Alaskan Politics (statewide and nationwide) (Barrow: activities, station, Indians)

[mal_flisk]

The Natives own their land. They can and should be allowed to speak thei languages. It's their right. And some of the elders are not all that fluent in English. They might need help with ballots.

Throughout much of the 20th century, many of the children in the villages were sent out to Mt.Edgecombe HS in SE Alaska or even Outside to other native American schools. Most went unwillingly, and many were abused in the system. Many rebelled from the English they learned after returning home. Some children even disappeared in this "educational System" never to return. English was anathema to many of these folks, and if they don't want to speak it that's their right.

Read about the treatment of many of the Aleuts in the Pribilofs by the US government. I'm not lying or exaggerating. Scouts honor.

The Aleutians of the Pribilof Islands

[RayinAK]

That looks to me like an E-mail chain letter than anything else, but I could be wrong Those accusations have no meaning, unless the specific bills showing her answers to the accusations are shown.

[Georgia]

The Alaska opinion. Would be good to know from the folks who live in the Great State of Alaska Since we in the lower 48 only get jibberish news.
What do Alaskan's think?
We will value your opinion.

[RayinAK]

I am voting for Palin. Ah, yes! And for that old man, too.

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by Tiago Borges

What do you think about her ideas that mix god with war, and pipelines, and politics...

Here in Europe she is beeig ridicularized

Cheers

Too bad! In here lots of us ridicule the Europeans.

[stiffnecked]

One issue alone swung my vote. McCain and Palin's support of the Second Amendment. When they start talking about restriciting your 2nd Amendment rights and they have the track record to prove it, watch out. First they take your guns, then your gold and finally your girls. I'm not giving up any of my 3G's....

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by Siouxcia

I'm confused. Palin responded to the question re. 'under God' with it was 'good enough for our founding fathers...'. The woman obviously believes that our 'founding fathers' developed the Pledge of Allegiance. Geeze!!

Regarding the question of this thread, I am not going to vote for McCain because of his choice of VP. I am not voting for McCain because he chose Palin for VP.

I know this board is made up of mainly Palin supporters. Sorry, much as I tried, I can't see this woman as any more than the joke protrayed by Fey on SLN.

How can anyone who has listened to her interview believe she is qualified to be VP?!? Without a teleprompter or a speech writer she comes off as a joke! She'll be a good VP because she can see Russia from Alaska? She knows nothing about foreign policy. She is embroiled in an ethics investigation. She wanted information on censoring books in her community. She has, if not out and out lied, twisted the truth regarding the 'Bridge to Nowhere'. She has denied supporting 'earmarks' when her record clearly shows she was a huge proponent of same. Her oil pipeline is mainly going to be in Canada and Canada will benefit because if Alaska doesn't meet its predetermined quota, penalties will be paid to Canada. How is this going to benefit America's economy? Oh, gawd, it just keeps getting worse everytime she speaks off the cuff!

I have been reading this board for a while and keep reading about the great things Palin has done for Alaska but no one has posted what those things are. All negative things stated/written/video tapped about Palin are poo-pooed as the 'liberal's spin'. Sorry folks, you can't 'spin' FACTS.

Lets say that she is not qualified for VP. In that case, tell me how Obama is qualified for P? What has he done that qualifies him for "P" ?

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by Glitch

Does your state print its ballots in Zwahili, Portuguese, or Chinese? No? Then I guess your state governor must HATE those people and their languages. That's the kind of moronic stupidity I see being posted here. Get a clue.

English is not native to Alaska. Yup'ik is.

Which language should our ballots be printed in????

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by Tiago Borges

Well, in my humble opinion, and for the world sake, i really hope that Maccain doesn´t win.
i´m portuguese living in Lisbon and from here i think that the Democrats don´t think so much about war or oil.... probably this is a cliché, but that´s how i feel. Democrat´s can take the US out of economic depression you are getting into

Go Obama

Democrats don't think too much about war and oil? You better look at how Democrats, including Al Gore owe their fortunes to oil, and how former Democrat Presidents, just like Republicans, waged war. haven't you heard that the Democrats in Congress just passed an offshore oil bill? Oil money helps both the Democrats and the Republicans alike, and so wars such as the one in Iraq. Some of the relatives of some prominent Democrats in Congress are making a lot of money from the war in Iraq. Even Bill Clinton has his little war.

[warptman]

We're screwed either way...