For all those fed up with th BS surrounding Health Care Reform, and the attempts to ‘water it down’, I have set up a petition. If you agree, please sign it – and spread the word!!!!
I heard a Democrat from alaska on the ed show yesterday and she was talking about trying to get Palin’s emails. They have been waiting for 8 months and the law says they should have been provided within 10 days. Why are they letting her get away with this, and where does it go now?
And wasn’t there a ‘ rumor ‘ over the weekend that Levi had something to say coming up on ‘ Tuesday’…? ( yesterday )
This was in the story about him visiting the Nightclub owned by the Vanity Fair Editor in NY I think.
grrrr . . . . tell these millionaire Blue Curs what you think of them and their wonderfully generous taxpayer-funded health care – they are sure ready to take the PUBLIC option for THEMSELVES!
Today was the hottest day EVER in Seattle since they started keeping records in 1891. The official high at SeaTac was 102. In my area it got up to 105. HOT!!!!! Right now is is 100 on my deck. Ughhh!
Mattie, remember, it’s “because she loves Alaska this much!” You know I was thinking about all these rumors about Toad and $P not wearing their wedding rings. It got me to wondering, did she say to Toad, “Honey I love you so much that’s why I have to quit you for this Higher Calling, also, too.”
Geeez! I don’t believe this. Here in KY we are in the 70′s and, yes, this July. Yes rain and today awful humidity. Hard to breathe type. But we do have AC. You folks in Seattle and north have never really had any reason to have AC. I feel for you.
I think all Western Washington residents will agee: We aren’t used to this!!!! Don’t worry zyggy…..I’m avoiding the deck like the plague! There is no shade back there and even though it is cloudy, the thermometer is still registering 100! Unbelievable. My plants are “parched” as you know who might have said.
Seattlefan – i hope you have air conditioning!! I know that they don’t in Anchorage, but I wondered about Fairbanks as it gets hotter there in the interior. I assume you do in Seattle, but then we assumed they did in Anchorage too, also, we were in for a surprise
For the life of me, I can not understand what people see in SP. I don’t get it. I think she comes off as an idiot, but I hear people on TV going on and on about her. I dont get it. There was a woman on TV today talking about how women just love her because she is a working mother and has successfully raised a family and the poll about people thinking she should be a home maker were probably conservatives that thought women shouldn’t work which doesn’t make any sense, wouldn’t that be her “Base”? I want to throw up, every time I hear stuff like that.
I really feel for you folks up in Washington State. I know how miserable it is. Down here, that’s a “normal” summer day, or even a bit cool. We had what the meteorologists called a “cold front” come through today, and we “only” got up to 108! Down from 113 yesterday, so it was a welcome change…
I turned on the sprinkler and ran through it, all better for now, okay, for 32 minutes. =) Sleeping will be the hard part, having two fans on circulating 90 degree air isn’t good for sleeping. =(
Feeling almost (pls note the word “almost”) guilty here in FL since we’ve been running high 90s temps since our one week of spring in. . .April? But having gone through hurricanes without power and sweltering in the aftermath, yeah I do feel for you. Really. Drink LOTS and LOTS of water (stay away from soda cuz they dehydrate you). Make sure you change out your pets’ water every few hours too. . . pets are very susceptible to heat exhaustion – when we were without power for 2 weeks I was hosing down my dogs every couple of hours to keep ‘em cool. You all be careful, okay? & check on your senior citizens!!! Stay safe
80 degrees and very heavy smoke here west north west of Fairbanks.
Soot and ash are falling and we are predicting some winds, not a good sign for the fires.
I feel for you folks in Washington.
Hi All; I’m re-posting this from the NY Mudpuppy gathering thread since we now officially have an open thread for various postings. This was the first Letter to the Editor in today’s ADN, and it is such a great comeback to one of XGINO’s main lines in her “speech” from Sunday that I thought you would all appreciate it.
Honor the troops with some truth
Sarah, how about in honor of the American soldier, and us vets, ya start telling us the truth about Troopergate? When ya said ya didn’t know that Todd was talking to your administration people about firing a state trooper, it meant one of three things:
1. Todd was going behind your back and not telling you.
2. You knew, but misled the public.
3. You did not know what was going on in your own administration. Either way, it doesn’t cast a very flattering light on your ability to govern. So what do ya say? Could ya quit makin’ things up? About everything?
zyggy: I just walked slowly through my sprinkler and sprayed my doggie down. He is miserable. Our house is not AC yet (scheduled for next week…oh the irony) but we do have a window unit in the master br. Still, sleep is very difficult in this heat. My cats and dog have become slugs. Lots of ice is going into the pet water dishes.
That idea from Misfit in Texas sounds great. I’m going to give it a try. Stay cool and hydrated!
I think I want the recipe for that prune cake that was pictured at the screen door party. a Mudpup described it on one of the threads and it sounded good. We won’t be baking any too soon here in Ma. tho.. Muggy,muggy and I am praying for no electric outages. (we get them a lot)
Is the mudflats cookbook still up. No printer but maybe I can download it to one of those plug in thingies for your computer?
Ripley in Ct I agree with you about living in Fla. We are reverse snowbirds, we go to the Maritimes whenever we get the chance, all seasons are lovely there.
So strange… we are “cool” here for July… it’s 10 PM and we are at 70 and looking for a record low… windows are open, no A/C.
Where is our Quitter? Not tweeting non-pc things yet? And speaking of Kris Perry, what does one do when one is the “right hand man” of a national idiot, after one resigns from that position?
thank you misfit for the ideas, no ice, but I’m off to put a wet rag on my neck. My bird gets into her water dish and sits for about an hour to cool down.
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yup SOMETHING IS UP…photos from NYC? photos from the party on Sunday.
100 degrees here in Salem OR at 8:15pm. It is not supposed to get much cooler for a few days.
Mo… there were reported sighting of Bristol… sort of hiding off the back of the Anchorage stage. But I’m not sure, Bristol and Willow look similar to me.
Honesty @ #9 – Hmmmmm….interesting. This subject seems pretty hot today on the tubes. I wonder if it will get around enough again for someone to release some kind of statement. Bristol won’t be able to take the fall for it.
Yep, I agree Seattlefan! It is downright miserable! Yesterday I think WeatherUnderground said it was 59% humidity, but now it says (has been saying for HOURS, won’t it ever cool down?) 100.1 °F at 31% humidity. I was raised in Phx and have no problem with dry heat, even now on summer visits. But this week I’ve been sweating like a pervert! Have a wet towel draped around my neck (doing relays by tossing them into the freezer, while wearing a pre-frozen one) and sticking my hair under the kitchen faucet every half hour. Two fans running, so today was a little better.
It’s actually been pretty rare for Seattlelites to have A/C, although many have been installing heat/cooling pumps in recent years. I’m still so lucky that my living area is upstairs 2nd floor, so I can leave windows open all night.
There’s been a rash of violent rapes & murders lately here. I feel so sorry for all the folks that HAVE to keep their windows locked for safety. Can’t imagine how those poor folks are weathering it.
Sorry for the left off Y Polly. Did any one else think that it did not look like Willow at the good bye party on Sun. You could barely see her but to me it looked the the clone cousin. And also too it looked like ms palins nose was melting. I keep waiting for her to reach up and grab the mask to reveal what is under is hidden under the mask.
‘night puppies… (so nice to be able to sleep without A/C running up huge bill) For those not used to the heat– fans are your friend. Going to bed slightly wet from a shower with a fan will help, put pillow in freezer for awhile, and hopefully you can sleep and maybe even need a sheet or light blanket before the night is over!
Thank God I’m here in the mountains of Colorado for the summer! It’s blazing hot in Texas, but right now in the low 50′s….during the day its in the 70′s.
I know how miserable you guys in the heat must be; that’s why I work here during the summer.
@ 39 Polly Says:
@ 2 mhrt Says: Wondering what AKM is up to ….
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Hmmm? There must be something up? Now you got me wonderin’
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I thought lastnight AKM said she was busy doing purging. As hard as the server must have been working this week for the IQuitARod, many times I had problems checking into the ‘flats. So, I’m not surprised AKM is needing to compress, archive & clear out – now that $carah has finally left the premises and life has settled down.
Seattle kids stay cool…do the arizona wet neck wrap and foot “cool”. Actually you were warmer than we were in Tucson. Come down and explore the great indoors with me and my ac!
I read that the “iceberg” teaser is back up on Alaska Report. I can’t get the site to load on my computer. Can anyone else confirm whether this is true or not?
I live in the humid south. I have found that a very cold shower can help before going to bed. cool your body temp down. and don’t forget the top of your head! when the water is not cold to you anymore then your body temp will be as cool as it can get. good luck! humidity is NOT FUN!
“Rumor Central: Big story still heading towards the S.S. Palin
A deal-breaker is heading toward the Palins. Can it be stopped? I don’t think so. Will it topple the house of cards, all signs say yes. Stay tuned…”
Conan has Shatner doing palin AGAIN!
He is doing her twitter messages. Conan set up the segment by talking about Palin saying that she would stay in touch with her supporters through Twitter, and then introduced Shatner to recite her tweets.
I have not seen it yet, but someone posted this info on another blog – be sure to watch, should be a riot! I hope it becomes a regular feature – plenty of material, comedy GOLD!
I am thinking that Levi may be in Vanity Fair in August.
Your welcome Lee323. I also find it funny that sarah had wanted to become a first name like Cher. But to me she will also be sarah palin but when you hear LEVI we all know who we are talking about.
I love it: an Alaska open thread and all we do is discuss Seattle weather!! Well to chime in, Whatcom county was in the 90s. It was 90 in the Bellingham Senior Center (no, we don’t have AC), when I was having a tap dance class. Reminded me of living in Phx. At home, we have fans going and we are holed up in the basement. Thx Texas Misfit for the ideas; I’d forgotten.
Thanks everyone for you support of the mudpups of Puget Sound. I wish I had little place on Lake Washington. =) 90 is hot, but egad over 100 is too much.
Seattle area mudpups- any of you have attic fans? They are awesome- we run ours at night (on a timer) with the windows open; it pushes out the hot air through the attic, and pulls in cooler night air.
Lynnrockets,
thanks for the weather update from Boston -my son is home from BU for the summer and growling about our wa heat. (he loves and misses Boston) Ha, he has no idea what he is missing with that humidity!
@Lee323
Seems to depend what site you link from to the AlaskaReport site. From certain blog rolls, the link is picking up a rather old ‘frozen’ version of the page. Linking from others gets the current page.
FWIW, on immoral minority blog, Gryphen posted an update for followers of babygate today (see sidebar). He said he has been working on it for a while and he plans on posting when all his ducks are in a row. He said he was waiting for certain things to be completed and people to get to safety before he posts. I don’t know if that is the iceberg from DZ.
Poll: Two-thirds say no to Palin as president
Published: July 29th, 2009 01:19 PM
Last Modified: July 29th, 2009 01:19 PM
Wall Street Journal: A solid majority of Americans don’t want to see Sarah Palin ever become president, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. http://www.adn.com/3437/story/880754.html
103 up here in the high desert of Southern California, but dont know it until I step outside because am enjoying the comfort of the air conditioning. Wont be so comfortable when the electric bill arrives. LOL!
@ booboodog – It’s been fun “listening” to the chat about Seattle weather. I lived there in the seventies. Can’t imagine temps over 100 degrees! That is downright weird. Seattle is sort of a sister city to Anchorage for those of you unfamiliar with our business community. Many corporate offices are in Seattle – like Alaska Airlines. I have friends with airline mileage programs who will fly to Seattle for the weekend for a sports event, a concert, or school clothes shopping!
I found it earlier today, and then I went looking around. I did see where Perry and Bailey from the Palin administration quit. Perry before Palin, but Bailey today. And then there’s a lot about a radio show.
Oh, but I did post earlier about Diane Feinstein and other senators who wrote a bill to stop aerial shooting of wolves. Gryphen has a post about that, too. Bad picture, I hate to look at. Anyway, California must not have liked Palin’s comment about starlets, huh?!
“Expected guest” may be the operative phrase since Palin’s personal representatives say she “has not confirmed her attendance at any event” and that the Simi Valley party is “one of hundreds of outstanding invitations” she has received”"
Is she melted yet? lol…….It’s so nice and quiet. I’m actually enjoying no news of Scarah, highly unusual for her, but so welcomed. Stay away and quiet Scarah, please, I feel my life coming back to me.
If she’s not had a melt down, the only reason is, someone in financial or political power has her mouth duct taped shut, waved a wad of bills in her face, detoxing her from blackberry or she’s at sea and out of twitter range?
Whatever. Enjoy the quiet, get out, do stuff, relax in the hammock, go play at the beach, have picnic, take a hike, cuz dang it all, she’ll be back.
It is hot here too, but not like seattle. Here on Orcas Island it only got to the mid 90s today. I feel for the folks in Seattle. We have a nice breeze coming in off the sound right now, and it isn’t too bad. Warm, but not like 100% would be.
With Palin it is all smoke and mirrors. You never know what she is going to do until it is partly done. I am glad Diane Feinstein was good enough to step up and take care of this. Talk about barbaric, shoosting wolves from helicopters is just that. Palin has made herself look ugly.
If people would ONLY see each other as human beings. This is why I can never see SP as a viable spokesperson for anything she attempts to do now. MAJOR role in divisiness in this country through her *cough* campaign *cough* and leads me to wonder if she realizes that Jesus is not caucasian.
Just a short comment regarding the Babygate deal. If Trig is Bristol’s – it just seems too soon for her to be pregnant again with Tripp. I vaguely remember within days of SP’s pick for VP, the kids’ MySpaces were taken down, and one of the photos indicated the baby (Trig) may have been her son in Irag’s girlfriend’s. (??!!) Someone here recently commented that the blonde gal that was always standing next to SP at all the picnics, was Track’s girlfriend. If this scenario is true, that’s tragic for the girlfriend not to be able to publicly be the mom. Jeez, this is worse than Peyton Place (that’s dating me). – Disclaimer: All the above is conjecture.
Has Scarah twittered yet with her new account?? Just waiting for those lightening bolts to flit from her fingertips or whatever she said. so happy to see that DiFi is working against aerial hunting, kind of redeems her votes for Alito and Roberts
We’re headed down to Seattle, Port Gamble (WA) and Arcata CA for a couple of weeks. mom’s 91st (Yay, Mom!!!). So hot in Seattle today, they cancelled our daughter’s work. There’s a “Greater Peninsula Future Festival” in Port Gamble on Aug. 1st & 2nd, that one of our closest friends is in charge of, so we’re going to be helping set it up on Friday.
Hey mudpups ifyou are still up. My bad, I invited you over, and then realized, I hadn’t included you in the Palin Blogiverse…oversight on my part but partly maybe because I didn’t know what to put down on pixel…so I put this…even if you haven’t been over to the Sarah Palin Detox Post, ya’ll can tell me if this seems okay…
Mudflatters are AKMs devoted readers. They bonded closely after Palin was picked for VP, and their complex, hilarious and sometimes insulated community is a testament to the quality of AKM’s writing, as well as the power of Palin to rile up the opposition into concerted actions. Mudpuppies, I wish I knew you better, but certainly no Palin Blogiverse would ever be complete without you!
let me know, if you don’t want to comment here you can email me at nailinpalinnow@gmail.com. I want to get it right. t
Polly, are you in Anchorage?
Actually, I noticed the shortage of Alaskans while I was posting. I am curious about the new anti wolf-killing bill and wondered what the people up there think. I find it interesting that just days after $P’s last day, a senator from Ca. introduced the bill. I wonder, too, also, what $p thinks!
Not sure anyone is still commenting on this open thread. I’ll chance it.
81 booboodog Says:
July 29th, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Elizabeth,
An Alaskan open thread, discussing Seattle weather and not an Alaskan mudpup in sight!
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I’m not in Alaska, but I can at least move you north from Seattle to part way up the Interior of British Columbia. (Nope, I can’t see Alaska from my house.) I posted this once before, but since there is not a tweet to be heard, seems all we have to talk about is the weather. You Pups offered some good ‘keep cool’ tips in tonight, which I appreciate. Thanks.
We see as low as MINUS 55 degrees in winter (off and on) and are right now having 109 degrees Fahrenheit in the interior of B.C. Seems this hot weather is everywhere – though we are dry dry dry, not at all as hard to take as those areas muggy with humidity. I feel for you.
Think of us all aboard the S.S. Mudpuppy, binoculars in hand, talking about the weather (as sailors do), and watching ever so carefully for that iceberg which is out there in the mist somewhere. Feel the cool breeze off the water?
did not mean insulated, but rather insular. That’s just because you’ve known each other so well for so long. But you are by no means insulated – that’s team sarah territory. Ahh words, words, words….
Hey thanks Coug! I hope you got a chuckle here and there = and I’m always looking for new names and quotes…added Buttercup just now because I visited over here
That festival should be wonderful. Hope it cools down by the time you get here. Happy B-Day to your mom and wishing you a pleasant time while in Seattle. It sure ain’t pleasant tonight! This will pass and we will all get back to our grey, comfortable and cool days.
Philip Munger,
I was just in Port Gambol over the weekend-I had been planning to go to the festival Aug 1 also, but will miss it. Sounds like you’ll have a great time!
I didn’t hear a word about Sherry Johnston’s sentencing – wasn’t it scheduled for today?
I am wondering id $arah Palin stepped down because of Bristol’s relationship with Mrs Johnston re: the cell phone that was used in the illicit pharmaceutical sales.
Country girl,
Are you kidding (or a mistake?) about 109? Holly cow! That can’t be the usual for BC, can it? Even in the interior, I thought it was a bit cooler than that normally. Take care up there!
awesome. Hey Lori in LA – I lived on Genesee in W. Hollywood for 15 years before I came here. I actually don’t miss LA, but I do miss the mexican food, the 99 cent store and two wonderful trees next to my apartment that were beloved to me. Shout out to LA!
well mhrt my first post was in November, right after the election when all that “Country of Africa” stuff was in the air…
I want to keep adding to that post so over time if ya’ll get a delicious nickname, quote or tantrum episode, if you have a moment, post it in my comments and I’ll add it in…work in progress ya know.
ha ha fawnskin! It is so funny, but I run into people who have a connection to Genesee much more than the odds would have it! That’s great. I always say if you live in LA, you should do a stint on Genesee.
“NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee lawmaker resigned from the state Senate on Tuesday after his extramarital affair with a 22-year-old intern was revealed by an investigation into an extortion case.
“Due to recent events, I have decided to focus my full attention on my family and resign my Senate seat effective August 10,” Republican Sen. Paul Stanley wrote in his resignation letter.”
@booboodog- I personally loathe the aerial shooting of wolves. I think Alaskans in general are split, because many will go along with what Park Services say about having to conrol the wolf population to save the caribou herds. It is true that caribou is a source of subsistence, but it has been debated whether killing wolves in this cruel manner is the answer to game management. There is a segment of Alaskans who will think the new bill is a Dem retaliation against SP. This controversy may actually get noisy and bitter. Hope not. I am personally in favor of the bill.
Here is a website of a non-profit called “Wolf Song.” The organization formed in the early nineties. They had a little museum in downtown Anchorage celebrating wolves. In recent years I haven’t seen their shop. I’m glad they are still in existence. Apparently they moved to a town called Eagle River. Here is their website and an interesting article: Sarah Palin’s Reign of Terror on Alaska’s Wildlife. It’s an Alaskan viewpoint. http://www.wolfsongnews.org/news/Alaska_current_events_3122.html
I hope you are still here on the blog. I left to get some work done, and checking in before I sign off. Nitey night!
Just so you all can see that we western WA ‘puppies aren’t yowling and moaning pitifully about the heat for no reason:
Per KIROTV.COM
It’s Officially Seattle’s Hottest Day On Record
The National Weather Service reports Sea-Tac Airport has reached 103 degrees, making it the hottest day ever since record keeping began in 1891. Full Story ››
i grew up in Seattle and used to scuba dive off Port Gamble a lot. Hopefully it will be cooler by the time we get there. 105 degrees F? Good grief!!! Not Alaskan kind of weather. I was told it was only 79 in Pt. Gamble today.
Gosh, my first real chance to get to Mudflats this week and all the weather comments! I am at a history geek conference at Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands where all of us last Saturday thought for sure it would be cool and breezy. Hotel has no air conditioning and it is a gazillion degrees. Dying of heat, but at least we are doing it surrounded by primary sources!
We are lucky to have Susan Strasser with us for the week. She has written several social histories, but her two most known- Never Done (social history of housework) and Waste and Want (a social history of trash.) Very cool- the books, not the weather. I would recommend both. In Waste and Want she covers the history of “feminine products.” Fascinating.
And speaking of trash and garbage, has the Sarah found a new twitter name yet?
fawnskin – My island is your island! 3 weeks that’s a great vacation – you might have seen more of the delicious stuff than me~ my email is on my website – keep me informed on your plans okay?
ANOTHER one bites the dust! fantastic…they are just falling down like toy soldiers in the wind…thanks for the news.
I love mudflatting! unfortunately, I’ve got to get some neglected housework done…it’s only 6 pm here.
G’night all! And leave me some comments sometime on my blog.
I love hearing from you. xoxo h
i’m feeling like the flats are my own personal social networking source…
so a shout out to scrappy kath from seattle.
a wink for you, missy, and a secret handshake.
