Open Thread – The Quilt Finale
Here it is at last. The final installment of the tour through the Mudflats quilt, that was graciously hand made and given to me by the Mudflats cyber-quilters and various other helpers and sneaky assistants along the way. We’ve been going four squares at a time, and if you’ve missed any of the other posts, you can get to them here.
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
And here are the final four squares.
First is the one called “Native boots.” The boots have beautiful long suede fringe. Bordering the top of the boots are littel tiny seed beads in blue, orange and white. The fabric of the boots itself also looks like fringe and beads, so it’s a very striking effect. The background fabrics are fascinating. One has interesting looking petroglyph designs of people and animals. The other is a colorful display of what looks like woven Native American baskets with all sorts of interesting designs. Jackie was the creator of this incredible block.
Then, we come to a square covered with little song birds of all kinds. Yes, it’s the Twitter square! Until yesterday, these little tweeters would have made me think of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s infamous Twitter account. But now, they make me think of the brand new as of yesterday, SarahPalinUSA Twitter account! I’m hoping the handlers actually let her write her own tweets, but I won’t hold my breath. But we’ll always have Shatner… AND this quilt square with little birds on every square inch! And the boot fabric is bird seed! Amazing! The talent behind this one is Elizabeth, and it was her very first quilt block ever!
Square #3 is deep blue. Blue, blue, blue. Blue stripes, blue stars, blue sky, blue boots, blue beads! A fitting tribute to how all of us working together turned the country blue on November 4. And who might have signed this particular block, you might ask? Those of you on the Mudflats Forum will know in a second that it’s Administrator Maureen, known to you all as … (drum roll please) …. Deep Blue! She has the distinction of signing blocks in two different cities!
And finally, the last square. And what a finale it is. The boots are classic yellow with a tiny little mud-colored satin trim. The fabric they sit upon looks exactly like the mudflats! Why? Because that’s what it is! InJuneau is responsible for this one. Here’s her description.
The photo in the center is of Eagle Beach, Juneau. The photo was taken by [spouse] InJuneau and was selected for the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Impressions NANPA Showcase publication in 2006. One would need mudboots of some sort to play on the beach much, although we tend to wear Xtra Tuffs (aka “Juneau sneakers”) here instead of yellow ones. I almost made them brown to match Xtra Tuffs! The corner fabric is a Southeast Alaska/Northwest Coast Native design fabric.
A square from the state’s wonderful capital, that you-know-who couldn’t wait to get out of is a fitting end for this amazing piece of art.
But just like a great fireworks display, what you think is the end….isn’t! Because after looking at, fawning over, and touching every square inch of the quilt, there’s only one thing to do. Flip it over. Anything on the other side? You betcha! First, is a little sliver of fabric that says, “With (heart) & boundless appreciation to the Great AKM, assembled and hand-quilted by Quince, with special thanks to all contributing Mudpups and InJuneau, Erin, Deep Blue, Forty Watt, Futurexpat? & CO Almost Native. *2009″
But that’s not all. What would any blog be without….a troll?
And there he is…splatted on the back side. “Thrown under the quilt” if you will. Splayed out with his little balloon right on the dark brown mudflats (Merrimeko fabric from Cambridge!), where he can writhe and wriggle around for all eternity, or as may thousand years as this fabric will last. I can just hear him now in a teeny little voice, all muffled…. “You just hate Sarah because she’s pretty! You’re a hater! That fugus is smarter then you! You won’t be laughing when Sarah’s in the White House! You won’t be happy until we have a Marxist, fascist, communist, government and everyone becomes a gunless homosexual pot-smoking troop-hating unemployed athiest whiner who terminates pregnancies for fun and never bathes! And furthermore, …” (I flip the quilt over and instantly it gets quiet.) Ahhh.
And like a really REALLY good fireworks display, you’re really sure it’s finally over, but there’s still one more big surprise.
Yet ANOTHER box arrived mysteriously at my place of work. The handwriting on the box looked very familiar. I dashed upstairs, grabbed a box-cutter and opened it. A pillow! One last rogue square that didn’t make it into the quilt found life as an accessory!
This one came from the other “bookend of Canada,” the great state of Maine!, and is signed by Aeroentropy! The background fabric is covered in berries of all kinds, and the blue boots sport a big fat red lobster! There are two interesting little bead embellishments – a silver peace sign, and a very handsome wooden moose! And in the lower right corner – a duck. It took me a moment, and then I realized that this was the Bill Allen duck! Because we all know that corrupt CEOs with lots of money are “sitting ducks” for politicians who take advantage of them, the poor dears. At least that’s the story you’ll get from their attorneys.
And that truly is the end. What can I say? (hands on my heart) Every one of you who contributed to this magnum opus has my deepest thanks. I am humbled and touched. I have visions of my great great great grandchildren looking up at my great great grandchildren and saying, “What is this again? Sarah who?” and getting told some great stories, and it makes me laugh. This is truly a treasure – the Bayeux tapestry of the 2008 election and beyond.
All of you, take a bow.
(standing ovation from my living room!)
It absolutely beautiful. Thankyou so much for sharing this amazing artwork.
A very talented bunch
Absolutely lovely!
Amazing. What talent and dedication. I am speechless.
just gorgeous…so much to admire
Lest We Forget…remembering our fallen today .
Have a good Remembrance and Veterans Day
Such creativity! I’ve always admired those who could turn simple pieces of fabric into beautiful art.
Hey does anyone know if it was it opposite day recently? I just saw this on huffpo…Fox fact checking Palin!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/10/fox-news-fact-checks-sara_n_353210.html
To all the quilters. Well done. Time to raise the flag in honor of all who’ve served.
Barnes & Noble’s rules for Palin book signing followed by my snark:
“–With expectations of a huge crowd in the Sioux City store, the following rules have been set:”
I’m sure you’ll have no trouble enforcing them!
“– Wristbands will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 7 a.m. Dec. 6. You must be present to get a wristband.”
I’ll sure you will not run out of wristbands
“– You must present a Barnes & Noble receipt for “Going Rogue” to get a wristband.”
So, yeah, if you bought it online or got it free with your magazine subscription, No Signy for You!
“– Maximum of two copies of “Going Rogue” per person will be signed.”
Rats, there goes my plan to have her sign 13 dozen of them that I can then hawk for hundreds of dollars a piece on Ebay.
