Category Archives: Kentucky

Lunchbox: Where’s my EMS?

December 8, 2008 – 11:51 am

Lower learning: A 4 percent budget cut would devastate Kentucky public schools, the state education chief says. Your move, David Williams. 
The (vain)glorious return of the C-J Exclusive: Remember those fancy little red “C-J Exclusive” buttons the paper started running on stories it reported first? It began, it appears, in response to heavy criticism about the [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in economy, government, possibility city | Comments (0)

Calls for Obama to be mindful of coal country

November 25, 2008 – 3:17 pm

Nearly 60 grassroots organizations and national groups have joined together to urge President-elect Barack Obama to think about communities affected by the coal industry when selecting appointees for key positions.
The groups are opposed to Obama appointing candidates who have called for decreased regulation under the Bush administration, noting that for the safety of those living [...]

By pbailey | Also posted in Obama, energy crisis | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Lunchbox: Get yr green on

November 10, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Bluegrass going green: Gov. Beshear’s office announced this morning that the state has joined The Climate Registry, a nonprofit group trying to normalize the measuring of greenhouse gases. According to the agreement, which Page One has here, the state will help develop a common method for measuring the harmful emissions and submit KY’s emissions regularly [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in Barack Obama, Gov. Beshear, Media, economy, election, energy crisis | Comments (3)

Most calls ever to Election Fraud hotline

November 6, 2008 – 1:23 pm

We took yesterday mostly off, so we’re just getting around to this one, but it’s of at least some significance: More people called the Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday re: voting questions/complaints than ever. That said, most were procedural questions, according to a press release from AG Jack Conway we just dug up. It was [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in election | Comments (0)

Lunchbox: One more day(!)

November 3, 2008 – 1:38 pm

Early and once: Tomorrow’s the big day, folks. Go vote for the person you think can pull the country from the shit-pile in the quickest, most economically sound and viable way possible — all the way down the ticket. If you’re in KY, here is the best site for all the relevant voting info. If [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in Barack Obama, Gov. Beshear, John McCain, Presidential campaign, economy, election, government, politics, utter bullshit | Comments (1)

And now, for something more entertaining

October 29, 2008 – 11:23 am

Both Bruce Lunsford and the DSCC are upping the ante with new ads that crib the classic McConnell style of attack advertising: Lighthearted, weird, funny, but biting. Bread and circuses. Also included is one of the original “Hounds” ads McConnell ran in 1984 against Dee Huddleston. Here ya go. 

By sgeorge | Also posted in Bruce Lunsford, Mitch McConnell, Senate Race '08, attack ad, election | Comments (2)

Lunchbox: Reliable narrator wanted

October 27, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Debates are so 2006: If the gods of electoral justice had their way, we’d all be gathering around the heater tonight watching Mitch McConnell and Bruce Lunsford duke it out on KET. Of course, McConnell pulled out of that one for a previously scheduled campaign event, ostensibly at least, which now just so happens to be [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in Barack Obama, Bruce Lunsford, Indiana, John McCain, Metro Council, Mitch McConnell, Senate Race '08, election, government, utter bullshit | Comments (0)

Gov. Beshear endorses Obama, urges Clinton VP

June 6, 2008 – 8:27 pm

We were told earlier in the week by Gov. Steve Beshear’s spokesperson that it was the Governor’s prerogative to wait until the KY Democratic Party convention this Saturday to make his announcement on the Democratic presidential nomination. With Hillary all but conceding with her farewell letter, it’s safe for Gov. Beshear to endorse Sen. Barack [...]

By FatLip | Also posted in Barack Obama, Gov. Beshear, Hillary Clinton | Comments (0)

Hillary is here

May 9, 2008 – 11:13 pm

Well, almost. She’ll be here soon, we’re told. It’s 7:36 now, and dinner is being served to the big donors on the floor in front of the stage. The national press isn’t here yet, but the locals are out in force, as are the state’s force of progressive bloggers, most of which don’t have a [...]

By FatLip | Also posted in Hillary Clinton, politics | Comments (1)