Sarah Palin, the State Legislature, and the Meeting That Wasn’t.
Today on “Cutting Edge with CC” on KUDO 1080am, there was a great segment with Senate Majority Leader Johnny Ellis (D). He talked to CC about some interesting developments that happened today between the Legislature and the Governor. It involved the governor’s favorite weapon of choice – the press release.
[Indented comments from Ellis are paraphrased from my notes of the interview. The actual audio of this segment is forthcoming. The notes were pretty good (I type fast!) and will tide you over until you can hear the whole thing.]
First some background. Communications between the Governor and the Legislature for the first two years was not good. She admitted that and apologized saying it was bad communication on her part. But, there was an opportunity to turn over new leaf this session.
Two weeks ago the joint leadership went to the governor and met about the stimulus money. We were given the distinct impression that she would accept all or most of the stimulus money, except that which pertained to the energy efficient building code. We were told yes on education and for speical needs and disabled students.
Senator Ellis actually got the message that governor Palin was rejecting a third of the stimulus money, including $160 for education, while at a meeting in the White House in Washington D.C. Ellis reports being stunned and having legislators from other states ask him, “Doesn’t Governor Palin have a special needs child?”
The meeting today was the first meeting after her rejection of the funds, and the first after backtracking saying she hadn’t really rejected them which is really ”political face-saving” and “damage control.” The meeting, was scheduled on the calendar as an “in person” meeting. It was originally scheduled at the governor’s house, where legislators had recently been invited to breakfast. But the Legislators wanting to “get down to business” requested that it be scheduled in the conference room in the capitol building.
But this morning, the morning of the meeting, Senate President Gary Stevens was informed by Palin aide Gerry Gallagher that she was not in Juneau, and had other things to do like announce Wayne Anthony Ross as Attorney General. He wanted to know would we be willing to meet with staff? We said, politely, no, that we need to meet with governor because we need soemone with authority to make decisions. Palin has made it very clear that none of the staff can speak for her or make decisions. We had gotten as far as we could go with staff. We want to know going in if the governor is going to veto things, and what to expect. We need face time. So, because the gov was not here we declined to meet with staff.
Then things started to get interesting. The Governor’s office released an official press release which began:
March 26, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin was scheduled to participate telephonically in a meeting with legislative leadership today when legislative leaders cancelled the meeting to host their own press conference.
If you’re thinking that sounds nothing like what happened, you’re not the only one. Senate President Gary Stevens (R) had this to say:
“That is absolutely false, absolutely false,” Stevens said emphatically. “I am sorry that the governor has put this out … To say that we cancelled the meeting to have a press conference is absolutely not true. Someone should be brought to task on that.”
Ellis acknowledged that the press release had “infuriated” the president of the senate. He went on to say that meeting with the legislature on the matter of the stimulus money is “something you would expect the executive to take care of,” and despite Palin’s feeling of conflict about the stimulus, there has been “no leadership” coming from the governor.
But what about the governor’s accusation that the Legislators cancelled the mythical teleconference “to host their own press conference”? What press conference?
The legislative leadership held the press conference to announce an “Alaskan Clearinghouse” providing stimulus information to communities and nonprofits. The partnership between lawmakers and the Denali Commission was ironed out only a few hours before.
The clearinghouse will help link Alaskans with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money that can be applied for directly by local entities to the federal government.
The entity will open March 27 in the Denali Commission offices in Anchorage. A comprehensive Web site, yet to be determined, will be a key part of the package.
So….what does this press conference have to do with anything? Ellis explains:
“I think the governor and her staff thought we were getting together to criticize her for not being in Juneau She put out a preemptive press release saying she would have met with them telephonically. She tried to get the upper hand. The telephonic availability was all news to us! It didnt’ help legislative relations.”
So, the governor issues a false press release because she thought that the legislature was ganging up on her to criticize her for cancelling the meeting and flying to Anchorage, when in fact they were not? There are days in Alaska when many wonder if the lunatics are running the asylum.
Ellis reminds us:
We have three weeks left in the legislative session, and we need to get down to brass tacks. We need definitive answers. Alaskans need a full-time governor and a full-time legislature during the session. I don’t know why she couldn’t have announced Wayne Anthony Ross as her pick for Attorney General here in Juneau in the last three weeks of a very busy session.
Then Ellis urged people who feel passionately about accepting the stimulus money – educators, those who work with special needs and disabled children, those who are committed to energy efficiency, and those who feel that Alaska deserves its fair share, to speak up, and contact their legislators, and not to assume that the stimulus money is a done deal.
This is the time. It’s up to the public. People have to speak up and make the case for these dollars.
Now would be the time to contact your legislators and tell them how you feel.
Wonder how Bob Poe feels? Here’s what he has to say:
With just 25 days left in this year’s Legislative Session and $288.1 million in federal stimulus funds at stake for education, energy and unemployment, Governor Palin chose today to be unavailable for a scheduled meeting with our elected Legislators.
After being criticized statewide for her recent cuts to stimulus funds, Alaskans’ tax dollars, the Lt. Governor and Budget Director tried to console Alaskans by saying Sarah Palin was only seeking a more critical review of selected funding to make sure unacceptable strings were not attached. But her action today seriously calls into question her sincerity. I recognize that it was likely to be an uncomfortable meeting, but that is, after all, her job as Governor.
Had the Governor been in Juneau, her official duty station, she no doubt could have been available to meet with Legislative leaders. As Governor I will live in, and govern from Juneau, Alaska’s capitol.
Additionally, her failure to attend this scheduled meeting, underlines the cynical and narcissistic nature of these arbitrary cuts to the stimulus funds – this is simply part of Sarah Palin’s campaign for President at the expense of Alaskans in time of need.
Goodness
So Sarah is a coward. Most bullies are.
What the devil is wrong with her?
Seems like SP is going off the deep end. So dangerous for her constituents, given the deadlines to accept the Stimulus package before the funds are simply handed over to other states. Is it possible that she’s becoming Menopausal?
Maybe this is enough to anger the Legislature into taking action WRT GINO?
Is it just me or does this women have no idea what she is doing? We so need to get rid of her before she cause anymore harm.
from last thread, had to say it
W.A.R.: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing…
Isn’t lack of leadership grounds for recall. Why doesn’t the legislature take up this idea and do so. She’s made her position perfectly clear on the stimulus. Call her damn bluff. Take those funds and make her act one way or the other. I really don’t understand how she keeps any staff. I certainly wouldn’t want to be associated with her, but thats me.
Do you think that maybe now, our legislators will realize
that it is pointless to even try to stand in favor with the Governor?
Also, AKM also…some rookie from Michigan brought in the red lantern.
Ah! Thank you. Now, I’ll go back from red to green on the header.
AKM
The woman is not only GINO, she is an absolute fraud. A narcissistic personality masquerading as an elected official. I don’t know how Alaskans stand it. Illinois was able to oust their corrupt governor in very short order. Where is the outrage up there? It boggles the mind. AKM – God bless you, but it may be time to move.
She’s erupting more and more every day. Major seismic event coming. Uh, the Guv, not the mountain…
Liar, liar, GINO on fire.
Sarah doesn’t seem to realize her political future is already up in flames and she keeps pouring on the gasoline.
One word – whoa!
unbelievable…OK – that’s two words….
Does she think people will automatically believe what she says just because it is in a press release – !?! ……………. and 18 more.
duh..plus one.
Breakfast with Sarah, yikes. Moose and eggs? Has to be, she reassigned the cook, right. See ya’ll in the AM.
wow!
Slightly OT: Gino is having a berry, berry bad day. First her own staff flubs up, then the legis caught her in another lie, then MSNBC is really laying it on thick over her “no one would pray with me” comment about the McCann campaign.
Even Mt. Redoubt is raining ash on her parade. Keep up the pressure, Midnight Mudflat bloggers, the Gino will blow higher than Mt. Redoubt. Good work, AKM!
I was also wonder, if Gino wasn’t in Juneau today, when was the picture posted on the “Oyster” thread intitled “Juneau Protests Palining” taken. It looked like she was there on the steps of the capital building, or was I wrong on that one?
Did she take a look at all those protesters, turn on her 4″ heels and run for the hills? So many questions, so few answers from the Gino. Deep sigh, get rid of her, she is not worth her wage or her per diem and has broken her contract as Gino so many times now I can’t keep count.
That picture was taken on Saturday. One of those things I meant to get to, but it all just kept piling up, thick and fast! AKM
Poor AKM – oysters are normally only ordered by the dozen!
By not showing up at the meeting the governor may have been trying to intimidate the legislature– they’d better confirm her AG or else!
I hope this kick those doors that GINO has been talking about wide open so that not only the legislative personnel and the people of Alaska can see what an inept and incompetent egotistical maniac she is but expose her serial lying and corruption. This woman never ceases to amaze me. With so much light on her and more pressure on her than redoubt, one would think she would be diplomatic and cooperate/negotiate with the legs at the meeting but no, she does what she does best and that is lie to the end. (Slamming of doors) I hear those doors slamming shut Gino and your lies can no longer pry them open.
Mrs Palin’s press release is her way of accusing the Legs of a smear campaign.
What the Legs say is true, she thought they were going to take her to task for putting Alaska last – and she figured she would get in first (she has a track record of press releases alleging a smear campaign when she fears she will be forced to account for herself).
The Wife of Bath could have taken lessons from Sarah Palin.
Before I hit the sac, I tried to picture myself in Palin’s shoes–
(now as Palin) I’ve got a meeting scheduled with legislative leaders to discuss hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funds– but I decide to blow town and don’t even have the decency to call them and cancel the meetings!
WHAT A CONCEDED, SPOILED, INCONSIDERATE, SELFISH, ADOLESCENT BRAT!
WHAT A NITWIT!
HOW THE HELL DID SHE EVER GET ELECTED?
Silly me, I meant to sat conceited, not conceded.
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/3/prweb2266114.htm
Another book!
I think Sarah went to Anchorage because FOX News is there doing a story on her legal defense fund. FREE ADVERTISING FROM FOX!
Oh, she is so amazing. But I think it might have been worth it to give Bob Poe the perfect example of why she shouldn’t be re-elected if she does run for gov again, and why she should be elected to anything else. So far, she hasn’t done the job she has. Why would anyone think that she would do a job at the national level.
Just more things to throw back in her face if she decides to run for pres in 2012. So, thanks, Sarah – keep em coming. We are all keeping track.
You know how she always whines about anonymous bloggers. I just figured it out – it’s not the anonymous part that bugs her the most. It’s the fact that so many people are blogging about all her lunatic behavior and there’s nothing she can do to any of us, except to whine. he he he
The self-absorbed and persecuted rantings, rapidly decreasing professionalism, outright lies, avoidance maneuvers, the preemptive “strike” press release….. Palin’s in trench-warfare mode.
She obviously can’t participate effectively in the governing of the state anymore.
Furthermore, her fan groups outside of Alaska ( TribeSarah; SarahPac; C4P etc.) are actually ENABLERS (in both psychiatric and practical senses) of her very dysfunctional relations with the legislature and other entities. Since these outside fan groups loudly approve and rationalize her every move, SP feels even more justified and self-righteous in her divisive and combative actions/reactions. Forget accommodation, compromise, or even healthy political debate. Sa-Rah is on a holy warpath with this ancillary constituency goading her on for their own designs!
Too bad that these groups are not from Alaska and won’t be personally paying the price of GINO’s disastrous political warfare…..Nope, only Alaskans will be paying that price.
I want Fran Ulmer back…
I thought she was supposed to have been governor…
Wow, she is some cookie….
Hmmmm, Fran Ulmer, yes there would be a woman who has intelligence and integrity! I’d bet anything that she would show up for important meetings, appoint people who were qualified for the jobs they were to fill, and would speak in complete sentences that made sense. She would never have to release preemptive press releases either! You know, a real professional. Sigh, if only…
Good night AKM who stimulates us on a daily basis and thank you for so many informative and humorous articles that concern real and dire issues that we face today. Thank you for filling us in on what is going on in Alaska politically that some how does not seem quite right and makes me come to the conclusion that you should never ever ever vote this cretin(GINO) into office again for any kind of office or in any respect. Having said that , Alaskans, Im going to bed and try to force myself to have a realistic dream where Gino gets taken down with all her “gates” and even then ( in my dreams) I know she will keep on going with her lies of word salad but hopefully when I open my eyes in consciousness, hopefully Alaskans will boo her off the worldstage as she trudges off in her monkey orange jail uniform, with no monkey boots this time, just paper slippers, as she falls in the prison line, claiming her innocence. Even dressed in this attire( the orange prison outfit) she might think this a fashion statement. Bye Sarah!!! Wink wink. Sarah I think you are going to be alright in your new iron bar Hilton Hotel. You betcha!!!
