Open Thread – Dangerous Mud Flats!
~~Photos by Clark Yerrington~~
Got these lovely photos in my inbox the other day, and they gave me a great smile. The mudflats along Cook Inlet can be very goopy and dangerous. There are several horrible stories of people getting stuck there, which I won’t repeat. These signs are posted for the benefit of those who may not know of the hazard. The mudflats you see is where I think of when I need to fling the occasional troll that visits us on the blog. I imagine an actual troll, gripping it by the ankle, and a sort of discus-like flinging maneuver that lands it out somewhere far out on the flats with a resounding and satisfying splat.
And also, of course, they remind me of the quagmire that is Alaskan politics. There are a few good intrepid souls out there, who have mastered the art of staying on top and not allowing the muck to suck them in, but it’s always a challenge. So enjoy the open thread, and remember. Don’t stand still for too long!
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A quick note regarding blog comment moderation. After the infamous “outing” six weeks ago, Snoskred and Char, two of our forum administrators galloped to the rescue and were on call to help me moderate the blog comments that get stuck in the queue. We know of course that our semi-beloved spam filter is far from foolproof and it tends err on the side of thinking everything is spam. This may be a bit annoying for those of you who have your comments hijacked, but it’s better than being knee-deep in trolls and Viagra. That’s a nasty combination, believe you me.
So, now that things have settled down a bit, and normalcy has returned, I have freed my two friends from their extra duties. (You can imagine both of them doing the happy dance) But, this means that now you’re once again dependent on just me. So it may take a little longer than usual to liberate your stuck comments, but I promise to check multiple times a day….at least when I’m awake.
Also, please be aware that in matters of “high level moderation” situations both here and on the forums, I’m always the one who makes the final call. So please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any comments or concerns about how moderation happens. If another member contacts you with concerns, please forward them on to me. I’m happy to explain it all in detail to anyone who wants to email me at akmuckraker(at)yahoo(dot)com.
Ya know what I love? I learn something about your lovely state each time you post something like this, that I didn’t know before. Thanks.
I also love that I get to see the shiny new posts first thing in the morning, before most people out there wake up!
Hope you’re feeling better, AKM.
Sure is quite ’round here. Look at that tumbleweed!
Gute Besserung!! Take care and a big thanks to your elves, that now can take a more than well-deserved break. Snoskred was even mailing me, if things did not work on my blog, while Snoskred was adding it to IHeart. Amazing!!
The mudflats you see is where I think of when I need to fling the occasional troll that visits us on the blog. I imagine an actual troll, gripping it by the ankle, and a sort of discus-like flinging maneuver that lands it out somewhere far out on the flats with a resounding and satisfying splat.
ROFLMAO. Dang it AKM, you sure do have a way with words. I can picture you tossing one of those little buggers out there by the ankles. Thanks for the morning laughs.
(Hi Letters, waving wildly)
I think we have mudflats here on Penns Creek. If you step on them you sink ankle deep and when you put your foot out it sucks your shoe off. No major life danger… maybe mudsuckers? Not mudflats?
I missed the former swaps, so when they happen, let us know, sounds like a real fun time, I’d love to join in!
Wondering if we need to vote (rather than bet) to see how long it will take until the book ethics compalint is filed???
SHE’S COMING HOME
(sung to the Beatles song “She’s Leaving Home”)
Thursday morning at ten o’clock as her day begins
Silently pacing her hotel floor
Wishing and praying that Todd would not snore
She goes down to the lobby and buys the ADN newspaper
She sees she’s facing some scrutiny
With trouble at home, she did flee
She (We’re fearing for all our lives)
Is coming (We hope she’s feeling our vibes)
Home ( We’re hoping no one as yet may have died)
She’s coming home to occupy her throne
Though she’s hearing jeers. Lies, lies
Bristol awakes and equivocates about abstinence
Did she contradict what she said on Fox?
Should she even be giving these talks?
