Kentucky: Bitter Comments

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 22:12

NRA in Louisville: McConnell targets gun control advocates, Obama

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LOUISVILLE -- Kentucky's senior U.S. senator, Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville), was honored by the National Rifle Association at Friday afternoon's NRA Leadership forum in Louisville with the annual "Defender of the Constitution" award from the organization. After receiving the award, McConnell's speech went a long way toward showing why he was in the group's good graces.