Don’t know ’bout all of you, but I am sick to death of hearing about Ms. ex-gov and her magical mystery tour. That the media have swooped down on her and covered her to the hilt has me pretty upset.
She doesn’t deserve it, does she? Who SAYS she’s so important???? Or are WE the crazy ones?
YBG !!!
I was wondering about you the other day when AKM had a picture of all that snow coming down.
I hope you and the people of Eagle are bundled up tight for Winter.
Maybe you can give us all an Update with a personal post and a story about how the construction went. Did Parnell do anything to help the people of Eagle..?
Congratulations for winning the Cook Inlet award AKM!! Richly desevered! Big hugs and happy dances coming your way! You rock lady!! What a fun evening you’ll have and with Shannyn MCing – it just can’t get any better. H/T to Phil for letting us know, you’re just too darn modest.
YBG, great to see you! So, did Eagle “like” the pressure washer, find it function-able? Did the town get rebuilt? We’ve had to rely on the Mennonites for what morsels of info, but it seems they headed out last Oct. Maybe the “tubes” shut down when the road was apparently closing?
Not sure I plan to donate this next winter when all the cries come for help needed in Alaska. I feel like a chump.
Inside joke for AKM: ROFLMAO! The cow has Jujubee’s ever-present look of disgust…and a similar coat pattern!
Hope you’re able to get away from Sarah’s Big Book of Lies and Blame today to re-charge your brain. Hey, I just thought of another alternative title for her book: The Complete Idiots Guide to Sarah Palin. What do you think? LOL.
I agree about the non Scarah day. But I did send pics and some notes from the Wash PA meeting.
Recommend an op ed article aby Frank Rich about Scara. The NYT. Here’s one quote below:
“Even by the standard of politicians, this is a woman with an outsized ego. Combine that with her performance skills and an insatiable hunger for the limelight, and you can see why she will not stay in Wasilla now that she’s seen 30 Rock. ”
His other comments are well worth the read. My yesterday sojourn into book tour fairy land are not just about her, but about the adoration and blind idiocy of her devoted followers. Rich discusses this very well.
Another topic though is how much I love Alaska and its wilderness. I have always wanted to visit, long before this political scene arrived. My ideal trip would be outside of the cities. There is so much about Alaska that is unique and wonderful. It’s absolutely breathtaking.
BTW – could somebody Facebook and/or Twitter the Quitter that the Senate voted to DEBATE the health care reform legislation (I cannot bring myself to go there). A DISCUSSION is not the end of the world as we know it (h/t REM). Grow up! These people don’t have the brains God gave geese.
She and her Palinbots should revisit the history of the discussion on Social Security and Medicare while they’re at it. Those two much-loved Federal programs went through much the same process as we are watching now!
I need help! Can someone direct me to the most current numbers for registered rebulican voters and what percentage of those are ultra conservative evangelicals? Sort of got into an argument this morning with the spouse….. lol.
Good morning, mudpups! Nice to hear from YBG- please let us know how you and the other residents of Eagle are doing. And congrats to AKM for her award; richly deserved– *clink* a toast to you and everyone who make Mudflats run smoothly (most of the time )
Yesterday I tried to write a post about over dose of media coverage on Palin.
I had to scratch it because when I read my thoughts I sound like a crazy person.
I know it’s supposed to be Sarah Free Sunday (a great idea, by the way), but if I don’t say something when it pops into my head, it’s lost in space. It just occurred to me that Simple Sarah really thinks she has the answer to (choke, gag) being president, Sarah-style. She claims that big government is the cause of all societal ills, so elect me and I’ll let everything run itself. Then when everything ends up in the crapper, it can’t be her fault. Simple Sarah’s Guide to Simple Government.
If anyone missed lovemydogs comment (#52) on yesterday’s Chapter Four (part 2 of 3) post, please go check it out. She talks about her education and how people like her are being branded as ‘elitist’ by those who promote and support people like Palin and GWB.
