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Palin's $2 million ethics meme in context
Donald Craig Mitchell has given context to Palin’s claim that ethics complaints against her have cost the State of Alaska $2 million: Her $2 million dollar ethics complaints meme is really simply the excuse she was looking for to get out of a job she already wanted to get out of. Continue reading
Posted in Alaska politics
Tagged Alaska Dispatch, Donald Craig Mitchell, Palin ethics complaints, Sarah Palin, Troopergate
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Count me once, count me twice: Creative accounting on Palin's spreadsheet
An illustrated guide to the distortions in the spreadsheet that attempts to prove Palin’s claim that ethics complaints against her have cost the State of Alaska $2 million.
More on Palin's spreadsheet
A walk through Sean Cockerham’s Anchorage Daily News article about the spreadsheet from the Office of the Governor that attempts to prove Palin’s claim that ethics complaints have cost the State of Alaska $2 million. I’ve also got a link to the spreadsheet itself.
The nearly 2 million dollar spreadsheet
The Office of the Governor has a spreadsheet which “proves” Palin’s claim that “frivolous ethics complaints” have cost the State of Alaska $2 million. But… well, there are just a few little problems with the spreadsheet. Who’da guessed?
The 2 million dollar meme
Sarah Palin’s fabrication about ethics complaints against her costing the State of Alaska 2 million dollars to resolve just keeps on replicating itself — thanks to the lazy reporting of mainstream media, & the cooperation of Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.
Lessons from Froomkin
I’ve been catching up somewhat on stuff in the wider political world outside the Anchorage equal rights ordinance battle. Having been so focused on AO 2009-64, it wasn’t until early this morning that I learned Dan Froomkin had been fired … Continue reading
Posted in About writing, Alaska politics
Tagged Anchorage Daily News, blogs, Dan Froomkin, integrity, journalism, Troopergate
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Three things I did at lunchtime
This post has nothing to do with the Anchorage equal rights ordinance — aren’t you glad for a break? — but two of the things I did have to do with two of our staunch allies in that fight. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska politics
Tagged Alaska politics, blogs, Celtic Diva, Eddie Burke, Fargo, LGBTQ allies, Marge Gunderson, McCain/Palin 2008, Meghan Stapleton, Sarah Palin, Shannyn Moore
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We are all, or none
Anchorage pollster Ivan Moore suggests the Anchorage Assembly remove “gender identity” and “gender expression” from coverage under the proposed equal rights ordinance — in order to get the rigid right to agree. Sorry. I won’t throw my trans sisters & brothers under the bus. And I’m not alone.
Equality Works Sets the Record Straight
I didn’t write this: Equality Works did. But given the misinformation floating about, I think it’s worth reposting. Tip o’ the nib to Bent Alaska. Equality Works Seeks Truthful Discussion on Proposed Ordinance, Sets Record Straight on Mayor’s Proposal to … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance
Tagged Anchorage Assembly, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, lgbtq, press release
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My letter to the Anchorage Assembly
My letter to the Anchorage Municipal Assembly and Acting Mayor Matt Claman in support of the Anchorage equal rights ordinance, which would add “sexual orientation” and “veteran status” to those classes already included in Title V, Anchorage’s equal rights code.