Anchorage Edition: September 5, 2008

Fri, September 5, 2008
Posted in Anchorage Edition

Each week, host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics this week include:

Sarah Palin as VP choice for Republican party and all the reaction from our neighbors in Alaska as well as friends across the country
Stock market reacted to the Republican choice of VP
Dirt diggers from the national media are in Alaska, seeking anything salacious — or even relevant — related to the Palin family
Did the McCain campaign fully “vet” Sarah Palin before announcing their selection
The Palin / Monegan / Wooten investigation has stalled out as targeted witnesses are choosing to avoid speaking on the record
Palin’s stance on earmarks — especially over the “Bridge to Nowhere” — comes under national scrutiny and, depending on the political camp, ridicule
Has Palin actually achieved all the goals she’s purported to have achieved?
Palin comes under scrutiny for leading a “527 group” that supported Senator Ted Stevens in the past
The Don Young / Sean Parnell competition for the right to run for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat remains undecided, pending a Division of Elections decision
Will Palin’s appearance on the Republican ticket drive higher Republican voting rates in November, thus putting Don Young into office, despite Palin’s disputes with him?

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HOST: Nellie Moore, independent journalist (filling in for Michael Carey)

GUESTS:

Paul Jenkins, voiceofthetimes.net
Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce
Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2 News

KSKA (FM) BROADCAST: Friday, Septmeber 5, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

KAKM (TV) BROADCAST: Friday, September 5, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. (no repeat broadcast this week)

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3 Responses to “Anchorage Edition: September 5, 2008”

Veronica Allmaras on September 6, 2008 at 7:14 pm

I am overjoyed that Anchorage Edition can now be downloaded as a podcast. I will renew my subscription for another year. Thanks very much. It is my favorite show on kska.
Leslie Dolan on September 16, 2008 at 10:47 am

I am not sure when and where the 80 percent approval rating for Sarah Palin is coming from. As noted in your broadcast, where letters to the editor are 3 to 1 against Palis and evident as well in the Daily News Miner paper, there are many more votes of non-confidence in Palin and her leadership being expressed. I believe this is apparent in women more so than men.

I would like to see you relook at her Alaskan support and let citizens who have concerns express their views.

Thanks,

Leslie Dolan
John Proffitt on September 17, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Leslie — The 80% approval rating has been widely reported, and the numbers are from valid polling services in Alaska. I don’t have the details in front of me, but if you do a web search for the approval rating numbers, the sources will be clear.

Her approval fell about mid-summer into the low- to mid-70’s, but rose suddenly when the VP nomination came through. Palin has been consistently rated with highly favorable ratings pretty much throughout her Governorship.

Of course, the VP run is now warping those figures as alliances shift around and people’s opinions are changed by new information brought in from Outside media outlets and some of the latent positions Palin has held are scrutinized to a much higher degree. So who knows where the approval ratings will go next.