Bedtime in Alaska – Daily Wrap Up
Podcast of Rick Steiner
I’ve had several requests for the audio of Professor Rick Steiner’s recent talk at the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowshp. His topic was “Crisis in the Oceans and Free Speech.” Professor Steiner is an outspoken critic of oil development and mining practices that will harm sensitive marine ecosystems and threaten Alaska’s fisheries. Because of this, he has had federal grant money withheld. You can read my post on this topic entitled “U of A Professor Loses Federal Grant Money for Being Too Mavericky” HERE. His talk is very good, as always, and weaves conservation and free speech issues together in a compelling way. Discussion follows. Click HERE.
This is Not a Joke
I repeat, this is not a joke.
This is not a snarky montage put together by someone who dislikes the Palins.
This is…apparently…serious.
You know how Sarah Palin refused to be interviewed by Joe McGinniss for his Portfolio article entitled Pipe Dreams because he couldn’t guarantee that his portrayal of her would be positive and flattering? It looks like Todd is playing by different rules. Bad move.
“Alaska’s first husband is not scared of you, the cops, or his wife. Get a sneak peak at a week in the life of the ultimate stay-at-home dad, hunter, fixer, and champion snowmobiler right here, then pick up the May issue of Esquire for Luke Dittrich‘s full, in-depth profile.” (Via HuffPo)
Yes, the “First Dude” will be featured in the “How to Be a Man” issue. Strange and unflattering are the words that spring to mind. And am I the only one who feels like I’ve seen more of Todd Palin’s socks than I’m comfortable with? It’s true that it’s kind of an Alaskan rule of etiquette to take your shoes off in the house. Things up here are muddy and dusty and snowy, and people just do it. I’ve been to many dinner parties with well dressed people standing around in socks. But I think those rules are allowed to be, and should be suspended when you’re on television, or getting photographed for a national magazine. Just sayin’.
Who’s the Fairest of Them All?
A few months ago, I got a new Blackberry. And one of the things I did while fiddling around with it, trying to work out all the settings, was to pick a wallpaper; the image I see every time I turn it on. I’ve got a picture of spouse and kids standing in front of the Capitol building in D.C. It makes me smile.
Now, as you would imagine, the State of Alaska issues cell phones to employees. The new ones they’ve got are really nice. They’re iPhone-ish. And guess what the standard issue wallpaper is? What do you think you see when you turn it on in the morning? I know what you’re thinking. It’s got to be a picture of Denali, or the Alaska State Flag, or maybe a majestic bald eagle…. Oh, but you’d be wrong. The image is a picture of…..Sarah Palin! All I could think of is how my employees might look at me if I issued a company cell phone with my own picture on it. I guarantee there would by a massive rolling of eyes and giggling at the water cooler. Go ahead and try it. Imagine getting a cell phone from work, and you turn it on and there, staring at you….is your boss.
Now I’m curious if the governor has kept the state issued wallpaper on her phone.
Narcissus (detail) by John William Waterhouse, 1903
The Blogosphere is Not Pleased
Ouch!
You know it’s bad when you read an article about Sarah Palin that makes you cringe like you’re watching a really lopsided boxing match, and you realize that the source is Fox News. It’s getting that bad. I found myself wincing, and turning my head. By the time I got to the last part, I was reading while peeking out from between my fingers. This is more on the “Yes, I’ll come”, “I never said that”, “Maybe I will” scheduling debacle of Palin’s hosting, or not hosting, or maybe hosting the House-Senate fundraising dinner.
Congressional Republicans decided Tuesday to ditch the former GOP vice presidential nominee in favor of the former House speaker [Newt Gingrich] for the critical House-Senate fundraising dinner in June 8 in Washington. [snip]
“She was a disaster,” one Republican source told FOX News. “We had confirmation.”
As for inviting Gingrich, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Ken Spain said the GOP “decided to go in another direction.”
“Speaker Gingrich is a leader,” Spain added.
Another source familiar with the invitation indicated that the campaign committees were so incensed with Palin that they did not even bother to officially notify her that they rescinded the invitation.
Multiple efforts to reach Palin’s staff in Alaska for comment were unsuccessful.
The decision to book Gingrich instead of Palin seems to be indicative of growing discontent in the party with the Alaska governor and her potential ability to lead the GOP.
(Thinking this through veeeery carefully…) So, if they “decided to go in another direction” aaaannd the “other direction” is Newt Gingrich, because Newt Gingrich is a “leader”, then we have to assume that the leadership of the GOP thinks Palin….isn’t? (scratches head) Took ‘em long enough!
Oh, it’s just all to precious, isn’t it? Just all of it!
It is 9.50 am here in Ireland, and I am giggling like an idiot….and yes I have seen way to much of Todd’s socks. Thanks for such a funny start to the day!!
*too*
Actually, I just can’t even watch the video. At least not tonight. It’s very late, I’ve just gotten back from the bar (yes…midweek, too much scotch, don’t ask…), and I really need to go to bed. I just can’t risk the nightmares in which that would undoubtably result…
InJuneau, it is only about a minute long….it will give you a giggle before bed.
