There was an Interesting segment on NPR this AM about the Alaska Native Corps subcontracting to Blackwater, etc. Claire Mc from MO was talking about it, plus a Native who was living in VA.
CG, I hope you saw the info about the circumnavigation that I was trying to watch on the news on Thursday night:
Zac Sunderland – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zac Sunderland (born November 29, 1991) is the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and the first person ever to accomplish this feat before their …
I’m enjoying First Wives Club from the beginning. Never seen it from the very beginning. And since I know how it ends, am relaxing and enjoying it.
I’ve never been married so can’t really relate. So it’s pure entertainment.
It’s not overly hot, but it’s warm and humid enough not to be comfortable. Enough to make me lethargic and unmotivated.
Maybe after the movie I’ll go in my room and read. I haven’t relaxed with a good book in ages. I picked up several at CostCo this week. I’m thinking of starting with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. No, really. Look it up.
Since its open thread, I must tell someone how excited I am about my new herb garden! Well, herb window box. I love the idea of growing stuff but in my 45 years haven’t had much success myself (and usually no place to grow anything).
Mr. Terps helped me repot (or rebox?) the basil plant I bougt a few weeks ago, and we picked up a rosemary, a culantro (apparently a broad-leafed cilantro) and a cinnamon basil. All sitting outside, soaking up the florida sunshine … uh …. cloud cover.
If I get a lemongrass next, will it repell mosquitos?
Anyway, cinnamon basil and rosemary are already in the drawn butter, waiting for the steamed broccoli, roasted red pepper, and Thee Best smoked pork chops (from Doris’ market) that Mr. Terps is grilling right now.
Don’t forget the light white wine spritzers (Mr. Terps has to go to work tonight).
We can get pretty riled up here. And for very good reasons.
But we can also appreciate the beauty of nature, good food and fellowship, and sharing.
I’m pretty proud of a comment I left over at Greta’s place yesterday, had to wait for an “open thread” here to share it. Somebody asked “What’s Sarah doing today?” I responded: “she’s mostly tweeting about going rogue with her twitters come July 27th…yesterday she was tweeting about making gut noises & brazenly standing up on her back legs to save the species & also that Todd’s a loser and she does the work just like all mama bears….” Needless to say it wasn’t well received including an accusation that I asked the question myself, not true, it was just such an opportunity, a real crack in the door that I just had to plow through…
Nice AKM! and good for you, get out there and relax, enjoy your day.
The hubby and I will be going off too, headed to CO to see the grandbaby and take in our annual Rocky Grass Blue Grass festival in Lyons right beside the St. Vrain river, perfect for tube floating or chair sitting.
I’ll post a pic of some rock art people got into last year, it was fun to watch it evolve through out the 3 day festival.
So you won’t see me posting too much, but ya dang well know I’m going to be checking in as often as I can, I “think” I’ll have cell service and I can access the internet through my phone, I don’t want to miss out on anything big, lol.
I can’t begin to describe the power of that picture – sitting here on another 110° day in southern AZ. I wish I had time to spend the afternoon lost in it.
Ah, a beautiful calm peaceful Saturday morning…zen…oh, what’s that? An AP blurb about Sarah?
Palin hailed in visit to western Alaska
MATTHEW DALY (AP) – 16 hours ago
UNALAKLEET, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin was welcomed Friday as an old friend as she traveled to this rural Alaska town to sign a bill that continues subsidies for rural energy costs.
oop, “growing government”, oh dear
Palin said the visits throughout the state were not a farewell tour but rather a way to thank Alaska residents for allowing her to serve as governor.
“I am Alaskan. I’ve grown up here and I’m going to remain in Alaska,” she said in an interview. “It’s not farewell, it’s more like thanks for letting me be here and I’ll see you soon.”
Oh, she’s thanking us…
Palin thinks Alaska voters have accepted her decision to resign — even as she is criticized in the national media and even by some fellow Republicans who question her decision to leave with a year-and-a-half left in her four-year term.
“I love Alaska too much to scratch and claw my way to hold onto the title of governor…”
State Sen. Donny Olson, D-Nome, said the energy program would help Unalakleet and other rural areas get through the winter more easily.
The bill, sponsored by the Senate Finance Committee, makes permanent the expansion of a power cost equalization program adopted last year by the Legislature. oop, “growing government”, oh dear
Lisa McCoy of Unalakleet said she was thrilled to meet Palin and sorry to see her leave office.
“I wish she wouldn’t, because she does such a good job. But I understand,” McCoy said.
Who is Lisa McCoy? Well, she’s a West Virginia missionary wife. Commenting on Alaska politics, fashioning herself as a Unalakleet opinion. Her husband, Pastor McCoy, describes his occupation as “Church Planter”.
Come on, Matthew Daly, you can do better than this. Did you actually fly to Unalakleet from Washington, DC, to cover this? I bet not. How is it that you sought a quote from a missionary’s wife? On a PCE bill? Did she call you?
What the heck are you playing at? Are you part of the “Seven Mountains Strategy”? That would not be useful for journalistic credibility. No more Associated Press for you!
Mission Air Care is a purposeful fundamental, baptistic, missionary cooperative designed to plant, and service other fundamental church planters. Established in 2001, MAC provides logistical support to affiliated ministries that work in Alaska.
Our full-service ministry is a lifeline to the church planters as they strive to fulfill “The Great Commission” and meet the spiritual needs of families who live in remote villages of Alaska. MAC desires to do this in a way that will “Promote a high view of God in our village and aviation ministries.”
MAC also uses innovative means to get the Gospel into the hands of dog mushers by handing out John & Romans at scores of dog sled races every year. Nice…
Gifts are sent through Baptist Missions to Forgotten Peoples, a 501c3 corporation based in Jacksonville, FL. “Forgotten Peoples?
“Obviously I have to restrain myself and be politically correct. Once I am ‘Sarah Palin Alaskan,’ I can really call it like I see it,” she said in an interview.
I laughed out loud at that. She seems to think that she has been politically correct in her tweeting to date.
AKM, I’ve stated this before and will state again…you need to have an exhibition of your photography in a gallery! You have an artist’s eye when it comes to photography…beautiful Zen shot!
#3 nswfm CA: Re Alaska Native Federal Contracting
Sarah Lukin spoke eloquently about the ANC (Alaska Native Corps) businesses who contract with the federal government. We (I sit on one of the Village Corp boards who have a contracting company) are being singled out because of practices that are legal under the system, benefit thousands of ANC shareholders, and we have proven to be successful purveyors of goods and services to the federal agencies. The agencies are not complaining, our competitors are complaining, because we are getting the contracts. Our competitors are other small and disadvantaged businesses that represent as few as one, usually only a handful of owners. Our companies represent thousands of Alaska Natives. The “advantage” we have is designed to allow us to return benefits to those thousands of Native shareholders. Often we subcontract with other small and disadvantaged businesses. That has been our way of “spreading it around’ and helping defuse their dissatisfaction. This Senate hearing and investigation is designed to pit small minority and women run businesses against other small businesses while the big boys get away with the Billions that go to huge bonuses and Wall Street. I am proud of the scholarships, cultural programs, and permanent fund and resulting dividends we have created for our shareholders through this program. It allows those of our Native people to stay in their ancestral homelands who chose to do so. And the opportunity of those that which to go on with their education and experience other places to do so as well. We have strong enough ties to our lands to always call them home, but we must make money in the bigger world to protect what we hold dear.
That is the strangest piece of journalistic weirdness that I’ve read so far. It’s seems so innocuous, benign, on the surface of it. But you think past the paragraphs to how they might have “manifested”, and it’s just ridiculous.
Bits clipped from the missionary couple’s Statement of Faith:
“…the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, though written by men, was supernaturally inspired by God so that all its words are the written, true revelation of God; it is therefore inerrant in the original and authoritive in all matters.”
“…the return of Christ for all believers is imminent. It will be followed by seven years of great tribulations, and then the coming of Christ to establish His earthly kingdom for a thousand years. After this the unsaved will then be raised and judged according to their works and separated forever from God, in the Lake of Fire.
“We believe that Adam, the first man, willfully disobeyed God, bringing sin and death into the world. As a result, all persons are sinners from conception, which is evidenced in their willful acts of sin; and they are therefore subject to eternal punishment, under the just condemnation of the holy God.
so there is track, trig, tillow, tiper, and tristol, oh and tripp, and soon to be twitter? $arah may be a twit, but she would not name her child twitter, that’s just bad. Really bad. Not even funny. Okay funny to think about it, but that poor twitter child would so be abused and made fun of by others.
Much of the criticism leveled against Palin is justified. She has the makings of a dangerous political figure, a populist in the tradition of Pat Buchanan, whipping up resentment among “real Americans,” the term she used in the campaign and which applies mostly to white, rural pockets of the country.
CG: Thank you for sharing the glimpse into Mission Air Care. Their priorities seem to be lots of white people and various types of vehicles. What a contrast to Dennis Zaki’s pictures of Alaskan people. Why did SP go there to sign the energy bill? Oh, so the trip could be made on the state’s dime. Way to go! Saving Alaskans from all those lame duck expenses! Life will be so boring after the 26th.
I was aghast when my copy of Time arrived and there is the snowbilly grifter right on the cover, albeit much smaller than life. I haven’t managed to work my nerve up to reading the article but, really? “renegade” my rosy red….
Quiet Saturday here, too. I had a thought about that previous video and I posted over there and found everyone had moved on. So, I thought I would share my thinking over here with you guys. Hope everybody has a great day!! Well, here goes:
The most telling part was the end when she looked directly at the camera.
Yes, Palin does have thick skin. Palin is not that wimp over all that distraction stuff, family matters. Just a ploy, damsel in distress syndrome I’d call it, to focus away from Palin’s political activities.
The Federal Government had to step in to take over the Medicare/Medicaid program. The cult has maneuvered within the state government it seems.
The cult group that Palin has been associated with would like to do away social services. That is why there are deaths because of lack of services. That is why she took cookies to hungry native Alaskans. That is why she tells the young native Alaskans to leave their communities for the big city for jobs. That is why she talks with lack of respect about the “feds” the way she does. That is why she said she would fund raise for candidates outside the republican party. That is why she disgraced the American flag by draping it over a chair with her elbow resting on it. It should be obvious by the statements of the cult that they are anti-American in their beliefs. And they want to progress further by taking over the world’s Christianity. Then what?
The only thing that protects me and my beliefs in how I interpret the Bible and God I serve is laws of this land, Bill of Rights, Constitution and amendments, particular separation of church and state. I am a heathen to this particular cult who professes to worship the real god. They should have the right to believe whatever they want; so should I. Their principles do not reflect the nature of Jesus and my Father. So what then? Because I cannot accept their beliefs, they want to strip me of my social security and kick me out of the land that my fore fathers built so they can have it all? How would that be any different than the cleric over Iran? Or the Taliban over Afghanistan? By a “Do as I say, not as I do” cult.
Bruce Wilson has another fine article on Huff Post about Palin and her association with that cult.
My route to AZ went from northern Idaho through the Tri-Cities WA and Alaska. As much as I loved the time I spent in AK, it also provided the motivation to move to AZ. I was flying for seafood buyers up there, so spent my time right on the Bering coast in SW AK/AK peninsula. The warmest day I ever saw there was barely into the seventies. When I got back to WA and it almost immediately started to turn cold, I called BS on that and headed for Tucson. I still went back to AK for four more summers – flying up there was a very seductive adventure. But I’m also someone who happens to think 105° is just right!
I am so annoyed, I just can’t stop. Google gives 2,140 hits for that piece. It was republished 2000 times. “Palin hailed”, “welcomed as an old friend”.
“Mayor William “Middy” Johnson…noted the many children in attendance. More than 100 people showed up”
Unalakleet is roughly 850 people. 100 people showed up; a lot of whom were children. That would be about 10%. Not good. Let’s say a third were kids. So 67 adults. State officials, city government and Palin entourage, let’s estimate at least 20. So 40 or 50 people showed up. I wouldn’t call that being “hailed”. It was a potluck. Who would’ve come otherwise, I wonder?
I would LOVE to hear what a bonafide Unalakleet adult had to say…
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“Rtn from Homer this morn;readying for village events w/AK Energy Authority & Mayor Middy Johnson;his tireless wk in WestAK is example 4 all!”
11:42 AM Jul 16th from TwitterBerry
Mayor Johnson is a Palin appointee and Sarah fan. Doesn’t mean he’s NOT a good guy; he probably is. He’s definitely a shaker and mover, bush Alaska leadership, and has served in every political and organizational role there is.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1970
Governor Palin appointed William “Middy” Johnson, Sheldon Schmidt and reappointed “T.C.” Kamai to the Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC).
“Middy” Johnson, of Unalakleet, has served as the community’s mayor for two years. He is also employed by Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation as plant manager of Norton Sound Seafoods. Johnson has served as police chief as well as a magistrate in the community. He and his wife are strong advocates of the community of Unalakleet and volunteer with the Sled Dog Club as well as with youth sports. Johnson has volunteered as a search and rescue coordinator for more than 20 years. Additionally, he was the village public safety officer coordinator for the region for two years. Johnson is appointed to a public seat for a community under 2,500 residents.
We have our own little state scandal unfolding. What happened was water samples from Lake of the Ozarks taken and tested by the state showed an unsafe level of E coli bacteria posing a health threat and “should” have been made public but wasn’t. It would have shut down the lake until it was safe, but being tourist season, hmm that would hurt business wouldn’t it.
There are 1150 miles of shoreline with lots of old communities, thousands of cabins stacked on top of each other, gobs of packed campgrounds. I read 70,000 homes, but don’t know if that includes huge lakeside apartment buildings, anyway you get the picture, it’s packed wall to wall people and boats. Aprox. 3000 boats on July 4th weekend. The boats have NO size restriction, we are talkin ridiculously huge boats that make waves so big they take out docks, so they are fined if they come too close. I’m sure they are not supposed to dump sewage or whether they have to pay at a station, but I bet many dump, gah. And people live in some of these big boats all summer.
Anyway, somebody or a whole State dept. is in trouble over why the public wasn’t informed, why the lake wasn’t shut down and for ignoring requested records. So a complaint was filed, given to the AG who by the way is voted in. Now there is an internal investigation going on and time will tell, but at least the system is working, somewhat, lol.
It brings to mind the deal about the disposal company not adhering to safety regs. I think someone should file a records request to see how this was dealt with at the state level, was it ignored? if so, why. why did the feds have to shut down an AK business. Seems like the ball was dropped by someone, they must have inspections and follow ups, was someone getting bought off or covering for a relative? I’m thinking most likely bought off. Is is Fed regulated but policed by the state? or policed by the AK Feds.
anyway…….here’s our scandal, I’m trying to determine whether the gov I just voted in is an up and up guy. I need to dig further into this. Some heads should roll over this.
“Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is investigating whether a state agency violated the law by not releasing data showing E. coli bacteria above safe levels in the Lake of the Ozarks.
Ken Midkiff, chairman of the Missouri Clean Water Campaign, filed a complaint Friday with Koster’s office.
According to the complaint, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources denied a June 8 request from the Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance and several requests from the Lake Sun Leader newspaper to release the data.
The alliance took water samples from the lake on May 26, and they were certified by a laboratory around May 29. But the department would not release the results for four weeks.
Gov. Jay Nixon said Friday he supported Koster’s review.
