Sixteen years.
The Immoral Minority has been in existence for 16 years.
I started the website over at Blogspot on November 28th, 2004.
At that time I was reeling from the fact that George W. Bush had won reelection despite having lied our country into an illegal war and having destroyed the career of a CIA agent whose husband had tried to stop it.
I just needed somewhere to put all of my feelings and to share information that I thought was important for more people to see.
In 2004 there was no Sarah Palin changing the political landscape and there was no Donald Trump threatening our very democracy, but those things were coming and I did my very best to address them when they arrived.
Ultimately we formed a kind of family and helped to keep each other sane during truly insane periods in this country’s history.
Together we weathered a financial meltdown, celebrated a truly historic presidency, and held each other’s hands when a lunatic took the oath of office four years later.
All in all, I had just the best time.
When all of my fellow Alaska bloggers packed up and left me on my own, I continued chasing the stories that seemingly nobody else wanted to tell.
In the end, I achieved most of my goals, even if the world had long ago stopped caring.
I am not going to lie, this Trump presidency has tested my stamina, my dedication to the truth, and my very sanity at times.
And now that we are on the other side it seems like the perfect time to call it a day.
I actually wanted to end the website a year ago so that it would be a perfect fifteen-year run, but I simply could not abandon my post with Trump still in power, and I really needed to see this through to the end.
I will still check in to okay your comments for a few more days, but then I hope to put all of this in my rearview mirror and instead focus on all of the opportunities that lay ahead.
I know that some of you will be disappointed, and even angry, but ask yourself how you would feel after sixteen years of six to seven hours of criminally underpaid labor a day. ( I do make some money from Google ads but honestly, that really does not amount to much.)
Clearly, I was not in this for the money.
I was in it to make a difference, and hopefully, I have.
If even for just a little while.
Thank you for your patronage my friends, and as we used to say in the olden days, “Namaste.”
I wouldn’t count Trump out until Biden is hopefully sworn in.
Can’t blame a guy for needing a break or something new, though. Good luck in your future pursuits.
Pebble Mine may be safe but Trump is still trying to sell off ANWR.
It isn’t over until Biden is sworn in.
Understandable. Thank you, thank you. I’ve paid attention since 2008. Your blog is bookmarked on my computer. So, a bit of a lifestyle change. You’ve done more than your part. Plus, you will still be funny but you’ll have other audiences.
Thank you for sticking with me for so long.
I remember when I first realized I had a following, It was both humbling and a little concerning since I then felt I had a responsibility to provide varied and interesting content since it was not just me yelling into the vast darkness of the internet anymore.
I agree; reading this column every day has saved my sanity. Gryph often said exactly what I frelt, about the Palins and the political scene as well.
Go with whatever your diety is, and enjoy your peaceful life.
Oh, and if you want to vent once in a while, be sure to drop into Stonekettle Station on FB or the blogsite; he’s a good guy, too.
It’s been a wild ride indeed, Gryphen. You will be missed, but you need to look after yourself and your loved ones. All the best to you in the future!
Thank You Jesse.
Stay Safe.
Thanks for all your hard work. I have enjoyed your perspective through the years and where else would I have learned about Sarah Palin and her grifting ways–never mind her crazy kids. I appreciate that you have tried to give us facts and not just rumors. I live in Kansas so getting viewpoints from other states has been important to me. Enjoy the next phase of your life-it’s bound to be better without having to keep an eye on the Palin antics!
Farewell dear friend, will miss this lively space that I have checked daily since 2008. Taking care of yourself and moving on to other possibilities is a very wise move. Wishing you a wealth of adventures and great things to come.
Been with you the whole time mostly lurking. You have been a bright light of sanity for all that time. Thank you so much for all your time, work, and words. They have meant so much to so many.
Well damn. I am going to miss you. I have been reading your words for years now. . Still remember the picture you posted years ago about weight lifting…I will say it again. Nice ass 🙂.. Take care of you. It’s been fun/scary/Happy Times!!!.Tami
I looked up “Sarah Palin You Betcha!” on YT.’ Where it was showing way back when, only two of us in the theater, “Jesse Griifin! Handsome devil!”
I am sorry I could not provide that here; the free viewing has been taken down.
Anger? No. Disappointment? Maybe, because you, and this blog, became such a huge part of my day. That’s selfishness on MY part, Gryph. You made us laugh, cry, vent at audacities, and celebrate in victories.
I will miss you terribly, but you’ve more than earned it! The best to you and your family always! THANK YOU.
Joanie Ries
Portland, OR
Same as above from me. You brightened and enlightened my days even when dismal news.
I will miss your commentary.
Richmond, VA
Thank you for all you work.
I’m Britsh, by the way. All the best!
cheers.
You will be missed. Thanks for the ride. Safe travels! Namaste…
Sorry to see you go i enjoy the daily updates & cartoons. You should probably stick around until Jan 21st
Best of luck in whatever is next
I’ll miss this. Enjoy the rest of your life. Thanks.
Like so many others, I found you in 2008 when I went searching for information about that woman McCain picked. This was the source that I kept reading, all through the fake birth investigation you did — which I totally believed — and through most of the Obama years. Took a little time off when DT “won” — just could not bear to read or see anything that he was part of for the longest time. But, as his demise seemed possible I came back and have been visiting several times a day for months now. You and your work will be missed, but you deserve time to do other things. So, thanks for all you have done and best wishes for all you are about about to do.
Thank you.
Thanks
Well I’m going to miss you. I only had the stamina to go for a seven year blog run, although I threaten to return, but could never do it on a daily basis. Where will I go when I need to hear about the stupidity.of the Palins to break up my day? Who will keep me informed of the demise of democracy? I hope someone takes up the slack!
