Alaska’s Most Popular Christmas 2008 Card: The “Gov” Driving Santa’s Sleigh
Is That Sarah Palin Steering For Santa?
by Danny Glover
Word has it that this Christmas card was circulated around Alaska’s Legislature last week.
There is some debate about whether that is Sarah Palin steering Santa’s sleigh while he takes aim at a wolf. It sounds like a safe bet to me, based on the unwarranted grief the Republican vice-presidential nominee took this year for supporting aerial hunting.
Regardless, the card is a work of creative genius by Alaskan aviation and wildlife artist Sandie Jamieson. Go see her other work. My favorites include “Alaska: The More-Oil Majority†and “Security Check.†You can get them on t-shirts!
The divine appendage:
Alas darlings, Ear has gone Christmas shopping so there won’t be a full column this week. However, for your amusement, here’s a copy of a Christmas card called “Redneck Reindeer” that showed up in most Legislative offices last week. The message reads “Merry Everything! Capital City Republican Women.”
Who knew Republicans had a sense of humor.
Hmmm. Maybe it’s not meant as a joke. Whatever.
Ear tried to get in touch with the artist, an Alaskan named Sandy Jamieson, but ear-mail attracted no response. He has a Web site, so you can Google his other work if you want.
In case you can’t tell, it’s Santa with a rifle doing a bit of airborne wolf hunting. Some say the driver looks like Sarah. They cite the glasses, but Ear thinks the figure is wearing goggles and doesn’t look like the Governor.
As usual, earwigs will make up their own minds.
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