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Recently elected Kentucky State Senator Robin Webb spoke these comments on the floor of the State Senate of the General Assembly. Unfortunately, the Republicans in the senate think the word dictator is an expletive. I didn't think of it as foul language. But she's right. David Williams is a dictator. He's holding Kentucky from being able to progress. He's killing the thoroughbred industry by...
Kentucky Democrat - Mon 7:12 p.m. - 4 clicks 
Lexington's civic hero is opening up his Fancy Unicorn Park to the city on St. Patrick's Day ! Call it the luck of the Irish. The festival portion of the 2010 Alltech-Lexington St. Patrick's Parade and Festival will take place in the very center of Lexington - CentrePointe, that is; the pasture-like city block in the middle of downtown Lexington that is the would-be site of a high rise by that n...
Barefoot and Progressive - Mon 5:42 p.m.
Another batch of snow is hitting Kentucky tonight and will last until midday on Tuesday. If you must drive, please drive safely. ...
Kentucky Democrat - Mon 2:27 p.m.
Red State Ramblers: Groundhog from Kentuckians For The Commonwealth on Vimeo . Performances for the evening were provided by The Wild Boogers, Rich and the Po Folks, Clack Mountain String Band, and the Red State Ramblers. Additionally, Kentucky author Erik Reece and Kentucky poet Eric Sutherland read from the stage. Central Kentucky member Tanya Turner spoke from the stage e...
KFTC Blog - Mon 1:53 p.m. - 4 clicks
A further look at last week's Rasumussen poll on the US Senate race in KY that was good for Paul and Grayson, improved for Conway, and god awful for Dan Mongiardo. Total favorable/unfavorable (Jan #'s) Paul- 54/26 (57/25) Grayson- 61/18 (57/21) Conway- 47/32 (46/36) Mongiardo- 45/43 (44/44) Not much movement outside of margin of error, though Grayson did go +7 while Paul went -4. The Gend...
Barefoot and Progressive - Mon 12:52 p.m. - 7 clicks
Former Governor and current Kentucky Senator Julian Carroll (D) looses his cool with CNN. Many in Frankfort are upset with Senator Carroll for loosing his tempter and calling him an "embarrassment." A CNN news crew followed the chair of Independent's voters who is trying to change Kentucky law to allow Independents to vote in primary elections....
United We Stand - Mon 12:11 p.m. - 4 clicks
I just got word that Jim Newberry's pollster Peter Hart ran a phone survey this weekend in Lexington. Fair enough. But one of the questions asked whether they thought Jim Gray has "personal issues" that would prevent him from becoming mayor. Remember, Jim Newberry is the same man who outed Ernesto Scorsone when he ran against him in 1998, along with favoring the return of sodomy laws, which...
Barefoot and Progressive - Mon 11:06 a.m. - 5 clicks
Do I agree with the argument that independents shouldn't be allowed to determine who the nominee is for a political party they don't belong to? Somewhat, yes I do. Do I agree with the notion that Julian Carroll is an feeble-minded embarrassment to the state of Kentucky? Yes, completely. ...
Barefoot and Progressive - Fri 11:31 a.m. - 15 clicks
I'm just getting word that Rand Paul has purchased air time to run an ad in Kentucky during the Super Bowl, which will cost eleventy billion dollars. I hope Americans are ready for some Liberty and Freedom with their bean dip. ...
Barefoot and Progressive - Fri 11:28 a.m. - 3 clicks
Earth to the Dan Mongiardo campaign? It's been almost 24 hours since the new Rasmussen poll showed you getting smoked by double figures by both Republican candidates, and with much worse numbers than Jack Conway. Still no response? Still no pathetic excuse for the results? Weather? Electromagnetic fields? The Gays? Something? Pleeeeeease? ...
Barefoot and Progressive - Fri 11:28 a.m. - 6 clicks
Last night dozens of KFTC members, joined with our great allies from all over the state, spoke up for clean air and public health at a hearing in Winchester, KY. The hearing was sponsored by the Kentucky Division of Air Quality and was in regards to an air permit application for a proposed coal-burning power plant in Clark County. The plant is being proposed to be built by East Kentu...
KFTC Blog - Fri 7:47 a.m. - 8 clicks
I ran onto this in the Lexington Herald-Leader and felt the need to share. The short story is that there was a bitterly contested interim election for a seat in the Kentucky state house, and the two combatants are going back at it next cycle. The Democrat, a woman named Robin Webb, won by the slimest of margins. So her opponent, and a doctor friend, came by to lobby. With a secret video...
DailyKos (Kentucky) - Fri 4:01 a.m. - 3 clicks
Breaking news developing. Per 84 WHAS' Lachlan MacLean: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is closing because the State Fair Board won't renegotiate an unworkable lease. SFKK is the #1 paid tourist attraction in the state and employs thousands of kids during the summer. ...
Kentucky Democrat - Thu 4:28 p.m. - 4 clicks
The new Rasmussen poll for the US Senate race in KY is out, and while things continue to look positive for the Republicans, Dan Mongiardo continues to look more and more un-electable in the general election, or at least a much weaker candidate than Jack Conway. Here are the new numbers (with the January Rasmussen pol l in parenthesis): Trey Grayson- 49 (44) Dan Mongiardo- 35 (37) Rand Paul-...
