A Day in Cambridge – Open Thread
We’ve had a fantastic whirlwind stop in Cambridge. I went to college in this neck of the woods, and it was a real treat being able to walk on the brick paths, and look at the beautiful old ivy covered buildings of the city again. The oldest building in Anchorage was built, I believe, in 1923. The lovely house that we’ve been staying in was built in 1907.
The weather here has been HOT. It got well over 90 degrees today, and this Alaskan felt close to melting on more than one occasion. But still, I wouldn’t have missed walking around the campus of Harvard and strolling the streets of Cambridge for anything.
Shannyn and I were the speakers today at a presentation at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. They describe themselves as “representing a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.”
The founder of the Berkman Center, Charlie Nesson states that “the vision is of a generative world in which anyone can speak, anyone can listen, anyone can create a new architecture within which to relate.”
While sitting in the reception area, waiting for the talk to begin, we noticed this hanging on the wall and got a good chuckle. Yes, Ted Stevens’ “series of tubes” has made it to the halls of academia.
The talk was well attended, and we had a great time meeting everyone. We shared our backgrounds, our blogs, the relationship between bloggers and the mainstream media, the important political issues of the day in Alaska and how the powerful internet community of Alaska blog readers is becoming a real force for change. We talked about the 2008 election, about Sarah Palin and Ted Stevens, about fish issues in Western Alaska, ethics complaints, and a certain…(cough cough) … legislator who outed a certain blogger using state time and resources. Let’s just say they weren’t impressed.
Tomorrow we’re off to the Big Apple. We’ve had an absolutely fantastic time in Cambridge and have been the recipient of much generosity. OK, basically, we’ve been spoiled to death and we don’t want to go. Our illustrious host, Peter Schweich, even went out of his way to make (as the final note in a dinner that felt like a symphony of deliciousness) a chocolate mousse.
But New York City calls, so we bid a reluctant farewell to all our new friends.
http://billionairesforwealthcare.com/BillionairesForWealthcare.html
I came over to post this and then read about Segundo. I will still post it, because our lives go on and our fight continues. His life will continue through his children and until they are ready we will have to carry his light for him.
Just a reminder that we have a place on the forum for members to gather to share their feelings about the loss of Segundo and their support for the Strongheart family and friends. https://themudflats.net/forum/index.php/topic,7925.0.html
well, I just saw the late version of countdown, great job Shannyn!…didn’t see Brian poke his nose in, tho…
hamlets mill, you did a magnificent job at akm mudflats. now rest a bit and feel better soon…………….bubs
Did you get to meet Skip Gates? Did he attend your session?
Very good find mommom! The Crazy Lady is such a dolt.
As a followup to my #253 post within that stories comments someone posted a link to a list of Senators who have received the largest amount of PAC money.
Some of those names to be against reform… wonder why.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/19/769141/-Healthcare-Reform-Held-Hostage
I just read this story about the Healthcare debate on Daily Kos.
Looks like Henry Waxman and some of the Dems are taking another route.
They are ready to start playing ‘ hardball ‘. Somebody may get ‘ embarrassed ‘ as well. They want financial documents from the Healthcare Companies.
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” Democrats on a House committee are seeking detailed financial records from dozens of large insurance companies, officials disclosed Tuesday, part of an investigation into ”executive compensation and other business practices” in an industry opposed to President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul health care.
The request included records relating to compensation of highly paid employees, documents relating to companies’ premium income and claims payments, and information on expenses stemming from any event held outside company facilities in the past 2 1/2 years.”
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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/19/769486/-Waxman-Opening-another-Front-in-Healthcare-Debate
Categories: Sarah Palin
Ex-Im Bank disputes Palin attack
The government-run U.S. Export Import Bank is disputing Sarah Palin’s attack this morning on a proposed $2 billion loan to the Brazilian oil company Petrobras.
Palin complained that “the Obama White House is prepared to send more than 2 billion of your hard-earned tax dollars to Brazil so that the nation’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, can drill offshore and create jobs developing its own resources” and that Obama “chooses to use American dollars in Brazil that will help to pay the salaries and benefits for Brazilians to drill for resources when the need and desire is great in America.”
A spokesman for the bank, Phil Cogan, noted to POLITICO that the bank does not rely on tax money and that Palin’s statement ignores the bank’s central function: To lend money to foreign companies for the purchase of American goods and services.
“It has to be produced by U.S. workers,” Cogan said. Palin’s statement refers to “creat[ing] jobs and health benefits in the U.S.”
“That’s exactly what a purchase financed by the U.S. government would do,” Cogan said.
In this case, Cogan said, the proposed loan would likely finance engineering services, sales of ships to service oil platforms, or drilling equipment.
“This is the government doing what it’s supposed to do: Create jobs and make sure that Americans get a fair shot at selling goods and services — not the British or the French or anyone else — and to help American workers compete on a level playing field,” Cogan said, noting that most developed countries have similar credit-export agencies.
Palin drew her criticism from a Wall Street Journal editorial which also doesn’t mention the bank’s basic function.
Another administration official expressed frustration with Palin’s latest salvo.
“This is like her and her death panels,” the official said. “This is one more example of, ‘Let’s take a situation with a kernel of truth and blow it up and not let the facts ruin a good story.'”
From Politico
I am embarassed to post anything about that idiot Palin,when a good person has so much sorrow. Please let us know what we can do to help.
It was a treat and an honor to have you and Shannyn come by the Berkman Center yesterday afternoon. Before you came in, all I had heard was “Alaskan bloggers” were coming in. I didn’t realize until Shannyn introduced you (for other readers, Shannyn spoke first) that I was in the presence of *both* Mudflats and The Girl From Homer, in the flesh (and not melting — at least not yet). Believe me, we *were* impressed. I thoroughly enjoyed your talk and the Q&A that followed — and thought of dozens more questions after you left. Thanks again to both of you, and keep up the great work.
Doc
Just got this shocking news……so sorry to hear this about Ann, and her sweet little girl, and family….prayers sent her way.
Oh my: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/143041
Ted Stevens a draw for Don Young’s fundraiser
From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –
Ted Stevens is the featured guest at tonight’s annual fundraiser for Don Young.
@ michigander
It helps more than you could know, and Ann does know we hold her future dreams and peace of mind near and dear to our own hearts. With us standing behind her in sorrow yet hope, she feels our presence. It gives her solace and eventually, much needed support to follow her new path.
I stand corrected on the Juneau Governor’s Picnic; it will be burgers and salmon, not hot dogs and salmon. Even better. Hope to see some local mudpups there!
{{{{{{ANNE STRONGHEART}}}}}}}
Martha Unalaska, thank you for letting us know. She needs to know we care. I posted a comment at AnonBloggers also and hope in time, she will find some comfort in the many comments of love sent her way.
I can not stop crying either, Ann has given so much and as a people has endured so much.
God Bless Segundo and his precious family.
Thanks Martha UAYS (#220) for giving us heads up on Ann Strongheart’s tragic news.
Peace and love to Ann and her family…..
Prayers and love to Ann and all the families and friends. A tragic loss indeed.
I’m just floored by the terrible news of Ann’s loss. Her words of grief will not leave me for a very long time. I am sure that when we receive word of the best way to help, we will all do what we can. Segundo’s strong, loving, beautiful, smiling face will live on reflected in those of his children. I hope Ann will someday find comfort there.
I am so sorry for your loss. This is just so sad.
(On a lighter note, there is a poster of Palin as the Joker with “stupidism” written under her picture at Zazzle.)
God bless Ann and her family!!
Didn’t Rhode Island start out as a “prison” colony?
Martha, thanks for letting us know, it’s hard to believe.
Just a thought, to those who have elderly parents like I do, who watch fake news all the time, you can do this. I’m ordering the DVD of Mad As Hell Doctors for them, they don’t have internet service. The DVD is broken up into chapters also, so they can easily re-listen to a part they may not get right away.
I’m hoping it will answer some questions and enlightened them. I wasn’t real clear on the ordering process so I emailed the site, this is what I got back.
Send me your address, I send you a dvd, and you send a donation ($0-$25) to the address that follows my name, if you are so inclined.
Pretty easy.
Thanks for your interest.
paul
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Paul Hochfeld
111 NW Second St.
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-740-4065
for those who may have missed it, it’s good!
http://www.ourailinghealthcare.com/
(it’s almost an hour long so use this link to video with chapter selections rather than youtube)
The spouse and I also watch Michael Moore’s “Sicko” video last night, very enlightening for those who are not familiar with other health care systems and how they work. I’m going to watch it again.
(((((((((Ann)))))))))
my heartfelt sorrow
Oh my…… my heart goes out to Ann.
I have posted on AB. This is heart-wrenching.
I am so sorry Ann.
Martha UYS
Please let us know how we can help financially. How terribly sad!!!
Oh Martha, How heartbreaking…Must go and leave a comment…(((hugs))))
OMG, what devastating news.
i have tears in my eyes for our dear ann strongheart.
here’s someone we can work on…….
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-nellis/lynn-jenkins-r-ks-has-a-s_b_262289.html
“Because of you, media outlets like the Wichita Eagle have taken note of Jenkins’ do-nothing attitude on health insurance reform and have begun to question the existence of her so-called plan to fix health care. They took her to task yesterday by chastising her “hands-off approach” to leadership as a Congresswoman.
But the hard work isn’t over.
Keep the momentum — tell Jenkins to stop playings politics and share her secret plan!
This crisis continues to get worse; every day 70 more Kansans lose their health insurance. In times of crisis you can either lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Let’s tell Lynn Jenkins if she isn’t going to lead then she needs to get out of the way. We need to flood Lynn Jenkins’ office with emails this week and let her know we won’t allow her to keep her plan secret.
Send your personal message to Jenkins and demand she make her plan public: http://ksdp.org/secretJENKINS“
My heart goes out to Ann, her family and those who loved Segundo Strongheart. Truly very, very sad news.
