Sarah Palins Trip to Iowa Points To 2012 Presidential Run.

[L.K.Eder]

will her speech be twittered?

 

[Meister]

what fey said was what satire demands.

palin gave the template with this:

GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?

PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.

FYI, LK:

When talking about what she says is her foreign policy experience, Sarah Palin told ABC news "...you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
That quote made us want to go to that island.

So we did.

The island is called Little Diomede. It looks like a rock plopped into the Bering Strait. Only about 150 Alaskans live on the whole island. And just about two miles away; in full view of every single house on the island is the nation of Russia. Specifically, it is the Russian Island of Big Diomede which sits about 25 miles from the Russian Siberian mainland (which you can also see from the American island.) Most everybody on Little Diomede had relatives who lived on Big Diomede.
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - You CAN see Russia from here! - CNN.com Blogs

So just where did Palin go wrong?

 

[L.K.Eder]

what fey said was what satire demands.

palin gave the template with this:

GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?

PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.

FYI, LK:

When talking about what she says is her foreign policy experience, Sarah Palin told ABC news "...you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
That quote made us want to go to that island.

So we did.

The island is called Little Diomede. It looks like a rock plopped into the Bering Strait. Only about 150 Alaskans live on the whole island. And just about two miles away; in full view of every single house on the island is the nation of Russia. Specifically, it is the Russian Island of Big Diomede which sits about 25 miles from the Russian Siberian mainland (which you can also see from the American island.) Most everybody on Little Diomede had relatives who lived on Big Diomede.
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - You CAN see Russia from here! - CNN.com Blogs

So just where did Palin go wrong?

she tried to claim insight by onsight.

that gets you lampooned!

classic backfire.

trying to be taken seriously by being ridiculous.

 

[Meister]

what fey said was what satire demands.

palin gave the template with this:

GIBSON: What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?

PALIN: They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.

FYI, LK:

When talking about what she says is her foreign policy experience, Sarah Palin told ABC news "...you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
That quote made us want to go to that island.

So we did.

The island is called Little Diomede. It looks like a rock plopped into the Bering Strait. Only about 150 Alaskans live on the whole island. And just about two miles away; in full view of every single house on the island is the nation of Russia. Specifically, it is the Russian Island of Big Diomede which sits about 25 miles from the Russian Siberian mainland (which you can also see from the American island.) Most everybody on Little Diomede had relatives who lived on Big Diomede.
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - You CAN see Russia from here! - CNN.com Blogs

So just where did Palin go wrong?

she tried to claim insight by onsight.

that gets you lampooned!

classic backfire.

trying to be taken seriously by being ridiculous.

Lampooned????? WTF are you talking about, LK? Flipper was stating a lie, and I proceeded to educate the guy. Then you step in with your nonsense....just like a buffoon would.....not knowing what the hell I was talking about.

Talk about a classic backfire.

 

[L.K.Eder]

FYI, LK:

When talking about what she says is her foreign policy experience, Sarah Palin told ABC news "...you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska."
That quote made us want to go to that island.

So we did.

The island is called Little Diomede. It looks like a rock plopped into the Bering Strait. Only about 150 Alaskans live on the whole island. And just about two miles away; in full view of every single house on the island is the nation of Russia. Specifically, it is the Russian Island of Big Diomede which sits about 25 miles from the Russian Siberian mainland (which you can also see from the American island.) Most everybody on Little Diomede had relatives who lived on Big Diomede.
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - You CAN see Russia from here! - CNN.com Blogs

So just where did Palin go wrong?

she tried to claim insight by onsight.

that gets you lampooned!

classic backfire.

trying to be taken seriously by being ridiculous.

Lampooned????? WTF are you talking about, LK? Flipper was stating a lie, and I proceeded to educate the guy. Then you step in with your nonsense....just like a buffoon would.....not knowing what the hell I was talking about.

Talk about a classic backfire.

lampooned as in SNL satirizing palin's retarded statement.

link to the lie of this flipper.

link to your education of this guy.

i really don't know what you are talking about.

but i am envious of your having been on this island. i want to have foreign policy credentials, too.

hey, i grew up near two borders!

 

[Meister]

she tried to claim insight by onsight.

that gets you lampooned!

classic backfire.

trying to be taken seriously by being ridiculous.

Lampooned????? WTF are you talking about, LK? Flipper was stating a lie, and I proceeded to educate the guy. Then you step in with your nonsense....just like a buffoon would.....not knowing what the hell I was talking about.

Talk about a classic backfire.

lampooned as in SNL satirizing palin's retarded statement.

link to the lie of this flipper.

link to your education of this guy.

i really don't know what you are talking about.

but i am envious of your having been on this island. i want to have foreign policy credentials, too.

hey, i grew up near two borders!

Dude, look at post #9. Then go down and look at my post......then you got involved.
I know you don't know what the fuck your talking about....it's obvious.

 

[L.K.Eder]

i got involved right when i found this great thread, like a fly on shit.

back to the drawing board, if you look at it, you will get all kinds of powers.

