rssOff to Alaska
Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 12:21 pm
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Here at TWI we’ve been discussing how to cover the story of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s rise from relative obscurity to the national limelight as Sen. John McCain’s running mate. In a past life at Talking Points Memo, Alaska was an important part of my daily routine. I covered the myriad scandals plaguing the state’s federal delegation, as well as some local cases connected to the bigger picture.
Palin, of course, is an Alaskan through and through — from hunting moose to supporting drilling. Her politics — which have been called “reform” — do not translate immediately outside the context of her home state, whose political system has been so riddled with corruption, that, in the last year, all three members of its federal delegation faced scrutiny following serious accusations of corruption. This is why I’m on my way to Anchorage this morning. To understand Palin, you have to look at her as an Alaskan.
I’ll spend the week speaking with politicians, activists and people in her community — trying to understand who she is, what she did in her time in office and what that could mean for the country if she becomes vice president. I’ll be filing long pieces all week — the first should land this evening, soon after I do, in Anchorage — and blog posts here on The Streak. You can also follow me on Twitter here.
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Comment posted August 31, 2008 @ 10:41 pm
I would tell you the dailykos and others scooped you! Pictures of mom and daughter, and daughter looks preg, and mom don't! You should really catch up to speed here. Also look up the Mat Maid disaster of Sarah palin and the abuse of Power!
Comment posted September 1, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Thanks for the effort, especially given we've been given very little time to learn a LOT about a total unknown. Had the McCain campaign been more responsible, they would have leaked the Palin possibility much sooner, to allow the public and media sufficient time to vet his VP selection before November — given Sarah Palin *could* be sworn-in as _President_ come January 20th, 2009.
Top things I'm currently interested in… in no particular order: association with AIP (Alaskan Independence Party) and several comments that Palin thinks she could put Alaska first as a VP… Troopergate (obviously; see Bush/Gonzales/Goodling/US Attorneys)… Bridge to Nowhere hypocrisy and support for earmarks (both contrary to her “introduction” declarations)… potential deception and science suppression on polar bears/climage change studies (see Bush/NASA/Hansen, etc)… use of gov't resources to illegally lobby for referendum, ballot measure #4 (see Bush/GSA/Lurita Doan)… similarities in dismissal of entire membership of the Board of Agriculture and Conservation; dismissal of Monegan; dismissal of librarian and police chief.
Now following you on Twitter. Looking forward to your tweets. (And feel free to tweet when you've published longer articles on TWI, too. Thanks!)
Comment posted September 1, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
Thanks for the effort, especially given we've been given very little time to learn a LOT about a total unknown. Had the McCain campaign been more responsible, they would have leaked the Palin possibility much sooner, to allow the public and media sufficient time to vet his VP selection before November — given Sarah Palin *could* be sworn-in as _President_ come January 20th, 2009.
Top things I'm currently interested in… in no particular order: association with AIP (Alaskan Independence Party) and several comments that Palin thinks she could put Alaska first as a VP… Troopergate (obviously; see Bush/Gonzales/Goodling/US Attorneys)… Bridge to Nowhere hypocrisy and support for earmarks (both contrary to her “introduction” declarations)… potential deception and science suppression on polar bears/climage change studies (see Bush/NASA/Hansen, etc)… use of gov't resources to illegally lobby for referendum, ballot measure #4 (see Bush/GSA/Lurita Doan)… similarities in dismissal of entire membership of the Board of Agriculture and Conservation; dismissal of Monegan; dismissal of librarian and police chief.
Now following you on Twitter. Looking forward to your tweets. (And feel free to tweet when you've published longer articles on TWI, too. Thanks!)
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