Alaska governor Sarah Palin strode through the produce section of Juneau's Fred Meyer supermarket Saturday morning, smiling and waving with an entourage of youngsters in tow. "These are my children, Willow, Piper and [11-month-old] Trig," Palin told an excited group of Girl Scouts. Then Palin, 45, motioned to a baby bundled in a hoodie, held and bottle-fed by Piper. "And this is my grandbaby Tripp," she said of the infant son of her daughter Bristol, 18. "He's only 2-months-old. It's kind of surreal!," she added. (Boy is THAT an understatement or what?)Palin was taking a break from governing the nation's largest state to help Juneau's Girl Scout Troop 32 sell cookies after the group lost all for their previous proceeds in a robbery the week before. "I read about it in the newspaper and I said, 'Well, me and the kids have an hour on Saturday, let's go down and help,'" she explained. "This age is so precious."
So wait that is Willow, Piper, Trig, and mystery baby Tripp. But where is Bristol? (after all that is who we are interested in right now)
Missing from the Palin family group was Bristol, in the news after her split with Tripp's father Levi Johnston, 19. There's no mystery, though. "Oh, Bristol is over at the state capitol building golfing in a miniature golf tournament," Palin told PEOPLE. "It's a fundraiser and she's up there taking my place while I'm here."
But do you know what is interesting? The Juneau Empire has NO MENTION of a fundraiser. But they were certainly had reporters around that Fred Meyers to take pictures of Sarah and her tribe.
Oh well that explains why Bristol is not out shopping for positive media coverage with mom. She is back at the capital hosting a phantom fundraiser with no media around to cover it, because they all got called to the Juneau Fred Meyers to watch Caribou Barbie and her tribe help sell cookies. How convenient.
Well that is very tricky Governor, but remember WE are watching.
You're not the only one who can't find any reports of an upcoming or just-passed mini golf tournament on Saturday. Was it supposed to be the Bettye Fahrenkamp Memorial Tournament? Searching, searching...not finding.
ReplyDeleteSo now Sarah's the Caribou Cookie Queen?
ReplyDeleteYup, I want to know whether this fundraiser actually existed. Not that it matters where Bristol was, just that this could be yet another example of compulsive lying on the part of the Governor.
ReplyDeleteSo far all I have found it one to be held in June-http://www.nuggetmalljuneau.com/nuggetmall-events.htm
ReplyDeleteWhy in the world would you lie about a fundraiser, and you should know that it can be researched on the computer for advertisements. Just one more point, of why they are to dense to try to hide Bristol in that photo from the last post.
ReplyDeleteYou left out my favorite quote, "Well, me and the kids have an hour Saturday..." First of all, it's "The kids and I (underline the "I") have an hour Saturday" and isn't just like Sarah to put herself (me) first. Gryphen, you write like a literate, intelligent person-- is it asking too much for the Governor of Alaska to sound like she completed high school??
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ReplyDeleteI can't speak to the miniature golf fund-raiser that Palin is talking about, but... I worked for the Legislature from the early '80's through the early '90's, and there used to be one every year around this time, played in the halls of the Capitol. It wasn't a "public-invited" event, the contestants were usually legislators, staff, Governor's staff, and assorted lobbyist-types. I can't remember the charity, but it might have been MDA.
So - she may not be lying (although it's always a good assumption).
When I read this yesterday about Bristol being at a miniature golf fundraiser, I knew it was a lie. First of all who the f plays miniature golf in the middle of Alaskan winter? Do they have a course inside the state capitol building?
ReplyDeleteI would look into that. Sarah Palin is an insanely bad liar. Oh, and so is Levi.
As far as the anon poster goes about knowing who Trig's bio mom is...you should cash in. These are hard times my friend, and the magazines pay big bucks. But since you're here posing stupid shit trying to protect Sarah, I would tend to belive you are a Palinbot.
Can anyone call the state capital to inquire about the fund raiser?
ReplyDeleteIt's sad to think anything out of her mouth is suspect.
The state capital building has an indoor mini golf course? cool.
Her use of the English language is as bad as her ability to speak.
ReplyDeleteWhy did she have a photographer there if "me and the kids" had an hour to spare.Sounds kind of spur of the moment to me.
Was the photographer there or did you-know- who call him?.
It's too bad that Gov. Palin does not realize that photo ops are great, but people want her to WORK and gets things done for Alaskans.
FW, our mini golf courses up here are indoors. Hell, we even have an indoor waterpark up here. ;^)
ReplyDeleteNot that this means SP wasn't lying.
If it was the Bettye Fahrenkamp Memorial Tournament, which it prob. was (as it's usually around this time of year), it is, indeed, a one day; inside the Capitol; limited to legislators, staffers, lobbyists, and such tournament for which they construct a course just for the day. Haven't been up there for a few days, so I didn't see any flyers that would let me confirm that was what was going on.
ReplyDeleteStill... that sounds like the kind of event that the media loves to cover, AND it sounds like America's favorite governor was a last minute cancellation. We are to believe that a known charity event, with staffers, legislators, and lobbyists, which the governor is scheduled to attend garners not ONE mention in the local paper? I hope someone in Juneau is on this!
