Posted by Jeanne Devon on September 22, 2011 · 20 Comments
This summer Anchorage was abuzz with a flurry of activity we don’t often see in these parts. In town were the cast and crew for a full-length feature film starring Drew Barrymore and Ted Danson called at the time “Everybody Loves Whales,” which has been retitled “Big Miracle.” Thanks to Senator Johnny Ellis (D), and other supportive legislators, incentives have been put in place to entice film production companies to shoot films in Alaska. What a concept! Alaskans know their turf, and it’s always frustrating to see stories that are supposed to be taking place in Alaska being filmed in…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on February 12, 2011 · 51 Comments
Greetings from CPAC! Former Vice President Dick Cheney got a heck of a greeting at CPAC, the yearly Conservative Political Action Conference where conservatives of all stripes come together to wallow in varying degrees of narrow-mindedness, religious zeal, military might, fiscal conservatism, and social backwardness. There are usually some internal squabbles about things like LGBT rights, and how they do or don’t fit into the conservative platform. But back to Cheney’s greeting. It was spirited and passionate, but not what the former Veep expected. When Rumsfeld’s name was announced, and he took the stage to accept the conferences “Defenders of…
Category Alaska, Alaska Legislature, Arts, Don Young, Environment, Ethics, Rallies and Events, Republicans, Roll your eyes into it, Sarah Palin · Tags Alaska film incentive, Alaska political corruption, CPAC, Dick Cheney heckled, Don Young, Donald Rumsfeld, Everybody Loves Whales, fake Sarah Palin, Fraser Verrusio, No Dirty Gold, Pebble Mine, Sarah Palin
