Open Thread
It’s been a busy busy day. I had hoped to have a very special story to tell you in tonight’s open thread, but I’m afraid that my early rising this morning to go attend the Bill Allen sentencing has left me nodding off at the keys.
So, tomorrow, when I can do it justice, I’ll share a great story with you that contains – a mystery caller, a parcel from far away, a whole lot of amazing Mudpuppies, and a creation that will knock your boots off!
But in the mean time, share links, talk about the issues of the day, and enjoy.
Good night and sweet dreams (as I go “Ah the suspense…”)
Cant wait
I am going to repost the story I posted on the other Open Thread cause I think it is just so darn funny…. for many reasons. It really makes me laugh that Sarah’s Book ( her pride & joy ) might not be the Hot topic that day…and it’s 3 weeks away still.
AND… which Conservative leader do they listen to and support..? I see a storm brewing.
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Will Sarahs ” Ghostwriters book ” get overshadowed in the headlines and loose the story for the day.. Nov 17th..? { lets hope so}
That famous phrase applies here ” Houston… we have a problem”..?
And the problem is IN Houston on Book day. This could get interesting.
Cheney has come out and endorsed K.B Huchison for a fundraiser that he will attend that day. ( BUT… Sarah endorsed Gov Goodhair?) Oops.
Will the press talk about the quotes from the Former VP or some WasillaBillie.
Order more popcorn… quickly.
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“AUSTIN, Texas — Former Vice President Dick Cheney will throw his support behind U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s campaign for Texas governor.
Hutchison’s campaign confirmed Wednesday that Cheney will endorse the Texas Republican’s March primary challenge of Gov. Rick Perry at a fundraiser next month.”
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/28/cheney-endorsing-hutchiso_n_337262.html
What’s up with this new spelling – S’arah ?? Is she dropping the Palin name completely ? Is she going for that celebrity ‘one-name’ thing, like Cher, or Madonna, or Pele’ ??
This woman just makes me sick to my stomach.
Good morning all !
Passing by on my way for some early a.m. coffee and just had to share this. Didn’t see it posted here yesterday. Apologies if a repost tho.
Found over on Palingates it’s a graphic that was found over at one of “those” sites and depicts …well….and iconic $’arah. I laughed. I gagged a little. An, “OY! WTF ?! ” snuck out. And now I’m just shaking my head and wondering if I’m even really awake yet.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XckT2h8g80s/Sui8ozUSJyI/AAAAAAAAACY/ODnvbcyvUAs/s1600-h/angel+sarah.jpg
HA!!!!! Fly ? Any thoughts here ?
HuffPo. Once a possibility, now nothing but ash.
Madonna’s posted a Palin-worthy request for funds. To kick in and help fulfill the cash bargain she made with the government officials who overruled the adoption board.
HuffPo’s readers aren’t tame. And the fact that a rich and spoiled woman waltzed into a third-world country, pointed out a child that would be hers — when she got around to picking it up, a year later — then left, and didn’t return until it was convenient for her… well, there was dissatisfaction expressed. I remember the original reports of how many rules she simply ignored. Rules set in place to protect the child, to ensure that prospective adoptive parents truly understood what hardships the children they were adopting would be recovering from. The meetings and announcement of just how much money a famous woman was going to be donating — out of sheer goodwill, of course — and incidently, here’s a child for *her*. No need for all those silly ‘getting to know the child’ rules. Not for Madonna. She’s a busy woman, after all.
But this is about HuffPo. Where you can go read how Madonna would like you to donate to her cause — and then scroll down, and comment. But first, read the paens EVERY SINGLE COMMENT throw at the feet of this demanding shrew. Soak in her overwhelming qualities of goodness, mercy and devotion to family. We’re looking at another Mother Theresa.
And if you think otherwise, comment somewhere else.
It isn’t moderation. It’s absolute contempt for HuffPo’s supporters, and has been going on for months now. Go ahead and question the practice — the list of banned readers is now a who’s who of the more incisive readers — who are looking for a site that offers some hope of free speech.
Hilariaous, Buff! Love the lightening about to strike her down….
BuffG:
If you recall, Satan was an angel, too. Need I say more?
To take your minds off the politics of the moment, we have NINE live healthy pups! We’re having to bottle feed them, because the vet wasn’t sure Katie would bring in milk. But those nine pups have hard at work and looks like the faucets are turning on.
Three of the twelve didn’t make it. Katie is a smaller Newfoundland and just couldn’t carry all to term.
We’re proud of her though! The rest of the pack want to tell her how to take care of them. They are not allowed to.
We’re happy here!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091029/pl_politico/28873
Once again, Palin divides the GOP. This time in Iowa, and it has to do with her speaking fees. A conservative group in Iowa wants to pay her 100 grand to come speak. It has some in the GOP balking about spending that kind of money on a politician. They say, most politicians consider it a privilege to come to Iowa (if they are serious about running for President) and are not asking for a huge speaking fee. Read more at link.
But, it also says she probably won’t appear. Meg S. says it’s just one of a thousand invitations Palin has to consider. Ya’, right.
Great quote from the Politico story about Palin in Iowa.
“If somebody tells me they want me to pay an appearance fee, it tells me they’re not very serious about running for president,” said Ed Failor, Jr., president of Iowans for Tax Relief and an influential GOP insider.
“I found it really, really odd,” Failor said.
Newfoundland DR and Family – CONGRATS!!!! There are just all kinds of babies being born this week at the flats. That’s wonderful news!
We’ll be looking forward to pictures, of course. Can’t wait !
The effort also underlines how Palin straddles the line between politician and political personality.
Failor, the anti-tax advocate, said the only other examples he could recall when a group paid for a political speech were with big-name talk show hosts such as Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh.
But for Iowa political activists accustomed to high-profile politicians of both parties—Clintons, Kennedys and Bushs—descending on their state and spending hours in their homes, schools and churches, the idea of paying for the attention some see as their birthright is anathema.
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She’s like one of those get famous quick bands. They fade pretty quickly. Palin and Meg must be bawling. Bwaaaaaaaa… but I need that 100K for me new hair extensions, and my new castle and… bwaaaaa… I’m just an average girl. I need money!
Trisha @10 – I thought that was a great statement the guy made, it shows that others are actually aware of Palin’s money-grubbing tendencies. The fact that she hasn’t committed yet is probably because she wants to KNOW they have the $100,000 to pay her. Nasty of me………..but I hope that either they don’t raise the money, or that the group wakes up and decides to NOT pay her the outrageous fee for her rambling and hate-mongering speeches.
