Sean Hannity Tries to Cover for Palin’s Lies About Genocide
Imagine how our friend Representative Les Gara felt when he returnd from a peaceful fishing trip to find that Sean Hannity and the Palin apologists over at Conservatives4Palin were calling him a “liar”. That in itself means nothing, of course – only that someone said something less than flattering about Sarah Palin, and knees jerked in response. Remember, these are the people that go on Wikipedia and literally attempt to change history rather than admit that Sarah Palin utters anything but the unvarnished truth. But just on principle lets set the record straight. It’ll be a nice treat for the…
Open Thread: Preparing for Setnetting!
Here’s a picture from several years ago of our campsite where we were setnetting during the annual personal use fishery. I’m looking forward to being there in just a couple of days! Setnetting at the Kasilof is already going on and in the Alaska tradition, we have a number of families sharing the nets and the campsite so we’ll be taking our turn soon. I apologize if the blog is a little sparse right now, but I anticipate a flood of Netroots posts, probably when Shannyn and Jeanne get a moment to breathe or get back this weekend! I’ll have…
Palin Emails: Todd is a “private citizen”…except when he’s not…
I have a little bit of personal experience with this Palin email thing. However, mine were so redacted, they were no fun at all. So, like many others, I’ve enjoyed making up my own searches of the awesome 2011 Palin Email Database, courtesy of MSNBC and Crivella West. The REAL fun happens when I’m searching on one topic and stumble upon another quite accidentally. For example, I was doing a search on a lobbyist name or two and found this email from Palin’s assistant/residence manager: From : Erika Fagerstrom [[email protected]. ak.us] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:43 PM To: Governor…
Open Thread — Answer: Rogues, Wenches, Rock & Roll
Question: What does a typical summer weekend in Anchorage, Alaska involve? On Sunday, husband and I braved the pirates, shifty-eyed musicians and other neer-do-wells at the Crooked Toad Pub during The Three Barons Renaissance Faire. We were treated to raucous entertainment, deliciously bawdy jokes, (We had the kids go to more G-rated events at the Faire) and the singing was sweet enough that I released my tight grip on my purse to spare a few coins. Meanwhile, the kids found some kids: Previously, on Saturday, the folks of Fairview kicked up their heals and had a blast of a Block…
Why Is Twice-Failed School Board Candidate Bob Griffin Following School Busses?
By Linda Kellen Biegel No, this is not a joke. Bob Griffin, Mayor Sullivan’s candidate for School Board (including personal donations from the Mayor and his wife) even had an encounter with the Anchorage Police School Resource Officers over the whole thing. From a recording of the May 23rd School Board Meeting: Don Smith: The other thing…I understand there was some kind of a school bus study being done by an independent group… Carol Comeau: Do you want me to tell you the story? Don Smith: I’m curious where it’s at now because I’ve been hearing stories that indicate the…
Three Days at Sea That Have Nothing to Do With Politics – Day Three (Updated with VIDEO)
7:43am – This morning’s “alarm clock” was a rapid series of loud bangings right over my head. The motor was already humming and we were making our way back in the direction of Whittier. I wasn’t sure if the banging sounds were intended for me, but then they came again, like someone urgently knocking on a door. My heart in my throat once again, I was up and out of my sleeping bag, and sliding the hatch open, expecting… I had no idea what. It turns out that this unexpected wake up call was far better than the threat of…
Jeanne Devon on The Ron & Don Show on KIRO in Seattle
More audio at MyNorthwest.com Check out Jeanne’s interview on The Ron & Don Show on KIRO in Seattle. She talks about Blind Allegiance, and the Palin email dump. Her segment goes from 1:30 to 17:00.
Three Days at Sea That Have Nothing to Do With Politics – Day 2
We last left me, drifting off to sleep thinking about typhoid and consumption, and sick English children in orphanages. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can click HERE to catch up. 7:42am – I was roused from death-like sleep by a booming voice calling “I’m gonna need your help here!” Eyes flew open, desperate effort to assimilate why the ceiling was eight inches from my face, and where I was. Then a mental rewind of what I’d just heard from the deck. An urgent cry for help is not my preferred method of regaining consciousness on…
Open Thread: Saturday in Fairview — The Joint is Jumpin’! (by LKB)
If you missed your invitation from about 100 different sources on Facebook or didn’t read one of the news articles or blog posts, there’s a block party going on in Fairview today! The events are listed on the flyer above. For a larger copy, just click on it. As it turns out, something that could have put a damper on the day seems to have given the party PR a much bigger reach than it would have on its own. From Bent, Alaska (one of my favorite neighborhoods!): If you’ve seen the flyers for the Fairview Block Party and you’re…
New Emails Reveal Palin Lied When She Denied Online Poll Fixing
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy During Sarah Palin’s brief tenure as governor, staff spent a great deal of time repeatedly voting in online polls. They even used special software that would vote over and over in these non-scientific opinion polls from local TV stations like KTUU in Anchorage. For Palin, it was all about the image. If her policies looked popular, then in her world, they were. If she looked like a success, she was. Her all-consuming obsession with her own media presence was undeniable in the emails I read while researching the…