Open Thread – The Quilt Part II
Onward through our tour of the amazing gift I received from the super secret cyber quilters last week. Here are the next four blocks:
Upper left is the “What Could He Have Been Thinking?” square, meant to show us the nicer things about Arizona. There are tiny little beads everywhere on this block – all along the suede boots (which have real fringe!) and in the center of the flowers, and even little blue beaded eyes on the snakes that are so cleverly camouflaged in the blue wavy fabric.
Then the Puss in Boots square! Couldn’t have a Mudpuppy square without a Mudkitty one. And I’m actually one of those rare “dog people” who is also a “cat person.” Three of the fabrics in the background have cats in them, again, one with beautiful beaded eyes. And the center block was signed by three of those attending the Pittsburgh Mudstock – Deep Blue, Lila, and Sky!
Next is…Word Salad! Awesome! The fabric in the background is vegetables on three sides, and words upon words upon words on the other. Here’s what Quince had to say about this one in her letter:
OK; I really got carried away with this one. Yes, I cut up an entire yard of printed-word fabric to find just one “also” and one “too” to applique onto one corner. And if you look carefully at one corner you will see a fabric consisting of literally, a jumble of words tossed over other silk-screened words. This was one of my first sample blocks of my boot pattern, and I was so pleased with it that I set out on a mission to have just the right Mudflatter sign it… This of course ended up with my chasing down the considerably tolerant retired English teacher Mudflatter CO Almost Native, who not only carefully inscribed it but express-mailed her contribution back to Cyber-Quilt Headquarters.
Wow. The inscription around the edge of the center block says, “Punctuation tangoes the reader into the pauses inflections, continuities and connections that the spoken line would convey. T. McCormack. And a cute little carrot bead adorns the lettuce fabric.
And finally, “Desert Style Stompin’”. This square has all sorts of things going on. A little denim square with a tiny pocket, a little suede heart with orangey stitching, and between the boots is peeking a little lizard with beaded eyes. All the little cactus flowers are beaded too, and the background is a beautiful desert landscape with all kinds of critters.
And here’s something whoever made this lovely square does not know! It includes my favorite animal! (Don’t tell Brian!) Yup, it’s an armadillo! I’ve loved them since I was a child and saw a picture of the hairy armadillo from South America. I mean, come on. Look at this guy. What’s not to love?
And that’s it for now. Another four blocks will be coming soon!
Meanwhile, enjoy the open thread!
One could get lost in those soulful Armadillo eyes! So cute. Reading about the quilt is so much fun. Thanks for sharing, AKM
More talented people exposed! Such talent is amazing!
Armadillos are spreading further east, so maybe they’ll start migrating north as well, AKM………or you could take a well-deserved vacation and head south to see some in-person.
absolutely gorgeous
I have permission to “out” two more Top Secret sewers: top left on today’s tour is from Annie M. (an artist in real-life) and bottom right is from Suzannah, apparently a fellow armadillo-lover–and secrecy-lover, as the wee pocket is actually functional and can hold treasure (I tried to fit the explanatory quilt letter in there, but my paper-folding skills need work).
I think this and the NYC Mudstock block get the prizes for most going on in one block!
And that armadillo is adorable.
The quilt is breathtaking. Mudpups are amazing.
This Op-ed in the NYT by Frank Rich is an absolute humdinger!, a must read for Mudpups.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/opinion/01rich.html?_r=2
The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a wacky, paranoid cult that is as eager to eat its own as it is to destroy Obama. The movement’s undisputed leaders, Palin and Beck, neither of whom has what Palin once called the “actual responsibilities” of public office, would gladly see the Republican Party die on the cross of right-wing ideological purity. Over the short term, at least, their wish could come true.
Ouch, that’s going to smart.
The quilt is a true work of art. AKM, if you ever feel “unloved,” just feast your eyes on that quilt and remember it was obviously made with a lot of love. I’ve always love armadillos too. When I was 11 a boy visiting his grandparents walked over a mile to our house to show me the baby armadillo he had found. My brothers teased me about the boy, and I never saw him again, but I’ll never forget that little armadillo!
What a labor of love and creativity! This is what I so love about the needle arts. Ten people could start out __________(fill in your favorite needlecraft) following the same pattern and will end up with ten different interpretations of it.
MY dear friend in Nevada started out as a member of a quilting group and now she and her DH run a steadily expanding Internet quilt fabric business (and they are gorgeous). You never know where your clever fingers will lead you.
