Kentucky: Dan

Dan Mongiardo's campaign royally fucked up today (see here, here and here), and the Conway campaign is now pouncing. Here's the video and press release... enjoy:

Daniel Mongiardo Caught Tricking Taxpayers on Halloween!

"I know it's Halloween Eve, but this is SCARY! What does Mongiardo have to hide?" says Conway Campaign.

(Louisville - KY) Today, after Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo sent out an official media advisory (see attached PDF) using state email and letterhead from the Office of the Lt. Governor, he barred Conway Campaign staffers from attending the events and kicked them out of the meetings.

The events were touted as places where Dan Mongiardo would discuss health care reform and proposed legislation.

So Dan and Steve were scheduled for a joint-appearance at an event this morning in Lexinton, but Dan Mongiardo seems to have said "fuck it all" and bailed. Instead, he went to Chicago. WKYT has that story plus the latest Mongiardo secret tapes:

Mongiardo's campaign insists the tapes are cobbled together soundbites of Dan talking, all the phrases and words taken out of context and then mashed together to appear to state nasty things about Steve. But beyond that, they have no comment.

Steve Beshear's also chalking Dan's harsh words up to the miracles of modern sound design.

The Hill -- a revered national political news outlet -- seems to accept the words and intent in those tapes

In light of Mongiardo's Vapor-inducing outburst, I felt this was only appropriate:
Lebowski: You're just looking for a handout like every other--are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?

DUDE: Employed?

LEBOWSKI: You don't go out and make a living dressed like that in the middle of a weekday.

DUDE: Is this a--what day is this?

LEBOWSKI: But I do work, so if you don't mind--

DUDE: No, look. I do mind. The Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.

****

The Dude rises.

DUDE: Ah fuck it.

LEBOWSKI: Sure! Fuck it! That's your answer! It's tattooed on your forehead! Your answer to everything!Fuck it, indeed, Dan... let's go bowling.

First off, noted Teabagger, Gattitown nutcase, Yarmuth threatener, and Rand Paul campaign manager David Adams left this batshit crazy comment on Joe Arnold's post about Rand Paul being hospitalized with a bad case of the shits:

This unexpected incident underscores the importance of keeping the free market part of our healthcare system free of government intrusion. Today is a great day to celebrate the fact that there is no federal government health czar deciding whether or not to grant emergency medical care to conservative political candidates.
There's really no other way of describing this delusional paranoia as anything other than insane.

On the King Coal "Democratic" side, how exactly can Dan Mongiardo say with a straight face that he is the "healthcare candidate" when the