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To: koan who wrote (527367)	11/9/2009 8:54:14 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1575784

tell us how you saved alaska again. lolol

To: koan who wrote (527367)	11/9/2009 9:01:51 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575784

Jay Sterner Hammond (July 21, 1922 – August 2, 2005) was an American Republican politician who was Governor of Alaska from 1974 to 1982. He was born in Troy, New York in 1922. Hammond studied petroleum engineering at Penn State University, where he was a member of Triangle Fraternity. He later served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II with the Black Sheep Squadron, and in China, until 1946. In 1946, Jay Hammond moved to Alaska where he worked as a bush pilot and got a degree in biological sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He became politically active, serving as a state representative from 1959 to 1965, state senator from 1967 to 1972, mayor of the Bristol Bay Borough from 1972-1974, and governor of Alaska from 1974-1982. As governor during the biggest economic boom in Alaska's history, the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, Jay Hammond oversaw the creation of the state government's most popular, and famous program, the Alaska Permanent Fund. The Permanent Fund was envisioned by Mr. Hammond as a program to invest oil royalties to cover future state budgets, but since the early 1980s has paid annual dividends to state of Alaska resident also. He also successfully worked to abolish the state income tax.

To: koan who wrote (527367)	11/9/2009 9:19:15 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1575784

Also he was hired by MIT. Are all these people fools too? The 20,000 that elected him the most intellectual man in the world, MIT?, all fools huh?? Just a bunch of stupid fools at MIT. You are very naive and impressionable.

To: koan who wrote (527367)	11/10/2009 7:18:17 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1575784

Lefties complain that conservatives sell too many books Sarah Palin is not the only person to have a best-seller this fall before it hit the presses. Glenn Beck’s “The Christmas Sweater” book for children comes out this week and its publisher said it will open at No. 1 in the New York Times list of best-selling children’s books — his fifth book to make No. 1. The publisher said in a press release: “Simon & Schuster, believes that Beck has become the only author in history to ever have #1 New York Times bestsellers debut on these four different lists: hardcover fiction (The Christmas Sweater), hardcover nonfiction (Arguing with Idiots and An Inconvenient Book), nonfiction paperback (Glenn Beck’s Common Sense), and now with The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book, children’s picture books.” Oh this is sweet. Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Bill O’Reilly, Ann Coulter, Beck, Palin and the rest have sold tons of books this year. Conservatives are responsible for the clearing of forests. And the left is wetting itself over this. The Huffington Post asked: “Should The New York Times create a separate bestseller list for conservative blockbusters? Think of the history: we have a children’s bestseller list because of “Harry Potter” — Harry was knocking adult books off the top spots on the hardcover fiction list so publishers complained. The same thing must be true for Beck, Palin, Cheney, Bush (George W. and Laura), Malkin and others.” Boo hoo hoo. This upset them more than Fox News dominating the cable news channels. Maybe we need a fairness doctrine so that when you buy a conservative book you must also buy a liberal book. It is so tough to be someone’s intellectual superior when he is out-reading you. The press release from the publisher follows. GLENN BECK’S “THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER: A PICTURE BOOK” DEBUTS AT #1 ON THE NEW YORK TIMES CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK BESTSELLER LIST, GIVING BECK FIVE CONSECUTIVE #1 NYT BESTSELLERS Debut Makes Beck First Author in History to Have Books Debut at #1 On Four Different NYT Bestseller Lists THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER: A PICTURE BOOK Is Beck’s Third Book on the November 15th NYT bestseller lists New York, NY (November 9th, 2009) – Glenn Beck’s latest book, The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book will debut at #1 on the November 15th New York Times children’s picture book bestseller list, giving Glenn five consecutive #1 NYT bestsellers. Beck’s publishing house, Simon & Schuster, believes that Beck has become the only author in history to ever have #1 New York Times bestsellers debut on these four different lists: hardcover fiction (The Christmas Sweater), hardcover nonfiction (Arguing with Idiots and An Inconvenient Book), nonfiction paperback (Glenn Beck’s Common Sense), and now with The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book, children’s picture books. “Glenn’s success in adult fiction, nonfiction, trade paper originals and now, children’s books clearly illustrates the broad scope of his talent and appeal, and paves the way for the many exciting projects yet to come under this successful publishing partnership,” said Carolyn Reidy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book is Beck’s third book on current New York Times bestseller lists. Arguing with Idiots (Threshold Editions), Glenn Beck’s most recent bestseller is currently #5 on the hardcover nonfiction list, and is in its 6th consecutive week on the list. Beck’s Common Sense (Threshold Editions) is #8 on the NYT paperback nonfiction list and has sold over 1 million copies since its release on June 16th. Common Sense occupied the #1 spot for 15 weeks and has spent 21 straight weeks in the top 10. The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book (Aladdin) is Beck’s first children’s book released under his groundbreaking partnership with Simon & Schuster to publish a wide range of fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks for all age groups. blogs.dailymail.com