Has it been ten years already?

And thus began one of the oddest occurrences in America political history.

At first I, along with my fellow Alaskans, celebrated the first female governor giving birth to a baby while in office, which was also obviously a first.

But then.....well we all know what happened then.

I think my only real regret after all of these years is that I could never figure out exactly why, how, or from where.

Lots of theories, some of them frankly a little insane.

But no definitive answers.

All we know for sure is that whatever Palin thought she was going to achieve by making this decision, it is clearly not what ended up happening.

Instead of living in the White House with full time nannies seeing to little Trig's needs, she is stuck back in Wasilla hawking weight loss products on the internet with her baby factory of a daughter.

As a busy 🏒mom I need all the energy I can get! I gave up morning coffee for a healthier option suggested by Bristol - @teamiblends teas work! No mid-day crash, steady energy - a lifesaver! -SP
Get 15% off with: “PALIN15” and check it out here! https://t.co/Kq5V3P2UF5 pic.twitter.com/uR7GTmOQzA

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) April 18, 2018

Oh, how the not so mighty have fallen.

Celebrating the birthday of perhaps one of our all time greatest Presidents. A great way to end our day.

55 years young and that smile still gets me every single day. Happy birthday, Barack. I love you. -mo pic.twitter.com/RbrZ7YTyc8

— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) August 4, 2016

Fuck I'm going to miss these two.

Oh, and these two as well.

Happy 55th, Barack! A brother to me, a best friend forever. pic.twitter.com/uNsxouTKOO

— Vice President Biden (@VP) August 4, 2016

Sarah Palin wishes a happy birthday to the only man dumb enough to marry her daughter.

Courtesy of the Mother-in-Law from Hell's Facebook page:  

Happy Birthday to my new son-in-law, Dakota Meyer! So glad to have him in our lives... his work ethic, patriotism, humor, smarts, & sincere love of God, country & family are so admirable. 🇺🇸👍 - 

Sarah Palin (Let the mother-in-law jokes begin!)

And let me tell you right now, Dakota is VERY important to the Palins at this moment.

Not only is he their last chance at credibility, but he is also bankrolling Bristol's attempts to shut me up.

Gee, I wonder how much money he has to spend on this? (Hint. It's not going to be enough.)

In other news apparently the Grizzled Mama made her appearance at that Politicon event today.

Here she is walking onto the stage.

According to Truthdig the title of her presentation was “Your Garden Variety Everyday Pissed Off American.”

Classy don't you think?

Here's a little more from Truthdig:  

After setting the scene with an I-told-you-so critique of the Obama presidency, Palin said, “We knew the only counter to this was a revolution. But who would be the revolutionary? Instead of letting the media vet candidates for us, we asked who is not part of the problem?” 

Enter Trump, said Palin, with his “earned income that is due respect,” and “who has has nothing to lose but knows that our very sovereignty is to gain,” and, most fancifully, who is “not palling around with crony capitalists, in bed with special interests ... screwing the American worker.” 

Not that there’s anything wrong with capitalism. The former Alaska governor was quick to cast Trump in the unlikely position of the “outsider” billionaire, who has amassed great wealth but remains close to the earth. 

“Trump is a builder—he looks up and he builds big!” Palin said, echoing a familiar right-wing refrain about job creation and self-propelled, meritocratic success. “He knows that men in denim built this country,” she added, “but D.C. suits—and pantsuits—destroy it.” 

Pantsuits, yeah we get it. Cute.

Lovely @SarahPalinUSA was across from us signing today we had her sign a few things too! 🇺🇸🙌🏼❤️ #Politicon2016 pic.twitter.com/h3nooLbKaf

— Decision 2016 Cards (@decision16cards) June 26, 2016

Truthdig summed up her appearance thusly:

Overall, Palin’s speech was an unsurprising pastiche patched together from her trove of greatest-hits causes, catchphrases and all the zingers fit to print on her teleprompter. Trump couldn’t ask for a better spokesperson, and from reading Palin’s clear signals since the launch of his campaign, she could well be eyeing the White House herself—this time as a member of the Trump administration.

Wait, did that say teleprompter? Oooh, so busted!

And no damn way is this lunatic getting anywhere near the White House.

We are going to make goddamn sure of that, just like we did last time!

Happy birthday Track Palin!

I wonder how long it will be before his family remembers that it;s his birthday?

Meme of the day

Happy Birthday Piper Palin.

Bristol and Piper.

Courtesy of Palin's Facebook page:

 ‪#‎throwbackthursday‬ Happy Birthday to our little girl all grown up!

Does Palin have to put a SarahPAC logo on everything?

I mean come on, just wish your kid a happy birthday without trying to make money off of it #badparenting.

She should be especially thrilled that she still has a least one daughter who has not gotten knocked up or been involved in a drunken brawl. At least not yet.

Sarah Palin finally wishes Willow a happy birthday using a recycled photo from her 4th of July post.

