Attention Bethel! Senator Mark Begich Brings Top Officials on Rural Tour of Alaska
Posted by Jeanne Devon on August 8, 2009 · 28 Comments
Four cabinet secretaries from the Obama administration will be coming to visit rural Alaska this week. They’ll be stopping off in Bethel and in Hooper Bay. One of the events in Bethel is free and open to the public. If you are in Bethel, or know anyone in that area, please tell them to attend. This is an unprecedented opportunity to make your voices heard. Top administration officials are coming to Bethel to listen to you. Please be there and be a strong clear voice for all of rural Alaska. Bethel Rural Tour Forum Wednesday, August 12 9:00-10:30am at the Yupiit…
Category Alaska, Barack Obama, Environment, Mark Begich, Rural Issues · Tags Alaska Rural Tour, Begich Alaska, Begich Bethel, Begich rural Alaska, Hooper Bay Alaska
The Accidental Secessionist – An Alaskan Fable.
Posted by The Mudflats on July 1, 2009 · 183 Comments
And the leaks continue. CBS has released a series of emails between Palin and McCain staffers that happened during the campaign. The date? Joe the Plumber minus three hours. On October 15, Palin saw a CNN story with a subtitle “The Palins and the Fringe” that detailed her connections with the Alaskan Independence Party, a statewide political party that advocates for Alaskans to take a vote about whether they want to secede from the union. Todd Palin had been a member of the party from 1995 – 2002. The Governor herself had delivered opening remarks via videotape to their convention…
Open Thread – A Barbaric Poll
Posted by Jeanne Devon on June 28, 2009 · 314 Comments
I heard Eddie Burke on the radio Friday, salivating over a cartoon of bikini-clad governor Palin that appeared in a comic book entitled “Barack the Barbarian.” I was hoping I would never have to see it. But, alas, it hit my in-box. There she was…a wolf in wolf’s clothing. And lest I be accused of being one-sided….here’s our protagonist. As wrong as this is, the more I thought about it, the more I realized how much worse it could have been. So, as the week draws to a close here in Alaska, I thought we could finish it off with a little…
Category Alaska, Barack Obama, Humor, Roll your eyes into it, Sarah Palin, Shake it · Tags Barack the Barbarian, Obama Palin, Palin barbarian, Palin comic
Welcome to the Fray.
Posted by The Mudflats on June 26, 2009 · 120 Comments
There’s a bit of sage advice that most politicians take to heart: Rise above the fray. President Obama is a great example of how this works. Sarah Palin and spokeswoman Meg Stapleton are a great example of why the advice exists in the first place, and as we have seen before, they are main characters in yet another cautionary tale. After the now infamous “Divagate” incident, Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton issued the following ill-conceived screed: Recently we learned of a malicious desecration of a photo of the Governor and baby Trig that has become an iconic representation of a mother’s…
Category Alaska, Baffle it, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Republicans, Roll your eyes into it, Sarah Palin, Shake it · Tags Celtic Diva, Diva's Blue Oasis, George Soros, Linda Kellen-Biegel, Meghan Stapleton, Obama photoshop, Obama Soros, Obama Soros photoshop, Palin, Palin Soros, Palin Trig photoshop, Sarah Palin Trig, SarahPAC
Mudflats Theater! I’m Ready for My Close-up Now…
Posted by The Mudflats on June 23, 2009 · 153 Comments
This is great! You all are in for a real treat. OK, I’ll wait while you grab your Jiffy-Pop. (time passes, we pop corn, and settle in) This is the funniest thing to happen since the “fugus” comment. Only this time, it’s an actual 5-minute YouTube video! The first time I saw it, I was on a computer without sound and I watched, riveted, just reading the text. I wasn’t getting a complete picture by any means, but by the time the thing was done I was howling with laughter and I couldn’t wait to hear it so I…
Category Alaska, Baffle it, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Humor, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Shake it, Whackjobbery · Tags AKMuckraker, Barack Obama, Celtic Diva, Just a Girl from Homer, Palin 2012, Sarah Palin humor
Hey, Perino! You Want Breathless Indignance? I’ll Show You Some Breathless Indignance…
Posted by The Mudflats on May 11, 2009 · 46 Comments
So, here’s the scenario: Sarah Palin praises the Obama administration. Yes, this has actually happened. Palin did it once before, when she praised Obama’s energy plan. But that was before her nomination as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, after which she did a turnabout quicker than you can say “Drill, Baby Drill!” But now it has happened again. And it means that either Sarah Palin has suddenly been struck on the head by a blunt object, rendering her capable of siding with someone who is not only on the other side, but also a “fed”, or it means that the Obama administration…
Dudeapalooza Continues!
Posted by The Mudflats on May 9, 2009 · 66 Comments
The First Dude’s East Coast Tour continues. Tonight, he was the guest of Fox News at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Wanda Sykes was the roaster du soir. The cameras missed the money shot. Todd Palin was nowhere to be seen when this little zinger came: Governor Palin…she’s not here tonight. She pulled out at the last minute. You know, somebody should tell her that’s not really how you practice abstinence. (audience laughs, gasps and says ooooooo) Oh, shut up. Come on, you’re going to be telling that one tomorrow. (laughter) [Open Thread is still active for off-topic posts]
Missiles Good. Energy Efficiency Bad.
Posted by The Mudflats on May 8, 2009 · 59 Comments
Budget cuts. That’s where the rubber meets the road for fiscal conservatives. Sarah Palin’s been talking a big game about fiscal conservatism. Alaskans adored Ted Stevens and Don Young and re-elected them for term after term after term (etc.) because they could bring home the pork, baby. Don Young’s well-attended annual fundraiser is actually a pig roast. On purpose. And Alaskan pork isn’t all horrible and unfair. We have challenges in transportation, scattered rural populations, and building infrastructure that other states cannot even fathom. And we give a lot back to the nation in terms of mineral resources, awesome fish, and a…
Category Alaska, Alaska Legislature, Barack Obama, Don Young, Election 2012, Environment, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, Republicans, Rural Issues, Sarah Palin, Strategery, Ted Stevens, Uncategorized · Tags Alaska budget cuts, Denali Commission, Don Young, Federal budget Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, Palin energy, Palin stimulus, Sarah Palin
Palin Helps to Rebrand the GOP!
Posted by The Mudflats on May 5, 2009 · 112 Comments
Get ready folks. A bunch of conservative presidential wannabees is coming to a town near you for a warm fuzzy “listening tour.” I can see them all now, with their elbows on the table, and their little chins cupped in their hands, heads tilted to the side and gazing into the eyes of whatever few Republicans are left in the rapidly shrinking party. Watching the death throes of the party has been morbidly fascinating. I guess they figured out that after 8 years of doing whatever they wanted, and the subsequent careening down the slippery slope of wingnuttery, most people weren’t…
Let the Gnashing of Teeth and the Rending of Garments Begin!
Posted by The Mudflats on May 2, 2009 · 91 Comments
Conservatives are all….”a-Twitter” (as you’ll see below) about the fact that, as we all knew, the President of the United States will actually be appointing a justice to the Supreme Court. David Souter today announced that he will be stepping down in June. Here’s what President Obama had to say today when he interrupted a press briefing to address the issue: Now, the process of selecting someone to replace Justice Souter is among my most serious responsibilities as president, so I will seek somebody with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity. I will seek someone who…
Category Barack Obama, Republicans, Whackjobbery · Tags Obama, Obama Supreme court appointment, Souter, Supreme court