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pageonekentucky.com - 10/31/2008
Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever
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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 in Kentucky are asking why Mitch McConnell ...
pageonekentucky.com - 10/31/2008
Breaking: More Anti-McConnell Campaign Material
— pageonekentucky.com — Jake, Tell your friends to get ready to pay significant fines and get their affairs in order... for their trip to prison if they actually plan to distribute the flyer. As you’re doubtlessly aware, the flyer breaks several federal campaign finance laws. ... (more) Breaking: More Anti-McConnell Campaign Material

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rollcall.com - 11/5/2008
Senate Democrats See Bolstered Ranks, Legislative Openings
— rollcall.com — After picking up at least five seats Tuesday, Senate Democratic leaders might claim a mandate to push... an aggressive legislative agenda in the 111th Congress, but with a filibuster-proof 60-vote margin just out of reach, bipartisanship will still be at ... (more) Senate Democrats See Bolstered Ranks, Legislative Openings

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politico.com - 11/4/2008
Turning out, everywhere
— politico.com — As far as I can figure out from my morning email, turnout is unprecedented everywhere, from Democratic... enclaves in Northern Virginia to Florida to Central Pennsylvania. Readers in both Republican and Democratic spots say the lines are longer than ... (more) Turning out, everywhere

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Lawyers, Guns and Money:  Somebody Went There...

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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, ...

Union Airs Loaded, Controversial Radio Ad Against Mitch McConnell
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The spot, put out by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, already has some in-state observers up in arms over what they believe is a not-so-subtle suggestion that McConnell may be hiding aspects of his sexual orientation. One report called it the "Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever" for its use of suggestive language to breath life into never-proven rumors about the Senator. ...

Union Airs Loaded, Controversial Radio Ad Against Mitch McConnell
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... The spot, put out by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, already has some in-state observers up in arms over what they believe is a not-so-subtle suggestion that McConnell may be hiding aspects of his sexual orientation. One report called it the "Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever" for its use of suggestive language to breath life into never-proven rumors about the Senator. ...

Gay-baiting in Kentucky
The Reality-Based Community — ... I'd love to beat Mitch McConnell, partly because he's Mitch McConnell and partly because we need that seat to get to a filibuster-proof 60. But not this way . Or ...

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. ...

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