 

[Meister]

i got involved right when i found this great thread, like a fly on shit.

back to the drawing board, if you look at it, you will get all kinds of powers.

Might want to keep smoking the whacky tabacky.

 

[L.K.Eder]

i got involved right when i found this great thread, like a fly on shit.

back to the drawing board, if you look at it, you will get all kinds of powers.

Might want to keep smoking the whacky tabacky.

damn, i should start smoking again, how great this board could be then.

i think we have some kind of ill communication here, meister.

while palin did not say "i can see russia from my house", that was the satirized version,
she displayed a lot of gaps in the select few interviews she gave in 2008.
flopper said, she might have filled this gaps by now.
you said something to flopper.
usretard deflected to 57 states.
i felt like it, and actually posted something serious, the context of the source for the satire.
you told me about the diomedes, which was nice, but irrelevant, as looking from the outside does not necessarily give you insight.

and that is what palin wanted to convey, she failed.

here we are.

man, now i want to smoke a bowl.

 

[USArmyRetired]

This is what the media kept from the public during the campaign.

Governor Sarah Palins Accomplishments.



Energy Independence, Development, and Environmental Stewardship



*Governor Palins cornerstone accomplishment is AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act). During the Palin administration, TransCanada and Exxon formed an alliance to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the Lower 48. Under Governor Palins governance, the project was expanded and revised from what previous governors had proposed with an open policy process for the Alaskan people. More progress was made on this effort than in the previous 30 years. This is the largest private sector infrastructure project in North American history and helps put us on the path to energy independence.



*Governor Palins administration opened up drilling for oil and natural gas at Pt. Thompson for the first time in decades.



*Governor Palin created the Alaskas Petroleum Integrity Office to oversee all aspects of energy development and to make sure oilfield equipment was safe to operate and a Climate Change Subcabinet to comprehensively and honestly evaluate climate change.



Fiscal Conservatism



*Governor Palin reduced earmark requests for the state of Alaska by 80% during her administration, requesting only earmarks that would benefit the country as a whole.



* Governor Palin reduced spending in her budget for Fiscal Year 2010 by more than one billion dollars from the previous governors Fiscal Year 2007 budget, a 9.5% real reduction in spending. Her FY2010 budget was $10.57 billion compared to Governor Murkowskis FY2007 budget of nearly $11.7 billion. At the same time, she fulfilled her campaign promise to forward fund education, allowing districts greater flexibility and predictability in their planning.



*Governor Palin opposed much of the "stimulus", wanting only to accept 55% of the money allocated to Alaska, specifically only dollars dedicated to infrastructure [projects. Although the Alaskan legislature ultimately overturned her veto, she stood firm on her commitment to help Alaska to become more self-sufficient while not adding to not add to the skyrocketing national debt.



* Governor Palin invested $5 billion in state savings.







Walking the Walk on Fiscal Responsibility



*Governor Palin sold the private jet purchased by the previous governor. She state it was an unnecessary financial burden on the state and was unable to land on many of the states landing strips.



* To cut costs that would be incurred by continuing to use a personal driver like previous governors, the governor drove herself from Wasilla to her office in Anchorage. She also dismissed the governors personal chef stationed in Juneau, Alaskas capital.



* Governor Palin accepted less state per diem for herself and her family than her predecessors even though she had a larger family.







10th Amendment Advocacy/Promotion of State Constitution



*Showing that she is a strong supporter of the 10th amendment, Governor Palin advocated for the sovereignty of the state of Alaska.



*Governor Palins administration sued the federal government for placing the polar bear on the endangered species list, as this restriction affected energy development which would increase energy costs.



*A Constitutionalist, Governor Palin signed Alaskas Clear and Equitable Share (ACES) bill into law. The Alaska constitution states that the Alaskan people own the oil and other resources. This law ensures that the "owners", the people of Alaska, receive a clear and equitable share of oil profits.



National Defense/Veterans



*Governor Palin supported ground-based missile defense Ft Greely and other Alaskan Bases around to protect America from Americas enemies. She criticized the Obama administration for cuts that they made to this national defense system.



*Governor Palin, with Senators Murkowski and Begich, fought for retirement benefits from the federal government that were due to the Alaska Territorial Guard members who fought during World War II. These benefits were eventually rewarded to these veterans by the federal government.



* Governor Palin visited Alaskan soldiers in Kosovo and Kuwait.



Transparency/Anti-Corruption



*Governor Palin signed bipartisan ethics reform legislation into law that helped to hold both the legislative and executive branches accountable.



*Governor Palin put the state checkbook online, allowing all constituents to see how state money was being spent.



Health Care



*Governor Palin introduced health care transparency legislation which aimed at putting information in the hands of consumers about cost and quality of health care as a way to make health care consumer driven and accessible.



Sanctity and Dignity of All Life



* Governor Palin strongly supported both parental consent and parental notification legislation.



*Governor Palin increased educational funding for special needs children.



*Governor Palin implemented the Senior Benefits Program to support low income seniors.



Positions Held while Governor



* Chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.



*Vice Chair of the National Governors Association Natural Resource Committee.