Heh. I’m small-minded enough to revel in the slow demise of a vicious, cocky little banty roosterette. So, if Toddie He-Man doesn’t manage to blow the socks off America and make everybody want to vote for his wife, is a photo shoot of one of the family for Penthouse or Hustler next? They’ve tried so much already to keep Palin in the public eye, but she’s losing luster so fast in politics as well as in the media, you gotta wonder if she could even get in to do some TV show of her own by now. What else is left? Hey Sarah… What Would Paris Do??
I’m wondering if Esquire chose to feature TP because 1) the mag is trying to garner a wider male audience now that their typical readership, Wall Streeters, is more interested in saving their assets than in chasing “a$$”, and 2) that that despite their sense of cutting edge modernity, the magazine really is all about Men first, women whatever. Esquire is basically the male answer to Mademoiselle. The day TP appears as TIME’s Man of the Year, then we’ll all know the end of days has arrived.
I’m worried that she will “forget” to request the remaining stimulus $$ until it’s too late…isn’t the deadline in a few days? Is the legislature prepared to work ’round the clock to force her hand if need be?
What happens if “Whoops, I did it again” misses meetings, doesn’t fill out or misplaces paperwork, forgets to make critical phone calls or sign important, you know, bills, etc. and, as a result, gosh darn, that stimulus money that would benefit people just slips off the table and out of sight? I’m sure whatever other state that gets it will be mighty happy. Unlike AK citizens sitting in their cold, uneducated, uninsulated, no-job-and-no-unemployment-$$, hungry homes.
I just had a rather uncomfortable but funny thought.
What if………. GINO, Todd, Trig, Bristol, Track, Tripp, Pipper, and the quite middle girl, all run for the white house in 2012 as a family team.
OMG, Irishgirl, I did, and it’s funny; you were right. YIKES!
Willow. (and it’s Piper
) YIKES, what an odd possibility!
Greytdog ΔNo Gravatar Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 1:05 AM
…that that despite their sense of cutting edge modernity, the magazine really is all about Men first, women whatever.
Todd and SP would both be behind that. In the fundamentalist Pentecostal home, the man is considered the “God Head” of the household and the woman is beneath him. I’m sure he loves it when his wife gets up on a stage and whips up a crowd. It probably makes him feel like a man, since his wife belongs to him, almost in a property sense. SP is the only one in their immediate family who even graduated from high school. Yes, Toddy was a dropout, too. Also.
OK, so what in the world was someone thinking when they thought it would be a good idea for Todd to do this particular interview. I mean, really. Even without seeing any of the photos, it just sounds like a stupid idea. Unless. . . do you suppose that Sarah really wants out of her job and doesn’t want to run in 2012 after all, but doesn’t know how to say so? Yeah, that’s it. Have your family do enough embarrassing things, and then all this silly political stuff will just go away.
One thing is clear, though. There’s no responsible adult living in the Palin household. Scary, that is.
AK: I haven’t been to themudflats for a couple days. .. I am glad to see you picked yourself up (after Duggan’s outrage) and are back blogging.
I predict that your power and influence will grow now that you aren’t totally unknown. I bet it’s still a good idea to keep personal details as private as you can . . . you just don’t know what crazies might stumble upon you. . . . but, all in all, I predict that you are going to keep getting better and better now that you are ‘out’. Sorta out, anyway.
You go, AK.
I wonder about Esquire magazine’s politics. Are they right-leaning?
awww the story continues.. when will we get to the last page..and be able to close the book on these people!
AK, thanks for sharing the hilarious, amazing story about the State of Alaska issuing telephones with a picture of the governor as the wallpaper. Can Sarah Palin spell egomaniac?!
Sarah is so scary, isn’t she? I think a large reason she frightens me so much is because she seems so much like George W: vacuous and preening.
I just loved the ditzy nonsense she gurgled after someone filed an ethics complaint when she wore Arctic Cat clothing. She is such an idiot that she doesn’t seem to have much understanding of when she comes across like an idiot. . . until afterwards and then she blusters her indignation and blames anonymous bloggers. Oh my god, she is awful and sickening.
Thanks for keeping on, AK.
I sure hope the GOP does go”in a different direction,” like into a direction of reason, intelligence and collaborative support; even a party of MAYBE WE COULD would be such an improvement from ‘party of NO and obstruction.’ Who needs it!?
Not sure Esquire has any leanings other an advertising revenue. Usually their mag is used as a coaster for those half-caff, soy milk, vanilla hazelnut, light foam lattes. . .
Again, Lord have mercy on us all.
@ NMJ Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 1:06 AM
“I’m worried that she will “forget” to request the remaining stimulus $$ until it’s too late…isn’t the deadline in a few days? Is the legislature prepared to work ’round the clock to force her hand if need be?”
The last time I checked the deadline for Stimulus was Friday, April 3, I believe. Yep, 3 days from now. AK legislature sure seems quiet on what’s happening, does anybody know? WHERE’S SARAH?
