On Wednesday, an incredible 400-500 people from across the state gathered at Imani Baptist Church on the north end of Lexington for our first Singing For Democracy Gospel Fest to restore voting rights to former felons who have [...]
December 31st is the date by which you must be registered to vote as a member of the political party whose primary election you want to vote in in May of 2010.
Note that Independents and Democrats [...]
Is human blood the unlikely key to clean coal? [Popular Science via Fast Company]
I encourage everyone to sit down during the Pledge of Allegiance. Because we all hate America and want it to fail. [They Get Letters]
Poor Mitch McConnell can’t ever get anything from Nancy Pelosi. Because [...]
Jon Draud officially filed papers to run for Kenton County Commissioner in the 2nd District.
But. Uh.
Didn’t he stroke out so badly that he, you know, was unable to do his work?
Something doesn’t smell right here, ladies! Looks like Ole Hotwheels took Kentucky taxpayers for a ride after all.
Remember him?
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Shorter Limbaugh: "Rich people deserve good health care, poor people don't, so stop whining."
This week Papaw Beshear spends 3:27 talking about “education” (that thing we don’t like in Kentucky - the thing we always underfund and neglect):
Here’s the release post-presser of the Governor’s in Shelbyville this morning:
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2009) — Governor Beshear today personally thanked members of the Shelby County economic development team who worked to lure Harley-Davidson to Kentucky, noting that their efforts to showcase the local workforce and cooperation of local government [...]
What is it with the Beshear Misadministration constantly looking worse than Ernie Fletcher’s hot mess of a failed administration?
Check the latest from John Cheves:
Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration overruled its top mine permitting official last year to “accommodate the coal interests” and reinstate a policy the official said was illegal, [...]
Lexington's best blogger, Rob Morris, has the 6th installment of his "To-Do List" for Lexington- Be Original. As usual, it's a must-read for Lexingtonians, and full of Win. [...] To the folks in Todd Hollenbach’s office who keep calling me at midnight: Stop wasting my time.
If you have the juicy, juicy? Spill it. Otherwise, go drink alone and STOP CALLING ME SO LATE.
I am an old man and I go to bed early. You caused me to waste the [...]
Gas Station Governor Steve Beshear is holding a press conference at 10:00 A.M. this morning in Shelbyville at the Cooperative Extension Office. Wonder if the press will ask him why he is such a failure of a governor? Somebody needs to hammer the tax reform issue and somebody needs to [...]
Don’t you love it when chickenhawk legislators pontificate on the war in Afghanistan? Clearly, they’re experts. [Elizabethtown News-Enterprise]
National media noticed that Jack Conway has differentiated himself from Lt. Dan. [Politico]
First Lady Jane Beshear likes Kentucky gifts and wants you to buy them. We’re on her team. Not her [...]
Just met with the most awkward elected official in the history of the world. This person couldn’t even tell me what legislation they’ve sponsored. When I brought up specific bills - they had no idea! It was obscene. For the first time all week I felt like the smartest person [...]
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(The following text is an opinion piece U.S. Senator Robert Byrd issued on Thursday. It appears below in its entirety.) Click [...]
So much for honesty, right?
Thought we’d share:
“Over the past 3 years, I have become increasingly concerned with the leadership of our country, including our Congressional Representative in the 3 District. After long discussions with family and friends over the issues facing our community, I made the decision to run for [...]
Courtesy of Laura W.
Having fun yet?
This one goes out to Roy Williams.
Bruce Springsteen "The Ghost of Tom Joad", in the studio:
