Brave patriot and State Senator Jimmy Higdon isn’t just a guy who will tackle you for stealing beef jerky. He’s not just a secret Mexican. He’s also one of the few people in Frankfort actually trying to stop pill mills without lining his pockets at the same time. [CN|2] Quick, let’s pretend the Energy and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Vets for Freedom'
Your Brains Will Just Leak Out Over Redistricting
January 27th, 2012 · 3 Comments
Tags: Andy Barr · Ben Chandler · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Education · Environment · Greg Stumbo · Jack Conway · Kentucky Business · Spotted · Steve Beshear · Taxes · Vets for Freedom · Youth
Pat Crowley: What’s going on here?
October 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments
We’re usually fans of Pat Crowley because he’s one of the few people who actually reports in Northern Kentucky. But today? Seems like he’s using his column to promote the crazy Vets for Freedom group whether he means to or not. Here’s the headline and the first couple paragraphs of his column: Vets for Freedom [...]
Tags: Andrew Horne · Mainstream Mistake · Vets for Freedom
AIPAC: Another story that won’t die
September 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Turns out Bill Yarmuth has changed his mind and won’t be hosting an AIPAC fundraiser at his home. Hebert has some details. Rep. John Yarmuth’s office said the event has not been moved to his brother Bill’s home. News to us, since Jewish Hospital’s spokeswoman told Stephen George that’s where it would take place. And [...]
Tags: Afghanistan · Corruption · Iraq · John Yarmuth · Vets for Freedom
Breaking: AIPAC Fundraiser Moved
September 5th, 2007 · 9 Comments
LEO‘s Managing Editor Stephen George just confirmed that Jewish Hospital has decided not to host the September 10th AIPAC fundraiser featuring controversial figure Dan Senor. Senor is affiliated with Fox News and the group Vets for Freedom. A source with Jewish Hospital revealed to Page One earlier today that many physicians were upset about being [...]
Tags: Corruption · Health Care · Iraq · John Yarmuth · Kentucky Business · Vets for Freedom
AIPAC Update
September 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments
LEO (yes, we’re on a LEO kick today) published a story we initially broke about a Jewish Hospital-approved & hosted AIPAC fundraiser. The final graph of the story is most interesting: Barbara Mackovich, spokeswoman for Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare, said the nonprofit hospital has no political agenda, has never hosted a political event*, [...]
Tags: Corruption · Iraq · Kentucky Business · Mainstream · Vets for Freedom
What? MORE Vets for Freedom Crap? Right here at home.
August 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Page One has learned that AIPAC will host a fundraiser at tax-exempt, partially taxpayer-funded Jewish Hospital in downtown Louisville on September 10. Its “honored” guest will be none other than Dan Senor, original architect and spokesperson for the Iraq debacle who disbanded the Iraqi army and “lost” $6 Billion. The same Dan Senor who was [...]
Tags: Campaign Finance · Corruption · Iraq · Vets for Freedom
Andrew Horne on Soldier Suicide
August 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Soldier suicides are at a 26-year high and the Army confirmed 99 committed suicide while on active duty last year. 900 more tried to kill themselves. More than a quarter were those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Reports say attempts are directly linked to the number of days troops serve in these war-torn countries. Sound [...]
Tags: Andrew Horne · Iraq · Vets for Freedom