A long time ago I thought I read, in case of conflict, state legislatures could vote Stimulus Pkg in with 75% “Yes” Votes. Their constituents are going to be p!ssed if they don’t do something properly, IMO.
That 75% would surely override any veto. I feel worried for our dear pals in AK, this is going to be a stressful week.
The Palins would be a cute couple if only they weren’t so dumb.
“Stupid is as stupid does.”
— Forrest Gump
Stevens charges dropped??
What a fiasco!
AKM thanks again for keeping us up on things. So impressed that you can keep your humor in the face of all that’s happenning!
OT – Wondering if UK poster has any news from Pres. Obama’s visit?
I watched the video…why? why did I subject myself to that? I need a shower now. Ewwww.
OT – President Obama has a busy day today but the G20 starts tomorrow. Check out the BBC website. They are covering it all.
Sarah’s cell phone wallpaper ??
http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/sep08/saw-palin.jpg
Glad I don’t have a cell phone
Updated “Drift River” post:
http://www.ptarmigannest.net/?p=1324
Have a nice day.
Paul Krugman has a sense of humor:
We’re doomed; Sizzling G-20 wives.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/
If Todd is the ultimate stay at home Dad , then ultimately he is going to Hell. John Hagee says so right here:
http://imablogger.net/2009/03/31/stay-at-home-dads-will-burn-in-hell/
BBC News front page – http://news.bbc.co.uk/.
Great Work flyinureye !!!!!
Still the top “Politics” story and the comments are goodn’nasty !!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/31/gingrich-replacing-palin_n_181469.html
aeroentropy – what’s up about Steven’s???
The cellphone thing….not that much of a surprise. She’s a narcissist. But the first dud thing…W.O.W.. just WOW! You don’t think they’re grooming him for the next political outing, ala Joe the P/Todd the D?
I’d like to know more about Ted Stevens, too.
THIS JUST IN – Seems the DOJ is dropping ALL charges against Ted Stevens. . . (blurb on MSNBC TV, report from Pete Williams
MSNBC reporting that Justice Dept. is dropping ALL charges against Uncle Ted.
From CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04/01/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4908866.shtml
Seems the case was “contaminated”
AKM, thank you for the Rick Steiner forum 3-22-09 audio. It is long but worth it. His work on the Valdez disaster explains more clearly the obfuscation that our elected officials create when they don’t want to work ‘in the best interest of the public.’ Discouraging FOIA requests, fees, and penalties along with very real threats to livelihood can make the best truth-tellers tired of the struggle. BUT, yes we can!
Is it greed alone that entices ‘good’ elected officials to go so terribly wrong? Does capitalism only work when the ‘lesser-haves’ get screwed so that the ‘the haves and have-mores’ profit?
Flyinyoureye–great graphic for the real nowhere doogieman.
Thanks, other ‘flatters because we care enough to do what’s right because it’s right to do so.
I was envisioning Palin as Lucy.
“What do you mean I can’t charge per diem for doing political stuff? I want my per diem! I need my per diem! Cash. Cold hard cash. I need cold, hard cash! I don’t do anything or go anywhere if I can’t get every cent of the cold hard cash I am due!” (clink, clink, clink, shaking can in Megans face again with angry look on face).
While baby cries in background, Palin screams, “Where in the heII is Posy. Or Pixy. Or what’s her name? Piper?”
Megan (shaking) replies, “In school, remember?”
Palin screams, “Well, get her out of school and have her take this baby, Now!”
Exhaling, Palin sit behind her desk and begins shaking her little can. Ah, cold hard cash. A smile comes across her face. She knows she can sit there all day and do nothing and the state will keep filling her tin container.
“Screw CPAC,” she says to herself. “And the GOP.” Tink, tink, tink.
Also took Sarah long enough to realize she was eventually going to have to talk about more than herself and how bad the press is (even though she’s not complaining) and how the rest of the Republican party are such heathens there’s nobody to pray with. But once she did, this kind of exposure looked pretty risky.
Also AKM, I haven’t posted for awhile, and want to add my deep sorrow for your cover having been blown. I’ve emailed Doogan before and didn’t get a reply (I’m a Vermonter, what can I say) so I won’t do it again. But I’ll toss a few pennies in the pot if/when legal costs need to be met to hold him to account, or to defeat him next time around. Just let us know where.
“April 1, 2009 6:58 AM
Report: DOJ Drops Case Against Ted Stevens”
Maybe it’s an April Fools joke. Anyway seems they could nail him for much more than they did. Maybe they’ll bundle another case against Ted up with Ben’s.
Todd and His buddies? (In socks)
http://peterlee.gov.uk/images/seah0057_tcm4-15658.jpg
Todd forgot to wear his “gimme” cap.
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/moredetails.aspx?showBleed=false&ProductNo=56407569&colorNo=4&pr=F
Like the cap austin.
Esq is usually higher end, guess they’re hoping for the white trash market to raise revenue. I am guessing the hickbilly men won’t buy it, but their devout Christian wives (still trapped in thinking of mother England in the sack) will. They need a macho hee man to worship. One who’ll LET them have a job…
Stevens has been on several major news outlets, so I am guessing it’s not a joke.
