This and That…
How Religious is Alaska?
Mississippi is the most religious state in the union, according to a new survey. Results were based on how often responders went to church, how often they prayed and how they rate the strength in their belief in God. Alabama and Arkansas tied for the #2 spot. The least religious? Vermont and New Hampshire.
So, what about Alaska? It ranks, with the rest of New England as one of the least religious states in the country. Who knew?
Libertarians Needed? Really?
You’d think you could throw a rock and hit a Libertarian just about anywhere in Alaska. Not so, apparently. I was doing some Christmas shopping at the 5th Avenue Mall a couple weeks ago and someone approached me with a clipboard. “Are you a registered voter?” “Yes, I am” I said. I always say yes, because I am, and because I want to find out what’s going on in the clipboard crowd. Turns out that the guy was trying to register Libertarians so that the party would have enough members to remain on the ballot. I was rather shocked, and wished him luck but declined to change my registration for the cause. I just read this today:
The Alaska Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified, but it will lose its spot on the ballot in the spring of 2010 unless it increases its registration to 9,786 members. According to the Alaska Libertarian Party activist who has been conducting the party’s registration drive, the party will have that many registered voters by January 1, 2010.
Pathfinder Makes Port after Failing to Find Path
“Pathfinder,” the ice scouting tug that apparently attempted to “find a path” through Bligh Reef is now in port. The crippled vessel whose ruptured tanks held 33,500 gallons of diesel fuel when it slammed aground on the infamous reef has now reached port in Valdez. There is no word about how much of the fuel actually spilled into Prince William Sound, or whether the guy manning the vessel was actually on deck snoozing in a hammock when the tug hit the reef, marked with a 59 foot tower topped by a giant flashing beacon and a radar transponder. An investigation is ongoing.
More Palin Drama
And we keep drinking from the firehose of Palin drama… According to the court docket, it looks like Bristol Palin is filing for custody of young Tripp (Palin) Johnston and filed a motion for a “protective order.” Here’s the link. Ugh. It looks like at the beginning, they attempted to use “Jane Doe” and “John Doe” to remain “incognito.” Hmm. A custody battle in the Mat-Su Valley between Jane Doe represented by Thomas Van Flein, and John Doe represented by Rex Butler. Guess that didn’t work out too well. So, they’ve now abandoned their “pseydonym’s”. I wonder if the court can be fined for assault on the apostrophe?
Ecosystems on Ice
A study done on glaciers in the Juneau area revealed some interesting information on the role that glaciers play in the surrounding ecosystem.
The scientists found that glacial waters supply more carbon to marine micro-organisms. In some cases, the carbon being metabolized was thousands of years old. Larger organisms feed on the microbes, and on up the food chain.
And we keep drinking from the firehose of Palin drama…
But, but, but… Palin said on Oprah! that they really don’t like all the drama.
I wonder if they will stalk Levi like the ex-brother-in-law?
“….A custody battle in the Mat-Su Valley between Jane Doe represented by Thomas Van Flein, and John Doe represented by Rex Butler…..”
In the age of celebrity, wonder how it’s going to “progress” having a potential candidate going through a family drama like this? Not going to end well….
Depose sarah.
Weren’t we ALL under the impression that there was so much ‘ liberty ‘ flowing up there in AK that the Libertarians must have been drinking it up like Kool-Aid…?
Anyone need a straw for their sippie-cup..?
( Someone must have mis-underestimated them I guess )
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And Alabama tied for # 2 for ‘ most religious ‘… Hmmm.
I’m thinking that Alabama defense contractor who bought the rights to sit down and eat with S’error better start saying a prayer ( with LOTS!!… of her friends ) that she remembers the deal and what service was provided.
But then…. maybe a Defense Contractor is higher up the sarah food-chain than a hairdresser who gets stiffed after providing a Service.
Can I have a big A M E N !!!…? Hallelujah….pass the ammunition….
Mississippi = most religious AND number one in the country for rates of Chlamydia. Alaska = 2nd in the nation for Chlamydia. So…”abstince only” not working then?
