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Sarah Palin delivers food to Western Alaska

Governor Sarah Palin joined with Franklin Graham, President and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, to deliver food to villages in Western Alaska.  Graham’s international Christian relief group planned on delivering 10,000 lbs. of food goods to over 200 Alaska families.

 

Governor Palin and Franklin Graham help distribute food boxes

Palin decided not to attend the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington DC this weekend due to pressing issues in Alaska.  Instead, she hopped on Graham’s private plane and helped hand out 44 lb. boxes of food to each family in Russian Mission, Marshall, and other Yukon River communities.

The communities in this region were devastated economically because of a bad salmon fishing season and the high price of gasoline.  The unemployment in the region is at 19% compared to 8% in the rest of Alaska.

Palin also spoke to the residents about job opportunities in other areas of Alaska.  She commented on her husband Todd’s past decision to leave his home to find employment.  She particularly wanted to encourage the young people to consider temporarily leaving their villages to seek work.

Below is an interview with Sarah before leaving Wasilla airport.  Go Sarah! Keep up the good work.

 

Alaska Rocks ‘n Rolls: Sarah Lookin’ Good at the Alfalfa Club While Mount Redoubt Gets Steamy

You can’t say that life is boring in Alaska . This weekend the last of the frontier states stole center stage with Gov. Sarah Palin rubbing elbows with the rich and influential in Washington D.C. while, back on the range, one of Alaska’s many volcanoes, Mount Redoubt, got ready to blow.

 

First, Sarah attended the prestigious Alfalfa Club dinner Saturday night.  Although the press is not allowed in, and as far as I’m concerned that’s a blessing, someone did get a photo of Sarah as she entered the venue.  She looked lovely in an elegant black satin evening gown and a matching wrap, with her hair loose to her shoulders.

Gov. Sarah Palin enters the Capital Hilton to attend the Alfalfa Club dinner on January 31, in Washington D.C.

According to Letitia Baldridge, who served as the White House social secretary and chief of staff to Jacqueline Kenndy, Palin's invitation to the Alfalfa Club was a coup.  ”It's something that everybody who's anybody in politics wants to be invited to," Baldrige said.

Sarah received some good natured teasing from outgoing Alfalfa Club president Joe Lieberman, which is a good sign.  It means she is recognized as a person of importance on the national scene. 

Leiberman joked, “I was seriously being considered to be McCain’s pick for vice president. But then John called and, as he always does, he got right to the point.  He said, Joe, I can’t do it.  I need more than a pretty face.”

The fantasy president Oblahblah was also in attendance.  He actually told a few jokes, which we know is something he doesn’t do very well (guess his immature misogynist speechwriter stayed up past his bedtime figuring out how to make Oblahblah sound funny; bet he had a whopper of a headache the next morning, after drinking himself into such a stupor he could not find his Nancy Pelosi inflatable doll to hug). 

 

Oblahblah apparently cracked a joke at Sarah, jesting about her “hanging around with folks like this,” or something like that, you know, a take on her campaign rhetoric when she accused him of palling around with terrorists (which is true, but no one cares because suddenly those who used to be terrorists are now the people we beg to like us).

 

I am really proud of Sarah and I think this weekend is only the beginning of her growing influence on the national scene, as well as her continued efforts to improve the lives of Alaskans.  She made this a nonpartisan weekend and turned down an invitation to attend the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee.  This was a weekend spent to further the interests of the state of Alaska .  Thanks, Sarah, for all of your hard work.

 

In the meantime, back on the home front, one of Alaska ’s many volcanoes, Mount Redoubt , started rockin’ and rollin’ and moving in the direction of what looks like a major eruption.  Geologists say that they noticed that a hole in the glacier clinging to the north side of the volcano had doubled in size overnight — and now spans the length of two football fields.

 

Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory flew over the volcano on Friday, spotting the enlarging hole as well as water streaming down the glacier.  They say this is an indication that the glacier is falling apart in the upper part.

 

The last status report on the volcano was filed about six hours ago.  The report stated that seismic activity was still above normal, but that the volcano had not erupted.

 

Mount Redoubt last erupted in 1989-1990.  It was the second most costly volcanic eruption recorded in the United States .  It impacted the aviation and oil industries, as well as the people on the Kenai Peninsula .  Drifting ash clouds disrupted air traffic as far away as Texas .

 

Below are two photographs of Mount Redoubt .  The first one was taken this Satuday, January 31, 2009.  The second photograph is Mount Redoubt in full eruption, taken on April 21, 1990.  Wow!! Quite an impressive show, Mother Nature!

 

North flank of Mount Redoubt and low-level vapor plume: January 31, 2009

Image Creator: Waythomas, Chris

 

A volcanic cloud shoots up from Mount Redoubt during its last eruption cycle on April 21, 1990.

R. Clucas/Alaska Volcano Observatory

 

 

 

Sarah Palin Meets the Press: Confirms Alfalfa Club Invite

Yesterday, Sarah Palin stopped to talk to the press as she left a meeting with state legislators.  She answered quite a few questions while standing in the falling snow…boy, it sure looked cold to me!

 

First, she clarified that she is not running for president in 2012 (yet).  The PAC was formed to provide her with travel money to events that might be considered quasi-political. She mentioned the Lincoln Day dinner as an example.  Apparently, in the past, other governors had funds to pay for such things, but she does not.

 

Also, she mentioned some concerns about the infrastructure projects that may be funded through the federal stimulus package.  She says that Alaska will need more time to implement any funded projects because of the weather conditions there: it’s too cold to build roads and bridges for a greater percentage of the time than, say, in North Carolina .

 

She emphasized that when she travels outside of Alaska it will only be for events that benefit Alaska .  People in Alaska expect their elected officials to stay close o home and focus on the people of Alaska .  And she laughed over the rumored $11 million book deal.  “I will let you know if ever there is an offer, but that $11 million dollar figure I read about is laughable. It's out of anybody's realm of possibility of consideration," she said.

 

She has a really impressive list of activities scheduled for her trip to Washington DC this weekend.  The Governor’s Office has released an itinerary that must be the envy of the likes of Governors Rendell and Schwarzenegger.  Maybe they have time to fly around the country begging for stimulus money for their states, but Sarah is consolidating it all into two days.

 

Friday night, she is having dinner at the home of Fred and Marlene Malek. Mr. Malek is a prominent business leader and the founder and Chairman of Thayer Capital Partners. Sarah will have the chance to speak about Alaska and other issues impacting Alaska with the following dinner-mates: Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will also be attending.

 

She confirmed that she is attending the Alfalfa Club dinner on Saturday evening.  This is the exclusive, primarily white man conservative organization that was expressly organized to hold a dinner on the last Saturday of January to honor the birthday of civil war General Robert E. Lee.  This is a very prestigious invitation and each member is only allowed to invite two people.  I am dieing to know who invited Sarah!

 

Our fantasy president, Oblahblah, is also attending this event as have most past presidents.  In addition to the dinner, it is a tradition for the group to choose a mock president, who then has to give a speech.  In the past, many of these mock presidents have actually become president, such as Ronald Reagan and George Bush.

 

All of these invitations to prestigious dinners and meetings with influential people signal to me that Sarah is being taken seriously by the powers-that-be.  I even noticed that cnn news had an article on her PAC that was actually respectful, and I heard tweety-bird, Chris Matthews, mentioned her with respect.  That’s something shocking, isn’t it?

 

So, what is bothering me a bit is the attitude of the people in Alaska or, should I say, the people who write comments under the Palin news articles in the Alaskan press.  First, clearly Sarah is the most humble, honest politician any of us have seen in a very long time.  She loves her state and serves it honorably.  Second, most people would be nothing but proud if their governor was honored to be invited onto a national ticket.  They would see it as a prestigious event for them, and their state; a way to garner favorable attention for themselves (hey, they found her first); and potentially, would bring some benefit to all.  Third, it is normal for governors to travel; to meet with other governors and elected official; to give interviews on national tv; to just be out there, visible, as a representative of their state.

 

So, what the heck is the problem?  If you start reading through the comments after these articles, you’ll find a bunch of bitter, jealous critics not really worthy of the Alaskan people.  I am starting to believe that these are some of Oblahblah’s paid bloggers, who don’t even live in Alaska . Maybe they are now working for the Dems or even Acorn, and their sole purpose is to go around poisoning the hearts and minds of the honest folks who live in that state in order to turn them against the governor, who had an 80%approval rating before her national debut, and now has a 60% approval rating, which about matches Oblahblah’s. (Why it would go down is, in my opinion, because they have tv in Alaska , so even their tundra minds have been poisoned by the likes of tweety bird Matthews and Tina Fey).

