Open Thread – Alaska Women Not for Sarah Palin, Part 7
Alaskans for Truth Rally, September 2006, downtown Anchorage
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Alaskans for Truth Rally, September 2006, downtown Anchorage
ruh roh….seems the new book about our gal sowa is gonna be delayed. perhaps indefinitely.
oh boo hoo. i was so looking forward to buying it for the grandkids i don’t have.
http://www.adn.com/2010/07/16/1369936/publisher-delays-palin-biography.html
ruh roh….seems the new book about our gal sowa is gonna be delayed. perhaps indefinitely.
oh boo hoo. i was so looking forward to buying it for the grandkids i don’t have.
http://www.adn.com/2010/07/16/1369936/publisher-delays-palin-biography.html
Alaskan women, continue to stand together and speak out. Allow the world
to hear your strong voices. Speak the truth, the world is listening.
Everyone shout “NO SARAH PALIN – SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE
PRESIDENT!” We in the lower 48 love you! We will “fight the fight” with
you. “SAY NO TO PALIN” “SAY NO TO PALIN!” Sarah Palin is a
dangerous woman!
Alaskan women, continue to stand together and speak out. Allow the world
to hear your strong voices. Speak the truth, the world is listening.
Everyone shout “NO SARAH PALIN – SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE
PRESIDENT!” We in the lower 48 love you! We will “fight the fight” with
you. “SAY NO TO PALIN” “SAY NO TO PALIN!” Sarah Palin is a
dangerous woman!
The caption under the picture says it was taken September, 2006. That couldn’t be the correct date could it? Shouldn’t it be September, 2008?
The caption under the picture says it was taken September, 2006. That couldn’t be the correct date could it? Shouldn’t it be September, 2008?
Good Morning all. I am guessing that AK is busy with preparations for Netroots. I didn’t get my flower bed tilled yesterday. I learned from my Dad that he had been feeling really bad and wasn’t sleeping. (You may recall, he has lung cancer) His most recent tests show that the original cancer in his lungs is still active even though the chemo worked on the cancer that spread to his liver kidneys and spine. I urged him to call his doctor and told him I would drive him if that’s what he needed. So he agreed. The doctor didn’t need to see him but did write some prescriptions that I needed to pick up and get filled for him.
He is having a lot of bone pain in his chest because the cancer is pulling the calcium out of his bones. I spent the rest of the afternoon with him and we had a long talk about what he I thinking and how he feels emotionally. Right now he is pretty down, which kind of scares me. I did my best to let him know how important he is to me and how much I need him here and fighting. He has come a long way since January and now is not the time to focus on negative things.
So I am asking all of you wonderful loving people to please send my father your healing prayers and loving light. I may be 52, but I’m still a daddy’s girl inside and I would like it to stay that way for a little while longer. Thank you.
{{{{{merrycricket and your daddy}}}}}
You are strong and brave, and you are not alone.
L’Shalom, dear one.
So sorry to hear this. It’s hard when an elderly parent that we saw one time strong and strappy to become weak and discouraged. Have been through this myself. Prayers sent your way.
From one 53 year-old to you (52).
Many ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((cyber hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))
We are here for you, Merry Cricket
i am sending loving thoughts to you and dad. you are a sweetie and daddy’s baby girl.
Good Morning all. I am guessing that AK is busy with preparations for Netroots. I didn’t get my flower bed tilled yesterday. I learned from my Dad that he had been feeling really bad and wasn’t sleeping. (You may recall, he has lung cancer) His most recent tests show that the original cancer in his lungs is still active even though the chemo worked on the cancer that spread to his liver kidneys and spine. I urged him to call his doctor and told him I would drive him if that’s what he needed. So he agreed. The doctor didn’t need to see him but did write some prescriptions that I needed to pick up and get filled for him.
He is having a lot of bone pain in his chest because the cancer is pulling the calcium out of his bones. I spent the rest of the afternoon with him and we had a long talk about what he I thinking and how he feels emotionally. Right now he is pretty down, which kind of scares me. I did my best to let him know how important he is to me and how much I need him here and fighting. He has come a long way since January and now is not the time to focus on negative things.
So I am asking all of you wonderful loving people to please send my father your healing prayers and loving light. I may be 52, but I’m still a daddy’s girl inside and I would like it to stay that way for a little while longer. Thank you.
