A couple years ago, Chicago artist J. Taylor Wallace immortalized Palin in the form of a large metal sculpture that doubles as a functional cooker as part of an exhibit for the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, TN.
The sculpture now has a new home, taking up residence at the Bridgeport Art Center for the rest of the year. To commemorate the opening of the Bridgeport Sculpture Garden on April 20th, the sculpture will cook a suckling pig at the opening ceremony.
And in case you're thinking there was a political message behind Wallace's inspiration for the project -- you'd be right.
"It was kind of in response to the political climate at that time, when the health care debate was going on," Wallace says. "I thought she was a distraction from what was important, and it was cathartic to spend three months doing it... it helped me out a lot."
It's also not a coincidence that the smoke comes out the top of the sculpture's head to make it look like she's fuming.
I have never ONCE desired to have any kind of Palin inspired piece of artwork to call my own until now.
THAT is a beautifully rendered, and extremely accurate, creation in my opinion, that perfectly captures the very essence of Sarah Palin. (Well except for the fact that it actually does something useful of course.)
And the smoke coming out of the top of the head is the kicker as far as I'm concerned.
P.S. I just finished listening to Palin's participation on The Five yesterday, and there is really nothing of ANY interest included in the clip. Essentially Palin is prostituting herself on behalf of the coal industry these days, and despite the President's recent speech on energy, in which he laid out his administration's successes as well as a very comprehensive approach for making this country energy independent, she refused to acknowledge any of it, even after some on the panel brought it up several different times.
All she could do was cling to her talking points ("Drill baby, drill," "Time tested truths," "An all of the above approach."), while viciously attacking the President's intelligence and patriotism, which I felt was beneath contempt and do not feel need to be shared.
In other words, fuck her.
If you are feeling especially masochistic you can click here to listen for yourself.
Can I get an outhouse that looks like this? That'd be awesome!
ReplyDeleteLike!
DeleteThe artist took great pains to get the Grifter's mouth to scale. Road-kill 'do is eerily accurate as well.
ReplyDeletePuts a new spin on her "smoking hot mess" persona.
Deletehaha
Open mouth, insert suckling pig!
ReplyDeletePerfect!
What the What?? I suspect that her mouth really is that big...right Beefy and Wallow? LOL!!
ReplyDeleteWallace says "it was cathartic to spend three months doing it... it helped me out a lot."
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he did something constructive with his time, frustrations and talent.
I write anonymous comments all over the Internets and don't have much to show for it. LOL. But it is cheap therapy and a guilty pleasure. And it dispels the notion that Sarah Palin is beloved - so there's that.
Now I've got to get back to the most important job in the world, being a mommy. SMH at Conservative's Manufactured Outrage, Mitt wants to put us noble population to work with 2 y/o's so we can have dignity in his eyes. . .
A liberal, a moderate, and a conservative walk into a bar...
Deletethe bartender says, "Hi Mitt."
Too funny!!! Add "a liar" and it's perfect!! I just wish everyone in the country saw this!
DeleteIn a display of life imitating art through good ol' common-sense capitalism, Kohler should market a commercial line of men's urinals for public places like arenas and stadiums using the Palin design.
ReplyDeleteI'll betcha the lines to men's restrooms would be even longer than to the women's, also too.
OMG that would be soo frickin cool!!!!!
DeleteWhat a fantastic idea. I also think it should have her tongue sticking out and her winking!
DeleteGreat Idea, and they can use the urinal cakes from the Sea of Pee as "Breath mints"
DeleteWhy does this woman get ANY press????
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin Attacks Obama's 'Terrifyingly Naive' Assault On Energy Production
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/sarah-palin-obama-energy-_n_1434103.html?ref=politics
Those are two fairly sophisticated words for Sarah: "terrifyingly" and "naive."
DeleteBeaglemom
I agree with you!! But as long as we post comments on articles like that, she will continue to get press. I have stopped all comment posting but here and a few similar blogs...
DeleteMore lame 'advice' from the Wasilla Grifter:
ReplyDeleteSo what could Romney do to improve his chances? Well, he certainly shouldn't take Sarah Palin's advice and pick Allen West as his running mate.
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/04/poll_rick_scott_or_allen_west.php
Did you see the Cain 999 event on the mall from Monday? There were maybe 20 people there...the Palin curse has arrived. Now, if it could only attack West a little faster....
