Apparently this is from an editorial board of the Des Moines Register. When confronted with his lies, watch how McCain just gets more combative and pissed off.
So the Republican ticket is comprised of the asshole and the airhead. How proud the Grand Old Party must be right now.
I have to imagine that Abraham Lincoln is spinning in his grave like crazy right about now.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Gee do you think the Republicans will spin this in their favor? Let me go see if there is a bear outside crapping in the woods and I will ask him.
The moderator of Thursday's vice presidential debate between Democrat Sen. Joe Biden and GOP Gov. Sarah Palin is writing a book, to come out about the time the next president takes the oath of office, to "shed new light" on Democratic candidate Barack Obama and other "emerging young African American politicians" who are "forging a bold new path to political power."
You know I have nothing against anybody making a buck, but damn Gwen couldn't you wait until AFTER the election to publicize this book?
The Republicans are just looking for a reason to dismiss Miss Ifill's moderation of the VP debate as partisan. As a matter of fact they have already started:
But she also was cited in complaints PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler said he got after Palin delivered her nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis this year.
The complaints cited Ifill's "dismissive" look during her report on Palin's speech. According to Getler, some complaints also said she wore a look of "disgust" while reporting on Palin.
Hell I don't know how ANYBODY reporting on Sarah Palin does so without making a face.
Just imagine if Jack Cafferty were the moderator.
But still I just wish Gwen Ifill had not handed the Republicans the ammunition they needed to go after her before the debates. And I also hope that their complaints will not cause her to go easy on Governor Palin.
Americans desperately need to see what Sarah Palin is all about before they cast their votes in ignorance. And I very much hope that Gwen Ifill will help to educate them.
You know I have nothing against anybody making a buck, but damn Gwen couldn't you wait until AFTER the election to publicize this book?
The Republicans are just looking for a reason to dismiss Miss Ifill's moderation of the VP debate as partisan. As a matter of fact they have already started:
But she also was cited in complaints PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler said he got after Palin delivered her nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis this year.
The complaints cited Ifill's "dismissive" look during her report on Palin's speech. According to Getler, some complaints also said she wore a look of "disgust" while reporting on Palin.
Hell I don't know how ANYBODY reporting on Sarah Palin does so without making a face.
Just imagine if Jack Cafferty were the moderator.
But still I just wish Gwen Ifill had not handed the Republicans the ammunition they needed to go after her before the debates. And I also hope that their complaints will not cause her to go easy on Governor Palin.
Americans desperately need to see what Sarah Palin is all about before they cast their votes in ignorance. And I very much hope that Gwen Ifill will help to educate them.
Andrew Halcro tells us what it is like to debate Sarah Palin.
On April 17, 2006, Palin and I participated in a debate at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks on agriculture issues. The next day, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner published this excerpt:
"Andrew Halcro, a declared independent candidate from Anchorage, came armed with statistics on agricultural productivity. Sarah Palin, a Republican from Wasilla, said the Matanuska Valley provides a positive example for other communities interested in agriculture to study."
On April 18, 2006, Palin and I sat together in a hotel coffee shop comparing campaign trail notes. As we talked about the debates, Palin made a comment that highlights the phenomenon that Biden is up against.
"Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and I'm amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, 'Does any of this really matter?' " Palin said.
While policy wonks such as Biden might cringe, it seemed to me that Palin was simply vocalizing her strength without realizing it. During the campaign, Palin's knowledge on public policy issues never matured – because it didn't have to. Her ability to fill the debate halls with her presence and her gift of the glittering generality made it possible for her to rely on populism instead of policy.
Palin is a master of the nonanswer. She can turn a 60-second response to a query about her specific solutions to healthcare challenges into a folksy story about how she's met people on the campaign trail who face healthcare challenges. All without uttering a word about her public-policy solutions to healthcare challenges. (For more of Andrew Halcro's insights into Sarah Palin and Alaska politics go here.)
So Halcro has essentially put his finger on how Palin was able to win the Governorship of Alaska in 2006, and what will defeat her in this Vice Presidential debate on Thursday.
Sarah Palin was victorious in Alaska because she had created a mythology that she was a paragon of ethical virtue. She was not like the usual Alaskan politicians who were being investigated and indicted at an alarming rate. Not princess Palin, she was a pure as the driven snow. Or so we thought. (The news about her heavy handed approach to politics as mayor of Wasilla and penchant for banning books was not to be uncovered until just this month)
As you can see in the YouTube clip below Palin's debate style closely matches the nonsensical babble that flows out of her during interviews with Katie Couric and others. (In this case the constant repeating of the word "progress".)
Alaskans were so determined to elect somebody who was not going to allow more corruption in our state that we ignored the two experienced and respected politicians in the race, ex-Governor Tony Knowles and Independent candidate Andrew Halcro, and simply chose the newest person on the ticket. It was short sighted and clearly ignorant. But there you have it.
But this election is different. Palin is not at the top of the ticket, John McCain is. And though the country definitely wants change, they absolutely don't want another slow learning moron in the White House. They want somebody who is smarter then they are, and much, much smarter then George W. Bush. Since John McCain is a fossil it is very important that his number two is not a nitwit.
Sarah Palin is a nitwit. She may be a personable nitwit. She may be an attractive nitwit. But at the end of the day she is still a nitwit.
And if you think Gwen Ifill is going to let Sarah Palin bullshit her way through this debate then you must never have seen a debate moderated by Gwen Ifill before. Ifill will insist that Palin give comprehensive, well informed answers, and Sarah Palin simply cannot do that. And on Thursday night the whole country is going to see that for themselves.
Thursday night is going to be an evening of "must watch tv" all around the nation.
"Andrew Halcro, a declared independent candidate from Anchorage, came armed with statistics on agricultural productivity. Sarah Palin, a Republican from Wasilla, said the Matanuska Valley provides a positive example for other communities interested in agriculture to study."
On April 18, 2006, Palin and I sat together in a hotel coffee shop comparing campaign trail notes. As we talked about the debates, Palin made a comment that highlights the phenomenon that Biden is up against.
"Andrew, I watch you at these debates with no notes, no papers, and yet when asked questions, you spout off facts, figures, and policies, and I'm amazed. But then I look out into the audience and I ask myself, 'Does any of this really matter?' " Palin said.
While policy wonks such as Biden might cringe, it seemed to me that Palin was simply vocalizing her strength without realizing it. During the campaign, Palin's knowledge on public policy issues never matured – because it didn't have to. Her ability to fill the debate halls with her presence and her gift of the glittering generality made it possible for her to rely on populism instead of policy.
Palin is a master of the nonanswer. She can turn a 60-second response to a query about her specific solutions to healthcare challenges into a folksy story about how she's met people on the campaign trail who face healthcare challenges. All without uttering a word about her public-policy solutions to healthcare challenges. (For more of Andrew Halcro's insights into Sarah Palin and Alaska politics go here.)
So Halcro has essentially put his finger on how Palin was able to win the Governorship of Alaska in 2006, and what will defeat her in this Vice Presidential debate on Thursday.
Sarah Palin was victorious in Alaska because she had created a mythology that she was a paragon of ethical virtue. She was not like the usual Alaskan politicians who were being investigated and indicted at an alarming rate. Not princess Palin, she was a pure as the driven snow. Or so we thought. (The news about her heavy handed approach to politics as mayor of Wasilla and penchant for banning books was not to be uncovered until just this month)
As you can see in the YouTube clip below Palin's debate style closely matches the nonsensical babble that flows out of her during interviews with Katie Couric and others. (In this case the constant repeating of the word "progress".)
Alaskans were so determined to elect somebody who was not going to allow more corruption in our state that we ignored the two experienced and respected politicians in the race, ex-Governor Tony Knowles and Independent candidate Andrew Halcro, and simply chose the newest person on the ticket. It was short sighted and clearly ignorant. But there you have it.
But this election is different. Palin is not at the top of the ticket, John McCain is. And though the country definitely wants change, they absolutely don't want another slow learning moron in the White House. They want somebody who is smarter then they are, and much, much smarter then George W. Bush. Since John McCain is a fossil it is very important that his number two is not a nitwit.
Sarah Palin is a nitwit. She may be a personable nitwit. She may be an attractive nitwit. But at the end of the day she is still a nitwit.
And if you think Gwen Ifill is going to let Sarah Palin bullshit her way through this debate then you must never have seen a debate moderated by Gwen Ifill before. Ifill will insist that Palin give comprehensive, well informed answers, and Sarah Palin simply cannot do that. And on Thursday night the whole country is going to see that for themselves.
Thursday night is going to be an evening of "must watch tv" all around the nation.
Check out this new website that combines ALL of the current polls and gives an average.
Take minute to check it out.
It is both fun and informative.
It helps to be a political geek like me of course.
It is both fun and informative.
It helps to be a political geek like me of course.
What part of "If John McCain goes to the debates the economy is fixed", doesn't the economy understand?
As usual Jon takes a horrific problem and makes it funny.
Oh Mr. Stewart you are better then a whole plate of hash brownies. And less fattening too.
Law & Order in Alaska.
There are two very important legal cases concerning Alaska issues being held both here in Anchorage and in Washington.
In Washington Ted Steven's defence team fails to get the mistrial that they asked for (Nice try boys), but the prosecution did manage to piss off the judge. (Way to go morons!) Apparently the problem was that the prosecution sent a potential witness home to Alaska before he had a chance to testify.
But for the prosecution, winning this case may as simple as just putting Ted Stevens on the stand and letting his famous temper do their work for them. As hinted at by this portion of the news article:
A short time later, Stevens looked visibly angry during the last bit of housekeeping for the day. With the jury gone, prosecutors announced that Allen would probably begin testifying this afternoon.
Just don't bring up the "intertubes" that just sends Stevens off of the deep end.
In Anchorage we see the Palin team working hard to stop the "Troopergate" investigation from going forward. There are actually two separate lawsuits that have been filed. One filed by five Alaskan Republicans and the other filed by Alaska Attorney General Talis Coldberg (hiss! boo!).
To save time and resources the courts have decided to combine the two:
A Superior Court judge on Monday combined the case with a similar lawsuit filed by the attorney general. Both suits argue the legislature doesn't have the authority to investigate Palin.
It appears however that this case may seem radioactive to many in the legal community as we have already had a number of judges bow out for various reasons:
Judge Stephanie Joannides had been scheduled to hear the case filed by Republicans Mike Kelly, Wes Keller, Bob Lynn, Fred Dyson and Tom Wagoner. ( I need to research these guys a little more.)
She told both sides she knows a state employee linked to the investigation as well as French's wife, a real estate agent who once showed Joannides some property, French said.
The Republican legislators asked for a different judge. They got one, but he soon recused himself, lawyers said.
The case is now scheduled to be heard by Judge Peter Michalski.
Well I have actually appeared before Judge Michalski a few times for my job, and I have found him to be quite fair and intelligent. So I think this case is in good hands. In other words it will be dismissed. That is my prediction.
In Washington Ted Steven's defence team fails to get the mistrial that they asked for (Nice try boys), but the prosecution did manage to piss off the judge. (Way to go morons!) Apparently the problem was that the prosecution sent a potential witness home to Alaska before he had a chance to testify.
But for the prosecution, winning this case may as simple as just putting Ted Stevens on the stand and letting his famous temper do their work for them. As hinted at by this portion of the news article:
A short time later, Stevens looked visibly angry during the last bit of housekeeping for the day. With the jury gone, prosecutors announced that Allen would probably begin testifying this afternoon.
Just don't bring up the "intertubes" that just sends Stevens off of the deep end.
In Anchorage we see the Palin team working hard to stop the "Troopergate" investigation from going forward. There are actually two separate lawsuits that have been filed. One filed by five Alaskan Republicans and the other filed by Alaska Attorney General Talis Coldberg (hiss! boo!).
To save time and resources the courts have decided to combine the two:
A Superior Court judge on Monday combined the case with a similar lawsuit filed by the attorney general. Both suits argue the legislature doesn't have the authority to investigate Palin.
It appears however that this case may seem radioactive to many in the legal community as we have already had a number of judges bow out for various reasons:
Judge Stephanie Joannides had been scheduled to hear the case filed by Republicans Mike Kelly, Wes Keller, Bob Lynn, Fred Dyson and Tom Wagoner. ( I need to research these guys a little more.)
