http://pageonekentucky.com/2007/11/29/jim-king-update-damage-control/ an informed, savvy take on media & politics in Kentucky Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:26:06 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://pageonekentucky.com/2007/11/29/jim-king-update-damage-control/comment-page-1/#comment-63129 briansmith Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:56:52 +0000 http://pageonekentucky.com/2007/11/29/jim-king-update-damage-control/#comment-63129 I know how lame it is to comment on such an old post but there is more to this story. One of the protesters that evening was the mother of a West Point graduate who was serving as an infantry platoon leader in Iraq at the time. She was outraged that a democratic leader would be present at a McConnell fundraiser while McConnell was serving as Bush's chief apologist for the war. King heard about her from one of the many people who contacted him about this. He requested that she call him so he could apologize. He explained to her that he wasn't up to speed on the goings-on in Iraq because he was too concerned with local issues to pay attention. He asked her if there was anything he could do to show his sincerity, and she asked him to attend a seminar about the war at Bellarmine the following week. He agreed and failed to show up. This was about two weeks before the election for Metro Council president, so his frantic attempts at damage control lasted until he was duly enthroned. I know how lame it is to comment on such an old post but there is more to this story. One of the protesters that evening was the mother of a West Point graduate who was serving as an infantry platoon leader in Iraq at the time. She was outraged that a democratic leader would be present at a McConnell fundraiser while McConnell was serving as Bush’s chief apologist for the war. King heard about her from one of the many people who contacted him about this. He requested that she call him so he could apologize. He explained to her that he wasn’t up to speed on the goings-on in Iraq because he was too concerned with local issues to pay attention. He asked her if there was anything he could do to show his sincerity, and she asked him to attend a seminar about the war at Bellarmine the following week. He agreed and failed to show up. This was about two weeks before the election for Metro Council president, so his frantic attempts at damage control lasted until he was duly enthroned.

]]> http://pageonekentucky.com/2007/11/29/jim-king-update-damage-control/comment-page-1/#comment-848 kentondem1 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:17:38 +0000 http://pageonekentucky.com/2007/11/29/jim-king-update-damage-control/#comment-848 Sorry, Mr. King, I'm not in the market for a bridge in Brooklyn. Sorry, Mr. King, I’m not in the market for a bridge in Brooklyn.

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