John Yarmuth

Yarmuth calls out Kentucky racists

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June 8, 2008
By Joe Sonka

Is John Yarmuth awesome or what?

“In recent weeks, racial bigotry has reared its ugly head. We’ve been labeled — perhaps unfairly, perhaps not — one of the most racist states based on exit polling,” Yarmuth told 1,000 Democratic faithful at the party’s Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Lexington.

“I can only hope and pray that when Sen. Obama takes the Oval Office next January, those who are offended or intolerant of his race are at least open to being impressed by his talents,” Yarmuth said, sparking applause from the crowd that visibly tensed up when Yarmuth began wading into the sensitive subject.

He urged Democrats to challenge those who say they won’t vote for Obama because he is half black.

“We must not walk away and let that blind hatred fester,” Yarmuth said.

Fearless. And this stands out in stark contrast to Jennifer Moore, who blamed the exit pollers, as Kentuckians just couldn’t be rascist.

You go John. Give the man Turkee.

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Big Oil Anne

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May 16, 2008
By Joe Sonka

I get endless pleasure out of the delusions of the right-wing here in Kentucky that think Anne Northup is going to even come within ten points of John Yarmuth this Fall. This thing is going to be a bloodbath, and I’m going to enjoy every second of it.

#1- She proved during her stay in Congress that she is mini-Bush, and Louisville knows that Bush is the worst damned president ever. Who in their right mind thinks that we want to continue on that path of failed leadership when they can keep John Yarmuth? As her primary opponent Chris Theineman pointed out yesterday, Northup voted with GWB 91% of the time. That, in itself, is enough to bury her.

#2- With gas prices out of control, why would you want to put someone into office who is a stooge of the oil industry. As Theineman said yesterday:

As a member of Congress in 2005, she voted for a $14.5 billion tax break for Big Oil (H.R. 6, Vote 445), passing President Bush’s energy bill that amounted to a giant hand-out for oil companies.

She helped her pals in the oil companies again later that year, voting against price gouging standards that would have prevented big oil from over-charging us for gasoline. (H.R. 3402, Vote 500).

It’s no wonder. Anne Northup has received more than $300,000 in political contributions from Big Oil interests.

Northup is nothing but Mitch McConnell’s pawn for the election this November. His crony at the NRCC was responsible for that phony poll showing a close race between Northup and Yarmuth back in January. Why did Mitch want Northup in the race? So she would at least spur a respectable turnout among Republicans in Louisville, thus helping Mitch tread water there in his race, which he thought would be against Andrew Horne.

So… sit back and grab the popcorn, and enjoy watching Northup lose her third race in 2 years and John Yarmuth make right-wingers heads explode in Louisville for many many years to come.

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Drama in Louisville’s millionaire aristocracy?

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May 2, 2008
By Joe Sonka

So many questions arising from John Yarmuth scolding Greg Fischer’s for his mini-Mitch ads yesterday… We all know that former McConnell/Bush backers and current Yarmuth and Fischer backers Christy and Owsley Brown must be very interested parties in this sordid affair.

Some questions…

Does this mean that the Browns are throwing Fischer under the bus?

Or does this mean that Yarmuth is throwing the Browns under the bus?

Or does this mean something else?

I love millionaire aristocracy drama…

(no I don’t)

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More proof that Fischer is doing Mitch’s work for him

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May 2, 2008
By Joe Sonka

Mitch McConnell’s de facto attack blog, ghost penned and fed by McConnell staffers Justin Brasell and others, is having a ball with Fischer’s personal attack ads and Crit/Yarmuth/Conway’s justified denunciation of it.

McConnell of course loves the fact that Fischer is giving him a month-long head start on his attack ads against his eventual opponent, Bruce Lunsford. So Mitch’s de facto attack blog is of course goading on Fischer’s Tinkerbell constituency.

As I said before, Mitch is sitting back and laughing at you. And great democrats like John Yarmuth and Crit Luallen are shaking their heads and ashamed of you.

Eyes on the prize. Ditch Mitch.

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Crooks, Middle-aged women celebrate Clinton HQ opening in Louisville

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April 17, 2008
By Joe Sonka

100 brave souls were able to dodge the rampant sniper fire and make their way into the Clinton campaign’s Louisville HQ opening yesterday.

The crowd was apparently made up almost entirely of either crooks or middle aged women. Head criminal Jerry Lundergan lead the festivities, with Hurst and the Henry’s there as well. (HRFH is beginning to look like James Carville’s creepy mate, imo). Sinbad was schedule to appear but was a no show, as he is busy campaigning for our next Commander-in-Chief in Philly.

State Rep. Thomas Burch was on hand to accuse John Yarmuth of being bought by Barack Obama. Perhaps, due to the attendance of the politicians there, Burch was was assuming that this is how KY politics works for everybody. Sad, really. He also said that Hillary isn’t going negative enough on Obama. Perhaps he wants her to call him a terrorist or something, I’m not quite sure how she would do that…

To sum up: criminals, middle aged women, demolition derby, Yarmuth-bashing, and no Sinbad.

Yawn.

(Jake has more on Tom Burch here)

(and it should be noted that 1,000 were at Obama’s Louisville opening and almost 500 at his Lexington opening)

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