(Waving to all the other WA mudpuppies) It should be cool enough to go to sleep about 5am. Those of you in Tacoma, hope you are one of the lucky ones that has electricity and can run a fan.
Just back on line. Haven’t read all the new comments, but must give details before booboodog goes to sleep.
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104 booboodog Says:
July 29th, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Country girl,
Are you kidding (or a mistake?) about 109? Holly cow! That can’t be the usual for BC, can it? Even in the interior, I thought it was a bit cooler than that normally. Take care up there!
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Thanks, we do take care. It’s the – 40 to – 55 degrees in winter that is sometimes a danger. (minus 40 is minus forty, Celsius or Fahrenheit.) Hard on the animals, especially our critters in the barn.
Not a typo. We are outside of 100 Mile House, B.C., have no weather station nearby, just our thermometers. Here is Lillooet, B.C., about an hour and a half away, at 41.2 degrees Celsius. That’s 108 degrees Fahrenheit. But as I said, it is dry, so after the first week it is not so hard to take, you get used to it.
I just copied this from the Lillooet weather link:
“We have successfully pushed a floor vote to September,” Mike Ross (D-Ark.) told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “The American people want us to slow down, and that’s what we’re doing here.”
Conan (The Tonight Show) coming on in a few minutes – soooo tired, but staying awake to see Shatner’s encore performance (He is “doing” Sarah’s tweets the way he did her poetry/resignaton speech). This should be good.
A shout out Back to You! To tell the truth, I’m a little nervous to check out that ‘other place’ where “malignant” seems to be having a meltdown over his lovefest with Sarah & hatefest on Pres Obama! But we can all keep the smackdowns coming, don’t think he’s remotely educable. Secret Handshake & Happy to see ya Gal!
This is just a little tidbit I found out or noticed when I was looking around for the new Twitter account. I looked at SarahPac to see any announcements.
If you go into the ” About Sarah” area they will tell you ‘ all about $arah’.
Now since this is SarahPac, and Meg is sort of in charge of that, that’s her job to be up-to-date ,about all things $arah.
All through the ‘ About Sarah ‘ section ALL of the references say ‘ GOVERNOR’ Palin.
Did Meg not get the Memo…..?…. just saying.
Maybe she can ask someone to change it. GOVERNOR Parnell might even ask.
ALL Alaskans might ask Meg to change it. How about it Meg? Is it unanimous.
Lori in Los Angeles…
I never watch Conan… but I just did because I heard about the Twitter poetry.
His guest tonight will also be Rachel Madow as well. Have to see what the conversation will be.
“We have successfully pushed a floor vote to September,” Mike Ross (D-Ark.) told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “The American people want us to slow down, and that’s what we’re doing here.”
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@say No..yes you are right..I feel bad we are setting here talking about the weather. I know it is bad and I have been doing it , but that is not any thing that we can change. Bubbles said it a few post ago that we all need to get focused on the health care and kinda got shot down. I think we need AKM ( please) to focus our attention on Now and it is not Palin. Our President needs us to help him, he is trying to help us. We need health care now. This bum in Arkansas is nuts..AR is such a poor state..please do not beat me up on that statement. I was born in AR and still have many family members there. They are proud but poor they are christian but not like palin. If you live long enough to be Medicare age you are kinda ok but before that u are on your own.
History Goddess…waving back to you!!!! Hope you can stay cool. I would say with no A/C you should hydrate yourself with a good deal of wine and point a fan right at your face. These PAC NW heatwaves are no fun, but they do pass. Today was historic as far as records go so wishing you well and congratulating you for participating in history. (Also, my sincere condolences for your obvious misery).
mhrt & all interested in healthcare reform, we post action alerts on the mudflats forum here: http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/board,22.0.html There are several actions you can join, including petitions, emails, and phonecalls. Please take a look. Also dailykosDOTcom and moveonDOTorg continue to update their healthcare reform actions, as well as other progressive websites.
The situation is very dire, and the delay will be used by anti-reform lobbyists to fill the airwaves with lies. It’s estimated that $1.4 million is spent everyday to stop us from having first world, affordable healthcare. Your calls, emails and faxes – plus visits to your House and Senate reps’ local offices – are needed.
What’s all this about Seattle? It was 108 in Vancouver (WA) and I think 106 in Portland, just across the river. Don’t forget about us poor oregonians )o;=
Shatner was funny again. Can’t believe he made Palin’s tweets almost sound sensible!
I have written to all my Reps and Senators and signed the referenced petitions. Here is a copy of the letter the President Obama sent out today to get everyone moving on this issue. I’m sure most of you received this but I will post it anyway. I’m trying to do my part by spreading the word!
Dear Friend,
If you’re like most Americans, there’s nothing more important to you about health care than peace of mind.
Given the status quo, that’s understandable. The current system often denies insurance due to pre-existing conditions, charges steep out-of-pocket fees – and sometimes isn’t there at all if you become seriously ill.
It’s time to fix our unsustainable insurance system and create a new foundation for health care security. That means guaranteeing your health care security and stability with eight basic consumer protections:
No discrimination for pre-existing conditions
No exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays
No cost-sharing for preventive care
No dropping of coverage if you become seriously ill
No gender discrimination
No annual or lifetime caps on coverage
Extended coverage for young adults
Guaranteed insurance renewal so long as premiums are paid
Learn more about these consumer protections at Whitehouse.gov.
Over the next month there is going to be an avalanche of misinformation and scare tactics from those seeking to perpetuate the status quo. But we know the cost of doing nothing is too high. Health care costs will double over the next decade, millions more will become uninsured, and state and local governments will go bankrupt.
It’s time to act and reform health insurance, drive down costs and guarantee the health care security and stability of every American family. You can help by putting these core principles of reform in the hands of your friends, your family, and the rest of your social network.
And, I have questions -
Why do other states with oil profits not do the same?
How do Native Americans feel about this issue?
It’s very late and I’m off to bed, goodnight Mudflatters.
YIKES it’s hot down there. In 6 years of living in OR, I never remember it getting that hot (Davis, CA was another story however, but at least it was a dry heat…). It got up to at least 80 here (downtown) today, which is really unreasonable (like WAians and ORians, we don’t have AC either). It was really muggy the other day too (YUCK!). I did NOT move back to the rainforest for this kind of weather, I’m telling you! Supposed to be cooling off a bit by the weekend, which is good, as I have a 2.5 day hiking trip planned up on the island.
So glad to see the Babygate story seems to be gaining traction in the last two days. I saw the video of Palin during the campaign where she talks about releasing her medical record which would show she had 5 babies. That was in October 2008. Well, she never did release the records just a cursory one page LETTER from her doctor saying she was in good health.m That is not a medical history. Did she had her tubes tied, hysterectomy, being treated with anti-depressants…..? I bet both those babies have different birth dates than we have been told. Remember seeing the photos of Mercedes with Trig? He was very tiny in those photos yet in the photo with Trig and the Heath’s he is a chubby normal size baby. I think Trig truly was born much before April 18. Palin announced the first week in March she was 7 months PG. I bet that baby was born before that and the plan was hatched….for whatever reason.
Just read that Sarah went to a dinner with Rupert Murdoch Wed. night. She was walked to her waiting limo..wonder if she is there without her family, sounds like it. I cannot imagine her having a talk show. It would probobly get ok ratings at first just for the curiosity but she doesn’t seem to be a woman that can carry on a conversation with any substance. But, it would be funny to watch. Imagine a serious talk show that proves to be more of a comedy. I was brought up not to talk badly of people, but this woman invites criticism and jokes about her. Her show could be called the “Unintentional Commedienne”. Sorry it is late and I am getting goofy. Night all, I enjoyed reading everyone’s posts.
mhrt…..I’m okay with expresions towards our weird weather, be it where ever, it should be shared…….really, we have this internet ability to speak and share what is going on in our area of the world, so let’s share and help those looking for information.
BUT, when it comes to people who influence political flow or pull, in our country or elsewhere on this planet of ours……I think the people “being controlled” need to have a voice. (I’m sure someone else can say this better than I).
Please those who can, where ever you are, please speak up, share with us, we are here, caring people who want to hear your voice, please do talk to us.
Ohh, after hearing about the heat out west, I feel like I’m in AK not GA. I, like InJuneau, have no AC, even though I live in the south. These old rock houses stay pretty cool even in the hottest weather, and with ceiling fans, usually do just fine. I can’t believe that here, in July, we are only supposed to get up to 80 today.
Hi everybody: Alaskans are here. Just getting wound down from work and everybody else is going to bed (boo-hoo, I think I’ll throw a palitantrum).
I have been trying to focus on the healthcare issues. Signing petitions, writing my reps, etc. I got a call from Sen Begich’s office the other day and am still working on composing an e-mail to him. This is a subject very close to my heart because I work in health care. I do have some concerns about bureaucracy because the Medicare paperwork is so overwhelming that seniors cannot find doctors. I wish I could get my hands on the bill to see what it actually says. Anyway, now that the Palinpalooza parties are all over I think Alaskans are just breathing carefully and trying to get stuff done that has been languishing on the sidelines (splitting wood, catching fish, spraying the wood exterior of the house, gathering things for our road trip to Eagle, etc).
Our healthcare situation (Medicaid) in Alaska still sucks. We are in limbo…
I was just talking to a client the other day who is an amputee. She’s having trouble with her prosthesis. She works in the ER of our local hospital and doesn’t have health insurance because she isn’t full time. Can’t get her leg fixed or address pain but is taking care of other people all week. Any justice in that you sucky congresspeople????
Sorry for all of you in Seattle. I saw the weather on the news this morning and couldn’t believe it! Wow, you guys must be melting down there. And we whine when it is 70 degrees F.
Helen, I’ve read your blog on and off for a while now. Very nice. I just don’t comment on other blogs very often (not enough time).
Has anybody heard from JHop? I am wondering what is going on with the AFT. How would an Alaskan go about asking for the quarterly info?
This is bad for my karma but the devil on my shoulder is greatly enjoying the distress of the Palinbots at work these days. They still won’t listen to sense when we talk about her (“oh the BS ethics complaints” they wail). Captain Zero may try to get away with burying ethics complaints in secrecy forever if we don’t keep an eye on him. He WILL be backed by all of the people who love her.
The wolves. For god’s sake stop shooting them from helicopters. We have voted on this 3 times since I have lived here (15 years) and 3 times the people of Alaska have voted against the practice. I can’t figure out why it is still going on except they keep re-writing the ballot initiatives and making it more incomprehensible (you know-double back talk where voting yes is “no” and no is “yes”). If you don’t have a high school education (like many people up here) or you don’t read the ballot very carefully you might just vote the opposite of how you wanted to. The big game hunting/tourism industries are all for it. More moose and caribou for the people with money to come up and shoot.
Once again it one of those “management” issues where man has come in and disturbed the natural course of things, resulting in a supposed need to “manage” it. I think it would be great if we could just leave those areas alone for the biosystems to rebalance themselves but you know THAT isn’t going to happen.
I’ve been reading this great book about a guy who lives off the land in the bush, above the arctic circle, and makes his living trapping. Don’t go off on me with the fur thing please. I’m not big on trappers but I do have a fur ruff on my winter suit that I wear mushing. It is absolutely the only thing that keeps the frostbite away (particularly when the wind is blowing and it is -20 F). Anyway, he talks about how they leave areas they have trapped for 3 years at a time (whether they want to move or not) to allow the animal populations to renew themselves (sort of like farmers leaving their fields fallow for a few years to allow the soil to recuperate). Seems like they should do that with the wolf/caribou/moose populations. Of course then we couldn’t let outside interests (who bring us tourist dollars) in to rape and pillage the land wherever they want.
Ah-well. I must sleep now. Nite mudpups. I am so glad you are all still here.
Hi ,
Just found this on my Alerts–from The Northern Light, University of Alaska, Anchorage, dated Tuesday July 28, 2009, re: Palin email case in Tennessee
Former Presidents, Governors, Senators and Mayors have traditionally been referred to by thdir titles even after leaving office as recognition of their previous position. Sadly if Palin is not afforded and given the same treatment, I am sure she will cry SEXISM despite the fact that those titles are reserved to recognize honorably completed terms of office, an obligation she did not fulfill.
Despite the fact that $P says she does not need a title to progress Alaska, you can bet your bottom dollar that if her staff, friends, supporters and not real Americans address her as any other than the Gov she will insist that they refer to her as Gov. She will hold onto that title with a kung fu grip even tighter than she holds onto her beauty pageant tiara and never let it go.
@Akaurora: As Gov she, she forfeited her title as Miss Congeniality because she was everything but congenial. Let’s see, nasty girl, vindictive, bully, arrogant, fabricator etc.
I read about the Dillingham radio person earlier. If her blog comments/satire are even half true, there’s a very sick problem in Alaska that needs to be addressed. It’s a major issue. BTW, Todd comes from Dillingham. Does anything as she stated in her discussion run in the family?
Just read some comments about Ashley Judd on another blog. Here is a para about her on Wikipedia. She attended a lot of schools and then UK. Some competition for Sarah. She has always accepted strong roles and apparently holds strong religious convictions also. Like the Phi Beta Kappa nomination. This lady is a winner.
“Judd attended twelve schools before college, including the Sayre School[3] in Lexington, Kentucky and Franklin High School in Tennessee.[4] ….An alumna of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Kentucky, she majored in French and minored in anthropology, art history, theater and women’s studies. She spent a semester studying in France as part of her major, a move that mirrored her role as Reed in the television series Sisters. She was in the UK Honors Program and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, but did not graduate with her class,[5] leaving the university early to drive cross-country in pursuit of an acting career in Hollywood, where she studied with well-respected acting teacher, Robert Carnegie, at Playhouse West. …. On May 9, 2007, it was announced Judd had completed her bachelor’s degree in French from the University of Kentucky.[6] In a May 2007 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Judd explained she had completed her degree requirements in 1990, but had mistakenly thought she was one class short. She only needed to “sign a piece of paper” in order to graduate. DeGeneres then surprised Judd by presenting her with her diploma, which DeGeneres had acquired from the university. Judd was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky on May 9, 2009. Judd enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School Mid-Career Master in Public Administration program for the 2009-2010 term.”
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Thanks for the bio on Ms.Judd. I’ve always had the hots for her. One of the coolest things ever was at the Indy 500 when her hubby won , and she kicked off her heels and in the pouring rain , jumped that wall and went tear assing across the track to greet her man. Dripping wet with no makeup , she is 10 times hotter than pissant sarah. And we all know Ashley is wa-a-ay smarter.
sarah’s 7th grade snark is so pathetic.
Sarah’s snark toward Ashley was so, like, Junior High. First of all, Palin attacked her looks by referring to “petite Hollywood types”. How ironic…looks are the only reason Palin is in the spotlight. It sure ain’t her brains.
Plus, it’s exactly what Palin wants to be—in the spotlight of Hollywood. But, Ashley Judd has a brain. Jealous much, Palin?
It’s amazing how she holds a grudge against anyone who says anything against “The Queen”. Couric, Letterman, Judd, on and on and on.
It’s also easy to see that Palin is scared to death of another woman showing her up. She is exactly like a mean insecure teenager—only worse. I am sure we will see more imature twitters from Palin on this subject in the future.
I have ceiling fans going constantly. It really helps to move the air. I have a tower fan which stands on the floor and blows cool air directly on my poor little hot Pug dog. We had such a cool spring that I didn’t get her shaved as I usually do. I’ll try to get her into the groomer next week. The price for it has gone up from $35 to $55. It’s trying times in this economy for anyone on a fixed income. Although, if I were still working, I’d be on a “fixed” income. LOL
Shannyn Moore has a great post up at Huffpo. This part is killer:
“As an Alaskan who has trapped and hunted, the aerial killing of animals is to hunting what hiring a hooker is to dating. A sure thing, with no work. No wonder it appealed to former governor Palin.”
Now that Palin is without the constraints of public office, it will be interesting to see who will be blamed for her bad behavior now.
Let’s take a look back:
During the campaign: it was the McCain handlers who were the problem. Let Sarah, be Sarah…they cried. Also too, the evil MSM and Couric.
After the campaign…..and turkeygate: Oh, it’s those evil bloggers…the MSM…and let’s not forget about Couric, and McCain staffers are “jerks”.
A few months later: Leave my kids alone, Letterman. But, look America…I’m parading my teenage daughter out again to stand up for abstinence so I look like a good mom. Levi is an opportunist, but I (sarah) just signed a book deal. Don’t forget: MSM, Couric, Jerks, and bloggers.
The next 6 months: It’s those evil citizens expressing their rights by filing ethics complaints who have made me a lame duck. But also, bloggers, MSM, Couric, Letterman, Levi, jerks, Alaskan citizens…..and tiny Hollywood stars like Ashley Judd.
Now that she can’t blame her position as Governor for her troubles—-who is next?
Sheesh, didn’t see the new thread about Pebble Mine. Sorry, was wondering why no one was talking about it. Thought I was giving you guys breaking news.
Anyway a very important issue and if I have time will comment in the appropriate thread (o:
This place is nearby. I’m sure they could take care of your Pug. http://www.groomingdalesofaustin.com/
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Thnx austintx. Oh la la. Chloe leaves the groomer wearing a pink bandana and smelling yummy! I always have a hard time not buying ANOTHER fancy collar or cute food dish or a box of holistic treats! She’s a little bit spoiled, but so worth it.
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sarah made the cover of this new magazine.
This place is nearby. I’m sure they could take care of your Pug. http://www.groomingdalesofaustin.com/
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Thanks austintx. Oooh La La! Chloe leaves the groomer wearing a pink bandana and smelling yummy! It’s really hard for me to pass up ANOTHER pretty collar or food dish or box of holistic treats for her! She’s a little spoiled but so worth it.
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#171 austintx Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 5:37 AM
trisha -
sarah made the cover of this new magazine.
Like a number of other folks, I live in red-red-red Cobb County, GA. Well, last night I saw something I never thought I’d see down here. What I saw is also the perfect name for SP’s new political party, even though it’s way to late for consideration in the poll. Maybe there will be an “honorary mention” when poll results are finalized for this bumper sticker slogan found on the back of pickup truck – one with a gun rack I must add.
Bumper sticker: SP Sez: I’m A Quitter,
You’re A Quitter,
Everyone Should Be A Quitter Too!
Bonus from NBC/WSJ: remember our friend, the quitta from Wassilla?
While it should come as no surprise that 87% of Democrats said they don’t ever want Palin as commander-in-chief, some 43% of Republicans said the same thing—as well as 65% of independents.
Even 46% of self-identified conservatives said they do not want Palin as president, as well as 44% of those who voted for Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain in 2008.
At 44%, white evangelicals are the largest subgroup supporting Palin as president one day.
Quitting hasn’t helped her prospects any. Even Republicans don’t see her as Presidential material.
We’ve had an unusual summer in the Maritime provinces. Immense humidity, heat, and more rain than sun. Lots of severe thunderstorms. Has been going on for two months. In fact, weather patterns, jet stream are out of sync, almost hurricane winds in the winter. Just unusual patterns.
No kidding, rebekkah. I was cold all through June and most of July. I can usually at least count on being warm enough those two months. Hot for two days, and then back to rain currently.
Before I rush out the door I’m jumping in to ask everyone so inclined to wander over to I Heart Mudflats — There’s a link over there to a blog that everyone should see (at the top, submitted/suggested by moi) … that blog keeps me up at night sometimes, pondering life, not politics! Anyway, I think it’s a much-needed break from politics… then you can come right back here!
I’ll take this opportunity to thank you and all the Alaska bloggers who stopped Palin’s march to the White House, and have ousted her from your own state’s position of power. Good job! A FOX news poll shows most think her next best position is…homemaker! Excellent job, guys. I suspect she thought she’d ride her celebrity into further national prominence, but has in fact become a joke, an afterthought, a has-been. Even her book is a laugh…if it’s readable, she didn’t write it; if she wrote it, no one sane would want to read it. (And oh, poor editor & ghost writer who has to work with her!)
Anyway, this is just a thank you note for the real no-kidding public service you’ve provided. Power to the people, indeed.
mhrt~~~thanks for helping with that post on health care..i retired from nynex with a good health policy so i am not uninsured. so many fine, hard working folk either have no insurance or who have band-aid policies [if you need anything more than a band-aid,they cancel your policy] so sad. my son in law has a small firm. to insure his employees takes a big chunk of profit money and leaves him unable to hire more techs. so sad for computer techs….b
Rebekkah: Where are you in the Maritimes? We are in St. Andrews in the summer. I’ve been lurking on this site since last summer but have never posted. Have never seen a summer here with so much rain and fog.
Just for fun – Progressive Alaska linked to this site. When I checked it out, I cracked up – but also got the chills from a couple of the artist’s renditions of Sarah. If you need a reminder of why we needed to kick Palin in the ass and out the door, take a look at the Palin graphics.
Just caught this on Huffpo and it is hilarious. Not enough that William Shatner turned Sarah Palin’s Resignation speech into poetry, Conan O’brien turned him loose on her tweets!! The bongo and bass players are even more into it!!
I still cannot get over the fact that the state has taken 8 months (so far) to release those emails. How can they get away with this? Isn’t there anything that can be done?
Also too, there must be something good (or bad) in those emails that they are dragging their feet for so long. But, by the time they are released, they will be scrubbed clean. Something is very wrong about this whole deal.