Palin moving to R.I. ‘the real america’ ?? Oh, that’s rich. Alaska gets punked, once again. We can all look forward to her speeches of “I’m fighting for all Rhode Island and its rich resources and its people” Of course, her last speech in Alaska will be, ”I’m moving to R.I. to fight for all of Alaska, its rich resources, and its people.”
Alaska ”Punk’d Capital”, USA
(((Ann))), we are all family here. I am devastated at your loss.
Stranglet – thank you. Yes – that’s what I was trying to say with tears running down my face dammit – please do comment on her post at Anonymous Bloggers. She will not be able to keep up here for quite some time as she prepares for travel and services.
Martha, what awful news. Poor Ann.
BTW, they suggest posting condolences on AB.
Oh no. I am so sorry to hear this
nite all
We have very sad news of Ann Strongheart’s husband, Segundo, who died suddenly yesterday in Ugashik. Ann has a post at Anonymous Bloggers
http://anonymousbloggers.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/in-forever-loving-memory-of-my-love-segundo-strongheart-11-27-1970-to-8-18-2009/
She is in good hands right now with Victoria and Roland Briggs but her loss is great and our hearts break for her. I don’t know what else to say. My family recently suffered a sudden loss and many here posted their thoughts and prayers on my sis’s blog. I have been meaning to tell everyone how amazing that was, and how it contributed so much to my sister’s ability to keep working through her tragedy. Perfect strangers are some of the best friends one can have.
Don’t google her name tomorrow
oops, too enthusiastic with the “t” there, also too…
Irishgirl–gettting?!?!?
BTW, Juneau is FINALLY getting our very own Governor’s Picnic! For anyone in the area, it’s this Friday, 21 Aug. from 4-7 pm at Sandy Beach. Come one and all (and I heard on the radio that they’ll be serving hot dogs and salmon!!).
#213, Irishgirl, you’re right. I hope no one clicks on the huffpo cr*p either.
We’ll just get on with our lives. Won’t even be anybody to admire her Dr. 90210 work she had done.
‘ Crazy Lady’s’ Facebook page…
I was just on Gryphens site reading comments under the story
” Somebody pretending to be Sarah Palin is posting on her Facebook page”
If you use Facebook ( which I don’t ) and wish to make a complaint about the way $P is using the site for political purposes and/or for fund-raising efforts you may follow the advice posted in one of the comments.
Go to what Anon posted at 9:59 and read that suggestion
#213 Irishgirl:
Yeah, sure youbetcha!
The crap magnet is getting boring because people are catching onto her madness(condition), also.
palin is getting boring now.
209 Seagull Junker Palin Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Hopefully the news outlets DON’T pick up on the crazy lady’s recent FB post, let her know she is NO ONE, WE DON’T CARE WHAT SHE THINKS. And hopefully she will go back to Alaska and take care of her family, leave us alone!
Flyinureye! We need a graphic of BTQ$ jumping the shark on FB waterskis (a al The Fonz)!
# 202 Aussie Blue Sky Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 12:54 PM
60 lemonfair Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 7:03 AM
I wonder if SP’s ghostwriter has to get her approval first before posting.
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Is it possible to speak through bandages?
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not if one was used as a gag.
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# 209 Seagull Junker Palin Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Well no news outlet that I frequent has picked up on the Crazy Lady’s recent FB post. Wonder how many frantic emails are being sent by Meg – look! look!
Maybe she has jumped the shark.
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Hmm, maybe she was eaten by a shark. One can only hope….
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phoebe Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 11:06 AM
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Irishgirl Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 11:17 AM
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Phoebe and Irishgirl,
Thanks for the kind words! Maybe I will feel better tomorrow. I guess I just wish I was 24 again! There is always my inner Captain America and Billy lurking somewhere in my soul.
If I sell one of my movie scripts (and I think one of these days I will somewhere down the road because I am getting that good now after years of effort at it) I will invite you both to the party! That’s a promise!
After everyone left AKMudstock, six of us sat with AKM and Shannyn for three more hours talking in another part of Rolands. AKM has now come to see it too this way along with Shannyn. The entire Mudflats phenomenon is a Cosmic Tribal Event. There is no other way to explain it. AKM (she is very, very intelligent in person!) somehow stumbled into the control room at the center of the Universe on some plane of consciousness and then communicated it out across the vast planetary reach of the Internet. So here we all are now and we ain’t going away any time soon! None of us! We are all now in this fabulous intrigue together!
Yep. Somehow Captain America and Billy are still running around across the vast limitless inner terrain of my soul!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJS8j9YYB9w
Well no news outlet that I frequent has picked up on the Crazy Lady’s recent FB post. Wonder how many frantic emails are being sent by Meg – look! look!
Maybe she has jumped the shark.
the person who made this comment on huffpo has a good point, it’s not just the insurance industry who wants to see this fail. Just imagine how many unhappy employees would quit to do something else if they could give up the employee benefits. I think we’d have a much happier country and better run businesses.
here is the comment:
“A single payer or nationalized health plan such as “Medicare for all” would dramatically change the dynamic between employer and employee in this country and not to the advantage corporations who have developed a business model out of taking advantage of their employees. Imagine how much more leverage you would have on your job, no matter what kind of job it is, If you knew that if you were fired or left that you would still be covered by medical insurance? More corporations than just the ones in the healthcare industry don’t want to see this happen.”
hamlets mill, irish girl et al. thank you. just came from doc’s. am doing good. just a bit of pain here and there but nothing to cry about. truly two people do make a mud meet. we all need each other. we were brought together for a purpose. sitting here listening to ‘saving grace theme’ and ‘waiting for the lord to send my calling’.’going to see if i can find austintx on forum, then i got to take some meds and sleep a bit. check in later…. bubs
Next call-in & webcast White House Health Care Reform Conference is on Thursday. Sign up here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/aug20web
aha–the Johnston parents are divorced, so I’m not sure Mr. would have much to contribute to the discussion, per se.
I’m on the conference call with the White House now, and we are being told that the Public Option is still the plan.
hamlets mill, irish girl et al. thank you. just came from doc’s. am doing good. just a bit of pain
60 lemonfair Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 7:03 AM
I wonder if SP’s ghostwriter has to get her approval first before posting.
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Is it possible to speak through bandages?
The Waldorf? shazam……….those two are living large. what a wonderful thing.
I was on my honeymoon. Long story.
P.S. AKM, Shannyn, and Brian: I have never stayed at the Waldorf Astoria, but I do have a pic of me under their marquee taken in August of 1970 at approximately 2 a.m. after an evening at Coney Island and making our way back to Long Island Sound by train. I’m wearing blue jeans and an airforce issue blue button-down shirt. I love that picture.
At first when I got the email re:”Time to set the record straight” it kind of made me mad that they were even acknowledging the twit as that makes her feel important and think that she’s involved in anything to do with running the country. After thinking about it they’re just stating that she’s the #1 biggest liar of all. You all know what I say to that! Hey Mrs. Palin, how about in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin things up.
re: the rumor SP is moving to RI? Did Long Island, NY and oh where were the other places … anyway, did she already get the cold shoulder. Somehow, I don’t think RI wants her either.
silvermoon, that’s an old OLD silly rumor.
Alaska Ear needs to clean out the wax…the original spoof was Long Island.
Well now girls, you are headed for my favorite place (course I have not been to Alaska yet, so let me qualify that remark) NYC! Have fun, rock the city AKM, Shannyn, and Brian! Be careful that Brian does not fall for a NYPD filly (they still ride them there) and not want to go back to AK. I enjoyed this post about Cambridge.
What’s the scoop up there on this story?
It’s only a rumor and it may be too strange to be true, but the Anchorage Daily News reports Wednesday in its Alaska Ear column that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is rumored to be moving to Rhode Island.
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http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/08/palin-moving-to.html
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I hope she doesn’t come that close to me in CT.
Mad Citychick –
Ding dong the witch is dead! Another 1st Place for the #1 Liar’s baggage collection. What news organization in their right mind would let her ever represent them with her lies and her drama. They’d be up to their ears in alligators. Maybe I’ll work on a recommendation letter for her for Fox News from Alaska.
The “Crap Magnet” Ms. Palin, would do more to bury them than anything else….just ask Alaskans.
Seems funny Mr. Johnston, the elder, hasn’t much to say. Or Levi’s grandparents on either side.
Come on people, set us free of Palin…you can do it, Mercede go sing in Bollywood, I’m giving up on your brother, it’s up to you, baby doll!!
Say No to Palin in Politics – This blog itself is more informative than Fake or Canned News anyway…they’re always a day late and a dollar short when it comes to breaking news or getting the full story.
I find myself coming back here for more updated research, information, optimism and hope. I appreciate people wanting to be part of the solution and not just driven by drama, campaign donations, or greed. I’m grateful I landed here to this blog site – Palin had us on the ropes for a while.
The White House is setting the record straight.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/settingtherecord
What’s #1 on the list of lies being debunked you say?
Former Governor Sarah Palin’s Outrageous “Death Panel” Comments
Former Governor Sarah Palin falsely claimed that under proposed health reform legislation, a “death panel” of bureaucrats would “decide, based on a subjective judgment of their ‘level of productivity in society,’ whether [patients] are worthy of health care.” The truth is, there’s no such panel mentioned anywhere in the bill.
Check it out and pass it on!
AKM did you go to Grendel’s?
