This is up on boingboing today. IMO only the gun looks realistic. Sheesh.
-Laz
The Man Of Noble Mind . .
2 days ago
7.07.2009
I dream of Maureen day dreaming of Sarah day dreaming...
As I often do. Don't we all?
"To dream the impossible dream..."
Normally Maureen is a hard pill for me to swallow but here she releases her "inner Sarah" so I'll gulp hard and swallow, for now.
-Laz
"To dream the impossible dream..."
Normally Maureen is a hard pill for me to swallow but here she releases her "inner Sarah" so I'll gulp hard and swallow, for now.
-Laz
Memes are made to be flogged...
And believe it or not Governor Sarah Palin is one of the best (perhaps accidental) meme floggers in the entire universe, you betcha! ;) She's practically a meme dominatrix, by golly!
But I must say, in a Wayne Campbell/Garth Algar sort of way, Mel -- "we are not worthy!" -- excellent work!
No matter how many times reality proves otherwise and as pointed out by both the MSM and many local Alaskan bloggers including Mel, Governor Palin at every opportunity continues to proclaim to every media outlet that has a mic and a camera -- (breathlessly of course, because Sarah has to sex it up to SELL it to the Palin-bots) "This is costing the taxpayers of Alaska millions and millions of dollars for all these frivolous complaints!" 99% of the time this claim goes unquestioned and unchallenged undoubtedly lest Sarah go into fits of apoplexy on camera, delicate flower that she is.
Speaking strictly for myself and as a PROGRESSIVE Alaskan Republican I can say with certainty that her repeated claim, her flogged dead horse of a meme is absolutely 100% undiluted horseshit.
Palin supporter or not, conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat -- come one, come all -- take a deep breath, clear your mind for a moment, inhale, click the link that leads to Henkimaa above ("we are not worthy"), exhale, calmly read. Repeat as needed.
Thank You,
-Laz
But I must say, in a Wayne Campbell/Garth Algar sort of way, Mel -- "we are not worthy!" -- excellent work!
No matter how many times reality proves otherwise and as pointed out by both the MSM and many local Alaskan bloggers including Mel, Governor Palin at every opportunity continues to proclaim to every media outlet that has a mic and a camera -- (breathlessly of course, because Sarah has to sex it up to SELL it to the Palin-bots) "This is costing the taxpayers of Alaska millions and millions of dollars for all these frivolous complaints!" 99% of the time this claim goes unquestioned and unchallenged undoubtedly lest Sarah go into fits of apoplexy on camera, delicate flower that she is.
Speaking strictly for myself and as a PROGRESSIVE Alaskan Republican I can say with certainty that her repeated claim, her flogged dead horse of a meme is absolutely 100% undiluted horseshit.
Palin supporter or not, conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat -- come one, come all -- take a deep breath, clear your mind for a moment, inhale, click the link that leads to Henkimaa above ("we are not worthy"), exhale, calmly read. Repeat as needed.
Thank You,
-Laz
Predictions and Prognostications!
(by Ima L. Stinker and I. P. Frehly)
[in a wicked moment I put this up in the comments section at AKM but I think it deserves it's own venue at OMFGAK]
Prediction: If there actually is a special session called by the legislature they will come together as a bipartisan body solely to overwhelmingly overturn her rejection of the $26 million in federal alternative energy stimulus money, gavel out and go home, leaving the question of her Lt. Governor appointment unanswered.
"Oh I'm sorry, what Sarah? What about your Lt. Governor appointment? Well since you resigned and are now (or will be by then) a private citizen, we are awaiting the decision of the Governor, Sean Parnell as to who HE chooses to nominate to the position..."
If that happened (and frankly karmic justice practically demands that it does) I'd have to wear an adult diaper for fear of wetting myself while laughing so hard.
-Laz
[in a wicked moment I put this up in the comments section at AKM but I think it deserves it's own venue at OMFGAK]
Prediction: If there actually is a special session called by the legislature they will come together as a bipartisan body solely to overwhelmingly overturn her rejection of the $26 million in federal alternative energy stimulus money, gavel out and go home, leaving the question of her Lt. Governor appointment unanswered.
"Oh I'm sorry, what Sarah? What about your Lt. Governor appointment? Well since you resigned and are now (or will be by then) a private citizen, we are awaiting the decision of the Governor, Sean Parnell as to who HE chooses to nominate to the position..."
If that happened (and frankly karmic justice practically demands that it does) I'd have to wear an adult diaper for fear of wetting myself while laughing so hard.
-Laz
Compare and Contrast, Sarah...