“– No posed photos with Palin.”
Ahhh …. it says “no POSED photos. I can still bring my camera and take pictures of her! Hooray!
– ”No personalization of signings of the books; Palin will provide only an autograph.”
Awwww …..
–” Cell phones and cameras must be turned off and put away before customers approach the signing table.”
Oh bats@@t! My dreams of getting a picture of Sara Palin up close have been dashed to smithereens.
Such a lovely item to cherish and pass down through generations. AKM – you have earned every stitch that went into the quilt and pillow – we all owe you so very much.
Happy Veteran’s Day to all – it is also my anniversary, so a double special day for me.
I’m amazed that Fox pointed out Sarah’s lie. Does this mean she’ll bail out on any interviews with the network? Does it mean that Murdoch is waking up to the fact that she is political poison and not puppet material for him?
David Corn has another good article on last Thursday’s Tea Party and points out some interesting contradictions amongst the attendees. One of the commenters posted that the bad signs were actually plants from the left!
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/11/tea-partys-takeover-gop
Such beauty, creativity and love in this work of art – you are a lucky lady, AKM!
Once again, I’d like to thank whoever included “Tigerwine” in the Adult Beverages block! The vineyard is soggy here today after all the rain generated by Ida. Not to worry, though, our harvest is over, and the grapes have been crushed and are fermenting happily.
All the blocks are amazing. Such talent!
From CQPolitics – interesting that DeMint thinks Senators should serve 18 years but Representatives could only serve 6 years? Glad to know it doesn’t stand a chance of passing.
DeMint Seeks Term Limits
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced an amendment to the Constitution that would limit Senators to three six-year terms and House members to three two-year terms, the Washington Times reports.
However, Senate leaders said DeMint’s bill “had a zero chance of becoming law, mostly because of a general lack of interest and the high hurdles to amending the Constitution.”
“It takes a two-thirds vote of approval in both chambers to pass a constitutional amendment and then it must be ratified by three-fourths of the states. The last one to succeed — the 27th Amendment that delays pay raises for members of Congress until after the next election — was proposed in 1789 as part of the Bill of Rights but was not ratified by the states until 1992.”
Poor Glenn Beck – he spent the last month trashing the SEIU. Then he had an emergency appendectomy and has been praising the medical staff for the quality of care he has received – apparently unknown to him that most are SEIU members. Eat a little crow Glenn?
David Corn has another article – this one on Palin. I love this comment he makes: “Perhaps Palin does intend to keep her position as cannibal-in-chief.”
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/11/sarah-palins-purity-problem
One of the commenters posted the following – maybe some mudpups need to go on and respond!
“Obviously you have no clue regarding Palin’s personal history: she took-on corruption in her own party in Alaska and drove it out; she negotiated a unique settlement with oil extractors to get the money to the people of Alaska; she opted to leave office (after staffing the Alaska government with honest, capable people) so that the people of Alaska weren’t saddled with the extreme costs of defending herself (as Governor) against the baseless claims of her political enemies; and went on the speaking trail to pay her legal bills (rather than doing it on Alaska’s nickel). Core values? She’s got ‘em in spades, which is precisely why she is such an attractive potential leader of the growing conservative movement in America.”
I am so touched by the love and thoughtfulness that went into each of these squares, and that you inspired, AKM. This is such a wonderful community, and I’m so glad to have stumbled upon it way back in what looked like the bad old days, when SP was nominated. But if she hadn’t been nominated most of us wouldn’t have found the mudflats, so she unintentionally is responsible for a quite wonderful thing. Good triumphs.
ps – my favorite square is the mudflats square. I want to visit the mudflats! I think they’re beautiful.
Woohooo!
Love the Maine lobstah and blue berries, but that lobstah needs a nice potato from The County to make that meal complete.
clickie, above.
I was just wondering, if my memory serves me correctly, isn’t that the same twitter accout “SarahPalinUSA” that came out right after she quit? Was just wondering. It already has tons of followers.
sauerkraut–are you in Aroostook county? One of the wee Quinces recently did a service project that included painting at the potato museum!
Perhaps we could do a Maine Mudstock, with lobster and tofu lobster.
Which brings to mind the most hysterical Quince family Thanksgiving, during which we served the tofurkey and it suddenly occurred to Quince’s younger brother why there is not a similar tofu-duck product available for holiday dining…..
Just think about it for a couple of minutes.
The quilt is stunning, really gorgeous and I am amazed at the talent of those who composed it
Quince – have family up there. Apparently I am one of the few people who think that Maine potatoes taste better than the bland Idaho spuds.
The big Maine potato processing company is… McCain’s. It’s been a tough year to buy those McCain fries, bakers and other things. …
tofu duck? remove the “d” and… noooo, I won’t go there. Still, sounds more appetizing than turducken. (How people can eat something with turd in the name…)
A very Happy Veterans Day to those who’ve answered their nations call.
“I think all of us – every single American – must acknowledge that this generation has more than proved itself the equal of those who have come before.
We need not look to the past for greatness, because it is before our very eyes.
This generation of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen have volunteered in a time of certain danger. They are part of the finest fighting force that the world has ever known. They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different and difficult places. They have stood watch in blinding deserts and on snowy mountains. They have extended the opportunity of self-government to peoples that have suffered tyranny and war. They are man and woman; white, black, and brown; of all faiths and stations – all Americans, serving together to protect our people, while giving others half a world away the chance to lead a better life.”
–President Obama, yesterday
These quilt blocks are just beautiful, but as someone who sews I have to say they are also impressive in their creativity and especially their execution. Brava! And as someone who has been a daily visitor for more than a year, I have to say I am not surprised that this community would give rise to such an amazing undertaking, or that AKM would inspire such an effort. Last, something I’ve wanted to say here for a long time: thank you for an unexpected, totally awesome benefit of reading this blog and comments every day. When I find myself in inane, outrageous and stressful situations (unfortunately, this has been happening a lot lately as I try to deal with one of my son’s teachers), I have this wonderful chant, like a private mantra, which gets me through, although sometimes I have to remember not to smile. It goes something like this: “Headbangery. Numbskullery. Eyerollery.” What a rare blessing this site has been in my life!