“The governor believes the department failed to live up to the transparency standards that taxpayers should expect,” said his spokesman, Jack Cardetti. “This is information that should have been given to the public immediately.”
Hey, just curous what your summer weather has been like so far this year? Here in Minnesota we have had a VERY cold summer. There was perhaps a week of 90s in early June, and then sunny weather but highs in the mid 70s. This week has been in the 60s and today it felt like an October day.
Pat Buchanan calls Michael Richards a “politically correct poser,” NBC agrees
July 18, 2009, 8:45AM
“MSNBC also said it will be adding a new feature to its coverage called “Pat Buchanan Day-In Day-Out 24/7,” which will be Buchanan in a small box on the side of the screen offering live commentary throughout all MSNBC programming.”
“Buchanan said he was excited about his new show and then went on a 10-minute rant about how there was every reason to believe the Holocaust was a lie.”
Ohhhhh, the poor cop who gets stuck writing up the police report on the Oscar Meier wienermobile that crashed into the house in Wisconsin. You can bet it will take quite a while for him/her to live that call down!
Reminds me of a business trip I made years ago in a state vehicle going across PA on the Turnpike. There were no vehicles on the road except for mine and a pickup truck a little ways in front of me. The truck suddenly started swerving all over the road and, as he pulled to one side, I realized what he was trying to avoid. A porta potty was bounding, end-over-end, right down the middle of the PA Tpk! Naturally, they are not designed to bounce properly, so it kept changing directions as it headed towards me. As I swerved my car from side to side in a desperate attempt to avoid the approaching projectile, I kept trying to figure out HOW I was going to explain to my boss that his state car got squashed by a bouncing ‘Pocono Potty’!
A couple of miles down the road, parked on the shoulder, I saw an empty flatbed truck with a security strap flapping in the breeze (oops!) and a very cranky-looking man gazing in the direction of the disappearing porta potty.
I can’t begin to describe the power of that picture – sitting here on another 110° day in southern AZ. I wish I had time to spend the afternoon lost in it.
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You mean our version of Dante’s Inferno? “But it’s a dry heat!”
Reading assignment. Stanford thesis project by a young woman from Unalakleet. Holly Miowak Stebing, her mother was the first indigenous woman to pass the Alaska bar. http://csre.stanford.edu/abstract.php?item=hmstebing
Here’s rural advisor John Moller’s background. His parents owned the bar. A genuine ethnocentric dichotomy to presume that his ‘Nativeness’ would provide commonality for rural Alaska and indigenous affairs. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/05/nation/na-dutch-harbor5
Reading assignment. Stanford thesis project by a young woman from Unalakleet. Holly Miowak Stebing, her mother was the first indigenous woman to pass the Alaska bar. http://csre.stanford.edu/abstract.php?item=hmstebing
Here’s rural advisor John Moller’s background. His parents owned the bar. A genuine ethnocentric dichotomy to presume that his ‘Nativeness’ would provide commonality for rural Alaska and indigenous affairs. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/05/nation/na-dutch-harbor5
You people crack me up. “Twitter” for a new baby. Unfortunately, as silly as it sounds, I could picture that happening….. :>/
Now that THE consummate journalist, Walter Cronkite, has died, I fully expect another HUGE media moment coming soon from The Queen That Wasn’t. She certainly can’t have someone else taking up all that spotlight, now can she?
here in Louisiana we have been having our 100 degree days early.We had rain Thursday for the forst time in 2 months,and our temps are down in the lower 90′s this week.Although the heat index is at 100,with the humidity.At least its not at 108 like last week.
we’ll have to keep an eye on this situation, he’s one of the founders of this big mess of getting religion into government through positions of community leadership.
I distinctly remember this being preached all over. Calling christians to serve, to rise up through the ranks, to get into elected positions in order to “make a difference” to “bring christianity back to our country”.
That body bag threat doesn’t sound very christian to me.
“And the man once dubbed the “right hand of God” by Time magazine is returning to the arena where he had his greatest success to try and make it so.
This is not going to be your daddy’s Christian Coalition,” Reed said in an interview to describe his new venture, the Faith and Freedom Coalition. “It has to be younger, hipper, less strident, more inclusive and it has to harness the 21st century that will enable us to win in the future.”
If so, perhaps this really will be a new start. After all, when Reed ran the original Christian Coalition from 1989 to 1997, he famously warned enemies they wouldn’t know what hit them “until you’re in a body bag.”
Oh yeah, I’m sure buttercup will be going Rogue come 7/26. She has already twitted about being less politically correct in the future (scary as that sounds, I think it is actually possible). She will lash out against everyone, liberal and conservative alike, who does not lavish her with positive attention. The good news is this will give us all lots of entertainment and further isolate her as the leader of a very small fringe group of fanatics. Meanwhile, the Anchorage Governor’s picnic is next Saturday and I will be showing up with my button from here: http://www.cafepress.com/Palin_error
Do you think Todd will be wearing the boxer shorts?
When it really is dry heat, it’s pretty easy to take – but this monsoon is another matter. (Funny – I don’t remember any of the brochures I sent for ever mentioning a monsoon.) Clouds and thunderheads are building again today, and the humidity is still way up b/c the ground’s wet from yesterday’s t-storms. Dry heat my azz! lol
I am avoiding doing any meaningful work today, so I’ll be glad to pick up where Professor Geezer and Photon Flower left off in the last session. Lucy’s Homespun Psychology stand is open for business.
I have always been struck by the similarities between $P and GWB, both over confident, seeming not to care to inform themselves through reading and travel. Both referred to answering the calling of a high power. GWB was famously cruel, made frat boy jokes. We’ve seen $P’s mean streak when she rears her head to lash out at Letterman, Levi, Shannyn, photoshopped cartoons, carry out petty grudges. (Can’t wait for the politically incorrect twitters).
What else they seem to have in common, and this is just a guess here, not based on any facts at all (no lawsuits, please, no malice intended), I think that they both have grown up with learning disabilities. Neither could sit in a meeting for more than 15 minutes without losing interest. Neither seems to read much. When either spoke without a script, they mangled the English language. And, they are constantly playing defense, in over their heads, afraid of being found out. It could be the $arah’s famous bravado (like Bush’s) is a cover up for deep seated insecurities.
My nephew has similar learning disabilities, can’t concentrate, doesn’t get information from reading, famously never finished anything: homework, classes, went to almost as many colleges as $arah, left several jobs when they actually required hard work. But, like $arah and George, he is wonderful with people. He had spent so much time covering up, making excuses, blaming anyone else that he had developed marvelous people skills, a gift of gab and charm. And, perhaps, they all begin to fool themselves: “I got away with it this time, I didn’t answer their questions, I think I can pull it off.” If $arah did it a few times successfully, why, she could do Anything, even run for President!
Because I have seen my nephew in private moments (that I don’t see with $P or GWB), I can only tell you about his reaction to the constant stress of performing beyond his ability. At times, he panics, sheer panic! The only time I saw the same reaction in $P was that poorly written and delivered resignation speech, where she spoke too fast, gasping for breath. (Do we want a President who just sits for 7 minutes on the worst day in the recent history of the United States?)
There is one big difference. GWB may have had a VP running the show and doing the hard stuff, but when GWB’s approval ratings were at a record low, at least he didn’t quit. Clinton certainly cost the taxpayers millions and it was tough going for him too; he didn’t quit. And the Super Runner who bragged to Runner’s Magazine about her endurance, in it for the long haul is tone deaf to her own message.
Break is over, time to wrap up. Only learning disabilities? There may be more. There has to be a family dynamic at play when Jeb was the smart one and the older brother had to best him, and show up his own father, too. I don’t know what $arah’s dynamic was growing up– were there smarter siblings who got more attention, and she resorted to other devices to get noticed? Will she go quietly– not a chance. She needs to be the center of attention so much that without the “title” well, office of Governor, she is going to be working twice as hard to get noticed. Lucy made a wise career choice; there will be no end to the psychology and guessing for a while.
@CG — Great catch on that “Lisa McCoy of Unalakleet” quote!
I don’t know how you knew she was a missionary, but it seems this woman also has some connection to the Mat-Su valley. Apparently, she lost a baby last March who was born with Trisomy 13. The funeral was held in Anchorage, and according to Baptist Int’l MIssions, Inc (BIMI): “There will be a graveside service following the funeral at His Servant’s Haven of Rest Cemetery, located in Palmer, Alaska.”
Palmer is a long way from Unalakleet. Palin was “welcomed as an old friend” in Unalakleet — by who, Lisa McCoy?
Mae lewis, insightful analysis I believe, especially about the defenses they may have adapted in their attempt to function. I can have some empathy but still they are breaking a lot of crockery so somehow we need to remove them from the kitchen or only allow them to handle plastic plates.
You really had me going, KaJo, I had to go to the original nasty website and read the original nasty Twitter page to figure out that yours was the joke. At least I hope so. Queen Esther, fairest in the land.
My hubby, who barely tolerates my Palin obsession, brought home the new Vanity Fair for me! Why? Because on the cover, it says: “Sarah Palin – The Lies, The Meltdowns and the Moose-Size Ambition!” This is Todd Purdum’s new article (I think it is NEW stuff) – issue is August ’09. I will let you all know if I find out anything new.
CrabbyPatty – here in bluegrass Kentucky, today the temperature did not get above 68˚ and it is supposed to be the same tomorrow. It will not last. The heat and high humidity will return. But – it is great to get a bunch of work done in the garden without dripping. Yes, it is slowing down the tomatoes.
I’m looking forward to reading $arah’s tweets after she gets out of office. Not quite sure she can be less pc that she already is, but I’m sure she’ll give it a mavericky try.
I’ll probably pee my pants from laughing while reading her new tweets.
Coug in Portland; Was thinking the same thing; SP’s due for another newsmaker. Try as I might to concentrate on other more important news, I need my dose of “what’s she up to now?” – she’s got to be the most intriguing politician in this generation. In my corner of the world, it’s pretty subdued and even-tempered politically, but Alaska is making up for all of us.
Maybe after the 26th some other State or Province will take the lead in poli-tabloid fever for a change, and give Alaskans a break.
vimeo videos seem to be at the richer, denser end of the scale, therefore they wil be big files that take a very long time to download – and will need buffering if you don’t have lots of bandwidth.
When the video finally starts, click on the ‘pause’ button on the video. You can then watch the (slow) progress on the bar of the video loading. With vimeo you pretty much need to wait for the whole file to be loaded before you can play the video without it stopping to buffer some more.
It is very timely that CG found the misrepresentation in the AP article at the time we lost Walter Cronkite.
I’ve been thinking of this all day. The AP did not commit a fact error per se – but it did say that “Lisa McCoy of Unalakleet said she was thrilled to meet Palin and sorry to see her leave office.”
The fact is, this individual, quoted by the AP stating her support for Sarah Palin is not from Unalakeet, and is in fact a West Virginian missionary. Wonder if she’s an Alaskan voter?
I’m quoting CG’s post here again:
“Who is Lisa McCoy? Well, she’s a West Virginia missionary wife. Commenting on Alaska politics, fashioning herself as a Unalakleet opinion. Her husband, Pastor McCoy, describes his occupation as “Church Planter”.
Come on, Matthew Daly, you can do better than this. Did you actually fly to Unalakleet from Washington, DC, to cover this? I bet not. How is it that you sought a quote from a missionary’s wife? On a PCE bill? Did she call you? What the heck are you playing at? Are you part of the “Seven Mountains Strategy”? That would not be useful for journalistic credibility. No more Associated Press for you!”
Now that this Associated Press story has been picked up all over, the misinformation is casually spread. Most people with a passing interest in Sarah Palin will read it as truth.
Don’t believe everything you read! Yes, that’s definitely true. The comment posters & the bloggers are tasked with checking what’s been reported. Because it may not be correct!
Back to reading on a Saturday have any of you read any of the Eve Dallas books by J.D. Robb. where a futuristic cop in 2040 or so is a murder cop.It ells of the urban wars starting in NT and spreading out and the home force fighting for it’s life and that was set I think back in the2020′s or so. Reading these books and seeing and hearing those people talk about armed resistance against our government makes it seem credible instead of fiction, The story is set well after the urban wars but they are mentioned a lot.Remember not that long ago when going to the moon was written as fiction. I have to say my dad always believed with the conspiracy theorist that we did not really land their, When I asked how he came to that he said it looked like out west and they could have faked the jumps ect. Rather than fight about it as he was very ill I let him have his beliefs but he also knew I disagreed with him
Use this link to send a message to these Democratic senators who are getting millions of dollars from the health and insurance lobbyists – but aren’t too interested in First World health insurance for Americans ….
Kick some DINO butt and then kick Joe the LIEberman.
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I went to the twitter account and at the bottom of the page you can go see an explanation of what happened.
Twitter does not allow impersonation accounts…they can be reported and will be deleted.
What is Impersonation?
Pretending to be another person or business as entertainment or in order to deceive is impersonation. Non-parody impersonation is a violation of the TOS, specifically article 4 which states:
4. You must not abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other Twitter users.
The standard for defining parody is, “would a reasonable person be aware that it’s a joke.” An account may be guilty of impersonation if it confuses or misleads others—accounts with the clear INTENT to confuse or mislead will be permanently suspended.
But they do allow PARODY Accounts, as long as it is clear that it is a parody and what would a reasonable person would consider ” obviously fake”
Twitter does not allow “squatter” accounts…taking up names to keep others from using them….they can be reported and will be deleted.
What constitutes user name squatting?
Some of the factors that we take into account when determining what conduct is considered to be name squatting are:
the number of accounts created
creating accounts for the purpose of preventing others from using those account names
creating accounts for the purpose of selling those accounts
using feeds of third-party content to update and maintain accounts under the names of those third parties
Inactive accounts will be suspended, so any account that is inactive for 6 months will be suspended.
I’m actually not surprised that account was deleted since it wasn’t obvious it was a fake. LOL, the tweets while ridiculous were so similar to what the real Governor tweets that it was hard to tell them apart, now with anyone else it would have been obvious parody, but not with Palin, it was too close to impersonation!
Another important thing about W , he has been on a gold plated gravy train his whole life. Allowed to skip out of the Texas Air Guard because he would not have passed the blood test. Got into Yale because of his father. Bankrupted oil cos. in Midland. His fathers friends set up the Texas Rangers deal that made him wealthy. Everytime I hear the CCR song “Fortunate Son” , I think of W. He is the ultimate skater.
The Dominionist discussion is really interesting. I think they have been a pretty small group up to know. But who knows.
When Bush first came in office in 2001, I researched some information about the religious issues and found the best information and references back to the US, from the Moscow newspapers. The articles originated in the US, the Yurica Report. The website had a good review of the religious right and their drive into politics starting in the l980s. The house on C street has been written about before. There is another property in Arlington, VA that provides residence for conservative Christian elected officials and others. Have to run now, but will write more about this later. Have a great day. Very sunny here in Seattle today.
I am one of the lucky ones who have health insurance. The premium is $1,400 month. Yes that’s right. I live in Anchorage and this is a large group plan. I pay several hundred toward this and my employer pays the rest. It kills me to think of what my employer could do with that money. If there were competition, the rates would be much lower. I know because a friend who lives in WA pays nothing, and her employer pays what I pay. Mudflatters, I also have an annual deductible and a co-pay. If we have the chance, I would go with the public option just to save my employer the money and support what I believe we should have for everyone.
