Comments on: Full Friday for Anchorage – Get Active!

By: strangelet

strangelet — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:48:59 +0000

(1) Lynn Swann was a fabulous receiver for the Steelers, although in truth he probably wouldn’t have had quite such a great career if John Stallworth wasn’t the other WR. And the vice versa is true for Stallworth, of course.

(2) A lot of top-level NFL “skill” players decide they are Republicans. It actually makes sense — they are rich. As a genetically-determined Packer fan, i can still remember my heart breaking when I saw a commercial in which Bart Starr (recently retired, to be fair) endorsed Richard Nixon for the 1968 election.

Now I just remind myself that the NFL veteran “minimum” is about twice what I made in my very best working years. If I made that much, I might be a … no, I don’t think so. But a lot of them are.

I’m delighted to hear that the Actual Diversity Banquet was a success. Congratulations.

By: Tantef

Tantef — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:38:28 +0000

Thank you John # 17. I rushed home from work just sure that AKM or Shannyn would be live blogging from the event. Sigh. I think perhaps they were having too much fun standing up for everyone’s rights! I hope some other Mudpuppies come and dish to us!

By: John

John — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:54:30 +0000

The True Diversity Dinner was the BEST. Shannyn and the other speakers were great!!!!! Not enough exclamation marks to express it. It has renewed my faith in Anchorage as a city that I want to be a part of. Thank you to all who attended in person or in spirit.

By: the problem child

the problem child — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:14:57 +0000

Looking forward to the reports from all events.

By: jojobo1

jojobo1 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:15:33 +0000

I would have thought even the gun rights people would know better than to bring guns onto school property.After all the school shootings it would really make them look bad.Here’s hoping anyone that does bring a gun on school property be jailed and kept their until they are checked out

By: A Fan From Chicago

A Fan From Chicago — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:13:25 +0000

Looking forward to hearing all the “boots on the ground” takes from those of you who make it to some or all of these events. I said on a post the other night that “Guerilla Warfare Rocks.” And it sound like that’s the kind of night Anchorage is having.

Doubt that many could argue that our side got out flanked in August with the tea baggers and the birthers and the health care protestors. Silly us, we thought we’d turned a corner last November as a country.

Apparently not yet.

Now we know the opposition, now we get the stakes, now we know the tactics.

Keep it going on a local level. As the President told us during the campaign, change comes from the bottom up. Seems like we’re making some progress in the health care debate but we need to keep the pressure on.

Yes we can.

Fired up, ready to go.

By: Claw Washout Palin

Claw Washout Palin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:58:49 +0000

Take plenty of pictures and enjoy yourselves!!

By: InJuneau

InJuneau — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:54:34 +0000

prisonernumber6–thanks for filling in the details. I knew he’d played and figured it was in PA, but you know how the state divide is…I’d never have been able to get that info from the spouse! (not that the spouse follows sports anyway!). I did get the feeling that the new career choice wasn’t such a good one.

By: Empish

Empish — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:31:05 +0000

No signs, food or drinks allowed.” Begich spokeswoman Julie Hasquet says that’s because they’d make a crowded meeting more crowded and obstruct the audience’s view. “We don’t want people waving signs when senator is trying to have a conversation with folks. Distracting,” Hasquet wrote in an e-mail.

By: prisonernumber6

prisonernumber6 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:22:09 +0000

Re #5 and #8 bubbles and InJuneau

A lynn swan is a retired Pittsburgh Steelers football player, now trying to be a politician. I don’t know whether that is a step up or down. He was a very good football player; as a politician, not so much.