Open Thread – Gone Fishin’!
10 07 2009
No, this is not about who you think this is about. It’s me! Hey, if she can just up and walk off to go fishing, then can’t I? Unlike her, however, I’m not throwing in the towel. There will be no abandonment! I’m just taking a weekend off to recharge the old batteries. It’s been a long time.
But here’s the interesting part. I will not have internet, or cell phone service….for two whole days. I mean, what could happen, right? (Don’t answer that)
It’s entirely possible I’ll have broken out in hives by the time I get back. It’ll be an experiment. I do, however, have my favorite coffee, a bottle of red wine, my camera, and a really nifty bar of lemon ginger dark chocolate packed. I can only go without so many vices at a time.
And I will miss all of you. I’m starting to feel like a collective. So it will be odd to be out in the quiet with only a couple voices around. But, fear not. I wouldn’t dream of clogging up the tubes while I’m gone, so I will be robo-posting while I’m away. That means I’ll have a collection of open threads that will magically pop up at pre-determined times while I’m away.
That said, I know you all will behave exceedingly well while the cat is away. You can give yourself a refresher course by reading the “comment guidelines” above.
DON’T FORGET! The forum is always there for your enjoyment and you can go over and search for a conversation, or start one yourself. If you haven’t explored over there, this would be a great time. Just click on the big image in the sidebar that says Mudflats Forum.
And, I’d also encourage you to try out the chat feature over there. If you want to get into a real time conversation with another Mudflatter or two or three, you can hop over to the forum and look for the tiny type in the upper right corner that says “chat”. Just click it, type in the box, and off you go! A great live conversation with no need to keep hitting “refresh!”
And why not check out I Heart Mudflats too? It also has a link over there =====> You can get to know your fellow Mudflatters, register your own blog, or even submit an entry yourself!
And you may have to be more patient than usual about the comments. For some reason the spam filter has been acting up a bit. The poor thing is probably overwhelmed. Hey, it didn’t expect Sarah Palin to up and quit either.
Our esteemed forum-master Snoskred, is half way around the world in Australia, and she’s in the middle of moving in to a new house. But she has still offered to pop in once in a while and liberate some comments if she has time. One thing NOT to do is to keep trying to post over and over. It only makes the spam filter irritated with you and more likely to make you spam in the future…and we don’t want that.
I’ll be heading to an undisclosed location tomorrow afternoon, but may get a post or two in before I go. Buf the dog and housesitters are all set, and the car is packed. If all goes well, I’ll have some nice pictures to share when I return. In the meantime, have fun, and I’ll look forward to reading about everything that happened when I get back!
July 10th, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Palin’s claims about legal expenses and begging for money makes the scam e-mails from the “widow of the former oil minister of Kenya” look authentic.
Just another ploy to get money from her Idiot Base, and they are so stupid they can’t wait to write a check. Sarah’s evolution- from Governor Grifter, to Ex-Governor Grifter, to Grifter. Those outside the Idiot Base will rapidly tire of her.
Remember how the Octo-Mom went from national obsession to nowhere in a few weeks, when everyone realized she was a nut, a publicity hound, a scam artist and a grifter? Sarah appears to be going down the same path…
July 10th, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Say NO to Palin in Politics–Yes, she’s still the Division Director of the Permanent Fund Dividend.
July 10th, 2009 at 2:59 PM
so the 1.9 mill in costs to AK state are not correct, so will Buttercup unquit herself knowing it didn’t really cost that much? Just teasing about her unquitting. lol I’m about to head on home, I suspect the drive will be horrible, but not as horrible as what bailin Palin is in for in a few days. lol
July 10th, 2009 at 3:12 PM
#210 twain12 @ July 10th, 2009 at 1:06 PM “”this is from Shannyns Forbes interview
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/10/shannyn-moore-sarah-palin-business-media-moore.html “There is talk that Sarah Palin may replace outgoing Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele. Do you know anything about this?
I’ve heard talk about it, but at this point it’s just a rumor.”
anybody else hear this rumour ?”"
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I have, but it was Palin appearing to line herself out for that job. It was Republican supporter rumor/speculation before the quitting-fighting.
July 10th, 2009 at 3:37 PM
My sister and I just had a very good and long laugh. She lives in Fairbanks and had called me to tell me that GINO was going to be on a radio show at 8pm on KFAR660.com She said that there’ll be callers calling in and Ted Nugent is supposed to call in also, too. So, I had downloaded the program and she said, “darn, I can’t download it on my laptap so, I can’t listen to it.” Then, 5 minutes later she just cracked up laughing. I didn’t catch it but she did. She said, “What am I thinking about?” “I can turn my radio on right here and listen to it.” We never laughed so hard in such a long time. Was waaayyy too funny.
July 10th, 2009 at 3:44 PM
A while ago I compared the AFT with Ted Stevens’ legal expeses trust. I have posted the differences that I found most intersting in the Forum under Sara Palin/Legal defence fund. Mostly they are the incredible powers it gives Kristen Cole. Stevens’ looks like pre-volcano snow compared to the other one.
