April 2, 2022

"[Santa Claus] is not affiliated with any party but describes himself as an 'independent, progressive, Democratic socialist.'"

"The man once known as Thomas O’Connor changed his legal name in 2005 and now lives, aptly, in the city of North Pole, outside Fairbanks, where he serves on the city council." 

From "51 candidates: A wild U.S. House race takes shape in Alaska" (Anchorage Daily News).

Santa's a familiar face in the crowd of 51. So, too, is Sarah Palin, who, unlike Santa, does not shake when she laughs like a bowlful of jelly:

21 comments:

RideSpaceMountain said...

changed his name

#transsanta

Mr Wibble said...

This is truly the Best Timeline.

Mr Wibble said...

The left sneered at "Drill, baby, drill" and replied that it'd take ten years for new drilling to produce oil. Well, that was fourteen years ago and we sure could use some of that oil right about now.

I'm curious what line of attack the left will use against Sarah Palin. Her family is a wreck, but then again, the President's son is a crack addict who impregnated a stripper and is possibly looking at a federal indictment. Going after her time as governor would be possible, but the impression I got was that she was generally liked, and any discussion of her resignation is likely to make her sympathetic. Ditto her place on the McCain ticket in 2008.
The left doesn't understand that part of the reason many on the right backed Trump is that they remembered her treatment by McCain and the GOP establishment, and how Palin was hounded out of office by bullshit lawfare with the quiet support of the Alaskan GOP.

RideSpaceMountain said...

Remember, when anybody talks about 'treatment of women', remember how they treated Palin and her family.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Santa wants to play in the big leagues.

Achilles said...

""[Santa Claus] is not affiliated with any party but describes himself as an 'independent, progressive, Democratic socialist.'""

I don't think the real Santa Klaus would condone State sponsored mass murder.

Kate said...

So Alaska. I'm cracking up. The Emil Notti candidacy is tempting. Defeated by Young 49 years ago and, at 89, throwing his hat in again.

I always voted against Young on principle. No one should serve that long, and it was always a spit into the wind. He had everyone firmly in his pocket. If I still lived there I'd take a good look at Tara Sweeney. She's Native, which is an important and powerful constituency in the state, and she served in the Trump admin.

I got all that from the article. Thx for the link.

Lurker21 said...

Of course Santa is a socialist. But look how he works the elves to death and what he did when they tried to unionize.

"Nobody shoots Santa Claus" was a frequent explanation for why FDR kept getting reelected. The original quote has been attributed to Samuel Butler and to Al Smith.

Josephbleau said...

Remember that Santa Claus, St. Nicolas, attended the Nicene Conclave. There he slapped Arius, the heretic. Santa Claus was thus defrocked as punishment. So Santa physically beats those who he disagrees with.

gilbar said...

she's better looking (to gilbar,) than Santa is;
so gilbar's choice is simple Palin for Congress!

walter said...

Santa's all about "free" stuff.

Sebastian said...

"[Santa Claus] is not affiliated with any party but describes himself as an 'independent, progressive, Democratic socialist.'"

I never knew Santa's gift-giving was a redistribution scheme funded by other people's money.

It explains why he hasn't given me any gifts for years: must have run out of other people's money.

Michael K said...

Given that Alaska depends a lot on oil drilling and pumping, I don't think a Bernie Bro is going to sweep the field.

Lurker21 said...

With children we can at least hope they will grow up, learn from their mistakes, and turn out alright.

Politicians never do and we are stuck with them as they are.

Leland said...

To be fair, he operates a net zero flying machine that can travel at hypersonic speeds, gives away gifts based on social credit, and uses slave labor to produce his products. It really is no surprise Santa Claus is a Democrat Socialist Progressive.

n.n said...

A socialist or democratic/dictatorial duality, a Twilight faith, the nominally "secular" Pro-Choice "ethical" religion, liberal ideology, progressive orientation, and politically congruent constructs for convenience.

David Begley said...

She’s single, tanned and rested.

gilbar said...

Leland said...
To be fair, he operates a net zero flying machine that can travel at hypersonic speeds, gives away gifts based on social credit, and uses slave labor to produce his products. It really is no surprise Santa Claus is a Democrat Socialist Progressive.

it's even worse than that!
Santa gets OTHER people to
make
purchase
wrap
and deliver the gifts.. Then HE takes the credit for ALL those other people's work
How's THAT for your Democrat Socialist Progressive ideal?

Gospace said...

Not a bad looker for 58. For contrast, the link is to Hillary at 58. Compare and contrast.

https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/_dHc-phf-LFJD-4XIm6q5b1i2Nw/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2012/01/04/5/301/3019466/13beb1b0b82c109f_56154806/i/2005.jpg

tim maguire said...

Santa Claus is not a Democratic Socialist, he is an enlightened despot. Absolute ruler of Christmas Town.

Zev said...

I would vote for her.