Thanks for your efforts. You have been a beacon in the darkness and a place of refuge when there was very little like minded shelter in which to hide. Have a great life!
Well, there are lots of websites out there that do what I did.
And some of them even have professional reporters and editors!
Lucky SOBs.
Well. Bye.
Thank you! I thought Sarah Palin was the worst of the worst as far as R pols. Felt like we dodged a bullet then we elected Trump. Nice of you to see us through. Be happy.
Thank you! You’ll never know how many people you helped stay sane.
Congratulations on a job well done. Best wishes on your new adventures. Please keep us updated on your journey.
This is not the headline I wanted to read today but after 16 years you deserve a break. What about getting some interns to run the site for you? Checking IM a few times a day has become part of my routine. You will be truly missed. I have always appreciated your posts and the point of view you brought to stories.
Thanks so much for all your hard work over the years. Please consider keeping the website up as an archive so others can benefit from your insightful research and investigative reporting.Best wishes for whatever you do next.
THANK YOU G.
For me…The best thing on the old website was the FEEDIT? {live feed from all over the world..You could see where in the world someone was coming from to the site in REAL TIME}
Like WORDS…To know that the WORLD IS/WAS WATCHING MATTERS.
PEACE TO ALL.
Remember that as well. “Wasilla’s in the house!” LOL
Sarah will be celebrating this news.
Only until she realizes how much it indicates what irrelevance she’s dwindled to herself.
dvlaries!!
*why does she remember me*
Because good people are not forgotten!
Who can ever forget her 40DDs at Fox News Plaza zebra shirt. pink blouse?
Or ascending the stage in her pleather skirt with her Louboutin heels that she couldn’t quite manage?
We had a LOT of fun here, going to miss a lot of people. Thank you, Gryph!
Hello Gryphen!
I suppose the old adage “sooner or later, all good things come to an end” would apply in this situation. However, it will be a very deep void to fill.
When I first discovered your blog (Aug. 31/08), I was truly green as to how the U.S. electoral system functioned, and the shallowness ,
hypocrisy, and sheer ignorance of certain candidates and their supporters. You, sir, have single-handedly fulfilled your dedication and
responsibility to educate the sane electorate and wise observers whose comments graced this blog!!
There have been countless heated discussions here on many hot-button issues; some replies have been quite vocal (I can personally attest to that);
but in the end, your guiding wisdom prevailed, and steered things in the right direction. Yes, it’s tough to say good-bye to you and all of the
colourful commenters who befriended this site, but I will always have the utmost respect for you and your talents! Mission Accomplished!!
It was wonderful to see the close relationship that you have with your daughter, and how you have maintained it. You are a damn good father,
and a genuine good person all around! Thank you for sharing that with us!!
In closing, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours and a damn good rest – you have truly earned it!!
From all of your Canadian friends and neighbours – Thank You!!!
Stay safe!!!
I’ve been reading since 2008. I’ve had you bookmarked and you’re part of my daily internet routine. I will miss you, but thank you so much for all that you’ve done!! It’s been great. You’ve helped me stay sane through the Trump presidency. Take care and good luck in whatever you do next.
Thank you so much, Uncle Gryphen. For 12 years, Immoral Minority was the first web page I open upon waking and last to to see before bed time. Many times you made certain article much more understandable by your analysis or by the comment section. Coming here made me realize I was not alone in my thinking, but found a family of people that cared for the direction our country was going. Best wishes in all your endeavors.
Thank you. I read your post every day!
“The moment was engineered, in no small part, by an informal collective of Black women from Brooklyn who call themselves the Olori Sisterhood.”
“This sisterhood was born a decade ago, made up of about a dozen women who had grown sick of being excluded from politics despite being told how important Black women were to Democratic candidates.” – ” President-elect Joe Biden and Harris received 91% of the vote from Black women, according to exit polls. It has become a cliché that Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party.”
https://news.yahoo.com/brooklyn-sisterhood-black-women-became-204745039.html
“I had been taught at a young age to never leave a store without ensuring I had a receipt for the items I had purchased — one of the many lessons Black children grow up having to learn. Just in case you were approached by a security guard, you always wanted to have proof of purchase. Could they look at the security footage? I had walked straight to the photo department without stopping to even browse. I wasn’t a thief.
None of those arguments swayed her. She dialed 911 and two police officers arrived within minutes.” – ” I was numb. This seemed like a dream.”
“It was about getting them to admit what they had done was wrong. It was about getting them to admit that the trauma I had experienced and the effect on the rest of my life was wrong. ”
“As these memories flood my mind, I can’t help but ask: How is it that the employees in that pharmacy couldn’t give me the benefit of the doubt over a $2.49 package of batteries, but Rittenhouse, who has been charged with killing two people, can be extended this courtesy?” – ” “I wonder how this situation would have played out if he were Black?”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/29/opinions/kyle-rittenhouse-bail-donations-race-leiba/index.html
https://news.yahoo.com/put-black-santa-lawn-got-131100281.html
Kennedy has been putting up the Black Santa, which stands over 6 feet tall, at his home every Christmas since they moved in.
“We had a small three foot one at our previous home in Little Rock,”
Black Santa made his debut when Kennedy’s daughter, Emily, was born in 2016.
https://pagesix.com/2020/11/28/melania-trump-to-possibly-pen-memoir-on-time-spent-in-the-white-house/
Been with you from the start. I certainly will miss this spot on the internet. Understandably you need and deserve a break, but damn.