From Wonkette:
She brought up the fact Murkowski left the Legislature when her father, then-governor Frank Murkowski, appointed her to the U.S. Senate seat he gave up to become governor.
“The double standard that’s applied here is a bit perplexing. … Didn’t Lisa Murkowski leave office to go take her dad’s seat? (Govs.) Huntsman left, Napolitano just left … ,” Palin said, referring to governors who took positions in President Obama’s administration.
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See the difference between you and these people is that they were all awarded appointments to other government jobs by other higher elected officials based upon (one assumes) the good work they did during the course of their previous jobs, Sarah. They didn't just quit for murky or badly explained reasons as you did.
-Laz
7.06.2009
Delusional much?
WTF, Sarah? You aren't EVEN in the same league intellectually with Dick Cheney and Rudolph Gulianni. I don't mean that in a BAD way. Seriously. I'm saying this and not even in a sexist sort of way, honestly -- you need to get your sorry thin-skinned ass OUT of politics. I don't hate you. I don't even necessarily think you're particularly a whack job, but from one human being alowing honesty to another human being, please persue a position at the special olympics or something around the issue of special needs children. America, whether YOU believe it or not, does NOT need you "progressing America's security" or something that is absolutely and TOTALLY out of your skill set. Stick with issues and causes you can feel passionate about that don't put you in the position of being Joseph Goebbels (Chief Propaganda Minister) to Rush Limbaugh's currnet portrayal of Hitler. Believe it or not I think you're smarter than that. Seriously, Sarah.
-Laz
(and having violated an internet rule by mentioning Nazis, this thread is over...)
-Laz
(and having violated an internet rule by mentioning Nazis, this thread is over...)
The OTHER Naughty Monkey pump DROPS...
I knew that eventually Alaska's "Grifter-in-Chief" would have to face the music for getting a per diem for living in her own damn house in Wasilla when she should have been ensconsed in the Governor's Mansion in Juneau...
From now until July 25th it's going to be a never-ending litany of "we told you so" from her constituents (including me), culminating in a huge blowout party by progressives on July the 26th when she officially leaves. Yes she was right. Alaska WILL be a better place without her (and her deeply flawed political instincts) around. Thanks, Sarah!
-Laz
From now until July 25th it's going to be a never-ending litany of "we told you so" from her constituents (including me), culminating in a huge blowout party by progressives on July the 26th when she officially leaves. Yes she was right. Alaska WILL be a better place without her (and her deeply flawed political instincts) around. Thanks, Sarah!
-Laz
7.05.2009
This is journalism?
From the ADN feature story giving their take on the resignation of Governor Palin:
"...Gov. Palin pushed through ethics reforms, major changes in the way the state taxed oil companies, and a natural gas pipeline deal that injected momentum into a project that had sat dormant for decades."
She did? This is essentially a rephrasing of her PDF press release, almost word for word.
"...Running as the outsider breath of fresh air, she charmed many voters and trounced former two-term Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles in the general election."
It was a multi-horse race. They forget Halcro and write-ins for Benson and others.
"...Palin used her popularity, her own squeaky-clean image and bipartisan support in the Legislature to leverage some major achievements in her first six months as governor. She pushed through a rewrite of state ethics laws."
She did? How about a link to that one? I didn't hear nor do I recall ANY major ethics reform legislation emanating from this administration ever. Not even a groundswell effort from the legislature to reform anything. Though I think the marmot is now our official state rodent! Woot! Go Alaska! If anything, this fiasco of the reign of Governor Palin should teach all Alaskans that our ethics laws are severly messed up. Seriously, people.
"...Later that year, ethics again was at the center of Palin's push to raise oil taxes when prices are high. The federal corruption probe was centered largely on bribery during legislative debate of an oil-tax rewrite in 2006, while Palin was running for governor. She called a special legislative session that resulted in a major tax increase on Alaska's oil companies when oil prices are high."
Yeah, ummm... REALLY? Didn't they (meaning the legislature) pretty much just rubber stamp the 22.5% rate as hammered out at the very end of the Murkowski administration? What did she have to do with that? It was a done deal and the ink was dry before she had even started to decide how to redecorate the Governor's office (the one in Anchorage, silly). What has changed other than Governor Palin passing along big oil windfall profits to her constituents in the form of $1200 Energy Rebates financed out of the pocket of The Alaska Permanent Fund? Is that her "new energy independence" accomplishment? Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
"She also crafted legislation that changed the state's approach to jump-starting a multibillion-dollar (sic) (it's "multi-billion dollar", ADN) North Slope natural gas pipeline project -- a project that had eluded previous governors and could bring a fresh new source of petroleum wealth to Alaska."
