it has to be a Cabinet member.
> InJuneauNo Gravatar (14:00:03) :
>>txindygirl (13:57:47) :
>>Then, also, too, she claimed she would be beloved by Dems if she were one of them… a trial balloon perhaps?
> And that was the funniest and most ridiculous thing I think I recall hearing out of her in this whole time!
Well, it’s hard to argue that if she changed all/most of her political positions to something I could stand, then I could stand her better.
If she changed her voice to something less annoying, I’d like her voice better.
If she stopped participating in witch-outings, I would be less inclined to think she believed in witchcraft.
If she didn’t provide so many examples of her foolishness, I’d be less inclined to believe she was a fool.
Whattaya know, I agree with her.
Oh Palin, your ethics are murky
and your family values real quirky.
Your plans to evolve
by two thousand and twelve
are as dead as a Thanksgiving turkey.
oops should have been ankle…..
First Gryphen and now you. NO MORE CLIFF HANGERS THAT TURN OUT TO BE DUDS.
This is like seeing a “special report” sign come on the TV screen and find out somebody won a race somewhere and you are thinking maybe terrorist have flown a plane into another building somewhere. NOT THAT BIG A DEAL !
Having said that, I hope beyond reason that this is as big a deal as you think it is. Yes, I understand a line was crossed and yes, it looks inarguable that she is “guilty” BUT WE HAVE AN AG HAS IS APPOINTED BY SP AND I PERSONALLY AS WELL AS PUBLICALLY HAVE SEEN BLATANT INJUSTICE GO UNPUNISHED.
My disappointment in this cliff hanger result is that I feel this complaint will be 1) delayed as long as possible i.e brushed under the rug 2) the new AG will find a way to show Palin innocent ( i.e. like Petumenous ) and / or find her guilty but with no consequences ( I.E. LIKE OUR OWN LEGISLATORS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !)
TO ME, I THOUGHT CHRISTMAS WAS COMING EARLY AND WHILE A BICYCLE IS GREAT, I WAS EXPECTING A PONEY AND A PUPPY !
Please, no more cliff hangers unless “war has been declared” — it is not worth interruping regular programming to tell me Lance Armstrong won a bike race.
I do NOT see Sarah losing sleep over this one.
Hope this is a bigger deal than I think it is going to be. NOTHING could make me happier.
@womanwithsardinecan (14:18:34) :
Oh, please, ethics complaints are all secret and stuff, you know, like confidential and all. She’s not going to say anything about it, but what do you want to bet Meg Staplemouth says something on her behalf from ScarahPAC, also?
PS to my 13:35:35 comment…
Didn’t I read that Mr Greta said Palin was a faaaaascinating woman… not what the Right or the Left thinks she is…
Yeah, she’ll dance whatever number you want her to dance. Pole or no pole. (And she’ll be wearing that little leather skirt with the red top she uses to charm the legislators – I read that fashion item here, but can’t remember who shared that tidbit!!)
before I go…
austintxNo Gravatar (14:18:12) :
Martha UYS – hold up !! take this and you won’t need to scoop !!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyweber/pootrap-for-dogs-ru
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That is just about the silliest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
Oops! I meant my 13:57:47 comment!
Staplemouth…lol.
InJuneau…THANKS Much…got it…
In April SarahPAC will file its first report with the FEC. Can’t wait..can yall’
What shocks me is that this picture is on the Governor’s website under photo’s. Sarah really has a romper room administration up there.
Looks like more blood sport for Sarah…Van Flein’s got his kids’ college education all paid up…
aaackkk! I’m still here. Found this comment on GINO’s facebook:
if obama dsnt ruin our country ur gonna b the first woman that evr ran 4 president cuz werenot so sure wat hillary iz yet
Get a statement ready Stapletongue
A number of you disagreed rather vehemently with my assessment that this is a ‘frivolous’ complaint. That’s fine, of course…just let me clarify a couple of things….
First, I am a very strong opponent of Palin, going back to right after her selection when I stumbled on this extraordinary blog.
Second, I do not think her actions, in wearing the Arctic Cat clothing, were appropriate. She should not have done it and should not do it again.
I just think that spending a lot of time and money on what coat she wore for an hour is fruitless, and in fact will undermine our cause because it comes across as petty and vindictive. Better to just publicize this error and let the light of day do the job of preventing a recurrence.
Is the ethics complaint valid? Absolutely. Does it rise to the level of needing investigation and resolution? Absolutely not.
@Martha Unalaska Yard Sign
What about a “Scoop Me” sticker? Perfect. Industrial size, natch.
As for our president, he’s loanable for training purposes only, we want him back PRONTO! TSK OK. Perhaps he could start up online “Leader of your Country” courses.
You’d think, after Palin has collected eleven of these ethics complaints, that she’d be getting the message. “No Palin, it’s not allright for you to do what you want until the court tells you otherwise – and why should we waste tax payer money on court cases just because your ego is too damn wide for the doorway.”
Nite all, hate to be a party poooper.
OT….fellow muddies…my heart is literaly broken right now. I know that Fox news is junk…but what they did on a broadcast on Sunday I think it was…(I just read about it somewhere else) is truly sickening.
I have mentioned before I am Canadian….and I know many other muddies are too. The panel on Fox was ridiculing our Canadian men and women in Afghanistan. One person was not even aware that any Canadians were serving there. We have been there since 2002 and have no plans to leave until at least 2011 if then.