July 10th, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Drat- spelling- expenses, interesting. I don’t usually blow 2 in one post.
July 10th, 2009 at 3:57 PM
LOL, GINo telling host how handsome he is in his tie.
July 10th, 2009 at 3:59 PM
She’s proud to put her stamp on the bills, bragging about safe guarding rights.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:00 PM
oh, my God…I almost spit on my monitor…
http://mamadance.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/look-out-shes-loaded/
July 10th, 2009 at 4:01 PM
wow, Ted N. is a GINO suck up.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:02 PM
KFAR660.com and you can listen to GINO on radio talking about 2nd amendment.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:12 PM
As regards leaving old clothes etc. in hotel rooms — or anywhere — Heinlein once wrote that a good man shoots his own darn dog. Or words to that effect. We wash our own plates, wipe our childrens’ noses, don’t abandon blown tires in the middle of the road… there’s gotta be a principle in there somewhere.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:14 PM
I read Halcro’s “Valley Dairy: Got Fraud?”
I sincerely wonder if this is it. You know.
It sure looks horrifying in my first read-through.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Hi Rob in CA ! Re #105 – Thanks for clearing up my misunderstanding. I totally agree that information we share needs to be accurate. Don’t want to spread errors. Like Anderson Cooper says, “keeping them honest”.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Thanks Rebekkah for the response! I had a misunderstanding of my own and we all keep each other on track….seems to work!
July 10th, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Miss Thing in Fairbanks today: Very rah-rah sis-boom-ba. About 100 people, mostly supporters. “We love you Sarah!”. Ugh. No questions, no autographs, no photos with. She’s got A LOT of handlers. 1 great sign: “I’m ready for my close up Mr Hannity!”.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Anyone listening to Palin on Fairbanks radio? It’s a hoot – she and her wingnut hosts are laying out the Dem strategy that’s funding the attacks against Palin through ACORN! lol
July 10th, 2009 at 4:47 PM
I’m listening to it closet mudpup. It just makes me want to puke.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Palin: Fairbanks is the most Real place in AK!!
Lots of God Blessin’s and she done.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Closet Mudpup, did you hear her say that most of the frivulous complaints were done by names that didn’t even exist and they talked about the name Emma Birch from a soap opera years ago and that they had to spend money defending it even though the person didn’t even exist. What a fricking liar she is. Also, too, did you hear her tell the caller to tell his daughter that she is not a quitter, that she quit to have the freedom to do what she wants to do now. She has no shackles now that she is not gov.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:52 PM
here_in_PA Break out the tinfoil hats – it’s Firearms Friday!! lol
If you haven’t read Jeff Feldman’s article, it really is spot-on.
Conspiracy Theory Conservatism
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/conspiracy-theory-conserv_b_186798.html
July 10th, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Ravenstick: A hundred. And a sign THAT good…it’s a really good day.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:55 PM
ravenstrick “I’m ready for my close up Mr Hannity!”.
Now that’s funny. lol
July 10th, 2009 at 5:04 PM
here_in_PA
I tuned in just when she was talking about the anonymous complaints – didn’t hear that call response.
July 10th, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Closet Mudpup, you need to tune into Rachel Maddow, she is just said that GINO just made her first public appearance since the wader interviews and she mentioned Ted Nugent so, it must be about the radio show that just aired.
July 10th, 2009 at 5:16 PM
ROFLMAO, I really should reread before I hit the submit button, “she is just”, hahhaha, take out the is!!!
July 10th, 2009 at 5:19 PM
ACORN???? Democrats?? That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day!
Does $arah think Republican grannies will cash in their insurance policies for her so much quicker if Angry repeats this sh*t?
July 10th, 2009 at 5:32 PM
here_in_PA – I’ll have to wait ’til it’s posted to her website – no cable here. In fact, no teevee at all, now. No way am I hookin’ up one of them Soros/Obama mind controllin’ converter boxes in my house!
Aussie Blue Sky – The wingnut talkies took the lead on some of that – apparently the ACORN/personal destruction machine is one of those generally known wingfacts.
July 10th, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Hi wonderful posters!
I’m so impressed with the info that I read here. The Trust Fund crapola vs. the SarahPac crapola is so interesting! Thank you!
The ADN/Sean Cockerham reported that the #’s Palin reported are wrong. duh, but thank you for putting it out there for the AK residents. One of the most funny/interesting things is that they included the COST OF BENEFITS for employees into the total cost.
So yeah, you make 75K a year, 10K to pension, 10K for health insurance, 2K for the copier machine that employee uses, 3K for the office space that that employee uses (I’m just pulling #’s out of my head – but THAT’S OK), so you end up with an employee cost of 100K. WHAT A JOKE.
They should be ASHAMED. They really should. How can you trust anything they say after this…..
July 10th, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Rob in Ca Says:
Thanks Rebekkah for the response! I had a misunderstanding of my own and we all keep each other on track….seems to work!
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And this is why Mudflats has developed such a great reputation…the people who gather here don’t perpetuate lies just to justify our opinions. AKM and the moderators keep everyone on track, and we admit and correct any mistakes that are made. Buttercup and her minions could take a lesson…