Open Thread – Happy TanksGiving!
Well, the next episode of Moore Up North is in the can. This week Shannyn Moore talks turkey with Tank Jones! Tank is the guy you have to get through to get to Levi Johnston. He dishes about Levi’s Playgirl photo shoot, and shares his unique perspective on his current situation.
And in the spirit of “TanksGiving,” he gave everyone in the audience a bag of pistachio nuts! Now THAT’s spreading the wealth around. He graciously stayed after the taping to autograph a couple bags.
~The live audience of Moore Up North celebrates their gift of TanksGiving by cheering with their bags of pistachio nuts!
~Tank Jones autographs a bag of pistachios.
The amazing panel this week consisted of gubernatorial candidate Ethan Berkowitz (D), veteran radio icon Steve Heimel, and UAA professor Rick Steiner. The topic? The war on science. They discuss everything from climate change to Pebble mine, and the dangers of politicizing science to foster personal agendas.
L-R Ethan Berkowitz, Shannyn Moore, Steve Heimel, Dr. Rick Steiner
Moore Up North airs Saturday at 4pm on KYES Channel 5, and the show should be up on YouTube soon afterwards.
[For those of you paying attention, yes.. I did make some edits to this post this morning. I was so tired last night that I clicked "Publish" without finishing what I wanted to do! Doh!]
You didn’t mention the pistachios!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!
Thanks to all for the laughter, the interesting discussions, the sanity and the wonderful sense of community. Wishing everyone the very best day !
I’ll be spending the first part of the day with my 2 adult kids. My son is off to engage in the South Buffalo tradition of gathering with a bunch of guys at o’dark thirty Thanksgiving morning to play a game of football that seems to have no other real rule than “the game doesn’t end until someone breaks something”. Last year it was my nephews shoulder. This year ? I’m afraid my son Ben might be due.
Daughter and I will be making my Mom’s stuffing recipe while we wait for news from the ER. It’s a taste that you either love or loathe. (sounds yummy, doesn’t it??) For those familiar with Bell’s Seasoning, imagine the recipe on the box but only much more so. Mom was woman that loved her Bell’s Seasoning and wasn’t afraid to push the envelope of “too much”. For me, it’s just not Thanksgiving without the odd head rush one gets from uber sage laden stuffing.
By 3pm the kids will be gone and I’ll be happily at the desk, picking at leftovers, pouring some wine and getting back to work. I’ll check in to the treehouse to see if any mudpups are laying about, stuffed and lazy.
Enjoy your day !!
Happy Thanksgiving !!
great lineup for the show
Bruce Wilson (troutfishing on dKos) has a new article in response to recent media attempts to characterise Palin’s brand of Christianism :
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2009/11/25/153354/21/Front_Page/Olbermann_Wants_To_Know_About_Palin_s_Religious_Beliefs_Well_Keith_
Happy Turkey Day !!
http://i.imgur.com/CjHj9.png
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Good news about Wooten! I’ll bet that makes S’error’s day.
Irishgirl –
Just read Dunn’s article about Wooten. sarah and her posse of putrid souls are gonna get run over by the karma train bigtime.
Happy Thanksgiving! We ARE what we eat!
Did I hear something about Sarah’s neck and a funnel?
Happy Thanksgiving all. I’m thankful for so many things, but it mostly boils down to family and friends (and the kitties). Thankful for this blog and AKM for bringing this group together. Thankful for Snoskred and the others who work on our behalf. Thankful for enough food on the table, and thinking today especially of those who don’t have enough.
Very thankful for our President and that he’s been preserved in safety this year.
(There was a breach of security at the state dinner, and a couple managed to crash. Someone said that well, after all, they went through the metal detector so no harm done. Um, eating utensils? Metal? Sharp?)
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m off to search the internet for a pumpkin pancake recipe that uses buckwheat and oat flours ‘ cause for some reason that’s what I have.
Turkey dinner later with all the fixins at bro-sis-in-law’s and we’re bringing blueberry wine and I’m making sourdough garlic toast.
Very hard to find decent sourdough bread in So Fla!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I’m off to search the internet for a pumpkin pancake recipe that uses buckwheat and oat flours ‘ cause for some reason that’s what I have.
Turkey dinner later with all the fixins at bro-sis-in-law’s and we’re bringing blueberry wine and I’m making sourdough garlic toast.
Very hard to find decent sourdough bread in So Fla!
Happy Thanksgiving mudpups!! This is from a trivet my mother had in her kitchen when I was a youngun. : ) I’ve never forgotten it and it’s appropriate especially for today.
