Alaska, Land of Lies

I know how she feels. Back in 1989, I lied in Alaska too. A lot.

I got up to Juneau broke and in dire need of a job. I was underage, so I added on a few years onto my resume. Then, just to make sure I was hired, I added a bit of extra experience too. As my friend Marshall had told me, "Relax, you can say anything up there, they never check with the lower 48. It's just too far away."

So, this gives me some perspective on where Sarah Palin is coming from. She knows that Alaska - like Narnia and Middle Earth - is simply too far away from our pedestrian day-to-day world to have things like details, facts, or the truth matter. When you're from a place called "the Last Frontier," pretty much anything goes.

You supported earmarks? Now, say you're against 'em!

You supported the "Bridge to Nowhere?" Now tell 'em you didn't!

See how far you can go, just pull crazy stuff out of thin air, like oh, tell 'em you sold a plane on ebay! It didn't happen, it's sort of a crazy irrational lie, but what the hell, say you did it anyway!

And if you're still wondering how any Republicans can love a mayor who increased her town's debt, raised its taxes, and increased government spending the answer is simple, just as you don't ask for the "truth" about Pixies or Ewoks, or cute, lovable Webkinz, you shouldn't expect the truth from a mythical land where people wrestle bears, shoot wolves and sucker punch salmon. She's Grizzly Adam's Eve, for Pete's sake. She could groan like Chewbacca and she'd get a pass.

When I lied in Alaska, I got screwed. Not only did I get the job but they actually made me the boss and suddenly I was in way over my head. The summer was a complete disaster. But it taught me a valuable lesson, when you're desperate you'll tell any lie you can to survive. The only question is will people wake up enough to notice? Sadly for our nation and for the world, the answer for head waiters and Vice Presidential candidates turns out to be exactly the same.

Comments

[TheApeMan]

What happened to the Palin Affair Story?
Is it false or what?
Wouldn't they just have to interview Todd Palins' ex-partner and ask him?

[lboucher]

Obama lost his gas in March and Hillary kicked his butt. He never won a major state from March on- ward. Hillary should have been the Dem. candidate.

He is running on fumes, no money, no energy and no message.

The latest Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Ohio, finds John McCain out in front of Barack Obama 51% to 44%

[MickyD10]

Link please. Real Clear Politics shows the latest Rasmussen poll in Ohio (sample size 3,000) tied at 48-48.

[JefMaj]

Realize that there is no polling of those who have not voted in tha last 2 elections and those who use cell phones. These polls are done through land line phone holders, exclusively. Sounds to be like a lot of Obama's base isn't even contacted - how many college kids have land lines? His push to sign new registrations - that constituancey - totally ignored. I'd check the odds in vegas before I'd read the polls.

[KAB79]

Amen!!!

[MPeter]

Thanks Toby. I hope women who are gangho with this woman stop and think about what is about to happen to the rest of us. It is sad that so many of us are gripped by such ignorance, we could sleep walk into a nuclear holocaust brought on by this GW skirt. Wake up American women. Your reproductive rights will be gone.