Be sure to read it.

And then read my response.

Yeah.

Dollars to doughnuts, those robocalls will cost Jack Conway votes.

Here’s Andrew Horne’s ridiculous robocall against Rand Paul. Listen for yourself:

If you can’t listen for whatever reason, here’s a transcript:

“I’m calling Christians all across Kentucky about Rand Paul. As a young man, Rand Paul’s men’s club mocked Christians and Christ. The Baylor University president condemned him as rude, crude and grossly sacrilegious.

“Rand Paul said recently, he believes tax deductions for charitable donations are bad. And that President George Bush’s faith-based initiatives are quote, ‘a horrible mistake.’

“Do your own research. See that these quotes aren’t out-of-context. They’re Rand Paul’s own beliefs and his own words. The question is, ‘are they yours?’

“I urge you to vote your conscience on election day.

“This call paid for by Kentucky Leadership Council.”

Using Jesus to scare people away from Rand Paul.

Yeah, that’s what I’d call “leadership.”

Wow.

UPDATE THE NEXT DAY: Yet another reason this robocall is gross.

Does anybody remember what it was like to have a KDP chair who wasn’t a Republican? I sure do and I miss those days. Well, I mean I miss the idea of a chairperson who isn’t a Republican or isn’t acting a thousand times worse than a Republican, as a few previous chairs have. It’s too bad Kentucky’s Democrats are being hung out to dry. [Oh, The Possibilities]

The Second Annual Golden Poo Awards are upon us! I will drive you crazy every day for like two whole weeks, for fun. So go nominate someone for yesterday’s category. [Page One]

It’s time to take part in the 2011 Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children Survey. [Kentucky Youth Advocates]

The gayest man alive, Ted Haggard, still says he’s not gay. His homo prostitute with meth situation was just a massage gone wrong. What will gayface say next? Jesus h. [Talking Points Memo]

The Animal Legal Defense Fund says Kentucky is one of the top five worst states in the nation for pets. Old news, but quite relevant. [The Bark]

Folks in Ohio don’t have too many nice things about Jack Conway’s new communications director. Won’t miss this guy. His snippy, evasive, condescending answers always got on my nerves. Hope his trip across the river to Kentucky improves his attitude because I really, really, really do not want to see Rand Paul in the Senate next year. [Ohio Daily]

HAHAHA! The NRCC is pretending that Ben Chandler is an actual Democrat! Kentuckians know better than that. [B&P]

Mitch McConnell sent out a press release saying he’s on Facebook and YouTube. And he said “Web site” instead of “website” – showing just how many decades late he is. [Press Release]

What? There’s trouble with ‘Amanda’s Law’ and it’s not as useful as folks promised? Maybe it costs too much? Imagine that. [Enquirer]

Rand Paul wants to discriminate against disabled veterans. So what’s he do on the 20th anniversary of the ADA? Blames Jack Conway. [WHAS11]

If you live in Kentucky and can buy food, there’s little reason you shouldn’t be eating in a healthful manner. Go out of your way if you have to. Or find a farmers market in your area. Click the link to find one in your neck of the woods. [Click the Clicky]

Rand Paul is now blaming the DNC for the controversy surrounding his comments that he said. HE chose to appear on television all those times. HE chose to write those letters to the editor. HE chose to continue “explaining” things. [Joe Arnold]

Wait for it – the Kentucky Equality Federation is once again trying to revise history. Jordan Palmer’s mother accused me of slander while impersonating another individual. See it for yourself and take a trip down memory lane. In the meantime, I believe you should support other fairness groups. [We Get Comments]

The teabaggers are all over YouTube re-tagging videos with non-whites as ‘vote rand paul.’ As is pointed out, that’s kind of desperate. [That Mommy Lady]

How does Steve Beshear feel about potentially running against Richie Farmer? Please, like he’s going to admit he fears Reeeeeechie’s popularity. [Ryan Alessi]

Since Mitch McConnell is so tight with AT&T, maybe he should do something about the poor service provided in Kentucky by the company. [C-J]

Roger Alford, the Associated Press stenographer, says Rand Paul is distancing himself from the Libertarian Party. Reality is, however, that the Libertarian Party in Kentucky publicly distanced itself from Paul a couple weeks ago. What is it with the AP these days? First, inaccurate stories about the Steve Henry scandal and now misleading headlines and stories about the U.S. Senate race. [HuffPo]

Former Metro Corrections employees are suing Louisville Metro Government. Mayor Jerry Abramson’s crew are directly involved. And before Jerry’s staff tries to dismiss everything? The plaintiff’s attorney is Andrew Horne, a guy doesn’t say or do anything he’s not 100% behind and extremely confident in. [Bennett Haeberle]

Will Rand Paul defend this soldier from oppressive federal “gun grabbers”? [Barefoot & Progressive]

Massey Energy and Don Blankenship are on the war path, trashing the MSHA in letters to governors. What is it with folks who never take responsibility and always want to blame the government for everything? [H-L]

This week Andrew Horne is keeping it up:

“Senator McConnell knows this is the wrong approach — particularly at a time when we are trying to grow good jobs here at home,” Steurer said.

