Todd P’Pool really had potential. Unfortunately, he’s more than a bit disconnected on the environmental front. From that guy who replaced Amanda Van Benschoten: Mine unions not needed, says AG candidate In an interview on CN2 Pure Politics, Atorney General candidate Todd P’Pool tells Ryan Alessi that safety regulations have improved enough to where coal [...]
Entries from August 2011
Todd P’Pool Needs A Serious Reality Check
August 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Tags: Election 2011 · Environment · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway
Woah, Kentucky Is 9th-Best In The United States?
August 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments
At least, that’s according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis: Sounded great, didn’t it? Until you realize that Tennessee, Indiana and West Virginia all fare better than our Commonwealth.
Kentucky Is Filled With Poo – Golden Poo, Actually
August 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments
The Third Annual Golden Poo Awards are upon us and nominations are under way. The first category: Most Constipated Politician – For the Candidate Who Campaigned for Something and Was Counted On to Bring It…. But Couldn’t Produce Shit When the Pressure Was On. Jump into the mess and make your voice heard. [CLICK HERE] [...]
Tags: Campaign Finance · Contest · Corruption · Crit Luallen · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Environment · Giving Back · Health Care · Mainstream · Presidential Race · Steve Beshear · UofL · Wasted Money
Surely Frankfort Will Experience An Earthquake
August 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
The Third Annual Golden Poo Awards are upon us and nominations are under way. The first category: Most Constipated Politician – For the Candidate Who Campaigned for Something and Was Counted On to Bring It…. But Couldn’t Produce Shit When the Pressure Was On. Jump into the mess and make your voice heard. [CLICK HERE] [...]
Tags: Contest · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Election 2011 · Environment · FEAR! · Flashback · Giving Back · Health Care · Kentucky Business · Law Enforcement · Poverty
Alert! Alert! It’s Golden Poo Awards Time Again!
August 23rd, 2011 · 32 Comments
Our anniversary was just about two weeks ago but we were too busy to put together our third annual Golden Poo Awards shenanigans. Be sure to take a look at the first and second years to see what all the fuss is about. So… now’s the time. The third annual Golden Poo Awards are upon [...]
Tags: Contest · FEAR! · Giving Back · Humor
Will Helen Mountjoy Taint Yet Another Good Thing?
August 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
Any time Helen Mountjoy and her former agency are mentioned along with tax dollars, well, we need to pay attention. This was in the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer today in an article by Joe Campbell: Daviess County leaders are jumping on a state program announced last week that would certify qualifying communities as being “work ready” based [...]
Tags: Economy · Jobs · Spotted
KRS Will Make You Gouge Your Own Eyes Out
August 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
Seems more and more KRS retirees are showing up at Retirement Systems meetings. They’re even criticizing the State-Journal for not showing up: State-Journal ignores another KRS meeting August 19, 2011 What would it take for the State-Journal to cover the activities of the Kentucky Retirement System? The board met on Thursday for a lengthy meeting. [...]
Tags: Corruption · Economy · Flashback · Wasted Money
Walker Using State Resources To Promote Herself?
August 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
Just in case you missed it? Elaine Walker admitted – on video – that she’s traveling to every county in Kentucky to get her name out: How is she doing that? With money from her office. Your tax dollars.
Tags: Spotted · Wasted Money
Is YOUR City Obsessed With The Amputation Story?
August 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
On a scale of 1 to Betty White, how much do you trust Janie Miller when it comes to Kentucky’s 560,000 Medicaid recipients? [H-L] Who wants to make predictions about how long it takes Louisville to abandon this silly Ohio River Bridges debacle entirely? [C-J/AKN] The Ark Parkers won’t like this. According to Harvard scientists, [...]
Tags: Ben Chandler · Economy · Election 2011 · Health Care · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Taxes · Wasted Money
This Wasn’t Exactly A Great Day For Steve Beshear
August 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
Whaaat? Steve Beshear got subpoenaed after refusing to divulge Saudi connections. We hear this isn’t going to end well for papaw. Maybe he shouldn’t have killed the contracts of people doing business at the Kentucky Horse Park who knew all the dirt? I mean, really, check this paragraph out: Kentucky Horse Park officials have since [...]
Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Election 2011 · Humor · Investigation · Kentucky Tourism · RPK · Steve Beshear · Wasted Money