DeleteI think Allen West would be perfect!
DeleteSomeone made a good point on one of the blogs: the only reason Palin picked West was so that when Palin and West were googled together, Sarah came up and NOT Todd and the West guy who is Toad's pimping partner. I'm sure it wasn't Sarah's idea but it was a good one.
DeleteOops forgot to add that whoever advised Sarah to pick West so that her name would be googled and not Todd in relation to West, will be paid 20K in postage from SarahPac.
DeleteAlan West would make Romney look more animated and in touch with the common man.
DeleteGo for it, Mitt!
That art is priceless! It says it all. And it looks SO much like her. Twilight Zone material for sure; open blinds and see that metal monster peering in the window.........AAAaaaaccckkkkk!!
ReplyDeleteThis IS the legacy of Sarah. Her family must be proud.
Wow!. I think we ought to do screen caps from that website, make postcards, and just send them to the Grisly Granny from Wasilla.
ReplyDeleteHey $arah, that's a perfect representation of just what you look like, and it even mimics your IQ!
Great post Gryphen
Sarah really has very few crayons in her box.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that the conservative faction in this country still embraces her is witness to how colorblind they are on the issues. Any of 'em - all of 'em.
"Sarah really has very few crayons in her box."
DeleteAnd the ones she has left are blunt and broken with most of the paper chewed off.
OMG!!
ReplyDeleteHave you read any of the comments over there??
Wingnut heads are exploding as we speak.
One of them said this Statue was racist, then went on to rant about Obama!!
I posted two comments on the top. One was praising the Statue, the other, calling Bullshit on a wingnut. Too bad I haven't had enough coffee yet. You could have some fun over there. But I am logged in under my real name, so best to stay away.
Racist??? What a marooon!!!
DeleteBTW~ LOVE the Urinal suggestion!!
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin...always blowing smoke.
ReplyDeleteOr whomever.
DeleteSarah Palin...always blowing smoke.... Don't forget Todd's snowmachine business partner, Menard, Glen Rice, Levi, Creepy Chuckie....
DeleteOT Since today is the anniversary of the official meeting of Sarah, Todd and Trig, do you have any word about how that little boy is doing? How's his therapy? Any sightings?
ReplyDeletehappy announcement to the world day Trig
DeleteI'd LOVE To see a photo of him enjoyng a piece of cake, not with his face IN IT but maybe at a party, with people who love him, and invite his family too!
After Trig's Easter holiday visit with the Palins he went back home to his nanny.
DeletePalin is just very very vile. She has no redeeming qualities. Everyone I know thinks she is a vile piece of schit.
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture fits her perfectly. BIG mouth attached to an EMPTY BIG HEAD.
ReplyDeleteWow...anyone who would call Obama a patriot is beyond helping....no budget for 3 yrs now, spending money like they print it for their own use (oh yeah, they do!) and promoting ever greater racial divide by commenting on things such as the Trayvon Martin case. How about his comments on the 2 teenagers who followed a bullied classmate home, doused him in gasoline, and set him on fire in Kansas City...about 3 days after Trayvon was shot?? I bet they could "look like Obama's son" too! Even worse, the black teachers in that school practice and promote racism in that school! They should be fired!! After all, they can go to the welfare office and "get me some Obama bucks". Sarah Palin may not be the most experienceed politician, but at least she cut costs in Alaska-like selling the private jet. Obama could take a lesson from drunken sailors-they go home when they run out of money.
ReplyDeleteShut up racist liar troll. You don't like black people....we get it. Take that shit to stormfront or some other KKK site. President Obama will be elected for another 4 years and there is NOTHING you can do or say to change that. Is that why you're so angry and bitter? Because you're HELPLESS and WORTHLESS? Yep.
DeleteWhy in the world would you compare a no-account grifter with no financial sense--or, well, ANY sense--with the POTUS? Why are you proud she sold an airplane for a loss? I suspect you're also proud that she criminally mis-managed the funds of Wasilla and fled the governorship of Alaska two steps ahead of the law.
DeleteTodd Palin is a pimp.
DeleteRather than refute all the points in your swallowed-racism 'rant', i'll just say
Deleteumad?