During the last three presidential campaigns, it always amazed me that people were so thrilled to support someone ‘just like them’. I’m an intelligent, college-educated (BS and MA degrees) woman who’s held highly responsible jobs running large programs and organizations. I managed budgets in the million dollar range, supervised large staffs and coordinated huge events with many different agencies and thousands of volunteers. While, unfortunately, I’ve never made much money, my name was known and respected across the country in my particular field, and I was recruited by numerous people to consult and lecture in my area of expertise.
HOWEVER…
I have enough respect and understanding of the overwhelming responsibility of the office of POTUS, that I wouldn’t dream of supporting someone like myself for that job. I don’t WANT someone who has a similar educational and experiential background making decisions that can affect the entire nation, and, in turn, the entire world.
I want someone who is so smart that I can’t always understand what they’re saying, and who has forgotten more about government, law, economics, energy and political science than I will ever know. AND, I want someone who is also smart enough to know what they DON’T know and willing to gather experts in those fields to advise them.
While I acknowledge that it’s also important for the POTUS to be able to relate to ‘regular’ people and have empathy for their struggles, I don’t WANT my president to be ‘regular’. It’s just too difficult and important a job for anyone less than extraordinary.
Thanks for sharing lovesmydogs comment. I must have missed it. She speaks for many of us.
@21 MotherWhoThinks- Thank you so much for the link to Heather’s writing. After reading the article, I went to her blog. There’s some nice writing going on in her neck of the internet. And I, too, really like the “chaptstick and retriever” description.
The comments made above are Leenie’s. I would love to meet you Leenie. It sounds as if we have much in common. Mine were a little more crude (ha,ha) and made late last night on yesterday’s GR Part 2 of 3.
Maureen Dowd’s opinion column in the NYT has a hilarious line about SP’s “Yoda-like syntax”. I spit up my coffee with that one.
I loved the photo of the lovely cow. I have a little extra money this year, and decided to buy a heifer for the “Heifer International” project this year. When I called in my donation Friday, I asked the nice young operator to make sure my money bought a “pretty one”. I’ve never bought a cow before, and your photo will help me imagine mine as she goes off to help some poor family make their life better.
From the angle of that picture…. That cow looks like it is giving
someone the ‘ stink-eye’. I picture a caption something like…
” Sarah Palin said…. WHAT?” ( You can add your own version )
I saw this short little story over on Andrew Sullivans by David Benjamin.
“Sooner or later, words fail everyone. This goes double for Sarah and her faithful. Sarah Palin is the voice – and the embodiment – of the inarticulate.”
( There was another paragraph as well )
Heifer International-one of the coolest places to donate money! I gave the whole family donated animals and trees for Christmas one year. The looks on my spoiled nieces’ faces when they opened a card that said “I donated 2 goats in your honor for Christmas this year” was priceless.
lovemydogs @32
Mine were a little more crude (ha,ha) and made late last night on yesterday’s GR Part 2 of 3.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I work with elementary school kids now so I’ve gotten into the habit of being a bit more careful with my language than I used to be! The words may be different but the sentiment’s the same.
ANother from Sullivan’s blog — this one really resonates with me. Palin is poisoning the political well from which we all must drink. Really, this is some profoundly moving and motivating stuff:
OK AKM: Did you photoshop the picture of the cow to make her horns look sleek and slender?
Great picture.
Congratulations on the CookInletKeeper Award!
You are a hero, and you make me proud to be an Alaskan woman.
And you speak in complete, understandable sentences, too. Also.
(Sorry Snoskred. BTW, you sounded great on Shannyn’s show a couple weeks ago.)
Hi, EVEREEEEBODEEEEEEE!!! Ah, just like walkin’ back into your favorite little coffee shop after a long vacation ……
For those who asked, we’re doing pretty well in Eagle. All those who were displaced did get into homes before winter, although there’s still interior work to do. (For instance, our own house still doesn’t have a kitchen or drinking water. But the well is working, so we have indoor plumbing, a shower and water for dishes. Hub is working on kitchen cabinets now – will be a while since we’re tiling the countertop.)
It was the incredible response of volunteers, donations, charities, federal and (even) state govt. that made the recovery a success. You guys were such a huge part of that … we can never thank you enough.
