Legislature Says “Take That!” to Palin on Stimulus Money
The Alaska Legislature just voted to confirm Craig Campbell as the new Lt. Governor for the state of Alaska with 55 voting to confirm and 4 opposed to his confirmation. The no votes were Senators Kookesh and Paskvan, and Reps. Crawford and Thomas.
And in a decisive smack-down the Legislature voted to accept the stimulus funds that ex-governor Palin rejected because of imaginary strings, or ropes, or whatever she called them. Apparently it was enough rope to hang her, even after she skipped town and abdicated her position 17 months before the end of her first term as governor. Senator Johnny Ellis made the move to override the veto, and his colleagues agreed with him. The vote was 45-14 in favor of taking the funds.
After a brief recess, the legislature reconvened. An attempt was made to seek to override other Palin vetoes. At issue were principal capital appropriations vetoed by the former governor. These projects totalled a little more than $11 million.
Rep. Beth Kerttula (D) advocated for projects for southeast Alaska. Mike Hawker (R) advocated for the Alaska Court System. The legislature voted to consider all the projects together in a yea or nay vote - all or nothing.
House voted 23 yea – 15 nay 1 excused
Senate 16 yea -4 nay
40-19… not enough to override.
Ex-governor’s veto is sustained.
Adjourned.
UPDATE: Pictures!
Teabaggers partying across the street. Notice the “muslim” flag.
Don Young and his daughter leave with a framed folded American flag in honor of his late wife Lu, who passed away recently. The flag flew over the capitol building. All stood for Lu and gave a standing ovation.
Senator Hollis French (D)
Protesters on the Egan Center side of the street gathered to say thank you to legislators and encourage them to take the stimulus money.
Rep. Beth Kerttula (in green)
Rep. Les Gara
Smiling faces for energy efficiency made a stark contrast to the angry shouting from the other side.
Rep. Bob Lynn. I think he looks like Sebastian Cabot.
The view from downstairs at the Egan Center. Energy efficiency supporters line the sidewalk.
Rep. Mike Hawker (R) and Rep. Jay Ramras (R) arrive
Speaker of the House, Rep. John Harris (R)
Rep. Lindsey Holmes (D)
Dems huddle before the final vote to override all Palin’s vetoes. It was a strange vote…
Rep. Bill Weilechowski (D)
Rep. Bob Buch (D)
Hurray on the veto, but not so much for the confirmation. I think we needed more information on Campbell.
hip hip hoorah for the legislature
Somebody please list who voted against the override. I’m anxious to know if my Senator and Rep. are idiots or not.
I spent the morning e-mailing them on the override, as well as Begich, Young, and Murkowski on Health Care Reform.
Would have gone downtown, but between the Tea Party Hecklers and the Palinbots, didn’t think it was a good place for my kids. Hope the e-mails do some good instead.
Congrats re the stimulus. Campbell – not so much. Is SarahPac paying for the special session?
But will SWWNBN take it as a smackdown?
…can’t wait for stapletongues spin.
Can’t WAIT to see what she (or her new writers) spew out about it on Facebook! Teeheee…
Congrats Alaskans…Thanks for the info..Looking forward to Keith skewering the death panel quiiter from Wassila
Excellent news. AKBatWoman, Shannyn has the no votes listed at her blog.
Just want to add my two cents from a local coffee house before one of my other hats back on. Lots of hat changing today. It was a very interesting session and those who spoke in favor of accepting the funds were clear, informed and informative. It was a great opportunity to see our legislature in action and I am so glad to have had the chance to be there.
The scene outside earlier was intense. At one point a small group of people gathered directly in front of the Egan Center with their pro stim funds signs. Across the street the much larger anti stim funds group was gathered. When they saw the handful of folks in support of the funding, a large group of loud teabagger folks rushed across the street surrounding the smaller group. As far as I could tell no one was in any danger, but it was extremely intimidating. They came across in a large group, in other words – they didn’t use the cross walk – just rather charged across and proceeded to chant and carry on loudly. Since when did this become anybody’s preferred form of free speech – ?
Otherwise – it was an interesting day – and had the chance to say hi to attorney Rex Butler, Legislators Jay Ramras and Les Gara – and oh, yeah – Celtic Diva, AKM, AKM spouse and Shannyn.
I saw a few other folks, too, but can’t give it all away!
OK – off to change capes – and hats.
Yay! just heard her veto was overturned on the Ed show. Grats to AK!
