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In the beginning, it was Sarah vs the big gummint boys

Posted on by Gnomad

This is my first post here, so forgive me if it isn't quite the way it's supposed to be-here we go.

Wasilla, Alaska, 1996-a small conservative town was being run by big government liberals. The mayor at the time was John Stein, a guy who I always thought was out of touch with the average Wasilla voter-but he carried that self-important air about him, reinforced by his cabal, that Wasilla was going to continue along his expansionist ever more restrictive vision of the future and that is just the way it was going to be. Because we are your betters, that's why. What really galvanized those of us outside the city, but just barely outside, was his stated goal to annex everything from Wasilla proper to Trunk road, this was going to fold me into the city limits without much sayso on my part, or my neighbors. The other part was his idea that Wasilla was going to be a town of small houses-nothing over 35' off the ground. Our local ham radio club didn't like this idea as our antennas work better the higher they are, the FCC allows us 200', local government doens't really get to restrict this anyway as ruled by the FCC in PRB-1 but the Stein gang was going ahead with this plan and being outside the city, we didn't get to direct say in the matter. When asked about the matter, we were told that we were just a bunch of "boys playing with toys" and our concerns were beneath their consideration-never mind that the Millers Reach fire had once again proven that ham radio was of great value when the normal communications systems crashed. The voting population of Wasilla had been cowed into accepting this as the status quo and nothing was ever going to change as Wasilla evolved into a typical little Stepford town. I was involved at the time with the 2 factions, the anti-annex group and the radio club, and we all wanted to support basically anyone but Stein. So here comes Sarah Palin. None of us knew her from Eve, but she stated on the radio that she was not going to persue any annexation unless the property owners actually asked the city and when contacted by the radio club, she nixed the idea of height restrictions. I didn't actually get to vote but I knew folks who did and we lobbyed those voters one on one as much as we could, word of mouth, neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend. The opposition at first didn't take her seriously. When she started to gain traction, they pointed out her lack of experience. When that tactic didn't work, they went for the scare, telling the voters that she was going to destroy all the progress Wasilla had made.....and when Stein lost by a landslide, he skulked out of town and has never resurfaced locally. There has been no forced annexation, no height restrictions, the pro-commerce path she set Wasilla on has brought us (for good or bad) Generica in the form of WalMart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc, and she had the vision to bring Wasilla a multi use complex for sports, trade shows, community events, that didn't exist before. So there you go, Palin knows how to put a finger in the eye of established old boy networks and make government work for the citizens and not the other way around. One last comment. Alaskans don't need the affirmation and adulation of others, which is why the MSM is having such a hard time dealing with her. She's an Alaskan and could really give 2 moose turds about what the press thinks-and it's killing them inside. It's all words and we know that. She doesn't need their approval.



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To: Gnomad

well. welcome.



To: Gnomad

Welcome and thanks for the insider info.



by 3 posted onby itsthejourney (Sarah-cuda IS the right reason)

To: Gnomad



government thugs that think they are our masters. Great first post and Sarah catches a lot of littlegovernment thugs that think they are our masters. As VP and President of the Senate, she might catch

and land bigger ones.



by 4 posted onby HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto!)

To: Gnomad

Welcome to Free Republic. I suspected Sarah Palin was a good leader when she took on a defeated little bureaucratic turd birds. Now that the Mainstream Moron Media and the big bureaucratic turds are going ballistic over her, I know she will be a great leader.



by 5 posted onby Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)

To: Gnomad

Formatted it for you so we won't go blind ; ) Wasilla, Alaska, 1996-a small conservative town was being run by big government liberals. The mayor at the time was John Stein, a guy who I always thought was out of touch with the average Wasilla voter-but he carried that self-important air about him, reinforced by his cabal, that Wasilla was going to continue along his expansionist ever more restrictive vision of the future and that is just the way it was going to be. Because we are your betters, that's why. What really galvanized those of us outside the city, but just barely outside, was his stated goal to annex everything from Wasilla proper to Trunk road, this was going to fold me into the city limits without much sayso on my part, or my neighbors. The other part was his idea that Wasilla was going to be a town of small houses-nothing over 35' off the ground. Our local ham radio club didn't like this idea as our antennas work better the higher they are, the FCC allows us 200', local government doens't really get to restrict this anyway as ruled by the FCC in PRB-1 but the Stein gang was going ahead with this plan and being outside the city, we didn't get to direct say in the matter. When asked about the matter, we were told that we were just a bunch of "boys playing with toys" and our concerns were beneath their consideration-never mind that the Millers Reach fire had once again proven that ham radio was of great value when the normal communications systems crashed. The voting population of Wasilla had been cowed into accepting this as the status quo and nothing was ever going to change as Wasilla evolved into a typical little Stepford town. I was involved at the time with the 2 factions, the anti-annex group and the radio club, and we all wanted to support basically anyone but Stein. So here comes Sarah Palin. None of us knew her from Eve, but she stated on the radio that she was not going to persue any annexation unless the property owners actually asked the city and when contacted by the radio club, she nixed the idea of height restrictions. I didn't actually get to vote but I knew folks who did and we lobbyed those voters one on one as much as we could, word of mouth, neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend. The opposition at first didn't take her seriously. When she started to gain traction, they pointed out her lack of experience. When that tactic didn't work, they went for the scare, telling the voters that she was going to destroy all the progress Wasilla had made.....and when Stein lost by a landslide, he skulked out of town and has never resurfaced locally. There has been no forced annexation, no height restrictions, the pro-commerce path she set Wasilla on has brought us (for good or bad) Generica in the form of WalMart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc, and she had the vision to bring Wasilla a multi use complex for sports, trade shows, community events, that didn't exist before. So there you go, Palin knows how to put a finger in the eye of established old boy networks and make government work for the citizens and not the other way around. One last comment. Alaskans don't need the affirmation and adulation of others, which is why the MSM is having such a hard time dealing with her. She's an Alaskan and could really give 2 moose turds about what the press thinks-and it's killing them inside. It's all words and we know that. She doesn't need their approval.