My sister in law is there as a matter of fact. The worst of this is that they chose the very day that an IED took the lives of 4 MORE of our canuck heroes, and injured 8.
What is it about some parts of america that cannot see or respect anything about anyone or anything outside of their own little bubble.
Once this gets played in the news here in Canada a little more…and it will…I fear many of my countrymen who do not want us to be there will become more vocal.
What of the many men and women (Canadians) who have been killed there?
I feel sick. I want to write to someone, but Fox news would be a waste. What can I do to ease this terrible pain I am feeling right now.
Rob in CA…can see your point of view ,also, too.
Rob in CA,
I’m inclined to agree with you on this one. I maintain that something on the level of ‘Housegate’ would be substantive enough to end her aspirations and force a recall.
From a previous post by someone else: “The Executive Branch Ethics Act is not a good way to enforce executive branch ethics. It conceals public disclosure when elected executive branch officials have committed ethics violations.”
While this is a good complaint and I love that it has been filed, do NOT get excited that ANYTHING will come of it, OR the others !
Legal issues can be a roller coaster ride for the emotions that you cannot comprehend. Finding a “smoking gun, with fingerprints and dna from the suspect who also confessed to the crime” do NOT guarantee punishment NOR JUSTICE.
Our legal system –generically– is often maliciously compromised ( i.e. like the Petumenous report) and intentionally waylaid, either for political or monetary reasons.
While this new filing is certainly newsworth, it is not worthy of getting THAT excited about. You only put yourself through unnecessary “roller coaster” rides when you continue to think that ” the facts are there, it is obvious to anyone, there is NO way she cannot be punished for this, we got her this time !!” when in fact those “facts” mean nothing if someone wants the outcome to be different.
A “CLIFF HANGER” TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IS WHEN MR OR IM GET EARLY WORD FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT SHE HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY, NOT THAT ANOTHER COMPLAINT, FOR WHICH SHE MAY BE FOUND GUILTY, HAS BEEN FILED.
Don’t do this to us anymore, please.
Palin is truly a frightening person and I don’t want this emotional roller coaster to go any higher or lower than it needs to go.
This woman clearly has no ethics or common sense. She shouldn’t be in public office.
Personally, I would like to file an aesthetics complaint against those sunglasses. They are the ugliest things I have ever seen.
Oh, Laurie, I’m so sorry… Maybe you can write to the CBC. We get some of their programs here over the border (we LOVE As It Happens at our house). Maybe they can do some stories on the lack of good reporting from the other side of the border and make Canadians not feel so bad about getting dissed by Faux/Fixed News (although getting dissed by them is actually prob. a good sign…).
Martha UYS – I know it’s silly…….found it last nite during poop period……..I know you love your dogs and never would humiliate them.
Laurie (14:34:02) :
Laurie, I heard about this and was sickened. Fox did a very small, by the by apology. However, I think there is quite a stink growing in the Canadian blogsphere. Daily Kos did a very good thread on this, and the comments were informed and informative. If you google Daily Kos and go into their search with the words Fox, Canada etc. you should find it. It was only a few days ago.
Like my sister, I snapped back like a rubber band just one more time before setting out on my poo hunt!
@ Liz P
@ Rob in CA
Re-read Lee323′s comment – it’s much more hopeful than your own! And Liz P – you have your AGs mixed up a little:
“My disappointment in this cliff hanger result is that I feel this complaint will be 1) delayed as long as possible i.e brushed under the rug 2) the new AG will find a way to show Palin innocent ( i.e. like Petumenous ) and / or find her guilty but with no consequences”
The new AG is Rick Svobodny, who has been around forever and was our DA for a very long time. He is NOT in Palin’s pocket, and he isn’t the one that handles the ethics complaint against the gov. It does go to the Personnel Board, two standing and one appointed by her, and they will consult outside council (yes, probably the Tim guy).
I find it a little weird that you are so obsessed w/ the Palin problem that you feel it’s OK to rant against our bloggers. I think that’s rude actually. But what do I know? I’ve been rude with poo jokes all day long!
@ Lee323 – will you be my pal? We could split up like a team and look for Sarah Steamers, giggling maniacally the whole time. Yes, it’s the little things.. the fire in the belly… the refusal to back down for what is right – you ROCK!
I read everything at the flats, but have serious palin fatigue…
Ethics violations, TransCanada issues, turning down stimulus money, posturing for the base, blah blah blah…
These days I pretty much only have the energy to read & let you all entertain me via the comments. Moving, selling house (please please please), graduating kid, toddler, spouse out of country…………………
Not sure why I felt compelled to jump in on this thread as opposed to others, but I am always with you all in spirit! So, carry on! I look forward to reading more entertaining comments, seeing more new names (commenters) enter the picture. And kudos to those who are willing to brave maet haras and c4p (and even ADN these days, it’s a hostile environment over there) to report back on the movements of the crazies.
Rob in Ca (12:11:41) :
Your baseline is that the family all have jackets on and are there at the start, and Sarah’s added Jacket is only marginally additional.
Well, SP was the most photographed person at the start of the race and the one with greatest national interest. Sarah Brought her family with state money. Sarah went there with state money.
Product endorsement and product placement is big business. Head bands with a logo, sneakers, shorts tees etc. Logo’s on vehicles.
If you think the value of the sell out is small, well price its irrelevant.
