Alaska Bloggers Reach New Heights of Immaturity

There's a post up over at The Mudflats (for those who aren't familiar, it's a politically liberal Alaska blog), about a nurse at Walter Reed having her picture taken with Governor Palin during her recent visit. The nurse is a fan of The Mudflats and its founder, "AKMuckraker". One of the ongoing "in jokes" at The Mudflats is for AKMuckraker to get pictures of the blog's "mascot" taken with famous people. The mascot is a toy moose named Brian.

The nurse at Walter Reed, as a fan of The Mudflats, decided that when it came time for her picture with Governor Palin that she would hold up a picture of a moose as a stand-in for "Brian". AKMuckraker has dubbed this "The Holy Grail of punks." (And, no, I will not be providing a link to the post.)

The "Holy Grail of punks"? Really? That's a pretty low bar you've set for yourself, AKMuckraker. I'm supposed to be impressed that someone held up a picture of a moose while posing for a picture with Governor Palin?

According to the nurse's own account, the governor was gracious and generous with her time. She says the governor spent lots of time with the patients and shook hands with all the staff members present, thanking them for their service, which, she says, typically does not happen because most VIPs ignore the staff. Governor Palin posed for a picture with everyone there who wanted one.

To which I respond: of course she did. She was there to offer her thanks to the men and women who have put it all on the line for us and came home wounded and scarred for us. I take that seriously. And I know the governor does, as well.

So, I'm supposed to find it amusing that the governor shook the hand of an Army nurse and posed for a picture with her, while the nurse held up a picture of a moose? Oh, wow, you really tricked her. Do you want a cookie or something?

If you are a "Mudflatter," apparently your reaction to all this is to giggle like a thirteen year old. Since I'm not thirteen, you can count me as unamused and unimpressed that this is supposed to be the "Holy Grail of punks".

Does this remind anyone of when AKMuckraker went to a dinner, at which the governor was a speaker, and then wrote a post about how she and her friends giggled in the back of the room? She talked as if they did something incredibly naughty and really "tricked" the governor.

Just how childish are you Lefties, anyway? "I went to a dinner with people that I hate, and I sat with my friends in the back of the room and made snide comments and giggled. Oooo she shook her hand and posed for a picture with her. Tee-hee."

I don't see the hilarity. Of course, that could be because I don't play with a toy moose or giggle in the back of a room like I'm a thirteen year old in a school assembly.

Speaking of childish people, am I supposed to be impressed that Jesse Griffin (aka Gryphen) and Linda Kellen Biegel (aka Celtic Diva) "tricked" Governor Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, into having lunch with them? Apparently, Jesse found out that Mr. Van Flein had agreed to auction off lunch with himself as a way to raise money for a local school. Jesse decided to bid on the lunch and won the auction. He played coy about his identity so that he could ambush Mr. Van Flein at the lunch. He took his friend Linda with him. So, what happened? According to their own accounts (no links for Linda and Jesse either), Mr. Van Flein was polite and is a nice person. Wow, you two really tricked him. What a big story.

Is this the kind of thing that passes for "news" in the world of Lefties? Someone poses for a picture with the governor while holding a picture of a moose and two other people ambush her attorney at lunch? In both cases the person being "tricked" is gracious and polite. Who is it that I'm supposed to be impressed with, again?

Here's an idea, Alaska bloggers: stop acting like children.