Open Thread – Catching Up
Well, it’s good to be back in Alaska. It’s less than 200 degrees. Even though it’s raining it still doesn’t feel humid. And no matter how wonderful any trip is (and this trip was pretty darn wonderful), it always feels nice to lay your head on your own pillow and let the experience filter through your brain. I’ve got several more posts to catch you all up on the trip to Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Cambridge, and New York City. Keeping you informed and updated on the goings on was part of our deal. It was only through your generous votes for my scholarship, and your financial assistance that I was able to make the trip, so you own a piece of it too.
The next couple days will be trying to play catch up at work, get settled in at home, recover from jet lag, blog about the trip and also about what’s been going on in Alaska while I was traveling “outside the bubble” in the Lower 48. So, stay tuned and thanks for your patience while I readjust to life as usual!
Thanks so much for all your welcome home messages! It’s good to be back.
Well, it will be good to get some rest and cuddle with your family. Sleep well & get over the jet lag. We can wait.
Yay! I have officially handed the comment reins back over to AKMuckraker.. what a relief.
Not that I don’t love ya’all, cos I do! However I am not so crazy about the spam and occasional trolls though.
Be good y’all!
just take your time….i need to digest things to before i can really verbalise them. have a good sleep
Good to have you back.
I am curious. Everyone says Alaska is very different from the lower 48′s, my son included(he worked there last year from May till Sept.).
Can you explain how you think it is different? When things quiet down?
Diane – that’s a good question. I’ve noticed that, reading Mudflats this last year. For me as a lower 48er I notice some differences. The first that amazes me is the different view of animals and hunting. Yes, we have hunters here, but in Alaska hunting seems to run in the veins. And the vastness. Alaska has about the same number of people as Vermont, and we think of ourselves as sparsely populated. And yet Alaska also has a bigger city. Burlington only has 35,000. Clearly there’s a lot of wilderness in Alaska where there isn’t anybody, but still. And in Alaska there is more crushing poverty. In the lower 48 some seem to be a little jealous sometimes of the amount of money that goes back to Alaska, but not enough of it seems to go to alieviating basic suffering. Too much infrastructure that needs to be built with so few people. What differences do you think there are?
I’m really curious about Shannyn’s first look at Manhattan! As Just a Girl from Homer, NYC could have been quite the culture shock (we chatted about this on her show).
I know that I (from Detroit, not a small town) was just amazed walking out of Penn Station the first time. The attack on the senses was incredible. (We had taken the train from scenic NJ, so this was my first look-see at NYC).
Just really interested in hearing what went through Shannyn’s mind during that first view of the City That Never Sleeps.
Would also love to see more on the Hahhhhvaahhhhd visit!
@ 4 Diane Says: at 2:03 AM
I am curious. Everyone says Alaska is very different from the lower 48’s,
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I was raised in Phoenix Az. Have to tell you there is nothing more beautiful sensory wise to me than the monsoons, have stood out on the carport for hours during vacations in my old age. The smells, the lightening, palm trees whipping. Yes, heavy rains, floods.
Now, I’ve lived in Seattle since 1970. We have a joke here that “We don’t tan in Seattle, we RUST”. But, for the most part, it’s more of a constant misting rain. I stopped using an umbrella decades ago because they didn’t help that much except for occasional real rains like we had back home, and then it would blow the umbrella top off & practically knock you into the street.
Now, taking a cruise up to AK year before last in July 2007. They said it was a record rain in Ketchikan. I gave up my cheap plastic poncho, as did my Brother from Colorado (he was macho, don’t need no poncho!), when my Sister & Bro came back to the room to ask.
We were late traveling, 4 hrs late arriving. Couple in line behind them for the salmon fishing couldn’t buy a plastic poncho no matter how much they could pay (ship gift shops were closed & no time to go down to the docks).
I was just doing the in town longhouse & old cars tour. My coat was double scotchguarded, no problem, I wasn’t going to be cold like with the cold on the water.
I could NOT believe how my coat got soaked all the way thru just halfway through my tour! Never did get that coat dry, for the rest of the 7-day trip (laundry room was always full). So, that’s how I gauge the AK weather in my experience.
Still, no regrets. That older couple that got our ponchos were so grateful & had a good fishing trip, even had the ship’s chefs cook their salmon to share with their friends. Ran into them later & they had such a happy adventure.
Morning Muddies, JekyllnHyde has done a compilation of the weeks cartoons, some very funny ones, and a couple of Palin ones thrown in for good measure.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/24/769182/-The-Week-in-Editorial-CartoonsGlenn-Becks-Last-Sponsor
Welcome Home!!! I look forward to your Travel Tales, but get rested up first.
We want you to be at your best when you begin your tale.
Yey! I just returned to Pittsburgh from a week-long beach trip in Delaware. If you considered Pittsburgh hot and muggy…avoid Delaware! Temps in the 90′s with the storm rolling in, taking forever to break. This year our Pittsburgh summer was so cold the large public pool was empty except for our family somedays (74 F and sunny), and the tomatoes won’t ripen right because it goes down to mid-fifities overnight. It’s cold
Hope you had a good time, though.
Ha!! How ’bout a pair of jeans that wink when ya walk ? Sarah Palin fans everywhere , get ready ! http://tinyurl.com/mxafx4
The heat wave has finally ended . I can actually breathe this morning! The air smells like “back to school” and I feel the need to go out and buy a buncha #2 pencils and a composition notebook. Also caught site of the first changing leaves of the season and got pinged in the head with a falling acorn. Autumn’s o the doorstep!
Good morning , all !
samper, I know exactly what you mean when you said you stepped out of Penn Station and the attack of the senses is overwhelming. It’s amazing.
I fell in love with Manhatten right then. I loved the energy that was all around you, yet the quiet and loveliness of Central Park is just as fabulous.
I don’t think I’d want to live there full time, but I enjoy the occasional jaunt to the city.
A New York diner for breakfast! Love it! My first experience of sitting on a stoop in Queens, talking and having a coffee from the shop just up the street, great memories of all my NYC trips. Queens has the most wonderful German restaurants too! Gebhardt’s, where DH’s family had lunch almost every day is awesome.
There are places in the world that seem to have an affect on people from all over, NYC is definitely one of them.
AKM will have lovely memories of this trip, from Pennsylvania to NYC with all stops in between.
hey samper, when are you leaving on your trip?
I’ve been watching the news of the fires in Athens, be careful!
BuffaloGal, it Does feel a bit like autumn yesterday and today. I’m not quite ready for that since we didn’t have much of a summer. *pout* Normally I love when fall comes because it means an end to the heat, but this time it needs to hold off for a bit.
Welcome back AKM!
AKM !!! I’m so glad to see your latest piece on the Huffington site.
The leaves are turning quick out in the Talkeetna’s…I hope you have time to get some berries in at your place.
Thanks as always for keeping it real.
On page A-9 of our local conservative newspaper, I use the term loosely, really should be described as a bird cage liner rag , and an example of why daily newspapers are in death throes, is a full page ad this morning. It’s headline is “Barrack Obama and the Democrats did not inherit the bad economy; they caused it and made it worse”. The organization paying for the ad is US Citizens Association. I went to their web site to see who funds them, no info. They claim to be a non-profit yet their web site ends in .com. I called the 800 number & a woman asked me if I called to donate, “absolutely not” was my reply. “I do, however, have a few questions, who is funding your group?” She replied “we are a grass roots organization funded by donations from citizens”. I then asked her if there was any affiliation between the org & insurance companies, her reply was “what
insurance companies?” I replied in simple sarah fashion “any of em, all of them?” She once again told me they were a grass roots org, I replied “I bet you are, is dick armey standing next to you?” Things really escalated at that point & we mutually agreed to end the conversation. My problem is that when I google this group nothing comes up & yet they can pay for a full page ad in the first section of a paper that probably has 1/4 million circulation. I would like to call back in a more rational state of mind with facts as to who is behind this outfit. Any suggestions from any savvy mud pups as how to gain this info? Once again, the organization is called “US Citizens Association. thanks, jc
A womans works is never~ending…. and life seems to have shifted into OVERDRIVE! Pace yourself and don’t discount the benefit of ‘lite naps’–just to look at the back of your eyelids for awhile. It reeeeeally makes a difference!
Enjoy the day ALL.
It’s not just Alaska where hunting runs deep. I live in NM and EVERYONE hunts or has some sort of gun where I live. Dove season starts Sept. 1st, so no more early morning or after dinner walks until the season is over – I don’t want to get shot. My father taught me to clean game birds when I was around 10. I don’t hunt – never have, but it’s a way of life. I love animals and would never kill one, but I am a carnivore. I prefer the anonomous meat from the grocery store. I think we have the same independent spirit and the wide open spaces as Alaska, but we are a Blue state, and the town I live in is actually very liberal and accepting of ALL people.
BuffaloGal says:
The heat wave has finally ended . I can actually breathe this morning! The air smells like “back to school” and I feel the need to go out and buy a buncha #2 pencils and a composition notebook. Also caught site of the first changing leaves of the season and got pinged in the head with a falling acorn. Autumn’s o the doorstep!
Please send your weather my way. We hit a record high of 104 here in San Antonio TX yesterday. I”m so sick and tired of this heat.
Signed…Burning up
cynamen winter,
my grandmother quoted “a man may work from sun to sun…a woman’s work is never done”.
jc in co,
Check to see if “US Citizens Association” is a 501(c)3. If they are, by law they must disclose IRS form 990 upon request. They cannot hedge, obfuscate, or delay. They can charge a reasonable fee for copying, but they cannot withhold that information. The 990 will contain information regarding their structure, officers, and funding. All donations above a certain threshold are required to be reported – how much and by whom.
Because of the evasiveness you encountered, I suspect that they are not a 501(c)3, but if they are, a simple call to the IRS could land them in a world of hurt. They could be slapped with a big fine for everyday they don’t comply with a 990 request.
To paraphrase Tina Fey mocking Sarah Palin, “I can see Colorado from my house!” (I live in Northern NM.)
First, welcome back AKM!!! So glad you enjoyed the trip and you’re back safe and sound.
And thanks to Snoskred for filling in.
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#4 & #5
“And in Alaska there is more crushing poverty. In the lower 48 some seem to be a little jealous sometimes of the amount of money that goes back to Alaska, but not enough of it seems to go to alieviating basic suffering. Too much infrastructure that needs to be built with so few people. What differences do you think there are?”
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Could it be (and I’m just going by what I know of your last governor) the greed, the corruption, the lack of management skills, & the self-propelmanship of your leaders that cause this inadequate, unequal treatment, care and concern for the citizens there? A real “fend-for-yourself, you minions” attitude. It seems to me, with a little bit smarter and sincere approach to financing your state, the money would be enough and go farther, when it’s not used to build custom homes, and pay for family vacations abroad.
SunSweet,
From whence in NM do you hail? I am one of the few liberals in Los Alamos, the most conservative town in the state. If you live in a liberal town in NM, you must be in the Northern third of the state. For those of you outside the state, most of NM south of Albuquerque is more like Texas and Arizona politically.
When I read posts about what makes Alaska different, much of it sounded like NM. True, AK is MUCH bigger, but in our Western mindset, wide open spaces, issues concerning native populations, and a sense of connection to the outdoors, we have much in common. Even though we get more snow than most people realize, it gets much colder in AK in the winter! For that I am eternally grateful.
I don’t know if this has been posted, but its a cute game, if you pass the first two rounds, you get to throw snowballs at SP on the third round. It is produced by PETA. (It’s good therapy.)
http://www.peta.org/feat/HolidaySnowballFight/index.aspx?c=ecardg1208&gclid=CI-snLTUupwCFQ9JagodJQYSog
Diane, that’s a big assignment you’ve handed out, but as an almost 20-year Alaskan, I’m curious as to what AKM and others will come up with. I know I still can’t explain properly to family Outside what it is that makes Alaska unique. The sheer size of the place lends itself to terrain, weather, and cultures that can be vastly different from one place to another.
I was born and raised in a rural western environment with a lot of distance between things, but it was all on the road system, the weather was similar from one end of the state to the other, almost everyone spoke the same first language, and you knew what to expect even in unfamiliar towns. Here, there are so many places you can only get to by plane, or boat, or in winter by driving on the frozen river. Wasilla doesn’t get the monsoons of the south east part of the state, and Barrow doesn’t get the hot summers of Fairbanks. We are treated to the sounds of many traditional Alaska Native language speakers, and there are over 90 languages represented in the Anchorage School District. Locally, I hear those of the old Soviet bloc often. As an urban Alaskan, I know to expect the unexpected in rural Alaska. The one constant has been the hospitality, and an appreciation for those that bring something to share that’s hard or expensive to get in the village.
We have our own odd vocabulary words – termination dust and Outside come to mind – but so do other parts of the country. I don’t find the attitude toward hunting to be much different from other western states – we eat what we kill, and honestly, I’d rather eat caribou, moose, and wild salmon than feedlot beef. I have a better idea of what they ate and how healthy that is for me.
What makes Alaska home for me is the amazing natural beauty, somewhat slower pace and live and let live attitude (Pastor Prevo and the red shirts aside). Most of us are still from somewhere else, so except for Native Alaskans, we can’t really claim the turf as our own and we don’t care too much what the neighbors are up to as long as they either a) aren’t bugging us or b) invite us to the party.
Here’s wishing all the mudpuppies a great day!
Oops, snowballs at SP, on the fourth round.
24 ValleyIndependent- I agree with your viewpoint. And lack of weird bugs and snakes! I also love the constant change of weather. And most people have come from somewhere else, so we are huge pool of unique individuals.
Thanks, Polly, I’m rather fond of the lack of snakes, too. I never did like the rattlesnakes much.
jc in co
Here’s an article at HuffPo about the group …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/national-anti-obama-group_n_251011.html
#20 Gasman, how do I find out if they’re a 501(c)3? Do I call and ask or is there a web site? I sell commercial printing and recently printed the Jemez Adventure recreation and attraction map, I bet you can see Colorado from your front porch! I’m a ways north, in the dreaded home of the dr. dobson bastion of intolerance. I’m in Manitou, the artsy-fartsy liberal pocket of the area. Unfortunately I can see the focus compound & former pastor ted’s new life church from my front porch! Not literally, thank God for mountains.