(heehee)
Wow. And to think I share the same planet with you. It's disheartening.
DeleteYou really are a racist idiot and it isn't worth trying to talk with such an idiot. I pity you and if you have kids, I triple pity them.
DeleteI forgot to comfort you with the reminder that when Barack Obama is memorialized at Mt. Rushmore, his face will be the color of granite...
Delete... just like the rest of 'em.
Sarah Palin left Wasilla $25 million in debt. She sold the airplane at a loss. It wasn't a "private jet." It was used to fly the former governor around a state with few roads in remote areas. Don't get started on the president and the budget. George W Bush never put the costs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in the budget, and he is the one who drove up the debt like nobody's business. As for Sarah, the commonsense fiscal conservative, her PAC took in less money than it spent in the last reporting period. That would be called a debt in anyone else's book.
DeleteCongratulations. You managed to cram 150 Fox News fake talking points into one itty bitty blog comment.
DeleteWhy don't you take your pointy hood and go back to Stormfront.
There are idiots and criminals in every racial group. What's your excuse?
DeleteLooks like somebody had a big glass of Carnation Instant Bitch this morning.
DeleteI could eat a can of alphabet soup and crap a factual response to your rant, but I just ate and you aren't worth it.
I do suggest you call the nearest mental health center for an immediate evaluation. You should be baker-acted for your own protection.
Oh shut the fuck up already.
DeleteSarah Palin sucked off the Alaskan tax payer every chance she could get. And she's been living off her poor minions and bots ever since.
Sarah uses her POLITICAL ACTION slush fund like a 'drunken sailor' and you let her. You keep delusionally giving her money that she snickers at your behind your back, knowing how easy it is to pull your chain.
When Obama wins, in a LANDSLIDE, your pitiful little head is SURE to explode...LOL.
And left Wasilla with a $20,000,000.00+ debt.
DeleteDelusional much, Skankerbelle?
Actually, addressing only the private jet disinformation part of this rant, I interviewed Palin's Head of Security, Gary Wheeler, and he informed me that the jet actually saved the taxpayers money as it was used by the State Troopers to fly out to remote areas and transport prisoners without having to pay for commercial airfare.
DeletePalin's major complaint was that the jet was not ready for her to use at her beck and call. She became incensed multiple times to learn that the jet was being used by the troopers and decided to sell it mostly out of spite, and to score political points.
So now you know the rest of the story. (H/T to the late Paul Harvey.)
Your blame is misplaced. Obama went into office with Republicans in Congress swearing they'd do everything to insure he'd be a one term president. They decided to serve their party before the people of this country and that makes them traitors in my book. Obama is doing pretty damn good considering he has received almost nothing but bloody-minded opposition to reality every step of the way.
DeleteM from MD
Sarah Palin and PIMP DADDY TODD are going to jail and your Rants can't divert attention away from that fact. As for your inherent Racism, your love for Black people shows up in your rants subliminally. You should outright accept them just like Sarah Palin accepted Glen Rice. You know that she has wet dreams about him. That's why Todd Palin started his Prostitution Ring to get back at her. As for Welfare, Alaska has the biggest per capita number of Recipients in the U.S.A.
DeletePalin ended up selling the jet at a loss:
Deletehttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/election/2008/09/04/gop-convention-palin-sold-alaska-jet-at-a-loss-and-not-on-ebay/
Hey,RAM, was that you who took a bite out of Newt at the Zoo? It sure looked like you. You are such a well paid Palin Penguin for writing Drivel on different Blogs. You know that the only reason that you are still employed is because you know too many Palin Secrets.
DeleteFor all you assuming I'm racist, sorry to disappoint. My hub is Hispanic and I have family with black partners who are welcome in my home anytime. As far as I'm concerned, the 'N' word refers to a persons attitude and manner, not the color of their skin. And for those of you making fun of Sarahs son you should be ashamed of yourselves. Downs Syndrome could affect a future child of yours and then it wouldn't be nearly so amusing. It it caused by a genetic accident, the risk of which increases with the age of the mother, and cannot be prevented by anything other than amino testing and abortion.
DeleteAnonymousApr 18, 2012 03:16 PM
Delete"...And for those of you making fun of Sarahs son you should be ashamed of yourselves. Downs Syndrome could affect a future child of yours and then it wouldn't be nearly so amusing."