 

I certainly hope I am right and that these comments do not reflect the hearts, minds, and souls of the Alaskan people, because they are terribly disrespectful, distorted, twisted, and completely sexist in nature.  If her name was Sam instead of Sarah would we be reading this crap?  It would be interesting to find out where those negative comments are coming from, geographically.

 

Ok, got that off my chest.  For more info on Sarah’s interview and travels, you can read the following. 

 

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/137311

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/29/palin-come-washington-hopes-talk-obama/

 There's a video of the interview at this link:

http://community.adn.com/adn/node/137311

 

Sarah Palin on the Move: Forms Sarahpac and Accepts Invite to Prestigious Alfalfa Club

Sarah Palin is on the move and the moves are very smart. First, she has officially formed her own political action committee.

 

  

 

“SarahPac will support local and national candidates who share Gov. Palin's ideas and goals for our country," says the PAC’s Web site, which promises that Palin will be "a strong voice for energy independence and reform."

 

One of Sarah’s strong points is energy independence and the development of alternative and renewal energy.  In her State of the State address, she reiterated her energy plan for Alaska , part of which is to meet her goal of generating 50 percent of Alaska ’s electric power with renewable sources.  She said, “That’s an unprecedented policy across the U.S. , but we’re the state that can do it with our abundant renewables, and with Alaskan ingenuity.”  And now it sounds like she plans on using that ingenuity on a national basis.

 

The PAC’s website further states, “Your support of SarahPac will make it possible for Gov. Palin to continue to be a strong voice for energy independence and reform. By supporting SarahPac, you will allow Gov. Palin to help find and create solutions for America 's most pressing problems; priority number one is building a strong and prosperous economy that recognizes hard work, innovation and integrity by rewarding small businesses and hard working American families. SarahPac will support local and national candidates who share Gov. Palin's ideas and goals for our country”.

 

A spokesperson for the PAC also explained that, since Sarah continues to receive a high volume of speaking engagements, she would be able to use PAC money to pay for her travel expenses.

 

This is really exciting news for all Sarah Palin supporters and fans!  It means Sarah is planning on staying in politics and is looking toward the future…could it be 2012?   It also, in my opinion, is good news for the Republican Party.  It means they have someone who can draw a crowd and keep people excited about the party and who is also willing to travel to support other candidates.

  

Nah-nah-stick-out-my-tongue to Colin Powell and all of the other critics and jealous Republican men; she’s in it for the long haul, guys, so get used to it.

 

Other exciting news, although I do not have a second confirmation on this, is that Sarah has been invited to attend the annual dinner of the Alfalfa Club.  What the heck is that, I asked? 

 

Well, it turns out the Alfalfa Club is an exclusive group of about 200 rich and influential people. It was founded in 1913 for the sole purpose of having a once-a-year dinner to honor the birthday of Civil War General Robert E. Lee. Several Presidents have been members and it is fairly common for the current President to attend and speak.  Last year, Bush attended.  Colin Powell was also an attendee last year. Hillary Clinton broke the gender gap in 1994 when she attended the dinner with Bill.

 

Each member is permitted to invite two guests to the $200-a-plate dinner.  And it sounds like Sarah got one of the invitations!  I wonder if Powell will snub her.

 

A few of the current and past members include Madeleine Albright, Warren Buffet, John Foster Dulles, Alan Greenspan, Vernon Jordan Jr., Walter Mondale, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ronald Reagan, Harry Truman, William Rehnquist, and Earl Warren.

 

So, Sarah’s off and running and I am excited and thrilled that she is moving forward.  She is a true servant leader and the country needs her and more people like her in public service.  After four years of Oblah blah’s arrogance and negative views on our country and the people who live here, people will be starving for Sarah’s down-to-earth, sensible, and positive perspective.

 

What this world needs now is some female power running things.  The guy techniques have really screwed things up on this planet.  We need leaders who think before they act; don’t use a nuclear bomb to kill an ant; have empathy for others; are humble; and understand consequences.

