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Howard Bess didn't just grab the spotlight now. He's an old-time, old-line Mat-Su live-and-let-live small-L liberal in the Jay Kerttula/Katie Hurley mold who has clashed long and famously with the Palinistas and their predecessors. And his clashes have been much reported in the Frontiersman and in the ADN. He's in the spotlight more now because there's some national attention to the area, but he has for many, many years been in the local/regional spotlight.
I take it you do not live in Alaska or anywhere near the Mat-Su, because your assertions about Palin's record and the events in Alaska (including AGIA, ACES and other issues) are, to put it politely, very inaccurate.
For others: The point about Palin's stances regarding the oil industry is really important. That's what makes her popular among Alaskans, not that other wacko stuff. The wacko stuff leaves most Alaskans, who are actually pretty much like Howard Bess in their social views, aghast.
