It’s happening again right here in Kentucky. Another refugee family accused of having ties to terrorism after being kidnapped and forced into submission. After watching their loved ones get slaughtered before their very eyes. After suffering horrors greater than any Kentuckian could ever know.
Losi Grodya, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Hal Rogers'
It’s Happening Again: Victims of Genocide Are Labeled Suspicious, Accused of Ties to Terrorism
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Hal Rogers · Discrimination · Frustration · John Yarmuth · Jim Bunning · Ben Chandler · Geoff Davis · Mitch McConnell
Saturday Update For Lazy Bums Everywhere
June 28th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Another Knott County Judge-Executive could be going to prison for vote buying! Second in a row! The best part is the dude could actually remain Judge-Executive WHILE IN PRISON so long as he is appealing. [H-L]
Mitch McConnell cast the deciding vote against legislation that would have prevented major Medicare cuts and reimbursement […]
Tags: Discrimination · Polling · Senate · Presidential Race · Hal Rogers · Corruption · Health Care · Bruce Lunsford · Eastern Kentucky · Mitch McConnell
Thursday Afternoon Update Dept of Humidity
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
The Millionaires’ Amendment (for the U.S. House, really) was just struck down by the Supreme Court. Only a couple steps to go before the ruling can be applied to United States Senate races. There’s going to be some terrible shouting from the rafters, so get ready for it. Hoo boy, it’s gonna […]
Tags: Spotted · Environment · Senate · George W. Bush · Hal Rogers · Congress · Takin yer guns! · Labor · Eastern Kentucky · Campaign Finance · Mitch McConnell
Short Thursday Update Dept of SLEEPY
June 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments
The Kentucky Democratic Party held a meeting of its Central Executive Committee last night via conference call and it was a complete disaster! On the telephone front, that is, because of hideous line noise, confusion, yadda yadda. We actually felt sorry for Jennifer because everyone was going batshiz and couldn’t hear. And […]
Tags: Hypocrisy · Environment · George W. Bush · KDP · Hal Rogers · Humor · Iraq · Ben Chandler · Wasted Money · Mitch McConnell
Dick Cheney in Lexington Today
March 31st, 2008 · No Comments
We’re a little distracted at Page One today, but figured we could at least point out that Vice President Dick Cheney is in Lexington today for a fundraiser for Republican Brett Guthrie, candidate in Kentucky’s 2nd District for the U.S. House.
Vice President Dick Cheney landed in Lexington a little before 11 a.m. Monday aboard Air […]
Tags: KY-2 · Hal Rogers · Campaign Finance · 2008
Dirty Liberal Rumors: Malls are Packed Edition
December 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
The Posts’s Dan Hastert on crack? Calls Michael Cassaro a serious candidate. Not sure what universe that’d be in, though. [Post]
Transportation Cabinet the latest to admit Fletcher screwing. Millions given to counties that didn’t ask for anything in his hopeless re-election bid. Emergency road fund dead. [H-L]
In news of […]
Tags: Corruption · Hal Rogers · Senate · Eastern Kentucky · Mainstream Mistake · Mitch McConnell · Wasted Money · Ernie Fletcher
Oh Snap Update Dept
December 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Did you know you can now get all redneck and torn up in Lexington on Sundays? [H-L]
Would saintly Mitch McConnell blindly back a partisan and anti-voting rights hack to be our next elections watch dog? [NYT]
Harry Yonts is totally sorry for murdering that girl, driving under the influence and tampering with evidence at […]
Tags: Corruption · Hal Rogers · Jim Bunning · Kentucky Business · Wasted Money · Health Care · Mitch McConnell
Rumors in the Political World
December 1st, 2007 · No Comments
Page One has learned that Auditor Crit Luallen’s Director of Communications and Deputy General Counsel, Jeff Derouen, will be leaving her staff to join Lieutenant Governor-Elect Daniel Mongiardo as his Chief of Staff.
Derouen, former Assistant Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney and Communications Director, is experienced and well-suited to head the office of Lt. Governor. An […]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Senate · Hal Rogers · Greg Stumbo · 2008 · Crit Luallen · Steve Beshear
Welcome to Autumn. AKA Slow news day.
September 4th, 2007 · No Comments
Who knew? Hal Rogers drops $400k on Lake Cumberland for tourism advertising. [H-L]
Too little too late? Gubernatorial candidates finally discuss public health and its problems. [H-L]
The Courier-Journal rightly questions both gubernatorial candidates’ health care agendas. Surprisingly, they hit on the scare tactics used to freak your shit out about socialized medicine. […]
Tags: Kentucky Tourism · Corruption · Hal Rogers · Health Care · Election 2007 · Steve Beshear · Iraq · Ernie Fletcher





























