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Entries from November 2009

Financial Disclosures Are Out For the Specials

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

It’s that time again, kids. Financial disclosures for the candidates in the 14th Senate District and the 96th House District are live on the Legislative Ethics Commission’s internets website. Let’s take a look at the highlights… Jodie Haydon Vice President – Nally & Haydon, LLC $10,000 at fair market value or 5% (or more) ownership [...]

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Tags: Special Election · Spotted

Health Insurance Reform and Kentucky

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Today Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report highlighting the benefits of health insurance reform for Kentucky. “Families, seniors and businesses are all suffering under the health care status quo,” said Sebelius. “Our new reports demonstrate how health insurance reform will improve health care for all Americans.” Some of the specifics: [...]

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Tags: Giving Back · Health Care · Stats

Courier-Journal Hilarity: Funny Demand

November 23rd, 2009 · 13 Comments

Stop the presses (the few that are left working as the newspaper industry – specifically the C-J – dies a hard, cold death in these techie times)! The Courier-Journal’s John Mura just sent the most hilarious email: Name: John Mura Email: jmura@courier-journal.com Subject: courier-journal front page in your header Message: Jake, please remove the header [...]

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Tags: FEAR! · Humor · Mainstream Mistake

Call Out Lying Mitch McConnell

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Really. Call him out for lying about health care reform.

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Tags: Health Care · Mitch McConnell

Dear Prominent Pro-Choice Women

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Dear Virginia Woodward and Eleanor Jordan: Care to tell Kentucky why you – pro-choice leaders – are ardently supporting anti-choicer and hypocrite Daniel Mongiardo? Is it because you’re sell-outs or because you just had no idea he was anti-everything you stand for? Click here if you need me to prove to you yet again that [...]

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Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Hypocrisy

Governor Beshear’s Weekly Video Address

November 23rd, 2009 · 12 Comments

Last week Gas Station Governor Steve Beshear spent 3:03 discussing hunger and homelessness in the Commonwealth:

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Tags: Poverty · Steve Beshear

President Obama’s Weekly Video Address

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

That Barack Obama is doin fancy magic with our economy at home so he doesn’t have to do it here: Click here if you’d prefer to read a transcript.

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Tags: Barack Obama · Economy

Oh Snap Monday! Something About Health Care?

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

The Herald-Leader editorial board once again shows its superior grasp on Kentucky by calling out the Beshear Administration for cutting corners when it comes to the environment. [H-L] We took a huge step forward on health care in the U.S. Senate. But it’s funny how few people are excited about the move. Maybe because the [...]

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Tags: Ben Chandler · Dan Mongiardo · Environment · Health Care · Humor · Hypocrisy · Jim Bunning · Mainstream · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · Senate · Steve Beshear · Trey Grayson

Daniel Mongiardo: Anti-Woman, Anti-Choice

November 20th, 2009 · 26 Comments

Joe published this yesterday, but take a look again: That’s right. It’s Daniel Mongiardo openly telling you where he stands on womens issues. According to folks who were there, Lt. Dan raised his hand on two separate times to admit he was pro-life. Shocking that this would make it to the internets, isn’t it?

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Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Health Care · Hypocrisy · Senate · Spotted

Thanks: Herald-Leader Pushes For Tax Reform

November 20th, 2009 · No Comments

The Herald-Leader editorial board takes Gas Station Governor Steve Beshear and the rest of Frankfort to task for refusing to do anything about tax reform/lying about reality: Gov. Steve Beshear says this is a bad time to be talking about tax reform because it would mean higher taxes for some Kentuckians, and he doesn’t want [...]

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Tags: Budget · Frustration · Hypocrisy · Steve Beshear · Taxes