ReplyDeleteI think mini-golf is just family code for Bristol playing hide the salami.
ReplyDeleteThis page in the Juneau Empire, which has been updated several times today already, makes NO mention of a golf tournament.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.juneauempire.com/legislature/archives/
Man, you libs are losers. Get a job, a hobby something. I cant beleive there is even a blog about this...
ReplyDeleteWait, a politician setting up a photo-op. No one has EVER done that b4, maybe Palins a genius after all.
Get a grib, she probably tore that lil play out of the democratic playbook.
What's hilarious is your all trying to call Palin out on a lie and you were so WRONG!!! There was a putt-putt event!
That and you are still trying to drag her innocent kids thru the mud! Get over it. She lost, shes not the VP
BTW, show some respect and quit sifting through Palins garbage looking for a story like your some NYTimes reporter.
You Dems are fast becoming the party of hate, which is twenty times worse than being the Repubs, who are supposedly the party of fear
Found the article dated March 16, 2009 in the local Juneau paper. You people are morons. It took me 2 minutes to find. Here it is:
ReplyDeleteMini-golf brings in big donations
The Associated Press
About $75,000 was raised Saturday in the Bettye Fahrenkamp Legislative Putting Tournament at the Capitol.
Fifty-three three-person teams paid $150 each to participate in the 13th annual event, which raises money for the Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation and the Armed Services YMCA. There also were various auctions in conjunction with the miniature golf competition.
The tournament is named after a former state senator, who died in 1991.
The proceeds this year set a record, according to Matt Gill, a staffer in the office of Rep. Eldon Mulder, whose office has coordinated the event.
The par-21 hole was set up on the second floor of the Capitol, where the House and Senate chambers are located.
The winning team, with a combined score of 49, was Empire Publisher Don Smith and wife Janet, and Empire Business Manager Mel Cheek. Janet Smith also tied with Elizabeth Stevens, wife of Sen. Ben Stevens, for the best individual score, 14. James Matteucci, a lobbyist from Washington state, had the best individual score among men, 15.
Anon @ 12:28
ReplyDeleteYou need anger management. Palin made her bed and now she must lie in it.
Palin kid's were innocent. Willow and Piper still maybe but when she decided to use Track and Bristol for political gain, she took away their innocense.
Palin threw her own daughter under the bus by announcing she was pregnant to discredit the rumor that she was not the birth mother of Trig but his grandmother. When all she could have done was present a birth certificate.
Palin sent her son to Iraq to show her patriotism and also to keep him out of trouble therefore not to hurt her chances for V.P.
We have jobs and we have hobbies but apparently you have a problem with anger.
Um...anon @ 12:36? That article is one I found immediately, but upon second glance it appears to be from the 2008 archives:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.juneauempire.com/stories/040802/sta_puttputt.shtml
I have to say, it is a little unclear when you look at it, so I'll refrain from calling names such as, well...never mind. And if anyone finds this information to be incorrect, please post here.
Have a nice day!
@ anon 12:36 PM that's not it. That's from April 8th 2002, not from the past week. You can find it here: http://alaskalegislature.com/stories/040802/puttputt.shtml
ReplyDeleteTwo minds with the same thought Sunshine1970!
ReplyDeleteI think it has to be either 2008 or 2004, though. It mentions it's the 13th Annual tournament, and Bettye F. might have been a little uncomfortable with them starting up the tourney prior to her demise! :)
Unless it's something that she started and then they renamed it as a memorial event after her passing. I don't know. It's really not clear over there, is it?
Wow, anonymous@12:36. Lots and lots of GOPers are against Palin. It's not a "lib" or "Dem" issue at the next juncture; you Palinites gotta gear up for the Primaries.
ReplyDeleteIt is your OWN party that won't let her win a national primary. Have you seen how high her internal [GOP] negatives are?
It is so sad that Palinites can't see that it is their very OWN party that sank Palin's chances. She is only being used now by the RNC for "fundraising with the fundies"--the people whose $$ the GOP wants, but who they will not really serve. (You know, like when Palin says she's Pro-Life but then appoints a Pro-Choice judge in AK).
Ask Romney or Jindal what they think of Palin...They will tell you they think she's great, but with a wink or twinkle, as their opposition research shows her great vulnerability within the GOP.
Oh, and evidently you might have sent an old link to us, as your "proof"? If so, there's a metaphor there....
Um, Anon at 12:36---whatever year that article was from, it was NOT from this year. Eldon Mulder hasn't been a Rep. in YEARS, and Ben Stevens hasn't been a Sen. for at least 3 years... In addition to which, Don Smith hasn't been the publisher of the Empire in ages either. Want to check that date again?
ReplyDeleteYeah, that article quoted above by Anon. at 12:36 was from 2002, which was also Mulder's last year in the AK House...
ReplyDeletenot saying the Fahrenkamp Classic didn't happen this weekend, as it might have, but check dates there, folks...
12:36. On second glance sunshines right and I was wrong, but nonetheless the event exists and I assume the reason it hasnt been written about and made more public is due to the fact its not open to the public...its for legislators. you know the elites
ReplyDeleteSo I guess call your local Congressman and ask him/her if you think Palin would lie about something so trivial as to where her 18 year old adult daughter was...instead we are ALL just throwing around baseless theories and inaccurate facts.
