Comments on: Sullivan and Starr. We Get What We Vote For.

By: Elstun W. Lauesen

Elstun W. Lauesen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:51:54 +0000

The title should have been: “Sullivan and Starr, We Get What We Didn’t Vote For”

By: Say No to Palin in Politics

Say No to Palin in Politics — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:19:38 +0000

wow, 80% didn’t vote? lame, lame, lame……..and lazy.

By: St. Elias

St. Elias — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:37:25 +0000

Hey, no “bonk” for me with the soda bottle. I saw this coming.

Well, sort of anyway. I certainly did not put money on Danny Boy in anyway shape or form. Nor did I ever consider voting for him.

In all honesty though, I sort of hoped that somewhere, way back in his gene pool, there was a spark of a statesperson to be. Unfortunately, that fantasy was dispelled when, right out of the block, he demonstrated that he was going the Prevo route and confirmed thusly by immediately issuing a veto over human rights.Too bad and so sad.

Now, we have Sullivan’s joined at the hip neo-Nazi pal “Paul Joseph Goebbels Star” illogically going after an assembly colleague while screaming his ignorant guts out at her using the word “communist”.

A variation to the old English Book of Prayer appropriate here: “Oh Lord, please save us from the wrath of the fanatical right.”

By: strangelet

strangelet — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:05:33 +0000

@6 terpischore — Loosely speaking, “the Arts” have no divisions (in the military sense). Over the years, I’ve come to believe that arts groups, and arts-sponsoring groups, must always act as if there is no such thing as government support. Sometimes, this means that you have to settle for a less satisfying short-term result, but I think that is the right thing to do.

Develop private donors. NEVER donate anything to a public entity (loan is okay, you can always take it back). Accept public funding for specific events (don’t assume continuity), or as windfalls. Never allow your organization to become dependent on public funding; sooner or later, it will be restricted.

Please don’t misunderstand — I am personally in favor of modest public funding of the arts, and even in financial bad times it hardly matters. But I’ve been a minority opinion on this for forty-some years now, even in ostensibly liberal areas.

By: Suchanut

Suchanut — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:48:45 +0000

Writing from Alaska – that is really unsettling! What kind of behavior is that?

I suggested in my note to Harriet and Matt that they hold public hearings and we bus in the progressives from Eagle River. Harriet could moderate week after week of hearings where Coffee and Dan “the Worm” Sullivan couldn’t just spew whenever they wanted to. I’ll bet plenty of folks would show up – especially if we guilt-ed them because they didn’t vote in the election.

As the Worm Turns……that really fits him AKM…there is something odd about his mouth….kinda like a mealy worm….mealy mouth? ewwww.

By: Writing from Alaska

Writing from Alaska — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:31:42 +0000

I was there Tuesday night for some of the testimony – I found it unsettling that some of the assembly members took the time which they are to use to ask questions about testimony to challenge and essentially harass some of those who came to testify. The mayor and Assemblyman Coffee sometimes used this time to make long statements about ‘budget deficits’ and gloat over the past administrations actions rather than allow the public their fair time. They challenged people in a way that was intimidating and unfair – this was after most of those who opposed the cuts had left the chambers.

By: commercial property to let

commercial property to let — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:27:52 +0000

Never mind that, historically speaking, great civilizations are known for their art.

By: Suchanut

Suchanut — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:53:25 +0000

I wrote to Matt Claman and Harriet Drummond. Chris Birch and Jennifer Johnson are lost causes. We have to get rid of these supposed “non-partisan” mayoral elections! Why is it done that way, anyhow? Sometimes I feel like a stranger in a strange land (we did things differently in NY). If all of the Dems had a caucus and put their support behind one candidate and voted (Selkregg would have been great), we wouldn’t be in this position today with Doofus Sullivan because he wouldn’t have won. AKM is right! Why such a low turnout?

OK – Doofus isn’t a good moniker. C’mon Mudpups – we need a good nickname for Mayor Sullivan….

I’ve always been partial to Dan “the Worm” Sullivan myself. AKM

By: Wolf Pack

Wolf Pack — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:28:09 +0000

Time to get to work on getting Bob Poe elected as Gov.

By: Jodie Clarke

Jodie Clarke — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:49:09 +0000

Sullivan is a total jerk. Why do we have an Assembly if he is going to continually ‘veto’ things? Starr needs to be watched …he is quick to call names. I’ve watched the Assembly Meetings for a quite awhile and Starr reminds me of a guy I use to work with – a total tighta–!!! Does he really know what the word ‘communist’ means? If I’d been Sheila – I would have decked him!