Quittin’ Time!
Hey, everyone!
Not sure where you are, gentle reader, in this big wide world, but on the Last Frontier, it’s…. “Quittin’ Time!”
Not “quittin time” like when you’re the governor and you say you can’t deal with people picking on you, and you really don’t want to give back gobs of ill-gotten money…the other kind!
It is 5:00 on Friday. Last day of the work week, and time for Governor Palin to take that metaphorical punch card, stick it in the slot, slam her fist on that big honkin’ button, and get the heck out of Dodge. Or wherever she is. OK, we know where she is. She’s at the Governor’s picnic in Wasilla, presumably. But I’m imagining her walking out of her Anchorage office with some sort of cardboard box with that laminated king crab table topper and a bunch of other stuff in it, and that bear skin rug slung over her shoulder, and the whole Atwood building in some sort of psychic cleansing, heaving a gentle sigh of relief.
And tomorrow is the big picnic in Anchorage, and Sunday is the final picnic in Fairbanks. Rumors are that there’s lots of national media winging their way to the picnic to nowhere…
And as a nice send off, behold the article in the Washington Post:
Last year’s Republican vice presidential nominee remains a deeply polarizing figure, and there are warning signs for her as she emerges as a possible contender for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. While she is still widely popular among those in her party, she has lost ground among Republicans generally and among the white evangelicals who are so critical in the early presidential primaries.
Overall, the new poll found that 53 percent of Americans view Palin negatively and 40 percent see her in positive terms, her lowest level in Post-ABC polling since she first appeared on the national stage last summer as Sen. John McCain‘s running mate. [snip]
57 percent of Americans say she does not understand complex issues, while 37 percent think she does, a nine-percentage-point drop from a poll conducted in September just before her debate with now-Vice President Biden. The biggest decline on the question came among Republicans, nearly four in 10 of whom now say she does not understand complex issues. That figure is 70 percent among Democrats and 58 percent among independents.
Let the weekend begin.
I wish this was quitting day for GOOD. But alas, no. She’s the gift / bad penny / bad smell that keeps hanging around…..=(
Whoop it up Alaskans! Wish I was there!
Oh shoot forgot to say I love Duchess of Dork’s ditty. “not with a bang but a twiiter” rotflmbo!
Hoping to hear the end of her. If she had an ugly face would the media stick around?
But no she will be campaigning for Gov. Rick Perry so now we will be left with her face and voice. 🙁
Nice sleuthing, CG.
John Coale’s a little desperate to get that ethics complaint dismissed, isn’t he?
Was it Coale that leaked the report?
This must have already been posted, but it’s worth repeating. ADN is running a story tonight, “Who’s Tom Daniel?”
The world seems to have gone crazy this week. Republicans are upset that Tom Daniel, a Democrat, found probable cause of ethics violation.
This is not the story pasted here, but a combination of quotes from ADN and FOX.
John Coale is quoted, from emails he sent to ADN.
Coale accused the personnel board of being “either vicious or idiotic” to hire Daniel.
“Having him do it was outrageous and meant to make sure Palin was hurt. Your state has to redo the laws on this,” Coale said in an e-mail to the ADN.
“This is the only one of the six that I found probable cause,” Daniel said. “If you look at the whole record, it shows that I have not exhibited any bias.”
“They are trying to make the argument that because I’m a registered Democratic and have given money to Democratic candidates that I’m biased. But in fact, you know I’ve dismissed five complaints out of six,” Daniel said. “If I were out to get the governor because of politics, I doubt that would have occurred.”
Coale maintains that Daniel should never have been hired. The dismissed complaints “were on their face ridiculous,” he wrote to the ADN.
“With his firm’s history, knowing how controversial Sarah had become he shouldn’t have gotten within 1,000 miles of this,” Coale said.
“I don’t know if the guy is straight or not,” Coale said. “They should have disclosed this before. It doesn’t mean you can’t be objective. But in this situation, you don’t want the appearance of bias.”
“I find it a little distressing that the board is being picked on for hiring competent counsel,” (Deb) English said. Whether the lawyer was Republican, Democrat or some other party never factored in, she said.
The board considered a long list of lawyers for the work then narrowed it down to four with experience in labor law and public employment. One was too busy, so the complaints are being distributed to the remaining three. Daniel said besides himself, Tim Petumenos and Michael Geraghty are in the rotation.
I think that the ABC/WaPo poll, while gratifying needs to be viewed with a pinch of salt. Among other things, it is a survey of random adults. It is also directly contradicted by recent polls by Rasmussan, Gallup, Pew and Public Policy Polling, all of which Sarah Palin positive and/or improving favourability ratings. PPP, which is a Democratic leaning pollster shows her improving stronly among women, youth and Hispanics. for July, in a hypotethical match up with Obama, she scores 43% to his 51%, a gap of 8 points. In their March poll, the gap was 20 points (55%/35%).
Liz I. ~
This is the way her term ends.
This is the way her term ends.
This is the way her term ends.
Not with a bang but a Twitter.
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Lovely!
Is that Ivy Frye lovin’ the camera to death today?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouSgfogb-vI
Post # 211- CG…about what you have posted
It’ too bad some of those writers at the ADN don’t just stop by Mudflats daily to get background and sources before they write their stories.
Before they post one of van Fleins statements as the truth they could use the info you just posted and maybe ask him some questions or at least question the validity of what he is saying. They print what he says as the ‘ honest truth ‘ and question NOTHING.
The info alone you provided means they wouldn’t even have to do any research. You have done it for them. They do no investigation or research of their own. They print any statements given to them as the truth without question. It is pretty sad.
Like Phil Munger’s comments earlier this week on one of his posts, the Progressive blogs have the facts and information out there 2 days before the ADN even starts to do a story or investigate.
Puttin’ “Quittin’ Time” in historical perspective: Saturday’s editorial in the New York Times by William L. Iggiagruk Hensley. Qvitter is the appropriate Inuit term! Doubtful that Mr. Hensley is invited to the picnic.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/opinion/25hensley.html?ref=opinion
David Letterman’s Top Ten Things heard at Sarah Palin’s Farewell Party is up.
http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/index/php/20090724.phtml
Latest tweet from the Governor:
“Tomrrw host Anch Gov’s Picnic; LtGov Parnell/I love these events- literally getting to serve you!Then Sunday Frbnks Picnic/Transition speech
about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry”
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I believe that Palin’s serving hot dogs at the Wasilla Picnic today is the first time she’s served Alaska since taking office.
About her quitting: I keep thinking about these lines (apologies to T S Eliot):
This is the way her term ends.
This is the way her term ends.
This is the way her term ends.
Not with a bang but a Twitter.
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And, to EyeOnYou and all of you:
I will be vigilant with you to make sure that this deluded, malevolent fraud never gets near elected office again.
As one of the worker bees in the Atwood Blg., I would greatly appreciate a sage burning/exorcism/ritual cleansing done by anyone remotely qualified or just plain sympathetic. For a start, I’m taking a very long, hot shower on Sunday.
I just watched a video of Hall & Oates, “She’s Gone” performed in 1976. Very boring. Both song and video. ZZZZZZ. I watched it thinking of how lynnrockets might adapt the song re: GINO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVXIUyshng
Hey JHop !! Congrats on your own first personal post on an Alaskan blog over at C. Diva. You did good !!
As Phil Munger posted on his blog… too bad the AK MSM media like the ADN or other outlets don’t have some insight to look into the ATF like you did.
But then again… they are ONLY Alaska’s major newspaper. Can’t expect too much I guess
H/T to you.
OMG, the whole day has been dedicated to the military! I wish she would just get off their backs!
Here’s today’s speech; I haven’t seen it. Unfortunately we have no drinking game as yet, so I’m pouring a glass of red at the first mention of “brave/fighting soldiers/warriors/men and women ……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlnTLiWoAfE
Trailsweeping Part IV
[yeah, I know…but it just ain’t over…]
But hang on. Because the Alaska Bar Association has a few rules and expectations in the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct.
Rule 8.4. Misconduct.
It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:
(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct…;
(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
Not only has Van Flein been publicly dishonest in his statements on Sarah’s behalf, which is obviously bad juju; but he appears to have a significant conflict of interest, by violating Bar Association rules about financing clients.