Cool site to remember our vets*********************************************
http://www.military.com/veterans-day/
What a treasure of creativity and love in every stitch for AKM, and by extension to all of us Mudflatters because you knew that she would share this with us. I can imagine the joy of thought in the planning and picking and designing of every square. All of those thoughts shine out of each square as we look into them.
I ♥ Mudflats
Happy Veterans Day and a heartfelt Thank You to all brave men and women who keep us safe and secure in our homes and nation.
Ahhh…the quilt journey is complete and it was wonderful! Thanks everyone for sharing your love and talents. I still don’t have a favorite square. They’re all “just right” . I even like the troll ! (the pillow had to be a fun surprise to top it all off )
Hey – Tigerwine – I didn’t realize you had an actual vineyard. Are you Tiger Mountain ? We have a wine store out here that carries just about every wine there is . Let me know so I can go out and find it. Thanks!
Here_In_Pa @15 – That twitter acct was set up a few months ago and has been sitting quietly. I sort of remember that Frye set it up – not entirely sure on that though. Won’t be long now! (but I’m afeered AKM is right and tweets will be moderated or ghostwritten. I’m going to keep hoping she’ll break away from time to time and lock herself in the closet with her blackberries )
GG2C – Happy Anniverary to you !! I really like David Corn’s articles. Thanks for the links. He follows me on Twitter. I have no idea why.
Terpsi @8 – That’s what telephoto lenses are for! You’ll get a shot, I just know you will. (hey – hang out in the bathroom! If she comes in, really freak her out and tell her you’re gay. They do fear the bathroom gays in the worst way)
The wrapping up (no pun intended) of the quilt squares had me teary-eyed again, then when thinking it couldn’t get any more special, you show us the back of the quilt. Then the troll had me laughing, but wham – you hit us with the pillow (heart swelling again, tears in eyes). You are going to be so warm this winter, wrapped in this quilt of love, or just staring at it on a wall. Enjoy, thanks for sharing, and cudos (sp?) to the quilters.
I’ve loved seeing all the squares, the quilt is a piece of art. The troll was the icing on the cake.
BuffaloGal@22: “Terpsi @8 – That’s what telephoto lenses are for! You’ll get a shot, I just know you will. (hey – hang out in the bathroom! If she comes in, really freak her out and tell her you’re gay. They do fear the bathroom gays in the worst way)”
That’d have be one heck of a telephoto lens to get a close up of her in Orlando from Fort Lauderdale!
Seriously, I do hope the people that come to these things are aware of the rules so they won’t be disappointed, or, at least not disappointed on the day by the shock that they can’t do what they had hoped to do.
Probably will not watch Oprah next Monday and I won’t make a point to catch the 5-part Barbara Walters interviews (5 parts? What’s it going to be? One question each time?). Sounds like it’s going to be total fluff, scripted, approved questions, i.e., not a real interview.
The schedule, also too, looks pretty rigorous. I don’t see many places where there will be much time for her to do interviews with Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Van Susteren, Ingraham, …. uh, whoever else.
As The Church lady would say, “Welll …. isn’t that CONVENIENT????”
I did hear an O’Rielly interview was lined up. But I can’t remember where or when (with apologies to Rodgers and Hart)
I *might* walk into a local bookstore (B & N, Borders, etc) on the 17th and see if there are any, or how many, of her books there and if people seem remotely interested in buying them. SInce she’d not coming anywhere near South Florida and we can’t get her precious autograph, I would guess anyone interested will have bought it or will buy it at the discounted level at Amazon. In fact, I might just stand by the display for 15 minutes and tell anyone who seems remotely interested that little fact.
When will she take it to heart that … we’re just not that into her?
One Wisconsin Now Goes Rogue — First Palin Milwaukee Audio Clip Available Here.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/11/803327/-One-Wisconsin-Now-Goes-RogueFirst-Palin-Milwaukee-Audio-Clip-Available-Here
AKM Thank You Again for sharing such a wonderful gift with all of us!!!
All the thought, time and work that went into each of these squares is just amazing!
Thank you to all you cyber-quilters too!! Your creativity and talent are wonderful!
I am in awe
I agree. I won’t watch Oprah or the Walters special. I don’t want add to to any type of viewership. Plus, I also think both will be puff pieces.
I hope Oprah surprises me, but if she does a puff piece on Palin, I will never and I mean NEVER watch her again, I will never buy her magazine, read an Oprah book, etc. I will take Oprah off of my DVR recording. I will be finished with her….forever. It will just mean that she sold out.
Wow, just read the comment posted by GreatGranny2C (post #12) that was in response to an article in Mother Jones. The commenter (not GreatGranny) said:
“Obviously you have no clue regarding Palin’s personal history: she took-on corruption in her own party in Alaska and drove it out; she negotiated a unique settlement with oil extractors to get the money to the people of Alaska; she opted to leave office (after staffing the Alaska government with honest, capable people) so that the people of Alaska weren’t saddled with the extreme costs of defending herself (as Governor) against the baseless claims of her political enemies; and went on the speaking trail to pay her legal bills (rather than doing it on Alaska’s nickel). Core values? She’s got ‘em in spades, which is precisely why she is such an attractive potential leader of the growing conservative movement in America.”
That shouldn’t stun me, but it does. Proof that spin can be spun to goldplate any old shitake. It is useful to contemplate just how her supporters have interpreted her shennanigans. If I hadn’t been following Alaskan blogs like this, I might have seen some merit in the above statement. My gut saw a snake the first time Palin was “presented”, reading the blogs has filled in the facts that support my suspicions.
Happy and SAFE Veterans Day to all the past, present and future veterans and their families. We are forever grateful to you for your sacrifices.
My ears are bleeding. I just listened to that rogue audio of Palin.
That sound…..that horrific sound of her voice. Makes my tongue curl.
But, seriously, she really is a moran. (spelling intended- from the teabagger guide to spelling).
VERY INTERESTING article about Palin book deal–”Why the Math Might Not Add Up for HarperCollins:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/sarah-palins-memoir-why-the-math-might-not-add-up-for-harperco/
And speaking of quilts – here is a great story on ADN today!
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/145399
That quilt is awesome!
MadcityChick thank you for the link. Did you notice all the grey haired men there? She is talking to a bunch of men about women’s rights and choices!!!
When she speaks, she does not pause just rambles and changes the subject from rights to life to a COIN! Guess she did not have enough facts and info to talk about life for an hour.