Jc in co –
I googled the name “US Citizens Association” in quotes. It narrows your search to that exact phrase.
Seems a lot of people have the same questions about this group as you do…..
http://www.google.com/#q=%E2%80%9CUS+Citizens+Association%E2%80%9D&hl=en&fp=1&cad=b
Hi Gasman! Los Alamos is in a very pretty spot in NM. Believe it or not, I live in the Southern part of the state in a small farming community near Las Cruces! Even though Las Cruces is the 2nd largest city in NM, we are often forgotten. Don’t get me wrong, there are very conservative people here, but Dona Ana county seems to be a very inclusive county. Hispanic’s make up the majority of the population, but because Las Cruces is a farming, college, military town, it’s very diverse. When I go to Walmart, I often see women dressed in Burkas, hispanics, native americans, farmers, cowboys, seniors and of course run of the mill anglos. I’m friends with several gay men, who are Dr.’s, and they have encountered little discrimination, and belong to a very active PFLAG group.
Thanks UK Lady @ #8 – the editorial cartoons of the week are great!!!!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/24/769182/-The-Week-in-Editorial-CartoonsGlenn-Becks-Last-Sponsor
I’m going to weigh in on what makes Alaska “different”, or not so much. I lived there 26 years (21 in Anchorage, 5 in Ketchikan) before retiring and coming home to Arizona for my health. I have always felt the “difference” in Alaska was mostly hype, at least if one lives in an urban area. I fished in Ketchikan, but NEVER hunted. Nor did any of my friends. Our food source was Safeway/Carrs. Anchorage was quite urban – I shopped at Nordstrom, bought books at Borders, bought outdoor gear from REI. Anchorage has people from all over the world, and at times could be a quite cosmopolitan place. I disagree with the idea of “crushing poverty”. Most Alaska Natives who live in the Bush (and many white folks, for that matter) lack what we’d consider necessities: running water or flush toilets, but are quite wealthy in other things, like tradition, family connections, attachment to the land, etc. That said, Alaska has the highest per capita rates in the country of rape, child abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence, etc. Perhaps the one thing that distinguished Alaska is the widespread perception that Alaskans are somehow better (think Palin and her “real America” comments) because of their supposed isolation, rugged individualism, etc. Alaska seems to be a final destination for a lot of folks who couldn’t make it in the rest of the country. They’d imagine that they could escape their lives, come to Alaska, and either leave their problems behind or else practice them in a place where they wouldn’t get caught. As I spent my entire time there as a social worker or legal investigator, I know whereof I speak! For my last 10+ years there, I suffered terribly from Seasonal Affective Depressive Disorder, brought on by the many hours of darkness during the winter (even in Anchorage which is fairly south, it got dark around 3:00 PM in the winter and the sun didn’t come back up till around 10:00 AM) Even in summer, the all-too-usual cloud cover contributed to this. I suspect there is a lot of untreated or unacknowledged depression common in the population. So in summary, urban life can seem not so different than life elsewhere, Bush living is quite different, but there remain a lot of challenges there just as far as human interactions go.
jc in co
Here’s an article at HuffPo about the group …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/national-anti-obama-group_n_251011.html
teri and jc – sounds interesting. Please do share what you find.
@15 jc in co –
well – for being a grass roots association for all of US citizens, their domain is fairly new – only registered since april of this year. Registered by a patent lawyer in Ohio by the name of Una Lauricia.
That’s all I’ve found so far other than , like mentioned above, that other folks seem interested in figuring out who this “association” is back by. Let’s see what we can find, shall we?
And, C.Rock – a spray bottle set to a fine mist and sitting 4 inches from the fan is the only thing that got me through. I’ll do my best to send my autumnal afternoon your way !
Fawnskin~
I certainly agree w/ Grandmother’s wisdom…. to the extent that we as women are always doing something ~ when there are endless tasks waiting in the wings.
You reminded me of just how much I miss my Grandparents ~ who had a way of making it seem all effortless… although their ‘toils of the day’ were significantly more arduous.
Thanks for sharing the memories.
Just saw this and wanted to share -
To freepers, birthers and morons of all stripes
You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn’t get mad when Vice President Cheney not only allowed, but encouraged, energy company officials to dictate energy policy.
You didn’t get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.
You didn’t get mad when the deceptively-named Patriot Act got passed.
You didn’t get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.
You didn’t get mad when we spent over 600 billion (and counting) on said illegal war.
You didn’t get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq.
You didn’t get mad when you saw the Abu Ghraib photos.
You didn’t get mad when you found out we were torturing people.
You didn’t get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.
You didn’t get mad when we didn’t catch Osama Bin Laden.
You didn’t get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed Hospital.
You didn’t get mad when we let a major US city drown.
You didn’t get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.
You finally got mad when … when … wait for it … when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes…illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer are all ok with you — but helping other Americans…well, f*ck that!
That about right? You know it is.
PASS IT ON…
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=110477490207 There’s the Facebook link for US Citizens Association. Check out the “Related Groups” list along the right hand side, near the bottom. I don’t know how you get to be a “related group” but it sure does offer a bit of insight.
gak.
LOL, tried to share this a minute ago and missed deleting the swearword, sorry AKM, spammed me with good reason.
To freepers, birthers and morons of all stripes
You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn’t get mad when Vice President Cheney not only allowed, but encouraged, energy company officials to dictate energy policy.
You didn’t get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.
You didn’t get mad when the deceptively-named Patriot Act got passed.
You didn’t get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.
You didn’t get mad when we spent over 600 billion (and counting) on said illegal war.
You didn’t get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq.
You didn’t get mad when you saw the Abu Ghraib photos.
You didn’t get mad when you found out we were torturing people.
You didn’t get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.
You didn’t get mad when we didn’t catch Osama Bin Laden.
You didn’t get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed Hospital.
You didn’t get mad when we let a major US city drown.
You didn’t get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.
You finally got mad when … when … wait for it … when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes…illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer are all ok with you — but helping other Americans…well, f*** that!
That about right? You know it is.
PASS IT ON…
Found this posted on a board discussing the US Citzens Association :
According to the Huffington Post this group originally called themselves the Better Government Association. Another group with the same name sued them and they then changes their name to the U.S. Citizen’s Association. It’s unclear who the powers are behind this “grassroots” group but Ed Rollins name came up. See excerpt below:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/national-anti-obama-group_n_251011.html
When reached by phone Tuesday, board member Rev. Herschel Gammill of Cathedral of Life Ministries in Canton declined to comment and instead referred questions to Ed Rollins, the Republican strategist who was Mike Huckabee’s national campaign chairman in 2008 presidential election. Rollins, Gamill said, is chairman of the new BGA’s board.
A secretary for Rollins’ Washington-based New Strategies group told the Huffington Post Rollins was recovering from surgery and unavailable to comment. She could not confirm whether he was affiliated with the new BGA.