But as most Alaskan agree, won't. No pipeline gets built unless it is profitable for everyone and none gets built without the cooperation of ALL of the producers, which as we should all know they're all still wrangling over because of issues with leases at Pt. Tomson, pipeline maintenance and a raft of other discords amongst all the parties. Pipeline still not built yet. Film at 11. This is an accomplishment? And in recent news we learned she may have been in somewhat less than public negotiations with the somewhat less than popular (in Alaska at least, by a large chunk of the population who still have a very hard time "forgiving and forgetting" about oil spills and settlements) Exxon Corporation, giving them the "hookup" as it were with Trans-Canada? Really? Exxon who owns vast amounts of gas lease contracts right across the border from ANWR that they intend to pump into the same pipeline system as Alaska gas would be headed? If, as many of the producers have already said, it's not profitable or barely profitable for them to do this from their holdings already in Canada, what makes you think they'll or any other producers have ANY motivation whatsoever to push Alaska gas to market? Thus our number one priority as Alaskans MUST be Alaskan natural gas FOR Alaskans first. Apparently Governor Palin won't be around to take credit for that.
"...The costs of investigating and defending against them were high both for the state and for Palin. Friends and supporters created a legal defense fund for the governor, whose expenses were recently estimated in excess of $600,000."
Two thirds of which is accountable to the partisan and opaque 'Troopergate' disclosure she launched against herself with the personnel board when a bi-partisan, independent investigation was already underway. A Personnel Board investigation, by the way, whose opening salvo commenced with them pre-depositioning and possibly witness tampering (by resigned ex-Attorney General Talis Colberg himself) many of those subpoenaed by the independent counsel BEFORE the independent counsel got his chance to depose. In spite of her continued claims of the "MILLIONS and MILLIONS of DOLLARS it is costing the state and it's taxpayers" (actual breathless quote, not once but twice during her resignation speech), the personnel board disclosed it has spent $297,000 for independent counsel investigators. Even adding the two and getting the phrase "millions and millions of dollars", is a stretch. Besides -- why so expensive for 15 dismissed ethics complaints? Dismissed by an executive branch controlled Personnel Board, hiring local attorneys to serve as independent counsel (the only smart move in this equation), paid for by the executive branch, investigating a greviance against a member, no -- the head -- of the very same executive branch? Open and transparent? Not so much as the bipartisan alternative as originally embarked upon by the checks and balances action of the legislative branch.
So I take issue with the sycophantic, non-investigative and lazy nature of the first part of this ADN article. It is pretty much a reiteration of her own talking points -- but we've come to expect that from ADN, haven't we?
From Sarah herself:
"Every one -- all 15 of the ethics complaints -- have been dismissed. We've won! But it hasn't been cheap. The state has wasted thousands of hours of your time and shelled out some two million of your dollars to respond to 'opposition research.' That's money not going to fund teachers or troopers (or) safer roads."
See above, Governor. $297,000. Two thirds of it for the investigation you launched against yourself. Thanks. We'll give your regards to the unemployed teachers and troopers. What you have to pay to defend yourself against your own possible unethical behavior is your own business. Simple answer: stop giving the perception that you're acting unethically and people stop filing ethics grievances.
Lastly and perhaps the most heinous and craven act:
"...Palin also is unpopular with some Alaska Natives, who have criticized her for failing to appoint a Native to a rural affairs position, and for being slow to respond to fuel and flooding crises in the Bush and along the Yukon River, among other shortcomings they cite."
And then she did appoint one as rural advisor who I have an idea they abused badly when they possibly put words in his mouth and twittered away about something (during her visit to ANG troops stationed in Kosovo) that may have been less than truthful about the state of natives living in Emmonak and their situation with subsistence fishing -- something that appeared to be far south of the truth. Something that differed greatly with statements from actual residents and a boots on the ground freelance videographer working for CNN who just happened to be there at the time of the "good news" tweeting.
So there's my take on the circus up to this point. Including that which lately passes for actual journalism at ADN. During this 4th of July holiday season, much popcorn has been sold, fireworks were blown, champagne corks popped, BBQ eaten, kool-aid drank and careers ruined (or re-branded, or re-launched). Who knows? But it ain't over yet because the fat lady... well you know the rest.
-Laz
"...Gov. Palin pushed through ethics reforms, major changes in the way the state taxed oil companies, and a natural gas pipeline deal that injected momentum into a project that had sat dormant for decades."
She did? This is essentially a rephrasing of her PDF press release, almost word for word.