I probably won’t be commenting much yet, as there’s still a lot to do. But did just want to pop in and send {{{{hugs}}}} to you all!
What people forgetr is that Kennedy,as a Catholic,was hated by the extremists right in the same way Obama,a black man is hated by them,for much the same reasons. Years later,being Catholic is still in the minority in office.Years from now,we will probably not have another black President for a long time.If the reactionary right manages to keep him from office in 2012,so be it,but dear God please ,please find someone who does not spend their time on petty adolecent squabbles and lies,lies,lies!!
I was a Republican(The shame!!!) It was McCains choice of Quitter Palin that changed that .I would not have had this change of heart had he chosen someone else.Any of his other choices would not have caused the panic driven rush to the internet to research this diva after her snarky,mean,childish display at the convention.
pawlenty?Lightweight but he would do if something happened to McCain.Huckabee? Not my cup of tea,but I was not terrified.Romney?kind of like my xboss,too pretty and not really involved,but puts together good teams so not scary.McCain himself? Couldnt be any worse than Bush.Lieberman? He was ok ,since then he has come apart at the seams.
So some good did come from McCains loss,as I figured out that my social viewpoints were more important than my fiscal ones to me,anyway,and I was a better fit in the Dem party.
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GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramblesays:
That is great news, YBG! Being a hot house flower myself, I’ve been thinking about y’all bunches and heaps. So glad to hear that those displaced are back under shelter.
I’m a recovering Republican as well. CHanged my registration the week after McC picked Palin. That was my wake-up call, I guess, finally realized that the party was no longer about fiscal conservatism, less government, etc etc. Not that the Bush government in any way resembled those core Repub values, but I was overseas for much of that and held out hope for the 2008 elections to return the party to sanity. Ha! I was not going to vote for McC, but my husband would have. My husband would not vote for a ticket with her name on it for love or money. Anyone with any substantive knowledge of the oil industry in Alaska should know better than to let her get close to any position of power.
I just had that conversation with my mother-in-law today — she was wondering how she managed to raise a Republican (the 3 other kids are staunchly Democrat, as she is, and my late father-in-law was). I would not say that there is the difference between the two parties that there once was in terms of fiscal policies, ironically the Dems seem to be pulling their weight better in those terms. However, as the Repub party has decided to render itself unto God and the base loonies (which frankly should not have anything to do with politics), my husband and I are without a party to identify with. He did not change his registration, likes to be able to talk smack to the religious gop loonies and tell them that he is the real republican, not them. I’ll just be voting my values rather than for or against a particular party, and I don’t see any chance that the gop will restore itself unless/until the “base” fractures to become its own party.
The Kennedy letter that I linked to is an eerie parallel to current times, similar to the Vietnam-Afghanistan parallels that exist.
Last week I saw a clip of Larry King. He had a panel of 4 guests on and they were talking about Sarah and her ‘ accomplishments ‘.One was James Carville,one other liberal voice and the two Palin supporters were Kristan Cole and a female GOP pundit E.J. Cup. I thought the panel choice was a little unusual. I had no idea who Cup was ( she resembles a sort of a ‘perky’ Katie Couric as it turns out) but Kristan Cole has been hidden away since the AFT discussion where she was ‘ SUPPOSED TO ‘ have made public the AFT financial disclosure.
Cup defended Sarah ( bragging) and she used as part of the list of her accomplishments… she was governor of the LARGEST State. This is not the first time I have heard a Palin defender use this Fact as an accomplishment to her resume like this was something special .( they would LIKE TO have you believe this )
The total population of AK is about 700K +.
The online info for the State of Delaware ( one of the smallest ) shows a total population of about 881K.
So… in the mind of Palinbots how is the ‘physical size’ relevant to the conversation…? It isn’t… but they like to use it as such.
Since there are more people in one of the smallest States, Delaware, we could logically say the Governor of Delaware has a harder job. ( more people )
Do you really think the Delaware Gov. would try to make a case like THAT?
What it really says is that they are really grasping for ANYTHING to make a case for their cause. Because they have nothing else. The cupboard is bare.
I am a National Board Certified Teacher in Library Media.
