Kentucky Political Blogwire

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• Vote Tally on Passage of Stupak's(D-MI) Admendment to Limit Abortion Coverage in the House's Health Care Plan

  —The Bridge

    FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 884 (Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Independents underlined)
    H R 3962   YEA-AND-NAY   7-Nov-2009   10:20 PM
    AUTHOR(S):  Stupak of Michigan Amendment
    QUESTION:  On Agreeing to the Amendment
  
  Yeas Nays PRES NV Democratic 64 194     Republican 176   1   Independent         TOTALS 240 194 1  
  
  ---- YEAS 240 ---
  Aderholt
  Akin
  Alexander
  Altmire
  Austria
  Baca
  Bachmann
  Bachus
  Barrett (SC)
  Barrow
  Bartlett
  Barton (TX)
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 12:09am EST
  by Drteds

• Ben Chandler is a Piece of Horse Shit

  —Page One

  Number of comments: 1
  

  What a worthless piece of horse shit Ben Chandler has become. (If you can’t deal with the language? Please move along. This situation warrants it.)

  
  

  He voted for the Stupak Amendment:

  Stupak’s…amendment…would ban the public health insurance option from funding abortion and also ban [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:29pm EST
  by jake

• Michael Edwards: Civil Society - Theory and Practice

  —Dialogic

  Civil Society: Theory and Practice
  by Michael Edwards
  Encyclopedia of Informal Education
  
  
  
  ... civil society is simultaneously a goal to aim for, a means to achieve it, and a framework for engaging with each-other about ends and means. When these three ‘faces’ turn towards each-other [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:25pm EST
  

• Obama bans E.J. Dionne from the White House

  —SchansBlog

  Well, he ought to be banned-- if Obama is going to chastise Fox.
  
  David Broder got it right (also in the C-J)-- and even the C-J editorialists gave an accurate representation ("GOP's Good Day"). Dems should be worried. But the GOP is not necessarily producing a great alternative [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:01pm EST
  by Eric Schansberg

• funny video with Bob, Dave, Kyle and Wesley Korir

  —SchansBlog

  This video was used as the intro to the final message in their series on "FIT: Faith in Training".
  
  Enjoy!
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:57pm EST
  by Eric Schansberg

• Ben Chandler just voted to end private coverage of abortion in America

  —Barefoot and Progressive

  Thanks Ben.
  
  Btw, sometimes you have to break a few eggs, and I don't really give a shit if you get beat next year. In fact, I think I'd really get a kick out of that.
  
  Love, Joe.
  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:46pm EST
  

• Molotov: Frijolero

  —Dialogic

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:42pm EST
  

• A Terrorist By Any Other Name

  —MUCKRAKER

  As is the case with everything that happens with regard to any governmental entity, the spin-doctors are at work satisfying their political agendas by using the Fort Hood massacre to make their points. The substantive facts are quite clear, to wit, that an army major of Arabic descent and a [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:23pm EST
  

• Repugs Hate Veterans

  —Blue in the Bluegrass

  Don't you ever dare say one fucking word to me about repug patriotism and love for veterans.
  
  Thirteen major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:00pm EST
  

• Elysian Fields: Star

  —Dialogic

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:53pm EST
  

• Stripping Bare the Body: An evening with Mark Danner and Amy Goodman

  —Dialogic

  Stripping Bare the Body: An evening with Mark Danner and Amy Goodman
  
  
  
  Mark Danner discusses his new book, Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence War, with Amy Goodman, host and co-founder of Democracy Now! at Tishman Auditorium, The New School, New York, on October [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:40pm EST
  

• Yarmuth Demands Exit Strategy in Afghanistan

  —Blue in the Bluegrass

  As President Obama prepares to repeat Smirky/Darth's disgusting tactic of demanding off-budget "war supplementals" from Congress, some courageous House members want an end to the bullshit.
  
  UPDATE: 100 Co-sponsors Demanding Exit Strategy For Afghanistan
  
  James McGovern (D-MA) introduced H.R. 2404 on May 14. If passed it would [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• Congressman Rogers On Why He Voted Against Peloi's Government Run Health Care Plan

  —Kentucky Political Watch

  WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers’
  statement on why he voted against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s government-run health care bill today and why he supports the Republican health care plan:
  
  “We can all agree that health care costs are too high and that we need to open [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:44pm EST
  by L.F.Combs

• Remember the Women

  —Blue in the Bluegrass

  As Congressional Democrats prepare to reinstate the reign of back-alley wire-hanger abortions, Ann Jones in The Nation reminds us how difficult it is to overcome lethal misogyny, whether here or in Afghanistan.
  
  At this critical moment, as Obama tries to weigh options against our national security interests, [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  

• Go See This Movie Right Now

  —Blue in the Bluegrass

  Just got back from seeing Capitalism: A Love Story. I hadn't planned on seeing it, mostly because I'm not a huge Michael Moore fan. I liked Fahrenheit 9-11 but thought it probably didn't persuade anyone, and never bothered to see Sicko because I've been screaming for single-payer since before [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:48pm EST
  

• Grizzly Bear: Ready, Able

  —Dialogic

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:33pm EST
  

• Great Christina: 101 Positions That Won't Spice Up Your Sex Life

  —Dialogic

  101 Positions That Won't Spice Up Your Sex Life
  by Greta Christina
  
  ...
  
