While little Bennie Stevens was all in a tither over his getting fined by APOC, his daddy was showing just how a real Senator does things.

Err… well, that’s how it was supposed to go. Ted pulled one of his rants and forgot which side of Net Neutrality he was on.

Mark Stoller has the details.

Alex Curtis has more, including a must listen to audio file. Ted has really lost his marbles.

Update:We’ve now got the audio here. (mp3 file)

Wednesday, little Bennie Stevens, the unholy spaw of Incredible Hulk Ted, took issue with Ray Metcalfe. Seems that Ray has been up in Bennies financial disclosures, and Ben doesn’t like that. And Ray’s investigations have resulted in Bennie getting a $3000 $300 fine.

So Ben confronts Ray at the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC), and all but calls him out to the street.

Really hilarious, Ben get’s fined, goes to the office that fined him and confronts his accusor.

KTUU Story Stevens get’s snippy

Video benstevenssnippy.wmv

Update: CityKid’s correction is correct, it was 300 smackers.

I heard this story on KSKA last night. It seems that Alaska’s governor and former U.S. Senator, Frank Murkowski, along with his wife Nancy have been hosting retreats where oil company executives and members of Congress can spend time together at the $1000/night Alaska Waterfall Resort. It would seem that the oil industry picks-up the tab. According to the “Marketplace” report (distributed by American Public Media) at least 3 U.S. Senators (Bond, Enzi and Gramm) may have violated Senate ethics rules by accepting free trips to the get-away. Seems to me that Frank is a bit too cozy with the “leaders of the petrochemical industry” to be trusted managing the resources here in Alaska.

Here’s the link:

Power Trips, Part 3: The Big Fish

P.S. If you look at the Photo Gallery you’ll see Alaska’s former Attorney General Gregg Renkes (now living out of state) who, according to the captions, sits on the board of Waterfall Resort. Renkes resigned in 2005 after it was found out that he may have been using his position with The State of Alaska to promote interest in KFx, an energy company. It was reported, at the time, that Renkes owned about $100,000 worth of shares in KFx which he sold after the potential conflict of interest was made public. Hmmmm.

Via CityKid, we get this

Helen Thomas kicks butt (a mp3 file.)

Copyright 2006 CityKid.  All Rights Reserved

One of the Kossacks at Eschaton said we had to listen to this.

Who am I to resist the KOS? I bow and obey.

What a bunch of wankers at TNR.

If you don’t understand, well, um… let me find you a summary. Yes, the blogs are under attack, and the blogospere (ysctp) are fighting.

Dear boy.

CityKid is our newst blogger here.

He’s a little shy about posting now.  Well, not shy, he just want’s to have “all” the keys to the kingdom.

I don’t blame him, considering our past together at the site that will remain nameless.

Anyway, CityKid, this was his whole idea, so welcome him.

And I’m gonna give him most of the keys in a minute or three.

JP has one on the 21st. Pay him a visit, anyone who Curley hangs out with can’t be all bad.

Our Hidey posing with a few books.

Well, almost.

Tuesday is Maxx’s and Flory’s birthdays.

Everyone be sure to wish them a happy day.

(I would have put up Flory’s pic, but I guess there has been a little ‘flap’ about outing Atriots. That, and I couldn’t find the picture of the green boots)