Open Thread – Pie vs. Spy
6 11 2009
More fun with Sarah Palin’s mystery business “Pie Spy, LLC” that was revealed on her final disclosure paperwork for the Alaska Public Offices Commission.
[h/t to the great 'flyinureye' for another one of those pictures that's worth 1000 words]
November 6th, 2009 at 11:00 AM
oops, the link……love that “Media blackout” , lol
http://www.wrn.com/2009/11/palin-comes-to-wisconsin-media-blackout/
November 6th, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Oh…I love it when I see flyinureye artwork.
Thanks flyinureye for more laughs.
November 6th, 2009 at 11:42 AM
So, after reading in about the campaign news staffers recounts about Scarah wanting McCain to go after the Rev. Wright dirt, it makes me wonder if she got Fake News to do it for her. Sounds about right, good old Hannity to the rescue. He was rewarded with the exclusive interview in TX with her. I bet she got on board with Rupert during that time also, too. It aligns with her bad girl rogue attitude.
On Oct. 6, 08 Hannity ran a special 1 hr. show about Obama and questionable relationships. I bet you Scarah put him up to it. How fair and balanced is that? Did they dig into any of Scarah’s questionable activities? nope
November 6th, 2009 at 11:52 AM
I’m also extremely upset and disgusted with the news. All those so-called professionals, like Clint the FBI profiler on MSNBC – they have their own ideas, which are often slanted, and I’m sick of him saying NO ONE JUST SNAPS – he’s convinced the guy is a pure murderer. I wonder if he was ever in the military himself because he doesn’t tell the truth when he says no one just snaps. After more than 20 years as an Army wife, and as the mother of a daughter who has worked at an Army hospital for nearly 20 years, people do snap. Point of fact is there was one yesterday on this Army post. The patient is the wife of a soldier due to redeploy, she had been seen in the clinic my daughter works in. She was still upset when the appt. was over with, but did not seem to be at the point of detaining. However, she got into the parking lot and totally lost it – started screaming and crying for help and it took several people to restrain her and she is now committed to the psychiatric ward. So it DOES HAPPEN, and much more than those commentators realize.
Another point that I wanted to expand on, is the question kept coming up on nearly every channel – and that is the availability of weapons on a military post. All companies and battalions have locked and guarded weapons rooms, and when there is training, then the weapons are issued to soldiers who sign for them. There is extremely tight control over weapons and ammunition at all times. Single soldiers living in barracks must register any personal weapons but they cannot keep them in the barracks, they are also locked up in the unit’s weapons room. Married soldiers living in on-post housing must also register personal weapons, but those may stay in the individual’s housing. VERY FEW soldiers ever wear sidearms or carry weapons of any sort. The exception being Military Police (MPs) or others on guard duty of some sort.
The last topic is also being confused and misreported on some of the networks. MPs are at a great shortage stateside now with so many being deployed overseas. To take care of the shortage for gate guards and on-post police duties, the military branches now contract for security services. These are in fact referred to as *civilian police*, but are under the direct control of the Post Commander and only operate on the military facility. Some of the networks were confusing them with civilian police from the surrounding communities. Rarely do local law enforcement have any involvement with on-post activities.
I’m really afraid that should it be determined Major Hassan was fully cognizant of what he was doing and had intended to kill people, we’ll see the fringe-nuts acting up. I still find it incredible that Bachmann and crew were allowed to go as far as they did yesterday and that no one will censure them. Last year, there was a movement on to censure Bachmann, but it went nowhere, and there doesn’t seem to be the impetus to knock some of those jerks off their pedestals!
November 6th, 2009 at 11:52 AM
# 46, Seagull Junker Palin, leaked photos of Levi on Andrew Sullivan’s blog.
He must have moved them. That link seems to be broken. I think I found them here: http://tiny.cc/53MCo
November 6th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
I just came across this, I guess Hasan is alive.
“Authorities searched his apartment early Friday for clues but haven’t yet been able to talk to Hasan, who survived the shootings but remains in a coma in a Texas hospital, according to a federal law enforcement official.”
November 6th, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Meg confirms this……..Dem. Barney Frank will also speak. Why in the world they chose Scarah to represent the Rep. party is at a correspondence dinner beyond me, she QUIT. She’s afraid of gotchya questions. Is this her roll out party? Will she cut it?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29238.html
“Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be the Republican speaker at the Gridiron Club’s Winter Dinner on Dec. 5, the club announced Friday.
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Palin’s attendance at the exclusive event – put on by a group of top Washington journalists – will mark the second time the former Alaska governor has flown to the capital to mix with the city’s political elite. Earlier this year she attended the annual dinner put on by the Alfalfa Club, an insiders’ organization that exists to throw an off-the-record winter bash.
Her planned appearance at the Gridiron also follows in the footsteps of another ambitious young politician: President Barack Obama spoke at the dinner in 2006.”