AlterNet has an article on Fox and their blatant attempts to bring down Obama and the progressive movement. There is a link in the article to sign a petition to Congress, urging them to rethink their actions of defunding Acorn.
http://www.alternet.org/story/143568/fox_exposed%2C_political_attack_on_acorn
“Tell your Congressperson: If you vote to extend the “Defund ACORN Act,” you’re just assisting FOX in their anti-American witch hunt.”
Just watched Levi on CBS. Although the interview was soft-spoken, a few of her questions appeared (at least to me) to be a bit aggressive and favoring Palin. I am glad Levi pointed out the Play Girl shoot was being done in good taste.
Now I’m off to find some cheery news!
Trisha @10 – I hope more people start speaking out like that. 100K and putting the GOP through the ringer. Nice work if you can get it , eh???
And re: the “iconic” image of Sarah as an angel (GAK) – PC , I hadn’t noticed the lightening! It puts Paula’s comment about Satan originally having been an angel even better. I keep seeing the Sarah/angel graphic juxtaposed with my mental image of S’arah laying on the couch with Taco Bell wrappers, empty red bulls, and the answering machine fielding calls from her office wondering where she is at 3 PM because she’s missing an important meeting.
Also, though, too, like those mega stars, she seems to bespending her money faster than she makes it. My bet is the Palins will be bankrupt by 2012. The Palin bling will be on the auction block.
Congrats on the puppies Dogs Rule! We’ve never bred our dogs as we know all too well we’d keep every single one. Three is enough!
Granny said “a few of her questions appeared (at least to me) to be a bit aggressive and favoring Palin.”
I agree. I noticed that, too. It sure would be nice to see Palin questioned like that. Oprah (crossing fingers)?
at 3 PM because she’s missing an important meeting.
LOL!
Off to work. Will look forward to AKMs new post when she’s rested
Trisha, thanks for pointing the way to:
“If somebody tells me they want me to pay an appearance fee, it tells me they’re not very serious about running for president,” said Ed Failor, Jr., president of Iowans for Tax Relief and an influential GOP insider.
“I found it really, really odd,” Failor said.
It also sounds “really, really odd” behavior for someone trying to flog a book. Any author worth their salt will get up at 3 a.m. to be on a radio call-in show, or will go speak before a group without an “appearance fee,” etc. Oh wait, $P didn’t actually write the book. Never mind!
And that angel graphic ACTUALLY APPEARS at one of $P’s fan sites! I wanted to tell Hansel and Gretel in the picture to run, run, they’re not very far from the gingerbread house, and it’s much safer to hang around with the witch who lives there…
AKM, have a good snooze–I look forward to reading what you have hinted about!
BuffaloGal,GreatGranny2C,Paula: Yes, it was a great quote from Failor.
I used to live in Iowa and politicians spend tons of time and money in that state trying to woo the voters. They are NOT asking for speaking fees. Also too, any serious politician spends years in Iowa….traveling the state, going to small town hall meetings, talking to the voters, eating corn dogs at the State Fair, talking to farmers, etc. It’s not exactly glamorous, so Palin would think it’s below her. Plus, she would never work that hard.
Also, she would actually have to answer questions from Iowans regarding her policy plans for agriculture.
Palin would say, Agri Hoo? Is that like a Jimmy Choo shoe?
Paula and Granny: That’s a good point about Levi’s interview. Why is it that reporters will get aggressively question a teenage boy, yet are all soft with Palin? When Palin up and quit her job, they coddled her and not ONE journalist got in her face and demanded answers.
Maybe they are all afraid of the wicked witch of the North, and fear the wrath of Palin (think of how Palin is still bashing Couric).
About the disclosure form; I have a question. Sarah Palin opened a business in April, 2009, that was designed to provide services to elderly and disabled (under the guise of bringing them pastries, I guess). At this time, wasn’t Alaska’s In Home Support Service program, program federally mandated to provide services to the elderly and disabled, being reviewed by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid services? Weren’t they failing that review big-time? Didn’t the program get suspended shortly after Mrs. Palin quit, because it was so far out of compliance? I’m not a big conspiracy theorist, but I do see two big dots there that seem to be connected. Mrs. Palin is good at seeing opportunities for herself, and she had to be aware the IHSS was in trouble.
BuffGal – Saw that angel……to compare Palin as such?????
New Newfies – Congratulations on the new babies!!!
A couple of good articles on the Obamas today and they just reinforce my liking and respect for them. The first was their speaking of their marriage and that it is full of bumps and that it would be unfair to young people struggling in their own relationships to think that there are perfect marriages….. because there are not, and their’s is not perfect either. That shows the Obamas face reality and tell the truth, unlike another (in)famous couple who proclaim to have a perfect marriage.
The second article is about POTUS taking a middle of the night, unannounced trip to Dover AFB – he wasn’t looking for publicity as others likely would have. This action on his part is so different from the last 8 years where it couldn’t be publicly acknowledged that people were dying in the war zones. The ceremonial procedure has to be so difficult for everyone taking part. When my husband was active duty, he occasionally had burial duty of this nature and I saw the toll it took on him and others on the team. Reading this article brought me to tears and I expect it will affect others the same way.
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091029/NEWS03/910299997/1066/NEWS03
Regarding Palin calling out CBS for “giving Levi a platform to lie”…….
Say what?
If that’s the case, shouldn’t we be calling out Facebook for giving Palin a platform for her lies? Or Fox? (well, that’s a given), or any other media outlet that featured Palin’s lies (I’m guittin’ to progress Alaska, Bridge to nowhere, WAPO OpEd, etc).
I guess Palin believes she should have platform for her lies, but anyone who disagrees with her version of the truth SHOULDN’T be given any media attention.
Hey Palin, this ain’t N. Korea. Does she even know what country she lives in?
It’s also obvious that she still holds a grudge against CBS for her own failure in the Couric interview.
Wallflower, the big problem I see with that explanation is that running a legitimate business (or even fascimile thereof) would require WORK.
Right now my money is on Pie Spy being essentially a money laundering operation, with the money coming in from Sarah’s ATM – er, I mean AFT, and possibly from any public funding that would apply as well – to pay for Trig’s care and possibly his therapy. I’m willing to bet that Bristol is an employee, or on contract to provide at least some of those services, and I’ll bet she’s being paid a pretty penny for it too.
@20 wallflower: Wow….good point. Was Palin intentionally letting the program for the elderly and disabled crumble, so she could profit off of the elderly and disabled? I think this is an avenue that needs to be explored.
If people are concerned that their parents needs aren’t being met by the state, they might spend money to have someone check in on them.
I also find it odd that in the middle of an economic crisis and everything that Palin had going on in life, that she had the time to create side businesses. Something doesn’t smell right about this whole thing. Which is typical of the Palin’s.
