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Entries from December 2009

General Election U.S. Senate Poll Released

December 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

Public Policy Polling just released results of its 2010 U.S. Senate general election results. Highlights: Trey Grayson and Rand Paul lead Jack Conway and Daniel Mongiardo by margins ranging from 6 to 9 points Grayson bests Conway 40-33, Mongiardo 44-35 Rand Paul bests Conway & Mongiardo by 42-36 Grayson & Paul win 69-75% of the [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Dan Mongiardo · Health Care · Jack Conway · Jim Bunning · Mitch McConnell · Polling · Rand Paul · Senate · Trey Grayson

Steve Henry: The Aftermath of PLEADING GUILTY

December 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

UPDATE: CLICK HERE (Warning: PDF Link) for the full court file (73 pages) from the Henry case proving him wrong. ANOTHER UPDATE: Here’s the June 30, 2006 letter from the FEC I just mentioned on the radio. Click here (Warning: PDF Link) for that. Original story below: That Steve Henry is a character, isn’t he? [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Flashback · Investigation · Law Enforcement · Steve Henry

Last Morning Round-Up of the Week, Kids!

December 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Sorry I didn’t do an update yesterday. Ended up getting stuck in Frankfort talking to the press after Steve Henry was sentenced. I’ll be on Francene later to discuss it all. Wanna see something sadistic? Check out this photo (second in the bunch) of Steve Henry laughing in court as he is pleading guilty. [C-J] [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Dan Mongiardo · Flashback · Gambling · Health Care · Heather French Henry · Jack Conway · Mainstream Mistake · Mitch McConnell · Polling · Rand Paul · Senate · Steve Henry · Trey Grayson

Steve Henry: Now An Actual Crook

December 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments

I told you so. For years. This cost me money. This cost Leslie Holland money (way more than me). All to get the state to do its job. The truth has finally arrived. Letting him off the hook with misdemeanors (the entire legal system in Kentucky should be ashamed) might be laughable, but it’s not [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Flashback · Steve Henry

Kentucky is Food Stamp Central

December 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Yet another statistic Kentucky can be proud of. DATA FROM DIVISION OF FAMILY SUPPORT @ CHFS Food stamp participation in the Commonwealth of Kentucky increased by 5,407 people from October to November. Total number of recipients? Now 757,651. That’s 90,172 more than this time last year. A 13.5% increase. The Food Stamp Program, renamed Supplemental [...]

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Tags: Economy · Frustration · Poverty · Stats

Keith Hall Gets Pissy, Returns Golden Poo Award

December 22nd, 2009 · 12 Comments

Aww, Keith Hall returned our Golden Poo Award and you know I’m gonna milk this as another opportunity to talk about him. He sent a letter that reads, uh, well, here, I scanned it for you: CLICK TO ENLARGE – PDF WARNING There you have it, ladies and ladydudes. Keith Hall is more full of [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Flashback · Giving Back · Humor

U.S. Senate Poll: Conway & Paul Lead Big

December 22nd, 2009 · 8 Comments

Ouch. For Trey Grayson, anyway. Rand Paul leads Trey Grayson 44 to 25 in the latest Public Policy Polling survey. He’s got a 54-22 lead over Grayson with voters upset with the GOP in Congress. 54-18 with those who think the GOP is too liberal. 40-25 lead with people who approve of Republicans in Congress. [...]

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Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Jack Conway · Polling · Rand Paul · Senate · Trey Grayson

Steve Beshear’s Approval Rating Still Terrible

December 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

His disapproval rating is even worse. Check it out: CLICK FOR CROSSTABS Approve 47% Disapprove 45% Not Sure 8% Yup. More than half of respondents – 53% – don’t view the governor favorably. And wait till the legislative session and after the holidays when Kentuckians are really paying attention. His approval rating will plop back [...]

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Tags: Polling · Steve Beshear

One Year Later: LG&E Tries to Expand

December 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E), owned by E.ON U.S., has requested permission from the Kentucky Public Service Commission to increase rates. Why, you may be wondering? Well, uh, to finance the construction of two new coal ash ponds in Trimble County. That’s within the floodplain of the Ohio River. 40 minutes from Louisville and the [...]

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Tags: Environment · First Amendment · Frustration · Kentucky Business · Spotted

This Is Odd. Feels Like Friday But It’s Just Tuesday.

December 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

That thing you’re all waiting for me to address involving the former Lt. Governor? I’ll talk about it later today. Cramming seven days of work into three has made things interesting. But I’ll have something later. Pay close attention to him today. You know he’ll try to blame everything on a woman, like always, because [...]

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Tags: Budget · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Environment · Health Care · Humor · Hypocrisy · Mitch McConnell · Poverty · Spotted · Steve Beshear · The Gays · UofL