She told both sides she knows a state employee linked to the investigation as well as French's wife, a real estate agent who once showed Joannides some property, French said.
The Republican legislators asked for a different judge. They got one, but he soon recused himself, lawyers said.
The case is now scheduled to be heard by Judge Peter Michalski.
Well I have actually appeared before Judge Michalski a few times for my job, and I have found him to be quite fair and intelligent. So I think this case is in good hands. In other words it will be dismissed. That is my prediction.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Please sign our online petition to return justice to Alaska.
This petition is to demand the removal of Talis Colberg from the office of Attorney General of the State of Alaska.
Talis Colberg has been trying to quash the subpoenas that were issued to Todd Palin and other folks connected to the Palin administration. This is an illegal act!
Attorney General Colberg works for Alaskans, NOT for Sarah Palin and her administration!
Alaskans currently have no advocate protecting our interests, and the interests of this state, as Talis Colberg has relinquished his responsibilities at the feet of the McCain/Palin Presidential campaign. Justice for the Alaskan people has been marginalized and placed on hold as the needs of John McCain and his staff have taken precedent.
So click the title above and sign this petition and send a message that this state cannot be used as a political pawn and that we may not have a huge population, but that our population is strong and proud and unwavering in our desire to see justice done in our name.
On Wednesday we will be hand delivering this petition to the Attorney Generals office in downtown Anchorage.
(By the way you do not have to be an Alaskan to sign this petition. We welcome participation from ALL justice loving people of America. So please take a moment and let John McCain and Sarah Palin know just who they are up against when they try to subjugate the will of the people.)
Talis Colberg has been trying to quash the subpoenas that were issued to Todd Palin and other folks connected to the Palin administration. This is an illegal act!
Attorney General Colberg works for Alaskans, NOT for Sarah Palin and her administration!
Alaskans currently have no advocate protecting our interests, and the interests of this state, as Talis Colberg has relinquished his responsibilities at the feet of the McCain/Palin Presidential campaign. Justice for the Alaskan people has been marginalized and placed on hold as the needs of John McCain and his staff have taken precedent.
So click the title above and sign this petition and send a message that this state cannot be used as a political pawn and that we may not have a huge population, but that our population is strong and proud and unwavering in our desire to see justice done in our name.
On Wednesday we will be hand delivering this petition to the Attorney Generals office in downtown Anchorage.
(By the way you do not have to be an Alaskan to sign this petition. We welcome participation from ALL justice loving people of America. So please take a moment and let John McCain and Sarah Palin know just who they are up against when they try to subjugate the will of the people.)
Sarah Palin dazzles town hall audience with her amazing encyclopedic understanding of energy. Just kidding! She said something stupid again.
I think that last part of the video was from the movie "Billy Madison".
Funny, but unnecessary to make the point about Palin's incessant prattling stupidity.
Sarah Palin decides to try this whole CBS interview thing again. This time she brings her grandfather.
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So the new tactic from the McCain/Palin campaign is that when Palin says something ignorant McCain will come on television and tell everybody what she MEANT to say. "Don't listen to her WORDS! Listen to my explanation of her WORDS!"
Apparently "gotcha journalism" is when somebody asks Palin a question that she is too stupid to answer. Gotcha!
Oh God! Did McCain actually compare Palin to the Republican icon Ronald Reagan? Oh he is going to get some serious backlash from conservatives for that!
He may as well have compared her to the Virgin Mary. Well I guess Trig's birth might make her a little more qualified for that comparison then the Ronald Reagan one.
Well now that John McCain has come on national television and explained why Palin made so many gaffes recently, we know that she is not only a dimwit but that she should know better then to speak without getting the proper talking points from Grandpa McCain first.
Job well done! That definitely puts our minds at ease about her ability to answer complicated questions and possibly run the country when the tumor on the left side of John McCain's face finally explodes and she finds herself given the opportunity to ban books from libraries on a national scale.
Quashing subpoenas seems to be all the rage with Republican politicians these days.
A high-level Republican consultant has been subpoenaed in a case regarding alleged tampering with the 2004 election.
Michael S. Connell was served with a subpoena in Ohio on Sept. 22 in a case alleging that vote-tampering during the 2004 presidential election resulted in civil rights violations. Connell, president of GovTech Solutions and New Media Communications, is a website designer and IT professional who created a website for Ohio’s secretary of state that presented the results of the 2004 election in real time as they were tabulated.
At the time, Ohio’s Secretary of State, Kenneth J. Blackwell, was also chairman of Bush-Cheney 2004 reelection effort in Ohio.
Connell is refusing to testify or to produce documents relating to the system used in the 2004 and 2006 elections, lawyers say. His motion to quash the subpoena asserts that the request for documents is burdensome because the information sought should be “readily ascertainable through public records request” – but also, paradoxically, because “it seeks confidential, trade secrets, and/or proprietary information” that “have independent economic value” and “are not known to the public, or even to non-designated personnel within or working for Mr. Connell’s business.”
This is a very important case to all voters in this country.
The Ohio vote has been under suspicion since the first numbers rolled in on election night. Since the Republicans have controlled the Department of Elections in Ohio it has been very difficult for investigators to get access to the records. But with these subpoenas having been issued it would seem they have no choice but to comply. So of course they attempt to sabotage the investigation by quashing the subpoenas.
Does that sound familiar?
The future of our democracy hangs in the balance. This Ohio investigation must go forward.
Michael S. Connell was served with a subpoena in Ohio on Sept. 22 in a case alleging that vote-tampering during the 2004 presidential election resulted in civil rights violations. Connell, president of GovTech Solutions and New Media Communications, is a website designer and IT professional who created a website for Ohio’s secretary of state that presented the results of the 2004 election in real time as they were tabulated.
At the time, Ohio’s Secretary of State, Kenneth J. Blackwell, was also chairman of Bush-Cheney 2004 reelection effort in Ohio.
Connell is refusing to testify or to produce documents relating to the system used in the 2004 and 2006 elections, lawyers say. His motion to quash the subpoena asserts that the request for documents is burdensome because the information sought should be “readily ascertainable through public records request” – but also, paradoxically, because “it seeks confidential, trade secrets, and/or proprietary information” that “have independent economic value” and “are not known to the public, or even to non-designated personnel within or working for Mr. Connell’s business.”
This is a very important case to all voters in this country.
The Ohio vote has been under suspicion since the first numbers rolled in on election night. Since the Republicans have controlled the Department of Elections in Ohio it has been very difficult for investigators to get access to the records. But with these subpoenas having been issued it would seem they have no choice but to comply. So of course they attempt to sabotage the investigation by quashing the subpoenas.
Does that sound familiar?
The future of our democracy hangs in the balance. This Ohio investigation must go forward.
Sarah Palin to provide more shame for Alaskans, more comedy gold for Saturday Night Live.
Team McCain tells me the strategy of having Palin talk to traditional broadcast networks ABC and CBS was designed to allow Palin to reach the maximum number of viewers. "Coming off her tremendous performance at the convention, our goal was to allow as many Americans as possible an opportunity to see her answer questions about her record, her biography and her principles and convictions on as large a stage as possible," one campaign source told me this afternoon. The new CBS interviews, to be done tomorrow, are intended to keep Palin in the public eye as she prepares for Thursday's debate.
What was Einstein's definition of insanity? " Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Look I don't want to call our Governor insane but doesn't the McCain campaign realize that the more America sees her the less they want her as their Vice President?
Oh well, I will just take my Tylenol, have a glass of wine (or six), and prepare to be embarrassed by our Governor's performance in another nationally televised slow motion train wreck.
Update: Well now MSNBC is reporting that Palin will stay away from the cameras until the debate on Thursday. I am not sure right now which one is accurate, but when I find out I will post another update. I know which one is the smart choice though.
What was Einstein's definition of insanity? " Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Look I don't want to call our Governor insane but doesn't the McCain campaign realize that the more America sees her the less they want her as their Vice President?
Oh well, I will just take my Tylenol, have a glass of wine (or six), and prepare to be embarrassed by our Governor's performance in another nationally televised slow motion train wreck.
Update: Well now MSNBC is reporting that Palin will stay away from the cameras until the debate on Thursday. I am not sure right now which one is accurate, but when I find out I will post another update. I know which one is the smart choice though.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Maybe we do need Sarah Palin as our Vice President after all.
Of course as an Alaskan I know just what to do.
"Shoo Vladimir, shoo!"
Good news! Juneau airport is safe from bear attack.
The airport serving Alaska's capital city doesn't have to worry about bears coming around anytime soon.
Juneau International Airport had to be evacuated Friday afternoon because of an accidental discharge of anti-bear spray.
The chemical comes in a canister like pepper spray but is used to defend against attacking bears.
Have I mentioned how much I love Alaska lately? Well I do!
You just know this is going to show up on the Colbert Report next week.
Juneau International Airport had to be evacuated Friday afternoon because of an accidental discharge of anti-bear spray.
The chemical comes in a canister like pepper spray but is used to defend against attacking bears.
Have I mentioned how much I love Alaska lately? Well I do!
You just know this is going to show up on the Colbert Report next week.
John McCain's face demonstrates his complete disdain for Barack Obama during the debate.
John McCain does not like to be challenged on his policy decisions or his votes.
John McCain does not like to have to talk to people he does not consider his peer.
John McCain is losing this election and he can barely hide his anger at the thought of being defeated by the uppity balck man sharing the stage with him.
John McCain better get used to being angry.
Fareed Zakaria finally says what almost EVERYBODY is thinking.
Will someone please put Sarah Palin out of her agony? Is it too much to ask that she come to realize that she wants, in that wonderful phrase in American politics, "to spend more time with her family"? Having stayed in purdah for weeks, she finally agreed to a third interview. CBS's Katie Couric questioned her in her trademark sympathetic style. It didn't help. When asked how living in the state closest to Russia gave her foreign-policy experience, Palin responded thus:
"It's very important when you consider even national-security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America. Where—where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to—to our state."
There is, of course, the sheer absurdity of the premise. Two weeks ago I flew to Tokyo, crossing over the North Pole. Does that make me an expert on Santa Claus? (Thanks, Jon Stewart.) But even beyond that, read the rest of her response. "It is from Alaska that we send out those …" What does this mean? This is not an isolated example. Palin has been given a set of talking points by campaign advisers, simple ideological mantras that she repeats and repeats as long as she can. ("We mustn't blink.") But if forced off those rehearsed lines, what she has to say is often, quite frankly, gibberish.
Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start.
Thank you, thank you, thank you Mr. Zakaria.
Thank you for saying in print what ALL of us are saying in private.
Sarah Palin is so unfit to be the Vice President of this country that she often appears as a parody of somebody who is really trying to run for the Vice Presidency.
In Alaska we have to watch her television interviews between our fingers because our hands are clapped over our eyes. I know somebody who seriously has to turn the television off every time she is about to speak because of the shame they feel that they voted for her to be Alaska's Governor. "If I had only known" is a mantra often repeated around here.
My friends and I cannot decide if we want to watch Palin self destruct in the Vice Presidential debate on October 2nd, or if we just want to be put out of our misery sooner. As a blogger I can hardly wait to write about Palin's debate with Joe Biden, but as an Alaskan I just don't know how much more I can stand.
"It's very important when you consider even national-security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America. Where—where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to—to our state."
There is, of course, the sheer absurdity of the premise. Two weeks ago I flew to Tokyo, crossing over the North Pole. Does that make me an expert on Santa Claus? (Thanks, Jon Stewart.) But even beyond that, read the rest of her response. "It is from Alaska that we send out those …" What does this mean? This is not an isolated example. Palin has been given a set of talking points by campaign advisers, simple ideological mantras that she repeats and repeats as long as she can. ("We mustn't blink.") But if forced off those rehearsed lines, what she has to say is often, quite frankly, gibberish.
Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start.
Thank you, thank you, thank you Mr. Zakaria.
Thank you for saying in print what ALL of us are saying in private.
Sarah Palin is so unfit to be the Vice President of this country that she often appears as a parody of somebody who is really trying to run for the Vice Presidency.
In Alaska we have to watch her television interviews between our fingers because our hands are clapped over our eyes. I know somebody who seriously has to turn the television off every time she is about to speak because of the shame they feel that they voted for her to be Alaska's Governor. "If I had only known" is a mantra often repeated around here.
