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Entries from May 2010

Our Readers Are Great Photoshoppers

May 24th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Some ingenious reader passed along this cute Photoshop work: CLICK TO ENLARGE Guess those bumperstickers from over the weekend were a hit.

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Tags: Barack Obama · FEAR! · Humor · Rand Paul · Senate

Senate & Congressional Race Shenanigan Funtimes

May 24th, 2010 · 14 Comments

John Yarmuth’s Republican opponent addressed me directly. He says the military doesn’t discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. Really. And he doesn’t like being a called a bigot. Maybe he’ll think twice about his tight association with Frank Simon if he’s not keen on that label. [The 'Ville Voice] Rand Paul says that if [...]

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Tags: Ben Chandler · Congress · Discrimination · FEAR! · Jack Conway · John Yarmuth · KY-3 · Rand Paul · Senate · Stats · Steve Beshear · Takin yer guns!

Trey Grayson’s Post-Rally Press Availability

May 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Secretary of State and now-former U.S. Senate candidate Trey Grayson spoke to the press after Saturday’s Unity Rally in Frankfort. Note Joe Sonka shoving his librul Flip Cam into the frame eleventy times or so.

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Tags: Rand Paul · RPK · Senate · Spotted · Trey Grayson

Rand Paul Supporter Confronts Protestors On Race

May 24th, 2010 · 14 Comments

At Saturday’s Republican Party of Kentucky/Rand Paul Unity Rally, our fancy videographer caught an exchange between protestors and a Rand Paul supporter (staffer?) on the Civil Rights Act, racial discrimination and other matters. Are those t-shirts and stickers – vended by out-of-staters, no less – really what Rand Paul should have allowed on-site at a [...]

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Tags: Discrimination · Rand Paul · RPK · Senate

Paul Says Nazism’s Bad Because It’s Big Govt

May 24th, 2010 · 10 Comments

At a teabagger forum in March, Rand Paul was asked about claims that Nazis were supporting his candidacy. Rather than explain that, no, Nazi’s are racist skinheads, what’s he do? He says it’s a ridiculous assertion because Nazism was “big government.” He went on to say, “there’s nothing about Nazism that would even appeal remotely [...]

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Tags: Discrimination · Flashback · Rand Paul · Senate

South Carolina Dems Attack DeMint Over Paul

May 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

South Carolina’s Democrats are hitting Jim DeMint for his ties to Rand Paul. Check out their new attack site: CLICK TO VISIT Ouch. Guess Rand really is the national target.

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Tags: Rand Paul · Senate · Spotted

Joan Walsh Incorrectly Attributes My Work

May 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

On Thursday I uncovered a 2002 letter written by Rand Paul that led to a national media firestorm culminating in communication with MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and a major mention on his show. But Salon’s Joan Walsh incorrectly attributed my work, which was linked to and written about in more than 100 articles in every major [...]

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Tags: Flashback · Mainstream Mistake · Rand Paul · Senate

President Obama’s Weekly Video Address

May 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

This week President Barack Obama discussed the BP oil spill:

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Tags: Barack Obama · Environment

Governor Beshear’s Weekly Video Address

May 24th, 2010 · No Comments

This week Governor Steve Beshear spends 2:26 discussing National Law Enforcement Week:

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Tags: Law Enforcement · Steve Beshear

Oh Snap Monday! Special Session Starts Today

May 24th, 2010 · 7 Comments

The special legislative session starts in Frankfort today. What I think: The House Democrats are screwed. Greg Stumbo is adding additional projects to the allegedly agreed upon version of the budget that David Williams doesn’t know about. Flustercuck waiting to happen. Any predictions? [Just Wondering] What’s crazy? Getting linked in the New York Times editorial [...]

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Tags: Budget · Dan Mongiardo · Discrimination · Greg Stumbo · Humor · Jack Conway · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · RPK · Senate