Barefoot and Progressive - Thu 1:49 p.m. - 4 clicks
Check out these sweet pics from the Super Libertastic Randy Ron Paul Rally in Louisville on Saturday. Sure, there weren't any black folks there, but Louisville doesn't really have any black population, so that probably explains it. Plus, I hear Ron Paul said that was the welfare check pick-up day . In other No-Racism-To-See-Here news, the fancy liberal elitist Washington Post was in town to...
Barefoot and Progressive - Thu 1:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
For the greatest number of meaningless general political platitudes used in a press release in under 150 words. "Everywhere I go across the state, I talk to families who tell me Washington isn't working. Kentuckians need help and they need it now. We need a senator who will fight for jobs, opportunity and fiscal responsibility. This race isn’t about me, or about any other candidate. It’s about ho...
Barefoot and Progressive - Thu 10:42 a.m. - 2 clicks
In the news... Read an op-ed in today's Lexington Herald-Leader about the hearing: "Coal-burning plant would add pollution" Are you ready for tomorrow's public hearing about the proposed Smith power plant? More than a hundred KFTC members from across the state will be coming out to ask the KY Division of Air Quality protect the health of Kentuckians by denying the plant a permit ...
KFTC Blog - Wed 5:10 p.m. - 5 clicks
Oh my, this must be embarrassing. As we mentioned last week , the Pizzabaggers are getting their asses sued off, and now the Herald-Leader is spreading the word . Annette's Catering has sued Bar None, the non-alcoholic sports bar and grill to which it leased a space on Old Vine Street, over alleged non-payment of rent and fees. The filing made last month in Fayette Circuit Court also alleges t...
Barefoot and Progressive - Wed 4:09 p.m. - 7 clicks
Randy is hitting the cable networks with the first ad buy of the Senate primary season in Kentucky. Think he's not worried about Grayson and his cronies hitting his GOP weak spot over his evolving Gitmo stance and his pops? Think again: Eh. Needs more psychedelic Jawas , imo. ...
Barefoot and Progressive - Wed 1:06 p.m. - 5 clicks
Ashland The Daily Independent Barbourville Mountain Advocate Bardstown The Kentucky Standard Benton Tribune Courier Bowling Green The Daily News Corbin Corbin News Journal Corbin Corbin Times Tribune Covington The Kentucky Post Cynthiana Cynthiana Democrat Danville The Advocate Messenger Elizabethtown ...
KFTC Blog - Wed 12:50 p.m. - 10 clicks
What Kentucky needs is Senate candidates that are willing to make brilliant campaign attack videos like this one from CA Republican candidate Carly Fiorina. I dare you not to laugh until you cry while watching this video. And you MUST watch the entire thing, most especially from 2:26 on . I can't come up with the proper words to describe how awesomely disturbing the images from that point on ...
Barefoot and Progressive - Wed 12:43 p.m. - 7 clicks
Pardon the interruption for everyone searching for the recurring Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) sketch with Kenan Thompson called "What Up with That?" but this is one of those kind of "What Up with That?" situation. I can hear Kenan singing as I type. At the University of Louisville, off-campus students are currently forced to pay $175 for a meal plan that they don't necessarily use. What up wit...
Kentucky Democrat - Feb 1 - 4 clicks
There is a Special House Election TOMORROW (Tuesday) in the 24th District of the Kentucky House (Casey and Marion counties plus part of Pulaski County) Terry Mills (D) vs Leo Johnson (R) www.terrymills.org www.leointhehouse.com Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you know people in this district, please encourage ...
KFTC Blog - Feb 1 - 7 clicks
KFTC has teamed up with several dozen ally groups and businesses to launch the Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance (KySEA) and promote clean energy solutions for Kentucky. KySEA's website features an informative new blog found at www.kysea.org/blog . The site has timely stories about proposed energy policies and their impact on Kentucky, examples of clean energy solutions that are alrea...
KFTC Blog - Jan 31 - 13 clicks
With one openly gay candidate running for Lexington's top government position, organizations in Louisville have invited candidates running for Louisville Mayor to a public forum on February 02, 2010....
United We Stand - Jan 27 - 7 clicks
John Belski , the meteorologist for WAVE-3 in Louisville criticized JCPS for making a very bad decision with yesterday morning's black ice. Based on what I had heard from JCPS I stated it was a "bad forecast". At that time I did not know who JCPS had talked to. Well it turned out they talked to the NWS. Now I never want to criticize our NWS because if you are a regular reader of this blog, you ...
Kentucky Democrat - Jan 27 - 4 clicks
A representative from Kentucky Equality Federation forwarded this response from U.S. Representative Bart Stupak who denies involvement with the secret organization "The Family," and Uganda's proposed law to execute homosexuals or those who are HIV positive. The real scandal however is the secret society/organization known as "The Family." The Family has long been a secretive organization, it mai...
United We Stand - Jan 27 - 3 clicks
The following is a press release sent to us by an anonymous group of students on UK's campus LEXINGTON, Ky: Tuesday, an anonymous group of students from the University of Kentucky hung a banner from a parking structure near Rose Street to protest the university’s use of coal power on campus. The banner, reading “COAL: A Tradition of Oppression. STUDENTS: Let’s Change Our Legacy”, included ...
KFTC Blog - Jan 26 - 4 clicks
You are invited and encouraged to attend the public hearing for the draft air pollution permit for the proposed coal-burning Smith plant on February 4 at 6:30 in Winchester. Stand with Clark County residents and folks all over the state to demand a clean energy solution. Click here to let KFTC know you plan to attend the hearing. Background This hearing is our time to ...
KFTC Blog - Jan 26 - 5 clicks
