Once again Nancy demonstrates why I call her a hypocrite.

She complains when we bring up Palin, saying Palin is not relevant, but here she is bring up Palin.

How does it work having it both ways?

Palin won't be remembered by 2012.  She has no chance of keeping her current office and would get crushed by Lisa Murkowski in 2010 if she runs for Congress.

I highly encourage the rightwingers to contribute to her PAC.

I appreciate her efforts to sink the Republican Party and may donate to the Palin 2012 campaign myself...again, if she lasts that long. 

I have it good authority that Sarah Palin will not attend because she doesn't want to get picked on by all those elitists. Tina Fey will appear in her stead.

By the way, what's your thoughts on Palin having a pow-wow with Nixon's CREEP "Jew List" creator?

http://www.themudflats.net/...

But then again, Palin has no love lost for the Jews:

http://progressivealaska.bl...

TSM, there's a world of difference between dragging her name into discussions where there is no foundation the way the left bloggers here do,  and me reporting a news event.

If you can't see that difference then no wonder you don't know what a hypocrite is.  I've ALWAYS supported her.

Once again, you've shown your tail...no surprise there.

Nancy, again, I applaud you for continually bringing up Moosolini's name here.  There's a real danger she'll be forgotten by 2012 and someone *COMPETENT* might get nominated on the Republican side.

Ahhhh RF, I know you'd like to believe that....so go ahead, if it makes you feel better.  :-)

Oh, and I'm not the one who continually brings up her name in here, I'm just the one who pokes fun at you guys for your obsession (fear) with her.  I'm just a supporter, like I've always been.   No need for me to obsess.

You guys who think you're so cute with your cutesy names might do well to remember context when her name is mentioned.  This was a news article, not a dirty little slam. 

"... I'm just the one who pokes fun at you guys for your obsession (fear) with her.... "

Well,

Damn, Nancy!  Did you hear what she did to her sister's ex-husband ...?

And, perhaps, you're right ? Who knows ...  four years is plenty of time to bone up on international politics.  She  can start at Wiki. in her spare time.

--virgil

If it comforts you and profits the Democrats politically for you to believe that, go ahead.

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You guys who think you're so cute with your cutesy names might do well to remember context when her name is mentioned. 

Oh, we consider the context to be part of the joke.  See, the only reason she's showing up at the Alfalfa Dinner is to audition for the role of Darla.  She may even bring a moose with a black eye...

there's a world of difference between dragging her name into discussions where there is no foundation the way the left bloggers here do,  and me reporting a news event

B.S.

We bring her up the EXACT same way you do, by starting a blog about her.

But for some odd reason, you find it to be different.

I also noticed you were silent on her having dinner with Nixon's fellow Jew hater.

Sarah Palin, a day late and a dollar short:

Last week in a January 22nd ADN story, Alaskans were horrified to discover that the U.S. Army cut off or reduced retirement payments to 26 Alaska Native elders who had served in the Territorial Guard...protecting Alaska against Japan during WWII.

"...a military analysis determined the law recognizing the Alaska Territorial Guard's service as federal active duty had initially been misinterpreted. Under the new interpretation, service in the five-year-guard no longer counts in calculating the military's 20-year minimum for retirement pay."

By January 23rd, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich had already

1)  Talked about it on the Senate floor

2)  Sent a letter to President Obama and,

3)  "are preparing legislation clarifying that service in the territorial guard counts as active duty for calculating retirement pay, she told her Senate colleagues."

On January 28th, the ADN printed a story that the Army decided to reinstate the payments to these WWII heroes.

It was only then, when the Army decided they would pay for it, that Governor Sarah Palin sprung into action...a week later...and at 5:00 pm in the evening...

January 28, 2009, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin applauded Secretary of the Army Pete Geren's decision to continue retirement payments to the Alaska Territorial Guard members on a temporary basis.  A congressional fix will be needed to fully reinstate the retirement money rightfully earned by these veterans.  

Ummmm...duh...I think that our Delegation is wayyyyy ahead of you.

Now, readers, brace yourself for the irony:

"Rural Alaskans face the highest food and energy costs in the nation, and these veterans need their retirement checks now more than ever," Governor Palin said. "Using the emergency fund to provide monetary protection for these 26 veterans is the right thing to do."

Yeah, cause it's not state emergency money...right Governor?

Governor Palin sent a letter directly to President Barack Obama asking him to honor these Native Alaskan veterans who gave their service without question during World War II, and asked for nothing in return.  She urged the president to immediately reinstate their retirement benefits.

HERE'S the letter.

So, this would be a January 27th letter to President Obama sent after the Alaska Delegation already sent a letter to him a week ago and are already drafting the legislation that the Governor said needs to be drafted.

