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Kentucky: Dick Cheney

October 27, 2009 - 03:38 pm
NEWS FEED: Barefoot and Progressive

I hate Connecticut

By noreply@blogger.com (Media Czech)

Joe LIEberman, running for Senate in 2006:

MediChoice to allow anybody in our country to buy into a national insurance pool like the health insurance pool that we federal employees and Members of Congress have. Medical malpractice reform.

It will cover 95% of those who are not covered now, and it will reduce the pressure on rising costs for all the millions of others.
Joe LIEberman today:
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he’d back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill.

Lieberman, who caucuses with Democrats and is positioning himself as a fiscal hawk on the issue, said he opposes any health care bill that includes a government-run insurance program — even if it includes a provision allowing states to opt out of the program, as Reid has said the Senate bill will.

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June 1, 2009 - 01:54 pm
NEWS FEED: Barefoot and Progressive

Dan Mongiardo is to the right of Dick Cheney

By noreply@blogger.com (Media Czech)

...on marriage. Um... wow?

Dick Cheney rarely takes a position that places him at a more progressive tilt than President Obama. But on Monday, the former vice president did just that, saying that he supports gay marriage as long as it is deemed legal by state and not federal government.

Speaking at the National Press Club for the Gerald R. Ford Foundation journalism awards, Cheney was asked about recent rulings and legislative action in Iowa and elsewhere that allowed for gay couples to legally wed.

"I think that freedom means freedom for everyone," replied the former V.P. "As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family.

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May 18, 2009 - 07:15 am
NEWS FEED: BluegrassBulletin.com

Is Joe Biden This Much Of A Fool, Or Is He A Traitor?

By Marc Carey

This story appeared this morning on FoxNews.com:

Vice President Joe Biden, well-known for his verbal gaffes, may have finally outdone himself, divulging potentially classified
information meant to save the life of a sitting vice president.

According
to a report, while recently attending the Gridiron Club dinner in
Washington, an annual event where powerful politicians and media elite
get a chance to cozy up to one another, Biden told his dinnermates
about the existence of a secret bunker under the old U.S. Naval
Observatory, which is now the home of the vice president.

The bunker is believed to be the secure, undisclosed location former Vice President
Dick Cheney remained under protection in secret after the 9/11 attacks.

JEEZLE PETE! Isn't this guy a liability?

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April 24, 2009 - 05:53 am
NEWS FEED: Barefoot and Progressive

A Short Waltz Down Mayor Newberry Lane

By noreply@blogger.com (David M. F. Schankula)

Next month marks the 11th anniversary of Jim Newberry's colossally failed run for United States Congress.

In a 7 person primary field, Jim Newberry would finish a distant fifth. In the process, though, he played one game of politics that would make Dick Cheney blush.

On May 7th, 1998, the candidates for Scotty Beasler's 6th District seat gathered for a KET debate. Newberry showed up knowing his campaign was lost -- so he decided to do something bold, something brash, something belligerently despicable.

The front runner in the race, and the eventual primary winner, was Ernesto Scorsone. With no chance of winning, Jim Newebberry chose to attack his fellow Democrat in the crassest way possible.

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Thu, 10/16/2008 - 12:47

NRCC Chair sees Obama weighing down Boswell

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Ok.) told PolitickerKY.com that Kentucky may play well on Nov. 4 for Congressional Republicans in part because of the effect Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) may have down the ballot, even as speculation abounds about the negative electoral climate for Republicans.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:02

Blunt set to appear at Guthrie fundraiser

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is planning a late-August visit to Louisville to headline a fundraiser for 2nd Congressional District candidate and state Sen. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green).

Blunt will be in Kentucky on August 27 for the event, though specific details are not yet confirmed. He is the latest high-profile national Republican to visit in support of Guthrie.

Earlier this year, both Vice President Cheney and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) appeared at seperate fundraising events for Guthrie.

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Thu, 06/12/2008 - 12:49

KY-2: Boehner at Prospect fundraiser for Guthrie

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Polwatchers is reporting U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will be in Prospect tommorrow night to raise money for state Sen. Brett Guthrie's (R-Bowling Green) bid for Kentucky's open 2nd Congressional District.

The fundraiser will reportedly be held at home of Bill Samuels, president of the Kentucky bourbon brand, Maker's Mark.

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 21:27

NRA in Louisville: Heller takes center stage

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

LOUISVILLE -- The National Rifle Association's Leadership Forum held in Louisville today falls amid a period of limbo for those on either side of the gun control issue. As gun rights advocates gather for the NRA's annual weekend meeting in Kentucky, the United States Supreme Court is considering a case that is seen by legal analysts to be one of the first genuine tests of the Second Amendment.

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Tue, 04/22/2008 - 13:16

Former Bush aide joins Guthrie in KY-2

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=375|title=2nd District Congressional candidate Brett Guthrie|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=196]Kentucky native Scott Jennings is working back in his home state as a consultant for the 2nd District Congressional campaign of state Senator Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green).

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Wed, 04/02/2008 - 13:26

KY-2: Financial Expectations from Boswell and Haire Differ Drastically

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The campaigns of the Democratic contenders for the open 2nd Congressional District – state Senator David Boswell (D-Sorgho) and Daviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire – each offered a different set of expectations for their fundraising efforts this quarter.

"We should have three to four times the amount raised by our primary opponent," said Tim Shock, campaign manager for Reid Haire. "We are going to have a huge amount of contributors. When we release the report, there won't be any doubt who the nominee needs to be and is going to be."

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