Trish @22 – I’m with you that Palin still angers over Katie Couric. The interview this morning (can’t remember her name as I rarely watch the show) mentioned that they had offered Palin a spot on the show many times and that she had refused. I think she and Liz Cheney are two of a kind. Rachel has offered Cheney a spot on her show countless times, and she’s too chicken to face a real interviewer who knows what she is talking about.
Any comments that aren’t pro-Palin rarely make it to any of the sites promoting her, and if they do, they are soon scrubbed. She refuses to be interviewed by anyone. The blogs where documented facts and controversial opinions can be posted are probably never read by her followers. So we have the same problem of getting info out about her, just as we do getting out the truth about Obama, health care, etc.
Those same fringe “mouthy” people only follow their own few sites like Fox, and will never see the light of day on anything. It seems some days, that we are losing the battle to make any progress on a whole lot of fronts. Maybe if us lefties were toting our guns around with us and being loudmouths, we might have more success……….but I don’t think I’ll bring myself down to their level of stupidity.
I think the ‘ hyphen is really a widdle c in her name. So even she knows her real name is Scarah
Newfoundland@8: Congratualtions on the little ones! Nothing is better than sweet puppy breath! What a joy, nine brand new little puppies. Give them all kisses for me.
I was thinking about S’arah in Iowa last night; why wouldn’t she just accept or decline? Why would she keep people hanging? Would any professional person act that way? Then it hit me, she’s waiting to see if they can raise the dough. I’ve been hoping that the people in Iowa would open their eyes to what a con man she is. I’m sure people in Iowa are hurting like others across the country, and they’re supposed to raise $100,00, not for charity, not for people who lost their jobs or their homes, but for SIlly Sarah! Outrageous.
Zyggy @ 25…. excellent point!
Got to say the political climate this year has been an interesting and educational one. And, it feel like SP’s true nature is coming to the light and is now being exposed……won’t be long now, IMO, and she’ll be filed in the history books as one nutty character. Snubbing invitations like Iowa and others is doing nothing to help her reputation. Verbally responding to a 19 year-old’s accusations on a morning show displays her unclassy, ungracious, un-genteel ladylike traits to the world.
Remember when SP was pouting about Caroline Kennedy’s handling by the media? She thought they were favoring America’s favorite rich girl, because of her heritage. But, the media was kind with Caroline, IMO, because Caroline has always acted like a graceful lady.
SP accuses media of unfair coverage of her, and would like us to think it’s because they are against small-town salt-of-the-earth folks, middle class hockey moms. Not. The blame game is over. She can’t hide forever behind her facades. Whoever is advising, or prepping her for her ambitions, must be pretty frustrated and ready to quit by now.
Did anyone else catch how Lawrence O’Donnell referred to SP several times as an Alaskan blogger? That must really rankle with her if she watched it, and if she didn’t, I’m sure someone has pointed it out to her.
I don’t see anything wrong with men crying when the situation warrants it. Glenn Beck – never, no, nada……….his is all an act and helped out by his use of Vicks. The Daily Beast has compared Alan Grayson to Beck. To me, there is no comparison. Grayson is sincere. I’ve been to his site that lists deceased people and I’ve certainly cried at some of the postings. This is the article on Roll Call that DB made their own statement on:
http://www.rollcall.com/news/40049-1.html?type=printer_friendly
Rebekkah – I’m with you – Palin is no lady and I doubt she has a clue what it means nor how to be one.
rebekkah,
The “liberal” media being kind to Caroline Kennedy was a complete Sarah fabrication. There really isn’t a liberal bias, as media is owned by large corporations and their sponsors are large corporations. The liberal press, are independents like Grit TV, Democracy Now, The Nation.
Media coverage of Caroline was viscous with respect to her lack of experience. Instead of crying about the coverage like Palin does, Robert Kennedy Jr’s said, it comes with the job. Anyone seeking higher office and serving the public, should expect to be fully vetted.
Wow – This guy is my inspiration of the day. Thomas Cannarozzi. I was reading comments over on CBS to a short piece Couric had written about the GOP being hijacked by the wingnuts and the GOP looking to restructure. All of the comments were filled with toxic hate, standard insults, etc. towards Katie. However , there was one lone voice of reason who suggested that the answer to rebuilding the Republican party revolved around looking at the world around us and seeing how many people are in need. Finding ways to be compassionate while still keeping to their core ideas. It was only a paragraph but such a good one.
I googled his name and found his twitter account and after reading a few entries I was smitten and inspired. This guy has an Italian specialties food store and restaurant/deli. Here are a few of his entries:
***Appetizzios caters to fortune 500 companies..and people who don’t have a dime to their name. If we see someone hurting, we’ll feed them ***
*** If you know someone who is having a hard time putting food on the table, have them stop in Appetizzios today and ask for me…
***If you have a Job Interview in Lyndhurst or Rutherford, NJ and Lunch is not in your finances, stop in, ask for me. Lunch is on us today!***
I LOVE HIM!
Sarah wants $ 100,000 to speak to caucus-goers in Iowa.
But representatives from other Iowa-based political advocacy groups said they would never consider shelling out money for what many politicians see as a privilege.
“If somebody tells me they want me to pay an appearance fee, it tells me they’re not very serious about running for president,” said Ed Failor, Jr., president of Iowans for Tax Relief and an influential GOP insider.
“I found it really, really odd,” Failor said.
Steve Scheffler, the president of the Iowa Christian Alliance and a longtime GOP activist, said his organization would also never ante up.
Tim Albrecht, spokesman for the conservative, Iowa-based American Future Fund, said his group “has a policy not to pay speakers to come to Iowa.”
This was an interesting article on David Plouffe’s new book on the horizon, called “Audacity to Win.” It goes into President Obama’s feelings on Hillary, and the McCain VP pick -what’s her name.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1932963-4,00.html
[my previous comment is stuck in moderation, so I'm reposting without mentioning names, and added a further thought or two as well. Apologies for repeating myself if my previous comment shows up eventually...]
Wallflower, the big problem I see with that explanation is that running a legitimate business (or even fascimile thereof) would require WORK.
Right now my money is on Pie Spy being essentially a money laundering operation, with the money coming in from Sarah’s ATM – er, I mean AFT, and possibly from any public funding that would apply as well – to pay for a certain young disabled family member’s care and possibly his therapy. I’m willing to bet that if so S’arah’s eldest daughter is an employee, or on contract to provide at least some of those services, and I’ll bet she’s being paid a pretty penny for it too.
Apparently the way the categories are set up in Alaska code, a business providing services for the disabled OR for the elderly OR for both would all fall under the same section. So it’s possibly that Pie Sky LLC has nothing to do with providing care to elderly persons at all. On the other hand, if she wanted to provide services of some sort for her parents through this business, I sure that could be arranged in a manner satisfactory to her bank balances too.
