Ed “I Live In Florida” Whitfield’s votes on Cuba changed as tens of thousands of dollars in contributions rolled in. [Bluegrass Politics]
That old man who filed to run for the U.S. Senate yesterday is batshiz insane, apparently. CHECK THIS MESS OUT! He published a copy of his birth certificate but I demand to see the long-form! [Hot Mess]
We hear Jodie Haydon wrote his campaign a $100,000 check. Any truth to that rumor? [Just Wondering]
Why do you people have to be so mean to poor Sarah Palin with your fancy facts? [Media Matters]
Isn’t it a shame that Brian Simpson – the Republican opposing Larry Clark for State House – chose to align himself with Rand Paul, Marilyn Parker and the teabaggers? At least Larry knows he won’t have a political fight on his hands now. [Random Thoughts]
The Office of the Attorney General is warning about job cuts. But maybe Steve Beshear should get rid of about, oh, 70 of those “special advisors” he’s got on the state payroll? [AP via H-L]
You a Vonage customer who has been screwed in the past? Take note! [Business First]
The gays everywhere are weeping because the Blade is no more. [NY Times]
Major pee alert: You should probably read this liveblog if you missed Sarah Palin’s epic appearance on Oprah yesterday. [Wonkette]
A teabagger named Gail Powers has filed to run against Rep. Joni Jenkins in the 44th state house district. Anyone got some skinny on the degree of craziness? [SoS Email Alert]
At least something good is happening after the death of a homophobe in Lexington. Hopefully all kinds of needy gays will be the recipients of these shoes. Funny how everyone gets nostalgic and sweet when people die – even if they were vile, hateful people when alive. [H-L]
49 million Americans are going hungry. So now would be a darn good time to contribute whatever you can to your local food bank. [HuffPo]
11 responses so far ↓
1 eric schansberg // Nov 17, 2009 at 8:44 am
I don’t know anything about Mr. Cobb. But what an odd coincidence: “Shoeshine” was Ted Kennedy’s nickname in high school.
2 TJ // Nov 17, 2009 at 8:48 am
Re: Haydon-Higdon, there is an amazing lack of urgency from GOPers. The whole shabang is literally on the line. Get with it RPK!!
3 tbrauch // Nov 17, 2009 at 9:25 am
Well… have to change my registration so I can vote for Mr. MARTIN in the primary.
If only I could figure out how to use italics and bold in this comment, I could make it look like I truly did believe in him.
4 Marko // Nov 17, 2009 at 10:12 am
I can’t wait for the KET debates featuring Gurley Martin, the Anti-Sovietizer.
5 jake // Nov 17, 2009 at 10:17 am
We all should be thanking Jeebus that this man has entered the U.S. Senate race.
6 E // Nov 17, 2009 at 10:34 am
On a personal note…
Why did his name have to be “Martin”?
7 The Tyler // Nov 17, 2009 at 10:54 am
Keep the Bunning seat crazy!
Martin 2010!
8 Larry West // Nov 17, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I hope Mr. Martin didn’t take $500 that should have gone for his medicines and spent it on the filing fee.
On a positive note regarding his running, since his main campaign theme seems to be that he is a birther (why else would he put his on his website), his hopefully poor campaign showing will dispell the myth that a majority of Republicans are birthers.
If the theological place of eternal damnation reaches zero degrees Kelvin, and Mr. Martin wins, expect the main issue of the 2012 presidential election to be where Obama was born, at least in Kentucky.
9 tbrauch // Nov 17, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I don’t know if this will help Mr. Martin or hurt him, but it seems that he doesn’t think the 13th, 15th, or 19th amendments are valid.
That is to say, he doesn’t think we should have outlawed slavery, given blacks the right to vote, or given women the right to vote.
I won’t call him a racist, but I do think anyone who thinks the blacks should still be slaves has to have some racial tendencies.
10 Larry West // Nov 17, 2009 at 4:01 pm
tbrauch: Where do you get that he opposes the 13th, 15th, and 19th amendment? I don’t see any mention of women (other than “woman is man too” on page 3, which to me implies equality) or blacks (other than he doesn’t think Obama is one [near bottom of page 1]) anywhere on his website, and his only mention of slavery there is that he feels that government is enslaving us.
Am I missing another page where he says what you are claiming he says?
11 tbrauch // Nov 18, 2009 at 9:50 am
The top of page 2 he claims the only law is the Constitution and first ten amendments. He doesn’t believe that 11-27 are law, which includes 13, 15, & 19. Of course, that also means he doesn’t believe in direct election of senators (17), even though he is running in a direct election, or presidential term limits (22).
While there are many reasons to raise an eyebrow with this candidate, claiming that 11-27 aren’t law, that outlawing of slavery and giving women the right to vote aren’t law, well, you just alienated a good portion of your electorate. And I would assume, then, he practices what he preaches so he won’t accept votes from blacks or women.
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