Make sure Democratic elected officials feel some heat if they’re on the verge of opposing the President and 76% of Americans who want a public option.
Here are eight senators who may stand in the way of the public option — along with the total amount of money they’ve received from health and insurance interests.
Please write to all these Senators and insist they support a strong public option. Call the White House every week. Watch “Sicko”. An ex-insurance executive from Cigna was on Bill Moyers and he said “Sicko” was right on the mark. He said the insurance companies developed a campaign to discredit it and Michael Moore so folks would not take it seriously. Please everybody, be creative and write, call everyone you can who has influence on this.
Sen. Max Baucus $3,973,485
Sen. Evan Bayh $1,565,088
Sen. Kent Conrad $2,154,200
Sen. Dianne Feinstein $1,749,887
Sen. John Kerry $8,994,077
Sen. Mary Landrieu $1,653,943
Sen. Joe Lieberman $3,308,621
Sen. Ben Nelson $2,214,715
For any one interested in old school , real deal R & B , this is THE show to listen to. You can see what was just played on the right side. Just was in the car for a bit and loved it.
come join us in chat where we are waxing snarky about congress and getting ready to listen to Shannyn’s show: http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx
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Shannyn’s show is not on tonight b/c she filed in for DF the other day. They suspended her for 1 wk! she said on her FB. We should all email and complain!!!!
To: austintx #77 I agree with you completely; GWB was a Fortunate Son. One magazine article’s famous quote was that he was born on third base, and George thought that he had hit a triple. When GWB was running for President in 2000, the most brilliant writing exposing him came from Molly Ivins– what a writer! And, the other book that sent chills down my spine is the actual book, “Fortunate Son,” by J.H.Hatfield.
Hatfield was discredited, hounded and harassed and was eventually found dead (suicide?). But in his book there was something chilling which should be a real warning to any of us who value our rights and freedoms and a government which is supposed to protect them.
Hatfield reported that Bush was involved in an auto accident in Texas. When police search the car, drugs were found to be involved. Due to his father’s influence, George did 6 months of community service, an easy sentence considering the event. When GWB decided to run for Governor of Texas, his attorney at the time, Alberto Gonzales (we know who he is) advised George to let his drivers license expire. (Maybe there was some input from Dad, too, since Dad onced headed up the CIA). Then, George was told to go to the DMV and apply for a new license. The old one, now expired, would be scrubbed. That way, when it came time for vetting the candidate for governor, that troublesome auto accident would not appear on his record which conveniently began with the new drivers license. (Does this remind anyone of the McCain people scrubbing computers up there in Wasilla?? Why can’t Audrey at PD find any pictures of pregnant Palin?)
I loved Ann Richards, and I thought that Bush (and Rove) used some pretty dirty tactics to beat her. Life always shows us the warning signs, but we’re not always paying attention.
As for comparing Palin & Bush, I meant it in a general way as a point of discussion. I am amazed at how far Palin got without the connections of having a rich dad who was also a former president, or having a dad and grandfather who were admirals + a wife with oodles of money. But, she wouldn’t have been launched (to use her word) without the support of big money conservative Republicans. That’s the demographic that she’ll need if she’s looking for a big time political career. And, if someone like GWB showed up with his record of failure in business and no influential rich family, he wouldn’t have gotten to first base, baseball team or no baseball team.
Had a conservative radio station on briefly while in the driving in the car – maybe Mike Method talk show ?- Anyway…, the conservatives have over 450,000 signed up so far on a petition against “Obama Care” Health Plan. Over 30,000 signed up in a few hours. The host was talking about how Dems use African Americans, will tell them anything to get their vote, but don’t really care about them. jeez, weird. Do Progressive Radio stations do that kinda thing? I must have biased ears, and can’t hear it, if they do.
Bonefish: when (if) you get the nerve to read the article in TIME, see if you have the same reaction as I did when you get to the part that infers that the White House is directly responsible for the attacks on S Palin. I was livid and have cancelled my subscription at our office to this magazine. We had been subscribing for years, but the comment “whether it is true or not …” in this article, referring to Stapletongue’s comment about the White House having some sort of Palin Playbook?!1 WTF? was the bottom line for me in inappropriate and irresponsible journalism!
Time’s article was meant to sell magazines. They are totally out of touch with the people in Alaska and how they have not been served by Governor Palin. When she visited out small town only a few partisan folks were notified in advance. Senior citizens, the public–nope. She’s very junior high–not a leader.
I’ll be letting my subscription expire as well. If they want to cater to the conservative base, then they can have them.
It’s hard to tell the real $arah tweets from the $illy $arah tweets. In what I think is an original $arah message, she talks about dry wildfire conditions in part of the state, while returning to consistent rain in Juneau. So, that rain in Juneau was consistent, just like the rains they have in Anchorage and Wasilla? The same as the rain yesterday and the day before. Or, could she be looking for the word “constant?” Sorry, I don’t know your weather conditions up there; maybe you get rains that are different from each other, as in “raining cats and dogs” would be different from Morton Salt’s “when it rains it pours.”
Maybe it’s “Raining Men.”
Re: My post at #104- for the record, I do not necessarily agree with Fagan’s final analysis re over-taxing of the oil companies (I do not know enough about it) OR his slam on the “liberal Democrats.” I DO, however, love how he has $arah pegged as “the crazy lady” and uses wonderful adjectives to describe the twit.
I let my Time subscription run out during the Bush-Gore campaign. No indepth research, no balanced reporting. It fell to the level of People mag, with a cheerleader mentality towards the GOP’s march to war. I haven’t seen a thing to indicate that it has resumed anything resembling news reporting.
Mae Lewis, I enjoyed your analysis of the quitter grifter governor, thanks. I’d like to make mention of another trait GINO and Bush seem to have in common, megolomania.
From Wikipedia: Megalomania denotes an obsession with having and/or obtaining, grandiosity and extravagance (especially in the form of great fame and popularity, material wealth, social influence or political power, or more than one or even all of the aforesaid). It may be a symptom of manic or paranoid disorders. However it is not considered a distinct mental disorder of itself according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
I’m not sure that Dubya could be considered to be a megolomaniac. I’ve always viewed him as a puppet. He certainly seemed like a megolomaniac through his behavior, but I tend to think he was just a chump put on a stump. Dubya’s behavior may be perceived to have exhibited delusions of grandeur, as with GINO.
From Wikipedia: Delusions of grandeur, commonly seen in psychosis, may be seen as distinct from megalomania: a megalomaniac’s overwhelming and excessive preoccupation with his or her own importance, though it may be considered pathological, is not necessarily delusional.
From what I’ve read and seen of GINO, I would say that she has delusions of grandeur. It’s been suggested that she’s a sociopath with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I would go further to suggest that she may be a psychopath, and go so far as to compare her to Adolf Hitl*r of Jos#f Stalin.
If, I mean, when, GINO is subpoenaed to stand trial for one or more crimes likely committed, I hate to think that an insanity plea by her might stand, but I think that it could. Chances are slim that she would plead insanity though, because she’s so vain and proud. But knowing GINO, she would find some loophole to ignore the subpoena.
On a personal note, I have never despised a public figure as much as I do GINO. In my view, she appears to be the second coming of Hitl$r. With the economic crisis and a Black POTUS, she appeals to mindless human lemmings: the uninformed, uneducated, illiterate and brainwashed, many of them angry, and some stockpiling weapons. She is poised to bring out the worst in a country in crisis/ a country on the mend, however you look at it. The fraud and negligence of GINO should not be allowed to continue in the Lower 48.
On a positive note, I look forward to the iceberg, hopefully the first of many icebergs that will put this despot in prison where she belongs so that justice is served.
Speaking of news reporting…. The satirical Onion News wrote an alleged speech by Bush in January 2001 that has sadly proven to be more accurate than humorous: Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’.
“My fellow Americans,” Bush said, “at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us.” http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784?utm_source=EMTF_Onion
Incarcerate_Palin: Great post. I agree with everything you surmised. I, too, have never despised a public figure so much. If (hopefully WHEN) she is indicted by “the Feds,” it will be fascinating to watch the trial and the possibility of her switching defense lawyers multiple times as she refuses to take their advice (including an insanity plea).
Lori, my prediction is that when she’s called to trial she’ll suddenly “have cancer” or Trig will be in need of medical attention somehow, the spin will be “poor Sarah” – mark my words.
Incarcerate_Palin Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 8:27 PM
“Lori, my prediction is that when she’s called to trial she’ll suddenly “have cancer” or Trig will be in need of medical attention somehow, the spin will be “poor Sarah” – mark my words.”
Maybe so, but being tried in Federal court vs. court of public opinion will mean that her perpetual victimhood will not fly. Second thought, maybe it will fly – if she can con the State of AK and a big chunk of the populace, she can easily con a jury with her “winking” and “folksiness”. She needs a trial where jurors are mudpups.
This will not give you a moment a Zen. Written by a a ex Fundy Marlene Winell PHD on 10/29/08. Boy does she have palin right on. Very scary.I just found the name over at the forum.
Lori, GINO on trial by Mudpups, as if, but I wish!
I doubt that Alaska can “contain” GINO like a virus, but that’s how I think of her, infiltrating the Lower 48, resulting in so much garbage that it attracts vermin, like a health hazard to the Lower 48.
So far, her influence on the dregs of American society has been relatively minimal as since her FAILED V.P. attempt was last year. What concerns me is that GINO, a neo-fasc$st will “shit-disturb” (for lack of a better verb) the ignorant f*cktards who comprise a significant “demographic” of the U.S. It could become neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend, relative against relative. That’s how fa$cism works.
mhrt @117 – that is an AMAZING letter, thank you. I had not seen it before.
I cannot think of a better reason (than Marlene’s letter) for why Scarah must never EVER EVER be in politics.
The part that really got to me was when she said “if a man not work. he does not eat”. That was what happen this last winter in Alaska and the letter was written 10/08. She knows her stuff.
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Regarding social policy, as a believer in individual salvation, you would have an individual approach emphasizing morality and responsibility, not a community approach emphasizing structural solutions. You would be judgmental and controlling of personal behavior like sex, reproductive choice, and books borrowed from the library instead of addressing global warming, torture, poverty, and world peace. Your belief in eternal hell-fire, your deference to a literally perfect Bible despite its cruelties, and your indoctrination to disbelieve your own compassionate instincts, may leave your moral core numb. You might recall the verse, “If a man will not work he shall not eat” (2 Thess. 3:10). However, faith-based initiatives would be OK because they would use caring to evangelize.
Polly said: “Had a conservative radio station on briefly while in the driving in the car – maybe Mike Method talk show ?- Anyway…, the conservatives have over 450,000 signed up so far on a petition against “Obama Care” Health Plan. Over 30,000 signed up in a few hours. The host was talking about how Dems use African Americans, will tell them anything to get their vote, but don’t really care about them. jeez, weird. Do Progressive Radio stations do that kinda thing? I must have biased ears, and can’t hear it, if they do.”
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Polly , I think this is something the repugs do quite well, they rally those who listen, get them all in a tither and then ask them to descend and bash against whatever the repug leaders oppose. They are masters at it, especially in dirty, under the table ways, just my opinion.
I think your ears are right, progressives are more fair minded, not quick to attack and want to work towards solutions for the greater all, not just their select party, again just my opinion.
Oh my favorite from the fake Cee4Pee twitter site is, “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Go Sarah! Go Sarah! #Palin” ROFLMAO
Palin sued over Juneteenth
Posted by Alaska_Politics
July 17, 2009 – 1:24 pm
Anchorage reporter Rachel D’Oro:
Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Gov. Sarah Palin asked a judge Friday to declare that she broke state law two years ago when she failed to issue a proclamation for a celebration commemorating the freeing of U.S. slaves.
Plaintiffs also sought a retroactive proclamation for the 2007 Juneteenth celebration from Palin, or — with her July 26 resignation looming — from the governor’s office, said Gregory Charles Royal, a Washington, D.C., musician, who filed the suit in March.
@ 123 CG – The law wasn’t very important to her as mayor of Wasilla, and leopards don’t generally change their spots, but what’s odd here is that while I can see the possibility of a clerical error where the proclamation accidentally didn’t get stuck on the calendar and slipped through the cracks, I don’t understand why a proclamation wasn’t prepared and signed as soon as it was brought to the attention of the governor’s office. I’d appreciate it if anyone can enlighten me as to the details of this one.
Lani aka Bash Budweiser Palin Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Speaking of news reporting…. The satirical Onion News wrote an alleged speech by Bush in January 2001 that has sadly proven to be more accurate than humorous: Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’.
“My fellow Americans,” Bush said, “at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us.” http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784?utm_source=EMTF_Onion
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seattlefan Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Aussie…..I saw that. Did you see who is following it? Tee hee!
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Yes, all the other comedians are following LOL
Former acting president George w. Bush thought he was the most important person on earth. Here is one example: Once at some sort of press meeting while walking behind a female reporter, he grabbed part of her sweater (that she was wearing) and used it to wipe and clean his glasses.
Also, don’t forget when the Obama’s visited the White House after the election but before they were to moved in, she shook President-elect Obama’s hand and then immediately after he rubbed hand sanitizer on his hands and wiped them. Then, perhaps realizing what he was doing, he then offered the container to Obama saying want some? It’s great stuff.
Thank you mhrt for the Marlene article. It is so scary and left me shaken up. I knew Sarah’s religion played a part of what and who she is but reading this was truly enlightening. I think all of the religious right have some of the same beliefs and I, like Marlene, think putting those beliefs into action is dangerous. Those believers are shameless and brainwashed into thinking they will see the end of the world and be moved into heaven while the non-believers will perish. Now, isn’t that what a cult practices? Why hasn’t this religion been classified as a cult?
“WASILLA, Alaska — Politics and parody converge in the new Alaska.”
There’s some snark as the writer contrasts Palin’s resignation speech on the shores of Lake Lucille to an earlier baptismal ceremony with Russian immigrants “in clear view” of Palin’s house. One of the pastors said that his congregation “did not get “physically” involved in politics. “Our role here,” he said, “is just to pray for the government.””
I appreciated this clear-eyed view:
“The picture remains the same as it has been for decades — overdependence on oil,” Pat Galvin, Ms. Palin’s commissioner of revenue, told a business group in Anchorage the week after the governor announced her resignation, effective July 26.
Oil production revenue and taxes account for 88 percent of current state general fund revenue. For years, the price of oil has been relatively stable; since last summer, however, it has been all over the place, forcing the state to draw more than $2 billion out of savings to balance its budget. Even as prices are now rising, production in Alaska is in permanent decline.
Mr. Galvin told the business group, “We’re floating into a whole different world where we don’t know where we’re going one day to the next.”
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sorry if this was posted earlier, but nice to be reminded that SP is a genius in her own way. and it makes me sad that twitter may diminish her verbiage and we won’t see as much amazing poetry!
Oh goody. Part II of Matthew Daly’s ‘Palin Unleashed-Victory Lap’
Bits and pieces snipped and posted. This latest installment contains photos that Daly credits himself for, so apparently he IS there.
A Washington, DC AP journalist is on tour with Sarah Palin. Is he the new voice for the state? Has he replaced David Murrow? Did Sarah contract him to come along? Is the State of Alaska paying for him to tour with Sarah, or is it the Associated Press? Will his contract be extended to stay with Sarah on what comes next?