Re #4 NY DEM: I am not sure, but I believe “S’arah” refers to a dry, seemingly lifeless entity with wind that blows hot and cold, sagging, then collapsing, under any pressure applied. It displays temporarily pleasing (to some?) shapes before disintegrating into chaotic waste. It is best viewed from afar since involvement can foster danger where only uselessness otherwise exists.
p.s. No disrespect intended to that desert over in the State of Africa, Sarah!
Gryphen has Part II up of the Early Show – Levi’s interview.
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2009/10/levi-johnston-cbs-interview-part-two.html#comments
Seems there is a hint from Levi’s twitter that he will be donating the funds he makes from Playgirl… from a blogger/poster…
Congrats! Newfoundland Dogs Rule, new pups are a real treat! I wish I could go through that ‘puppy love’ time again. Puppy breath!! Good luck to you and ‘mom’!
Anchorage:
Mayor Sullivan’s proposed operating budget for 2010 includes cuts across the board in (virtually) every department, including the total elimination of all local service (routes 76 and 77) in Eagle River/Chugiak, a fare increase, and a reduction of so-called “early morning/late evening” trips in the Anchorage bowl.
None of these changes are set in stone!!! The budget fight is (of course) a big deal, but one final (scheduled) public hearing on this issue is this Tuesday, 6:00 p.m., Loussac Library – Assembly Chambers, so there’s still time to speak in person next week or to call or write your assembly member (look here if you’re not sure of yours- http://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/HowDoI/Pages/ContactAssemblyMember.aspx) – to voice your opinion on the matter – the bigger the chorus, (hopefully) the better the results!
Help me. Can anyone recall anyone, politician, televangelist or celebrity who was as nakedly greedy as Sarah? Wanting 100K for appearing in IA, where generations of credible politicians have gone to jump start their campaigns?
And also, does anyone think that Sarah has any sincere beliefs in anythng other than herself, and money? I see her act as being the same as the beauty contestant who wants “world peace” and to “help the children”.- she chants :”drill baby drill” “paling around with terrorists” or whatever it takes to crank up her idiot base. Anyone disagree?
i missed Rachel last night , this is to funny (not sure if it was posted before)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/33525284#33525284
Isn’t it amazing that, while governor, Palin didn’t act to help the elderly and disabled by working to salvage the state healthcare program that serves these individuals? Instead, she creates a money making opportunity to meet their needs…………for CASH?
As governor, she could have….and should have….been working to serve this population base by better oversight and management of the state run program, but she instead used her energy to think of a way to make money off of these people in need.
Just when I think she can’t stun me enough with her greedy, lying ways, we find out that she was creating a business to make money off the elderly—– who she let down.
Bystander @38 – I can’t think of anyone who has charged (or received) huge amounts of money as $P is doing, but I’m sure there are some who have. I’m surprised that she doesn’t have a show on some network where she can combine her televangelism and politicism all in one.
She got a free pass as both the mayor of Wasilla and as the governor. She does have a way of putting things over on people – just look at her adoring followers. Unfortunately, by the time sufficient eyes were opened, it became harder to convince people of her unethical behavior. Then you look at the people who sat on the various commissions – all were cronies and appointed by her, so the chances of a fair hearing are next to nil.
I really don’t think she understands that she isn’t that bright and that her following, though extremely vocal, is small. Those followers and the MSM who still consider her a viable candidate in 2012, are nothing but enablers with goals of their own. If she was overweight and less physically attractive, she probably wouldn’t have made it as far as she has, because there are those who can only look at the package, not at what is inside it.
She may not make it onto the 2012 roster, but I don’t see her going quietly away, ever. She is one of those who will continue to bounce back and pop up in one arena or another. As long as she has the following, and the questionable sources of income, she’ll find a way to be in our faces….. unless some person or group of people finally come forward with proof of activities that can finally put her where she belongs.
Anyone who has some time to spare for a good cause should sign up with ‘Call for Equality’, the Courage Campaign’s GOTV effort to defeat the vile ‘Question 1′ on the ballot in Maine.
Question 1 is trying to repeal the legislature’s legalization of same-sex marriage. The law was written such that no individual or religious organization would have to perform a same-sex marriage, so Question 1 is purely about discrimination and homophobia.
Phone-banking from home is SUPER easy. They train you and give you a script. Their system even makes the call for you, so your own number never appears on anyone’s caller ID. The system is set up so you can easily record your call online. You can sign up for a shift or just make calls whenever you have a few spare minutes.
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Bystander; Agree. Her idea of charity and service is to quote caring, loving quotes about helping moms, disabled folks, all in vague short talking points.
Yet, she produces nada/nothing to prove that she believes these things. If she believes what she says, why hasn’t she organized town hall meetings in her town communities where she lives and get involved in having discussions about how to better service and support families with babies/disabilities (Down’s Syndrome, etc.) – pull up her sleeves and use her clout to implement ways to relieve burdens of these parents.
There’s plenty of need out there…….she was governor……..she should know……..what the urgent needs are……..every community needs improvements in the quality of life for those less fortunate. What about families with these special kids who don’t have the fortune of loving grandparents and who don’t fall into the high-bracket income – or homeless shelters……she could contribute in some of Gov. Parnell’s new efforts in these areas.
The truth is: S’Arah doesn’t want to do those boring things. Girls like her just want to have “fun” and be admired, and be whisked in a limo to speak for $100,000 – travel first class WITHOUT the sweat and tears of tedious work. The queen is much distracted about bigger things than serving her Party, her constituents, her Sarah teamsters. When are they going to see the light?
What a promising post … so positive. Thank you. We will look forward to the story.
Congrats Newfoundland Dogs Rule! Send pics soon–
OT: 21″ this morning on the top of the patio table; I had to shovel doggie paths as some backyard drifts (36″ and more) are taller than Miss Mocha. And it’s still snowing- bwa ha ha, what a Halloween surprise
Pie Spy is a money laundering entity for paying Bristol to take care of T1 and for her parents. Seems like that sums up the elderly and “disabled” that she cares about. She has so many funds, no wonder she’s begging for $$$….
The “pie scheme” is outta the oven on HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/rachel-maddow-explores-pa_n_338458.html#postComment
I kept thinking that S’arah sounded like something from Stargate, but lo and behold, Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary says: s`arah seh-aw-raw’ feminine of ‘sa`ar’ (8178); a hurricane:–storm, tempest.
How perfect.
Bystander and all: I thought SarahPac was formed to pay for expenses for her to go to Iowa to speak, etc…..isn’t that the POINT of politicians forming PACS? Pawlenty just did and that is so HE can go to Iowa to speak which he did recently, in place of Quittypants.
