Keeping Up With the Johnstons
Sherry Johnston, according to her lawyer Rex Butler, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony drug charge of “possession with intent to deliver.” She will submit her guilty plea on July 31, and in exchange, the state has agreed to dismiss five other drug charges against her. She arrived at the courthouse (above) with her daughter Mercede, Tank Jones, and the almost-son-in-law of the governor, Levi. (whispering to Sherry and Levi) I think that Mercede and Tank need to be consulted on appropriate wardrobe choices from now on….just sayin’. Johnston’s arrest involved the drug oxy-contin, a narcotic painkiller for…
Dan Sullivan Embraces Socialism?!
Thom Hartmann is in town! He’s the guest of honor at a dinner tonight in Anchorage, and is broadcasting live from KUDO 1080am this morning. I just listened to him in the car on the way to work. He spoke with both Acting Mayor Matt Claman, and Mayor Elect Dan Sullivan. The latter was an interesting exchange. Hartmann asked how Sullivan thought Sarah Palin was doing. Sullivan said she had become “distracted” by the VP nomination, and that “If I had to give her a grade, I wouldn’t give her one.” Then he said he was glad she was back…
Palin Email Hacker’s Lawyer Seeks Dismissal Because Emails are Public Record.
Wade Davies, attorney for David Kernell, the notorious Palin email hacker who retrieved and published emails from Governor Sarah Palin’s off-the-radar email account, (cleverly disguised as gov.palin@yahoo.com), has asked for a dismissal of charges. On what grounds? Because “an Alaska court has issued an order requiring Ms. Palin to preserve the correspondence in her private e-mail accounts on the grounds that the e-mails are public records.” The court ruled on this after local political watchdog Andree McLeod pointed out that the governor was illegitimately using this personal email account to conduct official state business, speculating that this unorthodox use of private emails may have…
Snidely Whiplash Does the Happy Dance!
(Imagine a hilariously funny graphic that sadly doesn’t exist, of Snidely Whiplash doing a happy dance here) This just in…. Ethics complaint #12 (that we know of) against Sarah Palin which alleged that SarahPAC, the governor’s political action committee was itself a violation of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act was dismissed today. The .pdf of the Personnel Board’s decision, via Independent Counsel Tom Daniel is HERE ethicscomplaintdismissal The board stated that there was no basis to conclude that the Governor used her office to create the PAC. So, this ethics complaint that was filed on April 22 has been…
Palin Cancels Friday Night Date With Dog Barbecueing Jew Counter.
You know….sometimes when I type headlines, I really really wish they weren’t true. I cannot emphasize enough how much that is the case in this instance. No matter how much I bang my head on the desk, this guy just won’t go away. First let me start with a disclaimer. Perhaps I should have said “former dog barbecueing jew counter” because those things happened a long time ago. So, you know… if you’re inclined, you can just move beyond that fact and let bygones be bygones. Hey, we all did crazy stuff in our youth. I’m sure there are many former dog…
Open Thread – The Legend of Sleeping Lady
Good morning Mudflatters! Here’s an open thread to use throughout the day for whatever you like. It will stay active throughout the day, even when other posts are up. That way comments on regular posts can stay on topic, and this open thread can serve as a landing pad for all the random thoughts, creative expression, breaking news links, and other things that come up. It may be helpful to leave this post open and just minimize it. That way it can stay there as an active tab at the bottom of your screen that you can refer to quickly…
GOP Deathwatch with Joe the Reaper.
In further evidence of how close the ravaged body of the GOP is to taking in its last rattling death gasp….the party is no longer good enough even for (wait for it) Joe the Plumber. That’s right, Joe (not his name) the Plumber (not licensed) is now also, no longer a Republican. Joe feels that the Republican party is spending too much money. We may wish to ask ourselves where Joe the Plumber has for the past eight years? Remember when Joe told a room full of devoted Republicans “All this love and everything in the room – I’m horny.” …
Alaska Disastas – A Thursday Triple Roundup
We’re staring at the end of the week, and up here in the North land, it’s just one disaster after another. They seem to come in all shapes and sizes, so let’s just roll up our sleeves and dig in. Flood The early spring, and warm temperatures have not come without a price. Rapid melt on the Yukon River has caused a “breakup” like none in recorded history. Huge, house-sized chunks of ice have ridden the rising floodwaters and demolished the old village of Eagle. The governor has made a disaster declaration which includes the drainages of the Yukon, Kuskokwim,…
Shannyn Moore is on Keith Olbermann Tonight!
Shannyn will be talking about Sarah Palin’s sliding poll numbers on Keith Olbermann tonight! Tune in and talk about it here!