The State House adjourned yesterday in honor of Matthew Barzun, who was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Sweden.
Check last night’s coverage of the Senate Appropriations & Revenue Committee meeting where the gambling bill was put to death. [Page One]
The House passed the budget bill but not […]
Entries Tagged as 'Polling'
Tuesday Morning of SHOO It Is Hot Outside
June 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: Taxes · Jack Conway · Humor · Hypocrisy · Polling · Economy · Embarrassing · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Mitch McConnell · Steve Beshear · Wasted Money · Health Care · Budget · Gambling · Stats
Oh Snap Monday! Bruno Should Visit the SBC
June 22nd, 2009 · 9 Comments
Anyone else think it’s borderline hilarious that the Southern Baptist Conventioneers came to town on gay pride weekend? Absolute hilarity in Louisville this weekend. The city was overflowing with the gays and the gay-haters.
And speaking of the SBC, it’s interesting that this Courier-Journal story didn’t mention that while Mohler is a known homophobe, […]
Tags: Discrimination · The Gays · Hypocrisy · Polling · Economy · George W. Bush · FEAR! · Mainstream · Health Care · Steve Beshear · Gambling · Eastern Kentucky · Corruption · Stats
Anonymous Teacher Evaluation of Sheldon Berman
June 16th, 2009 · 18 Comments
By now you’ve all heard about the anonymous evaluation Jefferson County teachers gave Superintendent Sheldon Berman, right? No?
Then let’s dig in with the general responses.
Nearly 1,000 teachers took part in the survey and the results are rather telling. 2% of the 987 respondents are in early childhood, 46.3% at the elementary level, 20.8% […]
Tags: Embarrassing · Polling · Education · Stats
Monday Afternoon Dept of It’s On in Frankfort
June 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Don’t miss the 2009 Wendell Ford Dinner drama liveblog, photographs and videos! [Page One presents: Liveblog, Photos & Videos]
Will Greg Stumbo be the second Speaker of the House in two years to be plagued and set aside by the gambling monster? [Joe Gerth]
Kentucky Democratic Party chair Charlie Moore today announced the hiring of […]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Trey Grayson · Polling · Senate · KDP · Humor · Jobs · Gambling · Kentucky Business · Corruption · Greg Stumbo · FEAR! · Steve Beshear
A Couple Days Away From Legislative Flustercuck
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Hey, Kit Kat gal, do we need to call BMR to report you as a missing person? Goodness gracious. [Rumblings]
Greg Stumbo says he isn’t confident the gambling bill will pass in the House. Larry Clark says he’s confident it will pass in the House. Which is it? [Stephenie Steitzer & Greg […]
Tags: Environment · Hypocrisy · Polling · Senate · Barack Obama · FEAR! · Greg Stumbo · Health Care · Wasted Money · Mainstream Mistake · Kentucky Business · Gambling · Mitch McConnell
Top Reporters Laugh at Mongiardo’s Poll
June 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Wonder what it feels like to have the state’s top political reporters trashing your campaign’s poll on statewide television - literally laughing about it?
Let’s find out.
On Friday’s episode of Comment on Kentucky, Stephenie Steitzer, Ronnie Ellis and Pat Crowley ripped Daniel Mongiardo’s internal poll to shreds:
Oh snap!
Interesting remark from Ronnie Ellis, eh?
Be sure to watch […]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Polling · Jack Conway · Humor · Journalism · Mainstream · Stats
Wednesday Evening Dept of Hitting the Fan
June 3rd, 2009 · 8 Comments
And just like *that*, the special legislative session will convene at 12:00 Noon on June 15th.
The Kentucky Registry of Election Finance ruled against Steve Henry. Matter referred to the CA. $50,000 fine. Hardly a slap on the wrist. This is major campaign finance news for Kentucky. [Page One]
Mitch McConnell can […]
Tags: Trey Grayson · Jack Conway · Investigation · Hypocrisy · Senate · Polling · The Gays · Greg Stumbo · Budget · Health Care · Corruption · Campaign Finance · Steve Henry · Mitch McConnell
Page One & The ‘Ville Voice on TeeVee!
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
This week Rick hits with the latest Jerry Abramson rumors, drama with the University of Louisville, Daniel Mongiardo’s faux poll picked apart by the media, the controversy in J-town, Jack Conway’s latest and some juicy CW gossip. Check it out.
Tags: Senate · Rumor · Polling · Dan Mongiardo · Jack Conway · UofL
Early Friday Evening Of State Budget Disaster
May 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Enjoy the weekend. We’re off to a very fancy birthday party at which we will eat fancy cake and other lady treats. In other words, it’s a small gathering we put together for someone special - at their house, using their stuff (aren’t we thoughtful!) - with a cake we made and maybe […]
Tags: Humor · FEAR! · Dan Mongiardo · KY-3 · Polling · Congress · John Yarmuth · Labor · Health Care · Budget · Poverty · Mitch McConnell
TGIF! Mongiardo Backlash Commenced Quickly
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Happy Early Birthday to you-know-who!
Bruce Lunsford’s former spokesperson, Elisabeth Smith, has certainly gone a long way since the 2007 gubernatorial race in Kentucky. Check out her snarky quotes about Ralph Nader in the Washington Post. Lis is currently the communications director for Terry McAuliffe’s gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. [WaPo]
She’s also the focus […]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Polling · Senate · Taxes · Jack Conway · Steve Beshear · Eastern Kentucky · Campaign Finance · Stats