My friends and I cannot decide if we want to watch Palin self destruct in the Vice Presidential debate on October 2nd, or if we just want to be put out of our misery sooner. As a blogger I can hardly wait to write about Palin's debate with Joe Biden, but as an Alaskan I just don't know how much more I can stand.
Anchorage's number one news station KTUU finally weighs in on yesterdays rally.
Hundreds of demonstrators hit the downtown Park Strip Saturday afternoon, demanding accountability from Gov. Sarah Palin. The protest crowd featured the average citizen as well as a few people with close ties to the ethics investigation of the governor.
It's the second major rally against Palin since the announcement of her vice presidential nomination, the first coming two weeks ago.
But this time, the protests went beyond just the governor, as many called for the resignation of Attorney General Talis Colberg and expressed displeasure with Todd Palin and Meghan Stapleton, a Palin spokesperson.
I am very disappointed that KTUU did not deign to provide more coverage of this event. I don't think they had any idea how huge it would be, but that is no excuse.
This is a huge story in our state, and it is high time that our mainstream media started shouldering some of the burden that the local Alaskan bloggers have been carrying for many weeks now.
Essentially all that KTUU has to do is go to Celtic Diva, Shannyn Moore, Mudflats, mamadance, Progressive Alaska, or right here at the Immoral Minority to get all of the important details they need to broadcast a hard hitting, informative, and revealing expose about Sarah Palin and Troopergate that would stun the majority of Alaska viewers.
I am grateful to them for interviewing Betty Monegan Hickling, Walt Monegan's mother, however:
"As a mother I don't like anybody -- or any mother would like -- to have their son called a rogue when you know that they are not," she said.
Mother Monegan spoke out on her own, without pressure from anyone including her son, she said. She also expressed disappointment over a damaged relationship with Palin.
"I'm sorry I didn't realize that it's come to this," she said. "At one time we were friends but I don't know now."
Doesn't that just break your heart?
Now that we have their attention perhaps the local MSM will do a better job of reporting the kinds of stories that bring people to our websites in droves. But if they don't get a clue, rest assured that we will continue to dig and probe to find the truth for Alaskans, and the rest of the country, so that they may be informed as to what exactly is happening here.
Update: I was just reading the Anchorage Daily News piece on yesterdays rally, and it struck me that they got it wrong. They refer to the rally as an "Anti-Palin" rally. I disagree with that label. It is fair to infer that there were a number of people that are "anti-Palin" who attended (based on the sign I am holding two posts down I could be categorized as being part of that group myself), but the rally was organized by the "Alaskans for Truth", and the rally was named the "Hold Palin Accountable Rally".
In and of itself it was not a rally that was "anti-Palin". It was more "pro-Alaska", or "pro-truth", or even "pro-rescue Walt Monegan's good name". Not everybody there dislikes Sarah Palin, but they all want her to come home and kick these McCain campaign workers out, and take back control of our state for Alaskans, allow the Troopergate report to be published, and start answering questions for herself without hiding behind John McCain and his people.
If that is anti-Palin, then personally I must be "anti-everybody" because I want everybody to be upfront and honest with me. As I am with them.
It's the second major rally against Palin since the announcement of her vice presidential nomination, the first coming two weeks ago.
But this time, the protests went beyond just the governor, as many called for the resignation of Attorney General Talis Colberg and expressed displeasure with Todd Palin and Meghan Stapleton, a Palin spokesperson.
I am very disappointed that KTUU did not deign to provide more coverage of this event. I don't think they had any idea how huge it would be, but that is no excuse.
This is a huge story in our state, and it is high time that our mainstream media started shouldering some of the burden that the local Alaskan bloggers have been carrying for many weeks now.
Essentially all that KTUU has to do is go to Celtic Diva, Shannyn Moore, Mudflats, mamadance, Progressive Alaska, or right here at the Immoral Minority to get all of the important details they need to broadcast a hard hitting, informative, and revealing expose about Sarah Palin and Troopergate that would stun the majority of Alaska viewers.
I am grateful to them for interviewing Betty Monegan Hickling, Walt Monegan's mother, however:
"As a mother I don't like anybody -- or any mother would like -- to have their son called a rogue when you know that they are not," she said.
Mother Monegan spoke out on her own, without pressure from anyone including her son, she said. She also expressed disappointment over a damaged relationship with Palin.
"I'm sorry I didn't realize that it's come to this," she said. "At one time we were friends but I don't know now."
Doesn't that just break your heart?
Now that we have their attention perhaps the local MSM will do a better job of reporting the kinds of stories that bring people to our websites in droves. But if they don't get a clue, rest assured that we will continue to dig and probe to find the truth for Alaskans, and the rest of the country, so that they may be informed as to what exactly is happening here.
Update: I was just reading the Anchorage Daily News piece on yesterdays rally, and it struck me that they got it wrong. They refer to the rally as an "Anti-Palin" rally. I disagree with that label. It is fair to infer that there were a number of people that are "anti-Palin" who attended (based on the sign I am holding two posts down I could be categorized as being part of that group myself), but the rally was organized by the "Alaskans for Truth", and the rally was named the "Hold Palin Accountable Rally".
In and of itself it was not a rally that was "anti-Palin". It was more "pro-Alaska", or "pro-truth", or even "pro-rescue Walt Monegan's good name". Not everybody there dislikes Sarah Palin, but they all want her to come home and kick these McCain campaign workers out, and take back control of our state for Alaskans, allow the Troopergate report to be published, and start answering questions for herself without hiding behind John McCain and his people.
If that is anti-Palin, then personally I must be "anti-everybody" because I want everybody to be upfront and honest with me. As I am with them.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler recreate the Sarah Palin and Katie Couric interview on SNL.
The sad thing is that if you were to watch this skit right next to the real interview you would be hard pressed to decide which one was the parody.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
More pictures from the rally.
Here is a picture of me showing Shannyn Moore my sign. Followed by a picture of Shannyn showing me something as well.
It was her t-shirt you pervs! Geez!
Click the link for more great signs courtesy of alizasherman.
Update: Celtic Diva has video! Estimates now are that between 1500 to 2000 showed up. Damn!
The ADN covers the "Hold Palin Accountable Rally".
A protest rally blasting Gov. Sarah Palin's handling of the state's so-called Troopergate investigation -- and calling for the attorney general to resign -- drew 1,000 or more people to the Delaney Park Strip in Anchorage on Saturday.
Protesters chanted "recall Palin!" as organizers told the crowd to push state legislators to keep after their investigation into the governor's firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.
The investigator hired by the Legislature is scheduled to present his report on Oct. 10.
"This report needs to be released. Not just for us ... it needs to be released for all those people in the Lower 48 who are going to make a decision on Nov. 4," Democratic blogger Linda Kellen Biegel told hundreds of protesters gathered on the Park Strip grass.
Earlier, hundreds of people lined I Street, waving signs that said "Steady on her heels, wobbly on her words" and "Tina Fey would do a better job" at passing cars. A group calling itself Alaskans for Truth organized the event, which at times resembled a Barack Obama campaign rally.
Anchorage singer-songwriter Libby Roderick led the crowd in a chorus of "We're gonna keep on moving forward" and "Stand tall for Obama," while Obama volunteers signed up supporters under a nearby tent.
Next to the Obama fliers sat petitions calling for Attorney General Talis Colberg to be removed from his job.
Here is a link to the Anchorage Daily News video of the event.
Protesters chanted "recall Palin!" as organizers told the crowd to push state legislators to keep after their investigation into the governor's firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.
The investigator hired by the Legislature is scheduled to present his report on Oct. 10.
"This report needs to be released. Not just for us ... it needs to be released for all those people in the Lower 48 who are going to make a decision on Nov. 4," Democratic blogger Linda Kellen Biegel told hundreds of protesters gathered on the Park Strip grass.
Earlier, hundreds of people lined I Street, waving signs that said "Steady on her heels, wobbly on her words" and "Tina Fey would do a better job" at passing cars. A group calling itself Alaskans for Truth organized the event, which at times resembled a Barack Obama campaign rally.
Anchorage singer-songwriter Libby Roderick led the crowd in a chorus of "We're gonna keep on moving forward" and "Stand tall for Obama," while Obama volunteers signed up supporters under a nearby tent.
Next to the Obama fliers sat petitions calling for Attorney General Talis Colberg to be removed from his job.
Here is a link to the Anchorage Daily News video of the event.
I just returned from the "Hold Palin Accountable Rally".
People started arriving for this rally, scheduled to start at 12:00 noon, as early as 
11:15.By the time 12:0o arrived the crowd was bulging at the seams and lining both side of I street. In fact I had to provide crowd control by walking up and down I street telling protesters to stay back form the road and keep their sign from blocking the oncoming traffic. To their credit the crowd was very cooperative and pleasant.
By the way, this was my sign.
It is being held by a young native boy who offered to hold it while I took this picture. You will probably see it pop up all over the internet since I had my picture taken with it repeatedly and everybody proclaimed it their favorite sign of the rally.
I cannot take full credit however. Though the inspiration was mine, the great lettering was done by my fellow Alaskan blogger AKMuckraker.
I will offer a much more detailed post about this rally later when I have some idea of the actual numbers and get access to the great pictures AKMuckraker took. (Her camera was much better then mine)
The important thing to know is that it drew a very large crowd and there will definitely be more of these in the future.
Oh and the overall sentiment right now is that after Sarah Palin returns to our state after being soundly defeated by Obama and Biden she is going to be facing a recall or an impeachment.
The most emotional moment of the rally occurred when Walt Monegan's mother took the microphone and spoke of the pain she feels watching her son have his reputation besmirched and his good name dragged through the mud by Sarah Palin and her minions. When she teared up I saw a number of people in the audience dabbing their eyes as well. It really drove home why we needed to keep pushing to have this "Troopergate" report made public and to continue to make sure justice is done in our state.
Who won last night's debate?
Well according to CNN, Obama did: Fifty-one percent of those polled thought Obama did the better job in Friday night's debate, while 38 percent said John McCain did better.
According to the online MSNBC poll, Obama won.
Newsweek thinks McCain won, but then goes on to say that it probably won't really matter.
CBS also thinks Obama won.
My take? Obama won the debate, but McCain did not do anywhere near as badly as I expected.
Obama dominated during the economic talk (and you know what that says about their next debate), and he was very confident and knowledgeable about the foreign policy questions. I really liked that he did not waffle at all about his opinions of the surge or his views about the Iraq war before it started.
But Obama was a bit too deferential to McCain. That damn politeness can be so frustrating when you want your candidate to kneecap the other guy, but I know that being polite and respectful is just part of Barack Obama's character. And that is a good thing to expect in your future President.
McCain did not get knocked out last night, and he did make a few points that I am sure will make his base happy.
It was a victory for Obama, but it was not a knock out. And he could really use a knock out the next time they meet.
According to the online MSNBC poll, Obama won.
Newsweek thinks McCain won, but then goes on to say that it probably won't really matter.
CBS also thinks Obama won.
My take? Obama won the debate, but McCain did not do anywhere near as badly as I expected.
Obama dominated during the economic talk (and you know what that says about their next debate), and he was very confident and knowledgeable about the foreign policy questions. I really liked that he did not waffle at all about his opinions of the surge or his views about the Iraq war before it started.
But Obama was a bit too deferential to McCain. That damn politeness can be so frustrating when you want your candidate to kneecap the other guy, but I know that being polite and respectful is just part of Barack Obama's character. And that is a good thing to expect in your future President.
McCain did not get knocked out last night, and he did make a few points that I am sure will make his base happy.
It was a victory for Obama, but it was not a knock out. And he could really use a knock out the next time they meet.
Walt Monegan pushes back against "rogue" label.
Gov. Sarah Palin's ex-public safety commissioner says he'll provide e-mails to a state investigator to refute his former boss's claim he had a "rogue mentality" on budgeting and was planning an unauthorized trip to Washington, D.C., to lobby for money.
Walt Monegan said his e-mails will counter a batch the governor's lawyer released last week purporting to show he was out of sync with Palin and that the planned trip was "the last straw" that got him fired.
In interviews this week, Monegan said the governor's e-mails are far from the last word on the last straw.
He said his e-mails will show a broader view of conversations within the administration and of his plans to visit U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in late July to talk about a bold plan to crack down on sexual assaults in Alaska, a state long plagued with one of the nation's highest rates of such crimes.
"No one ever told me -- no one -- that you're running amok," Monegan said.