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What on earth are you yapping about? No one here makes fun of Trig! People here are frequently upset at the callous way Sarah treats the little boy. That is not the same as "making fun" of him.
You are a liar and judging by your first post, quite unintelligent and hypocritical also.
The question about Triggs therapy in particular struck me as facetious, as well as seeing a pic of him with cake all over his face. If indeed they are honest, so be it. That does not make me a liar. I am however very tired of all the racial unrest being stirred up by the administration. It is virtually impossible to criticize anyone with a tint to their skin without being accused of all sorts of vile ideas. On the other hand, minorities can pretty much say what they want and no one blinks...they are just defending themselves. BS!! No one called me names when I criticized any past POTUS, so what's the big hairy deal now?? Obama has inserted himself into at least 2 situations of perceived white-on-black injustice (remember the beer summit??) Yet has he ever stated a position in a black/other-on white situation?? If so, it didn't get much if any press, but then again perhaps those are 'normal' situations for him. He and his legions are going to destroy our economy....and don't go crying about how 'its all Bushs fault' plz! If you recall the current economic meltdown started with bank failures caused by subprime mortgage lending. The policies leading to that were put in place by the Clinton administration.
DeleteThe sculpture actually is a decent likeness I must admit, but all this crap about the Palins is a sideshow. They aren't running for any office, if they are criminal, prosecute! If on the other hand, this is simply another diversion tactic straight from the Socialists handbook, I pity those too blind to SEE IT.
The socialists handbook? I pity you for being such an idiot! Anyone who thinks the President or socialist needs to go back to school.
DeleteI do not believe that you arent a racist. You are a liar!
The President has " interjected" himself in MANY other situations including people struggling with their health care or people struggling to find a job. If you open your goat slitted demon eyes, you could easily find numerous examples. But no, you pick 2 examples out of HUNDREDS he has been involved with.
You must have the KKK handbook open you liar.
Hey, you UGLY,
DeleteYou you you so ugly,
Hey, you UGLY!
You you you so UGLY!
Obama 2012! :)
Attention Walmart Shoppers, A customer is in the sheet department, he's between a queen and king size, but needs a standard pillowcase for a hood. Can an associate from the gun department render assistance? Thank You for shopping Walmart and buying non union foreign products.
DeleteThank you to the last 2 posts for helping prove my point about name calling...you are most helpful! I was previously referring to BHO sticking his nose in CRIMINAL cases...not feel good drivel designed to further his unconstitutional health plan goals. Our current POTUS has been acclaimed as a star.student of the late Saul Alinsky:
Deletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Alinsky
His Socialist handbook described many techniques being used on us right now, the creation of fear, class warfare, and ultimately turning on whites. It is already happening as so well displayed in this very thread....I criticize BHO and get called kkk, racist, blah, blah, blah. I don't give a crap if the man is purple! He is in fact 1/2 WHITE, so why does everyone call him black? Is the plantation mentality that kept the mulatto children of slave owners in chains that deeply embedded in your pea brains? There are black folk in this country almost as prejudiced against mulattos as the kkk is against all of them. For some, the POTUS isn't black enough! Michelle is his qualifier for them.
The current administration is on a full tilt power grab that we haven't seen the likes of since FDR. Over 40,000 new regulations in 38 mos? WTF? Clue in before its too late...unless of course pre-WWII Europe is appealing to you....
You poor (emphasis on poor and probably broke too!) deluded Stormfront follower! You are aware that this is 2012 and not 2008..right?
DeleteHow funny that you think your argument is worth anything besides used toilet paper is scary beyond belief. Get over it Stormy!
President Obama won the election in 08 and he's pretty much on his way to winning another term in November...so slither back under that KKK member infested rock from which you came from and let the other fools know that your mission FAILED!
One more thing...I know education is a dirty word in your world...but judging by your grammatical mistakes and misspelled words...you really need a refresher course...especially after reading your comments above. No wonder you are so mad about the beautiful BLACK family in the White House! LOL!!
Now run along little troll...adults are talking!
Happy Birthday Trig.....in case your mommies are too busy to remember.
ReplyDeleteWasn't that a couple of months ago?