On the phones -I wonder how many state employees keep her pic on the phone? 0% of the women and 10% of the men (all over age 60). That’s my guess.
Next time the paper does new photos for the columnists I’ll get my picture done with bedhead in my robe and socks. It’s all the rage, I hear.
OK, I get it… April 1st …. ya got me. What’s that you say… it isn’t a joke…its for real?
What is this world coming to when a Snara and Tood reality is way better then any April Fool joke!
Does the same co. own People and Esquire ??
From NPR which broke the story on the DOJ & Stevens case this AM
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102589818
List of Magazines owned by Hearst Magazines Intl (including Esquire)
Cosmopolitan
Country Living
Esquire
Food Network Magazine
Good Housekeeping
Harper’s BAZAAR
House Beautiful
Marie Claire
O, The Oprah Magazine
Popular Mechanics
Redbook
Seventeen
SmartMoney
Town & Country
Veranda
You can write to the editor of Esquire at the address below and give them your 2 cents:
http://www.esquire.com/talk
Totally off topic, but this is too funny not to share. Don’t think Brenda’s babies could pull this little stunt, not that I think you likely have chilly cat doors like this one up there either:
Not just a door for cats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXx4vXFESek
Wonder how GINO’s feeling under that bus. Guess the GOP don’t even want to be bothered with her as a fundraiser.
I saw the Dud vid last night, too funny!, the commenters over on c4p are very confused, they can’t tell if this is good or bad for Palin. I can tell them – Very Bad!!
Slightly OT, but to do with the ocean. I am very proud of one of my little sisters at the moment. She is a teacher and made a film with her students that your fab Prez is going to see. Her name is Karen Findlay and I have linked the BBC UK article if you are interested.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2009/03/26/ridgeway_school_film_feature.shtml
UK Lady- Wowie- very impressed. Science in schools??? You guys are so modern! hope we catch up soon!
Seriously, congrats to teacher and kids. How thrilling the Obamas will get to watch. Hope they also get to meet them. That would be such fun and a great reward! Let us know if you get it on youtube so we can watch it, too.
WRT Ted Stevens, I’m not entirely surprised. Even though the Judge seemed honest and wanting to keep on track, the Dept of Justice and prosecutors were pulling many slight of hand maneuvers. No matter how much the Judge sputtered, they just seemed to keep coughing up more unexpected hairballs.
IMO, this may have been the intent all along, given how corrupted & politicized the DOJ became under shrub/Cheney. They got Stevens out of office and he walks away free. He may be too old to really run for office by the time it’s up for vote again.
@ UK LadyNo Gravatar Says: Please give the “Congratulatory regards” from this Alabamian to your sister Miss Karen Findlay.
I wish more children were to get involved in such an important issue.
I must say that it is so nice for the GOP to allow SP the opportunity to see the underside of the bus and visit past alliances.
@ UK Lady
Wow! Impressive! Yes, I would love to watch it too. You must be so proud, what an accomplishment by all of them.
Here’s the story of Ted Stevens on Huff Po this morning http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/01/ted-stevens-conviction-to_n_181632.html
Good Grief Charlie Brown! I do wish that were an April Fools Joke, but sadly it isn’t.
Tried to comment on C4P but it wouldn’t post. Is there a google delay? I am such a techno dummy.
I tried to find sarah under this bus , but she’s been run over pretty good.
http://imgur.com/CX3YO.png
UK Lady – Proud for you for having such a lovely daughter !!
Good Morning Upper 1,
For some reason, everytime I read anything about the Palins, this song runs thru my head.
Idiot wind blowing like a circle around my skull,
from the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol.
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth,
You’re an idiot babe.
It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
Idiot Wind—Bob Dylan—1974
I don’t want to offend anyone here, but I am from Minnesota, i have ridden snowmobiles and I dont’ consider Todd’s snowmobile “skills” to be that impressive.
You get on, turn the key and the machine goes. Not exatly the iditerod.
Ted Stevens, as a citizen, deserves to have his conviction thrown out because we MUST have clean trials and convictions, for the good of all citizens.
He is corrupt, Lord knows, but the integrity of our court system is more important.
OMG, I read over at Progressive Alaska that not only did DooDoo run and hide from Shannyn, but that she has tape of it! In my mind I’m playing a version of that goofy Colbert skit a long time ago, where he is pursued by Helen the Reporter. Remember that?
AAaaarrgghhhhhhhh!! austintx, I’m not THAT old, tis my Lil Sis
UK Lady – Little sister……..sorry. Too much coffee.
Ted walks.
Thanks a pantload Eric.
http://www.ptarmigannest.net/?p=1412
Congrats AKM, you are back with a vengeance, and writing better than ever. So when are you taking on the columnist job at the ADN? Anything Dooku can do, you can do better.