 

I think, when 2012 rolls around, it’s possible both our presidential candidates could be women: Hillary and Sarah.  I would be so happy; I think I would work for both!  Go Sarah! Go Hillary! What the world needs now is women..more women...in positions of power.

 

Check out Sarah’s new website: http://www.sarahpac.com/

Gov Palin Welcomes an International Delegation of Diplomats to Alaska Statehood Celebration

The Governor welcomed diplomats who joined her to celebrate Alaska Statehood Day on January 3, 2009. Representatives from several Asian and European countries, including the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States , H.E. Sergei Kislyak, accepted Governor Palin’s invitation to participate in weekend celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Alaska being admitted to the Union . (First row, l to r) Consul General of New Zealand, John Mataira, Royal Norwegian Consul General Sten Arne Rosnes, Consul General of Hungary Balazs Bokor, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States H.E. Sergei Ivanovich Kislyak, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, Consul General of the Russian Federation Yuri Gerasin, British Consul General Julian Evans; (Second row, l to r) Honorary Consul of Poland Stan Borucki, Honorary Consul of Finland Wayne Stolt, Honorary Royal Norwegian Erling Trygve Johansen, Alberta Executive Director of the US and Americas Marvin Schneider, Consul of Canada Karen Matthias, Alberta Minister of Energy Mel Knight, State of Alaska Commissioner General Craig Campbell, former Governor Walter J. Hickel, State of Alaska Commissioner Larry LeDoux; Consul of Japan Hideo Fujita, Consul of Korea Hee-chul Kim, Consul of Mexico Jose Luis Cuevas, Honorary Consul of the Seychelles Harold Greetn, Honorary Consul fo France Marc LaRose, State of Alaska Director of International Trade and of the Office of the Governor Kris Perry, Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic Frank Nosek, Alaska State Senator Gary Stevens

Remember Gov. Palin and how she was considered unqualified to be VP because she didn’t have any foreign policy experience and had only recently gotten a passport? (Not that Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan, both governors before taking on the presidency, had any foreign policy experience and no one cared, or the usurper president-elect who has a passport that has been “cauterized” because maybe he traveled to Pakistan when US citizens were not allowed to go there and who knows what else was on that passport; but, then, they are guys and thus allowed to be inexperienced and/or sleeper cells, nobody cares as long as they wear pants and a tie).

 

Hey, well anyway, who needs a passport when half the world can’t wait to come visit you!  I counted the names listed below that photograph and there are fourteen countries represented. These international delegates had accepted an invitation from Gov. Palin to participate in weekend activities celebrating the 50^th anniversary of Alaska ’s statehood. The Governor’s Director of International Trade, Kris Perry, commented on how important all of these trade partners have been to Alaska ’s economic development in the past 50 years.

 

The newly appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation , Sergei Kislyak, was making his first visit to Alaska .  Ambassador Kislyak said. “As discussed in my meeting with Governor Palin, it is encouraging to note the similarities between Alaska and the Russian Far East. Our existing commercial connections and the mutually beneficial nature of our professional partnerships can only help provide a measure of stability, as together we face the global economic challenges that lie ahead.”

 

I wonder how many other governors the Russian Ambassador is going to be visiting?  How many other states have existing commercial connections with Russian? Has he been to Illinois lately to meet with Blago? Or, maybe he’s on his way to Delaware to meet with whoever the Biden family has currently appointed to the governorship.  Has he calledCaroline Kennedy to talk about economic conditions in New York ? Or, more to the point, has the usurper president-elect had a chance to talk change and hope with him?

 

Now, I suppose in some people’s eyes meeting with 14 guys from various countries to discuss doing business with our largest state does not compare with living in a foreign country for a few years as a child or surreptitiously going to Pakistan for unknown reasons, but I think it’s very important because it displays a level of diplomatic experience that the McCain camp failed to promote during Palin’s time on the campaign trail.

 

Another failure of the McCain campaign was to not mention that Palin has shared strategic command of the 49^th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard.  The 49^th Battalion is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. She is also the commander in chief of the Alaska Defense Force, which is a federally recognized militia that is part of Homeland Security’s counterterrorism plans.  As such, Palin’s security clearance is probably higher than Biden’s, and certainly much higher than the usurper president-elect, who I cannot believe can even get a security clearance.

