Archive for May, 2009
Shannyn Moore is on Keith Olbermann Tonight!
Shannyn will be talking about Sarah Palin’s sliding poll numbers on Keith Olbermann tonight! Tune in and talk about it here!
Open Thread – What to Do? A Poll! – UPDATED
There’s always been discussion here at The Mudflats about how to deal with off-topic posts. It’s a conundrum. Lots of off-topic posts have excellent commentary, exciting links, and humor. Nobody wants to give all that up. But, they can also interrupt the flow of a conversation, and cause some mental whiplash for readers who like [...]
Come Get Your Hands Dirty at the Alaska Coal Workshop Series!
Alaska Coal Workshop Series Join Goldman Prize award winner Judy Bonds and acclaimed lawyer Joe Lovett as they share their lessons learned from fighting the destructive impacts of coal strip mining and coal power plants in Appalachia and the Southeast United States. In the first part of the Alaska Coal Workshop Series, Bonds [...]
A Party’s a Party, No Matter How Small.
Oh, don’t we love the drive by cleverness of flyinureye? I always do a little happy dance when my inbox has a special treat from the Mudflats Graphics Department. Apparently the only one who thinks Palin and her magic branding iron can turn this shrinking elephant into something other than….a shrinking elephant, is Rush Limbaugh. Discussing [...]
Palin’s Approval Rating Crashes. When Does the Burning Start?
After the last six weeks of watching the Palin train cars derail one by one, in what can only be described as agonizing political slow motion, we’ve been waiting with curiosity to see what would happen when the latest Hays Research poll came out. The last poll numbers we had showed Palin’s approval rating at [...]
Rural Update from Ann Strongheart in Nunam Iqua
What a year it has been so far! First, we have our brave, courageous, and selfless Elder Nick Tucker of Emmonak. Nick’s letter brought to light the crisis of not only Emmonak but also many Bush villages. Then, wonderful Mudpups, bloggers and generous people across the nation and around the world stepped in to help [...]
Open Thread – Chat Away
Morning all. Above is my brain scan. Headed for the coffee pot…. Here’s an open thread for whatever you like!
Election Night With the Croft Campaign.
Well, by the time I got there, the Croft crowd at the Anchor Pub wasn’t very happy. I wouldn’t say it was somber, but there was definite disappointment in the air. Eric Croft made a nice speech, and thanked all the appropriate people, and there was food, and good company. But, the spectre of Dan [...]
Election Night in Anchorage. To Be Updated Throughout the Evening.
Election results: 10 precincts reporting out of 119 Croft: 640 Sullivan: 676 13 precincts reporting out of 119 Croft: 899 Sullivan: 937 21 precincts reporting out of 119 Croft: 2047 (48%) Sullivan: 2218 (52%) 57 precincts reporting out of 119 CROFT:7360 42.8% SULLIVAN:9817 57.2% Number of Precincts reporting: 87/119 [...]
I Voted and Brian Approved.
I voted on my way home from work today. And for those of you who haven’t done it yet, you’ve got two hours left. I asked the poll worker how the turnout was today. He said, “Well….fair. It’s picking up a little now, though.” There was one person in a booth, and about 4 or [...]
Celebrating Mixed Messages.
So….. Abstinence didn’t work for Bristol Palin. And…..she doesn’t think it works for anyone else. But….she’s now a teen spokesperson for an abstinence organization. And…Candie’s, the organization who runs this abstinence foundation, has ads like this.
Palin Helps to Rebrand the GOP!
Get ready folks. A bunch of conservative presidential wannabees is coming to a town near you for a warm fuzzy ”listening tour.” I can see them all now, with their elbows on the table, and their little chins cupped in their hands, heads tilted to the side and gazing into the eyes of whatever few Republicans [...]
Ethics Complaints Against Sarah Palin – A Drama in an Undisclosed Number of Acts.
Well ethics complaints seem to be the theme of the day. In an article on Politico, the number of ethics complaints against the Palin administration (12 or 13 that we know of) was described as “unusual”. I don’t think many would dispute that. This means one of two things. 1) The number of ethics complaints is [...]
Ethics Complaints and the Power of Precognition
The Daily News in an op-ed piece yesterday said something interesting. Alaska citizens have a right to file ethics complaints against their elected representatives. State law guarantees it. But when Alaskans use the ethics law to score political points, they abuse that right — and may put it at risk. Score political points? Abuse their [...]
