Really? Accusing Jamie Comer and his staff of being racist? Maybe folks shouldn’t take months-long leaves of absence from their non-merit state government jobs to star on “reality” shows if they want to maintain employment. [Bluegrass Politics] You’ll pee a little bit when you see this ‘Mitt Romney is a serial killer’ ad from Stephen [...]

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Dear Alison Grimes: Elaine Walker is no longer Secretary of State. It’s time to remove her name from the automated email system. Maybe ditch her name from press releases. [Just A Thought] Remember Christine “I am not a witch” O’Donnell? She endorsed Mormon cultist Mitt Romney because, “He’s been consistent since he changed his mind.” [...]

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Four years and a few days ago we took a look at the zillions of checks then-Governor Ernie Fletcher had doled out around the state in an attempt to garner votes: Thought it’d be a good idea to take a look at all the crap Steve Beshear’s done in an attempt to get votes, primarily [...]

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Woah. Watch this video of Steve Beshear debating Ernie Fletcher in Paducah from 2007: Isn’t it nearly mind-blowing to hear Beshear say all of those things about ethics and corruption? Only to know that he’s single-handedly done everything he accused Ernie of doing? Political firings, illegal campaign contributions, questionable special interest funding, wasting state tax [...]

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There’s a debate in Louisville between the candidates running for auditor. Despite the Louisville Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors claiming the event is open to the public, you have to register and it costs $25. We won’t be linking to it for those reasons. Charging the general public to hear candidates for higher [...]

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It’s time to take a look at the KDP’s June report to the Federal Election Commission. Let’s dig in… Kentucky Democratic Republican Party $339,960.09 raised $105 in unitemized contributions officially reported – along with a strange entry for $10,586 in unitemized contribs from Dollars For Democrats $161,709.95 spent $489,392.16 on-hand at the close of reporting [...]

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Redistricting is a nightmare and it makes us want to gouge our eyes out. Greg Stumbo’s plan for redistricting apparently makes sense. What do you think? [Ronnie Ellis] The Commonwealth plans to seek more Race to the Top dollars. Need we even be cynical on that front? [WFPL] Bill Clinton is spot on. There’s no [...]

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Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway for the 55th day in a row yesterday: “Jack Conway doesn’t mind answering questions if he thinks it will get him free publicity…unless it pertains to his own ethical failures,” said Robertson. “This man has no credibility on any issues until he addresses the most [...]

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Yet another anti-gay hate crime in Kentucky. This time outside a Northern Kentucky club. [H-L] Can President Barack Obama recapture the 2008 campaign energy? Of course not. [Politico] Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway for the 15th Day: “Last night, Jack Conway took to a stage in Frankfort and delivered a [...]

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Here’s what Steve Behsear’s campaign manager had to say in an email blast yesterday: Unfortunately, Senator Williams hasn’t stopped his false, misleading attacks on Kentucky’s schoolchildren, teachers and law enforcement. Instead, he has doubled down on his misleading rhetoric and cheap political stunts to court extremists prior to the Republican primary. Bill Hyers What was [...]

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