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pageonekentucky.com - 10/31/2008

Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever

— pageonekentucky.com — AFSCME has released what could have been an amazing radio ad attacking Mitch McConnell. It goes on... and on about everything Mitch has done to ruin the world and then brings up his military record. A deep and ominous-voiced announcer says:“Now, people ... (more) Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever

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outsidethebeltway.com - 11/5/2008

McConnell Holds Kentucky

— outsidethebeltway.com — Mitch McConnell, the Republican Leader in the Senate, held on to his seat. This guarantees that, barring... a party switch, the Democrats will be held under the “magic” number of 60 seats. I’ve always thought McConnell was one of the ... (more) McConnell Holds Kentucky

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courier-journal.com - 10/28/2008

McConnell won't attend KET debate | courier-journal | The Courier

— courier-journal.com — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell won't participate in a KET debate against Democrat Bruce Lunsford on Oct. 27,... making it unlikely that there will be a statewide televised debate in the Senate race this year. McConnell's campaign announced yesterday that he ... (more) McConnell won't attend KET debate | courier-journal | ...

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Mitch McConnell

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Somebody Went There...
Lawyers, Guns and Money — Ahem. And ahem. To my understanding, Mitch McConnell's sexual orientation has been rather an open secret in the Kentucky political establishment. I tend to think that if gay Republicans maintain what amounts to a civilized stance on gay issues, then they deserve their privacy. If they dedicate their careers to making things really difficult for other gays and lesbians, then I don't have a lot of sympathy. McConnell's position on these questions isn't as bad as some (he's never, as far as I know, demagogued the issue), but it's not good, ...

Homophobia is Not A Means of Advancing Gay and Lesbian Rights
Lawyers, Guns and Money — ... But the anti-McConnell ad is another matter entirely, completely beyond any reasonable justification. The salient fact is that the ad is disgustingly homophobic. It's just directly trying to mobilize anti-gay sentiment against McConnell, which is beyond any progressive pale. Fighting bigotry with bigotry isn't a defensible position, and of course the ad isn't even trying to do the former. Nobody should want to unseat McConnell this way.

Bringing the Sleaze
Matthew Yglesias — ... Mitch McConnell is not what you’d call a sympathetic character, but if someone was doing this to a politician I admire I’d be up in arms, and it’s really no better when aimed at a politician I don’t like. ...

Gay-Baiting From The Left
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Robert Farley points to a print ad and and a related radio spot. He writes: ...the ads linked above are pretty goddamn ugly. They do not in any manner or fashion put the drive for GLBT civil rights in a good light; in fact, just the opposite. While pointing out hypocrisy on this issue is always rather awkward, it can be done in a way that doesn't rely on homophobia to make the point. I certainly hope that Bruce Lunsford had nothing to do with the ads. There's no immediate reason to think that he did; AFSCME sponsored the radio version. ...