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Thursday Afternoon Dept of Jim Bunning’s Done

April 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Should I keep going on with evidence that the teabagging parties were wholly Republican and designed to strengthen the GOP? [David Adams]
Those teabaggers sure do love Barack Obama. [Teabagging Shindig & This]
Check out this giant mess of ridiculous teabagger photographs. Really, what was that about non-partisanship? And where were these people […]

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Tags: Hypocrisy · Economy · Law Enforcement · Barack Obama · Afghanistan · Jack Conway · Jim Bunning · Campaign Finance · Jobs · Humor · Iraq

Oh Snap Monday! Big Conway News Today

April 13th, 2009 · 13 Comments

Have you heard the spin from the homophobic campaign of Daniel Mongiardo? Kim Geveden and his cohorts are labeling Jack Conway as the anti-christ for refusing to discriminate against anybody. They’re saying he’s too much of a city boy. Too inexperienced (despite his decade and a half in public service). The […]

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Tags: KY-3 · Taxes · Senate · Giving Back · Veterans · Jack Conway · John Yarmuth · Mitch McConnell · Iraq · Ben Chandler · Crit Luallen · Steve Beshear

Oh Snap Monday! Still Traveling Cross-Country

April 6th, 2009 · 5 Comments

We’re making our way from San Diego to the Bluegrass today. So. Stuff from Jake will be intermittent. Rick will probably have several stories throughout the day, though, so stick with us.
300+ people showed up for the Kentucky Young Democrats convention. Check out the photographs. KYD folks tell us Daniel […]

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Tags: Youth · Senate · Veterans · Hypocrisy · Dan Mongiardo · Jim Bunning · Afghanistan · Taxes · Iraq

TGIF! Everyone Is Broke, Hungry and Corrupt

March 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

President Barack Obama’s decision on mountaintop removal is expected to come ‘very soon.’ Only then will we know what the Obama Administration plans to do about the practice. News came yesterday in congressional testimony from Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. During a subcommittee hearing, Ben Chandler […]

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Tags: Humor · Hypocrisy · Environment · Economy · Jobs · FEAR! · Iraq · Wasted Money · Mainstream Mistake · Eastern Kentucky · Mitch McConnell

Thursday Evening Horse Hockey Spreader Thingy

March 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments

What a beautiful day in the Commonwealth. Hope you’re out enjoying this perfect weather. We’ve been in meetings all day and are just now venturing out to enjoy it.
We’ve got a bunch of press releases for you today. So. Here ya go.
What’s Jerry Abramson got to hide? LEO wants to […]

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Tags: Congress · Corruption · Jobs · Trey Grayson · Hypocrisy · College Sports · Education · Iraq · Labor · KY-4 · Kentucky Business · Steve Beshear

Thursday Morning Dept of Selling Out Hard

March 5th, 2009 · 16 Comments

Yesterday the White House released its list of regional finalists for the 2009-2010 class of White House Fellows. No one from Kentucky was on the list of 108 people. [Press Release]
Our favorite First Lady, Barbara Bush, had open heart surgery and is said to be recovering well. She’s 83-years-old and this means […]

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Tags: Hypocrisy · David L. Williams · Senate · Robert Felner · Barack Obama · UofL · Education · Mitch McConnell · Iraq · Wasted Money · Mainstream Mistake · Steve Beshear

We’re Calling It a Day, So, Later!

February 27th, 2009 · 11 Comments

We’ve been working since, oh, hundreds of hours before daylight. So. Later.
Here’s some stuff to keep you occupied:
It’ll be weird and awesome if D.C. actually gets a vote. [NY Times’ The Caucus]
This victory for reproductive rights will surely send Simon & Cothran into a tailspin. [Amplify]
Ron Paul’s son to run for […]

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Tags: Senate · Giving Back · Barack Obama · Military · Humor · Iraq · Mainstream · Jobs · Steve Beshear

Thursday Afternoon Dept of Moving Forward

February 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Greg Stumbo said today that SB68 would be assigned to the House Judiciary committee if it makes it out of the State Senate. But we hear he’s planning on assigning the legislation to Health & Welfare, chaired by Tom Burch. We’ll believe it when we see it.
Hahaha. Martin Cothran is terrified of […]

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Tags: Jack Conway · Humor · The Gays · FEAR! · Afghanistan · Discrimination · Economy · Giving Back · Military · Greg Stumbo · Mainstream · Health Care · Wasted Money · Iraq · Kentucky Business · Education · Corruption · Jim Bunning · Budget · Mitch McConnell

Secretary of State’s Mock Election 2008

October 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Secretary of State Trey Grayson held the annual mock election this week. Over 100,000 elementary, middle and high school students across the Commonwealth cast their vote for President, Congress and voiced their opinion on the most important issue facing the United States.
“It is essential that students become acclimated to the democratic process, and there […]

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Tags: Senate · Polling · Afghanistan · Anne Northup · Economy · Barack Obama · Presidential Race · Hal Rogers · Trey Grayson · Health Care · Ben Chandler · Iraq · Bruce Lunsford · Gambling · Congress · John Yarmuth · Mitch McConnell

Oh Snap Monday! What’d You Miss This Weekend?

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Yeah, we know, this is a lot of information for a Monday morning. But we’re two weeks out from the election, so, whatever. At least you’ll have a lot more to read while wasting time this morning.
It’s nearly 2009 and Mitch McConnell is still perpetuating the myth that there were weapons of mass […]

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Tags: Hypocrisy · David Williams · Trey Grayson · Economy · DSCC · Barack Obama · Veterans · Presidential Race · Humor · Greg Stumbo · Wasted Money · Iraq · Mitch McConnell · Flashback · Bruce Lunsford · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Stats