Archive for the ‘Troopergate’
Voices from the Flats – Transparency in Public Records
>>>>>>>SSSKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!<<<<<<<<<<<<< That’s the noise of my fingernails dragging across the ground. I’m trying to resist, and I don’t know if any of you noticed or not, but I have myself a little much needed hiatus from Sarah Palin. The Alaska Legislature is in session, and matters of tremendous urgency have been going on on a [...]
Back Through the Looking Glass with Sarah Palin
Alright, you’re going to need lots of equipment for this one. Looking glass? Check. Time Machine? Check. Protective forehead padding? Check. First, you’ll need to watch this: “There were numerous instances where she said things that were not accurate that ultimately the campaign had to deal with, and that opened the door to criticism that [...]
Going Rogue: Page by Page (A Resource and Links)
Yes, I read Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue – An American Life. I read it from cover to cover, including all the words. Why would I do this? Am I an unabashed masochist? No. The answer, my friend, is that I did it so you didn’t have to. My own copy is marked up in various [...]
Voices from the Flats – The Trooper in Troopergate Breaks His Silence.
Here’s something that will make you all chuckle. I remember back in the early days of Troopergate when it was first being reported that the governor had it in for a certain State Trooper named Mike Wooten who was formerly married to her sister Molly. Rumors were beginning to percolate that the newly removed former [...]
Chapter Five – The Thumpin’
The second-to-last chapter. There is light at the end of this long long tunnel. It reminds me of the escape scene from Shawshank Redemption. Only I’m not yet to the other end of the pipe… Page 341 Everyone wanted her to run for Senate against Lisa Murkowski who was vulnerable because she got the job [...]
Chapter Four – Going Rogue (Part 1 of 3)
I have not mentioned until now that each chapter begins with a quote. But this one, I have to share. It may not mean much to you if you have not already waded through the first three chapters, but here it is. I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and [...]
Chapter Three – Drill, Baby, Drill (Part 2 of 2)
Pages 153-164 AGIA and ACES (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act and Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share) I’m going to let this one lie, because you could basically write a book about it all on its own. It’s particular to Alaska, and it’s wonky. Good people fall on both sides of this issue. Some people I know [...]
Going Rouge – Watch the Movie & Order Your Copy Today!
Here’s a great new piece from Robert Greenwald’s Brave New Films featuring the upcoming book Going Rouge, which it describes as “the definitive book” on Sarah Palin. With a list of impressive contributors as long as your arm, this book is going to be a fabulous read. As of this point, it is ONLY available [...]
Going Rogue vs. Going….Renegade?
Oh, the fun never ends! Alaska Report has been hinting that a Palin insider was getting ready to “tell all,” and now confirmation comes from Andrew Halcro. None other than Frank Bailey, a member of the inner-sanctum will tell his story in the upcoming book entitled Renegade: Sarah Palin’s Hatchet Man. The second-most infamous Frank [...]
An Evening of “Tweets, Twits and Trash.”
It was a long, but beautiful ride to the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer last night. Palmer is the begrudging neighbor of the now better known and more infamous Wasilla. Palmer is more of an old-time, original Matanuska Valley colony, farming-type community. Wasilla is more… Wasilla. When their high scool teams play, it’s the Moose [...]
The Real Story Behind the “Rogue” in Sarah Palin’s New Book.
[This story is cross-posted at The Huffington Post] “Going Rogue,” is the title of Sarah Palin’s soon-to-be released memoir. It’s cute, it’s catchy and it will sell some books. The 400-page tome will hit the shelves on November 17th, with a massive first printing of 1.5 million copies. And each one of those book jackets is [...]
Alaska Personnel Board Runs Off the Rails
It’s kind of like the Runaway Train at Six Flags. You look at it and wonder how on earth it can possibly stay on the rails with all those twists and turns, and then one day, you’re minding your own business, eating your pretzel or cotton candy, and you look up and see the thing [...]
Pop, Ooze, Dung, and the Alaska Personnel Board.
Lots of good stuff floating around the internets. Here’s a little smorgasbord of tasty treats you may have missed. POP! Gubernatorial candidate Bob Poe wrote an excellent compass piece for the Anchorage Daily News that begins like this: I support equal rights for all people. And I support banning discrimination in Anchorage due solely to [...]
A Year of Sarah Palin. What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been.
[This article is cross-posted at The Huffington Post] What a difference a year makes. A year ago today, after being stunned by McCain’s VP pick, I had finished writing a piece called “What Is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s Perspective.” It’s hard to imagine a time when the country was asking “Sarah Who?” but it was [...]
Sarah Palin – On to a “Higher Calling”
It’s Quittin’ Time here in Alaska. Yes, according to our almost former executive-in-chief, we’re yesterdays news. Tossed like an old banana peel on the compost pile of past political ambition. Cast off like an old peep-toe pump with a broken heel. Jilted. So, why are we so happy? It’s kind of like being dumped [...]