Will Alaskan scandals ever allow me to sleep at a normal time again?
No. AKM
Newsweek is at least hinting at the real Sarah Palin (note the key word in the title: Selfish):
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/12/09/absurdly-premature-2012-watch-vol-4-is-sarah-palin-selfish.aspx
Alas…they were too kind (as the MSM usually is when it comes to Palin–benefit of doubt and all that) when they said that she cares about other people….
Irishgirl–Nope! Welcome to our world!
LibertyLover Says:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:08 PM
I wonder if they will stalk Levi like the ex-brother-in-law?
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Well……………………….Duh!
via Alaska Dispatch – news of the upcoming custody battle and w/ Levi weighing in .
****”I do not feel protected against Sarah Palin in a closed proceeding,” Johnston said in an affidavit accompanying Butler’s filings. “I hope that if it is open she will stay out of it. … I think a public case might go a long way in reducing Sarah Palin’s instinct to attack and allow the real parties in this litigation, Bristol and I, to work things out a lot more peacefully than we could if there is any more meddling from Sarah Palin.”****
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/blogs/palin-watch/3457-palin-daughter-sues-for-custody
I’m pretty sure that Levi and Bristol’s son’s name is Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston; no “Palin” anywhere in his name. That will probably make life easier for him as he grows up if he doesn’t have Palin as part of his name.
BG–WHOA!
Alas, Irishgirl (2:04PM), what you suspected is confirmed by AKM. But, I bet if you ask (nicely) you might get a few naps.
LibertyLover Says:
I wonder if they will stalk Levi like the ex-brother-in-law?
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One word for those stalkers – TANK. Go Team Levi !!
I am afraid if Mrs Palin becomes President…..what will she do to Ireland?
If the idea was to remain incognito, all they have to do is wear the appropriate visors into court. Maybe Bristol can borrow Sarah’s McCain visor. When Levi shows up, guess whose name he will have blackened out. As for the lawyers, Van Flein will be wearing the visor with that statue holding the scales of justice blacked out. Can’t decide what Rex should wear; if they bring along Tank, Rex won’t need a visor.
@Irishgirl
Not to worry. There’s a good chance she doesn’t know where Ireland is.
If sarah wants to meddle , I say get her cottage cheese ass under oath. Seriously.
And AKM didn’t smile!
After the other transportation mishaps, I will bet that the tug pilot was texting or on his/her laptop.
I am serious….this woman could go after me!
SP I mean. Not AKM.
THANK YOU for pointing out the unnecessary apostrophes in “pseudonym’s” [sic]. My hands began twitching for a blue pencil…
Also, too, the phrase “drinking from the firehose of Palin drama” is… spectacular.
Aren’t Libertarians just pseudo-intellectual right wing twits with enough sense to feel embarrassment at the thought of actually being Republicans?
It seems reasonable that there wouldn’t be that many of them.
I wonder if religiosity is related to snowfall. Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas have little to no snowfall and lots of religion. Vermont, New Hampshire and Alaska have lots of snow and less religion. Maybe snow is like mind bleach, cleaning up all the mold and mildew. Glad I’m in Minnesota.
at the end of the Alaska Dispatch article is this:
“(It) is in the best interests of (Tripp Johnston-Palin) to allow the use of pseudonyms and the entry of a protective order ensuring that this matter remains out of the press and solely within the Court, where it belongs,” Van Flein wrote.
So the child has a new last name?
Wow, a glance at the number of filings the Palin side has filed, is quite telling considering it is against a 19 year old kid.
Keep this custody issue out of gag order, is what will keep $carah at a distance. Good thing.
Perhaps $carah will realize it is between Bristol and Levi. But I’m willing to bet the Heath/Palin family won’t butt out and they will cut their noses off along the way.
Motion for a Protective Order?
