lefarkins.blogspot.com - 11/1/2008
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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 ...
courier-journal.com - 10/28/2008
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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 ...
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McConnell won't attend KET debate | courier-journal | ...
mcconjob.com - 10/28/2008
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mcconjob.com —
Mitch McConnell won’t admit that America is in
an economic crisis and repeatedly asserts that the economy...
is merely in an “economic slowdown.” It’s no wonder he won’t acknowledge we’re in an economic crisis, because he helped create the crisis. His ...
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An “Economic Slowdown?” Are You Kidding, Mitch?
rollcall.com - 10/29/2008
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rollcall.com —
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for
embattled Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to resign from his...
seat Tuesday evening, joining a growing chorus of Republican lawmakers seeking the ouster of the convicted felon.
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McConnell Calls on Stevens to Resign
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Gaybaiting
Crooked Timber —
What Robert Farley just said.
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. ...
Homophobia is Wrong…
Balloon Juice —
... ...no matter who does it. This time, it’s a group supporting Democratic challenger, Bruce Lunsford, in Kentucky. I will admit that I don’t know much about politicians outside of presidential and local politics. I never knew, for example, that Mitch McConnell’s sexual orientation was something people ...
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McConnell Fundraising Email: Vote For Me To Fight Obama Presidency
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"The Commission Has Been Road-Blocked": Republicans' War On The FEC
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/30/2009 — Last fall, James Ross, a New York City resident and a donor to several Democratic organizations, received an unusual letter. "Your name has been put in our database," Ross was told. "We are monitoring all reports of a wide variety of leftist ...
Senate Republicans are filibustering Sebelius
americablog.com 4/24/2009 — The right-wing crackpots have been in a frenzy over the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). And, as we all now know, the right-wing crackpots are all that's left in the GOP. Today, GOP Senate Leader Mitch ...
They Simply Can’t Help Themselves
balloon-juice.com 6/3/2009 — Stay classy, conservatives :
But in an interview with POLITICO , Manuel Miranda – who orchestrated the letter – went much farther, saying that Mitch McConnell should “consider resigning” as Senate minority leader if he ...
Argument preview: Corporations in politics
scotusblog.com 9/5/2009 — NOTE: The Supreme Court case set for argument on Wednesday, Sept. 9, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (08-205), originated in the past Term. It is now being reargued. The schedule for the 80-minute argument Wednesday is here . ...
McConnell: Ted Stevens should resign
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 10/29/2008 — WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, while campaigning in his home state of Kentucky Tuesday, told a reporter that convicted Sen. Ted Stevens should resign, McConnell's spokesman Dom Stewart told ...
Bunning calls McConnell a 'control freak'
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 5/19/2009 —
From NBC's Doug Adams The bizarre Kentucky Senate race took another wild turn today as GOP Sen. Jim Bunning once again blasted his fellow Kentucky Republican -- Mitch McConnell , the Senate's top Republican. In a conference call ...
Rejecting the idea of an overhaul
washingtonmonthly.com 7/20/2009 — REJECTING THE IDEA OF AN OVERHAUL.... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky was on "Meet the Press" yesterday, talking about his opposition to the health care reform proposal(s). That's fine; he's the opposition leader. Of course he's ...
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