Thank God for dirty dishes for they have a tale to tell. While others may go hungry we are eating very well. For food, home and happiness I shouldn’t want to fuss about this stack of evidence that God’s been very good to us.
Happy Thanksgiving AKM & Family, and to Mudpuppies everywhere. May your turkey be moist, your pie be pumpkin, and your house filled with the love & laughter of friends and family. Shalom.
Happy Thanksgiving, folks. I hope that all of you remain happy and healthy.
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Happy Turkle Day Everyone!
Enjoy Family & Friends!
Eat Lots!
Drive Safely!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Here’s another turkey.
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http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/807514.html
Happy Thanksgiving all!!
Happy Thanksgiving from the wilds of Kansas. Beautiful drive here last night, and fun times ahead.
May your day be filled with joy and good times.
happy thanksgiving to AKM and all who dwell here. if one good thing came out of palin’s candidacy it was discovering this bestest blog.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am thankful for each and everyone of you – and especially AKM and all who make this blog possible. You make my like SO much happier!
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/807514.html
apparently she’s spending turkey day in WA without her husband. where has Todd been? according to his wife, “fixing the roof.” i really wonder.
Happy, healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving to everyone at this wonderful place we call the Mudflats. It has been a pleasure and an honor to share your time, your thoughts and your insights during these past months.
A special thanks to AKM for bringing together such a fascinating assortment of people from around the world. You have created something truly magnificent that has had a greater impact than you can imagine.
Enjoy your turkeys, your families and your friends (and a slice , or two, or three, of pumpkin pie!).
Regarding that link. It also says she arrived on a private jet. Is this the same jet that is owned by Samaritan’s purse?—-the one that she flew to go see Billy Graham the other day?
Wow. Those Christians sure know how to take from the poor and give to themselves.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am thankful for all of of you and your great posts, insights, and chuckles.
(There was a breach of security at the state dinner, and a couple managed to crash. Someone said that well, after all, they went through the metal detector so no harm done. Um, eating utensils? Metal? Sharp?) Ninja training?
Interesting about Todd. Now that she’s no longer Governmor, you would think there would be more time to spend together, especially on holidays. But maybe the real reason is that somebody has to be around for the kids, and she isn’t it.
Happy Thanksgiving, AKM. Somehow I imagine she’s busy now whipping up an Alaskan version of Thanksgiving right about now while watching for her beloved moose to appear on her lawn. She’s pulling out her hot buttered rolls and coffee, baking those yams and mixing that dressing. Putting on the big pot of tea for relatives and friends, but she can’t resist a hot up or two to keep her warm in a cool kitchen.
Thanks to all of the mudpups and alpha pup AKM for the wonderful discourse this past year. It has truly enriched my life and kept me sane. I tend to laugh here rather than yell as I do at the other sites and at the TV.
I hope everyone enjoys their holiday today. Happy Thanksgiving to all – including those pups who don’t live in the US
Happy Thanksgiving all…and to all you Alaskan’s THAnK YOU for keeping us all informed with the TRUTH….
BTW…I see the Saracudda Graham connection is spreading like wildfires on the tubes…should be an interesting week!
Happy Thanksgiving AKM and mudpuppies!
Happy Thanksgiving! I do thank AKM for Mudflats and all the amazing people and wonderful friends around the world I’ve met and made through Mudflats. Also (too) AKM and her wonderful blog, her insite, her honesty and her great sense of humor, thanks for all this and keeping us informed in the most fun way possible. I do hope I get to meet you one day!
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Enjoy the day to the fullest. And don’t be like Aunt Bertha: http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/funny-pictures-cat-does-not-want-your-kisses.jpg
If Palin was being flown around in a private jet, why couldn’t they have arranged to have Todd flown down to meet her for Thanksgiving? Seems a bit odd….unless he didn’t want to go join her. ?????????
It’s not like they are hurting for money. Guess it wasn’t important to them to be together.
Thankful for this great site where truth and humor and concern for others prevails. Inspiration and creativity, great articles, photos and posters……may it ‘bloom and grow forever’…… thanks, AKM. You are truly a light in the wilderness.
Happy Thanksgiving to all from the east coast. Hope you all enjoy good food with family & friends and have a s’error-free day!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! AKM, special thanks for you and all your great work throughout this wild-and-crazy year. And to all faithful Mudpups everywhere – you rock!
Happy thanksgiving to you AKM! You are incredible to keep up on Exposing Palin for what she is.
As for Todd….I imagine he us sucj and tired of the lies. The have to somewhat pretend to still be a “couple” until the bulk of the book money rolls in. When they announce their divorce it will all be the blogger’s fault. Or the Lamestream Media!
