John McCains running mate >

[kiyaanii mom]

I got one already............LOL!!!

Slap on your silky woman's business suit, some 1 1/2 inch heals, you fancy new wig and see if you can win the next switch dance contest.....

[50cal]

I heard Palin wigs are selling like hotcakes..... l:

I got one already............LOL!!!

[50cal]

.........and we wonder how Bush was elected for two terms.
Speaking well and having a good hair DOO (not due btw) does not really justify voting for a person as next in line as a leader of the free world. Those qualifications could make her a good "spokesperson"; not VP. Everyone is talking about her as a person. Who gives a chit? I'm sure she's nice person who has personal issues just like everyone else in politics and in the general population. This doesn't make her fit to handle certain political positions. I would THINK being a NATIVE that some would look at how she treats NATIVES and NATIVE ISSUES. But no one has said anything. I guess it's beyond me. Know about the candidates people!

neither does being a motivational speaker..........or by rolling up your sleeves actin like you understand the common folk.......anyway, if you choose to vote, choose responsibly....................vote Republican..........LMAO!!!

[kiyaanii mom]

if I had long hair, I would get a Palin cut, and Palin glasses...........ah heck with it!!!!!!!!!!!............PALINIZE ME!!!!!!!!!!......LOL!!!!!

I heard Palin wigs are selling like hotcakes..... l:

[50cal]

if I had long hair, I would get a Palin cut, and Palin glasses...........ah heck with it!!!!!!!!!!!............PALINIZE ME!!!!!!!!!!......LOL!!!!!

[kiyaanii mom]

.........and we wonder how Bush was elected for two terms.
Speaking well and having a good hair DOO (not due btw) does not really justify voting for a person as next in line as a leader of the free world. Those qualifications could make her a good "spokesperson"; not VP. Everyone is talking about her as a person. Who gives a chit? I'm sure she's nice person who has personal issues just like everyone else in politics and in the general population. This doesn't make her fit to handle certain political positions. I would THINK being a NATIVE that some would look at how she treats NATIVES and NATIVE ISSUES. But no one has said anything. I guess it's beyond me. Know about the candidates people!

[kiyaanii mom]

I love her, she is fresh and speaks sooo well, in fact I was only goin to vote for the party because of who was running, but when I heard and saw Palin, then it was like oh yes I know I am voting now. Infact, Saturday, at 9:00am I will be at the hair dressors getting a Palin hair due oh yea. I been lookin for something that I really liked to do with my hair and then I saw her. Can't wait.

I like her and her family she is great....

l: l:

I can't believe it......

[Ndnsoldierboy]

McCain-Palin 08!!!!!!!!!!

I already got my military absentee ballot... McCain-Palin got my vote.

Semper Fi, carry on.

[50cal]

.........and we wonder how Bush was elected for two terms.
Speaking well and having a good hair DOO (not due btw) does not really justify voting for a person as next in line as a leader of the free world. Those qualifications could make her a good "spokesperson"; not VP. Everyone is talking about her as a person. Who gives a chit? I'm sure she's nice person who has personal issues just like everyone else in politics and in the general population. This doesn't make her fit to handle certain political positions. I would THINK being a NATIVE that some would look at how she treats NATIVES and NATIVE ISSUES. But no one has said anything. I guess it's beyond me. Know about the candidates people!

McCain-Palin 08!!!!!!!!!!

[CandaePrincess]

I love her, she is fresh and speaks sooo well, in fact I was only goin to vote for the party because of who was running, but when I heard and saw Palin, then it was like oh yes I know I am voting now. Infact, Saturday, at 9:00am I will be at the hair dressors getting a Palin hair due oh yea. I been lookin for something that I really liked to do with my hair and then I saw her. Can't wait.

I like her and her family she is great....

