Tag Archives: Kentucky Governor’s Race 2011

New Williams ad attempts to portray himself as a kind and gentle humanoid

July 19, 2011 – 10:01 am

Via cn|2, here is the new TV ad going on the air this week from David Williams. As you can see, this ad attempts to counter the common perception of Williams as a grumpy wolverine with a bad headache having a somewhat disagreeable temperament. Maybe he really is just misunderstood?

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Williams outraged that Beshear gets a chopper and he doesn’t

July 18, 2011 – 4:57 pm

David Williams is so steamed that he was stuck in traffic and missed the NASCAR race last weekend that he decided to make an ad about it. Via Mr. Gerth, here is the RPK’s “web exclusive” ad: As you can clearly see from the ad, Steve Beshear: – Sipped champagne and sparkled his gold tooth [...]

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Beshear rolls out new wave of TV ads

July 18, 2011 – 11:13 am

One week after a Republican Governors Association front group went on the air in Kentucky with ads depicting our economy as a nightmare and David Williams as its solution, today sees Steve Beshear countering with two ads touting himself as Mr. Jobs Jobs Jobs. Via cn|2, here they are: The first ad includes Jerry Abramson’s [...]

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Moffett equates abortion with “murder,” Williams “100 percent pro-life”

April 27, 2011 – 1:07 pm

(File under “Obvious.”) In an effort to move to the right of already-right wing Kentucky Senate President and GOP gubernatorial front-runner David Williams, likely-to-lose Kentucky Tea Party gubernatorial candidate and Louisville businessman Phil Moffett exhibited a characteristic nuance and appreciation of women’s rights and the difficulty of terminating a pregnancy by equating abortion with murder [...]

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Moffett calls meth bill a ‘snot tax’

February 4, 2011 – 4:22 pm

In a statement to supporters, Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett came out against legislation that would regulate over-the-counter cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine. The bill would require a person to get a doctor’s prescription to purchase cold medicine and is a measure that supporters contend will combat the proliferation of methamphetamine labs in Kentucky. “I [...]

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Beshear ditches governor’s debate because he was “busy being governor.”

January 21, 2011 – 10:59 am

Just ignore the competition, refer voters to your weak-sauce website and hump the Chinese yuan: These silly debates will take care of themselves. Although the debate just ended, peep this from The Bowling Green Daily News (bold emphasis mine): Republican gubernatorial candidates David Williams and Phil Moffett, as well as independent Gatewood Galbraith, will participate [...]

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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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UK Basketball for Governor 2011!

September 1, 2010 – 12:20 pm

Well, it’s finally happened. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie “Mr. Unforgettable Wildcat Big Blue Basketball Man” Farmer and some cranky platitude spewing establishment figure named David Williams have just announced that they will be running as Republicans for lieutenant governor and governor (respectively) in this godforsaken commonwealth we call “Kentucky.”(Did you know? Williams is the Senate [...]

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