{{{{{merrycricket and your daddy}}}}}
You are strong and brave, and you are not alone.
L’Shalom, dear one.
So sorry to hear this. It’s hard when an elderly parent that we saw one time strong and strappy to become weak and discouraged. Have been through this myself. Prayers sent your way.
From one 53 year-old to you (52).
Many ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((cyber hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))
We are here for you, Merry Cricket
i am sending loving thoughts to you and dad. you are a sweetie and daddy’s baby girl.
Yikes!
And the lunatic leaders of the Tea Party inist there’s no racism in their ranks. I heard this on KO tonight and also found it on Think Progress:
“Billy Roper is a write-in candidate for governor of Arkansas and an unapologetic white nationalist. “I don’t want non-whites in my country in any form or fashion or any status,” he says.
Roper is a former organizer for the neo-Nazi National Alliance and now chairman of White Revolution
Roper also is a tea party member who says he has been gathering support for his cause by attending tea party rallies. “We go to these tea parties all over the country,” Roper said. “We’re looking for the younger, potentially more radical people.” ”
Then you’ve got the evolutionarily (is that a word?) stunted members of the Council of Conservative Citizens in St. Louis which has sponsored tea party gatherings.
“The council’s website has referred to blacks as “a retrograde species of humanity” and said non-white immigration would turn the country into a “slimy brown mass of glop.” ”
Nope, no racism here folks, just move along…
Yikes!
And the lunatic leaders of the Tea Party inist there’s no racism in their ranks. I heard this on KO tonight and also found it on Think Progress:
“Billy Roper is a write-in candidate for governor of Arkansas and an unapologetic white nationalist. “I don’t want non-whites in my country in any form or fashion or any status,” he says.
Roper is a former organizer for the neo-Nazi National Alliance and now chairman of White Revolution
Roper also is a tea party member who says he has been gathering support for his cause by attending tea party rallies. “We go to these tea parties all over the country,” Roper said. “We’re looking for the younger, potentially more radical people.” ”
Then you’ve got the evolutionarily (is that a word?) stunted members of the Council of Conservative Citizens in St. Louis which has sponsored tea party gatherings.
“The council’s website has referred to blacks as “a retrograde species of humanity” and said non-white immigration would turn the country into a “slimy brown mass of glop.” ”
Nope, no racism here folks, just move along…
CSU Stanislus as released the expense report for Sow-ah’s event,,,the comments are……entertaining ! 🙂 I’ll just never understand how when Sowah is the topic, Obama gets into the discussion….
http://www.modbee.com/2010/07/16/1255038/palin-price-tag-75000-says-cal.html?pageNum=1&&&&&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comments_Container
Sadly, most comments are pro-Palin, and the most pro-Palin are from those who haven’t a clue what her real record is. So much for their education level and inclination to do their own homework – both need to improve, and are a clear reminder of what’s wrong with America today.
Hopefully, the GOP will speak out about this. Sad act of trying to be funny or simply saying this is sattire. http://www.rolandsmartin.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/16/mark-williams-letter-to-lincoln-from-the-coloreds/#disqus_thread
CSU Stanislus as released the expense report for Sow-ah’s event,,,the comments are……entertaining ! 🙂 I’ll just never understand how when Sowah is the topic, Obama gets into the discussion….
http://www.modbee.com/2010/07/16/1255038/palin-price-tag-75000-says-cal.html?pageNum=1&&&&&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comments_Container
Sadly, most comments are pro-Palin, and the most pro-Palin are from those who haven’t a clue what her real record is. So much for their education level and inclination to do their own homework – both need to improve, and are a clear reminder of what’s wrong with America today.
Hopefully, the GOP will speak out about this. Sad act of trying to be funny or simply saying this is sattire. http://www.rolandsmartin.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/16/mark-williams-letter-to-lincoln-from-the-coloreds/#disqus_thread
Wow, quyana, thank you all for your kind acknowledgments to my frustration as an Alaskan. I don’t think SNL would have been enough to get me through the 08 elections, it was simply too scary to breath!
If it weren’t for AKM and the mudpup community, even today, it would be hard not to feel that our former half-term Governor and her ilk are making a foothold in the mainstream.
Long live the mudflats!
Tanqrr’cikam-ken
hurrah for the ‘flats!!!!….and love to AKM.