 

Keep up the good work Gov. Palin, a natural-born citizen.  See you in 2012 when you can run your own campaign the way you know how to run it and have your own press agent, who will get out all of the good news about your experience and make it count, even if you are not a guy with trousers and a necktie with a father from Kenya who was never a US citizen.

 

For additional information see:

 

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1595

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/cross_tabs/2008/09/palins_national_security_crede.html

http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/brennan_passport_breach/2009/01/12/170430.html

 

 

Gov. Palin Speaks out on Media’s Personal and Salacious Reporting

In an official press release, Governor Sarah Palin spoke out today on the media’s continued attempts to distort information and to create adversarial situations by taking her quotes out of context.  (http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1598)

 

Recently, Gov. Palin completed an interview with John Ziegler, who is working on a video on how Obama got elected.  Ziegler is focusing on the media’s role in the past election.  During that interview, Palin commented on her interest in seeing how the press treats Caroline Kennedy compared to how she was treated and questioned whether class was a factor.

 

In her press release, Palin says, “I was not commenting at all on Caroline Kennedy as a prospective U.S. senator, but rather on the seemingly arbitrary ways in which news organizations determine the level and kind of scrutiny given to those who aspire to public office. In fact, I consider Ms. Kennedy qualified and experienced, and she could serve New York well.”

 

Palin further comments on several of the false and misleading stories that have been recently published in various media outlets.  It is really hard to believe, but, yes, it is happening; there continue to be stories that allege Palin’s infant son, Trig, is not her own.  

 

The fact that this totally insulting, outrageous, and ridiculous story continues to circulate and be printed in such places as The Atlantic and The Anchorage News speaks monuments about the status of journalism today.  And the monument stinks.

 

I am glad Sarah is finally speaking out and I hope she continues to speak out even more forcefully about the slanderous and defaming comments and stories that continue to be published.

 

Some people have posted comments on this website calling Sarah a dolt and poor white trash. Sarah’s parents are teachers.  Does that make them poor white trash?  I have people critiquing the way Sarah talks, but supporting and voting for Caroline..like you know.. Kennedy and Barack/Soetero, whatever his name is,.. uh uh uh...Obama.   More than just voting for, but exclaiming over their brilliance and calling Sarah..you betcha.. a dolt.

 

Are you telling me this has nothing to do with class?  Excuse me. Do you think I am an idiot? In case you haven’t figured it out, you don’t have to be smart to get into Harvard or Yale.  You just have to be rich or have a parent who went there and now you are a legacy.  Clearly, anyone can get a law degree from Harvard if they have the right pedigree.

 

People in this country claim they want change and they say they are sick of politicians, but when someone honest and hardworking with a true servant leadership attitude enters the scene, they shrink back in horror. 

 

Why?  Because they have been conditioned to believe that in order to be a President or Vice President you have to  look a certain way (a man with suit and tie); have a certain type of education (a law degree from an ivy league school); and, speak in a certain way (preferably with your nose in the air). 

 

So, here is the crux of the situation: there will never be change, folks, until you finally get the picture that change does not look like a man in a gray suit with a law degree from Harvard or Yale who knows all the right people and talks with his nose in the air.

 

Change is uncomfortable; change looks different; change talks different; change is truly not a Washington insider; change wears a skirt; change gets their degree from a state university; change is humble.

 

Until the American people let go of their fear of change, there will never be change.  Anyone who thinks the usurper is change is deluded.  Trace the money, folks. The same people who backed Bush backed the usurper. This is change?

 

Video producer Ziegler visited Sarah in Alaska and filmed his interview in her home.  He comments on his website, “I … know now, with morally (sic) certitude, that the media assassination of her (Palin), her character and her family was one of the greatest public injustices of our time and I am totally justified in devoting my life to correcting the historical record in my forthcoming film “Media Malpractice…How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Smeared” ( www.HowObamaGotElected.com )

 

To read Ziegler’s editorial about the Palin interview see: http://johnziegler.com/editorials_details.asp?editorial=182

 

Below is the video Ziegler released.  It is only a partial, edited version and the complete interview will be included in the forthcoming documentary.

American Dream Award Winner: Gov. Sarah Palin

Puma for Life announces that the winner of the first annual American Dream Award is…drum roll…Gov. Sarah Palin.  Congratulations Gov. Palin for demonstrating to all Americans that the American Dream is alive and well. For those of you who may have forgotten, the American Dream is the idea that in the USA anyone who is hardworking and honest can be successful. 