I read that MSNBC had also requested the emails back in September and still has not received them. I wonder why they aren’t making this an issue?
Don’t give up putting pressure on the state to release them.
HEY, WE are going to get a Governor’s Picnic, right here in the CAPTIAL CITY! The new gov. said so on the news this morning (prob. actually yesterday, but I just heard the story this morning). OMG, how cool is that? I think I’ll go and thank him and tell him he’s already doing a better job than Buttercup.
In spite of the fact that I don’t like Sarah Palin anymore than I would have wanted McCain for president (see my Truth About McCain Blog), I think Sarah Palin’s speech was actually pretty good.
She mentioned the troops and the military several times. She described the state of Alaska in glowing and engaging terms that would make people less resistant to having a president from Alaska.
Palin talked about her commitment to all of the issues are seen as most important by the extreme right voters who decide the Republican presidential nominee: small government, low taxes, helping and respecting small businesses, opposition to abortion, commitment to family (she said that was part of the reason she was resigning).
I actually think that, for what she was trying to accomplish, which was to announce her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, the speech was very effective. Remember: She’s not trying to convince liberals, leftists or the media. She’s trying to create a coalition of right-wing hate groups who will support her candidacy in 2012, and I think she’s doing that. At least, I think her speech was a successful run at it.
Don’t count Palin out. The very fact that she is known all over the Internet for disparaging Blacks and Native Americans will HELP HER with the Republicans who vote in Republican primaries.
She’s got an entire dead bear in her office in Alaska, which gives her the 100% support of the NRA going in.
The other thing she did in her speech that proved she is running for president is that she said she would work with and support people from any political party if they had good ideas, which was Sarah Palin emulating the “broad tent” strategy that put Barack Obama in the White House. It’s the same thing Barack Obama said. He said he was not interested in labels and parties and he invites everyone to the table to help make progress.
That’s exactly what Sarah Palin says, and her emulation of Obama on this point is another reason why I think she is running for president and I wouldn’t count her out of the 2012 Republican nomination.
Remember something else about a Palin/Obama matchup. Americans supported Obama because their memories of Bush were fresh and raw. But, Americans often prefer a president who is at least as lacking in intelligence as the voters he represents. Americans often prefer a president who says he will do extreme things; Ronald Reagan promised to send troops to South Africa to protect the “stability” of the Afrikanner apartheid regime.
Palin’s probably the most exciting candidate the Republicans have, compared to the flip-flopping Romney, who was liberal before he was conservative . . .
I’m glad I live in Brazil so that I won’t have to suffer Palin on television as president every day if the liberals turn out to be wrong about her attraction to the right and to the whites-are-rights.
If the economy is still terrible in 2012 and unemployment is still at ten percent, Americans might go with the other Party and elect Sarah Palin. Remember that when Ronald Reagan was running for office he constantly misspoke and said things that offended the media but helped round up the hate-groups that constitute the Republican Party.
Ronald Reagan ran for the Republican nomination in 1976 and lost. He ran for the Republican nomination in 1980 and won, went on to win the presidency. Don’t count Sarah Palin out. CAMPAIGN to keep her out, and don’t assume that it will be easy!
Lest Alaskans think they are the only ones suffering from Idiocy in high places, check this out! This is what happens when wingnuts start running things.
I still cannot get over the fact that the state has taken 8 months (so far) to release those emails. How can they get away with this? Isn’t there anything that can be done?
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Writ of mandamus comes to mind. It’s a way to compel public servants to do the things that the law requires. The court basically says, do it, or be in contempt. Highly effective remedy if you can establish all the elements and it is an available remedy in your jurisdiction.
Just some interesting highlights to point out from the ADN’s “Newsreader”.
Mat-Su secession? Houston wants out
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Rumors are flying about a possible secession attempt in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s northern reaches. A fire chief reports that Houston Mayor Roger Purcell said at a contentious meeting last week: “The city of Houston and the city of Wasilla are going to announce that we’re going to split from the borough.” Wasilla Mayor Verne Rupright says Wasilla has made no moves to join any secession attempt.
Mat-Su secession? Houston wants out
Dividing borough not a bad idea, Colberg says (Frontiersman) *Link to this story on the newreader page*
Whitehorse Daily Star: For the first time in three years, sport anglers and commercial boats will be permitted to fish for Yukon River kings in the Yukon territory. A full aboriginal subsistence fishery has also been approved. As of Tuesday, the sonar at Eagle, Alaska, just below the international border, counted 55,600 kings, compared to 19,000 at the same point last year and an annual average of 38,800. International treaty calls for at least 45,000. Lower Yukon subsistence fishing in Alaska was severely curtailed this year and last to allow more kings to get upstream into Canada.
the problem child and austintx: thanks for that link.
Also interesting that Palin quit after that extended stay down in Texas and after calling oil man–Cheney. I think she will be paid by the GOP..errr…cough cough…..oil industry.
physicsmom“““` i wish you a speedy recovery from shoulder surgery. please take it easy and don’t rush into doing too much, too soon. many hugs and good vibes coming your way…love b
I will be happy when SP fades away into obscurity. She has fooled many who belong in mental wards (right-winger nuts). I hope they realize she cares about only one person and that is herself.
Just read on Juneau Empire that the new Gov Parnell said he won’t claim per diem payments while he is in Anchorage. He may be seeing his former boss in a different light now.
Here is an “update’ to Palin radio head, “sportscaster”, “journalist”…LMHO!
Sarah Palin, Radio Star? Ex-Governor May Be Seeking Radio Deal
Update: Broadcasting & Cable’s Paige Albiniak casts doubt on Sarah Palin’s radio prospects, and says that her sources claim Clear Channel has already turned Palin down out of fears that she can’t sustain a regular three-hour radio show:
While you might assume Palin would be a better fit for conservative radio than the less partisan world of syndicated broadcast TV, my sources say the country’s biggest radio conglomerate, Clear Channel, has already passed on her.
The main objection to Palin as radio talk-show host is that she would have to hold forth for three hours a day.
Yeah – some of the blow up things have a little “flap” in there and you have to squeeze at the bottom of the…..er…..nipple to get an open air passage. Glad we got it figured out.
I posted ( # 130 ) last night that SarahPac was still using the title of ” Governor ” all over the SarahPac website. The fact that they continue to beg for this Woman by still using that ‘title ‘ bothers me. She doesn’t deserve respect or the title because she QUIT.
Who would you complain to to make SarahPac change their Fundraising webpage.?? Since they claim she is Governor of Alaska…Do Alaskans need to complain. A call to Gov. Parnells Office..? Or would Parnell be sympathetic and let it go. Or how about a story on a blog ( writing about it )mocking them for continuing to use the name ” Governor ” for their fund-raising… because she is NOT.
bubbles–yea, the shrimp is inflatable! You must have someone send AKM a photo of you and the shrimp at the Frying Pan (and seriously, it’s the same height as you? Wacky!).
@Honesty in government….in a word..yes. I emailed both SarahPac and the AFT and suggested it would be at least prudent to remove any reference to her as governor.
Actually I had a whole lot more to say to the AFT….directly to Kristen Cole. I am sure she won’t care, but I did assure her that pj clad bloggers will never ever let go of this little baby…oh…and I think I a may also asked her if she is an apple that fell far….or near the tree. Kind of mean I know. I’m funny like that….when I know people are scrounging off the backs of hard working real God fearing people…who probably dont have enough to live month to month. I don’t mean the ManSours….they are making money on Palins brand now. Its the people who only want to believe Sarah is all things good….and truly want to help her.
Honesty in Government; I’m an outsider, but it still bothers me too; If I read correctly, all PACs are under strict Federal guidelines, and am not sure what this entity is called, but definitely, her title as Governor should be removed. I guess it’s the holidays, and they didn’t get around to it yet?
Ok, it’s 55 degrees, rainy & foggy on July 30th at noon in Colorado, I’m at about 6500′ elevation, not that high. In the mean time Seattle is having triple digit heat. Up is down, black is white, right is left… Manitou Springs, CO has become Seattle, Wa..Seattle, Wa has become Phoenix, AZ. I’ve decided from now on whenever I hear something regarding the president, health care reform, birth certificate, etc. that’s patently untrue I’m going to reply “How about in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin things up.” I’ll let you know how that goes…
@ 162 Gardenslug, aerial hunting is apparently not such a sure thing, and not much of a bargain, either. If I remember, the numbers were something like 60 wolves for over $100,000. (Maybe another mudpuppy can help me out here.) As a fiscal conservative, it struck me at the time as a very inefficient, uneconomical way to get the job done.
One thing that bothers me greatly when I see this issue debated by Outsiders is that they often have no realization that people in the villages can’t just pop down to the local grocery store to buy a veggie burger. The discussion needs to be based on science, not emotions, and due consideration must be given to the very real individuals who need healthy moose and caribou populations for subsistence. Too many out there buy into the meme that all wolves are noble and only eat the old and the sick, and that it’s better to have them starve to death slowly after they have decimated the game population than to die a much quicker, more humane death by bullet. Too often there are very ugly unintended consequences inflicted by well-meaning people who don’t fully understand all sides of an issue. I think this is one issue best left to those who live here.
Okay. I’m off my soapbox for the day. Who wants to be next?
@jc: That is a most excellent strategy and I’m going to employ it also.
Too.
And, I confess to great glee at reading “the site that shall not be named.” They are falling all over themselves playing “Where is Sarah Palin?” and trying to spin her silence and her failure to update Twitter or SarahPac.
PhysicsMom, I’m recovering from rotator cuff/bicep tendon surgery, too. It takes a long time, compared to several other operations I’ve had, but it does improve incrementally every day. Best of luck to you, too!
valleyindependent““““you are right of course. to me a wolf is like a large beautiful wild dog. just the other day a racoon was ambling along, minding its’ own business in greenwich village and the idiot cops shot the poor thing. they thought it had rabies but it tested negative. it is very hard for an outsider like myself to pass judgement on people who hunt for food or people who grow food. may all the herds increase and the fish be bountiful and sustain the lives of us all…b
jim“` did your shoulder pop when you reached or tried to use your arm? did you have limited motion? that’s whats happened to me. i am better now. got steroid shots but if things get worse might have to go that way…b
Interesting information on Tenn. email case. SP would have known before her
quitter speech that the defense attorney had asked for those emails. A motion was filed on May 11 2009 by Wade Davies the defense atty.
A motion was filed by the prosecutor on June 8 2009 to try to stop the
supoenas.It was reported on July 17 that the judge told the defense to narrow
down the request and have in back by July 27.The trial is supposed to start in
Oct. so I would think the judge would rule on this supoena thing pretty quickly.
Accordingly,
Mr. Kernell requests that this court set a date certain for the production of the
material to be subpoenaed at least 30 days before the date that the defendant’s
expert report would be due, July 31, 2009.
Respectfully submitted this 11th day of May, 2009.
RITCHIE, DILLARD & DAVIES, P.C.
/S/ WADE V. DAVIES___________
WADE V. DAVIES [BPR #016052]
ANNE E. PASSINO [BPR #027456]
606 W. Main Street, Suite 300
P. O. Box 1126
Knoxville, TN 37901-1126
(865) 637-0661 wdavies@rddlawfirm.com apassino@rddlawfirm.com
Counsel for David C. Kernell
Valleyindependent,
I had asked earlier in the thread what Alaskans thought of the wolf program before I started putting my nose into your states business. I despise the cruel aspect of how this is done, not that it IS done. We are not in your shoes and for the most part down here we do not need to hunt for food. But I do have a problem if there are underhanded dealings among the people in charge of these depts. They should have facts in front of them not bribes and payoffs. Whatever is decided, it should be based on environmental soundness; for the people, the animals and the future.
Bubbles, most of my pain was caused by the bicep tendon being shredded. Any movement at all was very painful, though that didn’t even show up on the MRI! It showed 3 small tears in the cuff and bursitis. They removed the inflamed bursae, trimmed the tears but didn’t sew them up, shaved off some bone spurs that were responsible for shredding the tendon, and debraided 25% of the tendon away before they got to healthy tissue. Good thing I was already disabled, as this injury would almost certainly have made me so…
This post on huffpo re:Shannyn Moore’s latest article made me chuckle:
“Most people aren”t aware that Natives have only been able to survive in Alaska for the past several thousand years because they have been allowed to shoot wolves from planes. Once this bloody tradition is taken away, then the natural order will be disrupted and people will starve because the moose will all get eaten by evil wolves who are really liberals reincarnated to make life difficult for the average Joe Eskimo. If only Alaska wasn’t so overpopulated then we could all live in peace and eat moose jerky daily.”
bubbles, sorry about the raccoon. I have a soft spot for them, too, but they are very hard on the gates on gated irrigation pipe. I think they’re cute and smart; my farmer friends and family they think they’re destructive and expensive. Sometimes it’s hard being a softy in the real world.
210 honestyinGov Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 9:49 AM
I posted ( # 130 ) last night that SarahPac was still using the title of ” Governor ” all over the SarahPac website. The fact that they continue to beg for this Woman by still using that ‘title ‘ bothers me. She doesn’t deserve respect or the title because she QUIT.
Who would you complain to to make SarahPac change their Fundraising webpage.?? Since they claim she is Governor of Alaska…Do Alaskans need to complain. A call to Gov. Parnells Office..? Or would Parnell be sympathetic and let it go. Or how about a story on a blog ( writing about it )mocking them for continuing to use the name ” Governor ” for their fund-raising… because she is NOT.
Does this bother anyone else?
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Send the link to the FEC, and contact C.R.E.W. CREW has a tipline.
I’ve already contacted them. More the merrier.
I believe that predator kills of herding animals is important for maintaining tbe long-term health of the herd (and the predator of course). Wolves and other predators will take the sick and weakened animals of the herd, where hunters select the trophy animals. In time, the natural selection processes are affected leaving a less healthy herd. I also believe that many wildlife biologists are bound by local politics to advise on behalf of yielding the greatest quantity of “game”, but not long-term species viability. No matter the method that predators are controlled, be it by aerial hunt, trapping, etc. it will have an unintended negative impact on games species in the long run.
Also, too on my soap box is a rave for wild salmon and the importance that they have on natural ecosystems.
i was watching one of the news channels last night and whose big fat mug was plastered on my tv set (well my tv screen is large ) but ole’ Palin girls’ mug
It was a clean energy commercial saying Palin’s Post article on cap and trade was wrong.. very anti-palin
I tried finding it on youtube.. if I see it i will post it
I am in the d.c. area
booboodog, we are in agreement. Whatever is decided, it should be based on facts, the process should be open and honest, and any culling should be done as humanely as practically possible.
HonestyinGov and pvazwindy, I sent an email to the PAC from their website. This is what I got: “Thank you for your email. Due to the large number of responses, it may take awhile for us to fully respond. Thank you.” I like your suggestion better.
Valley, agreed; but you said it much better than I! I do get upset when people think they can do better than nature, and when the native people get tromped by political agendas.
And really, that’s all I’m asking from my elected/appointed representatives on any issue–that they act with honesty and integrity and, when dealing with public resources, that they use their best efforts and their best intentions to benefit the public and serve the public good.
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ValleyIndependent Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 10:55 AM
booboodog, we are in agreement. Whatever is decided, it should be based on facts, the process should be open and honest, and any culling should be done as humanely as practically possible.
#223 Liz I. just be sure when you use that response that you also demonstrate the proper body language, tilt head, shrug shoulders, hand gestures, gritting of teeth, etc. Of course, most importantly, use your absolute most snarky voice! It finally quit raining it’s 52 degrees (fahrenheit) for all you fureneers (in “w’s” voice) I would stand out on my deck and listen for the next train’s departure for the temp on top of Pikes Peak, as the conductor usually announces it as they’re boarding (in case any Texan are crazy enough to be wearing halter tops & shorts in the middle of the summer to go up 14,110′) You know I’m teasing all texas pups, how would you know snow could be flying July 4th? But it’s just too d*mn cold to hang out on my deck for the weather report atop PP, I’ll venture to guess it’s around 29-30 degrees…
Where I grew up in the woods, we would often get newly minted biologists fresh out of university, with lots of theory, and no practical knowledge yet to go with it, who would proceed to say and do the most ludicrous things, and who, while very well-meaning, were actually harmful to the species they meant to help. As a result, I think it should be required that they go live with an elder who can teach them the practical realities for a few years before they are allowed to impact policy.
#235 Wayney, it’s a moveon.org ad, probably at their website. I saw it on huffpo or actually I think I saw it on greta’s place, gave them something to b*tch about for several hours. Greta must be mad at buttercup, she hasn’t put up any threads for a few days about her. Maybe she got a little nervous about the most recent ethics complaint seeing how it mentioned her husband numerous times.
valleyindependent: There was a letter from a young woman, who had hunted and trapped with her family most of her life, that was posted on either this blog or Shannyn’s last fall (about the wolf hunting issue). It was very informative. What I remember most about it was the issue of overhunting of moose and caribou in certain areas because of snowmachine access. It would seem that the problems, in terms of subsistence hunting, are that people who actually rely on subsistence for food are no longer migratory. The herds in the areas surrounding villages are overhunted by humans because the humans no longer move and the hunting area is limited by the distance that a regular snowmachine can go and come back. This is also an issue for those non-subsistence hunters who fly into villages. Once again, I will state that it is an upset in the natural order of things that we humans now have to “manage”. I don’t like it but I understand it. I still don’t think that there should be bounties on wolves and I disagree with anyone hunting them from the air (other than possibly game management officials).
The big issue is that the world has too many people and not enough resources. Simplistic? Yes. But valid nevertheless.
lovemydogs, thanks for sharing. That’s why I generally don’t weigh in on the wolf issue, even though I live in Alaska. I am simply too far away to know what happens on a regular basis out in the bush, what the wolf and game populations are in particular areas, and what other factors come into play there. The opinions of those who live closest and are most affected should carry the most weight. I guess the best thing we can do is to make sure the process is in place so those folks have opportunities to be heard and have their perspectives considered when policy is made.
Agreed. I am certainly no expert. Just trying to understand the issues. I really try to put my ideologies and emotions aside to listen because I know that there are generally two sides to every argument. It is difficult though.
Tina in Tennessee reporting from Fort Morgan, Alabama ~
The heat index is 111 (down two degrees from 113, earlier today).
Hubby and i are using all of the suggestions to stay col from the previous open thread! The ferrets are loving the water spray, but the Chihuahua is not amused.
I just read this comment posted over at that other site.Can the New Gov Sean P. be sending out info about the Quitter on state time. IF TRUE ?
kenn said…
Here are two new email addresses in the email from Sean’s off1ce:
I wrote to Parnell’s office asking why so many of Palin’s press releases were not included in the news archives. Also sent a BIG list of links from Palin’s twitter account that had originally gone to the State Gov site.
In response, I received an email saying that they were happy to tell me that Sarah is now receiving email at the two email address listed @253 by C.Rock.
I then forwarded my email to those two email addresses and also wrote back to Gov. Parnell’s office asking if Palin’s press releases would be available upon request. But, so far – no response.
Forgive me if this has already been posted by I got a email from “color of change” re:Glen Beck.
“As you may know, right-wing talk show hosts have been bringing
race-based fear mongering into the mainstream, but FOX’s Glenn Beck
just took it to another level. On Tuesday, Beck said:
“This president has exposed himself as a guy over and
over and over again who has a deep-seated hatred for
white people… this guy is, I believe, a racist.”
It’s part of a larger argument Beck has been making: that President
Obama wants to serve the needs of Black communities at White people’s
expense. This kind of talk stirs up fear, hate, and it can lead to
violence.”
If you are sick of idiots, Glen Beck’s fearmonerging, hate speech against our President…feel free to speak your mind!
I wrote to Parnell’s office asking why so many of Palin’s press releases were not included in the news archives. Also sent a BIG list of links from Palin’s twitter account that had originally gone to the State Gov site.
In response, I received an email saying that they were happy to tell me that Sarah is now receiving email at the two email address listed @253 by C.Rock.
I then forwarded my email to those two email addresses and also wrote back to Gov. Parnell’s office asking if Palin’s press releases would be available upon request. But, so far – no response.
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Ummm? Is he (Parnell) trying to say that those things that were on the SOA website are Sar-rah’s property????
They were put on the SOA site and should be available as such.
WTF?
Maybe SP should move her pro-birth agenda to China, where they have 30M abortions a year in addition to 10M morning after pills issued, and unaccounted for OTHER abortions in rural areas.
I can not believe for one minute that one or more of our more enthusiastic bloggers hasn’t saved every one of those press releases to use as ammunition… er… archival reference… in the future.
They have to be archived by SOMEONE… it only makes sense!
Watching a DVR of Letterman, not sure what date… Katie Couric will be on. God, I hope they discuss SP!
samper–I think there was going to be an update in his local paper on Friday (there was a post about it back in the Open Thread-Quitter thread I think).
crystalwolf said @ 258 :
Ummm? Is he (Parnell) trying to say that those things that were on the SOA website are Sar-rah’s property????
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I sent an email to Parnell’s office asking that very thing.
I believe his trial is set for October. I believe it will be re-set. I believe it will be re-set, again. I believe that it will take it ten years to get to the SCOTUS.
I believe i feel a little barfy at the thought of this going on as long as BTQ$ can possibly milk it for victimhood.
