Bob,
This is good information for whatever side of the fence you're on as we
try to understand who Sarah Palin really is.
One of our good friends, Eddie S. from San Antonio, fishes at the
Wildman Lodge on the Alaskan Peninsula. The lodge is owned by Butch and Kathy King. The KING'S spend their winters in Texas and their summers in Alaska.
Kathy's father and former husband served in the Alaskan
legislature for around 30 years so Butch and Kathy know Alaska politics.
Eddie emailed Butch and asks Butch what the King's think of Gov. Sarah
Palin. Butch's unedited email is attached below. Please read it and forward it to your friends. This is what the citizens of Alaska
think of Sarah Palin!
John A Andrzejewski, Civ USAF ACC 98 OSS/OSX
From: Wildman Lake & Cinder River Lodges
[mailto:fish@wildmanlodge.com]
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 12:19 AM
To: eddie@XXXXXXXX.com
Subject: Who is Sarah
Hi Eddie:
Fishing is good here at Wildman and I rarely have time for politics, but
many of our friends are asking us 'Who is Sarah Palin?'
Of course, as Alaskans, Kathy and I are extremely proud of her. We just
want to let you know that Sarah 'Barracuda' Palin is a straight
shooting, hard charging, get it done gal. She knows when to listen, how
to analyze the facts and how to make a decision, then implement the
plan. She doesn't do a poll before jumping in with both feet like too
many of the Washington types. She has little legislative experience
because she has always held the EXECUTIVE position; in private life, as
mayor of Anchorage's largest bedroom community or more recently as
Governor of our State. She is a smart, attractive home grown Alaska
girl with excellent moral and family values. She can see what needs to
be done and does not hesitate to get it done.
One of our State's major problems is that its Capital is in Juneau, 500
miles from the nearest road and 800 air miles from the
population base which is Anchorage, Wasilla and Fairbanks. Our
legislature and most of the State government is in Juneau and they ALL
behave like a bunch of freshmen in a college town. It has been this way
since Statehood in 1959. When Sarah moved to Juneau, so did
accountability and responsibility. When the oil revenue started flown
and a barrel of North Slope Crude hit $23.00, these people began
spending money like drunken sailors. You can only imagine what was
happenings when oil hit $100.00 a barrel, about the time Sarah took
command. My wife Kathy has first-hand experience with this fiasco, as
her father and also her ex-husband were Alaska Legislators who served in
Juneau as Senators, Senate President, or members of the State House for
a combined period spanning nearly three decades. About the time Sarah
took the HELM as Governor of Alaska, about half of the State legislature
was in the pocket of big oil companies or contractors doing big projects
for Native Corporations around Alaska, all funded by State oil revenue.
Alaska government was nothing but a good old boys club riding the
perpetual wave of prosperity. This filtered down from the legislature,
through the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Labor and
even spilled in to the Public Safety who is supposed to 'preserve and
protect'.
When Sarah walked into the Governor's Mansion, she promptly dismissed
the State Trooper detachment assigned to Governor and had her
and her husband's gun case brought in from Wasilla. Then, she got rid of
the former Governor's STATE Jet and told legislators that there were no
more free rides, they would have to fly Alaska Airlines, just like her
and her family if they wanted to travel. Next came the nut cutting (the
Barracuda part) the heads that rolled were too numerous to name, but
when Sarah finished cleaning house, a number of our legislators ended up
in jail for on corruption charges, or tendered their resignations along
with numerous department heads and those who have been riding the gravy train for way too long, AND THEN SHE HAD LUNCH.
By the end of the day, Sarah Palin had saved the people of Alaska millions and has not yet slowed down. She has truly brought CHANGE to Juneau. I personally know several persons in the private sector in Alaska that hold her in high esteem. She surrounds herself with smart people, many from my hometown of Anchorage, she listens to them but makes her own decisions. Sarah Palin is a no B.S. politician.
It is refreshing that there is such a thing anymore. You want to talk about CHANGE? You should see a before and after picture of the State government in Alaska. That's CHANGE!
Sarah will bring a number of things to the election. I am sure she will
appeal many voters who my otherwise could have gone the other direction
on Election Day. The conservative block will not be for Barack. We
have their vote. We need what Sarah will bring, first to the election
and second, what she will bring to Washington D.C. McCain has been
advised well, Let's just hope the American people can get the straight
scoop on her in the weeks ahead. This is just the opinion of one Alaska
Bush Pilot and Guide, who pays attention to national politics, watches
the news and is deathly afraid of the direction our nation is headed. I
guarantee that if Sarah gets a chance to dig her spurs into the flanks
of the liberal Washington types, they will know that she is in the
saddle.
Butch King Pilot/Guide Butch & Kathy King Proprietors
Wildman Lake Lodge
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