Wow, quyana, thank you all for your kind acknowledgments to my frustration as an Alaskan. I don’t think SNL would have been enough to get me through the 08 elections, it was simply too scary to breath!
If it weren’t for AKM and the mudpup community, even today, it would be hard not to feel that our former half-term Governor and her ilk are making a foothold in the mainstream.
Long live the mudflats!
Tanqrr’cikam-ken
hurrah for the ‘flats!!!!….and love to AKM.
Incidentally, our mountains here look like molehills compared with the Alaska mountains that I loved so much, but still, they are beautiful.
Renegade i think that is wonderful. good luck. i is a better day isn’t it?
Incidentally, our mountains here look like molehills compared with the Alaska mountains that I loved so much, but still, they are beautiful.
Renegade i think that is wonderful. good luck. i is a better day isn’t it?
We’ve been fighting hard in New Mexico for a “wilderness” designation for some of our most beautiful mountains and area. It’s a long, tough fight, but we are winning – slow but sure. It would never have happened under the Bush administration.
We’ve been fighting hard in New Mexico for a “wilderness” designation for some of our most beautiful mountains and area. It’s a long, tough fight, but we are winning – slow but sure. It would never have happened under the Bush administration.
The cap is holding!
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary
The cap is holding!
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary
beth- here’s something which helps me too…
Mr Taufen has taken on a huge project with this blog and it delighted me to see this :
“Groundswell’s good friend summarizes key aspects of effective activism …”
http://groundswellalaska.com/2010/06/17/ten-suggestions-for-effective-activism-paul-rogat-loeb/
beth- here’s something which helps me too…
Mr Taufen has taken on a huge project with this blog and it delighted me to see this :
“Groundswell’s good friend summarizes key aspects of effective activism …”
http://groundswellalaska.com/2010/06/17/ten-suggestions-for-effective-activism-paul-rogat-loeb/
I keep being put in the censored pile so it is hard to get into a discussion with you guy these days. But I agree fully with your sentiments today.
Anyone who remembers the late 60’s and 70’s can remember the growing anger and frustration of the right, left, center, Blacks, Whites, students, anti-warriors etc.
There were horrible acts of violence then or radicals against the people and of police and National Guard against the people.
US Marshalls protecting the UofA campus after integration were attacked at night by a heavily armed mob, many shots were exchanged and the Marshalls were almost over run as they were running out of ammunition and the mob were continuing fire and advancing.
It was a hell of a time to try to concentrate on graduating high school and college.
I fear the same tentions and angers rising, each facted of the populace becomming more entenched. And I fear the same mobs, the same police and National Guard and the same types of attacks and killings.
Pray for peace, live good lives. What else can we really do?
I keep being put in the censored pile so it is hard to get into a discussion with you guy these days. But I agree fully with your sentiments today.
Anyone who remembers the late 60’s and 70’s can remember the growing anger and frustration of the right, left, center, Blacks, Whites, students, anti-warriors etc.
There were horrible acts of violence then or radicals against the people and of police and National Guard against the people.
US Marshalls protecting the UofA campus after integration were attacked at night by a heavily armed mob, many shots were exchanged and the Marshalls were almost over run as they were running out of ammunition and the mob were continuing fire and advancing.
It was a hell of a time to try to concentrate on graduating high school and college.
I fear the same tentions and angers rising, each facted of the populace becomming more entenched. And I fear the same mobs, the same police and National Guard and the same types of attacks and killings.
Pray for peace, live good lives. What else can we really do?
@ I See Villages from my House who started us out, today ~ I think you nailed it, darlin’. And I feel your frustration. Hugs at you, dear one, I believe you’ve spoken for many of us.
I see some stark differences between ‘the camps’, between the [entire] ‘conservative camp’ and those of us with more, shall I say, ‘liberal’ tendencies. For starters:
X They would insist everyone *must* do exactly as their ONE option says;
X ‘We‘ insist everyone *must* have a menu of options from which the ONE option *best* suited to the individual (and their *personal* situation) may –and can– be selected.