#255 crystalwolf, thank you for the link. We all need to do this. This is an absolute outrage, these swine bigots are accusing our president of being a racist. It’s insanity, they are breeding hate and dissent all over this country. They’re yapping about “we’re not gonna take this anymore” Well get a clue, President Obama won by an overwhelming majority & we’re not gonna take it anymore! These idiots like beck, hannity & rush are inciting domestic terrorists, it’s dangerous for us, our children and the first family.
According to Broadcasting & Cable, Clear Channel Broadcasting, the country’s biggest radio conglomerate, has already turned Palin down because of fears that she wouldn’t be able to “hold forth for three hours a day.”
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Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha………….NO S^*T Sherlock !!
sorry if this has been posted, I’m once again behind. Me thinks Parnell is still mopping up Scarah messes, keep on him. Too bad he doesn’t have the guts to hire Bev Wooley back.
Substance over politics
Gov. Parnell takes a more objective approach to hiring
“Parnell particularly said social issues will not affect the hiring of a new public health director — which is significant because Bev Wooley, the most recent public health director, left at former Gov. Sarah Palin’s request, and said she was forced out because Palin felt she wasn’t in step on social issues.”
“LUBBOCK, Texas — A small group of Texas Tech University faculty members is objecting to the school’s hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and is trying to gather signatures for a petition that claims he has “demonstrated significant ethical failings.” ”
The AFT mentions “the current Governor SP”. So Parnel is de facto still the Lt Gov.
“The Alaska Fund Trust is the official legal fund created to defend the integrity of the Alaska Governor’s Office from an onslaught of political attacks launched against current Governor Sarah Palin, the First Family,…”
wow…lots of posts to catch up on…we had 100+ temps last week, but coastal fog cooled everythong off by 6 pm…no AC , but by opening doors/windows in AM, and then closing up with all the curtains CLOSED, house stayed in the 70′s while it was 100 outside…took me YEARS to get my wife to not open the windows when she saw there was a breeze outside..100 degree breeze ! 78 inside..hhhhmmm!! the closed curtains provide an extra layer of insulation and block the sun from warmimg up the furniture..a fan in the attic space helps too..blows out the REALLY hot air when next to the attic vent, and reduces the heat radiating thru the ceiling…helps cool the house down faster at nite.
I am watching KO right now and reguarding Lou Dobbs and Glen Beck, they are talking that these right wingnuts Rush et al are openly being racist toward our President!
They need to be off the air. Period. They are saying Rush has been fired before, maybe he needs to get fired again? Where do you email???
A woman is on with Richard Wolfe, and she just called Rush a “blowhard” heh! got that right!
Since the ADN and ‘ The Ear ‘ ( Sheila Toomey ) seem to have been willing accomplices in directing or perpetuating a ‘ positive spin ‘ about The Queen in the past I stopped by there to see if the had an opinion or view about her Quitting. It seems pretty quiet at The Ear though. This was posted July 25th.
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KUDOS . . . In his first session in the Big House, The Boy Senator has risen to the top of the class, winning the Golden Gavel award, given to the first freshman who racks up 100 hours presiding over the Senate. Begich was also named Senate Rookie of the Year by Politico in a special edition of the newspaper entitled “Top 50 Politicos to Watch.”
Can you spell workaholic?
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Now…..do you have the same feeling I got when reading THAT..?
” Boy Senator”…sounds rather snarky and a put-down to me. And did the Ear have to add the ‘ Can you spell workaholic?’ on at the end…?
The part before stated the facts, but ‘ Miss BIG EAR’ seems to think or imply that someone who is actually on the job and DOING IT… is a bad thing. It’s the exact opposite of what The Queen was doing so maybe BIG EAR doesn’t know better. Sounds like BIG EAR is holding a grudge or something. Part of the High School mean Girls Club maybe..?
Like the song says ” breaking up is hard to do ”
I posted this on the polling thread but it more properly belongs here.
The latest bit of surrealism from the former Governor. As posted on Palin’s Facebook page:
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Release Concerning Simi Valley Republican Women’s EventShare
Today at 6:32pm
As repeatedly stated to several in the media over the last week, former Governor Sarah Palin is not committed to attend the Simi Valley Republican Women’s event at the Reagan Library and in fact is not attending the event. Neither the Governor’s state staff nor SarahPAC has ever committed to attending this event or speaking at this event, and even requested that the Governor’s name be removed from the invitation several weeks ago. The Governor has other work and commitments to take care of at that time. She looks forward to visiting her friends in California soon.
All event requests must be confirmed with Meghan Stapleton of SarahPAC. Additionally, all invitations bearing the Governor’s name must be approved by her attorney before proceeding.
# 280 tamara Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 4:01 PM
A link to an article by Randy Evans who set up the AFT. All along beside the point, and suggests that Daniels is on the Obama payroll. Fun reading.
http://www.fayettedailynews.com/article.php?id_news=4001
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Thanks for that link. I went to that link and posted a comment to dispel the implied implications Randy Evans was trying to make or imply. After I posted the comments are not seen by the public… so are they just sent to the Newspaper for them to read… weird. What purpose is that. Randy Evans points are stated as fact with no rebuttal.
The first part of the story talks about how professional they were when they created Kerry’s Trust but then said this..
“So how could President Obama’s law firm conclude that the trust fund it drafted was illegal?” ( Which of course it is NOT the Presidents Law Firm )
Then Evans brags about the fact it was just like Kerry’s ( implying -so it HAS to be legal ) but Kerry’s was NOT done in Alaska and AK has its own specific statutes that apply only in AK. Written like a typical Faux News story though.
Liz I. -
Thanks for that tip.
Well – could be a number of things , or combination thereof.
1. Got disinvited
2. The group would not give in to all the demands for perks.
3. sarah is on some sort of lockdown.
Exactly, HiG. Where I live, I can drive my truck with tinted windows and talk on my cell phone, but as soon as I cross the border into California (2 miles away) I am breaking two laws.
For those who can’t get enough of Bill Shatner, like me, I offer you:
Read a comment on Gryphen’s site I think, that SP is in lockdown with a few lawyers drafting law suiteS that are to be filed next Monday.
Shannyn better call up her probono volunteers. Just kidding. but this reminds me of my daughters recent divorce in Seattle. Started in summer 2006 and ended last September, over two years. Her ex is male counterpart like SP. I don’t want to mention any names, because it upsets me still.
He went to court with a very good lawyer, who presented poorly oranized, confusing information, and made himself and the lawyer look very foolish. My daughter’s lawyer was surprised because she knows his lawyer to be very competent. The SIL was running the show and the lawyer just racking up bills.
The judge was pretty unhappy with him and let him know it. After he lost all the financial claims and after the divorce, he tried to go back and refile on the same information. That judge threw it out of court, dismissed with prejudice, which means he can’t come back and file any claims ever using that information. Made a fool out of himself and blamed everyone else for it. Even me. Tried to file on me and the judge threw that out. Sad part is that he is a member of law enforcement, and he almost lost his job in the process.
He and SP are so much alike, I get goose bumps thinking about it. Narcissists are able to keep presenting this very nice, sweet side and many people fall into their trap and deny everything but what the narc. tells them.
The SIL used all his girlsfriend’s money (almost 1/4 million) and she recently filed for bankruptcy. He cries victim all the time, just like SP, but he still has all his money, his 6 figure job, and his cars and motorcycles. Very sad, but he put ouf quite a dust storm to work through. It was very wearing to us on the opposite site.
Keep on her, so this will pass more quickly. Judges own their own court rooms and she will find this out very quickly, I believe as she pushes her own agenda through the lawyers.
Palin is going to file one or more lawsuits?? For what and on what basis? An elected official cannot sue people who make fun of them. Well, I suppose they could. But that would truly be a frivolous filing.
@ Liz I. #282: Weird that Meg Stapleton is still referring to Sarah as “Governor”. Even weirder that Sarah is still sorta confirming then turning around and dis-confirming speaking engagements. What is WRONG with her?
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Yup – In lawyer-ese , it’s called “churning”. Divorce lawyers are experts at it. When there are kids and piles of money , emotions run high and the attorneys prey on that. I watched a friend spend 250k just in lawyer fees. THEN they divided stuff up. Her attorney deposed everybody she could name. I got asked questions about stuff we did BEFORE he even met her. Other than my legal name , I pleaded the Fifth to 120 questions. Royally pissed the attorney off.
Okay, I have to ask, the comment on The Immoral Minority said they saw the comment about Palin being with lawyers working on libel suits to serve on Monday here on Mudflats. But someone here said they saw it on Immoral Minority, so where was it first at and who said it????
The only one I saw on Gryphens blog was the one saying they saw it here, but I didn’t catch it here, anyone know who said it?
benlomond2~
It was funny huh? Funny as in strange…not clown funny!
That is how the Palin fans think they can scare people into supporting her…all it does is tell me that they are as nuts as the woman they worship!
pacos_gal ~
I believe it was first reported at one of Palins fan sites. They want to think that she is going after people. My guess is that if she is holed up with lawyers it is in regards to this upcoming lawsuit regarding the Kernell kid and the emails. She was using a Yahoo account for state business to avoid things being subject to the rules regarding public records, so she might be in a bit of trouble if all those emails are subjected to a court case, because then they will be part of the public record unless for some reason the judge seals the case which in my opinion is unlikely.
Okay, I just found the original comment by sdragon #60 under the palin polling prognostication thread.
Thanks for the help on that EyeOnYou. What you say makes more sense that her wanting to file libel suits (although she’s wacky enough) and open herself up to a deposition.
Oh you have got so see the latest video made by Palin supporters!!
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EyeOnYou…. what is it about the Palinbots and their obsession with German history and the the radical words that they love to use from that era. They project on to Obama but they are the ones who are the ‘ followers ‘ of this thinking.
honestyinGov
what is it about the Palinbots and their obsession with German history and the the radical words that they love to use from that era. They project on to Obama but they are the ones who are the ‘ followers ‘ of this thinking.
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I’m guessing on this, but they seem to think that this kind of propaganda is going to make people sit up and look at Palin differently, and “fear” the oppressive regime of Obama, when in reality all it does is show what they are in fact fearful of…they use what they fear…..
They cannot stand that people tend to look to Obama as someone who is actually leading this country. Whether you agree with him or not, he is doing what he feels is best for our country and trying to dig us out of the hole that we are in. Palin would simply make the hole bigger…wider..deeper. I think it bothers them tremendously that people don’t take her as seriously as they do, and so they are going to try to make Obama out to be scary and Palin out to be the only one who can save us from that.
They don’t get that she isn’t up to the job. She isn’t smart enough, she isn’t thoughtful enough, and she just doesn’t have what it takes to actually finish something she starts by working at it ..despite the critics, and the ups and downs that come with the job.
She is an “empty suit” to use a phrase i am not fond of. All hat no cattle, ….not playing with a full deck….pretty face, empty skull…you get the picture…. (the picture I have in my head is all those stupid little catchy talking points are bouncing around inside that empty skull of hers and that is why she is good with the word salad,…they just pop out of her mouth at random).
Bubbles, go see Dr Jacob Rozbruch who did my shoulder surgery in 2002. He was on 72nd st. I had 5 things wrong with the shoulder and 2 days later could hold my arm almost straight up in the air. With 6 weeks of PT at the US Athletic Training Center on Madison and 53rd, I was totally healed. Best thing I ever did after two years of pain, PT and very bad quality sleep.
If any one can get this info to Bubbles, please do it. I know it is late in NY.
nswfm CA, I sure wish I was experiencing the level of success you did! Been 3 months since surgery now, and I started therapy immediatly after. I’ve got pretty good motion, but no strength to speak of, and constant pain. I’m no whiner, either–had 4 knee surgeries, one back, one foot and one elbow, but this has been the most difficult recovery of them all. Advancing age could be playing a part, of course…
This collection is an archive over time of the Alaska Governor and Lt. Governor’s web sites. The contents include Governor Palin and Lt. Governor Parnell’s web sites on the eve of the July 26, 2009 transition of administration.
Jim, he removed a bone spur, bursa, synovial something, repaired the torn rotator which didn’t show on the MRI and one other thing I can’t remember. The PT office’s tag line was The Art of Aggressive Sports Therapy. The eval two days after the arthroscopic surgery was with the PT who was amazed and said I had a really great surgeon. The funny thing was my primary care guy gave me referrals to two surgeons, and they were booked for weeks. I asked to be put on the cancellation list and went with the one who had the earliest cancellation. I was lucky, but I think either one would have been good. I’d been to the PT place before for my ankle (bad not to be able to walk in Manhattan). That Aggressive sports therapy thing kind of scared me at first, but worked out well. I had been to another PT place about 2 years before the surgery but probably did more damage so Dr R said to stop. The reason for the delay was I lived alone and wasn’t sure how I’d cope without my dominant hand. The other problem was 9/11. When I had the surgery, I so wished I had just done it.
Injury was from slipping on ice and aggravating it trying to get suitcase from overhead bin.
stumbling about I find this thread
never by Shatner to be read
For all those fed up with th BS surrounding Health Care Reform, and the attempts to ‘water it down’, I have set up a petition. If you agree, please sign it – and spread the word!!!!
http://www.petitiononline.com/PubOp676/petition.html
Wondering what AKM is up to ….
Yippee!! Open thread!
thoughtless she’s not, it must be said
even as she stumbles off searching for bed
phew, I was starting to get antsy not having an open thread.
@4 Misfit in Texas – thanks
Princess Palin could not sleep
A sea of P had her counting sheep
Lets write a fractured fairy tale!
Did everyone see Lori in losAngeles link she had on the last Open Thread..?
Fictional…?
http://www.twobabiesnovel.com/aboutbook.htm
I heard a Democrat from alaska on the ed show yesterday and she was talking about trying to get Palin’s emails. They have been waiting for 8 months and the law says they should have been provided within 10 days. Why are they letting her get away with this, and where does it go now?
And wasn’t there a ‘ rumor ‘ over the weekend that Levi had something to say coming up on ‘ Tuesday’…? ( yesterday )
This was in the story about him visiting the Nightclub owned by the Vanity Fair Editor in NY I think.
Health Care: The Public Plan Option
These Democratic Senators have NOT agreed to support it:
http://billpressshow.com/
grrrr . . . . tell these millionaire Blue Curs what you think of them and their wonderfully generous taxpayer-funded health care – they are sure ready to take the PUBLIC option for THEMSELVES!
Today was the hottest day EVER in Seattle since they started keeping records in 1891. The official high at SeaTac was 102. In my area it got up to 105. HOT!!!!! Right now is is 100 on my deck. Ughhh!
antiAnti Says:
July 29th, 2009 at 5:27 PM
@4 Misfit in Texas – thanks
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I just couldn’t resist
Mattie, remember, it’s “because she loves Alaska this much!” You know I was thinking about all these rumors about Toad and $P not wearing their wedding rings. It got me to wondering, did she say to Toad, “Honey I love you so much that’s why I have to quit you for this Higher Calling, also, too.”
seattle fan don’t go out on the deck. I’m in my condo suffering, but it’s 90, not 100.
Hey Seattleites, I’m melting as well. So, so hot.
come on over to CT… the humidity is about 98, and it’s not raining. Ick!
Hey Seattlefan, 104 in the south sound – but then we always do a few more degrees than you…keep cool!
Seattlefan,
oops! I just saw that you said 105…ok, you win!
Geeez! I don’t believe this. Here in KY we are in the 70′s and, yes, this July. Yes rain and today awful humidity. Hard to breathe type. But we do have AC. You folks in Seattle and north have never really had any reason to have AC. I feel for you.
I think all Western Washington residents will agee: We aren’t used to this!!!! Don’t worry zyggy…..I’m avoiding the deck like the plague! There is no shade back there and even though it is cloudy, the thermometer is still registering 100! Unbelievable. My plants are “parched” as you know who might have said.
Seattlefan – i hope you have air conditioning!! I know that they don’t in Anchorage, but I wondered about Fairbanks as it gets hotter there in the interior. I assume you do in Seattle, but then we assumed they did in Anchorage too, also, we were in for a surprise
For the life of me, I can not understand what people see in SP. I don’t get it. I think she comes off as an idiot, but I hear people on TV going on and on about her. I dont get it. There was a woman on TV today talking about how women just love her because she is a working mother and has successfully raised a family and the poll about people thinking she should be a home maker were probably conservatives that thought women shouldn’t work which doesn’t make any sense, wouldn’t that be her “Base”? I want to throw up, every time I hear stuff like that.
sigh…registering=registering
I am going to register as a republican in Iowa in case she does run and I can vote against her in the caucus.
weaver57
im from ky to
this weather is crazy
but i love it
I really feel for you folks up in Washington State. I know how miserable it is. Down here, that’s a “normal” summer day, or even a bit cool. We had what the meteorologists called a “cold front” come through today, and we “only” got up to 108! Down from 113 yesterday, so it was a welcome change…
I turned on the sprinkler and ran through it, all better for now, okay, for 32 minutes. =) Sleeping will be the hard part, having two fans on circulating 90 degree air isn’t good for sleeping. =(
We speak of the heat
The twit doesn’t tweet
The quiet is sweet
Zyggy,
Try packing ice in an OPEN ice chest, put a fan on one side of it blowing toward you on the other.
Feeling almost (pls note the word “almost”) guilty here in FL since we’ve been running high 90s temps since our one week of spring in. . .April? But having gone through hurricanes without power and sweltering in the aftermath, yeah I do feel for you. Really. Drink LOTS and LOTS of water (stay away from soda cuz they dehydrate you). Make sure you change out your pets’ water every few hours too. . . pets are very susceptible to heat exhaustion – when we were without power for 2 weeks I was hosing down my dogs every couple of hours to keep ‘em cool. You all be careful, okay? & check on your senior citizens!!! Stay safe
Zyggy,
Another suggestion is keep a wet/damp towel close at hand, spread it out over you and let the fans blow over you, it helps cool you down some
Greydog, I was in Florida that week… perfect weather. 80, sunny, breezy….I was at the beach every day and it only sprinkled once… at night.
You couldn’t pay me enough to live there all year long, though.
80 degrees and very heavy smoke here west north west of Fairbanks.
Soot and ash are falling and we are predicting some winds, not a good sign for the fires.
I feel for you folks in Washington.
And the beat goes on. Bailey and Kris Perry resign.
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/142633
Hi All; I’m re-posting this from the NY Mudpuppy gathering thread since we now officially have an open thread for various postings. This was the first Letter to the Editor in today’s ADN, and it is such a great comeback to one of XGINO’s main lines in her “speech” from Sunday that I thought you would all appreciate it.
Honor the troops with some truth
Sarah, how about in honor of the American soldier, and us vets, ya start telling us the truth about Troopergate? When ya said ya didn’t know that Todd was talking to your administration people about firing a state trooper, it meant one of three things:
1. Todd was going behind your back and not telling you.
2. You knew, but misled the public.
3. You did not know what was going on in your own administration. Either way, it doesn’t cast a very flattering light on your ability to govern. So what do ya say? Could ya quit makin’ things up? About everything?
– Mike McKinnon
Anchorage
zyggy: I just walked slowly through my sprinkler and sprayed my doggie down. He is miserable. Our house is not AC yet (scheduled for next week…oh the irony) but we do have a window unit in the master br. Still, sleep is very difficult in this heat. My cats and dog have become slugs. Lots of ice is going into the pet water dishes.
That idea from Misfit in Texas sounds great. I’m going to give it a try. Stay cool and hydrated!
2 mhrt Says: Wondering what AKM is up to ….
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Hmmm? There must be something up? Now you got me wonderin’
I think I want the recipe for that prune cake that was pictured at the screen door party. a Mudpup described it on one of the threads and it sounded good. We won’t be baking any too soon here in Ma. tho.. Muggy,muggy and I am praying for no electric outages. (we get them a lot)
Is the mudflats cookbook still up. No printer but maybe I can download it to one of those plug in thingies for your computer?
Ripley in Ct I agree with you about living in Fla. We are reverse snowbirds, we go to the Maritimes whenever we get the chance, all seasons are lovely there.
So strange… we are “cool” here for July… it’s 10 PM and we are at 70 and looking for a record low… windows are open, no A/C.
Where is our Quitter? Not tweeting non-pc things yet? And speaking of Kris Perry, what does one do when one is the “right hand man” of a national idiot, after one resigns from that position?
thank you misfit for the ideas, no ice, but I’m off to put a wet rag on my neck. My bird gets into her water dish and sits for about an hour to cool down.
Poor zyggy…thank goodness we don’t have a global warming thing going on, it’s just God holding you close…
ExGINO was so wise, also, too and not.
What has happened to Bristol? Didn’t see her in any of the picnic pictures and wondered if she has left home. Was she at the picnics?
Poll
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yup SOMETHING IS UP…photos from NYC? photos from the party on Sunday.
100 degrees here in Salem OR at 8:15pm. It is not supposed to get much cooler for a few days.
Mo… there were reported sighting of Bristol… sort of hiding off the back of the Anchorage stage. But I’m not sure, Bristol and Willow look similar to me.
Honesty @ #9 – Hmmmmm….interesting. This subject seems pretty hot today on the tubes. I wonder if it will get around enough again for someone to release some kind of statement. Bristol won’t be able to take the fall for it.
