-By Warner Todd Huston
Earlier today the left sent up cheers for an Alaska “teacher” that is seen on video attacking Governor Palin as “the worst Governor ever” as the sign she was putting up read.
When Gov. Palin interacted with her, the woman told Palin she was a “teacher.”
Looks like the woman, Kathleen Gustafson, is a liar. As we find on GatewayPundit, she isn’t a teacher but a theater tech. Even more absurdly, the woman belongs to a band that features drag queens as its attraction!
Another blogger whose blog is named Mac’sMind did some digging and the only Kathleen Gustafson he could find connected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District works in the theater dept. as a tech.
So, once again, the left’s hero turns out to be a whack-job and a liar. Are we surprised?
Here’s that confrontation with Gov. Palin:
**UPDATE**
See the comment below for more information. That comment added below seems credible.
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Hi I think it turns out that both these claims by Gateway Pundit are false. She is a drama teacher, and the photo shows her hearsing a famous play that has a character in drag. Can’t believe everything you read on the Internet.
Kathleen is indeed a teacher. Easy to verify, especially if you live in the beautiful Homer, Alaska. Theater Tech at a school is simply the new name from Drama teacher. The Master’s degree that drama teachers get include a lot of technical training. (this is different from the Bachelors). There are two Theater Tech’s listed on the Homer high school directory, (Gustafson being one) but no “Drama Teacher”. She is listed as having a teaching certificate since 1995 in Alaska- so even if she is not teaching this year, she can still be considered a teacher since she just renewed her certification.
You should know, “she’s in a band that features drag queens” also quite easy to verify. The fact is she was in a production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, has occurred numerous times in Homer. Always to a sold out crowd, and not always featuring the spectacular Katleen. The shows have benefited our local Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic, which provides low cost and often free health care to both the men and women of the lower Kenai Peninsula.
The highlight of the production is truly Atz Lee Kilcher, in the role of Headwig…just one of the multi-talented and infamous Kilcher clan, Jewel being of course the most famous. Except to those of us fortunate enough to have danced with the likes of patriarch Yule Kilcher, someone Sarah would have much respect for!
PLEASE, GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. The interaction filmed between Sarah and Kathleen was just one of many just like it that occurred this past weekend.
Another fact to be aware of, is that PRIVATE CITIZENS, going about their everyday Alaskan business were illegally stopped and searched by the private security detail with the Palin family on the PUBLIC HARBOR DOCKS in Homer this past weekend. How is that protecting our constitutional rights?
Oh and it seems Sarah couldn’t even TIP HER KAYAK GUIDE, after a spectacular a=day on our beautiful Kachemak Bay!