Lee323No Gravatar (00:35:48) :
She obviously can’t participate effectively in the governing of the state anymore.
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That statement assumes that at one time she did participate effectively in the governing of the state.
Some wild assumption! Just sayin’
This seems to be the most opportune moment for a
WHERE’s SARAH button
@Lee323 (00:35:48) :
She obviously can’t participate effectively in the governing of the state anymore.
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We’ve all seen this coming for a while, haven’t we? But this past week and particularly the past few days have been surreal.
This has struck me many times since the election. Why, oh why, can’t we in Alaska have a governor who wants to do her job and spends her day working for the people of her state?
Is that too much to ask?
Every moment she’s been here since November has been a waste of time and money. And a total energy drain on all of us. I feel so sorry for Alaska legislators.
They say any publicity is good publicity………the only kind Sarah gets these days is of the punchline of a bad joke……..
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/26/mccain-people-voted-mostly-for-sarah-palin-last-year/
@ yukonbushgrma (01:14:03) :
It will only get worse. There are not enough constraints on her as governor that she can’t take Alaska to places it’s never been before – and never wanted to go.
Fasten your seatbelt, yukonbushgrma.
austintx (01:19:42) :
are you signed up at the forum yet???
Now here is a blogger who nails it good !!
http://airamerica.com/blog/2008/sep/19/sarah-palin-survives-another-week-thanks-lot-simon
austintx (01:31:05) :
http://airamerica.com/blog/2008/sep/19/sarah-palin-survives-another-week-thanks-lot-simon
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Wow!–takes you back to September, doesn’t it? Here’s a good quote from one of the commenters – look at who said it:
“Every g.u.n that is made, every w.arship launched, every r.ocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” Dwight Eisenhower
So what happens now?
Irishgirl – …………maybe pray for another meeting to happen………..
comments are a scream.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389×5338669
aussie – I am – under austintx57. I have yet to quite figure it out.
Well she admitted she had no idea what a VP was supposed to do… it is obvious she has no idea what a governor is supposed to do, either. She even had to hire a Town Manager when she was the mayor of Wasilla. duh. She is still acting like a spoiled cheerleader brat who gets bailed out whenever she screws up or she just winks, says “Let me get back to ya” and stomps off into the tundra shaking her pom poms.
How much more will it take to call for her resignation which she will never give you, but the act of doing it might just save the rest of the country a lot of agony as they remain ignorant of her lack of governing.
What would it take for impeachment? Hasn’t she pi***d off enough people yet? Hasn’t she hurt enough Alaskans thru her selfish stupidity?
I am so grateful we (in the lower 48) have mudflats to keep us informed. .. bewildered, but informed.
OT — Oh my…….this is what the Leg. in Oklahoma is working on. Oklahoma has the dubious distinction of being the one and only state to vote 100% for McCain/Palin. Sarah could always move there…………
http://trinixy.blogspot.com/2009/03/creationists-cant-fail-earth-science.html
How soon can you up there in Alaska give her a vote of no confidence? Boot her out?
Is there a drug pipeline we don’t know about between her house and Rush Blimpbaugh? It would take a lot of oxycontin or something to be that out to lunch!
Hopefully now the Legislature of Alaska itself can do something to remove her from office. Please.
Start the recall process…enough is enough
Is it possible for the Legislature to remove her from office? Her behaviour this past week has been completely bizarre. First the whinefest at the Lincoln Dinner, then her immature and dangerous response to the ethics complaint, the appointment of WAR, and now her refusal to meet with the Legislature to discuss the stimulus, topped off with a big fat outrageous lie. Really and truly, this despicable woman continually astounds me.
The lunatic IS running the asylum.
Breakfast at her house? Her own house?
How much does she charge per person? (Just thinking, if she asks per diem for hanging around in her own house, how much does she charge for hosting? Anything seems possible and if she “Can” then hosting at her place is another way to milk the State.)
Getting confused about Juneau, Anchorage, Wasilla – gotta get the map out and figure out travelling times.
A few years ago a local school district was seeking a new board member. They had 2 candidates:
1) A wife beating womanizer who was a “Christian.”
2) A woman retired from a major corporation where she served as accountant for a multimillion dollar fortune the 500 company who didn’t make religious comments.
They elected #1. A lunatic known who beat his wife. Whose son is a sexual pervert. But who would agree w/ the board on things like banning practices so kids could go to Wednesday night church.
Palin is candidate #1.
How have we as a nation become so stupid and how have we allowed our nation to become so “Christian” as to give up intellect and common sense for these end time reight wing extremist wackjobs?
Every last one of them has got to go!
I suppose Palin could have announced her pick of Ross from Juneau. However, she couldn’t attend the funeral at Fort Richardson from Juneau. I wonder why Ellis is ignoring the military funeral? In any event, if she had canceled her attendance at Fort Rich the press would have castigated her for caring more about politics than soldiers.
The Legislature should not talk here. Weren’t they the ones who shut down in the middle of the session for a taxpayer-funded vacation in Washington? And why couldn’t they do the telephone availability, if the discussion was so important?
The legislators have been astonishly stupid this session, whining like babies every time Mommy Governor isn’t there to wipe their noses for them. You’ve even got Kerttula fretting to the press about how many lights are on in the Governor’s house when she drives by it at night, and Guttenberg whining that Piper doesn’t bring him bagels. What a bunch of babies.
Celtic Diva’s getting some horrific e-mails from the GINObots. Let’s keep sending her the love, pups.
Paula, I agree.
Celtic Diva should turn over any threatening e-mails to the local F.B.I. office. It is a federal offense to threaten anyone over the internet.
Recall.
I still cannot figure out how to post on her blog… though she has instructions I cannot see the “grey bar” one hits for comments. Anyone know?
I was also looking for Olbermann dissing Palins whining and can not find it on coundown online. Anyone have a link?
Dr. Truth, I mentioned that in my post on her site. Maybe some of the ‘smarter’ GINObots will think twice before they hit ‘send’. Oh, who am I kidding? Probably not.
Paula, I had trouble too…so I just clicked on the email on the top left, I think and sent her an email.
Email it is then.
The ADN has no mention (yet?) of the non meeting with Gov Blunderbrain… but boy is Team Sarah evident.
@Paula,
It is just above the first comment.
God, those emails she got were nasty.
I’m convinced that GINO wanted the title and the salary and any perks she could snatch, but had no interest whatsoever in actually doing the job. The only part she enjoys is firing people, being in photo ops, and being able to say “I’m the Governor”.
She is absolutely a narcissistic you-know-what, and I will concede that many a male politician has had exactly the same faults, but in GINO is just, to me, seems so much worse because of her constant WHINING.
AKM…wow…busy, busy, busy, I must say…I am having a hard time keeping up! Love reading your articles! Good work!
Article on HuffPost
I think some of you Alaskans should form your own group – instead of a SarahPac – it could be a SacSarah! If i weren’t such a wimp about the cold, I’d move up there and help you out!
A while back, someone blogged about a petition to impeach Palin on line. Does anyone have that link?
Revisited CD website. Cannot even get those click emails to work on my computer (?).
So, CD, if you’re reading, keep your chin up girl. I’d say I’ve got your back, but I am kind of far away. You’re in Alaska, load some guns. What a bunch of SOBs. & Wow, what a nasty, cruel bunch of posters. Bet every single one of them is a “Christian,” too. Dress up all nice on Sunday and pretend to be someone they’re not (sound familiar?) yet when you really get a look at them they are mean, nasty, cruel, self serving, unethical, violent prone devils.
I am not a religious person, but I have read of near death experiences where mean people have to live and feel every cruel act, deed and word they have subjected others to. I only hope that’s true for these folks.
Seems to me the issue is: Is she in charge or not?
If she is in charge, then she should be willing to meet – in person – with legislators. Otherwise, how can people believe her “statements” are really coming from “her”?
It seems like this lady is not really in charge. Her husband used to sit in on official meetings. Maybe people noticed that. So now maybe he can’t be there.
The question is: Can this lady come to a meeting on her own?
If a governor of a state is unable to deal personally with legislators and other people and has to be surrounded with “handler’s” on a continual basis, that person is not in charge.
I recommend a campaign asking: Is she in charge or not?
Who is in charge? If she is, then she had better show – over and over and over – that she can meet personally with groups of people – “without handlers” doing it for her, without press releases (that could be written by anybody), without phone meetings (where handlers could be feeding her every answer.
This is like the debate where she had her few note cards. And read the answers – others had written for her!
Who’s in charge?
If Sarah cannot prove – on an ongoing basis – that she is in charge, then that means she’s collecting a salary – while AWOL.
I almost moved to Alaska 10 years ago -to Barrow. Glad I didn’t. I doubt I could handle such a red state. Central PA is bad enough. I have always regretted not living there for at least one year; in a town where Polar Bears troll the streets…
Oh, and, given that this proves what a liar she is, does anyone doubt that she is entirely capable of having lied through her teeth about whether she actually delivered Trig from her own body rather than her daughter’s?
Her whole life is One Big Lie filled with little bitty lies and medium lies and lies that could help get her elected and lies that could get her children out of trouble and lies that could get her money and gnormous lies that could get her on a (gasp!) national ticket!!
And frankly, the babygate lie could actually rate as a little lie in my book, but it’s just one of those “beyond belief that anyone would do such a thing in this day and age” type lies that she needn’t have lied about but which help to show her true character–a lying liar and a fake and a con and a, hopefully, “disgraced recalled Governor of Alaska” soon.
RECALL RECALL RECALL!!!!
I think it is spot on that she has become so paranoid that she thought the leg only wanted her in Juneau so they could “get her.” Sad and scary, but kind of funny in a way. It definitely looks like she’s losing it. Seems like a little actual retaliation is in order from the leg, as in dragging out the AG confirmation as long as possible and going ahead with what she thought they were going to do, have a big fat, msm invited, press conference totally dissing her. The leg now knows for sure that their last few weeks is just going to be a useless mess anyway.
But I hope Alaskans really step up with notifying the leg about accepting all of the stim funds, so that they can do what needs to be done with their constituents watching their backs.
And isn’t GINO coming up fast on the deadline for replacing Elton?
I like the SacSarah.
And I hope whoever the redhead who got sacked read that comment and sues his A off.
The real shame is I, along with many others, have been left with such a bad taste from these right wingers that I, and those many others, have completely rejected any and all religion (except for being Jewsih, when people ask me if I am saved).
An off topic FYI to all you animal lovers:
This Friday night, March 27, ABC’s Nightline will be investigating puppy mills!
ABC Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and investigators from Nightline travel the byways and back roads of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania – visiting numerous puppy mills and filming Main Line Animal Rescue’s volunteers as they rescue breeding dogs and puppies from Lancaster County’s notorious Amish commercial breeding facilities.
This promises to be a very special program. If you are involved in rescue, advocate on behalf of the millions of puppy mill dogs interned in our nation’s commercial dog breeding facilities, or if you just simply love animals, you will not want to miss this.
Sharyn Alfonsi interviewed, on camera, an Amish breeder while touring his facility – a first for network television. With approximately 500 dogs housed on his property, this commercial breeder speaks openly about an industry cloaked in secrecy and suspicion – the cruel factory farming of man’s best friend.
PLEASE tell your friends, your family, your coworkers – ABC Nightline investigates puppy mills – this Friday at 11:35 pm (Eastern Standard Time). Please take the time to forward this to all the rescues, shelters, and legislators in your area.
possumNo Gravatar (05:03:32) :
If i weren’t such a wimp about the cold, I’d move up there and help you out!
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Me too, Possum, but I’m a ‘hot house’ flower.