Yep, I agree Seattlefan! It is downright miserable! Yesterday I think WeatherUnderground said it was 59% humidity, but now it says (has been saying for HOURS, won’t it ever cool down?) 100.1 °F at 31% humidity. I was raised in Phx and have no problem with dry heat, even now on summer visits. But this week I’ve been sweating like a pervert! Have a wet towel draped around my neck (doing relays by tossing them into the freezer, while wearing a pre-frozen one) and sticking my hair under the kitchen faucet every half hour. Two fans running, so today was a little better.
It’s actually been pretty rare for Seattlelites to have A/C, although many have been installing heat/cooling pumps in recent years. I’m still so lucky that my living area is upstairs 2nd floor, so I can leave windows open all night.
There’s been a rash of violent rapes & murders lately here. I feel so sorry for all the folks that HAVE to keep their windows locked for safety. Can’t imagine how those poor folks are weathering it.
Faithful… the cookbook is in the forum.
I’m hoping for a few more peaceful days of ex gov free news. It’s been so nice.
Sorry for the left off Y Polly. Did any one else think that it did not look like Willow at the good bye party on Sun. You could barely see her but to me it looked the the clone cousin. And also too it looked like ms palins nose was melting. I keep waiting for her to reach up and grab the mask to reveal what is under is hidden under the mask.
‘night puppies… (so nice to be able to sleep without A/C running up huge bill) For those not used to the heat– fans are your friend. Going to bed slightly wet from a shower with a fan will help, put pillow in freezer for awhile, and hopefully you can sleep and maybe even need a sheet or light blanket before the night is over!
Thank God I’m here in the mountains of Colorado for the summer! It’s blazing hot in Texas, but right now in the low 50′s….during the day its in the 70′s.
I know how miserable you guys in the heat must be; that’s why I work here during the summer.
@ 39 Polly Says:
@ 2 mhrt Says: Wondering what AKM is up to ….
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Hmmm? There must be something up? Now you got me wonderin’
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I thought lastnight AKM said she was busy doing purging. As hard as the server must have been working this week for the IQuitARod, many times I had problems checking into the ‘flats. So, I’m not surprised AKM is needing to compress, archive & clear out – now that $carah has finally left the premises and life has settled down.
Seattle kids stay cool…do the arizona wet neck wrap and foot “cool”. Actually you were warmer than we were in Tucson. Come down and explore the great indoors with me and my ac!
I read that the “iceberg” teaser is back up on Alaska Report. I can’t get the site to load on my computer. Can anyone else confirm whether this is true or not?
ziggy:
I live in the humid south. I have found that a very cold shower can help before going to bed. cool your body temp down. and don’t forget the top of your head! when the water is not cold to you anymore then your body temp will be as cool as it can get. good luck! humidity is NOT FUN!
sorry, my last post was meant for seattlefan! but I guess anyone suffering from the heat could benefit.
Lee323
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I did not see it.
Thanks, mhrt. Appreciate it.
Lee323, I looked, didn’t see it…
Lee323
It is on the Alaska report.com/blog:
“Rumor Central: Big story still heading towards the S.S. Palin
A deal-breaker is heading toward the Palins. Can it be stopped? I don’t think so. Will it topple the house of cards, all signs say yes. Stay tuned…”
and has been there for at least the last week
Conan has Shatner doing palin AGAIN!
He is doing her twitter messages. Conan set up the segment by talking about Palin saying that she would stay in touch with her supporters through Twitter, and then introduced Shatner to recite her tweets.
I have not seen it yet, but someone posted this info on another blog – be sure to watch, should be a riot! I hope it becomes a regular feature – plenty of material, comedy GOLD!
I am thinking that Levi may be in Vanity Fair in August.
Your welcome Lee323. I also find it funny that sarah had wanted to become a first name like Cher. But to me she will also be sarah palin but when you hear LEVI we all know who we are talking about.
I love it: an Alaska open thread and all we do is discuss Seattle weather!! Well to chime in, Whatcom county was in the 90s. It was 90 in the Bellingham Senior Center (no, we don’t have AC), when I was having a tap dance class. Reminded me of living in Phx. At home, we have fans going and we are holed up in the basement. Thx Texas Misfit for the ideas; I’d forgotten.
I went back and looked again. It used to be at the top in a small box now I just have a blank spot.
Thanks everyone for you support of the mudpups of Puget Sound. I wish I had little place on Lake Washington. =) 90 is hot, but egad over 100 is too much.
kareninTexas (#53):
Waving to you from Denver- where in our mountains are you? I know many Texans hang out in Crested Butte during ski season…
I am wearing fleece, refusing to turn on the heat- and my sister is sweating in Seattle. And it rained again today. Go figure.
Really? It is at the top of the blog page just under the picture of Don Young.
I tried to paste a screen shot here but couldn’t figure out how to do it.
90′s and humid as heck in Boston.
Night,all.
If you haven’t stopped by mudpuppies, please do for
The Sarah Palin Detox Post
http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/
It’s mid-winter here in New Zealand but sunny and clear, about 55 degrees in late afternoon. cheers!
Seattle area mudpups- any of you have attic fans? They are awesome- we run ours at night (on a timer) with the windows open; it pushes out the hot air through the attic, and pulls in cooler night air.
Sorry about the humidity, lynnrockets. We have it, too- and we are not used to it.
Lynnrockets,
thanks for the weather update from Boston -my son is home from BU for the summer and growling about our wa heat. (he loves and misses Boston) Ha, he has no idea what he is missing with that humidity!
@Lee323
Seems to depend what site you link from to the AlaskaReport site. From certain blog rolls, the link is picking up a rather old ‘frozen’ version of the page. Linking from others gets the current page.
FWIW, on immoral minority blog, Gryphen posted an update for followers of babygate today (see sidebar). He said he has been working on it for a while and he plans on posting when all his ducks are in a row. He said he was waiting for certain things to be completed and people to get to safety before he posts. I don’t know if that is the iceberg from DZ.
Poll: Two-thirds say no to Palin as president
Published: July 29th, 2009 01:19 PM
Last Modified: July 29th, 2009 01:19 PM
Wall Street Journal: A solid majority of Americans don’t want to see Sarah Palin ever become president, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
http://www.adn.com/3437/story/880754.html
Hmm.. Very Interesting (if I had a moustache, I would be twirling it) ……… Go to Immoral Minority, and scroll down to the third story on “Babygate” ..
Don’t know if its been posted yet.. I’ve been off the tubes for awhile.
I’m glad most real Americans don’t want to see Buttercup become President. What is scary is that 21% still do.
103 up here in the high desert of Southern California, but dont know it until I step outside because am enjoying the comfort of the air conditioning. Wont be so comfortable when the electric bill arrives. LOL!
anon blogger and I must have been reading the Babygate article at the same time
Elizabeth,
An Alaskan open thread, discussing Seattle weather and not an Alaskan mudpup in sight!
@ booboodog – It’s been fun “listening” to the chat about Seattle weather. I lived there in the seventies. Can’t imagine temps over 100 degrees! That is downright weird. Seattle is sort of a sister city to Anchorage for those of you unfamiliar with our business community. Many corporate offices are in Seattle – like Alaska Airlines. I have friends with airline mileage programs who will fly to Seattle for the weekend for a sports event, a concert, or school clothes shopping!
I found it earlier today, and then I went looking around. I did see where Perry and Bailey from the Palin administration quit. Perry before Palin, but Bailey today. And then there’s a lot about a radio show.
Oh, but I did post earlier about Diane Feinstein and other senators who wrote a bill to stop aerial shooting of wolves. Gryphen has a post about that, too. Bad picture, I hate to look at. Anyway, California must not have liked Palin’s comment about starlets, huh?!
Some things never change–
“Expected guest” may be the operative phrase since Palin’s personal representatives say she “has not confirmed her attendance at any event” and that the Simi Valley party is “one of hundreds of outstanding invitations” she has received”"
http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/2009/07/29/media-barred-from-palins-post-gubernatorial-debut/
Is she melted yet? lol…….It’s so nice and quiet. I’m actually enjoying no news of Scarah, highly unusual for her, but so welcomed. Stay away and quiet Scarah, please, I feel my life coming back to me.
If she’s not had a melt down, the only reason is, someone in financial or political power has her mouth duct taped shut, waved a wad of bills in her face, detoxing her from blackberry or she’s at sea and out of twitter range?
Whatever. Enjoy the quiet, get out, do stuff, relax in the hammock, go play at the beach, have picnic, take a hike, cuz dang it all, she’ll be back.
It is hot here too, but not like seattle. Here on Orcas Island it only got to the mid 90s today. I feel for the folks in Seattle. We have a nice breeze coming in off the sound right now, and it isn’t too bad. Warm, but not like 100% would be.
With Palin it is all smoke and mirrors. You never know what she is going to do until it is partly done. I am glad Diane Feinstein was good enough to step up and take care of this. Talk about barbaric, shoosting wolves from helicopters is just that. Palin has made herself look ugly.
Late here, going to bed. One comment to make For the Boston cop that did this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/justin-barrett-boston-pol_n_247405.html
If people would ONLY see each other as human beings. This is why I can never see SP as a viable spokesperson for anything she attempts to do now. MAJOR role in divisiness in this country through her *cough* campaign *cough* and leads me to wonder if she realizes that Jesus is not caucasian.
Just a short comment regarding the Babygate deal. If Trig is Bristol’s – it just seems too soon for her to be pregnant again with Tripp. I vaguely remember within days of SP’s pick for VP, the kids’ MySpaces were taken down, and one of the photos indicated the baby (Trig) may have been her son in Irag’s girlfriend’s. (??!!) Someone here recently commented that the blonde gal that was always standing next to SP at all the picnics, was Track’s girlfriend. If this scenario is true, that’s tragic for the girlfriend not to be able to publicly be the mom. Jeez, this is worse than Peyton Place (that’s dating me). – Disclaimer: All the above is conjecture.
It is in the 60′s now in NEMO coolest it’s been this time of the year since I moved here 30 yr’s ago.
Has Scarah twittered yet with her new account?? Just waiting for those lightening bolts to flit from her fingertips or whatever she said. so happy to see that DiFi is working against aerial hunting, kind of redeems her votes for Alito and Roberts
We’re headed down to Seattle, Port Gamble (WA) and Arcata CA for a couple of weeks. mom’s 91st (Yay, Mom!!!). So hot in Seattle today, they cancelled our daughter’s work. There’s a “Greater Peninsula Future Festival” in Port Gamble on Aug. 1st & 2nd, that one of our closest friends is in charge of, so we’re going to be helping set it up on Friday.
Here’s the festival’s link:
http://www.greatpeninsulafuturefestival.org/home/default.aspx
Hey mudpups ifyou are still up. My bad, I invited you over, and then realized, I hadn’t included you in the Palin Blogiverse…oversight on my part but partly maybe because I didn’t know what to put down on pixel…so I put this…even if you haven’t been over to the Sarah Palin Detox Post, ya’ll can tell me if this seems okay…
Mudflatters are AKMs devoted readers. They bonded closely after Palin was picked for VP, and their complex, hilarious and sometimes insulated community is a testament to the quality of AKM’s writing, as well as the power of Palin to rile up the opposition into concerted actions. Mudpuppies, I wish I knew you better, but certainly no Palin Blogiverse would ever be complete without you!
let me know, if you don’t want to comment here you can email me at nailinpalinnow@gmail.com. I want to get it right. t
Polly, are you in Anchorage?
Actually, I noticed the shortage of Alaskans while I was posting. I am curious about the new anti wolf-killing bill and wondered what the people up there think. I find it interesting that just days after $P’s last day, a senator from Ca. introduced the bill. I wonder, too, also, what $p thinks!
@Elizabeth and Booboodog – et al:
Not sure anyone is still commenting on this open thread. I’ll chance it.
81 booboodog Says:
July 29th, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Elizabeth,
An Alaskan open thread, discussing Seattle weather and not an Alaskan mudpup in sight!
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I’m not in Alaska, but I can at least move you north from Seattle to part way up the Interior of British Columbia. (Nope, I can’t see Alaska from my house.) I posted this once before, but since there is not a tweet to be heard, seems all we have to talk about is the weather. You Pups offered some good ‘keep cool’ tips in tonight, which I appreciate. Thanks.
We see as low as MINUS 55 degrees in winter (off and on) and are right now having 109 degrees Fahrenheit in the interior of B.C. Seems this hot weather is everywhere – though we are dry dry dry, not at all as hard to take as those areas muggy with humidity. I feel for you.
Think of us all aboard the S.S. Mudpuppy, binoculars in hand, talking about the weather (as sailors do), and watching ever so carefully for that iceberg which is out there in the mist somewhere. Feel the cool breeze off the water?
Sleep well, and have as cool a night as possible.
did not mean insulated, but rather insular. That’s just because you’ve known each other so well for so long. But you are by no means insulated – that’s team sarah territory. Ahh words, words, words….
HEY, HELEN! Visited your blog today. NICE.
Thanks for the heads up on the heat in WA – I called my 85-yr-old Dad – he said it’s 85F in his house. Hasn’t been outside.
Hey thanks Coug! I hope you got a chuckle here and there = and I’m always looking for new names and quotes…added Buttercup just now because I visited over here
does the mudflatters part look appropo?
@91 Philip Munger:
That festival should be wonderful. Hope it cools down by the time you get here. Happy B-Day to your mom and wishing you a pleasant time while in Seattle. It sure ain’t pleasant tonight! This will pass and we will all get back to our grey, comfortable and cool days.
Philip Munger,
I was just in Port Gambol over the weekend-I had been planning to go to the festival Aug 1 also, but will miss it. Sounds like you’ll have a great time!
Helen, I visited your blog today from Gryphen’s blog.
If she runs for anything, her opponents will be visiting you often, if they aren’t already.
Helen – YES, you did a great job! How nice to have wonderful descriptions of the great AK bloggers all in one place. Thank you!
I didn’t hear a word about Sherry Johnston’s sentencing – wasn’t it scheduled for today?
I am wondering id $arah Palin stepped down because of Bristol’s relationship with Mrs Johnston re: the cell phone that was used in the illicit pharmaceutical sales.
Any info? Any thoughts?
Country girl,
Are you kidding (or a mistake?) about 109? Holly cow! That can’t be the usual for BC, can it? Even in the interior, I thought it was a bit cooler than that normally. Take care up there!
awesome. Hey Lori in LA – I lived on Genesee in W. Hollywood for 15 years before I came here. I actually don’t miss LA, but I do miss the mexican food, the 99 cent store and two wonderful trees next to my apartment that were beloved to me. Shout out to LA!
Helen, I think you got it right. I have been to your site before and I enjoyed reading it. You have been around also for awhile, right.
Boy, I seem to be 10 minutes behind every topic tonight! time for me to try to cool off and get some sleep!
Helen,
I have checked it out before and loved it. I’ll be checkin’ it out again, thanks!
helen. yoohoo, helen.
my hubby lived on genesee from 1960-1971.
this world is indeed a small one.
well mhrt my first post was in November, right after the election when all that “Country of Africa” stuff was in the air…
I want to keep adding to that post so over time if ya’ll get a delicious nickname, quote or tantrum episode, if you have a moment, post it in my comments and I’ll add it in…work in progress ya know.
ha ha fawnskin! It is so funny, but I run into people who have a connection to Genesee much more than the odds would have it! That’s great. I always say if you live in LA, you should do a stint on Genesee.
G’night to booboo – it’s fun saying that!
@ Bretta: Sherry Johnston’s sentencing is scheduled for 7/31/09.
Another one bites the dust……..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/28/paul-stanley-tennessee-st_n_246641.html
“NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee lawmaker resigned from the state Senate on Tuesday after his extramarital affair with a 22-year-old intern was revealed by an investigation into an extortion case.
“Due to recent events, I have decided to focus my full attention on my family and resign my Senate seat effective August 10,” Republican Sen. Paul Stanley wrote in his resignation letter.”
@booboodog- I personally loathe the aerial shooting of wolves. I think Alaskans in general are split, because many will go along with what Park Services say about having to conrol the wolf population to save the caribou herds. It is true that caribou is a source of subsistence, but it has been debated whether killing wolves in this cruel manner is the answer to game management. There is a segment of Alaskans who will think the new bill is a Dem retaliation against SP. This controversy may actually get noisy and bitter. Hope not. I am personally in favor of the bill.
Here is a website of a non-profit called “Wolf Song.” The organization formed in the early nineties. They had a little museum in downtown Anchorage celebrating wolves. In recent years I haven’t seen their shop. I’m glad they are still in existence. Apparently they moved to a town called Eagle River. Here is their website and an interesting article: Sarah Palin’s Reign of Terror on Alaska’s Wildlife. It’s an Alaskan viewpoint.
http://www.wolfsongnews.org/news/Alaska_current_events_3122.html
I hope you are still here on the blog. I left to get some work done, and checking in before I sign off. Nitey night!
and helen, yoohoo helen, again.
we had the most marvelous adventure in nz for 3 weeks in 2008.
may i come back and visit????
Just so you all can see that we western WA ‘puppies aren’t yowling and moaning pitifully about the heat for no reason:
Per KIROTV.COM
It’s Officially Seattle’s Hottest Day On Record
The National Weather Service reports Sea-Tac Airport has reached 103 degrees, making it the hottest day ever since record keeping began in 1891. Full Story ››
Just saying & ‘splaining.
seattlefan & booboodog,
i grew up in Seattle and used to scuba dive off Port Gamble a lot. Hopefully it will be cooler by the time we get there. 105 degrees F? Good grief!!! Not Alaskan kind of weather. I was told it was only 79 in Pt. Gamble today.
Gosh, my first real chance to get to Mudflats this week and all the weather comments! I am at a history geek conference at Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands where all of us last Saturday thought for sure it would be cool and breezy. Hotel has no air conditioning and it is a gazillion degrees. Dying of heat, but at least we are doing it surrounded by primary sources!
We are lucky to have Susan Strasser with us for the week. She has written several social histories, but her two most known- Never Done (social history of housework) and Waste and Want (a social history of trash.) Very cool- the books, not the weather. I would recommend both. In Waste and Want she covers the history of “feminine products.” Fascinating.
And speaking of trash and garbage, has the Sarah found a new twitter name yet?
fawnskin – My island is your island! 3 weeks that’s a great vacation – you might have seen more of the delicious stuff than me~ my email is on my website – keep me informed on your plans okay?
ANOTHER one bites the dust! fantastic…they are just falling down like toy soldiers in the wind…thanks for the news.
I love mudflatting! unfortunately, I’ve got to get some neglected housework done…it’s only 6 pm here.
G’night all! And leave me some comments sometime on my blog.
I love hearing from you. xoxo h
i’m feeling like the flats are my own personal social networking source…
so a shout out to scrappy kath from seattle.
a wink for you, missy, and a secret handshake.
(Waving to all the other WA mudpuppies) It should be cool enough to go to sleep about 5am. Those of you in Tacoma, hope you are one of the lucky ones that has electricity and can run a fan.
Hi Fawnskin. Looking forward to visiting NZ one day for a week or two.
Just back on line. Haven’t read all the new comments, but must give details before booboodog goes to sleep.
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104 booboodog Says:
July 29th, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Country girl,
Are you kidding (or a mistake?) about 109? Holly cow! That can’t be the usual for BC, can it? Even in the interior, I thought it was a bit cooler than that normally. Take care up there!
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Thanks, we do take care. It’s the – 40 to – 55 degrees in winter that is sometimes a danger. (minus 40 is minus forty, Celsius or Fahrenheit.) Hard on the animals, especially our critters in the barn.
Not a typo. We are outside of 100 Mile House, B.C., have no weather station nearby, just our thermometers. Here is Lillooet, B.C., about an hour and a half away, at 41.2 degrees Celsius. That’s 108 degrees Fahrenheit. But as I said, it is dry, so after the first week it is not so hard to take, you get used to it.
I just copied this from the Lillooet weather link:
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-28_metric_e.html
Yesterday 41.2°C
Min:18.4°C (About 64 degrees Fahrenheit, so we do cool down at night.)
Thursday:41°C
Now THAT’S talkin’ weather. Thanks for your kind words, booboogdog.
okay, can we say this guy is being bought or at the very least influenced? …..he needs to go.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/blue-dogs-delay-water-dow_n_247177.html
“We have successfully pushed a floor vote to September,” Mike Ross (D-Ark.) told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “The American people want us to slow down, and that’s what we’re doing here.”
@booboodog
I accidently misspelled you name in my last post. Apologies.
Nighty night all.
Conan (The Tonight Show) coming on in a few minutes – soooo tired, but staying awake to see Shatner’s encore performance (He is “doing” Sarah’s tweets the way he did her poetry/resignaton speech). This should be good.
@ fawnskin mudpuppy
A shout out Back to You! To tell the truth, I’m a little nervous to check out that ‘other place’ where “malignant” seems to be having a meltdown over his lovefest with Sarah & hatefest on Pres Obama! But we can all keep the smackdowns coming, don’t think he’s remotely educable. Secret Handshake & Happy to see ya Gal!
This is just a little tidbit I found out or noticed when I was looking around for the new Twitter account. I looked at SarahPac to see any announcements.
If you go into the ” About Sarah” area they will tell you ‘ all about $arah’.
Now since this is SarahPac, and Meg is sort of in charge of that, that’s her job to be up-to-date ,about all things $arah.