DeleteIf the artist EVER decides to produce these, I'll be first on line! Perfect accessory would be an enormous metal foot to protect her flapping yap from the elements--or maybe a big ol' tin crow with plume of feathers sticking out of her face. Pure geeenius!
ReplyDeleteI wrote to him this morning, he said it's for sale! You should contact him, he's a really great guy.
DeleteThat should be paired up with the Bristol's Box statue in front of Wasilla High.
ReplyDeleteGood point! Which is bigger on the Palin women, mouth or stretched vajayjay?
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Hey, I was going to write a comment about that. I was going to suggest that they place the mouth sculpture atop "The Biggest Cunt Who Ever Attended Wasilla High" sculpture. People would come from all over. They could charge admission. A diptych for the ages!
DeleteNo way! You can cook a whole pig in that gapping maw? Awesome! ANd how fitting. ;)
ReplyDeleteA suckling pig....the little guys that fit on a big platter with an apple in their mouth....not a 275# market hog. And yes, I do live on a farm and have raised hogs. I wonder if there will ne faux lipstick involved?
DeleteSpeaking of Sarah's Big Head (and giant ego), have you seen this article from Radar Online:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/04/sarah-palin-stage-mom
With her political career on pause, Sarah Palin is turning her attention from running the country to running her daughter Bristol's career.
During the negotiations for Bristol's upcoming Lifetime reality show, Life's a Tripp, says a source, :She was one of the most difficult people they have ever had to deal with!"
Sarah, 48, held execs at bay for weeks over the terms of the contract, an insider reveals. "She told them that Bristol was worth much more than anyone on reality TV today, that she was the original Teen Mom," the source says. "She told them that whatever number they were thinking of, to triple it."
And even when they agreed to a number, the source says, the negotiations were far from over. "Sarah made the network add a 'creative input' clause that gave her final say on what scenes or topics would be considered suitable to air," the insider explains.
So now that Bristol, 21, is set for TV stardom, will Sarah turn back to politics? Says the source, "Sarah said no — there's much more money in television!"
She's another Victoria Jackson.
DeleteYou need to share that with her bots, especially the statement about there being more money in television than running for office again. It'll break their delusional little hearts.
DeleteM from MD
Oh dear. So the Caribou Chameleon is now Mama Rose, the ultimate stage mother from "Gypsy"? When she starts singing "You'll be swell, you'll be great..." run for the hills!
DeleteHey, Sarah--there's always "Toddlers & Tiaras" for Piper!
Pukin' Time!
DeleteIt's like toddlers in tiaraa, except it's like twenty years later, and the toddler has diaper rash, a baby, and a trial wedding.
DeleteEpic Failure in the making!
Next- Willow Palin- Life's a shamPOO!
I don't think these lumps of metal should be viewed anything other than what they represent.... a HUGE hunk of slag with a gaping maw spewing slime in every direction. Just like waste and nuclear materials that humankind hasn't figured out how to handle yet - bury it for ALL TIME.... TODAY.
ReplyDeleteWas the Tin Man missing a brain or a heart? Can't recall.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, good representative artwork as Palin is missing both.
The tin man missing a heart, the scarecrow a brain, and the lion - courage.
DeletePalin - missing all three!
That’s inspired! That’s a very nice/clever piece.
ReplyDeleteAs much as this website has helped me through the perilous times when it seemed that Palin would rear her head and be taken seriously, I think the danger of that is gone for good. Only bots and ill-advised corporations pay her much attention any more. As Romney takes over the Republican platform, and his vice presidential running mate is announced, the specter of Sarah Palin and her trashy clan will begin to disappear.
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm suggesting that we start to concentrate on Mitt and his fellow plutocrats, who now are the real danger for our society.
Palin will burst in rage when no one pays attention to her any longer, and that day is soon approaching.
So, Sarah, what's next: QVC, a megachurch, a trademarked line of eyeglasses? A divorce and move to Arizona to run for office?
It must just burn her up that Ann Romney got a birthday cake and party at Trump's glitzy apartment, while Sarah got pizza with a plastic fork in Times Square. Sayonara, Sarah.
That's not enough though. She needs to be exposed. She needs to pay. At the very least, she needs to give back her speaking fees from when she told her pregnancy and birth stories. And, if the rabbit hole goes deeper, and she and Toad ARE mafia types who do have people killed (Menard, Dar Miller), then of course, she needs to suffer.