"...Running as the outsider breath of fresh air, she charmed many voters and trounced former two-term Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles in the general election."
It was a multi-horse race. They forget Halcro and write-ins for Benson and others.
"...Palin used her popularity, her own squeaky-clean image and bipartisan support in the Legislature to leverage some major achievements in her first six months as governor. She pushed through a rewrite of state ethics laws."
She did? How about a link to that one? I didn't hear nor do I recall ANY major ethics reform legislation emanating from this administration ever. Not even a groundswell effort from the legislature to reform anything. Though I think the marmot is now our official state rodent! Woot! Go Alaska! If anything, this fiasco of the reign of Governor Palin should teach all Alaskans that our ethics laws are severly messed up. Seriously, people.
"...Later that year, ethics again was at the center of Palin's push to raise oil taxes when prices are high. The federal corruption probe was centered largely on bribery during legislative debate of an oil-tax rewrite in 2006, while Palin was running for governor. She called a special legislative session that resulted in a major tax increase on Alaska's oil companies when oil prices are high."
Yeah, ummm... REALLY? Didn't they (meaning the legislature) pretty much just rubber stamp the 22.5% rate as hammered out at the very end of the Murkowski administration? What did she have to do with that? It was a done deal and the ink was dry before she had even started to decide how to redecorate the Governor's office (the one in Anchorage, silly). What has changed other than Governor Palin passing along big oil windfall profits to her constituents in the form of $1200 Energy Rebates financed out of the pocket of The Alaska Permanent Fund? Is that her "new energy independence" accomplishment? Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
"She also crafted legislation that changed the state's approach to jump-starting a multibillion-dollar (sic) (it's "multi-billion dollar", ADN) North Slope natural gas pipeline project -- a project that had eluded previous governors and could bring a fresh new source of petroleum wealth to Alaska."
But as most Alaskan agree, won't. No pipeline gets built unless it is profitable for everyone and none gets built without the cooperation of ALL of the producers, which as we should all know they're all still wrangling over because of issues with leases at Pt. Tomson, pipeline maintenance and a raft of other discords amongst all the parties. Pipeline still not built yet. Film at 11. This is an accomplishment? And in recent news we learned she may have been in somewhat less than public negotiations with the somewhat less than popular (in Alaska at least, by a large chunk of the population who still have a very hard time "forgiving and forgetting" about oil spills and settlements) Exxon Corporation, giving them the "hookup" as it were with Trans-Canada? Really? Exxon who owns vast amounts of gas lease contracts right across the border from ANWR that they intend to pump into the same pipeline system as Alaska gas would be headed? If, as many of the producers have already said, it's not profitable or barely profitable for them to do this from their holdings already in Canada, what makes you think they'll or any other producers have ANY motivation whatsoever to push Alaska gas to market? Thus our number one priority as Alaskans MUST be Alaskan natural gas FOR Alaskans first. Apparently Governor Palin won't be around to take credit for that.
"...The costs of investigating and defending against them were high both for the state and for Palin. Friends and supporters created a legal defense fund for the governor, whose expenses were recently estimated in excess of $600,000."
Two thirds of which is accountable to the partisan and opaque 'Troopergate' disclosure she launched against herself with the personnel board when a bi-partisan, independent investigation was already underway. A Personnel Board investigation, by the way, whose opening salvo commenced with them pre-depositioning and possibly witness tampering (by resigned ex-Attorney General Talis Colberg himself) many of those subpoenaed by the independent counsel BEFORE the independent counsel got his chance to depose. In spite of her continued claims of the "MILLIONS and MILLIONS of DOLLARS it is costing the state and it's taxpayers" (actual breathless quote, not once but twice during her resignation speech), the personnel board disclosed it has spent $297,000 for independent counsel investigators. Even adding the two and getting the phrase "millions and millions of dollars", is a stretch. Besides -- why so expensive for 15 dismissed ethics complaints? Dismissed by an executive branch controlled Personnel Board, hiring local attorneys to serve as independent counsel (the only smart move in this equation), paid for by the executive branch, investigating a greviance against a member, no -- the head -- of the very same executive branch? Open and transparent? Not so much as the bipartisan alternative as originally embarked upon by the checks and balances action of the legislative branch.
So I take issue with the sycophantic, non-investigative and lazy nature of the first part of this ADN article. It is pretty much a reiteration of her own talking points -- but we've come to expect that from ADN, haven't we?
From Sarah herself:
"Every one -- all 15 of the ethics complaints -- have been dismissed. We've won! But it hasn't been cheap. The state has wasted thousands of hours of your time and shelled out some two million of your dollars to respond to 'opposition research.' That's money not going to fund teachers or troopers (or) safer roads."