She breaks down and cries to her Daddy, “can we get out of here?”
Why did I not use some birth control?
What’s to become of my soul?
She (Should not have listened to Mom)
Is coming (Should not have had sex with that bum)
Home (Family Planning would have helped her get by)
She’s coming home now to whine and to moan
For so many years. Cry, cry
Friday morning at nine Sarah has a photo – op
While looking at ice dams from a hill-top
When she leaves there she’ll be free to go shop
She (She must go buy a new thong)
Is having (She must try Sherry’s new bong)
Fun (Fun is the one thing that she loves to buy)
Something inside that she’s never denied
All these many years. Buy, buy
She’s on the phone. Bye, bye
DailyKos has a Name That Book section in honor of Palin’s writing foray
http://tinyurl.com/rddmhk
Florida has mudflats too – only we know them as the Everglades.
Scotland & Cornwall have the moors – beautiful but treacherous.
Hey guys,
The really cool thing about AKMuckraker letting us get out of the
Plus now I can un-handcuff the laptop from my wrist! 
blog moderation cageextra duties is that it gives us more time to do some of the things which we have wanted to do for a while now. The to do list is long but there’s some heaps cool stuff on it.One of the first things on our to do list is to put together a swap in memory of Kenny. We’re getting in touch with Tiredmom to find out what he might have liked us to swap next, and once we know that we’ll put a post on the forums with all the info you need to sign up and get involved in the swap.
Swaps are so great. Long before I did one here, I was involved in a secret santa at work. Someone gave me the most awesome coffee mug. Every time I use it I think of them. I’ve had it for years now.
A mail swap is even better, because it means mail comes to you as a surprise, also too!
I’m sure AKM will announce it in a night thread once we have it all set up, so ya’all can join in.
I’d like to thank everyone for their kindness to me during my time as a comment assistant here.
even when I had the “moderating q-tip” pointed in their direction. 
I’ll stay on topic…. promise….please don’t fling.
Vid O must have webbed feet and hands to keep crawling out of that muck.
LOL! Aw, he’s not that bad. Those who stick with the comment guidelines are always welcome to post, even if they have a different opinion. You should see some of the ones that get stuck in the spam queue….Oy! AKM
PAPERBACK WRITER
(sung to the Beatles song “Paperback Writer”)
Paperback writer (paperback writer)
Dear Rush and Coulter, will you read my tome?
It took a year to write in my Wasilla home
It’s based on the life of a political hack
And I take a few shots at old Johnny Mac as a paperback writer,
Paperback writer
A book of topics that I want a say on,
Which I wrote with finger-paints and a crayon.
It was edited by Todd the school drop-out,
He can’t read too well but he wants to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer (paperback writer)
It’s got twenty pages give or take a few,
And it has some pictures that Piper drew.
I threw in an old joke that Bristol once told
It’s a real page turner and I want to be a paperback writer,
Paperback writer
My new book will appeal to those on the right
And everyone that is straight, racist and white.
Bill O’Reilly will love it, please have no fear,
I sure needed a boost and now I can be a paperback writer.
Paperback writer
Paperback writer (paperback writer)
Paperback writer – paperback writer
Paperback writer – paperback writer
(fading)
It’s clear how your system works.
Anything that is the least bit critical of you or your point of view is not published.
Anything that echo’s your sentiments or is in lock step with your thoughts, gets published.
Pretty easy formula if you ask me.
That’s the problem with “progressive” blogs.
There is no debate, there is no other point of view, it’s just a support group for like-minded individuals.
Kind of boring if you ask me.
Dear Chitna Charlie, Since you did not provide a valid email address, I will address your comment this way. Please read the Comment Guidelines tab above. It’s right where it says “Comment Guidelines“. Once you read them you will have an understanding of why your previous comments were not posted. AKM
8 Karin in CT Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 5:07 AM
Vid O must have webbed feet and hands to keep crawling out of that muck.
