Category Archives: politics

GOP Death Watch: Day 39,023

November 3, 2009 – 1:46 pm

So here we have Louisiana Senator David Vitter being asked by a consituent about Vitter’s “no” vote on an anti-rape clause in a defense appropriations bill that passed, 68-30, last month. The clause/rider — the first authored by Frosh Senator Al “I Can’t Believe I’m A Senator” Franken — would prohibit funding to military contractors [...]

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Galbraith Campaign Lights Up Facebook

October 23, 2009 – 1:58 pm

Yesterday in Frankfort, independent gubernatorial candidate Gatewood Galbraith made a funny:
[Galbraith] told members of the United Mine Workers of America that people suggested 30 years ago that he was 30 years ahead of his time, then drew laughs when he added: “Here we are.” [AP, via WLKY]
Haw! Sources also tell us that the tireless libertarian gave a [...]

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GOP Death Watch: Day 36,041

October 20, 2009 – 11:48 am

I like numbers. Although I often don’t understand them, they can be helpful little things, especially when they are used to make “polls.” In this case, we have an ABC/Washington Post poll, which shows that only 20 percent of Americans identify themselves as Republicans — the lowest GOP party ID in over 25 years.
Only 20 [...]

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Rasmussen: Beshear’s Approval at 59% (& Other KY Horse Race Numbers)

October 5, 2009 – 5:18 pm

Lots of super-interesting numbers from Rasmussen out today, chief among them our governor’s rock steady 59-percent approval rating, which has been the lauded subject of an upbeat KDP communique “making the rounds.”
Kentuckians see that Governor Beshear makes decisions based upon what is in the best interest of Kentuckians, not what is politically expedient.  Our Governor [...]

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McConnell Says Something False. Again.

September 24, 2009 – 4:35 pm

Look! It’s our non-sleeping senator, Mitch McConnell, on the front page of the left-leaning news-and-celebrity T&A website The Huffington Post. And hey, there’s John Boehner, too! What did these fine men do to deserve such an honor? Why, they’re lying dicks!

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Another Prerequisite 9/11 Column

September 11, 2009 – 3:09 pm

Perched atop the faux-wood entertainment center in my grandmother’s living room is a scale replica of the World Trade Center. As far as such objects go, it’s quite detailed — complete with meticulous scoring to denote the buildings’ thin, vertical window partitions; the circular fountain plaza at its base; WTC #3, precariously sandwiched between the [...]

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Ruminations on a Tea Party

September 8, 2009 – 1:33 pm

On Saturday, after briefly attending Worldfest at the Belvedere (ZOMG Japanese drum band!!!1!1), I ventured down to Whitefest, aka Tea Party Express, which was held upon a very embittered Central Park for several hours and involved much shouting (mainly due to inferior PA systems), crude sign-wielding and some guy dressed like a sweaty George Washington.
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Conway’s Pottymouth of Doom & Terror! (Part 2)

August 3, 2009 – 10:01 pm

It looks like someone has already decided to craft a campaign ad splicing Jack Conway’s oh-so-shocking display of amoral, unborn-baby killing profanity with … scared children!
A caveat: The only problems with this ad are (1) it suggests that a man who’s just started a family of his own is, somehow, terrifying to stock footage of [...]

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Conway’s Pottymouth of Doom & Terror!

August 3, 2009 – 1:17 pm

Hrmm. Joe Gerth has a fascinating column out in today’s C-J that is notable for a few reasons, but mainly it’s about how state AG Jack Conway used more curse words than any other speaker at Saturday’s Fancy Farm Picnic and how he is now therefore liable to get painted as a “Hitler” by his [...]

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This Bud’s For You, Stupid

July 30, 2009 – 3:01 pm

Screw health care reform: How will Nobama keep the Black Panther and the Klansman from killing each other? Will they use beer cozies? Post-consumer, biodegradable cups? What about frosted mugs? Inquiring minds want to know!

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