In Joe Gerth’s story today, he brings up a campaign finance mystery leveled on Kentuckians when Terry McAuliffe published a book two years ago.
Turns out the mystery man may actually be Larry Townsend, someone I have experience working with… or, to be honest, not working with. Because last year he was one slick […]
Entries Tagged as 'Election 2007'
Odd Campaign Finance Mystery Finally Solved
September 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Jody Richards · Campaign Finance · Mainstream · Flashback · Election 2007
Happy Tuesday Morning With A Big Gay Cherry On Top
August 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Don’t you love it when Republicans just make stuff up? [KY Progress]
Finally! The charges against Otis Hensley were dropped! [PolWatchers]
Readers reacted to the Courier-Journal feature on Robert Felner. Naturally, the paper published a letter praising it for its background on Felner, never noting that the paper wasn’t the first to have […]
Tags: Embarrassing · KDP · Presidential Race · Robert Felner · Hypocrisy · Investigation · Election 2007 · Wasted Money · Education · UofL · Steve Beshear
An Update On the Scary Otis Sex “Scandal”
August 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments
OMG. Otis solicited the two young ladies at a grocery store in Harlan.
But it was just a joke.
According to Hensley, he approached a woman at Don’s Super Savers in Harlan who was near the two girls.
“Everybody knows me and I just walked up and said to this woman - I thought she knew who […]
Tags: Embarrassing · Humor · Mainstream Mistake · Flashback · Election 2007
Steve Henry Campaign Finance Corruption Update
August 18th, 2008 · 12 Comments
Mark Hebert just reported that the Henry investigation is on hold.
WHAS has learned of new developments in the criminal investigation of former Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry.
The 16 month investigation has stalled because the part-time prosecutor says he doesn’t have the time or staff to review the findings.
Meanwhile, Henry continues to insist he has done nothing […]
Tags: Steve Henry · Investigation · Law Enforcement · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Wasted Money · Flashback · Election 2007
Todd Hollenbach Finally Renounces Frank Simon
August 5th, 2008 · 13 Comments
More than a YEAR has passed and Todd Hollenbach has finally renounced Frank Simon’s endorsement! This comes after more than a year of Joe Sonka and myself constantly pressuring Todd in person to do so. We told you about this letter last year. It’s wonderful that Todd finally grew some balls and […]
Tags: KDP · Hypocrisy · Flashback · Todd Hollenbach · Election 2007
BREAKING: RPK Files Complaint Against Bluegrass Freedom Fund, Beshear Camp
March 3rd, 2008 · 7 Comments
The Republican Party of Kentucky filed a complaint with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance against the Bluegrass Freedom Fund and the Beshear-Mongiardo gubernatorial campaign for allegedly violating Kentucky’s campaign finance laws.
From the RPK’s press release:
“As various news organizations have brought to light the facts surrounding the Bluegrass Freedom Fund and its million dollar contribution […]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · RPK · Investigation · Campaign Finance · Election 2007 · Corruption · Steve Beshear
Oh Snap Monday. Dept of Everyone is Being Mean to Steve Beshear.
February 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Pat Crowley harps on Steve Beshear’s win in November and paints the realistic picture that Beshear’s victory was merely a mandate for ousting Ernie Fletcher. He says, to say the least, that Beshear & crew are misreading the tea leaves and overstepping the anti-Ernie mandate. [Enquirer]
Republicans and earmarks? What? Yeah. […]
Tags: Andrew Horne · Mainstream · Senate · Gambling · Wasted Money · Steve Beshear · Mitch McConnell · Election 2007 · Ernie Fletcher
Bluegrass Freedom Fund $$$, Lunsford, Beshear
February 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Ryan Alessi wrote a detailed story about the money infamous 527 group Bluegrass Freedom Fund raised in 2007. The story didn’t mention the names of any staff members or affiliates, which surprised us quite a bit as they’re relevant to the story. BFF is headed by Achim Bergmann– Bruce Lunsford’s main advisor […]
Tags: Campaign Finance · Gambling · Bruce Lunsford · Election 2007 · Steve Beshear
Campaign Finance Fraud & Corruption: Guilty Plea!
January 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Remember it? Money laundering and various shady crap in the gubernatorial primary? Go back to read about it if you don’t.
Elmo Greer & Sons, a London road contractor, will pay $250,000 to “defray costs of an investigation” while Phillip Dufour plead guilty to violating campaign finance laws and will pay a $10,000 fine.
Dufour […]
Tags: Steve Henry · Investigation · Anne Northup · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Election 2007 · Wasted Money · Ernie Fletcher
Governor Beshear: Right Now
December 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment
It’s 12:01 A.M. and time to refer to Steve Beshear as Governor (the 61st) and Daniel Mongiardo as Lt. Governor.
The Fletcher Misadministration is officially over.
Enjoy your inauguration, Frankfort.
To an interesting four years ahead!
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Election 2007 · Steve Beshear · Ernie Fletcher