I never heard consulting with a divorce lawyer described as “fixin’ the roof”.
Do the Sarahcites wonder why their epitome of “family values” has Thanksgiving without her husband and three of their kids? Short of military service abroad or illness, who does Thanksgiving without their immediate family? I guess to them Sarah is God and thus infallible and not to be questioned.
Here we will enjoy roast beef (my sisters request), lump meat crabcakes (for the veg sis in law who doesn’t eat meat, but does eat seafood ???), and a fat Tom turkey for the rest of us. A table for 12 w/ all the fixing, lots of wine… a wonderful day! And no counting calories! Gobble away mudpups! Enjoy!
Thankfulness
WASILLA: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today issued the following “thankfulnesses list”:
This being my list of the thankfulnesses I’m tapping into this year…
I have thankfulness that we have a President who is learning to celebrate our American holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas also, even though he didn’t have either of those days when he was growing up in Kenya.
I have thankfulness that we live in a country where we have the freedom to speak, even though Todd has never done so actually.
I have thankfulness for all of those Jewish settlements on the West Bank, seeing that Jewish people will be flocking to the Holy Land to celebrate Thanksgiving.
I have thankfulness also for the new drapes I installed in my house to keep the Russians from peeping in.
I have thankfulness that Levi posed in Playgirl, and I’m sure all the gay men who read Playgirl have thankfulness for that also.
I have thankfulness also that Levi’s mom has been put in prison so I don’t have to worry about her selling drugs to Willow or Piper.
And finally, I have thankfulness for all of the good people who read my book, and for the person who wrote it also. (The Borowitz Report)
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Anyone familiar with Andy Schlafly and Conservapedia and the war against science?
This is a quote from him.
“There’s a broader point here. Why the big push for black holes by liberals, and big protests against any objection to them? If it turned out empirically that promoting black holes tends to cause people to read the Bible less, would you still push this so much?”
Several comments at this site.
http://fstdt.net/QuoteComment.aspx?QID=67791
Happy Thanksgiving! So much, and so many to be grateful for. Special thanks to AKM for making the Mudflats possible. So many of us are still sane because of you, Shannyn, Celtic Diva, Gryphen, Bree, and all the other intrepid Alaskans. We “outsiders” all owe you a debt of gratitude. Pearl, Paula, Nan, Ann, & all other treehouse dwellers, I’ll meet you in chat later — if you can drag yourselves to the keyboard after the feast. I’m eating vegan with the bf; we’re making our meal by the Hudson & will eat it looking over to the splendid Palisades. Love, health, and peace to all.
On an interview with Levi posted on Gryphen’s blog a few days ago, Levi said Bristol and Tripp were going to Seattle for Thanksgiving. Levi’s mom hasn’t been released yet with her ankle brace, so Rex said Levi could come to his house for the holiday. Willow and Track may be going to Aunt Kate’s too. Who knows? Unless they are fixing the roof …
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! I am thankful for the intelligent and insightful news and tidbits I glean from this blog. May God (the true author of the universe – not sp’s god) bless you and yours on this day of thanks and family, I pray.
Happy Thanksgiving AKM and all you wondrous Mudpups!
Yes we can!
The Mudflats Community is like ‘ Thanks-Giving ‘ 365 days a year.
We are “Thankful” that there is a place we can come together to use our collectives energies and talents to do more as a group effort. Everybody pulling together…. In Life’s ” Tug-of-War”
( And an atmosphere where the words” I & Me” is NOT the focus..hear that S’error…?)
And as a Community, we ” Give ” back and share our thoughts and ideas so that others may use them as well. And we ” Give ” willingly, expecting nothing in return…. FREE of charge.
Just another one of those foreign concepts that S’error has NO knowledge of.
The Mudflats is truly a ‘ ThanksGiving Feast’. Cheers!
Happy Thanksgiving AKM, spouse, Buf, and Brian. You all mean a lot to us. Enjoy your day.
Moose Pucky is grateful for mudpuppy comraderie! Thanks all.
Kudos to Dr. Rick Steiner and Steve Heimel for their courage on Talk of Alaska this week. Yes, university graduate programs are by and large funded and therefore controlled by industry.
And to Shannon, Ethan, and the follow-up panel!
And to those who make us laugh!
And to that awesome blogger who brought us all together.
Well, I am reading all these great Tgiving wishes, and I am there I am at the top of the list complaining about pistachios – geez – what a grump! Thank you AKM for including the PISTACHIOS in your edit –
And I am truly grateful for all the mudpups. I fear I will forget someone so I will resist the list of the folks I have had a chance to really get to know – but just thinking of you all today and hope everyone is having a wonderful, wonderful day.
