Meeting "the Rogue," Take Two

- By Thomas Lamb
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Red County contributor Katie McGuire has another commentary on Sarah Palin:

"Once again, I made the long pilgrimage to a far away land to obtain the autograph of my mentor, Governor Sarah Palin. Since I missed getting her autograph last time by about 30 people, I was determined to arrive early." 

"The night before, I went to bed at 7:30 PM (and, for the record, I am not 4 OR 84) and set my alarm for 2:00 AM. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is where the signing was, and that is about 2.5 hours from home. Knowing it was in the single digits, I bundled up with several layers, hat, gloves, and coats."

Read more here at Red County.

- Tom

Eddie Burke: As we say in Alaska, "Go Sarah Go!"

Eddie Burke, who hosts a popular afternoon talk show on Anchorage AM station KBYR, is also now a contributor to RedCounty.com. In a Monday Red County op-ed, Eddie answers the question, "What is with you people up in Alaska?":

You might be wondering why people in our State would kick Sarah Palin around like she's the enemy? Also, you must think some of us are crazy to file 20 Ethics complaints on our former Governor that were all dismissed? If you ask me, these people who filed the complaints are crazy!

Prior to Sarah running with McCain, her popularity in Alaska had peaked at about 92%. Sarah had bi-partisan support on Oil and Gas legislation; she signed into law new ethics laws. She actually had Democrats that were praising her. She was a "Rock-Star" in Alaska. Sarah was the most liked Governor in the Nation.

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I like most Alaskans, was embarrassed for what a few in our State would do to bring down Sarah Palin. They cost the State millions and more, but they never cared, they stalled Government, but they never cared. The onslaught of complaints literally brought our Alaska Governor and State to a halt and embarrassed the rest of us. Governor Palin stepped-down to let the State move forward. She did the honorable... the selfless thing.

Those are just a couple of excerpts. You can read the rest of Eddie Burke's opinion piece here.

- Tom