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Entries Tagged as 'Discrimination'

Your Friday Evening Dept Of Fair Fudge Comas

August 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Two big reasons why Rand Paul’s ideas about addressing the drug problem in Eastern Kentucky are completely bogus and not based in reality. [Here & Here]
July food stamp participation in Kentucky jumped another one percent. Up 7,500 since June for a total of 794,818. 794,848! [Ugh]
Things aren’t looking too swell for Jack Conway in [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · FEAR! · Giving Back · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Journalism · Peabody · Polling · Rand Paul · Senate · Stats · The Gays

Celebrating Women’s Equality Day In Kentucky

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Today Governor Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear joined the Commission on Women in celebration of Women’s Equality Day.
Here’s the proclamation the governor signed:
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“Although we have made great strides in becoming the fair and just society the suffragists once envisioned, gender and ethnic inequalities persist,” said Gov. Beshear. “We must continue their [...]

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Tags: Discrimination · Giving Back · Spotted · Steve Beshear

Get Ready For More Outrage Over School Speech

August 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Jim Newberry wants his problems to go away. Unfortunately for him, that’s not going to happen. [H-L]
Jerry Abramson accidentally told the truth about the World Equestrian Games’ impact on Louisville. He says estimates are inflated. [The 'Ville Voice]
How does health care reform impact Kentucky? A new fact sheet has been released by [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Ben Chandler · Congress · Corruption · Discrimination · Environment · Health Care · Hypocrisy · Kentucky Tourism · Rand Paul · Senate · Steve Beshear · The Gays

Kentucky’s Bigots Getting National Attention

August 25th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Aren’t you proud of the folks who hate brown people, Kentucky?
Cause they were on national television last night:

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Tags: Discrimination · Embarrassing · FEAR! · Mainstream · Takin yer guns!

But They’re Just Tryina Protect Our White Women

August 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments

A new 500-acre strip mine in Harlan County sounds like a good idea, right? It’s not like Eastern Kentuckians care about their surroundings. [KFTC]
Welcome to Mayfield where brown people aren’t welcome. FEAR! TERRA! PROTECT OUR WHITE WOMEN! [B&P]
Jack Conway finally released his personal financial disclosure. $263,500 from Kinder Morgan Energy. [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Environment · FEAR! · Health Care · Jack Conway · Senate · Steve Beshear · Trey Grayson

Anyone Actually Going To The WEG in Lexington?

August 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

I’ll be the first person to tell you mountaintop removal is a fucking disaster and will ruin Kentucky. And we should, indeed, move away from coal when we can. But pulling out of the WEG because of king coal sponsorship? How bout pulling out because it’s too expensive for the common folk to [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Environment · FEAR! · Flashback · Hal Rogers · Humor · Jack Conway · Jobs · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · Senate

Jack Still Loves The Bush Tax Cuts Like Woah

August 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I’m pretty sure you want to win tickets to see the Actors Theatre production of The Kite Runner. So you should enter to win. [Page One]
Haha, Jim Newberry’s city hall is a tower of irony and confusion. Lexington’s never-ending nightmare reigns supreme. [H-L]
Are Americans really this ignorant? 43% don’t know what religion the [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Contest · Corruption · David L. Williams · Discrimination · Election 2011 · Giving Back · Jack Conway · Kentucky Tourism · Law Enforcement · Mitch McConnell · Polling · Rand Paul · Richie Farmer · Senate · Taxes · The Gays

Appalachia Is FILLED With Urban Sprawl, Amen

August 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Maybe some day Kentucky Farm Bureau will wake up and quit it with the silly discrimination. [Page One]
What do you mean Jack Conway suddenly wants to be the prince of cable teevee? Maybe they should try debating exclusively in Kentucky instead of outside the state. Just a thought. [Bluegrass Politics]
Okay, you should never [...]

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Tags: Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Environment · Flashback · Humor · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Rand Paul · Senate · Steve Beshear · The Gays

Fairness Finally Hits Kentucky Farm Bureau

August 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M., the Fairness Campaign – along with several supporting organizations – will launch an awareness campaign focused on Kentucky Farm Bureau’s discriminatory and unjust policies.
For a quick refresher:

KY Farm Bureau Admits Discrimination, Media Ignores It [September 18, 2007]
Todd Eklof & Kentucky Farm Bureau: Vindication [September 19, 2007]
Reminder: Media Ignoring Discrimination by Kentucky [...]

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Tags: Discrimination · Flashback · The Gays

Can’t Find State Workers Supporting A Furlough

August 17th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Will the state furlough plan get canned? No one I speak with seems to have a solid feel for how this will go. But come on – there’s no way they’re gonna get nixed, right? [Bluegrass Politics]
Doesn’t Nobama know? Muslin is not in the constitution! [Wonkette]
Jack Conway loves him some Elizabeth Warren. [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Discrimination · Economy · Education · Environment · FEAR! · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Jobs · Mitch McConnell · Rand Paul · Senate · UofL