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 September 2008
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Sen. Denise Harper Angel's possible opponent says she should drop her lawsuit that's trying to disqualify him from the race. He may not have enough legal signatures to get on the ballot but he's written an entertaining letter: ...Some new polls show a majority of Americans think the news media is unfairly picking on John McCain's choice for Vice-President. In a similar vein, there's some funny stuff on the Daily Show about republican reaction to Sarah Palin. If you're a die hard democrat you'll love it. If you think Karl Rove or Bill O'Reilly is a political g... John McCain is in the midst of his "I'm the bigger changer" speech to the Republican National Convention as I write this. It appears his choice of a running mate may have changed the minds of some voters. A new CBS poll shows McCain erasing his 8 point deficit to Barack Obama in less than a week. ...Senator Mitch McConnell says Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has electrified delegates and he suspects the American people as well. Her dynamic presentation presents a daunting task for John McCain's speech to measure up. Watch the entire interview here McConnell has made gas prices a key issue in his campaign against Bruce Lunsford, and he expects energy... The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is reminding candidates to keep their signs off the public right-of-way or they may begin air polluting bonfires with them (not really they'll just throw them in full landfill). Here's the news release: ...U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell opened today's session of the Republican National Convention with a short speech about former political enemy John McCain. ...Here's what the GOP has released in advance of Sarah Palin's speech. ...A federal grand jury in Lexington has returned a criminal indictment against Gov. Fletcher's Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert, eastern Kentucky road builder Leonard Lawson and Lawson company employee Brian Billings in connection with a federal bid rigging probe. ...Sarah Palin has already taken the GOP Convention by storm, even before making a formal appearance. Tonight's 10:30pm speech could make or break her. More than likely, the response will be split along red and blue lines. For a preview, watch GOP strategist Scott Jennings with WHAS11's Joe Arnold. ...The latest Survey USA/WHAS 11 News poll shows Sen. Mitch McConnell's job approval rating has taken a big hit in the past eight weeks. McConnell's job approval rating is 44%, compared to 57% a couple of months ago. ...Lexington Herald Leader columnist Larry Dale Keeling isn't too impressed with John McCain's pick for V.P. ...By Joe Arnold Here's the release from the state folks on the upcoming Labor-Management Conference: ...
I wonder if the same police officers who busted an ABC news crew for videotaping Democrats and lobbyists from a public sidewalk in Denver are the same ones working in Minneapolis at the GOP Convention? ...The U of L Board of Trustees has heard President Jim Ramsey's version of Robert Felner's work at the school, now they're hearing from Felner's former faculty members. ...Kentucky Economic Development Secretary John Hindman quit on Tuesday and got a lovely parting gift.....his $200K+ salary for a year to "consult" for the state. Both Hindman and Governor Beshear say the decision was Hindman's. But was it really? ...By Joe Arnold, Several college students from Kentucky are in St. Paul for the GOP Convention. They attended a Harvard University forum Tuesday where a crew from WHAS11's parent company caught up with them. ...By Joe Arnold FYI -- Mark Hebert covered the Dems last week. I am posting my interview highlights and observations from the Republican National Convention. GOP strategist Scott Jennings, a former Karl Rove deputy in the Bush White House, has been providing analysis from the Republican perspective... Kentucky's Economic Development Secretary is resigning. John Hindman of Louisville says he's quitting to pursue other interests. ...A CBS News poll shows Barack Obama with an eight point lead following the Democratic National Convention. But others, like CNN, show Obama with virtually no bounce from the convention. ...By Joe Arnold By Joe Arnold By Joe Arnold Weekend polls show Barack Obama didn't get much of bump from the Democratic National Convention, probably because John McCain's surprise VP selection swept the democrats out of the headlines. ...John McCain's VP candidate has acknowledged that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant and plans to marry the father of the child. A release from Sarah Palin's camp says the Alaska governor's daughter made the decision to keep the child and marry the father on her own. Any thoughts on Palin accepting the VP nomination from McCai... There seem to be some mixed feelings from Kentucky democratic candidates about a possible Barack Obama visit to the Bluegrass State. Some democrats are wondering if Obama's more liberal agenda might hurt democrats in more conservative areas of Kentucky. ...How many Kentuckians did you see at the podium or playing a big role in the Democratic National Convention in Denver last week? Yeah, me neither. But the Republican National Convention looks like it has a better appreciation for folks from the Bluegrass State. ...
Sen. Mitch McConnell refused to answer questions, including the written ones his staff requested, as the Lexington Herald-Leader worked on a story about McConnell exerting his influence over federal regulators and a part of the horse industry. It's an interesting read about McConnell's attempts to crush federal regulators and let an industry regulate itself. ...I had an inkling that John McCain was going to pick a woman running mate, but Sarah Palin was not the first name that came to mind. Now that she is his running mate, I had to ask myself, would I have been less surprised if McCain had chosen a maverick MALE governor of a state? ...Virginia Fox believes she was wrongly removed from the Council on Postsecondary Education and she's gone to court to get her seat back. The former head of KET is suing Governor Beshear. ...The overwhelming reaction of Louisvillians to John McCain's pick for vice president, was "who?" Only one of the folks I interviewed late this morning had ever heard of the 44-year-old governor of Alaska. Here's the story I did at 5 Friday. ...The legal fight with horsemen over off track betting revenues and the lack of any new gaming revenue has forced Churchill Downs to cut its purses for races during the upcoming fall meet. Here's the release from Churchill: ...The most recent national polls show Barack Obama slightly ahead or tied with John McCain. The most recent poll data was released Wednesday so it will be interesting to take a look at the weekend polling, just before the Republican Convention begins. ...Hillary Clinton met with her Kentucky supporters and told them she will come to Kentucky to campaign for Barack Obama and Bruce Lunsford. The New York senator requested the meeting, according to one Kentucky delegate, because Kentucky gave Clinton one of her biggest margins of victory. ...I didn't get to go to Denver. But I think I did a pretty good job of trying to cover the Kentucky delegation and the Democratic Party goings-on from Louisville. But if I'd been in Denver, I would have been the guy with the sunburn and Captain Morgan. Funny stuff here. ...The Democratic party delegates in Denver apparently aren't dropping any coin at the city's strip clubs. The Denver Post is reporting that business is down at the adult clubs. ... |
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