Governor Sarah Palin meets with Mr. Sergey Kislyak, newly appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States , on his first visit to Alaska . Ambassador Kislyak is part of a large group of foreign dignitaries on hand for weekend celebrations marking Alaska ’s 50th anniversary of statehood.~

The Puma for Life American Dream Award is designed to honor individuals who do not have the benefit of rich uncles or famous fathers to buy them senate seats; do not qualify for affirmative action preference or foreign student aid to get into ivy league schools; do not have a father who went to Harvard or Yale, thereby gaining entrance as a legacy; do not have any friends or relatives on the Annenberg Foundation Board; and, actually worked their way up through the ranks without a single political favor.

 

Palin comes from a humble family background.  Her parents were teachers and her father, in particular, taught Sarah, as well as all of his children, how to survive in the Alaskan wilderness.  Palin learned to hunt, fish, and play basketball.  She is a life member of the NRA.

 

Sarah had to pay for her own way through college. After graduating from Wasilla High School , she graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelors of science in communications-journalism.

 

Sarah served two terms on the Wasilla city council followed by two terms as Mayor.  She served as Chair of the Alaska Conservation Committee and President of the Alaska Conference of Mayors.  She has served on numerous boards and commissions.

 

She is currently the Governor of Alaska ; chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; and chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) Natural Resources Committee.

 

And, as we all know, Sarah Palin was selected by Senator John McCain to be his Vice Presidential running mate, making her only the second woman ever to run as a Vice Presidential candidate for one of the two major political parties.

 

Last, but not least, Sarah is a wife, the mother of five children, and the grandmother of one.

 

Throughout all of her work and endeavors, Sarah Palin has maintained a humble attitude of servant leadership.  She has demonstrated to us that the American Dream is alive and well.  Congratulations Sarah on a job well-done and a life well-lived.

 

We look forward to Sarah’s continued presence on the political scene.  She is up for re-election in 2010 and I’m thinking about going up to Alaska to help her out in her campaign. And, in 2012, I look forward to campaigning for the next President of the United States , Sarah Palin.

 

Recently, Sarah was interviewed by CBC, the Canadian Broadcast Company.  Below are the videos to the two part interview. Enjoy!

Gov. Palin Condemns Racist Emails; People with Heads Screwed on Backwards Confused

The New York Times reports that Alaska officials are investigating racist emails that were sent out via state employee emails.   Apparently 10 employees are implicated in the situation. 

 

According to the Times article, Bill McAllister, a spokesman for Gov. Sarah Palin, said Thursday that none of the 10 employees worked in the governor’s office and that to his knowledge no one in the office had received any of the messages, which, he said, Gov. Palin condemns.

 

“They violate state policy — at least that’s the prima facie view of things,” Mr. McAllister said in a telephone interview. “They’re not state business, and obviously they are offensive, and clearly she doesn’t support that. And she does not support racism, and she does not support attacks on the president-elect.”

 

Once again, Palin displays the qualities that gave her an 80% approval rating in Alaska .  She not only refuses a pay raise, she speaks out in a timely manner when allegations of misbehavior are proven true.  This is a woman who has integrity, guts, and basic common sense.

 

This is the woman vilified by the lefties, the mainstream media, even members of her own party.  We are to believe she is an idiot, a racist, and, according to Colin Powell, a polarizing figure. According to the mainstream media, she incites people into making threatening and racist remarks and, according to Deepok Chopra, guru of the New Age, she is The Shadow, which we must defeat, so that The Light, personified as Barack Obama, can shine and lead us to a New Earth.

 

On the other hand, we have a president-elect who remains silent on the sexist activities of his speech writer, John Faveau, and invites an anti-gay, anti-woman minister to give the invocation at his inauguration.  He hides behind vacuous non-press conferences and jokes with the boy reporters about basketball.  He talks about transparency, but refuses to produce a birth certificate, his school records, or his health records.  He hems and haws and refuses to answer questions about his connections to Gov. Blago.

 

But this is ok; we are told he is only doing what he has to do to create a better world: The New Earth.  He is busy uniting us; he is a World Leader; he is The Light.  We excuse any errors in judgment, any incidents of mis-speaking, any insults to women, because we know he is brilliant, the light of the world, and will bring a better life to our children and grandchildren.

