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A Wasillan On Sarah Palin
The Atlantic ^ | 9/2/08 | Anne Kilkenny

Posted on 09/02/2008 9:48:55 AM PDT by steve-b

This was posted in the comments section on the Washington Independent by Alaskan and a Wasillan, Anne Kilkenny, someone who has followed Sarah Palin very, very closely - with too many city council meetings under her belt - not to say her piece....

Her experience is as mayor of a city with a population of about 5,000 (at the time), and less than 2 years as governor of a state with about 670,000 residents. During her mayoral administration most of the actual work of running this small city was turned over to an administrator. She had been pushed to hire this administrator by party power-brokers after she had gotten herself into some trouble over precipitous firings which had given rise to a recall campaign. Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a “fiscal conservative”. During her 6 years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%.... She inherited a city with zero debt, but left it with indebtedness of over $22 million....

While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed. City residents rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin's attempt at out-and-out censorship, so Palin backed down and withdrew her termination letter....

As Mayor, she had her hand stuck out as far as anyone for pork from Senator Ted Stevens. Lately, she has castigated his pork-barrel politics and publicly humiliated him. She only opposed the “bridge to nowhere” after it became clear that it would be unwise not to....


(Excerpt) Read more at andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: demsmearmachine; kilkenny; letter; palin; palinattacks; palinrippedmyflesh; pds; sarahpalin; vetting; wasilla
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To: steve-b

Smells like sour grapes to me.


21 posted on 09/02/2008 10:01:11 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: steve-b

Com’on, what can you expect from “The Atlantic”? One of the snobbiest magazines in the history of America.

The last president its staff liked was Abraham Lincoln. Good choice, that. But for decades, “The Atlantic” has been a haven for lefties from all over the country who spend most of their days staring at their navels.

Whiners and hand wringers - all of’em.


22 posted on 09/02/2008 10:01:42 AM PDT by RexBeach
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To: steve-b

Hmmm... Sarah sounds pretty bad for somebody with an 80% approval rating.


23 posted on 09/02/2008 10:03:19 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: sauropod

Will someone please vet Anne Kilkenny to see what political candidates she’s donated to?


24 posted on 09/02/2008 10:04:45 AM PDT by rintense (Palin 2012 for President!)
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To: steve-b
From Google:

Anne Kilkenny describes herself as a 22-year Mat-Su resident, middle-aged housewife and at-home mom with a child in middle school and a retired, disabled spouse. She comes from a long line of independent-minded, public-spirited people and has been involved in education advocacy and legislative analysis for local PTAs. Prior to parenthood, she worked in the Alaska's seafood industry. She has a Social Science BA from the University of California, Berkeley

Passages bolded by me.
25 posted on 09/02/2008 10:05:55 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (Wakka-ding-hoy - battle cry of the Plexus Rangers!)
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To: steve-b

Sarah Palin scares the c%@p out of the left. They’re now foaming at the mouth in their frenzy to find or manufacture anything that might possibly stick.

I read that Susan Estrich said this morning that 6,000,000 Hillary supporters were in play. So Palin has energized the pubbie base and bought a good portion of the dem base into play. Their desperation is understandable.


26 posted on 09/02/2008 10:06:44 AM PDT by bereanway
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To: Deb
“Just melt her down and you’ll reveal a lump of lead as cold as steel...here...where a woman’s heart should be!”

That is absolutely my favorite line of the play/movie.

I should have known you would know that line! LOL!

Regards,

TS

27 posted on 09/02/2008 10:08:31 AM PDT by The Shrew (www.ToSetTheRecordStraight.com/www.swiftvets.com/www.wintersoldier.com-The Truth Shall Set YOU Free!)
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To: bahblahbah
has ordered checks issued to ALL residents of Alaska


28 posted on 09/02/2008 10:09:24 AM PDT by steve-b (Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
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To: steve-b
I will counter this B.S. with my own personal story:
Our daughter lives in Eagle River near Wasilla. Our daughter is a super-achiever who is blond, beautiful, outdoors-oriented, hard-nosed, direct, blunt and not easily-convinced even when there are undisputed facts presented to her. Like Sarah Palin she is professional and a driven leader. Our daughter was branch manager of a regional bank that served the communities of Wasilla and Palmer and participated in many meetings where she and Sarah Palin represented their respective interests. Our daughter has nothing but praise for Sarah Palin and respects her for her accomplishments. I personally think they are very much alike, except that our daughter is a hard-core vegetarian.
29 posted on 09/02/2008 10:09:33 AM PDT by Stayfree (***************************************IF IT IS LEFT, IT CAN'T BE RIGHT!!)
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To: The Shrew
“Just melt her down and you’ll reveal a lump of lead as cold as steel...here...where a woman’s heart should be!”

This is so perfect since Craig Ferguson has already dubbed Gov. Palin a "Naughty Librarian" (in a good way)!

30 posted on 09/02/2008 10:16:23 AM PDT by BigBobber
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To: GodBlessRonaldReagan; steve-b

“Consider the source” apparently doesn’t extend to this discussion, as long as it fits someone’s agenda.


31 posted on 09/02/2008 10:18:09 AM PDT by rlmorel (Clinging bitterly to Guns and God in Massachusetts...:)
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To: steve-b

Anne Kilkenny went to UC Berkeley! Enough said.


32 posted on 09/02/2008 10:18:59 AM PDT by Nonperson
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To: unspun

Huckabee is no Palin!


33 posted on 09/02/2008 10:20:40 AM PDT by lonestar
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To: bahblahbah
Sarah Palin is the US’s answer to Margaret Thatcher!

Yes, that's it. Maggie Thatcher, daughter of a greengrocer they used to call her. Protector of Western Civilization. America's own Maggie Thatcher. I love it.

34 posted on 09/02/2008 10:21:16 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (I would spend more time on FR but I have to make sure my tires are inflated.)
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To: RichInOC

“It’s a smutty book!”


35 posted on 09/02/2008 10:23:34 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (diogeneticistical...esque...ish...)
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To: steve-b

The attacks make me want to throw up.


36 posted on 09/02/2008 10:23:58 AM PDT by Hildy ("We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.")
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To: moose2004

It’s actually more from the Washington Independent, which appears ANYTHING BUT (it appears to be left-wing as it gets,) and Sullivan is just quoting it because he’s fully in Obama’s pocket now.

He has put the gay issue ahead of everything else he EVER claimed to believe in when he was one of the most famous conservative commentators (and was usually more coherent.)


37 posted on 09/02/2008 10:26:34 AM PDT by Skywalk (Transdimensional Jihad!)
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To: steve-b
If you're sick of all this media BS, you can give it back to them in spades by volunteering at your local McCain/Palin office or online.

Make a leftwing reporter cry.

VOLUNTEER TO HELP DEFEAT OBAMA

38 posted on 09/02/2008 10:26:35 AM PDT by Antoninus (McCain/Palin -- The winning ticket!)
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To: Jim Robinson
[ Smells like sour grapes to me. ]

I asked her (directly) if she was a RINO... She said NO.... LoL..

39 posted on 09/02/2008 10:26:40 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: steve-b

She’s got an 80% job approval rating.... did they forget to interview those folks???


40 posted on 09/02/2008 10:27:34 AM PDT by Tim n Texas
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