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It’s nice to know that Treason In Defense of Snowmobiling Todd has been available to to provide the inside moose poop to his employers:
Todd Palin claims Yupik Eskimo blood through his grandmother. When he took a job on the North Slope, working Arctic Circle oil pads for British Petroleum, the family’s life assumed a rhythm familiar in Alaska: a week or two at home, a week or two on "the Slope."
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And long before Todd Palin followed his wife to Juneau, he was a fixture in her career. Guests summoned to the governor’s office often find Todd Palin sitting in on the meeting.
Tom Whitstine, a fellow Wasilla-based oil worker and friend, recalled raising concerns to Todd Palin about legislation that would impact the oil industry.
"I talked to Todd sitting on the couch in his house there on Safari Lake, in April 2007," said Whitstine, who expresses disappointment with Palin’s performance.
"It’s a known fact Todd was right there when those kind of policy decisions were being made." Said a Bristol Bay politician who asked not to be named: "He’s someone you could call and get the lowdown."
Congratulations to the oil companies as they anticipate their ninth consecutive year of owning their very own personal vice president. I’m sure they’ll be very happy together.
Look, they’re smiling already.
Mmmmmm. Windfall profits…
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How quaint and convenient. I might add, since I grew up in one and have lived in them much of my life, it is also one of those old fashioned “small town values” the GOP always goes on about.
After reading the link, I’m also annoyed and disgusted by something else: it would be “Rouge Cou”, it would be “Cou Rouge”, something that Todd, a teacher (and commercial fisherman, oil worker, stay at home dad, defacto co-governor????), ought to know. I know that from my hot 3 years of high school French.
Ooopps, menat wouldn’t be “Rouge Cou”, would be “Cou Rouge”
In Alaska right now, Regular gas runs $4.44/gal, the highest in the nation. And the same windfall profits tax the GOP derides when Dems in Congress propose it, becomes a selling point of their own little Socialist who passed one.
And Bigass Oil doesn’t really mind because the Alaska tax really is a miniscule dent in their profits.
But the funniest thing in their whole performance so far was when Todd’s mama suggested she was leaning to vote for Obama. I think that qualifies her to be Secretary of Defense.
Woo Hoo, another 2 fer 1 deal! That comment worked out real well for Bill & Hill. And remember when the MSM went bat-sh*t crazy at Rosalyn Carter sitting in on Jimmeh’s meetings? Bet it will be OK when the Toddster does it. Of course he is a real patriotic guy — working for secession and all.
Is Amurika great, or what?
It looks like windfall chins too.
He looks like Laughton playing Quasimodo, except not needing makeup.
These people don’t just run the country, they own it!
Boy, that’s one hell of a goiter.
Yeah, but those were women sticking their noses in where they didn’t belong. This is a man making sure the woman doesn’t screw things up.
but but but, he’s the First Duuuuuude!
Just wait until this First Dude comes to the lower 48 and discovers… racial and religious diversity. Personally I hope he’ll run his mouth, thinking that all of us white-looking people down here agree with him.