DeleteWe need one of these at a group picnic and we can throw eggs at it. We can make it a fundraiser for our wonderful president!
ReplyDeleteOT I do nor hear Palun's name mentioned as a veep.
ReplyDeleteSarah has the exact same facial expression ..every time she reads a new IM post.
ReplyDeleteRAM - Palin paid internet defender@ 8:50
ReplyDeleteEarn, Baby, Earn
so many blogs, so little to say for $88,000.00 per yr
roast a suckling pig! oh my word, that's perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks SO much for listening to her insane pronouncements so I don't have to!!! Even greater thanks for saying "fuck her" - so I don't have to!!! You are spoiling me, Gryph!
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime - I continue to pray for her "God" to step forward and give her the smack down she deserves. I know, atheists don't usually pray, but, by golly - I'm willing to try anything to see her held accountable!
Oh, I forgot to say - I love that metal sculpture - it looks just like her!! I think I'll do one, too - also multipurpose - except, the one I do can also be used as a toilet in addition to it being aesthetically ARTISTIC!!! I think I'll title it "ESAD"! OOPS, guess I'm being a little too puerile, but hey, what better title would apply to this subject?
ReplyDeleteIt's Palin, Bachmann, Coulter and more. It's Rush, Beck, Fox Newsians, Rovians, Kochers, Birthers, Tea John Birchers and more.
ReplyDeleteAll they have is empty waaaaah.
Excellent artwork.
"Drill baby, drill"
ReplyDeleteSarah people are tired of hearing that shit.
When you first see that sculpture it reminds you of Sarah and Glen Rice.
ReplyDeleteI thought people might enjoy this:
ReplyDeletehttp://gma.yahoo.com/why-kim-kardashain-sarah-palin-might-same-person-194557223--abc-news-celebrities.html
Just like Gryph always said!
Better yet, how does adding a sculpture of Todd perched on my Sarah Toilet sculpture sound - to represent just what he thinks of the Shitter, I mean, Quitter, perhaps a porn mag in his hands for reading material - that should cover the essence of these folks for Americans interested in ART!!! Alrighty, no more commenting for me today!
ReplyDeleteAll the head needs is an audio of her same boring old quotes and talking points; pull a chain in the back and get one of 10, like the old talking Barbies.
ReplyDelete'drill baby drill' 'don't retreat, reload' 'boys will be boys' 'have you seen Todd?' 'Piper Diaper' 'Whooo-hoooo'
'caribou meat next to the mashed potatoes' 'We hunt, therefore we eat' 'please donate to my PAC' 'I have tight abs'
Worth reading again:
ReplyDeleteTalibunny Facing Charges for Boosting Lumber & Labor for Home From Wasilla Hockey Rink She Championed As Mayor?
GOP circus freak and failed vice-presidential candidate Sarah ‘Talibunny’ Palin shit her knickers this week and abandoned her governorship of Alaska after apparently being informed that she is facing indictment for conspiring with an Alaska contractor to inflate the price of a Wasilla sports complex she championed there as mayor in trade for the supplies and building labor on her nearby home, reports say.
The a11news.com summarized today:
The embezzlement scandal involves the massive, $12.5 million sports complex that Sarah Palin pushed through during her last term as Mayor in Wasilla. Federal investigators believe the price of the sports complex was inflated to provide free building materials and labor for the Palin home being constructed nearby.
Stupid fucking twit Talibunny apparently thought she could keep it quiet that she diverted goods and services for private development a secret in a polity as small as Alaska. The contractor, Spenard Building Supplies (SBS), is one of the biggest in the state and, in truth, is probably hard not to do business with in a contract of this size. All the more reason to use caution in using them to boost public resources. This is amateur night corruption at its most tedious and pathetic.
http://www.stinque.com/2009/07/04/talibunny-facing-indictment-for-boosting-lumber-labor-for-home-from-hockey-rink-she-championed-as-mayor/
Continued:
DeleteMax Blumenthal, meanwhile, is reporting on the Daily Beast that, “observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS in recent months, searching for evidence that Palin and her husband Todd steered lucrative contracts to the well-connected company in exchange for gifts like the construction of their home on pristine Lake Lucille in 2002.”