November 6th, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Started already on Fox this morning, but now Jerome Corsi has put his two cents in:
WND’s Jerome Corsi Claims Fort Hood Shooter Advised Obama [UPDATE]
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/iwndis-jerome-corsi-claim_n_348461.html&cp
November 6th, 2009 at 12:17 PM
I need a little help from the MudPuppies.
I was just looking at the Halloween pumpkin that was carved for AKM’s story.
The stencil/outline of the Moose that was used to do that carving…. if you come across that picture ( or one similar to it ) while browsing or a webpage that has a picture outline of a moose…. please give me the link.
{ It needs to be a profile – not just a moose pic }
The little moose icon for Mudflats ( on internet pages ) looks to be sort of like the same profile… But that is a litttttttle small to work with.
Thanks in advance.
November 6th, 2009 at 12:22 PM
HIG @59 – Here you go, this is an outline at Winfield’s. There are a number of others but this should be the one you can work with. And we want to see photos when you are finished!
http://www.thewinfieldcollection.com/product/4384/Animals
November 6th, 2009 at 12:36 PM
John Trudell has interesting ideas about health care reform and is making an effort for change. There’s a series of benefit concerts with Jackson Browne and others.
What he says is that as a nation, we should deliver universal healthcare for all women and children first and immediately, unconditionally. Then, work men into that plan over a period of time.
The rationale is that men, generally speaking, are employed in greater numbers than women, and more likely to have health insurance benefits. Adding people to plans is cost-prohibitive, which results in uninsured families.
This idea has merit. National healthcare for dependents. Employee health care plans and the giant health insurance company racket can continue until it gets phased out. They have the opportunity to transition to some other lucrative racket. For the docs who are in the business for the money, they have the opportunity for career transition. Would that be more acceptable to Republicans?
http://www.givelovegivelife.net/
The need for national healthcare is obvious.
There are millions of people who can not afford it,
But when we speak in terms of universal healthcare
For all Americans, it becomes a political issue that
Gets demonized by its opponents, which leads to
Emotionally distorted accusations thus preventing
Coherent well thought out dialogue
We are aware that all Americans should have access
To comprehensive healthcare.We understand the
Political will and economic resources are not
Coherent or clear enough to accomplish this at this time
Prioritizing National Healthcare Insurance for the
Women and children of America is not about excluding
Men its about taking a first step. Current economic realities
Show there isn’t enough money to fund all needed social
And economic needs.
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Support a Plan – Not a Politician
Health care is and will be one of the key issues in the 2008 elections. A number of candidates have already proposed health care plans. A thoughtful analysis of the proposed plans is called for to determine if they are doable, comprehensive and economically feasible. Do these plans actually offer practical and viable approaches for supporting the health of women and children?
Politicians understand that rising health care costs and inadequate coverage and care are becoming unbearable and a real source of frustration for voters. These politicians want to win votes and therefore make promises that cannot be kept. Instead of supporting a politician, a political party, political rhetoric and political promises that can and will be broken, it is in the public’s best interest to support a national health insurance plan for women and children that is practical, applicable and equitable.
It is important that the health insurance plan be understandable and make sense. We need to be aware and alert to the reality that we will be presented with political plans built around mathematical complexities and manipulations of language used to hide weaknesses and loopholes, making the promise of the plan unrealistic.
Simply put, there are simple solutions.
Simply put, America generates enough economic wealth to provide health care.
Simply put, for the women and children of america
Simply put, it is in the complications and complexities that the truths get hidden.
Simply put, any health care plan should be easy to understand.
The Plan Congress Has:
Members of Congress have a health care plan called the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP). FEHBP currently covers nearly 10 million federal employees, including over 1.9 million retirees. FEHBP gives enrollees over 200 health care plans to choose from, and lets them pick the solution that best fits their needs. Premiums vary, but for the most part, the federal government pays for approximately 75% of the cost with the beneficiary responsible for the remaining 25%.
The plan provides a wide variety of benefits to its enrollees. Certain benefits are part of every health care plan competing for business in FEHBP, including coverage for hospital and surgical care, ambulatory patient care, obstetrical examinations, and prescription drugs. In addition, every employee is covered fully in any plan he or she chooses without limitations regarding “pre-existing conditions”.
What you can do:
Now is a good time to make a distinction between illusion and reality.
November 6th, 2009 at 12:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GWNsnbnovQ&feature=player_embedded#
“Our intention is to prioritize healthcare insurance for the women and children of America, to make sure their needs are met while the existing
Chaos around Healthcare insurance gets sorted out, into some type of coherency. This is a first step.
Our attitude is women and children first.
Any culture that does not protect the interests of the women and children is not really a culture.
We ask that the men and women of America prioritize National Healthcare Insurance for the women and children as a first step.
We are human beings. It is time for us to recognize that we are human beings.