This is a gift of love for you, AKM, and for our Mudflats community.
You know, I thought of what must have been many baby things that were made for the Palin’s babies, and I don’t remember reading one word of description or delight or gratitude for them. Sad.
A gift made from the heart is a gift twice given – once in the love woven in the making and twice in the happiness of the receiver.
I LOVE the hairy armadillo! That is just an adorably cute critter.
I want to thank everyone for their good wishes on my DH’s retirement and our recent cruise to Bermuda. You guys are the best. We had a fabulous trip and Bermuda is really lovely. We rented a scooter and had so much fun.
I told DH before he retired that if he stayed out of my kitchen, I would stay out of his work shed and we would continue to get along just fine for all the rest of our days. LOL
This is quite wonderful proof (though none of us needs it) that this is the most unique blog on the web.
happy all saints day everyone.
Welcome back LiladyNY and Hubby! Glad to hear you had a wonderful time. I suppose it would be difficult to go to Bermuda to celebrate retirement and NOT have a good time!
Good point @7 LiLady – For all the times she used her Gov. page to lash out at the ankle-biters and haters, she never used it to give a big thank you to all the generous people that gave to her and her family. I’m actually hoping that maybe we just missed it. I hate the idea that that might be true. ( of course there was the smattering of “personal” thank you cards written by someone other than $P. Even THOSE were ghostwritten)
The new quilt squares are wonderful. I can’t even pick a favorite. They’re all so clever and perfect.
Love the hairy armadillo. One of those animals that just makes you smile. Ya got the shell, the fur, the snout, those little eyes, and those stubby legs. Like a Disney character come to life.
UK Lady @5 – thanks for that link. REALLY good article. Rich nailed it . That’s one of the best takes I’ve seen on pegging what the right / conservatives are doing.
I’m abstaining from the Sunday news shows. I just know they’re going to miss the point about Palin’s support in the NY race and it’ll just peeve me to no end.
Happy Sunday Everyone!
…i thought they were called “texas turkeys”…?…lol just kidding they are prehistoric looking…and very cute…..
Lots of talent. Lots of hours. Lots of sharin’ and carin.’
Thanks to all involved and it to its inspiration.
Freakin’ certifiable! Bachmann has put out a call to all wingnuts to drive to DC by the carload to join her in a march through the halls of Congress to protest health reform.
http://www.newser.com/story/73015/bachmann-urges-uprising-against-health-reform.html
*** “This is our liberty and tyranny moment,” she told Sean Hannity on Fox yesterday. “This is about patriotism and manning up.” The Minnesota congresswoman plans a news conference at noon Thursday, after which she’ll lead the masses through House office buildings****
Will this be a bring your own AK-15 party or will they pass out complimentary weapons before the march begins ?
This is up on Crooks and Liars
“The Senate Announces Deal On Reporters’ Shield Law; Bloggers Included
By Susie Madrak Saturday Oct 31, 2009
It’s good news that unpaid bloggers are included in this compromise, but since I don’t know the details, I don’t know if this would have kept Judy Miller out of jail:
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, leading Senate Democrats and a coalition of news organizations have reached tentative agreement on legislation providing greater protections against the fining or imprisonment of reporters who refuse to identify confidential sources.
Under the deal, made public Friday, federal judges could quash subpoenas demanding testimony or information from reporters if the judges determined that the public interest in news gathering outweighed the need to uncover the source of a leak, including, in some circumstances, unauthorized disclosure of classified government information.
Protection under the so-called shield law would also be extended to unpaid bloggers engaged in gathering and disseminating news.”
13 BuffaloGal Says:
November 1st, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Freakin’ certifiable! Bachmann has put out a call to all wingnuts to drive to DC by the carload to join her in a march through the halls of Congress to protest health reform.
Maybe they would do better to walk throughthe halls of Walter Reed instead. A lot of these Vets will need life long support and no insurance company is going to cover. Even the VA doesn’t always cover.
So the spouse or parents better have really good insurance for the Vets and their children.
Beautiful Quilt! Look forward to seeing more squares!
HealthCare note, just ran into this today:
Tell Congress the “Kucinich Amendment” must be included in a “Managers Amendment” to H.R. 3962 immediately. Pelosi will decide on Monday.
http://democrats.com/state-single-payer
Get everyone you know to sign it, if you havent already.
Like it states, Pelosi decides TOMORROW!!