To: Gnomad



Forgot to add...thanks for this contribution! For future reference, the FR HTML Sandbox is here . It will give you the formatting tips you need.

To: Gnomad

Thanks for your very well-written and well informed post. I think that it is interesting how back then, when she DIDN’T have much experience (other than PTA and City Council I think) she was still elected. I think when folks see someone with the core values that they have about something (development, property rights, spending, etc.) and that the person is compassionate about them, that compassion will be a huge deal - regardless of the experience. There was a post awhile back on FR about the sports facility and some “bungled” land deal that they said cost the town a whole bunch of money, raised their taxes, etc. It sounds to me that the taxes are lower, and folks are happy. Any knowledge of the truth about that land deal?



by 8 posted onby 21twelve (Don't wish for peace. Pray for Victory.)

To: Gnomad

Thanks for the inside track. Let me help you out a bit. Formatting gives us all a smack down.. Don’t I know.

This is my first post here, so forgive me if it isn’t quite the way it’s supposed to be-here we go. Wasilla, Alaska, 1996-a small conservative town was being run by big government liberals. The mayor at the time was John Stein, a guy who I always thought was out of touch with the average Wasilla voter-but he carried that self-important air about him, reinforced by his cabal, that Wasilla was going to continue along his expansionist ever more restrictive vision of the future and that is just the way it was going to be. Because we are your betters, that’s why. What really galvanized those of us outside the city, but just barely outside, was his stated goal to annex everything from Wasilla proper to Trunk road, this was going to fold me into the city limits without much say so on my part, or my neighbors. The other part was his idea that Wasilla was going to be a town of small houses-nothing over 35’ off the ground. Our local ham radio club didn’t like this idea as our antennas work better the higher they are, the FCC allows us 200’, local government dosen’t really get to restrict this anyway as ruled by the FCC in PRB-1 but the Stein gang was going ahead with this plan and being outside the city, we didn’t get to direct say in the matter. When asked about the matter, we were told that we were just a bunch of “boys playing with toys” and our concerns were beneath their consideration-never mind that the Millers Reach fire had once again proven that ham radio was of great value when the normal communications systems crashed. The voting population of Wasilla had been cowed into accepting this as the status quo and nothing was ever going to change as Wasilla evolved into a typical little Stepford town. I was involved at the time with the 2 factions, the anti-annex group and the radio club, and we all wanted to support basically anyone but Stein. So here comes Sarah Palin. None of us knew her from Eve, but she stated on the radio that she was not going to pursue any annexation unless the property owners actually asked the city and when contacted by the radio club, she nixed the idea of height restrictions. I didn’t actually get to vote but I knew folks who did and we lobbied those voters one on one as much as we could, word of mouth, neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend. The opposition at first didn’t take her seriously. When she started to gain traction, they pointed out her lack of experience. When that tactic didn’t work, they went for the scare, telling the voters that she was going to destroy all the progress Wasilla had made.....and when Stein lost by a landslide, he skulked out of town and has never resurfaced locally. There has been no forced annexation, no height restrictions, the pro-commerce path she set Wasilla on has brought us (for good or bad) Generica in the form of WalMart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc, and she had the vision to bring Wasilla a multi use complex for sports, trade shows, community events, that didn’t exist before. So there you go, Palin knows how to put a finger in the eye of established old boy networks and make government work for the citizens and not the other way around. One last comment. Alaskans don’t need the affirmation and adulation of others, which is why the MSM is having such a hard time dealing with her. She’s an Alaskan and could really give 2 moose turds about what the press thinks-and it’s killing them inside. It’s all words and we know that. She doesn’t need their approval. Fine job.



To: TASMANIANRED

Thanks for the heads up on the formatting-I apologize for that, I didn’t realize that I had to tag my breaks. The sports center land deal is another one of those either you lover Sarah or hate her deals. As usual, follow the money and see whose toes she stepped on. Troopergate, AGIA, sports center-she does what she believes is correctand in the end sends the power brokers off to the corner with a box of kleenex and the advice to come back when you feel better.



To: Gnomad

Btt. I had my formatting lesson and got ribbed raw. Thanks for your personal insight on Sarah.



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