Votes against overide (pl.forgive sp.) House:
? missed name
Fairclough
Johnson
Keller
Kelly
Lynn
Newman
Stolz
Osterman
Senate:
Dyson
Huggins
Tario?
Wagner
Bundy
No votes cast in the House:Austerman, Kelly, Stoltze, Neuman, Keller, Fairclough, Lynn, Johnson, Coghill
No votes cast in the Senate: Therriault, Wagoner, Bunde, Dyson, Huggins
My guy and gal voted to override! They’re Republican but apparently they have common sense in spite of it!
Ah, well, I was almost counting that $29M down here in Cali. ;>)
BREATHTAKING STUPIDITY has a cost – isolation and embarrassment forever.
Good for Alaska!
And yes, Strangelet, it would’ve been nice to have it in California.
Don’t imagine XGov will have any comment. She’s too busy untangling her ropes!
Sorry for taking democrats for granted, but I especially want to thank the republicans who voted to override. Most republican legislators voted to override. Sadly 14 of them didn’t, but most voted to override.
If I’m correct, all democrats present voted to override.
I’m worried about Campbell’s confirmation, but he can never be more than an acting governor. If Parnell ceased to be governor, a special election would be required.
I QUIT because the only way to progress Alaska was to override my vetos.
@Writing From Alaska:
wow! that sounds extremely intimidating! Betcha they were all “good Xtians”…
sigh…
I’m doin’ the happy dance for you, Alaska! (good thing you can’t see me)..
Eighteen members of the House and Senate spoke before the vote (not expected). I don’t know who is Repub or Dem for sure but here’s the 11 names who spoke up for the overide:
Wielchowski, House Co-chair(name?),Thomas, Crawford, Kertula, Les Gara (powerful), Hawker, Heron, McGuire, Gruenberg, French.
Hope that helps and again, sp. etc sorry – did my best.
If the legislature had done the right thing and impeached Palin after the Branchflower report…………..they would not have all this mess to contend with.
If they accept Campbell without knowing what he is really all about…………..history will repeat itself.
I hope for the sake of Alaskans, that the legislature have learned a lesson.
They had better grow a spine and stop making excuses about “no political will”.
Those who have “no political will”, are obviously in the wrong job and the results have been disastrous for Alaskans.
Although John McCain foisted Palin on the rest of the country, the only people able to stop her were the Alaskan legislature.
I repeat…What does a governor have to do in Alaska to be impeached? Kill a baby on the steps of the state capitol at high noon?
The legislature were the ones that found her to have excessively abused the power of her office.
Now the entire country gets to put up with her nonsense.
My point at #20 is – which of them are republicans?
Those teabaggers were angry and intimidating. I had my kids there and felt so uncomfortable with their aggressive shouting and personal attacks on those supporting the override that we moved to the outside of the mob to watch from a safe distance. Yikes!
There were tourists trying to get on the Princess bus in front of the Egan and I certainly hope this is not the impression they take home. I didn’t see any folks who supported the override acting anything but civil–and that was with my “mom’s eyes” on.
I don’t think Alaska should have a lieutenant governor at all. Division of Elections doesn’t need a lieutenant governor, and department of law could probably handle initiatives. We’d have to figure out who would be second in line, but the lieutenant governor is a total waste of time and money. We could get rid of that entire office and absorb its responsibilities elsewhere within Alaska’s government and no one would notice.
The original Alaska constitution only defined a “secretary of state.” The lieutenant governor didn’t emerge until later when the constitution was amended and the secretary of state was replaced with the lieutenant governor.
One interesting item I wasn’t aware of about the lieutenant governor’s responsibilities– he signs legislation. If he doesn’t, it’s dead. (or at least that’s what a former speaker of Alaska’s House told me). I guess the lieutenant governor signs, the governor vetoes. But the governor doesn’t sign? Am I correct?
So happy for you all – for Alaska.
In the main article, doesn’t “Governor’s veto is sustained” mean that the veto stood? Shouldn’t that phrase be “governor’s veto overturned”?
As I’ve iterated here before: “Hoorah for Alaska that you are not out of the cluthches of this very sick women”. No doubt Alaskans will overturn most of her demonic evildoing now that she is gone.
Keith Olberman as well as most of the media today are condemning her for her death panel comment which illustrates the level of cowardice and fear-mongering this women uses to intimidate others – or to cause violence, as Miss Death Squad herself did at her ‘terror rallies’ all over this country.