The rule of conduct is there to specifically avoid just such a situation as Van Flein has put himself in.
Van Flein has acquired a proprietary interest in the Alaska Fund Trust matter, because he has provided financial assistance to Sarah and Todd by subsidizing their legal fees. He now stands to significantly gain from the Alaska Fund Trust, and in fact, he depends upon it for payment of services rendered to Sarah.
Also, it was inappropriate for him to take Sarah as a private client after serving as state’s attorney.
Personal Interest Conflicts
[10] The lawyer’s own interests should not be permitted to have an adverse effect on representation of a client. For example, if the probity of a lawyer’s own conduct in a transaction is in serious question, it may be difficult or impossible for the lawyer to give a client detached advice.
Rule 1.8. Conflict of Interest: Current Clients: Specific Rules.
(e) A lawyer shall not provide financial assistance to a client in connection with pending or contemplated litigation…
(i) A lawyer shall not acquire a proprietary interest in the cause of action or subject matter of litigation…
Financial Assistance
[10] Lawyers may not subsidize lawsuits or administrative proceedings brought on behalf of their clients, …because such assistance gives lawyers too great a financial stake in the litigation.
Rule 1.11. Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Officers and Employees.
(a) …a lawyer who has formerly served as a public officer or employee of the government:
(2) shall not otherwise represent a client in connection with a matter in which the lawyer participated personally and substantially as a public officer or employee, unless the appropriate government agency gives its informed consent…
Here’s what it says about honesty:
TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS OTHER THAN CLIENTS
Rule 4.1. Truthfulness in Statements to Others.
In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:
(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or
(b) fail to disclose a material fact when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client.
COMMENT
Misrepresentation
[1] A lawyer is required to be truthful when dealing with others on a client’s behalf…A misrepresentation can occur if the lawyer incorporates or affirms a statement of another person that the lawyer knows is false. Misrepresentations can also occur by partially true but misleading statements or omissions that are the equivalent of affirmative false statements.
Statements of Fact Versus Statements of Opinion
Lawyers should be mindful of their obligations under applicable law to avoid criminal and tortious misrepresentation.
Crime or Fraud by Client
[3] Under Rule 1.2(d), a lawyer is prohibited from counseling or assisting a client in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent. Paragraph (b) states a specific application of the principle set forth in Rule 1.2(d) and addresses the situation where a client’s crime or fraud takes the form of a lie or misrepresentation.
Thomas Daniel is not Sarah’s attorney, but this applies to what he did in suggesting a way out for her:
Criminal, Fraudulent and Prohibited Transactions
[9] A lawyer is required to give an honest opinion about the actual consequences that appear likely to result from a client’s conduct… However, a lawyer may not knowingly assist a client in criminal or fraudulent conduct. There is a critical distinction between presenting an analysis of legal aspects of questionable conduct and recommending the means by which a crime or fraud might be committed with impunity.
[10] When the client’s course of action has already begun and is continuing, the lawyer’s responsibility is especially delicate. The lawyer is not permitted to reveal the client’s wrongdoing… However, the lawyer is required to avoid furthering the purpose, for example, by suggesting how it might be concealed. A lawyer may not continue assisting a client in conduct that the lawyer originally supposes is legally proper but then discovers is criminal or fraudulent.
Van Flein has made negative and prejudicial statements about people filing ethics complaints. Here’s what Professional Conduct rules say about that:
Rule 4.4. Respect for Rights of Third Persons.
(a) In representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person…
COMMENT
[1] Responsibility to a client requires a lawyer to subordinate the interests of others to those of the client, but that responsibility does not imply that a lawyer may disregard the rights of third persons.
Rule 3.4. Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel.
(a) A lawyer shall not unlawfully obstruct another party’s access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy, or conceal a document or other material having potential evidentiary value, nor shall a lawyer counsel or assist another person to do any of these acts.
(e) …A lawyer shall not assert personal knowledge of facts in issue except when testifying as a witness, nor state a personal opinion as to the justness of a cause, the credibility of a witness, the culpability of a civil litigant,…
(f) A lawyer shall not request that a person other than a client refrain from voluntarily giving relevant information to another party…
Obviously, there’s no trial involved here, but this section still applies. This is a public matter, with publicity.
Rule 3.6. Trial Publicity.
(a) A lawyer …shall not make an extrajudicial statement that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a lawyer may make a statement that a reasonable lawyer would believe is required to protect a client from the substantial undue prejudicial effect of recent publicity not initiated by the lawyer or the lawyer’s client. A statement made pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to such information as is necessary to mitigate the recent adverse publicity.
Rule 3.9. Advocate in Nonadjudicative Proceedings.
A lawyer representing a client before a legislative body or committee or administrative agency in a nonadjudicative proceeding shall disclose that the appearance is in a representative capacity and shall conform to the provisions of Rules 3.3(a) through (c), 3.4(a) through (c), and 3.5.
COMMENT
[1] In representation before bodies such as legislatures, municipal councils, and executive and administrative agencies acting in a rule-making or policy-making capacity, lawyers present facts, formulate issues and advance argument in the matters under consideration. The decision-making body, like a court, should be able to rely on the integrity of the submissions made to it. A lawyer appearing before such a body must deal with it honestly and in conformity with applicable rules of procedure.
Comment on HuffPo: The closest she’s been to understanding anything complex is an apartment building.
hi team mudpups, trying to catch up with all the comments…
Trailsweeping Part III
Gibson Dunn Worked Pro Bono Seeking to Block Troopergate Probe
Feb 11, 2009
By Debra Cassens Weiss
“Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher was among the law firms donating pro bono assistance to six Alaska legislators seeking to block the Troopergate investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin.
The law firm donated about $185,000 in billable time, the Am Law Daily reports. The firm also represented GOP presidential candidate John McCain in lawsuits challenging his citizenship and is known for its support of Republican causes, the story says.
Brena, Bell & Clarkson did about $40,000 in work for the legislators, and the Liberty Institute contributed about $40,000 in time. The firms had hoped to collect fees if they were successful, the story says.”
http://www.abajournal.com/index.php?/news/gibson_dunn_worked_pro_bono_seeking_to_block_troopergate_probe/
“Peter Maassen, a name partner at Anchorage’s Ingaldson, Maassen & Fitzgerald who represented the legislative council in the unsuccessful attempt by six of its members to halt the ‘Troopergate’ inquiry, told The ADN that the legislature paid him $29,845 for his services.”
A total of $295,500 worth of legal fees. Fred Dyson, Tom Wagoner, Bob Lynn, Mike Kelly, Wes Keller and Carl Gatto tried to stop Branchflower’s inquiry before the election, and State of Alaska money paid for $30,000 of it.
How do they know this?
First, because they did their homework and bothered to look into it.
Second, the information was there. Because Alaska’s public officials are required to disclose ALL gifts, benefits, relationships and financial interests. So our legislature does. Only Sarah has gotten away with failing to disclose.
Here’s what real disclosure looks like. Notice the detail. Right down to shared ping-pong tables, driving someone’s car, and parents who work for senators. Certainly, the expectation was that Sarah would disclose Todd’s Iron Dog sponsors. It shouldn’t have even been an issue.
http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/files/2008-disclosures.pdf
ABA Journal
Sally, Palin has fooled a lot of people. She is a con artist and that is what they do. She fooled the people of Alaska into believing she was something different than the status quo, and she was, but not in the manner she led people to believe.
She was all about power and money. She takes no interest in the day to day work that a job like Governor needs, or like any political office needs. She wants the glory of saying she did things, without the work that is involved in actually accomplishing it.
Her taking per diem to live in her own home, her charging the state to pay for her children to not only travel with her, but to attend events they weren’t invited to, her turning in the state SUV (by the way didn’t she purchase that?) because she was going to have to pay taxes on her personal use of the vehicle, all indicate she was about getting as much as she could from as many area’s as she could.
Yes, she fooled a lot of Alaskans into believing in her. Thankfully some of the are waking up from the stupor and seeing her for what she truly is.
Now the rest of us must be vigilant and ensure that she isn’t given a high status in the lower 48 so she might gain political capitol and push herself into higher office. That would be deadly for our country. She is the epitome of all that is wrong with our country. I for one will do everything in my power to ensure that people know the truth about her, and will happily work the rest of my life to ensure that she NEVER makes it into any political office again!
