Seriously, what kind of person votes for a convicted criminal? It's not like he was convicted of shoplifting; the man was totally corrupt. But, hey, let's put him back in office. Let's have a convict REPRESENT us and the great state of Alaska. Doesn't say much for Alaskan self-esteem.

F**K me Glenn, that was some funny shit bro! I really needed some levity! Kudos for the hard work and actually finding a picture of Richard Simmons. Alaska should be allowed to secede now. Go head. I'm all for it. Let'em go. Shoo now. Get!

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This would be funny if it weren't true! Now we know how she got elected in the first place.

This made me smile....

I keep shaking my head in disbelief over this but your post was great.

This is probably your funniest post. Glenn, you are a creative and talented dude.

Glenn, very very funny. Great pictures...great theme. Nice late night entertainment.

Whaddya mean, I thought that's where convicted felons belong. Just kidding, funny post.

Simply grand, Glenn. A lot of work (for an OSticate), but well worth the denouement.

But I riddle you this: In a Senate that harbors Inhofe, Enzi, Roberts, and innumerable doofuses, wouldn't Miss Sarah be fun, if only as a punching bag? AK seems determined to return a Republican, no matter what, so when the inevitable special election is called, why not send Sarah to torment the lower 48?

Sarah Palin is dangerous because she's fun. She really energized the ever-diminishing base.

The best alter-line I heard this season was Todd Palin's apocryphal yearbook tribute: Todd Palin, Most Likely to Secede.

Richard Simmons will, of course, be the nail in that coffin. Very funny.

Never underestimate the bad decision-making abilities of a state that named the least likable guy in the Senate the Best Alaskan in History and then re-named the airport after him.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words…I had fun putting this one together…finding the Ted Stevens butt mate was probably the longest amount of searching I had to do.

Chris: Shoplifting in Alaska is punished by death btw…not just the accused, but the immediate family and any relatives in the lower 48…it’s like living in Bizarro World up there.

Greg: I appreciate the offer, I really do…but since prop 8 doesn’t look like it’s going to be defeated…I just don’t see a future for us.

Julie: Absolutely…that and the fact that her witchdoctor has put something in the water supply.

Liz: Thank you for making me smile…

Lisa: I need to thank you for your Puberating post…man that was hysterical. And I do appreciate you getting through this post because I know how hard it must be to read text when your head is moving from side to side.

Roger: I am firing my current representation and signing up with you.

Mary: What guy wouldn’t be thrilled to give you some late night entertainment? (also, I hope your flu is going away)

Matt: You might actually have something there. But to keep them from escaping we might have to get in touch with Ayers to blow up the airports.

Randy: The only way Sarah should be allowed back on the mainland…let alone the Senate…is via the CNN’s hologram projector. Btw...every woman I’ve ever been with that I thought was fun because she was dangerous…at one point always reminds me that she really is dangerous…and winds up no longer energizing…but shrinking my base.

The Tod Palin Joke is classic…I loved it…I might have to put that together in photoshop.

Saturn: Alaska’s motto is North to the Future…that’s why they are stuck in the past…they think the future has something to do with a compass heading.

I’m not sure if you know this…but the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the #1 Airport in North America for Landed Cargo Weight. I think it should be noted that one of Alaska’s largest imports is beef. Based on their behavior…maybe we need to look into mad cow disease?

The thing is that if you allow convicted felons to be eligible for high office, you create a grave risk of corrupting your democracy. If they are willing to commit felonies, clearly they have demonstrated that they are a serious risk for election fraud.

My point is it's about more than just whether they can represent you. It's also about whether they can be trusted not to cheat the process itself.

Glenn! :-D I will never forget David Letterman kicking Simmons off his show one night. That guy is f***********************d UP! It's not a "gay" thing it's an "insane" thing!

I had a good laugh over your post! It also made me think of the 2000 election of Mel Carnahan in Missouri. I thought that really sent a strong message that the voters of Missouri preferred a candidate who had tragically died three weeks earlier to the incumbent John Ashcroft. While no one died just before the election for the Senate race in Alaska, it's depressing that a 7-count convicted felon gets re-elected in Alaska and the opponent does not get voted in.

Love it, Glenn! Thanks for your careful construction. Not sure if you are aware of this, but you have mirrored how folks with autism think--in pictures. Better than a transcript!
We shall see about palin. It is my hunch that she was on Steven's money pipeline to Wash DC and this may come out later.
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Ha! That was fun.

How wonderful, Glenn. When are you publishing the Big Picture Book for the Politically Challenged?

THIS is so funny I laughed OUT LOUD - which never happens!!!! Oh, my - I'm chortling and WHEEZING at the thought of little mewing Walter "Ted Stevens" Mitty befriended by the bitch puppet!!! YOW!!!!

I have the portrait of Palin at the top of your screen morphing into Bush - wicked creepy - I'd post here, but I don't think a comment will take an image. Let me know if you want it and I'll email it to you!!

I've also been wondering about how it feels to be elected to an office, when your felony conviction won't allow you to vote. HA - at least that was one less vote for McCain the other day!!

Jason: I couldn’t agree more.

Unbrellakinesis: I played volleyball with the GOP…every time the ball went out of bounds they called it in.

Greg: Now I have to go searching for that video.

Designator: Three things did die beforehand…ethics, morals and justice.

O'steph: I didn’t know that (re: autism). And I do hope that your theory proves true about Palin. I still am going with the “ she was replaced by a cloned robot from the GOP” theory.

Marple Frank: Thanks…fun is a good thing : )

Lindsay: I know! But usually convicted felons don’t run for an office UNTIL they have done their time behind bars…not before hand…wtf?

Stephanie: It does make sense in a twisted sort of way…but I just never thought a mass-hypnosis could prevail…they get the internet up there don’t they?

Coyote: You really got me and my lit agent thinking…for real.

Travellini: Chortling and Wheezing…you made my day! I’m sending you a message with my e-mail address…I want that graphic : )

Wow...thanks guys...you just helped me reach the highest rating I've ever gotten for a post on OS. kind of weird how it didn't show up in the high rating feed...but I'm still doing the happy dance!

Funny and now I am more scared of Alaska that I had been before. I have a friend teaching in Sitka who keeps extending an invite. I hae yet to go.

cool visuals. although, my forecast still holds that she will be the next elected president of the United States.
But, I bet your novels are way, way cool.
I even have a novel done that you might like in an illustrator sense.

Our government may be corrupt, and some of our ways backwards, but I finished reading your post feeling insulted and disrespected. That may be because I wouldn't have been caught dead voting for Ted Stevens, or because I don't care very much for Sarah Palin; but it definitely appeared to me that your cocky blog post was nothing more than a show of judgmental pretentiousness. You're a bully, and I regret wandering onto your blog.

Funny and clever...you are one to watch

I don't want to type "LOL" or "ROFL" because that doesn't do this justice.

You just made me laugh real hard.