(sorry if it’s been posted)
Dear Sarah: Keep up the great writing!
http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/1309387.html
(Spam filters? troublin’ me this morn w/post)
Beautiful Quilt! Look forward to seeing more squares!
HealthCare note, just ran into this today:
Tell Congress the “Kucinich Amendment” must be included in a “Managers Amendment” to H.R. 3962 immediately. Pelosi will decide on Monday.
http://democrats.com/state-single-payer
Get everyone you know to sign it, if you havent already.
Like it states, Pelosi decides TOMORROW!!
(sorry if it’s been posted)
#16 Big Pete – That’s hysterical. I feel like this is the first day of The Month of The Palin: NY-23 gloating, Oprah, the book tour and God knows what else. Fasten your seat belts. This is going to be some ride.
Marnie @15, I’m going to use that point when posting comments about this insanity.
And the hits just keep on comin’! (Et tu, Pat Boone?)
http://mediamatters.org/blog/200911010001
Pat Boone calls for the figurative but very real “tenting” of the White House in order to kill the infestation.
Most excellent…. love the details.
Anxiously awaiting the NYC Mudstock square! I’m so happy to have been a little part of this fabulous gift.
I love this
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/1/93136/0526
Scozafava is encouraging her fans to vote for Owens in NY23.
@ Big Pete
Thank You!!! for the link!!!! Wish that one could go viral.
Alan Grayson being interviewed on The Young Turks –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_jzbO0um0A
We just have to make sure this guy is re-elected.
#5 UKLady, you beat me to it. Frank Rich is on fire over the 23rd and the impact to the party formerly known as Republican. A very good read.
Love this quilt and all the wonderful squares. Thanks to all a so very talented mudpups who created this.
re the 23rd – western New York relies heavily on Federal assistance in the form of earmarks to the military (Fort Drum). This is a very rural area with very little in the way of industry being mostly dairy farms. Hoffman is promoting a flat tax and (horrors) the privatization of Social Security! This would be a very heavy financial burden on the middle class up there and would (again) only be a benefit to the very wealthy.
I am encouraged by all the support being thrown to Owens. Upstaters are fiscally conservative it is true, but they ARE socially liberal. I don’t think Hoffman’s snide manner and ill-preparedness on issues near and dear to constituents will sit well with the majority there.
I believe some form of privatizing Social Security was tried in the UK. (UK Lady please chime in here to correct any errors I may be making). It was found that people did not sensibly save for their retirement when left to their own devices, and, when the time came to retire, they were left with no safety net and, consequently went on the dole and were a burden to society. The experiment was a dismal failure. I know Bush tried to get this passed too. Please gods it never happens!
The artistry and love shown in this quilt is awesome!
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I just love upbeat tidbits about President Obama. I’ve read several armed forces people commenting on PO’s salute. Here is a refreshing article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/opinion/01winfrey.html?ref=opinion
The quilt is awesome. And I love the armadillo pictures. I’d never seen one in person – maybe in a zoo – until we were in Tennessee. Unfortunately, it was on the side of the road and not moving. Apparently, they aren’t any smarter at crossing a highway than the possoms in Washinton state, if you get my drift.
As for Michelle Bachman – since when did a senator lead a protest march at the capitol? She’s just plain nuts and they should get some help for her and then send her home for a long extended rest.
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/01/2009-11-01_sarah_palin_and_todd_palin_unlikely_to_divorce_biographer_joe_mcginniss_says.html
Joe McGinnis was in Alaska doing research for his Palin book and he stopped by her house. She wasn’t there but he chatted w/ Track.
*** McGinniss was struck by the size of the construction on the lot the Palins have bought next to their present home.
“They’re building another house and an airplane hangar,” he says. “It’s like a summer White House in the making. ****
Nothing else really interesting in the article other than his theory that , based on the size of the house being built, he figures a divorce is not in the near future.
Big Pete @16 – Thanks for that link. REALLY funny!
#16 BigPete
Wonderfully done Carl Hiaasen (and love your books also too)
the quilt blocks are amazing! Such talent, and such love shining through!
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome mudpuppy quilt makers!!! All I can say is you did good!
As for armadillos, they are migrating, they may make it AK over time, lol, they’ve made it to MO and IL and continuing further, They have very few predators. The farmers, (really ranchers) don’t like them because they make holes which can break cow legs. I don’t mind them too much, they make funny little funnel indentations while grub hunting and you can hear them coming a long way off as they rustle through the leaves on the forest floor. And they’re fast little buggers when you spook them!