And exactly how many state employees are on this press junket, all expenses paid, drawing salary and per diem, out of the state budget? Why is this necessary to the management of the State of Alaska this week?
What’s up with all this bill-signing going on? Where are these bills coming from? Is it stuff left over from the legislative session? Was it held back on purpose to do this tour? How come the media won’t give us information on the status of our goverment!? Any legislators care to comment on this?
Palin: Alaska tour is thanks, not goodbye
By MATTHEW DALY
The Associated Press
Sunday, July 19, 2009
UNALAKLEET, Alaska — She was greeted like a rock star in Unalakleet, a fishing village on the Bering Sea. She danced with Eskimos in Kotzebue. And she watched grizzlies at a wildlife sanctuary on the Kenai Peninsula.
In all, Sarah Palin has been on eight trips outside her Anchorage base since announcing her resignation two weeks ago. Is this a farewell tour, the start of a possible presidential campaign for 2012?
Yeah, no expensive ‘lame duck’ traveling around trips here, huh?
“…she has a bigger role in mind, and she plans to launch her new platform by speaking her mind on the social networking site Twitter.”
“I look forward to continuing to work for Alaska and for energy independence and for the contribution that Alaska could and should be making to allow our nation to be more secure and more prosperous,” she said.
Ohhh, she’s going to continue to work for Alaska…really…
If her reception Friday in Unalakleet is any indication, she has a strong base of support.
What a nice gentlemanly gesture there, Matthew, too, also. 100 people, at least half were children, state and city folks, and Palin’s entourage. Okay. And don’t forget the missionaries…I wonder if Franklin Graham flew in…
“Palin says Alaska voters have accepted her decision to resign, even as she continues to receive criticism from the national media…”
I’ll thank you not to offer misleading statements for me and the other 400,000 Alaskan voters. Of course we’ve “accepted” your decision. You’re free to spin it whatever way you like. And you will continue to receive criticism from us, as well.
“We don’t give a damn how they do it outside,” she said, quoting a popular state bumper sticker. “We do it a different way up here. The pioneer spirit runs strong.”
Justification for her behaviour and a complete corruption of what that means. That is so weird. I’ll never say that ever again; sticker is gone off my truck!
“But this is what Palin loves best: Reaching out to Alaskans, no matter how remote. She barely had time to eat lunch – king crab and salmon and a barrage of homemade desserts – as families surged toward her, trying to shake her hand and get an autograph.
…even as an aide tried in vain to shield the governor and then get her to leave quietly.”
Ive Frye, personal assistant and The Bodyguard Okay, that’s just embarrasing. She had to shield Sarah from the mob of those 50 Native villagers in Unalakleet. Does she do this everywhere? Oh, Ivy…
I feel so sorry for her. The little white girl from Wasilla faithfully and tirelessly trotting along behind the popular girl. I sure hope that Sarah has a job for her. Real life is going to be so hard.
Quotes from real Unalakleet people. Let’s see who they are:
“It’s remarkable we can have the opportunity to see her in this community,” Baptiste said.
Mrs. Agnes Baptiste, from Anchorage. East High School, Alternative Program Supervisor (Elitnurvik-Within-East). Previously from Nome, where she served on the Alaska Native Education Council.
The Rev. Pat McCoy, pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church, said he understands why Palin is stepping down. “If I was her, I’d quit,” he said. “Everybody just wants her all the time.”
From West Virginia. The missionary “church planter” whose presence is subsidized by Mission Air Care. Thanks for your insight on Alaska politics, bucko.
“Palin said Alaskans appreciate her desire to help the state avoid a prolonged lame-duck status.”
While a short lame-duck victory tour could be much less painful, I don’t know that any of us appreciate any of this.
“Ivanoff said he was saddened and angered by her sudden resignation because it would cost the state significant money and rob it of one of its most valuable resources – Palin.”
Now, there’s an interesting take. He’s angry because Alaskans are being “robbed” of Palin.
Ivanoff’s one of the Norton Sound elite upwardly-mobile types. Very well employed with the regional economic development organization; salary probably $65,000+. Gets quoted on things all the time. Never has to worry about the heating fuel bill.
“Davida Hanson said she sees a little of herself in Palin: a working mother trying to do what’s best for her job and family. “I love her!” Hanson said.
Davida is a local girl that works for the local air taxi and a former pageant winner – she loaned the current Miss Unalakleet her tiara. Her non-Native husband Bret is an ‘import’ – a contractor and building suppy owner. He and a buddy started a thriving popular pizza restaurant that’s been featured on Nightline.
The only quote not enthusiatically pro-Sarah: “Not everyone is so impressed. Karen Erickson, owner of the Kuupiaq coffee house, said she thinks Palin has “gone Hollywood”…
“She likes her attention with the media,” Erickson said, then adds: “She’s done a lot for the state. You have to give her that.”
Like what, Karen? Name ONE thing. You don’t really have to give her that.
I’m sorry to be personal here, but my attempts at the forum have not been fruitful. My cat of 15 years (she was dropped off, so I think she’s about 16 or 17) is fading fast…very fast. I thought I had a few more months with her, but it seems to be days…a week, maybe.
I’m disconsolate. I’ve lived alone for 18 years (my brother has an office in this house,) and I have dreaded this time for so long. She was so scared and angry for years; I told her in no uncertain terms that if she was to live here that she had to get used to being hugged and kissed. She became ‘my grey shadow, as I liked to call her when she started following me around.
Any words that might wish to offer would be most appreciated. I realize that my pending loss is not as great as others has born, but it sucks right now. Thanks. I’ll check back …
others is plural as in “I don’t care what the others say.”
others’ is plural-possessive as in “I don’t care about others’ opinions.”
In the context you were using the word, it would be “…as others have borne.”
(((just a farmer))) Thank you; I called my cousin in TX, and I’m much calmer now. My great-grandfather was a farmer, a dairy man, although he was also known for his peaches and apples and corn. I still don’t eat veal because he wouldn’t raise it on grounds of cruelty (and he was 6′ 4″ and had huge forearms.)
The barn cat died on the 4th of July, and I had been feeding her from my backyard for 4 months, twice a day, where she slept in an old chair. I had told my cousin that I was being a hospice nurse for cats. She, however, is very good with math and numbers and such. I would rather do this than anything financial or math related EVER; it’s confusing and indecipherable.
There is still another feral that I am, of course, feeding, and have been for three years. He’s a darling, and I love him very much.
I don’t have kids other than my dogs. When I lose them it is awful. I understand your sorrow and grieve from afar with you. I know that it is not consolation but when you love your animals like you obviously do, you have given them a far better life than many have.
MinJ – I’m still missing the dog of my childhood. The loss doesn’t go away but I’m used to it. Your cat lived a wonderful life with you. And each time you think of her/him a little bit of the wonder returns for a moment. The grey shadow is still there just out of your field of vision. Keep it always.
(((lovemydogs))) Thank you…your words mean a lot to me, although I have always loved your name. It seems almost fitting and very comforting that you would respond. I am very grateful for your understanding and kindness.
If people had dropped off dogs, I would have taken care of and loved them as well. For some reason, they drop off cats, which is infuriating to me for many reasons.
Oh, antiAnti, I’m dissloved in tears! How thoughtful and beautiful and touching. It’s true, she’ll always be there, as her forecats and foredogs are still with me, always. Thank you so much.
MinNJ, over the winter, when DH was away for weeks at a time restoring electricity, my oldest dog 16-17 years old) was laying at my feet late at night, gasping for breath. When she tried to walk, she staggered and fell.
Mudpuppies were here for me in the forum to hold my hand.
The dog is still with me and full of pep now, so I’m happy for her even tho I know her time will be coming.
I have five dogs, five cats, three goats, and a bunch of chickens (the peacocks all ran away from home).
They can only be with us for a short time. Truth be told, I’d prefer they go before I do. As I get older, I do worry about my “children” and what will happen if I go first.
I read somewhere (I think it was “Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul”) a story about a 4 year old who explained the death of his dog this way (I am paraphrasing) :
“We are all put here to learn to love each other and be good to each other…animals already know this…so they don’t have to stay as long.”
Out of the mouths of babes…
A good book for animal lovers–”The Art of Racing in the Rain” I can’t remember who wrote it and my copy is making the rounds. It’s about a dog but still fits the bill. Well worth the read.
MinNJ,
I have had dogs (and a million other creatures growing up) and everyone was
the bestest. Many times I would think that this is the last, it is just too hard, and everytime I would think back at the love they gave and would head out to
find another one. It never gets easier, but it helps to think that they would be alive somewhere in the world anyway, so better to be with me (spoiling and
loving them) than out in the unknown! Remember, there is always an animal
in need of a good human. And I haven’t eaten veal in 35 years for the same reason as you. Good luck, take care MinNJ
If it is possible to be moved and enriched at a difficult time, it is now for me. I cannot tell you how much your dear and thoughtful words help my heart at this time.
By the way, she’s been deaf for over a year, and with a series of turning on lights and hand signals, we’ve done OK. Sign language for cats, as it occurs.
And what did Sarah tweet? And who has a disabled child?
You will grieve the same as for any other family member. There is nothing wrong with that and nothing to be embarassed about. Allow yourself to grieve.
But for now, kiss her, hug her, make her comfortable, spoil her. And tell her often what a good girl she is and that you will always love her.
Animals don’t fear death as we do. They have no regrets. They accept it as a part of life. And when they’re ready, they’re ready.
She’ll let you know when she’s ready to go. When she is, if she hasn’t gone on her own, take her to the vet or have the vet come to the house. (I think this is better since they can say goodbye in their own surroundings.) It is the greatest act of love we can give our pets.
It’s too bad we cannot give this final act of love to those we love the most; our family members.
I have stones to remember my dogs in a little garden area I made that was their favorite place to sleep.
@mlaiuppa:
the stones are something we also do here.
And you are quite correct, our animal companions know when it’s time to go. Our last two hard decisions were very difficult, First was my elderly border collie (age 18) about 10 years ago, the week before Christmas. He’d been having multiple seizures that week, and that particular morning (around 6 am) he had a grand mal and pooped and peed all over the living room floor. Came out of the seizure, saw the mess and was horrified. Then he just collapsed in my lap as I was still sitting on the hearth. Hubby had already left for work, so I was on my own. I called the vet and drove 50 miles to have it end. RifRaf died in my arms, I held him the entire time at the vet’s office while it was done.
Hubby’s pitbull was in final stages of cancer at age 15 and we went through the same thing. Hubby held CD in his arms for the end.
Both dogs (and many others) are buried in the family cemetery here on the farm. (The family cemetery also includes my first husband.)
Wiping my eyes again…
but I have such fond and funny memories of all of them.
also, speaking of the stones, I was quite (and delightedly) surprised to see the stones during an episode of the Best Friends “Dogtown” TV program, where they showed the cemetery services.
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There was an Interesting segment on NPR this AM about the Alaska Native Corps subcontracting to Blackwater, etc. Claire Mc from MO was talking about it, plus a Native who was living in VA.
CG, I hope you saw the info about the circumnavigation that I was trying to watch on the news on Thursday night:
Zac Sunderland – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zac Sunderland (born November 29, 1991) is the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and the first person ever to accomplish this feat before their …
Moment of Zen
…….enjoy a peaceful moment whenever possible……
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/18/oscar-mayer-wienermobile-_3_n_239187.html
Enjoy
I’m enjoying First Wives Club from the beginning. Never seen it from the very beginning. And since I know how it ends, am relaxing and enjoying it.
I’ve never been married so can’t really relate. So it’s pure entertainment.
It’s not overly hot, but it’s warm and humid enough not to be comfortable. Enough to make me lethargic and unmotivated.
Maybe after the movie I’ll go in my room and read. I haven’t relaxed with a good book in ages. I picked up several at CostCo this week. I’m thinking of starting with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. No, really. Look it up.
Since its open thread, I must tell someone how excited I am about my new herb garden! Well, herb window box. I love the idea of growing stuff but in my 45 years haven’t had much success myself (and usually no place to grow anything).
Mr. Terps helped me repot (or rebox?) the basil plant I bougt a few weeks ago, and we picked up a rosemary, a culantro (apparently a broad-leafed cilantro) and a cinnamon basil. All sitting outside, soaking up the florida sunshine … uh …. cloud cover.
If I get a lemongrass next, will it repell mosquitos?
Anyway, cinnamon basil and rosemary are already in the drawn butter, waiting for the steamed broccoli, roasted red pepper, and Thee Best smoked pork chops (from Doris’ market) that Mr. Terps is grilling right now.
Don’t forget the light white wine spritzers (Mr. Terps has to go to work tonight).
We can get pretty riled up here. And for very good reasons.
But we can also appreciate the beauty of nature, good food and fellowship, and sharing.
Have a happy Saturday Mudpups!
Wow, that would be a nice house if it didn’t have a huge weiner sticking out of it.
I’m pretty proud of a comment I left over at Greta’s place yesterday, had to wait for an “open thread” here to share it. Somebody asked “What’s Sarah doing today?” I responded: “she’s mostly tweeting about going rogue with her twitters come July 27th…yesterday she was tweeting about making gut noises & brazenly standing up on her back legs to save the species & also that Todd’s a loser and she does the work just like all mama bears….” Needless to say it wasn’t well received including an accusation that I asked the question myself, not true, it was just such an opportunity, a real crack in the door that I just had to plow through…
My last comment directed at BigPete’s link to the big wiener picture. Maybe I should just stop before I get myself in trouble.
Nice AKM! and good for you, get out there and relax, enjoy your day.
The hubby and I will be going off too, headed to CO to see the grandbaby and take in our annual Rocky Grass Blue Grass festival in Lyons right beside the St. Vrain river, perfect for tube floating or chair sitting.
I’ll post a pic of some rock art people got into last year, it was fun to watch it evolve through out the 3 day festival.
So you won’t see me posting too much, but ya dang well know I’m going to be checking in as often as I can, I “think” I’ll have cell service and I can access the internet through my phone, I don’t want to miss out on anything big, lol.
I got a laugh out of one of the comments made on adn, the writer suggested that Twitter is one of $arah’s children.
Old Alaska governors do not die.
They just Tweet away:
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/07/sarah_palins_tweets_lines_stay.html
zyggy: “the writer suggested that Twitter is one of $arah’s children.”
ROFL!!!!
zyggy – that made me laugh. if she has another one, you know it will be named Twitter Zamboni Palin.
I can’t begin to describe the power of that picture – sitting here on another 110° day in southern AZ. I wish I had time to spend the afternoon lost in it.
Ah, a beautiful calm peaceful Saturday morning…zen…oh, what’s that? An AP blurb about Sarah?
Palin hailed in visit to western Alaska
MATTHEW DALY (AP) – 16 hours ago
UNALAKLEET, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin was welcomed Friday as an old friend as she traveled to this rural Alaska town to sign a bill that continues subsidies for rural energy costs.
oop, “growing government”, oh dear
Palin said the visits throughout the state were not a farewell tour but rather a way to thank Alaska residents for allowing her to serve as governor.
“I am Alaskan. I’ve grown up here and I’m going to remain in Alaska,” she said in an interview. “It’s not farewell, it’s more like thanks for letting me be here and I’ll see you soon.”
