Category Archives: Polis

Politics. Can’t live with it, can’t live civilly without it.

Sarah Palin & intermittent Gunderson syndrome

Posted on Tue, 7 October 2008 by Mel Green

A selection of videos highlighting Sarah Palin’s folksy “Marge Gunderson” accent during the 2008 McCain/Palin campaign for president & vice president of the U.S. Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin: The rape kit controversy

Posted on Tue, 7 October 2008 by Mel Green

[Update 6/25/09: Another post whose embedded video went missing when I ported this over from the prior blogsite. Now restored, with a link also to the original YouTube home page.] The Wasilla Project has a new mini-documentary out about Wasilla … Continue reading →

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Questions about the Palins' tax returns

Posted on Mon, 6 October 2008 by Mel Green

The Caucus links to tax-related websites where tax attorneys have been pointing out problems with Sarah & Todd Palins’ tax returns: One big issue that tax attorneys are pointing to is the fact that the Palins did not report as … Continue reading →

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Still trying to quash the Troopergate investigation

Posted on Fri, 3 October 2008 by Mel Green

Per the Anchorage Daily News: Lawyers seeking to shut down the Legislature’s investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin this afternoon filed an emergency appeal with the Alaska Supreme Court. They’re asking the state’s high court to decide by the close of … Continue reading →

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Debate reactions

Posted on Fri, 3 October 2008 by Mel Green

Palin did lots better than I thought she would (no Katie Couric moments), but she evaded answering a number of Gwen Ifill’s questions, instead going to her own favorite talking points — mostly energy energy energy maverick maverick maverick. Biden, … Continue reading →

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I want PLAIN truth not PALIN truth. No more lies, Palinochio.

Posted on Tue, 30 September 2008 by Mel Green

From the Hold Palin Accountable Rally held in Anchorage on September 27, 2008. The rally’s stated purpose was to hold Alaska Governor Sarah Palin accountable for her abuses of power in the Troopergate scandal, & to call for the removal … Continue reading →

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About Sarah Palin

Posted on Tue, 30 September 2008 by Mel Green

I was as dumbstruck as most Alaskans were when, on August 29, John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running mate. And like many Alaskans, I immediately became a source for non-Alaskans about who in heck this person was. My … Continue reading →

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A sea change in Alaska?

Posted on Tue, 30 September 2008 by Mel Green

It’s been nearly a year since I’ve kept up this blog. Decided to start it up again. Why now? Because I’m an Alaskan, & while I’d never intended this blog as a political blog per se, there’s a lot of … Continue reading →

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