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Why , yes , he does………..
http://www.theothermovies.com/images/Wallpaper/WPcreat4800.jpg
Dangerous Mud Flats!
(Mavericky politicians beware!)
snoskred I played secret Santa at work also ,only every one knewit was me cause I was the only one that did stuff like that.It was fun though Glad you all are off the clock and I sure will try to stay out of the mudflats.Iremember my sister telling me about someone during a quake sinking in the sand and they couldn’t get her out before the tide came in I don’t think I will ever forget what went thru my mind at that time
I used to live in Clam Gulch and Clam Gulch has mudflats too.
There were big signs warning the tourists not to go there.
But they always did, in their Winnebagos, because the beach looked so nice and firm and endless and the tide was WAY out . . .
And they’d get stuck, and people with winch trucks made their livelihood pulling them out. But not right away, because the Winnebagoers always thought that they could get themselves unstuck. And the tide was still WAY out . . .
The thing is, the tide comes in ALL AT ONCE. By the time the Winnebagoers realized that, the winch truckers were right there. But by now their fee had doubled . . .
I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!
Karin in CT Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 5:07 AM
Vid O must have webbed feet and hands to keep crawling out of that muck.
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They whole group is nothing more than a bunch of guttersnipes. They twist facts, deliberately lie about information, make up things as they go along and generally are a miserable group of people. If it wasn’t so pathetically sad, it would actually be entertaining.
Her journalism degree to good use.
Wow. So how can she complain about the bad press she received during the campaign when she had the same journalism degree?
She was just plain horrible and unprepared for Courics interview.
So should we expect the same sort of journalism in this book?
Will she have a ghost writer working with her? That would be an important piece of info to know.
Karin in Ct said: “Vid O must have webbed feet and hands to keep crawling out of that muck. ”
Last night I was spraying my monitor with wine; this morning, it is coffee. ROFL!!
@austintx, Let me see, now, is that not the creature from the black lagoon?
# 11 jojobo1 Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 6:02 AM
I remember my sister telling me about someone during a quake sinking in the sand and they couldn’t get her out before the tide came in I don’t think I will ever forget what went thru my mind at that time
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This reminds me of a great book I read last summer called “The Highest Tide” by Jim Lynch. It’s kind of a coming-of-age story set on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. They have mudflats there, too, and the author does a great job describing those hazardous tides when people get stuck. Also great stuff on the local biology. Glad this is an open thread, as I’m not good navigating the forums… I’d highly recommend this read for adults to teenagers.
Here in Oregon, we mostly just let our feet sink in the sand as the ocean waves ebb and flow–that is if you can stand the cold long enough for you feet to go numb so you can’t feel the cold anymore {{{shivers just thinking about it}}}.
Colbert on the Republican Party re-branding.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/13/colberts-advice-for-the-g_n_202825.html
“knee-deep in trolls and Vi@gr@” would be an apt description of certain online groups that are so wildly “hot for governor.”
Thanks for keeping the only muck on this blog in the title!
(LOL– I had to edit my quoting of AKM b/c the spam filter doesn’t like the name of a certain ED drug!)
So I guess the “Ear” rumor about Palin’s book deal being confirmed last weekend was correct huh…….that writer and Palin have a rumor leak thing going don’t they.
I’m sure Scarah would have loved to cash in on the limelight to release her “new book” with ALL those press folks in one place at the same time……it would have been brilliant, lol. Can you imagine? All the Scarah and Toad “gala” pictures flying around the world papers. She being a rock star celeb and all.
Dang that karma mother nature getting in the way. Thank you, she had to actually do her job, foiled again.
TBNTJudy – Why , yes it is.
Maureen Dowd has done it again…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=3&adxnnl=1&ref=opinion&adxnnlx=1242212957-iKKu2WnfOFFsy+wNfKcVQw
Excerpt:
“Cheney has replaced Sarah Palin as Rogue Diva. Just as Jeb Bush and other Republicans are trying to get kinder and gentler, Cheney has popped out of his dungeon, scary organ music blaring, to carry on his nasty campaign of fear and loathing.”