The truth is that Walt Monegan is a man who is universally respected and whose ethics and integrity are beyond reproach. Sarah Palin is a woman who has been caught in so many lies and misstatements that it is too exhausting to attempt to list them all.
There is one part of this Anchorage Daily News article that I find especially upsetting and it is this portion right here:
A June 26 e-mail from Ruaro to Rehfeld began: "Walt and DPS want to make a trip back to DC in the end of July" to work with John Katz, director of the governor's Washington office, and the congressional delegation on funding for a sexual assault unit costing up to $20 million.
The Palin administration calls this desire to get funding for a sexual assault unit one of Monegan's "pet projects". I have lived in Alaska my entire life and it has always been a source of shame that we lead the nation in the number of sexual assaults that occur in our state.
The idea that Walt Monegan was trying to finally work to rectify that situation, but suffered setbacks because it was not a priority of the Palin administration, is infuriating. We have a huge surplus of money on our state government right now, there is no reason that Monegan should have had to fly to Washington with his hand out for money to solve this problem. No reason at all.
There is a great video put together about "Troopergate" by the ADN here.
And as for the investigation into finding out exactly what happened ? Well the Palin administration is still refusing to cooperate.
Today there will be a rally in Anchorage, on the park strip, called the "Hold Palin Accountable Rally". It is from 12:00 to 2:00p.m.. This is what we as Alaskans are doing to get this investigation moving forward and to finally have the "transparency" that Governor Palin has been promising us all along. Join us if you can, we welcome all participants in this worthy cause.
Walt Monegan said his e-mails will counter a batch the governor's lawyer released last week purporting to show he was out of sync with Palin and that the planned trip was "the last straw" that got him fired.
In interviews this week, Monegan said the governor's e-mails are far from the last word on the last straw.
He said his e-mails will show a broader view of conversations within the administration and of his plans to visit U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in late July to talk about a bold plan to crack down on sexual assaults in Alaska, a state long plagued with one of the nation's highest rates of such crimes.
"No one ever told me -- no one -- that you're running amok," Monegan said.
The truth is that Walt Monegan is a man who is universally respected and whose ethics and integrity are beyond reproach. Sarah Palin is a woman who has been caught in so many lies and misstatements that it is too exhausting to attempt to list them all.
There is one part of this Anchorage Daily News article that I find especially upsetting and it is this portion right here:
A June 26 e-mail from Ruaro to Rehfeld began: "Walt and DPS want to make a trip back to DC in the end of July" to work with John Katz, director of the governor's Washington office, and the congressional delegation on funding for a sexual assault unit costing up to $20 million.
The Palin administration calls this desire to get funding for a sexual assault unit one of Monegan's "pet projects". I have lived in Alaska my entire life and it has always been a source of shame that we lead the nation in the number of sexual assaults that occur in our state.
The idea that Walt Monegan was trying to finally work to rectify that situation, but suffered setbacks because it was not a priority of the Palin administration, is infuriating. We have a huge surplus of money on our state government right now, there is no reason that Monegan should have had to fly to Washington with his hand out for money to solve this problem. No reason at all.
There is a great video put together about "Troopergate" by the ADN here.
And as for the investigation into finding out exactly what happened ? Well the Palin administration is still refusing to cooperate.
Today there will be a rally in Anchorage, on the park strip, called the "Hold Palin Accountable Rally". It is from 12:00 to 2:00p.m.. This is what we as Alaskans are doing to get this investigation moving forward and to finally have the "transparency" that Governor Palin has been promising us all along. Join us if you can, we welcome all participants in this worthy cause.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Not enough Sarah Palin for you yet? Well how about video of our Governor during a swimsuit competition in a beauty contest?
Warning! This video has already been removed numerous times from YouTube so watch it while you still can.
Conservative columnist calls for Sarah Palin to withdraw from the ticket.
This is from an article written by conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, once a Sarah Palin supporter:
It was fun while it lasted.
Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.
No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted.
Palin filibusters. She repeats words, filling space with deadwood. Cut the verbiage and there’s not much content there. Here’s but one example of many from her interview with Hannity: “Well, there is a danger in allowing some obsessive partisanship to get into the issue that we’re talking about today. And that’s something that John McCain, too, his track record, proving that he can work both sides of the aisle, he can surpass the partisanship that must be surpassed to deal with an issue like this.”
When Couric pointed to polls showing that the financial crisis had boosted Obama’s numbers, Palin blustered wordily: “I’m not looking at poll numbers. What I think Americans at the end of the day are going to be able to go back and look at track records and see who’s more apt to be talking about solutions and wishing for and hoping for solutions for some opportunity to change, and who’s actually done it?”
If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall Street herself.
I have been waiting for the MSM to catch up with those of us in Alaska who have been trying to tell anybody who will listen that this woman is a nightmare and should never be anywhere near the White House. We have blogged, we have rallied, we have called into radio stations, and we have written numerous letters to our local papers.
So I was very happy when I saw Keith Olbermann talking about Palin on Countdown. Thrilled when Rachel Maddow made it a constant theme on her new show. And tickled beyond measure when I saw CNN's Anderson Cooper discussing her at great length.
But when the conservatives start talking about what an incredible mistake McCain has made, well that just about makes my whole week. Stick a fork in Sarah Palin because now she is done.
It was fun while it lasted.
Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.
No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted.
Palin filibusters. She repeats words, filling space with deadwood. Cut the verbiage and there’s not much content there. Here’s but one example of many from her interview with Hannity: “Well, there is a danger in allowing some obsessive partisanship to get into the issue that we’re talking about today. And that’s something that John McCain, too, his track record, proving that he can work both sides of the aisle, he can surpass the partisanship that must be surpassed to deal with an issue like this.”
When Couric pointed to polls showing that the financial crisis had boosted Obama’s numbers, Palin blustered wordily: “I’m not looking at poll numbers. What I think Americans at the end of the day are going to be able to go back and look at track records and see who’s more apt to be talking about solutions and wishing for and hoping for solutions for some opportunity to change, and who’s actually done it?”
If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall Street herself.
I have been waiting for the MSM to catch up with those of us in Alaska who have been trying to tell anybody who will listen that this woman is a nightmare and should never be anywhere near the White House. We have blogged, we have rallied, we have called into radio stations, and we have written numerous letters to our local papers.
So I was very happy when I saw Keith Olbermann talking about Palin on Countdown. Thrilled when Rachel Maddow made it a constant theme on her new show. And tickled beyond measure when I saw CNN's Anderson Cooper discussing her at great length.
But when the conservatives start talking about what an incredible mistake McCain has made, well that just about makes my whole week. Stick a fork in Sarah Palin because now she is done.
33 ministers to openly endorse a candidate from the pulpit and challenge the IRS to punish them.
Defying a federal tax law they consider unjust, 33 ministers across the country will take to their pulpits this Sunday and publicly endorse a candidate for president.
They plan to then send copies of their sermons to the Internal Revenue Service, hoping to provoke a challenge to a law that bars religious organizations and other nonprofits that accept tax-deductible contributions from involvement in partisan political campaigns.
The protest, called Pulpit Freedom Sunday, was organized by the Alliance Defense Fund, a consortium of Christian lawyers that fights for conservative religious and social causes. When the fund first announced the protest this year, it said it planned to have 50 ministers taking part. As of Thursday it said it had hundreds of volunteers, but had selected only 33 who were fully aware of the risks and benefits.
This may seem odd coming from me, but I actually have some respect for these pastors.
They are not telling their congregations who to vote for by secretive little suggestions or by talking in code words that only the faithful fully understand, they are saying it out loud and challenging the law.
If somebody does not like a law and wants it changed this is the way to do it.
Now personally I hope the law is upheld and they get arrested and have to pay some pretty stiff fines. But then at least everybody knows the penalties for doing this in the future and no minister can claim ignorance of the law.
They plan to then send copies of their sermons to the Internal Revenue Service, hoping to provoke a challenge to a law that bars religious organizations and other nonprofits that accept tax-deductible contributions from involvement in partisan political campaigns.
The protest, called Pulpit Freedom Sunday, was organized by the Alliance Defense Fund, a consortium of Christian lawyers that fights for conservative religious and social causes. When the fund first announced the protest this year, it said it planned to have 50 ministers taking part. As of Thursday it said it had hundreds of volunteers, but had selected only 33 who were fully aware of the risks and benefits.
This may seem odd coming from me, but I actually have some respect for these pastors.
They are not telling their congregations who to vote for by secretive little suggestions or by talking in code words that only the faithful fully understand, they are saying it out loud and challenging the law.
If somebody does not like a law and wants it changed this is the way to do it.
Now personally I hope the law is upheld and they get arrested and have to pay some pretty stiff fines. But then at least everybody knows the penalties for doing this in the future and no minister can claim ignorance of the law.
Last night David Letterman continues to fume about John McCain's last minute cancellation.
Hey Senator McCain, sir. I don't want to tell you how to run your campaign, since you seem to be doing such a bang up job all on your own there, but Senator you simply do not piss David Letterman off. You just don't do it!
You can anger your base and survive it. You can lie to voters and survive it. You can even disappoint the independents and you might survive it.
But Senator McCain, you pissed off David "fucking" Letterman!
You sir, are toast!
The Daily Show points out how the Republicans are using the same kind of fearmongering they used after 9-11 to scare the American people.
And how will John McCain do his part to assuage the fear that George Bush and his administration have fostered? By being inconsistent and bumbling apparently.
And there you have it. This is the transparent manner in which the Bush adminstration sets up the ball so that John Mccain can kick a field goal for their team. Sadly for them John McCain keeps tripping over his own feet and falling flat on his face.
Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg is suing to quash the subpoenas issued to investigate "Troopergate".
Colberg filed the complaint Thursday in Anchorage superior court, arguing the state Senate Judiciary Committee lacked authority to issue subpoenas demanding that potential witnesses testify in the investigation. He wants a judge to rule them invalid.
The attorney general's lawsuit against state lawmakers is the first time Palin's executive branch has brought the courts into its war with the legislative branch of government over the investigation. Now that Palin is the Republican nominee for vice president, the stakes are huge.
Palin's husband, Todd, and two state officials have refused to honor the subpoenas, leaving some state legislators suggesting jail time is a potential consequence. Colberg's suit is on behalf of seven other subpoenaed Palin administration officials who are supposed to testify today but won't.
Tanis Coldberg has attached his future to the rickety rocket of Sarah Palin's political career, and he is going to find his french fried ass crawling out of the crater formed when she crashes back to earth.
Palin's approval ratings are tanking and these "Palinistas" are going to see their careers damaged beyond repair by continuing to carry water for her and the insurgent McCain campaign.
And at this point all of this is simply a delaying tactic. Coldberg and the others are trying to kick the can down the road in the hopes that Sarah will be the next Vice President and will wave her VP magic wand and save all of their careers. But all indications show that they are living in a fantasy world.
The chairman of the Legislative Council, which authorized the investigation, said he wished Colberg had gone to court earlier if that was his plan.
"I'm relatively comfortable that I know how the court is going to rule. I think that the argument they can ignore subpoenas is specious," said the chairman, Juneau Democratic Sen. Kim Elton. "I'm just sorry that he's waited so long to do it because everyone knows that the clock is ticking."
That is not a clock ticking. That is the timer on a stack of dynamite that is about to detonate in our fair state and across the nation.
The attorney general's lawsuit against state lawmakers is the first time Palin's executive branch has brought the courts into its war with the legislative branch of government over the investigation. Now that Palin is the Republican nominee for vice president, the stakes are huge.
Palin's husband, Todd, and two state officials have refused to honor the subpoenas, leaving some state legislators suggesting jail time is a potential consequence. Colberg's suit is on behalf of seven other subpoenaed Palin administration officials who are supposed to testify today but won't.
Tanis Coldberg has attached his future to the rickety rocket of Sarah Palin's political career, and he is going to find his french fried ass crawling out of the crater formed when she crashes back to earth.
Palin's approval ratings are tanking and these "Palinistas" are going to see their careers damaged beyond repair by continuing to carry water for her and the insurgent McCain campaign.
And at this point all of this is simply a delaying tactic. Coldberg and the others are trying to kick the can down the road in the hopes that Sarah will be the next Vice President and will wave her VP magic wand and save all of their careers. But all indications show that they are living in a fantasy world.
The chairman of the Legislative Council, which authorized the investigation, said he wished Colberg had gone to court earlier if that was his plan.