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
* Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 18:19:27 UTC
* Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 10:19:27 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 61.227°N, 150.827°W
Depth 60.9 km (37.8 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances
* 21 km (13 miles) ENE (60°) from Beluga, AK
* 28 km (18 miles) NE (49°) from Tyonek, AK
* 39 km (24 miles) SSW (200°) from Susitna, AK
* 57 km (36 miles) W (274°) from Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=068, Nph=073, Dmin=26.8 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2
Source
* Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
The Waldorf Astoria New York
http://www.waldorfnewyork.com/?WT.mc_id=1WA2MS3Waldorfastoriacollection4featuredhotel5homepagebanner6NYCWAWA7localsite
I wonder if MSNBC is paying for this.
good read by Frank Schaeffer at HP:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/how-the-right-and-the-lef_b_262085.html
Phoebe said: “Reporters are suggesting the most ludicrous things with these annoying smirks on their faces.”
makes ya wonder if they’re getting kickbacks from the insurance industry, eh?
I agree with you, we bess start letting the stations know we don’t appreciate slanted and less than true reporting that is doing more harm than good, not talkin about bothering with Fake News, but all the others.
Per Shannyn twitter page 5 hrs ago
AKM and her will be staying at The Waldorf Astoria 301 Park Ave NY
You talk about uptown. You go girls.Oh Shannyn said pinch me.
The Crazy Lady’s Facebook meme…
Our dependence on Oil for our energy needs is complicated and very intertwined. A few ‘ fancy pageant walking ‘ talking points splashed on a Facebook book does not tell the story. Maybe if she would have done this speech ‘ live ‘ so she could * wink *.. * wink * at the appropriate moments to emphasize what the important points were.. it would make more sense.
As it relates to her comments, we should not forget that back in March when all of these BIG companies were in trouble and many were going under Exxon had reported the single Largest Quarterly PROFITS in History. About 15+ Billion… for 1 Quarter!!
And right before the Crazy Lady came back to Alaska to QUIT, through Texas , she took a 40 K Donation and put it in Her purse.
Is this what $40,000 buys today…? An ad on Facebook???
If she was still an elected official and not an EX-GOV… one might say she was’ paid off ‘ for this Service.
single payer still has a chance? That would be so cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0fA2DfwFn4
@ London Bridges – thanks for the link!
” PININ’ for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got ‘im home?
Shop Owner (the Good Palin): The Norwegian Blue prefers kippin’ on its back! Remarkable bird, id’nit, squire? Lovely plumage!”
from Andrew Sullivan’s blog
18 Aug 2009 05:19 pm
The Palin Factor
by Peter Suderman
Richard Johnston and Emily Thorson analyze polling data from the 2008 election and find a close link between declines in support for John McCain and declines in approval for — who else? — Sarah Palin:
John McCain’s August 29 announcement of Palin as his running mate surprised the Republican establishment, the media, and especially voters. She made a strong first impression: she enjoyed high approval ratings after her acceptance speech, and the percentage of voters saying that they intended to vote Republican skyrocketed. But within days of the speech, her ratings began a precipitous slide from which she—and the McCain campaign—never recovered. Throughout the rest of the campaign, vote intentions were closely tied to Palin’s approval ratings: each major Palin approval drop was followed, within a day or two, by a drop in McCain vote intention. No other factor moved McCain support with such precision.
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I hope that continues to hold.
I just don’t understand how they think the President wants to destroy America.
Do they really believe this? And then what is his plan? I don’t think they think most times, just wait for big rush to do that for them, I guess..
A well deserved moment of mirth before we get back to serious business! I call it Sex and Health Care Reform. These are funny signs from Tea Baggers. The last one had me in stitches, my ribald humor bump working overtime. Enjoy, then back to sending those e-mails. Hugs!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/17/the-funniest-signs-from-t_n_260838.htm
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten19-2009aug19,0,3225096.column
Instead, we have Rush Limbaugh darkly informing his listeners that Obama’s real intention is to impose “government control of life and death.” (Limbaugh, of course, never had to worry about whether his prescription drug plan covered Vicodin or OxyContin, or whether his health insurer would pay for rehab.)
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Too bad his health insurer didn’t pay for a brain transplant. He could have been the first. $P should be next.
FYI, from AKM facebook:
Shannyn Moore on Countdown w/ Keith Olberman tonight live from NYC!
That’s LIVE.
more Weiner and Scarborogh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wOB04FZUrg
London Bridges, the GOOD Palin is right!
HamletsMill,
I also followed the first NYC mudstock with interest. Kudos to Dr. Chill and bubbles. I am glad there was a bigger crowd the second time around. Bubbbles was the first person I contacted when I knew that I was coming to NY, she didn’t disappoint me and organised the whole meet-up. It was an incredible experience, and I love her for that. I’m just sorry that I didn’t get to talk to her a little more.
I did recognise her as she entered the barge, I said “bubbles” and she said “yes” and we just hugged.
HM, hope you are feeling a little better.
oh yes, phoebe, how could I forget Tim? Maybe R Madow and Jon Stewart could fill the bill for trustworthy news, but that is only two out of all of the newspeople…and Stewart is a comic!…how sad..
Weiner and Scarborogh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LX0nPFKkow
London Bridges–Fabulous!
Keep an eye out on this Representative Anthony Weiner. He’s the real thing!!!!!!!
Poster #165, I couldn’t agree with you more. I like this guy too
I haven’t had time to review comments, but wanted to be sure that everyone knew that there is going to be a march at DC for health care reform on Sept 13. If you can’t make it to DC, then head to your state’s capital or major city that day. More info at HP and facebook Marchfor Healthcare.
#163 boo
Tim Russert….he would never let these talking heading get away with this.
Slainte’ to Barney Frank ! Just finished writing to our Pennsylvania Reps and Senators urging them to support Health Care. ALso had to send nasty response to local TV station which actually reported that patients in the UK Health system wait in line while suffering etc etc blah blah blah. Mudpuppies, ck out NPR ‘s interview tues, aug 18th with Dr. LORD ARA DARZI (British Government Advisor, Britain’s National Health Service) Quote
“: Every patient, or a member of public in England, are registered with a primary care physician. You go and see your general practitioner. Your general practitioner will refer you on and the cost of that referral and the payment of that hospital is made by this local insurer, which we call primary care trust. The payment is made by a single payer.”
He goes on to dispel as lies all the “Town Hall Talking Points”. Having used the UK’s, France, Italy, and Greece’s health care, ( All Government Based), I had quick, skilled and effective care without paying a euro, pound, sheckel or basket of potatoes.! The truth will set us free!
The Good Palin to receive an award!
http://tinyurl.com/lmmy7q
Wow, I like this guy!
Rep. Anthony Weiner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB6XTMPj-os
#160 HamletsMill
As always, great insight & grace.
XXOO
Phoebe
I really wish Walter Cronkite was still around..and a few more of his clones.
When did most of the media become the devil’s advocate. The boycott against Glen Beck has been so successful maybe the same should be done to CNN & others. Reporters are suggesting the most ludicrous things with these annoying smirks on their faces. They are starting to look very white & doughy because they never leave the studio. Not a clue about what’s going on in the real world. If there is one left when they finish distorting everything. Chicken Little Politics. Not a one of them believes what they are saying…not a one.
Empish: MANY thanks! Seeds arrived today!
Can’t wait for spring!
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bubbles Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 8:52 AM
…you won’t be disappointed. you also won’t be disappointed in your pups.we have been very good and pro- active in your absence. we have played well together…
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bubbles,
I told Dr. Chill in person at Pittsburgh AKMudstock to tell you how inspired I was by you showing up at Dr. Chill’s effort at that first NYC Mudstock. It was a very touching story to witness here on-line! Dr. Chill tried so hard to set it all up and only one Mudpuppy came: bubbles! So you held it with just the TWO OF YOU! And, of course, many that canceled that day have now shown up at the latest one in NYC!
This was very inspiring and would make a good made-for-TV movie!
That inspired me to keep at it here for our THIRD Mudstock (!) here in Pittsburgh which became AKMudstock with AKM and Shannyn here with over 30 Mudpuppies from eight states and D.C.!
So even if just two Mudpups get together that is all the Universe needs to hold a Cosmic Mudstock and warp the flow of energy in the time space continuum! You and Dr. Chill taught us this Mother Teaching that we will all now apply everywhere across the world by all Mudpups everywhere.
Today I admit I am not feeling so well physically, but I will soldier on remembering the days of my youth and the spiritual flashes I got of it at AKMudstock meeting so many wonderful people!
The generation was on the right track in 1969. We then let our guard down and got our asses kicked by blind, raw, naked corporatist power. We have to now go out of this life with guns blazing again one informed post at a time.
Peace out to you bubbles!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWhWMYqDNtk
AKM, I’m so glad you and Shannyn had a good time here and survived the ridiculous heat we’ve been having! (You guys managed to pick the peak day of our heatwave – tied the record at 95 degrees!!) I just wish one of you would have posted when and where the talk was going to be – I really wanted to hear you guys speak. I checked Harvard’s site, and they didn’t have any info either.
@lynnrockets
re: Barney Frank
I have to agree with you. While it wasn’t the most professional of responses, I’m glad that he took on the people shouting him down. I wish the media would stop saying “the conversation on healthcare is reaching a boiling point” etc., etc., because from where I sit, I’m not seeing anything even close to resembling a “conversation” here. While they clearly got to him, at least he said what a lot of us are thinking: If you want to have a conversation, sure, let’s go. But if you’re just going to yell and not listen, then go home, because it’s pointless for both of us.
boo… 🙂
I don’t think it was an earthquake, it was $P reading her latest poll stats…
and yes phoebe, I do…
Yea, I usually go high on these things.
Alaska Earthquake Information Center said 5.15, then 5.2, then 5.18, and now they’re saying 4.97.
deist–huh, ADN is saying 4.9, but when are they accurate?
Saw the Sampras/Aggassi match at the US Open with my dad in early 9/01. He said it was the highlight of his visit (first time parents visited in the 7 years I’d lived in Manhattan). They were supposed to leave 9/12, but weren’t able to until 9/17 because all flights grounded. My mom’s highlight was getting to see my cousin’s kids, especially the 5 YO, in CT. CUTEST KID EVER! Sorry, he just was! And scary smart, too, (he kicked our butts in chess).
