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Entries Tagged as 'Embarrassing'

Happy Almost Independence Day Today!

July 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today is basically a holiday for most people, so, you know, we won’t be writing as much. But stick around. We’ll have a few posts today.
Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter now. Drawing is this afternoon. [Page One]
Check with your local state […]

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Tags: Giving Back · Contest · Embarrassing · Dan Mongiardo · Education · Gambling

Thursday Afternoon Dept of Everyone is Corrupt

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is tomorrow afternoon. [Page One]
Journalism dead in America? Apparently so. The Washington Post is selling access at $25,000 a head. Seriously. Offering to “alter the debate” on health care for mega cash. […]

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Tags: Economy · Contest · Presidential Race · Veterans · Giving Back · Embarrassing · Corruption · Journalism · Environment · Wasted Money

What Is It With JCPS and Sheldon Berman?

July 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments

You know, there really is a bit of a sick culture in the high school athletic world - especially high school football. With that culture comes the equally sickening idea of what makes a man a man.
The way the high school athletic culture perceives what makes a man masculine… it’s nigh impossible for a […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Corruption · Education

LEO Assaulter Pleaded Guilty, Gets Fined

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Remember J.D. Sparks? The guy who assaulted a LEO Weekly reporter at a Republican Party Dinner a few months ago?
If not, refresh yourself:

Reporter Accosted at Annual Lincoln Dinner
Another Take on Saturday’s Republican Assault
LEO Reporter Files Assault & Menacing Charges

Now that you’re refreshed, here’s the latest from editor Stephen George. Sparks pleaded guilty to […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Spotted · Journalism · Flashback

Thursday Morning Dept of PR Spin Machines

July 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is tomorrow afternoon. [Page One]
Thank goodness for Rick Bozich, who said what needed to be said about Sheldon Berman and Jefferson County Public Schools’ ridiculous behavior and obsessive PR reaction throughout the Max Gilpin saga. […]

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Tags: Senate · Embarrassing · Giving Back · Contest · Jobs · Campaign Finance · Wasted Money · Education · UofL · Journalism · Steve Beshear

Your Wednesday Dept of, Well, Outrageous Crap

July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is Friday afternoon. [Page One]
Marcus Carey still can’t come to terms with the fact that a scary black man was overwhelmingly elected president. Now he can’t handle a liberal Jew getting elected in Minnesota. […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Giving Back · Contest · Hypocrisy · Dan Mongiardo · Health Care · FEAR! · Humor · Stats

Dear Daniel Mongiardo on Health Care

July 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Thanks for not answering questions about how you feel about single-payer health care.
Click here to see what see what we mean, in case you’ve forgotten.
You said you lived in Canada and didn’t get to perform tonsilectomies. We know you’re a doctor in eastern Kentucky. And you say the system has to be changed. […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Dan Mongiardo · Health Care

Jack Conway’s Online Advertising Campaign

June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Was perusing various news sites this morning and noticed that Jack Conway’s U.S. Senate campaign is spending money on online advertising. Take a look at the ad we spotted via Google ads:

Notice what’s missing? No ‘paid for by’ language. We’ve called Daniel Mongiardo and everyone else out for the same thing. […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Senate · Jack Conway · Campaign Finance

Is Keith Hall In Potentially Unethical Hot Water?

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Kudos to Russ Cassady for his latest piece of investigative journalism in eastern Kentucky.
Get a load of the latest from the Appalachian News-Express about a provision hidden in the budget bill that could give a couple folks special treatment. Read all about it:
In April, the Kentucky Public Service Commission began investigating the eligibility of […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Investigation · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky

Metro Corrections Sexytime Text Msg Scandal

June 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Oh noes! Louisville has its very own Kwame Kilpatrick sexytime text message scandal! Check out these text messages the city just released between the two Metro Corrections employees who were fired for allegedly lying:
The 15 pages of messages released by the city Wednesday indicate a close relationship between Dietz and McKune. On March 27, […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Humor · FEAR! · Mainstream