What’s that noise? Why, it’s the sound of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao– wife of Mitch McConnell– trying to poison American workers. She and her cronies at the Department of Labor are working at lightning speed to push rules through the Bush Misadministration to make it tougher to regulate on-the-job exposure to deadly chemicals […]

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Jim Pence interviewed Bruce Lunsford during the Bush Legacy Tour:

Don’t miss the other coverage and video footage. [Hillbilly Report]
Barack Obama will be whatever kind of president you make him. [BITBG]
The Hart-Lunsford film Grace is Gone was #7 in all U.S. DVD rentals and had earned $3.4 million within five days of being released […]

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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 […]

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Elaine Chao says, “Nothing to See Here, Move Along.” Then she rattled on and on for like a year in front of an audience at Greater Louisville Inc yesterday. The American economy is so fancy and perfect! Everyone is rich! Everyone can afford $5million homes in Northwestern Washington, D.C. We’re […]

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Greg Fischer has been up for a few days with his final television spot of the U.S. Senate primary and he’s touting his endorsements.

In the ad he pushes endorsements from the Herald-Leader, organized labor and veterans groups. We took a look at Fischer’s endorsement page and saw that he’s endorsed by four localized labor […]

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Despite the fact that the Secret Service briefed several key business leaders on Fourth Street and at the Convention Center that both Clinton and Obama would be at tomorrow night’s KDP fundraiser, the Obama campaign insists that the senator will be in Oregon instead of in Kentucky. [Telephone Call]
The RPK is mad at the […]

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We hear from residents and elected officials in the Highlands neighborhood and West End area of Louisville that Greg Fischer’s campaign staff have been spotted removing Bruce Lunsford yard signs. On several occasions the signs have been replaced with Fischer signs, without permission, of course. Not surprising since many of Fischer’s staffers are […]

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John Rogers, a Democrat running for State Senate in the 9th District has released a new campaign ad. He rails against casinos and raising taxes, so it’s pretty clear he’s already running like he’s the nominee. Peep the ad after the jump.
And he’s picked up quite a few endorsements lately. Just this […]

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We hear from a little Organized Labor birdy that Bruce Lunsford has secured the endorsement of the Regional Council of Carpenters.
Trey Pollard has the skinny:
The endorsement will be official at 4pm tomorrow, when Lunsford will appear with members and officials from the Union at their headquarters in Louisville.
This is the latest in a line of […]

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UAW Local 2164 and Kentucky’s AFL-CIO have both endorsed Democratic State Senate candidate John Rogers of Glasgow (9th Senatorial District). Rogers faces Horace F. Johnson and Steve Newberry in the May primary. Bob Bryant, David Givens and Jeff Jobe face off in the Republican primary. Republican Richie Sanders currently holds the seat.
According […]

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