X They do NOT take kindly to *any* questioning of (and/or deviation from) their stance(s) — they shut down, in a heartbeat, *any* (and all) contrary voices…no matter how legitimate and/or factual and/or solidly-supported/evidenced those ‘contrary voices’ might be;
X ‘We‘ might not always ‘like’ to hear their contrary voices, their objections, *but* if those voices of theirs *are* legitimate and/or factual and/or solidly-supported/evidenced, ‘we’ will at least entertain the possibility that ‘they’ might be on to something, ‘we’ll’ acknowledge that they’re *adding to* our dialogue — that ‘they’ *are* contributing to ‘our’ overall understanding of the issue(s)…that ‘we’ really should consider the *facts* ‘they’ present ‘us’, in making ‘our’ INFORMED decisions.
Maybe I’ve not been to sites that are far-enough ‘left’/liberal, but the ones I have been to, (all the ‘left’/ liberal sites I visit with regularity or on occasion), have never, to my knowledge, banned or otherwise silenced [as a matter of site policy] any ‘contrary voices’. I cannot say the same for the mid- to far-right sites I visit. Consistently and without exception, any ‘contrary voices’, as a matter of site policy, are silenced on mid- to far-right sites — *no* dissent allowed. No matter how legit, logical, and/or factual the ‘contrary voice’ is, it’s *not* allowed. Period. End of discussion. At least, that’s been my experience.
Personally, all things being equal, I’d much rather be able to select between Coke and Pepsi, if I want to have a soda; have the option of selecting pie, cake, and/or ice cream for dessert; have the choice of wall-to-wall carpeting, tiles, stone, bricks, and/or hardwood flooring throughout my home. I’d *also* much rather be able to select “none of the above”, should that be germane to my *personal* situation. I’d *not* be ‘comfortable’ in having my options dictated *to* me and/or limited by ‘others’, nor would I be ‘comfortable’ and/or content in limiting anyone *else’s* options, either. Maybe that’s why I, like so many others on this fantastic site, tend to lean towards ‘liberal’ — in my case, pretty heavily. beth.
[My, my, my…I did go off on a bit of a rant, there, didn’t I? Yup; sure did! Sorry. It’s just that I get so frustrated by the *lack* of legit information the right (and its wingers) will let in! I get so frustrated that they *insist* everyone lock-step with the narrow, miopic, self-serving view they have of the issues… a view they’ve blindly and deafly adopted as their mantra because they refuse to consider *any* facts, truths, and/or information to the contrary. Arrrrrgh! b.]
check this out…
answers some questions, raises more…
Good place to start thinking about different strategies to get points across…
And gives you a break from banging your head against the brick walls presented by those who make small worlds to feel safe… least it gave ME a break 🙂
How facts backfire
Researchers discover a surprising threat to democracy: our brains
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/
That really does explain those who maintain their false impression of SP, despite all the facts to the contrary.
@ I See Villages from my House who started us out, today ~ I think you nailed it, darlin’. And I feel your frustration. Hugs at you, dear one, I believe you’ve spoken for many of us.
I see some stark differences between ‘the camps’, between the [entire] ‘conservative camp’ and those of us with more, shall I say, ‘liberal’ tendencies. For starters:
X They would insist everyone *must* do exactly as their ONE option says;
X ‘We‘ insist everyone *must* have a menu of options from which the ONE option *best* suited to the individual (and their *personal* situation) may –and can– be selected.
X They do NOT take kindly to *any* questioning of (and/or deviation from) their stance(s) — they shut down, in a heartbeat, *any* (and all) contrary voices…no matter how legitimate and/or factual and/or solidly-supported/evidenced those ‘contrary voices’ might be;
X ‘We‘ might not always ‘like’ to hear their contrary voices, their objections, *but* if those voices of theirs *are* legitimate and/or factual and/or solidly-supported/evidenced, ‘we’ will at least entertain the possibility that ‘they’ might be on to something, ‘we’ll’ acknowledge that they’re *adding to* our dialogue — that ‘they’ *are* contributing to ‘our’ overall understanding of the issue(s)…that ‘we’ really should consider the *facts* ‘they’ present ‘us’, in making ‘our’ INFORMED decisions.
Maybe I’ve not been to sites that are far-enough ‘left’/liberal, but the ones I have been to, (all the ‘left’/ liberal sites I visit with regularity or on occasion), have never, to my knowledge, banned or otherwise silenced [as a matter of site policy] any ‘contrary voices’. I cannot say the same for the mid- to far-right sites I visit. Consistently and without exception, any ‘contrary voices’, as a matter of site policy, are silenced on mid- to far-right sites — *no* dissent allowed. No matter how legit, logical, and/or factual the ‘contrary voice’ is, it’s *not* allowed. Period. End of discussion. At least, that’s been my experience.