Calls to the new BGA’s executive director Lance Davis were not returned
( I’ve not googled it yet but I’m willing to bet we can draw a pretty straight line between Cathedral of Life Ministries and all the wacky , wild world of the 7 Mountains madness. Off to check. )
32 Mag the Mick – I agree with you too. Alaska sure has a lot of growing up to do! I’ve lived here since 1975, when I was in my twenties, from growing up in Europe, Asia, WA and CA. It is the last frontier, and the challenges are great. I suppose thats why I stayed, feeling that there is so much “work” to do! And a lot of people get SAD from the darkness – I work in mental health, and case management. But, for me personally, I like the darkness in winter. Its kinda cozy. The kids using flashlights on their way to school buses. I live in Anchorage now, but did live the rustic lifestyle for a year – chopping wood, getting snowed in. Had horses and had to get them water from the bathtub in five gallon buckets in the winter. Life here has its hardiness, but after living in Munich, SF area, and LA area… I enjoy the constant changes and challenges. (I visit my mom in Monterey, CA, and get bored with the consistency).
jc in co — “US Citizens Association” sounds shady. Third article down:
http://politics4geekz.blogspot.com/
“Here’s what I discovered: This organization– a lobbying group– used to call themselves the ‘Better Government Association’ but was sued by the real Better Government Association (a genuinely non-partisan government watchdog organization that has been around since 1923) and was forced by a court order to change their name. So now they are the “U.S. Citizens Association”. The chairman of their board is a man named Ed Rollins, a Republican campaign consultant and advisor who was worked on numerous campaigns, including Reagan-Bush ’84 and Huckabee ’08 (but has worked with countless other far-right Republicans over the years, such as Newt Gingrich and others). It seems they also have an army of lawyers, who have refused to comment to any press inquiries thus far about the ads. So, you know, a real grassroots citizens group.”
@jc in co: I doubt that they are a 501(c)3. I noticed on their website that their ads have been refused by the WSJ, CNN, and MSNBC, so apparently they have been looking for ultra-conservative (or desperate) local papers to place them.
It turns out that until a few days ago, they were calling themselves the “Better Government Association”. There is a long-standing non-partisan group in Chicago with the same name, who sued them and won, forcing them to change the name and abandon their old URL. Of course, they lie about this too.
Just another lying hate group.
Maybe we all should plan a trip to, Alaska. Say, next year. Maybe start having Mudpup reunions in states and countries of other, Mudpups.
teri, buffalogal, closet mud pup, thanks for the links etc. I’m going to spend a little time there. It does appear that they’ve chosen conservative medium size newspapers (bird cage liner rags) across the US to run their ads. I’m thinking the papers are ultra conservative with a high concentration of wack-a-doodles as subscribers. I want to point out that I call the Colorado Springs Gazette on a regular basis & tell them my subscription has run out & please stop delivering it. They also call me on a regular basis to see if I want to renew my subscription, I always tell them “No, I don’t like your op-ed page and it sort of makes me throw up in my mouth that your editor was formally the editor of soldier of fortune magazine.” But alas, they continue to deliver. It is good practice for Marley, our black lab, to retrieve it, as we don’t care if he gets a little rough in his retrieval and delivery.
Valleyindependent #24 – “termination dust” sounds like something that might be dispensed by Death Panels! What is it?
BuffaloGal Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 8:13 AM
@15 jc in co –
well – for being a grass roots association for all of US citizens, their domain is fairly new – only registered since april of this year. Registered by a patent lawyer in Ohio by the name of Una Lauricia.
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I think she also specializes in trade marks. Which would be what the “better government association” was suing over — an infringement of their trademark. Wasn’t able to find out who their counsel of record in that matter was, though.
AKM, Glad you had fun. Please get some rest.
Brian, s brother is saying Hi.
He is at work.
Of course, once they have been sued for trademark infringement, they were probably extra careful to make sure their next name was compliant, hence the lawyer to do searches and such.
45 A Fan From Chicago- “termination dust” is the first sighting of snow on the mountains.
43 Claw Washout Palin- And how about Australia?
A Fan From Chicago #45 — “termination dust” is the first dusting of snow on the mountains indicating the end of summer.
UK Lady – #38 – Love the list! Have saved it to send to the ones who send me the NO spew. Thanks!
http://www.uscitizensassociation.com/blog.html
Link to their blog.
You know,if Sarah Palin could “do the Google” like Mudpuppies,she might get her facts straight.
What am I saying? She would have to both read and comprehend the results.
I’m lucky enough to have been born in Alaska and my parents were as well. We’ve been in Alaska since the early 1900′s. My sisters and brothers and I took turns going out commercial fishing with our father as we were growing up. Many of us prefer to continue to live off the land as our parents did when it comes to filling up our freezers with a variety of seafood, fowl and meats. My family continues our tradition of sharing our gathered food with many of our seniors and friends who happen to stop by or if we hear of someone in need. Sharing food is a common tradition among Alaskans.
I like the casual dress code of Alaska – frankly, you won’t see stringent dress codes and you get used to seeing people dressed from one extreme to another, from nice to casual to functional outdoor gear which is a necessity as it would be for someone who lives in Maine. Here is Southeast Alaska, we get a lot milder winters than our Alaskans in the Northern areas of the state and many of the States close to the Canadian borders.
And Alaskans, like many of you scattered across the country are very thankful to be living here and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. I’ve seen more pre-nups being planned around living in Alaska than anything else…some people are pretty set on living here for good!
Good morning back to all you happy morning people….
It is a beautiful wonderland, unique and different according to the geographical terrain. Like the clothes, the weather and the terrain throughout the State goes milder in the South to much colder in the North.
Bonjour à Tous!
“US Citizens Association” – now why when I read that name did the “Alaska Trust Fund” automatically spring to mind…..? Very very dodgy
Billionaires for Wealthcare
http://billionairesforwealthcare.com
“If god loved the poor people he wouldn’t let them get sick. Privatize the government, that’s what I say! Wealth care, not health care!”
YAY!YAY!YAY!
I know that is OTT, but, YAY!
It really IS working
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/24/771670/-UPS-drops-ALL-Fox-advertising,-Not-Just-Glenn-Beck!!-Updated
Rich Hallabran, spokesman for UPS Stores, said today he has not only temporarily halted buying ads on the Glenn Beck Show but also on the Fox News Channel altogether as reported by AP Television writer David Bauder
Polly #49 and Akaurora #50. Thanks. That’s much more sublime than what I conjured up: A government bureaucrat handing a baggie full of termination dust to a family member and saying – “Here, just sprinkle this on grandma and step back and watch her go!”
Claw Washout Palin–come on up; we love to be tour guides to “good” tourists up here!! You can even do reference checks on us over at the Forum!
#45 A Fan From Chicago:” Termination dust” The first dusting of snow on the surrounding mountain peaks meant the coming termination of construction jobs due to the coming of winter. Now days, winter doesn’t stop construction except maybe for make major highway construction.
Ooops, “..except maybe for major highway construction” Don’t know how word “make” got in there. LOL
#55 Frenchconnection, I had the exact same thought. I guess nowadays it’s a dead giveaway that you’re some sort of scumbag organization if you have to name it something misleading that somehow alludes to an affiliation with a state or federal government entity.
10 BuffaloGal Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 5:25 AM
Ha!! How ’bout a pair of jeans that wink when ya walk ? Sarah Palin fans everywhere , get ready ! http://tinyurl.com/mxafx4
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BuffaloGal…. too funny that just about every industry out there is using the Palin name as a joke or for laughs. This would be those REAL Americans she spoke of…. I think. The Palin pants…. sound like a perfect marketing or Product placement AD for ‘ that Site ‘. I’ll even write their first commercial for them.