I would like to know. Is a protective order the same as a restraining order? And who is asking for it? Is there anything in these two kids past that would show a need for such an order? Or is this just to keep one parent away from the child because of the others personal spite, as is often the case.
ds55 Says:
December 28th, 2009 at 3:47 PM
I wonder if religiosity is related to snowfall. Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas have little to no snowfall and lots of religion. Vermont, New Hampshire and Alaska have lots of snow and less religion. Maybe snow is like mind bleach, cleaning up all the mold and mildew. Glad I’m in Minnesota.
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Er………one problem with your theory, ds55. Michele Bachmann! Is there a Vortex for guano crazy politicians somewhere in Minnesota?
I know we have them here in Arizona and we do have our share of the breed.
Nite all. :0
justa–good catch. I read the article and didn’t pick up on that. Gotta love how things change to benefit the crazy woman…
Irishgirl -
sarah already “visited” Ireland. Remember the infamous refueling stop ?? She was on her way to Kuwait to see the Alaska National Guard and some lackey in the campaign counted the stop as a “visit”. I think Politico popped that lie and they had to ‘fess up and admit it was only to get fuel.
Those apostrophes bothered me, too.
Just a reflection of the Alaska legal system?
I think it just illustrates the countrys war on apostrophe’s.
AKM
Yes……….Austintx. I remembered that visit! ::)
Or more likely a reflection of the Alaskan education system…
@ Gramiam: If the survey results are accurate, then Michele Bachmann is just an anomaly. She belongs somewhere in the deep, deep south along with Sister Sarah.
AKM–LOL!!!
ds55 -
Now now. Just keep those two bats^*t wingnuts where they are. Fer cryin’ out loud , we already got Perry down here………..
Irishgirl —
Not to worry. If Steaming Pile is ever president, the US will immediately invade Canada to liberate them from their socialist health care system.
Next the US will declare war on apostrophes.
Ireland is pretty far down the list (unless she gets it confused with Iran).
Palin was not too pleased to be named “Liar of the Year” by Politi-Fact. But, will she find herself being awarded another unsought honor???
Here’s your chance to weigh in… (see below)
The Huffington Post is in the midst of voting on the “5 Biggest Douchebags of 2009″ and Sister Sarah is now #1!
http://tinyurl.com/y8u8gkn
Alaska might be low on actual people who are considered religious but we certainly have a very high level of whacked out fundamentalist groups (communes?) out there in the sticks… a lot in common with the SP mentality. It is downright scary in some of the rural areas. John Bircher -types — alot of them in Anchorage as well and I daresay most of them homeschool. That way the children don’t learn that an alternate reality exists in society.
Mirage18 -
Thanks , that’s a fun place to cast a ballot. I voted for sarah.
“This was the year douchebaggery went mainstream”
Alaska ranks with the least-religious states in the country? Oh, THANK GOD! [I crack myself up]
The Pew Center’s survey can be found here: http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=504 It looks like many of the most religious states are the same ones with serious social problems, STDs, unwed parents, unemployment, and uninsured citizens. Guess they need to pray a lot!
@ Irishgirl:
She’ll never find the real one because she thinks its a continent. Although if she found it, she would surely change the name to Ire-landistan. She has her own globe, you know. The problem is, you can’t spin a flat globe and find things very easy because you keep having to look on top, then on the bottom. So for now, you’re safe!
Lani -
LMAO……..can you say hypocrite ??
S’o wh’at is al’l the f’uss a’bout ou’r co’urt sy’stem’? ”Di’d I mi’ss s’ome’th’ing’?
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Irishgirl —
Not to worry. If Steaming Pile is ever president, the US will immediately invade Canada to liberate them from their socialist health care system.
Next the US will declare war on apostrophes.
Ireland is pretty far down the list (unless she gets it confused with Iran).
That is what I am worried about. She is not the brightest bulb on the block!
Lolling when I should be asleep!
Having a smoke and a cup of tea whilst looking around furtively.
Mirage 18 @ #39…Haa….Palin is voted a bigger DouchBagthan the guy who just tried blowing up that Northwest plane! Vote people! Let’s keep our Alaska Douchebag #1 where she belongs!
Irishgirl, your :0 made me yawn, and it is only 22:15 at my longitude.
Go to sleep! The news will still be there tomorrow!