.........and we wonder how Bush was elected for two terms.
Speaking well and having a good hair DOO (not due btw) does not really justify voting for a person as next in line as a leader of the free world. Those qualifications could make her a good "spokesperson"; not VP. Everyone is talking about her as a person. Who gives a chit? I'm sure she's nice person who has personal issues just like everyone else in politics and in the general population. This doesn't make her fit to handle certain political positions. I would THINK being a NATIVE that some would look at how she treats NATIVES and NATIVE ISSUES. But no one has said anything. I guess it's beyond me. Know about the candidates people!

[softwind]

I love her, she is fresh and speaks sooo well, in fact I was only goin to vote for the party because of who was running, but when I heard and saw Palin, then it was like oh yes I know I am voting now. Infact, Saturday, at 9:00am I will be at the hair dressors getting a Palin hair due oh yea. I been lookin for something that I really liked to do with my hair and then I saw her. Can't wait.

I like her and her family she is great....

[50cal]

Half White, if I recall mother born in Kansas.

He's still Black..........LOL!!!

[CandaePrincess]

Just a little info I got in an email. Thought I would share. Thanks!

This information was sent to me today and I'm thankful for receiving it because it addresses the issue of how at least one of the candidates stands on Native American issues. I'm not attempting to tell any of you how to vote this November but at least be aware. Sarah Palin is the "new focus" and while I'm happy to see a woman given the honor of running on a ticket for the VP seat, I still cannot afford to vote for that ticket just because she's a woman. So, to help you make an informed decision, here's some information other than the issue about "the bridge to nowhere" and the jet plane supposedly sold on Ebay.

This article below addresses her attitued toward the native people in her own state of Alaska. Considering the fact that if she becomes VP, she is a heartbeat away from the president's seat, her attitude toward the original people of her state concerns me. I ask you this question: If she doesn't really respect the rights and traditions of her own state (even thou gh she claims her husband is "eskimoe" ... doesn't seem to even know the proper tribal name), HOW DO YOU THINK SHE FEELS ABOUT YOUR TRIBAL NATION????

It this matters to you at all, then it's important to get involved and encourage everyone to VOTE!

Thanks and love you all!

Gwen Davis
-----Original Message-----
From: D. Brady <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 2:47 pm
Subject: Fw: Palin's record on Native and tribal issues...


SARAH PALIN IS A MENACE TO THE NATIVE COMMUNITY.

What&#039;s Palin&#039;s Record on Native Issues? | Reznet News

Tribal Sovereignty, subsistence hunting & fishing as well as the
Indian Child Welfare Act must not be overturned.. .

Sarah Palin's Record on
Alaska Native and Tribal Issues

(Thanks to Suzan Harjo for this. She says,"I had a very tiny hand in it, but it's best to say that it was written by Alaska Native people. I did fact-checking and cite-checking, and can verify its accuracy.")

1. Palin has attacked Alaska Native Subsistence Fishing
Perhaps no issue is of greater importance to20Alaska Native peoples
as the right to hunt and fish according to ancient customary and
traditional practices, and to carry on the subsistence way of life
for future generations.
Governor Sarah Palin has consistently opposed those rights.
Once in office, Governor Palin decided to continue litigation that
seeks to overturn every subsistence fishing determination the
federal government has ever made in Alaska. (State of Alaska v.
Norton, 3:05-cv-0158- HRH (D. Ak).) In pressing this case, Palin
decided against using the Attorney General (which usually handles
State litigation) and instead continued contracting with Senator Ted
Stevens' brother-in-law' s law firm (Birch, Horton, Bittner &
Cherot).
The goal of Palin's law suit is to invalidate all the subsistence
fishing regulations the federal government has issued to date to
protect Native fishing, and to force the courts instead to take over
the roll of setting subsistence regulations. Palin's law suit seeks
to diminish subsistence fishing rights in order to expand sport and
commercial fishing.
In May 2007, the federal court rejected the State's main challenge,
holding that Congress in 1980 had expressly granted the U.S.
Interior and Agriculture Departments the authority to regulate and
protect Native and rural subsistence fishing activities in Alaska.
(Decision entered May 15, 2007 (Dkt. No. 110).)
Notwithstanding this ruling, Palin continues to argue in the
litigati on that the federal subsistence protections are too broad,
and should be narrowed to exclude vast areas from subsistence
fishing, in favor of sport and commercial fishing. Palin opposes
subsistence protections in marine waters, on many of the lands that
Natives selected under their 1971 land claims settlement with the
state and federal governments, and in many of the rivers where
Alaska Natives customarily fish. (Alaska Complaint at 15-18.) Palin
also opposes subsistence fishing protections on Alaska Native
federal allotments that were deeded to individuals purposely to
foster Native subsistence activities. All these issues are now
pending before the federal district court.