BuffalGal, you would have enjoyed hearing David Plouffe on the Sunday morning Meet the Press coyly saying he thanks John McCain for Scarah, lol,. Below has the video, I so enjoyed the smack of it.
“In an appearance promoting his book on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” David Plouffe said that Democrats should “thank John McCain for picking [Palin]” as his running mate. Pointing to the 2008 vice presidential candidate’s role in driving attention and support to Doug Hoffman, the ultra-conservative candidate in the New York 23rd District special election, Plouffe insisted that Palin-led forces were purging the GOP of moderates.
And he wasn’t upset with the development.
“What’s going on in the special election in NY-23, I think, is a remarkable phenomenon that could affect our politics for years to come,” Plouffe said. Palin, he added, was “kind of playing the role of pied piper in Republican politics, which I’m quite comfortable with — basically hanging a ‘moderates need not apply’ sign.”
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/01/david-plouffe-dems-should_n_341409.html
Words fail me to describe the beauty, thought and caring shown by the quilt squares. AKM, you most definitely are a worthy recipient of this gift for having created an atmosphere in Mudflats blogging community that would engender something such as this quilt. There is always class shown here, along with intelligence, passion, a terrific sense of humor and much information… both in the blog itself and among the comments section.
Amazing and talented people, congrats!
I usually try to catch ” This Week with George S.”
The fact that he has friends in the WH like Rahm and others makes me think he is a little plugged in and aware of what is going on. Not sure why he has this BFF relationship with George Will. They don’t SEEM like they would be Friends.
Maybe it is part of the contract or something… or goes back many years ago.
When I have seen him have Liz Cheney on there to give her ‘opinion ‘ about anything…. I want to throw something at the TV and say ” George… you are not as smart as I thought you were” Argghhh. She wasn’t there this week…. just thinking of Horror stories being Halloween I guess.
Valerie Jarrett started the Show. He seemed to want to find or create some buzz word or talking point gotcha to be used later. She’s no Michael Steele or John Boehner so it never worked. Not for lack of trying… it seemed.
2 points. He was talking to Valerie about the Health Care reform. She restated Obama’s position… a few times. George then said a Poll ( not sure if it was his Network-ABC) was taken and a ” majority ” of Americans were not in favor of what was being introduced. WHAT!! Majority….NOT in favor.? Are you kidding?
George… What planet are You from..? He needs to find another Poll or something. That one was pure B.S. and stinks.
The other counterpoint to the Health care issue to Valerie was a point about the cost or something close to that. As a counterpoint to what Valerie stated he quoted from a statement from Sen. Grassley as to what the Bill would do or wouldn’t do. Using Grassleys statement as a truthful Fact. Wahhhh…???
George ??…. this was the guy believed in ‘ death panels’ with SP.
His credibility is in question. George… stop quoting stupid people.
Roundtable- just more puffing and posturing from the Pundits.
Such love and creativity are shared on this blog. I couldn’t image a day that I wouldn’t stop by.
Quilt Squares- awesome
Michelle Bachman- idiot
Palin- ’nuff said
Sunday suggestion- get yourself a nice beverage and read “Cold,” the first chapter in a novel by “our own” Mel at Hekimaa. (Like the way mudpups have bonded with some pretty incredible Alaskans over that Palin lady?)
http://crossedgenres.com/archives/012/cold-by-melissa-s-green/
It’s a very haunting read and gave me lots of food for thought. Man- the creativity and brains are truly on this side of the blogosphere!
Not only do I look forward to the next set of beautiful squares, I love hearing the stories behind their creation. You quilters have amazing talents and personalities!
BigPete @16 Thanks for the link to the “secret letter” from the editor of GR to Palin. Great laughs! I didn’t know he wrote more than just books- all of which are great!
Also on Sunday morning, I thought David Axlrod did a good interview, also, too.
And this is juicy! Only 1 didn’t want to talk! Uh oh……..
“McGinniss, whose book is due out in 2011, says he approached about 40 people in Wasilla for interviews; only one didn’t want to talk.
“A lot of people don’t like her as much now that she’s quit,” he says. “And now that she’s not the governor, she doesn’t have the power of retribution she had before.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/01/2009-11-01_sarah_palin_and_todd_palin_unlikely_to_divorce_biographer_joe_mcginniss_says.html#ixzz0VdSh2GLu
Day At The Office: Swine Flu: Days 3-7
Days 3 through Day 7
There is a scent of salt after a day of exhausting work. A tilt of the nostril as it captures the heat from sweat splashing the base of your skin like the tide coming in. While most times a shower steams the memory of yesterdays effort onto your bathroom mirror, what isn’t washed away lingers as a restless twitch from an overactive mind as it processes this nights outcome into this mornings dreams.