Oh, she’s thanking us…
Palin thinks Alaska voters have accepted her decision to resign — even as she is criticized in the national media and even by some fellow Republicans who question her decision to leave with a year-and-a-half left in her four-year term.
“I love Alaska too much to scratch and claw my way to hold onto the title of governor…”
State Sen. Donny Olson, D-Nome, said the energy program would help Unalakleet and other rural areas get through the winter more easily.
The bill, sponsored by the Senate Finance Committee, makes permanent the expansion of a power cost equalization program adopted last year by the Legislature. oop, “growing government”, oh dear
Lisa McCoy of Unalakleet said she was thrilled to meet Palin and sorry to see her leave office.
“I wish she wouldn’t, because she does such a good job. But I understand,” McCoy said.
Who is Lisa McCoy? Well, she’s a West Virginia missionary wife. Commenting on Alaska politics, fashioning herself as a Unalakleet opinion. Her husband, Pastor McCoy, describes his occupation as “Church Planter”.
Come on, Matthew Daly, you can do better than this. Did you actually fly to Unalakleet from Washington, DC, to cover this? I bet not. How is it that you sought a quote from a missionary’s wife? On a PCE bill? Did she call you?
What the heck are you playing at? Are you part of the “Seven Mountains Strategy”? That would not be useful for journalistic credibility. No more Associated Press for you!
Mission Air Care:
http://missionaircare.org/site/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=240&g2_page=3
Mission Air Care is a purposeful fundamental, baptistic, missionary cooperative designed to plant, and service other fundamental church planters. Established in 2001, MAC provides logistical support to affiliated ministries that work in Alaska.
Our full-service ministry is a lifeline to the church planters as they strive to fulfill “The Great Commission” and meet the spiritual needs of families who live in remote villages of Alaska. MAC desires to do this in a way that will “Promote a high view of God in our village and aviation ministries.”
MAC also uses innovative means to get the Gospel into the hands of dog mushers by handing out John & Romans at scores of dog sled races every year.
Nice…
Gifts are sent through Baptist Missions to Forgotten Peoples, a 501c3 corporation based in Jacksonville, FL.
“Forgotten Peoples?
Closet Mudpup: thanks for reminding me why I left AZ. I am enjoy a low 70s day with sun in Western WA. (Yes, we do see the sun once in a great while
)
good one JC, lol, thank you for gettin in there, ya done good.
Sarah, speaking about her “tweets” says….
“Obviously I have to restrain myself and be politically correct. Once I am ‘Sarah Palin Alaskan,’ I can really call it like I see it,” she said in an interview.
I laughed out loud at that. She seems to think that she has been politically correct in her tweeting to date.
AKM, I’ve stated this before and will state again…you need to have an exhibition of your photography in a gallery! You have an artist’s eye when it comes to photography…beautiful Zen shot!
#3 nswfm CA: Re Alaska Native Federal Contracting
Sarah Lukin spoke eloquently about the ANC (Alaska Native Corps) businesses who contract with the federal government. We (I sit on one of the Village Corp boards who have a contracting company) are being singled out because of practices that are legal under the system, benefit thousands of ANC shareholders, and we have proven to be successful purveyors of goods and services to the federal agencies. The agencies are not complaining, our competitors are complaining, because we are getting the contracts. Our competitors are other small and disadvantaged businesses that represent as few as one, usually only a handful of owners. Our companies represent thousands of Alaska Natives. The “advantage” we have is designed to allow us to return benefits to those thousands of Native shareholders. Often we subcontract with other small and disadvantaged businesses. That has been our way of “spreading it around’ and helping defuse their dissatisfaction. This Senate hearing and investigation is designed to pit small minority and women run businesses against other small businesses while the big boys get away with the Billions that go to huge bonuses and Wall Street. I am proud of the scholarships, cultural programs, and permanent fund and resulting dividends we have created for our shareholders through this program. It allows those of our Native people to stay in their ancestral homelands who chose to do so. And the opportunity of those that which to go on with their education and experience other places to do so as well. We have strong enough ties to our lands to always call them home, but we must make money in the bigger world to protect what we hold dear.
DANG CG – another great find.
That is the strangest piece of journalistic weirdness that I’ve read so far. It’s seems so innocuous, benign, on the surface of it. But you think past the paragraphs to how they might have “manifested”, and it’s just ridiculous.
Bits clipped from the missionary couple’s Statement of Faith:
“…the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, though written by men, was supernaturally inspired by God so that all its words are the written, true revelation of God; it is therefore inerrant in the original and authoritive in all matters.”
“…the return of Christ for all believers is imminent. It will be followed by seven years of great tribulations, and then the coming of Christ to establish His earthly kingdom for a thousand years. After this the unsaved will then be raised and judged according to their works and separated forever from God, in the Lake of Fire.
“We believe that Adam, the first man, willfully disobeyed God, bringing sin and death into the world. As a result, all persons are sinners from conception, which is evidenced in their willful acts of sin; and they are therefore subject to eternal punishment, under the just condemnation of the holy God.
so there is track, trig, tillow, tiper, and tristol, oh and tripp, and soon to be twitter? $arah may be a twit, but she would not name her child twitter, that’s just bad. Really bad. Not even funny. Okay funny to think about it, but that poor twitter child would so be abused and made fun of by others.
Palin’s Long Run
Much of the criticism leveled against Palin is justified. She has the makings of a dangerous political figure, a populist in the tradition of Pat Buchanan, whipping up resentment among “real Americans,” the term she used in the campaign and which applies mostly to white, rural pockets of the country.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/207253
CG: Thank you for sharing the glimpse into Mission Air Care. Their priorities seem to be lots of white people and various types of vehicles. What a contrast to Dennis Zaki’s pictures of Alaskan people. Why did SP go there to sign the energy bill? Oh, so the trip could be made on the state’s dime. Way to go! Saving Alaskans from all those lame duck expenses! Life will be so boring after the 26th.
I was aghast when my copy of Time arrived and there is the snowbilly grifter right on the cover, albeit much smaller than life. I haven’t managed to work my nerve up to reading the article but, really? “renegade” my rosy red….
Movie over.
I like that Brenda and Morty get back together.
It’s heating up. I think I’ll ge read in the coolest room in the house for a bit.
Ah. Mail’s here.
Quiet Saturday here, too. I had a thought about that previous video and I posted over there and found everyone had moved on. So, I thought I would share my thinking over here with you guys. Hope everybody has a great day!! Well, here goes:
The most telling part was the end when she looked directly at the camera.
Yes, Palin does have thick skin. Palin is not that wimp over all that distraction stuff, family matters. Just a ploy, damsel in distress syndrome I’d call it, to focus away from Palin’s political activities.
The Federal Government had to step in to take over the Medicare/Medicaid program. The cult has maneuvered within the state government it seems.
The cult group that Palin has been associated with would like to do away social services. That is why there are deaths because of lack of services. That is why she took cookies to hungry native Alaskans. That is why she tells the young native Alaskans to leave their communities for the big city for jobs. That is why she talks with lack of respect about the “feds” the way she does. That is why she said she would fund raise for candidates outside the republican party. That is why she disgraced the American flag by draping it over a chair with her elbow resting on it. It should be obvious by the statements of the cult that they are anti-American in their beliefs. And they want to progress further by taking over the world’s Christianity. Then what?
The only thing that protects me and my beliefs in how I interpret the Bible and God I serve is laws of this land, Bill of Rights, Constitution and amendments, particular separation of church and state. I am a heathen to this particular cult who professes to worship the real god. They should have the right to believe whatever they want; so should I. Their principles do not reflect the nature of Jesus and my Father. So what then? Because I cannot accept their beliefs, they want to strip me of my social security and kick me out of the land that my fore fathers built so they can have it all? How would that be any different than the cleric over Iran? Or the Taliban over Afghanistan? By a “Do as I say, not as I do” cult.
Bruce Wilson has another fine article on Huff Post about Palin and her association with that cult.
Elizabeth
My route to AZ went from northern Idaho through the Tri-Cities WA and Alaska. As much as I loved the time I spent in AK, it also provided the motivation to move to AZ. I was flying for seafood buyers up there, so spent my time right on the Bering coast in SW AK/AK peninsula. The warmest day I ever saw there was barely into the seventies. When I got back to WA and it almost immediately started to turn cold, I called BS on that and headed for Tucson. I still went back to AK for four more summers – flying up there was a very seductive adventure. But I’m also someone who happens to think 105° is just right!
I am so annoyed, I just can’t stop. Google gives 2,140 hits for that piece. It was republished 2000 times. “Palin hailed”, “welcomed as an old friend”.
“Mayor William “Middy” Johnson…noted the many children in attendance. More than 100 people showed up”
Unalakleet is roughly 850 people. 100 people showed up; a lot of whom were children. That would be about 10%. Not good. Let’s say a third were kids. So 67 adults. State officials, city government and Palin entourage, let’s estimate at least 20. So 40 or 50 people showed up. I wouldn’t call that being “hailed”. It was a potluck. Who would’ve come otherwise, I wonder?
I would LOVE to hear what a bonafide Unalakleet adult had to say…
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“Rtn from Homer this morn;readying for village events w/AK Energy Authority & Mayor Middy Johnson;his tireless wk in WestAK is example 4 all!”
11:42 AM Jul 16th from TwitterBerry
Mayor Johnson is a Palin appointee and Sarah fan. Doesn’t mean he’s NOT a good guy; he probably is. He’s definitely a shaker and mover, bush Alaska leadership, and has served in every political and organizational role there is.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1970
Governor Palin appointed William “Middy” Johnson, Sheldon Schmidt and reappointed “T.C.” Kamai to the Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC).
“Middy” Johnson, of Unalakleet, has served as the community’s mayor for two years. He is also employed by Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation as plant manager of Norton Sound Seafoods. Johnson has served as police chief as well as a magistrate in the community. He and his wife are strong advocates of the community of Unalakleet and volunteer with the Sled Dog Club as well as with youth sports. Johnson has volunteered as a search and rescue coordinator for more than 20 years. Additionally, he was the village public safety officer coordinator for the region for two years. Johnson is appointed to a public seat for a community under 2,500 residents.
We have our own little state scandal unfolding. What happened was water samples from Lake of the Ozarks taken and tested by the state showed an unsafe level of E coli bacteria posing a health threat and “should” have been made public but wasn’t. It would have shut down the lake until it was safe, but being tourist season, hmm that would hurt business wouldn’t it.
There are 1150 miles of shoreline with lots of old communities, thousands of cabins stacked on top of each other, gobs of packed campgrounds. I read 70,000 homes, but don’t know if that includes huge lakeside apartment buildings, anyway you get the picture, it’s packed wall to wall people and boats. Aprox. 3000 boats on July 4th weekend. The boats have NO size restriction, we are talkin ridiculously huge boats that make waves so big they take out docks, so they are fined if they come too close. I’m sure they are not supposed to dump sewage or whether they have to pay at a station, but I bet many dump, gah. And people live in some of these big boats all summer.
Anyway, somebody or a whole State dept. is in trouble over why the public wasn’t informed, why the lake wasn’t shut down and for ignoring requested records. So a complaint was filed, given to the AG who by the way is voted in. Now there is an internal investigation going on and time will tell, but at least the system is working, somewhat, lol.
It brings to mind the deal about the disposal company not adhering to safety regs. I think someone should file a records request to see how this was dealt with at the state level, was it ignored? if so, why. why did the feds have to shut down an AK business. Seems like the ball was dropped by someone, they must have inspections and follow ups, was someone getting bought off or covering for a relative? I’m thinking most likely bought off. Is is Fed regulated but policed by the state? or policed by the AK Feds.
anyway…….here’s our scandal, I’m trying to determine whether the gov I just voted in is an up and up guy. I need to dig further into this. Some heads should roll over this.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1331739.html
“Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is investigating whether a state agency violated the law by not releasing data showing E. coli bacteria above safe levels in the Lake of the Ozarks.
Ken Midkiff, chairman of the Missouri Clean Water Campaign, filed a complaint Friday with Koster’s office.
According to the complaint, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources denied a June 8 request from the Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance and several requests from the Lake Sun Leader newspaper to release the data.
The alliance took water samples from the lake on May 26, and they were certified by a laboratory around May 29. But the department would not release the results for four weeks.
Gov. Jay Nixon said Friday he supported Koster’s review.
“The governor believes the department failed to live up to the transparency standards that taxpayers should expect,” said his spokesman, Jack Cardetti. “This is information that should have been given to the public immediately.”
CG -You are awesome today!
Am I the only one that thinks $P will go ‘rogue’ after she hands over the gov’ship?
She knows those numbnuts will believe every stupid lie she tells.
Hey, just curous what your summer weather has been like so far this year? Here in Minnesota we have had a VERY cold summer. There was perhaps a week of 90s in early June, and then sunny weather but highs in the mid 70s. This week has been in the 60s and today it felt like an October day.
Here’s an interesting article from PowerLine – http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/07/024075.php about the 1816 “frozen summer”. I thought it was VERY interesting.
Pat Buchanan calls Michael Richards a “politically correct poser,” NBC agrees
July 18, 2009, 8:45AM
“MSNBC also said it will be adding a new feature to its coverage called “Pat Buchanan Day-In Day-Out 24/7,” which will be Buchanan in a small box on the side of the screen offering live commentary throughout all MSNBC programming.”
“Buchanan said he was excited about his new show and then went on a 10-minute rant about how there was every reason to believe the Holocaust was a lie.”
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/williamkwolfrum/2009/07/pat-buchanan-calls-michael-ric.php?ref=reccafe
Ohhhhh, the poor cop who gets stuck writing up the police report on the Oscar Meier wienermobile that crashed into the house in Wisconsin. You can bet it will take quite a while for him/her to live that call down!
Reminds me of a business trip I made years ago in a state vehicle going across PA on the Turnpike. There were no vehicles on the road except for mine and a pickup truck a little ways in front of me. The truck suddenly started swerving all over the road and, as he pulled to one side, I realized what he was trying to avoid. A porta potty was bounding, end-over-end, right down the middle of the PA Tpk! Naturally, they are not designed to bounce properly, so it kept changing directions as it headed towards me. As I swerved my car from side to side in a desperate attempt to avoid the approaching projectile, I kept trying to figure out HOW I was going to explain to my boss that his state car got squashed by a bouncing ‘Pocono Potty’!
A couple of miles down the road, parked on the shoulder, I saw an empty flatbed truck with a security strap flapping in the breeze (oops!) and a very cranky-looking man gazing in the direction of the disappearing porta potty.
Closet Mudpup Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 11:04 AM
I can’t begin to describe the power of that picture – sitting here on another 110° day in southern AZ. I wish I had time to spend the afternoon lost in it.
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You mean our version of Dante’s Inferno? “But it’s a dry heat!”
Reading assignment. Stanford thesis project by a young woman from Unalakleet. Holly Miowak Stebing, her mother was the first indigenous woman to pass the Alaska bar.
http://csre.stanford.edu/abstract.php?item=hmstebing
Here’s rural advisor John Moller’s background. His parents owned the bar. A genuine ethnocentric dichotomy to presume that his ‘Nativeness’ would provide commonality for rural Alaska and indigenous affairs.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/05/nation/na-dutch-harbor5
Reading assignment. Stanford thesis project by a young woman from Unalakleet. Holly Miowak Stebing, her mother was the first indigenous woman to pass the Alaska bar.
http://csre.stanford.edu/abstract.php?item=hmstebing
Here’s rural advisor John Moller’s background. His parents owned the bar. A genuine ethnocentric dichotomy to presume that his ‘Nativeness’ would provide commonality for rural Alaska and indigenous affairs.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/05/nation/na-dutch-harbor5
CG
You might enjoy this link – and it leads to many more.
