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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

Lexington Is Trying Hard To Become Louisville-Lite

May 16th, 2012 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Barack Obama · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Economy · FEAR! · George W. Bush · Health Care · KY-4 · Mitch McConnell · Presidential Race · Rand Paul · Stats · Steve Beshear

Republicans Have Completely Abandoned Richie

May 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Everybody is being so mean to poor Richie Farmer! Why can’t people just leave Mr. Forgettable alone so he can remain a basketball star in his own head? [Bluegrass Politics] Why did Thomas Massie allow this bank in Lewis County to be robbed? He hates America. [84WHAS] Please, hold your laughter. What? The Kentucky Transportation [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Economy · FEAR! · Flashback · Kentucky Tourism · Presidential Race · Rand Paul · Richie Farmer · The Gays

You Probably Don’t Hate The Gays Hard Enough

May 14th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Here’s a bunch of mouth-breathers freaking out over folks not hating the gays. [NPR] Will the Obama Campaign create a fancy website like this to hit Mittens Romney on his flip-floppy anti-gay ways? [Romney Economics] You should read this scathing op-ed about Steve Beshear’s road budget veto harming the residents of Clinton County. [H-L] For [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Budget · Corruption · Discrimination · Economy · Environment · Flashback · Humor · KY-4 · Mainstream · Presidential Race · Rand Paul · Steve Beshear · The Gays

Hal Rogers Pretends To Solve Budget Deficit

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Here’s a video of Hal Rogers tooting his own horn: Why is he always so anxious lately?

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Tags: Budget · Economy · Hal Rogers

Mittens Maybe Does Or Doesn’t Hate The Gays

May 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Jack Conway’s failed U.S. Senate campaign is suing the Federal Elections Commission for fining him over a late campaign finance report. Conway says he sent the report but the FEC says it didn’t receive it. They’re completely melting down over the $4,950 fine. [FOX41] Aww, Michele Beard Bachmann decided to flip-flop and withdrew her Swiss [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Campaign Finance · Discrimination · Economy · Education · Flashback · Greg Stumbo · Health Care · Hypocrisy · Jack Conway · Law Enforcement · Mainstream Mistake · Presidential Race · The Gays

Papaw Isn’t Going Over To Indier This Time

May 11th, 2012 · No Comments

RONNIE ELLIS IS BACK! Everybody go read this ASAP! [Ronnie Ellis] Don’t miss Comment on Kentucky tonight at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Scheduled guests: Russ Cassady, Bill Estep, Tom Loftus. Sure to be a great show with Cassady – the editor of the Appalachian News-Express. [KET] Steve Nunn’s attorney, Warren Scoville, finally ditched him. [...]

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Tags: Afghanistan · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · FEAR! · Journalism · Kentucky Business · KY-4 · Law Enforcement · Steve Beshear

Another Day, Another Video Of Mitch Blaming Dems

May 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Here’s Mitch McConnell blaming everyone but himself for this country’s hot mess of an economy: Empty words falling on deaf ears.

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Tags: Economy · Hypocrisy · Jobs · Mitch McConnell

Rand Paul’s No Stranger To Foot-In-Mouth Disease

May 11th, 2012 · 9 Comments

Lawwwd, you can’t even trust the sheriff’s office in Lexington not to steal guns! Three employees with the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff have been charged in a case that involves confiscated guns that were pawned. [H-L] Game over for the climate? Like you even need to ask or answer that question. [NYT] The [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Ben Chandler · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · FEAR! · Health Care · KY-4 · Rand Paul · Senate · Takin yer guns! · The Gays

OH NOES! CHINA’S TAKING OVER THE BANKS!!1!

May 10th, 2012 · 2 Comments

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China gets the nod to take over a US bank, the first such US approval for a Chinese firm. [BBC] Makers of flame retardants manipulate research findings to back their products and downplay health risks. [Chicago Tribune] Colin Powell says that Dubya didn’t bother consulting his national security council on [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Economy · FEAR! · Flashback · George W. Bush · Health Care · Humor · Iraq · Jobs · Poverty · Presidential Race · Stats · Wasted Money