We must have experienced some down time here on the ‘flats. I was left wandering around, wringing my hands, and saying, “Where is everybody? Where is everybody?” Whew. All better now.
Need a laugh?
http://engrishfunny.com/2009/05/13/engrish-gas-trick/
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-23006.html
I found out what they do in the mudflats in Germany. Makes them look a bit like those nasty Uruk-kai in LOTR.
Hi Paula (jumping up and down waving wildly!!)
AKM imagining an actual troll, gripping it by the ankle,…
appearing in her own fairytale
AKMuckraker & The Seven Trolls
I’ve been gone awhile and very busy, so just lurking. And my Alaska summer season is upon me. Our winter slumber is over. Time for 20 hour days in the sunlight. But a couple of things:
I like the new open threads. Appreciate the OT option. I also like the longer list of “recent comments” in the side bar. I always check who is commenting and on what. One develops favorites.
My magnet swap got lost in the mail, so will resend another. Sorry,
Blue. Went out ’bout the time of Redoubt, so who knows?
Thanks to all you mods and admins. and, of course, AKM. I’m not a “joiner” by nature, but I can’t help but check in on you special folks and feel a small part in the happenings here. My heart goes out to strangers I now call mud-friends: TiredMom and YukonbushGrandma.
Sun is shinning and the white mountains and blue water beckon me out of doors. Happy Spring, All.
I know there are many dog lovers here in the ‘flats. Check out the the most bad-ass police K-9 on planet Earth !! Note that the bad guy was shooting the whole time.
http://yawoot.com/post/3156
Frolic in the muck. Beware of sinkholes.
BTW, I’m trying out a new gravatar for the season. It is a Copper River Red Salmon. It is the opening day tomorrow for our commercial fishing fleet on the Copper River Flats (hence CRFlats). This special salmon returns every year and is so important in so many ways to our part of the world. The Copper River Flats are known for two things: Finest salmon in the world, as well as some of the most treacherous waters in the world. We wish the fleet godspeed and a happy return to port. http://www.copperrivermarketing.org/
According to Politico story:
‘negotiated by Brian Murray, president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers, with Robert B. Barnett of Williams & Connolly. Palin signed the deal a few weeks ago in Barnett’s office.’
Williams & Connolly has only one office located in Washington, DC according to their website.
I don’t recall Palin being in Washington ‘a few weeks’ ago or am I having a senior moment?? She went to Chicago on her was to Indiana from what we have been told to sign the TransCanada documents or is that BS and she did a flyover Washington. My recall of her last Washington trip was quite sometime back for a dinner.
I may be Canadian and know TransCanada but initially typed TransAmerica as I used to work for them. I was trying to give you the contract back!!!
@ austintx Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 5:37 AM
8 Karin in CT Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 5:07 AM
Vid O must have webbed feet and hands to keep crawling out of that muck.
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Why , yes , he does………..
http://www.theothermovies.com/images/Wallpaper/WPcreat4800.jpg
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Yep, that’s exactly how I had him pictured in my head, except in my mind he’s green!
@Greydog
Pitfalls and Perils–the Political Personal of Palin
@CRFlats: I LOVE Copper River salmon. I wait all year long for it to appear in my grocery. I join you in wishing the fleet godspeed and happy return to port.
We have huge mudflats here in Oregon’s Alsea Bay, no problem though when you get stuck at low tide, the high tide only makes it up to your waist.
CRFlats – Dang Right !! I am able to get it at this place. Their alligator sausage from Louisiana will knock your socks off !! These guys are about 10 minutes from my casa. Callin’ right now to reserve some. Thanks for the heads up.
http://www.qualityseafoodmarket.com/
@ Big Pete #18:
heh heh…very funny.
