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The Immoral Minority: Is Sarah Palin a racist?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:11:00 -0500

Number of comments: 39
The New Yorker book review of "Going Rogue" offers this interesting bit of information on sister Sarah.

Palin, though notoriously ill-travelled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a friend who went with her lasted only [...]

Alaska Chinook: "Heart Break" Alaska

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:20:00 -0500

National Geographic Freak Show!

Bravo Jeanie Greene! We salute you Jeanie Greene! It is about time that a prominent and wise Native Alaskan stood up and voiced a concern that ethnic cleansing through ethnic stereotyping is alive in well in Alaska. I am talking the arrival of some off [...]

The Immoral Minority: My evening spent with a room full of Muckrakers.

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:44:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
Last night I got the privilege of witnessing my friend, and fellow Alaskan blogger, Jeanne Devon receive the Muckraker of the year award from the Cook Inlet Keeper's.

Shannyn Moore was the "Mistress of Ceremonies" and the place was packed full of bloggers (Celtic Diva,' [...]

The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin's stand up comedy career?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:06:00 -0500

Number of comments: 22
The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate stopped in Washington to be the Republican speaker at the annual black-tie winter dinner of the Gridiron Club, the 124-year-old assemblage of veteran Washington reporters. She gamely appeared opposite Democratic Congressman Barney Frank, one of the capital’s funniest people.

Ms. Palin [...]

What Do I know?: AIFF 2009 - Tapped, Audience Reactions

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:37:00 -0500

Tapped is one of those documentaries that everyone should see, but I really didn’t want to go be taught the evils of bottled water. For one thing, I thought I knew the subject pretty well. Second, a good feature movie would be more entertaining. But I did the ‘right’ thing [...]

The Immoral Minority: Have you seen Andrew Sullivan's quote of the day?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:06:00 -0500

Number of comments: 26
"I had an interesting conversation with an Alaskan two days ago who had spent time speaking with one of Sarah’s family members. My friend was curious how Sarah’s extended family and small circle of close friends, who know the truth behind many of the mistruths she tells the rest of" [...]

Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis: Cook Inletkeepers honor Mudflats!

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:20:31 -0500

Definition of a "Muckraker" -- A muckraker seeks to expose corruption of businesses or government to the public. The term originates from writers of the Progressive movement in America who wanted to expose corruption and scandals in government and business.

That is the basis for the yearly event put [...]

Bent Alaska: Sara's News Roundup 12/6/09

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:04:00 -0500

This week's LGBT news roundup from Sara Boesser in Juneau.
1) Gay rights group asks UA to update policyFairbanks, Alaska, Juneau Empire, December 2, 2009
2) Cleveland council approves transgender protections Cleveland, Ohio, WKYC.com, December 1, 2009
3) Blind LGBT Pride InternationalCalifornia, November 2009
4) [...]

The Immoral Minority: SNL cold open features White House party crashers.

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:26:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4
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What Do I know?: AIFF 2009 - Francine Lastufka Taylor Recommends Neshoba

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

At the animation workshop Saturday afternoon, Francine Lastufka Taylor, who's the founder of the Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association (AMIPA), told me she'd been to a great documentary at 1pm. The movie was Neshoba which will play again

Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Alaska Experience Theater at 5:30 pm. [...]