Just got my scores today.
I can’t believe I passed. But I did. Whoo for me.
Now I can seriously consider if I want to spend $25,000 on an EdD. (Psst. I don’t have $25,000 and don’t want to do a student loan so if I can’t get a scholarship I guess my perpetual student days are over.)
Hi all!
Don’t know ’bout all of you, but I am sick to death of hearing about Ms. ex-gov and her magical mystery tour. That the media have swooped down on her and covered her to the hilt has me pretty upset.
She doesn’t deserve it, does she? Who SAYS she’s so important???? Or are WE the crazy ones?
YBG !!!
I was wondering about you the other day when AKM had a picture of all that snow coming down.
I hope you and the people of Eagle are bundled up tight for Winter.
Maybe you can give us all an Update with a personal post and a story about how the construction went. Did Parnell do anything to help the people of Eagle..?
Lets call today Sarah Free Sunday?
Great idea!
YouTube videos (Moor Up North) are up on Shannyn’s Blog
http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/
Congratulations for winning the Cook Inlet award AKM!! Richly desevered! Big hugs and happy dances coming your way! You rock lady!! What a fun evening you’ll have and with Shannyn MCing – it just can’t get any better. H/T to Phil for letting us know, you’re just too darn modest.
Oops – deserved. Up too late.
So who is the idiot who dehorned this cow and missed one?
Moooooooooooooo
And a happy sh*thead Free Sunday to all!
YBG, great to see you! So, did Eagle “like” the pressure washer, find it function-able? Did the town get rebuilt? We’ve had to rely on the Mennonites for what morsels of info, but it seems they headed out last Oct. Maybe the “tubes” shut down when the road was apparently closing?
Not sure I plan to donate this next winter when all the cries come for help needed in Alaska. I feel like a chump.
Maureen Dowd on Sarah & Obama:
http://tinyurl.com/yamgf75
Read it tomorrow if you want to preserve your Scarah free day!
Inside joke for AKM: ROFLMAO! The cow has Jujubee’s ever-present look of disgust…and a similar coat pattern!
Hope you’re able to get away from Sarah’s Big Book of Lies and Blame today to re-charge your brain. Hey, I just thought of another alternative title for her book: The Complete Idiots Guide to Sarah Palin. What do you think? LOL.
I agree about the non Scarah day. But I did send pics and some notes from the Wash PA meeting.
Recommend an op ed article aby Frank Rich about Scara. The NYT. Here’s one quote below:
“Even by the standard of politicians, this is a woman with an outsized ego. Combine that with her performance skills and an insatiable hunger for the limelight, and you can see why she will not stay in Wasilla now that she’s seen 30 Rock. ”
His other comments are well worth the read. My yesterday sojourn into book tour fairy land are not just about her, but about the adoration and blind idiocy of her devoted followers. Rich discusses this very well.
Another topic though is how much I love Alaska and its wilderness. I have always wanted to visit, long before this political scene arrived. My ideal trip would be outside of the cities. There is so much about Alaska that is unique and wonderful. It’s absolutely breathtaking.
Kudos on the Cook Inlet Award! Clap clap clap.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/22/palin-2012-snl-gives-view_n_366748.html
This is a must see funny. SNL combines footage from the 2012 disaster movie with a Palin/Beck win in 2012. Funny, but has a creepy feeling too.
BTW – could somebody Facebook and/or Twitter the Quitter that the Senate voted to DEBATE the health care reform legislation (I cannot bring myself to go there). A DISCUSSION is not the end of the world as we know it (h/t REM). Grow up! These people don’t have the brains God gave geese.
She and her Palinbots should revisit the history of the discussion on Social Security and Medicare while they’re at it. Those two much-loved Federal programs went through much the same process as we are watching now!
I need help! Can someone direct me to the most current numbers for registered rebulican voters and what percentage of those are ultra conservative evangelicals? Sort of got into an argument this morning with the spouse….. lol.
Good morning, mudpups! Nice to hear from YBG- please let us know how you and the other residents of Eagle are doing. And congrats to AKM for her award; richly deserved– *clink* a toast to you and everyone who make Mudflats run smoothly (most of the time
)
YBG!