@CRFlats: waving from Colorado at you! Yum, yum- looking forward to purchasing lots of those fishies for my freezer
@TBNTJudy: not a pretty picture, Cheney as a Diva. Blech.
Very little in the way of mudflats in Colorado, but I’d be glad to bury a few trolls in the Great Sand Dunes–
@CRFlats
I live near Bodega Bay in Northern Calif & this is the second year in a row that there will no be a salmon fishing season. ……no fish or not enough fish.
sTROLLing over at the team-you-know-who site I found this little gem in the comments section regarding Miss Cali:
Comment 6 hours ago: Carrie Perjean is a very brave girl and I liked her speech/comments. Trump is also a good guy and supported her stance. She’s still Miss Cal… It was the right thing for Trump to do.
People like Carrie will be impotant (sic) leaders in the future.
I am delighted and amused to see Scarah is not the only beauty pageant contestant the members there see as an “impotant” leader in the future.
Tee hee……
A big shout out and thank you to Snoskred and Char for being such good moderators. Snoskred pointed something out to me, by e-mail, about a certain link in one of my postings. Thanks again Snoskred for taking the time, as most blog moderators don’t. Looking forward to “the swap”! I’m reposting this from the last open thread;
I thought I would find a book title contest on “the flats” by now. This is my request in my form of cyber begging;
Pullllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee AKM,
can we have a Palin book title contest? Maybe, Snoskred and Char, would oversee the contest, just for the humour?
Pullllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I thought I did at the end of the book post! Guess I was too vague.
AKM
FYI
DOL said Palin’s work/compensation outside her regular job isn’t ‘regular’ so its not employment.
She gets a pass to write her ideas too also, to progress her ideas …
%^/
Astronaut Mike Massimino’s Twitter address if anyone is interested as he tweets from space:
http://twitter.com/astro_mike
@K8KZ
I thought Miss CA should have been eliminated because she answered the question so poorly….yea for Judge #8. She appears to be just another wingnut.
CO almost native said: “not a pretty picture, Cheney as a Diva. Blech.”
I second that opinion.
@austintx: The creature from the black lagoon is what I turn into if I mistakenly eat crustaceans. Like Cheney as a Diva, not a pretty picture
Heading out to work. You guys hold down the fort for me!
I second Martha’s notion of a Palin Book title contest! Everyone on here is sooo funny that it would be a hoot to read.
Also, too, there is the Palin “book turning” call to action in 2010 upcoming in a bookstore near you, you betcha (wink wink).
Thanks, Canadian Neighbour. Now, that’s a tweet worth following.
K8KZ,
IMO, Exactly what is needed, role models like these. Trump by his allowing her and the other one to keep their crowns. Trump himself who is a snake in the grass businessman who has left many corporations in the dust and having to close by filing ‘corporate’ bankruptcy on more than one occasion.
Role Models: One an alcoholic and the other a liar.
Sorry but I see this as totally wrong in that these women parade across the country on speaking tours, many of which include children and teens. Sets the example that you can do everything wrong and still be rewarded for it. I don’t care that the one went to rehab, still an alcoholic — it still sets the wrong example for kids and teens. How you attain money & fame.
@Greydog
That’s one funny link–Name That Book!
Previous post should have read:
Pitfalls and Perils: The Political Persona of Palin
See 4 Pee, Also
CRFlats Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 8:35 AM
We wish the fleet godspeed and a happy return to port.
I always raise my first toast to the brave souls who work to bring in my favorite dinner. Good fishing all! and Thank you!
WHERE DOES SHE FIND THE TIME? …oh yeah, she just takes the gov salary without actually earning it…too busy with her own agenda.
Blurb from my DOW email:
Without decisive action, America’s polar bears could face extinction in the wild by the end of the century.