CNN report 5.0 magnitudes .
Shannyn Moore live tonight on KO! NYC.
#150 boo
You think?
SP missing…Austintx missing…hmmm…
Gyphen just felt an Earthquake.Are you Alaskans OK.
QuiltAK:
They just upped it to 5.2!
Yes, austintx was the meat & potatoes of this blog. I don’t check in here all the time, but I’ve noticed his absence. I hope all is well with him.
Bubbles…..the pizza place sounds wonderful. I love being in the East in late summer & fall. …US Open is about to begin….they always have shots of those beautiful sunsets…and around the corner fall colors.
I will be AWOL tonight, real life is getting in the way, going out to dinner. I am in touch with austintx by email, he is OK.
BTW, nobody seems to be putting out the $P FB crap, LOL, she is so last week.
Good guess deist!
knocked some small things over here in Eagle River and we’re 43 miles. Got the dog up, too.
Shoot– barely missed. They say it was 5.15. But it was only 30 miles from Anchorage.
Commando Coalfire was my Palin Baby Name Generator name from last year.
Between 5.2 and 5.8 . . .
#134 – “Commando coal-fired bell pepper” sounds like it came from that Palin name generator thingy that was up here last fall.
I see austintx on the forums!! 🙂
earthquake – jello jiggler here, plants swaying
over at huffpo, President/WH enlisting the Clintons and VP Biden to push healthcare. If all dems were as brilliant and dedicated as Weiner & Frank
this thing would pass in a heart beat. Also a story about “that one” regarding
almost 1/2 of Americans believe in death panels, what a bunch of nitwits. I refuse to click on the story. It’s not easy because I have “train-wreck
curiosity” when it comes to the twit. If everyone is strong and doesn’t click on insipid stories about her over at huffpo they’ll start getting the message.
I know the best way to drive her crazy is to ignore her. Levi, she has something to do with the crucifying of your mom, the time has come….
My guess is that was a 5.8 we just had here in Anchorage.
Question about the Palin Tribute video – for anyone that’s seen it on sites other than Mudflats. Could you meet me up in chat for a minute or two? Thanks!
(it’s a little after 2pm EST – I’ll be there for about 15 minutes. )
I suspect Levi’s book will come out a bit sooner and with more info on $P after seeing the sentence about his mom.
I second and third bubbles’ Lombardi’ s Pizza at 32 Spring Street/corner of Mott street in Soho recommendation. The (commando) coal-fired bell pepper and cheese pizza was my favorite. They have a great salad, also, too.
Palin as joker?…….yeah, that image has been strong in my mind. You can easily find the graphic on the web like I did. I printed it mine and it’s on my fridge. Super-scary. Blow it up and there’s your Halloween fun.
Imagine if there were posters of Palin as the Joker being posted around the U.S. how she would ”howl and whine”. Obama says nothing, just keeps on truckin’. Hmmm, Palin as the Joker, how appropo…(checkin’ printer ink)
Levi, can we now, get some answers? Sheesh, dude, if you’d known it was gonna be like this you prolly woulda talked long ago, eh.
Palin in hiding? Yes, you, me, and she all know she has to ‘snipe’ from the shadows because she still can’t give an interview or she’d expose her ignorance…you know that saying about open your mouth and remove all doubt. From the shadows she is given the ‘benefit of the doubt’ that she has ‘intelligent design’ and not the product of Darwinian malevolution.
C.Rock, the fliers sound like a great idea!
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/24/Bills/SB0056Z.PDF
I think this is the current law on sentencing.
bubbles & Irishgirl
Austin Tx is only 30 minute drive for me. Maybe I will go there and find a busy corner carrying a big sign ” Austintx where are you the mudpuppies miss you ” or I could pass out flier ” missing mudpuppy austintx “
Yes, there is something seriously wrong with the Johnston sentence. I am trying to figure it out, but it definitely has to do with the way the crimes were prosecuted as felonies and the class of the felonies.
C.Rock,
I think a lot of us have noticed “austintx’s” absence and are missing him. Hopefully he is just taking a well deserved break.
c rock““ i know. my heart is broken. i am very sad.
Justina, Please don’t fear the US. President Obama is the opposite of Bush and will never take our country to war or invasion unless there is no alternative for the protection and safety of human beings. He doesn’t believe in invasion and will never think or act like the foolish past president of our great country.
On Immoral Minority site, someone said they complained to Facebook about the fact that there is cause to suspect an account (Palin’s) is being mis-used, as in ghost-written. Facebook actually wrote back to them saying they are “looking into it”.
Might be a good idea for others who have facebook-friendly skills.
G KATS #59:
Maybe you can slip away for a trip to the local library and get a Mudpup fix every now and again. We are with you, just beam us in.
JC in Co #87:
You wrote: “But a good question,
“ —where’s darth vader these days?”
Could they be assisting her along with the cultish mr & mrs coale?”
I say: Palin has been missing in action, so rare for her. Lots of posts talk about Palin being tucked away while a few tucks heal. I opt for a darker scenario – anyone here seen The Manchurian Candidate?
Sry, I don’t know anything about how the courts rule. I do wonder how Levi and Mercedes, will react. Momma going to jail may start tongues wagging.
Bubbles
a few mudpups have wandered away and we can’t find them no matter how hard we look and how loud we call. they are probably just off having fun and waiting for you to come find them…
I have noticed the same thing especially “austintx ” he/she was here everyday /night and day. hum mm. any clue what happen.?
bystander…
Something smells fishy there… like Saracuda fishy… even AFTER her departure!
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/08/18/congress-looks-at-puppies-for-injured-veterans.html
So easy to mock, and yet, it could do a lot of good. If only we could be sure that the veterans were also not living in shelters…
Something is wrong with the Sherry Johnston story-3 years, first offense, minimal amount of drugs? In most states, this would merit probation or home confinement. I’d sure like an analysis by an AK criminal lawyer.
ADN story about state emails:
http://www.adn.com/270/story/903220.html
“The Alaska Department of Administration this week announced the policy, which tells the employees of Gov. Sean Parnell’s administration to use state e-mail “whenever feasible” for state business. It says that, if a private account is used, employees must then send copies of those e-mails to their state account where they can be archived and subject to public records requests.”
pvazwindy…
Is it me or does that seem a bit stiff for an addict? One count of possession with intent to deliver? First offense? Five years… two suspended? And Limbaugh goes to rehab?
akm and shannyn welcome to new york. have wonderful time, stay cool. if you get a chance, go to lombardi’ s pizza at 32 spring street/corner of mott street in soho. the place opened in 1902 and is the oldest pizzeria in new york. you won’t be disappointed. you also won’t be disappointed in your pups.we have been very good and pro- active in your absence. we have played well together and welcomed a new mudpup named frenchconnection from france. [heehee] a few mudpups have wandered away and we can’t find them no matter how hard we look and how loud we call. they are probably just off having fun and waiting for you to come find them…BETH said everything in my heart but said it.. better than i could….love and peace be yours
Back to Brazil ethanol, here’s the Wiki link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil
Keeping in mind that Wiki facts are not always correct, this can still give folks enough info to do their own research on the topic.
lemonfair Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 7:03 AM
I wonder if SP’s ghostwriter has to get her approval first before posting. I would think so, since she’s got such a small little circle she lets in on anything. Or maybe she’s just turned Meg loose to post whatever she wants to.
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I would wager my next Permanent Dividend Check on the fact that she gives no input or puts her stamp of approval on these FB posts. Someone new is in her circle and I’m sure it’s just a matter of time until we find out who is pulling the marionette strings this time. I would love to see her take questions on either the cap and trade issue or this latest entry because she wouldn’t be able to expand on the ideas beyond the few simplified arguments they wrote for her. Sadly, she’s been able to use that strategy in the past, and it has worked for her. Frustrating!
I think time is on our side. She is her own worst enemy and the longer she tries to stay relevant, the more time people will have to see what she is really about.
link to Johnston story-http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/903761.html
Greytdog at # 93
Here ya go folks: Check to see which way your Senator is going on health care reform;
Senate Whip Count: 46 Public Option Supporters! http://bit.ly/oiydg
PS to Alaskans – Begich is a “maybe” – get hold of that man and tell him we need healthcare reform NOW
Thanks for the link. We need only 4 more yes vote. Please check out greytdogs link to see if it is one of your Senator’s with the maybe vote , go get em. If it was one of mine I would hound Him/Her. I do not have such luck here in my Red state party of NO NO NO. I would have better luck talking to the Dining Room Table. Thanks Barney Frank.
Johnston pleads guilty. Facing prison time. Sentencing in Nov. 5 yrs, two suspended.
Sherry Johnston case, she pleads guilty awaiting sentence
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/903761.html
lynnrockets… ‘and so say all of us’…
“Barney Frank has manufactured the template for all members of Congress to utilize at town hall meetings. Have a comprehensive knowledge of your material; express it thoroughly yet succinctly; allow opponents to question you civilly and respond in kind; and when confronted by ill informed obtrusive or insulting behavior, exercise your 2nd Amendment rights and fire back unapologetically. To you Mr. Frank, I say, “Bravo.” ”
Three colonial cheers to lynnrockets and Barney Frank!
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
I’ve watched the video more than a few times now and his direct handling of the question and the questioner should become textbook. To me, this truly represents the attitude of the great majority of Mass residents… argue, yes… excitedly even, yes… but once you step outside the ring of civility, you’re not only out of line, you’re out of the conversation. No room for rude, crass behavior. My Grandma would not stand for it, nor I. If that is why some refer to us as ‘Massholes’, then I, for one, am perfectly fine with it!
On the oil and war issue: Did you know that the U.S. is planning 7 new U.S. military bases in Colombia, conveniently located right next to oil rich Venezuela?