On the open thread, I posted a couple of other examples of proof that Sarah was involved in setting up the defense fund, if anyone is interested. One is from a WSJ article in April and one from the ADN in March.
EyeOnYou Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 9:01 PM Isn’t it obvious? They are beating him up because he did not once again find in Palin’s favor 100%!
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Really, is this it? Oh, I just wish we could have representation from our perspective…She has been such a disgrace. How will we ever regain our place in the USA? They think we are nuts! Oh gad, maybe we are? After all, we put her into office.
It is really sad that good people keep getting stepped on around this UNETHICAL GOVERNOR. I’m so saddened to see people being used and thrown out. She’s just an awful human being: Shameful and definitely not a Christian like person.
Bodie P @165
Liked the Hoffenstein verse with the stiletto last line, but there’s no denying that there was a large mouth attached to that small mind.
AKPetMom — thanks for the photos, take care of yourself. Wonder what life is going to be like for the Palin children. That Jon Stewart spoof in which Palin resigned her office as mother for the good of the family had a bit of painful truth in it.
Lynnrockets, oops. I think I have my answer.
Sally he was good to Palin, he was being very lenient to her. But not that is in the past, she is not longer the governor.
Lynnrockets, how about “She’s Gone” by Hall and Oates?
Thanks CG for the analysis.
The one exception to Mr Daniel being a good guy: His argument was based on the AFT Web Site vs the Actual AFT Document. A breakdown of the legal ramifications are at:
http://www.divasblueoasis.com/diary/744/the-alaska-fund-trustan-analysis-from-one-of-those-dreaded-east-coast-lawyers
no sauerkraut, it’s only 10:24.
hahaha, zyggy. and with that… it’s time to hit the hay.
back from post office mailed in an ethics complaint about the gun pailn has not reported on gift form . we are no quitter
thank you john mccain for allowing your vetting dept to find this twit. btw, is she gone yet? Sorry sauerkraut, I had to ask again. =)
Sally asks: This guy did his job! Why are they beating up on him?
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Isn’t it obvious? They are beating him up because he did not once again find in Palin’s favor 100%!
No one questioned him previously when he dismissed all the other complaints, heck no one gave him a second thought, but now that his report says she may be in violation, they are going all out to smear him, look into his life and history to prove that this finding was somehow related to Obama (again).
I think we need to support those who are calling on our officials to be accountable…This guy did his job! Why are they beating up on him?
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Who’s Tom Daniel?
Posted by Alaska_Politics
Posted: July 24, 2009 – 7:20 pm
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/142582
He says: “They are trying to make the argument that because I’m a registered Democratic and have given money to Democratic candidates that I’m biased. But in fact, you know I’ve dismissed five complaints out of six,” Daniel said. “If I were out to get the governor because of politics, I doubt that would have occurred.”
Thanks AKPetMom! Dogs and cats are the best medicine, you are sure to feel better tomorrow.
Trailsweeping Part II – more bits and pieces…
~ The race may be over, but we still need to clean up~
We keep reading the words “the attorneys” and “Sarah’s lawyers”. Plural, attorneys with an ‘s’. Okay, who are they, then? What does she need all these lawyers for?
Do I care? No, actually I don’t. But I do care that she uses accumulated attorney fees as a switch to whip Alaska and its citizens with. I’m tired of the appeal to the Lower 48 for rescue from her distressing unreasonable legal debt. I’m tired of it as the reason she couldn’t do the job she applied for.
Parnell’s statement repeating unproven gossip and Sarah rhetoric to the press a few days ago put me over the edge. No, Sean, attorney’s fees are not a peripheral benefit that comes with the governor’s salary. Better understand that now. But Sean, do ya think you’re gonna need a team of lawyers?!
We know that she retained Thomas Van Flein. He represented Todd as well, for Troopergate. He started off on contract to the state, but switched to personal representation at Sarah’s request. This move meant that anything disclosed that could be compromising (like the emails) would not potentially be part of public record.
It’s been reasonably established (although speculative) that Van Flein’s bill could not possibly account for a half a million dollars.
So who else and for what else is she wanting people to help her pay?
Here’s what we know:
“At the time John McCain tapped Palin, she was using Alaska state funds to pay the lawyer she hired to defend her against ethics charges. McCain aides, worried that that could raise ethical questions, put an end to the payments.”
-Newsweek
“…the state hired outside counsel to represent Governor Palin in her official capacity with respect to the Legislative Council investigation concerning the firing of Public Safety Commissioner Monegan. The governor’s counsel later advised he was terminating the contract because of his efforts relating to the claims against the governor alleging personal misconduct. The attorney general advised that it expected to be billed for representation of the governor in her official capacity, but the attorney general has not received a billing from the governor’s private attorney.”
-Andrew Halcro
“Van Flein initially was hired by the state under a $95,000 contract to represent Palin in a legislative investigation of Troopergate.
But just after Van Flein was hired, Palin landed on the national GOP ticket. Van Flein said the investigation “became part of the national campaign strategy against the governor.” He never billed the state.
-Juneau Empire
“John Coale, a Washington lawyer who helped Palin set up a legal-defense fund and PAC, tells NEWSWEEK the fund is “well on its way” to paying off $500,000 in legal debt…”
“One thing is clear: Palin is fuming at the McCain camp, which she believes saddled her with all that debt.”
-Newsweek
We know that the spreadsheet accounting of state costs released by state staff a few weeks ago was not only dishonest, but riddled with mathematical error.
The rest of it, we don’t know. Nobody does. That includes the folks in the rest of the U.S. sending money to pay for Alaska’s governor.
Indisputable fact:
~Sarah Palin does not now, nor has she ever, held national political office. ~Sarah Palin is not seeking a second term as the Alaska governor.
~Sarah has not declared herself as running for any kind of office, anywhere.
~Sarah Palin is not campaigning for office.
She is not Vice-President. She is not a U.S. Senator. Any comparison for the purpose of justifying fundraising need to cease at once. There is no precedence whatsoever, for an Alaska governor to have a legal defense fund. None of our previous governors have brought such shame upon themselves, their party, their families and their associates.
This is a few days old but I found it extremely interesting in regards to how conservative PACs are more about making money than changing policy and it’s called, Sarah, Inc. REALLLY good read and probably the best guess at what Palin’s Plans are.
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/86530-Sarah-Palin-Inc/?page=1#TOPCONTENT
Just read Phil’s post. For some reason I don’t get that he had a good time. Hopefully Anchorage will be different tomorrow.
mae lewis Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 7:18 PM
I think that there ought to be a play-at-home game for the week end festivities for those of us who can’t be there in person. It could take the form of a betting line for college football or basketball games (no real betting), for example:
Choice of shoes: Naughty Monkeys, Franco Sarto, Running Shoes
Skirt: just above the knees, thigh-high, ooo-la-la
Color co-ordination: black skirt, red jacket, red shoes, black shoes
Hairdo: upsweep, long extensions, frosted tips, something brand new
Accessories: Louis Vuitton bag, Arctic Cat Jacket, Donkey print scarf
More accessories: corsage, service pin, American Flag pin, Alaska pin
Speech: brilliant, word salad, huh?
Surprise announcement: book, TV show, running for office, she’s not going
The other possibility for a play-at-home game is for all of the home- players to fill out the standard five-across, five-down card, center spot is $miling $arah’s face on a dollar bill. We all pick a number of the items (such as those listed above, please feel free to add your own, such as sunglasses/no sunglasses, cap or visor, teleprompter or written pages, number of winks) and fill in the empty squares to make a game card. You can add interest by taking a drink of your favorite beverage every time you can cover a square. (Example: red jacket, cover the square, enjoy a beverage). I suggest using small pieces of chocolate to cover the squares, so when you win, you can eat the game pieces. Even if you do not cover all of the spots, you can still enjoy the beverage of your choice and eat the game pieces. Make several game cards and forget about dinner.
I like your idea, Mae, sounds like fun.
Shoes: clogs
Skirt: none. Jeans to convey the casual feel of the event
Color coordination: Alaska’s colors maybe? Some Wasilla sports team’s colors?
Hairdo: long extensions with shimmering highlights from the day before ( where she’s not balding, yeah?)