Old – Joke-Darling you’re so lovely and I’m a lonely billionaire, would you sleep with me for $10 million dollars? oh well gee wiz I guess well, maybe yes.
How ’bout 20 bucks for a quickie? $20 ! What kind of girl do you think I am?
I already know, I’m just negotiating price.
Todd accepted $5000 to promote the brand, and Sarah as Governor helped in a very conspicuous way.
GINO will do what she wants to do and when she wants to do it. Thus far, with all of these “gates” no one has held her feet to the fire. She was quoted as saying that she’ll do what she wants until a court tells her that she can’t. Guess what? She’s succeeded thus far. It’s a pity. I was wondering where the AFT is with all of this?
OK, who passed out the pity pie? Y’all are supposed to find some humor in all of this. Watch our president – does he frown and moan all the time when things are tough? No, he’s serious when he needs to be and smiles and enjoys himself even when it’s grim out there. Off to find POOOOOOOO!
O/T ( I can never stay on track)
Found this via Buzzflash & thought those interested in
“the Meltdown” might like to read another take on
the Former Fed Chairman.
“Now while many are suggesting that it is time to stop placing blame and focus on fixing the problems, with the outcry over AIG’s largess, I think it is far more important that we discover who really CAUSED the collapse, because it wasn’t AIG, and from the information I will present now, it is clear the housing bubble and it’s financial house of cards was not only supported by the Federal Reserve, but also the Bush administration.”
read more @ http://conspireality.tv/2009/03/24/eric-harrington-the-bush-administration-prevented-states-from-controlling-the-bubble/
OMG! Martha (12:52:43) :
I just read your post, and we DO think alike, down to the Joke to illustrate the point !
DrChill (14:51:02) :
The GINO is just reaching out to all those NASCAR Dads that used to be all the rage with Bushie. She figures she can wrap herself up in corporate sponsors and they’ll all flock to her…or she’s in for the money.
Never mind, she’s in it for the money and always will be.
@Laurie –
I encourage all to write letters to the sponsors of that particular program. My daughter & I were just having a discussion about the fox news thing last night, how hollow they are as a news org. They become more & more marginalized as the days go on, and really they are a lowest-common-denominator outfit. Interesting how both Fox and palin appeal to the most negative hateful crowd, they’re a match made in heaven.
However, as the Nov election showed, this country is moving in a different direction, becoming more tolerant, and Fox does not speak for the majority of Americans.
Since we’ve just moved back here from living overseas I have heard it ALL about how awful Americans are and how insular their thinking. Outside of Alaska, where thinking people are outnumbered, I like to think that things are changing for the better.
I will be moving to Canada in two months! Yes! So glad to be leaving this crazy state! Mudstock meet-up?
If you know the show that this bit of shite was on, pass it on to us here and maybe we can begin a little letter-writing movement to lets sponsors know how much it sucks. Perhaps an email that can be forwarded with a you-tube clip and a summary of the disrespect & hatefulness?
Just pondering why ADN hasn’t published this news item yet…
I know there’s been a frenzy of Palin articles this week so maybe this revelation just had bad timing? Maybe if this makes Huffpo ADN will reconsider?
welcome star. i am pleased to meet you.-martha uys and bea the poetry was great. kept me laughing. so many new commentors de-lurking is always a treat. akm and the regulars welcomed me when first i came here. made me feel i was among friends. friends who are smart, funny,supportive of those new to blogs. i have learned so much from the men and women at mudflats and i have much more to learn….loveb
In case you want to, click
to submit this item to the Huffington Post.
TO Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (14:46:37) :
I know Petumenous is not the “new” AG, I just could not remember Svodony’s name.
I hope he is NOT in her pocket BUT REMEMBER PETUMENOUS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EITHER AND HE ALSO HAD A GOOD REPUTATION.
I was shocked when Petumenous came back with his result. I felt at worst, he would have to justify disagreeing with LEgis. Council findings and I did not feel he could do that.
Well he didn’t “do that” if you read the letter from Jeff Feldman ( Walt Monegan’s attorney) who tore Petumenous’ findings apart.
My point is that Petumenous blatantly disregarded the facts and fairness in order to spin his rationalization as he did AND and any AG can do the same.
TO CLARIFY THIS: I went through 6 years of civil rights litigation against the AK State Troopers for sex descrimination in their hiring process. JEFF FELDMAN WAS THE HEARING OFFICER ! ! ! ! Against all facts presented by the Human Rights Commission attorneys, he found against me and his report was obviously written prior to the final hearing ! Word in “lawyerland” was that he had only taken the case as he thought it was interesting, did not think it would drag out for 6 months ( of hearings !) and he did not anticipate being paid so little, i.e. about 1/5 of his normal hourly rate. As well, as a prominent defense attorney, he did not want to anger law enforcement (both troopers and APD)and the Department of Law by ruling in my favor which would have made them 1) hire me and 2) pay me close to $350,000 is lost back wages. WHY? Because it is hard to argue plea bargins for your client when the prosecution is reminding you that you ruled against them in the civil rights case, made them hire a “ugh” woman and pay her hundreds of thousands of dollars AND MADE THEM LOOK LIKE THE BAD GUYS.
One reason Monegan hired Feldman is because he is so damn good.
Feldman told my HRC attorney, I could appeal his hearing and he was sure I would win the appeal. Passing me on to a higher court got Feldman out of the double bind he was in. Facts / honesty would not allow him to rule against me, and his career and future clients would be damaged if he did.