Our patient lives on. A status quo established, a daily routine outlined, a hedge grove of determination slowly greens towards blossom as each day small hurdles are crossed and minor victories are realized.
The man hours implied over the last seven days are staggering. My own personal time investment clocks in at 105 hours, the staffing ratio is 3 to 1 at a minimum. This salvage involves a primary care ICU trained nurse (24/7), a specialty trained ICU nurse to handle operation of the ECMO bypass machine we are employing to keep the patient alive (24/7), a perfusionist or ECMO coordinator on site to manage the patient’s perfusion related needs (24/7), a respiratory therapist to adjust and manage the ventilator as well as draw and run blood gas lab work on the patient (24/7), and ICU intensivist to oversee the entire show (24/7).
Additional support includes: radiology services at least once a day for chest xrays as well as CAT scans or other imaging diagnostic tests as needed; pharmacy services required for the complex medications required to keep the patient sedated, anti coagulated, and hydrated; and blood bank services to supply the patient with blood for transfusions as well as blood products such as platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and cryoprecipitate.
This represents the minimum needed to even have a chance at success, and does not include the various other lab tests and blood work that will be needed, the myriad of sub specialty physician consults that might become necessary, and of course, surgical implantation and explantation of the ECMO cannulae, tubing circuit, and oxygenator required to maintain successful pulmonary support as the lungs heal.
Our ability to heal, and steal death away from the fates, is like the Greek myth of the god who gave fire to man. It comes with a price.
The full brunt of medical technology has come to bear in a struggle to retrive our patient from the knifes edge of the mountain side before the eagles come for Prometheus once again.
So John Moller has a commercial fishing operation? or were these people just borrowing and using his boat? Interesting it’s listed as an LLC company.
anybody know the story on this?
http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=18&path=A/AK_FISHERMEN_RESCUED
“Public records show the Carley Renee to be owned by Carley Renee LLC, a company registered to 48-year-old John Moller. Moller, a rural affairs adviser to Parnell, could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Coast Guard rescued four fishermen from a life raft after the 59-foot vessel capsized Friday.”
Have you heard about what these mormon women are doing as a cancer research fundraiser, lol……betchya Beck will buy one, gotta support a good cause.
Here’s a hint, they call themselves “Hot Mormon Muffins”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzqI8UbCdA4
Anyone who loves armadillos hasn’t had to deal with them in lawns, gardens, and pastures. They are actually creatures from hell who are fiendishly hard to live-trap.
“AKM, if you ever feel “unloved,” just feast your eyes on that quilt and remember it was obviously made with a lot of love.”
To add to laingirl:
And if you are ever fragile in mind or body, cuddle in your quilt; remarkable healing will occur.
I am not into woo, but the quilt I received when I had a broken leg just somehow seemed to have as much power as the leg cast.
I think as a whole the quilt is, just marvelous. When I first seen the quilt it was the flow that was most striking. Each square seemed to compliment each other. They take on a life of their own; they are together but independent of each other. Each square is unique and personal.
I would never place one square over the other. There is no contest. They all did an exceptional job. They all deserve an applaud (standing and clapping).
Interesting to review this in the ADN from Sept 08. Her casualness about speaking engagements began sooner than her abrupt departure from “governing”:
http://www.adn.com/sarah-palin/story/518522.html
“State records show that Palin submitted a travel authorization for a quick round-trip visit to attend the June 8 graduation of the Master’s Commission program at the Wasilla Assembly of God, the church where she was baptized at age 12. The only other item on the agenda for that trip was a “One Lord Sunday” service involving a network of Mat-Su Christian churches earlier that morning at the Wasilla sports complex.
…Palin told the graduates her remarks were off the cuff because she wasn’t sure she could attend.
“I flew in from Juneau last night, fly to Juneau again tomorrow, so I didn’t prepare anything, thinking that, no, our schedule wouldn’t allow me to be here,” Palin said.
But Leighow said the graduation was one of two purposes for the trip.”
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And to be fair, that’s before she started charging $100,000 for the privilege of hearing her singular voice.
Maybe one of the Alaskan Flatters could answer this question.
About the most recent ‘ untruthful ‘ Financial disclosure that Palin just made.
