Tag Archives: Alaska

Santa Claus Among 51 Candidates In AK House Race

The Anchorage Daily News reports: A field 51 candidates have filed to run in the special election to fill Alaska’s lone U.S. house seat, in a slate that includes former Gov. Sarah Palin, North Pole City Council member Santa Claus, current and former lawmakers, a homebuilder and his brother. The number of candidates is more than twice as large as …

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Sarah Palin Launches Bid For Alaska’s House Seat

The New York Times reports: Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor and the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008, said Friday that she was entering the race for Alaska’s lone congressional seat, marking her return to national politics after she helped revive the anti-establishment rhetoric that has come to define the Republican Party. She will be joining a crowded …

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Sarah Palin: Congress Needs People With Cojones Like Me, Not “Namby-Pamby Wussy-Pussy Stuff” [VIDEO]

“There is a time and a season for everything and if this season is one where I need a more official platform to have then, yeah, I’m going to throw my hat in the ring because we need people that have cojones. “We need people like Donald Trump who has nothing to lose, like me. We’ve got nothing to lose …

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Sarah Palin: I May Run For Alaska’s US House Seat

The Independent reports: Sarah Palin has said she is considering a congressional run to fill the seat vacated last week by representative Don Young. Appearing on Newsmax TV’s The Balance, Ms Palin said she would be “humbled and honored” to fill Young’s seat. “In a heartbeat, I would,” she said, responding to host Eric Bolling’s question about announcing a run. …

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Late GOP Rep. Don Young To Lie In State At US Capitol

The Hill reports: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Monday that late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), who was the longest-serving member of the House until his death on Friday, will lie in state in the Capitol next week. Young will lie in state in National Statuary Hall on Tuesday, March 29. There will be a formal ceremony to honor Young that …

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AK Readies Special Election To Replace Late GOP Rep

The Anchorage Press reports: According to a source close to Dr. Al Gross, the orthopedic surgeon from Southeast Alaska, who ran unsuccessfully to unseat Dan Sullivan in the 2020 U.S. Senate race, plans to enter the 2022 race for Alaska’s at-large House of Representatives seat now vacant with the passing of Don Young [photo] on Friday. Gross, who ran as …

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Republican Rep. Don Young Dies Mid-Flight At Age 88

The Anchorage Daily News reports: Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young died Friday, his office said. His wife, Anne, was by his side, his office said in statement. “It’s with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce Congressman Don Young, the Dean of the House and revered champion for Alaska, passed away today while traveling home to Alaska to be …

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Gay Dem Launches Bid For Alaska’s US House Seat

The Anchorage Daily News reports: Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant will run for U.S. House in this year’s statewide elections, he said Thursday. Constant is the first registered Democrat in this election to say that they will challenge Rep. Don Young, who has held Alaska’s lone House seat since 1973. He’s also the first openly gay candidate for statewide office …

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GOP Alaska Gov Bows To Trump’s Endorsement Threat

CNN reports: Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday accepted former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, which Trump had vowed to rescind if Dunleavy endorses Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. “Please tell the President thank you for the endorsement. With regard to the other issue, please tell the President he has nothing to worry about,” Dunleavy said in a statement …

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Trump Issues Endorsement Threat Against Alaska Gov

Just in from the world’s most famous liar: Mike Dunleavy has been a strong and consistent Conservative since his time in the Alaska State Senate. I was proud to endorse his first run for Governor, and I am proud to support his reelection, too. From his handling of the virus, support of the Constitution—including the Second and Tenth Amendments—taking advantage …

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski Announces Bid For Reelection

The Associated Press reports: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial and has repeatedly bumped heads with the former president, announced Friday that she will run for reelection. Trump, who has focused his political efforts on punishing his political opponents, endorsed a leading opponent of Murkowski in June. Kelly Tshibaka was commissioner of …

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Anti-Vax Former GOP US Senate Candidate Who Called Gay City Councilman “Cocksucker” Dies Of Something

First, a reminder from Alaska Landmine: Mayor Dave Bronson and members of his administration encouraged their supporters who were opposed to the mask mandate. Four people were arrested on Wednesday, including a man who did not disclose he had a concealed handgun until after he was in handcuffs. Paul Kendall, long known as a gadfly at public meetings, called Assembly …

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Anti-Vax Alaska Horse Paste Activist Dies Of Something

The Anchorage Daily News reports: A conservative Anchorage political activist’s illness at Providence Alaska Medical Center became a flashpoint in a battle over COVID-19 treatments this week, with a city Assembly member joining in a campaign to compel doctors to administer ivermectin, an unproven treatment for the virus. William Topel’s treatment at Providence became a rallying point for people who …

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Anti-Vax Alaska State Senator Is Sick With Something

Remember the covidiot Alaska state rep who requested to be excused from legislative sessions because she’s been banned by Alaska Airlines and would have to drive 18 hours to the capital? Here’s your karmic update: “Its my turn to battle Covid head on… game on!” Republican state Sen. Lora Reinbold wrote on Facebook on Tuesday night. “When I defeat it, …

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Alaska Allows Hospitals To Begin Rationing Care

The Associated Press reports: Alaska on Saturday activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 medical facilities to ration care if needed as the state recorded the nation’s worst COVID-19 diagnosis rates in recent days, straining the state’s limited health care system. The declaration covers three facilities that had already announced emergency protocols, including the state’s largest hospital, Providence Alaska Medical …

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Murkowski Begs Cultists: Stop Attacking Health Workers

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) gave an impassioned speech Friday on how Alaska’s topping the list of growing infection rates for the coronavirus has strained the state in unforeseen ways, and she decried protesters comparing mask mandates to actions by the Nazis. “We have had some just horrible, horrible confrontations in our public meetings in Anchorage,” Murkowski …

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Anchorage Mayor Sorry For Star Of David Comments

The Washington Post reports: As residents filed into the Anchorage Assembly meeting to debate a mask mandate on Wednesday night, a community member stood by the entrance and handed out yellow Stars of David adorned with the phrase “Do not comply.” The stars — references to those imposed on Jews by the Nazis — symbolized the consequences of forcing people …

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Anti-Vax Anchorage Mayor Defends Wearing Of Star Of David By Protesters After Wild Meeting On Face Masks

The Anchorage Daily News reports: Opponents of a mask ordinance wore yellow Stars of David and shouted at Anchorage Assembly members, and four people were arrested during a second night of heated public testimony on a proposed mask ordinance for the city. The testimony stretched until midnight and the Assembly did not vote on the ordinance. Many spoke out against …

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Alaska’s Largest Hospital Begins Rationing Care [VIDEO]

NPR reports: The stark situation of COVID’s impact on Alaska has affected the ability of the state’s largest hospital to provide care for some patients. The Providence Alaska Medical Center’s Medical Executive Committee said Wednesday that it must implement a “crisis standard of care” amid the worsening coronavirus situation. “While we are doing our utmost, we are no longer able …

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Anti-Mask GOP Alaska State Rep Seeks Excusal From Duties Because Only Airline To Capital Has Banned Her

The Anchorage Daily News reports: Eagle River Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold has asked to be excused from legislative business in the state Capitol, telling fellow lawmakers that her ban from Alaska Airlines makes it impossible to fly into Juneau. In a procedural request Thursday morning, she asked to be excused from votes in the Capitol starting Sept. 11. The excusal …

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