Sleep tight, and do not forget that yawning is contagious! :0…:0…:0 zzzzzz…
Irishgirl -
Keep your “Brian” close………you’ll be fine.
Interesting how nearly half the states rated higher in Worship Attendance than in Belief in God. I guess an awful lot of people ‘go through the motions’, huh?
A friend is married to a man who goes to church every Sunday, even though he (literally) sleeps through the whole of each and every sermon. He believes he still ‘gets points’….
(Um…. No. Not really, D.)
True Irish, Brian will keep you safe. I don’t have my own Brian, but I do have a wonderful heart-shaped rock that keeps the nasties away when I have nightmares
It appeared in my yard after a fire – just sitting there on top of the ground, shining in the rain. Now, I’ve been in that same spot many times – but when I needed affirmation that things would work out, there it was – a pink, heart-shaped rock just waiting for me to pick up and love.
Sleep well and dream well – my rock will keep you in good dreamland and no SP can enter!
Irish, you better be in bed…
As Phil Munger has posted in the past… the ADN has refused ( to this day ) to cover the story or the Lies of S’error.
And if the story has any chance of getting ‘ negative ‘ comments… they turn the comment section off on those posts.
ADN is now reporting on the Bristol/Levi court case. Comments are open and the S’error fans are spewing their hate at Levi…. to support S’error. All because he wants to support and be there for his Son.
If you can comment on ADN… please do.
http://www.adn.com/nation/story/1071843.html
chuckle… Scarah says on Oprah she hopes Levi comes back to the fold, while HER lawyer is filing a protective order….hhhmmmm sure glad she’s SUCH a Christian Woman !! Enough to convert me to Paganism….at least you KNOW when you’re being led to sacrifice altar !!
Good one benlomond2! Paganism seems much healthier than the Xtianity reflected in the Palin household.
Irishgirl… there is no hope for you getting regular sleep. Nope. Not anymore. You’ll have to move to this side of the pond for a few centuries if you ever want to have regular sleep hours.
Pete @ 27 – the protective order van flea sought was against Levi doing media interviews. In other word, he wanted a “protective gag order.” The judge refused to issue the order.
As for religion and the people who constantly go to church (or temple or mass), some people need to go to church more often than the rest of us. That includes s’error palin. She ought to return to her Catholic faith and go to confession. At this point she’ll only have to do 20,000 Our Fathers and 15,000 Hail Mary’s. But she’ll quit (as is her habit) and never find forgiveness or redemption.
The child custody case is in USA Today – I’m sure the rest of the MSM will follow now. It is beginning…. I hope!
[in response to post @ 32]
“I think it just illustrates the countrys war on apostrophe’s. AKM”
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There SHOULD be a war on apostrophe’s. The country needs more tiara’s and crown’s, not more trophe’s!
Trophe’s, whether apos or aneg, have no place in our societys fabric – all they do is sit on a shelf or a mantle and gather dust. You cant sashay around with a trophe; you can, however, pageant-walk around with a tiara or a crown for all to see.
[Heck, you dont even have to physically wear the tiara or crown to feel it's impact and presence; once its been awarded, the effect's never end - it proclaim's forever the wearers never-fading, spectacularly stunning and stellar beauty, charm, intelligence, talent, expertise, personality, yada, yada, yada. One can operate solely on those long ago awarded laurel's, alone!, for a lifetime; I think SP is so operating.]
Beside’s which, tiara’s and crown’s are all shiny and sparkly – simple, delightful diversion’s and amusement’s for the easily distracted. beth.
MUYS–LOL!!
Gryphen has a nice tidbit on Sarah’s (lack of) parenting skills over at Immortal Minority.
Then go vote for Sarah.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esarcasm/whos-the-biggest-doucheba_b_405304.html
Poor Bristol, less than 24 months ago, she was still madly in love with Levi and they could have escaped to a happy life away from all of this….batguano craziness.
But it seems that Sarah couldn’t elope with the father of her first child, so I guess that meant Bristol wasn’t allowed to either.
sauerkraut #57
thank you so much