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Rumor: Governor to Support Homophobe?

November 29th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Is it true? is Governor Steve Beshear really planning to support Daniel Mongiardo in a run for the U.S. Senate?

The guy who sponsored the marriage amendment (SB 245)?

And is Crit Luallen really going to be appointed Lt. Governor?

That’s the hot rumor these days.

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Tags: Crit Luallen · Dan Mongiardo · Jim Bunning · Senate · Steve Beshear · The Gays

10 responses so far ↓

  • 1 gene // Nov 29, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    What did that admendment win by? Was it 80%

  • 2 jaded dude // Nov 29, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    I was closely involved in a 2004 congressional campaign. Mongiardo didn’t just co-sponsor the amendment, he went around the state actively promoting its passage. If you think this is bad, just wait until the editorial boards at the Courier-Journal and the Herald-Leader line up behind Mongiardo and rationalize support for his candidacy. Because the only things that matter in politics is raising money, raising MORE money, and the perceived ability to win. Stances on the issues are just minor details.

  • 3 Taylor // Nov 29, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    this really makes me hope that your Conway prediction/rumor/what-have-you comes to be. I like Beshear a whole hell of a lot more than Mongiardo, and that mostly just says something about how much I dislike Mongiardo…

  • 4 Republican // Nov 29, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    OK, you political types need to make up your minds. Is Dr. Dan a homo or is he a homophobe?

    In the past four years I’ve heard him described as both.

    And can we get new border states? Tennessee and West Virginia suck.

  • 5 jaded dude // Nov 30, 2008 at 1:26 am

    You’re still here, Republican?
    Anyway, I don’t know or care about Mongiardo’s sexual orientation, but Larry Craig proves you can indeed be both a homo and a homophobe. Geez…

  • 6 James R. // Nov 30, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    I will not support Mongardio because of his stance on Mountaintop Removal. Especially coming from someone who is a doctor and can see the problems of bad and poisoned drinking water in his patients, and overlook such issues for political reasons, does not deserve my vote. I am getting tired of democrats nominating people who are not real democrats, and I will not support nominees because of party alone.
    Does anyone remember the US Senate candidate, Bruce Lunsford, who was forced on us by Steve Beshear and the DSSC? We got McConnell again. Well if we get another fake democrat like Mongardio as the nominee, Bunning will win again.

  • 7 gene counter // Nov 30, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    gene,

    It was 74.55%, not 80%.

    In Jefferson County, where Dan M. got almost 60% of the vote, and where he ran his margin up enough to almost win, the amendment got just over 60% of the vote.

    One must wonder how many of the 125,525 Jefferson Countians who voted against the amendment will also vote against Dan M. if given the chance?

  • 8 Matthew // Nov 30, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    It would make sense from a political perspective for Beshear to do so.

  • 9 Republican // Nov 30, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    “Jaded Dude” is so jaded he doesn’t recognize sarcasm when he sees it.

    And Larry Craig proved nothing.

  • 10 ctk // Dec 1, 2008 at 11:23 am

    “One must wonder how many of the 125,525 Jefferson Countians who voted against the amendment will also vote against Dan M. if given the chance?”

    :raises hand:

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