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By: Sullygate: If there is a contractual agreement, Mayor Sullivan, show us the contract

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:57:52 +0000

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By: Writing from Alaska

Writing from Alaska — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:01:03 +0000

On the subject of laughter – I watched the Palin segments on line and thought at the time that the laughter seemed odd and a little over the top – After reading the story about the added laughter, I went back and watched again (I know – sigh). What I noticed is that there was no interaction between Palin or Leno and the audience as there usually is when the audience reacted to comments or jokes. Usually you see someone look toward the audience and some bit of give and take – this was missing and supports the premise that the laughter was added. I am also willing to bet if anyone had the patience for it, that they could find the same whistles, laughter and reactions from other segments – such as the one with the snowboarder gold medal winner where there was a lot of enthusiastic applause and such.

By: Lee323

Lee323 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:18:40 +0000

Glad to hear the “real story” about Palin’s debut on Leno. Confirms my initial impression that the laughter was added on.

The clue was Palin’s behavior and performance…..just what you’d expect from a person facing a largely unappreciative audience. Sarah’s not used to that. She schedules adoring venues and purrs like a cat in front of those adoring fans. She wasn’t purring on Leno….she was like a cat on a hot tin roof.

Yet one more time….Palin is shown to be a fake. Leno needs to apologize to his audience in America for the deception. I know I won’t watch the creep until he admits or apologizes for trying pass off Palin as a winner

On the subject of “oysters”……Hey, Meg!! The world is not “literally Palin’s oyster!” She bombed on Leno after all.

By: Pebble

Pebble — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:49:15 +0000

Another comment on Senator Bennet. He seems to be becoming something of a folk hero to many in the blogosphere. However, here in Colorado we know that he is doing many of the things he is doing because he is in a tight primary race. Senator Bennett was appointed to fill the senate seat that belonged to Ken Salazar, the current secretary of the Interior . He was appointed by our Democratic governor, Bill Ritter, who passed over a very popular and deserving Democrat, Andrew Romanoff, the former Speaker of the House. Bennet was serving as the superintendent of schools in Denver at the time of his appointment, and was not widely known across the state. The best reason anyone could come up with to explain why Ritter had appointed Bennet over Romanoff was Bennet’s ability to raise vast sums of money, because of family social and past work connections across the country. He has certainly done that. Romanoff, on the other hand, has accepted no PAC money for this campaign. Though many Democrats in Colorado have no quibble with Bennet and many others are thrilled to see him step up to the plate these past few weeks, party regulars also recognize that Romanoff’s connections across the state are deeper, his knowledge of the state profound, his integrity is stellar, and his positions are (and always have been) progressive. He polls ahead of Bennet against the Republican senate candidate. He may very well win the caucus vote in two weeks. If so, I hope the blogosphere does not hold their disappointment over Bennet’s loss against Romanoff. Anyone interested in more information on Romanoff can find it at Andrewromanoff.com. I suppose we in Colorado should consider ourselves lucky to have two quality candidates running. I wish we could share one of them with others who have only “hold-the-nose” choices.

By: honestyinGov

honestyinGov — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:47:42 +0000

#14
dahli22 Says:
March 5th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
i really like this website. But, having said that, the Tongass land would go to a private corporation–yes–but it’s a private Native corporation. And they’re just trying to make the last of the land selections owed to them under ANCSA. Even with the addition of this last bit of land…Southeast Natives will only own 3 percent of their original homeland (almost all of it is a national forest). And a lot of the Native land will be set aside to protect sacred and historical sites…and to provide low-impact eco tourism opportunities for the villages, which are really hurting right now.
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You may have a valid point about the land going to a ‘ private Native corporation ‘.
However…. in listening to one of Shannyn’s radio Shows this week she pointed out that Corporations like ” Blackwater ” are being allowed to invest and become PART OF some of these native organizations so that they can influence them and have a Vote there as well. It’s all about influencing the Boards they can sit on. Just like the Board that Shannyn talked about on todays that want to start shooting and killing wolves again. The Board is comprised of Hunters and Businesses that derive profits from the decisions they make…. favorable to more hunting.
It’s all Verrrrry shady of course… Blackwater doesn’t want people to know this. It’s all about gaining influence like a Shareholder would in a Corporation.
They are trying to ‘ use ‘ these Tribes and their tax statuses.

I don’t know if THAT is the situation in this case though. But… it happens.
Who are members of this ‘ private ‘ corporation..?

By: dahli22

dahli22 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:51:42 +0000

i really like this website. But, having said that, the Tongass land would go to a private corporation–yes–but it’s a private Native corporation. And they’re just trying to make the last of the land selections owed to them under ANCSA. Even with the addition of this last bit of land…Southeast Natives will only own 3 percent of their original homeland (almost all of it is a national forest). And a lot of the Native land will be set aside to protect sacred and historical sites…and to provide low-impact eco tourism opportunities for the villages, which are really hurting right now.

By: Zyxomma

Zyxomma — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:40:46 +0000

When we watched $P on Leno, my roomie said, “What’s going on? Did they bus in her supporters to fill up the audience?” I replied, “They dubbed in the laughs, cheers, & applause.” Well, if we had made a bet, I would have won. I’m glad AKM posted the link about the Tongass, I’ve been posting it on open threads, but unlike AKM, whose every word we devour, I’m never sure who’s reading my comments. About Walrus & Carpenter, I can still, many years after reading the Alice books, recite pages of Lewis Carroll from memory. TW&TC is one of them; Jabberwocky another.

Health and peace.

By: InJuneau

InJuneau — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:20:22 +0000

the norwegian blue–LOL!!

By: the norwegian blue

the norwegian blue — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:10:09 +0000

BuffaloGal — don’t worry, I got beaten to a pithy comment on Palingates just the other day, clearly GMTA*!

(as my 16 yr old informed me re: texting her, “Mom you think it’s cool to use those abbreviations, but when you do it, it’s not”)

*Great minds think alike

By: BuffaloGal

BuffaloGal — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:59:29 +0000

Norwegian Blue @9 – I was JUST going to post that exact thought ! It’s a poem that well captures Granny Walrus and the oyster-bots. ( loved “oyster-bots” , by the way )

Nice Shannyn interview with our dear Michael “Symbolman” Stinson. I hope someone from the Leno camp leaks the original footage of the Palin segment, before the canned laughter was added. THAT would be fabulous.

Linda! Do we get to see a photo of your sheared head ?

Re: Rainforest – I can’t stomach hearing about clear-cutting. It makes me quite ill. Thanks for the link for the letter.