We, americans, have never witnessed the likes of this vulgar, insipid, and evil women out there throwing a lit match on a tinderbox just to get her rocks off and get some cheers from her otherwise uneducated, equally demented crowd.
Sarah Palin will never get near enough to any governmental position in her life now that she’s been outed and dubbed as the “Death Squad Queen”.
Each time she opens her mouth, she screws herself even further from EVER gaining an iota of respect and integrity. Respect and personal integrity are things she knows absolutely nothing about.
michigander–Hawker is an R and whoever the House co-chair was likely is too. All the others are Ds.
diest, oh yes, the governor signs. That was the excuse for the “farewell tour” — signing bills all over the state.
Failin’ Quitter Palin – The Death Panel Queen (or was it third runner up?).
this is the same legislature who dismissed every ethics charge palin racked up since we’ve known of her ???? yes? hmmm
Martha, I agree with you. There are some who say as long as she’s not in govt, it is ok. Or let her go on Faux network. Nope, she’s dangerous and an idiot and now has a forum for inciting whackos. I hope McCain dies a slow and painful death for giving her a platform. Country First, my ass.
roz:
Does the light governor have to sign too? Sort of a “we went over this and its legal?” (similar to what he does when he certifies initiatives?)
Don’t want to get too much off topic, but I was wondering because this Campbell guy will be the lieut. gov.
@Earmark Ulu, No, unfortunately the rest of her vetoed funds did not achieve the 75% vote to overturn, so her budget cuts were indeed sustained. However, the energy stimulus money will now be accepted.
Lainey Says:
August 10th, 2009 at 4:17 PM
this is the same legislature who dismissed every ethics charge palin racked up since we’ve known of her ???? yes? hmmm
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Are you thinking of the Executive Ethics Board? The Leg, in their only investigation (Troopergate) found her unethical (or at least their investigator did).
@ roz (26):
I didn’t know Palin quit to participate in another pageant…what are her duties as Miss Death Squad Queen? Is Michele Bachmann the winner from MN?
Lainey – it was not the Legislators who dismissed those ethics charges – it was her little 3-person Personnel Board (who dismissed most of them as “frivolous” before even reading them). The Legislators actually found her GUILTY of ABUSE OF POWER re Troopergate, but after spending close to $100,000 on the whole thing, they decided NOT to punish her in ANY way.
This is the most irresponsible part, as they could have (should have) impeached her.
Keith is SKEWERING Palin! Says she should be ashamed. Calls her out big time.
Cites her ability to “wink for leadership.” Mentions “dangling her child just like Michael Jackson did.” “Death of logic, common sense.” Says “SHE may become the defacto leader of the real death panels.” Lots more, great show by Keith.
InJuneau – thank you. So credit where credit’s due (o:
I would like to help Sarah’s ghost writer. When he/she changed the expression about “no strings attached” to “ropes” it made no sense. String is found in many expressions: (apologies to George Carlin)
to string someone along
to string someone (or something) up
apron strings
pull strings
string together
no strings attached
As for rope, yes, it is composed of many strings making it bigger, but the only good expression for roping something brings to mind a cowboy and his lasso, catching and binding a calf for example. There is a rope-line, but the only memory I get is Monica Lewinsky in her beret, so let’s not go there.
Substituting any other word for string (rope, cord, fiber, chain, thread, filament, ribbon, wire, ties) does not carry the same connotation as “no strings attached.”
The moral of the story is: please take some writing classes before working on that book. In fact, better advice might be to take a breath, a deep breath, before posting another Death Panel type statement.
AKM has posted a totally different version of this story for the Huffpo readers. Stop by and leave a comment there as well.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/akmuckraker/alaska-legislature-votes_b_256071.html
Now if the money can start flowing before winter sets in to bad.
Really enjoyed Shannyn’s article on about Palins death panel. Gave both AKM and her kudos for calli9ng her out on it.
@the problem child & Lori in Los Angeles…thanks for clearing that up.
does the 3 person Personnel Board have power over the Legislature? either way, letting her free was a mistake.
I watched KO too…love the special comments!
I know it won’t happen b/c it’s unrealistic, but if palin can’t make headlines (good or bad), she loses control of all of us (she snides twisting her moustache)…wouldn’t it be worth not giving her what she craves? when cancer is starved of a blood supply, it dies!
mae lewis Says
re: rope
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Make no mistake, rope has another association in the South, and her ghostwriter was aware of it.