But Andrew Horne, a member of the veterans’ group, said in a call with reporters Thursday that McConnell has a choice.

“Is he going to be on the side of Big Oil or on the side of troops and veterans?” asked Horne, a Louisville Marine Corps colonel who is a veteran of Afghanistan and a former Democratic candidate for Congress.

What was that again, warmongers, about Horne disappearing? He’s still standing up for these issues.

For a moment we thought it may be possible for the Kentucky Democratic Party’s list– compiled from various campaigns– to have been passed along to Lt. Dan’s campaign. And it may have been, despite the fact that the Party doesn’t assist any specific candidate during primaries.

The emails couldn’t have come from the Party’s voter file as the fake names and email accounts aren’t tied to real voters. Many of the addresses receiving email blasts have never received KDP email in the past.

In addition to former supporters of Bruce Lunsford’s candidacy receiving emails, we’ve learned that individuals who signed up for Andrew Horne’s Senate campaign are receiving Lt. Dan’s messages. The same goes for supporters of John Yarmuth.

What’s really interesting, though, are the members of my former private fundraising list who are receiving emails. Individuals who have never signed up to be a part of a candidate’s blast list. Individuals I tagged to receive a one-time message from Andrew Horne during his brief U.S. Senate campaign after calling to ask their permission. Folks who were never to be added to a database or contacted more than once. All culled from a list that I made a living from and never abused. Always made darn sure nothing was ever added to a database and with the Horne Campaign, had staff members show me the database to ensure they weren’t included.

So, dear readers, tell me what’s up. Does it make sense to assume there’s a common factor amongst all those campaigns? Somebody is blending email lists and they aren’t they paying for them.

Not the end of the world, of course. Just a minor issue.

Somebody still has a lot of explaining to do.

I am endorsing Jack Conway for three specific reasons:

First, I believe Jack gives us the best shot of winning in 2010 especially since it is unlikely that Jim Bunning will survive his Party’s nominating process. Jack will proudly fight for our progressive ideals and we all now understand Democrats cannot win by simply being safe regional candidates. More importantly, we need a new brand of political leaders if Kentucky and our country is to make its way through the challenges of this century.

Second, as someone who proudly served in combat, in Iraq, it is clear to me that we need Senators who will ask the tough question and stand up to the powerful. Jack will be that kind of Senator. He is also the kind of man who will not let us forget the sacrifice our men and women made on the battlefield when they come home injured and in need of care. Accountability has taken a back seat to expediency in Washington over the past decade. Our new President gives us hope for a new day, but it is important to remember that Presidents serve relatively short terms and we have long-term challenges before us. As Attorney General and as a lawyer, Jack has proved he is willing to fight for the people and ask the tough questions.

Third, we need a Senator who will tackle a diverse set of issues. Kentucky has many challenges and while I admire Lt. Governor Mongiardo’s effort on health care it is important that our next United States Senator have a broad background and intellectual curiosity. The question is not what is known today but what are the issues we will deal with in this changing world. Jack’s experience in the governor’s office, as a private lawyer, and as Attorney General will be beneficial to Kentucky.

Nice. While not a scathing indictment of Daniel Mongiardo, Horne makes his position clear. And it’s not likely to make the Mongiardo crew happy.

(Before anyone suggests he’s short-sighted, Horne praised both candidates in the beginning of his message by saying both are talented and well-liked.)

Did you know? July has been declared “Sandwich Generation Month” in Kentucky. So says an event proclamation from the Secretary of State’s office. Yeah, we’re puzzled, too. [SOS Proclamation]

You’ve only got til Friday to win a copy of The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks. Enter today! [Page One]

The road/bridges bill made it out of committee yesterday. With lots of warranted criticism, of course. [C-J]

Look where Andrew Horne popped up! Nice to see his name in the news again. [WLKY]

Some Kentuckians are upset that Canada no longer wants to import tobacco products filled with candy flavors. [Bluegrass Politics]

Read the rest after the jump…

And another thing facing the party is relationships with actual Democrats, bloggers, media, et al. Hopefully Kyle Cox can repair all the damage done by the former executive director. [WFPL]

A 9-year-old girl in Knox County fought back against an abductor and she won! [H-L]

In case you haven’t already heard, John Ensign admitted to having an affair. Typical Washington trash. They all lie and cheat. Democratic or Republican, doesn’t matter. [The Fix]

