Comments on: Palin Cancels Friday Night Date With Dog Barbecueing Jew Counter.

By: Miss Demeanor

Miss Demeanor — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:41:10 +0000

RE: Eagle:
No, their water is full of fuel – and the wells, the river, the ice, the ground, the flooded out buildings, the furnishings in the buildings – all contaminated.
Poor, poor planning. Of course it is going to be a poor fishing season.
Their well is also contaminated with e-coli.
They do need help.
Thanks for posting the Red Cross info on where we can help!
I am off to put my money where my mouth is.

By: g

Sat, 09 May 2009 18:32:16 +0000

Now Huffington Post has a story that Todd’s going in her place. Why on earth would he go, and why on earth would anyone care that he’s there?

Wonder what Wanda will have to say.

By: the problem child IS MY NAME!

the problem child IS MY NAME! — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:44:17 +0000

Hey all, I think this is on-topic (re: Yukon River flooding) and worth pulling up from an earlier open thread:

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northofdenali Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 1:15 PM

I know the Red Cross in Fairbanks is accepting donations for Eagle; as the flooding in Ft. Yukon and Circle hasn’t been fully addressed, their needs aren’t well known at this time. Everts Air (a local air freight/fuel company) is donating planes/pilots/crew to get the goods up to Eagle and just did a 10,500 pound drop yesterday.

Unlike Sarah, who flew over, then flew home.

The Fairbanks Red Cross can be reached at (907) 456-5937; our State Homeland Security Department is also on the ground, coordinating from Anchorage (907) 428-7286.

Eagle has lost EVERYTHING from the clinic and post office to numerous homes; their fuel tanks are full of water, and the fishing season isn’t looking good this year. Whatever anyone can do will probably be gratefully accepted.

By: phoebe

phoebe — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:38:58 +0000

Guess who is filling in for Miss Sarah at the White House Correspondents Dinner…..none other than Todd Palin.

By: Say NO to Palin in Politics

Say NO to Palin in Politics — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:40:35 +0000

How come word didn’t get out before now about her co-hosting a repub dinner? you’d think it would have……weird.

And don’t forget she just blasted the prez with words like “it’s outrageous” referring to his pulling funds for the missile deal. She’s either throwing a temper tantrum or she’s afraid of discussing actual details on issues she doesn’t really understand. She only does press releases and talking points, she can’t discuss.

Sean chimed in on blasting the prez in the same press release……ya think the prez might like to talk to him face to face about the problems Sean and Scarah have? you betchya

By: ttownlotta

ttownlotta — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:37:54 +0000

SP has become a joke. Opps, maybe she already was. She needs to get out of politics all together. She is not good at it.

Joe the Plumber has turned on the Repugs. SURPRISE!!!!!!!!

By: Terpsichore

Terpsichore — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:18:29 +0000

Oh, it’s #2, NY Dem, definitely #2.

Actually, I think this time she has good reason to bow out, but her apparent habit of seeming to not confirm her appearance dates has got to be making people annoyed. It would me if I were an event planner. She’s not building a reputation as being reliable, and, funny, people generally like reliability in their politicians. If I were coming to this and judging SP by her behavior just since, say, Dec., I would not for a second think that this was a person who could or should think about running for president. In fact, I would not even think this person could or should think about running for governor, or any elected office at a high level than, say, school board member, or maybe even city commissioner.

Can’t wait to find out if she plans to run again or not. Let’s see, election is Nov. 2010, yes? Candidates should probably start campaign fundraising a year out at least?

So will it be:

#1 – Within four months we will know if SP plans to run for gov. again

#2 – SP will not confirm her candidacy until the very last minute

By: austintx

austintx — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:08:54 +0000

NY Dem – Yup.

By: NY Dem

NY Dem — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:52:41 +0000

I think there are 2 reasons she didn’t go to DC:

# 1 – She can’t slip the travel costs for her and her family by people anymore – she would have to pay for the trip herself;

# 2 – She’s actually afraid and paranoid that if she leaves Alaska one more time, Alaskans might change the locks on the door and not let her back in !

By: Chaim

Chaim — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:07:53 +0000

AKM, you have a knack for the headlines. What could counting Jews and barbecuing dogs possibly have in common? Had to check it out. (BTW, dogs aren’t kosher.) SP can read a good speech, but cannot engage in conversation about issues. It is accurate to say she is a former presidential candidate, in the sense of a candidate for the Republican nomination. Five months ago, a substantial number of people thought she might be a viable nominee in 2012. With a little help from her staff, she has successfully eliminated that misperception among most Republicans with clout.

But although it is easy to laugh at her, we need to take her appeal seriously. While unmasking her as a hypocrite, we would do well to address the roots of her followers’ concerns. Just because we don’t believe Christian fundamentalism is the answer doesn’t mean we don’t have a crisis of values and American identity and a growing cultural split in this country. Thankfully, Obama shows some sensitivity to it.