UK Lady – I am watching a lot of madness in the streets over there. Stay home please. Again , sorry about calling Lil Sis your daughter.
austintx – I would be proud to be her mum. And thanks for concern but I am not close to the madness, about 65 miles away. Have to go out now, but will be checking in for the fun and games later.
GreatGrey April 1st, 2009 at 5:06 AM
Ted walks.
Thanks a pantload Eric.
http://www.ptarmigannest.net/?p=1412
wink wink nudge nudge – see Obama is non-partison – the elites can do no wrong – it’s just us little people that have to obey the laws or we go to jail. Piss and moan, piss and moan. A time for everything. Wink wink – nudge nudge.
NYT this morning on Uncle Ted.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/01/washington/AP-Stevens-Justice.html?_r=2&hp
womanwithsardinecan:April 1st, 2009 at 5:01 AM
LINK???
Also, this is for Serverguy in tokyo: Could you please BOLD the names of commenters instead of having them in italics?
No soup for sarah.
oh those comments…….
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/04/01/sarah-palin-no-soup-for-you/
Just reported on CNN, charges against Ted Stevens have been dropped. WTF?? A statement has not been released yet by AG Holder yet.
That’s like giving GINO and all politicians a green light to continue their Giftgate and not be held accountable for it.
IMO Holder better have a damm good excuse as the more they keep doing things like this, changes in their immigration procedures, etc., it won’t take much more for some people to turn off their approval on Obama as this does reflect on him.
Ripley in CT Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 5:38 AM
womanwithsardinecan:April 1st, 2009 at 5:01 AM
LINK???
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Please !!
Just click on Progressive Alaska on the sidebar.
The tape from Shannyn isn’t up yet. Phil says it is coming. Sorry, I was so amused by the thought I forgot to be more specific.
Can’t wait to see what Shannyn has to say (o:
I can’t wait to see that tape, too funny. Hope they hurry up. Patience is not one of my virtues.
Oh, what an interesting way to start a day!
dee
“You don’t think they’re grooming him for the next political outing, ala Joe the P/Todd the D?:”
I’m wondering the same thing. If so, probably as Governor, the Anti-American group he belonged to till recently would probably end any run for national office pretty quickly.
Then Alaska would be subjected to more pictures of the Palin menage and more Sarah as the “First Lady of Alaska,” taking home baked cookes to starving freezing natives.
OT:
womanwithsardinecan,
Your post of the story on the Progressive Alaska also allowed me to read the story of:
Anchorage Assembly cuts school budget to make room for special tax breaks for three people. The 3 people being developers for 1,068 housing units for which they collect rent. It’s like tax evasion trumps education. So sad knowing how bad education is already.
I think Anchorage needs to conduct a ‘G20 like’ protest.
Has the forum been hacked? The phrase
(all your moose are belong to us!)
is appearing all over the place
Looking forward to AKM’s take on Ted Steven’s getting a “Get out of Jail Free” card today from Eric Holder.
No Joke.
Really.
Well we already suspected he did not like women.. but to have such a fear of them that he has to run away? Someone needs some therapy, methinks..
antiAntiNo Gravatar Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Has the forum been hacked? The phrase (all your moose are belong to us!) is appearing all over the place.
Who let the moose out?
Snoskred Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Well we already suspected he did not like women.. but to have such a fear of them that he has to run away? Someone needs some therapy, methinks..
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Give him some “liquid courage”……..
UK Lady – I am so proud of your little sister too! And those kids, also there! Hopefully the politicians will be listening and not twittering about who they are sitting next to. (Ugh! My Rep. did that during Obama’s speech to Congress).
Here’s a link to my blog about Doogan – http://smallsteps-ellie.blogspot.com/2009/03/not-joke.html
Server Guy – Thanks for all you do! Wondering if the poster names can be linked again to their websites? I notice that my name doesn’t link to my blog any more. Long ago in a galaxy far away known as Arthur Andersen I used to work as a Server Gal. Thanks to Enron and some greedy unethical employees in one AA office, there is no Arthur Andersen any more. Used to be in 87 countries and employ over 22,000 people in the US alone. Ethics are a huge deal to me. Think I’ll go over to Celtic Diva and tell her to keep up the good work! Hold people ethically accountable before innocent lives are forever changed.
I’m not seeing the moose comment. waaa. But it reminded me of this:
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Ceiling_cat
Any chance for a moose version?
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Moose are peoples too.
And, in other news, OSAMA BIN LADEN SURRENDERS TO CANADIAN FORCES
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Kath the Scrappy from SeattleSays:
April 1st, 2009 at 4:42 AM
WRT Ted Stevens, I’m not entirely surprised. Even though the Judge seemed honest and wanting to keep on track, the Dept of Justice and prosecutors were pulling many slight of hand maneuvers.
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Exactly, (unfortunately). The silver lining in this (from my perspective) is that the new AG is playing it straight, i.e. is honest and his decision not based on politics. This, in itself, is something to cheer about, imo.
http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/topic,6675.340.html
the forum about doogan is so filled with “anonymoose” “all your moose…” that it’s hardly readable. Too bad, I wan’t to re-read some of the emails people got stoomey at adn.
