October 1, 2007 - 9:59am | Bdiddy

Big Clean Up

I came from the outside almost a decade ago in my teens. I have been working and calling Alaska home ever since. I don't call myself Alaskan as I have no native blood. This land is not mine. I am a member of the up and coming generation that will be cleaning up the mess that all you Rep.'s Dem's and Lib's have left. While all you nimrods are in nursing homes having your rear ends wiped by kids we will be cursing your existance. It is really convenient how few people will take responsibility for this era of corruption. War, greed and oil has taken over this nation, and this is acceptable to the majority? Palin is the best thing that has happened to Alaska in a long time. She may not be perfect but so far she seems honest. Us younger folk in the state are watching this all go down with big smiles on our faces. We are dancing and having barbecues and planning the next ones after the next indictment. Life is good here in the Great Land, the light show is just beginning. So the sooner you jerks retire to your bed pans the sooner we will be able start dealing with this awful mess. Don't be surprised at a federal take-over of the oil and gas industry in this state. It looks a lot like it is in the works.
Seeing as global warming is not going to be stopped we might as well shed a few layers, break out the shades, mix a cocktail and enjoy watching these thieves quiver.

By the way WHERE IS FRANK MURKOWSKI?
????????????????????????????????????????

Suppose he might be taking singing lessons??

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  October 2, 2007 - 8:37pm | pp05416

Keep up the blogs and keep an open mind!

Otherwise you and your generation will be victims of the "I took it all generation" of which sadly, I'm a part. People like akwapsc and Black3 never had to fight for freedom. All they ever learned to become were immoral materialist pigs. I try and give back to my community and many of my friends do the same as I have the compassion to overcome my greediness and "wipe the asses" of those in need. I volunteer and work with young adults and try my best to understand their fears and concerns (which are many due to my generation's lack of sharing). I understand the frustration you vent, as I also understand the frustration of your triyng to make sense of the world with capatalism and imperialism gone wild to the benefit of the "special few". Please try to realize that there are many of us old farts out there that share in your frustration and would like nothing more than to see cures for cancer, econimic stability for the commoner, an end to "oil wars", and hope for the future. Many of us are also frusrated with the party machine be it Rep., Dem., or whatever. Proclaim your independence young 'un and don't let the corrupt of our generation take you down. It's only then that you'll start calling yourself a "true Alaskan". Party on dude!!!

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  October 2, 2007 - 7:09am | edgefinder

B did it

It is really convenient how few people will take responsibility for this era of corruption.

I' m sure for some cases you hit the nail on the head there,B. There are truly some irresponsible greed/ power motivated idiots that deserve your reprisal, while most others are not a part of this element of "The Greatest Generation" or for that matter Baby Boomer Hippie/Fasciests switches like Black 3.

I happen to have befriended many of these "greatest gen" whose efforts to fight fascism were compulsory. It is a shame that what they fought then is now symptematic of modern day neo-con corporatism.

Gasoline was supplied by lend lease to our allies at a nickel a barrel, including the price of the steel barrel, and Armored vehicles were likely leased cheaper than todays lexxus models. Who can say how much control of governments and people that has turned into at todays prices, but this corruption is certainly not isolated to Alaska.

Look to where Oil is, and I figure corruption is there to a greater or lesser extent as in Alaska. Alberta has a lot of rigs, as does GWB's home state. Venezuela has Oil and as we all know Chaves has made political chits to show the world philanthropy in Alaska of all places.

Keep your chin up, and your head out of your butt, and don't be afraid to push peoples' buttons. Someone has to get the machine off of Autopilot and put it on the ground without the aparent impending mishap. But don't think that the Democrats are the perfect solution, or you will wind up rendered into 'vivoleum' before they have to change your bedpan.

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  October 2, 2007 - 7:40am | pp05416

Hey edge - your

"greatest gen" isn't working. Please repost as I find your links informative and hilarious.

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  October 2, 2007 - 1:59pm | edgefinder

"Hellcats"

About 400+ showed at this years reunion, better than originaly expected. That represents an increasing number "legacy" members of which I am a part.

I can't remember the number morned this year but it was several pages.

Here is a link to the Association, which had it's 61'st annual reunion this year outside of Cincinatti last month.

This is a link to the museum. The division was organized and did basic training outside of Abiline,TX.

They were called the "Mystery Division" as they were all instructed by to remove their insignias, leaving them unidentifiable if taken prisoner, and giving the majority of the 12th divisions' accomplishments to be claimed by the division under Pattons' direct command.

Montgomery C. Meigs is a 12th Armored legacy member who never met his father who died in WWII.

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  October 1, 2007 - 10:22pm | concerned1voter

Bdiddy

It is nice to know the state will now be in great hands of you and people like you. I am so glad you are going to make this terrible state better. You know, I kind of like it the way it is now. Everyone is not corrupt......just a few are.......the rest of us are just good Alaskans.