"I'm relatively comfortable that I know how the court is going to rule. I think that the argument they can ignore subpoenas is specious," said the chairman, Juneau Democratic Sen. Kim Elton. "I'm just sorry that he's waited so long to do it because everyone knows that the clock is ticking."
That is not a clock ticking. That is the timer on a stack of dynamite that is about to detonate in our fair state and across the nation.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
More of Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin. Get your aspirin ready before you start watching this.
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It is my firm belief that listening to Sarah Palin talk causes the death of many necessary brain cells.
You couldn't look away could you? It is like passing a car accident. You don't want to see the bodies, but you just can't make your eyes listen to your brain.
My favorite part is when she calls Barack Obama "beyond naive" without an ounce of irony.
And her answer to the question about second guessing Israel is almost too painful to watch. I have seen first grade children answer difficult questions with more clarity and confidence then this overly coiffed trainwreck is capable of pulling off.
Aren't you glad she is not your Governor? Wouldn't you like to make sure she is never your Vice President?
Vote Obama!
McCain demonstrates his incredible lack of understanding of economic realities by sabotaging bipartisan agreement on the financial bailout plan.
Inside an intense White House meeting over the financial crisis on Thursday, where nearly every key player came to an agreement on the outlines of the bailout package, Sen. John McCain stuck out. The Republican candidate, according to sources with direct knowledge, sat quiet through most of the meeting, never offered specifics, and spoke only at the end to raise doubts about the rough compromise that the White House and congressional leaders were nearing.
McCain's reluctance to jump on board the bailout agreement could throw the entire week-long negotiation into a tailspin. Sen. Chris Dodd, after leaving the White House, suggested on CNN that the tenuous process could be derailed by what he viewed as McCain's political motives.
"What happened here, basically, if you want an honest appraisal of the thing, we have been spending a lot of time and I am tired. I have spent almost seven straight days at this in trying to come out with a workout plan for our economy a rescue plan," said Dodd. "What this looked like to me was a rescue plan for John McCain for two hours and took us away from the work we are trying to do today. Serious people trying to do serious work to come up with an answer."
According to the source with knowledge of the White House gathering -- which featured both presidential candidates, congressional leaders and the President -- virtually ever key figure in the room, save McCain and GOP Sen. Richard Shelby, were in agreement over a revised version of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan.
Towards the end, McCain finally spoke up, mentioning a counter-proposal that had been offered by some conservative House Republicans, which would suspend the capital gains tax for two years and provide tax incentives to encourage firms that buy up bad debt. McCain did not discuss specifics of the plan, though, and was non-committal about supporting it.
Paulson, however, argued directly against the conservative proposal. "He said that he did not think it would work," according to the source. At another point in the meeting, President Bush chimed in, "If money isn't loosened, this sucker could go down" -- and by sucker he meant economy.
For THIS John McCain decided to suspend his campaign and postpone the Presidential debate?
Please could somebody tell McCain to STOP TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM!
He does not understand anything about the economy and he seems to be going out of his way to prove it. But this is a serious problem and we simply do not have time to include Grandpa in the discussion.
And Barack Obama, bless his heart, simply will not point out that his opponent is trying to sabotage this deal to keep from having to meet Obama in a debate that he knows he is going to lose. I even heard McCain say that he would really like to have Obama join him in a townhall meeting instead, as if Obama will not eat his lunch for him in that venue as well!
Let's face it this election is over and Barack Obama is our new President. At this point the voting is just a formality.
McCain's reluctance to jump on board the bailout agreement could throw the entire week-long negotiation into a tailspin. Sen. Chris Dodd, after leaving the White House, suggested on CNN that the tenuous process could be derailed by what he viewed as McCain's political motives.
"What happened here, basically, if you want an honest appraisal of the thing, we have been spending a lot of time and I am tired. I have spent almost seven straight days at this in trying to come out with a workout plan for our economy a rescue plan," said Dodd. "What this looked like to me was a rescue plan for John McCain for two hours and took us away from the work we are trying to do today. Serious people trying to do serious work to come up with an answer."
According to the source with knowledge of the White House gathering -- which featured both presidential candidates, congressional leaders and the President -- virtually ever key figure in the room, save McCain and GOP Sen. Richard Shelby, were in agreement over a revised version of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan.
Towards the end, McCain finally spoke up, mentioning a counter-proposal that had been offered by some conservative House Republicans, which would suspend the capital gains tax for two years and provide tax incentives to encourage firms that buy up bad debt. McCain did not discuss specifics of the plan, though, and was non-committal about supporting it.
Paulson, however, argued directly against the conservative proposal. "He said that he did not think it would work," according to the source. At another point in the meeting, President Bush chimed in, "If money isn't loosened, this sucker could go down" -- and by sucker he meant economy.
For THIS John McCain decided to suspend his campaign and postpone the Presidential debate?
Please could somebody tell McCain to STOP TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM!
He does not understand anything about the economy and he seems to be going out of his way to prove it. But this is a serious problem and we simply do not have time to include Grandpa in the discussion.
And Barack Obama, bless his heart, simply will not point out that his opponent is trying to sabotage this deal to keep from having to meet Obama in a debate that he knows he is going to lose. I even heard McCain say that he would really like to have Obama join him in a townhall meeting instead, as if Obama will not eat his lunch for him in that venue as well!
Let's face it this election is over and Barack Obama is our new President. At this point the voting is just a formality.
Sarah Palin's brutal policy on aerial wolf huning. Warning! This video will be upsetting to those with a sensitive nature.
The truly scandalous thing about this commercial is that it would probably have garnered Palin even more support from a certain portion of Alaska's population.
Personally I am a not hunting Alaskan, and have always been dead set against this butchering of these amazing animals. And I did manage to successfully vote against expanding this program in the last election, despite the Republicans attempt to use deceptive language to trick the voters.
For a more informative position on this practice please go visit my friend Shannyn Moore who has an excellent post about the subject on her blog.
New Doonesbury strips featuring the Sarah Palin doll.
I have been a fan of Garry Trudeau's for thirty years and it gives me a visceral thrill to know that we are both trying to expose this fraud which has been foisted on us by John McCain and the Republican party.
Sarah Palin was questioned by reporters today, which means that there were more unbelievably stupid answers to those questions.
Palin was touring the 9-11 sites in New York and acquiesced to the requests from a few reporters to answer a few questions.
The first question was about whether she still supported the re-election bid of Ted Stevens:
“Ted Stevens' trial started a couple days ago. We’ll see where that goes.” Translation: I am not sure he is going to jail and when McCain's campaign crashes and burns I may have to work with the bastard again.
The second question was whether she would vote for Ted Stevens or Don Young, both facing ethics charges back in Alaska. She ignored that one, which was her smartest answer of the day.
The third question was about if she would have done anything differently then the Bush administration concerning the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them,” she said. “We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So, yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there." Translation: Oh this is any easy answer, it is on page one in the Republican book of talking points. "We must fight them over there, so that we don't have to fight them over here." I could give that response in my sleep.
Question number four was whether or not she thinks our continued presence in Afghanistan and Iraq inflames Islamic extremists.
“I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there. Do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction, terrible destruction on that day. But since Sept. 11, Americans are uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again." Translation: Oh good I get to refer to the first page in that Republican book of talking points again. And of course it is true because we have yet to see even one Islamic terrorist in Juneau, don'tcha know.
Palin's fifth question was about her opinion concerning the bailout package before Congress"
“I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in [Treasury Secretary Henry] Paulson's proposals.” Translation: I don't know what I think until daddy (McCain) tells me.
And then Palin decided to make a statement about her feelings as she toured the site where 9-11 happened.
“Every American student needs to come through this area so that, especially this younger generation of Americans, to be in a position of never forgetting what happened here and never repeating, never allowing a repeat of what happened here. I wish every American would come through here. I wish every world leader would come through here and understand what it is that took place here and, more importantly, how America came together and united to commit to never allowing this to happen again. And just to hear from and see these good New Yorkers who are rebuilding not just this but are helping to rebuild America has been very, very inspiring and encouraging. These are the good Americans who are committed to peace and security, and it's been an absolute honor getting to meet these folks today.” Translation: I have no fucking idea what she is trying to say! I guess she is just letting her mouth run in the hope that it will eventually make some kind of sense. You know in an "If a million monkeys, with a million typewriters, typed for a million years, one of them would eventually write the entire works of Shakespeare" kind of way.
I cannot tell you how excited I am about the prospect of seeing this vacuous bimbo in a debate with Charging Joe Biden. It is going to be a bloodbath.
The first question was about whether she still supported the re-election bid of Ted Stevens:
“Ted Stevens' trial started a couple days ago. We’ll see where that goes.” Translation: I am not sure he is going to jail and when McCain's campaign crashes and burns I may have to work with the bastard again.
The second question was whether she would vote for Ted Stevens or Don Young, both facing ethics charges back in Alaska. She ignored that one, which was her smartest answer of the day.
The third question was about if she would have done anything differently then the Bush administration concerning the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them,” she said. “We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So, yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there." Translation: Oh this is any easy answer, it is on page one in the Republican book of talking points. "We must fight them over there, so that we don't have to fight them over here." I could give that response in my sleep.
Question number four was whether or not she thinks our continued presence in Afghanistan and Iraq inflames Islamic extremists.
“I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there. Do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction, terrible destruction on that day. But since Sept. 11, Americans are uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again." Translation: Oh good I get to refer to the first page in that Republican book of talking points again. And of course it is true because we have yet to see even one Islamic terrorist in Juneau, don'tcha know.
Palin's fifth question was about her opinion concerning the bailout package before Congress"
“I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in [Treasury Secretary Henry] Paulson's proposals.” Translation: I don't know what I think until daddy (McCain) tells me.
And then Palin decided to make a statement about her feelings as she toured the site where 9-11 happened.
“Every American student needs to come through this area so that, especially this younger generation of Americans, to be in a position of never forgetting what happened here and never repeating, never allowing a repeat of what happened here. I wish every American would come through here. I wish every world leader would come through here and understand what it is that took place here and, more importantly, how America came together and united to commit to never allowing this to happen again. And just to hear from and see these good New Yorkers who are rebuilding not just this but are helping to rebuild America has been very, very inspiring and encouraging. These are the good Americans who are committed to peace and security, and it's been an absolute honor getting to meet these folks today.” Translation: I have no fucking idea what she is trying to say! I guess she is just letting her mouth run in the hope that it will eventually make some kind of sense. You know in an "If a million monkeys, with a million typewriters, typed for a million years, one of them would eventually write the entire works of Shakespeare" kind of way.
I cannot tell you how excited I am about the prospect of seeing this vacuous bimbo in a debate with Charging Joe Biden. It is going to be a bloodbath.
Alaskans know why the McCain/Palin campaign is REALLY suspending their campaign.
By now you have undoubtedly heard that John McCain is suspending his campaign to solve this financial crisis our country now finds itself facing. But that is clearly a huge load of moose manure.
How can a guy whose main economics advisor is Phil Gramm, who many experts blame for our current problems, and who famously stated that he did not know much about the economy going to offer anything that will help solve this crisis?
The answer? He can't. He is simply using that as an excuse to distract Americans from what he really fears.
And do you know what that is? Well take a look down at the flier right below.
Yeah you read that right. Alaskans are going to rally to hold Sarah Palin accountable for her actions. And the day after we made that announcement, the McCain /Palin campaign decides to pack up their circus tent and lay low for awhile. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Now you may think that they are overreacting but that is only because you do not know Alaskans. We are the toughest, most independent. people in all of the United States.
Do you know why Russia never decided to attack America? Because they would have had to go through Alaska, that's why! They knew that they would never even make it to the border of Canada if they tried. So instead they occasionally fly a jet over us to see if we are still paying attention and then we chase them right back to their side of the Bering Straight. This allows them to save some face and gives our Air Force somebody to chase once in a while.
So John McCain made a huge error in trying to usurp control of our state. He thought we were simple, uneducated, methamphetamine addicts, but that was because the only person he ever talked to from here was Sarah Palin. Now he is learning that he stuck his head into a Grizzly bear den and he is about to get it bitten off.
So if you are anywhere close to Anchorage on Saturday September 27, around 12:00 o'clock noon, you come on by the Park Strip and add your voice to the many Alaskans who are coming together to tell Sarah Palin, and that dude from Arizona, that this is our Alaska and we don't need anybody coming here and interfering in our state business or attempting to stop a legitimate investigation.