Welcome back woman wsc
Wow!! Hard to believe anyone would behave this way. Premenapausal and/or bipolar? She really seems to be imploding and headed for a breakdown.
Sarah AWOL!
What you’re seeing is the collapse of a narcissistic personality. Where, no longer adored, having to face crowds demonstrating against her and legislators wanting to negotiate (instead of kowtow), all the bravado is collapsing. She’s becoming incapable of doing a job. Of handling her responsibilities. She’s becoming incapable of knowing to do – in the absence of handlers – or surrogates.
So it’s no longer narcissism you’re seeing but helplessness, absence. Incompetence.
Keep up the drumbeat of criticism. Keep up the citizen demonstrations. And recall the lady – as no longer fit to govern.
Emotional vampire test:
True or false? Score one point for each true answer.
1. THIS PERSON HAS ACHIEVED MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE HIS OR HER AGE.
2. THIS PERSON IS FIRMLY CONVINCED THAT HE OR SHE IS BETTER, SMARTER, OR MORE TALENTED THAN OTHER PEOPLE.
3. THIS PERSON LOVES COMPETITION, BUT IS A POOR LOSER.
4. THIS PERSON HAS FANTASIES OF DOING SOMETHING GREAT OR BEING FAMOUS, AND OFTEN EXPECTS TO BE TREATED AS IF THESE FANTASIES HAD ALREADY COME TRUE.
5. THIS PERSON HAS VERY LITTLE INTEREST IN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE THINKING OR FEELING, UNLESS HE OR SHE WANTS SOMETHING FROM THEM.
6. THIS PERSON IS A NAME DROPPER.
7. TO THIS PERSON IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LIVE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND ASSOCIATE WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
8. THIS PERSON TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE HIS OR HER OWN GOALS.
9. THIS PERSON USUALLY MANAGES TO BE IN A CATEGORY BY HIM OR HERSELF.
10. THIS PERSON OFTEN FEELS PUT UPON WHEN ASKED TO TAKE CARE OF HIS OR HER RESPONSIBILITIES TO FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR WORK GROUP.
11. THIS PERSON REGULARLY DISREGARDS RULES OR EXPECTS THEM TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE HE OR SHE IS IN SOME WAY SPECIAL.
12. THIS PERSON BECOMES IRRITATED WHEN OTHER PEOPLE DON’T AUTOMATICALLY DO WHAT HE OR SHE WANTS THEM TO DO, EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE A GOOD REASON FOR NOT COMPLYING.
13. THIS PERSON REVIEWS SPORTS, ART, AND LITERATURE BY TELLING YOU WHAT HE OR SHE WOULD HAVE DONE INSTEAD.
14. THIS PERSON THINKS MOST CRITICISMS OF HIM OR HER ARE MOTIVATED BY JEALOUSY.
15. THIS PERSON REGARDS ANYTHING SHORT OF WORSHIP TO BE REJECTION.
16. THIS PERSON SUFFERS FROM A CONGENITAL INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE HIS OR HER OWN MISTAKES. ON THE RARE OCCASIONS THAT THIS PERSON DOES RECOGNIZE A MISTAKE, EVEN THE SLIGHTEST ERROR CAN PRECIPITATE A MAJOR DEPRESSION.
17. THIS PERSON OFTEN EXPLAINS WHY PEOPLE WHO ARE BETTER KNOWN THAN HE OR SHE IS NOT REALLY ALL THAT GREAT.
18. THIS PERSON OFTEN COMPLAINS OF BEING MISTREATED OR MISUNDERSTOOD.
19. PEOPLE EITHER LOVE OR HATE THIS PERSON.
20. DESPITE THIS PERSON’S OVERLY HIGH OPINION OF HIM OR HERSELF, HE OR SHE IS REALLY QUITE INTELLIGENT AND TALENTED.
Scoring: Five or more true answers qualifies the person as a Narcissistic Emotional Vampire, though not necessarily for a diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality. If the person scores higher than ten, and is not a member of the royal family, be careful that you aren’t mistaken for one of the servants.
By ALBERT J. BERNSTEIN, Ph.D.
Deep desire to be at the center of things is served by extreme self-confidence, a combination that makes narcissists attractive and even charming. Buoyed by a coterie of admiring friends and associates—protected by the armor of positive self-regard—someone with a mild-to-moderate case of narcissism can float through life feeling pretty good about himself. Since they feel entitled to special treatment, they are easily offended, and readily harbor grudges. Yet narcissists are often very popular—at least in the short term.
The beauty of being a narcissist is that even when disaster stares you in the face, you feel neither doubt nor remorse. In a study, researchers asked a pair of participants to undertake a task that was rigged to fail. Most people tend to protect their partner, sharing either the credit or the blame. “But the narcissists would say, ‘It’s totally the other person’s fault.’ They’re completely willing to step on someone,” says narcissism researcher Keith Campbell, associate professor of social psychology at the University of Georgia.
PaulaNo Gravatar (05:17:32) :
Welcome back woman wsc
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thanks. I think I do need to walk away for a bit though. When you wake up in the middle of the night and this stuff is the first thing that pops into your head, thereby making it impossible to go back to sleep (I finally dragged my blanket out to the living room and fell asleep on the couch), you know it’s time to take a break. I was going to try not to come here at all this morning, but here I am, addictive personality and all.
I can’t believe all this horrible news! Palin must know she is going to get booted somehow from her job that she isn’t doing, and lining up Ross as AG to be the next Guv. (ugh)
This morning, I read that the cruise lines are cutting back AK cruises, coupled with the Redoubt & the recession – the tourism industry is going to be hit hard.
The oil industry, proposed gasline, mining, coal industry, fishing (possible oil spills in Cook Inlet), game management, rural despair = Alaska has some major problems to work out.
You would think a real governor would be doing everything possible to help with appropriating the stimulus monies, and getting these other issues taken care of.
Palin does not know what she is doing. She is a “valley girl” (sorry, Mat-Su mudpuppies, don’t mean you) – and is out of her league with Juneau’s book reading intellectuals. So, she avoids living in Juneau. I tell ya’ this is the first time I can appreciate the IRS. IRS please arrest her for fraud.
TheraPNo Gravatar (05:25:55
Yeah, I think you’re right. Before she could ignore her detractors. Now, gosh darn it, there are just too many of us.
I won’t be the least bit surprised if she has a very public, very ugly psychotic breakdown. She must be thinking that everybody’s out to get her.
Never knew much about Alaska politics before I read this site, and from what I see, Bob Poe spoke really clearly, and the others seem to have had the last straw. To encourage you, that it seems that your legislators aren’t gonna take it anymore, like Twisted Sister.
But, if she is recalled, impeached, whatever… Who will be the next Governor?
woman wsc, you and me both. I should be working and here I sit in my robe on coffee #4… good thing I’m freelance!
I’m wondering if the combination of the last minute, virtually unannounced absence from the meeting with the Leg, along with the lack of informing herself of the purpose of the Leg’s press conference – and thus false preemptive strike -
are not sufficient grounds to declare her incompetent to hold office. Especially since the Ak legislative session is so short.
The telephonic conference lie is so poorly considered its painful. This was not the act of a mature thinking person using good judgment. Not forgetting there are millions of dollars twising in the wind while Mt. Sarah blows more toxic gasses.
By who and how would that be charged under the Ak Constitution?
I assume that the legislature posts a daily calendar and agenda on their state internet site (Blackberries anyone? With cream and sugar?) and that Sarah or her staff could have easily checked out the purpose of the Leg’s press conference before they made their own false claim. Even with the rejection of the offered aide, that or some other aide should immediately have contacted the legislature to discuss how they (the Gov’s office) were to “progress” the legislative process and or schedule another meeting.
Like AKM says intellectually incurious and lazy. I have to wonder if she is ADA or if she is on uppers. Her inability to focus, especially since the lose of the elections, is obvious and is accelerating. She is making multiple very poor judgments every week and instead of correcting her approach to dealing with issues, she just flies off on another tangent. Think cue ball on steroids. She is not a multitasker. She’s manic and cannot focus.
If she had hired a competent staff instead of high school buddies who would be dependant on her for their good pay and benefits, many or most of her screw ups wouldn’t happen. Assuming she would listen to them.
She can’t do that because she would become reliant on them for help and expertise. However, that also is an indication of incompetence. Good leaders know they need a strong staff, that they can’t “go it alone.”
Good post, Marnie. Any successful anybody knows surrounding themselves with the brightest and smartest works to their benefit. Especially if the somebody is not that bright or smart themselves.
Off to get some paying work done… oh how I wish we blog dwellers got a check from the White House. I’d never get dressed again!
My grandson went to Juneau last week, for a group that he’s in called AYEA. Alaska Youth For Environmental Action. The group got to observe bills being passed at our state capital. And meet and interview legislators. Sarah Palin cancelled her meeting with them, at the last minute. But the kids got her personal assistant to sign a petition for a bill to get money back that she took from an alternative energy program.
Weird happenings. What credibility does the PA have for signing this petition. Where’s Sarah?
Paula; The numbered list you just posted on narcissism. I have a relative that fits most of that, and particularly #15 (This person regards anything short of worship to be rejection. Just an example; she went through many relationships and left victims without any remorse. Finally after a third marriage, I congratulated her and asked, “so, how is the family?”. Her narcissistic response: “Oh, they love me, they can’t do enough for me”.
I recall in an interview, SP was commenting (paraphrasing here) on how the Democrats would have loved “her” if she had run for them. Hmmmmm…….
Before the VP run, Palin was coddled a bit by the legislators. They have brains, and were able to navigate her into better decisions, and they let her have the credit. Now that she is famous, she is in her full narcissism element.
The article on HuffPost does not state what Stevens said about her statement being false. Snub was the word for her actions. Quite shocked, really…but the writer got the story from ADN it seems.
Kath the Scrappy from Seattle,
“Is it possible that she’s becoming Menopausal? “…More like “Mental-Pause-al”!
Recap about WAR from ADN: (scary!!)
During Palin’s 2006 campaign as a hard-charging outsider, Ross was honorary co-chairman. After Palin won big in 2006, Ross said publicly he would be happy to head up the departments of Law, Health and Social Services, or Public Safety. But Ross, a step removed from Palin’s Valley-rich inner circle, didn’t get the nod then.
A lifelong Catholic, Ross is anti-death penalty and anti-abortion. He’s a founding member of Alaska Right to Life. He’s been knighted by the Vatican.
“I feel I have a good relationship with the good Lord (but) if I could overturn Roe vs. Wade, I figure I got my ticket,” he told a reporter in 1995.
He is a former first vice president of the National Rifle Association and still is a director. He said he didn’t anticipate any gun control battles as attorney general.
Ross’s position on subsistence is unpopular in rural Alaska. He opposes changing the state constitution to grant rural residents a priority for fish and game.
From the Fort Mill Times – SC
It must have gotten picked up by the wire services.
Stevens said he understands the governor has other duties.
“But then to have that terrible press release,” Stevens said. “That’s the bogus part that really annoyed me.”
Stevens was referring to Palin’s news release that said she had been ready to participate telephonically “when legislative leaders canceled the meeting to host their own press conference.”
Legislators scheduled a 1 p.m. press conference to announce the formation of an information clearinghouse for communities and non-profits interested in applying for stimulus grants.
Asked then about Palin’s accusations, the normally affable Stevens said it was “absolutely false,” adding “someone should be brought to task for that.”
“It’s so silly, it’s a tempest in a teapot when what we need to do is focus on the issue,” Stevens said later.
Stevens said he would have been willing to meet with the governor over the phone if he’d known that was an option.
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/507526.html
Bottomline Palin is the governor. As governor she wields a lot of power. And right now I believe she is a very dangerous governor because she feels cornered and picked upon. Her choice of AG is very disturbing and gives a very clear indication of exactly what her mindset it.
The sad truth is Palin doesn’t want to govern anything. She wants to be rich, famous, dress up in designer clothes and have everyone fawn over her. But she also relishes power and enjoys throwing her weight around.
I feel sorry for Alaskans. They have such a mess on their hands right now. From what I’ve read the impeachment process in Alaska is a long and drawn out process. Palin most likely will not get impeached and right now she appears to be a lame duck Governor. She will not go quietly and most of all she will not govern Alaska or show any accountability to the Alaska people as it’s obvious her #1 objective right now is to say, “Screw Alaska”, you aren’t big enough for me anymore, I’m outta here!