2. Palin has attacked Alaska Native Subsistence Hunting

Palin has also sought to invalidate critical determinations the
Federal Subsistence Board has made regarding customary and
traditional uses of game, specifically to take hunting opportunities
away from Native subsistence villagers and thereby enhance sport
hunting.
Palin's attack here on subsistence has focused on the Ahtna Indian
people in Chistochina. Although the federal district court has
rejected Palin's challenge, she has carried on an appeal that was
argued in August 2008. (State of Alaska v. Fleagle, No. 07-35723
(9th Cir.).)
In both hunting and fishing matters, Palin has continued
uninterrupted the policies initiated by the former Governor Frank
Murkowski Administration, challenging hunting=2 0and fishing
protections that Native people depend upon for their subsistence way
of life in order to enhance sport fishing and hunting opportunities.
Palin's lawsuits are a direct attack on the core way of life of
Native Tribes in rural Alaska.

3. Palin has attacked Alaska Tribal Sovereignty

Governor Palin opposes Alaska tribal sovereignty.
Given past court rulings affirming the federally recognized tribal
status of Alaska Native villages, Palin does not technically
challenge that status. But Palin argues that Alaska Tribes have no
authority to act as sovereigns, despite their recognition.
So extreme is Palin on tribal sovereignty issues that she has sought
to block tribes from exercising any authority whatsoever even over
the welfare of Native children, adhering to a 2004 legal opinion
issued by the former Murkowski Administration that no such
jurisdiction exists (except when a state court transfers a matter to
a tribal court).
Both the state courts and the federal courts have struck down
Palin's policy of refusing to recognize the sovereign authority of
Alaska Tribes to address issues involving Alaska Native children.
Native Village of Tanana v. State of Alaska, 3AN-04-12194 CI
(judgment entered Aug. 26, 2008) (Ak. Super. Ct.); Native Kaltag
Tribal Council v. DHHS, No. 3:06-cv-00211- TMB (D. Ak.), pending on
appeal No 08-35343 (9th Cir.)). Nonetheless, Palin's policy of
refusing to recognize Alaska tribal s overeignty remains unchanged.

4. Palin has attacked Alaska Native Languages

Palin has refused to accord proper respect to Alaska Native
languages and voters by refusing to provide language assistance to
Yup'ik speaking Alaska Native voters. As a result, Palin was just
ordered by a special three-judge panel of federal judges to provide
various forms of voter assistance to Yup'ik voters residing in
southwest Alaska. Nick v. Bethel, No. 3:07-cv-0098- TMB (D. Ak.)
(Order entered July 30, 2008). Citing years of State neglect, Palin
was ordered to provide trained poll workers who are bilingual in
English and Yup'ik; sample ballots in written Yup'ik; a written
Yup'ik glossary of election terms; consultation with local Tribes to
ensure the accuracy of Yup'ik translations; a Yup'ik language
coordinator; and pre-election and post-election reports to the court
to track the State's efforts.

In sum, measured against some the rights that are most fundamental
to Alaska Native Tribes – the subsistence way of life, tribal
sovereignty and voting rights – Palin's record is a failure.

[Ndnsoldierboy]

looking @ the polls as of today...Obama is losing...45.2 to 47.4

[kiyaanii mom]

Hard to say much about her, up to 10 days ago many didn't even know who she was. But what I have found out Palin does not have a very good record with as far as tribal Sovereignty, fishing rights and Native languages go.

I would tend to believe that, especially about the loss of fishing rights, since her husband is a commercial fisherman.