Hypocrites and Heffalump Traps

Why Chancellor Katehi Must Resign - UPDATE

2011-11-20T20:09:00.001-05:00

Linda P.B. Katehi, 2010 UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi is quoted as saying she takes "full responsibility for the incident" this past Friday where dozens of students were injured, requiring hospitalization in some cases, as a result of excessive force by the campus' private police force. Either she knew what was going on or she didn't. If she knew, that means she approved of the tactics.

Is it Time for Champagne?

2011-11-14T22:32:00.001-05:00

This photo of Champagne-Ardenne is courtesy of TripAdvisor Ever since I concluded who and what Sarah Palin is, somewhere around September-October 2008, I tried to make sure that I shared that information with anyone who might listen. I became an avid consumer of the former half-term governor's public history and an anthropologist digging through her not-so-public life, blogging about what I

It Would Have Been More Honest...

2011-10-07T14:32:00.000-04:00

...had the 2008 McCain-Palin ticket slogan been: Given the order that Sarah Palin says she maintained by bowing out of consideration for a run at the presidency in 2012 (God, family, country), one wonders why she never blinked back in 2008.

Religion-based Politics and the GOP Debate

2011-06-15T18:08:00.000-04:00

I do not intend to disrespect anyone's religion or belief set. But could someone please tell me the difference between Afghanistan's much-maligned Taliban and the US's own Dominionists? Both groups want to take over the leadership role in their respective countries. Both groups want their version of their holy book to form the basis of the laws of the land. Both groups want their own members in

Religion in Politics

2011-06-09T19:15:00.001-04:00

Never discuss religion or politics in polite company, so the saying goes, because you're bound to offend someone. But what about inserting religion into politics? If we let the Constitution be our guide, and if we not only read but understand the intent of the founders of our nation, we cannot and should not ever mix the two or blend them into one. This is, of course, contrary to what Sarah P.

All About Weiners (and I don't mean 4th of July BBQ)

2011-06-08T18:22:00.000-04:00

Dear readers, please consider this an opinion-based editorial. I'm going to be frank about how I feel in the situation of Rep. Anthony Weiner vs (scumbag) Andrew Breitbart and the dog and pony show that has distracted our media, all of it, for days now. Rep. Weiner has been a consistent and effective voice in the US Congress, post-teabag-infiltration, for what I consider to be common sense.

My Sentiments Exactly

2011-05-31T12:13:00.003-04:00

I'm reposting this because it resonates deeply. I volunteered to go to Vietnam as a chopper medic, but being an enlisted female and all, they wouldn't send me. I served stateside at the Travis AFB hospital in California, first stop for the wounded as well as the body bags. H/T to 'gypsyrose' who added it to a comment under this Joe McGinniss blog post. A Vietnam Veteran’s Letter To Sarah Palin

Kitty Purrfectness

2011-05-25T01:01:00.001-04:00

Mommy watches while daddy takes a break "Mommy said we can't come out to play until after our nap" Meantime, my blog-writing is mostly happening at Politicalgates in case you don't already visit there. :)

Brief Comment...

2011-03-13T20:23:00.000-04:00

Every once in a while LIFE gets in the way of my writing blog entries, here or on Politicalgates. You've all heard the "dog ate my homework" excuse, but I have a couple new ones. With Wisconsin workers trying their best to hold on to rights they've fought for and earned long ago (and watching those rights dissolve), with the tragedy, the extreme tragedy in Japan with the most massive earthquake

With Thanks to WarIsACrime.org:

2011-03-01T11:56:00.000-05:00

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Bailey Manuscript Brouhaha

2011-02-21T22:58:00.000-05:00

It would have been enough, in fact more than enough, at least in my mind ... had the Mudflats people simply said, It appears that a manuscript we have been working on for over a year has been distributed well beyond what we intended when we sent it to our publicist. Several outlets, news organizations and blogs included, are writing about one or another aspect of the book we hoped to publish.

One More Reason (as if we needed another regarding Mrs. Palin)

2011-02-14T18:53:00.001-05:00

There are SO many professions and even mundane-type jobs where it is essential to think before acting. Would your employers or customers or co-workers forgive you when time and again you jumped to conclusions? Even carpenters can't afford to be hasty (measure twice, cut once), much less CEOs and Presidents. But then, we have Mrs. Palin, who wants to help the media become more truthful because

Quickie Time Again

2011-02-08T20:02:00.001-05:00

This time it's about abortion. The major hypocrisy with those who want the Government to step in and tell women they may not terminate a pregnancy (yes, the very same big bad get Government off our backs people promote this) is this: If they themselves (women of course) get pregnant and don't want to deliver, they have the means to discreetly get rid of the problem thanks to their financial

