Thu Oct 9, 8:27 PM Pacific • posted by Jed Lewison
Palin And The Alaskan Secessionists
Rachel Maddow and Max Blumenthal discuss Sarah Palin's secessionist problem:
Along with David Neiwert, Blumenthal has a new article on Salon.com about Palin and the secessionists. Here's some interesting points:
- Walter Hickel, who served as governor of Alaska under the Alaskan Independence Party's banner before switching back to the GOP, was co-chair of Palin's gubernatorial campaign.
- Mark Chryson, a former AIP state party chair, has been a key political ally to Sarah Palin. Chryson, who has a cheery disposition, is a bit of a political nutjob. For example, he not only supports Alaska's secession from the union, he also thinks the wrong side won the civil war.
- In Palin's first mayoral campaign, she called herself "the Christian candidate," implying that her opponent, John Stein, was Jewish. (Stein was actually Lutheran.)