The facts are so obvious they it was incomplete as well as untruthful based on what Celtic Diva presented.
Can someone in AK file an Ethics Complaint against her for lieing on that Official Financial disclosure now ? ( and create an Investigation )
Or do they have to see whether or not the Committee accepts the information she provided and then wait for the findings of what APOC said she must submit in regard to the 3 issues they raised where they wanted her to supply further details.
The first Ethics Complaint filed against her since she left Office I would think would generate quite a bit of publicity. It would be News and historical.
Am I right in assuming they would have to wait to see if she complies , but the Financial Disclosure on its face is already bogus and fraudulent. And if it was filed now wouldn’t it force the hand of APOC . They would know people are watching them (APOC) and would demand that they don’t sweep this under the rug.
Would some Alaskans know what the Rules or protocol is here?
Palin injected herself in a local election in upstate New York (NY-23) by endorsing the Conservative Party candidate over the moderate Republican. As a consequence, her fan sites have been throwing money at a race which is none of their business. While it may be argued that either way it’s a loss for the Republican party, it’s a potential GAIN for Palin’s influence in this country.
We can complain about and dissect every lie Palin spouts but if you want to actually fight against her influence, consider donating to the Democratic opponent in the NY race. If nothing else, it may even the odds of Palin’s outside influence. Of interest, the moderate Republican who suspended her campaign after Palin’s hit job has now endorsed the Democratic candidate, Bill Owens. Below is the link for donating through ActBlue:
http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/22718
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” — Sinclair Lewis …
A little early holiday cheer.
Twas the night before Christmas
It was as quiet as a mouse
Sarah Paylin was thinking
Who will pay for my new house
She thought laong and hard all through the night
I know what i’ll doo, bilk the far right
So she started a blog and then cam a book
Now all that was left was to see what she took.
The book started out as a big number 1
Then all of a sudden the book was made fun
The bookwas full of lies and sympathy fem
It was laid out for all the lemmings to see
But as people read and thought it was pooh
All ole Sarah could say was ALSO, TOO
Levi Johnston’s Blues sung by Ben Folds and written by Nick Hornby. And I would like to point out, Ben is from NC.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/09/ben-folds-nick-hornby-pre_n_315950.html
The quilt is so gorgeous and so amazing. It appears that every time you look at it, you see something didn’t notice the first time. I am sure given the love with which this quilt was stitched, it will keep you warm in heart for a long time to come.
Here’s a copy of the lyrics from Levi Johnston’s blues:
http://www.thesuburbs.org.uk/Board/index.php?topic=5773.msg82074
Palin’s touch of death remains intact, as the republican she railed against, dropped out of the race only to endorse the democrat….lol:
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Dede Scozzafava endorses Democrat challenger in New York race.
State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R), who dropped from the special election in Upstate New York yesterday, has now thrown her support to Democrat Bill Owens.
“It’s not in the cards for me to be your representative, but I strongly believe Bill is the only candidate who can build upon John McHugh’s lasting legacy in the U.S. Congress,” said Scozzafava in a statement released moments ago.
Well THIS is an interesting new wrinkle.
Now the only question remaining is do the New York Republicans dislike the Democrats MORE, or LESS, than the crazed Teabaggers that have hijacked their party?
This could be the most important vote for NY Republicans in the whole 150 years that they have voted in this district. This could well set a precedent for the many races to come in 2010.
Update: If you have not yet read election prognosticator extraordinaire Nate Silver’s take on this race than I suggest that you do.
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/
Palin blows it again. She posts on FB in response to an accusation from Daggett of NJ that she did not suggest he drop out of the race with this:
“Despite what candidate Chris Daggett is claiming, I have never contacted him or his campaign. I have never asked him to drop out of the NJ Governor’s race. Now, if a politician is going to play loose with facts like this, the electorate needs to know it.
So, to the good people of New Jersey, please know that Daggett’s claims are false. I’ve never even suggested he should drop out of the race. But, come to think of it…
- Sarah Palin
via talking points memo
THEN, if you go to the website that she used to “find” the Daggett claim, here’s what’s posted there now:
UPDATE FOR ALL THE PALIN SUPPORTERS
Chris Daggett is not affiliated with this blog. Sarah Palin needs to get her facts straight, when she links to this blog to provide evidence that Chris Daggett is lying about her. I am an independent blogger that is fed up with the corruption and the politics as usual in New Jersey. If Sarah Palin really is an advocate for the people, she should have done her research on the candidate she is endorsing. That same reason that she is endorsing Hoffman, ending politics as usual, are the same reasons she should not endorse Chris Christie.