Time for a Quickie

2011-02-03T19:16:00.001-05:00

I don't want to let my own blog have an atrophy (lol, h/t to Sarah Palin who frequently uses verbs as nouns) while I'm writing for Politicalgates. Once in a while, therefore, also too, I'll try and post on H&HT a simple phrase that boggles my mind. Today's phrase is the frequently heard justification by politicians, "The American People want.... [fill in the blank]." Since when do the American

To Commenters at and Owners of Immoral Minority and Palingates

2011-01-27T19:01:00.001-05:00

BackgroundSince August 2008 I have been an active reader of and occasional commenter on Mudflats, Immoral Minority, Palin's Deceptions, Bree Palin, Team Truther, Palingates and a good handful of others. I also devoted many posts (granted, infrequently) on my own blog to 'things Palin' over the years. During this entire time I have used the same screen name, Ennealogic, so if you want to go back

The Myth That Political Rhetoric Is Harmless

2011-01-13T19:31:00.005-05:00

Sarah Palin opines, in her most recent video from an undisclosed location, There are those who claim political rhetoric is to blame for the despicable act of this deranged, apparently apolitical criminal. And they claim political debate has somehow gotten more heated just recently.I like the part about "apparently apolitical," which must have been inserted to give her some wiggle room in case

After January 8, 2011 in Arizona, What Now?

2011-01-11T17:27:00.005-05:00

Talking heads are asking, "What was the cause of the tragedy in Arizona and how can we prevent it in the future?" U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ Most everyone mentions better regulating guns and banning extended ammunition clips, repairing an imperfect mental health care system, and toning down violence-inciting rhetoric and imagery. Out of these three, what can we do right now?

Sarah Palin, FYI Reacting Precludes Responding

2010-12-20T17:12:00.002-05:00

Mrs. Todd Palin, Hawaii December 2009, without makeup or hairstyling or wardrobe For a long time quite a while ago I studied what is called the 4th Way. Brought to the west by G.I. Gurdjieff, and transmitted by J.G. Bennett to the group who formed The Claymont Society, the teachings were designed to assist us in transforming ourselves. We learned that man could be said to have three centers:

Free Bradley Manning

2010-12-15T20:47:00.000-05:00

The US Army private who is charged with somehow obtaining hundreds of thousands of classified documents and videos has apparently been held in solitary confinement for seven months... far longer than most of the documents have even been released. If he is indeed guilty, I do not know his motives. (How does an Army private gain access to so much classified information anyway???) What I do know

Time to Pull the Plug on Palin

2010-12-04T21:16:00.001-05:00

It should be clear by now that neither Republicans nor Democrats want anything more to do with Mrs. Palin. The not-so-liberal media has avoided dealing with her most egregious failings, although of late, no less than the Kennedys, the Bushs, Karl Rove, and other right-wing luminaries have tried to spread the message: Mrs. Palin, you don't have what it takes to run for President, much less any

Reviewing Mrs. Palin's Qualifications for Office

2010-11-20T21:01:00.012-05:00

It may indeed be nobler to stop exposing Mrs. (quitter) Todd Palin for the fraud she is, and stop exposing her cult-like followers for the fools they seem to be, and this thought nags at me frequently. But the laws of physics, insofar as they apply to the media-physical world, require that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Would that Mrs. Palin herself, for a time at least

Final Thoughts Election 2010

2010-11-01T22:28:00.000-04:00

The Rally4Sanity was apolitical, darnit! But also, BRAVA!!! I did not make it there, mostly because due to the fact that I honestly can't walk more than a few blocks without having one knee succumb to arthritis. But by all that could be holy, what a fantastic gathering of you, me, and everyone who realistically is our neighbor! I know what Keith Olbermann took issue with Jon's seemingly

Random Thoughts on the Eve of 2010 Elections

2010-10-28T21:47:00.000-04:00

What is with Joe Miller's whiskers? He's never clean shaven but that shadow never grows into a beard. Why is it that only Teapublican people are caught being violent toward those who hold opposing political views? If Nevada really dumps Reid for Angle, I will have to excommunicate NV from my "great states to visit" list. Does anyone really and truly think that restoring Republican dominance

The Pregnancy That Never Was

2010-09-28T18:01:00.000-04:00

Before September slips away totally, I thought I'd post about a difficult topic: proving a negative. When you find signs or evidence that someone actually DID something, you prove the positive. The culprit can be convicted even with circumstantial evidence. Proving a negative is much more tricky. In this case, the negative statement is, "Sarah Palin did not give birth to the child who became

Nine Years On... Still No Answers

2010-09-11T23:21:00.000-04:00

"The primitive simplicity of their minds renders them a more easy prey to a big lie than a small one, for they themselves often tell little lies, but would be ashamed to tell big lies."