Think there is a little disconnect between the Governor and the Alaska Delegation?

http://divasblueoasis.com/

Palin doesn't even bother to phone it in:

As a new homeowner and decor fiend, I was tipped-off by a friend to a "Native art opportunity" this past weekend during the Southcentral Foundation's 12th Annual Gathering at the Dena'ina Center.  I had also planned to go as a blogger because the focus was going to be on one of my issues...healthcare.

Unfortunately, I was unable to make it.  However, my friend called me up to let me know that he heard some amazing scuttlebutt while he was there.  It seems that this gathering is an annual event which always draws all of the politicians and state leaders.  This year was no exception and I guess even a few of the mayoral candidates were sighted (oh dear, if they are together too long will they multiply?), as well as a number of legislators.

However, there was one, glaring absence from the festivities...care to make a wager?

You got it...it seems that the crowd couldn't help making note of the fact that Governor Palin didn't show up nor did anyone see a representative.

So, she hasn't gone out to the Aleutians yet to offer hope and consolation, however she managed to help Glen Beck kick off his new show last week and she'll be hanging with all of the "non-partisan" (wink, wink) folks this weekend in DC.

I've started asking myself:  Is this a signal that she isn't even going to bother running in 2010 so she can focus on her presidential campaign?

Pailn's ethic problems are not going away:

Anchorage resident and registered Republican Andrée McLeod has filed two separate ethics complaints this morning with the Attorney General's Office.  McLeod charges that Governor Palin press secretary Bill McAllister and governor's office director and long-time Palin friend Kris Perry used state property, time and equipment to promote Palin for her personal and political gain.

"It's common knowledge that Sarah Palin used tax-payer funded personnel and property for political campaign purposes unrelated to her position as mayor of Wasilla.  That impropriety went unchallenged," McLeod said.

"Once again, employees working for Palin conducted partisan political activities while on the state clock and on the public's dime.  These campaign activities have absolutely nothing to do with the public's business, and everything to do with promoting Palin's personal endeavors and political aspirations. This continuous breach of the public's trust must not go unchallenged."

 

 

And let's not forget Palin will be rubbing shoulders with the hated "Washington elite" and with "terrorist sympathizers" (Obama will be there).

Republicans are such hypocrites.

She's got a book to promote, and Rush Limbaugh states Sarah Palin is the new head of the Republican Party, given that no one seems to be able to assume the leadership role of the RNC. Rush is not a Republican, he says. He is a conservative, he says.

Adam, you really must stop listening to Rush.  It's not good for you.  :-)

Sorry Nancy~ I am glad "she's not going away". Governor Palin has a baby to tend now,and grandchildren. May she live long and prosper.

I don't want Palin to go away.  She's the gift that keeps on giving.  If Republicans are throwing their eggs into her basket marked with the year 2012, the Republican party will be over...........

..........if there is a God, please let this moronic woman be the GOP nominee in 2012.

I don't listen to Rush, Nancy. I do watch Countdown, and there is invariably a Rush segment most evenings. I caught a clip of Rush hawking Sarah Palin as the titular head of the Republican Party, and his comments claiming he was no Republican.

I have a question for you. Did Darla make a proposal to Alfalfa at this event?

Sara's desperate to keep her face before the public.  She's so entertaining that it doesn't take much for her to make the news.

It's my fondest hope that the Republicans run her against Obama in four years.

She'll run him over like a bulldozer!!!

Oh yeah Witters.  Just like last time. 

AUDREY: No No............this last time was just a practice run! NOW she knows where "below the belt" is in politics!  

But does she know that Africa is a continent not a country?

Witters,

Did you hear what Palin did to her sister's ex-husband ?  She already knows how to be, um, you know, politically venal and corrupt.  She's just not very  smart on when and how to use such a skill.

Blago's gone - a standing back flip for the Illinois legislature!

--virgil

AUDREY: Water under the bridge :-)  Who cares?

VIRGIL: Good for her! sounds like the guy was a jerk anyway and probably asked for it. She's learning - by 2012 she will have it down pat :-) Just like the "big boys' do.

I do agree about Blago.................what an idiot mafia sleeze ball!

Who cares.  Oh gee, I don't know.  Maybe

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African
Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Congo
(Dem. Rep.)
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome
and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Nobody should be surprised by corruption in either party.

The game as played by today's rules gives the unethical and crooked ones a competitive advantage.

Nancy,

What was it Palin said about Washington insiders?  Now she is intent on sitting down and getting drunk with the good ole boys she so despised.

Alaska is out of  Money and Palin is heading of to Washington.  Ha Ha

(This years and next Alaska budget  was based on 75 buck per barrel crude).

Where will Palins  ratings go when she has to start clawing back some of those tax refunds she made so much hay about.