” Get up close and personal with $arah ”
And from an anatomical standpoint… they got her Nose just Perfect.
{ It might look different after her Hospital visit ( rumor ..? ) though }
french connction*******bonjour a vous aussi. [heehee] i am practicing my long forgotten french just in case i got to flee to French Polynesia. you never know when you got to get out of Dodge and haul your ashes somewhere safe.
Bubbles, forget about learning French as I’d be more than happy to go along with you as your very own personal translator – just keep enough room for me in your suitcase.
à bientôt
{{{{french connection}}}}
UK Lady;
Jackie says:
UK Lady – #38 – Love the list! Have saved it to send to the ones who send me the NO spew. Thanks!
I already sent your list to my family member who are against EVERYTHING President Obama wants to do. I think they will be mad at me. LOL and I don’t give a Flying F*CK. I”M Mad. Thanks also.
#62 jc, I seem to have missed something somewhere along the line, just how is is legal for ATF to be still open and collecting money for Palin when she is no longer governor? As for her disappearance act, I am not inclined to think it is for cosmetic purposes, or that she has had a mental breakdown (as so many bloggers seem to think). For me, I think that at last she is taking the advice she was given last November, laying low and trying to learn how to answer those ‘gotcha’ questions for when she declares her intend to run in 2012.
It is truly amazing how foul the birthers are.They now claim that President Obama could not have been born in Hawai because he is uncircumcised!!!!
I am nonplussed!!
First,how on earth would they know?
Second,if he was not,that would absolutely put to rest rumours he is Muslim.
Third,if he was not,it would prove nothing,except that his parents did not want to pay for the procedure or did not want to subject their baby to it.
Fourth,most important,why are they fixated on this?What does that say about what they are afraid of?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306351/posts?q=1&
#69 mommom
Fourth,most important,why are they fixated on this?
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The answer is quite simply because they are all dickheads
If you haven’t seen Rachel’s “Republican ‘Pizza’ They’re Just Not That Into Health Care Reform, you should it’s excellent and spot on. I agree, the Dems need to put together the best possible bill and just pass it, I say go back to single payer.
Andrew Sullivan also summed up what is going on. It’s getting kinda predictable isn’t it, next it will be the clean energy bill, so……lets try to get ahead of the attack.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/08/john-mccain-on-death-panels.html#more
“I have expressed my frustration with this tactic many times before, and I know it is getting tedious. But, to recap, the tactic is this: (1) Make a preposterous and false claim about a bill. (2) Have the claim disproved. (3) Avoid defending the original claim, but instead observe that the controversy reflects “a legitimate difference of interpretation” about what might happen in the future. Effective opposition in three easy steps!
And so we have a conundrum: Ignore the tactic, and let the falsehood persist, or engage with the tactic, and play into the false appearance of legitimate debate. I do not have a good solution.”
mommom Says:
Obama could not have been born in Hawai because he is uncircumcised!!!!
Are you Serious ? Now they want to examine and talk about the Condition the President ‘s penis is in. LMAO
mommom–WHAT?!?! What in the heck have those people been smoking? Geeze louise they are wacko!
#68, Frenchconnection, You know I really don’t know if ATF still exists. I was just agreeing with you regarding how these dimwits name their organizations highly misleading names, to fool people into thinking they’re affiliated with state or federal gov’t. I’m not sure where princess winky is hanging out lately. I’m sure she is not the author of any posts being made on FB. It’s very hard for me to believe that she’s following the sage advise of laying low though. Attention is like oxygen to her so I can’t imagine her going without. Aren’t there some Wasilla pups here, hasn’t anybody seen her around town?
I can just hear Fox Noise now . The President’s Penis is UnAmerican !
Awesome on UPS dropping ALL Advertising on Fake News. We need to thank them! Fake News has this coming.
Maybe Scarah’s under house arrest, lol.
Breaking News per MSNBC
U.S Attorney General to investigate CIA interrogations.
jc, AFT is still up and running and accepting donations for the “political attacks launched against current Governor Sarah Palin, the First Family, and state-employed colleagues.” I do agree 100% that she is not the author of the articles on FB, but wonder if they are just stage one of her reentry onto the national stage. Undoubtedly she is been used by a master puppeteer – Cheney????
Remember how AKM and others said Bill Clinton at Netroots was powerful? I do believe ‘they’ may try to dredge up his unpleasant past to discredit him, so people will remember ‘that’ and won’t respect him, take him seriously and possibly not believe him. I sincerely hope I am wrong.
I haven’t seen the recent Sen. John Ensign interview yet, but Rachel is talking about what he said and this discredit thing popped into my head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGLZbuPe_vI&feature=related
#79, Frenchconnection, Yes, I’ve been very curious why darth vader hasn’t been around lately. Remember a few weeks back you couldn’t turn on the tube without seeing him or his daughter, the princess of darkness? I’m sure he’d rather have his hand up her dress then newt’s or whoever they think has any potential of a sucessful run in 2012.
More protests in plan from the brainless. Check this out
http://www.freerepublic.com/home.htm
Here.
“We are caravaning from Sacramento to DC from Aug 27 to Sept 12, hosting local Tea Parties in cities all along the way. It’s time to take our country back! Let’s speak out against the out-of-control tax and spend policies of Congress and the White House! ”
“09.12.09 Protest at the Capitol!
It’s time to take the tea party movement directly to Washington, D.C. Please join thousands of local organizers and grassroots Americans from across the country as we gather in our nation’s capital to deliver a message to the politicians: Enough!
We are gathering on 9-12-2009 to deliver our message in person that we’ve had enough! ”
National Sponsor: Freedom Works
GOPs are Bunch of fools. Their claim that this country only belongs to them sickens me. So the rest, are all alliens?
We all know that Glenn Beck comes back from His ‘ Vacation ‘ today so I am sure there will be plenty of clips up on Daily Kos, Crooks & Liars and Media Matters later. I saw an update and he was up to 33 sponsors lost…. and the last I had heard had been 20. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy though.
From Gryphens link to Daily Kos the New story at Fox shows that they are not very good at Lieing anymore. Kris Wallace , on Sunday , was pushing the ‘ death panel Book ‘ narrative as their next Lie. Daily Kos posted about a dozen links going all the way back to 2001 showing that the Bush Administration was using this pamphlet. Oops…
One quote….
“There’s nothing surprising about the Fox propaganda machine peddling outrageous lies, but Chris Wallace’s fabrication is one of the most despicable, reprehensible falsehoods Fox has ever put on air. It’s bad enough that Wallace lied through his teeth, but the fact that he chose to exploit our nation’s veterans for his dirty political game tells us everything we need to know about his integrity — or lack thereof.”
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/23/771489/-Foxs-death-book-lie
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It really makes me wonder why the VA, VFW or any of these other Veterans Organization have not come forward, spoken up LOUDLY and made statements regarding the Healthcare debate…?
With this most recent Lie and the previous rhetoric about Nazis…. aren’t these Veteran Organizations going to step forward with a statement.