Truthfully I do believe Sarah Palin’s political days are numbered. There maybe a small niche for her with extreme rightwing nutjobs, but I doubt she could carry any national ticket anywhere. However, I do think that in the days she does have left she could inflict a lot of harm on her perceived ‘enemies’.
I really hope the Alaska Leg is taking note of what they are dealing with. We already have seen that this is a woman who will lie to promote her naked ambition, will use favoritism to promote her naked ambition, will sell her family down the river to promote her naked ambition and most of all will turn her back on the state of Alaska and the Alaskan people to promote her naked ambition.
This woman is a joke but I believe she is a dangerous joke. Do not think she will just go away without inflicting some real damage.
Keep the pressure on. Keep this woman under the microscope until no one can ignore her or her insanity any longer. Write your legislatures today and express your outrage and demand action.
Polly (05:54:27) :
Recap about WAR from ADN: (scary!!)
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Thanks, Polly. This guy seems very scary…and I wonder if the “good Lord” feels the same way.
Does Ross have any knowledge about oil and gas? Knighted by the Vatican is qualification? He has a small practice like Colberg. I am gasping!
Thank you for your insights ocliberal. I think you are right on. It is so obvious she is making decisions like she is in some playground fight with the legislators and the citizens of Alaska, and even us bloggers.
More Palin Press today!!!
There is another story about Palin on CNN.com in the ticker section about her comments about no one she wanted to pray with before her debate with Biden. Former staffers are upset with her comments and critical. Great comments to the piece as well.
IMHO: To put it kindly, it is obvious that Sarah Palin is mentally ill.
Do Alaskans want to be governed by someone who is in desperate need of psychiatric care? Because that’s where this is….
Listening to the recap of Senator Ellis’ radio interview with CC on KUDO. VERY interesting. Sounds like the leg. is starting to push back.
Sorry….forgot to add the link.
here it is
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/27/palins-prayer-remark-angers-former-staffers/
Professor, I think you are kinda right. I don’t know if medications would be any help if she has a personality disorder like narcissism. That disorder is behavioral and takes years of therapy, and the person has to be willing.
There seems to be an accidental contest between GINO and Bachmann, to see who can appear more, as one person said about Bachmann, “batsh*t crazy.” Heh. They are both winning. Too bad GINO is in the more power-dominant position, thus being able to do more damage before she is finally run out on a rail.
I guess GINO is in the lead today in the “batsh*t crazy” race, because she got the top of the politics page at huffpost. Sorry Michelle, you have to share second place with Bill O’Reilly. Try again tomorrow.
OT – AKM sure has the most interesting photo collection, graphics… to go with her articles. The photo of the room in this posting, is really from the meeting room in the legislative offices in Juneau. I sat there years ago when Governor Knowles and Fran Ulmer were in office.
Is there a procedure for removing the governor due to health issues, including mental health issues? If not, maybe someone should introduce a bill.
She’s a menace to her state and should be stopped. She is also a disturbed human being who needs care and may be dangerous to herself or others when she crashes. Mental health issues are not a joke.
Geneva FreeSpeech (06:28:16) :
“procedure for removing the governor due to health issues, including mental health issues? ”
The federal government has no provision for removing a president under such circumstances so it’s unlikely that any state governments are better protected. The provisions for impeachment are deliberately time-consuming. Evidently the framers assumed that the electorate would select a healthy enough mind to survive the term of office. Sad.
If you can’t impeach her, can you at least recall her?
I was reading the “snub” article on huff. post, and it had me thinking. She states,
Palin claimed in a statement that she was scheduled to meet with the lawmakers by phone, but they “cancelled the meeting to host their own press conference.” Legislative staff told the Anchorage Daily News that the governor only offered to speak by phone at the last minute.
Doesn’t this sound familiar??? Isn’t this what she said about Emmonak about a month ago. Something about a phone call and nobody was there. HHHHmmmmm, nice pattern going on here.
Hope you don’t mind, this is ot; but, I just read the horrible sick comments sent to Linda, and I’d like to encourage her to hold fast to that which is right. She is doing her job as a citizen to safeguard her fellow alaskans – from unethical behavior. I want her to know that her sacrifice will surely be rewarded. Those who stand up for the little guy, the defenseless, the oppressed will be blessed. Am sending a prayer her way for wisdom and protection.
I am all for another demonstration being held on the Capital steps in Juneau. The whole city should joing in and let her know that her behavior and immature pendulum mood swings will NOT be tolerated. This is becoming beyond belief, what a complete “Asinine” move on her part.
@Martha Unalaska Yard Sign……Pull on your xtra tuffs and come back here….I know you have a pair, us girls in Southeast Alaska really know fashion, and xtra tuffs are at the top of the list. It’s so nasty outside today, I will have mine on all day long.
I agree mental health issues are not a joke. The American Disability Act protects folks in their “employment” because the majority of folks with these issues are nice people, and shouldn’t be penalized for an illness. So Palin would be protected by the law if it came down to that.
She is dangerous to herself and others, but according to the law, it has to be a direct physical danger.
Her downfall will be karmic IMO. I hope it is soon.
OMG. If I behaved this way at my job, I wouldn’t have one.
She is….no, I can’t. I’m done. She’s just too much.
Polly is right. There’s no medication for this. Unless the breakdown of the narcissistic shell leaves her depressed. But that won’t change the basic character disorder. She’s an unsuccessful narcissist – in the sense that she really can’t function on her own. It’s all a sham. A show. She’s basically a puppet. And without a puppeteer, she’s unable to function.
This lady is in serious trouble politically.
Recalls and impeachments take so long. And we continue to have a political circus… This is on Celtic’s blog. Faux News is in Alaska … Palin has called in her troops.
FAUX NEWS GOES CITIZEN HUNTING
Yesterday, a Fox News crew from the Lower-48 called me about my ethics complaint, told me they were going to be in town and wanted an interview. I thought about it but finally decided there was no way an interview with them would end well for a number of reasons:
1) Why are they suddenly here? Yes, there have been two complaints filed within seven days (one by Andree McLeod) but this is just one more ethics complaint.
2) Is it just a coincidence that one of Palin’s close advisors is Sarah (or Todd?) fan, Greta Van Sustern’s hubby? Did a cry go out from the wilderness for aid and comfort?
The news crew decided that since several of us refused to be on camera, they were going to “ambush” us. Good luck finding me after my recent move!!!!!
OT – tank farm dike has no remote monitoring
From adn.com
“Rod Ficken, vice president of Cook Inlet Pipeline Co., said remote monitoring equipment on two tanks that each contain 3 million gallons of crude oil showed no change in their level, strong evidence that they remain intact.
But until observers can fly over the Drift River oil terminal and report back, no one will know how high the river reached and whether water and mud got into the tank farm, Ficken said. The facility has no remote video or flood sensing equipment, he said.”
Alaska could save at least some of its money, hell get rid of that Lt. Governor because he don’t do chit. What’s up with that, Why did the legs have to talk to just staff, why not the Lt. Gov? Seriously is he allowed to do anything. I do not think much of the Legs either if they don’t hold her accountable for her lying to them. If they let her get away with it you will know they are just as crooked and sdrawkcab as her.
There are, what, three more weeks of legislative session? She has now completely alienated the legislature, when they had already been having a really hard time even getting her attention, much less getting her to work with them. The only thing they really have time for now is to get that stim money by going around GINO, yet there are other crucial things that need to be done, like getting a replacement for Elton. And we all know that GINO has been so busy with speeches and screeches that she hasn’t had time to actually go through that stack of applications for the position, so of course that will be another poorly thought out choice based on some crony being perfect for the job because he/she likes politics (and maybe cows too). And while these issues are keeping her busy, Redoubt is spewing ash all over the place, oil tanks are threatened by lahars, the Natives in the Yukon Delta are still waiting for the river to thaw so that they don’t have to be dependent on the good souls sending them food and fuel, and all of Alaska’s other major problems (dropout rates, rape rates, alcoholism rates, etc etc etc) are being ignored.
Then the session ends and the legislators go home and GINO turns off the lights at the mansion and gives it the finger as she gets on the plane back to Anchorage and Wasilla, so that she can devote herself full time to running for national office. Poor Alaska. Not a good year for you. At least she’s going to be busy with shredding emails, threatening people who disagree with her, trying to figure a way out of the latest ethics violation that won’t make it obvious that her personnel board is bought and paid for, trying to keep her kids away from sperm, trying to figure out how Piper is going to pass her grade in school when she’s been spending all of her time campaigning, traveling, and taking care of Trig while wearing high heels, begging for donations for her PAC and legal defense fund, running off to StapleMouth’s town to ride a sled, and trying to decide if she needs to take Trig along to that special needs dinner so that she isn’t propless.
IMHO, I agree that she is a malevolent narcissist (as we often discussed on this very blog in the fall). But I do not think that is Palin’s only mental illness challenge. I think there is something more, and it needs treatment. As my degrees are not in psychiatry, I will stop there…
OOps I forgot, I think it was Paula, someone had trouble yesterday with Celtics blog logging on they changed browsers from Firefox to IE and the were able to register. I use firefox and didn’t have a problem, that might be the problem.
Alaska, do yourself a favor and recall your governor: http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/petitions/irr.php
If they can do it in Chicago, you can certainly do it too. Also.
Get on your legislators about opposing this AG nomination.
Seems like she’s responding in character: vicious and vindictive when thwarted just like a schoolyard bully or a spoiled brat not getting her own way, just stamping her little red-heeled feet and yelling, “Oh yeah! Well I” show you!.” And, oh boy, has she been thwarted lately. Keep up the good work AKM keeping us informed. I just read that she was nominated 24th sexiest politician. Must be a HUGE blow to that beauty queen ego. “Beauty fades. Dumb lasts forever.” ~ Mark Twain.
On another note. Friends that work in the Legislator have often commented on how she always throws out these little land mines and creates drama wherever she goes in the halls of the Capital. Their reasoning for this behavior is, she really has no idea what she is doing and tries to throw people off of their game by causing disturbances.
It’s almost manic in the way she attempts to govern. Now lately I have been refering to her as a swinging Pendulum with her immature mood swings……but maybe she really is manic? Her thought process and control response process might just very well be shunted and she could be quite manic and on meds. to help with her manic episode?
When we look closely at her behavior over the past year, OMG!
To begin with, she’s totally narcisstic
Add in Manic episodes
Add in NOT knowing what the hell she’s doing when it comes to governing Alaska.
Add in her dysfunctional family
Add in NOT being a good mother to her children
Add in how she goes after certain people she feels she can bully (Celtic Diva)
Add in how she steers clear from Halcro and Progressive Alaska Blog, even Immoral Minority
She’s a recipe for a total adult who not only has a problem with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) but also, Manic mood swings and a Narcisstic personality.
WOW….early on I said that our Legislators have alot on their plates, they do not need to keep on sweeping up the messes that Gino creates in her wake. But if she is off her rocker….they have no choice.
I’m not a psychiatrist either, but associate a lot in the mental health arena on unfair rights issues for the mistreatment of decent people. There is borderline personality disorder, that uses both therapy and medications. Check out the symptoms for that….
Women Who Run With The WolvesNo Gravatar (06:44:16) :
@Martha Unalaska Yard Sign……Pull on your xtra tuffs and come back here….I know you have a pair, us girls in Southeast Alaska really know fashion, and xtra tuffs are at the top of the list. It’s so nasty outside today, I will have mine on all day long.
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I’m guessing you’ll have to go over to anonymous bloggers to get her. I think she needs to be doing something that is less stressful and more positive than keeping the GINO flameout vigil. I know how she feels. I have finally succumbed to my husband’s cold after successfully fighting it off all week. I think the stress of the last day or so is what pushed me over.
PollyNo Gravatar (06:53:47) :
Recalls and impeachments take so long. And we continue to have a political circus… This is on Celtic’s blog. Faux News is in Alaska … Palin has called in her troops.
FAUX NEWS GOES CITIZEN HUNTING
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Yeah, they reported on KUDO that FAUX was camped out at Andree McLeod’s. Can’t they be arrested for this? Isn’t it stalking?