A Conspiracy By Any Other Name...

2010-07-30T19:48:00.006-04:00

With all due respect to two of my favorite Alaskan bloggers, and I say that sincerely, their discussion with Nicole Sandler made me grit my teeth. I am speaking of AKM (Jeanne Devon), and Shannyn Moore. AKM is, of course, the brilliant writer behind The Mudflats, and Shannyn's got a widely-read blog, Moore Up North, and a topical daily radio show. I've corresponded with Jeanne by e-mail and

Comment of the Day

2010-07-29T23:43:00.000-04:00

This, one of 55 comments as of now, appears under a Politico story about GOP House members rejecting a plan to help 9/11 responders who still suffer from chronic illness as a result of their rescue and cleanup efforts: Why should I werk for others to sit on their behinds pretending to be sick years after an event? Can they prove they were their? I think not. I cant wait for Nov so we can take

Activision-Blizzard, Privacy and Me

2010-07-11T23:58:00.001-04:00

If you've read the "about me" you will have learned that one of my interests is gaming. In particular, for the last several years, I've devoted some of my anonymous time on the 'net to Blizzard's wildly popular World of Warcraft game. This is an MMORPG -- massive multiplayer online role playing game, for those who don't know the acronym. Gathering herbs in World of Warcraft, Burning Crusade

Babygate in the Blogs

2010-07-06T11:42:00.001-04:00

With a H/T to Palingates' commenter AKSandhills for bringing it to my attention, please make sure to look at both of these posts in turn: A little holiday skepticism by progressive blogger Amanda at Pandagon, and Again with a post about Sarah Palin: Responding to the Department of Disingenuously Selective Editing and Smug Name-calling by Deborah at litbrit. Normally, a skeptic seeks the truth

Happy Quitter's Day, Enjoy the Potato Salad!

2010-07-03T16:11:00.002-04:00

Goodness gracious, one whole year since the quittah from wasilla quitsied! Thankfully The Mudflats, Palingates, Immoral Minority and Progressive Alaska among others have reminded us about that happy day by posting videos of her breathless, senseless quitter speech so ... I'm thinking, with a 4-day weekend, time to smoke some ribs and make some lovely potato salad to go with. I was Googling

Critical Mass - Reaching for it [UPDATED]

2010-07-01T21:15:00.009-04:00

Last August I went to Pittsburgh for a gathering of "mudpuppies" - these are folks who respect and support AKM, the founder and primary author of The Mudflats blog. Fans across the country have organized several of these gatherings, called "Mudstocks"—a testament to AKM's superb writing on political subjects, but most especially, on Sarah Palin. On this occasion last August both AKM (now known

Sarah Palin - Still Takin' It Personally

2010-06-27T17:53:00.001-04:00

Mrs. Palin, former part-term, part-time governor of Alaska, swung by Cal State University Stanislaus last Friday. She called CSU Stanislaus president Hamid Shirvani a bold man for not withdrawing the invitation for her to speak, and made it clear she had heard about the issues her WSB contract created. She managed to diss, hiss and piss at a whole slew of people but managed to also glorify Glen

Rachel Maddow for President (w/Video)

2010-06-16T21:59:00.002-04:00

In her program tonight on MSNBC, Rachel gave what she had hoped would be President Obama's speech to the nation last night. Quite frankly, it was incredible, and I am not using that word lightly. I will link the video clip here as soon as it is available. My only hesitation comes from observing that once people are actually elected to office, they seem to change -- were they always just a pawn

Alvin Greene - How Did He Win?

2010-06-11T18:34:00.003-04:00

Alvin Greene If you've watched or listened to any of half a dozen interviews with South Carolina's recently elected Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, your head is probably spinning just like mine is. Here one interview with Fox News' Shepard Smith. And here's another with the New York Times, and yet another with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann (YouTube). Be forewarned if you are not already up on

Palin Moratorium - Possible Pros

2010-06-04T18:18:00.000-04:00

I'm a frequent reader of HuffPo and other online outlets that publish stories about Sarah Palin. I regularly see comments along the line of, "Why are you giving this idiot any space? I just wish she'd GO AWAY!" That got me to thinking... could we help make her go away? She holds no elected position and has not declared that she is running for one (yet). She's touted as some sort of political

Would This Help or Hurt? (POLL)

2010-06-03T14:18:00.002-04:00

Like many of you I suffer from Palin fatigue now and again. She is a nobody yet she finds a way to insert herself, via Twitter and Facebook, into every hot topic that comes along and the giant online echo chamber magnifies and multiplies her upside-down world screeching. If nothing else is going on she'll make up something to be outraged about. So the question is (please vote in the poll on

Yes, Now I Get It... NOT!