You can read more about this from my fellow Alaskan bloggers over at Celtic Diva, Mudflats, Shannyn Moore, Progressive Alaska, I Eat Gravel, Alaska Hockey Moms for Obama, Mamadance, and I am sure there are many others that I don't have links to.
And bring lots of signs! It doesn't even matter if they are misspelled, because NOBODY tells Alaskans how to spell!
How can a guy whose main economics advisor is Phil Gramm, who many experts blame for our current problems, and who famously stated that he did not know much about the economy going to offer anything that will help solve this crisis?
The answer? He can't. He is simply using that as an excuse to distract Americans from what he really fears.
And do you know what that is? Well take a look down at the flier right below.
Yeah you read that right. Alaskans are going to rally to hold Sarah Palin accountable for her actions. And the day after we made that announcement, the McCain /Palin campaign decides to pack up their circus tent and lay low for awhile. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Now you may think that they are overreacting but that is only because you do not know Alaskans. We are the toughest, most independent. people in all of the United States.
Do you know why Russia never decided to attack America? Because they would have had to go through Alaska, that's why! They knew that they would never even make it to the border of Canada if they tried. So instead they occasionally fly a jet over us to see if we are still paying attention and then we chase them right back to their side of the Bering Straight. This allows them to save some face and gives our Air Force somebody to chase once in a while.
So John McCain made a huge error in trying to usurp control of our state. He thought we were simple, uneducated, methamphetamine addicts, but that was because the only person he ever talked to from here was Sarah Palin. Now he is learning that he stuck his head into a Grizzly bear den and he is about to get it bitten off.
So if you are anywhere close to Anchorage on Saturday September 27, around 12:00 o'clock noon, you come on by the Park Strip and add your voice to the many Alaskans who are coming together to tell Sarah Palin, and that dude from Arizona, that this is our Alaska and we don't need anybody coming here and interfering in our state business or attempting to stop a legitimate investigation.
You can read more about this from my fellow Alaskan bloggers over at Celtic Diva, Mudflats, Shannyn Moore, Progressive Alaska, I Eat Gravel, Alaska Hockey Moms for Obama, Mamadance, and I am sure there are many others that I don't have links to.
And bring lots of signs! It doesn't even matter if they are misspelled, because NOBODY tells Alaskans how to spell!
The Daily Show's Samantha Bee provides footage of Sarah Palin learning that foreign leaders have crazy names.
Samantha Bee and Jon Stewart do a great job of illustrating just what the press has to do when they are denied access to a candidate. They make stuff up!
And in the Daily Shows case, it is damn funny stuff!
As an added bonus, and just to illustrate how much comic gold was available from the McCain campaign yesterday, here is a clip from David Letterman dealing with the last minute cancellation by John McCain who had been booked for the show.
Letterman simply eviscerates McCain. Oh and hey he has Keith Olbermann on to help him.
(I saw this clip in a number of places yesterday, but the fist place I saw it was at my good friend Enigma's Watergate Summer.)
Gee I wonder what comedic inspirations will spill forth from the McCain/Palin ticket today?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Katie Couric interviews Sarah Palin.
I just now finished watching this on the CBS evening broadcast.
I am not even going to comment.
I just would like all of you to watch and then reach your own conclusions.
And then I will share mine later in the comments section.
Howard Kurtz writes about Andrew Sullivans attempts to get answers about Sarah Palin's pregnancy from the McCain campaign.
Last week, Sullivan, a British conservative who became disgusted with the Bush administration and is a passionate advocate for Barack Obama, sent an e-mail query to the McCain campaign:
"I'm very sorry to say, it's come to this: can you confirm on the record that Trig Palin is Sarah Palin's biological son? . . . Since this is a crazy idea, it should be easy for you or someone to let me know, the most popular one-man political blog site in the world, what the truth is."
A day later, he followed up with a second note: "I asked a simple question akin to asking whether you can confirm that the sky is blue. Here's the question in case it got lost: can you confirm on the record that Trig Palin is Sarah Palin's biological son? Can I please get a response of some sort, even if it is that you will not respond?" The McCain camp, which provided the messages to The Washington Post, did not reply.
Why ask that question, with no supporting evidence? "Like any human being," Sullivan told me by e-mail, "I assume that this baby is hers. Of course I do. But as a journalist, my job is also to ask for confirmation or for evidence. And that is all I have done. By e-mail. Not on my blog. I would be remiss if I did not ask them to confirm it. At least that's my view of my responsibility. And I have published every single piece of evidence we have that he is. What else can I do?" He added that McCain aides "won't respond" but "seek to target the blogger asking the question."
This article appears in the Washington Post today, which shows that there are still plenty of people interested in the answer to this question. Howard may simply refer to Andrew Sullivan's supposedly one man crusade to get these answers, but it is clear that he knows that there are a hell of a lot of other people looking at this issue.
( I must give two hat tips for this post. One is to Cajun boy, who posted this first. And the other hat tip is to one of my visitors who directed me to his site and to this post. I will not reveal her person name since I have not been given permission to do so.)
"I'm very sorry to say, it's come to this: can you confirm on the record that Trig Palin is Sarah Palin's biological son? . . . Since this is a crazy idea, it should be easy for you or someone to let me know, the most popular one-man political blog site in the world, what the truth is."
A day later, he followed up with a second note: "I asked a simple question akin to asking whether you can confirm that the sky is blue. Here's the question in case it got lost: can you confirm on the record that Trig Palin is Sarah Palin's biological son? Can I please get a response of some sort, even if it is that you will not respond?" The McCain camp, which provided the messages to The Washington Post, did not reply.
Why ask that question, with no supporting evidence? "Like any human being," Sullivan told me by e-mail, "I assume that this baby is hers. Of course I do. But as a journalist, my job is also to ask for confirmation or for evidence. And that is all I have done. By e-mail. Not on my blog. I would be remiss if I did not ask them to confirm it. At least that's my view of my responsibility. And I have published every single piece of evidence we have that he is. What else can I do?" He added that McCain aides "won't respond" but "seek to target the blogger asking the question."
This article appears in the Washington Post today, which shows that there are still plenty of people interested in the answer to this question. Howard may simply refer to Andrew Sullivan's supposedly one man crusade to get these answers, but it is clear that he knows that there are a hell of a lot of other people looking at this issue.
( I must give two hat tips for this post. One is to Cajun boy, who posted this first. And the other hat tip is to one of my visitors who directed me to his site and to this post. I will not reveal her person name since I have not been given permission to do so.)
We have another website dedicated to asking questions about Sarah Palin's pregnancy and Trig Palin's birth.
This is a very well constructed website.
It was put together by a physician and his wife, a childbirth labor coach, who has written books on the subject. The husband is a lifelong Republican who just cannot accept the official story.
Go give them a visit and see what they think is the truth behind Trig's bizarre birth story.
It was put together by a physician and his wife, a childbirth labor coach, who has written books on the subject. The husband is a lifelong Republican who just cannot accept the official story.
Go give them a visit and see what they think is the truth behind Trig's bizarre birth story.
McCain attempts to use financial crisis to avoid facing Obama in debate.
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos and Rick Klein report: Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Wednesday said he would "suspend" his presidential campaign to come to Washington to help negotiate a financial bailout bill and argued Friday's first presidential debate should be scrapped -- a dramatic move designed to seize a powerful issue.
McCain said he called on the Commission on Presidential Debates to postpone the debate scheduled for Friday in Mississippi, to ensure quick congressional action.
"I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me," McCain said in New York City Wednesday. "I am calling on the president to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.”
Okay so here is what REALLY happened.
According to Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Obama called the GOP nominee this morning seeking to put out a statement about their "shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal" and urging Congress and the White House to quickly pass a bipartisan plan to deal with the nation's economic crises.
McCain called the Democratic nominee back this afternoon and agreed, so the two campaigns are hammering out an agreement.
Meanwhile, McCain announced that he is halting his campaign and urged the first presidential debate, scheduled Friday, to be postponed because of the dire need to finalize such a plan.
Okay so after agreeing to making a JOINT announcement with Obama, McCain calls FOX News and tells them he is suspending his campaign and that he is calling on Obama to join his in suspending his campaign and postponing the debate.
So in other words McCain is using this supposed financial crisis to avoid having to appear on stage with Barack Obama for a little while longer. Is it possible that this was the real reason for this crisis to suddenly have reached critical mass? It certainly seems awfully convenient. (Gryphen straightens out his tinfoil hat a little.)
And how is Obama responding to this?
Preparing for the debate in Florida, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama held a previously unscheduled news conference, arguing the debate should go on.
"I believe that we should continue to have the debate," Obama said. "It's my belief that this is exact time when the American people need to hear form the person who in approximately 40 days will be responsibly for dealing with this mess and I think that it is going to be part of the president’s job to deal with more than one thing at once."
That my friends is the greatest response to this transparent manipulation that anyone could hope for. Clearly Obama is much too intelligent to be tricked in this manner.
So the debates are still a go. McCain better get his shit together because it is clear that Obama certainly does.
McCain said he called on the Commission on Presidential Debates to postpone the debate scheduled for Friday in Mississippi, to ensure quick congressional action.
"I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me," McCain said in New York City Wednesday. "I am calling on the president to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.”
Okay so here is what REALLY happened.
According to Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Obama called the GOP nominee this morning seeking to put out a statement about their "shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal" and urging Congress and the White House to quickly pass a bipartisan plan to deal with the nation's economic crises.
McCain called the Democratic nominee back this afternoon and agreed, so the two campaigns are hammering out an agreement.
Meanwhile, McCain announced that he is halting his campaign and urged the first presidential debate, scheduled Friday, to be postponed because of the dire need to finalize such a plan.
Okay so after agreeing to making a JOINT announcement with Obama, McCain calls FOX News and tells them he is suspending his campaign and that he is calling on Obama to join his in suspending his campaign and postponing the debate.
So in other words McCain is using this supposed financial crisis to avoid having to appear on stage with Barack Obama for a little while longer. Is it possible that this was the real reason for this crisis to suddenly have reached critical mass? It certainly seems awfully convenient. (Gryphen straightens out his tinfoil hat a little.)
And how is Obama responding to this?
Preparing for the debate in Florida, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama held a previously unscheduled news conference, arguing the debate should go on.
"I believe that we should continue to have the debate," Obama said. "It's my belief that this is exact time when the American people need to hear form the person who in approximately 40 days will be responsibly for dealing with this mess and I think that it is going to be part of the president’s job to deal with more than one thing at once."
That my friends is the greatest response to this transparent manipulation that anyone could hope for. Clearly Obama is much too intelligent to be tricked in this manner.
So the debates are still a go. McCain better get his shit together because it is clear that Obama certainly does.
Watch Thomas Muthee, the witch hunting minister from Kenya, pray over VP candidate Sarah Palin.
(Video is from May 2005, when Muthee prayed for Sarah Palin to win the Governor's seat. And in another video that you can find on this site she thanks him for helping her to win.)
In Muthee's sermon he talks about getting witchcraft out of our public schools and that they are teaching children to believe in Islam and Buddhism. None of which is true of course, but nobody in the audience including Sarah Palin, seems to find any fault with his statements.
(I encourage you to watch the entire video, but if you just want to see the Sarah Palin crazy ass blessing, that comes at the 7:30 mark.)
By the way clicking the title will take you to a very revealing post by Max Blumenthal who actually attended the Wasilla Assembly of God, this last weekend, and has some fairly amazing revelations to share. (I almost went as well but I could not find anybody else that was going. If I am going to be burned at the stake for being a witch I don't want to burn alone.)
Soldiers kept in harms way to benefit John McCain Presidential campaign.
Last July, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should be out of Iraq “as soon as possible” and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) withdrawal plan. Obama “talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right time frame for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes,” Maliki told Der Spiegel magazine.
Do you remember this? It was a great moment for supporters of Barack Obama, and it demonstrated that his ideas about Iraq and when we could start to bring our troops home was right in line with the wishes of the Maliki government.
But then, after Bush started to "negotiate" an actual timeline for withdrawing the troops, the date was pushed back to 2011. Did you ever wonder why an extra year was added? And why that would make nay difference?
Well if you guessed the reason was political then you get a gold star.
As it turn out the Bush administration convinced the Maliki government to agree to a timeline that was a year later to help his choice for President, John McCain, win the White House.