12:36...in retrospect at least I tried to find out the facts, just didnt see the archive listing in my haste...Thats what I get for googling. I scrolled up and saw the date and went with it...I shoulda known it wasnt that easy
ReplyDelete*yawn*
ReplyDeletePiper is now taking care of Tripp too?
ReplyDeleteI suspect Bristol represented the governor at the charity event (assuming it took place) so the airfare for Bristol from Anchorage to Juneau would come out of the taxpayers pockets.
ReplyDeletePalin's a fiscal conservative with her own money, not the taxpayers dollars.
re:"fiscal conservative"
ReplyDeleteReturn to the Wasilla Project
good work guys...
http://www.wasillaproject.com/index/videos.html
"where's the transparency?"
where's the emails?
http://www.youtube.com/user/wasillaproject
why on earth is piper -herself a kid of less than 10-years-old, who should probably still get her hand held crossing parking lots (in case she's distracted and doesn't see a car, or one doesn't see her, as she's short)- carrying "bristol's INFANT"?
ReplyDeletehow is it even appropriate for bristol to represent the governor at a state sponsored (if privately attended) event? was bristol ever elected to do so? if it is somehow acceptable for a family member to "sub " for GINO shouldn't it be TODD, not an 18 year old?
and why would bristol want to fly to and stay in a different city from her (3 month, 2 month, imaginary?) INFANT child?
this whole thing is ridiculous....
She had just better not be claiming Bristol's airfare to Juneau - for any reason. Somebody should keep an eye on that.
ReplyDeleteBristol was rushed to Juneau after her phony boyfriend issue was exposed. That's also when a reporter from People magazine was rushed to Wasilla, also too.
So the reporter has managed to make contact with Sarah, but apparently not with the truth in Wasilla.
What Saturday morning was this? Last Saturday?
ReplyDeleteUh...Tripp would be almost three months old. 11 weeks old. That's almost 3 months.
What Grandmother rounds DOWN her grandchild's age?
Slip of the tongue? Was Tripp born later than reported? Like....mid January?
mlaiuppa, I think sarah was correct. Tripp is two months old--born in mid-january.
ReplyDeleteOK. My impression is that both of the last Saturday events - Gov. Palin selling cookies AND the alleged mini golf were in Juneau. Am I wrong about this? So while whereabouts of Bristol is still not confirmed, they are all in the same town.
ReplyDeleteRight?
I'm no expert, but it seems to me if the Gov can't make it to some event isn't the next guy (or gal) in line the Lt. Gov?
ReplyDeleteWhy would the 18 yr old child of the Gov be the one representing the state at any official function.
Kinda like sending the 7 year old to the symphony on her behalf.
What does the Lt. Gov do anyway since the Palin kids seem to be the go to people if GINO can't make it?
yes, it appears that the the girl scouts and golfing were both in juneau. which makes the story weirder.
ReplyDeleteif bristol is old and responsible enough to represent the governor at a state sponsored fundraiser, then why not have bristol take the others to the grocery store while sarah plays mini-golf?
or if the mini golf is so amazingly fun that bristol just can't resist it, why not have sarah stay there with her and maybe let piper hit a few golf balls down the hall too? it was for charity, so the more palins the merrier. right?
then there's the thought that bristol is literally taking sarah's place hitting golf balls for an hour out of a mini-golf game (which is probably most of the actual game, the rest of the event could be mingling, drinks, an auction, etc.) maybe bristol is a better putter than SP, and this was a way for "sarah" to score well in the game. is sarah so childishly competitive -especially about sports- that she'd use a "sub" to "win" at charity mini-golfing? and get some face time with people in the same go? you betcha!
even if it was a private invitation event, it looks like in past years the attendees have all been government and top local business people.
does "private and secluded" bristol seem like she'd be dying to play mini-golf with them without her family? what would they talk about? how being a high school drop-out with a kid (or two) is preparing her to join their ranks? which would beg the question why SP and piper have infant tripp with them visiting girl scouts while bristol blissfully mini-golfs her heart out?
and isn't SP's quote a lie ""I read about it in the newspaper and I said, 'Well, me and the kids have an hour on Saturday, let's go down and help."
if she was smack in the middle of a charity event how did she have "an hour" to spare to begin with? or the event wasn't yet taking place/was over -making the "bristol mini-golfs in my place" line a lie, sigh.
Still not finding anything ANYWHERE about this golf even taking place. How can this be the case????
ReplyDeleteWe've probably all moved on by now, but I thought that I'd follow this up. There was a fundraiser at the capitol building. It was the 20th annual Bettye Fahrenkamp charity thing. It's organized by Cherrault's office and sponsored by a bunch of pharmacutical companies. The beneficiaries are the Bartlett Foundation and the YMCA.
ReplyDeleteStaff were slightly flustered and snarky, insisted on identifying me, asked why I wanted to know and said that they've had numerous calls from People and US magazines, journalists, etc.
I haven't moved on. So there was an event... Any confirmation if Bristol was there?
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