All through the ‘ About Sarah ‘ section ALL of the references say ‘ GOVERNOR’ Palin.
Did Meg not get the Memo…..?…. just saying.
Maybe she can ask someone to change it. GOVERNOR Parnell might even ask.
ALL Alaskans might ask Meg to change it. How about it Meg? Is it unanimous.
Lori in Los Angeles…
I never watch Conan… but I just did because I heard about the Twitter poetry.
His guest tonight will also be Rachel Madow as well. Have to see what the conversation will be.
@#122okay, can we say this guy is being bought or at the very least influenced? …..he needs to go.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/blue-dogs-delay-water-dow_n_247177.html
“We have successfully pushed a floor vote to September,” Mike Ross (D-Ark.) told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “The American people want us to slow down, and that’s what we’re doing here.”
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@say No..yes you are right..I feel bad we are setting here talking about the weather. I know it is bad and I have been doing it , but that is not any thing that we can change. Bubbles said it a few post ago that we all need to get focused on the health care and kinda got shot down. I think we need AKM ( please) to focus our attention on Now and it is not Palin. Our President needs us to help him, he is trying to help us. We need health care now. This bum in Arkansas is nuts..AR is such a poor state..please do not beat me up on that statement. I was born in AR and still have many family members there. They are proud but poor they are christian but not like palin. If you live long enough to be Medicare age you are kinda ok but before that u are on your own.
History Goddess…waving back to you!!!! Hope you can stay cool. I would say with no A/C you should hydrate yourself with a good deal of wine and point a fan right at your face. These PAC NW heatwaves are no fun, but they do pass. Today was historic as far as records go so wishing you well and congratulating you for participating in history.
(Also, my sincere condolences for your obvious misery).
mhrt & all interested in healthcare reform, we post action alerts on the mudflats forum here: http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/board,22.0.html There are several actions you can join, including petitions, emails, and phonecalls. Please take a look. Also dailykosDOTcom and moveonDOTorg continue to update their healthcare reform actions, as well as other progressive websites.
The situation is very dire, and the delay will be used by anti-reform lobbyists to fill the airwaves with lies. It’s estimated that $1.4 million is spent everyday to stop us from having first world, affordable healthcare. Your calls, emails and faxes – plus visits to your House and Senate reps’ local offices – are needed.
What’s all this about Seattle? It was 108 in Vancouver (WA) and I think 106 in Portland, just across the river. Don’t forget about us poor oregonians )o;=
Shatner was funny again. Can’t believe he made Palin’s tweets almost sound sensible!
Waiting for Rachel on Conan…
Thanks Lani……
I have written to all my Reps and Senators and signed the referenced petitions. Here is a copy of the letter the President Obama sent out today to get everyone moving on this issue. I’m sure most of you received this but I will post it anyway. I’m trying to do my part by spreading the word!
Dear Friend,
If you’re like most Americans, there’s nothing more important to you about health care than peace of mind.
Given the status quo, that’s understandable. The current system often denies insurance due to pre-existing conditions, charges steep out-of-pocket fees – and sometimes isn’t there at all if you become seriously ill.
It’s time to fix our unsustainable insurance system and create a new foundation for health care security. That means guaranteeing your health care security and stability with eight basic consumer protections:
No discrimination for pre-existing conditions
No exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays
No cost-sharing for preventive care
No dropping of coverage if you become seriously ill
No gender discrimination
No annual or lifetime caps on coverage
Extended coverage for young adults
Guaranteed insurance renewal so long as premiums are paid
Learn more about these consumer protections at Whitehouse.gov.
Over the next month there is going to be an avalanche of misinformation and scare tactics from those seeking to perpetuate the status quo. But we know the cost of doing nothing is too high. Health care costs will double over the next decade, millions more will become uninsured, and state and local governments will go bankrupt.
It’s time to act and reform health insurance, drive down costs and guarantee the health care security and stability of every American family. You can help by putting these core principles of reform in the hands of your friends, your family, and the rest of your social network.
Thank you,
Barack Obama
Just noticed an interesting post at Dailykos -
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/29/759243/-Sarah-Palins-Path-to-Victory:-Oil-Checks-for-All
And, I have questions -
Why do other states with oil profits not do the same?
How do Native Americans feel about this issue?
It’s very late and I’m off to bed, goodnight Mudflatters.
YIKES it’s hot down there. In 6 years of living in OR, I never remember it getting that hot (Davis, CA was another story however, but at least it was a dry heat…). It got up to at least 80 here (downtown) today, which is really unreasonable (like WAians and ORians, we don’t have AC either). It was really muggy the other day too (YUCK!). I did NOT move back to the rainforest for this kind of weather, I’m telling you! Supposed to be cooling off a bit by the weekend, which is good, as I have a 2.5 day hiking trip planned up on the island.
So glad to see the Babygate story seems to be gaining traction in the last two days. I saw the video of Palin during the campaign where she talks about releasing her medical record which would show she had 5 babies. That was in October 2008. Well, she never did release the records just a cursory one page LETTER from her doctor saying she was in good health.m That is not a medical history. Did she had her tubes tied, hysterectomy, being treated with anti-depressants…..? I bet both those babies have different birth dates than we have been told. Remember seeing the photos of Mercedes with Trig? He was very tiny in those photos yet in the photo with Trig and the Heath’s he is a chubby normal size baby. I think Trig truly was born much before April 18. Palin announced the first week in March she was 7 months PG. I bet that baby was born before that and the plan was hatched….for whatever reason.
Just read that Sarah went to a dinner with Rupert Murdoch Wed. night. She was walked to her waiting limo..wonder if she is there without her family, sounds like it. I cannot imagine her having a talk show. It would probobly get ok ratings at first just for the curiosity but she doesn’t seem to be a woman that can carry on a conversation with any substance. But, it would be funny to watch. Imagine a serious talk show that proves to be more of a comedy. I was brought up not to talk badly of people, but this woman invites criticism and jokes about her. Her show could be called the “Unintentional Commedienne”. Sorry it is late and I am getting goofy. Night all, I enjoyed reading everyone’s posts.
mhrt…..I’m okay with expresions towards our weird weather, be it where ever, it should be shared…….really, we have this internet ability to speak and share what is going on in our area of the world, so let’s share and help those looking for information.
BUT, when it comes to people who influence political flow or pull, in our country or elsewhere on this planet of ours……I think the people “being controlled” need to have a voice. (I’m sure someone else can say this better than I).
Please those who can, where ever you are, please speak up, share with us, we are here, caring people who want to hear your voice, please do talk to us.
Ohh, after hearing about the heat out west, I feel like I’m in AK not GA. I, like InJuneau, have no AC, even though I live in the south. These old rock houses stay pretty cool even in the hottest weather, and with ceiling fans, usually do just fine. I can’t believe that here, in July, we are only supposed to get up to 80 today.
Stay cool, mudpuppies!
Hi everybody: Alaskans are here. Just getting wound down from work and everybody else is going to bed (boo-hoo, I think I’ll throw a palitantrum).
I have been trying to focus on the healthcare issues. Signing petitions, writing my reps, etc. I got a call from Sen Begich’s office the other day and am still working on composing an e-mail to him. This is a subject very close to my heart because I work in health care. I do have some concerns about bureaucracy because the Medicare paperwork is so overwhelming that seniors cannot find doctors. I wish I could get my hands on the bill to see what it actually says. Anyway, now that the Palinpalooza parties are all over I think Alaskans are just breathing carefully and trying to get stuff done that has been languishing on the sidelines (splitting wood, catching fish, spraying the wood exterior of the house, gathering things for our road trip to Eagle, etc).
Our healthcare situation (Medicaid) in Alaska still sucks. We are in limbo…
I was just talking to a client the other day who is an amputee. She’s having trouble with her prosthesis. She works in the ER of our local hospital and doesn’t have health insurance because she isn’t full time. Can’t get her leg fixed or address pain but is taking care of other people all week. Any justice in that you sucky congresspeople????
Sorry for all of you in Seattle. I saw the weather on the news this morning and couldn’t believe it! Wow, you guys must be melting down there. And we whine when it is 70 degrees F.
Helen, I’ve read your blog on and off for a while now. Very nice. I just don’t comment on other blogs very often (not enough time).
Has anybody heard from JHop? I am wondering what is going on with the AFT. How would an Alaskan go about asking for the quarterly info?
This is bad for my karma but the devil on my shoulder is greatly enjoying the distress of the Palinbots at work these days. They still won’t listen to sense when we talk about her (“oh the BS ethics complaints” they wail). Captain Zero may try to get away with burying ethics complaints in secrecy forever if we don’t keep an eye on him. He WILL be backed by all of the people who love her.
The wolves. For god’s sake stop shooting them from helicopters. We have voted on this 3 times since I have lived here (15 years) and 3 times the people of Alaska have voted against the practice. I can’t figure out why it is still going on except they keep re-writing the ballot initiatives and making it more incomprehensible (you know-double back talk where voting yes is “no” and no is “yes”). If you don’t have a high school education (like many people up here) or you don’t read the ballot very carefully you might just vote the opposite of how you wanted to. The big game hunting/tourism industries are all for it. More moose and caribou for the people with money to come up and shoot.
Once again it one of those “management” issues where man has come in and disturbed the natural course of things, resulting in a supposed need to “manage” it. I think it would be great if we could just leave those areas alone for the biosystems to rebalance themselves but you know THAT isn’t going to happen.
I’ve been reading this great book about a guy who lives off the land in the bush, above the arctic circle, and makes his living trapping. Don’t go off on me with the fur thing please. I’m not big on trappers but I do have a fur ruff on my winter suit that I wear mushing. It is absolutely the only thing that keeps the frostbite away (particularly when the wind is blowing and it is -20 F). Anyway, he talks about how they leave areas they have trapped for 3 years at a time (whether they want to move or not) to allow the animal populations to renew themselves (sort of like farmers leaving their fields fallow for a few years to allow the soil to recuperate). Seems like they should do that with the wolf/caribou/moose populations. Of course then we couldn’t let outside interests (who bring us tourist dollars) in to rape and pillage the land wherever they want.
Ah-well. I must sleep now. Nite mudpups. I am so glad you are all still here.
Here’s the link to Shatner’s reading of Sarah’s tweets:
http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/shatner-reads-palins-tweets-072909/1140351/
Hi ,
Just found this on my Alerts–from The Northern Light, University of Alaska, Anchorage, dated Tuesday July 28, 2009, re: Palin email case in Tennessee
http://media.www.thenorthernlight.org/media/storage/paper960/news/2009/07/28/NewsBriefs/Magistrate.Says.No.Questioning.Fbi.In.Hacking.Case-3753413.shtml
Former Presidents, Governors, Senators and Mayors have traditionally been referred to by thdir titles even after leaving office as recognition of their previous position. Sadly if Palin is not afforded and given the same treatment, I am sure she will cry SEXISM despite the fact that those titles are reserved to recognize honorably completed terms of office, an obligation she did not fulfill.
Despite the fact that $P says she does not need a title to progress Alaska, you can bet your bottom dollar that if her staff, friends, supporters and not real Americans address her as any other than the Gov she will insist that they refer to her as Gov. She will hold onto that title with a kung fu grip even tighter than she holds onto her beauty pageant tiara and never let it go.
She reminded us many times this month that she did not need a title, and as a quitter IMHO didn’t earn the respect to retain the title.
She can keep her Miss Congeniality title. That makes me smile.
(Evil) Media barred from Palin’s post-gubernatorial debut
http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/2009/07/29/media-barred-from-palins-post-gubernatorial-debut/
@Akaurora: As Gov she, she forfeited her title as Miss Congeniality because she was everything but congenial. Let’s see, nasty girl, vindictive, bully, arrogant, fabricator etc.
http://www.adn.com/western_alaska/story/878744.html
Dillingham radio station employee loses her job by blogging.
I read about the Dillingham radio person earlier. If her blog comments/satire are even half true, there’s a very sick problem in Alaska that needs to be addressed. It’s a major issue. BTW, Todd comes from Dillingham. Does anything as she stated in her discussion run in the family?
Nasty me, so sorry, just guessin.
Oh, nooooooooooes! Seems teh ClearChannel won’t be the channel for La Secessionista! Wha’? She’s not unethical enough for ‘em?
Just read some comments about Ashley Judd on another blog. Here is a para about her on Wikipedia. She attended a lot of schools and then UK. Some competition for Sarah. She has always accepted strong roles and apparently holds strong religious convictions also. Like the Phi Beta Kappa nomination. This lady is a winner.
“Judd attended twelve schools before college, including the Sayre School[3] in Lexington, Kentucky and Franklin High School in Tennessee.[4] ….An alumna of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Kentucky, she majored in French and minored in anthropology, art history, theater and women’s studies. She spent a semester studying in France as part of her major, a move that mirrored her role as Reed in the television series Sisters. She was in the UK Honors Program and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, but did not graduate with her class,[5] leaving the university early to drive cross-country in pursuit of an acting career in Hollywood, where she studied with well-respected acting teacher, Robert Carnegie, at Playhouse West. …. On May 9, 2007, it was announced Judd had completed her bachelor’s degree in French from the University of Kentucky.[6] In a May 2007 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Judd explained she had completed her degree requirements in 1990, but had mistakenly thought she was one class short. She only needed to “sign a piece of paper” in order to graduate. DeGeneres then surprised Judd by presenting her with her diploma, which DeGeneres had acquired from the university. Judd was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky on May 9, 2009. Judd enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School Mid-Career Master in Public Administration program for the 2009-2010 term.”
Look at this photo from Oz Mudflats for a laugh:
http://ozmud.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/sarah-palin-26-july-2009-we-eat-therefore-we-hunt/
10cats4me -
Thanks for the bio on Ms.Judd. I’ve always had the hots for her. One of the coolest things ever was at the Indy 500 when her hubby won , and she kicked off her heels and in the pouring rain , jumped that wall and went tear assing across the track to greet her man. Dripping wet with no makeup , she is 10 times hotter than pissant sarah. And we all know Ashley is wa-a-ay smarter.
sarah’s 7th grade snark is so pathetic.
http://www.imagebam.com/image/d87b552719319
Thanks for that link to the Oz Mudflats. That is hilarious.
Sarah’s snark toward Ashley was so, like, Junior High. First of all, Palin attacked her looks by referring to “petite Hollywood types”. How ironic…looks are the only reason Palin is in the spotlight. It sure ain’t her brains.
Plus, it’s exactly what Palin wants to be—in the spotlight of Hollywood. But, Ashley Judd has a brain. Jealous much, Palin?
It’s amazing how she holds a grudge against anyone who says anything against “The Queen”. Couric, Letterman, Judd, on and on and on.
It’s also easy to see that Palin is scared to death of another woman showing her up. She is exactly like a mean insecure teenager—only worse. I am sure we will see more imature twitters from Palin on this subject in the future.
This link was in an article from the Wed. NYT. A 77yr. old man has been working on this since 1985.
http://www.salvationmountain.us/
I have ceiling fans going constantly. It really helps to move the air. I have a tower fan which stands on the floor and blows cool air directly on my poor little hot Pug dog. We had such a cool spring that I didn’t get her shaved as I usually do. I’ll try to get her into the groomer next week. The price for it has gone up from $35 to $55. It’s trying times in this economy for anyone on a fixed income. Although, if I were still working, I’d be on a “fixed” income. LOL
Shannyn Moore has a great post up at Huffpo. This part is killer:
“As an Alaskan who has trapped and hunted, the aerial killing of animals is to hunting what hiring a hooker is to dating. A sure thing, with no work. No wonder it appealed to former governor Palin.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/palins-last-shot-on-wolve_b_247576.html
LiladyNY -
This place is nearby. I’m sure they could take care of your Pug.
http://www.groomingdalesofaustin.com/
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The day’s top horrible news. Ain’t it amazin’ what human beings are capable of? And rats?
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Coalition Sues to Block Pebble Mine Permits
http://www.adn.com/money/industries/mining/story/880648.html
Sorry for the rushed post – busy day.
Now that Palin is without the constraints of public office, it will be interesting to see who will be blamed for her bad behavior now.
Let’s take a look back:
During the campaign: it was the McCain handlers who were the problem. Let Sarah, be Sarah…they cried. Also too, the evil MSM and Couric.
After the campaign…..and turkeygate: Oh, it’s those evil bloggers…the MSM…and let’s not forget about Couric, and McCain staffers are “jerks”.
A few months later: Leave my kids alone, Letterman. But, look America…I’m parading my teenage daughter out again to stand up for abstinence so I look like a good mom. Levi is an opportunist, but I (sarah) just signed a book deal. Don’t forget: MSM, Couric, Jerks, and bloggers.
The next 6 months: It’s those evil citizens expressing their rights by filing ethics complaints who have made me a lame duck. But also, bloggers, MSM, Couric, Letterman, Levi, jerks, Alaskan citizens…..and tiny Hollywood stars like Ashley Judd.
Now that she can’t blame her position as Governor for her troubles—-who is next?
MSNBC Debate Palin’s Sex Appeal Shannyn Moore is mentioned in article.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/07/28/sarah-palins-sex-appeal-is-grist-for-political-debate-on-msnb/?icid=main|main|dl7|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicsdaily.com%2F2009%2F07%2F28%2Fsarah-palins-sex-appeal-is-grist-for-political-debate-on-msnb%2F
Sheesh, didn’t see the new thread about Pebble Mine. Sorry, was wondering why no one was talking about it. Thought I was giving you guys breaking news.
Anyway a very important issue and if I have time will comment in the appropriate thread (o:
Palin just posed for cheesy pin-up photos in Runner’s World, and she turns around and slams tiny Hollywood stars. Hmmmm. Odd, don’t ya think?
I think the dear X-Gov is a bit jealous.
A tiny Hollywood star is exactly what Palin wants to be.
I would like to see a graphic of Palin in her cheesy running shorts (from Runner’s World), holding a gun and eatin’ her kill.
To almostconative…I’m between Breckenridge, Frisco and Keystone.
trisha –
sarah made the cover of this new magazine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47902523@N00/3697844975/
#163 austintx Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 5:04 AM
LiladyNY -
This place is nearby. I’m sure they could take care of your Pug.
http://www.groomingdalesofaustin.com/
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Thnx austintx. Oh la la. Chloe leaves the groomer wearing a pink bandana and smelling yummy! I always have a hard time not buying ANOTHER fancy collar or cute food dish or a box of holistic treats! She’s a little bit spoiled, but so worth it.
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#171 austintx Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 5:37 AM
trisha -
sarah made the cover of this new magazine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47902523@N00/3697844975/
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This is hysterical – and so true! Really, Why Bother??? ROFLMAO!
#163 austintx Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 5:04 AM
LiladyNY -
This place is nearby. I’m sure they could take care of your Pug.
http://www.groomingdalesofaustin.com/
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Thanks austintx. Oooh La La! Chloe leaves the groomer wearing a pink bandana and smelling yummy! It’s really hard for me to pass up ANOTHER pretty collar or food dish or box of holistic treats for her! She’s a little spoiled but so worth it.
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#171 austintx Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 5:37 AM
trisha -
sarah made the cover of this new magazine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47902523@N00/3697844975/
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This is hysterical! Really, Why Bother??? ROFLMAO
Like a number of other folks, I live in red-red-red Cobb County, GA. Well, last night I saw something I never thought I’d see down here. What I saw is also the perfect name for SP’s new political party, even though it’s way to late for consideration in the poll. Maybe there will be an “honorary mention” when poll results are finalized for this bumper sticker slogan found on the back of pickup truck – one with a gun rack I must add.
Bumper sticker:
SP Sez: I’m A Quitter,
You’re A Quitter,
Everyone Should Be A Quitter Too!
That made my day/night!
Thanks austintx. That is hilarious. I must pass that along.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/07/29/wsjnbc-poll-would-you-like-to-see-palin-as-president-someday/
Bonus from NBC/WSJ: remember our friend, the quitta from Wassilla?
While it should come as no surprise that 87% of Democrats said they don’t ever want Palin as commander-in-chief, some 43% of Republicans said the same thing—as well as 65% of independents.
Even 46% of self-identified conservatives said they do not want Palin as president, as well as 44% of those who voted for Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain in 2008.
At 44%, white evangelicals are the largest subgroup supporting Palin as president one day.
Quitting hasn’t helped her prospects any. Even Republicans don’t see her as Presidential material.
We’ve had an unusual summer in the Maritime provinces. Immense humidity, heat, and more rain than sun. Lots of severe thunderstorms. Has been going on for two months. In fact, weather patterns, jet stream are out of sync, almost hurricane winds in the winter. Just unusual patterns.
No kidding, rebekkah. I was cold all through June and most of July. I can usually at least count on being warm enough those two months. Hot for two days, and then back to rain currently.
I think we got England’s share of the gulf stream maybe.
Before I rush out the door I’m jumping in to ask everyone so inclined to wander over to I Heart Mudflats — There’s a link over there to a blog that everyone should see (at the top, submitted/suggested by moi) … that blog keeps me up at night sometimes, pondering life, not politics! Anyway, I think it’s a much-needed break from politics… then you can come right back here!
I’ll take this opportunity to thank you and all the Alaska bloggers who stopped Palin’s march to the White House, and have ousted her from your own state’s position of power. Good job! A FOX news poll shows most think her next best position is…homemaker! Excellent job, guys. I suspect she thought she’d ride her celebrity into further national prominence, but has in fact become a joke, an afterthought, a has-been. Even her book is a laugh…if it’s readable, she didn’t write it; if she wrote it, no one sane would want to read it. (And oh, poor editor & ghost writer who has to work with her!)