Stay safe and sane.
I will miss you a lot.
Oh Hell. And well deserved best wishes. More than a few times I’ve wondered whether you ever sleep. Posts arrived late at night when I lived on the West Coast. They show up early here on the Gulf Coast, too. Thank you. And I hope we’ll see you elsewhere sometimes.
Gryphen, thank you for the blog I read every day for years. You will be missed.
Thanks Gryphen. I’ve looked forward to your blogs as well as the responses from your followers. Have a good life!
I cannot adequately express my gratitude for the tremendous work you have done all of these years. IM is the only place I post on the internet (I don’t even have a FB account), and I always knew that my comments would be treated with respect by the majority of the IM community, a community which you, Gryphen, developed and nursed with your thoughtful posts. I will miss reading your postings, and I will miss this community. Thank you.
Me, too, and the only place I have ever divulged my real name and location earlier because he meant that much.
So long, Gryph. It’s always good to go out with your head held high. You’ve done a wonderful job of gathering the masses and leading in the right direction.
Been with you for 12 years and you were always my first thing in the morning.
Good luck. Stay safe and enjoy the rest.
Thanks for your dedication, Gryphen…I have enjoyed following you these past few years. All the best in whatever you chose to do.
Best of luck to you, Gryphen. I have read your blog and it has entertained me and informed me since 2008. I appreciate all the hard work you put in to keep us informed and chuckling. Wishing you success in your new endeavours. Sad to see you go but thankful you have a new life ahead of you. You really did make a difference in my life and others. Many Blessings and Namaste back at ya’.
Thank you for everything you have done all these years. I’m not a regular poster, but I do look at this site daily, sometimes several times a day. Your input will be missed, Jesse. The best of luck to you and your daughter. Muah from Austin TX. Take care.
I will miss this too but can totally appreciate the need to be free of it. Thank you for all you’ve done to help me stay sane through it all.
I too found you when I was trying to find out what the HELL was up with that shrieking dimwit from Alaska and came to really enjoy IM every day.
I still laugh when I remember the day RAM’s photo was unveiled and you said only OH MY. I wish you the very best – stay safe and thank you again.
Speaking of GinaM, and used it her avatar. Unknowing poster, paraphrasing, “if I looked like you” and went off on what she had written.
Many of us here could not stop laughing! “Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end”
One thing for sure..
BRISTOL PALIN GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD A 3.497 GPA!
Well then there was that time Todd filed for divorce also too!
So that’s two things!
Sarah getting Google alerts in her official capacity every time her name was in an IM blog post title for the win!
(It kept her busy in between setting up Piper’s lemonade stand and thinking about running for president…UNTIL SHE QUIT!)
from: google alerts
sent: sunday, june 14, 2009 6:38 pm
to: palin, sarah (gov sponsored)
subject: google alert – palin
google blogs alert for: …
PRA_GSP02_0024456 Palin, Sarah
https://www.crivellawest.com/CWNetCollections/palinAll/pdf/33587.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzOdR9Ms6pw
❤Goodbye❤ Lionel Richie
‘It’s not easy to say goodbye’
‘Those memories will last forever’
‘IM just glad you came my way’
See You…
I fear change.
Thank you! I’ve been a reader every day since 2007. Will definitely miss you.
Where are we going to get our recipes from now on? This is an outrage!
Good job “Gryphen” It’s been a long slog. DD
Read your blog every day. Thank you for all of the time you spent keeping the blog going. Will miss you.
I don’t think there has been a day since 2007 that I haven’t checked in on your blog. I am grateful and sad all at the same time! Good luck in what lies ahead for you and know that many, many of us appreciate you everyday.
Thank you. You have helped many of us keep up with the news and deal with it emotionally by not feeling alone.
I wish you all the best. I will certainly miss you. You deserve a good rest. You should feel good that you gave helped fight a worthy battle
Ah, Gryphen, I too used to wonder when you sleep.
I found you when I was trying to find out who in the hell McCain picked for his running mate, and I’ve stayed ever since.
I have a relative in Anchorage and my family used to get a kick out of the fact that I knew more about Sarah Palin than he did! (Thanks to you and your blog.)
I still cannot believe that a Vice Presidential candidate got away with all the crazy stunts she pulled.
I continue to hope that one day we will hear the truth about Bristol, Trig, why Sarah was forced to resign, etc. Maybe Steve Schmidt will come forth.
I feel like I am losing a friend, but I am very happy for you and I want to thank you for all of the hard work you have put in to this blog. You have made me think, made me laugh out loud, and kept me entertained for so many years. I am grateful.
Sincerely,
Becky
Decades of crimes without punishment. Money. Russia. Adoption. DNA. It’s huge.
Bigger than you and me and pure evil for sure. They crucify those they cannot forget.
Glad to see G man get on with life. Go for it!
Lest we never forget.
Always remember. 😉
Thank you so much — I’ve really enjoyed IM — you will be missed. Namasté…..
Good luck and thanks for all your hard work.
I will miss you gryph. Been here since 2008. You did good.
Wow! A profound sense of loss here…. I’ve been a daily reader since 2008 and will miss your blog terribly. There will be a hole in my routine that will be hard to fill. I always hoped you would resolve the Trig Palin birth story mystery! But maybe it really doesn’t matter any more. I have particularly enjoyed your choice of cartoons. My very best wishes as you put your freed-up time to good use.
Been with you since the beginning. Will be a bit sad at the loss of your insight but understand the need for you to move on into new endeavors. Thank you for your dedication. You will be missed.
