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Brian wrote on Oct 11, 2008 11:25 AM:

" Sarah didn't answer questions during interviews because she did't know the answers..she didn't answer questions about "troopergate" because she did. "




Jack wrote on Oct 7, 2008 8:28 PM:

" Sarah Palin is intoxicated with herself, thriving on the attention of paid supporters. She absolutely glows in the limelight of adoring crowds, but shine a flashlight on her actual substance and her act is reduced to tap dancing,and winking, around the issues. Does anyone seriously believe she cares about the American people or the Alaskan people? Sarah Palin cares about one person only- Sarah Palin period. It's all about the power and the glory. Too bad her intelligence is nowhere near the size of her ego - but then her head might explode. "




Paul from Miami wrote on Oct 7, 2008 12:03 PM:

" I must confess tha I too was duped by the show Ice Road Truckers. So I am now reading the Bio of Joe Vogel,founder of the Alaska Independence Party and I recommend it to everyone. "




MaryLexington Ky. wrote on Oct 7, 2008 11:53 AM:

" We hear a lot of talk on how we are different then Alaska,well that my be true in other parts of the country,but not here. We have small towns,hockey moms,buy six packs,love hunting and our "working" Moms wear $2600 designer jackets,have tanning beds in their lakefront homes and take our children to are workplace that's equipted with cribs for our babies...see we are just regular folks like you. "




MaxKatt from NY wrote on Oct 7, 2008 11:03 AM:

" To Dave Alaska- Look at the top of the ticket. Barack is self made and put himself thru the best schools. McCain was helped all along by his family ties until he married a woman worth $100,000,000 whom he now shares 9 houses with. Barack, ironically, fits your definition of voting for the more common man and something different. Palin is just lipsticked window dressing for John McSame. Not fooling most of us. "




Dave Alaska wrote on Oct 6, 2008 9:25 PM:

" The reason good people don't run for political office is just what has happened to Sarah Palin. How will we ever get good people with just good common sense in our government if they have to be qualified before they are elected. Want someone to represent the middle class, vote for someone from the middle class. (Oh that can't happen, not qualified) "Voting for the same politicians over & over again & expecting different results" is the definition of what? "




Gary from Ohio wrote on Oct 6, 2008 12:12 PM:

" To Dwayne ,just think what might be if the AIP and Todd had been sucessful.
Alaska would be the first line of defence ,with Sarah as Commander in Chief of the Alaskan Military.I know I would feel safer and that bad old Putin would be shaking in his boots. "




MaxKatt from NY wrote on Oct 6, 2008 10:50 AM:

" I've been polite on this board thus far, but with regards to "Katie Couric's was designed to trip up Sarah"...Barb are you a moron? Palin may have tripped up, but the questions weren't designed to cause it. Her 2 biggest flubs were on Merit of Bailing out Wall vs. Main and...what newspaper do you read? There was no "trick" reporting or agenda there. Sarah choked. Those were softball questions for someone even moderately intelligent. "




Upper 1 chuckle wrote on Oct 5, 2008 1:46 PM:

" Bill not to make you or the lower 48 stupid but the show 'Ice Road Truckers' is filmed in Canada. The upper 1 comment did make me laugh though. Thanks for trying and have a nice day! "




Bill wrote on Oct 5, 2008 11:23 AM:

" Hello to you folks in upper 1 .I'm going to reconmmend a TV show I just found on the Discovery Channel to all my friends in the lower 48. I think it will help understand you folks,It called "ice Road Truckers" "




Dwayne wrote on Oct 5, 2008 11:15 AM:

" How could Gov.Palin have the gaul to say that Obama pals around with terrorists and does not love America,when her husband was a member of the Alaska Independence Party that sought to secede from the United States? "




justmyopinion wrote on Oct 5, 2008 8:54 AM:

" Cont..
an African American or Native citizen interviewed on TV since the nomination. We see African Americans andNatives in the background of news pictures, we see them at rally againt Palin at parks but no speech no interview no opinions. Why is that?

Just so you know there are alot of African Americans at Richards and Elemendorf and many other business and homes who think then and now that Palin is the biggest political nit wit they have ever seen. Please give others a chance to speak. This is America. "




justmyopinion wrote on Oct 5, 2008 8:50 AM:

" Question to the Alaskan News Ppapers and TV stations. Why is that when ever any lower 48 news teams interviews an Alsakan regarding the GOV's troopergate, VP nomination, "seeing Russia" energy/gas/coal all the interviewee's are 'White Americans".
I have lived in Alaska and my family (34 of them) is still living in Anchorage and has land in Wasilla and Fairbanks. My grandfather help landscape the Seward Highway in the 50's. My uncle worked for Air Traffic Control, all my neices and nephews have gone or work at East High, West High or Barlett and they nor me have never seen "




justmyopinion wrote on Oct 5, 2008 8:36 AM:

" Not only is Palin incompetent and unprepared, she has become a liar as well. Blaming the media for not answering to the questions. What about the debate? Why wasn’t she able to answer all the questions? She is just insulting the intelligence of the American people. She fits better working for Fox news, considering that she is only comfortable with them and has a journalism degree. She can't go out of her comfort zone. She has NO business becoming a VP or stepping in as a president if something happens to McCain, considering how OLD McCain is "




Mattnlower48 wrote on Oct 4, 2008 11:25 PM:

" WOW! All these outsiders coming to your paper to trash Palin....but what is new. Most know the left is strong when it comes to words, but very week when it comes to action.