The Colbert Report on Wed. night was hilarious.
I’m watching the rerun this morning right now.
He nails Lieberman.
The Word was priceless.
Comedy Central should have it online now or soon. Watch it if you missed it.
Great Granny #41 and Rebekkah #43 Thanks for your responses to my questions, and interesting observations. I entirely agree with you.
Oh what a good take on Pie Spy from Bob Cesca:
http://www.bobcesca.com/blog-archives/2009/10/shocker_palin_o.html
D-DAY FOR ME!!!! Just spent some time cuddling and spoiling my new great grandson. Beautiful little guy with the brightest eyes and I SWEAR he smiled at me………I know it wasn’t because he needed to burp. Can you tell that I shall spoil him absolutely rotten? lol
Seagull Junker Palin @52 – That is hilarious! I wonder if Palin will change the name of her company once she reads that piece. Thanks for pointing it out.
Regarding Sarah’s new signature; Did she REALLY use the apostrophe? More than once? Could it have been a goof (accidental scribble)? Bizarre.
I must have missed the link to it, but I’m really intrigued by it and wonder if anyone can provide a link.
I think it was just an accident. It was on the .pdf of the document which is linked in the post. Page 1, I believe. It just looked funny and made me laugh. I don’t think there was any more to it than that. A’KM
It seems to me, anyone in marketing would be promoting what PIE SPY does or plans to do. Well at least, if it was a legitimate business. So far Stapleton and Palin’s attorney has refused comment.
I’ve seen it before (as have we all) but just saw it again on Andrew Sullivan’s site:
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/10/palin-vs-johnston-ctd-1.html
This is the first time I had listened to the MC telling the audience that Sarah Heath was a leader in academics?! I don’t know why I should be surprised to learn that she was a fraud even back then.
Unfortunately, there are people who open business’s geared toward the disabled because it’s an easy way to make money. Medicaid fraud is the easy way to make money now days. Maybe this will be what ends up bringing the quitter down.
It’s also very legal to pay a family member to care for a special needs child. I bet Bristol is being paid to care for Trigg.
oops, my comment went to moderation. Let me try again….
Unfortunately, there are people who open business’s geared toward the disabled because it’s an easy way to make money. Medicaid fraud is the easy way to make money now days. Maybe this will be what ends up bringing the quitter down.
It’s also very legal to pay a family member to care for a special needs child.
sorry if this is a double post
In Levi’s 2nd interview, he claims Sarah hatched out a plan that she tried to force Bristol and Levi in to. That Bristol would have her baby in secret and Sarah would adopt it. Thereby retaining the family values, abstinence works image, and showing what a wonderful caring person Sarah is to want even more children to raise as her own.
For anyone following the David Kernell case, here’s an update. David Kernell allegedly entered Palin’s Yahoo email files when she was Alaskan governor. http://blogs.csoonline.com/alleged_sarah_palin_hacker_kernell_to_wait_another_six_months_for_trial
Judge C. Clifford Shirley, moved the trial date to April 20 2010.
Also too, Levi says Sarah was talking about quitting her Governorship in order to cash in on her new fame as VEEP-elect, during the elections. McCain’s campaign aide nailed it … ” Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast.”
GG2C – YAY for great grand baby cuddling!! I’m so happy for you. I bet you’re on cloud nine. or ten even!
SJP @52 – I was on my way to post that Cesca piece. VERY funny!! Recommended for a good laugh.
Apparently, not everybody is aware that full episodes of Countdown with Keith Olbermann,The Rachel Maddox Show on MSNBC, and the Daily Show and Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central, are available in full episodes to those of us who do not subscribe to cable services. While they are not “live”, they are posted as full episodes within a short time after airing. Below are the URLs to find them.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com will take you to the home page, on which you can click on KO or Rachel to view the latest episode of their shows.
www colbertnation dot com – will take you directly to Good old Stephen and www thedailyshow dot com will give you Jon Stewart’s latest.
Nobody should do without seeing these sites regularly. Enjoy
While looking at Andrew Sullivans response to S & M’s response to Levi I see that he has 2 ” Quote of The Day”s as well.
Quote OTD # 1.
“I’m also pleased that the bill includes a public option offered in an exchange. As I’ve said throughout this process, a public option that competes with private insurers is the best way to ensure choice and competition that are so badly needed in today’s market. And the House bill clearly meets two of the fundamental criteria I have set out: it is fully paid for and will reduce the deficit in the long term,” – president Obama, today.
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Quote OTD # 2.
“If somebody tells me they want me to pay an appearance fee, it tells me they’re not very serious about running for president,” – Ed Failor, Jr., Iowan GOP insider, on Palin’s demand of $100,000 to speak at the The Iowa Family Policy Center banquet next month.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/
Surprise, surprise!
Did this one slip by their editors or were they seeking a little credibility?
Murdoch-Owned Wall Street Journal Oped says: “Obama Right About Fox News”
http://crooksandliars.com/bluegal/murdoch-owned-wall-street-journal-oped-say
I’m still asking myself this same question.
“Why is the media defending Fox and attacking Obama?”
http://www.salon.com/news/fox_news/index.html?story=/news/feature/2009/10/28/fox_versus_obama
Congratulations GreatGranny2C! BTW, that’s what children, grandchildren, and even (in my case) pseudo-grandkids (my brother’s second family – they are now 5 and 4 and since I don’t have grandchildren, I take them to the park, and ice-cream parlors, etc.) are for: spoiling.
This in this morning’s email from TechRepublic -
If you’ve not downloaded the latest update, be sure to do so by selecting Check for Updates on the Help menu.
For those who use twitter, this is very funny – “God Twitters Creation”
( wish Sarah had a new twitter account so I could share this with her)
http://melindataub.com/god-twitters-creation/
BuffaloGal (#33, was 31)
I followed your lead and googled Thomas Cannarozzi – what a nifty human!
I also went to the website given on twitter; turns out to be for the restaurant. Omg, if I ever get anywhere near that place, I’m trying it out! The menu is positively mouth-watering!
Nan
After reading Bob Cesca’s post, PieSpy has a whole new meaning.
She really is a moron.
I really don’t understand why other news organizations would defend Fox?
I guess that doesn’t say much about their journalistic integrity either if they condone Fox. Very disapointing
Digging a little deeper once I read the Meg statement that $arah was not asking for $ for the Iowa gig.
OK, so who is T.Sarah raising $ for? If not for $arah then for?
Here’s a statement from a link regarding securing the hall for her visit:
“As a consolation, the Iowa Events Center reportedly offered IFPC Action the 16,000 seat Wells Fargo Arena at a greatly reduced rate.”