Lainey If only.But ratings rule the day and she sells .I don’t know what but she does to some.
even South Carolina is contemplating impeachment over Sanford’s misuse of his plane…palin has done way worse in abuse…remember all the ‘gates’. why, AK, why?
To me, the ‘death panel manifesto’ oozed Meg Stapletongue.
If Meg DID write it ~ isn’t it funny that she probably thought she was doing a good thing in a helpful way?
And, if that is the case: Schedenfraude, bee-atch.
@Cassie#43 You are right! The real image of stringing some one up, another ugly death panel.
44 jojobo1 Says: ………and she sells. I don’t know what but………..
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This just seemed to cal for one of my favorite insults (from Tallyrand) which so seems to fit Miss Hussey Heels.
“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.”
45 to 14. Wow. That’s pretty much a slap in the face.
AlaskaDisasta Says:
“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.”
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And what a way with words he had!
Scary observation about the word “rope.” Sarah is one scary demented woman. I think everyone should completely ignore her fo a month. Truly we and the media give her far too much time. She quit. I agree with Howard Dean who says responding gives her legitimacy. He wrote about this at Huffington.
Scary observation about the word “rope.” Sarah is one scary demented woman. I think everyone should completely ignore her for a month. Truly we and the media give her far too much time. She quit. I agree with Howard Dean who says responding gives her legitimacy. He wrote about this at Huffington.
The Alaska Death Panel euthanized Sarah Palin’s ugly red headed step child known as Stimulus today. Surprisingly, the mama grizzly wasn’t there to defend her child. “Parenting?, that’s way too much work,” she said. “I’m busy trying to appear relevant and keep my book deal alive.” “I will post a touching eulogy on my facebook page tho and I might even post a couple non-politically correct tweets.” “You can’t say I didn’t warn you about these Obama death squads.”
Now, has Campbell resigned his commission in the National Guard? Her can’t legally do both can he?
And what about this story? Was there some quid pro quo going on here?
http://crooksandliars.com/2008/09/13/alaska-national-guard-general-gets-promoted-after-retracting-damaging-palin-statements/
twodux—
It’s the “same old same old” isn’t it?
As for me, I’m off to our rep’s town hall on health care tomorrow–he supports it–so I think he may need some support.
Thursday, I’ll visit one of my senator’s offices for a drop by request for support.
sign up for yours here…………………..
http://advocacy.barackobama.com/healthcare/campaigns/1/office_scripts/17/offices/district
mudpup healthcare task force is in chat…join us for the conversation and suggestions
twodux Says:
August 10th, 2009 at 6:15 PM
“Now, has Campbell resigned his commission in the National Guard? Her can’t legally do both can he?
And what about this story? Was there some quid pro quo going on here?”
I have been calling it “pay for play” ala Blago and “quid pro quo” ever since Palin gave him that extra star and then appointed him as Lt. Gov. Thnx.
I can’t get to Gryphen’s site but here is some vindication for him
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/08/exclusive-interview-sarah-palin-resigned-due-marital-troubles-says-levi-johnston
I agree with anyone who thinks the legislature is clueless when it came to voting to approve Campbell as Lt. Gov. Whoopee they overrode Palin’s veto of the energy money. A no brain-er. But when it came to using their brains, i.e. and refusing to accept anyone or anything Palin did as her last acts of quitting, they caved in. So what if it would not be convenient to vote Campbell down? We deserve better. We also deserve better than the guy that did not stand up for himself when GINO took off for the bright lights of the campaign trail and left him twiddling his thumbs, to put it mildly, (I could be much more graphic but it might not make it past the censor button) while Sarah ran the state from her blackberries. As far as giving him a chance goes, people that are afraid to stand up to Palin and say they will continue with her agenda don’t deserve a chance.
One quote in the AP article is a bit curious. “Parnell said he wants to use the money to reduce energy costs for public facilities and to support ongoing programs.”
Are there ongoing programs to help the people who need it most? And by public facilities, is he talking about schools, libraries etc. or state office buildings?
Marie and Lisabeth – Sarah Palin should be totally ignored. A month is too short.
Thanks for the link SS.
@twodux: Campbell doesn’t have to resign his commission. He will, I believe, have to go on standby or inactive status. The whole point of the Guard and Reserve is that while you’re on standby, you’re a civilian.
I doubt that the Guard will allow him to remain commander of the AK Guard.