Yet, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is fighting tooth and nail to remove even more vital protections for these majestic animals. In April, she secured $1.25 million that will help pay for her legal efforts to fight federal protections for polar bears and the rare Cook Inlet beluga whale. [1]
Please help save polar bears from Governor Palin’s deadly assault with your compassionate donation of $25.00, $50.00, $100.00 or another amount to help support our Polar Bear Defense Fund. Your support is critical in our fight in Congress, in the courts and in the media to save the lives of polar bears and other wildlife.
Most know about Governor Palin’s cruel aerial slaughter of wolves. Now Palin has polar bears in her cross hairs.
Palin is actually fighting in court to block life-saving protections for America’s polar bears. [2] Her lawsuit could derail efforts to save our polar bears from global warming, habitat loss, trophy hunting and other dire threats.
Palin buried findings from her own scientists to silence efforts to address global warming that is already causing polar bears to die from starvation. [3]
Palin is helping Big Oil push for more toxic drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Chukchi Sea, vital habitat for these arctic ice kings. [4]
Palin’s last trip to D.C. was January 30 and 31. Friday, private dinner with Fred Malek, and Saturday, Alfalfa Club gathering.
Palin book title: “I wrote this book myself”
1st paragraph: Sucker!
Gotta love the Alaska Dispatch – while they’re changing their page, they need to watch those typos more closely – Spell check they’ve got, correct usage obviously not.
“Church attendants fail”
LOL
54 pvazwindy Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Palin’s last trip to D.C. was January 30 and 31. Friday, private dinner with Fred Malek, and Saturday, Alfalfa Club gathering.
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Her lawyer maybe was there , or she whipped by his office to sign a power of attorney to negotiate the book deal in her behalf. And of course she used state phones and computers to stay in touch as details were ironed out. Let’s see the e-mails sarah. Phone logs while you are at it.
Will Palin’s mega-million book deal have a negative impact on the donation income for her legal defense fund? Or, was a decision made to hold off on the book signing announcement until the level of donations slowed down to a trickle?
Speaking of Trolls….
There is an old Nursery rhyme of Grimm’s fairy tale where there is ‘ a troll under the bridge’ in the story. I was going to ask Who might remember the story…,But I did a Goggle search… Magic !!
“3 Billy Goats Gruff”
I’ll bet there are some great ‘troll pics’ related to this story that could prove to be useful in a future ‘story-telling adventure’ by AKM.
How about it AKM…? (or Flyinureye could make one up)
I’m not sure how it would fit in but between all the other nursery rhyme characters AKM uses but I think this would would fit right in.
And according to the story the troll lived under the bridge. Are there any bridges in Alaska…. besides the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’?
Sarah could play the part of the Troll maybe…. asking for a ‘fee’ to allow something to happen or take place…. and ” who will play the part of the 3 Billy goats”..? Could be endless possibilities for the role of the 3 goats.
AKM could think of something……
Here is a snipet of the story if you want to fill in your own ‘ characters’.
http://www.americanfolklore.net/folktales/norway.html
The Alaska Report has changed . Now it say’s
Rumor Central: Big story still heading towards the S.S. Palin
A deal-breaker is heading toward the Palins. Can it be stopped? I don’t think so. Will it topple the house of cards, all signs say yes. Stay tuned…
Methinks IMO It could be Gino has signed that book deal before s**t hits the ceiling, i would imagine the Palin clan could live a comfortable life between the book deal & the Alaska fund trust, also in her mind she’ll have told ( the truth LOL ) her side of the story. The End.
Ck. the end of the “book” thread. ChicagoMom put up a good link.
I was just reading some of the comments on Huffpo under Shannyn’s story.
Say a NEW name in the comments section for Sarah that seems appropriate.
” Govzilla” Flyinureye could have fun with THAT one.
ruh roh !!
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/shanna-moakler-resigns-as-miss-california-pageant-director-2009135
Sorry; am outdoors working on the yard, it’s a beautiful day outside, and get these brain storm book title ideas for SP’s book: “Goldminer’s Daughter”, “Touch Not my Family; Media’s Hypocrisy and My Truth Revealed”.