This according to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:
Actually, the final date was really the end of 2010 and the period between the end of 2010 and the end of 2011 was for withdrawing the remaining troops from all of Iraq, but they asked for a change [in date] due to political circumstances related to the [U.S] domestic situation so it will not be said to the end of 2010 followed by one year for withdrawal but the end of 2011 as a final date.
So to sum up, the families of any soldiers who lose their lives after 2010 can thank John McCain, and best buddy George Bush, for taking their loved ones from them.
And this is the candidate running on his experience with war and the military. Apparently what that experience tells him is that Americans are an expendable commodity that he can waste simply further his own ambitions.
Do you remember this? It was a great moment for supporters of Barack Obama, and it demonstrated that his ideas about Iraq and when we could start to bring our troops home was right in line with the wishes of the Maliki government.
But then, after Bush started to "negotiate" an actual timeline for withdrawing the troops, the date was pushed back to 2011. Did you ever wonder why an extra year was added? And why that would make nay difference?
Well if you guessed the reason was political then you get a gold star.
As it turn out the Bush administration convinced the Maliki government to agree to a timeline that was a year later to help his choice for President, John McCain, win the White House.
This according to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:
Actually, the final date was really the end of 2010 and the period between the end of 2010 and the end of 2011 was for withdrawing the remaining troops from all of Iraq, but they asked for a change [in date] due to political circumstances related to the [U.S] domestic situation so it will not be said to the end of 2010 followed by one year for withdrawal but the end of 2011 as a final date.
So to sum up, the families of any soldiers who lose their lives after 2010 can thank John McCain, and best buddy George Bush, for taking their loved ones from them.
And this is the candidate running on his experience with war and the military. Apparently what that experience tells him is that Americans are an expendable commodity that he can waste simply further his own ambitions.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Alaskans for Truth to hold rally this Saturday in Anchorage!
Time: Noon to 2:00 PM
When: Saturday, September 27th
Place: The Park Strip, 9th and I St. by the Veteran's Memorial
1) We demand that Governor Palin uphold her promise to us of open, honest and transparent government
2) We insist that Governor Palin join our demand for the immediate resignation through petition of Attny General Talis Colberg
3) We insist that Governor Palin join us in demanding that the McCain Campaign removes itself and its influence from our state government.
4) We insist that Governor Palin join us in demanding that the McCain Campaign remove attorney Ed O'Callahan's unlawful intrusion in the Alaska Department of Law.
5) We demand that Governor Palin cooperate fully with the independent investigation as initiated by the bi-partisan Legislative Council.
Many, many people have been asking Alaska bloggers and progressive radio personalities what they can do to help get the truth out about Sarah Palin and help wrest back control of our government from the McCain campaign who are, in effect, in charge of our state government.
So if you want to have an opportunity to stand up for your state and against what the McCain/Palin campaign is doing to it, then this is your chance. Come one on out and bring as many friends as you can round up. Everybody is welcome.
(This is cross posted over at Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis.)
When: Saturday, September 27th
Place: The Park Strip, 9th and I St. by the Veteran's Memorial
1) We demand that Governor Palin uphold her promise to us of open, honest and transparent government
2) We insist that Governor Palin join our demand for the immediate resignation through petition of Attny General Talis Colberg
3) We insist that Governor Palin join us in demanding that the McCain Campaign removes itself and its influence from our state government.
4) We insist that Governor Palin join us in demanding that the McCain Campaign remove attorney Ed O'Callahan's unlawful intrusion in the Alaska Department of Law.
5) We demand that Governor Palin cooperate fully with the independent investigation as initiated by the bi-partisan Legislative Council.
Many, many people have been asking Alaska bloggers and progressive radio personalities what they can do to help get the truth out about Sarah Palin and help wrest back control of our government from the McCain campaign who are, in effect, in charge of our state government.
So if you want to have an opportunity to stand up for your state and against what the McCain/Palin campaign is doing to it, then this is your chance. Come one on out and bring as many friends as you can round up. Everybody is welcome.
(This is cross posted over at Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis.)
NBC compares the Barack Obama tax plan to the John McCain tax plan. The Republican's claim that Obama will raise your taxes is a load of garbage.
I have lost a lot of confidence in the MSM over the last eight years, but NBC did a very good job with this story. I think it should be clear to anybody who bothers to watch it that a vote for Obama is a vote for economic stability and lower taxes and a vote for John McCain is a vote for more tax cuts for corporations and a higher deficit to pass on to our children.
That new website examining the questions surrounding Sarah Palin's pregnancy is back up.
I promised that if it came back on line I would repost the link.
Just click the title to visit the "Who is Trig Palin's Mother?" blog.
I am confident that we will have the answer to that question soon.
Just click the title to visit the "Who is Trig Palin's Mother?" blog.
I am confident that we will have the answer to that question soon.
Reporters banned from Palin meetings with UN members.
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who has not held a press conference in nearly four weeks of campaigning, on Tuesday banned reporters from her first meetings with world leaders, allowing access only to photographers and a television crew.
CNN, which was providing the television coverage for news organizations, decided to pull its TV crew, effectively denying Palin the high visibility she had sought.
The campaign told the TV producer, print and wire reporters in the press pool that follows the Alaska governor that they would not be admitted with the photographers and camera crew taken in to photograph the meetings. At least two news organizations, including The Associated Press, objected and were told that the decision was not subject to discussion.
How much longer can this woman expect to avoid having to answer questions from REAL reporters? This is simply becoming ludicrous and pathetic.
She is expected to be just one 72 year old heart beat away from being the President of these United States and yet she is incapable of even standing up to questions from reporters?
I certainly hope the voters take notice of these manipulations and realize what it says about John McCain and his Vice Presidential choice Sarah Palin.
CNN, which was providing the television coverage for news organizations, decided to pull its TV crew, effectively denying Palin the high visibility she had sought.
The campaign told the TV producer, print and wire reporters in the press pool that follows the Alaska governor that they would not be admitted with the photographers and camera crew taken in to photograph the meetings. At least two news organizations, including The Associated Press, objected and were told that the decision was not subject to discussion.
How much longer can this woman expect to avoid having to answer questions from REAL reporters? This is simply becoming ludicrous and pathetic.
She is expected to be just one 72 year old heart beat away from being the President of these United States and yet she is incapable of even standing up to questions from reporters?
I certainly hope the voters take notice of these manipulations and realize what it says about John McCain and his Vice Presidential choice Sarah Palin.
Doonesbury's strip on Sarah Palin doll.
I love Doonesbury! I am so glad that we were able to provide him with so much comedy gold.To learn more about this doll just go here.
The Daily Show was a rerun last night. So for those of you suffering withdrawal pains like I am I offer you this great interview from April 2007.
Part one.
Part two.
This is without a doubt the best and most revealing interview ever done with Senator McCain.
The genuine affection and sense of betrayal that Jon feels is evident in his questions and reaction to McCain's answers. This is John McCain carrying water for this administration and defending a war that almost all of us recognize as a monumental mistake.
This is the REAL John McCain.
Part two.
This is without a doubt the best and most revealing interview ever done with Senator McCain.
The genuine affection and sense of betrayal that Jon feels is evident in his questions and reaction to McCain's answers. This is John McCain carrying water for this administration and defending a war that almost all of us recognize as a monumental mistake.
This is the REAL John McCain.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Alaskans are asking for your help.
Please help us locate our Governor.
She has been taken prisoner by the John McCain Presidential campaign and they have left their operatives to run our state in her absence.
We have an investigation that requires her immediate attention, a gas pipeline deal with Canada that is not yet complete, and numerous rumors that we would like to have addressed.
So if you see Alaska Governor Sarah Palin could you please notify the proper authorities and have her delivered safely back home where she belongs?
Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.
Rachel Maddows is officially the favorite cable host of progressive Alaskan bloggers!
Okay honestly I cannot speak for ALL progressive Alaskan bloggers, but the ones I have talked to absolutely love Rachel!
Mainly because she is talks about "Troopergate" on every single show!
In the clip above she even has Alaska Senator Lyda Green on her show.
Progressive Alaska bloggers like her too.
The Treasury’s Financial-Bailout Proposal to Congress is another power grab by the Bush Administration! It is not a solution to the problem!
The problem with this massive 700 billion dollar bailout is that it bails out the wrong people!
It saves the giant financial institutes from taking a monstrous financial hit after they gambled with their money and the money of the people they talked into purchasing mortgages that they simply could not afford. But they SHOULD take a huge financial hit. That is how capitalism works.
The people who need to be rescued are the homeowners who trusted the advice of these criminals and purchased homes that they were not going to be able to afford. Sure we can blame them, but they only accepted the risk because they were told by trusted financial institutes that everything would work out fine. So now the financial giants still get to call themselves "giants" but the homeowners are just going to continue faulting on their loans. This is a temporary solution and will not solve the real problem.
And who is going to foot this 700 billion dollar bill you ask? Well you and your children will of course. It just gets added to the national debt. (According to the Star Tribune: To accommodate the bailout, the proposal would raise the national debt ceiling from $10.6 trillion to $11.3 trillion. )
If you click the title of this post you will find the actual proposal being put before Congress right now. If you read it carefully you will see that it gives absolute control to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson to do with this money whatever the hell he wants. If you are too lazy to click the link then you can read the most important and frightening part right here:
Sec. 8. Review.
Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.
So the Secretary of the Treasury will get TOTAL control over this money, and NOBODY will be allowed to oversee his decisions or provide any input. Does THAT seem like a good idea to anybody? I mean wasn't he and the Bush administration the ones in charge when this crisis occured?
Well Randi Rhodes, progressive radio personality, and out spoken critic of this bailout offers this alternative idea to the one offered by the Bush administration.
1. Give Homeowners the ability to negotiate home loans, car loans, credit card debt .
Set up a Resolution Trust Corporation to buy back homes we can't afford to keep with a Board of Directors to monitor all purchases and sales.
2. Immediately force Financial Institutions to stop paying dividends to shareholders.
Sell the hard assets of failed financial institutions, offices, buildings, computers, desks, any real property they owned.
3. Oversight on the entire Bailout process through a Board of Directors to oversee any auction of company assets.
4. Charge CEOs with fraud and levy huge fines on those who profited from Fraud and Misery.
Enact a law that states that a CEO can not make more than 144 times the amount the lowest paid worker makes.
5. Ban NO BID contracts with shadowy people who for a profit will price and sell assets, loans, banks
Yeah is it okay if we offer this Secretary of the Treasury job to Randi Rhodes? Because her idea makes a hell of lot more sense then Paulson's does.
It saves the giant financial institutes from taking a monstrous financial hit after they gambled with their money and the money of the people they talked into purchasing mortgages that they simply could not afford. But they SHOULD take a huge financial hit. That is how capitalism works.
The people who need to be rescued are the homeowners who trusted the advice of these criminals and purchased homes that they were not going to be able to afford. Sure we can blame them, but they only accepted the risk because they were told by trusted financial institutes that everything would work out fine. So now the financial giants still get to call themselves "giants" but the homeowners are just going to continue faulting on their loans. This is a temporary solution and will not solve the real problem.
And who is going to foot this 700 billion dollar bill you ask? Well you and your children will of course. It just gets added to the national debt. (According to the Star Tribune: To accommodate the bailout, the proposal would raise the national debt ceiling from $10.6 trillion to $11.3 trillion. )
If you click the title of this post you will find the actual proposal being put before Congress right now. If you read it carefully you will see that it gives absolute control to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson to do with this money whatever the hell he wants. If you are too lazy to click the link then you can read the most important and frightening part right here:
Sec. 8. Review.
Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.
So the Secretary of the Treasury will get TOTAL control over this money, and NOBODY will be allowed to oversee his decisions or provide any input. Does THAT seem like a good idea to anybody? I mean wasn't he and the Bush administration the ones in charge when this crisis occured?
Well Randi Rhodes, progressive radio personality, and out spoken critic of this bailout offers this alternative idea to the one offered by the Bush administration.
1. Give Homeowners the ability to negotiate home loans, car loans, credit card debt .
Set up a Resolution Trust Corporation to buy back homes we can't afford to keep with a Board of Directors to monitor all purchases and sales.
2. Immediately force Financial Institutions to stop paying dividends to shareholders.
Sell the hard assets of failed financial institutions, offices, buildings, computers, desks, any real property they owned.
