The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

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Another Palin Flaming Pants Moment – Baby Burke Still Lives.

Really?  Must we really go ‘there’ again? (shakes fist in the air) Let the record show, that she is the one that brought it up.  And let the record also show that  (I know this is going to come as a bit of a shock to you) Sarah Palin lied.  Again. And finally, let the [...]
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Palin Spokeswoman Meg Stapleton Resigns!

[A similar article is posted at The Huffington Post] Well, it looks like the inner sanctum just got a little less populated. There aren’t many of the old gang from Alaska left.  Politico reports this morning that Sarah Palin’s most visible henchperson Meghan Stapleton has inflated a life boat and leaped over the side of [...]

Voices from the Flats – Undisclosed: What Palin’s Financial Report Left Out

By Linda Kellen Biegel Blue Oasis *************************** Sarah Palin filed her final POFD (Public Officer Financial Disclosure) on time according to APOC (Alaska Public Offices Commission) rules. However, Palin has proven herself to be selective as to which rules she chooses to follow and how completely she follows them. For example, we’ve seen nothing “disclosed” [...]

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 [...]

Oyster Round Up!

It’s been a busy week behind the scenes here at Mudflats Central.  Summer’s end is in sight.  Rainy season is here.  And it’s only one week until I head off to Netroots Nation, thanks to all of you who so kindly voted for my scholarship.  And thanks to those of you who have hit the [...]

Round Up – This & That

Heeere She Is….Miss Anti-America! The Humor Gazette has a fascinating retrospective/forward looking view of the many titles of our ex-governor.  Her humble beginnings as Miss Wasilla, take an amusing turn… After the election, the glamorous governor continued to tout herself for the title of Miss Understood. However, sources say she missed the national spotlight in [...]
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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 [...]

Another One Bites the Dust.

The 2012 Republican prospects are a bit challenged these days. First, there was Bobby Jindal and his famous “What the Hell was THAT?” response to President Obama’s address to Congress back in March.  That’s the one where he ridiculed money to be used for volcano monitoring….just before a major volcanic eruption in Alaska, along with [...]
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Morning Odds and Ends

Begich-Gate?  Oh, wait.  Begich – Gates! Good grief.  Mark Begich has been a busy man.  One day jetting off to Afghanistan as a member of the Armed Services Committee to visit troops and meet Hamid Karzai, then back to Alaska to give Secretery of Defense Robert Gates a nickel tour of the missile defense site at Ft. Greely.  [...]

Bedtime in Alaska – Catch Up!

It’s Stapleton Appreciation Day! Those who are less politically correct might call it “Attack Ferret Day” or a variety of other names I won’t get into here.  What?  You’ve never heard of this holiday?  Well neither has anyone else.  Here’s the story.  Sarah Palin has “tentatively penciled in” a trip to Auburn, NY to celebrate [...]
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Sarah Palin LIED! And We All Feel Really Shocked and Betrayed.

Sarah Palin LIED.  It’s true.  I’m shocked, SHOCKED I say.  I know….(patting the back of your hand).  We all feel very betrayed, and stunned by this sudden change in character.  We thought we could trust her, but ooohhhhh we were so naive.  (shakes head and dabs eyes with hanky) Here’s the whole sad story. Seems like [...]

And the Muddy Goes to…

Voting is closed, and the winners of the 2008 Muddies will now be revealed. Our honorary winner and recipient of the Golden Muddy, of course, is Governor Sarah Palin.  We didn’t even open the voting on this one, because, frankly, we all knew what the outcome would be.  Our efforts were saved for the dirty [...]

Brutus Speaks – The Palin Reaction to Alaskans for Truth Rally

Sunday, organizers and rally-goers were basking in the afterglow of the “Hold Palin Accountable” rally. The rally got front page coverage in the Anchorage Daily News, and was featured on local and national broadcast news. It was also picked up by newspapers across the country. This was a big step up from the coverage of [...]