Personally, all things being equal, I’d much rather be able to select between Coke and Pepsi, if I want to have a soda; have the option of selecting pie, cake, and/or ice cream for dessert; have the choice of wall-to-wall carpeting, tiles, stone, bricks, and/or hardwood flooring throughout my home. I’d *also* much rather be able to select “none of the above”, should that be germane to my *personal* situation. I’d *not* be ‘comfortable’ in having my options dictated *to* me and/or limited by ‘others’, nor would I be ‘comfortable’ and/or content in limiting anyone *else’s* options, either. Maybe that’s why I, like so many others on this fantastic site, tend to lean towards ‘liberal’ — in my case, pretty heavily. beth.
[My, my, my…I did go off on a bit of a rant, there, didn’t I? Yup; sure did! Sorry. It’s just that I get so frustrated by the *lack* of legit information the right (and its wingers) will let in! I get so frustrated that they *insist* everyone lock-step with the narrow, miopic, self-serving view they have of the issues… a view they’ve blindly and deafly adopted as their mantra because they refuse to consider *any* facts, truths, and/or information to the contrary. Arrrrrgh! b.]
check this out…
answers some questions, raises more…
Good place to start thinking about different strategies to get points across…
And gives you a break from banging your head against the brick walls presented by those who make small worlds to feel safe… least it gave ME a break 🙂
How facts backfire
Researchers discover a surprising threat to democracy: our brains
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/
That really does explain those who maintain their false impression of SP, despite all the facts to the contrary.
Hi, fellow mudflatters,
I’d like to share with you a reply I received from one of my Senators yesterday:
“Dear Ms. (Zyxomma),
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concern for the Tongass National Forest and your opposition to S. 881, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. This bill, also known as the “Sealaska Bill,” would transfer lands in the Tongass National Forest to the Sealaska Corporation for private development such as logging. I will oppose this legislation when it comes up for a vote.
Officially known as the Tongass/Stikine National Forest, this unique, 17 million acre pristine forest in southeastern Alaska is an important American natural resource. Created by President Theodore Roosevelt more than 100 years ago, the Tongass is home to numerous endangered species of plants and animals that attract more than 1 million visitors each year.
The Tongass National Forest, one of the last temperate rainforests in the world, should remain in public hands to be preserved for future generations. I have already taken steps to protect this threatened area, cosponsoring S. 1738, the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2009. This bill ensures the protection of more than 55 million acres of national forest from road-building, logging, and other environmentally damaging development.
This natural landscape, with trees that are more than 500 years old, includes the world’s largest concentration of Bald Eagles and must be preserved for future generations to enjoy. I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to ensure that the Tongass is protected.
Thank you again for writing to express your concerns, and I hope that you keep in touch with my office regarding future legislation. For more information on this and other important issues, please visit my website at http://gillibrand.senate.gov and sign up for my e-newsletter.”
I *still* believe John McCain’s senile attempt at a Hail Mary pass was because polling suggested that voters in Alaska were going to give their one electoral vote to Obama. Since he didn’t know Sowah at all (he’d probably never heard her name until his advisors suggested her), he had no idea just what he was unleashing on an unsuspecting country. That he dared campaign with the slogan “Country First” shows just how out of it he really is. I still believe in change, even in Arizona and Alaska (though right now I’m not too sure about Arkansas and Alabama). 😉 Health and peace.
Thank you Zyxomma -you and your Senator!
Sealaska deserves to get the rest of the land they are owed under ANSCA but NOT outside the original lands they could choose from.
Agreed.
The Sealaska bill raises complex issues, but I am opposed to it too. So, good for Gillibrand. I appreciate her stand against it. I also appreciate her support of S. 1738, the Roadless Area Conservation Act.
One thing to be aware of, though, is that the Tongass NF may be 100 years old, but it was created from Native traditional lands held under long-standing clan ownership traditions, with no compensation until ANCSA. ANCSA created the Native corporations, which could then select lands as well as receive the compensation funds. The Sealaska bill supposedly finalizes some of the last remaining selections, but like anything Congress touches, it can be a cover for any number of other outcomes. Which is why many of us are suspicious of it, and instead believe the local communities that are going on record against it.