Well then...............let those who care worry about it!!!! Oh no...........they need US dollars don't they. So regardless of whether Africa is a country or a continent we are going to continue to send our tax dollars to them right? So who cares which they are - they get what they want from us and we get to feel all warm and fuzzy :-)

The old adage TK.......................if ya can't beat 'em - join 'em!! It also helps you get inside info on your foe :-)  Give the guys a couple of tequilla shooters and loose lips will sink ships!!!

AD:  totally agree :-)

Well Witters, let's say Palin is elected president in 2012 and as soon as she gets into office, Libya declares war on us.  WHERE will she send the troops?  South America, Mexico The British Isles? 

Hmmmmmmmmmmm is this the "I want to be a millionaire" question? Well, she would..............consult her military advisors. Isn't that why THEY are paid the big bucks?!

Witters

It's not just a case of knowing where a country is, it's a case of understanding the dynamics of that country.  It's history, people, ideology, military capability, industrial capability.  The fact that it exists at all.  Is she going to go through life like this   :-O

 Why have a president at all if every intelligence decision will be deferred to the advisors.     At some point, Sara Palin is going to have to pick up a book and educate herself.

Adam, I dunno...the event hasn't happend yet.  We'll have to stay tuned.

Tk, sounds like she learned the hard way that being honest, up front and having the courage of ones convictions with no flip flopping won't win elections.  She watched the Obama campaign.

AUDREY: Why have a president at all if every intelligence decision will be deferred to the

advisors

You're kidding right? Who do you think runs this country? I would venture to guess it is 99% the advisors telling the president what they think should be done, then the president saying, "I have been advised we should do this or that." No president, on his/her own, makes ultimate decisions without consulting the people in the know, otherwise why have advisors? Not to mention Congress having a say in the matter! Even Iraq was not totally Mr. Bush's decision. He admitted later he should have talked more and thought it through more instead of going just on the advise he was given. That is the reason I think it is ludicrous to blame any president totally for mistakes made while in office; yes even obama. 

Who runs the country.?  Well, Obama runs it now but Mr. Cheney used to run it.

AUDREY: Yes, Obama is the president now. However, my point is, he does not run things all by himself! He doesn't lock the oval office and make decisions all by himself. He has ADVISERS who tell him what they think. Granted he makes the final decision, but he talks to others first. At least I hope to God he does!!!!!

Let's lose the bush/Cheney bashing OK?  they are done. they are gone.

Witters

I'm aware of how the government works.  Really, I am. 

But this discussion is about Sara Pallins ability to lead without having any real knowledge of the world and it's people.  She's one of those people (as pointed out on another blog)  who are educated but dumb as a stump.  IMHO

Nancy,

Palin flip flopped on the 'Bridge to no where' among many other things.

Advisors help the President make executive decisions. He's responsible for whatever policy is implemented and the outcomes regardless of who is on the cabinet or in top level positions.

Let's lose the bush/Cheney bashing OK?  they are done. they are gone.

That's good advice.  Won't do much good continually bashing them while problems pile up.

Thank God for Joe "3 letter word, j-o-b-s" Biden.  Just what we need to back up the clean articulate fella.

JF: but there are still "people" who put in their 2-cents worth. Yes, ultimately the pres. calls the final shot and the buck stops there.

AUDREY: I thought I was addressing Ms. Palin's shortcomings. She would not be making decisions without advisory assistance. Personally, IMO, I'm bettin' she is the kind of person who, if, she does not know or understand something, she WILL read up on it/look it up. NOBODY understands everything all the time - not even obama!  Again, that is why they have advisors. It is my understanding his foreign affairs knowledge is very limited - do ya think he is going to become a stormin' normin' without asking his foreign affairs "people". I doubt it. That is one of the reasons he wanted to get his "team" in place befor being sworn in - so he could pick their brains and try to get a feeling for what the hell is going on in the world! 

Letterman will have to do "Great Moments in Vice Presidential Speeches". Biden will definitely be entertaining.

RF, thanks for introducing Mussolini into the conversation.  The arrogant pose of each is creepy in its similarity.

Nah, not enough chin, I'm afraid.

But if Obama should go back to smoking again, there's always this one:

Personally, IMO, I'm bettin' she is the kind of person who, if, she does not know or understand something, she WILL read up on it/look it up

And I'm betting she's the kind of person who, having looked it up, won't understand a word of it.  Let's face it, the woman believes in witchcraft.  She's obviously got a low level of critical-thinking skills.

And we know,  

what she does not know, on the spot, she can pretend to know.

--virgil

That's a great picture of Roosevelt ...  and  of Obama, too.

Roosevelt had  reasons to be proud and from what I hear so does Obama.

--virgil

Witchcraft?  And where do you get that idea RF?  Or is it another one of your assumptions?