3. Oversight on the entire Bailout process through a Board of Directors to oversee any auction of company assets.
4. Charge CEOs with fraud and levy huge fines on those who profited from Fraud and Misery.
Enact a law that states that a CEO can not make more than 144 times the amount the lowest paid worker makes.
5. Ban NO BID contracts with shadowy people who for a profit will price and sell assets, loans, banks
Yeah is it okay if we offer this Secretary of the Treasury job to Randi Rhodes? Because her idea makes a hell of lot more sense then Paulson's does.
Jury selection on the Ted Stevens corruption trial starts today.
The public corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens begins in Washington this week, with the senior Republican facing charges that he accepted and concealed more than $250,000 in gifts from an Anchorage-based oil services company that benefited from his work as a senator.
Federal prosecutors allege that, in a nearly eight-year scheme, the 84-year-old Sen. Stevens received several gifts and favors from VECO Corp., including major home renovations, sweetheart car deals, furniture, tools and a gas grill.
I know that if this trial were held in Anchorage, that Stevens would be much more likely to be found innocent. And that is bad. But part of me really wishes I could spend a little time watching this jury selection process. I think it would be a hoot!
But on a serious note I also wonder if this constant flying back and forth to fight this trial in Washington and campaigning in Alaska is not going to prove too taxing on Uncle Ted's 84 year old body. These are the kind of stresses that could hospitalize a thirty year old man, I am not at all confident that Stevens will weather it without any physical repercussions.
And as much as I want to see Stevens face justice I certainly do not want him to suffer a fatality.
He is, after all, our Uncle Ted.
Federal prosecutors allege that, in a nearly eight-year scheme, the 84-year-old Sen. Stevens received several gifts and favors from VECO Corp., including major home renovations, sweetheart car deals, furniture, tools and a gas grill.
I know that if this trial were held in Anchorage, that Stevens would be much more likely to be found innocent. And that is bad. But part of me really wishes I could spend a little time watching this jury selection process. I think it would be a hoot!
But on a serious note I also wonder if this constant flying back and forth to fight this trial in Washington and campaigning in Alaska is not going to prove too taxing on Uncle Ted's 84 year old body. These are the kind of stresses that could hospitalize a thirty year old man, I am not at all confident that Stevens will weather it without any physical repercussions.
And as much as I want to see Stevens face justice I certainly do not want him to suffer a fatality.
He is, after all, our Uncle Ted.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Would you like to venture a guess as to who wrote a letter of recommendation to get Mike Wooten of "Troopergate" his job?
Yep it was Sarah Palin alright.
Just when you thought this case could not get any stranger.
This is my favorite part of the letter:
"I wish America had more people with the grace and sincerity that mirrors the character of Mike Wooten...we would have a much kinder, calmer, trustworthy nation as a result"
I swear I could never have written a work of fiction with anymore twists and turns then this Alaska soap opera has in it.
Just when you thought this case could not get any stranger.
This is my favorite part of the letter:
"I wish America had more people with the grace and sincerity that mirrors the character of Mike Wooten...we would have a much kinder, calmer, trustworthy nation as a result"
I swear I could never have written a work of fiction with anymore twists and turns then this Alaska soap opera has in it.
John McCain really should have vetted Sarah Palin more carefully.
The more theocratic elements of the Religious Right have a disturbing habit, (more like a practice) of invoking "imprecatory prayer" -- a call for God to literally pour his wrath down on those they consider to be his enemies.
The most recent target of theoractic imprecations is none other than Republican presidential candidate John McCain. They hope that an act of God will make Sarah Palin president.
So is this the real plan behind the Religious Rights push for John McCain to add Palin ot the ticket?
They simply do not think that McCain adequately reflects their values, but they know that no regular Republican can beat Obama. So they help nominate McCain, make him add a young empty headed rapture ready hockey mom as VP, and then ask God to put out a hit on his ass?
Holy crap!!
These people are out of their ever loving minds!
Excuse me I have to go donate some more money to the Obama campaign.
(I have to give a hat tip to "Anonymous" who sent this link to my comments section.)
The most recent target of theoractic imprecations is none other than Republican presidential candidate John McCain. They hope that an act of God will make Sarah Palin president.
So is this the real plan behind the Religious Rights push for John McCain to add Palin ot the ticket?
They simply do not think that McCain adequately reflects their values, but they know that no regular Republican can beat Obama. So they help nominate McCain, make him add a young empty headed rapture ready hockey mom as VP, and then ask God to put out a hit on his ass?
Holy crap!!
These people are out of their ever loving minds!
Excuse me I have to go donate some more money to the Obama campaign.
(I have to give a hat tip to "Anonymous" who sent this link to my comments section.)
This is the most inappropriate Sarah Palin cartoon I have seen so far. So of course I had to post it.
Bad, blogger, bad!I can't help it. It is just so damn perfect.
(I need to give a hat tip to Hillblogger which is where I located this bad, bad, really funny cartoon.)
This woman, who is seven months pregnant, has a question: Why can't I look like Sarah Palin?
It is my second child and admittedly I've popped out way beyond where I was with my 5-year-old son.
So that's why I don't understand how Sarah Palin possibly could have pulled off being seven months pregnant without anyone suspecting.
Many of my fellow Alaskan blogges have stepped away from this issue (There really is a LOT of other Sarah Palin scandals to cover), but it just keeps nagging at me.
So occasionally I do a quick Google search to see if anybody else is still stuck on it like I am. And that is where I found the website linked above.
She seems like a nice woman with no real political agenda. She just has a question she would like answered. And it just happens to be the same one that I would like to have answered.
If anybody has the information I seek, feel free to post a comment or send an e-mail.
Which brings me to my ongoing search for truth. Today marks day thirteen of :
The Immoral Minority's demand for the release of Sarah Palin's Medical Records!!
So that's why I don't understand how Sarah Palin possibly could have pulled off being seven months pregnant without anyone suspecting.
Many of my fellow Alaskan blogges have stepped away from this issue (There really is a LOT of other Sarah Palin scandals to cover), but it just keeps nagging at me.
So occasionally I do a quick Google search to see if anybody else is still stuck on it like I am. And that is where I found the website linked above.
She seems like a nice woman with no real political agenda. She just has a question she would like answered. And it just happens to be the same one that I would like to have answered.
If anybody has the information I seek, feel free to post a comment or send an e-mail.
Which brings me to my ongoing search for truth. Today marks day thirteen of :
The Immoral Minority's demand for the release of Sarah Palin's Medical Records!!
Top Ten Reasons the Investigation into Sarah Palin and "Troopergate" is Fair.
This post is borrowed from our resident hot new media phenom Shannyn Moore.
Now before you get all indignant I need to report that Shannyn sort of insisted that I post it. She said, and I agree, that this is important information that needs to reach as many readers as possible. So give it a read, stop by Shannyn's blog (just click on her name), and then tell your friends that you have something that you need to share with them.
The MSM and Republicans are telling you one story, but the Alaskan bloggers are giving you the facts!
So here you go: The Top Ten Reasons the Investigation into Sarah Palin is Fair.
1. It began with a 12-0 vote of eight Republicans and four Democrats.
2. The President of the Senate, a Republican, voted in favor of the investigation.
3. The Speaker of the House, a Republican, voted in favor of the investigation.
4. The investigation began in July, well before Governor Palin was placed on the national ticket.
5. Governor Palin pledged over and over to cooperate with the investigation. Here’s a quote from a KTUU story July 18, 2008. “We would never prohibit, or be less than enthusiastic about any kind of investigation. Let’s deal in the facts, and you do that via investigation.” And another from Sharon Leighow, Governor Palin’s press secretary in an Anchorage Daily News story from July 29, 2008. “The governor has said all along that she will fully cooperate with an investigation and her staff will cooperate as well.”
6. The Project Director, Hollis French, was not a member of the committee that started the investigation.
7. The Republican senator that supplied the crucial vote in favor of subpoenas has a John McCain for President sign in his yard, and he represents the area around Governor Palin’s home town.
8. At the meeting when subpoenas were issued, every member present from the House Judiciary Committee voted to support the Senate’s subpoenas, including the Chairman, a conservative Republican, and the vice-chair, a conservative Republican.
9. The investigator, Steve Branchflower, who is actually gathering the facts and writing the report, has no ties to either party.
10. Because filing a complaint against yourself, and then moving to have that complaint dismissed, is not a good way to get to the truth. (”Palin Calling for an End to Investigation She Requested”)
Now before you get all indignant I need to report that Shannyn sort of insisted that I post it. She said, and I agree, that this is important information that needs to reach as many readers as possible. So give it a read, stop by Shannyn's blog (just click on her name), and then tell your friends that you have something that you need to share with them.
The MSM and Republicans are telling you one story, but the Alaskan bloggers are giving you the facts!
So here you go: The Top Ten Reasons the Investigation into Sarah Palin is Fair.
1. It began with a 12-0 vote of eight Republicans and four Democrats.
2. The President of the Senate, a Republican, voted in favor of the investigation.
3. The Speaker of the House, a Republican, voted in favor of the investigation.
4. The investigation began in July, well before Governor Palin was placed on the national ticket.
5. Governor Palin pledged over and over to cooperate with the investigation. Here’s a quote from a KTUU story July 18, 2008. “We would never prohibit, or be less than enthusiastic about any kind of investigation. Let’s deal in the facts, and you do that via investigation.” And another from Sharon Leighow, Governor Palin’s press secretary in an Anchorage Daily News story from July 29, 2008. “The governor has said all along that she will fully cooperate with an investigation and her staff will cooperate as well.”
6. The Project Director, Hollis French, was not a member of the committee that started the investigation.
7. The Republican senator that supplied the crucial vote in favor of subpoenas has a John McCain for President sign in his yard, and he represents the area around Governor Palin’s home town.
8. At the meeting when subpoenas were issued, every member present from the House Judiciary Committee voted to support the Senate’s subpoenas, including the Chairman, a conservative Republican, and the vice-chair, a conservative Republican.
9. The investigator, Steve Branchflower, who is actually gathering the facts and writing the report, has no ties to either party.
10. Because filing a complaint against yourself, and then moving to have that complaint dismissed, is not a good way to get to the truth. (”Palin Calling for an End to Investigation She Requested”)
Do you want to see Sarah Palin morph into Dick Cheney? You know you do.
I have mentioned before that Sarah Palin is simply Dick Cheney in control top pantyhose. I looks like I am not alone in that assessment.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Keith Olbermann and Sarah Palin are giving the Alaskan Special Olympics Fund $3,700.00. Only Palin is doing it accidentally.
I have been a huge fan of Keith Olbermann's for quite some time now, but now the man is my absolute idol.
I don't share much of my real life here on this blog, but I will volunteer that I am quite involved in the Special Olympics up here, and that we are very grateful for Mr. Olbermann's wonderful generosity.
I would thank Ms. Palin as well but let's face it, the Governor has no idea that her ridiculous lies are helping our special needs community.
If she did know she might very well stop.
Best Anti-McCain ad ever!
This ad does not leave any doubt as to what John McCain has helped do to this country and what we can expect from him if he is elected President.
Local restaurant creates the McPalin Grilled Pig Sandwich. Clogs your arteries while smearing your good name.
Lion's Den restaurant in Midtown Anchorage has created its own specialty: the McPalin Grilled Pig Sandwich.
Lion's Den owner Dale Keefe says he normally keeps politics out of work conversation, but when he was making sandwiches with his crew last week, the big top news story was Barack Obama's comment, "You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
Obama's comment began Keefe's political food creation.
"I just kept thinking about that news story when I was making sandwiches and I just kind of had an epiphany," Keefe said.
The McPalin sandwich has grilled pork tenderloin on it, with caramelized apples, red onions, melted cheddar cheese, and crisp bacon.
And here I was wondering what to have for lunch today. Yum yum!
My heart is seizing up just thinking about it.
Lion's Den owner Dale Keefe says he normally keeps politics out of work conversation, but when he was making sandwiches with his crew last week, the big top news story was Barack Obama's comment, "You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
Obama's comment began Keefe's political food creation.
"I just kept thinking about that news story when I was making sandwiches and I just kind of had an epiphany," Keefe said.
The McPalin sandwich has grilled pork tenderloin on it, with caramelized apples, red onions, melted cheddar cheese, and crisp bacon.
And here I was wondering what to have for lunch today. Yum yum!
My heart is seizing up just thinking about it.
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