Comments on: What’s Brown and Sounds Like a Bell? http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/ Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: InJuneau http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84844 InJuneau Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:35:25 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84844 Say NO to Palin in Politics--there's still hope for her. After never voting, my ILs started voting in 2004 'cause they were so mad about the war...this year they hosted an Inauguation watching party! (they're not as old as your MIL, but close). Say NO to Palin in Politics–there’s still hope for her. After never voting, my ILs started voting in 2004 ’cause they were so mad about the war…this year they hosted an Inauguation watching party! (they’re not as old as your MIL, but close).

]]> By: rant n' raven http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84711 rant n' raven Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:06:10 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84711 Need I remind everyone out there that don blamed the 9-11 twin towers fall on environmentalists right out of the chute? or that he was forgiven by Jesus for taking advantage of his overspending his congressional bank account (without repayment)...he is an embarrassment for our state, and needs to be replaced by someone who can REPRESENT US....ie. BE THERE...when talks are held and decisions made. Need I remind everyone out there that don blamed the 9-11 twin towers fall on environmentalists right out of the chute? or that he was forgiven by Jesus for taking advantage of his overspending his congressional bank account (without repayment)…he is an embarrassment for our state, and needs to be replaced by someone who can REPRESENT US….ie. BE THERE…when talks are held and decisions made.

]]> By: Blooper http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84636 Blooper Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:08:35 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84636 I was always partial to Dung Yung myself. Sounds like a chinese dish, huh? ;) I was always partial to Dung Yung myself. Sounds like a chinese dish, huh? ;)

]]> By: Say NO to Palin in Politics http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84569 Say NO to Palin in Politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:53:50 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84569 my 79 yr old mother-in-law has never voted! I was shocked when I found out. Seems she was brainwashed somewhere along her young adult life into believing it makes no difference, but she sure has opinions, lol. all talk and no action. But she's a good egg. my 79 yr old mother-in-law has never voted! I was shocked when I found out. Seems she was brainwashed somewhere along her young adult life into believing it makes no difference, but she sure has opinions, lol. all talk and no action. But she’s a good egg.

]]> By: Gindy51 http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84532 Gindy51 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:36:16 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84532 "I don’t understand the mentality of straight party line voting." I do. It's a herd mentality, being part of a group, being too scared to stick your head out of a crowd. When your side wins, you gloat. When your side loses, you have other to commiserate with. Voting R or D is easier than doing research, thinking for yourself, and actually finding out what the other side stands for (not just what your own side says they do.) As an I voter for as long as I've been able to vote, I HAVE to research every side of every issue and candidate before I vote. It would be much easier to vote an R or D because I was raised as such just as it is much easier to stay in the same religion because you were raised that way. “I don’t understand the mentality of straight party line voting.”

I do.
It’s a herd mentality, being part of a group, being too scared to stick your head out of a crowd. When your side wins, you gloat. When your side loses, you have other to commiserate with.
Voting R or D is easier than doing research, thinking for yourself, and actually finding out what the other side stands for (not just what your own side says they do.)
As an I voter for as long as I’ve been able to vote, I HAVE to research every side of every issue and candidate before I vote. It would be much easier to vote an R or D because I was raised as such just as it is much easier to stay in the same religion because you were raised that way.

]]> By: akmuckraker http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84521 akmuckraker Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:29:09 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84521 Remember that open threads are current for 24 hours for o/t comments! Thanks! AKM Remember that open threads are current for 24 hours for o/t comments!

Thanks!

AKM

]]> By: BigSlick http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84515 BigSlick Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:15:41 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84515 OT Michael J Fox courageously appeared on Letterman tonight and sharp-witted and funny as ever despite the increasingly uncontrollable effects of his Parkinson's. He then spoke about the need to stop religion-masked politics from holding stem cell research hostage -- a promise our POTUS is delivering on. A very heroic effort! OT

Michael J Fox courageously appeared on Letterman tonight and sharp-witted and funny as ever despite the increasingly uncontrollable effects of his Parkinson’s.

He then spoke about the need to stop religion-masked politics from holding stem cell research hostage — a promise our POTUS is delivering on.

A very heroic effort!

]]> By: Jackie http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84514 Jackie Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:07:00 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84514 wynspic - I agree with you - I don't understand the mentality of straight party line voting. I think that most people just don't read up on their choices and it's very hard to get information on new politicians or politicians from a different area than you live in. It's hard to know a politician just from their political ads & of course we hear more from the ones who have more money. The internet is making it a lot easier though. wynspic – I agree with you – I don’t understand the mentality of straight party line voting. I think that most people just don’t read up on their choices and it’s very hard to get information on new politicians or politicians from a different area than you live in. It’s hard to know a politician just from their political ads & of course we hear more from the ones who have more money. The internet is making it a lot easier though.

]]> By: Far fromFenway Fan http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84513 Far fromFenway Fan Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:06:29 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84513 Forgive my veering off topic, but Andrew Halcro has begun blogging again. There are 2 entries for 6/30. Such a refreshing change of pace - a Republican who does his homework, understands the issues and can speak intelligently about them. Forgive my veering off topic, but Andrew Halcro has begun blogging again. There are 2 entries for 6/30. Such a refreshing change of pace – a Republican who does his homework, understands the issues and can speak intelligently about them.

]]> By: honestyinGov http://www.themudflats.net/2009/06/30/whats-brown-and-sounds-like-a-bell/#comment-84512 honestyinGov Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:04:23 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=5090#comment-84512 #19 anon blogger Says: June 30th, 2009 at 10:04 PM OT Politico has an article: Palin story sparked a GOP family feud. Finger pointing time! --------------------------------------- Good find on that Story. And it was playing out just today... nice and FRESH!! Yeah GINO is turning them into a pack of wild dogs biting at each other. One of their stories referred to who used the term ...... "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders definition of “narcissistic personality disorder” His reply to questioning whether anybody used this term was this..... "In the age of Google , I'm confident that plenty of Alaskans know more about finding medical reference works -- and all sorts of other knowledge -- than Bill thinks they do.” ------------------------------- I have to think that Purdums response was attributed to what the Alaskan bloggers were writing on the blogs. All the blogs were calling GINO ' that'. I think the Bloggers were his source or reference. Hat tip to the AK bloggers. #19
anon blogger Says:
June 30th, 2009 at 10:04 PM
OT Politico has an article: Palin story sparked a GOP family feud. Finger pointing time!
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Good find on that Story. And it was playing out just today… nice and FRESH!!
Yeah GINO is turning them into a pack of wild dogs biting at each other. One of their stories referred to who used the term ……
“Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders definition of “narcissistic personality disorder”

His reply to questioning whether anybody used this term was this…..

“In the age of Google
, I’m confident that plenty of Alaskans know more about finding medical reference works — and all sorts of other knowledge — than Bill thinks they do.”
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I have to think that Purdums response was attributed to what the Alaskan bloggers were writing on the blogs. All the blogs were calling GINO ‘ that’. I think the Bloggers were his source or reference. Hat tip to the AK bloggers.

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