(waving wildly…)
have missed you!
palin-free day…great idea! if the media did that too, it would be one less day of the week that feeds her narcissism…I’m all for it!
have a wonderful Sunday e1
Congratulations, AKM! Keep raking that muck.
Great to see YBG back on the tubes, also too.
Laurie, thanks for sharing FACTS about our wonderful universal health care. (Hoping I won’t need it this week, as I almost certainly have H1N1.)
This link will take you to Heather Lende, an excellent rural AK columnist…..she speaks of “media fasting” in a thoughtful, convincing way.
She also says she and her friends aren’t the lipstick/pitbull types. They are chapstick/retrivers types.
That made me laugh! Now that’s an Alaskan woman worth paying attention to!
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/news/the-outpost/2991-maybe-its-time-for-a-media-fast
@ twain12 Says: #5
November 22nd, 2009 at 3:46 AM
YouTube videos (Moor Up North) are up on Shannyn’s Blog
http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/
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Thanks so much for that. What a hoot!
Hellooooooooo, YBG! Hope things are well in Eagle.
@GA, I just came here to tell everyone the same thing. It is a brilliant and very funny show. A definite must see!!
And congrats AKM.
Nothing like sharing my morning coffee with a bunch of mudpuppers and a cow with “some bling” added….cheers!
Sure is a funny looking cow.
Yesterday I tried to write a post about over dose of media coverage on Palin.
I had to scratch it because when I read my thoughts I sound like a crazy person.
SP Free day is just what I need.
I know it’s supposed to be Sarah Free Sunday (a great idea, by the way), but if I don’t say something when it pops into my head, it’s lost in space. It just occurred to me that Simple Sarah really thinks she has the answer to (choke, gag) being president, Sarah-style. She claims that big government is the cause of all societal ills, so elect me and I’ll let everything run itself. Then when everything ends up in the crapper, it can’t be her fault. Simple Sarah’s Guide to Simple Government.
Congrats AKM…
YBG~ you been missed..nice seeing you here this morning…
All mudpuppies…Wishing you all a great Thanksgiving …
You guys are the best…
If anyone missed lovemydogs comment (#52) on yesterday’s Chapter Four (part 2 of 3) post, please go check it out. She talks about her education and how people like her are being branded as ‘elitist’ by those who promote and support people like Palin and GWB.
During the last three presidential campaigns, it always amazed me that people were so thrilled to support someone ‘just like them’. I’m an intelligent, college-educated (BS and MA degrees) woman who’s held highly responsible jobs running large programs and organizations. I managed budgets in the million dollar range, supervised large staffs and coordinated huge events with many different agencies and thousands of volunteers. While, unfortunately, I’ve never made much money, my name was known and respected across the country in my particular field, and I was recruited by numerous people to consult and lecture in my area of expertise.
HOWEVER…
I have enough respect and understanding of the overwhelming responsibility of the office of POTUS, that I wouldn’t dream of supporting someone like myself for that job. I don’t WANT someone who has a similar educational and experiential background making decisions that can affect the entire nation, and, in turn, the entire world.
I want someone who is so smart that I can’t always understand what they’re saying, and who has forgotten more about government, law, economics, energy and political science than I will ever know. AND, I want someone who is also smart enough to know what they DON’T know and willing to gather experts in those fields to advise them.
While I acknowledge that it’s also important for the POTUS to be able to relate to ‘regular’ people and have empathy for their struggles, I don’t WANT my president to be ‘regular’. It’s just too difficult and important a job for anyone less than extraordinary.
I couldn’t agree with lovesmydogs more and certainly not have said it better. Thanks for reposting that excellent comment.
Thanks for sharing lovesmydogs comment. I must have missed it. She speaks for many of us.
@21 MotherWhoThinks- Thank you so much for the link to Heather’s writing. After reading the article, I went to her blog. There’s some nice writing going on in her neck of the internet. And I, too, really like the “chaptstick and retriever” description.
The comments made above are Leenie’s. I would love to meet you Leenie. It sounds as if we have much in common. Mine were a little more crude (ha,ha) and made late last night on yesterday’s GR Part 2 of 3.