Dark Christianity
http://community.livejournal.com/dark_christian/
To CG @ #18, 25, 33:
Thanks for all this info–good to know, if disturbing.
To jc in co @ #10:
That’s very amusing!
…Somebody asked “What’s Sarah doing today?” I responded: “she’s mostly tweeting about…
Ha-ha-ha
You people crack me up. “Twitter” for a new baby. Unfortunately, as silly as it sounds, I could picture that happening….. :>/
Now that THE consummate journalist, Walter Cronkite, has died, I fully expect another HUGE media moment coming soon from The Queen That Wasn’t. She certainly can’t have someone else taking up all that spotlight, now can she?
here in Louisiana we have been having our 100 degree days early.We had rain Thursday for the forst time in 2 months,and our temps are down in the lower 90′s this week.Although the heat index is at 100,with the humidity.At least its not at 108 like last week.
we’ll have to keep an eye on this situation, he’s one of the founders of this big mess of getting religion into government through positions of community leadership.
I distinctly remember this being preached all over. Calling christians to serve, to rise up through the ranks, to get into elected positions in order to “make a difference” to “bring christianity back to our country”.
That body bag threat doesn’t sound very christian to me.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2009/07/12/ralph_reed_comeback.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
“And the man once dubbed the “right hand of God” by Time magazine is returning to the arena where he had his greatest success to try and make it so.
This is not going to be your daddy’s Christian Coalition,” Reed said in an interview to describe his new venture, the Faith and Freedom Coalition. “It has to be younger, hipper, less strident, more inclusive and it has to harness the 21st century that will enable us to win in the future.”
If so, perhaps this really will be a new start. After all, when Reed ran the original Christian Coalition from 1989 to 1997, he famously warned enemies they wouldn’t know what hit them “until you’re in a body bag.”
I wonder what type of dirty scandals goes on at K street.
K street in Washington DC is primarily known for lobbyists. C street has now become known for its Christian Fundamentalist House.
Oh yeah, I’m sure buttercup will be going Rogue come 7/26. She has already twitted about being less politically correct in the future (scary as that sounds, I think it is actually possible). She will lash out against everyone, liberal and conservative alike, who does not lavish her with positive attention. The good news is this will give us all lots of entertainment and further isolate her as the leader of a very small fringe group of fanatics. Meanwhile, the Anchorage Governor’s picnic is next Saturday and I will be showing up with my button from here:
http://www.cafepress.com/Palin_error
Do you think Todd will be wearing the boxer shorts?
Is this what conservatives are left with?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/16/AR2009071604070.html
I think suggesting armed resistance to the government comes pretty close to the definition of treason in the Constitution.
Gramiam AKA Smoke Strapon Palin
When it really is dry heat, it’s pretty easy to take – but this monsoon is another matter. (Funny – I don’t remember any of the brochures I sent for ever mentioning a monsoon.) Clouds and thunderheads are building again today, and the humidity is still way up b/c the ground’s wet from yesterday’s t-storms. Dry heat my azz! lol
I am avoiding doing any meaningful work today, so I’ll be glad to pick up where Professor Geezer and Photon Flower left off in the last session. Lucy’s Homespun Psychology stand is open for business.
I have always been struck by the similarities between $P and GWB, both over confident, seeming not to care to inform themselves through reading and travel. Both referred to answering the calling of a high power. GWB was famously cruel, made frat boy jokes. We’ve seen $P’s mean streak when she rears her head to lash out at Letterman, Levi, Shannyn, photoshopped cartoons, carry out petty grudges. (Can’t wait for the politically incorrect twitters).
What else they seem to have in common, and this is just a guess here, not based on any facts at all (no lawsuits, please, no malice intended), I think that they both have grown up with learning disabilities. Neither could sit in a meeting for more than 15 minutes without losing interest. Neither seems to read much. When either spoke without a script, they mangled the English language. And, they are constantly playing defense, in over their heads, afraid of being found out. It could be the $arah’s famous bravado (like Bush’s) is a cover up for deep seated insecurities.
My nephew has similar learning disabilities, can’t concentrate, doesn’t get information from reading, famously never finished anything: homework, classes, went to almost as many colleges as $arah, left several jobs when they actually required hard work. But, like $arah and George, he is wonderful with people. He had spent so much time covering up, making excuses, blaming anyone else that he had developed marvelous people skills, a gift of gab and charm. And, perhaps, they all begin to fool themselves: “I got away with it this time, I didn’t answer their questions, I think I can pull it off.” If $arah did it a few times successfully, why, she could do Anything, even run for President!
Because I have seen my nephew in private moments (that I don’t see with $P or GWB), I can only tell you about his reaction to the constant stress of performing beyond his ability. At times, he panics, sheer panic! The only time I saw the same reaction in $P was that poorly written and delivered resignation speech, where she spoke too fast, gasping for breath. (Do we want a President who just sits for 7 minutes on the worst day in the recent history of the United States?)
There is one big difference. GWB may have had a VP running the show and doing the hard stuff, but when GWB’s approval ratings were at a record low, at least he didn’t quit. Clinton certainly cost the taxpayers millions and it was tough going for him too; he didn’t quit. And the Super Runner who bragged to Runner’s Magazine about her endurance, in it for the long haul is tone deaf to her own message.
Break is over, time to wrap up. Only learning disabilities? There may be more. There has to be a family dynamic at play when Jeb was the smart one and the older brother had to best him, and show up his own father, too. I don’t know what $arah’s dynamic was growing up– were there smarter siblings who got more attention, and she resorted to other devices to get noticed? Will she go quietly– not a chance. She needs to be the center of attention so much that without the “title” well, office of Governor, she is going to be working twice as hard to get noticed. Lucy made a wise career choice; there will be no end to the psychology and guessing for a while.
Twitter…tweet….tweet…
Seems like one of our humorists is getting serious, and VERY funny!
@CG — Great catch on that “Lisa McCoy of Unalakleet” quote!
I don’t know how you knew she was a missionary, but it seems this woman also has some connection to the Mat-Su valley. Apparently, she lost a baby last March who was born with Trisomy 13. The funeral was held in Anchorage, and according to Baptist Int’l MIssions, Inc (BIMI): “There will be a graveside service following the funeral at His Servant’s Haven of Rest Cemetery, located in Palmer, Alaska.”
Palmer is a long way from Unalakleet. Palin was “welcomed as an old friend” in Unalakleet — by who, Lisa McCoy?
Mae lewis, insightful analysis I believe, especially about the defenses they may have adapted in their attempt to function. I can have some empathy but still they are breaking a lot of crockery so somehow we need to remove them from the kitchen or only allow them to handle plastic plates.
mae lewis:
That’s quite the analysis. I’m passing it on to friends more intelligent than I. I know they’ll appreciate it.
You really had me going, KaJo, I had to go to the original nasty website and read the original nasty Twitter page to figure out that yours was the joke. At least I hope so. Queen Esther, fairest in the land.
Thought the mudflatters would be interested in a recent article from The Observer weekly newspaper in New York: Palin to Punditry? Probably Not
http://www.observer.com/2009/media/palin-punditry-probably-not?page=all#
Makes a lot of sense …
My hubby, who barely tolerates my Palin obsession, brought home the new Vanity Fair for me! Why? Because on the cover, it says: “Sarah Palin – The Lies, The Meltdowns and the Moose-Size Ambition!” This is Todd Purdum’s new article (I think it is NEW stuff) – issue is August ’09. I will let you all know if I find out anything new.
awww, it looks like the old one we have seen, called “It Came From Wasilla.”
Thanks to Polly, mae lewis and Photon Flower for your informative responses re: Palin’s mental state vis a vis the Zaki video on the last thread!
Sarah’s going to change her name to “Sarah Palin Alaskan”? Is this so she can be at the beginning of the phone book?
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/sarah-palin200908
Read Vanity Fair article on line.
CrabbyPatty – here in bluegrass Kentucky, today the temperature did not get above 68˚ and it is supposed to be the same tomorrow. It will not last. The heat and high humidity will return. But – it is great to get a bunch of work done in the garden without dripping. Yes, it is slowing down the tomatoes.
Lori in Los Angeles,
I just posted the URL in case anyone hadn’t seen it.
That was very sweet of your husband, though.
I’m looking forward to reading $arah’s tweets after she gets out of office. Not quite sure she can be less pc that she already is, but I’m sure she’ll give it a mavericky try.
I’ll probably pee my pants from laughing while reading her new tweets.
Here’s the Vanity Fair Aug. 2009 Purdum article “It Came from Wasilla”.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/sarah-palin200908
I have an idea, but don’t want to discuss it here, I’ll be over in the chat room if anyone wants to here about it. =) I think it’s a good one.
Coug in Portland; Was thinking the same thing; SP’s due for another newsmaker. Try as I might to concentrate on other more important news, I need my dose of “what’s she up to now?” – she’s got to be the most intriguing politician in this generation. In my corner of the world, it’s pretty subdued and even-tempered politically, but Alaska is making up for all of us.
Maybe after the 26th some other State or Province will take the lead in poli-tabloid fever for a change, and give Alaskans a break.
Walter Cronkite had to be more like 372 years old, not 92. He was 92 40 years ago when I was a kid watching after the local news!
I kind of thought he was already dead.
RIP… one great and *real* journalist!
justafarmer, about your problem with vimeo:
vimeo videos seem to be at the richer, denser end of the scale, therefore they wil be big files that take a very long time to download – and will need buffering if you don’t have lots of bandwidth.
When the video finally starts, click on the ‘pause’ button on the video. You can then watch the (slow) progress on the bar of the video loading. With vimeo you pretty much need to wait for the whole file to be loaded before you can play the video without it stopping to buffer some more.
It is very timely that CG found the misrepresentation in the AP article at the time we lost Walter Cronkite.
I’ve been thinking of this all day. The AP did not commit a fact error per se – but it did say that “Lisa McCoy of Unalakleet said she was thrilled to meet Palin and sorry to see her leave office.”
The fact is, this individual, quoted by the AP stating her support for Sarah Palin is not from Unalakeet, and is in fact a West Virginian missionary. Wonder if she’s an Alaskan voter?
I’m quoting CG’s post here again:
“Who is Lisa McCoy? Well, she’s a West Virginia missionary wife. Commenting on Alaska politics, fashioning herself as a Unalakleet opinion. Her husband, Pastor McCoy, describes his occupation as “Church Planter”.
Come on, Matthew Daly, you can do better than this. Did you actually fly to Unalakleet from Washington, DC, to cover this? I bet not. How is it that you sought a quote from a missionary’s wife? On a PCE bill? Did she call you? What the heck are you playing at? Are you part of the “Seven Mountains Strategy”? That would not be useful for journalistic credibility. No more Associated Press for you!”
Now that this Associated Press story has been picked up all over, the misinformation is casually spread. Most people with a passing interest in Sarah Palin will read it as truth.
Don’t believe everything you read! Yes, that’s definitely true. The comment posters & the bloggers are tasked with checking what’s been reported. Because it may not be correct!
Thank you Walter Cronkite, RIP
Back to reading on a Saturday have any of you read any of the Eve Dallas books by J.D. Robb. where a futuristic cop in 2040 or so is a murder cop.It ells of the urban wars starting in NT and spreading out and the home force fighting for it’s life and that was set I think back in the2020′s or so. Reading these books and seeing and hearing those people talk about armed resistance against our government makes it seem credible instead of fiction, The story is set well after the urban wars but they are mentioned a lot.Remember not that long ago when going to the moon was written as fiction. I have to say my dad always believed with the conspiracy theorist that we did not really land their, When I asked how he came to that he said it looked like out west and they could have faked the jumps ect. Rather than fight about it as he was very ill I let him have his beliefs but he also knew I disagreed with him
We Want the Public Option
Use this link to send a message to these Democratic senators who are getting millions of dollars from the health and insurance lobbyists – but aren’t too interested in First World health insurance for Americans ….
Kick some DINO butt and then kick Joe the LIEberman.
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I see the Twitter account of “EXGovSarahPalin” has been erased. I got this message:
“Sorry, the account you were headed to has been suspended due to strange activity. Mosey along now, nothing to see here.”
ds55, I’ve seen that on 3 different twitter accts I’ve tried to visit today
Ain’t SHE special? Getting the media to fly out to Alaska at her bidding?
All SHE gave them for their trouble was more word salad, and to Andrea Mitchell, “YOU’RE NOT LISTENING TO ME!!”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389×6098265
ds55..
I went to the twitter account and at the bottom of the page you can go see an explanation of what happened.
Twitter does not allow impersonation accounts…they can be reported and will be deleted.
What is Impersonation?
Pretending to be another person or business as entertainment or in order to deceive is impersonation. Non-parody impersonation is a violation of the TOS, specifically article 4 which states:
4. You must not abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other Twitter users.
The standard for defining parody is, “would a reasonable person be aware that it’s a joke.” An account may be guilty of impersonation if it confuses or misleads others—accounts with the clear INTENT to confuse or mislead will be permanently suspended.
But they do allow PARODY Accounts, as long as it is clear that it is a parody and what would a reasonable person would consider ” obviously fake”
Twitter does not allow “squatter” accounts…taking up names to keep others from using them….they can be reported and will be deleted.
What constitutes user name squatting?
Some of the factors that we take into account when determining what conduct is considered to be name squatting are:
the number of accounts created
creating accounts for the purpose of preventing others from using those account names
creating accounts for the purpose of selling those accounts
using feeds of third-party content to update and maintain accounts under the names of those third parties
Inactive accounts will be suspended, so any account that is inactive for 6 months will be suspended.
http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries
I’m actually not surprised that account was deleted since it wasn’t obvious it was a fake. LOL, the tweets while ridiculous were so similar to what the real Governor tweets that it was hard to tell them apart, now with anyone else it would have been obvious parody, but not with Palin, it was too close to impersonation!
eye on you, you sure did spoil all my fun. lol I suspect a couple accts I just created will go down in fire soon enough. =)
mae lewis -
Another important thing about W , he has been on a gold plated gravy train his whole life. Allowed to skip out of the Texas Air Guard because he would not have passed the blood test. Got into Yale because of his father. Bankrupted oil cos. in Midland. His fathers friends set up the Texas Rangers deal that made him wealthy. Everytime I hear the CCR song “Fortunate Son” , I think of W. He is the ultimate skater.
zyggy ~
Sorry about that. Didn’t mean to spoil anyone’s fun!
I just was reading the rules and thought it advisable to pass them along…
guess those 30 accts I set up today will go away. okay, I didn’t do that many, just two.
Well it depends. Someone would most likely have to turn them in before they are suspended/deleted, so who knows…they may last a while!
lots of the ones I tried were already taken. I wonder if they get recycled or are dead forever.
The Dominionist discussion is really interesting. I think they have been a pretty small group up to know. But who knows.