MY POINT IS THAT EVEN GOOD GUYS DO NOT ALWAYS RULE THE WAY FACTS AND THE TRUTH DEMAND THEY SHOULD !
I hold nothing personal against Feldman, I understand his situation. Personally, I think he liked, and admired me for what I was doing. It just got political.
ALL I AM S AYING IS DONT COUNT OF JUSTICE BEING DONE HERE.
Now, what would get me e xcited??? Finding out the FBI was investigating Palin on who built her house and with what OR that she was behind the church fire in Wasilla, or that Todd had an affair and Palin got violent with the girlfriend.
I am glad the complaint was filed, every stick adds to the fire. It was just not worth getting that excited about.
Sorry, but been there and done that. Also worked for a defense attoraney for 6 years and have seen many injustices done in the system by good guys and bad ones.
Sorry, bad link above, I meant: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contact/ .
Time to take a break from posting today!
I just wanted to Thank someone for the Conservatives4palin link. I posted a message and link about the Mat-Maid Dairy from the Daily Kos there. I’m sure you Alaskans probably know the story.
I read the Story about the Belly of the Beast and the ‘ Where’s Sarah ‘… and then just saw a comment about a ‘ Scoop Me ‘ sticker.
The ‘Where’s Sarah ‘ pin has to be worn on clothing. Why not use the same thing and put it on round adhesive disks-Stickers…. that could be stuck on anything… or
ANYWHERE..? they would stick to walls,.. or glass… anywhere. You want them to be seen. (like years gone by with the ‘Kilroy was here’ ) Or the Smiley face.
They could be placed ….and pop up everywhere…?
I think they could be manufactured (by some printing company) but to keep the cost at a minimum most print programs allow you to print a ” sticker ” with software on your average computer…. and maybe in various sizes….even some LARGE ones.
Just an idea…. You Mudflaters are pretty creative already.
Over at c4p, Sarah is being advised to file a civil suit, naming Celtic Diva, ‘ the Mudflats Blogger’ and Andrea McLeod as conspirators in a harassment suit for damaging Sarahs reputation, emotional distress and monetary damages, they say she won’t win but it will stop frivolous complaints in the future. Does ‘The Mudflats Blogger”
mean all of us???? They are a total joke over there, lots of anti-Palin people on there now and they said they need to do something about them because its turning into adn. HA HA
waving madly to “star” here !!!
” find it a little weird that you are so obsessed w/ the Palin problem that you feel it’s OK to rant against our bloggers. I think that’s rude actually. But what do I know? I’ve been rude with poo jokes all day long!”
EXCUSE ME !
NOW YOU SOUND LIKE A MEMBER OF TEAM SARA WHEN SOMEONE CRITICIZES PALIN.
YOU ARE DAMN RIGHT IT IS OK TO RANT AGAINST ANY BLOGGER IF I DIAGREE WITH WHATEVER THEY WRITE.
YOUR STATEMENT SOUNDS LIKE CENSORSHIP AND I S E RIOUSLY DOUBT THE “BLOGGERS’ WOULD APPROVE OF THAT.
Besides I know the bloggers personally, not all that well, but personally and they know someone can disagree or “vent. rant” whatever and it is not a personal attack against them.
It does not matter if it is the AG or ( worse ) the personnel board, my point is that likely not much will come from this complaint. Remember, even our llegislative council did not punish Palin despite finding her guilty.
This compaliant was just an an appropriate topic for a “Cliff Hanger”–
NO ONE WILL BE HAPPIER THAN ME IF PALIN IS NAILED FOR THIS. I JUST DON’T THINK THIS IS ENOUGHT O “KNOCK HER OUT” tho every punch will help to weaken her.
You are making far too much out of my opinion –lighten up !
@UK Lady…thankyou for the info. I cannot remember when I have felt so terrible. I feel that in a small way…by talking and blogging and sharing…that it showed many Canadians love their american brothers and sisters. To read what I did today, made me realize what it must be like for progressives in the US. Their hearts have been broken for 8 full years now.
Bubbles~ Thanks so much.. have been luking for quite somtime…Loved reading all the funny stuff here…Sooo againt SP..Still cannot figure it out..One blog i visited was unreal…If you did not go along with the majority you were flamed big time.Soooooooo it was not for me..
@former alaskan: If they want to start a lawsuit, they may as well include the ADN, Huffington Post, and basically the entire liberal blogosphere lol.
@former alaskan: I hope Sarah does file some lawsuits. First of all, they will be dismissed and second of all, it will cost her money and drive up her legal defense fund.
Of course the C4P people are telling her to file lawsuits; they have no understanding of how to run a campaign. I swear, I think half of them work for Romney.
Maybe Palin will file a lawsuit against herself for filing a violation against herself in 2008.
Our President is on TV now
Lauie – You are welcome. The cretins at Fox are just hypocritical maniacs. If you want a good laugh to cheer yourself up pop over to the Huffington Post and read the thread on Bill ORielly’s ‘erotic novel reading’ it is hilarious in a eeewwww!! sort of way.
LaurieNo Gravatar (14:34:02) :
OT….fellow muddies…my heart is literaly broken right now. I know that Fox news is junk…but what they did on a broadcast on Sunday I think it was…(I just read about it somewhere else) is truly sickening.