 

The people who believe his crap have their heads screwed on backwards.  Their heads are spinning so fast they don’t know front from back or up from down, let alone dark from light.  When you look at a fraud and see a Messiah, and look at an honest person of integrity, and see an evil shadow, you are a hopelessly lost soul. 

 

Suggestion: turn off the tv and find an abandoned island in a very cold or otherwise challenging climate where you have to cope on your own with nature.  After a few months, or maybe years, of dealing with life like the people of Alaska do on a daily basis, your head might actually know the difference between forward and backward. When you get to that state, you are ready to be an intelligent and active member of society with the right to vote.  Until then, go chop wood and carry water, grow your own food, hunt, and learn how life on planet earth really works.

Gov. Sarah Palin Rejects Salary Increase

Today, in Anchorage, Gov. Sarah Palin, rejected a proposed raise recommended by the State Officers Compensation Commission. 

 

Palin spokesman Bill McAllister said Wednesday that if the Legislature submits legislation for a raise, Palin will not accept the money. Instead, if the raise is approved, she will subtract the difference from her current salary and donate it to charity or find a way to redirect the funds for the benefit of others, McAllister said.

 

It's hard to believe that there really is a politician who walks their talk and didn't run for office to get rich quick. With every other politician doing everything they can, legal or otherwise, to make big bucks, it is stunningly refreshing to know that there is one Governor who believes in servant leadership.

 

Additional kudos go to Palin for being named one of the four runners-up as Time magazine's Person of the Year.  The Times article is better than most, has the usual inaccuracies, but overall, I'd say this is quite an honor not just for Palin, but for the people of Alaska.

 

As the article concludes:

 

"Palin may have lost, but she will now be the place where part of her party at least can park its ambitions for the next year or two. That's not a bad return on a long-shot investment; in the bombed-out no-man's-land of Republican rivalry, she starts out with a valuable piece of real estate that she was wise to consolidate. The most interesting thing about the evolution of Sarah Palin will be watching who she becomes, and whether she offers a philosophy that is bigger than her personality, a claim to leadership that rests on more than a wink and a promise".

 

Congratulations Sarah! See you in 2012.

 

For additional information see:

 

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=9540766

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/personoftheyear/article/0,31682,1861543_1865103_1865106,00.html

 

Colin Powell Infected with Palin Derangement Syndrome

Poor Colin Powell.  His interview with CNN clearly indicates that he has developed Palin Derangement Syndrome, commonly known as PDS.  Are there any male Republicans who are not jealous of Sarah Palin?

 

According to Powell, Palin is responsible for polarizing the entire Republican Party.  Let me say, this is one remarkable woman!  First, she is a bimbo, a c---word, just a plain dolt but, somehow, she manages to be so powerful that she is able to polarize Powell’s beloved GOP.

 

Powell whines about Palin’s references to small town values during the campaign.  He self-righteously proclaims, “ ….I was raised in the South Bronx, and there’s nothing wrong with my value system from the South Bronx .”

 

Really?  Well, let me see.  Aren’t you the person who looked at a picture of a closed box truck and proclaimed that it held weapons of mass destruction (wmd)? You actually proclaimed this to the United Nations. 

 

From my perspective, anyone who would take as evidence of wmd a picture of a closed box truck is either, (1) lying or, (2) stupid.   If the person is lying, then that is an indication of someone who has no values.  If the person is stupid, then that is an indication of someone who has no clue what a value is.

 

It’s a good thing Powell decided not to run for office because he clearly has no political instincts at all.  I suppose it never occurred to him that in order for any GOP candidate to win the Presidency this year, it was essential to get a heavier than normal turnout in the rural parts of the country.  The cities are traditionally Democratic anyway and with an energized African American vote and student vote, the turnout would probably be large.  So, Palin’s task was to energized the rural and small town areas and get them out to vote.  She succeeded beyond anyone’s wildest expectations.

 

It is absolutely scary that this obviously clueless man once held a position of importance in our government. Colin, go read the New York Times and sniff into your glass of brandy. Retirement can be fun.

 

For more on the Powell interview see:

http://helpmejoseph.typepad.com/charlotte_front_and_cente/2008/12/colin-powell-pounding-palin-on-cnn.html