Sorry to link to freerepublic – I highly suggest you do not venture from the page linked.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372833/posts
Pie Spy: Services for the elderly (her parents) and the disabled (Trig).
Any questions?
Nan @ 73 – Thomas Cannarozzi will be one of my favorite encounters of the week. I dropped him a line to thank him for his great post on the CBS site and to applaud him for what he’s doing with his business. In return, I received a gratious and truly lovely reply. Let’s hear it for the kind souls of the world and their good works because THAT is what Jesus would do.
Re: other network anchors and reporters who are defending Fox as simply “leaning right in the same way MSNBC leans left” – Campbell Brown ( whose work I generally like) came out today saying much of the same. She’s recvng an online backlash for it. I’m hoping she is the type of person who will rethink her position in light of the facts.
( o dear goodness, did i just write “gratious” instead of “gracious” ? )
Did ya ever have a string of time within which you were “posting challenged” ? I swear, I should have been nowhere near a keyboard for the past 3 days.
Sadly – I know I’ll continue to post again. I apologize ahead of time.
Dag nabbit. To Moderation for mentioning a baby’s name?
Pie Spy: Services for the elderly (her parents) and the disabled (T-one).
Any questions?
I just watched the 2 part interview of Levi over at “Immoral Minority” and must
say how impressed I am with $’arah’s family values.
Coming home from work and asking for her ‘retarded’ baby. Trying to hide
Bristol’s pregnancy and adopting the child as her own. Fighting with Toad about
divorce in front of her children. This is what the GOP stands for???!!!
DD
lol @ a’km
Trisha @ 10/11
A bit further in the politico article is the following quote:
“There is no indication that the former governor has requested a fee or that her decision whether to attend is being influenced by whether she’ll be paid.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28873_Page2.html
Sorry if I missed and earlier posting answering this question, but if Palin didn’t ask for a speaker’s fee, how did this idea get started?
Once again I am gobsmacked.
Sarah’s been invited to speak and as usual, her Meg has not confirmed, which IMO is extremely rude. It is less than one month before the event, the responsible and professional thing to do is confirm a yes and mean it, or tell them flat out, “Thank you, but no, she will not be able to speak as it conflicts with her book tour”. What on earth is wrong with her saying that right up front?
I hope TeamSarah members understand that their fundraising efforts are not really going to ‘secure’ Sarah as speaker, but going to the organization to help them put on their fundraiser, irregardless of who speaks. If they’re OK with that, I’m OK with that.
As for fees, it is not a known quantity what, if anything, the group has offered Sarah, but once again, her refusal to simply take the option or take the option off the table is, well, stupid. If she IS holding out for $75,000 or more, that is going to send a bad message to the people of Iowa.
How many times does she have to pull this stunt for people to get it? Hello, knock knock, Sarah Palin is unreliable. Invite her to speak at your own risk and have a Plan B ready to implement.
BuffaloGal – I did too! (and stupidly wrote to “Tony” instead of “Tom” – he was very gracious – and gratious, also too – and didn’t even mention it in his reply to me)
Ripley in CT – I think you nailed it!
Nan
Something just dawned on me, I haven’t read through all the comments so sorry if it’s already been talked about or brought up.
Doesn’t the health care reform plan have cost saving measures such as seniors being able to stay in their homes as long as possible, and saving overhead costs by health care attendants going to the homes for any help or care the seniors or, for that matter, anyone recovering from surgery or needing regular therapy such as Triggybear. It’s less expensive to do at ones home, even the act of dying.
So, do you think, since Meg’s hubby is in orthopedic physical therapy, that they came up with a vision for a business service in this field? eh? They know health care reform is going to pass. Do you think they’d like to position themselves for federal contracts?
As for the consulting end of it, let’s just hope Scarah doesn’t have visions of end of life counseling services, I can see scam written all over that one when it comes to wills and trusts. This could be Van Fleas job in the foursome, convincing and helping to set up tax deductible funding to churches or 503 pacs.
There’s probably a job for Kristan Cole in there too, creatively putting soon to be deceased homes in the hands of her Realty, kind of like the banks do with reverse mortgages.
Just some wild, creative possibly far out there thoughts, lol. We know it’s none of our business, right? Also, too, could they change the name of an LLC any time they want, to something more appropriate?
I don’t see that anyone has posted this News yet. It looks like a big step forward in the right direction. Don’t know the details but the Huffpo story said a copy of the Health Care reform bill is available online as well to view with a link.
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“Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) officially unveiled the House health care reform bill that is headed to the House floor. The ceremony, held on the West steps of the Capitol, marks the greatest progress toward the Democratic Party’s top domestic priority goal in more than half a century.
The bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act — H.R. 3962 — includes a public health insurance option that would be required to negotiate with providers — the top choice of centrist and conservative Democrats.”
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/history-in-the-making-rea_n_338438.html
It’s alive! End-of-life counseling in health bill
http://tinyurl.com/yfzqkum
***The Medicare end-of-life planning provision that 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said was tantamount to ‘death panels’ for seniors is staying in the latest Democratic health care bill unveiled Thursday.***
Christian Broadcasting Network Warning Against Demonic Halloween Candy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/christian-broadcasting-ne_n_338738.html
**** “Curses are sent through the tricks and treats of the innocent whether they get it by going door to door or by purchasing it from the local grocery store. The demons cannot tell the difference.” ****
Pffff! Demons are stoooopid!
This article has a helpful list of candies that are cursed. They are asking for suggestions of others they may have missed.
here’s something positive we can do, sign this petition to strengthen Megan’s law on registering sex offenders and child sex slave trafficking. They have a form letter that will automatically send to your congressperson.
I’m thinking it may also help keep creeps in Blackwater and other government contractors from going overseas to take advantage of situations.
http://www.change.org/actions/view/help_stop_child_sex_trafficking?alert_id=zPqhRIodKK
“Right now before Congress there is a bill that could make a real difference in the fight against the buying and selling and trafficking of innocent children.
This bill, International Megan’s Law, would mandate reporting requirements for convicted sex traffickers trying to engage in international travel, and prevent entry into the U.S. by any foreign sex offender against a minor.
In the U.S. and around the world, thousands of pimps, traffickers, and child molesters are treating our kids like objects to be used and discarded. This bill will send a loud and unambiguous message to those who believe they can buy, sell and abuse our children with impunity: never again.
Please send your Congressperson a letter today to help protect kids before more are solicited or kidnapped by the pimps who steal their childhoods for profit.”
here’s another good one to sign…..zing em!
http://boldprogressives.org/majorityvote/p-typ
“Any Democratic senators — including Joe Lieberman — who support a Republican attempt to block a vote on health care reform should be stripped of their leadership titles. Americans deserve a clean up-or-down vote on health care reform that includes a public option.”
