PALINMANIA HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!
Good evening. Yes, it was another event in the Fairbanks history books today as Sarah Heath Palin was sworn in as Alaska's 11th governor...and at 42, the youngest in this state -- and probably the hottest in America.
Instead of the traditional Juneau, the inauguration took place at the Carlson Center to a packed house. Seats were reserved for 1,600 school children...only that they were in the balcony sections! The remaining were of course open to the public.
Since Palin is our first female governor, Libby Riddles -- the first female to win the Iditarod in 1985 before the late Susan Butcher -- served as mistress of ceremonies. The Fairbanks Red Hackle Pipe Band accompanied Palin and Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell to the stage.
The reason why Fairbanks was because the University of Alaska Fairbanks served as the site of the Alaska Constitutional Convention in 1955; that of course paved the way to statehood four years later. Four of the convention's surviving delegates were in attendance, as well as former two-term governor Walter Hickel who addressed the crowd.
When the big moment came for Palin and Parnell to be sworn in by Judge Niesje Steinkruger, flashbulbs were popping like crazy! It was like John Leguizamo all over again. After Palin took the oath of office, the crowd went into a "Sarah! Sarah" chant. Parnell's inaugural speech was straightforward compared to Palin's, but I don't need to go there.
But where was outgoing governor Frank Murkowski? He was out of town, but Loren Leman was there to help pass the torch. Don Young, Ted Stevens, or Lisa Murkowski couldn't make it as they're still in session in Washington.
Of course, the local TV stations (including KTUU in Anchorage), PBS, and the print media covered the event; I was even interviewed by one of those stations sharing my thoughts on how Palin will do.
After the ceremonies came the reception, where we all get to mingle with the new governor face to face. And believe me...she seems really cozy taking Alaska's top job; very nice and interactive compared to Murkowski. In my first conversation with her while she signed my program and poster, I brought up the Palinmania remark and that I'm now a fan of two Sarahs: Palin and Michelle Gellar. Yeah, imagine if these two ever meet!
Anyway, it would be down to business for Sarah as far as getting the gas line production up and running is concerned. Since the voters who elected her last month feel Tony Knowles' campaign platform for all proposals being on his desk by the end of January if elected would be too immediate, Palin will be taking things easy as governor. We'll see what happens in the months to come.
First, it was Leguizamo at the Ice Park in March. Then in the summer, it was the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" gang in North Pole. And now, on December 4, it was the inauguration of Sarah Palin as the third biggest event to take center stage in Interior Alaska in 2006! We all wish her well as Palin is about to bring the sexy back to Juneau (watch as husband and First Gentleman Todd is right now threatening to take this blog down for saying that).
All right...now that that's out of the way, it's time for me to play big-time catch up. First up...Britney Spears may be enjoying the single life now that she and Kevin Federline are no more, but has it become too much?
Last week, she has been spotted partying with Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton; the tabloids have been calling them the "Brit Pack". And to rub salt in the wound even further, the paparazzi have been snapping Britney showing way too much skin...on her lower body!! But hey, she turned 25 over the weekend, so I don't blame her...well, sort of.
If Britney Spears can really become Britney Spears once again, she has to stop flashing her privates in public. Then again, Paris Hilton did one time at Sean "Diddy" Combs' birthday two years ago, but was overshadowed by Tara Reid.
And two weeks later, we're still talking about Michael Richards and his profanity-laden remarks at the Laugh Factory. He has been apologizing left and right, but is it enough? Despite sales for the "Seinfeld" DVDs climbing high since the tirade, I think not. It's going to be quite a while till when Richards gets his groove back.
Man...I've talked so much and the holiday season is heating things up. That's it from me; from the home of now America's Hottest Governor, good night!
Good evening. Yes, it was another event in the Fairbanks history books today as Sarah Heath Palin was sworn in as Alaska's 11th governor...and at 42, the youngest in this state -- and probably the hottest in America.
Instead of the traditional Juneau, the inauguration took place at the Carlson Center to a packed house. Seats were reserved for 1,600 school children...only that they were in the balcony sections! The remaining were of course open to the public.
Since Palin is our first female governor, Libby Riddles -- the first female to win the Iditarod in 1985 before the late Susan Butcher -- served as mistress of ceremonies. The Fairbanks Red Hackle Pipe Band accompanied Palin and Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell to the stage.The reason why Fairbanks was because the University of Alaska Fairbanks served as the site of the Alaska Constitutional Convention in 1955; that of course paved the way to statehood four years later. Four of the convention's surviving delegates were in attendance, as well as former two-term governor Walter Hickel who addressed the crowd.
When the big moment came for Palin and Parnell to be sworn in by Judge Niesje Steinkruger, flashbulbs were popping like crazy! It was like John Leguizamo all over again. After Palin took the oath of office, the crowd went into a "Sarah! Sarah" chant. Parnell's inaugural speech was straightforward compared to Palin's, but I don't need to go there.
But where was outgoing governor Frank Murkowski? He was out of town, but Loren Leman was there to help pass the torch. Don Young, Ted Stevens, or Lisa Murkowski couldn't make it as they're still in session in Washington.
Of course, the local TV stations (including KTUU in Anchorage), PBS, and the print media covered the event; I was even interviewed by one of those stations sharing my thoughts on how Palin will do.
After the ceremonies came the reception, where we all get to mingle with the new governor face to face. And believe me...she seems really cozy taking Alaska's top job; very nice and interactive compared to Murkowski. In my first conversation with her while she signed my program and poster, I brought up the Palinmania remark and that I'm now a fan of two Sarahs: Palin and Michelle Gellar. Yeah, imagine if these two ever meet!
Anyway, it would be down to business for Sarah as far as getting the gas line production up and running is concerned. Since the voters who elected her last month feel Tony Knowles' campaign platform for all proposals being on his desk by the end of January if elected would be too immediate, Palin will be taking things easy as governor. We'll see what happens in the months to come.
First, it was Leguizamo at the Ice Park in March. Then in the summer, it was the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" gang in North Pole. And now, on December 4, it was the inauguration of Sarah Palin as the third biggest event to take center stage in Interior Alaska in 2006! We all wish her well as Palin is about to bring the sexy back to Juneau (watch as husband and First Gentleman Todd is right now threatening to take this blog down for saying that).
All right...now that that's out of the way, it's time for me to play big-time catch up. First up...Britney Spears may be enjoying the single life now that she and Kevin Federline are no more, but has it become too much?
Last week, she has been spotted partying with Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton; the tabloids have been calling them the "Brit Pack". And to rub salt in the wound even further, the paparazzi have been snapping Britney showing way too much skin...on her lower body!! But hey, she turned 25 over the weekend, so I don't blame her...well, sort of.
If Britney Spears can really become Britney Spears once again, she has to stop flashing her privates in public. Then again, Paris Hilton did one time at Sean "Diddy" Combs' birthday two years ago, but was overshadowed by Tara Reid.
And two weeks later, we're still talking about Michael Richards and his profanity-laden remarks at the Laugh Factory. He has been apologizing left and right, but is it enough? Despite sales for the "Seinfeld" DVDs climbing high since the tirade, I think not. It's going to be quite a while till when Richards gets his groove back.
Man...I've talked so much and the holiday season is heating things up. That's it from me; from the home of now America's Hottest Governor, good night!
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