See above, Governor. $297,000. Two thirds of it for the investigation you launched against yourself. Thanks. We'll give your regards to the unemployed teachers and troopers. What you have to pay to defend yourself against your own possible unethical behavior is your own business. Simple answer: stop giving the perception that you're acting unethically and people stop filing ethics grievances.
Lastly and perhaps the most heinous and craven act:
"...Palin also is unpopular with some Alaska Natives, who have criticized her for failing to appoint a Native to a rural affairs position, and for being slow to respond to fuel and flooding crises in the Bush and along the Yukon River, among other shortcomings they cite."
And then she did appoint one as rural advisor who I have an idea they abused badly when they possibly put words in his mouth and twittered away about something (during her visit to ANG troops stationed in Kosovo) that may have been less than truthful about the state of natives living in Emmonak and their situation with subsistence fishing -- something that appeared to be far south of the truth. Something that differed greatly with statements from actual residents and a boots on the ground freelance videographer working for CNN who just happened to be there at the time of the "good news" tweeting.
So there's my take on the circus up to this point. Including that which lately passes for actual journalism at ADN. During this 4th of July holiday season, much popcorn has been sold, fireworks were blown, champagne corks popped, BBQ eaten, kool-aid drank and careers ruined (or re-branded, or re-launched). Who knows? But it ain't over yet because the fat lady... well you know the rest.
-Laz
7.04.2009
Letters, we get letters, we get stacks and stacks of...
Well you get the idea. I just got a post from a bloke in the comments section I denied because I don't seek publicity and do not wish to be interviewed for his radio show in Australia. Thanks. But no thanks. Why did I need to say this? Because I choose to not be FULLY wired into everything. You email me and sometimes I don't get it for a couple of days. I didn't even own a cell phone until October 2008 and I mostly still use it as a phone even though it's a PDA. You see I'm an old fart. A luddite at heart really. Oh all these technology doohickeys are fine and dandy but one must never let them become your master. One must learn to unplug (mostly) as I did (mostly) over my staycation weekend.
Besides -- a guy from down under says he wants to interview you at lunch Sunday, you start thinking, wait -- his lunch or my lunch? And then the flurry of emails and texting and twittering and blogging and more emails and... again you get the idea. This is America's birthday, dammit and I shall not be moved from my enjoyment of adult beverages and BBQ!
-Laz
Besides -- a guy from down under says he wants to interview you at lunch Sunday, you start thinking, wait -- his lunch or my lunch? And then the flurry of emails and texting and twittering and blogging and more emails and... again you get the idea. This is America's birthday, dammit and I shall not be moved from my enjoyment of adult beverages and BBQ!
-Laz
OMFGAK EXCLUSIVE!
(awakening from a trance state a whole harmonic convergence is revealed...)
Sarah is a governor in Naughty Monkey pumps. Mark is a (naughty) governor. They were both in Philly. Extrapolate from there.
I'm not implying, I'm jus' sayin'...
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Updated 10PM:
And what was all this about? And THIS? Hmmm? IS Sarah one of the other women Mark Sanford may have "crossed the line with" while flirting? Hmmmm? Did Mrs. Sanford find out about any canoodling and laid the smack down on Sarah to resign or be outed? And WHY OH WHY July 26th, Sarah?
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Updated 11PM
Okay. Am I the only one who finds it interesting that Governor Mark Sanford "was a congressman for six years, where he served on the International Relations Commit[t]ee... (sic)"? Is it nerdy that if find a spelling error in a Cato Institute web page almost just as interesting? Probably.
-Laz
Sarah is a governor in Naughty Monkey pumps. Mark is a (naughty) governor. They were both in Philly. Extrapolate from there.
I'm not implying, I'm jus' sayin'...
***
Updated 10PM:
And what was all this about? And THIS? Hmmm? IS Sarah one of the other women Mark Sanford may have "crossed the line with" while flirting? Hmmmm? Did Mrs. Sanford find out about any canoodling and laid the smack down on Sarah to resign or be outed? And WHY OH WHY July 26th, Sarah?
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Updated 11PM
Okay. Am I the only one who finds it interesting that Governor Mark Sanford "was a congressman for six years, where he served on the International Relations Commit[t]ee... (sic)"? Is it nerdy that if find a spelling error in a Cato Institute web page almost just as interesting? Probably.