One of the problems is that Sealaska is a corporation, not a tribal government, and has shown their lack of stewardship on forest lands in SE Alaska for years. Lots of people, including some of their own shareholders, don’t trust them.
Yes- on all counts.
love Gillibrand. she is a good one and a keeper.
Hi, fellow mudflatters,
I’d like to share with you a reply I received from one of my Senators yesterday:
“Dear Ms. (Zyxomma),
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concern for the Tongass National Forest and your opposition to S. 881, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act. This bill, also known as the “Sealaska Bill,” would transfer lands in the Tongass National Forest to the Sealaska Corporation for private development such as logging. I will oppose this legislation when it comes up for a vote.
Officially known as the Tongass/Stikine National Forest, this unique, 17 million acre pristine forest in southeastern Alaska is an important American natural resource. Created by President Theodore Roosevelt more than 100 years ago, the Tongass is home to numerous endangered species of plants and animals that attract more than 1 million visitors each year.
The Tongass National Forest, one of the last temperate rainforests in the world, should remain in public hands to be preserved for future generations. I have already taken steps to protect this threatened area, cosponsoring S. 1738, the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2009. This bill ensures the protection of more than 55 million acres of national forest from road-building, logging, and other environmentally damaging development.
This natural landscape, with trees that are more than 500 years old, includes the world’s largest concentration of Bald Eagles and must be preserved for future generations to enjoy. I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to ensure that the Tongass is protected.
Thank you again for writing to express your concerns, and I hope that you keep in touch with my office regarding future legislation. For more information on this and other important issues, please visit my website at http://gillibrand.senate.gov and sign up for my e-newsletter.”
I *still* believe John McCain’s senile attempt at a Hail Mary pass was because polling suggested that voters in Alaska were going to give their one electoral vote to Obama. Since he didn’t know Sowah at all (he’d probably never heard her name until his advisors suggested her), he had no idea just what he was unleashing on an unsuspecting country. That he dared campaign with the slogan “Country First” shows just how out of it he really is. I still believe in change, even in Arizona and Alaska (though right now I’m not too sure about Arkansas and Alabama). 😉 Health and peace.
Thank you Zyxomma -you and your Senator!
Sealaska deserves to get the rest of the land they are owed under ANSCA but NOT outside the original lands they could choose from.
Agreed.
The Sealaska bill raises complex issues, but I am opposed to it too. So, good for Gillibrand. I appreciate her stand against it. I also appreciate her support of S. 1738, the Roadless Area Conservation Act.
One thing to be aware of, though, is that the Tongass NF may be 100 years old, but it was created from Native traditional lands held under long-standing clan ownership traditions, with no compensation until ANCSA. ANCSA created the Native corporations, which could then select lands as well as receive the compensation funds. The Sealaska bill supposedly finalizes some of the last remaining selections, but like anything Congress touches, it can be a cover for any number of other outcomes. Which is why many of us are suspicious of it, and instead believe the local communities that are going on record against it.
One of the problems is that Sealaska is a corporation, not a tribal government, and has shown their lack of stewardship on forest lands in SE Alaska for years. Lots of people, including some of their own shareholders, don’t trust them.
Yes- on all counts.
love Gillibrand. she is a good one and a keeper.
Thunderstorms moving in and chores awaiting, so I’ve got to unplug, but if Irishgirl shows up, I left you a shout on teh forums.
catch you later, sweet potaters
🙂
Thunderstorms moving in and chores awaiting, so I’ve got to unplug, but if Irishgirl shows up, I left you a shout on teh forums.
catch you later, sweet potaters
🙂
I see villages, you are so right on. I imagine that many of those who threw you to the curb are eating a lot of crow today (no offense, Crow Woman). President???They must be kidding. A woman who couldn’t stand the heat through a full term of Governor of Alaska wouldn’t last a week as President of the United States. I know she would never be elected … we arent’ that stupid, but I don’t think that will ever be an issue. I seriously doubt that she has any intention of running, but she is using (over using) this opportunity to line her pockets with gold. Then she will claim her family needs her, etc., etc. I will celebrate the day we never hear her name again..
none taken renegade 🙂
Lord knows they won’t willingly eat humble pie!
