Category Archives: Alaska politics

The occasional post on Alaska politicians & political issues.

Sullygate update: A bibliography, Shannyn Moore’s guests, & Drummond’s resolution — UPDATED: New ADN story

By Mel | Published: Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Since writing my last Friday post on the Sullivan "insurance" payout, there have been further developments. Here's an update.

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged Anchorage Assembly, bibliography, Dan Sullivan, George Sullivan, Harriet Drummond, Moore Up North (TV program), Patrick Flynn, Shannyn Moore, Sullygate | Leave a comment

Credit the Sully Trust, Debit the Public Trust

By Mel | Published: Friday, 5 March 2010

A Trustworthy Friend sent this satirical picture to me last night after reading my $193,000 Sullygate post. Includes a brief discussion of satire.

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged A trustworthy friend, Anchorage Assembly, Dan Sullivan, George Sullivan, humor, satire, Sullygate, Things I did instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour | 2 Comments

Sullygate: If there is a contractual agreement, Mayor Sullivan, show us the contract

By Mel | Published: Friday, 5 March 2010

There's something fishy about the $193,000 putative "life insurance" policy of the late Mayor George M. Sullivan. which benefits a trust headed by his son, current Mayor Dan Sullivan.

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged Anchorage Assembly, Anchorage Daily News, crossposted, Dan Sullivan, George Sullivan, Harriet Drummond, Sean Cockerham, Sullygate, Things I did instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour | 11 Comments

Conservatives for Palin: A rich field of study for anyone interested in the practical application of intellectual dishonesty & logical fallacy

By Mel | Published: Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Rich Crowther's posts at the Conservatives for Palin website do one useful thing, anyway: they provide great examples of the practical use of logical fallacy in public discourse.

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged civility, Conservatives for Palin (blog), logical fallacies, Rich Crowther | 2 Comments

Conservatives for Palin & civility: Fairly unbalanced

By Mel | Published: Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Is it really a good thing to be complimented for "courage" by a blogger at the Conservatives for Palin website? Well, mainly it's a lot of work. It's nice to be called courageous, sure, but even better is to be represented honestly and in context.

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged AKMuckraker, Brian the Moose, civility, Conservatives for Palin (blog), Gryphen, Immoral Minority (blog), lgbtq, lima beans, Max Blumenthal, Mike Doogan, Mudflats (blog), Palin ethics complaints, Philip Munger, Progressive Alaska (blog), Rich Crowther, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Things I did instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour, Wayne Anthony Ross (WAR) | 6 Comments

Progressives, civility, & Palin: Anatomy of an apology

By Mel | Published: Monday, 15 February 2010

A classic example of an apology that is not an apology, however much its author tried to make it into one.

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged apology, civility, Conservatives for Palin (blog), Philip Munger, Progressive Alaska (blog), Sarah Palin | 12 Comments

Progressive bloggers on Palin: Civility versus namecalling

By Mel | Published: Monday, 8 February 2010

Okay, so we don't like Sarah Palin or her political views. But does that mean it's good for us or the nation for us to exercise our free speech through namecalling & insults?

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged civility, crossposted, free speech, Harming none do as you will, Joe Biden, Philip Munger, Progressive Alaska (blog), Sarah Palin, Tina Fey | 37 Comments

Chuffed

By Mel | Published: Sunday, 3 January 2010

I'm pretty darn chuffed that my blog was recognized by Phil Munger of Progressive Alaska for Best Investigative Reporting for 2009 among Alaska progressive blogs.

Posted in Alaska politics | Tagged blogs, Progressive Alaska (blog) | Leave a comment