Sunglasses: yes
Accessories: not the donkey print scarf (ROFL)
More Accessories: no, Simple Sarah is keepin’ it simple today. Her children are her accessories dontcha know
Speech: word salad with some notable bungling of what has been written for her
I would add, for the game – number of times she says “growing” or “progressing” (I cringe when anyone, let alone GINO, uses either of those words and it annoys me that they’ve become popular). And number of times she professes to care about Alaska.
Number of winks: 2 (if it’s 3 but I’m under, would I win, like The Price Is Right?)
Surprise Announcement: she’ll be speaking at some Tea Party (“I don’t want to pay taxes but I have no problem benefiting from essential government services”) type event, or something to do with the military. About running for office, she’ll solicit her faithful minions with a vague “promise” of that nature, just so they will go to her website and make a donation before her resignation is official
I have heard of grifters, saw the movie “The Grifters”, but until I read Mudflats and found out about Sarah Palin, I wasn’t really aware of an actual “grifter”. Fortunately Alaska has AKM and Mudflatters, Shannyn Moore, Philip Munger, Linda Kellen Biegel, Andrew Halcro and other bloggers who have been vigilant about informing Alaskans and interested parties from other parts of the world about the grifter, Sarah Palin.
Okay, hubby making comfort food, hamburger helper potato stroganoff! Yum, should make the flu go away for sure. Gourmet delight of the highest order 🙂
Thanks for being concerned for me booboodog. I’ll eat and go to bed with 3 dogs and two cats piled upon me for warmth.
Close to 1 am in the east coast. Gotta get some beauty sleep. Just want to wish all you “mudpuppies” a good nite. Thanks for the laughs. A message to “Citizen Sarah” (in case she is browsing this site) “We’ll Be Watching You”,
every lie you make, every dime you take, every promise you break, every friend you stab, every sin you make, we’ll be watching you.
thank you akpetmom for posting the photos, looking forward to the youtube videos.
About my #171 post. seattlefan has responded to my question on the other Open Thread. She confirmed that the young man on Bill Maher tonight was the same person running for office. He was very good on the Show.
AKPetmom, you have done your duty-now go home and get in bed and take care of yourself. Flu is not funny.
Honesty – Phil Munger has some up, along with captions, on his blog Progressive Alaska. Link on sidebar.
zyggy @ 169 – I suspect she checked out of the Hotel Alaska a long time ago. She just hasn’t departed yet.
I guess this is on topic so I’ll put it out there again…went into the lion’s den of the Wasilla Governor’s picnic and took some still photos and also did a few videos.
Vid is still uploading and stills are on my flickr acct.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36495279@N03/
Felt kind of TMZ’ish taking the some still photos, but just wanted to share with the other mudpups out there.
I’ll post my youtube as soon as the videos upload. I did some commentary walking around the event and did 5 minutes of SP’s speech, and then a farewell commentary. Kind of boring, but I had fun doing it.
I was looking for Phil Munger but never found him in the crowd. I hoped to find him and shake his hand and tell him what a great job he does. If I wasn’t feeling so crappy I’d try to make the Anch event tomorrow so I could meet more of you fabulous bloggers but alas, I may have to go down hard and get rid of this flu…
Honesty,
I am trying to stay awake slinging really bad one-liners waiting to hear. Nothing yet…
Honesty – AKPetmom did in the open thread. Photo link there.
Ssshh don’t come out yet zyggy, she is still here…
Has anybody reported back from the Wasilla picnic this afternoon with some pictures..?
And yesterday one of the CA Mudflatters was trying to put a profile together to put on the Daily Kos for a politician from CA.
Was this Anthony Woods from the 10th Congressional District in CA….?
Because he was one of the panel guests on Bill Maher tonight. they said he was ex-Military… two tours in Iraq.
Thanks so far to lynnrockets & booboodog…recruiting office now open. 😀
Is she gone yet?
Lainey,
Yup…
Paaaaaaalin.
@ Lainey #163
Lynnrockets reporting for duty.
I’m thinking a Sarah Palin Tarot deck might be amusing and lovely as well as informative–like my housewives’ tarot.
Speaking of which, on the occasion of her departure I find myself reminded of a short verse (forgive me for going all English majory on you here, but it just seems right):
Your little hands,
Your little feet,
Your little mouth—
Oh, God, how sweet!
Your little nose,
Your little ears,
Your eyes, that shed
Such little tears!
Your little voice,
So soft and kind;
Your little soul,
Your little mind!
–from “Love Songs at Once Tender and Informative, by Samuel Hoffenstein
Lori, most impressive. Have you been to the war room yet? I hear it is 24/7 discussions on bringing down Palin (you have to pronounce Palin like Seinfeld said Newman)
Hey Alassskkkka! Are you going to keep a focused eye on Parnell, so as not to have a repeat episode of an incoherent, runaway governor??? Also, too…we all have to intervene if palin gets too crazy devious in her new role as ‘cheerleader’, (to the) right? …are you with me? 🙂
PITTSBURGH AKMudstock UPDATE
Sunday, August 16th, 1PM – Pittsburgh, PA
Please click here for the latest information update:
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Get on the ROAD TO PITTSBURGH and meet so many Mudpuppies!
Two more confirmed reservations today!
Aussie @ 51
It’s completely inappropriate for a deserter to pretend a victory lap.
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Cynical as it was the abstinence charade, the groom on stage and the pregnancy that was not hers.
When i said “partner”, I meant business partner. Not that there’s anything wrong…
Anyone know if Aha was able to file today at 4 PM that ethics complaint as a going away present to Palin?
Seagull,
I am impressed!
Yes, he pays both me and my partner, Mike Dukakis.
Peons! MY check comes from Obama himself. nah nah nah.
sauerkraut #146 – You Betcha! If she is reading mudflats I bet her blood is boiling and the stress is making her lose more hair. Does anyone remember that Rita Hayward song “Put the Blame on Main Boys”? Well, in her mind, it’s “Put the Blame on Mudflats Boys”.
I get MY check straight from Rahm.
lynnrockets, does Axelrod pay YOU, too?
And now, I can visit Alaska again!
@ sauerkraut # 146
Oh, I’m willing to bet that she stays up late every night patrolling the blogosphere for bruises (sp?) to her ego. I’m sure that she also has her own band of loyal scouts doing the same and reporting in to her in much the same way that I am obligated to report in to George Soros.
lynnrocket: I don’t think so cause she says whatever pops into her head. You know spur of the moment thoughts always prefaced with giving thanks to the brave men and women in the military defending her right to lie, cheat and steal from the innocents.
145 Watching from New Jersey Says: July 24th, 2009 at 8:03 PM
I’m sure Dubba wouldn’t mind having her working on his ranch, rustling up some cattle. I don’t think Laura would approve tho.
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Laura will be a gracious hostess but the impression I get is that outside of her husband, she does not suffer fools gladly. She won’t have an open door policy for Sarah. And her daughters will make fun of la estupida.
Open a new window, go to YouTube, & listen to Hockey Mom for Obama Sarah Palin Resignation Song: I Feel Quitty (sorry, gang, I don’t know how to post it here). Have fun at the picnic!
Mud Puppies, don’t let any Sea of Pee-ers pick on you at the pick-niks. They have no class and short fuses you know.
Lynn… do you suspect, as I do, that she’s staying up to read mudflats? Maybe she’ll give AKM a shoutout tomorrow?
sauerkraut: Dickless Cheney should hire her to give him some shooting lessons. I think you guys are right, I think she’ll be comfortable in TX.
I’m sure Dubba wouldn’t mind having her working on his ranch, rustling up some cattle. I don’t think Laura would approve thou.
“national media winging way to the picnic to nowhere” is
discouraging. In a perfect world media would focus on issues of
ecological, humanitarian ,global , state & local importance.
S.P. is about fluff, puff & blather. Blather on….
Oops, I just noticed now that I made one mistake in my e-mail to Andrea Mitchell — I dated the second amended Amanda Carpenter report as 7/21 when I should have typed 7/23. Oh, well…
Mae Lewis@105 and Lori In Los Angeles @110
I just got back from feeding all my pets and you are cracking me up!
how about a whole set of ‘money’ songs; remember Cabaret? Money makes the world go around!
93 WakeUpAmerica Says: July 24th, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Our comments await moderation now? When did that start?
