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Entries from January 2011

Meeks On Racist, Bigoted Immigration “Reform”

January 24th, 2011 · No Comments

State Rep. Reggie Meeks makes some strong points in his argument against the latest racist, ignorant, fear-backed purge disguised as immigration “reform.” Here’s what he had to say in his legislative email blast: Immigration issues have, once again, become hot button issues. I can’t confirm we have hundreds of Kentuckians out of jobs because undocumented [...]

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Tags: Discrimination · FEAR! · Spotted

Latest Fundraising Letter From Mike Harmon

January 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Haha, so, funny story… Mike Harmon sent out another fundraising letter: Dear friends, I have story that I hoped I’d never have to tell. But it seems now I must tell it in the hopes of preventing other candidates from suffering the same fame. Bobbie Holsclaw gave me a wedgie. That’s right. It was just [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Election 2011 · Humor

Another Kentucky Democratic Party PR Failure

January 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Oh, looky here what you get when you go searching for the Kentucky Democratic Party on Twitter: Woopsiedaisy! Yup, they’ve got a Twitter account. But it’s nigh impossible to locate it if you’re some meemaw trying to get Twitter set up on your Nokia.

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Tags: Embarrassing · KDP

Funny Bobbie Holsclaw Tidbit…

January 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Republican Bobbie Holsclaw is filing to run for governor today with Bill Vermillion, as you all know quite well by now. But the funny rumor floating around Frankfort and Louisville political circles? The Navy master chief may not meet the state’s residency requirements for the purposes of running for statewide elected office. I don’t want [...]

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Tags: Election 2011 · Humor · Rumor · Spotted

President Obama’s Weekly Video Address

January 24th, 2011 · No Comments

This week President Barack Obama discussed keeping America competitive: The State of the Union address takes place tomorrow at 9:00 P.M. Eastern.

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Tags: Barack Obama · Economy

Oh Snap Monday! Let’s Make Old People PAY

January 24th, 2011 · 5 Comments

You folks should notice some major speed improvements, stability and such. We finalized some big time technical upgrades over the weekend. No more problems when we accidentally appear on teevee or get traffic from CNN. Republican State Rep. Addia Wuchner is set to file to run for State Auditor today at 10:30. Something tells me [...]

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Tags: Budget · Education · Election 2011 · FEAR! · Health Care · Humor · John Yarmuth · Rand Paul · Senate · Steve Beshear · The Gays · Trey Grayson · UofL

Poppin It, Beshear Fear And CNN Knife Fights

January 21st, 2011 · 4 Comments

This really is a comedy goldmine. The Ark Park thing is terrific. Be sure to read the comments. [Science Blogs] Steve Beshear couldn’t muster the courage to appear at a gubernatorial forum today, because, well, who even knows? But he most certainly wasn’t afraid to parade around the state while taking credit for jobs he [...]

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Tags: Economy · Election 2011 · Environment · Flashback · Greg Fischer · Health Care · Humor · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Jobs · John Yarmuth · Journalism · Kentucky Tourism · KY-3 · Mainstream · Stats · Steve Beshear · Taxes · Wasted Money

Governor Beshear’s Weekly Video Address

January 21st, 2011 · No Comments

This week Governor Steve Beshear spends 2:00 discussing the Earned Income Tax Credit:

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Tags: Steve Beshear · Taxes

Moffett: Why Rural Folks Can’t Have Nice Things

January 21st, 2011 · 14 Comments

Gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett at today’s forum, providing a reason for why Kentuckians in rural areas can’t have nice things: “I understand there are rural areas that if you live in a rural area you’re not going to have access to some things that you would if you were in an urban area, but that [...]

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Tags: Election 2011 · Embarrassing · Spotted

David Adams Loves Talking About Bankruptcy

January 21st, 2011 · No Comments

Oh, look, a tweet from Moffett-Harmon campaign manager David Adams about bankruptcy: Wonder what the allegedly illegally paid-under-the-table-by-Adams grifter blogger has to say about David’s thoughts on bankruptcy?

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Tags: Election 2011 · Hypocrisy · Spotted