From Unladylike Liberty's Facebook page:

Love you, Willow! Happy Birthday from Track and cousin Dylan.

So do we think she misspelled birthday just to be cute, or is that how she spells it after a few too many Red Bulls and vodka?

An hour after this post Palin posted another happy birthday message in which she called Willow a VIP, and included Doug McMarlin from her "SarahPAC team" who has been clinging to her coattails since the 2008 debacle.

She also included this old picture.

Boy those were the days, weren't they?

Back when everybody still paid attention to her, and the people around her thought that she was a gravy train they could ride until judgement day.

Oh how the not so mighty have fallen.

Well anyhow, Happy Birthday Willow.

You're still my favorite. (Not that there is a lot of competition in that family.)

Happy Birthday Trig!

Courtesy of Facebook

Happy birthday to the most famous little political prop in recent American history, and the ONLY Palin (adopted) offspring that I think has any chance of making something of his life. 

Don't worry little guy, someday people will know the truth.

Sarah Palin wishes her mother a happy birthday, and decorates her imaginary cake wtih pure hypocrisy.

So Palin's ghostwritten Facebook post starts off complimenting her mother, wishing her a happy birthday, and saying nice things about her, which is perfectly fine and I don't think that any of us would have any issue with that whatsoever.

After all everybody loves their mom!

However then Palin decides to take a detour and starts delivering a lecture about, and I'm not kidding about this, complaining, which she terms "grumbling."

And knowing mom, the most optimistic person we know, a great gift she'd appreciate from everyone, especially all her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids, is like-minded optimism. She's proof positive it makes the world a better place. 

We know there's a lot wrong with our nation right now, but there’s a lot right too! Human nature leads to a pattern of grumbling where we lose sight of things we should be thankful for. 

I ran across @thethankables campaign to declare a “War on Grumbling.” Great idea. It's totally "Sally Heath." Take time each day to declare our own #WarOnGrumbling by naming things we’re thankful for.

So Sarah Palin, you know the Sarah Palin who viciously complains about what she sees has the fundamental changing of HER country, would like, in honor of her mother, to suggest to all of you that you not complain so damn much. 

Seriously?

So I thought I would provide a few examples, JUST from this month, where Palin engaged in some "grumbling of her own. (And trust me, for the sake of time, I am leaving out quite a few.)

October 1, Palin "grumbles" about the President's positive speech about Obamacare.

October 3, Palin "grumbles" about the closing of the World War 2 memorials that HER Tea Party buddies forced to close.

October 4, Palin "grumbles" about her perception that the media does not understand how government works.

October 9, Palin "grumbles" about the perceived "War on Christmas" and tries to hawk her book.

October 12, Palin tries to get Steve Lonegan elected in New Jersey, and "grumbles" about the effect of the shut down.

October 14, Palin "grumbles" about the possibility of a government default and attempts to blame it on the President.

October 15, Palin goes to Washington to "grumble" in person to Great Van Susteren about the government shutdown.

October 16, Palin "grumbles" about the GOP politicians who refused to let the country default.

October 18, Palin "grumbles" about a cemetery marker.

October 20, Palin "grumbles" about the Republican, compares them to the "Corrupt Bastard's Club."

October 23, Palin "grumbles" that the media is not doing their job, but came after HER too aggressively, (Yeah right!)

October 24, Palin "grumbles" that the lady who fainted behind the President, might just have been faking it.

And then yesterday, Palin "grumbled: that Piers Morgan wanted to interview her.

If indeed Sarah Palin stopped "grumbling" I am pretty sure she would simply dry up and wither away to nothing. After all the only thing that seems to be driving her these days is hate.

Happy birthday Sally Heath. Sorry that your daughter turned out to be such a hypocritical bitch.

Sarah Palin wishes her daughter Bristol a happy birthday and then pimps her blog. "Grifting, a game the whole family can play!"

Here is the Grizzled Mama's message to her untalented and unmotivated little cub:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRISTOL! October 18 is Bristol's birthday and is, coincidentally, also Alaska Day. So fitting because Bristol is an amazingly strong and independent Alaskan woman -- a true mama grizzly! Happy Birthday, Bristol! We’re so proud of you for -- doing all this at once -- working so hard, going to school, and single handedly raising your wonderful son in such a wonderful way. We love you!

So sad that not one word of that is actually true.

And is if to prove my point Palin then links of Bristol's ghostwritten blog, where this picture was on prominent display.

Yes, nothing says that you have single handedly raised a "wonderful son" in a "wonderful way" like taking a picture of your little bundle of joy covered in fake tattoos and throwing up gang signs, and then posting it to your blog for the world to see.

I guess next we will see him holding his piece in one hand and a wad of cash in the other while giving a shout out to his homies and bitches.

She does realize that she lives in just about the whitest place on the continent doesn't she?

