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By: lovemydogs

lovemydogs — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:03:47 +0000

mlaiuppa: Congratulations!!!! Whoohooo!!!!

By: mlaiuppa

mlaiuppa — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:21 +0000

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.)

By: incredulousObserver

incredulousObserver — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:08:09 +0000

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.

By: honestyinGov

honestyinGov — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:24:20 +0000

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.

By: SMR

SMR — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:26:06 +0000

@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.

By: GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramble

GA Peach a/k/a Lance the Boil aka Crust Scramble — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:23:55 +0000

#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.

By: mommom

mommom — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:59:13 +0000

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.

By: curiouser

curiouser — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:48:46 +0000

honestyinGov – I think you’re onto something. This guy looks and talks like Ziegler. Creepy!

By: honestyinGov

honestyinGov — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:31:43 +0000

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

By: yukonbushgrma

yukonbushgrma — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:18:37 +0000

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