-Laz
Because SHE'S good enough, she's SMART enough...
and doggonnit, people like her. During the hours Shannyn Moore is there after a thorough bleaching of the facility. But caution, KBYR also does Hannity and other stooges at other times... so yer on yer own, bubba. They also have podcasts. Including those of the vile troll Eddie Burke. Hey Eddie -- you and the Neotheocons keep up the good work! Wear that hilarious shirt again, you big mook!
Mike Method is also good too, you betcha. Right now CC and Linda from Blue Oasis are on...
-Laz
Mike Method is also good too, you betcha. Right now CC and Linda from Blue Oasis are on...
-Laz
The inevitable post party hangover...
So. Well. Gee, Sarah. Umm.. what now?
(she scans her 'to do' list)
1. Aerial Wolf Hunting.
2. Makin' Alaska safe for our families, with the liberty and freedoms also, too.
3. Shoe Shopping!
4. Crush my enemies and drive their women and children before me as I laugh at hearing the sounds of the wailing and gnashing of their teeth. Burn their villages and leave no stone unturned. Slaughter all their livestock and plunder their granaries.
5. Go for a jog, you betcha! (BEFORE No. 4, DUH!)
6. Pick up the new Arctic Cat Jet Ski! (AFTER JULY 26th! DUH!)
7. Solve world hunger.
8. Lunch with Carrie Prejean.
9. Decorate new office at FOX.
10. Be fabulous. (Although this SHOULD BE No. 1! There's ALWAYS time for Aerial Wolf Hunting now that Todd has that sweet little plane of his...)
-Laz
(she scans her 'to do' list)
1. Aerial Wolf Hunting.
2. Makin' Alaska safe for our families, with the liberty and freedoms also, too.
3. Shoe Shopping!
4. Crush my enemies and drive their women and children before me as I laugh at hearing the sounds of the wailing and gnashing of their teeth. Burn their villages and leave no stone unturned. Slaughter all their livestock and plunder their granaries.
5. Go for a jog, you betcha! (BEFORE No. 4, DUH!)
6. Pick up the new Arctic Cat Jet Ski! (AFTER JULY 26th! DUH!)
7. Solve world hunger.
8. Lunch with Carrie Prejean.
9. Decorate new office at FOX.
10. Be fabulous. (Although this SHOULD BE No. 1! There's ALWAYS time for Aerial Wolf Hunting now that Todd has that sweet little plane of his...)
-Laz
Stick a fork in her...
She's done.
Joltin' Joe Scarborough has the rundown:
And the some Democratic pundits on "Hardball" (Matthews wasn't there because he probably had to be rushed off to Johns Hopkins to treat a severe "leg tingle"):
I have an idea she will do fund raising stuff for people (in Alaska and nationally) who share her ideology and probably focus on special olympics/special needs kids. But she will never return to politics. At least not "Republic(an)('t)" politics. Talk shows, book tours or the director of something public relations related, yes. "Politics as usual"or as a "public servant"? Never.
Unless... maybe something at the RNC if she has any friends left there but that's a slim chance. My money is on her forming a third party. Because she's all maverick-ey that way, you betcha.
-Laz
Joltin' Joe Scarborough has the rundown:
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
And the some Democratic pundits on "Hardball" (Matthews wasn't there because he probably had to be rushed off to Johns Hopkins to treat a severe "leg tingle"):
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
I have an idea she will do fund raising stuff for people (in Alaska and nationally) who share her ideology and probably focus on special olympics/special needs kids. But she will never return to politics. At least not "Republic(an)('t)" politics. Talk shows, book tours or the director of something public relations related, yes. "Politics as usual"or as a "public servant"? Never.
Unless... maybe something at the RNC if she has any friends left there but that's a slim chance. My money is on her forming a third party. Because she's all maverick-ey that way, you betcha.
-Laz
7.03.2009
HOLY SH*T! WTF? Developing...
Where was I? I want to see some footage of the press conference! What a rambling, breathless trainwreck of a speech. She repeats the "costing the state MILLIONS!" (caps hers, not mine) lie not once but twice! And kneecaps bloggers clumsily calling our demand for transparency and accountability "political bloodsport". OMFG, Sarah? Really? Lil' ol' us? D.C. Beltway insiders are going to eat her for lunch if she ever decides to go national.Celtic Diva and the Alaska bloggers go "ALL-IN" and Sarah FOLDS! Folds and leaves the building prior to the end of her term. WTF?
Hmmm. This explanation seems written by one of her rabid C4Per minions considering the grammar. More worrisome is her appointment of Lt. Gen. ( Alaska ) Craig E. Campbell, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs to the position of Lt. Governor. Umm, what? Can she just appoint someone under Alaskan Law? And why this guy?