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Started from early on; just read the instructions up there ^ under “comment guidelines.”
Do you think that Sarah is staying up late tonight, tossing a big word salad to serve at tomorrow’s picnics?
Lori in Los Angeles: Did I have a good laugh over that one. And I bet the baby’s father will be the Gov. of TX. And wouldn’t Letterman have the last laugh.
Lynnrocket: That was a great song! Someone should blast the Beatles song at the picinic “MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT). Yeah, Yeah, Give Me Money, That’s what I want.
Dr. Patois at #34 with his posted e-mail to Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC prompted me to write my own e-mail to her:
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Dear Ms. Mitchell:
Tonight you filed a video report regarding Sarah Palin’s last weekend as Alaska Governor. In your report you read the text of Sarah Palin’s “tweet” from yesterday morning, which you also posted a copy of on the screen visible to viewers.
The text of Palin’s message was: “This wk saw add’l violation of law:filer of friv ethics complaint leaks confidential documents out of context 2 create false headlines, pre-“ 6:14 AM Jul 23rd from TwitterBerry” (but you apparently didn’t notice that Palin is a “serial Twitterer”).
The rest of the Tweet followed: “judge investigation,destroy integrity of process&strip rights;Abuse WILL cont til leaks/friv filers r held accntble&press accurately” 6:18 AM Jul 23rd from TwitterBerry”
and “Legal Fees Fund trustee’s press conf yest set record straight w/facts/truth re:recent complaint;read transcript in case press chooses not to”
6:27 AM Jul 23rd from TwitterBerry
You obviously don’t know — or no one told you — that Sarah Palin, going into the position as Governor 2-1/2 years ago, campaigned on a platform of ethics reforms in the legislative and executive branches of Alaska government. She wanted to be the “anti-Murkowski” (referring to Lisa Murkowski’s father Frank Murkowski, the former Governor); thus the executive branch of Alaska government is more “open and transparent” — without a confidentiality privilege in ethics complaints/investigation/judgment — than the legislative branch, which DOES have the confidentiality privilege. Hoist by her own petard?
However, if you investigate this issue further, you’ll find that Gov. Palin, her attorney Thomas Van Flein, and her supporters — mainly the Conservatives4Palin crowd — are all repeating the meme that it’s against the law to reveal the contents of an ethics complaint or the report/judgment of the investigation if it involves the Governor, the Lt. Governor, or the Attorney General. That’s not true at all.
What I’m having a problem with in your report is, you apparently didn’t “vet” the Governor’s tweet about the “filer of friv ethics complaint”. You read the Governor’s tweet as if it were fact, with no accompanying comment that the truth of the claim was being investigated or that you’d independently determined that the claim was as stated. As a matter of fact, the Governor lied in her Tweet, and her various and sundry supporters are repeating the lie over, and over, and over again — as you surely must know, the more a lie is repeated, and not denounced as a lie, the more it comes to be “conventional wisdom” or “truth”.
Amanda Carpenter of the Washington Times also made the same mistake you did — http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/jul/21/team-palin-responds-to-leaked-ethics-report/ — but corrected it several days later (yesterday, Thursday 7/21) with an updated report: “…The Associated Press claims that outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be found guilty of violating her state’s ethics rules, citing a report leaked from the State Personnel Board…“ — http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/23/hot-button-34613253/
I would appreciate it if you go ahead and do your coverage of the Palin Event in Wasilla/Anchorage, but sometime during your reporting, please correct the record regarding the “filer of friv ethics complaint” — who was too busy anyway around the time the report was leaked — she was attending to her dying father, who DID die early the next morning (see Chatman’s “Twitter” @ http://twitter.com/kimchatman ).
Seems pretty unlikely to me that a woman at her dying father’s bedside would take the time to leak a report to the media, don’t you think?
Thanks for reading.
(my real name)
oops again, you are not your. I think it is bedtime!
If she comes to Texas , prolly be Giddings. She spent 5 days there and her pipeline buddies there dumped 40k in s-pac , all in one day. They just love her to pieces in Giddings.
I meant musically funny…you know what I mean
Wake up – you are there now. For whatever the reason, when you go into “waiting for approval”, the moderator, i.e. AKM has to hit a button to release it.
watchingin nj, for some reason gun-slingin’, bible-totin’ guys just love her.
All the rest of you, your very funny tonite!
Maybe dickless cheney will take sarah on a bird hunting trip. …
10) more tiny hot dog appetizers
joe the mover
quiet, we dont wanna wake the russians
todd, what exactly is it that you do?
john mccain
where can I check my pelt
new gov just quit
lenscrafters
dancing with stars just called
1) I havent seen you since the fire dave letterman rally
dang… cat kept trying to interrupt me!
Lynnrockets and Lori in LA, I’m glad I had put my coffee down before reading.
All of you are cracking me up today.
@Lori in Los Angeles #113 – The only requirement maybe that Sarah dye her hair BLONDE. Otherwise she fits right in.
@BooBooDog #116 – Texas has alot of gun-slinging cowboys that Sarah maybe attracted to. I’m sure the Governor’s “rogue” and “mavericky” ways would also appeal to her.
Letterman Top 10 things overheard at Palin’s quitter party!
HEY SARAH, SARAH
(sung to the Doris Day song “Que Sera Sera”)
When she was just a little girl
She asked Ted Stevens, “What will I be?”
“Will I be Guv’nor?” “Will I be Prez?”
Here’s what he said to she.
Hey, Sarah, Sarah
Don’t be so silly, silly
Stop annoying me, dear me
Hey Sarah, Sarah
What will be, will be
When she was Gov she met McCain
She asked the Maverick, what lies ahead?
“How is your cancer?” “How old are you?”
I’ll be Prez when you’re dead.
Hey, Sarah, Sarah
Let’s not jump the gun, the gun
You know that we’ve not yet won
Hey, Sarah, Sarah
You’re no fun, no fun
Her campaign went down to defeat
Now she’s the G.O.P.’s biggest doormat
Well behind Romney, behind Gingrich
She shills for “Arctic Cat”
Hey, Sarah , Sarah
You’re so damned creepy, creepy
Your career’s finished, you see
Hey, Sarah, Sarah
It’s your destiny
Evening Mudpups!
Watching from New Jersey.. Nice.
I will be going to the Picnic on Sunday in Fairbanks, any other Mudpups going?
To AKM’s twitter about Alaska not selling organs, that’s too bad. Sarah and a few others could use brain transplants.
13 sjk from the belly of the plane Says: July 24th, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Que sarah sarah…whatever will be will be….
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Quit sera sarah, no winner will she be not she…
the future is not for thee… cuz she quit on we. …
Seagull, no my name etc is already filled in the blanks all of the time. Is my post at #92 showing to you? To me it says waiting moderation, but my #93 post doesn’t say it. Weird.
Lori in LA and Lynnrockets; you both are in synch tonight. Posted the same thing. We’re all on the same wave. Goodnight! Must get sleep to keep up with the big weekend.
I don’t know nothin’ ’bout birthin’ no babies!
Watching from NJ – I think she will get a second home in Texas and spend much of the time in TX, leaving Todd and kids and Wasilla. Or maybe bring one kid at a time to TX, needs a shield and a reason to say “Leave my kids alone!” after all. If she somehow ends up pregnant, she will leave TX when her water breaks to birth said child in Wasilla.
Have yet to scroll thru prior comments but I have to ask… does she have to turn in both blackberry pda’s or are they her personal items in need of having the internal hd’s downloaded to comply with existing public records laws??
Mudflats: OK, Alaska politics is totally messed up…but we don’t sell organs. That I know of.
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Yep, I’m from New Jersey and our politicians are so corrupt. I’m sure you heard about the arrests of some 40 people including some rabbi’s for money laundering, bribery, and organs. At least they’re caught and go to trial.
watching from NJ
I would guess Texas if she moved, but I do think she will get a ‘outside’ home-away-from-home home…
oh yeah… working for the weekend, originally done by Loverboy, is covered by some boy band in this youtube “more cowbell” version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdaCDzdg8qI
@ rebekkah #107
Should be no problem for Sarah. I believe one of the job requirements of a Fox News host is to “shoot your lips from the hip without thought or consequence.”