Over 90,000 signatures and growing…
*cannot wait to vote LIEberman OUT of office!
OOPS!! she did it again
“”"”
But, money or not, it seems unlikely that Palin will appear for the event.
“This is one of more than a thousand requests for the governor’s time,” said Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton. “This particular invitation arrived late last week. It is under consideration, as so many are, but will be incredibly difficult to attend with her tightly-scheduled book tour underway at that point.”
sorry, this is a repost of one that is in moderation for using the youngest Palin child’s name, must remember not to do that, lol. I guess if the docs get paid by insurance for their end of life talks then
that might interfere with my Scarah consulting business theory, lol. In fact it may throw this whole scenario out.
Now I’m back to agreeing with those that say whats being done is a way to pay Bristol for T’s therapy, when last spring did she say he started wearing glasses? I bet she was informed he really needs serious physical therapy and she better get with it or perhaps Meg’s hubby has been doing it all along and they’re setting it up so it is state funded? she would be losing her state health care when she quit. Not sure how well Native insurance works for PT.
Anyway….here’s my previous wild idea post:
Something just dawned on me, I haven’t read through all the comments so sorry if it’s already been talked about or brought up.
Doesn’t the health care reform plan have cost saving measures such as seniors being able to stay in their homes as long as possible, and saving overhead costs by health care attendants going to the homes for any help or care the seniors or, for that matter, anyone recovering from surgery or needing regular therapy such as T***. It’s less expensive to do at ones home, even the act of dying.
So, do you think, since Meg’s hubby is in orthopedic physical therapy, that they came up with a vision for a business service in this field? eh? They know health care reform is going to pass. Do you think they’d like to position themselves for federal contracts?
As for the consulting end of it, let’s just hope Scarah doesn’t have visions of end of life counseling services, I can see scam written all over that one when it comes to wills and trusts. This could be Van Fleas job in the foursome, convincing and helping to set up tax deductible funding to churches or 503 pacs.
There’s probably a job for Kristan Cole in there too, creatively putting homes of the soon to be deceased in the hands of her Realty trust, kind of like the banks do with reverse mortgages. Just a guess, lol.
We all now know for certain it’s none of our business, right? Also, too, could they change the name of an LLC any time they want, to something more appropriate?
Say NO – Signed both petitions. Thanks for the link.
And your @91 post – that thought is showing up on a number of boards. It wouldn’t surprise any of us if that’s where her head was at when they decided to file for the business name. I guess we just have to wait and see if she actually does anything with Tryin’ Pie Spy’n. But now that she knows eyes are upon her she may skitter back underneath the porch and the poor seniors and disabled will be left out in the cold of Alaska, not even seeing a plate of Palin baked goods sent by way of her kind intentions. ( that might’ve been a better theme, eh? ” Lookie! Cookie! )
BuffaloGal (96-ish)
I did check out that article; the link to the original post no longer works, though Dunno if it was yanked or what.
I do think the “list of cursed candies” was a tongue in cheek needling of said post. OTOH, I’ve been wrong before…
Levi is on Entertainment Tonight, right now. CBS
Here is my take on the Iowa Palin thing. I think she did ask for money, but now that she is getting bad PR from the GOP, they are backtracking. The group that is trying to raise money to bring her in were obviously given a figure that they would have to pay. Otherwise, why are they trying to raise 100K?
Why would the Iowa GOP insider make his statement about being shocked about Palin’s fee if he hadn’t been told that she wanted big money?
I think, Palin is lying now that she looks bad.
DaisyDem – You are so right! One can never give too much love and attention to little ones, especially if we temper it with a little discipline…..for our own sanity!
BuffaloGal – The religious right get nuttier by the day! Many of the comments are really quite funny.
SayNo – Signed both petitions. My senator (McConnell) was one of the Dirty Thirty, so he probably will be against this as well. Lieberman should have been shown the door when he spoke at McCain’s convention and was so nasty about Obama.
Has anyone received an email from an uninformed family member regarding “Obama Phones” ? LOL, my Dad passed one along today, and thankfully, someone on the DL flamed him before I could respond. Its actually showcased on the frontpage of factcheck.org. (http://www.factcheck.org/2009/10/the-obama-phone/)
I decided to respond to him anyway – just him, left off everyone else from the original email – and tried to be kind. No need to upset the ‘rents (as my daughter would say), but posted the full article from factcheck, and also a little more info from usac.org, which is the organization that provides the funding umbrella for the telecommunication programs. Very intriguing for me … a little history lesson in fact.
I grew up in a rural area, and I took a moment to add a little “digg” in the email response that USAC had likely helped the schools, library, and people in my hometown. I suspect that the USAC programs provide a ton of help for our friends in AK too
from http://www.usac.org
The Universal Service Fund is one fund with four programs. The four programs are:
•High Cost – This support ensures that consumers in all regions of the nation have access to and pay rates for telecommunications services that are reasonably comparable to those in urban areas.
•Low Income – This support, commonly known as Lifeline and Link Up, provides discounts that make basic, local telephone service affordable for more than 7 million low-income consumers.
•Rural Health Care – This support provides reduced rates to rural health care providers for telecommunications and Internet services so they pay no more than their urban counterparts for the same or similar telecommunications services.
•Schools & Libraries – This support, commonly referred to as E-rate support, provides affordable telecommunications and Internet access services to connect schools and libraries to the Internet. This support goes to service providers that provide discounts on eligible services to eligible schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia of these entities.
@BuffaloGal #86 … everyone knows that Easter Bunny Peeps are the demonic treats.
@76 seagull said, “As a consolation, the Iowa Events Center reportedly offered IFPC Action the 16,000 seat Wells Fargo Arena at a greatly reduced rate.”
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372833/posts
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I used to live in Des Moines where the Wells Fargo Arena is located. I thought it was owned by the city. If so, I want to know why are they favoring a conservative group to host Sarah Palin by dropping their fees? I’m checking further to see who owns that facility now (maybe it’s private) but I would be screaming mad if the city were favoring a conservative group by offering special rates.
Levi went a little further, he said there were some damaging things that ‘could’ come out. He’s left the ‘I wouldn’t do that to her, wouldn’t want to hurt her’ mindset. And that yes, some things he knows could take her down.
I’m sure Scarah and Meg’s attack yesterday pushed him further from having any sympathy for her, good goin girls.
He did say, she would know what he’s talking about if she thought hard enough about it, hmmm. Scarah? what’s in the closet that Levi could possibly know about? hmmmm?
