04 Sep 08
Originally posted by pritybettaNYT ... RETRACTS!
Party Officer Admits Error on Palin in Group
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: September 3, 2008
The chairwoman of an Alaskan political party that advocates a vote on the state’s secession from the union said Tuesday that she had been mistaken when she said Gov. Sarah Palin had been a member of the group.
A front-page article in The New York Tim ...[text shortened]... that Ms. Palin had been a member.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03party.html
SEITSE ... PWN'D!!!!!
04 Sep 08
Originally posted by zeeblebotHmmm.
NYT ... RETRACTS!
SEITSE ... PWN'D!!!!!
According to its website, "The Alaskan Independence Party can be summed up in just two words: ALASKA FIRST!" [emphasis in the original]. The website further states that the party's "goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives: 1) Remain a Territory. 2) Become a separate and Independent Nation. 3) Accept Commonwealth status. 4) Become a State." The website asserts that "[t]he call for this vote is in furtherance of the dream of the Alaskan Independence Party's founding father, Joe Vogler." As TPM Media's Greg Sargent has noted, in a 1991 "interview that's now housed at the Oral History Program in the Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks," Vogler asserted: "The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. And I won't be buried under their damn flag. I'll be buried in Dawson. And when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones home."
In a video message to the AIP's 2008 state convention -- available on the party's website and highlighted on the website's front page -- Palin asserted that the AIP "plays an important role in our state's politics" and said she "share[s] your party's vision of upholding the constitution of our great state." Palin stated:
I'm Governor Sarah Palin and I am delighted to welcome you to the 2008 Alaskan Independence Party Convention in the golden heart city of Fairbanks. Your party plays an important role in our state's politics. I've always said that competition is so good, and that applies to political parties as well. I share your party's vision of upholding the constitution of our great state. My administration remains focused on reining in government growth so individual liberty and opportunity can expand. I know you agree with that. We have a great promise to be a self-sufficient state, made up of the hardest-working, most grateful Americans in our nation. So as your convention gets under way I hope that you all are inspired by remembering that all those years ago, it was in this same city that Alaska's constitution was born. And it was founded on hope and trust and liberty and opportunity. I carry that message of opportunity forward in my administration, as we continue to move our state ahead and create positive change. So I say good luck on a successful and inspiring convention. Keep up the good work, and God bless you.
04 Sep 08
Originally posted by treetalkUh I seem to have seen on the news last night where they talked to the head of the AIP, and she said that there was no record of Sarah ever being a member. Is the any hard proof that you guys have to say otherwise.
Hmmm.
According to its website, "The Alaskan Independence Party can be summed up in just two words: ALASKA FIRST!" [emphasis in the original]. The website further states that the party's "goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives: 1) Remain a Territory. 2) Become a separate and Independent Nation. ...[text shortened]... nd inspiring convention. Keep up the good work, and God bless you.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/politics/04party.html?ref=politics
04 Sep 08
Originally posted by kirksey957I don't know about the wolf hunting. I haven't heard anything about it. I will however check into it.
PB, if I may, I'd like to ask you your impressions of Gov. Palin. I imagine you identify strongly with her on many levels. Gun ownership, conservative church values, homeschooling, family values, anti-abortion and all that. You have said that you wouldn't vote for McCain, but, my God, does this get any better for you than her?
I also read that she ...[text shortened]... I dont' believe this is fair to the wolves. That seems barbaric to me. What do you think?
Yes, I do like this woman, and I have been considering voting for McCain now. However, I still don't like some things about McCain. I know that Bob Barr doesn't really have enough supporters to win and that has been another consideration I have been facing. Bob Barr may be taking votes away from McCain and cause Obama to win. I don't like either, but at least McCain has not said he was going to take firearms away and Obama has clearly stated he would. And that is one right that keeps the others from being totally taken away.
04 Sep 08
Originally posted by pritybettaCan you show me where he said that? Does not the Supreme Court ruling about the D.C. case make that a mute point even if he did say that?
I don't know about the wolf hunting. I haven't heard anything about it. I will however check into it.
Yes, I do like this woman, and I have been considering voting for McCain now. However, I still don't like some things about McCain. I know that Bob Barr doesn't really have enough supporters to win and that has been another consideration I have been fa ...[text shortened]... stated he would. And that is one right that keeps the others from being totally taken away.
05 Sep 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungTexas is hardl weird... well wait.. we got ron Paul. However, those are those that want to toss his sorry buttocks out of the Republican Party of Texas... they have my whole hearted support
Do YOU realize how weird Texas is?!
What does weirdness have to do with being #1 anyway?
05 Sep 08
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Originally posted by SeitseI know your thread was made to make me wary of her, however, if it kind of makes me like her more. I have always felt that states have slowly been bled of their power by the federal government ever so slowly. Now the federal government seems to run every minute detail of all the states in comparison to how they started when this country was started. Of course, so long as you keep "good" leaders in the federal government all is well and good, however, what are the chances of that happening? And even if you do get "good" leaders in there, what are the chances of them staying in power? Therefore, I find that distributing power more evenly is a type of check and balance in this respect. The whole, "One world government" model of government just scares the whohaw out of me!!
Sweet, this woman is a jewel. I wonder if Obama would be forgiven for the same sins as the hypocrite Republican tramp running with McCain, lol
[b]http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/02/aip_problem/index.html
Officials of the Alaskan Independence Party say that Palin was once so independent, she was once a member of their party, which, nding the 1994 statewide convention in Wasilla. Clark was AIP secretary at the time.
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Just think, if you let half the country go liberal and half the country go conservative you can then compare and contrast which ideology is better or worse instead of force feeding every one the same drivel. When you do, you always have the other side saying, "If we had been in power, it would be oh so much better than it is now?" I say let them both have their way and we will then see who is better.
05 Sep 08
Originally posted by duecerLOL, well i mean it could take care of itself as a own country. not with someone like palin or stevens as president but a tony knowles could get the job done. seems like a good amount of revenue for the population.
said the doofus from Alaska😠😛
its just everywhere else in the US looks like the next town over or another city/region. but alaska is alaska duce! 🙂