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Entries from May 2011

Thoughts On Last Night’s Cheves Bombshell…

May 25th, 2011 · 6 Comments

Okay. So last night’s story brought to you by John Cheves. Let’s discuss that mess a little more. As I told you a couple days ago, there’s an ongoing federal investigation that’s not going away. And last night raised the reality that Beshear seems to have ousted several KRS folks in order to line the [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Investigation · Jack Conway · Steve Beshear · Wasted Money

Wednesday Morning Dept Of Papaw’s Got Problems

May 25th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Whattya mean Steve Beshear and a Conway operative are having a very bad week over a Kentucky Retirement Systems scandal??? [Page One] A group of folks is attacking Rand Paul and others over Ayn Rand. Here’s hoping Rand turns this into some entertaining theatre. [C-J] The Justice Department has given the go ahead on the [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · FEAR! · Hal Rogers · Humor · Hypocrisy · John Yarmuth · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · Steve Beshear · Wasted Money

Bad Week For Beshear & A Conway Operative

May 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Told ya there were problems brewing. Steve Beshear has a little Kentucky Retirement Systems scandal on his hands. Here’s the latest from John Cheves: At least twice in recent years, Gov. Steve Beshear’s office called the Kentucky Retirement Systems to suggest meetings with two of the governor’s Democratic political supporters who were working on behalf [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Spotted · Steve Beshear

It’s Been 21 Days & Jack Refuses To Deal With It

May 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questions Jack Conway for the 21st Day in a row: “Jack Conway can only run from these questions for so long,” said Robertson. “At some point he will have to face the voters and explain why his family member was held to a completely different standard than every [...]

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Tags: David L. Williams · Economy · Election 2011 · Environment · Flashback · Giving Back · Jack Conway · John Yarmuth · Kentucky Business · KY-3 · Mitch McConnell · Presidential Race · RPK · Wasted Money

Here’s Your Second Chance With Papaw, Folks…

May 24th, 2011 · No Comments

Watch this again and tell us what you think: Via email or here in a comment.

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Tags: Health Care · Steve Beshear

$1.6 Million In Ag Development Funds Awarded

May 24th, 2011 · No Comments

The Kentucky Agriculture Development Board handed out $1,667,240 in 18 diversification projects during its May meeting. State and regional projects: $239,000 — Grain Cleaning System — The Hopkinsville Elevator Company was approved for up to $184,000 in county and $55,000 in state Agricultural Development Funds for a grain cleaning system to expand their customer base [...]

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Tags: Economy · Giving Back

Look, Gay Complainers, Here Is The Flipping Deal

May 24th, 2011 · No Comments

You need to calm down. Have some bourbon. Listen to Bon Iver. Eat some carrot cake. Something. But you need to calm down. All you gays constantly complaining that we dare link to Martin Cothran have got to be the biggest bunch of hypocrites we’ve encountered. Who cares that we link to him? And who [...]

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Tags: FEAR! · Hypocrisy · The Gays

Damon, Reeechie & David Deserve A Caption

May 24th, 2011 · 10 Comments

Oh, come on. Let’s not pretend this hilarious photo didn’t happen. GUUURL, SEE, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS… Give us your best.

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Tags: Contest · David L. Williams · Humor · Richie Farmer · Spotted

Kentucky Envirothon Winners Were Announced

May 24th, 2011 · No Comments

The Kentucky Division of Conservation announced winners of the 2011 Envirothon last Friday. Louisville’s DuPont Manual High School took the top spot. The winning team heads to the Canon Envirothon in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada in late July. From a release: The competition began with 33 teams from across the state contending for the top [...]

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Tags: Contest · Education · Environment · Youth

Tuesday Morning Dept Of Yer Furlough’s Coming

May 24th, 2011 · 5 Comments

We wish other newspapers had the guts to call Steve Beshear and David Williams out on their rhetoric. [H-L] For the 20th day in a row Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway: “When presented with this conflict of interest, Jack Conway should have done two things: immediately disclose it and then [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Campaign Finance · David L. Williams · Economy · Education · Election 2011 · Environment · Jack Conway · Labor · Mainstream · RPK · Steve Beshear · Taxes · The Gays · Youth