Yes, indeed, it appears that the Talibunny and her trained mute, Todd, might have gotten the interview this week and been told they are targets of a federal investigation they know is right on the fucking money. Oh, boo-hoo, oh, fuck, it’s not fair, not fucking fair! Jesus took away the presidency from Talibuny and now when she goes to prison immense, unwashed killer bull dykes are going to be sitting on Talibunny’s face and messing up her hair.
Blumenthal explains why it was so stupid for SBS and the Palins to collude, given that their relationship was so well known, and so heavily publicized:
SBS has close ties to the Palins. The company has not only sponsored Todd Palin’s snowmobile team, according to the Village Voice’s Wayne Barrett, it hired Sarah Palin to do a statewide television commercial in 2004.
Though Todd Palin told Fox News he built his Lake Lucille home with the help of a few “buddies,” according to Barrett’s report, public records revealed that SBS supplied the materials for the house. While serving as mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin blocked an initiative that would have required the public filing of building permits—thus momentarily preventing the revelation of such suspicious information.
Just months before Palin left city hall to campaign for governor, she awarded a contract to SBS to help build the $13 million Wasilla Sports Complex. The most expensive building project in Wasilla history, the complex cost the city an additional $1.3 million in legal fees and threw it into severe long-term debt. For SBS, however, the bloated and bungled project was a cash cow.
Blumenthal credits the work of the Village Voice in his reportage, as Wayne Barrett broke much of the story of SBS and the Palins relationship and the facts surrounding the nearly simultaneous development of the Wasilla Sports Complex and the Palins majestic home on nearby Lake Lucille, salient aspects to consider now that the FBI is reportedly zeroing in on the fact that similar building materials were required for both projects. Barrett reported in October last year:
As mayor, Sarah Palin blocked an effort to require the filing of building permits in the wide-open city, and there is no public record of who the “buddies” were. The house was built very near the complex, on a site whose city purchase led to years of unsuccessful litigation and, now, $1.3 million in additional costs, with a law firm that’s also donated to Palin collecting costly fees from the city.
Talibunny is going to do time. The whole planet will be watching this case and the US attorney general is going to get this one right and omit the silly shennanigans that doomed the Senator Ted Stevens case last year. Her gasping, freaked out appearance today at her resignation speech was the sign of a woman completely out of her mind with rank terror at the prospect of spending decades behind bars licking the crusty, unwashed pussies of criminally insane serial killers.
Talibunny will die of mysterious infectious diseases in prison, her name forever a punch line, and her children will curse their own birthdays.
Remember this Sarah?
DeleteWASILLA, Alaska -- The biggest project that Sarah Palin undertook as mayor of this small town was an indoor sports complex, where locals played hockey, soccer, and basketball, especially during the long, dark Alaskan winters.
The only catch was that the city began building roads and installing utilities for the project before it had unchallenged title to the land. The misstep led to years of litigation and at least $1.3 million in extra costs for a small municipality with a small budget. What was to be Ms. Palin's legacy has turned into a financial mess that continues to plague Wasilla.
"It's too bad that the city of Wasilla didn't do their homework and secure the land before they began construction," said Kathy Wells, a longtime activist here. "She was not your ceremonial mayor; she was in charge of running the city. So it was her job to make sure things were done correctly."
Associated Press
Ms. Palin, now Alaska's governor and Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate, has pointed to her two terms as Wasilla's mayor, from 1996 to 2002, as evidence that she has enough executive experience to take on the presidency, should the need arise -- more than Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who touts his own background as a community organizer in Chicago.
"I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities," Ms. Palin said Wednesday in her acceptance speech at the Republican convention.
Litigation resulting from the dispute over Ms. Palin's sports-complex project is still in the courts, with the land's former owner seeking hundreds of thousands of additional dollars from the city.
Revenge is a dish
DeleteBest served cold.
Now THIS, Sarah,
WILL be "RAMmed down your throat"
She is always full of "hot air" and roasting a pig is very funny and appropriate for this dumbass.
ReplyDelete"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
ReplyDeletePimping and embezzlement, a Palin tradition.....
Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal. The gist of the rumor is that an Alaska building company called Spenard Building Supplies (SBS) was awarded a contract by Palin to build a hockey arena in Wasilla, AK, and in return, SBS helped construct Palin’s home:
Many political observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS in recent months, searching for evidence that Palin and her husband Todd steered lucrative contracts to the well-connected company in exchange for gifts like the construction of their home on pristine Lake Lucille in 2002. The home was built just two months before Palin began campaigning for governor, a job which would have provided her enhanced power to grant building contracts in the wide open state.
SBS has close ties to the Palins. The company has not only sponsored Todd Palin’s snowmobile team, according to the Village Voice’s Wayne Barrett, it hired Sarah Palin to do a statewide television commercial in 2004.
Though Todd Palin told Fox News he built his Lake Lucille home with the help of a few “buddies,” according to Barrett’s report, public records revealed that SBS supplied the materials for the house. While serving as mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin blocked an initiative that would have required the public filing of building permits—thus momentarily preventing the revelation of such suspicious information.
Just months before Palin left city hall to campaign for governor, she awarded a contract to SBS to help build the $13 million Wasilla Sports Complex. The most expensive building project in Wasilla history, the complex cost the city an addition $1.3 million in legal fees and threw it into severe long-term debt. For SBS, however, the bloated and bungled project was a cash cow.
Alaska bloggers have reported in recent weeks that “a long simmering embezzelment/IRS scandal is still being looked at by the feds.” In her press conference today, Palin asked the public to “trust me with this decision and know that it is no more politics as usual.” But she also bemoaned “political operatives” who have “descended on Alaska” to investigate “all sorts of frivolous ethics violations.” Palin said this “politics of personal destruction” was one of the key motivating factors behind her decision today.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/07/03/49258/palin-hockey-arena-scandal/?mobile=nc
I'm not an art critic and I hate to criticize the artist, but Palin's eyes are too straight.
ReplyDeleteThe artist would have had to sculpt a wonky eye that wonders on its own. Quite difficult.
DeleteOldie but goodie:
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When the Palins began building a new family home off Lake Lucille in 2002 — at the same time that Palin was running for lieutenant governor and in her final months as mayor — Spenard [Builders Supply] supplied the materials, according to Antoine Bricks, who works in its Wasilla office. Spenard actually filed a notice "of its right to assert a lien" on the deed for the Palin property after contracting for labor and materials for the site. Spenard's name has popped up in the trial of Senator Stevens — it worked on the house that is at the center of the VECO scandal as well.
Todd Palin told Fox News that he built the two-story, 3,450-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bath, wood house himself, with the help of contractors he described as "buddies." As mayor, Sarah Palin blocked an effort to require the filing of building permits in the wide-open city, and there is no public record of who the "buddies" were. The house was built very near the complex, on a site whose city purchase led to years of unsuccessful litigation and, now,$1.3 million in additional costs, with a law firm that's also donated to Palin collecting costly fees from the city.
Now that we've seen actual work that we are certain was done by his buddies, as in the fence that Todd built, we know for certain that they didn't build that box on the dead lake. No building permits worked out well for Sarah, didn't they? Too bad it didn't work so well for Wasilla. The city wouldn't have lost money on the sports center because they would have had to show proof of clear title prior to building permits being received. Sarah wasn't going to let a little thing like clear title stand in her way, who cares if it cost the city an extra $1.5 million in legal costs? Not Sarah! It also gave her an advantage as to nobody really knowing what was going on with the building of the White Trash Compound soon to be occupied by the Palins.
DeleteI like it. It channels her personality very well... very very dumb with a very very big mouth spouting a whole lot of ignorant nonsense. Cool!
ReplyDeleteI cannot listen to the diseased nitwit. I am not that masochistic.
ReplyDeleteI think he should arrange to make back yard sized versions of these and sell them nation wide. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteActually I was inspired by this bit of sculpture with a practical application. But to be honest, I think a better practical use for a sculpture of her with the large mouth would be more suitable for a urinal or a toilet. I would love to use it after consuming the foulest meal I could think of.
ReplyDeleteOh I got a great idea, put it facing the statue in front of Wasilla High, would be a riot to watch the hooha blowing smoke rings into the hootchie!
ReplyDeleteWhat I like about this representation of Palin is that the mouth is about 1/3 the length of the entire head and there are no ears. Just like Palin: always whining in that nails-on-the-chalkboard harpy assed voice and never listening.
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