2010-06-02T14:59:00.004-04:00

Extreme Greenies:see now why we push"drill,baby,drill"of known reserves&promising finds in safe onshore places like ANWR? Now do you get it? SARAHPalinUSA Twitter

Says Sarah, Adjusting Her Halo, "What Ugly Innuendo?"

2010-06-01T16:46:00.003-04:00

McGinniss has followed us for some time now, from showing up on our doorstep last winter, bidding over $60,000 for a military charity auction dinner with me, writing the hit pieces, attending at least one Outside book event, etc. He has a right to pursue his subject, I suppose, and certainly has a right to live wherever he wants, but my family also has a right to expect privacy, and

Playing the Sex Card Since 1996

2010-05-29T21:02:00.003-04:00

We normally disdain those who "play the race card" to get where they want. President Obama had to walk a very fine line but managed to avoid eliciting a sympathy vote because the color of his skin was out of the mainstream of previous candidates for the presidency.But what about "playing the sex card?"I propose that Sarah Palin has made liberal use of this card, very liberal use, especially when

The Constitution and Mrs. Palin - Part 3

2010-05-24T19:41:00.002-04:00

The First Amendment - Establishment ClauseAmendment I of the Constitution begins, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." This says to me that no single religious dogma trumps any other in our country. Yet Mrs. Palin has been going around the country espousing and promoting the notion that the United States is a Christian

The Constitution and Mrs. Palin - Part 2

2010-05-23T19:49:00.001-04:00

The First Amendment - Freedom of Speech Mrs. Palin has a curious take on the free speech part of the First Amendment of the Constitution. Here she is, recorded by WMAL, an AM station in Washington, DC: "If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations, then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of

The Constitution and Mrs. Palin - Part 1

2010-05-22T16:44:00.006-04:00

On the Role of Vice PresidentOn one hand we have Mrs. Palin mocking President Obama, saying (VIDEO), "we need a commander-in-chief, not a constitutional law professor..." But when energizing Teaparty crowds she points to the Constitution as the yellow brick road to perfect freedom and prosperity: "...that the Constitution provides the path to a more perfect union — it’s the Constitution."The

Oh Sarah!

2010-05-20T10:09:00.003-04:00

Found this gem via a link that Neal Paisley posted in a comment on one of HuffPo's daily side show stories about ... yup, Mrs. Palin. Don't neglect to read the lyrics that Neal (one of the band members) added right on the YouTube page for this music video, also, too!

Kittehs in da House!

2010-05-16T17:05:00.004-04:00

We welcomed two little precious kittens to our family just yesterday—here's a clip of the cuties:It took a while to find what we were after—siblings, one girl and one boy, around 8 to 10 weeks old. Finally found a wonderful woman who does animal rescue work that had just what we were after. Makes me smile all over.

Sage Blossoms May 2010

2010-05-15T19:58:00.000-04:00

May has to be my most favorite month, other than possibly October when the first chill turns the leaves into a stunning panorama of oranges, reds and yellows. In the foreground here is a sage plant from last year, blossoming for all its worth in one of the porch rail herb boxes. In the background are this year's raised beds. The broccoli looks ready to take off. We've been picking red leaf

Blogging and Me

2010-05-13T19:06:00.003-04:00

I recently told a friend about my blog and after he had a look, he was like, "It would be nice if you wrote about something other than Sarah Palin all the time."There are definitely other things in my life that are more important than Mrs. (failed VP candidate and former half-term Alaskan Governor) Palin. First comes my family, but details about them are strictly personal and I will never expose

Inspiring Violence Is More Like It

2010-04-29T19:10:00.001-04:00

Time has announced the most influential people of 2010 in their top 100 list. Glenn Beck, age 46, comes in at #40 of 200 with a little over 15,000 votes. Apparently Sarah Palin, former half-term governor of Alaska and currently half-witted celebrity was asked to write a blurb on the Beckster in which she stated (bolding mine), Best of all, Glenn delights in driving the self-proclaimed

Sarahypalinocrisy

2010-04-25T22:03:00.000-04:00

As in the title to this post, my new coined word is meant to express the supreme hypocrisy as embodied by Sarah Palin. Take for example her recent quote that bad behaviour should be punished. Then flip back through your cards to find that never once was Ms Sarah punished: hacking Randy Ruedrich's computer; lying about being pregnant for the 5th time with "Trig;" Willow getting off scot-free

Canada, Oh Canada, Did You Deserve the Intimacy? [UPDATED]

2010-04-19T18:48:00.024-04:00