Well, add me to your readers who will be so sad to see you leave us. Between you, Juanita Jean, and Wonkette I get my fixes and my laughs every day, I do agree though that it would be wonderful if you would stay with us until after January 20th. In any event, thanks for the years of a great blog.
The fat lady hasn’t sung yet.
I get the burnout thing.
But if you’re going to choose a date, see this thing through to January 20. End on a high note. End with Biden’s inauguration and Trump being escorted from the White House.
You know, it won’t be over. There is the Georgia primary and if McConnell maintains his position in the Senate, he’ll continue to fling shit. But Trump *will* be gone.
Stick it out until January 20.
I’m yet another regular follower who first discovered “Immoral Minority” when Sarah “What’s-Her-Name” became McCain’s running mate. You introduced so many fellow (and sister) Americans to life in Alaska. Thank you so much for all of these years. Best wishes in whatever you turn to next.
Always the voice of reason, looked for you.
Do you ever swear? LOL I will miss you.
That’s how found this blog. I googled “Who is Sarah Palin?”
I figured an Alaskan would know more and be more honest than anything I could read in the paper.
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This is why we need IM to hold on just a bit longer:
Trump is planning to fuck up Biden’s inauguration.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-already-gaming-out-a-2024-run-including-an-event-during-bidens-inauguration?ref=home
“In the twilight of his presidency, Donald Trump is discussing different ways to disrupt the impending Joe Biden era, chief among them by announcing another run against him.
According to three people familiar with the conversations, the president, who refuses to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election as he clearly did, has not just talked to close advisers and confidants about a potential 2024 run to reclaim the White House but about the specifics of a campaign launch. The conversations have explored, among other things, how Trump could best time his announcement so as to keep the Republican Party behind him for the next four years. Two of these knowledgeable sources said the president has, in the past two weeks, even floated the idea of doing a 2024-related event during Biden’s inauguration week, possibly on Inauguration Day, if his legal effort to steal the 2020 election ultimately fails.”
In 2024, Trump will be 78. The same age as Biden is now.. The republicans say that Biden is too old. So if they vote for Trump in 2024, we will see one more example of their hypocrisy.
For now, It soothes my heart to be able to call Trump a loser.
They don’t care. They’ll have an explanation for why 78 Trump is fine and 78 Biden isn’t. Of course, four years from now Trump’s dementia will be much more pronounced. Besides, I think the honeymoon was over a long time ago and whatever is left of GOP leadership will NOT allow Trump back.
That said he is going to spend from now until Jan 20 fucking us over every which way he can.
He is absolutely going to counter-program against Biden’s inauguration. He’s done it before.
He’s also backtracking on leaving the White House.
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-appears-backtrack-pledge-leave-160923566.html?guccounter=1
“On Thursday, Mr Trump said he would leave the White House if Mr Biden beats him in the Electoral College. On Friday, he backtracked on the pledge and appended a number of additional conditions that Mr Biden would have to meet to ensure the president’s peaceful exit from the White House.
Mr Trump’s tweet repeated unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud.
“Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous “80,000,000 votes” were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he’s got a big unsolvable problem!” Mr Trump wrote.”
If it wasn’t apparent enough before, it is perfectly clear that Trump either never took civics or didn’t pay attention and flunked the course because that is simply not how it works.
I have a suspicion that the GOP will dump Trump quite soon after Joe Biden’s inauguration. He’s become loonier by the minute now. Imagine the White House right now!!!
Before you go, Gryph, I want to know what happened to the Beldar/GinaM romance. OH did I laugh, those two!
That was the old board. When people had names and it was a village.
I first learned of the death of Princess Diana on IM when I logged in and it was shared by a member. Only then did I turn on the TV and check the news. A few sources didn’t even have it covered yet.
It was the sharing of news culled from all over by the IM community that I appreciated most. Just the most important and relevant.
We lost a lot of that sharing and community when we moved her and pretty much everyone as anonymous. (With no accountability.)
I really counted on IM to keep me informed of the important stuff that mattered with links back to the source so I could read further if need be. Plus an opportunity to discuss.
I think that is what I am going to miss most.
But. Diana died 7 years before this blog started, though.
Let me guess. You are a princess and your prince took that long to kiss a toad.
I thought it was this blog. I remember sitting in my sewing room/computer room and reading it online and then turning on the TV. There was nothing about it for hours.
Hmm. Might have been the Highlander forum I used to frequent. That forum acted the same way as IM in that members would post relevant news local to them and often before it hit the mainstream. Plus they would provide context and some interesting facts that never made it to the official news channels.
But I do know I have read plenty of news stories on this blog first, then eventually see them on the news or read them online. And sometimes NEVER see them on the new or online. Kinda gives you an idea of what is being covered up or glossed over.
Without IM I never would have known about Pebble Mine or why it was so important. Or ANWR.
I appreciate being able to follow links back to local news sources. Much more reliable than what comes out in the national sources. The locals have more and more accurate info. They can also tell me which of their local papers are reliable and which are propaganda rags. I’d rather read an article from a local Alaskan paper than something cleaned up and sanitized for CBS or NBC.
That’s why when Palin was announced I went to the Alaskan blogs to find out who she was. Never heard of her. And boy it wasn’t pretty. Stayed because this blog reported information on Palin that the networks and mainstream media didn’t. Or at least were slow to report. Then the blog evolved into a giant news-sharing site, just like the Highlander forum only more so.
I’m not sure I would have seen the debacle of Palin pardoning a turkey with “fowl play” going on in the background if it wasn’t for IM. I look forward to Gryphen posting that video every Thanksgiving.
