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Entries Tagged as 'Flashback'

Jerry Abramson’s Got Some Transparency For You

May 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment

In about ten seconds, the mouth-breathers of the world are going to freak completely out because the gays have money and they make political contributions. [Wonkette] Despite his 2008 call to “let Detroit go bankrupt,” presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that he would “take a lot of credit” for his impact on [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Economy · Education · Flashback · Health Care · Kentucky Tourism · Mitch McConnell · Polling · Presidential Race · Taxes · The Gays · Veterans · Wasted Money

Failed Former Candidates: Where Are They Now?

May 8th, 2012 · No Comments

Okay, stop us if you’ve heard this one before… A former Congressional candidate loses, leaves the state and then gets all weird. What? That’s the case of every candidate the last few years? Here’s Heather Ryan’s (remember her?) latest thing: being a pageant mom or something? The “Business” is very much a family affair for [...]

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Tags: Congress · Flashback · Humor · KY-1 · Spotted

One Of Many Audits Crit SHOULD Have Conducted

May 7th, 2012 · No Comments

This wasn’t exactly the right story to be featuring on the front of the paper on the biggest tourism weekend of the year in Kentucky. Especially when it’s a hit on one of the state’s signature industries and sources of tax revenue. [The 'Ville Voice] A majority of Kentuckians favor a statewide smoking ban. Interesting [...]

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Tags: Crit Luallen · Discrimination · Economy · FEAR! · Flashback · Investigation · Jack Conway · Kentucky Business · Kentucky Tourism · Mainstream Mistake · Polling · Presidential Race · Richie Farmer · The Gays

Governor Steve Beshear’s Weekly Video Address

May 4th, 2012 · No Comments

Always late to the party, here’s Governor Steve Beshear discussing the special session: Taking lots of credit for things, you know, he’s had next to nothing to do with.

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Tags: Flashback · Spotted · Steve Beshear

Shame On You For Stealing All Of That Cornbread!

May 3rd, 2012 · 2 Comments

This candidate in Texas says you shouldn’t pee on an electric fence. Or something like that. [Wonkette] How dare Mittens Romney hire a known homosexual to do campaign work! The shame! Horror! [HuffPo] Calumet Farm finally sold for $36 million. Guess the claims that it wasn’t being sold were flat-out lies. [H-L] Have you ever [...]

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Tags: Adam Edelen · Barack Obama · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Economy · Flashback · Humor · Kentucky Business · Law Enforcement · Poverty · Presidential Race · Richie Farmer · The Gays

Shoemaker Hits McGarvey On Foreclosure Cash

May 3rd, 2012 · 18 Comments

Yesterday we unveiled Morgan McGarvey’s – a Democratic candidate for State Senate in the 19th District – problem with foreclosure and the downfall of the American economy. And it seems at least one of his opponents found a bit of courage. Amy Shoemaker issued a release in the early evening hours calling for a Kentucky [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Flashback

Really? Sex With A Horse? The World Is Ending

May 2nd, 2012 · No Comments

The Kentucky Division of Water is seeking public comments on its updated plan to deal with water pollution. [WFPL] Two former Kentucky attorneys were properly convicted of scamming their clients out of $94.6 million from a $200 million settlement over the diet drug fen-phen in a case in which “evidence of the defendant’s guilt was [...]

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Discrimination · Economy · Environment · FEAR! · Flashback · Jobs · Kentucky Business · Kentucky Tourism · Mitch McConnell · Presidential Race · Richie Farmer

KET Big Dogs Held Emergency Meeting Last Week

May 1st, 2012 · 1 Comment

Last week, the KET board held another emergency meeting to deal with the shenanigans we’ve uncovered. Closed door meltdowns and everything. The chair, Donna Moore, showed up and had a pow-wow with Shae Hopkins and then, mysteriously, the board met. Wonder what it was all about? Could it be that more and more of the [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Flashback · Rumor

At Least Richie Has One (Paid) Person On His Side

May 1st, 2012 · 2 Comments

Wow, the information we published about Cordish Cos. in Louisville yesterday has allowed a lot of local business owners to come out of the woodwork. Yet another issue involving Greg Fischer’s pat-a-caking and trying to throw money at a lost cause. [The 'Ville Voice] Now you know why there was so much drama with the [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Corruption · Crit Luallen · Discrimination · Eastern Kentucky · Flashback · Greg Fischer · Jack Conway · Military · Mitch McConnell · Presidential Race · Richie Farmer · Rumor · Steve Beshear · The Gays · Wasted Money

No, Richie Farmer Is Not Going To Play Tonight

April 30th, 2012 · No Comments

Nope, doesn’t look like Richie Farmer is gonna play tonight, coach. Talk about a hot mess. [Page One] And just like that, Richie Farmer’s guy got axed from “The Amazing Race.” Talk about coincidental timing. [WKYT] The Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Steve Beshear’s crew are still withholding child-abuse death records. So much [...]

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Tags: Adam Edelen · Barack Obama · Corruption · Economy · Flashback · Health Care · Investigation · Kentucky Business · Presidential Race · Richie Farmer · Steve Beshear · Takin yer guns! · Taxes · Wasted Money