New Thread for book titles
hmmm…….I don’t remember reading about this last fall…….I wonder how this organization rated both campaigns ethical behavior. I’ll have to dig a little to find out.
http://media.prsa.org/article_display.cfm?article_id=1206
10 September 2008
Communications Professionals Challenge McCain and Obama on Ethics
Public Relations Society of America Requests Formal Commitment to Accurate, Truthful and Respectful Discourse
Scarah should have attended ethics camp, lol…….
http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/events/public-ethics-camp.cfm#learn
“Why should you attend?
Ethics Camp builds on your personal understanding of ethics and values and provides tools for leadership in public life. Ethics Camp gives you the tools to improve your city’s efforts. At Ethics Camp, you will work with the staff and scholars of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University to explore the most common ethical dilemmas facing public officials and learn best practices for leadership in everyday decision making.
What will you learn?
Workshops will cover a “Framework for Ethical Decision Making” and topics of particular interest to local officials such as codes of ethics and values, conflicts of interest, campaign ethics and lobbying.
The theme for the camp is “Building Public Confidence” with an emphasis on transparency and leadership. On Wednesday, two media experts will discuss the public’s right to know, sunshine laws, and the role the media plays in government. Thursday’s agenda will be devoted to developing personal and professional leadership in order to best govern in today’s challenging environment. “
pvazwindy Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Palin’s last trip to D.C. was January 30 and 31.
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Thanks pvazwindy. I can now rest that I’m not loosing it and having more senior moments than I thought!!
this is a good article…..I still shake my head at the appointment of Joe Schmidt.
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/government_ethics/introduction/cronyism.html
What do favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism have to do with ethics?
One of the most basic themes in ethics is fairness, stated this way by Artistotle: “Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally.” Favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism all interfere with fairness because they give undue advantage to someone who does not necessarily merit this treatment.
“In the public sphere, favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism also undermine the common good. When someone is granted a position because of connections rather than because he or she has the best credentials and experience, the service that person renders to the public may be inferior.
Also, because favoritism is often covert (few elected officials are foolish enough to show open partiality to friends, and family), this practice undercuts the transparency that should be part of governmental hiring and contracting processes.”
Senate Rejects Limit On Credit-Card Interest Rates
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00191
One Alaskan senator votes yea (B), the other nay(M)
Palin defends Miss California Prejean
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/141130
from the press release: “…I can relate as a liberal target myself…”
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Another common factor is that they are both runner-ups in pageants.
Hey Mudpuppies ~~ I feel like a real live muckraker. Ever heard of the website wowOwow ~ a new way for women? You may not have run into it – it’s not very old. It was growing a community of folks on the comment boards and then along came that little event known as Obama’s election and suddenly the comment boards were flooded with right wing Obama haters (and GINO lovers). The news and political threads have been trashed. I’ve spent some time there and it’s disturbing, if it’s real.
But – is it? If so, these posters must not have a life, because they post constantly, they lie, they smear, they congratulate each other, they complain to the manager and get posts removed, and they get members bumped. I have now been bumped 4 times, but 2 of those I was flaming the boards on a couple of stories to see the pattern.
Friends, it’s ugly. Not only are they shutting out moderate and lefty voices, but they are doctoring the boards to edit the narrative. Now I don’t know what the “rules” are but it just ain’t right.
Go and take a look if you have time. Since one of my flamer personas was nailing and needling about the difference between fact and opinion and being very …well….GINO…..and it is fun when you know they’re fake – and I was bumped for being “nasty” for calling Cheney Dickco – the tone is changing.
I wonder if they thought Hillary would be president?
This is bigger than me, folks. This smacks of a vast right wing conspiracy to create and manage a site aimed at women to prop up the failed republican philosophy. Mudflats is one of the greatest examples of organic community building on the web. wowOwow is a fraud.
This one almost had me in tears, “Also” and the sequel “Also Too”