Alaskans tried to warn us about Palin. Indianans tried to warn us about Pence. We need the “Mom and Pop” blogs to keep us informed. We can’t count on the networks or major media to inform us like the local boots on the ground public can. It’s why I trust Michael Moore to tell me about Michigan or Jeff Daniels (or my friend in Ellendale) to let me know what is going on in Minnesota. It should matter to us what is going on in other states.
Soon I won’t have anyone to inform me what is going on with ANWR or if Pebble Mine somehow rises Zombie-like in another iteration. Or some other new assault on Alaska. Or what climate change is doing. Or the continuing fallout of the Exxon Valdez. The glaciers. The salmon. My world will just slowly narrow.
I read about this yesterday on my friend Jasmine’s blog. It finally make the U.S. news today.
https://news.yahoo.com/beavers-build-first-exmoor-dam-093330494.html?guccounter=1
“Beavers have built their first dam in Exmoor in more than 400 years, following river restoration work by the National Trust.”
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Thank you for your years of blogging. I have enjoyed coming and reading over the last 8 or so years. Be well.
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Much appreciated your time and efforts to keep Alaska and iowan informed. I left a note at The World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon letting Juanita Jean know of your decision. IM has been on her favorites list as long as I can remember reading blogs. You will be missed, muchly. Thank Kismet you survived Palin and drumpf.. mike from iowa
First thought was.. is it April already?
Started reading back in the PalinGates and sea of pee era.
You were a good source of info when we needed it. Hope you feel the appreciation. Good luck to you.
P.S. I too would like to see a farewell post on Jan 20 showing the lard ass pretender being booted.
Dang! I know there are other sites we can go to,to gather strength for the storms but you had that fearless factor. Even as an atheist you tolerate us that were still on the God train. No judgement. You gave us hope when that evil witch of the north came onto our headlights. Then when that evil orange demon and his minions came you held us over that tsunami
You may have been underpaid but you were never under appreciated. We won’t find another home grown flavor like your audacious outrage to fuel us. But I too know good things do come to an end. You gave me my voice. Thank you. Good luck on your endeavors.
THIS.
Wow! Thank you to the people sending me money through Pay Pal.
I certainly did not expect that!
Thanks!
Much deserved, Gryphen!
I have enjoyed your site for many years and I thank you for your work and fun! I wish you much success and happiness in your future endeavors. Fondly-Beth, from Georgia, USA
Gracias para todo.
I will miss your blog Gryphen – I am a pre-Palin follower but post Bush so not here from the beginning but pretty close. I love your humor, your insightful selection of articles and news sources and your live blogging.
You have truly earned this break and I wish nothing but the best for you and your daughter. I will be sure to follow you again if you ever choose to get back in the game in this or some other form. Namaste indeed..
Though I understand your need to move on to other things, I am so sad that I will not be able to check in twice a day. I found your writings during the Sarah Palin/McCain time. I so appreciated your information, your attention to things other people didn’t pay attention to. I liked your writing stayle. I liked learning more about Alaska. I liked your perspective and your sense of humor. I will miss you a lot. I will be so interested in what you do next. Will you do any public writing. If you do, I hope I find out about. I will you well. Thanks for all your contributions.
He means the world to a LOT of us. Now he knows.
I sure did like messing with the Jesus guy and you LET me. ❤️
Gryphen, although I completely understand your reasons for calling it quits, I am still so disappointed and will greatly miss my regular daily IM fix. I became an IM regular in 2008 at the beginning of the Palin era, and have been a faithful, daily follower of your thoughts, insight, and perspective. I think that you struck a perfect balance between news stories and your personal life. I can still fantasize about an epic cage match between you and 45, so richly would he deserve the thrashing you would give him.
I’’m so tired of losing people I cared about.
Gryphen, yours is the first blog I go to in the morning.
You will be missed. So missed.
Gryphen… always enjoyed your site. I have been reading it since 2008. I wish you nothing but the very best in your future endeavors. You will truly be missed. Stay safe and healthy.
GB CA
Goodbye and goodluck from Australia. Like many others I found you while trying to find out just who was that Sarah Palin chick who was going to be John McCain’s running mate, and I stayed. Congratulations on a good job well done. Sixteen years is a mighty effort, You’ve been holding our hands for a long time, and now you can let go – we can walk on our own now. Thank you. Hugs and kisses, Gryphen.
Oh Gryphen, I wish you a future filled with hope for a better tomorrow! You have been a voice of sanity for many years and I have nothing but admiration for the yeoman’s work you put into your posts day after day! I think I began following you almost thirteen years ago as one “from the diagonal”…. (when I knew nothing about the Internet, and still feel I am totally inadequate) when an Alaska friend inroduced me to your site! Please take care of yourself and those your care about!
Thanks, Gryphyen, for sharing and sticking your neck out. I’ve been reading along since 2007 or so, the week that Jean Devon put up a post on her Mudflats blog titled “What on earth was John McCain thinking?” And I learned as much here as there (like Nancy said, about things and people other bloggers didn’t pay attention to). And kept it classy but kept the heat on where heat and light was needed. Keep up the good work, in whatever realm suits you. and best wishes!
Thank you so much for you time. I wish you would keep going but i understand. You were bookmarked on my laptops and cellphone. You were always a nice to go t outlet for my own sanity. I will miss you greatly.
Have a great retirement from IM.
I am sorry to see you go. One time you were blocked o offline and I truly freaked out. 🙁
I remember that, and Malia Litman sounded the alarm. I didn’t even know they were friends.
Miss her, too, hope the MS didn’t take over or she was threatened. One day, she was just….gone.
