Here’s the stuff that didn’t end up airing on CBS. Apparently Palin’s camp tried to get it not shown - which is not a shock since she managed to make a GIGANTIC ASS out of herself and all:

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Our Friends Portugal. The Man (who actually played one of our Live at Ryan’s acoustic sets are from Wasilla, Alaska which as everyone in America knows is also the hometown of John McCain’s Vice Presidential pick Sarah Palin. A recent (and really well written) blog post by John Gourley chimes in on the Palin situation:

Palin, Because We Don’t Need It

Here is a story from the younger pages of John Gourley (going by Johnny at the time)…

My first hunting trip.

All through my smaller years, from a boy through to a man, I have known true Alaskans. People who hunted for a living. By “a living” I should be sure to mean “for survival” or “as a necessity… Something along those lines… It was just a part of life growing up here in Alaska. People hunt, people work, people live, and fish and sleep and work and work and work and so on.
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I’ll just leave this here for you to read over…

Governor Palin has made a big splash onto the national stage, however her state investigation here in Alaska continues.

Back in late July the legislative council approved $100,000 to investigate Governor Palin’s potential abuse of power. Since, special investigator Steve Branchflower has been working methodically to bring to light the facts of a case that have only recently surfaced.

“The status of the investigation is that Steve Branchflower is taking statements right now from former members of the administration, and scheduling other appointments with other members of the administration, up to, and including Governor Palin to find out the facts of what happened,” said Senator Hollis French, who is in charge of the legislativeinvestigation of Palin.

Branchflower is looking into the events that led up to the firing of former public safety commissioner Walt Monegan. It is alleged that Monegan may have been fired for refusing to fire Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, who went through a messy divorce with Palin’s sister and is currently in the midst of a custody battle.

Regardless of Palin’s status as the vice presidential nominee, many are calling for the investigation’s continuance, “There is too much information to just erase it as a mistake,” said Senator Lyda Green, a Republican from Wasilla, “It needs to be followed through very diligently, very carefully.”

Although on the really cool side of things, we could be witnessing the first canidate to have to give her V.P. debates from a prison cell… that could be fun!

Meanwhile, where can I get these sw33t buttons?

McCain looks happy, doesn’t he?  Kinda looks like he needs to poop…

Democratic Stuff.com probably struck gold with this button.  I can picture thousands of teenage high school students, most of which probably unable to vote, either sporting this bad boy proudly around school or getting their ass kicked by the football team.

Hey all, I got an email today with a great offer. It’s sad what that lady must be goiong through, but every cloud has a silver lining! I have to pass on the offer at this time, but I figured I’d share the love:

“From Mrs Rebecca Garang”
Khartoum Sudan
Africa.

Greetings!

The source through which I got your contact gave me the confidence to reach you.

I am Mrs. Rebecca Garang the widow of late Dr. John Garang who was until his death the vice president of Sudan in Africa….

In brief, my late husband was a strong opposition to the incumbent government and for over 22yrs he has indefatigably fought for the liberation of the Sudanese until he was appointed the vice president on the 9th of July 2005 following the cease fire agreement that was signed on the 6th of January 2005. A decision welcomed by the International Community as an avenue to quench the decades of civil war in Sudan. He died on the 31st of July 2005 following a helicopter crash alongside with 12 others just 22days after his appointment as the vice president. What led to the helicopter crash is still unclear but I know that my husband was the target.

I am a religious person and had always seek for God’s direction in all my endeavours.

I have a problem I believe you will be of great assistance. Please kindly permit me to have your direct telephone numbers to enable me contact for better explanations.

Remain blessed.

Yours sincerely

Mrs. Rebecca Garang.
Khartoum Sudan
Please forward your reply to: rebecca_garang1950@yahoo.ca”

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Gee, I wonder if Mr Garang had a large inheritance that is somehow tied up with the government’s banks, but if I give Mrs Garang some money, she could somehow get it and split it with me……. Seriously, does this work on ANYONE? You figure that it has to, or else why would they bother sending out these emails? The fact that there are rubes in this world dumb enough to fall for these scams truly boggles the mind.