Go Sarah!

More non career politicians in DC is what we need.

Vote for term limits. "




I dont know wrote on Oct 4, 2008 8:03 PM:

" Why does CORPORATE AMEREICA want Obama? Think about it. "

You tell me why! "




Bill wrote on Oct 4, 2008 1:11 PM:

" You folks in the upper 1 tell us in the lower 48 that we don"t understand you.
And after the debate you are right.How you could have been deceived by her is beyond belief. "




Cliff wrote on Oct 4, 2008 1:05 PM:

" You love her so much it would be a shame if you lost her . So I will do everything to see that does not happen . "




Barb wrote on Oct 4, 2008 11:31 AM:

" Charlie Gibson's interview was the most hostile interview I have ever seen. Katie Couric's was designed to trip up Sarah. These hardened professional journalists have a private agenda. They want Obama at any cost. Including misusing their position in the media to influence an election. The media outlets anymore don't report the news so much as they manipulate and influence the news. The media has been trying to decide this election from the beginning. After all, they are corporations and they are more powerful than even BIG OIL. Why does CORPORATE AMEREICA want Obama? Think about it. "




Palin OWNED BIDEN wrote on Oct 3, 2008 5:47 AM:

" It wasn't close - the fact that CNN, NBC and the rest won't acknowledge it says a lot! Last time Kerry had a 17% lead according to all of the polls - then the real world called and he lost! Katie Couric (still on the Today Show) asks - Objectively of course - "How could this have possibly happened?" She will have the opportunity again as reality set in on us Nov. 4 "




Im so impressed wrote on Oct 2, 2008 8:09 PM:

" She sure can smile, duck, dodge, ignor, infer, wink, pander LIE and screw up the facts!! Thats' the spirt! WTG!! Keep up the good work! "




Peter Combs wrote on Oct 2, 2008 7:48 PM:

" Gov. Palin was GREAT tonight! I was thrilled for her and McCain..We love her in GLoucester, Massachusetts!

Peter
plcombs.com "




Say NO to DipstickLipsick 08 wrote on Oct 1, 2008 11:28 PM:

" Anybody who thinks it was actually her answering the questions is only fooling themselves. "Take the job up north?" Juneau is south of Wasilla and Anchorage.

With the McCain campaign now running the State Government, what makes you think they would stop there. Sarah Palin is McCain's puppet.

RogerD wrote: "Governor Palin is a small town girl. We know she was the one answering because she said so, and that's enough where I grew up or in Wasilla."

I live in a small town too, and not EVERYONE tells you the truth. "




Now thats a mouth full.. wrote on Oct 1, 2008 10:29 PM:

" "As for that VP talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day? I'm used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that VP slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we're trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question." "




Karin Byars wrote on Oct 1, 2008 11:37 AM:

" I would like to believe that the countless interviews with Couric and the strange statements by Palin are staged in order to:

A. Increase Couric's ratings
B. Decrease expectations for Palin's debate performance.

I want to believe that because I simply can not believe anybody that dumb can be elected Governor of any state and offered a VP slot by a serious candidate for President.

Enlighten me, Alaska. Is she acting or is she real? "




RogerD wrote on Oct 1, 2008 11:06 AM:

" AKBoy30gotcha journalism?
GIBSON: You said ... “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.” Are we fighting a holy war?
PALIN: You know, I don’t know if that was my exact quote.
GIBSON: Exact words.
But in context: "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right for this country – that our leaders, our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God, that’s what he have to make sure we are praying for..."
That's Gotcha. "




RogerD wrote on Oct 1, 2008 10:57 AM:

" AKBoy30-gotcha journalism.
GIBSON: Do you agree with the Bush doctrine?
PALIN: In what respect, Charlie?
GIBSON: The Bush -- well, what do you interpret it to be?
PALIN: His world view?
GIBSON: No, the Bush doctrine, annunciated September 2002, before the Iraq War.
I am well enough informed that I thought of three different Bush Doctrines when I heard that exchange but still missed a couple versions, including the one that Gibson later said he meant. An objective journalist would have asked her view on anticipatory self-defense instead of testing her mindreading skills. "




AKBoy30 wrote on Oct 1, 2008 9:53 AM:

" To Roger - How is a planned interview, with weeks of prep, "Gotcha journalism"? "




AKBoy30 wrote on Oct 1, 2008 9:52 AM:

" Does anyone actually believe that she answered these questions herself? Her offices in Anchorage and Juneau are only staffed by McCain campaign people now. Her speeches are written by the Campaign. Her public appearances are scripted by the campaign. She doesn't turn around with the campaign telling her to. So do we really think that someone didn't write those answers for her, or at the very least edit them so they sounded coherent? "




Sandy from FL wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:42 AM:

" Sarah is a refreshing change from the know-it-alls who think ordinary Americans are stupid. Thank you Sarah for standing up to these people who claim to be so "tolerant". NOT! "




Alaskan in the Lower 48 wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:35 AM:

" I lived in Alaska for many years, but now live in the lower 48. The last thing our country needs are more inner city lawyers running Washington. After firsthand witnessing the differences between independent self sufficient Alaskans, and the victim based mentality prevalent in large urban areas of the lower 48 the better choice is crystal clear. The MainstreamMedia has been trying to portray Alaskans as backwoods uneducated hick's every since McCain picked SarahP. The truth is Alaskans have more sense, courtesy, kindness and respect for others, than all of the elitists in DC and other major cities combined. "




Palin Believes People Lived with Dinosaurs wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:22 AM:

" First the corrupt "Uncle Ted" and now the wannabe book banner Nutty Sarah Palin. The only folks kookier are those that voted for her. I guess all Alaskans care about is pork after all. Way to go Alaska! "




RogerD wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:17 AM:

" "How exactly do you know she is the one that answered the questions?" With various posts asking this question, I thought I'd provide the answers for those who don't know. Governor Palin is a small town girl. We know she was the one answering because she said so, and that's enough where I grew up or in Wasilla (skeptics, note that the answers match her style). "A list of e-mailed questions ..." Why not? It gives her time for a thoughtful response at her convenience, which provides better answers than a game of gotcha journalism like Charlie Gibson's interview. "




Mark North wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:14 AM:

" Hello Alaska,

Welcome to liberal politics, Saul Alinsky style. Just remember, these snot-nosed leftist adolescents are quite talented. It takes quite a bit of practice to sit in your parents basement, typing with one hand. "




Jimbo from Boston wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:11 AM:

" If B.O. can't stand up to Fox News for 18 months, how is he going to stand up to Putin? "




RogerD wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:11 AM:

" Good interview! Like many posting, I've from the lower 48 states (lower 57 for Obama voters), but I'm impressed overall with Governor Palin. 86% approval - that's impressive in a state that is far from 86% republican. Pelosi and the House of Representatives are at 9% approval, which puts your Governor's overwhelming support into perspective. She didn't get that popularity by being the caricature that liberals have created out of hatred for conservatives and prejudice against those from small towns. "




Balance wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:10 AM:

" Take heart, Alaskans: The nasty neoliberals here don't represent America, but only a small percentage of slackers with a bad attitude and lots of time to surf and snarl. Flyover country (that's a whole lot of us) loves Gov. Palin. "




Jim wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:10 AM:

" Take a look at the comments folks. This is just a small sample of the "tolerance" that liberals believe in.

What a hypocritical bunch to be sure. "




MarkM wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:09 AM:

" Wow. The MSM lies day in and day out about Sarah Palin and then the lies get regurgitated here. Liberals, who always see themselves as the smartest people in the room, (LOL!) buy inot whatever the collectivists in the MSM tell them. Talk about drinking the Kool-Aid!

The fact that libs won't (can't) be bothered with the truth, or are too friggin lazy to learn it for themselves, proves beyond any doubt that they are the dumbest people in the room and have no capacity for critical thinking or independent thought. Vote Democrat. It's easier than thinking. "




George wrote on Oct 1, 2008 8:02 AM:

" God bless you Sarah! We love you in the heartland! "




Mark wrote on Oct 1, 2008 7:42 AM:

" What a ridiculous waste of time. Did no one in Alaska attend journalism school? A list of e-mailed questions? You should be ashamed to print this stupidity... "




Matt wrote on Oct 1, 2008 7:38 AM:

" Hi, Just came across your paper after an incorrect Google search. Here I found a dozen post with varying degrees of nasty things to say about Governor Palin. This to a paper with a circulation of 6,000 and no intended readership outside of Wasilla. If a stranger came into my town and started trashing my neighbor, I'd tell him where to go. The only things these people seem to know about the Governor, they read in a press that admits its liberal bias. And yet their hatred is very real. What a strange world the new media has created. "




Oops wrote on Oct 1, 2008 6:32 AM:

" You can't run with the BIG DOGS if you pee like a puppy.