Thank you for all of it, G. I wish you would write a final summation of it all, including the secrets that I thought maybe you knew and didn’t want to tell at the time. Your thoughts on why Palin’s pregnancy hoax never got the attention of MSM. What Audrey’s role was, and who was she really? Not outing her but just acknowledging the realities. The things that shook out over time — some of out hypotheses proved to be false. but some I am still convinced were true but never widely acknowledged. Your take on the various book writers and why they took the incomplete stances they did.
I keep thinking someone should write the real/full Palin story, exposing all the lies, if we ever (as a society) get past accepting lies as ok, esp after Trump’s reinforcing that stance. The book and the movie (Game Change were good but stopped short of the real truth. I suppose Steve Schmidt will eventually tell the story once he decides to write his book for big bucka isteD OF KEEPING QUITE SO HE Cn continue to work.
Anyway, thank you, G. I am one of many who appreciated your contribution. Much good luck to you in a bright future!! Yesssss.
Griffin, I’ve been a daily shadow reader for many years. You will be missed. Thank you for the ride.
I’ve seen my husband flatline twice in ICU.
This feels like someone amputated my leg.
Thank you, Gryph. For EVERYTHING.
everyday without fail — thank you for all the patience and dedication it takes to keep this blog relevant and the best place to start my day. may your future be bright and filled with many grandchildren (smile).
Dear Gryphen: So sad you are leaving. You have done an extraordinary service with your site. Thank you. You will be missed. Sorely missed. The very best to you in the future.
I posted this to you once, Gryph. It seems a perfect time to do it again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YafJSUpr7t8
Come the Judgement day…
Coven – “One Tin Soldier”
Thank you, Gryphen for all you did all these years! You were always on top of breaking news revolving the Palin tribe. Enjoy your newfound time!
I’m so sorry to hear this, Gryph. You taught us all “how to”.
I have been reading you for 10+ years and I will miss you dearly, but I wish you well and good fortune for the future. Every story needs an ending. <3
Thank you very much for all you have done over these 16 years. You were the go-to place for anything about Sarah Palin, and much more. I enjoyed the commentary, and articles very much, and you will be missed. Hope you stay safe, healthy, and content.
Nick Soter
San Francisco, CA
Oh, keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
It’s been a wild ride.
I’ll miss this place
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Thanks for all you did.
It really did make a difference.
Thank you for all your hard work and giving me a place to vent my anger and disgust with idiot trump, I don’t think I could have made it through these 4 years without it.
Starting reading your blog when the palin was chosen, even though I had already heard about her from Defenders of Wildlife.
Fun times trying to out her fake pregnancy, only to be followed by a fake presidency.
I hope the blog stays around at least until IMPEACHED LOSER trump is “escorted” from the WH and sanity returns to the D.C.
Good luck in your future endeavors.
Thanks G. It’s been a fun ride. Sorry/sad to see you go. Will miss our fun little WTF community. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors. You’ve been my daily companion for twelve years now so guess it’s time to let you go……………….
Like so many others, I found you in 2008 and stayed all this time to see your take on world events, Occasionally I kicked in money, but not enough. You performed a real service for the rest of us and “thank you’ is not sufficient. How about we have a fundraiser on this site to say Fair well and fair seas to Gryphen?
Thank you Gryphen. You’ve been a light in the dark. I will miss you. Best of luck in all you do moving forward. Peace to you and have fun.
OMG … I haven’t read all the comments, but had to leave my own to tell you I’ve read IM at least twice a day since its very beginning. Yours is one of my five go-to sites, and has helped save my sanity too many times to count!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
NOOOOOOO!! But. I understand.
I found you in 2008 when my spidey senses went off about Palin and have been visiting and commenting everyday since. (usually anonymously).
Thank you for everything. For providing a place for us to discuss the obvious which others do not realize.
It is odd, I was cleaning out old papers as I am preparing to move in the next year and I came across old Palingates posts which I had printed to save when she closed down shop. I couldn’t bring myself to throw them out. I still think the truth will come to light one day and it will be fun to show others that some of us were, in fact, “aware”.
I will miss you so much.
Damn, now I need a new routine for my am and afternoon coffee.
Stay well.
A million thanks!
Gryphe, I will miss IM. You’ve been one of my “go-to” sites daily for 12 of those years. Thanks for exposing the truth about the lunatic. THAT was fun. Enjoy the new free time.
Many great acts have encores, periodically come out of retirement, act in alumnus capacity, or go on reunion tours. Or maybe just a visit for a few weeks a year, like band camp.
Here, there was no farewell tour..
What about a yearlong sabbatical, have you ever taken a real break in 16 years? Perhaps your obvious capacity to give it your passionate ‘all’ for so long has met its end in that sense, but now the qualities of reemergence need time to push through transformed. Flowers do this. Plato had a cave.
You will be sorely missed! Been checking for your report since 2004 and although I’ve rarely commented, I’ve been perusing religiously. I’ve enjoyed your sense of right & wrong and definitely our sense of humor during terrible times. You’ve been right so often when the others weren’t even close. Stay safe, take care. Thank you
Yes! Any new post, I’d go to the bottom and read his take on it first before reading the actual article.
Sorry to see you close up shop. Thinking back on the Palin years, she seems so silly and insignificant. If baby gate ever rears it’s head again, I hope you make an exception and post about it. Good luck to you!
This hits me in the same place as when Jon Stewart left his show. His voice is sorely needed and so is yours, Jesse.
I hope u find another way to amplify your voice.
Even an occasional commentary on a YouTube or TikTok or Instagram.
Don’t go away completely.
We STILL need you to be a part of the conversation.