Fox and the GOP is just dragging their names and reputations through the mud in an effort to hurt the President.
Why don’t they issue a statement from their Leadership and have it posted in BIG BOLD LETTERS on the Presidents Healthcare webpage.{Good idea maybe?}
Maybe we need to make an effort to email some of the Veteran agencies and tell them to speak up and not let Fox and their Followers be speaking for them. FOX does not have their best interests in mind.
Are there some VET agencies we could call or email…?
Maybe even ask the Congresscritters to put some pressure on the VET orgs. to step up.
It would be a little Un-American if Fox and the GOP tried to bash VETS. That’s the one meme that they use on the ‘ libruls ‘ as a last resort when all else fails.
Received an e-mail from Americans United for Change. It discusses Sarah Palin’s lying about death panels. There is a link for submitting a message to her.
http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/page/s/palinmessage
If it takes her as long to read the messages as it has taken her to open the many gifts, who knows when they’ll get read.
BTW – Any updates on that scruffy report she finally submitted?
As a former resident and homeowner in Alaska, it saddens me to see how badly she has tarnished the state’s image.
Rachel on Rove, and remember folks, we have an AK connection to Rove’s aid, Tim Griffin, that he was in AK 20 times summer of 2008 ‘because of client business’. Shannyn wrote about it, she thought it had something to do with Pebble Mine and defeating the clean water ballet 4 measure, that Scarah so unethically if not illegally shoved to a no vote.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-WIDvjzgM
honesty in Gov…….that’s a good idea, let’s contact them and push for it.
“With this most recent Lie and the previous rhetoric about Nazis…. aren’t these Veteran Organizations going to step forward with a statement.
Fox and the GOP is just dragging their names and reputations through the mud in an effort to hurt the President.”
I’m glad to see Nazis on Huff too! Good goin’ girl! Thanks for all you do…and then some!!
Does anyone wonder why so many of ‘them’ are missing these days…hmmm
here’s a link to the American Veterans Association contact page……get er done Mudpups.
http://www.amvets.org/contact_us.html
jc in co:
whois info for that website:
Registrant:
Una Lauricia
1801 East 9th Street
Suite 1200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: USCITIZENSASSOCIATION.COM
Created on: 04-Aug-09
Expires on: 04-Aug-10
Last Updated on: 10-Aug-09
Administrative Contact:
Lauricia, Una ulauricia@pearne.com
1801 East 9th Street
Suite 1200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
United States
(216) 579-1700 Fax — (216) 579-6073
Technical Contact:
Lauricia, Una ulauricia@pearne.com
1801 East 9th Street
Suite 1200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
United States
(216) 579-1700 Fax — (216) 579-6073
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.POLITICALRESOLUTIONS0913.COM
NS2.POLITICALRESOLUTIONS0913.COM
Una Lauricia is a patent attorney in Cleveland, Ohio
Greatgranny @85, we still love ya! No state is without their problems…
here’s the Disabled American Veterans contact page
http://www.dav.org/ContactUs.aspx
jc,
Ask them if they are a 501(c)3. If they are, they would be required by law to tell you. (To avoid acknowledging their 501(c)3 status would be also denying you access to their 990 forms.) If they are not, they won’t say. You could also contact the IRS and request the information.
These IRS link might provide some information:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4221pc.pdf
Good luck and let us know what you find out.
SunSweet,
I am surprised to know that there is a pocket of liberalism in Southern NM. It must be the university’s progressive influence. My mom used to live in Hobbs, and that place made Midland, TX look progressive. They definitely aligned themselves with Texas rather than the Northern third of NM.
I will be down in Las Cruces in October as a judge in the NM All State music events. It will be a very long drive, but thanks to the liberal “Cash for Clunkers” program, I now have a very nice new and very fuel efficient car to make the trip in. I know that there will be public concerts that you could attend. I’ll keep you apprised.
For those who missed Letterman a few days ago, he was commenting on the recent release of Squeeky Fromm ( the Manson Family member who took a shot at President Ford in 1975). He said he wondered what a crazy lady with a gun would do, but then found out she had been named Governor of Alaska.
Una Lauricia is a partner with Pearne & Gordon LLP in Cleveland, Ohio.
And, according the website, the group is a newly formed 501 C4 non-profit association
Honesty in gov……done. I emailed the national executive director and communications director. Hopefully they will take action.
#89 boodog, them? who? those from the darkside? #84 honestyinGov, Rachel should have Paul Rieckhoff of the IAVA on tonight. He’s the big, bald, good looking, well spoken guy Rachel has on frequently. He’s the executive
director of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans Association.
***just a farmer*** you are amazing! i am sorry, but you need to change your name to ‘a farmer’ because there is no ‘just a’ about you. i intend to visit a real farm in september. a lovely little mudpeep has extended an invitation to me to come see her. she has a real working farm with animals and such in it. she also has food growing. she says there is a lot of nature like birds and rabbits and bees.we are going to have lunch and drink wine and have a two person mudstock.
#94 Gasman & #97 justafarmer, if they’re a 501(c)4 instead of a 501(c)3 are they obligated to divulge their 990 forms?
bubbles, you’ll have a great time at a farm!
Mine is a “real” farm too, with several acres of fruit & veg, dairy goats, chickens and loads of wildlife.
IRS info:
http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=96178,00.html
annual returns are required
Life Cycle of a Social Welfare Organization:
http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=156354,00.html
lots of links there
jc, yes, I think it is weird when people like Beck, the Cheneys, and $P are all ‘missing’, and after such blustery headlines on a daily basis. Beck is on vacation? hmm. I think we will be having some interesting news soon..Too musch weirdness..
*****farmer i can’t wait. i am going to visit the kids in a few days. i will be somewhere in the wilds of Ohio shopping at one of their great discount malls. i am taking a virtually empty suitcase. there is a lot of nature where the kids live. if i wake just before dawn and creep to the window sometimes you can see deer coming drink at the lake on their property. last time i was there i saw fire flies in the millons. going to enjoy the family for a few days…love bubs
Hi Bubbles, you must be feeling pretty good! Bring back some fireflies, I have never seen one, they must be beautiful.
where in Ohio, bubs?
I just received my THIS IS NOT A BILL, but a notice for my records from my Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage. Now, I have a disability. Some doctor from the 70′s who was taking out a breast cyst decided to be helpful and give me some blood. Unfortunately, that blood was tainted with HCV. Didn’t know what was wrong with me until 1989 when I collapsed while teaching school. Took me nine doctors to figure out what was wrong.
I still have the HCV, plus a variety of other things that have gone wrong because of the long term chronic illness. The latest being I got allergic to the thyroid medication I was on, then went off of, now trying to go back to another med PLUS I got severely anemic. Do you know that your gums can actually turn white?
Well enough of the background. I’m on UniCare for the prescription plan. I spent a lot of time earlier this year trying to get them to approve of a medicine that I’d been on for years. They had dropped it from their formulary list, but had been approving it for me. It took them 5 months to just come out and say they weren’t going to do ever again. So my HCV doc and I had to look at their formulary and come up with a substitute that won’t kill my liver. It is more expensive than what I was on before. Jeez.