Anyway, this is just a thank you note for the real no-kidding public service you’ve provided. Power to the people, indeed.
May have been posted alredy- Mouthpiece Theatre recaps Palin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRs28aO-mYs
mhrt~~~thanks for helping with that post on health care..i retired from nynex with a good health policy so i am not uninsured. so many fine, hard working folk either have no insurance or who have band-aid policies [if you need anything more than a band-aid,they cancel your policy] so sad. my son in law has a small firm. to insure his employees takes a big chunk of profit money and leaves him unable to hire more techs. so sad for computer techs….b
Rebekkah: Where are you in the Maritimes? We are in St. Andrews in the summer. I’ve been lurking on this site since last summer but have never posted. Have never seen a summer here with so much rain and fog.
I so appreciate all the mud puppies.
Just for fun – Progressive Alaska linked to this site. When I checked it out, I cracked up – but also got the chills from a couple of the artist’s renditions of Sarah. If you need a reminder of why we needed to kick Palin in the ass and out the door, take a look at the Palin graphics.
http://www.drawger.com/zinasaunders/?section=gallery&gallery_id=705
Just caught this on Huffpo and it is hilarious. Not enough that William Shatner turned Sarah Palin’s Resignation speech into poetry, Conan O’brien turned him loose on her tweets!! The bongo and bass players are even more into it!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/30/william-shatner-reads-pal_n_247598.html
I thought this Fairbanks News Miner story was interesting, and perhaps telling
Department of Environmental Conservation official quits, citing ‘miserable’ spill response to Yukon flooding
http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/30/department-environmental-conservation-quits-citing/
Sherry in court today, 11:00 am, AK time
I still cannot get over the fact that the state has taken 8 months (so far) to release those emails. How can they get away with this? Isn’t there anything that can be done?
Also too, there must be something good (or bad) in those emails that they are dragging their feet for so long. But, by the time they are released, they will be scrubbed clean. Something is very wrong about this whole deal.
I read that MSNBC had also requested the emails back in September and still has not received them. I wonder why they aren’t making this an issue?
Don’t give up putting pressure on the state to release them.
HEY, WE are going to get a Governor’s Picnic, right here in the CAPTIAL CITY! The new gov. said so on the news this morning (prob. actually yesterday, but I just heard the story this morning). OMG, how cool is that? I think I’ll go and thank him and tell him he’s already doing a better job than Buttercup.
Good morning, fellow members of the chattering class.
I am certainly not pro-Saran Palin. In fact, I personally interviewed and reported on the story of the Duke Ellington Orchestra member who said that Sarah Palin has refused to speak with members of the orchestra when she saw their skin color (brown).
Some blogs are saying her resignation speech was terrible and will exclude her from contention for the Republican nomination in 2012, but I think they’re probably wrong.
In spite of the fact that I don’t like Sarah Palin anymore than I would have wanted McCain for president (see my Truth About McCain Blog), I think Sarah Palin’s speech was actually pretty good.
She mentioned the troops and the military several times. She described the state of Alaska in glowing and engaging terms that would make people less resistant to having a president from Alaska.
Palin talked about her commitment to all of the issues are seen as most important by the extreme right voters who decide the Republican presidential nominee: small government, low taxes, helping and respecting small businesses, opposition to abortion, commitment to family (she said that was part of the reason she was resigning).
I actually think that, for what she was trying to accomplish, which was to announce her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, the speech was very effective. Remember: She’s not trying to convince liberals, leftists or the media. She’s trying to create a coalition of right-wing hate groups who will support her candidacy in 2012, and I think she’s doing that. At least, I think her speech was a successful run at it.
Don’t count Palin out. The very fact that she is known all over the Internet for disparaging Blacks and Native Americans will HELP HER with the Republicans who vote in Republican primaries.
She’s got an entire dead bear in her office in Alaska, which gives her the 100% support of the NRA going in.
The other thing she did in her speech that proved she is running for president is that she said she would work with and support people from any political party if they had good ideas, which was Sarah Palin emulating the “broad tent” strategy that put Barack Obama in the White House. It’s the same thing Barack Obama said. He said he was not interested in labels and parties and he invites everyone to the table to help make progress.
That’s exactly what Sarah Palin says, and her emulation of Obama on this point is another reason why I think she is running for president and I wouldn’t count her out of the 2012 Republican nomination.
Remember something else about a Palin/Obama matchup. Americans supported Obama because their memories of Bush were fresh and raw. But, Americans often prefer a president who is at least as lacking in intelligence as the voters he represents. Americans often prefer a president who says he will do extreme things; Ronald Reagan promised to send troops to South Africa to protect the “stability” of the Afrikanner apartheid regime.
Palin’s probably the most exciting candidate the Republicans have, compared to the flip-flopping Romney, who was liberal before he was conservative . . .
I’m glad I live in Brazil so that I won’t have to suffer Palin on television as president every day if the liberals turn out to be wrong about her attraction to the right and to the whites-are-rights.
If the economy is still terrible in 2012 and unemployment is still at ten percent, Americans might go with the other Party and elect Sarah Palin. Remember that when Ronald Reagan was running for office he constantly misspoke and said things that offended the media but helped round up the hate-groups that constitute the Republican Party.
Ronald Reagan ran for the Republican nomination in 1976 and lost. He ran for the Republican nomination in 1980 and won, went on to win the presidency. Don’t count Sarah Palin out. CAMPAIGN to keep her out, and don’t assume that it will be easy!
Lest Alaskans think they are the only ones suffering from Idiocy in high places, check this out! This is what happens when wingnuts start running things.
http://tinyurl.com/nvdbcf
An analysis of sarah’s tweets.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/29/palin-energy-twitter/
Sarah’s twits statistically analysed at Think Progress. Turns out it’s energy and moose that stand out. http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/29/palin-energy-twitter/
trisha Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 8:13 AM
I still cannot get over the fact that the state has taken 8 months (so far) to release those emails. How can they get away with this? Isn’t there anything that can be done?
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Writ of mandamus comes to mind. It’s a way to compel public servants to do the things that the law requires. The court basically says, do it, or be in contempt. Highly effective remedy if you can establish all the elements and it is an available remedy in your jurisdiction.
Looks like austin & I have been to the same places recently.
Just some interesting highlights to point out from the ADN’s “Newsreader”.
Mat-Su secession? Houston wants out
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Rumors are flying about a possible secession attempt in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s northern reaches. A fire chief reports that Houston Mayor Roger Purcell said at a contentious meeting last week: “The city of Houston and the city of Wasilla are going to announce that we’re going to split from the borough.” Wasilla Mayor Verne Rupright says Wasilla has made no moves to join any secession attempt.
Mat-Su secession? Houston wants out
Dividing borough not a bad idea, Colberg says (Frontiersman) *Link to this story on the newreader page*
http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2009/07/28/local_news/doc4a6e9df573f2f780637827.txt
Canadians get OK to fish for Yukon River kings
Whitehorse Daily Star: For the first time in three years, sport anglers and commercial boats will be permitted to fish for Yukon River kings in the Yukon territory. A full aboriginal subsistence fishery has also been approved. As of Tuesday, the sonar at Eagle, Alaska, just below the international border, counted 55,600 kings, compared to 19,000 at the same point last year and an annual average of 38,800. International treaty calls for at least 45,000. Lower Yukon subsistence fishing in Alaska was severely curtailed this year and last to allow more kings to get upstream into Canada.
http://www.adn.com/3437/story/880977.html
I’m disturbed (by so MANY things) by MoveOn’s warning that we will start to see SP heading up a campaign against clean energy.
It’s a sure thing we’ll see editorials written by others in her name that will sound articulate. (a clear tip-off to those in the know)
the problem child and austintx: thanks for that link.
Also interesting that Palin quit after that extended stay down in Texas and after calling oil man–Cheney. I think she will be paid by the GOP..errr…cough cough…..oil industry.
physicsmom“““` i wish you a speedy recovery from shoulder surgery. please take it easy and don’t rush into doing too much, too soon. many hugs and good vibes coming your way…love b
# 182 Martha Unalaska Yard Sign: That link is awesome. She is an amazing talent.
I will be happy when SP fades away into obscurity. She has fooled many who belong in mental wards (right-winger nuts). I hope they realize she cares about only one person and that is herself.
trisha -
sarah collected 40k in ONE day for s-pac from her pipeline pals down here in Texas while she was hangin’ out.
problem child -
We be on the same wavelength.
hey austin…..how does one blow up this shrimp? i have huffed and i have puffed and i got nothing,nada,zilch…bubs
Well , any leaks ?? Is Marion home ??
A must have for bacon lovers.
http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bacon-watch.jpg
austin “` o.k. injuneau told me to open the hole which i did and that worked. however did ever i mention that i am 5ft 1in tall and so is the shrimp.
Just read on Juneau Empire that the new Gov Parnell said he won’t claim per diem payments while he is in Anchorage. He may be seeing his former boss in a different light now.
Here is an “update’ to Palin radio head, “sportscaster”, “journalist”…LMHO!
Sarah Palin, Radio Star? Ex-Governor May Be Seeking Radio Deal
Update: Broadcasting & Cable’s Paige Albiniak casts doubt on Sarah Palin’s radio prospects, and says that her sources claim Clear Channel has already turned Palin down out of fears that she can’t sustain a regular three-hour radio show:
While you might assume Palin would be a better fit for conservative radio than the less partisan world of syndicated broadcast TV, my sources say the country’s biggest radio conglomerate, Clear Channel, has already passed on her.
The main objection to Palin as radio talk-show host is that she would have to hold forth for three hours a day.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/28/sarah-palin-radio-star-ex_n_246525.html
bubbles -
Yeah – some of the blow up things have a little “flap” in there and you have to squeeze at the bottom of the…..er…..nipple to get an open air passage. Glad we got it figured out.
I posted ( # 130 ) last night that SarahPac was still using the title of ” Governor ” all over the SarahPac website. The fact that they continue to beg for this Woman by still using that ‘title ‘ bothers me. She doesn’t deserve respect or the title because she QUIT.
Who would you complain to to make SarahPac change their Fundraising webpage.?? Since they claim she is Governor of Alaska…Do Alaskans need to complain. A call to Gov. Parnells Office..? Or would Parnell be sympathetic and let it go. Or how about a story on a blog ( writing about it )mocking them for continuing to use the name ” Governor ” for their fund-raising… because she is NOT.
Does this bother anyone else?
bubbles–yea, the shrimp is inflatable! You must have someone send AKM a photo of you and the shrimp at the Frying Pan (and seriously, it’s the same height as you? Wacky!).
honesty““““`everything about that woman bothers me. let’s see how long it takes before she changes it or is made to change it.
@Honesty in government….in a word..yes. I emailed both SarahPac and the AFT and suggested it would be at least prudent to remove any reference to her as governor.
Actually I had a whole lot more to say to the AFT….directly to Kristen Cole. I am sure she won’t care, but I did assure her that pj clad bloggers will never ever let go of this little baby…oh…and I think I a may also asked her if she is an apple that fell far….or near the tree. Kind of mean I know. I’m funny like that….when I know people are scrounging off the backs of hard working real God fearing people…who probably dont have enough to live month to month. I don’t mean the ManSours….they are making money on Palins brand now. Its the people who only want to believe Sarah is all things good….and truly want to help her.
OK..I will stop now…starting to ramble.
Honesty in Government; I’m an outsider, but it still bothers me too; If I read correctly, all PACs are under strict Federal guidelines, and am not sure what this entity is called, but definitely, her title as Governor should be removed. I guess it’s the holidays, and they didn’t get around to it yet?
Also, is that AFT or ATF still open to donations?
Yes Rebekkah….it is still open and I do believe they are accepting donations.
Ok, it’s 55 degrees, rainy & foggy on July 30th at noon in Colorado, I’m at about 6500′ elevation, not that high. In the mean time Seattle is having triple digit heat. Up is down, black is white, right is left… Manitou Springs, CO has become Seattle, Wa..Seattle, Wa has become Phoenix, AZ. I’ve decided from now on whenever I hear something regarding the president, health care reform, birth certificate, etc. that’s patently untrue I’m going to reply “How about in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin things up.” I’ll let you know how that goes…
@ 162 Gardenslug, aerial hunting is apparently not such a sure thing, and not much of a bargain, either. If I remember, the numbers were something like 60 wolves for over $100,000. (Maybe another mudpuppy can help me out here.) As a fiscal conservative, it struck me at the time as a very inefficient, uneconomical way to get the job done.
One thing that bothers me greatly when I see this issue debated by Outsiders is that they often have no realization that people in the villages can’t just pop down to the local grocery store to buy a veggie burger. The discussion needs to be based on science, not emotions, and due consideration must be given to the very real individuals who need healthy moose and caribou populations for subsistence. Too many out there buy into the meme that all wolves are noble and only eat the old and the sick, and that it’s better to have them starve to death slowly after they have decimated the game population than to die a much quicker, more humane death by bullet. Too often there are very ugly unintended consequences inflicted by well-meaning people who don’t fully understand all sides of an issue. I think this is one issue best left to those who live here.
Okay. I’m off my soapbox for the day. Who wants to be next?
@215 JC – LOL. I’m looking forward to hearing the reactions you get.
@jc: That is a most excellent strategy and I’m going to employ it also.
Too.
And, I confess to great glee at reading “the site that shall not be named.” They are falling all over themselves playing “Where is Sarah Palin?” and trying to spin her silence and her failure to update Twitter or SarahPac.
Good times.
jc in co““good one
PhysicsMom, I’m recovering from rotator cuff/bicep tendon surgery, too. It takes a long time, compared to several other operations I’ve had, but it does improve incrementally every day. Best of luck to you, too!
valleyindependent““““you are right of course. to me a wolf is like a large beautiful wild dog. just the other day a racoon was ambling along, minding its’ own business in greenwich village and the idiot cops shot the poor thing. they thought it had rabies but it tested negative. it is very hard for an outsider like myself to pass judgement on people who hunt for food or people who grow food. may all the herds increase and the fish be bountiful and sustain the lives of us all…b
jim“` did your shoulder pop when you reached or tried to use your arm? did you have limited motion? that’s whats happened to me. i am better now. got steroid shots but if things get worse might have to go that way…b
Interesting information on Tenn. email case. SP would have known before her
quitter speech that the defense attorney had asked for those emails. A motion was filed on May 11 2009 by Wade Davies the defense atty.
A motion was filed by the prosecutor on June 8 2009 to try to stop the
supoenas.It was reported on July 17 that the judge told the defense to narrow
down the request and have in back by July 27.The trial is supposed to start in
Oct. so I would think the judge would rule on this supoena thing pretty quickly.
Accordingly,
Mr. Kernell requests that this court set a date certain for the production of the
material to be subpoenaed at least 30 days before the date that the defendant’s
expert report would be due, July 31, 2009.
Respectfully submitted this 11th day of May, 2009.
RITCHIE, DILLARD & DAVIES, P.C.
/S/ WADE V. DAVIES___________
WADE V. DAVIES [BPR #016052]
ANNE E. PASSINO [BPR #027456]
606 W. Main Street, Suite 300
P. O. Box 1126
Knoxville, TN 37901-1126
(865) 637-0661
wdavies@rddlawfirm.com
apassino@rddlawfirm.com
Counsel for David C. Kernell
Valleyindependent,
I had asked earlier in the thread what Alaskans thought of the wolf program before I started putting my nose into your states business. I despise the cruel aspect of how this is done, not that it IS done. We are not in your shoes and for the most part down here we do not need to hunt for food. But I do have a problem if there are underhanded dealings among the people in charge of these depts. They should have facts in front of them not bribes and payoffs. Whatever is decided, it should be based on environmental soundness; for the people, the animals and the future.
Bubbles, most of my pain was caused by the bicep tendon being shredded. Any movement at all was very painful, though that didn’t even show up on the MRI! It showed 3 small tears in the cuff and bursitis. They removed the inflamed bursae, trimmed the tears but didn’t sew them up, shaved off some bone spurs that were responsible for shredding the tendon, and debraided 25% of the tendon away before they got to healthy tissue. Good thing I was already disabled, as this injury would almost certainly have made me so…
This post on huffpo re:Shannyn Moore’s latest article made me chuckle:
“Most people aren”t aware that Natives have only been able to survive in Alaska for the past several thousand years because they have been allowed to shoot wolves from planes. Once this bloody tradition is taken away, then the natural order will be disrupted and people will starve because the moose will all get eaten by evil wolves who are really liberals reincarnated to make life difficult for the average Joe Eskimo. If only Alaska wasn’t so overpopulated then we could all live in peace and eat moose jerky daily.”
Well said!
bubbles, sorry about the raccoon. I have a soft spot for them, too, but they are very hard on the gates on gated irrigation pipe. I think they’re cute and smart; my farmer friends and family they think they’re destructive and expensive. Sometimes it’s hard being a softy in the real world.
210 honestyinGov Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 9:49 AM
I posted ( # 130 ) last night that SarahPac was still using the title of ” Governor ” all over the SarahPac website. The fact that they continue to beg for this Woman by still using that ‘title ‘ bothers me. She doesn’t deserve respect or the title because she QUIT.
Who would you complain to to make SarahPac change their Fundraising webpage.?? Since they claim she is Governor of Alaska…Do Alaskans need to complain. A call to Gov. Parnells Office..? Or would Parnell be sympathetic and let it go. Or how about a story on a blog ( writing about it )mocking them for continuing to use the name ” Governor ” for their fund-raising… because she is NOT.
Does this bother anyone else?
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Send the link to the FEC, and contact C.R.E.W. CREW has a tipline.
I’ve already contacted them. More the merrier.
I believe that predator kills of herding animals is important for maintaining tbe long-term health of the herd (and the predator of course). Wolves and other predators will take the sick and weakened animals of the herd, where hunters select the trophy animals. In time, the natural selection processes are affected leaving a less healthy herd. I also believe that many wildlife biologists are bound by local politics to advise on behalf of yielding the greatest quantity of “game”, but not long-term species viability. No matter the method that predators are controlled, be it by aerial hunt, trapping, etc. it will have an unintended negative impact on games species in the long run.
Also, too on my soap box is a rave for wild salmon and the importance that they have on natural ecosystems.
i was watching one of the news channels last night and whose big fat mug was plastered on my tv set (well my tv screen is large ) but ole’ Palin girls’ mug
It was a clean energy commercial saying Palin’s Post article on cap and trade was wrong.. very anti-palin
I tried finding it on youtube.. if I see it i will post it
I am in the d.c. area
booboodog, we are in agreement. Whatever is decided, it should be based on facts, the process should be open and honest, and any culling should be done as humanely as practically possible.
HonestyinGov and pvazwindy, I sent an email to the PAC from their website. This is what I got: “Thank you for your email. Due to the large number of responses, it may take awhile for us to fully respond. Thank you.” I like your suggestion better.
Valley, agreed; but you said it much better than I! I do get upset when people think they can do better than nature, and when the native people get tromped by political agendas.
Great summation, ValleyIndependent.
And really, that’s all I’m asking from my elected/appointed representatives on any issue–that they act with honesty and integrity and, when dealing with public resources, that they use their best efforts and their best intentions to benefit the public and serve the public good.
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ValleyIndependent Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 10:55 AM
booboodog, we are in agreement. Whatever is decided, it should be based on facts, the process should be open and honest, and any culling should be done as humanely as practically possible.
#223 Liz I. just be sure when you use that response that you also demonstrate the proper body language, tilt head, shrug shoulders, hand gestures, gritting of teeth, etc. Of course, most importantly, use your absolute most snarky voice! It finally quit raining it’s 52 degrees (fahrenheit) for all you fureneers (in “w’s” voice) I would stand out on my deck and listen for the next train’s departure for the temp on top of Pikes Peak, as the conductor usually announces it as they’re boarding (in case any Texan are crazy enough to be wearing halter tops & shorts in the middle of the summer to go up 14,110′) You know I’m teasing all texas pups, how would you know snow could be flying July 4th? But it’s just too d*mn cold to hang out on my deck for the weather report atop PP, I’ll venture to guess it’s around 29-30 degrees…
Where I grew up in the woods, we would often get newly minted biologists fresh out of university, with lots of theory, and no practical knowledge yet to go with it, who would proceed to say and do the most ludicrous things, and who, while very well-meaning, were actually harmful to the species they meant to help. As a result, I think it should be required that they go live with an elder who can teach them the practical realities for a few years before they are allowed to impact policy.
Here’s a story on the new gov. working on getting the position back in the good graces of residents of the CAPITAL: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/073009/loc_472862982.shtml
#235 Wayney, it’s a moveon.org ad, probably at their website. I saw it on huffpo or actually I think I saw it on greta’s place, gave them something to b*tch about for several hours. Greta must be mad at buttercup, she hasn’t put up any threads for a few days about her. Maybe she got a little nervous about the most recent ethics complaint seeing how it mentioned her husband numerous times.