Rebekkah says: ” It will definitely get the media’s attention that she would be a questionnable Fox News Host, shooting her lips from the hip without thought or consequence.”
Uh, no – the shooting of the lips without thought or consequence is a REQUIREMENT at FOX “News.”
Lori in la
bumpit installed.. ha ha ha…
Question: Do you think Sarah will move out of Alaska? I can’t imagine First Dud ever leaving the state. Her political ambitions may force her to leave.
I get the impression she is “fed-up” with some Alaskans, like those bloggers in their jammies in their parents basement. Obviously, the mudflats, Shannyn, and Diva’s Blue Oasis, and countless others.
Everybody is working for her weekend…
hey… sounds like a song…
Letterman is picking on her now.
Todd is going to pin one of those ghastly big corsages on her again, I just know it. Bumpit will be installed. Red heels, with a bending over and a$$ wiggle when she changes into the tennis shoes. Hugs to all the Legislators who will stiffen at her touch. Bigger hugs for the Personnel Board panel, who will just expode with joy for the attention. Bristol and Willow trying to be invisible, if they aren’t literally invisible (not in attendance). Piper balancing Trig while pouring lemonade. Feds watching from sidelines and not amused.
Van Flien threatening to sue any protesters. AKM with camera getting the shots that the MSM won’t.
JRC: Pertaining to #1: Love AKM’s imagery. I think that sentence deserves an excellent photoshop. Anyone else agree? Red heels and a blackberry should also be considered in the picture.
I was watching Wolf Blitzer (I think….I saw several, so not too sure) today and he had a panel on discussing Sarah Palin. The all agreed that after Sunday, she is going to go on a self-promotion tour, make a boatload of money and try to repair her image. Ughh! One of them said she had a lot to learn before she can become relevant on the national scene. Knowing her “base” I’m guessing she doesn’t need to learn anything to keep their loyalty. She is a scholar compared to many of those base supporters.
The SP twitter made it on MSNBC; if it ever is proven that the filer is not the “leaker”, It will at least raise flags with reporters about SP’s lack of judgment. It will definitely get the media’s attention that she would be a questionnable Fox News Host, shooting her lips from the hip without thought or consequence.
@ Gasman #93: Never mind complex issues, how about a simple question like what newspapers did she read in the Katie Couric interview. She couldn’t name one! I bet she was too embarrassed to tell her she only read the tabloids. I read somewhere where GINO said Bristol got upset when she read something negative in the National Enquirer.
She may not have wanted to be the “lame duck” Governor but in reality she is
the “lamest dame” I’ve ever seen.
Okay. I have two things to say:
1. “I’m imagining her walking out of her Anchorage office with some sort of cardboard box with that laminated king crab table topper and a bunch of other stuff in it, and that bear skin rug slung over her shoulder…” Bwhahahahaahahahahaha!!! **wipes tears from her blue eyes**
2. Palin has no real interest in running for president. But she does have an interest in keeping the Palin As A National Figure concept up and running for as long as possible so that she can cash in on “the base.” I say, go for it Sarah. There are a whole lotta people besides you who can ride that shill economic stimulus for as long as it lasts.
I think that there ought to be a play-at-home game for the week end festivities for those of us who can’t be there in person. It could take the form of a betting line for college football or basketball games (no real betting), for example:
Choice of shoes: Naughty Monkeys, Franco Sarto, Running Shoes
Skirt: just above the knees, thigh-high, ooo-la-la
Color co-ordination: black skirt, red jacket, red shoes, black shoes
Hairdo: upsweep, long extensions, frosted tips, something brand new
Accessories: Louis Vuitton bag, Arctic Cat Jacket, Donkey print scarf
More accessories: corsage, service pin, American Flag pin, Alaska pin
Speech: brilliant, word salad, huh?
Surprise announcement: book, TV show, running for office, she’s not going
The other possibility for a play-at-home game is for all of the home- players to fill out the standard five-across, five-down card, center spot is $miling $arah’s face on a dollar bill. We all pick a number of the items (such as those listed above, please feel free to add your own, such as sunglasses/no sunglasses, cap or visor, teleprompter or written pages, number of winks) and fill in the empty squares to make a game card. You can add interest by taking a drink of your favorite beverage every time you can cover a square. (Example: red jacket, cover the square, enjoy a beverage). I suggest using small pieces of chocolate to cover the squares, so when you win, you can eat the game pieces. Even if you do not cover all of the spots, you can still enjoy the beverage of your choice and eat the game pieces. Make several game cards and forget about dinner.
This will not last all Sunday but it might make the event bearable. Please add your own game suggestions because it will make Sunday a Game Day to Remember!
“The picnic to nowhere . . . ”
That’s some mighty fine writing, Muckraker
Whenever I read one of Sarah’s twits or tweets my mind goes blank, my sight goes dark and I seem to see the following words:
buffering…buffering…buffering…
Wake up – or if you typo’d your name or email address.
just had to pipe in!!!
How about a poster saying: YEAH, DEAD FISH MAY GO WITH THE FLOW BUT THIEVES TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN!
WakeUpAmerica – they usually go into moderation if you say a word that is not allowed, like sh*t or bullsh*t. Did you say something so awful, lol?
@ Gasman #93:
I’m with you. I wonder if that 37% watched the Couric interviews or the infamous Charlie interview back during the campaign. I believe she will never run for office again because she knows she cannot begin to deal with the rigors of campaigning, debating and discussing national policies.
As for Quitten’ Time….Lol! She may have slipped her timecard in the machine today, but she truly punched out on August 29, 2008. It will be interesting to see what her next move is going to be.
Terpsichore@90
You are right, Andrea technically probably did not commit libel. I said that in my email because she made no correction to a defamatory falsehood. NBC had a responsibility to research it before showing that twit. (I know it is tweet but twit fits better)
92 WakeUpAmerica Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 6:56 PM
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Did you have more than one link ?? Does it every time if so.
@ 84 honestyin Gov – I can’t stand that pompous Lou Dobbs. I sent him an email and told him he should move over to FOX news. How can he sit in that anchor chair and say things like Obama is an illegal immigrant and should be deported. I didn’t actually hear him say it but it was reported on MSNBC.
I hope the people who worked with her won’t be afraid to speak out once she is officially out.
Sea Junker Palin @ 80
LOL! Uncle Walter!
He might just ignore her existence.
I am puzzled by the 37% that say Palin can understand complex issues. Name one such issue that she understands! She has yet to demonstrate that she understands much of anything, complex or not. She exhibited near total vacuity during the campaign and she has done no better since. I am looking forward to any bumbling remarks she might make on Sunday. It should be entertaining.
Our comments await moderation now? When did that start?
Boy, I sure hope Kim Chatman has an attorney on all these defamation of character remarks from Palin, Van Flein, and Mansour.
So much information tonight, the Andrea Mitchell Faux Pas, the Alaska Report article, feels like this is going to go on for a long time. Alaska has been on a wild ride this past year. Am really hoping SP doesn’t go change her mind tomorrow and decide to stay. Make sure she signed on the dotted line…..on the resignation sheet!
And make copies!
Re: Andrea Mitchell story, she was only quoting Palin’s twitter, so I’m not sure she or the station can be held accountable for libel/slander (can never keep straight which is which) but agree that it needs to be publically corrected.
Perhaps we should suggest that that is one of the questions she asks Sarah tomorrow or Sunday. “What evidence do you have that it was the complainant who leaked the confidential report?
Can you just imagine what nonsense would spew out her mouth, probably self-incriminating? Van Flein may have to follow her around for the next two days, ready to grab the microphone at a moment’s notice.
@Seagull Junker Palin – You are so right! Because she is so controversial and people tune in to watch (like myself) to catch her in another lie/blunder. Keith Olberman does a good job of smacking her down. He’s my hero and so is Rachel Maddow. Sarah won’t let Keith interview her because he would stand up to her. She’s afraid of him and that why she called him EVIL.
@ alaskanwoman
That can’t really be – Sarah Palin would never leave Southeast Alaska out of the festivities! Or would she? Be sure to send that to AKM directly so it doesn’t get buried here – that’s pretty blatantly snotty and “elite”. Gawd I’m glad she’s a goner!
Hi again honesty…yeah the a.c. thing was twenty seconds…ooh sarah they’re not paying much attention to you ha ha.