FAUX NEWS – Bringing fascism to your neck of the woods.
A few things, I have not read any in this post yet, just got through the 200 in the last about the AG appointment. For her to publicly be speaking of her religion in connection with the legal battles speaks to a problem as I see it.
Read everything Regina has written about what Palin has done to help the church while in office. Palingates.com
1) in the Lincoln Day speech, when Palin is lamenting her “need” for extra strength and support and not finding anyone to pray with, is showing:
a) she was not holding up well under the pressures of the campaign and needed to fall back on her faith to maintain and was looking for spiritual guidance and council (For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.Matthew 18:20)
b) and she may be saying that’s the “reason” she failed and they lost, that may be her inner rationalization for what happened. She was surrounded by ungodly, unprotected.
2) the rapid appointment of a radical AG tells me she is in deep doo doo over Linda’s ethic complaint and Palin is either seriously p*ssed or seriously scared. Either way, it’s an aggressive move to defend herself against what she perceives as undeserved attacks, not her own wrongdoing, delusional thinking.
3) the statement about her taxes being off limits to IRS, tells me she may have already been contacted by the IRS and another reason for this AG appointment to squash the complaint and help cover her back.
Trouble is miss Scarah, the cat is out of the bag and you are gonna get busted. She is coming unglued, look for a religious thought process. She lives with biblical philosophy, that’s what she falls back on and what rules her world. I really hope she’s taken out of the political arena soon. John McCain loosed an extreme religious unstable nutcase who has no business in politics.
That’s not meant from me as a blow to people of any faith, just keep personal faith beliefs out of government and politics. And don’t get all cult like fanatical about your faith, believing you are right/good/inocent and those who do not believe as you are wrong/bad/evil. That is just too extreme for me.
Seriously, in her mind she’s fending off “the fiery darts of the devil”, that she’s not battling flesh and blood but spiritual darkness in high places, do a google bible search on spiritual battle/warfare and you’ll understand better exactly how Palin is thinking.
Evangelicals are big believers in preparing for spiritual battle.
Ephesians 6:11-18
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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http://www.battlefocused.org/spiritual-warfare/matrix/
Remember “She’s Come Undone” by the Guess Who?
As I recall, the lyrics are quite applicable to the Queen.
LiLady – Interesting I clicked on the “Recall” link on the state website and the page can’t be displayed.
Initiative, Referendum And Recall Information
Updated February 20, 2008
Click on the following links for more detailed information for: Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
The initiative, referendum and recall procedures appear in Article XI of our Constitution, Alaska Election Law under AS 15.45.010 – 15.45.720 and the Alaska Administrative Code under 6 AAC 25.240 and 245. The following information summarizes the statutes and regulations.
This information should not be considered a substitute for reading the statutes and regulations in their entirety.
This stuff can not be NORMAL (GINO )She is down & out right Mean & Catty.
FAUX News is the ultimate slimy entity. I’ll bet KO will be interested in their attempts to ambush good citizens of Alaska. I’m assuming that somebody has already emailed him about this latest expedition of theirs.
btw, did Greta bring along hubby?
@Womanwithsardinecan
Thanks! I did take a small break this past week because I was getting a little overwhelmed with Gino’s daily antics. I will send her a Southeast Alaska message.
The “Recall” link doesn’t work on the state website.
http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/petitions/irr.php
Is that another ethics complaint?
What is wrong with this picture? GINO blows off the legislature (with three weeks left in the session) and FIX News is camping out at Andree McLeod’s?! It’s complete madness.
@ GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramble, Not sure about Alaska or not if the have the law, or and congrats I just noticed you got your name back….
How can Alaskan’s get Keith or Rachel Maddow up here to do some interviews? How about true Alaskan’s being interviewed and talking about their frustrations over Gino NOT doing her job. How about going out into the villages and seeing for themselves what’s going on out there. How about coming down to Southeast Alaska and seeing the State Capital and the Governors Mansion? Just give it right back at them, with reliable MSM.
TewiseNo Gravatar (07:25:32) :
Thanks, Tewise. I didn’t feel like myself without it.:)
False Alarm. A friend said the Recall Link worked for her. Must be my browser.
PollyNo Gravatar (06:44:17) :
I agree mental health issues are not a joke. The American Disability Act protects folks in their “employment” because the majority of folks with these issues are nice people, and shouldn’t be penalized for an illness. So Palin would be protected by the law if it came down to that.
She is dangerous to herself and others, but according to the law, it has to be a direct physical danger.
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Putting out inflammatory/intimidating “press releases” on the SOA website and outright “lie” about the Leg.?
Can not they demand a dr.s exam that she is fit for duty?? In any other job that would be the case.
And “takes too long to impeach” hey didn’t take Illinois that long! Slam, bam thank you ma’am! I say Alaskan’s go for it.
I’m shocked.shocked. that the wasilla hillbillie lied!!! (not) Love it…Thar she blows….Waiting to see how she spins this…
SabrinaNo Gravatar (07:24:19) :
What is wrong with this picture? GINO blows off the legislature (with three weeks left in the session) and FIX News is camping out at Andree McLeod’s?! It’s complete madness.
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Alaska is pulling ahead in the Loony Bin race. The contenders in the lower 48 are about to get lapped.
Remember how upset Palin was when she didn’t get to speak election night? Since when does a VP candidate give a concession speech? That speaks to her “me, me, me” illness.
Children’s Education – A Katrina like moment for Sarah. Like the Cheney’s shadow government, she has been moved to an undisclosed bunker.
You guys and gals rock!
ocliberal (06:01:33) : You hit a home run with that post. A very Dangerous joke she is!
I was going to try and add my 2 cents about this women that is mucking up the political conditions in Alaska, and how she might be doing a disservice to women seek office in the future. Its very hard for a guy to dare say anything that might be consider sexes in Homer, and I’m sorry if I offend anyone with that statement.
I’m still hoping that women in power would lead are planet into clear clean air so to speak. Change is good, from destruction comes rebuilding…….. reframe reframe reframe.
I do like to reframe this manic situation with this GINO in power in Alaska, into something that can be a positive. All I can come up with is that we can use this present dysfunctional, overwhelmed, under educated, poser governor, as a lesson to reflect back on to make sure we vet are politicians a lot more carefully in the future.
Beneficent neglect! We can make sure we prevent another GINO from getting in office again. THis is becoming a painful lesson, you always learn more when you lose, but learn all the better from it.
I thank all you teacher and PJ blogger……, for educating me in so many fields besides Alaskan politics. I feel a deep social thread of well being and understating of myself and my community at large. Thanks for the therapy in this blog. Humor Therapy for change we can believe in.
I feel like I’m listening to NASA giving the countdown to liftoff except that it’s GINO’s countdown to self-destruction.
10 9 8 7 6 5……….
If (and I emphasize “if” here) there are aspects of manic behavior and/or borderline personality disorder involved, the functionality factor will be headed for an eventual “crash,” as that is part of the roller coaster side of both disorders–at least in my experience.
Without going into too much detail, I have had only one “professional” experience with an ex-beauty queen with borderline personality disorder, and she is now very medicated and not very functional. But she did a lot of damage (even to a well-loved public figure with a great reputation) before she hit the skids.
She’s only human, for God’s sake!
Of course, Palin couldn’t make it to Juneau.
(Who do you think she is?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnhgpVb-u5s&feature=related
GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramble (07:10:50) :
PollyNo Gravatar (06:53:47) :
FAUX NEWS GOES CITIZEN HUNTING
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Yeah, they reported on KUDO that FAUX was camped out at Andree McLeod’s. Can’t they be arrested for this? Isn’t it stalking?
FAUX NEWS – Bringing fascism to your neck of the woods.
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KO on Countdown Video about Fox News Stalking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#29904415
Folks, I’m going to throw out another bomb ….
I think that GINO has declared war on the legislature and aims to cause an Alaska constitutional crisis and will try to take it to the Federal level as well.
She appointed Wayne Anthony Ross as AG and HER pitbull because she plans on appointing someone to be Juneau’s Senator that does not meet qualifications of being a Juneau resident and registered Democrat. She will try to have the regs or statutes that require this and the approval of the party in the legislature declared unconstitutional by having Ross file suit.
The saga of GINO and her uncomprehensible ways is not over yet and unfortunately for Juneau and Alaskans, there will be much harm done, divisiveness created, and disarray in this state and in both major political parties.
Ross will also file suit in Federal court to have ANILCA and other Federal statutes granting subsistence priority declared unconstitutional.
These things may all be in prelude to her running as a “maverick” and with no party alignment in 2012. Her backers will be the new party of “ethicists” with Dobson, Limbaugh, and others of similar background.
Hope my doomsday thinking is incorrect. Sadly, when Colberg resigned my thoughts immediately went to her appointing Ross as AG. I kept quiet in hopes that I was not correct.
I am outlining the above so that we are all prepared for her coming attractions.
Wow, @Bear Woman! What a post! So you think she’s going AIP already? Wow. We all know she’s more AIP than GOP.
C.RockNo Gravatar (07:52:37) :
Thanks, I watched it and was appalled. I hate to think of Andree and Linda suffering at the hands of this incredibly hateful machine. This is stalking and they should be thrown in jail for it.
Bear WomanNo Gravatar (07:55:00) :
I certainly don’t disagree with your post, but how far is too far? Not only ‘Where’s Sarah?’ but ‘Where’s Sarah’s brick wall?’ cause it seems to me that she is fast closing in on it.
KO would be EXTREMELY interested in hearing TODAY about Fox stalking people !! I saw this piece last nite. Also – the stalkee , Amanda Terkel , would love to hear this also. She is a prominent blogger. F^*K fox !!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/24/oreilly-producer-stalks-a_n_178468.html
OT – I have just donated to Celtic Diva and I sent her a letter of praise. Thank you, Linda.
Yet another armature move.
There are allot of inexperienced people who get elected to office (Sonny Bono, Reagan, GW, Arnold etc). They usually know this and either listen closely to, or allow themselves to be completely controlled by seasoned advisors. The good ones study hard, and try to work with people.
We all know how she got elected (timing can be a powerful thing), and on paper she looked pretty good (to a right wing Repug drooler) when she was chosen as VP candidate.
As we all know it did not tale long for the charade to crumble once on the national stage. The publicity and events since the election have continued this meltdown.
It is obvious that GINO is not going to run for re-election. If she were to win she would be stuck under the local microscope which has been a recent disaster, and if she lost she would be toast. It will be much better to claim my work here is done and am ready to now help the whole country.
The real question is will the Repug leadership tell her to get lost or use her to raise money knowing she will never make it out of the first two primaries.
Being used and then thrown away would be a fitting demise.
damn spellcheck
austintxNo Gravatar (08:11:36) :
KO would be EXTREMELY interested in hearing TODAY about Fox stalking people !! I saw this piece last nite. Also – the stalkee , Amanda Terkel , would love to hear this also.
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I contacted Huffpo about this. Hope they think there’s a story here.
Here Is another One.
Bill O show victimizes woman /producer ambushes woman.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677#29868804
A survival story of victim
can people get tangible proof of Ross’s anti-woman comments to the legislators who will be considering his appointment?
Wow. Wow. Wow. What in blazes is up with this woman? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone so blatantly incompetent, so self-serving, so deceitful and so manipulative. Wow.
OMG, AKM, this is exactly what I said to my spouse last night as we were listening to APRN:
There are days in Alaska when many wonder if the lunatics are running the asylum.
(although I said “inmates”…)
HEY Sarah Palin – Come face the music NOW !! Whats with the sissy-ass crap callin’ fox ??
This is our theme song. We’re marchin’ babe-e-e-e !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InK4xolg6vk
@CG (00:41:22) : and Soldotna Sue (00:57:58) :–
Not only everything you said, but because she already lived here, she could have just moved up the hill and rented her house to the Lt. Gov. so they BOTH could have worked effectively in the Capital!
GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramble(08:20:48) :
austintxNo Gravatar (08:11:36) said: “KO would be EXTREMELY interested in hearing TODAY about Fox stalking people !! I saw this piece last nite. Also – the stalkee , Amanda Terkel , would love to hear this also.
