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Gerry Storm on Obama and McCain’s Sun Signs; Alaskan Rednecks; and the Finer Points of Slaughtering a Moose
Getting your moose cooked in Alaska…‘It is hard to maintain a red neck in Alaskasince there is no sun in winter’ By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / September 12, 2008 Obama is a Leo, thus during the time … Continue reading
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Sarah Palin : ‘So Sambo Beat the Bitch!’
‘Being openly racist is only the tip of the Palin iceberg’by Charley James / September 5, 2008 “So Sambo beat the bitch!”This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama’s win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Presidential Campaign, Racism, Republican Party, Sarah Palin
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Musician John Gourley of Wasilla, AK : Why We Don’t Need Sarah Palin
John Gourley of Portugal. The Man. Photo by anthonydicap.Palin. Because we don’t need it.September 4, 2008 So, the MOST famous person from Wasilla, Alaska is GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. But, RIGHT behind her are Wasilla natives John Baldwin … Continue reading
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Postcards About Palin : What Some Alaskans Say About Sarah
‘Alaskans in general do not give a rat’s ass about anything outside of Alaska’By Mariannn G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / September 3, 2008 While working in Alaska in 2004, I met people from all of AK’s many political … Continue reading
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Direct From Wasilla : Whassup With Sarah…
Speaking of Sarah Palin : From one who knows herBy Anne Kilkenny / The Rag Blog / September 3, 2008 So many people have asked me about what I know about Sarah Palin in the last two days that I … Continue reading
What is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s Perspective
Lovely Downtown Wasilla, Alaska… Sarah Palin, former mayor.Sarah Palin for Veep: ‘Is this a joke?’By AK Muckraker / August 29, 2008 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — “Is this a joke?” That seemed to be the question du jour when my phone started … Continue reading
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The Compromise ‘Drill Anywhere’ Plan
‘Joe Sixpack will never notice the effect of any oil recovered from these areas’By Dean Baker / August 4, 2008 Senator McCain and the Republicans in Congress are calling Senator Obama and the Democrats environmental wimps for refusing to allow … Continue reading
