Alaskan Librarian
Abortion Provisions in House Health Bill
Posted on November 1, 2009 by alaskanlibrarian
The US House has released HR 3962, its final version of a health care reform bill.
“Despite what you may hear in the anti-reform press and blogosphere, this bill will not force abortions or abortion coverage on anyone. It won’t preempt existing state restrictions on abortion. In fact, there are explicit protections in the bill to prevent this. Here are the relevant provisions”
http://alaskanlibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/abortion-provisions-in-house-health-bill/
51 Seagull Junker Palin Says:
Palin blows it again.
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Keeping in mind that this was long before she quit as Gov., believe the following opinion still stands:
By Peggy Noonan- Conservative writer and columnist for WSJ
In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn’t say what she read because she didn’t read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn’t thoughtful enough to know she wasn’t thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence. “I’m not wired that way,” “I’m not a quitter,” “I’m standing up for our values.” I’m, I’m, I’m.
Sarah is a Disgrace
In another age it might not have been terrible, but here and now it was actually rather horrifying.
What she is, is a seemingly very nice middle-class girl with ambition, appetite and no sense of personal limits.
“She’s not Ivy League, that’s why her rise has been thwarted! She represented the democratic ideal that you don’t have to go to Harvard or Brown to prosper, and her fall represents a failure of egalitarianism.” This comes from intellectuals too. They need to be told something. Ronald Reagan went to Eureka College. Richard Nixon went to Whittier College, Joe Biden to the University of Delaware. Sarah Palin graduated in the end from the University of Idaho, a school that happily notes on its Web site that it’s included in U.S. News and World Report’s top national schools survey. They need to be told, too, that the first Republican president was named “Abe,” and he went to Princeton and got a Fulbright. Oh wait, he was an impoverished backwoods autodidact!
America doesn’t need Sarah Palin to prove it was, and is, a nation of unprecedented fluidity. Her rise and seeming fall do nothing to prove or refute this.
“Now she can prepare herself for higher office by studying up, reading in, boning up on the issues.” Mrs. Palin’s supporters have been ordering her to spend the next two years reflecting and pondering. But she is a ponder-free zone. She can memorize the names of the presidents of Pakistan, but she is not going to be able to know how to think about Pakistan. Why do her supporters not see this? Maybe they think “not thoughtful” is a working-class trope!
“The media did her in.” Her incompetence or lack of any appropriate modesty did her in. Actually, it’s arguable that membership in the self-esteem generation harmed her. For 30 years the self-esteem movement told the young they’re perfect in every way. It’s yielding something new in history: an entire generation with no proper sense of inadequacy.
50 Martha Says:
November 1st, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Palin’s touch of death remains intact, as the republican she railed against, dropped out of the race only to endorse the democrat….lol:
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Dede Scozzafava endorses Democrat challenger in New York race.
State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R), who dropped from the special election in Upstate New York yesterday, has now thrown her support to Democrat Bill Owens.
“It’s not in the cards for me to be your representative, but I strongly believe Bill is the only candidate who can build upon John McHugh’s lasting legacy in the U.S. Congress,” said Scozzafava in a statement released moments ago.”
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This endorsement by Dede Scozzafava coming on the heels of Palin’s patronizingly magnanimous comment on her Fakebook yesterday that she “personally” wants to thank Scozzafava for being so “selfless” in dropping out of the race…..
The narcissistic implication of Palin’s statement is that Scozzafava was bowing out in deference to Palin’s superior moral and political judgment in endorsing Dede’s rival. Palin is such an unlettered and politically naive jackass.
Hope Palin enjoyed that big slap across her face as much as I did……
Gag, I missed the FB post yesterday.
I love that Peggy Noonan piece but she could have saved herself a whole lot of typin’ and stuff if she just would have spit it out in the first sentence:
Palin is a boob that doesn’t realize she’s dumb.
Noonan was trying to be wayyyy to nice about it.
It almost seems blasphemous to post anything that mars the beautiful awesome quilt moment…but it is an open thread.
Good news, kids. Possibly we might have a glimmer of understanding about the business name “Pie Spy”. Maybe.
It appears that it’s all about the metaphorical references to pie/American Pie/gettin’ our piece of the pie, etc., from the McCain campaign trail.