* She served as chair of the Alaska Conservation Commission, which regulates Alaskas most valuable non-renewable resources: oil and gas. She was elected by her peers to serve as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. In this role, she worked with local, state and federal officials to promote solutions to the needs of Alaskas communities.



She exposed legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail. Several went to jail.



Governor Palin signed several pieces of legislation and resolutions during July 2009. They were:





•SB-125: Encourage aerospace development in AK
•SB-177: Extend sunset for sport fishing guides and address harvest data collection
•Pro-energy development and missile defense resolutions



HJR-27: Alaska a Sovereign State

HJR-25: Hydro-Electric a Renewable Resource

HJR-28: Oppose Federal Restriction on Oil and Gas Development

HJR-12: Support Missile Defense System
•SB-88: Power cost equalization
•Defending Second Amendment rights.



SB-201: Extends Concealed Carry Permit Expiration to 5 Years from Birthday

HJR-17: Urges Congress not to pass HR-45.The federal legislation would put burdensome licensing and registration controls on individual gun owners.

SJR-10: Urges Congress to pass S-371. The legislation was to ensure that citizens of each state who are licensed or authorized by their home state to carry a concealed weapon, could do so in another state as long as they comply with the laws of that state.

SJR-3: The resolution expresses support to Congress for repealing the ban on carrying a firearm on National Park Service lands.

•SB-3 Requiring information sharing between two agencies.
•HRJ-19 Supports requirement of escort for loaded tankers traversing Prince William Sound.
•The Governor appointed 29 people to boards, commissions and councils and made three judicial appointments between July 6, 2009 and July 26, 2009.



Governor Palins total appointments for 2009 was123, including 116 to boards, commissions and councils, five judicial appointments, one legislative and one attorney general. Governor Palin averaged one appointment every 1.67 days during 2009.

•The Governor vetoed $28.6 million in stimulus money that would have involved federal interference with the state of Alaska.
Governor Palin signed bills removing experience caps on teachers salaries and extending boat safety programs.



Governor Palin signed legislation that gave struggling charter schools a one-year grace period to increase enrollments or integrate with other charter schools. She also signed legislation that authorizes Alaska "to enroll in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children."



Governor Palin signed legislation granting birth certificates for stillborn babies



Governor Palin signed legislation authorizing the state to fund retirement benefits for Alaska Territorial Guard veterans. The federal government ceased funding benefits on April 1, 2009



Governor Palin signed legislation safeguarding student loans



Sarah Palin was Commander of the Alaska National Guard. Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the first line of defense unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. Its on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units in the United States. As governor of Alaska, Palin was briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism daily.



Governor Palin was the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Securitys counterterrorism plans.

 

[geauxtohell]

This is what the media kept from the public during the campaign.

Governor Sarah Palins Accomplishments.

<snip>

Nothing about Comrade Sarah's socialistic policy of distributing oil revenues to every member of the state?

BTW, if you are going to copy someone else's work, you should at least be decent enough to cite it.

 

[USArmyRetired]

This is what the media kept from the public during the campaign.

Governor Sarah Palins Accomplishments.

<snip>

Nothing about Comrade Sarah's socialistic policy of distributing oil revenues to every member of the state?

BTW, if you are going to copy someone else's work, you should at least be decent enough to cite it.

It's my work buddy. I created that long time ago under the name Alaska Driller.

Sarah Palin on Big Oil: Learning from Alaska&#39;s Experience

 

[geauxtohell]

This is what the media kept from the public during the campaign.

Governor Sarah Palins Accomplishments.

<snip>

Nothing about Comrade Sarah's socialistic policy of distributing oil revenues to every member of the state?

BTW, if you are going to copy someone else's work, you should at least be decent enough to cite it.

It's my work buddy. I created that long time ago under the name Alaska Driller.

Sarah Palin on Big Oil: Learning from Alaska's Experience

Fair enough.

 

[geauxtohell]

Wow. No announcement. What a shock.

Hey Army, did you cry into your pillow last night?

 

[geauxtohell]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/us/politics/19palin.html?_r=1&hp

 

[Toro]

Sarah Palin increased taxes on business in her state. She then gave the money to the people.

She's a socialist who hates America.

 

[camcooh2]

I hope she runs and wins, but if she loses and Obama gets to finish flushing the country down the toilet for another four long years, that's ok too. The country will get exactly what it deserves.

 

[Sarah G]

Hope she plans on the press asking her questions and I'm not talking Fox News either.

 

[Toro]

Every day, I wake up and wonder "What is Sarah Palin doing today? Where is she going to be? Which real Americans will she speak to?"

And if I don't know, I feel lost and sad.

But then, I come to USMB, and read one of Sinatra's or USArmyRetired or teapartysamarai's posts, and then I know, and I'm happy again and all is right in the world.

Thank you for the constant updates.

When Twitter isn't enough, there's always the Palinistas.

 

[geauxtohell]

Sarah Palin increased taxes on business in her state. She then gave the money to the people.

She's a socialist who hates America.

She's the closest thing to Buzz Windrip we have going these days.

In fact, the similarities are startling.

Of course, Buzz never quit office.