I’m glad the Legislature did this. I wonder how $he will spin this along with the excellent “special comment” by Keith Olbermann tonight. I have to say that was one of the best he has EVER made. His closing comment by Lincoln brought tears to my eyes. If only I could be so eloquent in expressing my thoughts. I’m sure his comment will be posted and go viral by tomorrow. I searched for a link but have not yet found one.
It sounds like the Alaskan government is taking a turn for the better. Republican or Democrat, the ones who rule need to try and do the best for their constituents.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32363493/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/
Here’s the link to Oblermann’s Special Comment 8-10-09
seattle fan: Gryphen (at Immoral Minority) has the Keith Olberman video up.
I have not seen the written transcript anywhere yet – but I hope to. It was BRILLIANT. After today’s Legislative session and KO’s show, I would not want to be living in the Palin house tonight. I honestly do not think she will EVER live down the “death panel is going to kill my baby” meme.
I hope AK goes blue in the next Gov. race – Scarah will be to blame if it does, just as GW Bush made it easier for the Dems to win the White House (well, that and the Repubs having scarah on the ticket).
is there a problem with the forum? I have tried unsuccessfully for almost an hour to go to the forum. Just wondering…
Lori in Los Angeles: Thanks for guiding me to the link at Gryfen’s. I hadn’t been there yet tonight.
Keith WAS brilliant! He was at his best tonight.
You are right about being at the Palin house tonight. She is either blissfully ignorant thinking she is in the limelight or she is frantically looking for a new ghostwriter to make a better message. Lol! My opinion….she is total toast. Even Pat Buchanan could not effectively defend her. I wish someone would track down John McCain and make him defend her. I’m betting he could not do so.
On an earlier post, someone posted a very good point-by-point refutation of most of the “controversial” (misunderstood) points of the Obama health plan.
I’ve been trying to re-find that post as I’d like to send it to a couple of folks most in need of enlightment. Can anyone direct me to this information again?
Thanks.
Even after Palin’s departure, Les Gara and friends don’t have the cajones to override some of her vetoes for infrastructure projects.
Pathetic.
No wonder we didn’t get any meaningful ethics reform this year.
Karen – I think I posted the link you want. — I spoke to the gentleman who kinda sorta believed the lies in an email he received. I emailed him back – regarding AARP sitting at the table in DC representing its membership, including the link. He wrote back and thanked me, he apologized that he got took by the wingnuts. He read this link, and took Action…. He is an AARP member.
AARP article on myths and facts
http://aarp.convio.net/site/PageNavigator/Myths_vs_Facts
Polly, YES, that’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much.
Now that the Legs have overridden the Veto I sure hope they can get the funds approved quickly. Winter will come all too quickly for these people and it will take planning.
Somebody on a Huffpo thread had posted the two Keith Olberman U-tube thinks from his show as well. They are on the ” Deathers Heckle Sick People ” link.
Being on YouTube you can save the link on a file on your computer. Much easier to paste from YouTube also.
Keith was really on a roll tonight.
Yes, Keith did probably the BEST vent I’ve ever heard him give. pph Shouting FIRE in a crowded theater, that was already HOT.
You know? I think the “Death Panels” BS was probably the best “present” $arah could ever have delivered. It put the face of ridiculousness on the whole argument. Forced the ‘polite’ people in the Congress to come out swinging, instead of making some mirthless smile at her ignorance while assuming ‘most people know better’.
There’s a LOT of people truly frightened by the ignorance they’ve been fed & fed & fed. After they got to totally SCREWED by the “donut hole” (WITH AARP’S blessing) in the pharmaceutical package under GWB, it’s not surprising that they aren’t feeling much trust.
Way to go Alaska for telling Palin to “take-that” quitter.
On another blog, someone mentioned that Palin is throwing Alaskan politicians under the bus now that she quit. They didn’t give any details, but I didn’t know if it had to do with this vote.
Any truth to that statement? I didn’t read anything about this, but wondered if it’s true.
Thanks for the AARP link. I sent to my parents. They get a lot of scare-tactics emails from Repbublican family and neighbors and they are getting confused.
I asked them to respond to anyone who sends them a “scary” email with a link to that page. I told my Mom to just reply politely to these people asking them to read the AARP page and please stick with the facts.
I think I will send that link to send that link to everyone I know. We need to start spreading the truth.
Thank goodness for people like Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddox. They are the voices of reason and fact. It’s sad though, that there are people who don’t want to believe anything and just want to cause chaos. What happened to being civil?