In addition to ceiling moose, we could also have mountain moose.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30413932&l=13548bfdd6&id=1161087071
ah, the moose are loose in the forum. I though they were loose on the blog and only I couldn’t see them.
The moose will be gone in about an hour and a half.
Sorry for any inconvenience, but it is traditional to do something on April Fools Day..
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LilybartNo Gravatar Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 5:01 AM
Ted Stevens, as a citizen, deserves to have his conviction thrown out because we MUST have clean trials and convictions, for the good of all citizens.
He is corrupt, Lord knows, but the integrity of our court system is more important.
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I completely agree. I worked in law here in British Columbia for 25 years (sec’y and L.A.) so my psyche is set on ‘autopilot’ that the law be upheld. As soon as I read “charges of prosecutorial misconduct have delayed his sentencing” my radar went up. As I said in a message a few minutes ago, it is wonderful you now have an AG that intends to follow the law, not be dictated by the whims of politicians.
The good thing about the Steven’s conviction being overturned, Now AKM will have something to write about…
heh…
Well, as my mother used to say – try not to make enemies, especially at work.
Palin has acted like she can do no wrong and has flouted even the most basic of manners i.e. doing what you said you were going to do!
Oh wait…..I take that back…..it’s pretty hard for someone like Palin who has zero integrity to suddenly act with some.
So this is basically just a continuation of what she’s always done!
Sarah “ME FIRST!” Palin.
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womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 5:01 AM
OMG, I read over at Progressive Alaska that not only did DooDoo run and hide from Shannyn, but that she has tape of it! In my mind I’m playing a version of that goofy Colbert skit a long time ago, where he is pursued by Helen the Reporter. Remember that?
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Good morning WWSC – how are you, and your Mom?
This is by far the funniest thing… I’m a visual person too and I’m laughing so hard I have tears forming –
I DO remember the Stephen Colbert episode you mentioned… Very very funny 
UK Lady – sincere congratulations are in order regarding your sister and her class. I’m so impressed.
Thought I would hsare this headline
‘U.S. to drop charges against former Sen. Stevens’
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090401/pl_nm/us_justice_stevens_3
Somehow I am not surprised…Disgusted? YES Surprised? NO
I dont get the Esquire thing.Are they trying to increase conservative women readership ? Do they have any ? Do they think that their reader base is interested in reading about Todd and perusing his pics ? Just doesnt make sense.Unless they are going for a one shot deal to sell them at the checkout stand to women ?
West Coast RavenNo Gravatar Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 6:55 AM
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womanwithsardinecanNo Gravatar Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 5:01 AM
OMG, I read over at Progressive Alaska that not only did DooDoo run and hide from Shannyn, but that she has tape of it! In my mind I’m playing a version of that goofy Colbert skit a long time ago, where he is pursued by Helen the Reporter. Remember that?
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Good morning WWSC – how are you, and your Mom?
This is by far the funniest thing… I’m a visual person too and I’m laughing so hard I have tears forming –
I DO remember the Stephen Colbert episode you mentioned… Very very funny 
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I’m sniffling and coughing. This bug is slow to come on so mom is still in the run-up to the main event. Maybe she’ll be the one to beat it back before it blossoms, but after hubby missed 4 days of work and I had to cancel all of my commitments this week, I’m not terribly hopeful of that.
Apparently there used to be a youtube of the Colbert/Helen Thomas skit, but due to copyright stuff it got pulled. There are excerpts of it buried in some really long videos elsewhere.
C’mon guys, the Esquire thing is a joke. Today is April Fool’s Day, remember? Noone in the right mind would ever – EVER – think that video clip was serious. It’s all a prank on the Palins. No freakin’ way that is serious or real. (…..cue dark music….or is it???)
OMG, you’re hot today! What a nice warmup for hump day!
Hi all. Some of you said you would like to see the film my sister and her schoolkids did about ocean acidification. I sent a link of this site to my sister so that she could show the kids how their work got an audience in the US, and how they were praised. They will be totally chuffed, so thanks mupups.
http://www.ridgeway.plymouth.sch.uk/gt_animwkshp09_C02.htm
p.s. ain’t those tubey things great!
Mr. Mom.
ASK NOT: “Why is that brain-dead hillbilly talking to Esquire?”
ASK: “Why hasn’t he hired the Octomom publicist?”
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090308163143reye.nb/topstory.html
RE: Todd’s socks and AK etiquette of shoes-off in the house
On the Esquire website, the uncropped photo of Shoeless Todd with Piper in his lap is featured, which includes SP sittin’ on the counter over to the right, legs crossed in those shiny black plastic boots. So someone in the family knows how to accessorize for a shoot. BTW doesn’t her hair look much shorter? Is the updo mostly a fall?
Enough snark for the morning. Back to work.
UK Lady
Very cool!
Neptune also reminded me of a recent post regarding the joy of (theatrically) shouting “SILENCE!!”
Hey Everyone:
ProgressiveAlaska has the image of GruesomeDork’s Voter Registration Card and I captured a screen shot as a .jpeg – he didn’t check a box that said “Republican”, he clearly hand-wrote it in.