Go home Sarah you're not who YOU think you are. Alaskan's have seen the light and now the whole nation! You're an embarrassment. "




Nickie wrote on Oct 1, 2008 12:22 AM:

" This is the most pathetic "journalism" I have ever seen. You couldn't come up with any better questions? How exactly do you know she is the one that answered the questions? I think that not only did she accept the VP nomination without thinkin...I mean blinking..She also answers questions in the same manner. What a piece of work. Please ask her to stay in Alaska! "




Audrey Thompson wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:07 PM:

" Nobody is trying to put her down or be biased, the simple truth is that she cannot answer a single question. Why is she so vague with her answers, all I can say is that either she doesn't know the answer or she thinks the American people are too stupid to notice. The interview with your newspapers were via e-mail? Really?? Now that's convenient, anyone could frame those answers and my bet is that SP did not answer those herself, she had someone from the McCain campaign type them up. She is plain "stupid"!! "




Get Real wrote on Sep 30, 2008 6:43 PM:

" Yall can have her back... we don't want here. What the heck did you try to put up in our White House. Somebody should have been compassionate enough to tell her that she is not qualified for the position of POTUS. In the history of America, there has NEVER been a candidate that was so unqualified. If yall think she is so great, you can have her. What a charade!! "




MaxKatt from NY wrote on Sep 30, 2008 5:30 PM:

" Circulation of this paper WAS 6k. Do they count on-line readers. I wonder what it is now. :-) I've got MSNBC on as I write this. Palin couldn't tell Couric what papers she reads. Pressed for specific names, her best was "vast medias." I'll be she reads the Frontiersman and think it's a slap in the face she didn't at least name that. I've been impressed since I've begun visiting. Is she billing herself as small town and yet embarrassed to cite a good small town paper? "




Brian ONeill wrote on Sep 30, 2008 3:06 PM:

" Hey Alaska,
You gotta be able to do better than Palin. Those who support her ought to be upset with McCain for putting her into a spot for which she is so clearly unqualified. I actually felt bad for her when I saw the interview with Couric. It was embarrassing and all Americans should say "thanks, but no thanks, Sarah Palin". It is an outrage that she has even been considered for the job and an indictment of McCain's judgement that he thought she was the no.1 option for that job. Wow! Unbelievable! "




Oh Sure wrote on Sep 30, 2008 3:01 PM:

" Granted it had to be done via e-mail, a less-than-preferred method for most journalists, but the fact is Governor Palin took the time to respond to a newspaper with a circulation of less than 6,000.

Right! If McCain campaign is answering her private phone for her, then you can bet they are answering her E mails.

You taking a long down a road to nowhere..and it's really quite a strech! "




Luke wrote on Sep 30, 2008 2:49 PM:

" Actually, my teenage son hacked into her email and submitted her answers for her. He and his pimpled faced friends laughed until their Pepsis blew out of their noses when the Frontiersman fell for it. Come on, really? "




Proud AlaskanAmerican wrote on Sep 30, 2008 12:10 PM:

" The only one who had a good interview was Sean Hannity of Fox news. I didn't feel he was on a "witch hunt" like Couric and Gibson. Couric is so hard up for viewers she'd do anything to make a name for herself. She never should of left the Today show! "




Joe wrote on Sep 30, 2008 11:40 AM:

" Joiner:
Charley Gibson and Katie Couric went very easy on Palin. There were multiple follow up questions either interviewer could have asked that would have torpedoed your girl.
If Palin can't handle interviews with those two, she needs to withdraw from the race. She accepted the V.P. nomination "without blinking" and now she should have to deal with the same scrutiny and questions other candidates in her position have had to. Brave? No, I would say ruthlessly ambitious, illprepared, and not ready for the national stage. "




Oh Please wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:57 AM:

" More pro Palin dribble from a biased media outlet. I would not have a problem with this on the opinion page if the rest of their paper was fair and balanced but it is not. I am using this as an example in my journalism class of what not to do. I bet I get an A+ "




MaxKatt from NY wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:25 AM:

" Fran Joiner...where can I get one of those Moose Hyde's? Is that like a regular hide that somehow turns into a protective cape for Palin? Clearly you're not one worried about the contents of the library.

Very understandable what happened. Circuits overloaded. All the flash cards began appearing at once out of sequence. Seen it a million times. Hey, you try learning...the world...in 30 days. Even if you dodge the media every day (expect for photo ops that ban questions!) that's tough. "




Jim from Boston wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:35 AM:

" If she can't stand up to Katie Couric how will she stand up to Vladimir Putin? "




Fran Joiner wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:04 AM:

" What a beautiful, brilliant and BRAVE Sarah Palin to agree to serve as Vice President with John McCain. She needs the hyde of a Moose, and does not deserve the treatment she is getting from the life HARDENED commentators who critique her. God help us if any of them were to serve our Country in ANY capacity, and I do mean Katie Couric and Charley Gibson in particular. "