One base is right on the border of Zulia, the Venezuelan state which has one of its major oil fields.
These new bases are going up to complete the surrounding of Venezuela by U.S. military forces, as we already have U.S. bases on the independent countries of Curacou, a scant few miles from the peninsular city of Punto Fijo on Venezuela’s Caribbean north coast, and on Aruba, a few miles to its east in the Caribbean.
Those bases are in addition to the presence of the U.S.’s newly recommissioned 4th Fleet. The 4th Fleet was originally taken out of service following World War II. Bush II awoke it from its moth ball status with the express intent, according to the then South Com commander, of “Giving Chavez a wake-up call”. Now it patrols Venezuela’s coast area.
The “wake-up” worked, as since the 4th Fleet was stationed off its shores, Venezuela has had to upgrade its defense forces, forcing it to substantially increase its military budget and divert funds which would otherwise be going to improving social services for its people.
Venezuela is still putting billions of its oil profits into human needs however. It has free health care, including dental and optical, for the entire country, as well as free education to the university level, along with subsidized nutrition through government subsidized markes, called Mercals, and subsidized restaurants called Comedors. Thanks to Chavez, very few people are going hungry in Venezuela these days.
But the U.S., despite the change in administration, is presenting a real military threat to Venezuela. And, as I live in Venezuela, a few hours from the Colombian border, right next to an airport, I can report that we are all feeling very personally threatened, given the U.S. history of the illegal invasion of Iraq, the war on Afghanistan and in Pakistan, and the covert war on Iran — all for oil.
If the U.S. would close its 750 + foreign bases and reduce its military budget by half, American citizens could have free health care and education and Venezuelans could use all their funds to improve the standard of living for their people. Instead, the U.S. is forcing Venezuela to defensively prepare for a possible attack via Colombia. Will U.S. imperialism never end?
Thanks for your support, 83 Nan (aka roswellborn)! I just hate it that the right wing is so cold hearted as to cause seniors to worry unnecessarily. Seniors have enough to worry about as it is, but that doesn’t seem to matter to the right.
The big pipeline deal she brags about? The one that is stalled in place?
She did not sign a contract with an American Co, the pipeline she talks is to be built by a Canadian Co.
Why did she not do business with Americans? Because she wanted to show those oil companies and thing or two.
Oh, and her inspiration Regan? Here’s what he said about Medicare
“he doctor begins to lose freedom. . . . First you decide that the doctor can have so many patients. They are equally divided among the various doctors by the government. But then doctors aren’t equally divided geographically. So a doctor decides he wants to practice in one town and the government has to say to him, you can’t live in that town. They already have enough doctors. You have to go someplace else. And from here it’s only a short step to dictating where he will go. . . . All of us can see what happens once you establish the precedent that the government can determine a man’s working place and his working methods, determine his employment. From here it’s a short step to all the rest of socialism, to determining his pay. And pretty soon your son won’t decide, when he’s in school, where he will go or what he will do for a living. He will wait for the government to tell him where he will go to work and what he will do.
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And if you don’t do this [write your Representative opposing Medicare] and if I don’t do it, one of these days you and I are going to spend our sunset years telling our children, and our children’s children, what it once was like in America when men were free.”
It never came true. Yet, the republican strategy, Worst case/made up scenarios = FACTS.
if anyone were going to destroy Medicare it is the republicans. They don’t want anything to do with Socialism so they are going to go after Medicare and Social Security.
Has anyone seen the news of the model who is/was suing the blogger who called her slanderous names? She wanted the blogger’s name made public. The judge has ruled in her favor, and the blogger turned out to be someone she knows…
Thanks, Lilybart, Cassie and justafarmer.
# 98 CO almost native Says:
Of course, they should factor in the time it takes to buy land et al until the oil flows- five to ten years, I think.
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Precisely.
I highly recommend the book mentioned previously, “American Theocracy”, by Kevin Phillips. It follows the world’s “thirst” for energy from the whaling days through the coal age to the petroleum age and details the world powers that declined because of their failure to adapt to and prepare to adopt new energy sources as old sources dwindled.
Finite reserves make strange bedfellows.
I read somewhere that Brazil produces a lot of biofuel using sugar cane stalks, and that product runs most of their cars. Then they sell the oil they produce- smart, very smart.
The house I grew up in (and live in again now) was built in 1900. It’s in much better shape than many houses in the area built 70-80 years later.
My last apartment was next to a house built in 1684. Up until about ’91, it was still privately owned and continuously inhabited, but now it’s a tiny little museum.
@ Lilybart (91):
Brainerd?! I used to vacation there, when I was a kid! Small world, eh?
@ Cassie Jeep (51):
You are correct, but it’s also a matter of national security. Military friends confirmed that Chiefs of Staff/defense policy encourages using other sources first, to save our own oil/gas in case of an international conflict or other event that stops the flow. Of course, they should factor in the time it takes to buy land et al until the oil flows- five to ten years, I think.
Just read the latest facebook entry in Sarah Palin’s name. How about an investigative reporting contest to out the real author of Palin’s facebook diatribes. It would be helpful to know exactly who is using the Palin brand to push their right wing crud.
lynnrockets @ 58
I liked your last thought–
“exercise your 2nd Amendment rights and fire back unapologetically”
very creative!!!! (I’m assuming you intended the pun.)a
I agree that Barney Frank was very impressive. As a life long resident of Texas, I envy the environment in MA where people discuss facts and debate with civilty. We might see that in Texas in 50 years, maybe longer.
Lilybart wrote: “Bet she can’t name Brazil’s president.”
But she can name the editors of People, US Weekly, OK, and maybe even The Star!
Thanks Cassie! But it is so easy for Miss Wasilla to google the facts too, yet she never does.
Here ya go folks: Check to see which way your Senator is going on health care reform;
Senate Whip Count: 46 Public Option Supporters! http://bit.ly/oiydg
PS to Alaskans – Begich is a “maybe” – get hold of that man and tell him we need healthcare reform NOW
Lilybart—-
You are own very personal mudpuppy energy expert!
You find the facts quickly! Good for you ( and us)!
Miss Wasilla’s overload, Rupert Murdock’s WSJ is who she quotes. Now that I have done the research, this is a very smart strategic deal for the USA.
Brazil, Mexico (running out of oil) and Canada are the friendly sources of oil.
Brazil is a huge world power and they have been making lots of deals with China so we shouldn’t let China have all the Brazilian oil either!!
sigh, I know so much more about everything than Miss Wasilla, I was Miss Brainerd Minnesota, a bigger town than Wasilla. I should run for president before she does.
Bet she can’t name Brazil’s president.
Here’s an interesting page from the newly minted American Senior’s Association, touted as a conservative alternative to the AARP (scary music). Fill the the blanks, please!
http://www.americanseniors.org/Pages/PrivacyPolicy.aspx?Images=/images/american_services.JPG
(h/t to commenter martinette at wonkette)
Very good article: this is a national security issue of balance of power with China and secure source of oil for the USA:
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/8252/1/361/
The Lula advisor who briefed COHA envisaged that Obama will attempt to strike a similar deal with Lula on Saturday, or at least initiate a preliminary discussion of the matter. It would be advantageous for the U.S. to secure oil supplies from a country that is politically stable, relatively near U.S. ports, and engaged in the opening rounds of a strategic alliance with Washington.
However, at a time when the United States is running a deficit of nearly $11 trillion, it appears that Obama will be hard-pressed to secure the necessary funds for a deal analogous to the one just signed with the Chinese.
Nevertheless, for Washington, it could be considered a strategic blunder to allow China to gain greater leverage in an area that traditionally has been considered a U.S. sphere of influence.
Furthermore, if the U.S. fails to supplement the Chinese deal it could contribute to the perception that Beijing and Washington are engaged in a strategic rivalry over securing supply lines to finite sources of energy, and in turn enhance grounds for the kind of misperceptions that can lead to conflicts amongst major powers.
We need to keep pushing Heathcare reform for our president not this crap from the idiots FB page. That is exactly want she wants. We should stay on track here. Just sayin……
Peter Schweich is a marvelous host, and he is one of our local muckrakers, willing to dig up the dirt on the rampant corruption in Our Fair City and speak out about it. I am bummed beyond belief that I didn’t know you were there. I’d have found some excuse to drop by.
I think I read this on her FB comments, can’t remember. But a good question,
“where’s darth vader these days?” He was all over the place with liz, his dark princess daughter, a few weeks back. Now they’ve just dropped out of sight.
Could they be assisting her along with the cultish mr & mrs coale?
Update on Brazil: First of all the Import/Export BANK is providing a LOAN, not cash. Banks make money with loans, duh. That is their mission.
The National Security advisor was involved.
Brazil can be a counter-weight to Chavez and all his oil, to help the balance of power in the region.
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=14090&ArticleId=340852
The U.S. government is preparing to provide up to $10 billion in loans to finance the development of massive hydrocarbon reserves off Brazil’s coast thought to contain 80 billion barrels of high-quality crude, an amount that could lead to a six-fold increase in Brazil’s current proven reserves and transform that nation into one of the world’s 10 largest oil producers.
But Brazil has been forced to seek external financing because the fields pose an enormous technical and financial challenge due to the depth and thickness of the salt and the drastic changes in temperature as the oil is brought to the surface.
Acknowledging that Petrobras alone is not capable of developing the massive pre-salt reserves, Brazil announced in May that it will invite international oil companies to bid for concessions in that region beginning next year.
The country had previously halted the sale of concessions after the massive finds were made.
This is not exploration. They found a massive reserve and need to get it. It is under a hard salt crust and tough to get at, but so big it is worth it.
A posting from SP’s Facebook site:
Steven Campbell: Libs are scared of you because Mrs. Palin you’re not afraid to let the facts get in the way of a good biblical perspective. GOD Bless you We need a strong woman republican.
