Comments by Pinhead_from_the_East
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Posted on June 27 at 8:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I don't think it's about feeling entitled. I think it's the belief, albeit misguided at this point in our history, that my kids' lives would be better than mine, mine better than my parents, theirs better than my grandparents. I have traveled the world, and one of the many things that makes this country great is that hope and belief, that we offer our children and grandchildren more than what we had. Can we still believe this? True, you folks up there suffer more in many ways than we do down here (the price you pay for living in a very unique and special place, I guess, for all its shortcomings). But we have lost something in this country, something my father fought very dearly for during WWII, something that we all thought we could give our kids some day. Did we believe it would come easy, that the government would GIVE us everything? Of course not. We would work for every nickel and dime, at least that's how I was raised. But no, we weren't raised to believe that in the end, the Federal Government would be our greatest enemy, would gut our Constitution, would side time after time again with Big Business against our interests (and here I mean Democrats and Republicans alike, there is no difference between them in this regard). Some of you all would like to secede from the Union? Well, so would I. Things here in the East are no better than up there, I assure you. We're all pretty much screwed.
Posted on June 26 at 7:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
was it my imagination, ir did the headline originally read "Beer"? maybe I'm just needing a cold one!
Posted on June 26 at 7:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
our thoughts and good wishes are with our friends up there in Venetie.
Posted on June 24 at 2:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What amazes me is how this kind of weird story gets more reactions than any other type of news story. I sense a correlation here -- maybe we can all just imagine ourselves on that Lawn Boy! OK, maybe not. But it's interesting to see -- 63 (!) responses and counting...
Posted on June 23 at 11:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Matthew is a true leader -- despite that weird sense of humor of his! Good luck Matt, you honor your village, your people, and your grandparents well. Mahsi.
Posted on June 21 at 6:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
No Guts, what do you want me to explain? First off, ArcVill is not on the coast, it's inland. So I am guessing you mean that on your way into the Refuge, you stopped off there at their million dollar airport (I am not joking, that's how much it cost to rebuild a couple years back -- our tax dollars at work). So, what would you like to know? I can provide you with plenty of citations of research if you would like. The terribly difficult situation of the Nets'aii Gwich'in people is pretty hideous, as I am sure you know since you live up there, right? I can talk your ear off if you want to hear. As for looking for some pristine wilderness, well, depends where you were and what you were looking for I guess. But again, I really don't think any of this is the question. For me, it's simple. More than 2/3 of the world's proven oil reserves are in the Middle East, ie the Persian Gulf. Include the most optimistic predictions of how much ANWR oil is waiting to be pumped, and that figure won't budge. The sheikhs are running the show, folks. So again, you guys need oil to survive, but I agree with TundraRebellion, this dependent relationship is an insult to your independence as a state. Talk about Third World! So long as all you folks do is pump oil to provide us down here with the black gold to run our SUVs, then that relationship continues. You resent us Outsiders, make fun of Ma and Pa RVer as they clog Airport Way every July and August, and nothing ever changes.
Posted on June 20 at 10:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Don't you just love it when people who live in Anchorage or Fairbanks, but who have never been to ANWR as I have (several times) or have never been out to the bush (as I have, again, several times, all over the state) assume they know everything about the state simply by living there? As if to imply that ipso facto, that makes you an expert? So as Americans, are you all experts on American History too? Could someone, say, from another country know more about the U.S. than you? But no, no way, you live there after all, so that makes you an expert, right? Good reasoning, that! So you all must have PhDs in Alaskan history, society, culture too, right? No, wait, who needs a PhD? Education, that's for sissies. Because you all LIVE there! That's all the education YOU need! Don't listen to us from the Lower 48! But do me one favor: All the revenue brought into the State of Alaska by Young and Uncle Ted and the rest, MY hard earned tax dollars you get that far exceeds what you deserve per capita -- send it back down here to us where it belongs. After all, we need it to fill our tanks with gas, and once you all are drilling in ANWR, you sure as hell won't need my charity anymore.
Posted on June 20 at 5:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You all want to open ANWR because without oil, the economy of Alaska goes under. Fair enough, a very good reason. I don't agree with it, but it makes a whole lot of sense. Those of you who remember the days of living like the Third World pre-1973 don't want to go back. I understand.
But anyone who knows anything about the global oil industry knows your argument here is bogus. A change in supply isn't at issue here, and it is cynical of you, Bush, or anyone else to suggest that $4/gallon is due to low supplies, the refusal of the Saudis to pump more, etc. These are fear tactics that may play well in certain circles -- indeed, they may even succeed in getting ANWR opened some day as you all wish. But that will change nothing in terms of the nature of how speculation has put oil prices through the roof. It will simply line the pockets of big oil in Venezuela, Nigeria, Russia, and Saudi Arabia (are these friends of yours, Mr. Conservative Alaskan taxpayer? -- they are certainly friends of our President). Oh, and yes, your Permanent Fund check will be that much larger. I forgot about that part.
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Posted on July 4 at 6 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Could you fix the spelling of "Remains" please?
On Human remains found in Yukon River