Enjoy your barbeques and dances and hopefully you can make this State better, but forgive me for having my doubts.

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  October 1, 2007 - 3:01pm | Black3

The vast majority of Alaska's

young people with enough sense to pour piss out of a boot with instructions on the heel are long gone. There has been pretty much zero opportunity here for the last twenty years, at least the "work your way up" kind of opportunity. If you came here with good credentials and someone would hire you, you could do pretty well still. If you came out of the State's illiteracy factories disguised as schools, you'd best like paying rent and eating Top Ramen.

You can have all the dancing and barbecues you want to celebrate the ascendency of socialist stupidity here, the competition for what little remains of a high-value economy is less than intense, so there are lots of people in lots of jobs that only got that job because they were a warm body that would show up.

The only things that have kept the Alaska economy from collapsing over the last twenty years have been all the spending associated with Exxon Valdez, which broke the depressionary cycle stemming from the price collapse in 85-86, and huge federal transfer payments into the State as the result of the Congressional delegation you now all so love to hate.

Had Alaska been forced to live off its own revenue, absent the PF, from '86 to '03, somewhere between a quarter and a third of our population would not be here and our economy would be in a shambles. Now, my young Democrat, have you a solution? Obviously, the oil industry is far too corrupt for Alaska to associate with. Global warming is going to kill us all rather quickly, so nihilistic solutions cannot be removed from consideration. What will you do after your celebration?

It is all so simple when you're young and dumb. Got a way to restore two thirds of TAPS thruput? Got a way to open ANWR or NPRA? Got a way to get the great socialist workers paradise to give up the new flat screen this year and actually use the Permanent Fund for something that might benefit the economy?

And, BTW, hang on to whatever job you might have, since if you stay here, you're going to be paying for those bedpans.

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  October 2, 2007 - 7:31am | wasilla_blogzilla

Hey black3

Usually I find your pointed comments interesting and informative, but attacking our youth - THIS TIME YOU'VE GONE TO FAR. . black3's problem is now obvious, and it has to do with dual
meanings of getting a "heads up"

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  October 2, 2007 - 3:37pm | edgefinder

Heads Up..

eeeeewwwwww!

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  October 1, 2007 - 3:14pm | edgefinder

There has been pretty much

There has been pretty much zero opportunity here for the last twenty years, at least the "work your way up" kind of opportunity.

Isn't that the truth even with educational requirements in the state's merit system?

And whose fault is that ?

But if you screw a supervisor you go right to the top of the list and don't have to follow ethics rules or contracts, do ya, Monty?

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  October 1, 2007 - 3:48pm | Black3

F**k off, moron. (n/t)

no text

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  October 2, 2007 - 2:34am | edgefinder

How ya Been ART?

How ya Been ART?

I see you're still waging your war on truth.

Maybe you should call in the congress for some pork.

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  October 2, 2007 - 11:23am | drdrmann

Is that Hackney?

The GOP fixer, can't fix Ben's fall (Humpty Dumpty). Seems like Ben's leg was chained to Papa Ted's. Hey Art, can you fix our whole delegations fall from grace? You couldn't have been recorded by the FBI also, now could you?

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  October 2, 2007 - 5:26pm | edgefinder

No, this Art is in a different medium.

This Art is a racist minded Dixie Democrat who turned Republican when it became more fasionable and closer to his feudalist ideologies.

He negotiated bad faith Labor Contracts that would not be enforced and processed (rarely enforced contract) grievances for the State of Alaska and generally attempted violating any rights of his fellow co-workers he could.

In His tenure with the State is characterized by the spiraling PERS deficit without any action to correct it, and countless six figure judgements and settlements against the state. He thought of his job responsibilities as more about making enemies.

After his "appointment to retire," Like labor "leaders" Duncan and Metcalfe before him, he immediately took a position representing against the state, a questionable conflict of interest.

What he acts dumb about, is that the likely source of the raids from out of state are directly related to his ignoring ethics statutes and the resulting scrutiny by the Federal Circuit Court of an alleged "ethics crisis" in SOA.

I would not doubt that there were any FBI recordings of his work, but one can never know. Proper Inquiry would likely turn up countless mail frauds, federal felonies, as all grievance communications go through U.S. Certified Mail. He will be a link to Murkowski wrongdoing.

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  October 1, 2007 - 10:54am | desaerica

Singing Lessons for Murkowski

Sing a song of six pens
A pocket full of bribes
Four and Twenty Lawyers
Got Kott telling Lies

The Queen was in her office
Getting rid of Crooked Money

The king was in the Courtroom
The Federal Tapes were Funny

When the Lies were Opened
They all Began to Sing
Now wasn't that an indictment
To Serve upon the King

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  October 1, 2007 - 7:05pm | gilld

Catchy Tune!