Anyway here again is the link for the video where they show sp’s false accusations about the leaker:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32132671#32132671
When I was a kid, mostly in the sixties, I watched lots of television. During the summer months, summer reruns gave us a chance to watch the shows we usually skipped. By round about the beginning of August, we’d be getting tired of watching reruns of our favorite shows, and I’d begin to focus on September, when the new television season would begin.
I can explictly remember looking forward to the week that Leave It To Beaver would start a new season. Or the Carol Burnett Show. Etc.
I find myself looking forward to watching the New Sarah Palin Show. What is she going to do next?!!
I have much faith that AKM will keep us informed.
“Come and join Governor Sarah Palin, Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, their families and the Governor’s Cabinet.”
I guess she is not going to quit. (descarada, sinverguenza)
“The Governor’s Picnics are funded by private donations and not at public expense.”
Don’t be afraid to eat, but stay away from the Kool-aid.
(Fuming, again.)
# 76
lilyf Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 6:31 PM
hi honestyingov…ooh I feel like we’re having a glass of wine and watching t.v. together 🙂
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Cheers !! ( glasses clinking… )
I stopped watching CNN and will rarely even turn them on during the evening with AC… even though I like AC. I just hate the network for the rest of the fools on there like Lou Dobbs and John King.
Tuned in tonight just thinking they might cover it.
Awwwww… nothing to story. Said her polling numbers were DOWN, picture of her at the Grill ( yeah with some red Patriot sweatshirt ), and a still photo of moving truck at the Gov. Mansion.
Rats…Nothing to see here… move along. ( No story… 20 seconds ? )
I guess I didn’t need to tune in after all.
Maybe after all those picnics, Sarah will begin her new career as a contestant on tv’s “The Biggest Loser.”
It keeps cooking and spreading … From ADN: ‘Palin’s involvement in the legal defense fund’
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/142579?pageNum=2&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comments_Container
And they are obviously competing with Fox/Murdoch.
tinydancer – I’m from central new jersey – the shore area. I absolutely LOVE the mudflats, not only are they gracious but intelligent, witty and humorous.
I cannot begin to tell you how much I have been enjoying all the blogs and responses at themudflats! I have been housebound due to surgery for the last few months, and I’ve been very involved in learning about the political process (for the first time since I could only vote for the last few years – thus the Canerican name :)), and I was totally frustrated with the pick of Palin by McCain. Of course, I was not voting that ticket anyway 🙂
That said, I found a home I could live/lurk in while I find my feet in this new world. Thanks for all the good times – and I am only sorry that I will not be able to watch the live KTUU feed on Sunday as I will be at my future daughter-in-laws bridal shower! I’m guessing the young girls would not like me to turn on the TV to follow along – but I’m confident that there will be a great live-blog to view when I get home! Thanks to everyone that participates here – and thanks particularly to AKM (I know you are outted – I listened last night to the LA talk show) for providing such a lively, funny, and enjoyable venue for me to review each day!
Once again, with the press it’s all about the $. The reporters will do everything for the “get” (the interview w/Palin) Personally, I bet Andrea Mitchell cannot stand her, but she knows where the $ comes from….It’s disgusting.
Oh Uncle Walter!
I sent my e-mail to Andrea Mitchell, and also pointed out how disrepectful Palin was to her (on last visit) when she screeched “You’re not listening to me!”
Andrea should stand up to that bully.
I am wondering if some of those people who Palin threw under the bus will start posting here. I have a feeling they lurk, but have been too afraid of her (while she had power) to voice their feelings.
This is the twitter NBC showed, it is part one of a two part twitter ( I cannot believe I wrote that)
This wk saw add’l violation of law:filer of friv ethics complaint leaks confidential documents out of context 2 create false headlines, pre-
Exactly how is the independent counselor’s report out of context? It is what it is.
Empish – Thank you. Very appropriate.
hi honestyingov…ooh I feel like we’re having a glass of wine and watching t.v. together 🙂
AC 360 (CNN ) just did a teaser ” coming up ‘ .. “Sarah Palin is doing some picnics… etc. There may be some poll numbers she may not be happy about..”
I meant Anderson Cooper…
A.C. Cooper is about to report on “Governor Palin’s picnics”…and they showed pictures of her in a red sweatshirt, looks like it says “patriot” on it…she looks like an idiot.
And of course we are talking about just any people, we are talking about a Governor and an attorney defaming the reputation of a constituent to weasel out of their unethical behavior!
So what is Juneau, chopped liver?
State email sent out today:
Dear State Employee:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2009 Governor’s Annual Picnics. The picnics will feature free food, live entertainment, games and activities for children and much more.
Come and join Governor Sarah Palin, Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, their families and the Governor’s Cabinet.
There are three picnic locations:
Wasilla – Friday, July 24th from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the Iditapark (near Nelson and Lucille Streets)
Anchorage – Saturday, July 25th from 12:00 – 3:00pm at the Delaney Park Strip West (W. 10th Ave & L Street)
Fairbanks – Sunday, July 26th from 12:00 – 3:00pm at Pioneer Park on Airport Way
Bring your family and enjoy the fun!
The Governor’s Picnics are funded by private donations and not at public expense.
Palin’s final flippin’ of the bird to Southeast Alaska!
Dr. P – email sent to A. Mitchell.
She’s just trying to get that interview tomorrow I guess. CRAP REPORTING.
Excellent Forever Anonymous! I am so glad you are all contacting them. I makes me furious when people lie about someone else and get away with it!
Lori in Los Angeles@66
Aw, thanks!
Dr. Patois- I got my line: Sarah Palin and Att. Van Flein should not have a national platform to lie about a constituent.
Btavo Dr. Patois! And before I forget to tell you – I always enjoy your posts, intelligent and insightful.
Aussie Blue Sky: I agree – it would be the adult thing to give this day to the new Governor. But she just ain’t wired that way.
Palin will always be known as “the quitter.” I am starting to see many comments from people who supported her – right up until she quit for “no apparent reason.”
Sorry, I was reading the KTUU story. Too much to keep up with!
The email for The Nightly News is
Nightly@NBC.com
sorry, I couldn’t figure out a link
sarah……….
http://bp1.blogger.com/_4OYGjUrdllo/SIFZ6KcKhnI/AAAAAAAAFQE/A3fgHtXl0iY/s1600-h/imaquitter.jpg
@naughty monkey, here’s the e-mail address to protest Andrea Mitchell’s erroneous report: Nightly@NBC.com
Hey, Watching from New Jersey, what part of Jersey are you from? Delaware Valley here. You are going to like the Mudflats. A more gracious group of people you will never meet.
Sorry, Dr. Patois. Just a slip of the brain cells, I’m afraid.
#45 Watching from New Jersy:
GINO means Governor in name only.
This is our call to action, Dr. patois.
let’s prepare a statement or talking points. I suggest a few phone calls to the station as well as email.
Dr. Patios,
I’m having trouble finding MSNBC email address. Please post. Thanks.
51 Aussie Blue Sky: Ain’t that the truth.
But of course she’ll be there, lappin’ it up.
A post that would be better here.
https://themudflats.net/?p=5593#comment-108037
Dr. Patois – Bravo, excellent, excellent email. Do you live in Alaska? If I did I would nominate you for Governor. You sound like a intelligent, reasonable person (don’t know if you’re male or female) who doesn’t hesitate to take action.
She’ll be relegated to GOP pin-up girl. Something she’s actually qualified to do.
This article (from 2008) psychologytoday on Sarah Palin as a psychopath turns out to be quite prescient…says psychopaths fear any failure or loss of control makes them “bad”, and they work hard…”until they collapse”
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mining-the-headlines/200809/sarah-psychopath
@ tinydancer
I know exactly how you feel, believe me! It’s great to know that we have reinforcements and boots on the ground all over the Outside! And the world. We’ll get lots of help, of that I am sure! It doesn’t take all that long to unravel her phony persona and it will happen down there, too – also!
I just hope to jeezus my new boss is better than the last two…
What a shame the old battleaxe couldn’t have given this picnic weekend to the new governor, in return for his covering up for her for the next 18 months.
It’s completely inappropriate for a deserter to pretend a victory lap.