Having a bit more of brain now, I decided to try to figure out what this letter was about that I had been sent. Now because I my SSD check is low, I’m on LIS. That’s Low Income Subsidy for those in the know. I pay a co-pay between $1.25 – $6.00 depending on the cost of the med. This means when my out-of -pocket drug costs reach $4,350.00 during the coverage year I go to Catastrophic Coverage, then it goes up to 5% of the medication or $6.00 per prescription.
So I have to say that all in all (except the 5 months where I was paying the entire amount; and they were saying your doctor hasn’t sent in the correct forms, when both my doc and I knew she had. Oh, they also had people who would agree with you and say everything was fixed, and then the med would be refused again, and the company had no record of that conversation. I wrote to my Senator and Representatives about this company.) I have a pretty good deal.
I have a friend though who has Lupus, Diabetes, and another disorder who has to pay the deductible first. So her meds are over $400 a month. So she has to come up with the deductible in two months when she can’t afford it. Not only that when the company pays out $2,700.00, she has to pay the full amount again until she reaches $4,112.55.
Who says we need health care reform?
Look over your policies, read and become informed.
# 90
Say NO to Palin in Politics Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 10:53 AM
here’s a link to the American Veterans Association contact page……get er done Mudpups.
http://www.amvets.org/contact_us.html
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Say No to Palin…….Thanks for that link. I see that it also has a toll free 800 number for that Organization. { Who on here has a Military background?}
I have a question for the Pups on here that may be Vets because they may know the inner workings of some of these Orgs. and who has the power of the biggest voice. Which one is that that speaks for them… and would be willing to issue a statement..?… like on the White House page.
Which Org. has the biggest lobbying effort ( voice ) per se. At least they have emails and addresses of their members right at hand if they issued a statement. That is key. They could also get some of their members to go to TH meetings or call Congressmen.
What got me thinking about this over the weekend was AKM’s story about Nazis. I wanted to send that story link to these Vet Orgs., but I didn’t know who they were or there email contacts.
I think we should ask them to read AKM’s post FIRST ( because their memberships need to read it- Maybe in their newsletters as well )…. and then ask about why they are not speaking out with some Statement also. They are letting Fox/GOP use the Vets like ‘ props ‘ ( like someone else we all know )in their little production.
Would some Veterans like to tell us who has the biggest Voice and Power..?
{ maybe AKM knows and could chime in as well}
**********farmer********* i will be in delaware ohio. lot of nature and rivers and lakes and animals
awww…too far away from me, bubs!
***farmer awww*** i’m sorry….bubs
BuffaloGal…..
I sent an email to the PalinTruthWatch email address. Let me know if you don’t get it. Last week you mentioned the posted email addy was incorrect or something. The message pertains to the Veterans issue on this thread.
thanks.
# 103 Justafarmer————–
But isn’t “social welfare organization” stretching it a bit? One could argue they are anti-social, ant-welfare…..
honestyinGov Says: Would some Veterans like to tell us who has the biggest Voice and Power..?
{ maybe AKM knows and could chime in as well}
I would call your local VFW and see if they can tell you something ?
@honesty: That’s an interesting thought. It is an unfortunate fact that the two big traditional vets’ organizations — the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars — have national leadership that is way on the right wing.
It’s differential selection pressure: the local organizations (“Posts” in the Legion) are made up of regular folks who are perhaps a bit more conservative than their milieu (there’s often a significant number of retired military, for one reason). The next higher organizational node (e.g., “District”) is still fairly representative of the local politics. My Dad served a term as commander of his Northern Cali District, and he was about as liberal a Legionnaire as you’re likely to find.
But he could never have gotten elected into the state leadership, even in California. By that level, you’re into serious politics. Just to get nominated, you have to match the national org’s ideological outlook. I believe the Legion was pretty non-political when it was formed, but it was long ago taken over by the right, and, as in any good corporation, they use the rules to maintain their control.
I’m pretty sure the VFW is much the same, although I have no personal experience. Basically, this is why there are other organizations for Vietnam vets, and now Iraq/Afghanistan vets — the traditional organizations have not really had vets’ issues on their front burners for decades, preferring to concentrate on general conservative issues (and flag desecration, of course).
Nevertheless, the folks at the nominal helms of these organizations are real people (as opposed to astroturf people), and veterans, and very likely honorable. There’s also a chance that they remember who the real Nazis were — although it’s unlikely that any of them were in WW2, they’d have to be well into their 80s.
So I think sending AKM’s powerful essay to the national commanders and other national elected officials — and maybe to all the state officials as well — might be worth doing. I could try to pull down a list of names and addresses, but I think it would be most effective if the author actually sent the messages. Or perhaps another Mudpup who is a member. I have rather strenuously declined the Legion’s offer of membership in the past.
Cassie @115:
I had that same thought.
According to the IRS info, the 501c4 social welfare designation is sort of a catch-all for organizations that don’t “fit” anywhere else.
BTW, this is the same group that was sued a few months ago by the Chicago-based Better Government Association (founded in 1923) because they were using “BGA” in their original name.
US Citizens Association Facebook page with officers listed
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=110477490207
Y’know, it’s GOT to be sweet, having your state out of the dubious and dreadful “Palin” spotlight. Seriously. It’s back to normal, right?
Down here in the Lower 48, it’s amazing to open several major newspapers and news websites and see nary a mention of The Quitbull.
Perhaps, at last, Failin’ Palin has gone the way of the dodo.
and here’s a blog post that nails these people:
http://mono-cheese-factory.blogspot.com/2009/08/astroturf.html
I’m gonna take a break from The Googles for a while…my brain hurts….
OK, one last link…business filing with the Ohio Secretary of State:
http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_BS.BS_QRY_BUS_INFORMATION1.show
ok, I thought that link looked hinky…you’ll have to go to
http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_BS.BS_QRY_BUS_INFORMATION1.SHOW_PARMS
and type in US Citizens Association in the Business Name field, then click “submit”
**********hey boodog******** yes i am feeling better.
Sorry if this has been posted already. Article on Salon talking about how closely the extreme conservative propaganda playbook resembles “the big lie” angle . If they want to bandy about the Hitler connection, this is certainly a lot closer :
http://tinyurl.com/mvhgr2
That patent lawyer probably did the search on the name that would fly after they got sued. Just my guess from having worked with one in NYC.
I went to the full page add and tried to get into the ,com address but my security says it is not a safe site so I just closed it down.For the us citizen site
I live in the Midwest in a northern state and really our weather is like that around Anchorage,though not the northern part of Alaska,When I was their it was warmer than it was in my state and when I flew back it was also warmer in Anchorage than it was in my home state.I don’t hunt but have gone with others who do.Right now with mad cow spreading you have to be very careful of the deer you do kill for food.
GreatGranny2B – those of us that live here still love Alaska as much as life itself. We know Winky has tarnished this State but we are also more determined to blog until the cows come home just how incredible the people are and how beautiful and hospitable our State is despite her antics. This mudflat forum and the others linked to it have been a life-soothing forum for us Alaskans that lived through Hurricane Winky’s manic ride. Considering all the people who have joined these forums from around the country, I feel extra blessed.
Aloha from Alaska!