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I contacted Huffpo about this. Hope they think there’s a story here.”
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GA Peach, if you’re talking about the Palin snub of the legislators and the faux, lying press release she put out, yes they do — you’ll find it here.
Is there anyone up there that can get pictures of the Faux News people at Andree’s house? Do any of you know what kind of stalking laws that Alaska has?
ds55No Gravatar (22:12:04) :
What the devil is wrong with her?
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The devil himself must be pullin’ them strings…and she is such a willing pawn in his grips.
But THIS “error in judgment” might really be the nail…
Some nuggets from ADN comments on WAR
renee99503 wrote on 03/27/2009 07:59:52 AM:
A previous poster mentioned a panel discussion about domestic violence at UAA where Ross was a presenter. I was one of the organizers of that event. The poster’s recollection is the same as mine. I vehemently objected to Ross’ inclusion in that event as I knew his reputation and sexist views, but even I was horrified at his condescending public statements about women and domestic violence victims. The gist of it was if us little women haven’t been given equal rights, we would have been safe home with our big old husbands to protect us. Oh, and along with that was the insinuation that most domestic violence victims were liars because “real” domestic violence victims hardly ever happens. If anything, his abject public buffoonery proved one of the points about the family law system–that domestic violence victims have so many barriers to safety put in front of them–particularly by people in the system that hold views like Ross.
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dudeabides wrote on 03/26/2009 07:01:15 PM:
I do not normally post on these comments but I feel compelled to share a story about Mr. Ross. I know there must be similar stories and I encourage fellow Alaskans to share them.
A couple of years ago AWAIC (Abused Women in Aid Crisis) held a forum at U.A.A. about what we can do as a community to decrease the amount of domestic violence in Alaska. Mr. Ross stood up and shared his enlightened opinion on the subject. I believed he stated that the cause of domestic violence in America was the women?s equal rights movement of the 1970?s has emasculated men and thus caused them to beat their wives. To summarize – if women just stayed at home the problem would be solved.
That is the opinion of the new Attorney General of a state that has one the highest rates of domestic violence in country.
Thanks Sarah.”"”
She must be on drugs-or she should be.
@Polly
I did a Google search (How to recall the governor in Alaska) and that’s the link that came up. I remember seeing another link from the National Conference of State Legislatures. I’ll see if I can find that one too.
OT, FYI – Regina, on Palingates, has a great new post on this article: http://gawker.com/5185380/sarah-palin-advisers-secret-scientology-plot-to-take-over-washington#c
Some of the Gawker comments indicate they feel the “Christian Right” should feel very worried about Palin having such a committed “Scientology Warrior” on her SarahPAC team.
Palin needs to hire 3-4 aides who specialize in anger management to go along with the 5 press aides or she won’t finish her term.
FYI:
STEPS IN AK Recall PROCESS
The three petition processes follow the same basic steps:
• PREPARATION OF LANGUAGE by a petition committee for the application
• COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES of 100 qualified voters who agree to act as sponsors for petition circulation purposes
• APPLICATION for a petition presented to the Lt. Governor, or in the case of a recall, the Director of the Division of Elections.
• REVIEW by the Lt. Governor, Department of Law and Division of Elections
• PETITION BOOKLETS PRINTED by the Division of Elections for the petition committee
• COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES of qualified voters in at least 30 election districts who support the petition
• FILING OF THE PETITION with the Division of Elections
• REVIEW of signatures by the Division of Elections
• NOTIFICATION by the Lt. Governor if the petition is or is not sufficient (i.e., there were enough signatures) to appear on the ballot,or in the case of a recall, the Director of the Division of Elections.
• PREPARATION of ballot language
Additionally:
1. The application for a recall petition may not be filed during the first 120 days of the term of office of any state public official subject to recall.
2. The recall petition may not be filed if the public official has fewer than 180 days remaining to serve in that office.
[Ref. AS 14.45.490 and AS 15.45.610]
So, my question….since this process is so complicated is there time for a recall before she will be up for re-election?
Is this why so many in AK are so depressed these days? I’d settle for house arrest by judgement of felony charges for Housegate and several other IRS charges, and then forced resignation. FBI get very busy and please make it so!
KaJoNo Gravatar (08:37:15) :
No, I contacted them about FAUX news stalking Andree McLeod and Celtic Diva. According to KUDO, they’re camped outside Andree’s house!
The Polls came back from Iowa and New Hampshire, and the base does not think it’s important for Palin to run for Gov again in 2010. She’s free now to begin running for POTUS in 2012. Here we go.
Amanda Terkel may be found at ThinkProgress.org. Also – it is O’Reilly that pulls this crap , not Greta. These are the corporations that condone , endorse , and enable this cowardly crap.
http://thinkprogress.org/stop-oreilly-harassment/
Wish I was Andree’s neighbor !! My German Shepard attacks on command !!
@Polly
I did a Google search: How to recall the Alaska Governor and found the link I posted earlier.
This is another:
http://law.justia.com/alaska/constitution/constitution-2.html
See Item #20 re impeachment
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Get Dennis over there pronto with his camera !!!!
Yeah me too austintx-great Pyrenees here and a pump shotgun(love the sound of the rack) it demands immediate attention
austintxNo Gravatar (08:55:55) :
Wish I was Andree’s neighbor !! My German Shepard attacks on command !!
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My Belgian Malinois will help!
austintxNo Gravatar (08:57:32) :
Get Dennis over there pronto with his camera !!!!
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Great idea! How do we give him a heads up?
This is What Really Happened : the Rev. Murthree killed the African witch-woman’s pet python (her ‘familiar’). True that. But reptiles don’t die. He actually took that reptilian energy into his own body. Then, in the famous
‘praying over miss sarah’ episode, that reptilian energy was downloaded into our own dear GINO. And the Lord made a way. And here we are today.
Forget about what everything appears to be. Miss sarah is the carrier of a
very ancient energetic frequency which is utterly insane but so tremendously potent. She cannot help herself, it is up to us to disempower her. Respectfully.
Truly, if you have not dealt with this fundamental energetic signature you have NO IDEA what you are up against. The ONLY way to disarm it is with the utmost caution and respect. It is WAY OLDER than you can imagine !
@Sue in Kansas (08:39:10) :
Is there anyone up there that can get pictures of the Faux News people at Andree’s house? Do any of you know what kind of stalking laws that Alaska has?
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I don’t know about stalking laws, but if she posts a “no tresspassing” sign on her house, if she feels threatened, she can shoot now and ask questions later. It’s defense of person and property.
Or, seeing as how WAR thinks it’s justified, she could exercise her rights and just throw really cold water at them.
I´d like to point out that friends of Amanda T. have set up a facebook support group. They might like to hear about this new case. If anybody has details…
A fellow mudpup started a forum discussion calling for boycotting Faux News.
RECKLESS, RECKLESS, RECKLESS! Oh my…this last week with the Princess has my head spinning. She is a compulsive LIAR!! She is a GUTLESS wonder. She is not doing her job. She is a sham. Taking her State paycheck while doing NO work. Throwing her weight around like a school yard bully…..well, now she can have the male version of herself in W.A.R. She thumbs her nose at us almost on a daily basis now and we are all sitting back and taking it. We need to do more…beyond venting our anger on these blogs. I have written to some Legislators to see what we can do as citizens. Many are afraid to do anything because of the Princess’s vindicitve nature. Poor Andree with FOX news camped out at her house (we know SP called her buddy Greta to make this happen.) It all disgusts me beyond words. We need to plan another RALLY…let’s get the word out and make something happen!
Actually, maybe the shoot now and ask questions later only applies to robbers! I guess the cold water is the way to go…
Contact Amanda Terkel at thinkprogress.org. She is the lady who was stalked by Bill O’Reilly. There is a tip box at the right in which you can notify her of this campaign to quash the right of citizens to free speech and their civic duty to participate in their elected government as well as the stalking of Andree McLeod and the attempted “interview” with Celtic Diva.
irina (09:03:08 The ONLY way to disarm it is with the utmost caution and respect. It is WAY OLDER than you can imagine !
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So what do you suggest .?
Just because some poor woman in an African village had a pet snake doesn’t mean it was a “familiar”–or that the woman was even a witch by western standards.
I would say anything unleashed by Muthee onto Palin is between Muthee’s and Palin’s own energetic fields.
Maria from Landover Hills, MD
Wow. Wow. Wow. What in blazes is up with this woman? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone so blatantly incompetent, so self-serving, so deceitful and so manipulative. Wow.
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Maria, I think it’s pretty simple what is up with this woman. She just doesn’t care about anything or anyone but herself. PERIOD! Everything she has ever done in her career has been for the betterment and advancement of only one person – herself.
I think her goals are fairly clear and simple: money, fame, fortune and power for one person – herself. And that is what makes her dangerous. She will use or abuse anyone she can to achieve her goals.
I think the best that Alaskans can hope for now is that those who have supported her in the past open their eyes and see her for what she really is – an unqualified, insecure, megalomaniac who has absolutely no use or concern for anyone unless they can benefit her personally. I take it as a good sign the legislature is now publically taking her on. However, I also take it as a bad sign that Palin doesn’t really care how she is perceived by the legislature. Either she is really spooked and afraid of something or what I believe, she has already washed her hands of Alaska and in her mind (and actions) has moved on to bigger and better things.
I think someone has advised her that she doesn’t need to (or shouldn’t!) run for Governor again so she has taken that advice a step further to believe she doesn’t have to govern anymore.
Wow, wow, wow is correct. She is an amazing piece of work.
Why are the legislators waiting around for a meeting of the Governor before they take actual leadership upon themselves? Accept the money for Alaska on behalf of Alaskans.
short-timer – here in Texas , we operate under shoot first. Remember the fella that was literally on the phone with the cops and they said “Don’t do it”……..You could here him “rack” {hi -tewise!!} that shot gun and “POW” If those clowns were parked on my street after dark , I’d walk right up with my dog and gun and sternly ask “Are you lost??” The neighbors need to call the local cop shop and complain about strange vehicles parked on the street with people acting “suspiciously”
How to stop Palin as she goes “Rogue-National” again: call out or challenge her vanity, metaphorically speaking. Her looks are a big Achilles’ heel, and her passport to attention. At some level, she thinks “her looks” are part of her “divinity.”
Andrew Sullivan has commented on her lies, yet again.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/03/the-odd-lies–1.html
All i can say is McCain created this a Monster. It’s all his fault. GINO would have been a GINO WHO ? if it hadnt been for him.
Can I suggest to Andrea McCleod, just keep repeating ‘Andree Mackris, Loofah and falafel’, to any reporter that sticks a mike or camera into her face. I can guarantee that not one minute of her appears on Fox.
OT OT
On a cheerier note and working towards a solution for at least some of the state’s issues, come visit the newest update on my workshop time spent in Fairbanks last week.
We hear the White House just might be joining us-
Check it out
http://anonymousbloggers.wordpress.com/report-from-the-sustainable-gardening-conference/
Victoria B
Ugashik/Pilot Point Food Drive
Ugashik, AK
victoria@anonymousbloggers.com
its time for God to open that trap door and let her swing in the political Hades she belongs in….
There is a really funny you tube over at “we’re not that stupid.”
In my other life, long, long, ago, I lived in a state forest next to a federal wildlife area 2 miles in. I always answered my locked door with my 2 German Shepherds, gun handy.
Again, on GINO,
Man plans, God laughs. Yiddish Proverb
It seems that Fran Ulmer was the first obvious person who fell by the ‘diebold deceit’. It would be verrry interesting to see a true accounting for that election… it seems Frank Murkowski was put into place here as governor after 9-11 to bring us ‘wily Alaskans’ into line with the Bush energy policies…does anyone remember him saying, right out of the gate…”Alaska is now open for business” as he proceeded to sell out our state to corporate interests, appoints Sarah as an up and coming to the oil and gas commission headed by Randy Ruedrich who had been rewarded for dumping toxic waste in the Arctic Ocean (was it)? (Might have been another important body of water…this was documented by PBS series on Big Oil) Sarah duped us in speaking out against him, Ruedrich, for improper use of his position, which championed her in the eyes of many…now it seems all a set up, as Frank whispers to her at the primary win,”We”ll make sure you go all the way” caught on TV, no less. details, details…it’s important to put all the little puzzle pieces together to see the big picture, and they’re not always found in the same media.