Seriously, it is critical.
Remember what Hillary said during her concession:
“There are more seasons to come, there is more work to do.”
Sorry to see you go, you have been a wonderful source of information that needed to be shared.
Echoing comments from your other followers, I’ve been reading IM for the last 12 years. You took us on a journey through the bizarre square pillow pregnancy of Palin, the shamelessness of using a Down Syndrome infant as a prop in the middle of the night exposing him to the cold half dressed, the joy of the Obama presidency, and the lunacy of the last 4 Trump years.
On a daily basis I’ve looked forward to clicking on my IM bookmark. I will definitely miss you. All of us come from different walks of life, meeting at IM but unified in seeking what’s fair and true, despite an occasional troll.
Take care, Jesse.
‘Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.’ – John Lewis
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/cindy-mccain-could-be-in-line-to-be-joe-bidens-ambassador-to-britain/
Wow, Jesse. I honestly thought this was some kind of throw back to SP claiming IM was “defunct.” Then I began reading your farewell speech.
Thank you for all the time you invested in The Immoral Minority. You showed myself and many others that being a liberal atheist is as moral, if not more so, than the loud Christian right. I say this to you and to all of your long time followers. KEEP UP THE GOOD FIGHT.
I’m sorry to see you go but you deserve a rest, I can only hope that we all encourage each other online and IRL to stand up to those who would push a non secular agenda on any American. Our voice is not the Minority!
Take Care,
AMG
Boston, MA
Namaste
G, you will be greatly missed! Like many others, I found your blog when Palin came on the scene with McCain. I stayed because I’d found a home with like minded thinkers. Being newly retired then, I had the time to eagerly check for each new post of yours and relish the replies. (I won’t admit to how many times a day I checked IM for updates!) Oh, how I have enjoyed the journey with you and fellow readers. Often you gave me important news before the big TV news outlets.
Since I’m not on Face Book every day, I binge read IM to get caught up. You have kept me sane through all the craziness (madness) of the last four years. It is so reassuring to know I’m not alone in my opinions of the current administration.
Even though I don’t post politically under my real name (not brave enough yet), IM did give me the courage to identify myself as a progressive female from mid-Michigan. For that I am grateful.
Like others, I do wish that the Palin pregnancy hoax would finally be exposed for the world to see. Not because I want Sarah to get publicity or to have Trig’s birth mother exposed, but because Sarah profited mightily from her lies. Palin led the way for Trump. All Sarah had to say was that she and Todd were adopting a special needs infant…end of story. But no, Palin had to make it ALL about her. (That sounds familiar to the last four years of Trump.) Remember the “wild ride” yarn and Dr. CBJ?
Best wishes G and thank you for all your hard work and dedication to IM! May all good things come your way.
I can relate to “how many times a day”. The thing I loved was that almost any time I came to the site, Jesse would have something new and interesting to say. (For a fact, you were never boring.)
Me too. Dropped by today to say I miss the blog. It is difficult to adjust. I miss the comments from other long time posters.
I’ll miss your replies and comments! You always had interesting things to say. I’ll also miss Gina! I don’t know what ever became of ‘her’ but she sure was funny.
I used to rewrite silly lyrics to popular songs, especially during 2012, and Gryphen was always so kind to include them. I miss those days. Take care,
Blue Girl Liz … living in a red state.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/rick-wilson-urges-humiliation-and-incarceration-for-the-gops-grubby-sellouts-who-propped-up-trump-for-4-years/
Sorry to see you go. IM is one of my first reads everyday and have always been entertained and informed.
You are one of the blogs that I have followed that has kept me sane for the last four years. I appreciate all the work you have done and I wish you a well deserved rest.
Wow. Just wow. It will be such an emptiness without your wisdom and wit. May peace pave your path and joy fuel your adventures. So grateful for all you gave to us.
What anonymous said.
I’ve enjoyed reading your take on the current events for many years and having a forum to vent my feelings and share my thoughts..Thank you for your dedication and hard work and best of luck in your future endeavors. I’ll miss checking in every day, but I understand.
Thank you
Marthe from Montreal, Canada.
Thank you for all the years. And happy trails to you.
Fergie
Thank you for keeping us focused and sane with your reporting, your insights, and commentary. When I found The Immoral Minority in 2007/2008, I became an instant follower. When few others were providing details about Sarah Palin, you gave us insight into her mindset, her lack of qualifications, and her limitations. You put her behaviors into context and played a significant role in educating the public from the threat she represented. Thank you. It has been a pleasure to read your posts and see the evolution of your blog. The current form combines cutting edge excerpts from a variety of reliable sources to which you’ve added you always spot-on comments. You have enriched our lives and given us much to think about in these years of change and, of late, four years of pure terror. In short: job well done. You are going to sorely missed, but no one can fault your decision to step away given your dedication, long hours, and stress in producing a first-rate blog that has truly made a difference in your state and our national politics. Know you were and still are appreciated.
OMG, I’m already going through IM withdrawal. I’m in disbelief, denial, loss. I keep going back and checking to see if maybe, just maybe, you posted something new, but alas, nothing. How does one get over this? 🥺😩 Huge loss. HUGE.
Thank you for many years of dedication and hard work.
Life just won’t be the same without my twice daily visits with you.
I’ll miss you, Gryph.
Thank you my Friend, You have given much solace and piece of mind to a lonely and proud veteran. You have often provided hope .You will be sadly missed. Farewell and be safe and happy.
Thanks for the therapy. It worked!