Sarah is the biggest disgrace of a woman!!!!!
I listened to the Rogue Wisconsin audio too. And it is clear to me (I’d suspected, but the tone of her voice confirmed) that:
1) the story she related never took place at all. Just like the Madeline Albright Starbucks Cup Incident of 2008, and the other cutesy stories of her kids coming home from school saying things like “Mommy, why does Obama want to punish 5% of Americans for working hard?”.
2) She deliberately inserted this non-story to start or to perpetuate a lie, a slur, against the current administration.
Hey, if she has legitimate beefs with the President, that’s fine, it is a free country, still, despite what she is trying to tell people.
I just do not see how her supporters can defend this. She is either ignorant or lying. There are simply no other choices here.
And this is not the only time she’s said something like this! You can forgive a person for one mis-speak, even two.
But when you get to the magic number three, that establishes a pattern (The Cinderella Principal).
She’s got way more than three. Q.E.D. she is untrustworthy. You can not trust that what she says is true.
Why do I, and so many other people here, see that, but the goodly number of folks who are her fans cannot see that?
Great quilt, mudpuppy quilters! AKM I envy you the privilege of seeing just how much “mudpuppy” love is out there for you on a daily basis. You have given focus to all of us frustrated Progressives. It is no wonder we all heart you.
And now back to today’s snark! Jon Stewart catches Sean Hannity and Fox in a major bald faced whopper! I do love it when our side catches the other side doing something really, really DUMB!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/11/jon-stewart-catches-sean_n_353447.html
RE the comment #12 from GreatGranny2C ….“Obviously you have no clue regarding Palin’s personal history: she took-on corruption in her own party in Alaska and drove it out; she negotiated a unique settlement with oil extractors to get the money to the people of Alaska; she opted to leave office (after staffing the Alaska government with honest, capable people) so that the people of Alaska weren’t saddled with the extreme costs of defending herself (as Governor) against the baseless claims of her political enemies; and went on the speaking trail to pay her legal bills (rather than doing it on Alaska’s nickel). Core values? She’s got ‘em in spades, which is precisely why she is such an attractive potential leader of the growing conservative movement in America.” NEED RESPONSE TO MOTHER EARTH AND HUFF PO AND….Summary article, AKM? It is all so false, and I don’t trust myself to impart all the facts correctly, but……maybe a ‘former Republican’ would have more clout to introduce the truth, since the rest of us could be perceived as haters (of the false claims, but still……
I need protest sign ideas guys! It looks like I will be able to attend the protest that the Kuyper student Matt Kelley is organizing for $P’s book signing in Grand Rapids next week, he and I are exchanging emails to pin down the details. So glad Barnes and Nobles has may-jah rules, now I have a good excuse to not go in!
A very small peek in to what to expect from $’arah’s book:
http://thepage.time.com/whats-in-sarah-palins-book/
My favorite tidbit is that , supposedly, there are only 5 chapters. Even with a ghostwriter she’ll be running on and on and on. ( how many sentences dya think each chapter breaks down to? 12 ? less? )
As expected she gives a thrashing to the media. I bet that’s going to work in her favor for the reviews. Add to that whatever thumping she gives to the McCain camp and we’re in for some interesting weeks ahead.
POPCORN!!!
MI-Annie, I suggest a bunch of “Sarah Palin: Quit Makin’ Things Up” signs, and have printed handouts of the lies she has told. The latest WI-Right-to-Life speech dollar coin crap should be top of the list. Be sure to include documentation that even their beloved Fox News called her out on that one.
#27 MadCity Chick : Can you imagine paying to listen to that harpy’s voice? Also, notice all the bald and graying heads in the audience. I don’t have anything against bald and graying (I’m gray, myself), but that seems to be her loyal bunch.
Palin is coming to a location near me, and I’m really torn. On one hand, I’d like to show up and mock all the intelligence-challenged individuals standin’ in line hopin’ to meet Palin. But on the other hand, I had to scoop dog poop out of the back yard sometime, so I’ll probably be busy that day.
terpsichore–great idea (about the “Palin Quit Makin’ Things Up”). From “Death Panels” (you know, like the one she supported in Alaska), to “In God We Trust” to “Thanks but No Thanks”….
Oh, or how about….”Sarah–you know how to quit…now quit makin’ things up”.
MI-Annie… about the signs. I liked terpsichore’s @ 40 and would modify/draw the line/words this way.
In BIG BOLD letters of font go with ” Sarah Palin : QUIT”….( for maximum visual)
and then in a smaller size font right underneath finish the sentence….
” makin things up”
It would have two messages withing the same sign. Her Quitting her job…. and she makes stuff up
“SARAH PALIN :
QUIT”
making things up
( You could draw some shiny Gold Coins on it as well.)
The Coins of course would be the RTL Lie ( In God we trust) last week AND they could also be reference to ‘ She Quit… for the Money ‘
Two messages with the Wording… two messages with the Coins.
A 4-Fer…?
I don’t know what to say… InJuneau – that pic of Eagle Beach is simply amazing. The troll is perfect, the whole thing is perfect – WOW!
I second Martha UYS, the whole thing is perfect. I love it.
I like the “quit making things up” the guy who is organizing the protest said he’s not protesting her right to sell a book, but the fact that she is an irresponsible public figure, who makes things up all time. I want to come up with something cleverly worded about our female gov. that didn’t quit.
#35 terpsichore Says:
November 11th, 2009 at 9:30 AM
But when you get to the magic number three, that establishes a pattern (The Cinderella Principal).
She’s got way more than three. Q.E.D. she is untrustworthy. You can not trust that what she says is true.
Why do I, and so many other people here, see that, but the goodly number of folks who are her fans cannot see that?
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terpsichore, they are too busy doing what Carrie Prejean got caught on tape doing.
“We’ll always have Shatner” made me laugh out loud.
BuffGal – Glad David is following you! A month or so ago, I exchanged some mails with him and provided a lengthy list of eye-opening sites ala Palin, and yours was one of those, so he may be more on top of Palin’s antics than we realize! And thanks for the happy day wishes!
Quince & Sauer – nothing compares with an Aroostook ‘tater! DH was a native Mainer and I also lived there a few years. The best potatoes we can grow in KY are Kennebecs, but they still don’t compare with the A’s.