Too bad she doesn’t have a Juneau staffer who can speak for her…they might have been able to set up a teleconference on her behalf and phony press releases would not have gone out. It sounds not just like narcissism (me and only me) but of a paranoia!
I believe Gino is acting a little paranoid, but I’m starting to wonder if there could be a tad bit of bipolar going on in there also?!
GINO’s latest actions this week indicate to me that she has no concern for the political consequences her actions may generate up here.
I firmly believe she has already made up her mind not to run for reelection. From this point on she is going to try to get away with as many things as she can as Governor without being thrown out before her term is up.
I fear these last two years will be her attempt to make as permanent a mark as she can on Alaska before she heads down south. The events this week has made me seriously consider leaving Alaska as I cannot stand the complacent mentality up here (Mudpuppies not included!) or the inability for the majority of Alaska residents to take action and recall tweedle-dee the wonder dummy.
Is it not passed the point that GINO is so exposed that no one should be afraid of retaliation, or is it an excuse for people to do nothing.
ON the boycotting of Faux News, I don’t ever, ever watch them anyway, but it does scare me that they have shown up again in Alaska? Who is it, do you know? Is it Greta, or who? Be careful you all. And by the way, SEND THEM DOWN HERE TO ALABAMA. I WILL TALK TO THEM! They need to hear the truth about Palin. I am now boycotting CNN, completely. (Not really Palin-related) but since the John King interview with Cheney. Palin’s actions this week with the Legislature has to be the last straw, don’t you think. Can’t they refuse to approve her appointment of W.A.R.?
AKM, I sure do hope that Celtic Diva is in contact with our top brass at the Trooper Headquarters about the latest developments in regards to her safety. Also Anchorage does have FBI staff there, so she should be talking to them as well.
First thing though….I would take out a NO TRespassing order against those that are following her….like Fox News. She should NOT give them the time of day. I am of the opinion, Gino and her Cling On’s are crazy! If they don’t leave her alone, then go for an anti stalking order.
(Forgive me for responding before reading other posts first…)
So, GINO thinks shenanigans like these will make her more endearing to the rest of the nation? Doesn’t she realize that she shows her complete and utter disrespect for law and order, and for the people (at the moment the people of Alaska, but potentially for the people of the US and even the world – IF she gets to where she wants to go)???
Also, too, did she just coin a new word, ‘telephonically’???
Oh, my!
Add to all this the intimidation of Celtic Diva…
WHEN WILL THE CITIZENS OF ALSAKA PUT AN END TO THIS FARCE OF A GINO, AND IMPEACH/RECALL HER?!??
Well – this explains why Fox/O’Reilly are in AK. Where is Sarah indeed…………
http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu17/feyn-man/Picture6.png
palin is a liar, a coward, an idiot, and I could go on, but you catch my drift. She is drowning in her ability to run your state Alaska. She needs to step down, and allow someone else to govern Alaska, she is worthless and your state deserves better.
Shame on you palin.
I like the idea of having somebody go out and film Fixed News in action, as in them being asshats. I don’t care if it’s just a mudpup with a phone cam. Get over there, start taking pics. In fact, can some mudpups and other like minds throw together a quick rally in front of Andree’s place, to put Fix on notice and show support for our courageous citizens? Freedom of the press is one thing, but this is more like stalking.
And Keith or Rachel REALLY need to take a trip to Alaska and do a special episode on this whole thing.
OT – this is Mt. Redoubt looked like from space.
http://scienceblogs.com/authority/1238107943_ak231.GIF
Sooo….what new and interesting developments will we have today? GINO responding to the legislature calling her a liar? Andree throwing cold water on an overzealous cameraperson who climbed over her fence? TeamPoo rallying for death to all redheads? Somebody TPing W.A.R.’s big red penis? Legislature voting unanimously to pass the entire stim?
So, Saturday she was in Juneau, and now she is back in Anchorage…
Why does Alaska pay for all those unnecessary trips? Time to make HER pay for HER OWN trips (and the trips of her family…)
zyggy (10:23:28) :
She needs to step down, and allow someone else to govern Alaska, she is worthless and your state deserves better.
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GINO come on down here to the lower 48 & play with us & see how far you get.
We are waiting…………….hurry up. You will be a laughing stock & fall flat on your face.
OT, but I noticed that Monday is Seward’s Day. What do you Alaskans do for Seward’s Day? Is it a state holiday?
So.
She is suppose to be in Juneau for the legislative session and could not have flown from Juneau to Anchorage, because the airports were shut down due to the volcano.
We know that Fox news in in the state(Anchorage?), because they wanted to interview Celtic Diva.
It’s 569 miles from A to J.
She obviously did not want to drive to the meeting so made the announcement about her AG from Anchorage and then went on the offensive about the legislature so no one would remark why the GOV. was absent from Juneau again and not have to answer any pesky questions.
Why doesn’t the legislature and the people of Alaska demand that their Gov. be in the place of business during the time the work of the people should be
done?
I thought there was no road to Juneau.
What about that great kid who had the webcam up of his Obama sign?, you remember, we were all watching the thing for hours getting excited about passing squirrells, I bet he would love the chance to catch a Fox numbnut.
There is no road between Juneau and Anchorage. I thought flights were shut down. Can somebody check on that? If GINO’s plane can get into Anchorage, why can’t the planes that carry the oil draining equipment? They said it wasn’t safe to fly to Anchorage.
UK Lady – You and I think alike !! { we already know that } I had that exact thought this am.
Any “slacker” sightings today ??
UK Lady (10:42:05) :
That would be fun , It would be like us stalking fox news stalking Andrea. LOL
Polly (05:35:15) :
“But, if she is recalled, impeached, whatever… Who will be the next Governor?”
Good question! As I vaguely recall, hasn’t she just recently single-handedly changed the succession line and put another doofus in line to succeeed her?
about the line of succession, I do believe it is pernell, and after him she put commissioner of corrections Joe Schmidt 3rd in line. Anyone, correct me if I’m wrong.
From the WTF? File:
On C4Palin, Dick Morris thread, this comment:
” Mel said…
I see Rose decided to spam multiple threads this morning.
Rose,
She was in Anchorage yesterday announcing Wayne Anthony Ross as Attorney General, and attending the funeral of Pfc. Patrick Allen Deveo who LOST HIS LIFE FOR US in Afghanistan.
And, really, you’re going to talk about being out of Juneau to go to a soldier’s funeral when your guys in the legislature took a field trip to D.C. that shut down the entire legislature? Some of them didn’t even go on the field trip, they flat out went on vacation in the middle of the session.”
WTF?
I night take a trip over to C4P and reply if I have time, which I probably won’t. I’m VERY busy, but making money for the time being, so can’t complain … or whine!
Anyone know anything about this?
Besides, even if true, wouldn’t, like, any normal, professional person have TOLD their leg. (or whatever people were scheduled for a meeting) ahead of time, “Oh sorry, won’t be able to make it, I’m attending a funeral out of town that day.”?
Is she now going to try to use this as an excuse? Too late, I’d say. If it was true, she would have said it already. Where on earth did Mel get THIS from, I wonder?
One of you Alaskans needs to contact the webcam kid or Dennis or whoever. Start watching the watchers and do that rally too.
Chant for the rally:
Loofah! Falafel!
Fixed News is awful!
Greta! Fixed News Shill!
You and GINO make us ill!
Took a look at comments on Huffpo………gatogato said ” she is running around like a turkey with it’s head cut off “
GINO is the perfect example of Nero fiddling while Rome burns.
Did any of you catch this wonderful cartoon of GINO?
http://www.cagle.com/news/Palin2012/3.asp
I love the rats bailing out.
DD
check out Regina’s blog today “another day, another lawsuit for palin”
http://palingates.blogspot.com/2009/03/sarah-palin-another-day-another-lawsuit.html
Pile them on!!!!
I was pondering this last night (this is taking up too much of my grey matter)…
AG is 2nd runner up, right?
So, SP resigns her office for some trumped up reason.
Then her pathetic little lt. gov stooge has some personal reason why he can’t be gov.
And that leaves WHO to be gov? WAR.
I hope I’m wrong about who the 2nd runner up is. I hope there’s a AK State Senate person in there somewhere…
Daisydem: I did the same thing. After the Cheney interview with John King, I boycotted CNN. Those were some light, airy softballs and no follow-up questions, Mr. John Chin!!
I honestly hope both Celtic Diva and Andree McLeod have some local friends up there! Man, I wish I could be there…
If GINO was a normal person who had decided that some funeral in Anchorage was more important than the stim meeting, then all she had to do was contact the legislature and tell them she was flying to Anchorage and needed to reschedule the meeting. That’s how it works in the real world. And funny how her press release said nothing about any such funeral, just that those mean ol’ legislators cancelled the meeting. More butt-covering bs is what is sounds like. And I’m sure that there have been more Alaskans killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. Funny how she chose THIS funeral to go to. Somebody open a window. It smells in here.
@womanwithsardinecan (10:35:25) :
State offices have the day off for Seward’s Day, maybe schools too, I’m not sure. I heard someone say we should all go out and make a purchase of some large “unneeded” item to commemorate!
And I think the rally where “she” showed up was actually in the middle of the week last week, not on Saturday. I saw it on my way to a lunch appointment on a work day.
@Wurzelhexli (10:48:25) : and Polly (05:35:15)
here_in_PA (10:52:21) is correct. Next in line after the Gov. is Lt. Gov Sean Parnell then her next designee, Comm. of Corrections Joe Schmidt. I can’t remember if she were gone and Parnell moved up if Schmidt would automatically move up to Lt. Gov. or would only move up if Parnell then were gone.
@SMR (11:01:36) :
See my comment above. Current succession chain in Gov., Lt. Gov., Comm. of Corrections Schmidt. It was AG before, but she changed it when she didn’t have an AG. It’s ENTIRELY up to the Gov. to designate the chain after the Lt. Gov., so it changes every time there’s a new administration. The next in line was the Comm. of Revenue when Murky was gov.
Everytime she opens her mouth, she lies. How much longer can you put up with her? I’m in WA state, so I don’t know what the feeling is among the general population in Alaska is like. Are they still with her, or are they beginning to see what she really is?
I know the posters here know the “real” palin, but are Alaskan’s seeing this travesty of a governor?
Crystalwolf – I read your link – hilarious in a WTF sort of way. Palin said “I dont talk to, or mess with black men!”
**SNORT** – wait till you’re asked girlie, not sure you’d be that georgeous hunks cup of tea either!
The racist old grandma!
I’m pretty sure that GINO flew up to Anchorage over the weekend (or maybe even Friday) before the airport up there got closed down by Mt. Redoubt. As I said above, the rally was actually mid-week, not Saturday. Now that she’s there and the airport’s closed, isn’t that just so convenient for her that she can’t get back to the CAPITAL…
However, this begs the question of WHY IN THE HECK didn’t she make CLEAR arrangements with the Legislature to meet with them on the phone if she wasn’t going to be in the CAPITOL when the meeting was scheduled and communicate DIRECTLY with the Legislators instead of expecting her minions to pass along the message that she was going to be out of town and could she just please, pretty please with a wink on top, talk to them on the phone about all that stimulus $, also too?
Oops! I thought I was on the new post…. here’s a repost…
I can’t keep up!!!! I wish I could be on the blogs 24/7, but I have a small child and a job.
I live in Texas and even with Bush, we never had this junior high garbage going on. It is jaw-droppingly CRAZY. Is Palin jealous of all the attention Blago received and is gunning to outdo him? I thought he was the WORST, but Palin can’t stand that he might win even THAT trophy. For the love of all that is good and holy…..please let Blago pass the torch to Palin. She wins.
I read somewhere that Rep Ray Ramras (sp?) once said that the Palin administration is run like a high school student council. I feel sure we can find plenty of high schools with more mature students. This isn’t governing – it’s playground antics.
I’m so embarrassed for every Alaskan legislator who doesn’t have the gonads to do something about getting rid of her. It is CRIMINAL that she is preventing the legislative process.
Jesus, don’t you have enough to do? (And I mean, Him too. He certainly has enough to do without having to be bothered by that silly woman and all the doors she’s pleading with Him to open.)