Maureen Dowd’s opinion column in the NYT has a hilarious line about SP’s “Yoda-like syntax”. I spit up my coffee with that one.
Could not agree more on the comments of the repost on #29.
More people need to be able to say “I KNOW I don’t everything and CAN ask for advice, and LISTEN to it”.
Thanks so much!!
Oh, mamma… come home to papa!!
moooooooo. …
I loved the photo of the lovely cow. I have a little extra money this year, and decided to buy a heifer for the “Heifer International” project this year. When I called in my donation Friday, I asked the nice young operator to make sure my money bought a “pretty one”. I’ve never bought a cow before, and your photo will help me imagine mine as she goes off to help some poor family make their life better.
Happy Sunday to all.
This would have been a great “caption that photo” contest. Love the cow’s expression. Positively indignant!
LOVE that bovine face!!
From the angle of that picture…. That cow looks like it is giving
someone the ‘ stink-eye’. I picture a caption something like…
” Sarah Palin said…. WHAT?” ( You can add your own version )
I saw this short little story over on Andrew Sullivans by David Benjamin.
“Sooner or later, words fail everyone. This goes double for Sarah and her faithful. Sarah Palin is the voice – and the embodiment – of the inarticulate.”
( There was another paragraph as well )
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/11/postmodern-conservatism-in-a-person.html
Heifer International-one of the coolest places to donate money! I gave the whole family donated animals and trees for Christmas one year. The looks on my spoiled nieces’ faces when they opened a card that said “I donated 2 goats in your honor for Christmas this year” was priceless.
Chik filet cow….
lovemydogs @32
Mine were a little more crude (ha,ha) and made late last night on yesterday’s GR Part 2 of 3.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I work with elementary school kids now so I’ve gotten into the habit of being a bit more careful with my language than I used to be! The words may be different but the sentiment’s the same.
ANother from Sullivan’s blog — this one really resonates with me. Palin is poisoning the political well from which we all must drink. Really, this is some profoundly moving and motivating stuff:
http://www.esquire.com/features/kennedy-anniversary-112009
@leenie17 #29
THOSE people got used to 8 yrs of Bush…hopefully we are back on track!
OK AKM: Did you photoshop the picture of the cow to make her horns look sleek and slender?
Great picture.
Congratulations on the CookInletKeeper Award!
You are a hero, and you make me proud to be an Alaskan woman.
And you speak in complete, understandable sentences, too. Also.
(Sorry Snoskred. BTW, you sounded great on Shannyn’s show a couple weeks ago.)
Hi, EVEREEEEBODEEEEEEE!!! Ah, just like walkin’ back into your favorite little coffee shop after a long vacation ……
For those who asked, we’re doing pretty well in Eagle. All those who were displaced did get into homes before winter, although there’s still interior work to do. (For instance, our own house still doesn’t have a kitchen or drinking water. But the well is working, so we have indoor plumbing, a shower and water for dishes. Hub is working on kitchen cabinets now – will be a while since we’re tiling the countertop.)
It was the incredible response of volunteers, donations, charities, federal and (even) state govt. that made the recovery a success. You guys were such a huge part of that … we can never thank you enough.
I probably won’t be commenting much yet, as there’s still a lot to do. But did just want to pop in and send {{{{hugs}}}} to you all!
YBG
EyeOnYou posted this link over on another website.
This is a YouTube clip that has ” Palin Man” in it. This Guy is just ‘ creepy & obsessed’. He could be John Zieglers Dad…. there is some resemblance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_h28PAIinU
honestyinGov – I think you’re onto something. This guy looks and talks like Ziegler. Creepy!
What people forgetr is that Kennedy,as a Catholic,was hated by the extremists right in the same way Obama,a black man is hated by them,for much the same reasons. Years later,being Catholic is still in the minority in office.Years from now,we will probably not have another black President for a long time.If the reactionary right manages to keep him from office in 2012,so be it,but dear God please ,please find someone who does not spend their time on petty adolecent squabbles and lies,lies,lies!!
