Archive for June, 2010
Mudflats Chats: Meet Scott McAdams, Alaska Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate
I had the opportunity to share some time with newly declared Democratic candidate for United States Senate, Scott McAdams. McAdams, the current mayor of Sitka, Alaska declared his candidacy on Tuesday, June 1 for the seat currently held by Republican Lisa Murkowski. Today, ex-governor Sarah Palin formally endorsed Murkowski’s opponent in the GOP primary, right [...]
Let the Alaska GOP Bloodbath Begin… Palin Endorses Joe the Candidate
Maybe the Todd Palin announcement didn’t have quite enough oomph, because now the full-fledged Sarah Palin endorsement has come. Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Joe Miller will be challenging the GOP behemoth Lisa Murkowski in the primary with the support of both Palins. The saga of Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) is an interesting one. When [...]
Memorial Day in Anchorage–Faux pas or Freudian Slip?
Sometimes, one just needs to show up to get a story. On a really good day, one can show up and get several. I attended the Anchorage Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial downtown at Delaney Park…a multiple-block strip of park land that Anchorageites logically call “The Park Strip.” Not only is attending the [...]
Open Thread – Oil Addicts Anonymous Bicycle Intervention at BP Headquarters!
The first step is admitting you have a problem. And we have a big problem. All those in the Anchorage area are invited to join the intervention. Oil Addicts Anonymous Bicycle Intervention for BP Wed June 2, 4:30pm-6pm At the Corner of E. Benson BLVD and the New Seward Hwy., MAP Oil Addicts Anonymous members are bicycling around BP headquarters to show [...]
Palin’s New Neighbor Joe McGinniss Talks to Matt Lauer on The Today Show
For those of you who missed it, here is Matt Lauer’s interview with author Joe McGinniss, whose rental of the home next door to Sarah Palin has caused a firestorm of media coverage. The crazies have come out of the woodwork and McGinniss has been the subject of thinly veiled, and not-so-thinly veiled threats to [...]
Slick Operators
On January 20, 1990 a Channel 4 documentary series called Scottish Eye aired Slick Operators. The documentary tells the story of BP’s role in the Exxon Valdez oil spill and their lies in the aftermath of the spill. Sadly it is still very relevant today. BP is the largest owner of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and [...]
Open Thread – Es un Alce!
Yes, if my Yahoo! translator is correct, the Spanish-speaking among you will know, “It’s a moose!” This is a picture of what I think is quite an exquisite painting of Brain (of course it’s Brian) in a Mexican cantina in Los Angeles. It was emailed to me by Mudflatter (human) Brian and it was so [...]
