Submitted by Mark Esposito, Guest Blogger
Anthony Weiner may not be the only politician whose electronic shortcomings could derail his career. The State of Alaska has released 24,000 pages of emails by then-governor Sarah Palin pursuant to a FOIA request. The emails cover all sorts of Palin controversies like Troopergate, Travel Expense-gate, and even the flurry of activity surrounding her eventual selection as John McCain’s running mate. One email details Palin’s frustration with questions from reporters about whether she believes humans and dinosaurs co-existed.
There’s even praise for an unlikely recipient – President Obama. Palin praises a speech on energy policy made by then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, asking her aides to write a statement “saying he’s right on”.
Some of the emails show a contrast from the public persona carefully crafted of a down-to-earth everymom. In one email, Governor Palin moves to link a defeated political opponent, Frank Murkowski, to Bill Allen, who was indicted in a scandalous bribery case.
“FYI — I’ve asked Frank Bailey to help me track down soem [sic] evidence of past administration’s dealing with Bill Allen,” Palin wrote on May 8, 2007, a day after Allen pleaded guilty to bribery, extortion and conspiracy.
About 2300 pages have not yet been released pending legal review and redaction. That’s where the rubber usually meets the road. More to come? You betcha’.
~Mark Esposito, Guest Blogger
AY & Mike. I just realized we have a ready made market. We could start a business. We could make one that talked, but I do not think I could stand washing my ears out with bleach twice a day.
AY, I’m sorry I hurt your feelings.
KD,
You have your own..right? When you rubbed it….did it deflate quicker than you?
Mike, I did not know they made Sarah Palin blow up dolls. There must be a market.
I’m sure there is a market for guys like you. Like I told Buddha, a few days ago:
“Are these real guests or blow-up Palin dolls with the eyes carved out arranged around the table for tea time with you yelling ‘stop staring at me!!!!'”?
The masturbation part must come next.
Stay classy, boys.
Thank you, Mike. (blushes).
OS,
You are so very quick on the uptake.
Mike, you have a point. After all Fox News made that same mistake a few days ago.
“Mike, I did not know they made Sarah Palin blow up dolls.”
OS,
He isn’t creative enough. He probably uses a fully clothed picture and doesn’t realize it’s really Tina Fey.
I am sure there is a joke here someplace….I can’t just seem to imagine why….but hey I was 12 once….
Mike, I did not know they made Sarah Palin blow up dolls. There must be a market.
The problem with certain trolls and illogical fools is that they think people have short memory. This schmuck forgets that he came here only to enlighten and not to support Sara the narcissisist. That was on the other thread and yet here he is again looking out for Sara’s image. I wonder whose picture he masturbates to?
Not. A. Serious. Commenter.
But since you think this line of response is working for for you, you should continue to run with it. Then, like Buddha, derclare victory early and often.
Then you should have no problem showing the flaws in said report, instead of relying on lurid innuendo. Everyone has a potential bias, including government entities and university scholars. It’s easy to spot when those potential biases manifest themselves into actual scholarly misconduct, so go ahead and do the heavy lifting.
WSP Analysis & Strategy is a privately owned company with a product to sell to industry. Just like privately owned think tanks and the US Chamber of Commerce in the USA, their analysis is suspect under the rubric of problems with ecological validity.
OS, your mistake is thinking I care what you think at this point.
In any event, here’s a study you might find interesting on the topic. The facts I provided do not come from that study. They are newer.
Europe consists of many nation-states. Which one? Cannot compare Mississippi–or any other state, territory or province–with an entire continent. The only equivalence is if we compare the North American continent with Europe.
And I still do not see links to where these “factoids” come from. If you have a fact or part of a fact it has to come from somewhere. Where? When you find such a thing, it is not hard to copy and paste the link. Unless you are making it up.
The data comes from the BEA. Have fun.
BTW, tiny Norway (with the highest gdp/capita) would be the tenth richest state. Switzerland, the second, somes in at 32.
When you clowns start acting like serious commenters, I’ll start treating you more seriously. In the meantime, you can do your own research.
First, no proof. No proof means you are stating opinions and not facts. So your “factoids” are really “opinionoids”.
Second, if accurate – which is doubtful since you provide no proof – your second post is comparing an average per capita gdp across all of Europe with an average per capita gdp across one state. That’s a false equivalence.
Third, you’re still evading the Palin topic and doing so with questionable and unproven assertions. Just like your earlier “defense” of Palin’s historical revisionism. Like a good Lil’ Propagandist.
Here’s another factoid: If Europe were a state, it would be the poorest state in the U.S. Europe’s gdp per capita ($32,700), Mississippi ‘s gdp per capita ($32,764) (adjusted for PPP).