Two Kentuckians have been named Fall 2010 White House interns: Julie Crocker of Franklin (attending Centre College) and Brian Highsmith of Louisville (attending Furman University). Their internships run September 7 through December 17. [Press Release]
Maybe it’s me, but I think it’s hilarious watching Trey Grayson pretend to support Rand Paul. [Ronnie Ellis]
Looks like Gatewood is gonna represent Mike Lewis in court next week. [Marion County Line]
A couple was shot to death at a Pike County grocery story. Sad news for Eastern Kentucky. [H-L]
This may be America’s education moment. But will Kentucky realize it? Louisville? Will we just ignore it and try to sugar coat everything? [HuffPo]
Alice Forgy Kerr is losing to Don Blevins. That’s what this CN|2 poll says. [Ryan Alessi]
Does my stance on gay marriage hurt your precious christian ears or whatever? Eff your feelings. Really. [Dan Savage]
Former Labor Secretary and lady wife of Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao, is gonna speak at some luncheon held by Louisville Republicans on October 11 at noon. Crowne Plaza. $100. [Email Blast]
Not all the teabagger/Paulbots hate the gays. See for yourself. [Click the Clicky]
You know, some people shouldn’t let their children out of the cage in the basement. And if they do, they need to use those kiddie leashes. [B&P]
Ray Dowd, an assistant dean in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, was charged with criminal trespassing. [H-L]
If you’re not following the Louisville mayoral race, you should be. There’s a Republican pulling progressive support (but he’s borderline afraid of the gays), an independent who rides bikes and talks about how bad the other candidates are and a Democrat named Greg Fischer who is repeating his 2008 U.S. Senate primary campaign on a local level. Like this “transparency” schtick, it’s all a hot mess. [The 'Ville Voice]
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1 Novena // Oct 5, 2010 at 10:41 am
“Undeanly Behavior in KY”
I am beginning to wonder why so many deans in KY higher education seem to be getting in trouble. The latest case from UK is just another example. Will search committees and administrators who hire these people do their “due diligence” and carefully check them out before giving them such big appointments? Also, the public does not need much more of this undeanly behavior, for God’s sake.
2 Freemaninky // Oct 5, 2010 at 11:43 am
Thanks for the linkage.
3 spinnikerca // Oct 5, 2010 at 12:38 pm
I agree with Free Man in KY, I just think putting people into groups in a ‘stop bullying’ effort accentuates differences rather than the ‘people shouldn’t be horrendously cruel to eachother over differences’ which applies to EVERYONE. Everyone can get hit by intolerance. Gay baiting could be one of many examples raised, but I honestly think putting people into artificial groups is counterproductive and isn’t how humanity was meant to work.
4 Freemaninky // Oct 5, 2010 at 12:54 pm
It may be counterproductive but, lets be honest. It’s High School. Everyone is put into a group. I was the outsider from a left coast state who could go from group to group but, most people were stuck in their group and scorned.
I think sometimes you have to address hate based on race, religion, economic background and/or sexuality. I am so glad we didn’t have cell phones, facebook, internet or half the stuffs the kids have today.
5 jake // Oct 5, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Artificial groups?
Ignoring homophobia and lumping it in with racism or ageism is part of the reason these kids are offing themselves.
Seriously – take your spin elsewhere or you’re not welcome to comment, folks.
6 spinnikerca // Oct 5, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I’m not ignoring it, Jake, and FreeMan, I am NOT saying it shouldn’t be addressed. However, if you are reading it as spin, I’m not explaining it well.
7 jake // Oct 5, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I’m definitely reading it as spin. Whether intentional or not, that’s not at question. I see it as spin.
The reality is that homophobia and homophobic bullying is complex. Lumping it in with some other issue like obesity is hardly the way to go. Especially when you have an ass load of anti-gay folks like Frank Simon and Marty Cockring preaching all over the place about gays burning in hell, etc.
8 Freemaninky // Oct 5, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Well, there are obese Christians (I may fall in that category) and we’re always fun to make fun of. Hell, I love a pot luck.
9 Terri // Oct 5, 2010 at 7:35 pm
FWIW, it sounds like spinnikerca’s intentions are good, but terribly naive. High school bullies threatened to rape me because I was gay (which I wasn’t), and became such a threat to another student (who was) that he had to leave school. And this was *after* I’d switched from Catholic schools (where I’d been for 11 years) to public schools because of assholes. I was an asshole too, don’t get me wrong, and I feel terrible for it, but it was like fighting an uphill battle with students, faculty, and administrators to get them to recognize that bullying isn’t just a matter of “kids will be kids.”
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