tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post1826289659452405282..comments2023-10-28T04:29:23.782-07:00Comments on The Palin Place: Life Before Sarah PalinAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280244244867361457noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-68354839740839469882011-12-29T04:00:42.928-08:002011-12-29T04:00:42.928-08:00Isn't it funny that the anti Palin blogs give ...Isn't it funny that the anti Palin blogs give everyone the opportunity to post a comment but the pro Palin blogs do not give everyone the same opportunity! The Pro Palin blogs wipe comments and ban users that challenge the Palin narrative. They have no problem taking away first amendment rights to silence their critics, and they will spew their stupidity on every available Palin blog they can find. The bat shit crazy people are always blind to injustice, and those are the only kind of people that are still supporting Palin. Keep up the good work, as long as Sarah Palin keeps living her life publicly on Fox News and making idiotic comments on a regular basis, she deserves whatever she gets in return. After three years of her relentless negativity she has dug her own grave. I hope she rots in it, and maybe then she will finally STFU! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-41386285477835675512011-12-27T09:57:29.218-08:002011-12-27T09:57:29.218-08:00Hello consious at last! Thanks for the holiday wis...Hello consious at last! Thanks for the holiday wishes, I hope you are enjoying yours, too. And as sincere as the well wishes are your questions. I'm loving that.<br /><br />I also love to learn, and yes, I read a lot of things. I also listen to political pundits and I'm in a higher education environment five days a week. If you and I could sit down and talk I bet it would be a good time.<br /><br />Can you be more specific about the particular "gross generalizations" that you'd like me to explain? This comment thread is getting old, so send me an email at thepalinplace@gmail.com and I will gladly respond at length. Your candor is very valuable and I hope you'll find this message and write to me soon.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280244244867361457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-54992941244298120282011-12-24T10:19:16.165-08:002011-12-24T10:19:16.165-08:00@ Anon 12:16
First, Merry Christmas and Happy Hol...@ Anon 12:16<br /><br />First, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you.<br /><br />Next, what, exactly are you trying to say?<br /><br />Seriously- I see you've become acquainted with some complex ideas by reading the progressive blogs over the last three years. However, the next step would be to learn how to use the ideas.<br />When you make gross generalizations, as you did, they lack any real meaning.conscious at lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949603921251341461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-90111045873794755032011-12-23T23:27:38.672-08:002011-12-23T23:27:38.672-08:00Allison, what a beautiful story. You're a grea...Allison, what a beautiful story. You're a great storyteller. I thought it was hilarious when you said you stayed in the shade to avoid the sun. Adults some times forget how seriously kids take what they say to them. So cute. I'm amazed at the amount of detail you can remember when your were only 4 years old. Trains and Christmastime...It's a story for a Norman Rockwell painting!<br /><br />Merry Holidays to you and yours!<br /><br /><br />AlicatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-54152824301394796262011-12-23T12:34:48.255-08:002011-12-23T12:34:48.255-08:00Anon 12:16 doth protest too much, methinks, the ch...Anon 12:16 doth protest too much, methinks, the charge of racism. BTW, this is The Palin Place, not The Anti-Obama Place.Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-20634459629007875302011-12-23T12:16:23.915-08:002011-12-23T12:16:23.915-08:00I think it's weird that people credit Sarah fo...I think it's weird that people credit Sarah for changing the country in some way. I don't see a change at all. If anything, people have just become more aware that shit aint right in DC and want it fixed. While there are the limited few who are set in their ways racist, I don't think there are racist undertones in any action thats come out in the last 3 years. People just have noticed the sheer dishonesty in our President (and congress) and want it addressed. <br /><br />Automatically attaching racism to this does more harm thn good and basically gives dishonest people a pass. Where are all the blog posts about blatant lies about recent bills? About the presidents appealing to people's emotions to win their support.? That behavior is the opposite of a good leader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-13867702406485743222011-12-23T08:03:32.333-08:002011-12-23T08:03:32.333-08:00Allison:
Great story and wonderful writing! I'...Allison:<br />Great story and wonderful writing! I'm a child of the 70s, but also from western NY. Snow.... yes, the snow. I miss it now that I live in the south.<br /><br />Merry Christmas AND Happy Holidays to all, and to all a good night!<br /><br />YellowgirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-34153027414370089822011-12-23T03:31:00.002-08:002011-12-23T03:31:00.002-08:00Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-81572409815857078242011-12-22T19:28:25.711-08:002011-12-22T19:28:25.711-08:00Hi Allison! Thank you for sharing your memories of...Hi Allison! Thank you for sharing your memories of your youth with us; I truly admire your writing skills. I was born in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis. I was supposed to be a Christmas baby, but my mother went into premature labour and I was born two months early. I also have fond memories of Christmas from my youth. As the youngest of five siblings born to Eastern European immigrants who arrived in Canada during the post-war era, Christmas was a special time indeed. I can recall visitors to our home who were from different ethnic backgrounds, and how everyone socialized and shared their various backgrounds. A lot of immigrant families settled here in northern Ontario, where the men gained employment in the nickel mines and gold mines, and the women stayed home and took care of the kids. We never knew who our grandparents or aunts and uncles were; either they were casualties of war or separated by political ideology;i.e. the Iron Curtain. My mother finally seen her younger in 1996, two years before she passed away; she last saw him as a toddler in 1943. It was hard to fathom what my parents went through knowing they had no direct family here; us five kids were family to them. Even though we are adults now and have our respective families, we still share Christmas time together and never forget our heritage and the love our parents gave us. Thank you once again Allison for sharing your childhood memories with us. Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year; I will continue to look forward to your posts. Eddieabbafannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-33938165834369149582011-12-22T16:53:38.241-08:002011-12-22T16:53:38.241-08:00@serpent's heart. Children in the 50's wer...@serpent's heart. Children in the 50's were rarely given choices or given advance notice of events and trips. We were supposed to be "sweet," "seen and not heard." Around 1961 we had bomb drills where the whole town turned out its lights and sound for an hour (to hide?) and where we crawled under our desks at school but weren't told why. <br /><br />I suspect your being born in the 70's was better. I enjoy your blog. Thanks for doing it.Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-14790330738248133032011-12-22T16:40:08.671-08:002011-12-22T16:40:08.671-08:00@Anon 4:18. Please direct me to that email. Heathe...@Anon 4:18. Please direct me to that email. Heather didn't send it to me.Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-16324113282257038032011-12-22T16:18:09.901-08:002011-12-22T16:18:09.901-08:00B - I don't see anything wrong with how Sarah ...B - I don't see anything wrong with how Sarah talks about special needs children. Many MANY DS children can live independently. I think her point was that we have got to stop treating these people as if they're different. Remember, Heather sent that emotional email in OCT 2007. <br /><br />Nothing is coincidental. I believe that. I can fully see Sarah starting the search for a DS baby as soon as she read that email from her sister. <br /><br />(Btw, I am not in agreement that EVERYONE should choose life in these cases. Foster care is a cluster and there aren't enough adopters for all the prospective SN children. It's really just a personal decisions.)<br /><br />However There are people who do believe any "abnormal" baby should be aborted for that reason, because they won't live a "normal", white bread life. <br />Please understand that these people do exist in larger numbers than you'd think.<br /><br />Ok I am done. lol <br /><br />Happy Holidays everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-12392071634579122032011-12-22T16:13:27.355-08:002011-12-22T16:13:27.355-08:00There's a difference between celebrity gossip ...There's a difference between celebrity gossip that is often mundane and believing every little thing we're "told" by whomever, regardless of veracity.<br /><br />There's way too much of the latter in today's world. About everyone in the tabloids. People like to twist things, and construe extraordinary things from ordinary events. There are a lot of liars out there. Too many people want to feel part of the drama and action. This is how tabloids maintain a presence. Sarah is just one example of this.<br /><br />Yes it's natural to wonder about our fellow man, but assuming hateful things about someone else is just wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-52078287450127028352011-12-22T13:14:41.420-08:002011-12-22T13:14:41.420-08:00great writing once again Allison - thank you for t...great writing once again Allison - thank you for the Christmas storyDis Gustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-44333171817674695702011-12-22T11:27:43.522-08:002011-12-22T11:27:43.522-08:00Wonderful story Allison. I was born in the 70'...Wonderful story Allison. I was born in the 70's but I always wondered what it would have been like to live in the 50's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-13438357307989031052011-12-22T07:21:47.663-08:002011-12-22T07:21:47.663-08:00O/T, but I notice those outraged by Palin's de...O/T, but I notice those outraged by Palin's deceit surrounding a child tend to be us 50- and 40- something women. Perhaps because many of us have given birth and then tried to guide our children be educated, productive, happy, self-reliant, etc. This is, to me, a constant challenge, even where DS is not involved. She acts like it is all nothing--because that's her role in Trig's life.Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-17712826087844815592011-12-22T07:04:19.399-08:002011-12-22T07:04:19.399-08:00A lovely story, Allison. I am a child of the 60s,...A lovely story, Allison. I am a child of the 60s, but I remember how the adult world and the kid world seemed like two different planets. I am only now finding out things that were happening while I played with my toys and my sisters. I hope someday I can write about it all as beautifully as you have here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-12735447075351416972011-12-22T06:58:37.268-08:002011-12-22T06:58:37.268-08:00Thank You for the heartfelt story of Christmas Pas...Thank You for the heartfelt story of Christmas Past, Allison. You are a very gifted writer. I was born in the 60's and remember the warm and fuzzy feeling of love and family at Christmastime that I try now to emulate for my own family. I find the older I become the more I cherish the memories of the past holiday's. I am a first time commenter and a loyal reader and I would like to wish you and yours a happy and healthy Merry Christmas! <br /><br />Tina<br />Chicago, ILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-11863024935469610262011-12-21T23:21:25.245-08:002011-12-21T23:21:25.245-08:00Oh my. My sister still has the pink metal doll...Oh my. My sister still has the pink metal doll's high chair she got from Santa.Ivyfreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321216500394977409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-82902598880625081022011-12-21T22:11:27.484-08:002011-12-21T22:11:27.484-08:00I was seven years old in 1959, also in New York st...I was seven years old in 1959, also in New York state. My grandfather (an immigrant) had just died the year before, and after all these years I still miss him. He taught me the Rom language when no one else wanted to admit he was Rom, despite his extremely successful career as a furrier in NYC. <br />I rememeber Christmases with maybe one small present, but I remember the stocking filled with oranges and nuts and little things. <br />But what I most remember is the family gatherings, the meals, the warm feelings. Just that special closeness that, as it turned out, we always had the rest of the year. <br />And that's how I celebrate Christmas on December 25 and the rest of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-68656923730243731642011-12-21T20:41:59.566-08:002011-12-21T20:41:59.566-08:00Your lovely letter also resonated with me - a chil...Your lovely letter also resonated with me - a child of the 50's. Our metal highchair was blue and my sisters and I also played with the Melmac dish set. <br /><br />More importantly, we also had a beloved Grandmother who always lived just at the end of the block or with us. My dad had MS and my mom had to work, so our grandmother also provided care. She was a wonderful seamstress, so our dolls had many wonderful outfits. While I don't have grandchildren as yet, I know what a wonderful gift a loving and nurturing grandma is and how lucky I was. I know she continues to watch over me.<br /><br />I hope you have a wonderful trip and a Happy Holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-55531104666730515932011-12-21T20:29:29.432-08:002011-12-21T20:29:29.432-08:00A sweet story. I don't remember a period of se...A sweet story. I don't remember a period of several days when I was four. Perhaps that is because I was fortunate enough not to experience a tragedy that made everything so memorable. Your writing is so captivating, I would read your blog even if it weren't focused on Babygate. Merry Christmas, Allison!Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405000679090821314.post-6655339401544735302011-12-21T20:16:58.599-08:002011-12-21T20:16:58.599-08:00Well a nice story. I was young in 59 getting read...Well a nice story. I was young in 59 getting ready to come back to the states from Germany with my family. Your story brings back memories. JFK was big in my young life. My Italian Grandmother who never came to the states had a picture of our president JFK hanging on her wall. I really thought that was something. My parents were so happy that we had our first catholic president that they named my brother after JFK. Can you think anyone would think that highly of quitter Palin? I don't think so. Funny thing when we got back to the states we were assigned to Texas. My dad retired from the air force in 63 and we moved to the east coast. Loved the east coast. Especially Maryland, DC area. You enjoy your holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com