And finally a big Happy 19th Birthday to Willow Palin from all of your friends here at The Immoral Minority.

Photo courtesy of Brancy's blog.

There was also this statement:

Glad Tripp is old enough to come on our girl dates with my family!

Look I don't like to give unsolicited parenting advice as a rule (Though I don't think I can think of too many people who need it more.), but there is actually NO age that Tripp could reach which would make it appropriate for him to go on a "girl date" with his mom and her friends. Especially if there were any drinking or questionable activity going on.

I mean if this is simply an immature way of saying that the family is going out for a sit down dinner to celebrate, that is one thing, but if it is something else then it is yet ANOTHER example of the same poor Palin parenting that we have seen on at least three different reality shows thus far.

He should either spend the evening with his father or with a family member who is not involved in any "girl dating."

Just my opinion.

Anyhow I hope that as Willow gets older she starts considering her future which I really hope includes writing her own tell all book at some point.

You have my e-mail Willow just let me know when you are ready to make your mark. My ghostwriting skills are at your disposal.

P.S. While I on the subject of Palin women and unsafe activities, here is the Grizzled Mama shooting a gun on a horse.

And if that were not bad enough.

Here is what she wrote:

I'm no good at Mounted Shooting, but Todd (aka Captain America) didn't miss a target all day. Dangit. 

"Captain America?" I have no words.

Happy Birthday Tripp Johnston!

I felt bad today that none of Tripp's famous family had bothered to wish him a happy birthday, Not on Brancy's blog, not on Palin's ghostwritten Facebook page, not even on Twitter.

However then I did a quick search and discovered that Mercede and Levi had both posted birthday wishes for him on Facebook.  Apparently however he is not going to be spending any of his birthday with THAT side of the family. (Of course.)

So I thought it would be nice if WE sent him some birthday wishes from all of us here at the Immoral Minority.

Happy Birthday Tripp, and may the next year be free of reality shows and family drama, and  filled with more time spent with your dad and that adorable baby sister of yours.

P.S. I have Sunny as a Facebook friend, but I didn't want to "borrow" any pictures of Tripp from there (Especially since somebody recently sold her photos to TMZ without her permission.) so the above is from Brancy's blog, which of course is public.

Happy Birthday Mr. President!

I just wanted to take a moment to say happy birthday to one of the best presidents we have had in this country, and perhaps the BEST one we have had in my lifetime.

Let's give him the birthday gift of helping him to keep his job for four more years, shall we?

And you can help by visiting here.

P.S. The Republicans used the President's birthday as an opportunity to take a political shot at him, but instead demonstrated a rather startling lack of comprehension:

The Republican National Committee (RNC) yesterday sent President Barack Obama a cake for his birthday, and inscribed on it, “You Didn’t Bake This,” a reference to the President’s comments that success is mutually attained. 

Of course, the President didn’t bake that cake — obviously — and in stating the obvious, the RNC both endorsed the President’s vision, and proved themselves, well, ignorant in the humor department.

Okay seriously, HOW do these people keep winning elections?

Happy 4th birthday Trig Paxson Van Palin!

Trig, the enigma, is introduced to the world.

Do ears and baby weight fluctuate this much?

Teagan Cole, Sarah's best friend Kristan's daughter, holding "Trig?"

Five months later all deformities are gone.

Best buds!

Time to make an appearance, and put those internet rumors to rest.

Wow, four years! Has it really been that long?

I guess time flies when you are trying to piece together a puzzle with ever evolving pieces to work with, don'tcha know?

I think I can safely say that I have come about as close to solving this mystery as anybody on the planet.

I do in fact know, with absolutely no doubt, that Sarah Palin did not give birth to Trig on April 18, 2008 at the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. (I even have a fair idea as to how the ruse was pulled off.)

I am also convinced that we have seen more than one baby standing in for Trig.

And as you know I don't believe that Bristol is the mother of the child that we now know to be Trig Paxson Van Palin.

Still there are more questions yet to be answered.  The biggest one being exactly WHY there was this fake pregnancy?  I have some theories, and I have discounted many more, but I have to admit that I am not certain of the motive. In fact part of me thinks the motive, much like the babies, evolved over time.

One of the questions I get asked all of the time is, "Do you think this scandal will EVER be revealed to the public?"

And my answer is always "yes," in fact in many ways it already has been revealed.  The only part that is really left is to PROVE it.

And THAT is proving to be a MUCH more difficult undertaking.  Though I still have a few irons in the fire which may accomplish that very goal. Hopefully.

However for today I simply hope that Trig has the BEST birthday ever (And no I DON'T believe today is his real birthday! But it IS the one they celebrate.), and that he is well cared for and loved.  Because regardless of why he is part of the Palin family, the fact remains that he is.  And he deserves our best wishes and hope for the future.

Because as we know being in close proximity to Sarah Palin can be poisonous to ANYONE, and little Trig may be particularly vulnerable.