From the "paper of record" for most of Alaska that DOESN'T have a full time staff journalist posted to the state capitol comes this story, though it could be second hand considering their "boots on the ground status" or lack thereof as pertains to news out of Juneau. Here is the official press release from Juneau. The second page will be up for debate amongst historians.
***
Update -- the other inevitable shoe drops...
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell reports:
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The press conference:
-Laz
Hmmm. This explanation seems written by one of her rabid C4Per minions considering the grammar. More worrisome is her appointment of Lt. Gen. ( Alaska ) Craig E. Campbell, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs to the position of Lt. Governor. Umm, what? Can she just appoint someone under Alaskan Law? And why this guy?
From the "paper of record" for most of Alaska that DOESN'T have a full time staff journalist posted to the state capitol comes this story, though it could be second hand considering their "boots on the ground status" or lack thereof as pertains to news out of Juneau. Here is the official press release from Juneau. The second page will be up for debate amongst historians.
***
Update -- the other inevitable shoe drops...
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell reports:
"Talking to people who are very close to Sarah Palin, I have been told that she has told her supporters that she is out of politics, period. She is fed up with politics. She doesn’t like her life. She feels like she has to raise her family. She’s sick of the commute from Wasilla to the capital and she really does not want to run for higher office. This is not the case where she is stepping down in order to figure the way for a presidential run. In fact, she has told some of her biggest backers in the national Republican Party that they are free to choose other candidates for 2012."Normally I'm not a big fan of Politico but this is a good discussion from a wide variety of movers & shakers, thinkers & opinion makers.
***
The press conference:
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
-Laz
Metaphors by me on AKM comments section...
(responding to questioning about the new Sarah-meme to brand all who oppose her as envious or haters, and most especially women...)
Well I’m neither envious nor personally hateful, so that’s just more dissembling and attempted re-branding on their part… then again I’m male. So perhaps I’m not the ‘target audience’.
On the other side of this double headed coin is the sexualization of Sarah. The Naughty Monkey pumps. The jogging togs cheesecake shots. The skimpy bikini comic book character (and granted on this latter issue Sarah has little or no control over what third parties do with her ‘image’, or ‘iconography’ as we have all recently learned with the help of Meg “The Mouth”, the internet and graphics editing software). Or consider the excessively sexualized nature of comments made by numerous male supporters, including John Cole and Wayne Anthony Ross, both of whose public comments about Sarah’s looks were excessively creepy… yeah that doesn’t work for me either. I have never thought Sarah particularly beautiful or attractive nor have I/would I entertain inappropriate fantasies, sexual or otherwise about her. She’s a married woman with five kids, people. There is nothing in that looks/circumstance/lifestyle/[power] combo that would close the deal for me. Sorry Sarah, I’m just not that into you.
So I am further protected from their “populist sex-ray gun marketing campaign” as conducted by Republic(an)(’t)(s) Meg, the C4Pers and AFT (her legal slush fund) by personal ethics and morals. And maybe a necklace of garlic, some holy water and a large wooden cross. Or a big ‘whacking’ shovel in case they’re actually ZOMBIES that come after my BRAAAAIIIIIINNNNNSSSS! Or a big bucket of wet beach sand from Homer to pour on the Palinbots… so yay — go me! [And actually go US -- all Alaskan bloggers]. As an[ ] Alaskan[s], I[we] am[are] prepared to be Austin Powers to her Dr. Evil. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Look it up, neotheocons (supporters of Palin).
Alaskan bloggers have gotten past the sharks with frikken’ lasers, past the fembots with machine guns for nipples, past the missile launch (see recent youtube video produced by a Sarahcophant). We’re ready for the justice and just deserts part. Yeah baby, YEAH!
Now show me the public documents providing full disclosure or actually run an open and transparent government and I get all flush with excitement! 
-Laz
[ ] = omitted from original, added here
7.01.2009
Circle of Sharks...
...with frikken' lazers! OMG! Control freak much? The Spinmistress. The Spinanatrix.
Here's an example of some fine Palin emailerin, you betcha and it's ZOMG totally PT!
-Laz
PT = pre-twitteratin, y'all.
Here's an example of some fine Palin emailerin, you betcha and it's ZOMG totally PT!
-Laz
PT = pre-twitteratin, y'all.
6.30.2009
LMAO -- Franken wins after an 8 month delay...
And frankly as a 'white guy', I have precious little ass left with which to laugh off...
This onion-esque blurb did the trick for me.
