It’s probably not a smart move for Thomas Massie not to take his opponents’ calls of concession. Even less of a smart move not to call them back. Way to go, Rand Junior. [Teabagger Hilarity Continues] Like we told you would happen, the national press is pointing out how anti-Obama Kentucky Democrats happen to be. [...]

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not backing down on its promise to engage in the most aggressive campaign operation in its 100 year history, despite a recent court decision that would require disclosure of secret donors behind issue ads. [Politico] This was a dumb idea in Lexington to begin with, right? Who comes up [...]

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Here’s a look at Rand Paul pretending he had nothing to do with the SuperPAC funding Thomas Massie, around the 8:06 mark: Because we all know 21-year-old kids just have $500,000 laying around to throw at some random teabagger in the armpit of Kentucky.

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Ooooh, lawwwd. It is election day and you should listen to this hilarity from some man of “jesus” (after tens and tens of you cast your votes, of course): “I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers,” he says in his sermon, delivered on May 13. “Build a great, big, [...]

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Larry Dale Keeling seems to think Jack Conway is playing pat-a-cake with Richie Farmer and he rightly thinks this tax reform commission is as silly as the rest of us. [H-L] Chris Christie and some other bloated white men love to claim Barack Obama is the least experience president ever. Apparently, they’ve never heard of [...]

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Really? You’re shocked that former Massey CEO Don Blankenship was part of Steve Beshear’s Kentucky Derby entourage? And that all of his biggest donors got first pick of the best 360 seats at Churchill Downs? [CJ/AKN Here & Here] Donors to Hal Rogers (shocker!) got a sweet deal from the government to sell them $6.5 [...]

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Some Republicans don’t ever think about the appearance of impropriety. Like Alecia Webb-Edgington’s guy, who was/is/maybe/was/who knows? helping to operate this joint: Citizens for Working America is not the biggest or the most influential of the super PACs, but it may provide one of the clearest illustrations of how hard it is to track the [...]

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Mittens Romney’s incendiary debt speech was riddled with flaws and people are freaking out over it. [HuffPo] Mitch McConnell once again forgets that he is the pot calling the kettle black. [The Hill] How badly will the Time Warner transition from Insight hurt? Will lubrication be necessary for customers in Kentucky? [H-L] Kentuckians are already [...]

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So… it looks like the mouth-breathers are the folks who have babies at younger ages and give them crazy names. [NPR] Lexington is in full panic mode over a homeless shelter. It’s all the typical hoopla. [H-L] Karl Rove and the teabaggers may suddenly have to disclose their fancy donors. And you know Republicans don’t [...]

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Wondering why Democrats will lose the Fourth District Congressional race for the billionth time? Here’s just one of the reasons: From: Milly Diehl REDACTED ADDRESS To: mhdiehl REDACTED ADDRESS Sent: Fri, May 11, 2012 3:50 pm Subject: Bill Adkins in Ft. Mitchell May 14 Support Bill Adkins for Congress Monday May 14 –5:30 -7:30 pm [...]

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