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Laurie,
I am so very sorry that anyone had to see that. Please know that there are many more Americans that abhore the crap they said than don’t.
Here I thought I’d be able to hold up my head after January 20th, I was proud that “the system” worked. That stupid crew makes me hang my head in shame that any of that could come from this side of the border. They have embarrassed and humiliated this country and hugely insulted yours.
I do remember what a friend and ally Canada has been to this country. I remember when Canada provided “passports” and escort to bring six of our citizens home from Iran (the hostage crisis). I remember we fought side by side in battle many times.
I am not alone in remembering.
Please allow me to extend my deepest apologies for those words and the behavior that has caused you such pain. I am so very, very sorry.
Nancy L.
@Laurie –
I wrote a comment to ya. Hopefully it will be de-spammed eventually (not sure why, no links or curse words in there!), so keep an eye out for it.
Having just come from living in the UK for several years, I can tell you that we got “you’re not like other Americans!” a lot. I mean A LOT. We lived in a small village and there was a lot of silence on the part of the locals initially. When we moved away there were a lot of tears on both sides. Now I get plenty of emails asking when we’re moving back!
It’s a complex situation — loving your country, hating where its leaders have taken it to, trying to love your fellow Americans even though someone like Bush is elected because there are both so many haters, so many controlled thru the Republican fear-mongering, and so many too apathetic to bother participating in the political process, one of the greatest gifts of living in a democratic country.
As I said in my spammed comment (that hopefully will pop up for you at some point), I’ll be moving to Canada soon, so you can PM me over at the forum and we can try to cobble together a Canadian mudstock!
The Palin-Bots on Conservatives4Palin have some very strange ideas. Here’s one from Sapwolf from me.
Sapwolf said…
Who’s a fool,
Education is NOT a money issue. The problem is not money. We spend all over the country a tremendous amount of money per pupil in the public and college systems.
The problem is no accountability and no choice. I get all the facts from my father who is a retired public school teacher.
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With 40% of Alaskans Kids NOT getting a High School diploma…. He thinks there is ‘no problem’ at all… WoW ! (but then after all… He is a Palin Fan)
@ Liz P
I’ve been lightened up all day! But I’m not pickin’ on you, nor do I feel slighted by your incorrect assumptions. I can tell that you had a horrible experience w/ legal council and that somehow this post pushed some button really hard! I know the feeling – some days when I think about how much time I’ve wasted (and much more that I won’t go into here) over tracking the twit gov so she doesn’t go anywhere – I just get MAD. And I feel that it’s so UNFAIR that there is all this corrupton out there when I try personally to be a good and decent person. I’ve worked as a public servant, with schools, w/ youth recreation & guiding – and all of those positions require a constant refresher on ethics at work.
It’s the unfair part that really gets me, then I remember a scene from one of my favorite movies, The Long Kiss Goodnight, where the daughter saves her mother’s life by yelling “Life is not fair!”. You have to see it to understand.
OT but humorous;
Ode To Bill O’Reilly” and Fox News
— by John Cleese
Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin Zone,
is rated highly by his own beloved mother,
but … no other.
Except that Bill, for all his faults,
still has one skill, a skill of sorts.
He can amuse a true dumb ox,
the dullest crayon in the box,
the kind of ox that watches Fox.
And Bill will pander to this group,
with propaganda, right-wing poop,
knee-jerk views and censored news.
Thus Bill O’Reilly earns his crust,
behaving vilely as he must.
He will not shirk from Rupert’s work.
He really is a perfect jerk.
Ode to Sean Hannity by John Cleese
Aping urbanity
Oozing with vanity
Plump as a manatee
Faking humanity
Journalistic calamity
Intellectual inanity
Fox Noise insanity
You’re a profanity
Hannity
I wouldn’t worry too much about the lawsuit…
After all, that would require that the various charges made against Sarah be publicized again, discussed in court on the merits, and validated (since the complaints have been valid and provable)
Sarah won’t go anywhere near that!
@Liz P –
I agree with you that there is likely very little hope for this to gain much traction. The personnel board is stacked against the truth when it comes to palin. Our state is not well-served, justice is not being served, another day, another ethics complain, yawn… business as usual in Alaska with HER as gov.
I didn’t read your comment as critical of the bloggers as much as discouraged re: the possibility that anything will ever come of this. And I agree with you, I am sad to say. History does not give one much reason to be encouraged.
We can hope, though.
I also agree with the commenter Rob that this would have been nice info to toss into the blogosphere and let her be tried via the media instead of going the formal complaint route. However, I do think that it constitutes an ethical violation. Just not sure that anything will come of it. On the good side of the equation, though, perhaps if they begin to dig into the Arctic Cat issue they will find that they dollar amounts reported don’t match the real dollars involved. $5000 is petty change when talking snowmobiles. Likely there’s a check for $5000, and then there’s about another $5000 or more — unreported — that was really handed out to the gov’s family.
All in all, I think that there’s a lot of frustration because so many of us wanted to see something that was going to bring her down in flames instantaneously. I’d have loved a taped conversation with Bill Allen or something like that! But this is what we got…
What is the end result of 11 personal ethics violations and abuse of power and conflicts of interest? Who’s gonna carry this to the end. Alaskans who know that without integrity, competence and honesty in the elected official- idealogy means nothing. This woman has to be stopped! Sarah’s own words ‘I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT UNTIL THE COURTS STOP ME”
Stop Inept Ambition
R E C A L L Palin
Her grandios fantasy may become reality.
