Papaw Steve Beshear’s approval rating has taken a major hit. At its lowest since 2009. Just 44% approve. One-termer? [SurveyUSA] Jefferson County Family Court judges don’t think dating violence is as important as other forms of domestic violence. Way to go, folks! [The 'Ville Voice] The 18 biggest falsehoods in Sarah Palin’s book, which she [...]
Entries from November 2009
Tuesday Evening Dept of Papaw Is Sinking
November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Health Care · Humor · Hypocrisy · Polling · Poverty · Rand Paul · Stats · Steve Beshear · Youth
Is Daniel Mongiardo Wrong On Health Care?
November 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Lt. Dan, long someone who screams “electronic medical records” any time and every time health care is brought up, might just be wrong after all. Turns out a new study – written about in today’s New York Times – reveals that little benefit has been seen in electronic patient records: But a new study comparing [...]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Health Care
Conway Camp Hits Lt. Dan in the Junk
November 17th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Lt. Dan can be a whiny ass titty baby all he wants when it comes to Jack Conway’s personal finances. Cause reality is quite bad for Daniel Mongiardo. Here’s the latest from the Conway Campaign: If Steve Beshear Can’t Trust Dan Mongiardo, Why Should Kentucky Voters? “Mongiardo’s attacks are flat-out false and reek of absolute [...]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Senate
Trey Grayson Is the Establishment Candidate
November 17th, 2009 · No Comments
How can Trey Grayson say he’s not the establishment candidate when there are, oh, things like this? Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is making his candidate preferences known in two Republican primaries — hosting a fundraiser in New York City on Dec. 7 to benefit former New Hampshire attorney general Kelly Ayotte and Kentucky [...]
Tags: Hypocrisy · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · Senate · Trey Grayson
Even MORE Paul Campaign Finance Problems
November 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Seriously? They’re STILL doing this? David Adams – a paid, full-time employee of Rand Paul’s U.S. Senate campaign – posted a link on Twitter: You click that link and it takes you to a Facebook event page advertising a campaign event for Jimmy Higdon: Here’s the text from the page: Please join U.S. Senate candidate [...]
Tags: Campaign Finance · Hypocrisy · Rand Paul · Spotted
CAFO Ruling: Huge Deal for Kentucky Water
November 17th, 2009 · No Comments
Louisville’s Butchertown neighborhood isn’t the only part of the state battling what is effectively pig poop. Swine waste is really stinking up Western Kentucky and, uh, people are taking note. Barry Sharp (and others) just won a major case in Franklin Circuit Court against the state Energy and Environment Cabinet in what can only be [...]
Tags: Environment · Kentucky Business · Spotted
Pretty Cool: The Rescue of Henry Clay
November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment
A once-forgotten painting of Kentucky’s Henry Clay has been discovered and is hanging in the U.S. Capitol: Six brawny movers gingerly made their way out of the LBJ Room in the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol this past May 24. In their gloved hands, they carried a monumental canvas sheathed in plastic, maneuvering the [...]
Tags: Flashback · Mainstream
Tuesday Morning Dept of Sarah Palin Genius
November 17th, 2009 · 11 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Budget · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Economy · Humor · Jobs · KY-1 · Poverty · Rand Paul · Senate · Special Election · Steve Beshear · The Gays · Wasted Money
Monday Afternoon Dept of McConnell Lies and Such
November 16th, 2009 · 7 Comments
It’s not surprising that David Tandy has flip-flopped on the Swift-Butchertown battle. This political empty suit couldn’t pick an issue and stick to it if his career depended on it. It’s a shame he doesn’t have the courage not to flip-flop. [The 'Ville Voice] Dear Mitch McConnell’s office: Prove to your constituency that a majority [...]
Tags: Ben Chandler · Gambling · Health Care · Humor · Hypocrisy · Kentucky Business · Mainstream Mistake · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · Senate · Trey Grayson · Veterans · Wasted Money
Going Rogue: SOMEBODY GET ME IT!
November 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments
This is quite possibly the best thing ever. The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book: CLICK TO VISIT SITE ASAP Somebody needs to get me this ASAP! It’s better than the First Ladies coloring book I got last year.
Tags: FEAR! · Giving Back · Humor