MI-Annie & Terps – Here’s the list of 12 lies that Andrew Sullivan put up on the Daily Dish – those printed off (and including her latest ones) would be a perfect hand-out! I also like the sign telling her to quit making things up!
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/the-twelve-odd.html
Had a lovely note from Michelle (Macuar) Sparck, one of the triplets who found Arxotica and was featured in a recent open thread. They are busy getting their skin products ready for market. She mentions how thrilled and humbled she was that AKM was at the Convention and then included them in her write-up. If anyone is interested in getting on their mailing list, send to info@arxotica.com
And lastly……..a little birdy told me that a favorite young lady is once again on her way to the hospital……and the long-awaited Strongheart baby may soon make his/her appearance – so everyone keep on eye out for messages and post whenever word goes out.
Someone posted the link to the TIME magazine comments by Marl Halperin where he was talking about Sarah’s ” Ghostwriters Book ” ( She didn’t write it)
I refuse to acknowledge it as ” HER” Book.
” Once source who has seen “Going Rogue” says it does not include an index. That would give Palin a subtle revenge on the party’s Washington establishment, whose members tend to flip to the back pages and scan for their own names. If they want to know what Sarah Palin has to say about them, they will have to buy the book—and read the whole thing.”
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Soooooooo…. even when she has a Ghostwriter write a book for her She continues to ‘ break the Rules ‘…. in a literary sense. Like her sentence structure and ‘ word salad ‘ were not enough of a bashing over the head of the English language.
Can you be charged with ” Literary Assault”..? Does that get you 1-5 years..? Her’s is more of a First Degree ‘Murder’. No misdemeaner. She took her Gun to it and Shot it up pretty good.
Afterall… who needs those stinkin rules to follow. She goes through different doors than the rest of us. She’s a ROGUE!!
I sort of picture FlyinurEye with a graphic pic with Sarah and her Gun shooting at and taking some ‘ shots ‘ at some books sitting on a rail…? Hmmm?
(Instead of the normal targets, ….beer cans leftover over after Todd finishes them)
Which other books would be target practice? Frank Bailey’s ” Renegade ” seems to have been shot down as of yesterday.
The quilt & pillow tour has been such a treat. AKM so clearly treasures the beautiful gift she inspired. I loved being able to see the details of each lovingly crafted, beautiful square.
GG2C – Happy Anniversary! Enjoy!
#19 RouletteRog – Pres. Obama’s Veterans Day comments really touched me as he acknowledged the service of all races and religions and pointed out the courage of those who “volunteered in a time of certain danger”. I’m also saddened as I just don’t see how the current wars are protecting us.
#27 MadCity Chick – Ouch! That is one excruciatingly painful audio clip! She sure knows how to communicate indignation and disgust. It’s kinda funny that the clip is of her discredited coin conspiracy.
#32 OMG – The book deal article is most interesting. I think they goofed when the took the $1.5m as 2 of 4 installments as she hadn’t yet delivered the manuscript. So that means she will get $6m, less attorney and ghostwriter fees. I was surprised they think pre-orders are only at about 40,000.
#38 Mi-Annie – how about a picture of Walt Monegan — He went rogue & Sarah fired him. I really don’t care for my wording but something like that.
Or side-by-side pictures of Sarah from the 2.25.08 Wash.DC governors meeting and from 4.13.08 in the capitol hallway…just the pictures, the dates and a big ? .
The Time article by Mark Halperin:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1937783,00.html
I can barely stand to read his articles, let alone watch him. He is so anti-Obama that I’m surprised he corrected Palin’s incorrect statement regarding the coins. He has stated that he believes she can learn what she needs to on foreign policy to make a viable candidate for the presidency. He’s obviously doing his thinking below the belt, not with his brain.
The Quit Making Things Up sign will be great
And a shout out to the MI Gov:
“Welcome to Michigan, Sarah – our Governor would have come to meet you but she’s busy WORKING FOR THE STATE THAT ELECTED HER.”
or
“Thank goodness OUR GOVERNOR is at work today!”
or
“OUR GOVERNOR doesn’t need a BOOK TOUR to help the people she represents”
or
“OUR GOVERNOR Is Not on Oprah =( But at least SHE DIDN’T QUIT!”
Still thinking about Frank Bailey’s book being quashed. If he has information (whether on paper or in his head) of wrong-doings on Palin’s part, can’t he also be held accountable for covering up or failing to spit it out?
Curiouser – thanks for the good wishes – I intend it to be a very lazy day with dinner provided by someone else (and the clean-up also, too)!
@GG2C
Happy Anniversary!! Enjoy the day (and your dinner). Hugs.
I personally would make up signs with the definition of “Rogue”:
SIGN # 1
ROGUE
noun
– An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal.
- A wandering beggar; a vagrant.
- A vicious and solitary animal, that has separated itself from its herd.
– An organism, that shows an undesirable variation from a standard.
SIGN #2
ROGUE
adjective
- Vicious and solitary. Used of an animal, especially an elephant.
- Large, destructive, and anomalous or unpredictable
- Operating outside normal or desirable controls
MI-Annie, you’re post @48 made me go find out a little bit about your governor. So this is a little e-brainstorming here for sign possibilities. Run with it, mudpups!
She’s Phi Beta Kappa – Make a sign with “Granholm – Phi Beta Kappa” and see how many people come up to you and say they don’t care if she was in a college sorority and sororities are just elitist organizations. Ignorance displayed. You get the chance to educate them.
How about “Our Gov. can speak French. What are your Foreign Policy credentials agin, Mrs. Palin?”
“Granholm = Honors at Harvard Law School. Palin = BA in Journalism/U of Idaho”
“Granholm’s a Mom Too! Quantity does not equal quality!”
But more pointedly:
“Our Actually Strong Woman Governor Didn’t Quit –
Palin * 2006 – 2008
Granholm * 2002 – 2009+
And whether you agree with her or her policies over the time of her governorship, you can’t deny, she hasn’t quit.
Despite any charge of current Lame Duckiness, Granholm has a much better resume than our Sarah.
@54 greatgranny2c, He thinks she can learn what she needs to learn about foreign policy to be a Presidental candidate? Amazing.
How about learning about US government. Palin still thinks there is a Dept of Law up there in the White House that will dismiss all her ethics complaints.
She hasn’t learned one thing since the campaign ended last year except how to make more money and how to play the victim.
The protest sign ideas are hilarious.