New pics! And I recognise a mudpuppy in there!
Ya know also too we are grateful for all you real Americans who ya know are doing what great Americans do and also can ya know be grateful. I mean just look out the window and there are people just walking down the street now that also too is what i am talking about.
Enjoy your day everyone.
AKM thank heaven for you and may the first northern lights of the season dance just for you.
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honesty in government as usual you said it just right
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austintx!! you are a sick pup (aren’t we all). no throwing pumpkin pie at folk who like ‘you know who’
Statement by the President on Native American Heritage Day
“Tomorrow, Americans everywhere will observe our National Day of Thanksgiving. It will be a time of celebration and reflection as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings and remember those less fortunate. But it will also be a time to remember how this holiday began– as a harvest celebration between European settlers and the American Indians who had been living and thriving on the continent for thousands of years.”
“That is why on Friday, I encourage every American to join me in observing Native American Heritage Day. My Administration is committed to strengthening the nation to nation relationship with tribal governments. But it is also important for all of us to understand the rich culture, tradition and history of Native Americans and their status today- and to appreciate the contributions that First Americans have made, and will continue to make to our Nation.”
at the end of the day, i always hope that those that are estranged or separated from their loved ones can find a few good memories when things were not so tough emotionally or physically……and to keep some hope in their hearts that once again, love and compassion will travel into their lives.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to AKM and my fellow Mudpuppies.
Thanks for the sanity!
Chris @4 – EXCELLENT LINK! Thank you! More people need to be aware of the direction Palin and her religious groups are trending. I hope everyone reads the article and passes it along. I have forwarded it to Rachel Maddow, in the event she misses this one.
Regarding Palin’s comment about a Palin/Beck 2012 ticket. Palin was saying that Beck is a hoot and she thinks it would be fun. Here is his response. Story on Huffpo.
BECK: I don’t think things are hoots. I don’t. I don’t think it’s a hoot. I would never use the word hoot, and I respectfully ask that every time my name is brought up she would stop using the word ‘hoot.’ [...]
No, no I’m just saying — Beck-Palin, I’ll consider. But Palin-Beck — can you imagine, can you imagine what an administration with the two of us would be like? What? Come on! She’d be yapping or something, and I’d say, “I’m sorry, why am I hearing your voice? I’m not in the kitchen.”
Oh snap.
by Old Redneck
The Palin-Graham connection
Thu Nov 26, 2009 at 05:01:24 AM PST
“Sarah Palin is flying around the country on Billy Graham’s aircraft. Graham’s people have blocked aircraft tracking data so this fact will remain hidden.”
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/26/808173/-The-Palin-Graham-connection
Well, she showed up at the Turkey Trot with a double-wide stroller—now she has two babies as props.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/807944.html
She quit before the end of the race. What a woman lol
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/26/808173/-The-Palin-Graham-connection
Above is the link of a story on DailyKos. The story is that $P is actually flying around the country on a plane owned by Franklin & Billy Graham’s charity, Samaritan’s Purse. She is flying to locations outside of the towns she is visiting, then getting on the bus and riding into town, according to the article. No one would be surprised to hear this. It’s just par for the course.
1smartcanerican and so many other have said it SO well: I’m thankful to have a ‘place’ to come, where I’m far more likely to find myself laughing rather than screaming, hoping rather than despairing, acting instead of apathetic.
AKM, you truly do rock. Yes, you do.
(Shut up, you DO!!!
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Also, too… I’m thankful to have found you, ALL of you mudpuppies, because you all – at one time or another – have touched my life, and I’m a better person for it.
Happy Thanksgiving, Mudflats!
ahem……bubbles , I minded my manners and did not “unleash” on Palinistas at the table , verbal or otherwise.
To all you nay sayers out there. YES, Toad is fixing the roof because a bunch of people that Sarah threw under the bus are about to BLOW THE ROOF OFF OF HER GLASS CASTLE.
This story gets better and more bizarre everyday. I almost can’t wait for the next chapter.
Sweat is my sanity, I quit the race. Quit quitting quitter.
Also too, could somebody give Tank a big hug and thank him for taking such good care of Levi. They seem to have a good time together.
I hope Trooper Wooten gets diarrhea of the mouth once he starts talking.
NYC girl
Wow did Beck ever sock it to Palin. He actually seems to have jacked up the bus and taken his teddy under it with him.
Kos got it wrong go to palinggates for the truth.
Posted by snowbilly.
Sorry Palingates