Palin Disses Hawaii

In my one post about Sarah P., I basically wrote her off and predicted she’d go away. Despite (or perhaps because of) having lived in Alaska and having interviewed her and the Todd-ster before moving to DC, I don’t have much interest in blogging about Palin minutae. But, I can’t exactly turn up my nose [...]

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On Palin

I don’t think she can do punditry or win a major political office. She’s too inarticulate and really can’t think fast enough on her feet (not to mention her chronic inability to truly grasp basic policy points) to be successful in either. She chafes at handlers, but would be nowhere near the national spotlight without [...]

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Salmon vs. Gold

When I was a kid growing up in Honolulu, I had a puzzle map of the U.S. Within the boundaries of each state were pictures of the important industries and landmarks. Texas had oil towers. Maine had lobsters. California had Hollywood and the Golden Gate Bridge. Like so many maps of “America,” Alaska and Hawaii [...]

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