First – an excerpt from an Oct 2008 Huffington Post piece by Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers International: When It Comes to Slicing the American Pie, McCain Serves Only the Rich
Though McCain and Palin clearly don’t understand, it’s time for everyday Americans to share in the American pie. At a rally in Florida this week, Obama talked about how the policies of the Bush administration have shrunk the pie and permitted the wealthy to grab the few remaining crumbs. He told he crowd he has no desire to reapportion the pie, as McCain keeps accusing him wanting to do — as a Socialist, you know. Also, Obama objects to the McCain-Palin policy of continuing to feed the rich all of the crumbs, which is particularly evident in the GOP tax plan.
Obama told the group that his goal is to expand the pie to ensure that all Americans get a piece. The crowd responded with a spontaneous chant of, “We want pie!”
Then, there’s a Free Republic post also in Oct 08 with a bunch of interesting but stupid responses:
(This is meant to be a transcript of McCain’s speech; I have no idea if this is really what he said. The responses posted are verbatim.)
The Pie We Need (McCain’s Closing Argument)
10/30/2008 | freedomfighter1013
Several months ago, my opponent was talking about pie. Apparently he likes pie very much because in one speech he mentioned it something like 25 times in the space of a minute and a half. It’s taken me some time, but I think he really hit on the perfect metaphor for the difference in our two approaches towards the economy. Senator Obama and the Democrats believe there is only one pie and that the pie is fixed and the only way to give someone some pie is to take it away from someone else.
I think that’s a waste of time. When you do that, you start arguing about who’s got a bigger slice. You raise it up in the air and look at it from different angles. You waste so much time and effort on weighing and measuring, the pie gets stale while some accountant figures out how much pie each of us should have.
I like pie too, but my approach is different. I think we should bake more pies.
But in order to bake more pies, you have to have an environment conducive to the baking of pies. You can’t have bean counters and bureaucrats in the middle of the kitchen measuring slices and arguing over crumbs, they have to get out of the way so mom can bake more pies.
You’ve got to have a tax system that enables farmers to grow more apples and mill more flour. You have to be able to hire workers to harvest the apples, or send you boys out to pick some themselves. And someone’s got to have gas in the car to bring the apples home.
And mom needs help to roll out the dough and cook the apples and fill the shells. And, you need cheap electricity from a nuclear plant or natural gas from the north slope of Alaska to heat the oven. And, when mom makes too many pies for the house, you need to bring them to your neighbors or put up some signs telling everyone that you have extra pies, so you need electricity to design and print your flyers and people need sneakers to run to your house to buy your excess pies. And, you know what, the more pies she makes, the cheaper each pie becomes, so more people can afford her pies. It’s just a fact.
My point is, the idea that the pie is fixed is a fallacy. But that fallacy lies at the heart of my opponent’s world view.
Let’s not argue over who gets what crumb, let’s bake more pies so everyone can have some. That’s my approach, that’s why you should vote for me, because I believe we should bake more pies.
That’s why I want your vote, so we can all have more pie.
October 30, 2008 8:51:16 AM by snowrip (Liberal? YOU ARE A SOCIALIST WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
Mmmmmm… pie.
8:51:57 AM by GulfBreeze (McCain/Palin 08 (It’s about CREATING wealth, stupid! Not spreading it.))
I love that. And that about sums up the difference between the two of them.
McCain/Palin/Piemakers ‘08
9:10:13 AM by ladyvet
You’ve got to have a tax system that enables farmers to grow more apples
But I want Key Lime pie!
9:52:02 AM by Salamander
There is a commandment against coveting things which belong to our neighbors. Instead of wanting what our neighbors have, we should do what we can to get our own stuff.
That’s how the government can assist — by keeping our American freedoms and liberties intact, so that we have the OPPORTUNITY to make more pies.
9:59:35 AM by keepitreal (Obama brings change: an international crisis (terrorism) within 6 months)
Good article. Barack Obama, however, has made me hate pie. And, you know, if he gets into office and gives everyone free pie, they’ll only start clamoring for free brownies too, because pie won’t be enough anymore.
10:04:39 AM by MrB (0bama supporters: What’s the attraction? The Marxism or the Infanticide?)
And the chants of the audiences sums up the difference in the supporters’ ideologies:
“USA! USA! USA!”
vs
“WE WANT PIE! WE WANT PIE! WE WANT PIE!”
What does this mean? Sarah is the Pie Spy.
“The Pie”, “Other People’s Money” – some of you will recognize this stuff as pure Amway Speak, straight out of Amway motivational tools.