And another bit of encouraging news from the Gov.: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/073009/loc_472862933.shtml
valleyindependent: There was a letter from a young woman, who had hunted and trapped with her family most of her life, that was posted on either this blog or Shannyn’s last fall (about the wolf hunting issue). It was very informative. What I remember most about it was the issue of overhunting of moose and caribou in certain areas because of snowmachine access. It would seem that the problems, in terms of subsistence hunting, are that people who actually rely on subsistence for food are no longer migratory. The herds in the areas surrounding villages are overhunted by humans because the humans no longer move and the hunting area is limited by the distance that a regular snowmachine can go and come back. This is also an issue for those non-subsistence hunters who fly into villages. Once again, I will state that it is an upset in the natural order of things that we humans now have to “manage”. I don’t like it but I understand it. I still don’t think that there should be bounties on wolves and I disagree with anyone hunting them from the air (other than possibly game management officials).
The big issue is that the world has too many people and not enough resources. Simplistic? Yes. But valid nevertheless.
ValleyIndependent and Lovemydogs; Well said!
Liz, that is a very reasonable request. Well said.
Country girl, Yoohoo, you up?
I just looked up Lillooet, and yes, you are in the middle of Nowhere! I bet you love it there!
lovemydogs, thanks for sharing. That’s why I generally don’t weigh in on the wolf issue, even though I live in Alaska. I am simply too far away to know what happens on a regular basis out in the bush, what the wolf and game populations are in particular areas, and what other factors come into play there. The opinions of those who live closest and are most affected should carry the most weight. I guess the best thing we can do is to make sure the process is in place so those folks have opportunities to be heard and have their perspectives considered when policy is made.
valleyindependent:
Agreed. I am certainly no expert. Just trying to understand the issues. I really try to put my ideologies and emotions aside to listen because I know that there are generally two sides to every argument. It is difficult though.
Tina in Tennessee reporting from Fort Morgan, Alabama ~
The heat index is 111 (down two degrees from 113, earlier today).
Hubby and i are using all of the suggestions to stay col from the previous open thread! The ferrets are loving the water spray, but the Chihuahua is not amused.
that’s ‘cool’, not ‘cold’.
I just read this comment posted over at that other site.Can the New Gov Sean P. be sending out info about the Quitter on state time. IF TRUE ?
kenn said…
Here are two new email addresses in the email from Sean’s off1ce:
PalinScheduling@gmail.com
AND
PalinMediaRequests@gmail.com
July 30, 2009 4:37 PM
What’s up with That ?
Re: the two email addresses –
I wrote to Parnell’s office asking why so many of Palin’s press releases were not included in the news archives. Also sent a BIG list of links from Palin’s twitter account that had originally gone to the State Gov site.
In response, I received an email saying that they were happy to tell me that Sarah is now receiving email at the two email address listed @253 by C.Rock.
I then forwarded my email to those two email addresses and also wrote back to Gov. Parnell’s office asking if Palin’s press releases would be available upon request. But, so far – no response.
Forgive me if this has already been posted by I got a email from “color of change” re:Glen Beck.
“As you may know, right-wing talk show hosts have been bringing
race-based fear mongering into the mainstream, but FOX’s Glenn Beck
just took it to another level. On Tuesday, Beck said:
“This president has exposed himself as a guy over and
over and over again who has a deep-seated hatred for
white people… this guy is, I believe, a racist.”
It’s part of a larger argument Beck has been making: that President
Obama wants to serve the needs of Black communities at White people’s
expense. This kind of talk stirs up fear, hate, and it can lead to
violence.”
If you are sick of idiots, Glen Beck’s fearmonerging, hate speech against our President…feel free to speak your mind!
http://colorofchange.org/beck/?id=2143-684465
Thank you for taking the time to contact CREW and bringing this matter to our attention.
Best wishes,
Rachel Sillman
——————————–In response to my email, alerting them to Palin’s continued use of Governor of
Alaska and first family of Ak, at the AFT site.
As someone posted on the Mine thread… AKM’s mine story is also posted on Huffpo if you would like to leave comments.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/akmuckraker/pebble-mine-dirty-gold-an_b_248106.html
BuffaloGal Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Re: the two email addresses -
I wrote to Parnell’s office asking why so many of Palin’s press releases were not included in the news archives. Also sent a BIG list of links from Palin’s twitter account that had originally gone to the State Gov site.
In response, I received an email saying that they were happy to tell me that Sarah is now receiving email at the two email address listed @253 by C.Rock.
I then forwarded my email to those two email addresses and also wrote back to Gov. Parnell’s office asking if Palin’s press releases would be available upon request. But, so far – no response.
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Ummm? Is he (Parnell) trying to say that those things that were on the SOA website are Sar-rah’s property????
They were put on the SOA site and should be available as such.
WTF?
Maybe SP should move her pro-birth agenda to China, where they have 30M abortions a year in addition to 10M morning after pills issued, and unaccounted for OTHER abortions in rural areas.
There ya go, SP! Your calling is in CHINA!!!!
http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/20220971/detail.html
I can not believe for one minute that one or more of our more enthusiastic bloggers hasn’t saved every one of those press releases to use as ammunition… er… archival reference… in the future.
They have to be archived by SOMEONE… it only makes sense!
Watching a DVR of Letterman, not sure what date… Katie Couric will be on. God, I hope they discuss SP!
Haven’t had a chance to read through all comments…
Any news about the kid in TN (yahoo email scandal)? He supposedly had a court date on Monday.
samper–I think there was going to be an update in his local paper on Friday (there was a post about it back in the Open Thread-Quitter thread I think).
crystalwolf said @ 258 :
Ummm? Is he (Parnell) trying to say that those things that were on the SOA website are Sar-rah’s property????
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I sent an email to Parnell’s office asking that very thing.
no answer, yet.
Wow. I just got through reading all the links and comments. Phew! Hysterical Quitter mag link from austintx. You are all on the case…such a delight.
forgot…the Easter poster of $P was satirically brilliant. My brain is now officially fried and unoperational…will reboot tomorrow. Love to all.
Hi Samper,
See my post @ 145 on this thread re: status of Kernell case in TN
@samper #261
I think the Monday thing was a hearing on this:
http://web.knoxnews.com/pdf/071709palin_davies_motion.pdf
I believe his trial is set for October. I believe it will be re-set. I believe it will be re-set, again. I believe that it will take it ten years to get to the SCOTUS.
I believe i feel a little barfy at the thought of this going on as long as BTQ$ can possibly milk it for victimhood.
This was in a comment on Huff: Here’s Sarah on the radio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itNPNb6DGiU&feature=related
#255 crystalwolf, thank you for the link. We all need to do this. This is an absolute outrage, these swine bigots are accusing our president of being a racist. It’s insanity, they are breeding hate and dissent all over this country. They’re yapping about “we’re not gonna take this anymore” Well get a clue, President Obama won by an overwhelming majority & we’re not gonna take it anymore! These idiots like beck, hannity & rush are inciting domestic terrorists, it’s dangerous for us, our children and the first family.
Interesting, early-on take on the David Kernell saga:
http://pulse2.com/2008/10/08/why-i-believe-david-kernell-should-not-be-put-in-jail/
Color of Change also has a petition on Lou Dobbs w/CNN over his birther bs…
Here’s a link:
http://www.colorofchange.org/dobbs/?id=2347-697423
According to Broadcasting & Cable, Clear Channel Broadcasting, the country’s biggest radio conglomerate, has already turned Palin down because of fears that she wouldn’t be able to “hold forth for three hours a day.”
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Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha………….NO S^*T Sherlock !!
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/30/clear-channel-palin/
Thanks naughty and Tina… will check them out now.
Tina: I agree. This will take FOREVER!
sorry if this has been posted, I’m once again behind. Me thinks Parnell is still mopping up Scarah messes, keep on him. Too bad he doesn’t have the guts to hire Bev Wooley back.
http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/881161.html
Substance over politics
Gov. Parnell takes a more objective approach to hiring
“Parnell particularly said social issues will not affect the hiring of a new public health director — which is significant because Bev Wooley, the most recent public health director, left at former Gov. Sarah Palin’s request, and said she was forced out because Palin felt she wasn’t in step on social issues.”
austintx…. here is a little story for you.
“LUBBOCK, Texas — A small group of Texas Tech University faculty members is objecting to the school’s hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and is trying to gather signatures for a petition that claims he has “demonstrated significant ethical failings.” ”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090730/us-gays-equality-glance/
The AFT mentions “the current Governor SP”. So Parnel is de facto still the Lt Gov.
“The Alaska Fund Trust is the official legal fund created to defend the integrity of the Alaska Governor’s Office from an onslaught of political attacks launched against current Governor Sarah Palin, the First Family,…”
wow…lots of posts to catch up on…we had 100+ temps last week, but coastal fog cooled everythong off by 6 pm…no AC , but by opening doors/windows in AM, and then closing up with all the curtains CLOSED, house stayed in the 70′s while it was 100 outside…took me YEARS to get my wife to not open the windows when she saw there was a breeze outside..100 degree breeze ! 78 inside..hhhhmmm!! the closed curtains provide an extra layer of insulation and block the sun from warmimg up the furniture..a fan in the attic space helps too..blows out the REALLY hot air when next to the attic vent, and reduces the heat radiating thru the ceiling…helps cool the house down faster at nite.
I am watching KO right now and reguarding Lou Dobbs and Glen Beck, they are talking that these right wingnuts Rush et al are openly being racist toward our President!
They need to be off the air. Period. They are saying Rush has been fired before, maybe he needs to get fired again? Where do you email???
A woman is on with Richard Wolfe, and she just called Rush a “blowhard” heh! got that right!
A link to an article by Randy Evans who set up the AFT. All along beside the point, and suggests that Daniels is on the Obama payroll. Fun reading.
http://www.fayettedailynews.com/article.php?id_news=4001
Since the ADN and ‘ The Ear ‘ ( Sheila Toomey ) seem to have been willing accomplices in directing or perpetuating a ‘ positive spin ‘ about The Queen in the past I stopped by there to see if the had an opinion or view about her Quitting. It seems pretty quiet at The Ear though. This was posted July 25th.
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KUDOS . . . In his first session in the Big House, The Boy Senator has risen to the top of the class, winning the Golden Gavel award, given to the first freshman who racks up 100 hours presiding over the Senate. Begich was also named Senate Rookie of the Year by Politico in a special edition of the newspaper entitled “Top 50 Politicos to Watch.”
Can you spell workaholic?
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Now…..do you have the same feeling I got when reading THAT..?
” Boy Senator”…sounds rather snarky and a put-down to me. And did the Ear have to add the ‘ Can you spell workaholic?’ on at the end…?
The part before stated the facts, but ‘ Miss BIG EAR’ seems to think or imply that someone who is actually on the job and DOING IT… is a bad thing. It’s the exact opposite of what The Queen was doing so maybe BIG EAR doesn’t know better. Sounds like BIG EAR is holding a grudge or something. Part of the High School mean Girls Club maybe..?
Like the song says ” breaking up is hard to do ”
What does everybody else think…….?
I posted this on the polling thread but it more properly belongs here.
The latest bit of surrealism from the former Governor. As posted on Palin’s Facebook page:
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Release Concerning Simi Valley Republican Women’s EventShare
Today at 6:32pm
As repeatedly stated to several in the media over the last week, former Governor Sarah Palin is not committed to attend the Simi Valley Republican Women’s event at the Reagan Library and in fact is not attending the event. Neither the Governor’s state staff nor SarahPAC has ever committed to attending this event or speaking at this event, and even requested that the Governor’s name be removed from the invitation several weeks ago. The Governor has other work and commitments to take care of at that time. She looks forward to visiting her friends in California soon.
All event requests must be confirmed with Meghan Stapleton of SarahPAC. Additionally, all invitations bearing the Governor’s name must be approved by her attorney before proceeding.
Thank you.
Meghan Stapleton
# 280 tamara Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 4:01 PM
A link to an article by Randy Evans who set up the AFT. All along beside the point, and suggests that Daniels is on the Obama payroll. Fun reading.
http://www.fayettedailynews.com/article.php?id_news=4001
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Thanks for that link. I went to that link and posted a comment to dispel the implied implications Randy Evans was trying to make or imply. After I posted the comments are not seen by the public… so are they just sent to the Newspaper for them to read… weird. What purpose is that. Randy Evans points are stated as fact with no rebuttal.
The first part of the story talks about how professional they were when they created Kerry’s Trust but then said this..
“So how could President Obama’s law firm conclude that the trust fund it drafted was illegal?” ( Which of course it is NOT the Presidents Law Firm )
Then Evans brags about the fact it was just like Kerry’s ( implying -so it HAS to be legal ) but Kerry’s was NOT done in Alaska and AK has its own specific statutes that apply only in AK. Written like a typical Faux News story though.
Liz I. -
Thanks for that tip.
Well – could be a number of things , or combination thereof.
1. Got disinvited
2. The group would not give in to all the demands for perks.
3. sarah is on some sort of lockdown.
Exactly, HiG. Where I live, I can drive my truck with tinted windows and talk on my cell phone, but as soon as I cross the border into California (2 miles away) I am breaking two laws.
For those who can’t get enough of Bill Shatner, like me, I offer you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgd7S0fJiec
Read a comment on Gryphen’s site I think, that SP is in lockdown with a few lawyers drafting law suiteS that are to be filed next Monday.
Shannyn better call up her probono volunteers. Just kidding. but this reminds me of my daughters recent divorce in Seattle. Started in summer 2006 and ended last September, over two years. Her ex is male counterpart like SP. I don’t want to mention any names, because it upsets me still.
He went to court with a very good lawyer, who presented poorly oranized, confusing information, and made himself and the lawyer look very foolish. My daughter’s lawyer was surprised because she knows his lawyer to be very competent. The SIL was running the show and the lawyer just racking up bills.
The judge was pretty unhappy with him and let him know it. After he lost all the financial claims and after the divorce, he tried to go back and refile on the same information. That judge threw it out of court, dismissed with prejudice, which means he can’t come back and file any claims ever using that information. Made a fool out of himself and blamed everyone else for it. Even me. Tried to file on me and the judge threw that out. Sad part is that he is a member of law enforcement, and he almost lost his job in the process.
He and SP are so much alike, I get goose bumps thinking about it. Narcissists are able to keep presenting this very nice, sweet side and many people fall into their trap and deny everything but what the narc. tells them.
The SIL used all his girlsfriend’s money (almost 1/4 million) and she recently filed for bankruptcy. He cries victim all the time, just like SP, but he still has all his money, his 6 figure job, and his cars and motorcycles. Very sad, but he put ouf quite a dust storm to work through. It was very wearing to us on the opposite site.
Keep on her, so this will pass more quickly. Judges own their own court rooms and she will find this out very quickly, I believe as she pushes her own agenda through the lawyers.
Palin is going to file one or more lawsuits?? For what and on what basis? An elected official cannot sue people who make fun of them. Well, I suppose they could. But that would truly be a frivolous filing.
@ Liz I. #282: Weird that Meg Stapleton is still referring to Sarah as “Governor”. Even weirder that Sarah is still sorta confirming then turning around and dis-confirming speaking engagements. What is WRONG with her?
We know all that is wrong with her, we just don’t know what is wrong with her enablers.
Other than utter moral bankruptcy, of course.
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If you ask me… isn’t it ALWAYS the same thing that $P is driven by…
It’s the Money.. or the Power. She has no Power anymore…so that means MONEY.
Where is the MOST Money at this point …? The AFT…. AND its FREE… IF the LAWYERS can help her get her hands on it.
What else would you need a lawyer for at this point. Sometimes it is the simplest thing and the most obvious, because we know $arah is very SIMPLE.
10cats4me -
Yup – In lawyer-ese , it’s called “churning”. Divorce lawyers are experts at it. When there are kids and piles of money , emotions run high and the attorneys prey on that. I watched a friend spend 250k just in lawyer fees. THEN they divided stuff up. Her attorney deposed everybody she could name. I got asked questions about stuff we did BEFORE he even met her. Other than my legal name , I pleaded the Fifth to 120 questions. Royally pissed the attorney off.
just something fun that was posted on the forum by MemphisNY about this Saturday’s Mudstock… I love this. I hope the link works.
http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2009&month=8&date=1&hrs=15&ts=12&min=00&sec=0&tz=local&lang=en&show=dhms&mode=r&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23CCFFFF&fgcolor=%23000000&title=Countdown%20To
Oh you have got so see the latest video made by Palin supporters!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAfx9koIrTY
Facts wrong, spelling wrong…it’s all quite hysterically funny!!
..OH MY GAWD !! WHAT in the Heck was THAT ???? I kept expecting to see Goose Stepping StormTroopers any second with that voice in the background !
Okay, I have to ask, the comment on The Immoral Minority said they saw the comment about Palin being with lawyers working on libel suits to serve on Monday here on Mudflats. But someone here said they saw it on Immoral Minority, so where was it first at and who said it????
The only one I saw on Gryphens blog was the one saying they saw it here, but I didn’t catch it here, anyone know who said it?
benlomond2~
It was funny huh? Funny as in strange…not clown funny!
That is how the Palin fans think they can scare people into supporting her…all it does is tell me that they are as nuts as the woman they worship!
pacos_gal ~
I believe it was first reported at one of Palins fan sites. They want to think that she is going after people. My guess is that if she is holed up with lawyers it is in regards to this upcoming lawsuit regarding the Kernell kid and the emails. She was using a Yahoo account for state business to avoid things being subject to the rules regarding public records, so she might be in a bit of trouble if all those emails are subjected to a court case, because then they will be part of the public record unless for some reason the judge seals the case which in my opinion is unlikely.
Okay, I just found the original comment by sdragon #60 under the palin polling prognostication thread.
Thanks for the help on that EyeOnYou. What you say makes more sense that her wanting to file libel suits (although she’s wacky enough) and open herself up to a deposition.
295 EyeOnYou Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Oh you have got so see the latest video made by Palin supporters!!
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EyeOnYou…. what is it about the Palinbots and their obsession with German history and the the radical words that they love to use from that era. They project on to Obama but they are the ones who are the ‘ followers ‘ of this thinking.
honestyinGov
what is it about the Palinbots and their obsession with German history and the the radical words that they love to use from that era. They project on to Obama but they are the ones who are the ‘ followers ‘ of this thinking.
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I’m guessing on this, but they seem to think that this kind of propaganda is going to make people sit up and look at Palin differently, and “fear” the oppressive regime of Obama, when in reality all it does is show what they are in fact fearful of…they use what they fear…..
They cannot stand that people tend to look to Obama as someone who is actually leading this country. Whether you agree with him or not, he is doing what he feels is best for our country and trying to dig us out of the hole that we are in. Palin would simply make the hole bigger…wider..deeper. I think it bothers them tremendously that people don’t take her as seriously as they do, and so they are going to try to make Obama out to be scary and Palin out to be the only one who can save us from that.
They don’t get that she isn’t up to the job. She isn’t smart enough, she isn’t thoughtful enough, and she just doesn’t have what it takes to actually finish something she starts by working at it ..despite the critics, and the ups and downs that come with the job.
She is an “empty suit” to use a phrase i am not fond of. All hat no cattle, ….not playing with a full deck….pretty face, empty skull…you get the picture…. (the picture I have in my head is all those stupid little catchy talking points are bouncing around inside that empty skull of hers and that is why she is good with the word salad,…they just pop out of her mouth at random).
Bubbles, go see Dr Jacob Rozbruch who did my shoulder surgery in 2002. He was on 72nd st. I had 5 things wrong with the shoulder and 2 days later could hold my arm almost straight up in the air. With 6 weeks of PT at the US Athletic Training Center on Madison and 53rd, I was totally healed. Best thing I ever did after two years of pain, PT and very bad quality sleep.
If any one can get this info to Bubbles, please do it. I know it is late in NY.
nswfm CA, I sure wish I was experiencing the level of success you did! Been 3 months since surgery now, and I started therapy immediatly after. I’ve got pretty good motion, but no strength to speak of, and constant pain. I’m no whiner, either–had 4 knee surgeries, one back, one foot and one elbow, but this has been the most difficult recovery of them all. Advancing age could be playing a part, of course…
Here are Palin’s old press releases and stuff that have been archived:
http://wayback.archive-it.org/1200/20090726070203/http://www.gov.state.ak.us/archive.php
This collection is an archive over time of the Alaska Governor and Lt. Governor’s web sites. The contents include Governor Palin and Lt. Governor Parnell’s web sites on the eve of the July 26, 2009 transition of administration.
http://www.archive-it.org/collections/1200
Jim, he removed a bone spur, bursa, synovial something, repaired the torn rotator which didn’t show on the MRI and one other thing I can’t remember. The PT office’s tag line was The Art of Aggressive Sports Therapy. The eval two days after the arthroscopic surgery was with the PT who was amazed and said I had a really great surgeon. The funny thing was my primary care guy gave me referrals to two surgeons, and they were booked for weeks. I asked to be put on the cancellation list and went with the one who had the earliest cancellation. I was lucky, but I think either one would have been good. I’d been to the PT place before for my ankle (bad not to be able to walk in Manhattan). That Aggressive sports therapy thing kind of scared me at first, but worked out well. I had been to another PT place about 2 years before the surgery but probably did more damage so Dr R said to stop. The reason for the delay was I lived alone and wasn’t sure how I’d cope without my dominant hand. The other problem was 9/11. When I had the surgery, I so wished I had just done it.
Injury was from slipping on ice and aggravating it trying to get suitcase from overhead bin.
Done it earlier.