Funny, not a peep of this complaint mentioned at ADN today. I guess with all the other ethics complaints against the Gov, one more isn’t newsworthy anymore.
> honestyinGov (15:38:02) :
> Sapwolf said…
>>Education is NOT a money issue. The problem is not money. We spend all over the country a tremendous amount of money per pupil in the public and college systems.
If education was not at least partly a money issue, a) why do school teachers’ salaries compare unfavorably to eqivalent jobs in other sectors, and b) why do charity websites exists for individual teachers to solicit donations to fund shool projects.
I link to one on my blog.
If your conversation partner wasn’t just bloviating, then what he means is that education *in his geographic area* is not a money issue.
That outlook, I think, is 30% of the GOP’s problem. “I’m okay over here — y’all look out for your own damn selves.”
Which is fine up until the point when, suddenly, it *ain’t* all right over here.
Liz P.
I don’t mean to be rude, but equating my little sister to TeamPoo and saying she advocates censorship is way over the top in responding to her comment that your comment was possibly a bit rude to the bloggers. Get a grip. My sister is one of the most positive forces fighting in the trenches every day to end the Palin Era. She fights with humor most of the time, and she NEVER gets discouraged, no matter how hopeless this battle seems sometimes.
And I really have to disagree with people thinking that housegate is going to be PooGINO’s downfall. Spenard is in the Palins’ pocket, and there is no paper trail to follow. Todd’s buddies carried that stuff over in the dark of night. Declarations that the windows and railings are “just like the sports arena” mean nothing in a court of law. As somebody pointed out when they mentioned Capone, it is going to be the “little” things that bring GINO down. And I don’t even think the Arctic Cat issue is little. It is a clear conflict of interest, and thus a clear ethics violation. Poo Pooing it (sorry, can’t help myself) because it isn’t sexy enough is not facing the reality that is GINO. And getting discouraged when we are actually making progress in ridding the public world of that disgraceful GINO just can’t happen. We need everybody on the front lines, fighting hard, chewing away at those ankles in those stupid boots. We won’t be stopped by a wimpy personnel board, we won’t be stopped by threats? from TeamPoo, we won’t be stopped by ANYTHING until that woman slinks home to Wasilla and shuts that stupid mouth of hers forever.
Long live the bloggers!! Long live the gates, both large and small!! Long live my little sister!!
Hey,Martha Unalaska Yard Sign (15:39:06), I’ll bet you and I are the only two people in the entire Yewnited States that have copies of that movie “The Long Kiss Goodnight”!
I’ve always wondered how either Geena Davis or Samuel L. Jackson survived that movie…they sure got beat up.
Rick, I tend to agree.
I think we can thank Andree Mcleod for making it so that anyone else who files an ethics complaint will be accused of crying wolf.
I’m all for calling out ethics violations, but maybe this isn’t the best way to going about it.
Hmmm Republican men LEAVING their WIVES over The Gash? Now that’s the sanctity of marriage isn’t it? I wonder what she would say about the men leaving their potential ankle biters for her.
She’s such a gash.
I love being right.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1723
—-Are Alaskans outraged, or at least tired of this yet – another frivolous ethics charge by a political blogger? This would be hilarious if it weren’t so expensive for the state to process these accusations and for me to defend against these bogus harassments.—
I think Sarah wrote the press release.
New post up.
Oh come ON, people! Now you are blaming Andree who has fought to do exactly what GINO said she wanted, to hold GINO accountable? Do you people really think she’s going down for babygate? Don’t hold your breath. We’d have to get really lucky with a whistleblower. Housegate? Unlikely, no proof, no evidence, no whistleblowers. That new religiongate looks like it might have a bit of potential, given that it looks blatantly religiony. Instead of waiting for one of these gates that is going to involve somebody leaving the Palin camp and spilling the beans (bribes and threats are great for keeping people quiet, especially if they aren’t that big in the ethics and brains department anyway), the sensible thing to do is to continue to go with the ones that are easily proven and just let them pile up. This idea that the bigger the pile the more it diminishes the pilers I just don’t buy. The only people who are yelling ankle-biter, lawsuit, evil libruls, etc., are the morons who are firmly in GINO’s camp. WE DON’T CARE WHAT THEY THINK OR SAY. THEY ARE MORONS. Thinking people are getting mad, fed up, incredulous, appalled, etc., every time another ethics violation appears on the radar. Those people are generally articulate, intelligent, can spell, and spread the word. We WILL win this war.
@SMR…first and foremost, I have missed your postings. I do understand Palin overload though.
I also could tell in your previous posts, that you are well travelled…and a good and kind person. Very smart too.
Your words mean a great deal to me..thank you. I will pm you…and a Canuck mudpup meet up would be super.
Thank you…and its so good to hear from you.
BonkNo Gravatar (16:30:48) :
Are you serious? this sounds like a buncha disgruntled slackers always having their hand out foa handout.
whoop dee damn doo
I hope this gets kicked out for being frivolous, and palin sues for the cost of the trial.
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Oh shut up you stupid moron. Free troll snacks over at TeamPoo.
Been reading for some time and this has got to be the funniest last few days.
Does this woman ever get the message???
If you think ALL the Repubs are for her – go read the AK Standard. Looks like more and more people are finally seeing her for what she is; nicely said, self-centered.