Alaskan Sisu My sister whop moved up there over 35 years ago said even with the no running water ect she would never leave except for short trips.Of course over the years she did have a well drilled and had running water and a indoor bathroom.Even with the harsher winters she and her husband loved it up in Talkeetna where they lived for many years till their death a few years ago.
She always said it was no worse than our winters and after being up there in both the winter and the late summer I have to agree.
bubbles–that sounds like a great trip! Fire flies are one of the things I miss from the Midwest (along with fall colors, great apples, and thunder and lightening storms). Don’t miss the heat and humidity though!
Have fun!
New thread for info on Ann Strongheart…
Gryphen over on Immoral Minority (link on right of this page), has just posted an update on Sherry Johnston and also says that Levi’s interview with Vanity Fayre will come out on 5th Sept., and that he hears it is good one.
what does a good one mean? That’s a bit vague.
Looselips @ 135 – Your guess is at least as good as mine, but we can live in hope.
jojobo1 – I love the part of Alaska that lets you move from one extreme to the other – one minute you can be sitting at your desk or at home and the next minute in a boat or a plane heading on another adventure. I never travel anywhere outside of Alaska in the summer and one of our favorite destinations is a cozy place in Glacier Bay which is a 25 minute small plane ride away from Juneau for us. We have a plane so we can transport our golden retrievers and use the plane just as most people would use a boat. There is a wilderness adventure close to wherever you go in Alaska.
I like to smoke and can fish and berries and we get clams and grind them for chowders, etc.. I guess we Alaskans find a lot of joy in the work and fun parts of gathering and you are always going to find a good variety of Alaskan seafood or dishes at any potluck. I grew up with a dad that showed me the joy of sharing his catch with others and the joy of being able to give someone that needed something useful. We didn’t have much in those days but my dad was a successful hunter and fisherman. We all participated one way or another in putting up our own game – smoking, canning, plucking birds, shucking crab or shrimp…you name it. We are a diverse bunch, that’s for sure. Many of us continue the tradition that our grandparents relied upon.
Anyway,
Newfoundland Dogs Rule I am also coming up on my donut hole I choose united healthcare cause after looking over any that were ok in my state it seemed like they would do the most for me I had a deductible but after that they covered most of the payments and Right now I have only 4 months till renewal.Boy I sure hope they can’t drop ya.
I would just like to make a comment on the Sherry Johnston case. I hope they can work something out for a halfway house or an ankle bracelet but there must be some consequences. Oxy is killing Alaskan’s youth – Oxy is synthetic heroin. The young people don’t use it for pain, they abuse it and many become addicted immediately. It is an epidemic in many areas of Alaska and in order for those adults to sustain their habits, it has slowly filtered down to the younger generation. This drug is a whole new ball game when it comes to instant addiction for our youth and I’m curious if any of you have been impacted by its abuse.
Supplying this drug to anyone is prolonging someone’s agony- it is a very lonely and isolating drug and people will go to any lengths to get at it and the appetite continues to grow as do the crimes committed to get it. I value everyone’s opinion but want you to know that Oxy kills innocent people too.
anyone for a chat?
***************alaskan sisu, oh yummy. will you please adopt me? so i can eat everything you bring home. i have never caught and eaten a fish, although there are lots of fish where i am going. my daughter thinks the fish in the lake are pets. i say let’s catch them and fry them and serve them with coleslaw. there are Big Mouth Bass in there and Snappers and other fish in there. they just eating their heads off and getting bigger and bigger. they are going to run out of lake soon.
thanks for all your research justafarmer, you’re great. I emailed my local bird cage liner rag and told them they must be pretty desperate to run that ad but that I’m not really surprised considering their editor is the former editor of soldier of fortune magazine. Did you notice on the FB page that the staff lists first names only? I’m going to give them, US Citizens Association another jingle tomorrow and ask them how I go about getting a copy of their 990′s.
US Citizens Assoc was registered at a nonprofit as US Citizens Association, Inc.
Box 5375, Moss Point, MS 39563. There is no other info and won’t be until they file a report in the next tax year. It’s hard to see what their point is because a 501(c)(3) cannot do partisan politics.
If you want to know about nonprofits go to http://www2.guidestar.org/Home.aspx
Geneva Walters opinion piece in today’s ADN is an absolute must read!
@ravenstrick
link?
bubbles – I don’t deliver but I can send you some, seriously! I have some beautiful canned smoked sockeye which is a really bright red that can be easily mailed! Or maybe you should just come and get it!
ravenstrick do you have a link? cannot find as per GA Peach
can’t stop sobbing…
alaskan sisu you better believe i am starting a ‘bubbles goes to alaska fund’ today. seriously, if you pm me i will give you my address and promise to share with any mud pups who stop by..[maybe]
Found it: http://www.adn.com/opinion/compass/story/908730.html
Geneva Walters article.
samper – what’s wrong? went to chat looking for you.
samper******dear samper, the time for crying is now, but in a little while we must dry our tears and think on how to help Ann and her little ones. she will need us and all we can gather together to help her make it through this years and the years to come…love bubs
Wow, just scored 950 on the Peta snow ball game. Got $p’s nose bleeding. Feel better.
tamara***the what?
uk lady before i go i wanted say thank you thank for that brilliant essay ‘you didn’t get mad’. i must say i am terribly disappointed in these folks. shameful is what this is…..love bubs… goodnight all.
Rachael Maddow is not on – guest host says Rachael is “officially under the weather.” Something about moose flu. ; )
When I heard that, Lori, I figured it was something she ate
While checking out the Geneva Walters story on ADN I couldn’t help but notice the other popular Story there at the bottom of the page.
“Broker sentenced for real estate conspiracy” ….I immediately thought……
What high profile real Estate agent is in Alaska… Kristan Cole..?
Sorry…. wasn’t Her. I thought she might have been following in her Mother’s footsteps. {isn’t that a natural conclusion?} Lots of other names in the story.
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“The apparent mastermind who triggered what prosecutors called the “largest mortgage fraud investigation in Alaska history” is going to prison.”
“Lance Lockard, 34, was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison and pay $2.5 million in restitution for his role in defrauding mortgage lenders in a conspiracy that involved all elements of the Anchorage real estate industry: agents, buyers, sellers, appraisers, and mortgage and title companies.”
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Could he join ” The Corrupt Bastards Club” now… or do you have to be a Politician to join..? They should let Him in…..Honorary member at least.
http://www.adn.com/209/story/909424.html
samper – I am sorry you are having a hard time but please realize many of us are.
I seldom comment anymore. I miss a lot of posters here. Thanks AKM, snos, et al.
bubbles – we could all use some hugs including you (o:
Hugs to Mudpuppies.
bubbles
Just a fun video game throwing snow balls at $p, set up by Peta. I believe that it was Polly who linked it earlier on. Good stress relief.
http://www.peta.org/feat/HolidaySnowballFight/index.aspx?c=ecardg1208&gclid=CI-snLTUupwCFQ9JagodJQYSog
tamara – I thought it used to be posted over in Fun Stuff to the right! I haven’t played it in ages but was addicted.
Thanks Polly and tamara. Good stress release (o:
bubbles, I’m dead serious – I’ll put together a random kindness package from Alaska – it’d be a hoot! (And, I’m not just sayin’!) I have a place for you to stay in Juneau, too, also…you might have to come and research!