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Alaskans Benefit from Free Venezuelan Heating Oil
Map reflects 2007-’08 winter. Source.Venezuela’s Chavez offers heat to villagesBy Kyle Hopkins / November 28, 2008 VENEZUELAN OIL: Controversial but free program in 3rd year. With heating oil prices approaching $10 a gallon in rural Alaska and reports of neighbors … Continue reading
Sarah Palin : Call of the Moose!
The previously unknown state governor is using her hockey mom hoopla VP candidate exposure to seemingly promote tourism in Alaska.By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / November 18, 2008 Sarah is making the most of what’s left of her … Continue reading
Suggestive Turnout Numbers in Alaska Polls
Graphic: © The Anchorage Daily NewsAlaska’s voting turnout puzzlingBy Richard Mauer / November 8, 2008 LESS THAN ’04? Total isn’t in yet but appears below expectations. Did a huge chunk of Alaska voters really stay home for what was likely … Continue reading
No Fairy Tale : Palin’s Cinderella Moment
‘This is just so over-her-head amateurish.’By Paul Robbins / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2008 I watched the TV News of Sarah Palin speaking in Tampa Sunday. My jaw dropped as I heard the quote. Those [$150,000] clothes, they … Continue reading
Palin’s Pipeline : Rigged from the Start
‘This deal smells like the same old Republican policy of enriching their friends at the expense of American citizens.’By Ted McLaughin / October 27, 2008 Sarah Palin has repeatedly referred to her approval of a $40 billion natural gas pipeline … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Alaska Pipeline, Corporate Corruption, Political Corruption, Sarah Palin
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Palin Mixes State With Religion, Adds a Dash of Extremism
Tattoo art by Flames – Skin Flixx Ink.She used state money to pay for religious activities; has ties to Dominionism and Alaska Independence PartyBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / October 13, 2008 Sarah Palin has said that she … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Alaskan Independence Party, Dominionism, November Election, Religious Right, Right Wing, Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin and Dominionism : Kingdom Now
Honest Questions About Sarah Palin’s Religious Backgroundby Sherman De Brosse / The Rag Blog / October 8, 2008 The nation spent weeks scrutinizing the pronouncements of Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright and asking if Barack Obama agreed with them. Now we … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Christian Right, Dominionism, Fundamentalism, Pentecostals, Sarah Palin, Witchcraft
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Who Hangs With Extremists? Sarah Palin and the AIP
‘The Alaskan Independence Party is part of a network of extreme right wing groups around the US, some of which have links to white supremacist organizations.’By Sherman De Brosse / October 6, 2008 Sarah Palin has courted and developed close … Continue reading
Sarah Palin and the Witch-Fighting Pastor Who Helped Her Become Governor
‘Examination of a Witch,’ by T.H. Matteson 1853 / Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum. Blaming it all on witches is not without precedent.Sarah Palin Linked Her Electoral Success to Prayer of Kenyan Witch Hunter Thomas MutheeBy Hannah Strange / … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Christian Right, Fundamentalism, Sarah Palin, Witch Hunting
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The Pipeline to Nowhere : Lipstick on a Pork Barrel
Gov. Palin andFederal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, Drue Pearce at AGIA signing ceremony last year.‘The pipeline exists only on paper. The first section has yet to be laid, federal approvals are years away and the pipeline will … Continue reading
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Baptist Minister Howard Bess of Alaska Says Sarah Palin Scares Him
Reverend Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election By David Talbot | September 16, 2008 The Wasilla Assembly of God, the evangelical … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Censorship, Christianity, Evangelical Christians, Fundamentalism, Gay Rights, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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Anchorage : Massive Protest Greets Sarah Palin
Demonstrators in Alaska say ‘No!’ to Sarah Palin.Alaska Women Reject Palin: ‘ Never, have I seen anything like it in my 17 and a half years living in Anchorage’By AKMuckraker / September 14, 2008 See Video below. ANCHORAGE — I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Political Protest, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Social Action
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