Regarding Bailey’s book, doesn’t anyone else find this….errr……odd. Who is protecting Palin? Or, who is threatening the publisher? Curious minds want to know. Are these the same forces that are hiding Palin’s emails?
LiLadyNY – Thanks for the nice wishes! Lovely weather here in KY is a big help in making the day better – any snow up your way yet?
RE: Bailey – Gryphen doesn’t seem to think Bailey is the one backing out. Lots of speculation on the site that someone has gotten to the co-authors/publishers. If so, who’s putting the pressure on? Does the publishing company come under the Murdoch empire?
Bailey lost his co-author and PR firm but I don’t think they were his publisher. I believe an agent was hired to find a publisher. Here’s hoping the agent is still on board and finds a publishing house and co-author soon.
Several years ago, to use up forty years worth of fabric, I decided to make children’s quilts for needy kids. A charity group 60 miles away was recommended so when I took the first few dozen I was assured that they would not be sold but given to children in need. After over FORTY DOZEN quilts, imagine my shock when I took the first 16 of the eight dozen I’m currently working on to discover that they had been selling them all along for a GOOD PRICE!!! Needless to say they will not be getting the eighty that are still in my sewing room! I am so annoyed I can hardly contain myself! I might add that I still haven’t touched my stock since anyone that heard of my project was more than willing to donate their treasures. Not sure where these will go yet.
Mi-Annie…. You mentioned that you might be passing out a ‘ flyer ‘ or something with some info to inform people….. maybe..?
*****{This idea can be used/applied elsewhere as well}****
I learned this yesterday by mistake actually. Sometimes those ‘ Oops moments’… learning by our mistakes have the best ideas.
This process could be used with a flyer as well.( Coin idea explained below)
For example…My Mother used to do a Christmas letter mailed out to Family or friends with Updates of what everybody was doing. With this idea you could add an image overlay onto the printed word document. In this case, Maybe a Christmas tree image or a soft Winter Wonderland greeting card style scene. It looks VERY sharp and professional as well. And done at Home. As long as the image is ‘light ‘ in color to see the print underneath. The Flyer could be the Coin image. I got this directly off the US. Mint website. They have the gold coin Palin talked about there also.
http://www.usmint.gov/downloads/pressroom/2009PennyUncObvHires.jpg
I wanted to print some images/pdfs I had saved for a pattern yesterday. I had some old Word doc papers that were going into the recycled paper anyway but were blank on the back. I thought I would print the ‘ image pattern ‘ on the clean side. I just hooked up a new printer as well and without realizing it loaded the paper and it printed the picture right on top of the previous written document. However…You can still read the Word document completely because the image is light. All you have to do is feed the flyer back into the printer for a second time. One for the Wording… once for the pic image.
In Mi-Annies case you could use the image of the Gold coin and print it onto the flyer since the coin relates to the story and her lies. Just a plain written doc grabs no ones attention. A big Gold coin sort of super-imposed onto the paper grabs attention.( and it’s bright & colorful) People will be curious….. what is the story about ‘ money ‘ and why is it there. They will read on…. because they want to know about the money. Sort of a ‘ hook ‘ .
I hope I explained this OK. As an example…You could make your own personalized stationary with a picture of your favorite pet as well.( Or a New Grandson GG2C ?) Whatever your interest is. A snow capped mountain scene… etc…
nats, wow….that’s a lot of quilts. Good for you. I hope you find good homes for all of them.
“Palin can see Russia from her house. Granholm isn’t at home, she’s WORKING FOR MICHIGAN. STILL.”
“Palin QUIT and wrote a book. Granholm is STILL WORKING AT HER FULL TIME JOB IN MICHIGAN.”
GG2C You’re most welcome. No snow, but it IS cold – low 50s.
Speaking of quilts, DH and I were motorcycling in KY several years ago. I love riding up and down those great roads and looking down into the “hollers” (hearing Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton singing in my mind). We happened upon a tiny little place called David (where it seems time has stood still) and we stopped at a building that had a huge quilt square on it. Since I love all needle arts (I do them all except tatting), we stopped. It’s run by the St. Vincent Mission and is the Appalachian Crafts Store. They graciously allowed me to use their quilting machine (hand operated), and it has remained one of my favorite memories.
http://www.stvincentmission.org/David_Appalachian_Craft_Store.htm
@64 nats
You might want to donate your quilts to a cage comforter program at your local ASPCA? Or you could make small pillow-sized blankies that would fit into a cage or crate. It makes life a little more bearable for these poor critters who are waiting for homes.
Or you might want to donate them to your local women’s shelter or a foundling hospital.
Or you might just want to sell them yourself and reap some benefit from your work. I have a friend who was a quilter for many years and has recently opened an Internet website with her husband selling quilting fabric and it’s doing very well
http://www.etsy.com/category/quilts
You could also try and sell your quilts on etsy. It’s like ebay, but for handcrafted items. They have a quilts section.
I got a chain letter today from an Evangelical family member. It included a Billy Graham prayer for our country that was played on Paul Harvey recently. I guess it got a huge response.
I actually found his prayer rather disturbing since he said, “Forgive us Lord, we reward laziness and call it welfare”, we kill children and call it choice”.
Reward laziness? Say what? I never thought Billy Graham was like Dobson and the others, but I find it very offensive for him to say that we are rewarding “laziness” and calling it welfare!!!!!! This actually saddened me.
Let me get this straight. Women should be forced to give birth , but then they are “lazy” if they require help from society to raise said children? I find it so upsetting, that I wrote Billy Graham MInistries a letter. Has Billy Graham joined the teabaggers in protesting “socialized” welfare for the needy?
What has happened to Christianity in this country? They spit on the poor, rather than trying to help them.
This is how the letter was signed…….If we pass this letter to everyone we know, maybe we can restore our nation to…. In God We Trust.
No joke. Either Palin saw this letter and created her little story, or these Evangelicals are using her latest error to promote their cause.
Billy Graham ministries has a “contact us” section if you are interested.
