Tag Archives: Gatewood Galbraith

Galbraith smacks Beshear and Williams, gins up fundraising drive

May 27, 2011 – 10:27 am

(Well, not literally smacks; however, the first rule of Fancy Farm is, uh …) Those of you unfamiliar with “perennial Kentucky political candidate” Gatewood Galbraith would be wise to watch the following interview wherein Galbraith — who is running as an independent candidate in this year’s Barn Burnin’ Electoral Hootenanny gubernatorial election against incumbent Democratic Governor [...]

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Willie Nelson endorses Galbraith for Ky. governor

January 11, 2011 – 2:51 pm

The candidacy of independent Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Gatewood Galbraith has been endorsed by singer, songwriter and proud pot smoker Willie Nelson, which we’re sure comes as quite a shock to seasoned political observers. From The Lexington Herald-Leader: FRANKFORT – Willie Nelson and his newly formed Teapot Party are backing independent candidate Gatewood Galbraith for governor [...]

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Curbstomper solicits support from Galbraith campaign, gets smacked down

November 17, 2010 – 1:55 pm

Head-stomping former Rand Paul volunteer Tim Profitt — who is set to appear in Lexington District Court Thursday to face 4th degree assault charges — sent a Facebook message to Dea Riley, the running mate of Independent Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Gatewood Galbraith, imploring her for help and understanding. In sum: A pretty dumb idea.

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“Green” Economy Will Never Happen In Kentucky

May 7, 2010 – 1:52 pm

You’d think that lingering levels of high unemployment, broken state and federal coffers, and the asinine spending urges of various American municipalities would make something as innocuous as marijuana legalization a no-brainer in these cash-strapped times: The state of California currently rakes in $100 million a year in sales taxes of the sticky-icky-icky, and if [...]

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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 [...]

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Galbraith to Run (Yet Again) for Governor

July 9, 2009 – 12:51 pm

Once upon a time, I was sitting in a Perkins diner in Lexington, Kentucky, drinking coffee and listening to a speech delivered by Gatewood Galbraith. This man — lawyer, pot-advocate, perennial gubernatorial “hopeful” and self-styled Last Free Man in America — was talking a lot of sense to the crowd of fifty or so who [...]

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