When Bush first came in office in 2001, I researched some information about the religious issues and found the best information and references back to the US, from the Moscow newspapers. The articles originated in the US, the Yurica Report. The website had a good review of the religious right and their drive into politics starting in the l980s. The house on C street has been written about before. There is another property in Arlington, VA that provides residence for conservative Christian elected officials and others. Have to run now, but will write more about this later. Have a great day. Very sunny here in Seattle today.
I believe that the evil internet has been snapping up every and all possible new $arah twitter names, and she is frustrated!!!
I am one of the lucky ones who have health insurance. The premium is $1,400 month. Yes that’s right. I live in Anchorage and this is a large group plan. I pay several hundred toward this and my employer pays the rest. It kills me to think of what my employer could do with that money. If there were competition, the rates would be much lower. I know because a friend who lives in WA pays nothing, and her employer pays what I pay. Mudflatters, I also have an annual deductible and a co-pay. If we have the chance, I would go with the public option just to save my employer the money and support what I believe we should have for everyone.
Make sure Democratic elected officials feel some heat if they’re on the verge of opposing the President and 76% of Americans who want a public option.
Here are eight senators who may stand in the way of the public option — along with the total amount of money they’ve received from health and insurance interests.
Please write to all these Senators and insist they support a strong public option. Call the White House every week. Watch “Sicko”. An ex-insurance executive from Cigna was on Bill Moyers and he said “Sicko” was right on the mark. He said the insurance companies developed a campaign to discredit it and Michael Moore so folks would not take it seriously. Please everybody, be creative and write, call everyone you can who has influence on this.
Sen. Max Baucus $3,973,485
Sen. Evan Bayh $1,565,088
Sen. Kent Conrad $2,154,200
Sen. Dianne Feinstein $1,749,887
Sen. John Kerry $8,994,077
Sen. Mary Landrieu $1,653,943
Sen. Joe Lieberman $3,308,621
Sen. Ben Nelson $2,214,715
For any one interested in old school , real deal R & B , this is THE show to listen to. You can see what was just played on the right side. Just was in the car for a bit and loved it.
http://kut.org/music/show/4
Guess we’ll be seeing some real bitchy tweets soon.
come join us in chat where we are waxing snarky about congress and getting ready to listen to Shannyn’s show: http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx
Also try WDUQ … it’s an all jazz NPR station but they do have an all blues feed as well
http://www.wduq.org/audio/index.html
Ooops, turns out it is Mike Method filling in for Shannyn, CC filling in for him later.
he problem child Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 4:52 PM
come join us in chat where we are waxing snarky about congress and getting ready to listen to Shannyn’s show: http://radiotime.com/station/s_31918/Smart_Radio_700.aspx
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Shannyn’s show is not on tonight b/c she filed in for DF the other day. They suspended her for 1 wk! she said on her FB. We should all email and complain!!!!
To: austintx #77 I agree with you completely; GWB was a Fortunate Son. One magazine article’s famous quote was that he was born on third base, and George thought that he had hit a triple. When GWB was running for President in 2000, the most brilliant writing exposing him came from Molly Ivins– what a writer! And, the other book that sent chills down my spine is the actual book, “Fortunate Son,” by J.H.Hatfield.
Hatfield was discredited, hounded and harassed and was eventually found dead (suicide?). But in his book there was something chilling which should be a real warning to any of us who value our rights and freedoms and a government which is supposed to protect them.
Hatfield reported that Bush was involved in an auto accident in Texas. When police search the car, drugs were found to be involved. Due to his father’s influence, George did 6 months of community service, an easy sentence considering the event. When GWB decided to run for Governor of Texas, his attorney at the time, Alberto Gonzales (we know who he is) advised George to let his drivers license expire. (Maybe there was some input from Dad, too, since Dad onced headed up the CIA). Then, George was told to go to the DMV and apply for a new license. The old one, now expired, would be scrubbed. That way, when it came time for vetting the candidate for governor, that troublesome auto accident would not appear on his record which conveniently began with the new drivers license. (Does this remind anyone of the McCain people scrubbing computers up there in Wasilla?? Why can’t Audrey at PD find any pictures of pregnant Palin?)
I loved Ann Richards, and I thought that Bush (and Rove) used some pretty dirty tactics to beat her. Life always shows us the warning signs, but we’re not always paying attention.
As for comparing Palin & Bush, I meant it in a general way as a point of discussion. I am amazed at how far Palin got without the connections of having a rich dad who was also a former president, or having a dad and grandfather who were admirals + a wife with oodles of money. But, she wouldn’t have been launched (to use her word) without the support of big money conservative Republicans. That’s the demographic that she’ll need if she’s looking for a big time political career. And, if someone like GWB showed up with his record of failure in business and no influential rich family, he wouldn’t have gotten to first base, baseball team or no baseball team.
I stumbled upon this blog and thought I’d share…these two ladies are a riot! Enjoy
ttp://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/sarah-palin-called-a-family-meeting-and-the-rabbit-lived/
I have all the segments of a documentary on Bush and the Bush Family in a playlist on my Youtube channel. It’s pretty enlightening.
The Bush Family Fortunes
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1D630A3F90B9BDDE
they suspended her for a week? This is just silly.
Sorry – disregard that link to Youtube. The videos have been taken down.
I think I want to kick LIEberman in the nads… again. He’s toast next election cycle, if I have anything to do with it.
I stumbled on this Youtube video about Buttercup and just about spit
my tasty adult beverage on the monitor!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNvwRJqyXm0&NR=1
DD
LMAO! DuckDriver……..good one!
I just got this twitter from Linda’s blog; I don’t know who the comedic genius is but I hope it’s a Mudflatter.
http://twitter.com/Cee4Pee
77 @ austin tx~ loved A.R. always laughed at her take on GWB..
Aussie…..I saw that. Did you see who is following it? Tee hee!
Had a conservative radio station on briefly while in the driving in the car – maybe Mike Method talk show ?- Anyway…, the conservatives have over 450,000 signed up so far on a petition against “Obama Care” Health Plan. Over 30,000 signed up in a few hours. The host was talking about how Dems use African Americans, will tell them anything to get their vote, but don’t really care about them. jeez, weird. Do Progressive Radio stations do that kinda thing? I must have biased ears, and can’t hear it, if they do.
Bonefish: when (if) you get the nerve to read the article in TIME, see if you have the same reaction as I did when you get to the part that infers that the White House is directly responsible for the attacks on S Palin. I was livid and have cancelled my subscription at our office to this magazine. We had been subscribing for years, but the comment “whether it is true or not …” in this article, referring to Stapletongue’s comment about the White House having some sort of Palin Playbook?!1 WTF? was the bottom line for me in inappropriate and irresponsible journalism!
Time’s article was meant to sell magazines. They are totally out of touch with the people in Alaska and how they have not been served by Governor Palin. When she visited out small town only a few partisan folks were notified in advance. Senior citizens, the public–nope. She’s very junior high–not a leader.
I’ll be letting my subscription expire as well. If they want to cater to the conservative base, then they can have them.
This is GOOD –
by Dan Fagan
“Crazy Palin leaves stain on Alaska’s oil industry”
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/869078.html
It’s hard to tell the real $arah tweets from the $illy $arah tweets. In what I think is an original $arah message, she talks about dry wildfire conditions in part of the state, while returning to consistent rain in Juneau. So, that rain in Juneau was consistent, just like the rains they have in Anchorage and Wasilla? The same as the rain yesterday and the day before. Or, could she be looking for the word “constant?” Sorry, I don’t know your weather conditions up there; maybe you get rains that are different from each other, as in “raining cats and dogs” would be different from Morton Salt’s “when it rains it pours.”
Maybe it’s “Raining Men.”
Re: My post at #104- for the record, I do not necessarily agree with Fagan’s final analysis re over-taxing of the oil companies (I do not know enough about it) OR his slam on the “liberal Democrats.” I DO, however, love how he has $arah pegged as “the crazy lady” and uses wonderful adjectives to describe the twit.
I let my Time subscription run out during the Bush-Gore campaign. No indepth research, no balanced reporting. It fell to the level of People mag, with a cheerleader mentality towards the GOP’s march to war. I haven’t seen a thing to indicate that it has resumed anything resembling news reporting.
Mae Lewis, I enjoyed your analysis of the quitter grifter governor, thanks. I’d like to make mention of another trait GINO and Bush seem to have in common, megolomania.
From Wikipedia: Megalomania denotes an obsession with having and/or obtaining, grandiosity and extravagance (especially in the form of great fame and popularity, material wealth, social influence or political power, or more than one or even all of the aforesaid). It may be a symptom of manic or paranoid disorders. However it is not considered a distinct mental disorder of itself according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
I’m not sure that Dubya could be considered to be a megolomaniac. I’ve always viewed him as a puppet. He certainly seemed like a megolomaniac through his behavior, but I tend to think he was just a chump put on a stump. Dubya’s behavior may be perceived to have exhibited delusions of grandeur, as with GINO.
From Wikipedia: Delusions of grandeur, commonly seen in psychosis, may be seen as distinct from megalomania: a megalomaniac’s overwhelming and excessive preoccupation with his or her own importance, though it may be considered pathological, is not necessarily delusional.
From what I’ve read and seen of GINO, I would say that she has delusions of grandeur. It’s been suggested that she’s a sociopath with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I would go further to suggest that she may be a psychopath, and go so far as to compare her to Adolf Hitl*r of Jos#f Stalin.
If, I mean, when, GINO is subpoenaed to stand trial for one or more crimes likely committed, I hate to think that an insanity plea by her might stand, but I think that it could. Chances are slim that she would plead insanity though, because she’s so vain and proud. But knowing GINO, she would find some loophole to ignore the subpoena.
On a personal note, I have never despised a public figure as much as I do GINO. In my view, she appears to be the second coming of Hitl$r. With the economic crisis and a Black POTUS, she appeals to mindless human lemmings: the uninformed, uneducated, illiterate and brainwashed, many of them angry, and some stockpiling weapons. She is poised to bring out the worst in a country in crisis/ a country on the mend, however you look at it. The fraud and negligence of GINO should not be allowed to continue in the Lower 48.
On a positive note, I look forward to the iceberg, hopefully the first of many icebergs that will put this despot in prison where she belongs so that justice is served.
Speaking of news reporting…. The satirical Onion News wrote an alleged speech by Bush in January 2001 that has sadly proven to be more accurate than humorous: Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’.
“My fellow Americans,” Bush said, “at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us.”
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784?utm_source=EMTF_Onion
Incarcerate_Palin: Great post. I agree with everything you surmised. I, too, have never despised a public figure so much. If (hopefully WHEN) she is indicted by “the Feds,” it will be fascinating to watch the trial and the possibility of her switching defense lawyers multiple times as she refuses to take their advice (including an insanity plea).
Lori, my prediction is that when she’s called to trial she’ll suddenly “have cancer” or Trig will be in need of medical attention somehow, the spin will be “poor Sarah” – mark my words.
Incarcerate_Palin Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 8:27 PM
“Lori, my prediction is that when she’s called to trial she’ll suddenly “have cancer” or Trig will be in need of medical attention somehow, the spin will be “poor Sarah” – mark my words.”
Maybe so, but being tried in Federal court vs. court of public opinion will mean that her perpetual victimhood will not fly. Second thought, maybe it will fly – if she can con the State of AK and a big chunk of the populace, she can easily con a jury with her “winking” and “folksiness”. She needs a trial where jurors are mudpups.
This will not give you a moment a Zen. Written by a a ex Fundy Marlene Winell PHD on 10/29/08. Boy does she have palin right on. Very scary.I just found the name over at the forum.
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/winell-70431-dangerous-marlene.html?referrer=digg
Title .. Princess for God.. is dangerous.
Lori, GINO on trial by Mudpups, as if, but I wish!
I doubt that Alaska can “contain” GINO like a virus, but that’s how I think of her, infiltrating the Lower 48, resulting in so much garbage that it attracts vermin, like a health hazard to the Lower 48.
So far, her influence on the dregs of American society has been relatively minimal as since her FAILED V.P. attempt was last year. What concerns me is that GINO, a neo-fasc$st will “shit-disturb” (for lack of a better verb) the ignorant f*cktards who comprise a significant “demographic” of the U.S. It could become neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend, relative against relative. That’s how fa$cism works.
mhrt @117 – that is an AMAZING letter, thank you. I had not seen it before.
I cannot think of a better reason (than Marlene’s letter) for why Scarah must never EVER EVER be in politics.
The part that really got to me was when she said “if a man not work. he does not eat”. That was what happen this last winter in Alaska and the letter was written 10/08. She knows her stuff.
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Regarding social policy, as a believer in individual salvation, you would have an individual approach emphasizing morality and responsibility, not a community approach emphasizing structural solutions. You would be judgmental and controlling of personal behavior like sex, reproductive choice, and books borrowed from the library instead of addressing global warming, torture, poverty, and world peace. Your belief in eternal hell-fire, your deference to a literally perfect Bible despite its cruelties, and your indoctrination to disbelieve your own compassionate instincts, may leave your moral core numb. You might recall the verse, “If a man will not work he shall not eat” (2 Thess. 3:10). However, faith-based initiatives would be OK because they would use caring to evangelize.
Polly said: “Had a conservative radio station on briefly while in the driving in the car – maybe Mike Method talk show ?- Anyway…, the conservatives have over 450,000 signed up so far on a petition against “Obama Care” Health Plan. Over 30,000 signed up in a few hours. The host was talking about how Dems use African Americans, will tell them anything to get their vote, but don’t really care about them. jeez, weird. Do Progressive Radio stations do that kinda thing? I must have biased ears, and can’t hear it, if they do.”
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Polly , I think this is something the repugs do quite well, they rally those who listen, get them all in a tither and then ask them to descend and bash against whatever the repug leaders oppose. They are masters at it, especially in dirty, under the table ways, just my opinion.
I think your ears are right, progressives are more fair minded, not quick to attack and want to work towards solutions for the greater all, not just their select party, again just my opinion.
Oh my favorite from the fake Cee4Pee twitter site is, “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Go Sarah! Go Sarah! #Palin” ROFLMAO
…hidden in ADN’s Alaska Politics Blog –
Palin sued over Juneteenth
Posted by Alaska_Politics
July 17, 2009 – 1:24 pm
Anchorage reporter Rachel D’Oro:
Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Gov. Sarah Palin asked a judge Friday to declare that she broke state law two years ago when she failed to issue a proclamation for a celebration commemorating the freeing of U.S. slaves.
Plaintiffs also sought a retroactive proclamation for the 2007 Juneteenth celebration from Palin, or — with her July 26 resignation looming — from the governor’s office, said Gregory Charles Royal, a Washington, D.C., musician, who filed the suit in March.
“You just can’t ignore laws,” he said.
@ 122 WakeUpAmerica – I loved that one, too.
@ 123 CG – The law wasn’t very important to her as mayor of Wasilla, and leopards don’t generally change their spots, but what’s odd here is that while I can see the possibility of a clerical error where the proclamation accidentally didn’t get stuck on the calendar and slipped through the cracks, I don’t understand why a proclamation wasn’t prepared and signed as soon as it was brought to the attention of the governor’s office. I’d appreciate it if anyone can enlighten me as to the details of this one.
Lani aka Bash Budweiser Palin Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Speaking of news reporting…. The satirical Onion News wrote an alleged speech by Bush in January 2001 that has sadly proven to be more accurate than humorous: Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’.
“My fellow Americans,” Bush said, “at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us.”
