The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

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Oyster Round Up!

~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more! Sarah Palin is Think Tankin’! Oh yes, it’s true.  Herself is now sharing her pearls of wisdom and governance via think tank.  Once you’ve finished dabbing your eyes from the tears of laughter, check out the whole post.  But basically the half-ex-gov [...]
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The ‘Not So Secret’ Life of Bristol Palin

Kids are off limits!  Remember? So, Bristol Palin, one of those Palin children we were all admonished never to talk about because the former VP candidate’s family life was nobody’s damn business, is now going to star in a TV show.  Yes, an actual episode that the whole country can see by simply pressing a [...]
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Palin v. Johnston – Let the Circus Begin

Here we go again…  The worldwide media circus once again has Wasilla Alaska as its third ring. Tripp Johnston (son of Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston) just celebrated his first birthday and already the Palin name has brought the spotlight upon his little head.  His two 19-year old parents are now involved in a custody [...]

Palin Continues to Ignore Levi Johnston by Issuing a Statement About Levi Johnston

Meg Stapleton has reared her head and responded to the latest from Levi who talking about Sarah Palin, promised to “leak stuff on her.”  (Note to Levi:  About.   Leak stuff ABOUT her. Thanks. Here’s the statement responding to his remarks: We have purposefully ignored the mean spirited, malicious and untrue attacks on our family. I’m [...]
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Going Commando for the Holidays – Levi Bares All.

Well, after the last couple days of right wing propaganda, apocalyptic rantings, and the squelching of academic freedom, nothing quite lightens the mood like… full frontal nudity. That’s right, Levi’s back in the news. He has made the decision, and it sounds like he will be baring all for the cameras in his upcoming photo [...]
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Palin Pourri

It seemed like a fairly slow news day, which allows one to hear the steady drip, drip, drip of news about you-know-who.  So, let’s just dive in and cover it all at once. And Let the Typos Begin! With a title like that, it was bound to happen.  And it will keep happening.  But the [...]

Will Sarah Palin Have Dinner With Keith Olbermann for $200,000?

[cross-posted at The Huffington Post] Once again, you may have thought the charity ”Dinner with Sarah Palin” eBay auction had passed into the mist of time. The winner, Republican woman, defense contractor from Alabama and huge Palin fan Ms. Cathy Maples won the bid at $63,500. (low whistle) But then, one of the non-winning bidders upped the [...]

Odds and Ends – Cabbage, Landfill, Venom and Mud.

Pass the Slaw! Those long summer days always make the giant vegetable exhibit at the Alaska State Fair interesting.  This year was even more exciting than usual…if you consider staring at giant vegetables exciting. A world record green cabbage tipped the scales at 125.9 pounds, with a 21-inch diameter head, and a leaf span of [...]

Book Wars. Palin v. Johnston – Who’s Got the Slam Dunk?

Oh boy. Vanity Fair does it again. Get ready for the latest teaser extraordinaire about life in the Palin house after the 2008 election. The world’s most infamous ex-almost-son-in-law has let loose a couple interesting little nuggets of which there promise to be more in the upcoming full article entitled “Me and Mrs. Palin.” “The [...]
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Levi Johnston on Palin’s Resignation

To the surprise of many, Levi Johnston has more than once proved to be the most level-headed person in the room when it comes to many of the trials and tribulations of Sarah Palin and her daughter Bristol. So it’s interesting to hear what he has to say. Remember that Levi says he was living [...]
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Tank & Levi’s Hollywood Caper

The unlikely Alaskan Dynamic Duo of Levi Johnston and his P.I./handler/life coach Tank Jones are on the loose in Hollywood, and they’re bonding by going shopping.  Shopping for clothes, and opportunities for Levi’s career. Tank and Levi seem to be an unlikely duo—why would a self-proclaimed “redneck” like Levi Johnston be taking style cues from [...]
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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 [...]

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 [...]
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Soap Meets Hot Water.

Oops.  Sounds like Sherry Johnston (almost mother-in-law of Bristol Palin) may have some ‘splainin’ to do, at least according to prosecutors.  The Anchorage Daily News says the prosecution was none too happy about having signed off on Johnston’s travel out of state to appear on The Tyra Banks Show, and Larry King Live.  Johnston is currently [...]
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Palin Family Drama… It Never Ends.

Well, the internets are all a-flame with the latest antics of the Palin clan.  It now seems that the Johnston’s are going to appear on The Tyra Banks Show this coming Monday.  We’ve been teased and tantalized with hints that Sarah and Todd Palin knew that the two young lovebirds, were….how shall we put this [...]