After over a decade in the midst of the US political world, DC, I have NEVER seen such a direct, one picture is worth a thousand words, and down right funnier than h*ll statements than “poo piles” with pictures!!! Had me gasping for air.
That should make national news!! Much better than other crap they put up as news!!
No one can’t say Alaskans are not direct!!
Keep the spotlight on her, this ALL is a big deal!!
Laurie- the jokes about the Canadian military were made by bottom-rate comedians, late at night, on a bottom-rate channel. So the nastiness of the jokes could be ignored, except that they do reflect a common assumption. The fact that a fair number of Americans don’t know that our miltary has been in Afghanistan continuosly since Dec 01 is hard to accept. My former house-mate was among the first Canadian troops there, in a multi-national early search for Bin Ladin in Tora Bora.
Lets compare miltary effort. This is a cursory search and may have major errors- I used Wikipedia for the US source:
The US has 3,000,000,000 people and almost 3,000,000 military (?), about half reserves. This is about 1 person in 1000. It has about 140,000 troops in Iraq at any given time. It has had 4260 deaths- 3.04% compared to average force size
Canada has 33,000,000 people (= Califoria) and 42000 troops, 25000 reserves and 20,000 admin– say 67,000 military including reserves. This is about 1 person in 500. It has 2500 troops in Afghanistan. It has had 116 deaths – 4.6% compared to average force size
GINO responds and DOES NOT GET IT – NO mention of the CONTRIBUTION to Todd’s team and/or WHY this is unethical….grrrrrrrrr:
Latest Bogus Ethics Complaint
Commented on by Governor Palin Printer Friendly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-64
Governor Comments on Latest Bogus Ethics Complaint
March 24, 2009, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin issued the following statement in response to another ethics complaint filed today. Filed by an Anchorage political blogger, the complaint alleges the governor “… improperly used her position and state resources to serve her personal financial interests by being a walking billboard for Arctic Cat …”
“Are Alaskans outraged, or at least tired of this yet – another frivolous ethics charge by a political blogger? This would be hilarious if it weren’t so expensive for the state to process these accusations and for me to defend against these bogus harassments. Yes, I wore Arctic Cat snow gear at an outdoor event, because it was cold outside, and by the way, today, I am wearing clothes bearing the names of Alaska artists, and a Glennallen Panthers basketball hoodie. I am a walking billboard for the team’s fundraiser! Should I expect to see an ethics charge for wearing these, or the Carhartts I wear to many public events? How much will this blogger’s asinine political grandstanding cost all of us in time and money?”
Shut up Sarah, you twit. I am using my virtual mind powers to break every one of your stupid yard gnomes, and I’m breaking off the heels of all your boots and shoes. Go step in poo, you poo!
@ Liz P. there is a difference in ranting and disagreeing. In your post you capitalized about AKM and Gryphen to stop doing cliffhangers because they are not news worthy. As I can see your opinion and some of ours are different. I think it was rude of you to tell AKM to tell her what she should or shouldn’t do. This blogs is for all readers not just one person. We might not always agree but we can be respectful while doing it.
In Martha Unalaska Yard comment she stated ” what do I know”, so why are you be so defensive? Maybe it should have been you that should have lightened up from the start with your first post, but as Martha Unalaska Yard said “What do i know”.
@ Lori in Los Angeles……..she actually has the nerve to say “How much will this blogger’s asinine political grandstanding cost all of us in time and money?”. Isn’t this the same behavior she is guilty of on the Stimulus package. Unbelievable
Lori in Los AngelesNo Gravatar (16:46:17) : said: GINO responds and DOES NOT GET IT
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the bright side…the gov’s response ENSURES the complaint will be covered by MSM. I’ve no doubt Huffpo will pick it up now. muwahahahaha
Lori- I just sent GINO an e-mail telling her just what you said. She does not get it at all. The press release just shows how stupid she is. I asked her if she ever saw John McCain in public wearing a Hensley cap.
Spenard Builders Supply is owned by Fidelity Investments. Local manager answers directly to corporate. No way did they have a part in housegate other than delivering materials they were paid for.
womanwithsardinecan – nothing to add……..except I agree.
empishNo Gravatar (17:04:45) :
Spenard Builders Supply is owned by Fidelity Investments. Local manager answers directly to corporate. No way did they have a part in housegate other than delivering materials they were paid for.
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heh. And where do you suppose the purchase order originated from? Oh, yeah, right…that little city hall in one of Wasilla’s strip malls. And who “filed” the purchase order in the Wasilla records? Oh, yeah…one of the Mayor’s flunkies. Who wants to bet that Ms-we-don’t-want-no-stinkin’-buiding permits made sure that the records were “lost” or, oops, covered with sharpie doodles?
I would LOVE for housegate to bite GINO on her latte arse, but cronies, bribes, and threats may have taken care of the crumbs of a paper trail. If any of it is still left, then some intrepid soul needs to get to the Wasilla city hall and demand some paper per the freedom of information act. And another intrepid soul needs to count every single window and board at the sports complex and then get hold of Spenard’s records. My biggest complaint with depending on housegate to bring GINO down is that I don’t see anybody doing this. I don’t live in Alaska anymore, or damnit, I’d do it. I could do it under cover of visiting my aunt and cousins in Big Lake. But I’m not there. Do I hope that there is somebody undercover doing that? You betcha! Am I counting on it? NO fricking way! I say keep the pressure on where pressure can be applied, and to hell with what the braindeadies say. They are so beyond irrelevant as to be irrelevantly irrelevant. (I hope that’s not a double negative)
After reading her official comment it seems like she should be recalled for being unprofessional.She just can’t keep her mouth shut.That will be why the few backers she has left at the top of the GOP will drop her,she cannot be controlled or muzzled like they did with Bush.
mommom: I noticed how unprofessional her remarks were as well. She seemed a bit ‘off the cuff’ as it were.
