We didn’t say much when Kelly Flood made her awkward little floor speech during the gambling vote in the House. But. Uh. Here she says 2,000 people turned out at Keeneland on the Twitter machine: That didn’t sit right with us because every legislator we know said about 700-800 people showed up. So we decided [...]

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Some fancy person has created an interesting video montage/examination of Daniel Mongiardo. The video includes footage of Mongiardo that we originally published on the tubes involving him laughing while standing behind Ernesto Scorsone, who was at the time railing against homophobia and discrimination, footage of Lt. Dan speaking about discrimination at the NRA conference and [...]

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Oh noes! Louisville has its very own Kwame Kilpatrick sexytime text message scandal! Check out these text messages the city just released between the two Metro Corrections employees who were fired for allegedly lying: The 15 pages of messages released by the city Wednesday indicate a close relationship between Dietz and McKune. On March 27, [...]

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Apparently it’s a big deal to merely balance the state’s budget for a year while ignoring the underlying problems that will keep the state’s budget jacked for years to come. Governor Steve Beshear is terrified to approach comprehensive tax reform. [KY Post] Everybody’s best friend and beloved sponsor of SB245 is on the Twitter Machine! [...]

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The House & Senate agreed on several new “incentives” in Frankfort. Active-duty military members are now tax-exempt (state), folks trading in a vehicle for a different vehicle only pay sales tax on the difference of value in the two vehicles (wtf?), $5,000 credit for people who buy newly built homes. Not just any home– must [...]

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We keep hearing from nearly everyone Daniel Mongiardo meets that he tells them we’re being unfair. He thinks we’re being unfair for constantly discussing the facts and reminding readers of his record, apparently. Of course, we also spend a fair amount of time pointing out campaign mistakes, just as we’ve done with nearly every other [...]

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This mess from LEO Weekly has us in tears: “I’ve always told the people of this great state the truth, no matter the cost or how ugly that truth might be,” Beshear said in his latest webcast. “And I’m here today to tell you that we’re all doomed.” Citing, among other things, a nearly $1 [...]

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HAHAHAHAHA: On a hot, muggy day, Michael Heitz stands atop a hill in the lush, undulating landscape of Iroquois Park and points to something off in the distance, near a clearing of trees. “BJ. One o’clock,” Heitz says. “Now that’s what I wanted to see.” As director of Metro Parks, Heitz has every reason to [...]

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The Democratic Leadership of the Kentucky House of Representatives just released this giant… thing. Let’s just look at it and, you know, think or whatever. Way too much spin for us to dig in without barfing. Here it is: House votes to balance budget, create jobs, and lower taxes on military pay Frankfort – Classroom [...]

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Teresa Isaac thinks constantly Twittering about crap like this will help her get elected mayor again? Really? She can take time out of her day to publicly write about flipping Gloria Estefan but can’t find it in her to address the serious concerns surrounding her last term in office as mayor? She’s delusional of she [...]

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