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Entries from September 2010

Teabaggers Love Complaining About Polling

September 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Dear Marcus Carey: It would behoove you to maybe know what you’re talking about before you spout off in ignorance. First the mainstream media in Kentucky increased the number of negative stories about Rand Paul a few weeks ago. Then, they began running the same stories over again… -SNIP- Then they went out and did [...]

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Tags: Flashback · Jack Conway · Polling · Rand Paul · Senate

Is Kentucky In Rich America Or Poor America?

September 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments

All those Democratic dollars have not materialized in Kentucky. That 527 supposed to change everything, amen, never really got off the ground. [B&P] The NRSC has pulled its ads in Kentucky for Rand Paul. But say they’ll be back on the air prior to election day. Cold feet? Regret? What? Maybe they’re just content letting [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Education · Environment · Ernie Fletcher · Flashback · Hal Rogers · Health Care · Jack Conway · Poverty · Rand Paul · Senate · Steve Beshear

Kentucky Loves Killing As Much As Polluting

September 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Do you need a temporary job the last week of October? These guys need a driver for a super-secret project. [Paulick Report] Why is Mitch McConnell so askeerd of getting teabagged? [Politico] There’s been a partial victory for Floyd County residents on the mining front. [H-L] A bunch of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth got arrested [...]

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Tags: Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Education · Embarrassing · Environment · FEAR! · Jobs · John Yarmuth · KY-3 · Mitch McConnell · Stats · Steve Beshear · Taxes

New Small Biz Tax Cuts For Republicans To Spin

September 27th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Today President Barack Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act. Here are eight new tax cuts that immediately go into effect: Zero Taxes on Capital Gains from Key Small Business Investments: Under the Recovery Act, 75 percent of capital gains on key small business investments this year were excluded from taxes. The Small Business Jobs [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Economy · Kentucky Business · Taxes

Sierra Club’s Hitting, But Will Jack Ever Hit?

September 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Now that SurveyUSA says Jack Conway is catching up with Rand Paul in the polls, will we see the Conway campaign hit hard? Will we ever see anything like this video from the Sierra Club? Or will all the crazy shiz Liberty Christ has said be forgotten? I’m hopeful Jack doesn’t go down the path [...]

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Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Flashback · Jack Conway · Rand Paul · Senate

House Candidate Nash On Thin Campaign Ice

September 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Remember 2008 when Greg Fischer violated charitable gaming laws in Kentucky? A lot of candidates learned at that moment that it wasn’t wise to try mixing raffles with campaigns. Fast forward to now: I got an email from Tiffany Nash, a Republican running for State Representative against Democrat Rita Smart in the 81st District. Nash [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Flashback · Kentucky Tourism

Wanna Know What’s Effing Crazy?

September 27th, 2010 · No Comments

This woman: She’s apparently still trying to run for mayor in Lexington. Seriously, Teresa Isaac? You’re this delusional? I feel sorry for you.

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Tags: Embarrassing · Humor · Spotted

President Obama’s Weekly Video Address

September 27th, 2010 · No Comments

This week President Barack Obama discusses the GOP’s attempt to skull-hump everyone on the tax and economic front: Too bad the Democrats don’t know how to govern.

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Tags: Barack Obama · Economy · Taxes

Oh Snap Monday! Now The Dems Love SurveyUSA

September 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments

For months, Jack Conway’s campaign poo-pooed SurveyUSA’s polling data. Now that he’s within two points of Rand Paul, his campaign staff suddenly loves SUSA. [Page One] Lexington only had 39 days in the 90s this year. Louisville had 83 of them. So you people in Lexington quit complaining. Cause when I say I’m melting? I [...]

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Tags: Ben Chandler · Campaign Finance · Economy · Health Care · Humor · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Jonathan Miller · Military · Polling · Rand Paul · Senate · Spotted · Taxes · Veterans

SUSA Shocker? Says Paul 49, Conway 47

September 25th, 2010 · 17 Comments

Looks like those numbers that were leaked to me earlier were spot on. Rand Paul 49% Jack Conway 47% Undecided 4% Jack’s up 7 points from the last SurveyUSA numbers. I’ll update this post with a link if the old stream media gets with the program by putting something online. P.S. Maybe the whole bit [...]

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Tags: Jack Conway · Polling · Rand Paul · Senate