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Okay, I think that’s probably the scariest one I’ve seen to date….uh, wouldn’t want the facts to get in the way…
Just gag me.
I think $arah is just smart enough to know what she doesn’t know. She throws out these whoppers & no follow up. I guess there are advantages to not being the guv anymore….anything goes. What a destructive group of racist loonies!
G Katz
Hang in there.
Do you remember when the one older woman stated in a McCain rally that “Obama, he’s an Arab” and McCain said – no, he’s not. We don’t have anything to fear if he should be (become?) President” – or some such.
Why hasn’t that been brought up? Why couldn’t it be?
Again, hang in there; it won’t be for forever. Maybe you could go through the old pictures that never made it into an album – identify the mysterious guy behind Uncle Harry or something. Anyway, I’ll be thinkin’ about ya.
Nan
as for the Brazil thing, I do believe that Brazil is one of the world leaders in biofuel production and exports, and produces a number of flex-fuel vehicles.
$P really doesn’t have a clue.
I believe Quittypants thinks she has won the Healthcare battle already and she is trying to change the topic in the news.Everyone pay attention to me me me.
Until Ms. Winky Sparkleburst agrees to doing an interview with a credible news person (and I said “credible news person” which does not include greta, seany or any other faux talking head) her opinions mean nothing. If you read the comments are her FB it’s easy to see the caliber of her droves of “friends”.
Does she not realize how transparent she is? If nothing else, we all know from
her brief presence on the national stage that she can’t string together two sentences verbally, so why would she think we believe she writes her FB entries? What a dolt.
More advertisers are dropping Glen Beck…just today Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, Travelocity etc. all dropped him. If you have not signed the petition you can go to HuffPost & do so.
Good old Cambridge….looks like such a good time.
@ 72 ValleyIndependent Says: If we have the money to spend elsewhere, we should be investing it here to keep the infrastructure as busy and economically viable as possible.
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And I am first in line to agree with you, wholeheartedly, since we need energy independence to allow us to develop alternate energy sources. I fear, however, that the money and the influence brokers do not support our tapping our own resources, regardless of what they say.
You are absolutely right. We have the workers, we have the natural resources, we have the need. But I firmly believe we do not have the blessing of those who will determine the pace at which we develop.
The link on the Brazil story is to the WSJ Opinion page. Their opinion pages are far right so more digging needs to be done and I will in a few minutes.
Brazil is one of our major non-terror supporting sources of oil imports. This agreement might cement that relationship AND it is a LOAN. So we make money on the deal.
More to come….
karen marie, I agree that taking anything written by or purportedly written by SP as fact is dangerous, but the WSJ is usually credible, and this may be worth some investigation. (I really would hate to be like the cfourps blindly believing, or in this case not believing, something based solely on who wrote it.)
Your other comment makes perfect sense also, so, if we don’t think subsidizing US producing oil companies is a good idea, why would it be a good idea to subsidize petrobras, which is likewise huge, and apparently profitable?
SP referring to President Obama as *Mr.* is despicable. I’m sure that we all at least sometimes omit using the President title sometimes when discussing him to facilitate more fluent and casual conversation. But “MR. Obama” cannot be taken for an oversight.
That’s probably the only part of the Facebook writing that is authenticaly hers.
Very churlish, MRS. Palin.
Just read the facebook nonsense and felt my blood pressure going up. She’s such a COWARD, hiding behind the internet and refusing to face anyone who might actually expect her to back up her opinions with facts.
I am somewhat comforted by the knowledge that, as much damage as she can (and no doubt will) do with her ridiculous facebook posts, she will never be able to pursue any higher office. If she is delusional enough to attempt a presidential run in 2012, she would be massacred by her rivals in the primaries long before she even got close to the nomination. As a VP candidate, she may have been able to hide behind the team running interference for her and rile up the crowds with speeches written for her, but that will not fly in a presidential campaign. I can’t imagine anyone ever being elected president without being interviewed on Meet the Press, This Week, Face the Nation, etc. Sorry, Buttercup but appearing only on Fox just won’t cut it!
By the way, I am sure that Brazil would be surprised to hear that she considers them an “unstable and hostile” country!
@ValleyIndependent
My assumption would be that whatever assertions “Palin” makes is false. Therefore, the claim asserted by whoever wrote the piece (obviously not Palin) is a twisting of facts which contain just enough truth to sound plausible without actually being true in fact.
Given that oil companies are enjoying record profits year after year, I want to know why ANYONE would think subsidizing them with tax dollars is either good or necessary.
Cassie, I’m old enough to remember the manufactured gasoline shortage in 1973, where people were lined up at the pumps for blocks and they were actually limiting how much people could buy in some places. There were capped wells out there then, just waiting for the price to be right before they’d start production. Maybe I’m mistaken, but this time it seems there are those who are ready and willing to produce, especially in Alaska, where throughput on the pipeline has declined significantly. If we have the money to spend elsewhere, we should be investing it here to keep the infrastructure as busy and economically viable as possible.
the problem child Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 7:20 AM
I also noticed that there was no link in the facebook posting. Obviously a different ghost for the energy post than the footnote-happy health care ghost poster.
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Does that mean she has multiple “guest ghost posters?”
Buffalo Gal – Anytime hon. Ever come this way just PM me and the door is open. Luckily I’m not God and you ain’t $arah so the door wont be locked, bolted and glued shut with steel reinforcements.
In re Lutz trying to start a meme that President Obama is out to “destroy Medicare” is hilarious.
Republicans fought tooth and nail against Medicare and have wanted it repealed since it began. They are recycling their arguments against Medicare in their war on health care reform.
I was wandering around in Youtube and stumbled across a hilarious “leave Palin alone” video that many of you may be familiar but some may not. It’s a hoot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy4ebBa3TjY
Just like to say to any $P fans who may be lurking, you get your news from an Australian who is mega rich (Rupert Murdoch owns Fox), you do your blogging on a site run by an English person (cfourp) who’s agenda you have no real idea about and you take orders from FB on the assumption that $P is posting them. She is being backed by two high up scientologists/ ambulance chasers (Greta VS and Hubby J. Coale). Don’t believe me use your google. I double dog dare you.
Please, please learn what is in your own and your children’s best interests. Find out for yourself, don’t trust everything you are told.
I dare you to go to this link for a start,
http://www.holysmoke.org/cos/john-coale-ambulance-chaser.htm
p.s. I thought you guys liked your guns, John Coale wants to sue the gun industry.
I also noticed that there was no link in the facebook posting. Obviously a different ghost for the energy post than the footnote-happy health care ghost poster.
beth – I didn’t mention how glad I was that you said what you did about AKM – it really is how most of us feel.
Here’s a little piece on Sen Leahy that was on the new england cable network this morning. He really is a pretty normal guy. At events around Vermont he brings his camera and acts like a tourist, and anybody can talk to him that wants to. He used to mention that anybody could call him on his home phone, too, but that may have gotten too complicated for him.
http://necn.com/Boston/Politics/2009/08/19/A-love-like-no-other-Sen/1250687151.html
lynnrockets #58 – thanks for that post, it’s a great summary. Found the clip at Wonkette of Barney Frank of Ms. Brains of Furniture and it was so-o-o-o-o satisfying. But your post amplified the delight.
just a reminder that President Obama is holding a live strategy meeting, focusing on health insurance reform, on Thursday, August 20, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time for all Organizing for America supporters. You can participate online or via twitter. Some lucky few will get a phone call to ask their questions.
So get your questions ready!
Detailed information and a link to RSVP at the mudpuppy Healthy Look at Healthcare blog (click my name to get to the blog, linking to the blog here in my post sends my post to spam folder land).
Glad you are having fun – I would like to say we are feeling ‘blue’ while you are gone, but to tell you the truth, we are a bit in the ‘pink’ and somewhat too ‘red’ in the face without the two of you in Alaska. Look forward to your return and have a wonderful time while you are still on the road!! We are all blessed by your opportunities to share information with all those folks you are meeting along the way.
lynnrockets Says: Re. Barney Frank
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I think we all enjoyed it as much as you did! Time to begin callin’ it as we see it. eh?
@ 56 ValleyIndependent Says:
Why might backing exploration in Brazil be a good idea? Any enlightenment will be
much appreciated.
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See # 51. Not that it’s a good reason, but it’s the economic one.
I wonder if SP’s ghostwriter has to get her approval first before posting. I would think so, since she’s got such a small little circle she lets in on anything. Or maybe she’s just turned Meg loose to post whatever she wants to.
Didn’t realize this was an open thread, so I’m reposting my comment from the previous open thread:
The latest ploy from Frank Lutz, the Republican word twister who came up with the scare phrase “government takeover of healthcare,” is to accuse Obama of “declaring war on Medicare.” I know that’s not a completely new claim, but the “death panels” must not be grabbing enough media attention any more.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200908190004
I wonder how many Republicans have even heard of this man and know that the Republican party pays someone to spin the lies for them.
I am about to spend a week with my retired conservative parents and Faux Snooze. (At least they have MSNBC that I can watch in another room!) Wish me luck in maintaining my cool and hopefully making them see the deceit that is going on. I won’t have high speed Internet access, and I know I am going to miss this blog so much.
I have been rather outraged lately at the behavior of the Tea-Bagger protesters at congressional town hall meetings lately. I do not mean to brag, but sometimes I am very proud that I live in Massachusetts, the “Cradle of Liberty.” In this most blue of all blue states, political discourse is welcomed. Starting with those “Founding Fathers” that conservative Republicans love to invoke so frequently, through those hate filled days of court imposed desegregated school busing in the 1970’s, and right up to today’s Anti-Health Care Reform protests at congressional town hall meetings, Bay Staters have encouraged vigorous public debate. Perhaps it is a by-product of the over 120 colleges and universities in the Boston metropolitan area, that the population is educated and enlightened enough to realize that well informed decision making will trump ill-informed rabble rousing most every time. That might also explain why the Commonwealth has never in its 389 year history, had a Republican Governor serve two full terms.
