KY-Sen: McConnell Runs Ad in KY Against Chuck Schumer

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Friday October 10, 2008 · 11:05 AM PDT

2008/10/10 · 11:05

Mitch McConnell lost his political mind! McConnell apparently has just spent money to buy the ad below to run in Kentucky against Senator Charles Schumer of New York. I have no idea what McConnell thinks he is accomplishing with this ad. In fact, that’s why I don’t mind embedding it here. Normally I wouldn’t help push a McConnell ad, but it is completely ineffective and it makes him look like a DC insider with a personal vendetta against Charles Schumer.

(Cross posted at www.DitchMitchKY.com)

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 10:37 PM PDT

2008/09/28 · 22:37

This screenshot show that Congressman Ed Whitfield of Kentucky shows that Ed Whitfield is completely delusional about the current economic situation !

(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)

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Thursday September 25, 2008 · 2:03 PM PDT

2008/09/25 · 14:03

I just walked in from class and switched the TV on to MSNBC to hear McCain policy adviser and talking head Nancy Pfotenhauer spouting off the campaign talking points about how brave it was for McCain to suspend his campaign.

That’s just classic John McCain, she insinuated.

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 5:03 PM PDT

2008/09/24 · 17:03

Mitch McConnell, who from here on out will never miss an opportunity to tie himself to John McCain who out polls him in Kentucky, has painted himself into a corner. This afternoon Mitch McConnell called John McCain’s political stunt to suspend his campaign "an outstanding idea."

Quoted by The Hill McConnell had this to say:

"Sen. McCain has just announced that he is willing to suspend his campaign, set politics aside and sit down with all sides to come to a solution to the looming threats to our economy," McConnell said. "That’s really an outstanding idea. The threats to Americans and their homes, savings and retirements are really not a partisan problem, and it won't be fixed with a partisan approach."

(cross posted atDitchMitchKY.com)

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 9:49 PM PDT

2008/09/22 · 21:49

During the course of his career Mitch McConnell has taken over $3.6 Million from the banking industry. Now McConnell owes his banker friends a favor and he is asking Kentuckians to pull out their checkbooks and pay them back on his behalf. As Mark Hebert noted earlier this week, an independent group has found that McConnell has accepted millions in campaign cash from Wall St. banks during his four terms as a U.S. senator. That’s why it’s no surprise that Mitch McConnell is calling on congress to quickly pass the $1 trillion bailout, with almost no oversight and no real incentive for Wall Street to tackle its problem of corruption, for his friends in the financial industry

Using the same type of scare tactics and fear mongering he used in the run up to the Iraq War, McConnell is once again asking taxpayers and voters to cede power to him and George W. Bush without asking questions.

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 9:58 AM PDT

2008/09/19 · 09:58

(Cross posted at DitchMitchKy.com)

With the announcement of a nearly $1 trillion bailout for Wall Street banks, the disastrous effects of misguided Republican economic policies under the leadership of Mitch McConnell and George W. Bush have never been clearer than they are today. While everyone in America (except Jim Bunning) understands that the bailout is necessary, it’s disappointing, to say the least, that the situation comes as a direct result of the extreme economic policy of total deregulation that Mitch McConnell has championed as the top Republican in Congress.

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Thursday February 14, 2008 · 4:51 PM PST

2008/02/14 · 16:51

I just want to take a little time today and reflect on the great hand that the Kentucky grassroots is being dealt this election cycle. While I’m the first to admit that beating Mitch McConnell this fall will be a challenge, the grassroots has a real opportunity to cash-in on a trifecta of opportunities the presidential primaries and your hard work have given us.

By now it’s clear that John McCain will be the Republican nominee for president this fall. It is also clear, that no matter who the Democratic nominee is, his or her candidacy will be a historic one that will unite the base like never before. And, most importantly, the Kentucky grassroots is working harder and smarter and making more of an impact than ever before. These three things are a lethal combination for Mitch McConnell’s candidacy in the November elections.

Come with me as we examine the triple-play that will usher McConnell out the door this fall.

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Wednesday February 13, 2008 · 3:18 PM PST

2008/02/13 · 15:18

Over the past few days there have been some significant changes in the dynamic of the coming senate race in Kentucky. Most notably, Andrew Horne has decided not to continue with his bid for the nomination. Like most of you, I was saddened by Horne’s decision. A competitive primary with a diverse range of ideas is good for the party. From what I could tell, he brought a lot of new ideas into the race. He also had a strong base of progressive support from the grassroots and our blogosphere.

I , like many of you, am uncomfortable with the idea that Andrew Horne may have been muscled out of the race. That said, while we sometimes need a day off to reflect about these happenings and what all our hard work for a particular candidate has meant, that day was yesterday. Today is the day that the grassroots movement must re-energize itself and focus on the task at hand: defeating the most corrupt politician in America, Mitch McConnell.

follow me after the fold....

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Friday October 05, 2007 · 2:16 PM PDT

2007/10/05 · 14:16

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I was moved by the nearly 2000 people who drove to Columbus, KY -- in some cases people drove more than 50, 60 and even 70 miles -- to participate in the political process and engage on the issues important to rural Americans.

Edwards was inspiring, personal, convincing. He and won over a lot of people yesterday -- people all political stripes.

I hope yesterday’s event sent a message to politicians everywhere that Americans from all walks of life are ready to take back the politics of this country for values we believe in and the values we know are right.

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Thursday September 13, 2007 · 10:15 AM PDT

2007/09/13 · 10:15

(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)

When I first read this blog, I was overwhelmed by trying to determine the most outrageous part of Mitch McConnell’s behavior today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting. McConnell was the guest speaker. After announcing that the meeting would be public, the U.S. Chamber staff kicked reporters out during the question and answer portion of the session saying that the event was actually closed door. Whatever, that’s classic McConnell and really isn’t that surprising and is tangential to the real story here.

When you read the synopsis of his speech, you will notice that Mitch McConnell doesn’t think that finding a solution to the war in Iraq should be a very high priority for Congress. McConnell accused Democrats of focusing on the war in Iraq too much and said that Democrats should be working on the things that are important to the country like social security.

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Tuesday July 31, 2007 · 9:13 AM PDT

2007/07/31 · 09:13

(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)

After watching his first choice for governor Anne Northup get crushed in the Republican primary, Mitch McConnell, who has an all-time-high disapproval rate and an all-time-low approval rate, will take to the stump for his second choice for governor, corrupt Ernie Fletcher.

From the AP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Ernie Fletcher didn't get Mitch McConnell's blessing in the spring primary, but he'll soon get a campaign boost from the influential Republican senator.

McConnell, the Senate minority leader, said Monday he expects to spend part of the August congressional recess campaigning in Kentucky for Fletcher, who is trying to rebound from his one-time indictment in a hiring scandal that ended with a negotiated deal with prosecutors.

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Monday July 30, 2007 · 11:10 AM PDT

2007/07/30 · 11:10

(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY. Written and filmed by Jim Pence who runs the Hillbilly Report.)

Context: Mitch McConnell had protesters at his house on Saturday and Sunday of this weekend to show their opposition to his never ending war in Iraq. The Senate Minority Leader cowardly hid inside his home and refused to come out. McConnell then called some supporters to come counter the protesters while McConnell sat inside and peeped out at the protesters through the shades, too scared to defend his position on Iraq.

The video below is a microcosm of what went on all day Sunday at Senator Mitch McConnell’s house. Nearly every car that passed his house honked in support of the Iraq summer Group’s efforts to end the Iraq war.

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