Joe Vogler
Joe Vogler is the founder and former Chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP), an organization whose goals include attaining Alaskan independence from the United States.1 Shortly after Sarah Palin was named the Republican vice presidential nominee, ABC News blogger Jake Trapper reported that Palin was a member of the AIP in the 1990s.2
Fast Facts
- Born: April 24, 1913
- Birth place: Barnes, Kansas
- Received a law degree from the University of Kansas
- Moved to Alaska in 19423
- Founded the Alaskan Independence Party in the 1970s
- Ran unsuccessfully for political office several times
- Died: 1993
Quotes
"The fires of Hell are glaciers compared to my hate for the American Government."4
"I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions."5
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