Sarah Palin and the Gray-Haired Museum Ladies

She just does Sarah

Was she thinking about these elders or the history they were preserving when she was redecorating her mayors office for the second time?

Did she think of any of the people she stepped on when she tanned in her tanning bed in the Governors Mansion?

She's going to go after McCain before he can say Jinimy Cricket

Matericia of PA @ Sep 23, 2008 18:52:38 PM

Republicans find 'workers"

But Palin and McCain are boasting of how much they love workers, the "fundamentals" of our economy. In truth, Republicans are no friend of workers, who get in the way of all those Wall Sttret profits and insist on decent health care and safe pensions. And Palin's directive that these three museum workers choose one to be fired was nothing if not sadistic. This is one mean lady who spits on innocent people's livlihoods.

June of @ Sep 18, 2008 22:48:15 PM

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of NY @ Sep 14, 2008 18:01:03 PM

What's in a name?

It appears that Mayor Palin also saw to getting a family member work by scaring the senior ladies away from their jobs. Palin's maiden name is also McCann, isn't it?

They (previous museum workers) were probably committed to one another and thought if one goes we all go! Interesting how her preferred family members find jobs, isn't it?

Virginia of IL @ Sep 13, 2008 17:07:58 PM

Wasilla Museum - the Truth

For the record SARAH PALIN does appreciate and support historic preservation, culture and the arts, but with fiscal responsibility.

I was hired by Sarah Palin to replace the ‘sweet gray haired’ ladies who chose to all walk out on the Dorothy Page Museum when the $200,000 budget was reduced by $32,000. These ladies chose to walk out instead of exploring other solutions to the budget reduction; like seeking other funds to supplement the budget (as most museums do) or to work part time in order for all of them to stay, instead they chose to make a big scene and political statement by storming out.

Museum budgets get cut all the time, if all museum staff "walked" every time their budgets were cut then most of the museums in the nation would be closed!

The truth is, the museum thrived more with even less funding with our new staff of 2. The issue is fiscal responsibility, the message is — museums need to be good stewards of funds to secure future funding. If we waste it, we risk loosing it..

Political statements are great, but walking out on a museum (unnecessarily) that you are responsible for to make a statement, in my opinion is using a museum as a political tool, which is not the purpose or mission of museums. If the health of the museum was the main concern - then revising and reprioritizing the remaining funds would have been the better choice in my opinion. Other options were not explored, - just a stomp out

I can tell you "first hand" that Sarah Palin’, (and the Wasilla City Council's) decision to reduce the museum budget did not in any way put into jeopardy the care of collections,. Our staff worked hard to upgrade and re-energize the museum with new exhibits, community programs and events and all with a reduced budget!! The community loved the changes stating that “new life” (sound familiar) was brought into the museum.

THE TRUTH -- Sarah has a tender heart, and truly cared about those sweet ladies, it hurt her to see the harm caused to them by the cuts. As I recall she sincerely thought one of them might want to retire as they were in their mid - late 70's; yet, she left it up to them to decide the best way to reduce the budget. Cutting one of their positions was not required, only an option. Quitting was their choice as a "solution".

The museum is small with a modest collection and the remaining funds were adequate to care for the collections and maintain museum operations (obviously).

Sarah's budget cuts were done to fulfil her commitment to the City tax payers to reduce the excess budget.

We were able to fulfill the museum's mission with new energy and acquire other sources to expand the budget. The museum has continued to grow and evolve into the museum you see on the website today!

So here is the other side, or are you only interested in finding fault?

Geri

Geri McCann of AK @ Sep 10, 2008 03:26:01 AM

Govenor Sara Palin

So, Wallace W. Greer, you think you actually know enough about our govener from listening to what the media has reported about her that you can say anyone who doesn't see it the way you do is out in the cold? So your the type of person who votes for BO.. Hmmm,, now thats scary...

Dave of AK @ Sep 08, 2008 18:28:58 PM

Govenor Sara Palin

So, Wallace W. Greer, you think you actually know enough about our govener from listening to what the media has reported about her that you can say anyone who doesn't see it the way you do is out in the cold? So your the type of person who votes for BO.. Hmmm,, now thats scary...

Dave of AK @ Sep 08, 2008 18:28:58 PM

palin

If there were never cuts in a budget, why have a budget?

John C. of CA @ Sep 08, 2008 16:01:20 PM