@ trisha
Well, let’s say we follow the message of Billy Graham and restore our nation to . . .In God We Trust. Then we rightly must ask, which one? Evangelicals can’t have Jesus. They’ve conveniently forgotten that Jesus was a Jew and was still a Jew when he was crucified. So…..which one? Catholics have forgotten that same fact, so. . . . which one? Hindus have a pantheon of gods, so. . . which one? Copts, Bahaians, Rastafarians, Muslims, Sufis, Greek Orthodox Catholics, Buddhists, Wiccans, Pagans. et al. . . which one? Which one? Which one? We have to leave the Constitution out of it. It’s very clear that it calls for separation of church and state, so Billy Graham. . . Which one? Are you intimating that you have ownership of God?
LiladyNY, Amen!
#71 @trish
Ditto on the etsy website. I’ve bought things from there and they are always wonderful and certainly one-of-a-kind.
If you read the crazy for God book Frank tells you Graham was and is just like Dobson and saddle back churches all out to make money for the higher ups,They think not about the poor the needy,the middle class..They all changed according to frank from being open and accepting to everyone to finding out they could make more money preaching hate for their fellow men and women JMO from reading the book.
That’s terrible about them selling the quilts. My local hospital takes quilts for sick newborns. The families love them. After I finish a couple for family babies, I plan on making some for the hospital, but it takes me a while. I’m rather slow with those types of projects. Good luck finding an honest non-profit this time!
I hope you find the perfect place for your quit that was made to show how much you are appreciated.Museums have some quits that were made years ago and this one looks and sounds like someday it will be included with the greats.
I need to read that book. I guess Bill Graham just had a better PR dept because I just didn’t associate him with the other “crazies”.
I just couldn’t believe that he said that people who get welfare are lazy. It seems that the American brand of “Christian’s” spit on the poor rather that reaching out to them.
Just like Palin working against people and children from who need healthcare…in the name of God. It’s a disgrace.
I watched Oprah this afternoon and saw a coming attraction for the show with Palin. It’s being billed as “Never met her, never talked to her”. Maybe it will be a real interview….but I doubt it. It looks like the interview has already been taped.
Thank you for your interest and suggestions for my quilts. We no longer have an SPCA in our town and our Women’s Shelter is very small. However, I’ve just agreed to have them go to a local church, [Mennonite]. They, in conjunction with the local food band and charity, want to give them in their Christmas hampers. The lady I spoke to seems to know the needs of our area so I hope my babies will find loving homes. I used to be a passionate sewer but had no interest in quilting until… and I hesitate …because of Palin…the inner voice insisted that I make these quilts. I can tell you that when I looked at a bag of scraps, not of my choosing, I demanded some assistance. Because of that assistance, I was able to create so many quilts that have amazed not only me but anyone that has seen them. Thanks again for your interest.
@nats #64:
After over FORTY DOZEN quilts, imagine my shock when I took the first 16 of the eight dozen I’m currently working on to discover that they had been selling them all along for a GOOD PRICE!!!
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Try contacting your local Department of Social Services (Child Protective Services)–they can give you the names of reputable local organizations that help needy families/children. I bet your quilts would be especially appreciated for the holidays, when the organizations provide gifts and food for these families. And/or ask if DSS would like to keep some around to give to children who go into foster care. I used to be a Child Protective caseworker, and my county gave each child going into foster care a bag of goodies. Plus, the caseworkers know which families could use things like quilts. Good luck!
Just read this from the Bay area news in California
Oprah did not give out S/P books to the audience and it looked like tension between the two of them about question about a talk show.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/television/palin-oprah-chicago-interview-studio-69775592.html
An interesting piece of insight on how Going Rogue will pan out financially:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/sarah-palins-memoir-why-the-math-might-not-add-up-for-harperco/
Thank you so much guys for the great ideas, I just love Terps and Aussiegals ideas regarding Gov. Granholm. I am definately using the Rogue definition, something like:
Rogue (noun): An unprincipled, decietful and unreliable person, a scoundrel or rascal.
SOUND LIKE $ARAH? YOU BETCHA!
I am going to try and do the flyer with The Dish list and her coin conspiracy.
I am really getting excited about this, I have exchanged emails with the guy who is organizing it down there and have at least 2 other girl friends going with me and I’m working on getting more, thanks again for all the great suggestions and keep them coming, I’m providing all the signs for the group that I am taking.
@ 83 mhrt…
Interesting read about the Oprah Interview. So the taping is already over. There were no details about questions asked or what they covered.
As for S’arah doing a Talk Show. Will NEVER happen. TOO much work.
And any guest she had on would make her look silly because they would all be smarter than her. As part of getting reading for Guests as part of a Talk show routine means reading up on or reading the Book the author just wrote. PLUS…. Guests will many times ask the Host questions as well as part of that banter. She wasn’t even willing to do a 5 minute Google search to find out that it was Bush who changed the coins in preparation for that RTL speech.
If it is not covered in ” People Magazine “… S’arah doesn’t know about it.
This Veteran’s Day is ending on quite a good note. meede just announced this News over on the other thread.
As of about an hour ago… Lou Dobbs just did his last Show on CNN. Woo Hoo!!!
( I wouldn’t have known THIS because I boycott CNN.. partly because of Dobbs)
You can probably find stories all over the place, but this one was on ” Pam’s House Blend ” and they have video linked to Media Matters.
Is CNN trying to restore what dignity they have left. They are in 4th place.
The Spam filter doesn’t like the link. The story will be on multiple sites like Media Matters.
84 AKaurora Says: November 11th, 2009 at 4:05 PM
An interesting piece of insight on how Going Rogue will pan out financially:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/10/sarah-palins-memoir-why-the-math-might-not-add-up-for-harperco/
Hmmm, from the article:
Pre-orders are rumored to surpass 40,000 copies, with more added to the estimate each day. But look past the top ranking on Amazon and the reported first printing of 1.5 million copies — and the math may not add up in Palin’s favor.
If that is true, only 40k pre-ordered, the book is doomed to fail financially. Why? if all these positive.y giddy followers and groups surrounding her can only come up with 40000 for pre-orders…well, that says more than anything.
If Palin’s advance is as high as $5 million, then HarperCollins wlll need to sell more than 400,000 copies of Going Rogue to cover the advance and expenses for marketing and overhead.
And doesn’t include security costs or guarantees to retailers. Security costs were never included as part of marketing when I worked for Simon & Schuster.
Pricing for the book was based on the 1.5 million press run, which means costs won’t be covered by any sales $$ total = to less than 750000 copies (1/2 the press run) at full cover price.