It would have been ten times more hilarious had Rush himself delivered the punchline. Especially since he would have issued it with due seriousness and gravitas such a 'tip of the spear" attack position against Franken would require.
-Laz
This onion-esque blurb did the trick for me.
It would have been ten times more hilarious had Rush himself delivered the punchline. Especially since he would have issued it with due seriousness and gravitas such a 'tip of the spear" attack position against Franken would require.
-Laz
6.27.2009
Damning with not so faint praise...
So yeah. This is my little corner of blogosphere hell. There is no cheetoes dust on the keyboard as I'm more of a multigrain sunchips kind of guy. And no I am not posting from my parent's basement. It's mostly quiet around here (OMFGAlaska) with not many people poking about because I've never really promoted anything. I just came here in the past to spout and weep, to wail and gnash my teeth -- to spew across the page in the grand reeking tradition of Hunter S. Thompson, but with less prescription drugs and gunplay, of course.
But I had an idea about staying away from the fray and working alone. They're my rants -- who would want to read them? I write as a form of therapy. Comedy. Hyperbole. Grand pseudo-grecian political tragedies. Sarcasm. Whatever. Get the writing itch bugging you out of your head and onto the screen all stealthy, spontaneous and stream of consciousness-like. Boom! Move along.
Besides who else in Anchorage has the audacity to claim they're a "progressive Republic" (my new tribute to Meg -- lopping off the 'can' in Republican because clearly most of the hard line neocons CAN'T) and mingle amongst the intellectuals and glitterati of BOTH parties? Maybe even pal around with Libertarians? Have friends who have run as AIP candidates or Green candidates? Scandalous, no?
"Having taken no position, one has no position to defend..." - me, years ago
So in my case, the 'R' behind my name signifies I'm getting old and the older I get the crankier I become. Fiscally conservative. Straight but not narrow. Big fan of open and transparent government of, by and FOR the people. Wish we had one. On just about every other point I am fluid.
"In the battle between water and rock, rock is strong, water soft. Given enough time water flows over rock, gently chipping away. Eventually for both it is fully realised as an exercise in pounding sand." - me
Anyhow, I'm sort of glad Shannyn 'outed' what used to be my mostly private little blogger hell. But I begin anew comments-wise. There were half a dozen or so, all positive and for that I say a collective thanks. I didn't publish them because this blog is NOT about ego stroking. It's about having a voice and the action of using it.
-Laz
But I had an idea about staying away from the fray and working alone. They're my rants -- who would want to read them? I write as a form of therapy. Comedy. Hyperbole. Grand pseudo-grecian political tragedies. Sarcasm. Whatever. Get the writing itch bugging you out of your head and onto the screen all stealthy, spontaneous and stream of consciousness-like. Boom! Move along.
Besides who else in Anchorage has the audacity to claim they're a "progressive Republic" (my new tribute to Meg -- lopping off the 'can' in Republican because clearly most of the hard line neocons CAN'T) and mingle amongst the intellectuals and glitterati of BOTH parties? Maybe even pal around with Libertarians? Have friends who have run as AIP candidates or Green candidates? Scandalous, no?
"Having taken no position, one has no position to defend..." - me, years ago
So in my case, the 'R' behind my name signifies I'm getting old and the older I get the crankier I become. Fiscally conservative. Straight but not narrow. Big fan of open and transparent government of, by and FOR the people. Wish we had one. On just about every other point I am fluid.
"In the battle between water and rock, rock is strong, water soft. Given enough time water flows over rock, gently chipping away. Eventually for both it is fully realised as an exercise in pounding sand." - me
Anyhow, I'm sort of glad Shannyn 'outed' what used to be my mostly private little blogger hell. But I begin anew comments-wise. There were half a dozen or so, all positive and for that I say a collective thanks. I didn't publish them because this blog is NOT about ego stroking. It's about having a voice and the action of using it.
-Laz
6.26.2009
No actual humans were harmed in the creation of this PARODY...
Funny that whenever the Governor is away, Meghan just can't help but put her foot in her mouth while acting as Sarah's paid national press spokes-robot. Perhaps Meghan just needs a sincere and meaningful hug? And maybe a nap.(this image is intended as PARODY and as such is covered under US copyright fair use laws -- since it is PARODY, nothing PERSONAL is intended or implied. The opinion above is socio-political commentary and as such is covered by the US First Amendment right to free speech. And besides, I just think it's a cute image. Meg wooks sweepy)
2.23.2009
dejavu
See the post before the last post for an explanation of "why so serious" (silent) since election day.
Ahem.
-Laz
Ahem.
-Laz
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