Every time I see your pictures of the Alaska Legislature in session, I can’t help but think that it looks much like the room where my county legislature meets… not putting down Alaska. But it is amazing that so much importance is placed, nationally, on a place with so little actual impact on those of us in the 48. Shaking my head in wonderment.
It’s not surprising that Palin could not handle the national spotlight. The room metaphorically tells it all. It’s a small place, with important things happening for Alaska to be sure. But still a very small place, with mostly parochial concerns.
In her ignorance, she couldn’t see that. I suppose she still can’t. That’s what narcissism will do to you.
Just for clarification about the room itself, this special session of the legislature met in Anchorage in the Egan Convention Center. Usually it meets in the capitol building in Juneau. AKM
Excellent pictures AKM!
roz #27: Keith Olberman as well as most of the media today are condemning her for her death panel comment which illustrates the level of cowardice and fear-mongering this women uses to intimidate others – or to cause violence, as Miss Death Squad herself did at her ‘terror rallies’ all over this country.
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I watched Keith and he was amazing. He said what I and millions of other American’s are thinking. But, what “other” media are you referring to here? Have others called her out? I haven’t heard anything else except someone made a reference to ABC correcting her. Any others? Just curious if you have any further info as to who else is condemning her.
This is her M.O. She makes inflaming, libellous statements with the purpose to rouse her non-thinking adoring followers. Then she backpeddles-but never appologises for her statements being proved untrue. She is a snake and as evil as the snake in the garden story. She has a pretty face, so for many it is hard to believe that such evil is behind it. We can only combat her by pointing out the differences between the goals of the liberal and conservatives. Look at Eunice Shriver who just died. Before her the mentally retarded were not respected and were hidden away. $arah can thank a democrat that her child has rights to be in a regular classroom with special education aides to help him. There would be no funding for these kids if republicans had their way. $arah makes me sick when she says that a proposal by a democrat would in any way take away the rights of the handicapped or disadvantaged. We’ll leave that to the republicans. Amen
deist–The Lt. Gov. has to sign regulations that are written by the various departments.
Lainey–The Legislature has NO control over the Personnel Board, the members of which are appointed by the governor (or reappointed).
I think one of the problems here is that; there is too much information circulating the airwaves at once that you can’t see the forest for the trees. The idea is to make things look very confusing when they are not.
Healthcare will be passed!! They really do not have to do any more town hall meetings. The majority of the Americans already said that they wanted Health Care Reform with a public option.
One big mistake was to give the protestors recognition. If they don’t have a platform to play on; they can’t play. Enough of the talks. Health Care have been talked about enough. It is time for the Bill.
As far as SP goes. She obviously, doesn’t understand Special Need Children. Maybe someone needs to interview her and ask her some pointed questions regarding the programs and laws enacted for Special Need Children. I don’t know about, Alaska. But we have quite a few Down Syndrome Children working and volunteering. Some live, independent lives.
Also, what SP also doesn’t seem to realize is that, some of these children can read and understand the basics of what is said on TV. My mom have been working with Special Need Children for alot years. Palins’ statement was intend frightening for these children and their parents. In their minds; she told them they are about to be killed!!
I think before MSM print what is given to them. Maybe they should read it. SP doesn’t deserve the headlines and airtime. I really want to start seeing and reading about something more positive. This negative energy is destroying and dividing us. It needs to stop!
Yo Muckraker!
You are too a journalist. Look for yourself.
Later,
sc
So, Alaska will get the stimulus money that Palin said no to, but they didn’t over-ride her other vetoes? Did I get that right? And can they go back and try again, or are those a dead issue. Since they tried to vote on all of them together, is there a chance of voting on each one separately so some will have a chance?
And, btw, I want to add my voice in praise of Keith Olberman last night. Hubby, who doesn’t like him (too much theatrics), watched as well and nodded along with every point KO made and agreed that it was well done.
I don’t think the blue flag with the crescent in the picture is ‘islamic’. The person waving it maybe thinks it is, but that is just further evidence of their confusion. If it had a palm tree on it, it could be a south carolina flag.
Where is Doogan?
Thanks for giving Sarah a well-deserved spanking!!!
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Somebody may have already posted this, if they did, I apologize. But I couldn’t resist.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=114912353434&ref=mf
She talks about the vote to overturn her veto, LOL
Well done. Not perfect. But well done.
And as the bad girl rides off into the sunset the good guys get to fix up and hopefully heal, by standing up against the Tea Baggers and Supressionists.