If her pastor is a true Christian, he/she should have a long chat with this deranged Gov. Better yet, sounds as if an intervention and a trip to some institution is called for.
InJuneauNo Gravatar (11:17:24) :
I’m pretty sure that GINO flew up to Anchorage over the weekend (or maybe even Friday) before the airport up there got closed down by Mt. Redoubt. As I said above, the rally was actually mid-week, not Saturday. Now that she’s there and the airport’s closed, isn’t that just so convenient for her that she can’t get back to the CAPITAL…
However, this begs the question of WHY IN THE HECK didn’t she make CLEAR arrangements with the Legislature to meet with them on the phone if she wasn’t going to be in the CAPITOL when the meeting was scheduled and communicate DIRECTLY with the Legislators instead of expecting her minions to pass along the message that she was going to be out of town and could she just please, pretty please with a wink on top, talk to them on the phone about all that stimulus $, also too?
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ah…sure is hard to keep track of her. And yes, this constant lack of communication, miscommunication, and insulting, lying communication is just getting bizarre.
INJUNO: Your governor has the power of an emperor! No wonder she is doing whatever she feels like!
I don’t know what you guys actually can do to stop her. Sounds like a recall will not be able to affect the needed results. You guys are S.O.L.! (Sorry! :/)
GVS has an interesting blog post about HRC and GINO and the way they have been picked on. It’s cleverly disguised as a plea for tolerance.
Interesting use of GINO’s favorite term for critics.
“So now I come to the headline to this blog lesson. Today many of you have a chance to teach the haters a lesson. You will see our interview with Secretary of State Clinton tonight ON THE RECORD at 10pm. (I am looking forward to interviewing her.) Many of you who support Governor Palin, disagree with Secretary of State Clinton on all or maybe just some issues. Ok…disagree with her. But don’t be personal. Don’t do to Secretary Clinton what the haters do to Governor Palin.”
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/26/this-is-your-chance-some-of-you-can-teach-the-haters-a-lesson/
UK LadyNo Gravatar (11:15:47) :
Crystalwolf – I read your link – hilarious in a WTF sort of way. Palin said “I dont talk to, or mess with black men!”
**SNORT** – wait till you’re asked girlie, not sure you’d be that georgeous hunks cup of tea either!
The racist old grandma!
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Ya got that right, racist granny! This guy is a jazz musician, I’m glad he’s making it into a class action suit! She can’t ignore that!
I hope the leg. will not approve WARGINO. After yesterday, I would be surprised it they did. And after the stimulus debacle too. Oh I mean …also
@txindygirl (11:21:12) : It’s Rep. Jay Ramras…
@womanwithsardinecan (11:29:08) : Yes, it’s getting increasingly bizarre, and I wish it would all just GO AWAY!
golly gee…it just slipped her mind that she was supposed to meet with the legislature, yes sireeee, you betcha, also, too.
The only conclusion(s) that can be drawn:
1)GINO is a big fat liar
2)GINO is a coward
3)GINO had no intention of going to that meeting or telling legislators she wouldn’t be there
4)GINO’s staff is completely incompetent
5)All of the above
So she left on Friday or Saturday and the meeting was scheduled for the following Thursday, but somehow she just didn’t have time to tell them she couldn’t make it. Redoubt started blowing on Monday, right? If there was a chance she couldn’t get back out to Juneau, that still gave her several days to set up a telephone conference (nobody ever calls me when I set up a phone conference, waaaa!) or reschedule a face to face.
Message to Alaska Legislators:
Take the money
Hold out for Kerttula
Disapprove W.A.R. for A.G.
Alaskans want you all to act on behalf of Alaska and Alaskans.
I just love it…ginobots,Greta, Faux newz “haters” “jealous” “smear tactics” and this one “Obama operative” lol…can we say paranoid, much?????
Fear, hate, end times, and it makes me sad for the ones, the red necks in Alaska with all the breathtaking scenery there, and their heads are filed with hate, don’t even see the beauty of Alaska, Kill, baby, kill, drill baby drill.
Has anyone here had the stomach to watch all 12 youtubes of the “BIG WHINEFEST”?
God I would love a transcript of that. To me it sounded like the people there were laughing AT her than with her, and nervous WTF laughter to. I haven’t watched them all. Takes a strong stomach and some adult beverage for that
the problem child (an aunt, also)No Gravatar (11:31:41) :
GVS has an interesting blog post about HRC and GINO and the way they have been picked on. It’s cleverly disguised as a plea for tolerance.
Interesting use of GINO’s favorite term for critics.
“So now I come to the headline to this blog lesson. Today many of you have a chance to teach the haters a lesson. You will see our interview with Secretary of State Clinton tonight ON THE RECORD at 10pm. (I am looking forward to interviewing her.) Many of you who support Governor Palin, disagree with Secretary of State Clinton on all or maybe just some issues. Ok…disagree with her. But don’t be personal. Don’t do to Secretary Clinton what the haters do to Governor Palin.”
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hmmm…somebody needs to print out those sick emails to Diva and march over to Greta’s stakeout and hand them to her personally. Or better yet, get that rally over there and read them aloud to her through a megaphone. Also copy a bunch of the comments on ADN, Dispatch, etc., like from that Odious dimbulb, and read those aloud too. also.
txindygirlNo Gravatar (11:21:12) :
Better yet, sounds as if an intervention and a trip to some institution is called for.
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Yeah, that’s what I was thinking.
Don’t know who this is, but great article. Found at Celtic Diva’s.
http://www.cityethics.org/node/684
Way cool, that photo of Redoubt’s fuming crater taken from space.
Redoubt is expressing my own feelings precisely.
Please muddies, can’t we vote her off the island NOW. The tribe has spoken.
I didn’t notice ’til now, but one of the mudpuppies, Ennealogic posted it! Thanks.
Yes, I watched all 12 parts of the “Whinefest”…for those who don’t have the time or the stomach, at least watch Part 11……….that was the Whiniest, most self serving, digusting of all 12 parts. Watch her facial twitches and listen to the shreeeeeeeekiness of her voice. She is a pathetic, pathological LIAR!
Call your national legislators also to support Obama’s budget for with the priorities of education, energy, and health care. I tried. Lines are busy. Will keep trying.
Here is a awesome article:
Unethical Harassment and wearing Logos
http://www.cityethics.org/node/684#comment-132
I’m sure Rex { Sherry’s lawyer } will help the gentlman with his case/lawsuit. Rex is African-American and has had past issues with the Gov. on race issues.
InJuneauNo Gravatar (11:33:12) :
@womanwithsardinecan (11:29:08) : Yes, it’s getting increasingly bizarre, and I wish it would all just GO AWAY!
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I’m with you on that. I am SO tired of this dog and pony show and I don’t even live up there anymore. If she were just some blowhard Fixed News person like BillO or Greta or Hannity, we could all shrug and go on with our lives, but she is a public official using her office and celebrity to promote her rabid ambition for bigger things. Bad for Alaska, bad for America. We’re stuck keeping the light on her until she finally self-destructs. I do hope Alaska is still in one piece by the time she is gone.
I just want to pull the covers over my head and forget I ever saw that stupid hair or heard that screechy voice, lying and rabblerousing and youbetching ad nauseum.
I was just re-reading Ann Kilkenny’s famous e-mail and was reminded that when SP was the mayor of Wasilla, THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER !!
So, hopefully history will repeat itself, but this time– the recall campaign will succeed OR perhaps SP will resign because she realizes that….
SHE NEEDS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER FAMILY !!! (chuckle…)
Womanwiththesardinecan wrote: Funny how she chose THIS funeral to go to. Somebody open a window. It smells in here.
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yeah, I thought it odd he was killed early march so wouldn’t she have known much earlier the date of his funneral? it’s military so I don’t know anything about how it works, I just found it odd.
Wow, every time I refresh to catch up…more enjoyable comments. Finally made it! And I forgot to make notes. Dang. I appreciate your sharing thoughts and opinions! What a documentation for history! Awesome! For what it’s worth, GINO should be removed from office for lack of confidence with supporting documentation she has supplied and laid on a silver platter. And the appointed AG should go, as well.
It’s all about equality. Did I spell that right?
WHAT’S UP WITH OUTING AKM??? New post up…:/
Why does that dingbat think it is necessary to ‘out’ anonymous bloggers? I just hope AKM does not have ANY of the reasons she posts as potentially possible! :/
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NOT that I’m defending the timing of attending the funeral of a fallen serviceman (rest his soul), but it often is the case that it takes a while for the military to return a body to the US and then transport it on to where the funeral will be taking place. So, it could have been a last minute addition to the calendar. HOWEVER, I’m not sure that making the choice to attend that over meeting in person with one of the CO-EQUAL branches of government in the midst of economic turmoil and SESSION is the best decision to have made…
Hey- The yet to be confirmed AG opposes the death penalty- That’s one good thing. Ya know, all this SP stuff is just a diversion (at the moment) With what recently happened between her and the legislature- maybe she will be bye-bye soon for us anyway???
What hit me this AM was something that I heard on NPR. A “storycourt “episode where a son interviewed his recently deceased dad. His dad when he was young, joined the boy scouts and was intent on being the best boy scout he could be. He was looking for a way to do his daily good deed. He saw a bllind woman about to cross the street. He asked her if he could help her. She clung onto his arm and was very happy for the help and very talkative with him. Then she asked him if he was white or colored. He said he was colored. In the middle of the street, she threw his arm off her and said “don’t you touch me.” She wouldn’t allow a black boy to touch her. He thought that then we had a long way to go.
This was recorded in November 2008. He saw the election of Obama. Something great and exciting has happened. We have an intelligent, capable president who won’t step down to the special interests. What he can accomplish is somewhat dependent on how vocal and supportive we are. So I am going to try to ignore SP- maybe blog or do what I can to expose her. But I am going to focus on the prize we have in the white house. We got our prize Yahoo!!!!!!!
It’s more than we could have ever hoped for. God protect him. Write to the paper in support of his programs.
I get tired of the responses of Murkowski, but I am still going to write her and Begich and idiot Don Young. E-mails make it easier. I may find some other people to write to too!!!
Tell Obama what a good job he is doing- Michelle too??
Anyway- you know what I mean.
I’m glad some folks found the CityEthics site and article that supports Celtic Diva’s recent ethics complaint.
It’s pretty clear that GINO has run totally amuck now, and that the Sarasites are out in full force poo-pooing anyone who dares challenge their blessed Queen. I can’t imagine a worse week for GINO… unless Mt. Redoubt’s rivers of mud bust open the tanks that hold millions of gallons of oil causing an environmental disaster. Her star, even among her most sycophantic devotees, would fade faster than you can say, “Heckuva job, Sarah!”
Have any of the state Senators or Congresspersons blogged about the shaft that GINO just gave them? I can’t imagine they are pleased at being maligned by -her-.
thank you GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramble for reposting and thank you Ennealogic for bringing it to our attention…. That was a great article..
From ktuu: http://www.ktuu.com/global/story.asp?s=10080650
The memorial service was on Thurs, Mar 26; Pvt Devoe was killed on Mar 9, 2009. There is also a video of a portion of the memorial service (the playing of Taps – very moving).
There was no mention of the Governor being in attendance.
GINO is in petulant, “You can’t tell me what to do!” foot-stamping mode. She’s doing everything she can to sabotage everything and everyone in her wake. I truly believe she is showing definite signs of a mental disorder. She is heading rapidly toward meltdown.
She is doing and saying things without regard to potential fallout. She is beginning to seem paranoid (preemptive press release? A snarky one at that? How OLD is she- 12?)
Mike Doogan needs to receive a huge Karma violation from his colleagues – perhaps he should be assigned an office in Siberia…back in the old days in Juneau, they’d just quietly move them down the street. Oh yeah, and that Anchorage Office – anyone using their office to settle personal vendettas doesn’t even deserve one.
Palin was at Pvt. Devoe’s memorial service. I saw her there.
Representative Mike Doogan (AK)
Current Office: State House
Current District: 25
Party: Democratic
Representative Mike Doogan repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
What a b*tch!! She operates like a third-grader. She makes a fence post look like a Rhodes scholar.