LOL, he’s talking fairly freely……oh, Scarah’s gonna be rant raving pissed! they’re rehashing all the stuff Levi has said. Bringing out more details.
That one of the first reactions from Scarah to the news of Bristol and Levi’s pregnancy was ‘this was really going to hurt her’ meaning politically and that she wasn’t none too happy about it.
And that yes, Scarah was serious about adopting the baby and that set both Bristol and Levi off about no way was that going to happen.
Can’t you just see Scarah’s frantic wheels churning on how to handle and spin this situation to protect her political future? you betchya.
He says Todd pretty much stayed out of that situation, clearly it was a Scarah political strategy he was willing to get involved in or in the middle of, which is typical for most normal guys.
When asked whether Scarah was aware and probably watching this interview. Levi says yeah, I’m sure she is, she probably is.
ET wonders whether Scarah will say things about Levi on Oprah. Levi doesn’t care.
I’m thinkin he could be surprised, I wouldn’t put it past her to dream up some damning stories. He may be naive about what she would do to smear him, but then again, he has dirt. If she’s willing to fabricate for her daughters pregnancy, just think what else is there.
He says he PAYS child support, talks to Bristol about 3 times a week making arrangements to have his child. But would like to see him more and may have to make that happen through going to court.
When asked if he’s still in love with Bristol, he says he’ll always have feelings for Bristol, she’s the mother of his child. As to whether Scarah had anything to do with breaking them up, he honestly says I don’t know and doesn’t know whether they’d still be together or whether they could get back together with Scarah in the picture.
When asked about affairs, he restates that Bristol thought Toad was having an affair.
Before commercial, it was said by the interviewer so this is a stare off between you and Scarah about who is going to blink first, Levi says yes, basically, when asked who is going to win, Levi says he’s not going to lose.
Scarah must be breaking things, run and hide Piper, Bristol and Todd, lol.
There’s more to come……..I guess tomorrow night? about whether divorce is possible.
@ 87 Say No to Palin in Politics, Lots to think about in your post. I do think she is working an angle. Isn’t she always working an angle?
It’s what con artists do. They con.
I want to know why she wasn’t (as governor) working to fix the problems with home health care for the elderly and disabled? She ignored the problems to the point that the federal government had to step in. Yet, at the same time, instead of using her energy to help these people get the care they deserve….she is creating a business that would charge them to get the care they deserve. Or, at least, charge families to have someone check in on these individuals.
I think the APOC form Sarah filled out had white out used on it and the ‘ between the S and a is just where she missed the whold letter. Just a guess but you can tell on some of the other forms that part of the fill in line ____ _________ is missing. But it is alot funnier to use S’arah. LOL
oops whold letter should be whole letter. Buf Gal is it catching???? lol
Time for something lighter and more worthy -
http://callanx.wordpress.com/
89@ Ripley ~ i sure hope soooooo …what a peice of scum!!!!
Saw video clips tonight on the news of President Obama at Dover AF Base where the 18 soldiers killed in Afghanistan were returned home early this morning. He went into the plane, said a prayer and then stood on the tarmac with some officers and saluted as the caskets were taken off the plane.
Very classy and heartfelt move by our president. Not a big media circus…just a special moment to honor the ultimate sacrifice of our military. SUCH a difference from the scene in an un-earned flightsuit on an aircraft carrier in front of a “Mission Accomplished” banner!
A local solder killed in Iraq was buried yesterday and many people, mostly strangers, stood in the pouring rain along the street near the cemetery, holding flags as the funeral procession passed. It’s comforting to know that President Obama cares enough about our military to take the time to personally honor the soldiers and their families who have given so much for our country.
This from the Springfield (MO) News Leader; Sarah Palen delivering on character education is like George Bush delivering on motivation:
‘Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will speak on patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement at College of the Ozarks at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Keeter Gymnasium, a college news release said.
“Sarah Palin is a great example of an individual who became involved in her small town community and whose efforts and success eventually placed her in the national spotlight,” said Sue Head, executive director of The Keeter Center for Character Education. “We are looking forward to hosting her at the college.” ‘
My oldest brother passed away today from complications from bypass surgery. I would like anyone who wishes to please light a candle for him.
Thank you…
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=rt
“Launching in 2010, online magazine Whisper n Thunder will share the stories of the indigenous people of America. Through history, family stories, profiles of courage and current events that we must address, we will share truth.
History has neither been kind nor accurate. We intend to change that.”
http://www.whispernthunder.org/
You mudpups need to see Tom Tomorrow’s latest cartoon!
http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2009/10/26/tomo/
DD
Pearl89 – Our deepest condolences and continued prayers as you and your family go through this ordeal. My husband went through a quadruple by-pass last year and we nearly lost him. Will go and light a candle now. Peace and blessings.
FYI – Candles lit for Pearl’s brother are under group Mudp.
From Congressional Quarterly:
Palin’s Numbers Mirror Quayle
Brendan Nyhan looks at recent “gruesome poll numbers” for Sarah Palin and notes that perceptions of her qualifications “are unprecedented among presidential/vice presidential nominees and major presidential contenders in recent years. From Joe Biden to George W. Bush, no one has been perceived as less qualified since Dan Quayle and Ross Perot. The Palin-Quayle parallel, which Jon Chait nailed soon after her nomination, is particularly striking. Each was a surprise VP pick who sparked initial enthusiasm but later became widely perceived as incompetent.”
Pearl89, so sad to hear about your brother, I lit a candle on the site, and will light one
here as well. May he not be afraid as he makes this transformation, and may you all
hold him close in this bittersweet time.
anybody watch 30 Rock? Tina Fey is always great, but I swear they were throwing many digs palin’s way with comments like “world view” & “real America”…you had to be there, but I LMAO!
Pearl89, I guess it is obvious that i believe we do go on after passing from this lifetime
to another and that the spirit or consciousness is accessible to us during that time.
I hope that it is not offensive in anyway towish that for him and you.
Oh pearl, I’m so saddened for you. Take care of yourself, and we’ll figure out a camera when you’re ready.
To Pearl89, I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Lighting the candle now.
pearl! hugs to you, I am sorry. I am awake late at night and will light a candle, for the stars to see and eternity to know, you care and we care. Again, hugs and please rest.
Candle is lit, pearl. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers, my friend. Hugs!
I want to thank everyone who lit a candle for my brother,his name is Roy. I left that off my previous post. Sorry.
Hey Alaska Mudflatters – the Northern Lights are out tonight!
I didn’t see them once last winter, so it is great to see them once again.
Thin, green ribbons of light tonight, dancing across the sky north of Kenai.
One ribbon is turning itself into a green light saber at times!
I once saw them at St. Mary’s, and I could almost reach out and touch them.