I don’t know how to put the link in here … Can I send it to one of you so we can get it up here???
Help please???
Sorry it is NOT a registration card. It is a ballot request that he submitted – it’s on ADN as well.
Yea, the Forum has been corrected!! Thank you.
No more bracketed phrases which made it harder to read
Mr.Moore has been busy asking lawmakers a few questions also.too. Can’t wait for Shannyn’s “report” !!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/31/michael-moore-spotted-in_n_181412.html
@UK Lady:
The animation is great! Wallace and Gromit would be proud…
BigPete Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Mr. Mom.
ASK NOT: “Why is that brain-dead hillbilly talking to Esquire?”
ASK: “Why hasn’t he hired the Octomom publicist?”
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Then there would be 6 publicists , right ??
I am so frustrated. In the end, the unwashed masses (us) don’t really know what’s happening, and the elected officials (ALL of them) are just fooling around, going through motions, showing up to talk.
It’s now Wednesday in Alaska. Is there anyone in state government who would condescend to explain to the public what the plan is for the stimulus funding?
Or are ALL of them going to just let the clock run down?
Associated Press – In a letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the White House said there was no provision in the stimulus law for a state legislature to accept that money without approval by the governor. In its letter, obtained by The Associated Press, the White House Office of Management Budget urged Congress to change the law.
“It would be an unfortunate (and we believe an unintended) policy outcome if the children of South Carolina were to be deprived of their share of federal stimulus dollars … because the governor chooses not to apply for stimulus funds,” OMB Director Peter Orszag wrote Tuesday.
UK Lady – I am picking up my 6yr. old nephew from school today.I know his teacher well and they happen to be studying the ocean right now. I am going to give her the link to show them. OK ??. Also – how old are the kids that made it ?? What grade level ?? This is way cool !!
Had to satisfy the curiosity and check out the comments at Fox News on the Disinvite article. Found some hilarious comments I just had to share. Sarah is the supreme leader of the ‘delusionals’. You betchya!
by kim123 South Carolina [Apr 1, 2009 11:38:20 AM]
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/03/frivolous-ethics-complaints-you-betcha.html Check out this link. Palin is being attacked for no reason other than evil fears good. All she wanted to do was stand up for her country, and now evil is attempting to ruin her. How will we ever attract good, outstanding people to public office if they have to deal with this kind of stuff. Be careful evil-doers of America, you are real close to getting what you asked for…Obama is going to “take care of you” right up to the point where he owns you all and enslaves you all.
by antoniososa Florida [Apr 1, 2009 11:17:12 AM]
Both Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich are patriotic, intelligent, articulate leaders. And we have countless other outstanding conservative leaders, including John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, Fred Thompson, Tommy Thompson, Alan Keyes. None of them is perfect or pretends to be perfect (no human being is perfect), but ANY of them would make a much better U.S. President than Obama, a Marxist who is destroying America. The so called “rifts” and “problems” among conservatives are being created and promoted mostly by the left, whose propaganda machine — based on lies, manipulation, intimidation and fraud — is always at work. When they attack a conservative, like Palin, for example, it’s a sign for us that that particular person is great. The greater they attack, the better the person is.
@UK Lady – lovely!! Posted the link on my facebook page and will send it to our school too. Thanks!!
Thanks so much austintx, lettersfrom europe and all, fill your boots with the link. Have emailed with Lil Sis and she is going o show her kids all the comments, she says they will be really chuffed. They are about 11 years old I think.
OT, concerning Obama’s stimulus payroll tax reduction that kicked in today. My husband said that the payroll tax reduction on his paycheck almost matched the increase in taxes from his recent raise. lol.
UK Lady , That is a great film , Bravo to your sister and the children.
UK Lady – Thank you !! BTW – new post.
Please, someone tell me that Stevens getting his charges dropped is some sort of huge April fool’s joke…
Sadly, methinks the only joke in this case is on us. While I do agree that this case was badly botched by the prosecution, I think at least a re-trial is in order.
Sigh, I need more coffee =)
UK Lady:
Thank you for sharing the video from your sisters classroom. The children did a very good job, and they can be very proud of their work.
United We Stand, Divided We Fall…thank you to all the mudpuppies from around the world for your unity in voice against the Palin Family Circus.
Alaskans appreciate your standing with us in the trenches to expose this uneducated, rude, unethical, evil, vindictive, divisive, arrogant, abusive and lying sack of b.s. This Alaskan mudpuppy is forever thankful and grateful. I wonder if the Palins can hear “Taps” playing on ‘any’ future campaign plans. We can hear it in Southeast and we’re smilin’. She’s so busy with her game plan to dump on Juneau, she got the rug pulled out from under her – ha ha ha ha ha. She’s a walking and talking April Fools Joke on herself.
mommom: I dont get the Esquire thing.Are they trying to increase conservative women readership ? Do they have any ? Do they think that their reader base is interested in reading about Todd and perusing his pics ? Just doesnt make sense.Unless they are going for a one shot deal to sell them at the checkout stand to women ?