Blooper (17:29:02) :
“off the cuff”, how apt! Thanks for the chuckle.
antiAnti: Welcome
I’m suprised she didn’t end her post with noooobama!!!!111!!!11! Or maybe she did but staplemouth probably edited it out before she posted it.
Palin/Stapleton are losing it. What an unprofessional rant. Even Frank Murkowski wouldn’t have used the word “asinine” in an official governor press release.
Her whining about complaints and legal fees proves there is karma- remember when she tried to charge the AP $15 MILLION to process an public records disclosure request?
ps How much do you think she and Todd are getting from the Glenallen basketball team? If she doesn’t get the difference between that and preening for Arctic Cat in front of the cameras while her family is getting thousands in “discounts,” maybe there is no difference- and it needs to get checked out.
womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar (17:22:21) :
heh. And where do you suppose the purchase order originated from? Oh, yeah, right…that little city hall in one of Wasilla’s strip malls. And who “filed” the purchase order in the Wasilla records? Oh, yeah…one of the Mayor’s flunkies. Who wants to bet that Ms-we-don’t-want-no-stinkin’-buiding permits made sure that the records were “lost” or, oops, covered with sharpie doodles?
I would LOVE for housegate to bite GINO on her latte arse, but cronies, bribes, and threats may have taken care of the crumbs of a paper trail. If any of it is still left, then some intrepid soul needs to get to the Wasilla city hall and demand some paper per the freedom of information act. And another intrepid soul needs to count every single window and board at the sports complex and then get hold of Spenard’s records. My biggest complaint with depending on housegate to bring GINO down is that I don’t see anybody doing this. I don’t live in Alaska anymore, or damnit, I’d do it. I could do it under cover of visiting my aunt and cousins in Big Lake. But I’m not there. Do I hope that there is somebody undercover doing that? You betcha! Am I counting on it? NO fricking way! I say keep the pressure on where pressure can be applied, and to hell with what the braindeadies say. They are so beyond irrelevant as to be irrelevantly irrelevant. (I hope that’s not a double negative)
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Woman-I have emailed FBI re: housegate. They have the power to get the job done…
RE: “housegate”….wait. watch…. It all took place when just after SP left “office” as ‘Mayor Thrilla from Wasilla’ and while she was head of TS’s PAC when TS was getting illegal housewarming “gifts” therefore such as places everywhere such as places like Wasilla therefore such as…
Spenard wont matter when the FBI comes a callin’…I’m sure the FBI AK SAIC knows them already.
Look at the glass rails and windows in her house and the Shprts Shrine…
Co-winky-dink? Methinks not…
GO HOUSEGATE!!!!!!!
womanwithsardinecan- I hope somebody is on housegate too. Todd spilled the beans in that interview. I built this house myself with the help of contractor buddies. You know some of the guys working on the icerink were also working on the house. You know some of the supplies from the icerink ‘accidently’ ended up at the house. Somebody knows something. It would only take one poor desperate laborer to come forward.
By the way good job AMK once again you ahead of the regular media.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_re_us/alaska_volcano
If the feds can investigate Steven’s Veco crib out in Girdwood, they sure as heck can investigate Palin’s diggs out in the valley.
I think someone ‘in the know’ is plugging their nose on this one, but sooner or later they will have to come up for air!
Oh, I absolutely believe there was chicanery with housegate. The windows, the railings, the same appliances? SBS does not supply crews to build houses, in any way. Nothing but supplies. Who handled the actual construction of the arena? Howdy Investments?
I DO hope there is still an evidence trail for housegate. My point is that we can’t pin our hopes on possible future stuff when real present stuff is staring us in the face. We grab it ALL, and do EVERYthing we can, no matter how big or small, and we stand tall, stay strong, stay together. We are all far more than the sum of one lousy part of THAT GINO.
Todd’s racing partner is a big concrete contractor……..bet he got the rink AND house job.
GINO should maybe not have opened up her big mouth about the Carrharts.
Wow, the lady who filed this has major jealousy issues. How absolutely pathetic.
Go Palin. Linda get a life
adn prints GINO’s response and comments:
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/139644
OT
Remember AKM’s post about the Republican Lincoln Day at the party last Friday? Well, I went to an advertising seminar at the Hilton Anchorage today. I went because of “duty.” It wasn’t a complete waste of time because…. (!!)…. I remembered the “Where’s Sarah” button AKM said she taped in the women’s restroom. I felt underneath the napkin dispenser, and yup! I got it. So the day wasn’t completely lost. Things like this demonstrates our cyber pals are a real community. What a neat surprise (for me)! The highlight of my day. Someone needs to send a man into the men’s restroom to get the other button…
Too funny that AKM planted them in the Rep. party silent auction items too. I guess she needed some fun. Can you imagine how boring and sickening the party was? With Juneau and their doo-tricks, wonder what lower 48-ers think of us?