On August 18, 2009, Representative Barney Frank held a town hall meeting in Dartmouth, MA. There were plenty of Health Care Reform supporters and vocal opponents. Unlike many of his brethren throughout the country however, Frank did not cancel his meeting, phone-in his meeting, or resort to accepting only written questions. On the contrary, he explained precisely why he supported health care reform, allowed opponents to question him and provided thorough fact based answers to those questions.
Whenever an opponent resorted to the Republican Interest Group tactic of simply disrupting the meeting by means of screaming and shouting out talking points, Frank confronted them directly. He shamed them, in no uncertain terms, by telling them that such behavior was counter-productive to their cause and would not be tolerated. When attacked by shouted myths of health care reform, such as mandated coverage for illegal immigrants, death panels and budget implosion, he calmly countered with facts taken verbatim from the draft of the most recent incarnation of the proposed bill. In short, he held his ground.
Most impressive however, was the way in which he handled those opponents that displayed personally derogatory illustrations of the President and/or made Nazi comparisons. He fired back at them without pulling any punches. To one woman that displayed a caricature of President Obama in which he resembled Hitler, Frank berated her by asking what planet she came from and then told her that trying to hold a conversation with her was akin to having a conversation with his living room table. She was silenced by her own absurdity.
Barney Frank has manufactured the template for all members of Congress to utilize at town hall meetings. Have a comprehensive knowledge of your material; express it thoroughly yet succinctly; allow opponents to question you civilly and respond in kind; and when confronted by ill informed obtrusive or insulting behavior, exercise your 2nd Amendment rights and fire back unapologetically. To you Mr. Frank, I say, “Bravo.”
Here is the video clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15trj5KemVk
lynnrockets.com
#51 Cass, It is indeed greed. It’s the triangle, greed, power, money. Power, money, greed. No matter what order you put it in. My poor husband has heard this rant many times, but when is enough enough? When they have millions, billions, kazillions? It seems that the power thing is such a big deal. Oh the games people play now.
UK Lady @ #20 – Thanks for the link. I gather this is what she’s talking about:
“The U.S. Export-Import Bank tells us it has issued a “preliminary commitment” letter to Petrobras in the amount of $2 billion and has discussed with Brazil the possibility of increasing that amount. Ex-Im Bank says it has not decided whether the money will come in the form of a direct loan or loan guarantees.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574346610120524166.html
@ Gramiam #24 – She at least had to have help to write that piece, as it’s far more coherent than what we know is hers. Even the simple letter that is the opener for a local “go green” pamphlet I saw last week has big, obvious errors. I won’t think it’s her until she can stand the heat of a live interview with tough questions on her own. Did anyone else notice she didn’t provide any kind of source? So, who told her this was an issue?
Glad I’m not the only one annoyed by Palin’s lack of respect for President Obama. “Mr.” just doesn’t cut it.
Neither does “Buy American” from the Wasilla WalMart shopper. There’s not much made in America in a WalMart. Sam Walton must be spinning in his grave to see how far away from his “buy American whenever possible” philosophy the company has come.
However, on the face of things, I am inclined to agree with the FB writer that if the country has money to put into oil exploration, it should be doing so here, rather than in Brazil. Why might backing exploration in Brazil be a good idea? Any enlightenment will be much appreciated.
Awesome, AKM and I can’t think of anyone else I’d like to see spoiled to death besides you and Shannyn.
Keep on having a great time. We’ll be right here!
Nan
Hey, that top picture is my freshman dorm!
Any speculation as to who Palin’s advisor is who finally convinced her to stop her ridiculous tweets?
Mighty clever to put her “new voice” on a different platform. It’s obvious enough that someone else is writing the material posted under her name on Facebook. Even the most gullible would have a hard time spinning ghost-written tweets as hers given her already voluminous and appalling record on twitter.
@ 46 Lilybart Says Blame the OIL Companies for NOT drilling!
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Kevin Phillips wrote of this very issue in “American Theocracy”. ( I might add that he is a former Republican Strategist.)
Until every drop of oil that we can lay our hands on globally is gone–whether we take it honestly through purchase, or take it by force through wars–we will NEVER drill our own supplies.
Those companies, and their investors, who own American oil leases will simply wait until the price of oil is high enough, the supplies of it is low enough, and the demand for it universal enough to drill for it.
We are naive if we think we’ll actually have use of our American supplies of oil: those supplies will be sold to the highest bidder on a global market and “following the money” will show you what countries are positioning themselves to be able to buy it.
The connection between the House of Bush and the House of Saud is not imagined.
Middle eastern countries are currently buying up farmable land in poor countries to meet their future demand for food. And how will they transport it without oil and gas?
Folks, it truly is all related and driven by greed.
#6lynnrockets, come on lynn, the obvious one-Stand Tall- Burton Cummings
@Sky:
I wouldn’t be too concerned about Palin’s “8,000 supporters.”
It’s Facebook. Even if she could show that half those people aren’t “friends” simply to get speedy notice of her latest vomitous, it’s a laughable number. The truth is, Palin has reached the height of her popularity. There are only so many gullible people in this country. They just look numerous because they have not yet learned how to use their indoor voice.
I’m glad AKM liked the brick sidewalks in Cambridge. Yes, they certainly are scenic, but try walking on them in anything but sneakers or navigating them in winter when they tagteam with ice and snow to knock you on your butt.
Harvard Square isn’t what it once was (anybody else here remember the Tastee?) but I’m glad the folks in Cambridge showed good hospitality to AKM and Shannyn.
AKM and Shannyn
Happy to hear you both are being spoiled and having a great time. You both deserve it.
I really hope the news will pay NO attention to $P man behind the curtain latest rant.If so they should demand for her to defend her statement in a interview. Come out from hiding chicken sh*t.Put on your lipstick and show your bulldog self you claim to be. Ya Scared. Waiting !
Great comment, Sky! You are exactly right! Here is one site that may help.
http://tinyurl.com/kshqsc
Glad to know there are folks like this thinking and not yelling mindless talking points.
America has very little in oil compared to other countries and we import most of what we need and will continue to import most of what we need. 2/3 of the oil we import is for cars and trucks.
Obvious that fuel efficient or alt energy cars and trucks would solve the problem.
One fuel cell breakthrough and most of our oil import problems are over.
And oil companies own leases right now but the technology to get the oil is very expensive and oil prices are not now high enough to justify the drilling. Blame the OIL Companies for NOT drilling!
Facts….such stupid things I know.
@36 sdragon Says
#30 BuffaloGal, I’d be more than happy to give you a hand with that.
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I have a feeling we’d have a caravan of willing mudpups in a moment’s notice if we thought it’d work. That’d be fantastic. Truth warriors!
Lilybart Says:
:: BuffaloGal: Until she answers real questions, she is nothing and no one.:::
One would think that should be the case but dang – she sure does manage to cause trouble.
And UK Lady – Keep an ear out for a pathetic little knock on your day. That’ll be me with my blanket and a bottle of whiskey. Any little corner will be fine. Simply need a biddy little nap.
Just keep reminding me that Sarah is far, far, far away ….
Ebert’s post is amazing. His line about Palin being the perfect “conduit” is perfect. I have been thinking about this for days, but he said it better than I could. I was saying she is a puppet, but conduit is a “most awesome” word.
It seems that Palin sold out to the highest bidder to use her name, her snark, her fan base, her “folksy” image to throw red meat out to the masses while hiding behind the safety of her facebook page.
The writing does not seem to be hers and the “death panel” language sounds too slick to be hers. It would appear that she is being paid by someone to be the attack pitbull. But who? This reeks of Rove tactics, but could be Kristol, Murdock, or some other conservatitve organization.
Also too, the timing is too perfect. She suddently quit and within a few weeks she is the attack dog on President Obama’s policies. I believe Ms. Palin lied to the American public again when she said, “There are no plans…you are not listening to me.”. Bull.
I’m betting that someone approached her about this fantastic money making “opportunity”, but it was critical that she quit ASAP to join the GOP lie machine. Hence, all she needs to do is sit back and let the money roll in—no work….all play.
BuffaloGal, don’t be shy, dear. Just speak out and don’t be afraid to speak your mind. The truth shall set you free!! ROFL! Enjoy your nap.
It’s so obvious there’s someone “Rove”-ing around Princess Not-So-Bright now–therefore it’s not so flabbergasting that an uninformed, blissfully (?) ignorant portion of society can be convinced she’s authoring these Facebook posts. It always raises my blood pressure to realize how these clueless sheeple (and I hate that word) can be led by the nose without recognizing it.
Same for the shameful displays at the Town Hall meetings–and I LOVED Barney Frank tearing into that smug young gal who was so clearly clueless about her scripted comments! Can you image if this kind of rowdy opposition turned out at Bush appearances during the last administration?
They just mentioned Palin’s reporting to the APOC on MSNBC, not from the stand point that she had missed the deadline or that what she reported was lacking any mention of the AC stuff. No, they covered how folksy the gifts were, and how deeply she must connect with her supporters based on the types of gifts she reccieved. Ack, apparently I can only watch MSNBC at night. Sorry it just gets my blood boiling when I read stuff on here that barely gets mentioned in the MSM and when it does get mentioned, they’re always giving Palin a pass.
PC @ 37.
At least she’s using “Mr.” now. Hearing her use his last name only was really getting under my skin… such disrespect. She’s one of the people inciting racism in this country with her disrespect of President Obama….not that it needs any help.
Who is this “Mr. Obama” of whom she speaks? I thought our President’s father was deceased?
#30 BuffaloGal, I’d be more than happy to give you a hand with that.
BuffaloGal: Until she answers real questions, she is nothing and no one. She needs to be asked to elaborate or clarify one of “her” points. That is really all it would take.
