@manbeef and clearly you didn't read very hard. "The Alaskan Independence Party's goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives:" It is a call for a vote, with the option to become an independent nation. Notice how it is not a vote just to become an independent nation. So to succede is not their goal, their goal is to have the vote they feel they were entitled too.@TruthinessHurts my point which you so obviously missed was not the fact that democrats once supported slavery (how many democrats were born before the civil war?) my point was the fact that political parties evolve and do not always represent the same ideas as when they were founded. Or for that matter by who they were founded by.Secondly the GOP does not fight against minority rights. Do you know that statistically the richer you are the more likely you are to vote Republican, and the poorer you are the more likely you are to vote Democrat. So ask yourself who has an invested interest in keeping people poor?@joeyschwartz07 How can I defend Palin? Simple, I like her. I don't agree with everything she stands for, but I love her political record. An average mom who moved up from PTA meetings to be a reformist governor, who took on her own party and big oil and who won. A politician who is not a lawyer, who talks straight forward about her stances and views on life.
When I look at Obama, I don't see a black man. I see a man who does not share my views on taxation, the 2nd amendment, the 4th amendment, and bailouts, among other things.
I'm reading everyone's comments and my impression is that Obama supporters are very prejudiced & hostile. It's amazing how you come to some of your conclusions, based on how your feel, no thinking involved as far as I can tell. FYI, I copied this from Wikepedia: As of June 2006 the Alaskan Independence Party has 13,542 registered members, making it the state's third largest party, behind the Republicans with 111,526 and the Democrats with 66,218.[5]On September 2, 2008, the Associated Press reported that the Alaska Division of Elections said that Todd Palin, the husband of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, had registered as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party in 1995 and 2000; he no longer is registered as a member of the party, having registered as "undeclared" since 2002.[6] Sarah Palin was never a member of the Alaska Independence Party according to a statement released by AIP chairman Lynnette Clark on September 3, 2008[7]. Clark had the day earlier stated that Sarah Palin was a member, and attended the 1994 AIP Convention, but retracted her statement the following day, affirming that she was mistaken.[8].
neptunezenOct 8, 2008
@manbeef and clearly you didn't read very hard. "The Alaskan Independence Party's goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives:" It is a call for a vote, with the option to become an independent nation. Notice how it is not a vote just to become an independent nation. So to succede is not their goal, their goal is to have the vote they feel they were entitled too.@TruthinessHurts my point which you so obviously missed was not the fact that democrats once supported slavery (how many democrats were born before the civil war?) my point was the fact that political parties evolve and do not always represent the same ideas as when they were founded. Or for that matter by who they were founded by.Secondly the GOP does not fight against minority rights. Do you know that statistically the richer you are the more likely you are to vote Republican, and the poorer you are the more likely you are to vote Democrat. So ask yourself who has an invested interest in keeping people poor?@joeyschwartz07 How can I defend Palin? Simple, I like her. I don't agree with everything she stands for, but I love her political record. An average mom who moved up from PTA meetings to be a reformist governor, who took on her own party and big oil and who won. A politician who is not a lawyer, who talks straight forward about her stances and views on life.
jensukOct 8, 2008
When I look at Obama, I don't see a black man. I see a man who does not share my views on taxation, the 2nd amendment, the 4th amendment, and bailouts, among other things.
sirfinkOct 9, 2008
Let me find ya some and get back to ya!
gihudsonOct 10, 2008
I'm reading everyone's comments and my impression is that Obama supporters are very prejudiced & hostile. It's amazing how you come to some of your conclusions, based on how your feel, no thinking involved as far as I can tell. FYI, I copied this from Wikepedia: As of June 2006 the Alaskan Independence Party has 13,542 registered members, making it the state's third largest party, behind the Republicans with 111,526 and the Democrats with 66,218.[5]On September 2, 2008, the Associated Press reported that the Alaska Division of Elections said that Todd Palin, the husband of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, had registered as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party in 1995 and 2000; he no longer is registered as a member of the party, having registered as "undeclared" since 2002.[6] Sarah Palin was never a member of the Alaska Independence Party according to a statement released by AIP chairman Lynnette Clark on September 3, 2008[7]. Clark had the day earlier stated that Sarah Palin was a member, and attended the 1994 AIP Convention, but retracted her statement the following day, affirming that she was mistaken.[8].
handy7390Oct 14, 2008
I wonder if it were coincidence or by design.