I’m very excited for all you in Alaska. However, I can’t seem to quash the uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. I feel like I’m in a horror movie and the evil spirit has been unwittingly set free to wreak havoc on all the unsuspecting innocents.
I seem to be happier about this than the lower 49ers! I’m sorry if my glee is showing! I can’t help it!
Seagull Junker Palin @ 40
Thank you! (I am so mad)
Watching from New Jersey @45
governor in name only
#11 Gretydog
I was at that rally!! Right up front too.
What a moron he turned out to be. He had absolutely no idea what the EFCA was about and could not answer any questions.
We all got a good laugh afterwards because the only people that stuck around to talk to him were a bunch young girls that had heard about him from their parents. He told them that if there was anything that he could do for them to let him know.
It was a great rally.
Governor in name only
Can I ask a dumb question? commentors on this blog refer to Sarah as GINO,
since I’m new to this blog and not from Alaska can someone tell me what GINO
stands for? Thanks.
An interesting story and comments posted at ktuu:
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10782445
I disagree, Sarah can grab complex issues, she’s just too busy manufacturing her own. She is clever…in bad, bad way.
Here is the link from the Screen Door thread to Andrea Mitchell’s report. Watch the video and then go to their main page for contact.
231 lilyf Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 4:48 PM
I wonder if she’s on the phone right now “correcting” what they say in this bit…doesn’t make her look good at all….oh, poor baby…love what stupid Arnold Schwarzeneggar says about her being a quitter! And then “Only today …said…there is probably cause to believe that Palin was in violation of ethics laws…” and they put her weird twitter up on the screen.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32132671#32132671
Send him back to Toledo
Excellent Dr. Patois.
This is such a good version of “Quittin’ Time” it’ll make you dance out the door.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PfavzRgulM&feature=related
@Greytdog – Thanks for that link to Joe the Plumber. I guess Joe used up his 15 minutes of fame. Now he’s claiming he isn’t a Repub ( never was a Democrat) but yet he goes where the GOP sends him. Another Sarah if you ask me. I think they would make a great pair, Dumb and Dumber.
picnic to NOWHERE
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I LOVE it.
oops didn’t paste
Listen to this little ditty-Quittin Time-http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/mary_chapin_carpenter/quittin_time.html
Someone put a link up to the Nightly News with Andrea Mitchell reporting on $arah. (I don’t remember who or which thread) Andrea reported these polling numbers BUT she also reported on the probable cause for ethics violation and in doing so showed $arah’s twitter about the filer BEING THE LEAKER!!! There was no correction, no statement that that is not know to be a fact. I was incensed so I emailed this to the Nightly News:
You’re story tonight on Sarah Palin’s last day and the probable cause for ethics violation allowed a slanderous accusation to go unchallenged. Andrea Mitchell stated it so I guess it now becomes libel. There is not one shred of evidence that the filer of the ethics complaint is the person who leaked the report. The filer has publicly stated she did not leak it. On the day of the leak both Ms Palin (twittering) and her attorney Van Flein in a press release accused the filer of illegal actions and leaking the document and threatened legal action. They offered not one shred of evidence. This is the same day that the filer’s father passed away.
We have already witnessed the veracity (or lack thereof) of Ms Palin and Mr. Van Flein. On July 4th they accused an Alaskan blogger, Shannyn Moore of stating as FACT that there was a federal investigation of Palin and threatened to sue Shannyn. Shannyn Moore was on MSNBC so you can easily verify the fact that she qualified the information, more than once, as rumor. They never intended to sue because they had no grounds. They are dishonest, bullies and you have allowed their dishonest, bullying spin a national stage. You owe the ethics filer, Ms Chatman a national apology and correction!
I hope you will let me know when you intend to do it.
Everyone email them. $arah and Van Flein cannot have a national platform to lie about a constituent.
austintx Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Big Pete –
I got yer rail for sarah………..
http://byaki.net/uploads/posts/2009-07/1248371956_00.jpg
ROFLMAO….Now thats funny. Wondering if someone may have taken the last couple of rails off the end. Well,,, Golly, never thought Sarah could fly without her broom. LOL
Here’s another idea for a protest sign on Sunday:
“CHECK YOUR POCKETS BEFORE SARAH LEAVES!”
Now she can take the money and run.
YBG has a pressure washer for the hard to reach slime.
Haven’t lost all my faculties yet.
Did she turn in the blackberry?
Does she have a new non-AK twitter site?
What happened to all those pens & post it notes?
watching from New Jersey
Afghanistan is a country? I thought it was a continent…
Big Pete –
I got yer rail for sarah………..
http://byaki.net/uploads/posts/2009-07/1248371956_00.jpg
@ sjk…
“Que sarah sarah…whatever will be will be….”
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I can hear, “sarah, sarah….storms are brewin’ in your eyes”….and pretty sure the next verse would end with ‘lies.’
Great job everyone ~ but mission is not yet accomplished…
Time to celebrate though, for small victories won!
With a warrior’s heart.
😉
did ya notice ,pvazwindy? did ya???
Why don’t I feel good about this? Alaska is going to be an ongoing problem. And Palin will continue to be a pain in the ass. Hi Fawnskin.
BooBooDog – you made me laugh. What do you mean “to hell with Afghanistan”, didn’t you know Brainless Sarah said it’s our neighboring country? No wonder she has a low rating especially among Democrats and Independents. She appeals to the uneducated, simple-minded, supposedly God fearing people who think like her.
Seagull Junker Palin Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 5:09 PM
LOL Lori!!!
There needs to be a sage burning in the Gov. House & the Anchorage office. Pronto!!
The whole place needs to be fumigated not once but twice to make sure the stench is gone forever. A paint job would also be in order.
sjk
I am picturing her staring at one in each hand – “I’m not giving it back, NO!
I DON”T WANT TO!! MEG!!!
Redwood and Seagull
maybe they should also check for bugs…
boodog, the state BB has to be returned. Will she survive with ONE BB?
🙂
Has she technically been run out of town? Are there rails in Alaska?
Seagull Junker Palin Says:
July 24th, 2009 at 5:09 PM
LOL Lori!!!
There needs to be a sage burning in the Gov. House & the Anchorage office. Pronto!!
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Glad to know I’m not the only one who had that thought. Maybe the ‘three witches’ could just casually walk through the building burning incense?
Sarah’s most recent Quitter Twitter:
Sarah gets another acquittal by her friends in high places!
Thank the powers that be, and Sarah Palin who has not the sense of a dead moth – she is no longer my gov! I don’t have to listen to her screechy voice during the legislative session, the state of the state, or anything else I care about.
Sure, she’ll screech like crazy in other venues like Fox and Rush and Eddie buddies – but let them go get their own earplugs. She’ll bug them all soon enough.
Que sarah sarah…whatever will be will be….
Martha
Actually, that IS pretty complex- maybe that would come after 1 but before 2;
it depends on if a bumpit is used. Oh I don’t know – It is waay too complex for me…
And to add to the festive air surrounding the quittin’ party of palin, here’s a tidbit on her good friend, Joe The Plumber – booed out of the great state of Pennsylvania
http://www.politicususa.com/en/Joe-the-Plumber-PA
@ booboodog
What number does the “do” come under? It’s her favorite accessory, and most complex since we heard it was thinning but it’s not, and that she had hair extensions, then not – that’s all kind of dramatic if you ask me! To hell with Afghanistan!
Complex Issue #1: makeup
#2: shoes match?
#3: babysitter
#4: blackberry
#5: blackberry
#6: documents shredded
#7: gun loaded
I wont relax until I am sure she has officially resigned. I dont trust her at all.
see ya $arah…wouldn’t want to be ya…Hope yu mudpups keep us updated..
LOL Lori!!!
There needs to be a sage burning in the Gov. House & the Anchorage office. Pronto!!
I’m hoping you all up there don’t forget us outsiders and fill us in on the festivities Sunday!!
Wonder who the 37% are who believe she can handle complex issues. They must think “complex” is figuring out how to install toilet paper on the roll, or those who think “complex” is figuring out how they get the cellophane onto those cocktail toothpicks.
Sayonara Sarah san!!
oy-
Gonna be a long weekend, waiting for SP to go and Mr Parnell to show for up work on Monday..
He is gonna show , isn’t he?
i don’t know if i should cry from relief or shout with joy.