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Entries Tagged as 'Eastern Kentucky'

Kentucky Still The Butt Of The Nation’s Jokes

May 24th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Opposition to gay marriage has hit a new low among Americans, weeks after President Barack Obama announced his support for it, according to a new poll Wednesday. [Politico] The Environmental Protection Agency has concerns about the environmental impact of a 218-acre coal ash landfill in Trimble County proposed by Louisville Gas and Electric. [WFPL] Way [...]

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Tags: Ben Chandler · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Environment · Flashback · Hal Rogers · Health Care · Mainstream Mistake · Polling · The Gays · UofL · Wasted Money

No One Voted So Some Crazy Things Happened

May 23rd, 2012 · 5 Comments

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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Tags: Barack Obama · Campaign Finance · Eastern Kentucky · Geoff Davis · Humor · KDP · KY-4 · Polling · Presidential Race · Senate · The Gays · Youth

Another EKY Pastor Spews Out Political Tripe

May 22nd, 2012 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: Barack Obama · Campaign Finance · Congress · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · FEAR! · Flashback · KDP · Mainstream Mistake · Presidential Race · The Gays

You Most Likely Are Not Casting A Vote Today

May 22nd, 2012 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · FEAR! · Flashback · Health Care · Humor · Presidential Race · The Gays

Larry Dale Hit The Nail On The Head. Again.

May 21st, 2012 · No Comments

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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Tags: Barack Obama · Campaign Finance · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Health Care · Jack Conway · Mainstream · Presidential Race · Rand Paul · Richie Farmer · Youth

We Get Awesome, Ignorant Hate Messages

May 18th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Check out the latest: Name: Doug Spoelker Email: Doug217@gmail.com Subject: Move. Message: If Louisville is such a bad place to you, then seriously, move back to eastern Ky. You are obviously a redneck cunt and your family tree is straight up. I lived in Morehead for years, so I know how inbred you rerards are. [...]

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Tags: Eastern Kentucky · Humor

Carter County Wants To Be The Next Clay County

May 18th, 2012 · No Comments

Carter County is a corrupt poop hole of awful. The County Attorney and the Journal-Times are reporting open meetings violations. [Journal-Times] Comment on Kentucky will likely be a bit boring tonight on KET at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. But you should consider watching it anyway. Scheduled guests: Joe Gerth, Donna Groves, Amanda Van Benschoten’s replacement. [KET] [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · FEAR! · Greg Fischer · Journalism · KY-4 · Law Enforcement · Mainstream · Poverty · Presidential Race · Stats · Steve Beshear · Wasted Money

Carter County Tries Hard To Be Like Clay County

May 17th, 2012 · No Comments

What the crap is going on in Carter County these days? Now the Fiscal Court is up to no good with the DLG? Lawwwwd. [Journal-Times Here & Here] The wife of Chuck Wells says a defective heater caused a fire that killed her husband and she’s suing the manufacturer. [H-L] Mittens Romney used to love [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Humor · Hypocrisy · Mainstream · Presidential Race · The Gays · Wasted Money

Louisvillians About To Take It You-Know-Where

May 15th, 2012 · No Comments

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati has a program in which homeowners and renters who were displaced or who suffered damage to their primary homes might be eligible for grants of as much as $20,000 toward the purchase, construction or repair of a home. [H-L] What was that, again, about us being the only [...]

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Tags: College Sports · Eastern Kentucky · Environment · FEAR! · Giving Back · Health Care · Humor · KY-4 · Mitch McConnell · Polling · Presidential Race · Rand Paul

BLIND ITEM: This Eastern Kentucky Legislator…

May 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Was recently caught having a sexytime relationship with their legislative aide. Upon discovery, the aide was moved to a different office. And the sexytime legislator’s spouse is maybe going to leave them. Interesting how karma works!

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Tags: Eastern Kentucky · Rumor