As I wrote in other threads over the past few months, Murdoch is gonna rue the day he agreed to this venture. To that I say…h-ell YEAH, you get what you deserve!!!!!!!!!
Re; Dobbs:
Anchor Lou Dobbs says he’s leaving CNN immediately
NEW YORK – Longtime CNN host Lou Dobbs shocked his viewers Wednesday by announcing that he would be leaving the network effective immediately. The daily host of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” addressed his viewers after giving the day’s headlines and told them Wednesday’s show would be his final time in the anchor chair.
“This will be my last broadcast,” he said.
He said CNN had allowed him to be released from his contract early and that he was considering a number of options for the next stage in his career.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tv_lou_dobbs
Okay…cue the intro to Faux News…
Hey guys – we’re in the treehouse if you want to drop by. For those having trouble with the forum chat interface, try Mibbit –
http://www.mibbit.com/chat/
put your mudpuppy name in where it says Nick
put in #themudflats where it says channel
click on go
Cheers!
Snos
Puke, puke, puke, Carrie whats her face just said that $P is her hero and would be a good president. Interesting interview on Larry King.
carrie what’s her face is about to leave the LK show because she says he’s being inappropriate because he kept asking about the motivation of her settlement. She took off her mike and was about to walk off.
She must have $P’s lawyer, they went to break and came back and she said the agreement was that they don’t take no phone calls. Hahahhaha, no questions from the public????? Sure sounds like $carah.
MI~Annie: you can make a BitterTwitterQuitter sign; include plenty of $$$ signs. Also, red AIP on a white background… easy to make.
Guess I won’t be watching Larry King… he shoulda let that blonde-headed piece of trailer trash walk. Right after he asked her if she’s on super-8.
Lou Dobbs ‘Quitting speech ‘ tonight is in many ways similar to $arah’s.
He talked about some ‘ problems ‘ ( ethics complaints) with America and the way He sees them. BUT… he is going to find a way to address this problems and talk about them , but just not from behind his TV desk as an Anchor ( as Governor) However he will be on the Job and although he doesn’t know in what capacity He can or will do this he has other ‘ offers ‘ ( 1000′s as per Meg) and he will let us know down the road. He has options.
Is this the New ‘ form letter ‘ that all the GOP Leaders will use in the future when they Quit…. or get pushed out, by someone/CNN.( Sarah-who or what pushed Her ? ) Something rushed her out the door.
Maybe Lou has a Job lined up with Dick Armeys ” Freedom Works ” and Lou can be a Tea-Bagger Spokesperson when they go to/create these impromptu/staged grass-roots demonstrations..?
Anderson Cooper just said he was going to hear from $carah, “After the Oprah interview”.
Trisha, you could be on to something with Scarah using that email…..I wonder if there is a way to find the date it was written.
Also, too……is there a way to dig up Scarah’s stats for high school basketball? from the Greta interview when she brought up the barracuda nick name as a topic and asked about stats. Todd said “Don’t go there”……is this because he doesn’t respect or isn’t proud of her basketball playing abilities? or is it an untrue story? do the stats prove her claim of big hot shot jock or not. Or is she doing what she does so well, stretching the truth and ‘makin things up’.
Why didn’t he want that as part of the interview, is it because only Scarah can talk about that ‘story’. I bring this up because it will be interesting to see what she writes in her book about basketball. We know she’s going to embellish the real story, because after all, her father and basketball is what formed her life mindset.
I’ve read some comments around the blogosphere saying they cannot believe Scarah would be so dumb to pull the child card with Levi and expect to get away with it. Well, to that I say, if you have ever personally known a narcissistic type person, absolutely she would do this. No one tells these people what to do. No one can control them. They ALWAYS think they are right. They only trust their own self. They think seeking advice or opinion makes them look weak, inept and needy. Plus, the more attention and adoration they get, the more confirmed they are of their correct thinking and decisions. The lost campaign, was not her fault, in her mind.
I read this update at wonkette:
UPDATE: New York Times, with the predictable scoop! “Months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, spelled out two options for Lou Dobbs, the channel’s most outspoken anchor. Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN altogether.” [YouTube, NYT]
I’m glad to hear Lou Dobbs is gone from CNN but it will take more than that to get me back. I don’t even like Anderson Cooper anymore since I saw the look on his face when they were commenting on Pres. Obama’s Peace Prize. I think the media as a whole needs a make-over.
Carrie Prejean on Larry King…OMG! she needs to get unstuck in the groove that says all Conservative women are being silenced (subliminal-sarah palin)…anyway, it’s the stupid, ignorant, hypocritical ones, who don’t know WHAT they believe in, that need to STFU!
Evening Mudpups~ Ya think R. Murdock is race baiting???? This guy really needs to be held accountable…If he hates America so much why the hell is he here?? Really ^isses me off to read this crap…
An open prayer to President Obama:
President Obama, please openly support all the hard-working ALASKA ATHLETES that have been busting a move and breaking a sweat for several years to qualify for the Vancouver Olympics, and the families who support them, long before they got derailed by Sarah Palin and the Republican National Christian story.
Please, God, grant the greater public the wisdom and insight to understand that the 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS deserve as much attention – BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE – as Wasilla folk Levi Johnston and his baby, and Sarah Palin.
Please, God, deliver understanding to the Alaska State Legislature, the Alaska media, and the Bob & Mark Show, that the next winter Olympics – 2010 in Vancouver – are just 91 days away, and that by the time Alaskans have recovered their senses, it will be TOO LATE to make an Alaska presence at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Please, God, help President Obama see that THIS Olympics, in just 90 days, has the potential to be an historic moment again for America. I beg that God will show President Obama that an opportunity exists for an Eskimo to compete in the Olympic Games representing the United States, for the first time time ever, in Olympic history.
Mr. President, please understand that this moment does nothing to undermine you; but extends your victory beyond you and your family’s expectations and career plan.
Dear God, please grant that the Alaska Congressional Delegation might better understand the sacrifice made by Alaska athletes and families to financially support those who are nominated to United States National Teams. Please Bless them with the appreciation of the fact that absences from the state are no different than attending universities out of Alaska, and that Alaska athletes pay cash for those training opportunities, as well as travel expenses, and show them that it is fair and just to allow Alaska athletes to be eligible for the Permanent Fund Dividend. Particularly Senator Murkowski, whose children participate in ski racing.
Thank you.