ANYONE can put up someone else’s writing on a facebook page.
since she holds no office or policy position, who is she and why does anyone care?
This is absolutely priceless. Go Barney. Time to take the gloves off.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/19/barney-frank-confronts-wo_n_262682.html
Buffalo Gal @ 30
LOL, sorry ’bout the link, but I don’t believe in suffering alone or in silence.
Loved your rant and you are spot on.
You guys picked the week we have a heat wave to visit…. what a bummer!
Glad you had some nostalgia….. perhaps that will mean more trips back east!
Have a great rest of your trip, ladies.
Girlfriend I wish you’d let me know you were here, I would have loved to have met you. 🙂
The LivingPlaying snail chick. 🙂
@20 UK Lady Says:
The ditz is really pushing her luck.
http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin?v=app_2347471856&viewas=828945503
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I’d like to say, “thanks for the link” but …. I’m feeling a bit ill. She really messes with my blood pressure, that one does.
A few days ago, over on Palingates, I made a prediction that the next time we heard from buttercup on Facebook, the tone would be just a smidge more “paliney” and a tweak less ” ghostwriter “. Maybe I’m reading it wrong but it sure does seem like they are honing that Facebook voice to become a nice balance of folksy Palin and insightful policy analyst and none of it is her doing.
I’m tellin’ ya – I want to go stomping into that rehab, mental institution, plastic surgery recovery spa, salmon slayin’ station or wherever the flippin’ hayl she is , and drag her lyin’, hateful, faux christian a$$ straight to a press conference and demand that she put up or shut up. Step up to the plate and speak outloud, in 3-D, in front of cameras that will record her spew for posterity. Take questions from reporters. G’head and really own up to “death panels” and all the freaking insanity it’s caused. She talks about being all “bold”. Well DO IT! Come out from your Facebook page. You’re hiding in there like a little kid who has fashioned a spaceship out of an old refrigerator box and really believes he is Luke Skywalker.
I need a nap.
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Happy to see that you two are having a good time, know you have been and will be well received.
What a horrible coward Palin is – hiding behind Facebook and spewing divisiveness that someone else is feeding her.
Gramiam: No, SP didn’t write that. She doesn’t have the language, writing, editing, or logic skills to produce ANY of what is on her Facebook page.
And I wish to heck that she would properly address the President of the United States. I’m sick of her disrespectfully just using his last name.
i googled: pittsburgh homeless programs
here is a tidbit of what happened (jointogether.org): In Philadelphia, millions of dollars went to outreach programs for the homeless that did not require sobriety. This strategy lowered the homeless population in the city from 800 to 150 in four years, according to Rob Hess, deputy managing director for special needs housing in Philadelphia.
apparently now there are discussions of how to help the last 150 folks of which many have mental health issues specifically and others still need drug abuse assistance.
Akm, you and Shannyn are everywhere. Busy, busy. Both of you are so deserving, and Brian, well, I guess him too. You’ve a big family waiting eagerly for your return.
Big court date date today…….. Johnston
Okay! All those who believe that Sarah Palin wrote the latest propaganda rant on Facebook, please stand up? Anybody? Anybody at all? …….Thought not.
Maybe they are holding the real Sarah Palin in a cave somewhere and using her name?
buffalo gal @ 18 —- one of the most glaringly interesting parts of pittsburgh is that there was not one (and i mean not even one) homeless person on the streets…….the alleys were clean and neat……no one panhandling….how is that possible? i asked around to some locals and they explained that there were many programs for the homeless.
so — pittsburgh needs to share whatever it is they are doing with other large cities who need to help get the folks off the streets and into a safer environment — and i would hope to help transition them back into jobs and homes.
So we don’t miss it, can you give us a heads-up if you and Shannyn might appear on either Keith’s or Rachel’s show while you are in NYC ?
Thanks !!
Have a wonderful time in NYC. Keep cool. I had to laugh about the age of the house you were staying in. 1905. Ours in Western MA was built in 1862. But when we went over to England they thought that was new!
I hope you get to see Rachel. She’s good people. Having never met Keith, I don’t know but I bet he is too.
Take care.
The ditz is really pushing her luck.
http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin?v=app_2347471856&viewas=828945503
New FB message.
BuffaloGal – Thank you for #18. I don’t know if it was already posted as I haven’t had the time to read comments.
Seems there is something new everyday that needs correcting from the debacle called Palin.
She sure screwed the people of Alaska )o:
Was this posted yesterday ?
Money for homeless housing deleted in Palin’s budget, now restored
by The Associated Press
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Housing programs for the homeless received a $650,000 boost after it was discovered the money had been incorrectly deleted from then-Gov. Sarah Palin’s budget proposal.
The board of directors for the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority approved the money and it was included in a budget forwarded to Palin’s office.
There, the money was apparently compressed into a smaller sum with another pool.
David Teal of the Legislative Finance Division says the lapse escaped everyone’s attention until after the session.
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Hey, gang, it’s time to name your own Cabinet & Congressional leadership. It’s just a game, of course. We can’t do that in the real world. Can we?
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Good morning , everyone !
Welcome to New York , AKM and Shannyn! Hopefully you’ll find lots of nicely air-conditioned places to visit. This has been a doozy of a heat wave for a lot of NY. Even though you’re 7+ hours east of me, it’s still nice knowing you’re here in our lovely state. Have Fun !
I just love your sharing this with us! I was born there and my father went to Harvard. I haven’t been back ‘home’ in over 10 yrs. now, the talk of brick paths and ivy buildings got me misty eyed (o:
AKM, Shannyn – keep learning, teaching, sharing and having a wonderful time.
What a trip you guys are having!!!! I love keeping up vicariously by going no further than my home office.
How did we SURVIVE pre-internet?
Good Morning, All!
Make it a great day, without drama, trauma or frustrations!!!!
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Welcome to NYC guys–it’s HOT-HOT-HOT here, too! Enjoy yourselves and keep cool!
Beth @ #7 Thanks for saying what we all feel about AKM and the Mudflats.
AKM – loved seeing Brian up in a Yankee kitchen. Look at all those booze bottles in the background – no wonder you are having such a good time!
AKM – glad you’re having such a wonderful time, and it’s great to read about it.
Beth – Not all politicians are power hungry, or refuse to listen, or refuse to share what they know. I’ve known quite a number of politicians, and many started out doing the grunt work in communities that many of us don’t want to do – being on school boards, town boards, planning commissions, volunteering with all sorts of community activities, and finally reaching a point where they needed to get more involved with the “powers that be” in order to change the things that need to be changed. Howard Dean first got involved, for example, over the right of way for a bike path in Burlington.
Any politician who runs for any kind of office with real power now has to submit him or herself to an intrusion of privacy and the laying bare of all their finances. Most do this willingly. Some let power go to their heads, of course. Many do not, and need our help.
I love this blog.
AKM,
What a great experience for both of you. From what i’ve been able to find out, both you and Shannyn have blown more minds than any Alaska traveling team in our short history. That they are honoring you at the birthplace of American liberalism is something you both deserve and should cherish.
AKM, I am glad you and Shannyn are having such a great time and it has been so rewarding.
In the last year I have had the pleasure of being in all the places you have been are are going. Have lots of family in the area. One of my favorites was hitting all the historical places Concord and Lexington and following the trail of the minutemen. It was January when I was there and bitter cold (which was weird being it was 40 below at home) I could just see in my imagination what the patriots were suffering. I bought a great book though I can’t remember the author (sorry) called The Day the Revolutionary War Began. It was great timing and gave me much more reason to fight to help Obama get elected. It was a great way to start last year.
You are fighting a fight to continue a great Idea that began where you are today. I say that the great Men and Women who showed so much courage against such great odds would be very proud of Americans like you!
You ever have one of those moments when something hits you and you can’t help but shout to yourself: DOH! (in your head)?
I had one of those moments reading the intro to this Open Thread.
It suddenly dawned on me why I enjoy reading AKMs blog so much. It’s AKMs no-holding-back SHARING of information; what AKM learns, everyone reading the blog ALSO learns! How utterly giving that someone would willingly be the ‘eyes and ears’ for others; how unbelieveably unselfish of AKM to consistently be our eyes and ears for all manner of things!
I didn’t go to Netroots, I haven’t been to the various local/state AK meetings, I haven’t [insert the tons of things I haven’t done, here] but through the totally giving nature of AKM, I’ve been able to ‘learn’ everything that people did and/or said at those gatherings/meetings. How incredible is that?
One thing’s for sure, AKM would never ‘make it in politics’ (as politics is now written) or as a mucky-muck CEO –neither politicians nor mucky-mucks share what they know. For some reason, they seem to feel there is ‘power’ in knowing what other people don’t. AKMs openess and sharing is proving their archaic model of how to motivate people, wrong.
AKM, on these pages and in their blog posts, empowers us all to think, do, and be better, by sharing all that [AKM] has learned. And for that, I’m truly greatful.
And for suddenly realizing what I should have realized months and months ago about why I find it so positive and uplifting to visit the ‘flats, I find myself yelling to myself (inside my head) tonight: DOH!
Good night folks. It has been great visiting and reading all of the enlightening comments on the last two open threads. I’m proud that my Congressman, Barney Frank stood tall. Maybe there is some inspiration for a song parody there.
Was just heading off to bed and saw this pop up. Glad you are having a good time and re-visiting your old stomping grounds! NYC tomorrow! Hope you can catch a show if you have time. Are you going to meet Rachel and Keith?
Good night all! Sleep calls.
Sorry I missed you folks in Cambridge. On vacation on the Cape.
Oh what a wonderful experience the three of you are having! We look forward to further updates (and what a delicious looking chocolate moousse!)
Welcome to NYC my sons favorite place. I am in Oregon .. not his favorite place.
Yippee! A bright, new place to post!