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I think it’s strategy to sell the magazine while the Palins are still “hot”. Let’s face it, the publishing industry been taking hits since the internet and internet access to artticles and now with people cancelling the unneeded subscriptions to pay for other things like mortgages and medicine. It has to be part of a plan. I am surprised it took a Mens Magazien this long though.
Still lurking here and just wanted to thank UK Lady for the neat video! I have forwarded it to my friends and will show it to my daughter. I believe that we must be teaching our children about these important environmental issues and that it should be taught in school. It is easier to teach them now than it will be to try to change them later. It is my hope we can change the world through our children.
@ UK LadyNo Gravatar …….congrats to your sister and her class. So glad these kids are learning, creating and holding our world leaders accountable. Hope we start getting the oceans cleaned up for us all soon.
I vote for no more pics of Todd Palin’s sock feet……but sooo tempted to buy that issue of Esquire to play with the mix’n match cover (27 possible combinations).
http://www.esquire.com/the-side/video/todd-palin-video-0509?click=pp
If the article slams Todd, SP get’s another opportunity to slam back at the media for dastardly editing and taking everything out of context.
Sarah says she doesn’t ‘micromanage’ but I gotta think she approved that cellphone wallpaper. And what’s up with the photo gallery on the state gov. website? How can anyone take the Palin admin. seriously?
Feels like it’s gonna be an interesting news day. Wishes to all for a great day!
Sad…..very Sad…..this Princess has to have her photo on every cell phone? Seriously, what is wrong with her? I just listened to Chuck Heath on Sarah Palin Radio speaking about how honest she is…………..is he smoking wacky weed? The whole family is nothing but “whack-jobs!”
“We decided to go in another direction and invite someone that will actually show up.”
Am curious — I just checked Doogans legislature page and
its still there. Hasn’t anyone talked to this person?
Yes. AKM
Article on Huffington Post–Todd Palin
Spending $150k on clothes (out of control) Their ripping him a new one over there about his explanation of the clothes. Don’t those 2 ever know how to keep their mouths shut.
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Todd Palin, a champion snowmobiler racer, also told the magazine about his temporary Secret Service protection during the campaign.
“They liked cruising around with me,” he said, “because we went to the Arctic Cat snowmachine factory and then drove up to North Dakota, went to a Penn State-Michigan football game, went to a NASCAR race. Rough duty, hanging out with me.”
The Men’s Journal issue reaches newsstands April 10.
J-e-e-ss-u-u-s-s !!!!!
These people are sooo unbelieveabl..What next? This makes me giggle..Toooo funny…Guss Todd needed a new wardrobe too….ROTFL
Yea , The Big Alaska snowmobiling macho dude needed some silk shorts…I sure all Alaskan wear silk shorts???Don’t cha think so to also
Esquire magazine used to be respected as a good magazine in the early 60s when my father read it. It’s total crap now. Proof positive is the article on Todd Palin. What a joke!!!!
Todd is gettin’ his ass kicked on Huffpo !! comments are a scream.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/01/todd-palin-150k-on-clothe_n_181890.html
They are like the Lohans of Politics. No real purpose other than to show up to any promotional opportunities. Who cares about doing an actual job?
As April Fool’s Day, 2009, comes to an end, East Coast Daylight Savings Timek anyway, I thought about this thread, which I read earlier today, headed by a “this is no joke” statement. Others commenting on this story were sure it was an April Fool’s joke. Here in Pennsylvania, we have Ground Hog Day. The comedy film, Ground Hog was based on the idea that EVERY day was Ground Hog Day, and it just kept repeating and repeating.
I think that in Alaska, burdened as it is with the dysfunctional Palin family, and the bizarrely incompetent, unqualified and/or corrupt Palin administration appointees and staff, every day is April Fool’s Day and will be until Palin is out of office.
gosh, that thing by flyinureye is hillarious!! the video of the dud, however. …
is your blackberry the version 4? i’ve been thinking about getting either that or the iPhone… maybe even LG’s Vu cuz it’s got a television feature.
this was a hilariously written, but actually the whole quote for Spain was this:
“We decided to go in another direction,” said NRCC spokesman Ken Spain. “Speaker Gingrich is a leader and an influential voice within the Republican Party and we are thrilled to have him.”
when you truncate it to only “gingrich is a leader” (period)…it misleads readers.
Thanks for pointing that out. It seems I got it from an already truncated source. I appreciate the clarification. AKM
–flyinureye……Great work! Haha…
–The Dud’s photo shoot….a dud. Fitting. NEXT!
–“She was a disaster,” one Republican source told FOX News. “We had confirmation.”
“Disaster” sounds remarkably similar to “whack job”……The GOP are getting their message straight after all. Tsk Tsk. The Dud and The Disaster. What a combo!
Flies and mud in your eyes…rhymes with you know who.
just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all those who commented so positively about the animation I made with my students on the climate change issue of Ocean Acidification. I will show them your comments and i expect they will be both surprised and honoured that they have had such a far reaching impact .