What’s really eating me is willfully ignorant and hateful people, and their puppetmasters behind the curtain preying on their fear… and also, too, those greedy corporate “persons” who care not about our planet, but only about their bottom lines. Meh.
Thank goodness for AKM and this wonderful safe harbor for us here at themudflats.
I see villages, you are so right on. I imagine that many of those who threw you to the curb are eating a lot of crow today (no offense, Crow Woman). President???They must be kidding. A woman who couldn’t stand the heat through a full term of Governor of Alaska wouldn’t last a week as President of the United States. I know she would never be elected … we arent’ that stupid, but I don’t think that will ever be an issue. I seriously doubt that she has any intention of running, but she is using (over using) this opportunity to line her pockets with gold. Then she will claim her family needs her, etc., etc. I will celebrate the day we never hear her name again..
none taken renegade 🙂
Lord knows they won’t willingly eat humble pie!
What’s really eating me is willfully ignorant and hateful people, and their puppetmasters behind the curtain preying on their fear… and also, too, those greedy corporate “persons” who care not about our planet, but only about their bottom lines. Meh.
Thank goodness for AKM and this wonderful safe harbor for us here at themudflats.
What a thought-provoking post, I See Villages. I very much agree with all you so eloquently stated. Thank you for writing this. You provided a nice, grounded summary of what most of us here believe.
What a thought-provoking post, I See Villages. I very much agree with all you so eloquently stated. Thank you for writing this. You provided a nice, grounded summary of what most of us here believe.
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You are strong and brave, dear one. You Do make Alaska a better place, and I’m proud to count you as a (faraway) friend. Keep your little light (red lantern?) shining, and know that you are not alone, no matter what the haters would have you believe. You Do make an important difference, even if you can’t always see it. I can see you shining from my house, and I’m a world away.
L’Shalom.
I would like to ditto that. You are a beacon of light. We are with you in spirit.
Good. Morning all. Have much to do today as it is my day off. I have now collected enough flowers to start a second flower bed. If it doesn’t rain today, I will be tilling. I’ll try to check in during the heat of late afternoon.
i ditto Crow. and yes i can see you too all the way from New York…”let your light so shine….”
{{{{{ I See Villages from my House }}}}}
You are strong and brave, dear one. You Do make Alaska a better place, and I’m proud to count you as a (faraway) friend. Keep your little light (red lantern?) shining, and know that you are not alone, no matter what the haters would have you believe. You Do make an important difference, even if you can’t always see it. I can see you shining from my house, and I’m a world away.
L’Shalom.
I would like to ditto that. You are a beacon of light. We are with you in spirit.
Good. Morning all. Have much to do today as it is my day off. I have now collected enough flowers to start a second flower bed. If it doesn’t rain today, I will be tilling. I’ll try to check in during the heat of late afternoon.
i ditto Crow. and yes i can see you too all the way from New York…”let your light so shine….”
Things happen in my State, region and community everyday and I can’t even comment on them on the Anchorage Daily News. Like the story yesterday about Yupik youth suicides. One from my village, one even a cousin of a cousin.
I was always critical of a Governor Palin Administration because they came off as completely uninterested and engaged in Rural and Native issues. I was consistent but fair in conscientious criticism on issues covered that affected our people.
But then the Presidential campaign came along and life for common sense Alaskans went crazy. When I read (and re-read) the headline about McCain’s VP runningmate decision on the morning of August 28, 2008, it was a beautiful morning and I was looking at villages from my house. I thought to myself, “Does she have an idea what she’s signed up for? What she’s brought upon herself?”
The political discourse within the Alaskan posters immediately became hugely stark. This is even before Lower 48 voters started weighing in – nevertheless, any Alaskan that wasn’t pro-Palin, even if it were asking sound and curious questions were piled on by people blindly agreeing and promoting a Palin ticket.
I was never one to blindly support anyone for the sake of circumstances, not only did I question her motives, I knew she wasn’t qualified. Her ‘not blinking’ spoke volumes to me as to what kind of person we were dealing with. And reasonable Alaskans weren’t wrong. It wasn’t until after the election and when she was ignoring and then outright lying about her addressing the high fuel prices that were affecting village life that pro-Palin folks had flagged my comments enough to kick me off the community forum. My voice was silenced. For what? I wasn’t even filing ethics complaints or promoting a recall, I was no threat to Palin. But we all know that anyone that says anything less than glowing praise for Sarah is deemed as a ‘hater’ and our concerns ‘frivilous’. I truly feel the power of the State Government to label all criticism as frivolous is an ethical breach in and of itself.