The southeastern United States of America are already feeling the effects of climate change. [Click Here for the PDF Report]

Remember that Obama Administration DOMA brief? It’s turning out to be bad news for the new President. And he needs to man-up and do the right thing. [Americablog]

We’re still mesmerized by the state’s GIS mapping system. [CHECK IT]

Oh shiz. This is a sad moment. We… agree with Stan Lee. Ouch. [More Bluegrass Politics]

It should be noted that we’ve loved NGP’s software products and have worked with the company for a long time. We’ve recruited hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of dollars worth of business for the company– all because it was the best product on the market and because of their guarantees. But with the latest allegations coming to the forefront of Democratic campaign discussions, no one at the company has been able to alleviate or address our concerns.

So we want to examine just how much money NGP has received from candidates in Kentucky over the past few years. Primarily because we believe Kentuckians have been misled and their sensitive data could have been placed at risk. Since several candidates are already considering lawsuits and are making requests for refunds, we thought it’d be a good idea to see just how much has been spent on NGP in the Commonwealth.

Take a look:

• Ben Chandler for U.S. Congress $24,000
• Nick Clooney for U.S. Congress $4,500
• Jack Conway for U.S. Congress $5,100
• Ken Lucas for U.S. Congress $17,000
• Tony Miller for U.S. Congress $4,500
• John Yarmuth for U.S. Congress $74,000
• Beshear-Mongiardo for Governor/Lt. Governor $48,000
• Greg Fischer for U.S. Senate $7,200
• Jack Conway for Attorney General $8,900
• Bruce Lunsford for U.S. Senate $40,000
• Andrew Horne for U.S. Congress & U.S. Senate $4,800

Source: Federal Election Commission and Kentucky Registry of Election Finance reports

That’s a total of at least $240,000. And we’re not including smaller campaigns for the state legislature. So you can imagine what the potential total in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Then factor in all of the money flowing from other states and U.S. territories and we’re talking about millions upon millions of dollars spent based on misinformation and potential deception and thousands of campaigns potentially put at risk.

Stay tuned over the coming weeks as this story develops. We’ll have more information in a few days.

Clarification: Just want to make it clear – when we say “Republican PACs,” we’re referring to PACs that gives a substantial portion of their funds to Republicans or Republican causes.

The Hill thinks Crit Luallen is a man. It’s almost like they don’t know how to use the Google machine. And they obviously don’t know how to check their own archives for interviews that clearly state she’s a female. Nice job. [The Hill]

The Kentucky Folklife Program is collecting documentation of inaugural celebrations. It, along with the American Folklife Center, would like to receive a copy of recordings made between January 16 and January 25 to include in their collection of President Barack Obama’s inauguration records. Visit this site for required forms and mailing regulations to be submitted by February 26. Or for further assistance, contact KHS folklife program director Bob Gates at 502-564-1792 x 4481 or by email at bob.gates@ky.gov. [Press Release]

Governor Beshear is asking all state agencies for a 6.7% budget cut. This is getting nightmarish. [Mark Hebert]

The Kentucky Club for Growth links to our story about J. Marshall Hughes and says he’ll hold the line on taxes. Unfortunately, KCG neglects to mention that Hughes has a major problem paying his own taxes and has had several government liens placed against him.  Isn’t it boldly hypocritical to link to the story and avoid mentioning the content of the story itself? [KCG]

Joe Sonka was able to sum up Daniel Mongiardo’s campaign of homophobia and love of mountaintop removal in under 100 words. And it is, indeed, great news that Kim Geveden is running the show. [Barefoot & Progressive]

And the dirty librul media barons at LEO are reminding readers of Daniel Mongiardo and his past foibles. [LEO's FatLip]

Can we put this rumor to rest? Andrew Horne is not running for the U.S. Senate. [BlueGrassRoots]

Governor Steve Beshear and the University of Louisville today announced a gift to create a renewable energy research center at the University. $20 million from Henry and Rebecca Conn. Henry Conn is a “senior executive advisor for corporations” and previously worked with A.T. Kearney, Tarkenton Conn & Co and TRW, Inc. [Stephenie Steitzer & C-J]

It’s ten years later and the first hand transplant still works. Rick has all the details from today’s press conference at Jewish Hospital. [The 'Ville Voice]

OMG. Watch the Blagojevich clip from The View today if you get a chance. Joy Behar roughed him up and then messed up his hair! She tried to get him to do an impression of Richard Nixon. “I am not a crook!”  I knew I watched these hateful ladies for a reason.  That reason is today. [Huffington Post]

A large group of citizens in Lexington are urging Lexington Vice Mayor to run for Mayor in 2010. Join the Facebook group. [Jim Gray in 2010]