Comments on: Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever

By: McConnell a Closet Case - don’t make me laugh | The Digital Fairytale

McConnell a Closet Case - don’t make me laugh | The Digital Fairytale — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:21:41 +0000

[...] consider it distasteful, liberals ask ‘well what is he hiding’ . In truth, I heard the AFSCME radio ad the last time I was down in Kentucky. It never once crossed my mind that they were trying to imply [...]

By: PG

PG — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:14:52 +0000

I hope that everyone who is troubled by this will contact the AFSCME. I sent them the following message:

To whom it may concern,

I am horrified at the advertisement the AFSCME is running against Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, and I urge you to remove them and to apologize for them. While there is disagreement among Democrats about the extent to which we should campaign for homosexuals’ equality, I hope there is no disagreement that our tactics should not sink to those of our opponents. Unfortunately, in referencing McConnell’s military record and asking that he be “straight” with voters, the AFSCME has found a low ground to share with Republicans, and it makes me ashamed to have made common cause with the AFSCME.

Please, please reconsider such advertisements, and please remember that the Democratic coalition cannot be strengthened by using sexual orientation as a fear factor in politics.

By: Boleslaw

Boleslaw — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:45:09 +0000

Gosh, that is so gentle compared to what McConnell and the Right have said about the Clintons. It’s just swatting him with a feather.

By: dancer4money

dancer4money — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:43:17 +0000

If Mitch McConnell didn’t bear such a resemblance to Miss Jane Hathaway from “The BeverlyHillbillies” I’d be inclined to dismiss the rumors.

By: I Guess You Just Can’t Have A Kentucky Senate Race Without Gay-Baiting « phaidimoi logoi

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:07:16 +0000

[...] 1, 2008 I’m apparently the only one unsurprised by this. And this. (Well, I am surprised that AFCSME got in on the act—I would have predicted some random [...]

By: Democrats For Homophobia

Democrats For Homophobia — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:38:53 +0000

[...] is absurd and is equally absurd when it is used by the left as the right. Here is the radio ad and the print is is below. I want McConnell to lose as much as the next Democrat but not because [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:13:42 +0000

show me where Mitch list his military service on his websites!why would he not mention his service, He’s obviously not proud of his record

QUOTE
“I’ve turned fresh eyes on this case and recently noticed an interesting inconsistency with McConnell’s public Army record. In particular, there is a differing answer to a section of his records titled, “Transcript of Court Martial.” While every other section of McConnell’s records without information simply “n/a,” this particular section uniquely states, “not on file.” Does that mean a McConnell court martial file exists? Only the Senator knows.
http://www.blogactive.com/2008/10/what-is-mitch-mcconnell-hiding.html

By: Zeno

Zeno — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:38:58 +0000

I’ve always considered outing to be uncouth, but I’m inclined to make exceptions in the case of closeted gays who toe the anti-gay line and support homophobic legislation. If McConnell doesn’t play that game, he should be left in peace, because at least he’s not a hypocrite. Just a bad senator.

By: winstnsmth

winstnsmth — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:21:20 +0000

You know, we Democrats are too honest for our own good. Every election we endure the lies, slander, and fearmongering from the right wingers, and we tell ourselves that nobility will win in the end. And every election we get our asses kicked.

I can’t say I support the use of sexual orientation as a bludgeon … but I do think it’s about time we fought fire with fire. For example, I read a satire piece that said McCain had selected “Joe the Plumber” as his Treasury Secretary. Maybe I’m losing my integrity, but isn’t it time we stopped bringing knives to gunfights?

By: Republican gadfly

Republican gadfly — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:54:50 +0000

Well if it isn’t “Sam Wise,” know liar and Democrat partisan hack patronage hireling merit system employee.

Hey “Sam” how are you enjoying that 1 percent raise and the big health insurance deduction increase that’s coming from 2009?

I’m guessing you’re not smart enough to be earning in the upper levels of state government salaries — so did you know that you actually got bigger raises under Fletcher than you got under Beshear?

Bwaa haa haa.