Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 27, 2011 · 44 Comments
This painting entitled “Rescue Dog” is from the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North in Fairbanks. You’ve all helped me before with identifying the artist when I was too captivated by the work to remember to take a picture of the little info card. I couldn’t stop looking at it while I was there, and I couldn’t figure out exactly why. It was one of the last paintings I saw, and I had to meet my ride to the airport but I felt almost rooted to the spot. My camera didn’t capture it, but the dog almost seemed to…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 26, 2011 · 84 Comments
Where to begin? It’s kind of like a hybrid of Sarah Palin’s “book” America by Heart, and a bad hangover. She was kind enough to dumb it down for the masses, though, to make it sound all “real” and everything. And it’s impressive how much tripe she was able to stuff in this delusion sandwich. Watch the speech if you dare. It’s only six minutes. Pearl divers can hold their breath for that long, so you should be able to get through. For a brilliant dissection and fact check, we turn as always to the fine folks at Media Matters….
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 26, 2011 · 25 Comments
If there’s one thing we appreciate here at Mudflats Central, it’s a good olive. Whether it’s in a martini, or a bowl, in a spread, or a garnish, the olive (in our opinion) has the culinary ability to heal many sorrows. But, that being said, like all good things… when they go bad, they go very bad. The humble olive is now at the center of a lawsuit in the halls of our nation’s Capitol… well, in the cafeteria, anyway. Our beloved olive has now been dubbed “dangerous” by none other than Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Kucinich, who is doomed to…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 25, 2011 · 97 Comments
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Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 25, 2011 · 35 Comments
Here’s a little roundup of State of the Union tidbits to add to your party supply list: Adult beverage? Check…. Popcorn? Check… Padded helmet? Check… Bipartisan date? … I won’t make you do it. We’ll leave that optional depending on your circumstances. No ‘cooties.’ SOTU quote of the day from Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski: “Maybe we do need to get out of our conventional skins every now and again and come out and do something that indicates to the rest of the country that we are not afraid to sit next to each other, that there are no…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 25, 2011 · 34 Comments
Yes, the 20 term Congressman for All Alaskans (who voted for him) has decided that he will attend the State of the Union address for only the third time since 1974. Why isn’t he a regular? “Because I’m an old hunter,” he told APRN. “And when you have the president, the vice president, the speaker of the House, the president of the Senate, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Supreme Court, the diplomatic corps, and everybody together under one roof, it always gives me great concern.” Although I appreciate the Congressman’s caution and sentiments, the thought of Don Young holding the…
Category Barack Obama, Don Young, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, Rallies and Events, Republicans · Tags bipartisan seating, Don Young, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, Obama, State of the Union 2011
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 25, 2011 · 65 Comments
White spruce trees in Turnagain Pass between Anchorage and Kenai.
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 24, 2011 · 120 Comments
There is a debate raging up here in the Great Land. And it goes something like this: Position A – We do NOT want Palin as the GOP nominee. No way, no how. We’ve suffered through more Sarah Palin than anyone, and we’ve seen the super scary morphing from affable, anti-corruption “fresh face” bipartisan ethics champion to shrieking, self-serving, rabid Tea Party ideologue. And thanks, but no thanks. As improbable as it may seem that she’d actually win, look what has happened in the past in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. To use some violent political metaphor in honor…
Category Barack Obama, Election 2012, Republicans, Sarah Palin · Tags Obama 2012, Obama v. Palin, Palin 2012, Palin for president, Palin Poll Numbers, Pawlenty 2012, Public Policy polling, Romney 2012, Texas Democrats
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 24, 2011 · 125 Comments
OK, Mudflatters… It’s Steel ‘N Cheese! Who are you rooting for? [poll id =”29″]
