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Entries from May 2009

KY Tonight Pits State Party Leaders

May 18th, 2009 · No Comments

It may be worth watching the KET Tonight show this evening, as state party politicians square off. Republicans will be represented by party chair Brad Cummings and 2nd District chairman Jim Wiese. They’ll be talking things over with Democratic Party chair Charlie Moore. Here’s how Cummings previewed the show: We will be discussing the upcoming [...]

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Tags: Brad Cummings · RPK

No Internets in the Hills, So Here Goes

May 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Jake’s still off in the land of no Internets. Really. There are places, right here in the Bluegrass State, where it’s not possible to reel in an online connection. So here’s some stuff that’s going on while he’s gone… Yes, He Really Said That: Take a look at the transcript from Mitch McConnell’s appearance on [...]

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Tags: David Williams · Greg Stumbo · Jim Bunning · Mitch McConnell · Steve Henry · Taxes · UofL

C-J: Steve Henry Broke The Law

May 16th, 2009 · 9 Comments

What was that about Steve Henry being innocent and me just being on some terrible witch hunt? Yeah, funny how that works, isn’t it? From Ralph Dunlop & Joe Gerth: Steve Henry’s campaign violated numerous state election-finance laws during his failed 2007 bid for governor, according to a preliminary state audit. The Kentucky Registry of [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Flashback · Steve Henry

Watch Comment on Kentucky Tonight!

May 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Don’t forget to watch Comment on Kentucky tonight at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Scheduled guests: Linda Blackford, Herald-Leader Ronnie Ellis, CNHI Newspapers Marie Luby, WYMT Hazard And on Monday? None other than our sneaky snake pal who is a homosexual terrorist sympathizer – Brad Cummings – will be on Kentucky Tonight with Bill Goodman! [...]

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Tags: Journalism · Mainstream

Olmstead Honored at Race Saturday

May 15th, 2009 · No Comments

On Saturday, Preakness Day, the 8th Race will honor the late WHAS-TV newsman Chuck Olmstead. Post time is 4:29. There’s a horse in the race that, if you believe in destiny, fate or any of that stuff, just has to win. At least I’m going to be there and bet on it. It’s called “I’m [...]

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Tags: Gambling · Mainstream

Governor Steve Beshear’s Weekly Address

May 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments

This week Governor Steve Beshear discusses the Center for Applied Energy Research: Thoughts?

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Tags: Steve Beshear

Senator David Williams on Expanded Gambling

May 15th, 2009 · 17 Comments

For weeks now, several individuals have been hounding Page One via email and random comments about expanded gambling. The messages are never identical, but the gist is always the same. People allege that State Senate President David L. Williams is a hypocrite because he opposes expanded gambling in Kentucky while frequenting casinos himself. Loosely, we’ve [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · David L. Williams · Gambling · Kentucky Business · Kentucky Tourism

Questions About That $1 Billion Budget Shortfall

May 15th, 2009 · 7 Comments

About two weeks ago the Kentucky Democratic Party sent out an email blast highlighting the federal dollars that will be pouring into Kentucky in a matter of moments. So we decided to add the numbers in the email up (you know, fancy maths and all) and everything comes to a whopping $910,460,903. We’re collecting $81,500,000 [...]

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Tags: Budget · Economy · Flashback · KDP · Steve Beshear · Taxes

TGIF! Off to the Mountains We Go! Enjoy!

May 15th, 2009 · No Comments

After a quick stop or two in fancy Frankvegas, that is. Will we see you there? Alerta: known homosexuals could be in your town today. If you missed Rand Paul on Rachel Maddow last night, check it out. We’ve got the skinny and the clip. [Page One] Steve Beshear, Greg Stumbo and Larry Clark have [...]

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Tags: Frustration · Gambling · Greg Stumbo · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Jim Bunning · Jobs · Kentucky Business · Kentucky Tourism · Mainstream · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · Senate · Steve Beshear · Steve Henry · Taxes · The Gays · Wasted Money

Rand Paul for U.S. Senate?

May 14th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Rand Paul’s Twitter account says an important announcement is coming tonight on the Rachel Maddow show. Tune in at 9:00 P.M. Eastern on MSNBC. However, there’s nothing on the Secretary of State’s website yet about an official Paul candidacy. Currently, rand2010.com redirects to Peter Schiff’s (CT) U.S. Senate campaign site. The domain name was registered [...]

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Tags: Mainstream · Rand Paul · Senate