As human beings, we have intelligence and it is through this intelligence that we manifest our power.
As human beings, how we use our intelligence to perceive reality dictates how we will use the power of our intelligence.
As human beings, we have a responsibility to use the power of our intelligence clearly and coherently.
As human beings, we find ourselves in a dimensional reality where we feel powerless to deal with the various situations we find ourselves in.
As human beings, it is time to take responsibility for the power of our intelligence and use the power of our intelligence to think clearly and coherently and create solutions to the problems we are confronted with.
Simply put, as human beings, we are asking the human beings to think.
The women in our lives – grandmothers, mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, aunts, nieces and cousins – are what make us whole as human beings.
They are the life bringers, physically and spiritually carrying us from the past, through the present and into the future.
To show appreciation and thankfulness to the creator it is important to protect the sacred feminine.”
November 6th, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Good, it sounds like Bachman will lose an election for another term. I for one will donate to getting her out and a Democrat in. She almost lost her last election.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-06/bringing-down-bachmann/2/
November 6th, 2009 at 1:10 PM
oops, my last link will take you to page 2 of the article, sorry.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:26 PM
I’d really like to know what a Pie Spy is supposed to be? And as a service for the elderly, it doesn’t sound at all logical. That Scarah would be doing anything for the elderly after she totally failed them in her administration is laughable.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:35 PM
It sounds like the Dems still lack enough votes, Moveon is asking for volunteers to call numbers they provide and read a script.
http://pol.moveon.org/pac/ndhealth/call/start.html?id=17833-14873239-9ZD8XHx&t=2
“Speak to whoever answers.
“Hi. My name is _____ and I’m a volunteer with MoveOn.org Political Action.
“I’m calling about health care reform because the big vote in the House of Representatives is tomorrow, but Democrats don’t yet have the votes to win. We have to win this vote. Representative Henry Cuellar (QUAY-are) is a key swing vote. And we’re hearing that Congress is getting lots of calls opposing the bill.
“So we’re asking every MoveOn member in the district to drop what they’re doing right now, call Representative Cuellar and urge him to vote yes on the House health care reform bill. With your permission I’ll have our automated system call you right now and connect you directly to Representative Cuellar’s office, OK? “
November 6th, 2009 at 1:50 PM
” Say No to Palin “…. The Daily Beast story you posted pointed out that Bachman won by only 2% points last time. Then… she had a sitting GOP Governor and a Senator ( Coleman ) that she could hide behind and get support of. Not sure how popular Pawlenty is anymore. All that 2012 talk and all. Coleman.. GONE!
Senator Franken will be there big time supporting the Democratic ticket to talk to the voters and point out all of the stupid inane things she has been doing and suggesting. He could be Minnesota’s own Homegrown John Stewart mocking and pointing out the idiocy. He’s a comedian…. and he’s good at it. He’s NOT afraid of anyone either. He’s shown that already in the Senate. I don’t think she can hide anymore behind someone else’s skirt now.
Hmmm.. Coleman in a skirt…. that’s not a pretty thought.
And you KNOW Palin will be endorsing Her. NY-23…. all over again..?
November 6th, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Come on Mudpups, don’t let Michelle Bachmann cult tea baggers ruin our chances for health care. They’re doing their best to ’scare our congresspeople. She’s got these people on a rampage, the vote is tomorrow, they want this victory!
Please get on the phones, do what you can to ask for this bill to pass and show your support. You know how rabid these people are, you know they are flooding calls in.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:51 PM
#37 aussiegal77
It’s just so easy for bigots to point the finger and single out large sections of the nation for backlash.
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I particularly worry about the other members of the military who happen to be Muslim, have Muslim-sounding names or look Middle Eastern. You know there will be many small-minded people who will assume that they are actually terrorists secretly planted into our military?
November 6th, 2009 at 1:57 PM
# 68 “They’re doing their best to ’scare our congresspeople.”
Important question – why do we have congresspeople that are that stupid?
November 6th, 2009 at 2:29 PM
#49 Ok Buff, fess up you’ve been ghostwriting winky’s facebook comments for her, haven’t you? #48 say no, no they reported he had been killed last night and then reported he had been shot numerous times but had survived.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:47 PM
jc in co @ 71 – I won’t admit a thing. However, entirely dismiss the sound of footsteps behind you after dark. It has nothing to do with you. Reeeally.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:44 PM
If you don’t follow “Margaret and Helen” s blog you need to. They tell it like it is and hold nothing back. AKM has it linked over there on the right>>>>>
Helen weighed in on many subjects this month. Rush, Rick Perry, and the way the 24 hrs news is reported. She mentioned Sarah a couple of times. Here is just one of the Gems.
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“Sarah Palin wrote a book. It was co-authored by a million monkeys on a million typewriters.”
November 6th, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Anyone lurking that will be at Mudstock Valley tomorrow?