Andree McCloid may be an ‘ankle biter,’ but it is a sad state of affairs when any criticism of office is officially labeled as unwarranted. The Personnel Board is a joke, the conduct of the members are as amateur and unstatesmanlike as the former half-term Governor herself.
There is opportunity in the aftermath of the dismantled Corrupt Bastards Club, the influence of VECO and the fumbled rule of Palin, but she is just a microcosm of operatives in our State. The GOP / Libertarian streak don’t always walk softly and carry a big stick, they march on campus and family parades loaded with semi-automatic weapons, and sneers at you with labels if you stand up as a normal, rational and peaceful American.
Generally, unless you wear your Christian Faith and weapon on your sleeve, you are a hater.
If we should take anything away from this whole farcical situation, it should be that being an American is what you make of it, especially if you are a normal working mother with priciple. Don’t let thugs win. I won’t be voting for Parnell this Fall. I hope other Alaskans ask for more and better for our State.
“I hope other Alaskans ask for more and better for our State.”
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I do, I have , and I will continue…
you are not alone…
Nicely said, I See Villages from my House. Count me in.
well said.
Things happen in my State, region and community everyday and I can’t even comment on them on the Anchorage Daily News. Like the story yesterday about Yupik youth suicides. One from my village, one even a cousin of a cousin.
I was always critical of a Governor Palin Administration because they came off as completely uninterested and engaged in Rural and Native issues. I was consistent but fair in conscientious criticism on issues covered that affected our people.
But then the Presidential campaign came along and life for common sense Alaskans went crazy. When I read (and re-read) the headline about McCain’s VP runningmate decision on the morning of August 28, 2008, it was a beautiful morning and I was looking at villages from my house. I thought to myself, “Does she have an idea what she’s signed up for? What she’s brought upon herself?”
The political discourse within the Alaskan posters immediately became hugely stark. This is even before Lower 48 voters started weighing in – nevertheless, any Alaskan that wasn’t pro-Palin, even if it were asking sound and curious questions were piled on by people blindly agreeing and promoting a Palin ticket.
I was never one to blindly support anyone for the sake of circumstances, not only did I question her motives, I knew she wasn’t qualified. Her ‘not blinking’ spoke volumes to me as to what kind of person we were dealing with. And reasonable Alaskans weren’t wrong. It wasn’t until after the election and when she was ignoring and then outright lying about her addressing the high fuel prices that were affecting village life that pro-Palin folks had flagged my comments enough to kick me off the community forum. My voice was silenced. For what? I wasn’t even filing ethics complaints or promoting a recall, I was no threat to Palin. But we all know that anyone that says anything less than glowing praise for Sarah is deemed as a ‘hater’ and our concerns ‘frivilous’. I truly feel the power of the State Government to label all criticism as frivolous is an ethical breach in and of itself.
Andree McCloid may be an ‘ankle biter,’ but it is a sad state of affairs when any criticism of office is officially labeled as unwarranted. The Personnel Board is a joke, the conduct of the members are as amateur and unstatesmanlike as the former half-term Governor herself.
There is opportunity in the aftermath of the dismantled Corrupt Bastards Club, the influence of VECO and the fumbled rule of Palin, but she is just a microcosm of operatives in our State. The GOP / Libertarian streak don’t always walk softly and carry a big stick, they march on campus and family parades loaded with semi-automatic weapons, and sneers at you with labels if you stand up as a normal, rational and peaceful American.
Generally, unless you wear your Christian Faith and weapon on your sleeve, you are a hater.
If we should take anything away from this whole farcical situation, it should be that being an American is what you make of it, especially if you are a normal working mother with priciple. Don’t let thugs win. I won’t be voting for Parnell this Fall. I hope other Alaskans ask for more and better for our State.
“I hope other Alaskans ask for more and better for our State.”
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I do, I have , and I will continue…
you are not alone…
Nicely said, I See Villages from my House. Count me in.
well said.