I was a Republican(The shame!!!) It was McCains choice of Quitter Palin that changed that .I would not have had this change of heart had he chosen someone else.Any of his other choices would not have caused the panic driven rush to the internet to research this diva after her snarky,mean,childish display at the convention.
pawlenty?Lightweight but he would do if something happened to McCain.Huckabee? Not my cup of tea,but I was not terrified.Romney?kind of like my xboss,too pretty and not really involved,but puts together good teams so not scary.McCain himself? Couldnt be any worse than Bush.Lieberman? He was ok ,since then he has come apart at the seams.
So some good did come from McCains loss,as I figured out that my social viewpoints were more important than my fiscal ones to me,anyway,and I was a better fit in the Dem party.
#45 yukonbushgrma
That is great news, YBG! Being a hot house flower myself, I’ve been thinking about y’all bunches and heaps. So glad to hear that those displaced are back under shelter.
@mommom-
I’m a recovering Republican as well. CHanged my registration the week after McC picked Palin. That was my wake-up call, I guess, finally realized that the party was no longer about fiscal conservatism, less government, etc etc. Not that the Bush government in any way resembled those core Repub values, but I was overseas for much of that and held out hope for the 2008 elections to return the party to sanity. Ha! I was not going to vote for McC, but my husband would have. My husband would not vote for a ticket with her name on it for love or money. Anyone with any substantive knowledge of the oil industry in Alaska should know better than to let her get close to any position of power.
I just had that conversation with my mother-in-law today — she was wondering how she managed to raise a Republican (the 3 other kids are staunchly Democrat, as she is, and my late father-in-law was). I would not say that there is the difference between the two parties that there once was in terms of fiscal policies, ironically the Dems seem to be pulling their weight better in those terms. However, as the Repub party has decided to render itself unto God and the base loonies (which frankly should not have anything to do with politics), my husband and I are without a party to identify with. He did not change his registration, likes to be able to talk smack to the religious gop loonies and tell them that he is the real republican, not them. I’ll just be voting my values rather than for or against a particular party, and I don’t see any chance that the gop will restore itself unless/until the “base” fractures to become its own party.
The Kennedy letter that I linked to is an eerie parallel to current times, similar to the Vietnam-Afghanistan parallels that exist.
Last week I saw a clip of Larry King. He had a panel of 4 guests on and they were talking about Sarah and her ‘ accomplishments ‘.One was James Carville,one other liberal voice and the two Palin supporters were Kristan Cole and a female GOP pundit E.J. Cup. I thought the panel choice was a little unusual. I had no idea who Cup was ( she resembles a sort of a ‘perky’ Katie Couric as it turns out) but Kristan Cole has been hidden away since the AFT discussion where she was ‘ SUPPOSED TO ‘ have made public the AFT financial disclosure.
Cup defended Sarah ( bragging) and she used as part of the list of her accomplishments… she was governor of the LARGEST State. This is not the first time I have heard a Palin defender use this Fact as an accomplishment to her resume like this was something special .( they would LIKE TO have you believe this )
The total population of AK is about 700K +.
The online info for the State of Delaware ( one of the smallest ) shows a total population of about 881K.
So… in the mind of Palinbots how is the ‘physical size’ relevant to the conversation…? It isn’t… but they like to use it as such.
Since there are more people in one of the smallest States, Delaware, we could logically say the Governor of Delaware has a harder job. ( more people )
Do you really think the Delaware Gov. would try to make a case like THAT?
What it really says is that they are really grasping for ANYTHING to make a case for their cause. Because they have nothing else. The cupboard is bare.
I recently read another Carl Hiaasen book and I just want to say how amazed I am at the similarity of Sarah Palin to the characters in his books.
I am a National Board Certified Teacher in Library Media.
Just got my scores today.
I can’t believe I passed. But I did. Whoo for me.
Now I can seriously consider if I want to spend $25,000 on an EdD. (Psst. I don’t have $25,000 and don’t want to do a student loan so if I can’t get a scholarship I guess my perpetual student days are over.)
mlaiuppa: Congratulations!!!! Whoohooo!!!!