Comments on: New York Times Hits Kentucky Senate Race

By: jaded dude

jaded dude — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:15:06 +0000

The LA Times is better anyway, plus, their main sportswriter, Bill Plaschke, is from Louisville!

By: Blowin' in the wind

Blowin' in the wind — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:05:17 +0000

Come on, Boogs, don’t be so pessimistic. Hope springs eternal….

By: Boogs

Boogs — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:19:42 +0000

Kentucky can’t have nice things because, when the truth is pointed out (its population is more ignorant, poor, and unhealthy than the average), her people get petulant, not motivated. Always has been that way. Always will be that way.

By: wondering

wondering — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:06:41 +0000

What Al said. After all, buckeyes are worthless nuts.

By: SA

SA — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:47:14 +0000

She blows. maureen dowd too, otherwise, the NYT is great.

By: Al Cross

Al Cross — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:10:00 +0000

It’s probably worth noting, as we did on The Rural Blog, that Collins is from Cincinnati. She’s not writing about unfamiliar territory, but perhaps through a lens of Ohio condescension.

By: tbrauch

tbrauch — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:12:53 +0000

The unfortunate(?) thing is that, I’m guessing, 90% of Kentuckians have never read a NYT, probably around 30% never read any newspaper. Although, with some of the choices we have for Kentucky newspapers, I can’t say that I blame them.

And to clarify something, Collins didn’t say polar bears can’t swim, she said they would drown. While polar bears can swim, they can’t swim 50 miles to the next chunk of ice; thus, polar bears drown.

Sometimes when you are reading newspapers from outside of Kentucky, you have to fill in the blanks yourself ;)

By: Novena

Novena — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:06:32 +0000

“Collins Is Right On”

Gail’s column presents a precise portrait of the Senate race here. Though I am a big Conway backer, I have been quite disappointed in his desultory campaign. I hope he is not taking on the strategy of Bland Ben and continuing to say nothing. If so, he will lose. The public likes someone who stands for something–even if it is wacko (e.g., Paul, Bush, Palin, etc.).

By: Crutnacker

Crutnacker — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:47:56 +0000

Sounds reasonable to me.

By: Blowin' in the wind

Blowin' in the wind — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:38:12 +0000

Sorry typo–is should be it. We also have a mayoral candidate who thinks someone from Rhode Island (noted for squishy mayoral ethics) by way of Massachusetts is just the best campaign manager in the whole, wide world. Can we encourage him to offer his services to Providence?