Listening to Obama’s book today, the part where he describes Palin made me think of you and this blog. I’ve been reading IM since I googled Palin in 2008. I have always hoped you would be able to discover and reveal the truth about whether she lied about giving birth to Trig. Now I believe you do know, have evidence, but choose not to reveal it for upstanding reasons. I’m okay with that. Actually, we can thank Palin for her part in delivering Barack Obama to us in 2008. Good luck to you, Gryphen, and thanks for this blog.
I wish you Good Luck with what endeavors you undertake in he future. And I wish you good health and a long and prosperous life! Than you for all you’ve done. It’s kept me entertained for sooo many years. Thank-you for helping to keep me sane!!!
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P.S. I’ll just have to tune into “The Rude Pundit” more often!
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Oh no! Besides Rawstory & local news, IM was one of the first sites I clicked on every morning. So sorry but I understand. 😕😟
I’m the reader who would always show up on your list from Mexico. All I can say is thank you for such a great job all these years. Mil gracias
Thank you for all your years of speaking the truth. You will be missed. I wish you much happiness in the future.
Good run, Gryphen. Namaste, indeed.
/Wickersham’s Conscience (12 years and counting)
Dang, I thought Scarah was threatening you again until I started reading your goodbye. I have been so blessed to have Immoral Minority as a daily go to for facts and laughs. But but but but who’s gonna remind me to watch the hilarious turkey tapes?? lol Thanks for everything Jesse. I hope you find happiness away from the keyboard. You will truly be missed. Namaste.
Thank you for all you done May you find your next adventure to your liking and may I add lucrative? You will not be easy to replace in my daily reading.
Does this all mean you’ve been tapped by the Biden administration?
LOL!
Sarah just skipped a few grooves!
(Her head is like a sieve?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWZgc6vJ_9Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3bN-pI5oMg
I hope your donate button is still working, leaving you a thank you donation for all you have done to keep me informed. I am going to miss my daily visit to IM to hear your take on what is happening. Stay safe and best wishes on your road forward.
Wow, thank you that was very generous!
I keep coming back hoping against hope that there is a new post up. lol
Me too! The withdrawals have started; I hope I don’t feel bugs crawling on me. Grin.
I will miss your blog. Will you still be on Twitter and Facebook? I will miss the live thread during the inauguration.
Will you do a comeback celebration when trump gets indicted and goes to prison,?
the latest scandal is “bribes for pardons”
Gryph…you did well. You refudiated Palin and her perfidy like no one else. Thank you for all the late nights and empty pockets you endured in this critical endeavor to wee-wee up the cro-maga-non proto-QAnon wannabe queen.
Please promise us you’ll come back once the truth about that fake pregnancy is finally proven?
You will be missed. I will always feel gratitude for your reporting to us Alaskans . I will forever remember how a birthday celebration became the ‘Thrilla from Wasilla’ one of the most Alaskan of moments Too bad the half term governor is still getting press.Good luck and good fortune to you,
IM was my home base for many years since 2008. You definitely made a difference—informing, sharing, and encouraging.
So, with sadness, appreciation, and hope, i wish you much success and joy as you move on.
To you and the IM family—Namaste
Happy retirement Uncle G!
Ahhh – I followed you closely during the Palin saga. I am still certain a DNA test at some point will confirm what you persuasively described as a fraud pregnancy. Perhaps you will be able to drop Wasilla news on Twitter now & then for your fans there. Good luck and thank you for all the entertaining reporting from Alaska.
Thank you! You got me interested in politics and I haven’t stopped sense. In gratitude …
I just can’t let Gryph go without one more Bristol Palin comment – – – appears that she has a new squeeze — Zach Towers — he has met her children (WOW!!!).
I suspect by now her kids are not impressed, “Oh, well, here’s mom’s bedwarmer of the month.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9007939/Bristol-Palin-reveals-contractor-boyfriend-Zach-Towers-met-children.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIPKu1AhmjP/
Old Redneck
Start your blog. We need a place. G has moved on.
Yes, we need a place with the same old characters that were all our own!
wOOHOO!
I’m with you all 350%!
This could be the first post on Old Redneck’s new blog!
“On Thursday evening, the New York Young Republican Club held its 108th annual gala, in person.
It did not feature Sarah Palin, who had been booked for the event but canceled because of concerns about flying to the New York area from Alaska in the middle of a pandemic, according to someone familiar with her thinking. ”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/nyregion/young-republicans-club-party.html
Good health to you, kind sir, as you ride off to the Alaskan sunset.
Really hope you’ll post a time or two around inauguration day for old times sake! I have a feeling you’ll have something to say as turdo is done/gone/goodbye!
PMom929
Just a quick note to say ‘Thank you!’ Your posts got us thru the good times (2008-2016) and the horrible times: The last 4 years! But you’ve fought the good fight and fought for your loyal readers. We appreciate all you’ve done. Thank you, Gryphen..
Echoing all the fine comments above from another who makes IM a daily stopover. As much as you’ll be missed I’m sure the majority of us wish you easier
days and nights as you retire your wonderful blog. You deserve more time to spend with your family and friends and as many have said, ‘when do you sleep???’
Due to a past bad experience with PayPal, (I refuse to use them) but would love to send a little something toward a well earned dinner treat. Is there a P O Box or other method
available to show appreciation? Thank you again for the many years of informative and creative posts!!!
It’s been great “knowing you”, Jesse throughout the Palin years and beyond.. Are you still going to be a presence on Twitter as @Gryphen2009?
Oh. Look. The JAG. 🙄 Who you screwing over now?
We will have to have a tea day Gryphen. 😉
Rudy’s in the hospital with Covid. Guess he won’t need that Trump pardon now.