Is there a music video to go along with it? You know, something from the group "The Baranof 604s"? I hear they're good! :-)

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  October 1, 2007 - 8:07pm | edgefinder

'Anticipation'

Carly Simon - Anticipation Lyrics (modified)

(Carly Simon)
We can never know about the indictments to come
But we think about them anyway
And I wonder, if I'm really going down
Or just chasing after some finer defense.

Anticipation, Anticipation
Is making me quake,
Is keeping me waiting

And I tell you how easy it is to be bought off
And how right your bars might feel around me.
But I rehearsed those words just for the court
When I was thinking about how wrong I was.

Anticipation, Anticipation
I question my fate.
Is keeping me praying

And tomorrow we might not be together
I'm no prophet, But dad knows the prosecutor's way
So We try to report all those undeclared gifts right now
And stay right here, 'cause these are the VECO days.

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  October 1, 2007 - 10:38am | desaerica

Big Clean Up

Your words are well written and well taken. Alaska's young people are owed an apology for the legacy of wrong doing left to them and their children. An apology from those who committed the offenses, an apology from those who knew and collaborated, an apology from those who knew and said or did nothing, an apology from those who looked the other way because they benefited, an apology from those who never bothered to look. Real Alaskans who are noted for not running from an earthquake unless it's a six or more, will, as is usual for Alaskans, repair the damage and clean up the mess of any disaster starting immediately. If we work together this could be Alaska's finest hour. GOOD QUESTION! WHERE IS THE FORMER GOVENOR?

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  September 30, 2007 - 10:51pm | truthseeker

Not quite yet Stags..............

Got to let the anticipation build up of Kohring next. What revelations in that trial will show Alaskans that the oil companies (your former (formally) master and now informal master) were the ones behind all the corruption and were the ones funding VECO from whom they got all their money. could it be any clearer?

Well, we are going to need another press release when cowdery rolls around. Never know how much John might have to reveal to save himself jail time. Lots of stuff could come out.

Does anyone know: if the oil companies are charged with criminal activity in this, is it the individuals that are charged, or is it the company, for whom they acting??????

Well, Sarah couldn't miss an opportunity to comment on Ben's eventual indictment. Jeez.........he was such a big part of trying to ram a crappy gasline contract through. And he was so greedy. Who knows what a guy like that with no morals will do to turn on his handlers????

Boy, I don't know when it is going to stop mike. But I take great pleasure in imagining the veins pounding on your head, until you are about ready to blow, as each new revelation comes along, making it harder and harder for you to try to defend the obvious corruption sponsored by the oil companies.

Maybe you will have to take a convenient sabbatical, like larry houle did. It might do you good. In the meantime, keep up your broadside attacks on sarah, keep going completely sideways from the subject at hand to say once again."incompetent'......."state about to fall apart".............."prom queen"..........blah, blah blah. I could just write them for you and save you alot of time. Then you could be working on official matters for the city, instead of spending time politicking on this blog.

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  September 30, 2007 - 6:03pm | edgefinder

Must we all get sucked into this CBC scandal

Yes, Stagsley, even some of your favorite dimocrats MUST get sucked into it.

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  September 30, 2007 - 4:46pm | mehlman

I don't think inappropriate behavior needs to be proven in court

I disagree with your assumption that we must not criticize our politicians except when they are proven guilty in a court of law.

The facts are not in dispute here -- just the degree of wrong doing. Ted and Ben placed themselves in clear conflicts of interest by accepting direct favors and cash (not just campaign contributions) from individuals that benefitted directly from their actions. Whether or not Ted and Ben's actions were unlawful remains to be seen -- but there is no question that they crossed the line of appropriate behavior and should be publicly condemned by all voters.

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  September 30, 2007 - 9:52pm | akwapsc

is it larry mehman from the letterman show

you are so wrong.

it is exactly the facts that are in dispute here.

the media and the blowhard accusers are clearly abusing and misusing and in most cases completely distorting the facts.

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  October 1, 2007 - 5:57am | jtgranger

With your Seattle Seven in Holland's Federal District Court?

BOBBYT?
"Completely Distorting the Facts?"

Why did Alaska's U.S. District Court Judge Holland call it an "astonishing ruse" bobbyt?

Is he more politically correct, or politically ignorant, bobbyt?

How can Exxon, win Punative Damages, against Exxon, Mr. UFA PRES?

Thru the Seattle Seven Seafood Processors association, how else?

Icicle Seafoods?

United Fishermen of Alaska?

Interesting concept.

You haven't experianced any REAL Hot Air yet.

"Though navagation by water is attended with frequent accidents, and in it's infancy must have been attended with more, yet these are now so familiar that we think little of them compared with recent accidents by balloonists."
Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Jones, June 19, 1785

"...the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea...
his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. The depths have covered them; they sank into the bottom as a stone...had dashed in pieces the enemy.
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee; thou sentanced fourth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered togather, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depth's were congealed in the heart of the sea.
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide my spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters..."
Exodus 15,

Since you go to church with Kott, bobbyt, did you miss this sunday school lesson too? Does Ben attend the same church too?

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