  But sexual variety can mean so much more than rotating your bodies in different configurations before inserting Prong A into Slot B. And these books seem blind to these possibilities. They hardly ever talk' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  

• More band photos: Dunbar, Lafayette and others

  —Bluegrass and Beyond

  Number of comments: 1
  

  The preliminaries of the Kentucky High School Marching Band Championships have concluded, and finalists will gather tonight at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville for judges to decide the best bands in the state.

  Preliminaries in the five divisions, based on school size, were held earlier today around Louisville.

  Here are more [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:21pm EST
  by Tom Eblen

• Agreement Made to Limit Abortion Coverage in the House's Health Care Plan

  —The Bridge

  McClatchy News

  As many as 40 anti-abortion Democrats had signaled they might oppose the bill if its current provisions remained. Those provisions would have allowed insurers to separate public and private funds, permitting only the privately collected money to be used for elective abortions.

  After days of tense talks, they reached [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:40pm EST
  by Drteds

• Health Care Bill Passes Key House Hurdle: Final Vote Tonight

  —The Bridge

  Wshington Post

  The House voted 242 to 192 to approve the rules of the health care debate, a vote that officially permits the chamber to proceed to the substantive merits of the legislation. If all goes smoothly on the House floor, Democrats may be hours away from delivering on Obama's [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:36pm EST
  by Drteds

• Blog With Integrity hosts the FTC

  —It's Not a Lecture

  On November 10 the folks who brought us Blog With Integrity will be hosting a free webinar featuring Mary Engle, the Associate Commissioner for Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. They will be discussing the new FTC guidance on disclosure and endorsements - this is critical [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:19pm EST
  by David

• Call Ben Chandler!

  —ON THE RIGHT !

  Dear Friends,
   
  Today, Congress is scheduled to vote on H.R. 3962, a 1,990-page monstrosity introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). 
   
  This bill, which the Wall Street Journal has called "the worst piece of post-New Deal legislation ever introduced," would result in a government takeover of the nation’s [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:06pm EST
  

• Words That Sound Like They Mean Something Else #1

  —Bluegrass Policy Blog

  hoary

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:05pm EST
  

• two more thoughts on spiritual warfare

  —SchansBlog

  This morning, a group of us went to a friend's house to anoint it with oil and to pray the power of God over external demonic influences in that home.
  
  Two things of interest:
  
  In economics, we frequently talk about "opportunity costs"-- in our choice to use resource [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:41pm EST
  by Eric Schansberg

• "cutting" as a spiritual problem

  —SchansBlog

  When is the practice of "cutting"-- cutting one's own body-- a physical problem with psychological manifestations rather than a spiritual problem with psychological manifestations?
  
  At least on occasion-- if not most/all occasions-- it is spiritual. (And I love the end of the story-- how people respond to the healing [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:31pm EST
  by Eric Schansberg

• Photos from today’s marching band championships

  —Bluegrass and Beyond

  Number of comments: 6
  

  The Kentucky High School Marching Band championships are under way today with perfect weather at Papa John Stadium in Louisville. Here are some photos from morning competition of Tates Creek, Henry Clay, Marshall County and George Rogers Clark High Schools.

  Click on each thumbnail to see entire photo:

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:16pm EST
  by Tom Eblen

• He's Baaaack! With Astonomy Pics Of The Day!

  —Out of the Mountains

  I'm leaving for a trip down to the mountains in just a few minutes. It's a gorgeous day here..sunny and about 73deg(F). The tree foliage should be fantastics though it's a bit late. I'll be taking pictures, may post a few when I get back. Going by the old [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:30pm EST
  by Dean

• Naked Hysteria

  —Blue in the Bluegrass

  As Kentucky Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Jack Conway seeks U.S. Supreme Court approval for the state continuing to violate state law, Alexander Cockburn in The Nation brings us a story that is directly on point:
  
  Just how funny was that story of the man [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  

• Build a Value-Added Assessment System for P-12 Before Moving on to Teacher Prep Institutions

  —Kentucky School News and Commentary

  "A key assumption of using test scores to judge teachers is that students are randomly assigned, first, to schools, and, second, to classes. Neither is true."
  Recently, there has been increased talk of holding teacher preparation institutions accountable for the performance of Kentucky teachers - in effect holding colleges [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:15am EST
  

• Does CNN's Anderson Cooper Shape His News?

  —Kentucky School News and Commentary

  Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday was supposed to be on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 the other night.
  
  Then, he wasn't.
  
  Here's the way his non-appearance rolled out, according to Holliday.
  
  This from Commissioner Holliday's Fast Five for Friday email:
  
  
  

  Anderson Cooper' [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:33am EST
  

• Rand Paul Accepts Support of Racist Group

  —Page One

  Number of comments: 10
  

  Why is it Rand Paul accepts the support of Stormfront, a well-known group of white supremacists?

  Just Google it.

  Or click here.

  Maybe some attendees of his fancy health care “town hall” will ask him why he’s openly accepting the support of racists and militia nuts.

  Maybe he can have campaign manager [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:17am EST
  by jake

• Commissioner Contemplations

  —Kentucky School News and Commentary

  Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday is still on the road; meeting, greeting, getting to know more and more Kentuckians.
  
  Say what you will, but I think most Kentucky political observers will tell you that this is a necessary component of effective advocacy in the commonwealth. So much depends on [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:46am EST
  

• Because It All Depends on the Jobs

  —Blue in the Bluegrass

  "One in 10 Americans is unemployed." That's a headline we haven't seen in 26-1/2 years. But it's one we'll look back on with nostalgia a year from now if the Obama administration doesn't face reality and force Congress to pass a massive, all-jobs economic stimulus.
  
  And if that stimulus' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:06am EST