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784?utm_source=EMTF_Onion
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wow better than any physic
seattlefan Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Aussie…..I saw that. Did you see who is following it? Tee hee!
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Yes, all the other comedians are following LOL
I know there are a bunch of gardeners here in the ‘flats. Ck. this gentleman out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/magazine/05allen-t.html
Former acting president George w. Bush thought he was the most important person on earth. Here is one example: Once at some sort of press meeting while walking behind a female reporter, he grabbed part of her sweater (that she was wearing) and used it to wipe and clean his glasses.
Also, don’t forget when the Obama’s visited the White House after the election but before they were to moved in, she shook President-elect Obama’s hand and then immediately after he rubbed hand sanitizer on his hands and wiped them. Then, perhaps realizing what he was doing, he then offered the container to Obama saying want some? It’s great stuff.
right
never, ever feel sorry for little w.
austintx
oh, wow – and there’s a link on the first page of that article to the guy’s own website.
That’s just incredible – thanks for posting the link!
Nan
Nan -
Can you even believe how much he can grow in such little space ?? He is one amazing dude.
Thank you mhrt for the Marlene article. It is so scary and left me shaken up. I knew Sarah’s religion played a part of what and who she is but reading this was truly enlightening. I think all of the religious right have some of the same beliefs and I, like Marlene, think putting those beliefs into action is dangerous. Those believers are shameless and brainwashed into thinking they will see the end of the world and be moved into heaven while the non-believers will perish. Now, isn’t that what a cult practices? Why hasn’t this religion been classified as a cult?
Alaska front-paged at NYTimes.com:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/us/19alaska.html
The article begins:
“WASILLA, Alaska — Politics and parody converge in the new Alaska.”
There’s some snark as the writer contrasts Palin’s resignation speech on the shores of Lake Lucille to an earlier baptismal ceremony with Russian immigrants “in clear view” of Palin’s house. One of the pastors said that his congregation “did not get “physically” involved in politics. “Our role here,” he said, “is just to pray for the government.””
I appreciated this clear-eyed view:
“The picture remains the same as it has been for decades — overdependence on oil,” Pat Galvin, Ms. Palin’s commissioner of revenue, told a business group in Anchorage the week after the governor announced her resignation, effective July 26.
Oil production revenue and taxes account for 88 percent of current state general fund revenue. For years, the price of oil has been relatively stable; since last summer, however, it has been all over the place, forcing the state to draw more than $2 billion out of savings to balance its budget. Even as prices are now rising, production in Alaska is in permanent decline.
Mr. Galvin told the business group, “We’re floating into a whole different world where we don’t know where we’re going one day to the next.”
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Worth reading!
sorry if this was posted earlier, but nice to be reminded that SP is a genius in her own way. and it makes me sad that twitter may diminish her verbiage and we won’t see as much amazing poetry!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lundberg/sarah-palin-the-anti-poet_b_237935.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2009071702579.html
Finally.
Judgment sought against Palin in ‘Juneteenth’ suit
By RACHEL D’ORO
The Associated Press
Monday -4PM – 5PM
Sarah Palin Radio
http://www.sarahpalinradio.com/
Oh goody. Part II of Matthew Daly’s ‘Palin Unleashed-Victory Lap’
Bits and pieces snipped and posted. This latest installment contains photos that Daly credits himself for, so apparently he IS there.
A Washington, DC AP journalist is on tour with Sarah Palin. Is he the new voice for the state? Has he replaced David Murrow? Did Sarah contract him to come along? Is the State of Alaska paying for him to tour with Sarah, or is it the Associated Press? Will his contract be extended to stay with Sarah on what comes next?
And exactly how many state employees are on this press junket, all expenses paid, drawing salary and per diem, out of the state budget? Why is this necessary to the management of the State of Alaska this week?
What’s up with all this bill-signing going on? Where are these bills coming from? Is it stuff left over from the legislative session? Was it held back on purpose to do this tour? How come the media won’t give us information on the status of our goverment!? Any legislators care to comment on this?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071901072.html
Palin: Alaska tour is thanks, not goodbye
By MATTHEW DALY
The Associated Press
Sunday, July 19, 2009
UNALAKLEET, Alaska — She was greeted like a rock star in Unalakleet, a fishing village on the Bering Sea. She danced with Eskimos in Kotzebue. And she watched grizzlies at a wildlife sanctuary on the Kenai Peninsula.
In all, Sarah Palin has been on eight trips outside her Anchorage base since announcing her resignation two weeks ago. Is this a farewell tour, the start of a possible presidential campaign for 2012?
Yeah, no expensive ‘lame duck’ traveling around trips here, huh?
“…she has a bigger role in mind, and she plans to launch her new platform by speaking her mind on the social networking site Twitter.”
“I look forward to continuing to work for Alaska and for energy independence and for the contribution that Alaska could and should be making to allow our nation to be more secure and more prosperous,” she said.
Ohhh, she’s going to continue to work for Alaska…really…
If her reception Friday in Unalakleet is any indication, she has a strong base of support.
What a nice gentlemanly gesture there, Matthew, too, also. 100 people, at least half were children, state and city folks, and Palin’s entourage. Okay. And don’t forget the missionaries…I wonder if Franklin Graham flew in…
“Palin says Alaska voters have accepted her decision to resign, even as she continues to receive criticism from the national media…”
I’ll thank you not to offer misleading statements for me and the other 400,000 Alaskan voters. Of course we’ve “accepted” your decision. You’re free to spin it whatever way you like. And you will continue to receive criticism from us, as well.
“We don’t give a damn how they do it outside,” she said, quoting a popular state bumper sticker. “We do it a different way up here. The pioneer spirit runs strong.”
Justification for her behaviour and a complete corruption of what that means. That is so weird. I’ll never say that ever again; sticker is gone off my truck!
“But this is what Palin loves best: Reaching out to Alaskans, no matter how remote. She barely had time to eat lunch – king crab and salmon and a barrage of homemade desserts – as families surged toward her, trying to shake her hand and get an autograph.
…even as an aide tried in vain to shield the governor and then get her to leave quietly.”
Ive Frye, personal assistant and The Bodyguard Okay, that’s just embarrasing. She had to shield Sarah from the mob of those 50 Native villagers in Unalakleet. Does she do this everywhere? Oh, Ivy…
I feel so sorry for her. The little white girl from Wasilla faithfully and tirelessly trotting along behind the popular girl. I sure hope that Sarah has a job for her. Real life is going to be so hard.
Quotes from real Unalakleet people. Let’s see who they are:
“It’s remarkable we can have the opportunity to see her in this community,” Baptiste said.
Mrs. Agnes Baptiste, from Anchorage. East High School, Alternative Program Supervisor (Elitnurvik-Within-East). Previously from Nome, where she served on the Alaska Native Education Council.
The Rev. Pat McCoy, pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church, said he understands why Palin is stepping down. “If I was her, I’d quit,” he said. “Everybody just wants her all the time.”
From West Virginia. The missionary “church planter” whose presence is subsidized by Mission Air Care. Thanks for your insight on Alaska politics, bucko.
“Palin said Alaskans appreciate her desire to help the state avoid a prolonged lame-duck status.”
While a short lame-duck victory tour could be much less painful, I don’t know that any of us appreciate any of this.
“Ivanoff said he was saddened and angered by her sudden resignation because it would cost the state significant money and rob it of one of its most valuable resources – Palin.”
Now, there’s an interesting take. He’s angry because Alaskans are being “robbed” of Palin.
Ivanoff’s one of the Norton Sound elite upwardly-mobile types. Very well employed with the regional economic development organization; salary probably $65,000+. Gets quoted on things all the time. Never has to worry about the heating fuel bill.
“Davida Hanson said she sees a little of herself in Palin: a working mother trying to do what’s best for her job and family. “I love her!” Hanson said.
Davida is a local girl that works for the local air taxi and a former pageant winner – she loaned the current Miss Unalakleet her tiara. Her non-Native husband Bret is an ‘import’ – a contractor and building suppy owner. He and a buddy started a thriving popular pizza restaurant that’s been featured on Nightline.
The only quote not enthusiatically pro-Sarah:
“Not everyone is so impressed. Karen Erickson, owner of the Kuupiaq coffee house, said she thinks Palin has “gone Hollywood”…
“She likes her attention with the media,” Erickson said, then adds: “She’s done a lot for the state. You have to give her that.”
Like what, Karen? Name ONE thing. You don’t really have to give her that.
I’m sorry to be personal here, but my attempts at the forum have not been fruitful. My cat of 15 years (she was dropped off, so I think she’s about 16 or 17) is fading fast…very fast. I thought I had a few more months with her, but it seems to be days…a week, maybe.
I’m disconsolate. I’ve lived alone for 18 years (my brother has an office in this house,) and I have dreaded this time for so long. She was so scared and angry for years; I told her in no uncertain terms that if she was to live here that she had to get used to being hugged and kissed. She became ‘my grey shadow, as I liked to call her when she started following me around.
Any words that might wish to offer would be most appreciated. I realize that my pending loss is not as great as others has born, but it sucks right now. Thanks. I’ll check back …
s/b others have born…there are probably more mistakes, but I don’t want to read it again.
Question: should others be a simple plural or a possessive plural, i.e. others’? I should call someone to speak with; I’ll do that.
(((MinNJ))))
I know what you’re going through and it’s no less valid that it’s a cat.
others is plural as in “I don’t care what the others say.”
others’ is plural-possessive as in “I don’t care about others’ opinions.”
In the context you were using the word, it would be “…as others have borne.”
(((just a farmer))) Thank you; I called my cousin in TX, and I’m much calmer now. My great-grandfather was a farmer, a dairy man, although he was also known for his peaches and apples and corn. I still don’t eat veal because he wouldn’t raise it on grounds of cruelty (and he was 6′ 4″ and had huge forearms.)
The barn cat died on the 4th of July, and I had been feeding her from my backyard for 4 months, twice a day, where she slept in an old chair. I had told my cousin that I was being a hospice nurse for cats. She, however, is very good with math and numbers and such. I would rather do this than anything financial or math related EVER; it’s confusing and indecipherable.
There is still another feral that I am, of course, feeding, and have been for three years. He’s a darling, and I love him very much.
I’m so very grateful for your kindess. Thank you.
(((MinJ)))
I don’t have kids other than my dogs. When I lose them it is awful. I understand your sorrow and grieve from afar with you. I know that it is not consolation but when you love your animals like you obviously do, you have given them a far better life than many have.
MinJ – I’m still missing the dog of my childhood. The loss doesn’t go away but I’m used to it. Your cat lived a wonderful life with you. And each time you think of her/him a little bit of the wonder returns for a moment. The grey shadow is still there just out of your field of vision. Keep it always.
(((lovemydogs))) Thank you…your words mean a lot to me, although I have always loved your name. It seems almost fitting and very comforting that you would respond. I am very grateful for your understanding and kindness.
If people had dropped off dogs, I would have taken care of and loved them as well. For some reason, they drop off cats, which is infuriating to me for many reasons.
Thank you again for your support.
Oh, antiAnti, I’m dissloved in tears! How thoughtful and beautiful and touching. It’s true, she’ll always be there, as her forecats and foredogs are still with me, always. Thank you so much.
MinNJ, over the winter, when DH was away for weeks at a time restoring electricity, my oldest dog 16-17 years old) was laying at my feet late at night, gasping for breath. When she tried to walk, she staggered and fell.
Mudpuppies were here for me in the forum to hold my hand.
The dog is still with me and full of pep now, so I’m happy for her even tho I know her time will be coming.
I have five dogs, five cats, three goats, and a bunch of chickens (the peacocks all ran away from home).
They can only be with us for a short time. Truth be told, I’d prefer they go before I do. As I get older, I do worry about my “children” and what will happen if I go first.
meant to say here in the blog, not the forum
MinJ
You are most welcome.
Anytime.
Being sad sucks.
I read somewhere (I think it was “Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul”) a story about a 4 year old who explained the death of his dog this way (I am paraphrasing) :
“We are all put here to learn to love each other and be good to each other…animals already know this…so they don’t have to stay as long.”
Out of the mouths of babes…
A good book for animal lovers–”The Art of Racing in the Rain” I can’t remember who wrote it and my copy is making the rounds. It’s about a dog but still fits the bill. Well worth the read.
Have a Kleenex from me.
lovemydogs, I also read that story somewhere and it’s a very true sentiment.
Min, if you’re not familiar with it, “The Rainbow Bridge” is very good. Will need a hankie.
OK, I’m passing the hankies and Kleenex’s around now…
MinNJ,
I have had dogs (and a million other creatures growing up) and everyone was
the bestest. Many times I would think that this is the last, it is just too hard, and everytime I would think back at the love they gave and would head out to
find another one. It never gets easier, but it helps to think that they would be alive somewhere in the world anyway, so better to be with me (spoiling and
loving them) than out in the unknown! Remember, there is always an animal
in need of a good human. And I haven’t eaten veal in 35 years for the same reason as you. Good luck, take care MinNJ
oops- everyone should be every one
If it is possible to be moved and enriched at a difficult time, it is now for me. I cannot tell you how much your dear and thoughtful words help my heart at this time.
I am indebted, most gratefully.
By the way, she’s been deaf for over a year, and with a series of turning on lights and hand signals, we’ve done OK. Sign language for cats, as it occurs.
And what did Sarah tweet? And who has a disabled child?
(I’m gonna blow just thinking about it.)
my old girl dog is deaf now. We’ve managed hand signals that work very well.
MinJ
You will grieve the same as for any other family member. There is nothing wrong with that and nothing to be embarassed about. Allow yourself to grieve.
But for now, kiss her, hug her, make her comfortable, spoil her. And tell her often what a good girl she is and that you will always love her.
Animals don’t fear death as we do. They have no regrets. They accept it as a part of life. And when they’re ready, they’re ready.
She’ll let you know when she’s ready to go. When she is, if she hasn’t gone on her own, take her to the vet or have the vet come to the house. (I think this is better since they can say goodbye in their own surroundings.) It is the greatest act of love we can give our pets.
It’s too bad we cannot give this final act of love to those we love the most; our family members.
I have stones to remember my dogs in a little garden area I made that was their favorite place to sleep.
http://www.artisticetching.com/petmemorials.htm
@mlaiuppa:
the stones are something we also do here.
And you are quite correct, our animal companions know when it’s time to go. Our last two hard decisions were very difficult, First was my elderly border collie (age 18) about 10 years ago, the week before Christmas. He’d been having multiple seizures that week, and that particular morning (around 6 am) he had a grand mal and pooped and peed all over the living room floor. Came out of the seizure, saw the mess and was horrified. Then he just collapsed in my lap as I was still sitting on the hearth. Hubby had already left for work, so I was on my own. I called the vet and drove 50 miles to have it end. RifRaf died in my arms, I held him the entire time at the vet’s office while it was done.
Hubby’s pitbull was in final stages of cancer at age 15 and we went through the same thing. Hubby held CD in his arms for the end.
Both dogs (and many others) are buried in the family cemetery here on the farm. (The family cemetery also includes my first husband.)
Wiping my eyes again…
but I have such fond and funny memories of all of them.
also, speaking of the stones, I was quite (and delightedly) surprised to see the stones during an episode of the Best Friends “Dogtown” TV program, where they showed the cemetery services.
Minj
You’re a good mother to your animals. You gave your cat a long and happy life, and for that you should be proud. Hugs.