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Entries from May 2010

Rand Paul On Race Relations In Louisville

May 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

From Joe Arnold: “The government hasn’t fixed it and as a consequence I think there are educational disparities in Louisville. busing hasn’t necessarily worked.” Yeah. It’s getting ripe.

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Tags: Discrimination · Politics · Race · Senate Race

Governor Beshear’s Weekly Video Address

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments

This week Governor Steve Beshear spends 2:26 discussing National Law Enforcement Week:

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Tags: Police · State Government · Steve Beshear · Video

The Big Rand Paul Civil Rights Round-Up

May 21st, 2010 · 13 Comments

Cross-posted on Page One. Okay, yesterday was a little crazy. Let’s just get right down to it. Rand Paul’s campaign manager, David Adams, tossed aside national concerns about Paul’s stance on supporting a business or individual’s right to discriminate on the basis of race as liberal blog fodder. In an attempt to do damage control, [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Discrimination · Media · Oops · Politics · Race · Radio · Senate Race · TV · Video

We Can Find Common Ground w/ Religious

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments

While I’m putting together some stuff for media appearances today, click here to read the June issue of Sojourners. It’s all about coal and Christians for the mountains.

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Tags: Religion

It’s Friday! Anyone Else Had A Crazy Week?

May 21st, 2010 · 10 Comments

What’s crazy? Keith Olbermann emailed me and then mentioned the site on-air last night. [Page One] Really? Trashing people who want to preserve an entire historic district? I just… wow. [C-J] HAHA – former mayoral candidate Fairdale Bigfoot says he is not Doug Hawkins. We’re not buying it. [Consuming Louisville] Rescue chocolate. We’ll never feel [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Bourbon · Charity · Doug Hawkins · Education · Greg Fischer · JCPS · Jerry Abramson · Jim King · Mayor's Race 2010 · Politics · Senate Race · State Government · Steve Beshear

Rand Paul Made Same Racial Comments in 2002

May 20th, 2010 · Comments Off

Rand Paul’s appearance last evening on Rachel Maddow wasn’t the first time he made comments about racial discrimination. In a May 30, 2002 letter to the editor of the Bowling Green Daily News about the Federal Fair Housing Act, Rand Paul made his beliefs about legalized discrimination quite clear. Here are some excerpts from his [...]

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Tags: Discrimination · Politics · Race · Senate Race

Weekly Transportation Lady Video Update

May 20th, 2010 · No Comments

This week the Transportation Lady [™] discusses Mall Road in Florence: Figured we could use a break from crazy ass politics here in Louisville. At least for a couple hours. So why not take a peek at what your tax dollars do for the YouTube? Enjoy. Or laugh. Whatever.

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Tags: State Government · Video

PVA Releases Annual Report, Not Terrible News

May 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Earlier this morning in the Portland neighborhood, PVA Tony Lindauer released the 2010 State of the Real Estate report for Jefferson County. “The state of the Louisville market is good and getting better, but we see some rough patches,” said Lindauer. “The Portland, Shawnee and Shelby Park, Russell and California neighborhoods are facing some tough [...]

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Tags: Business · Construction · Economy · Housing · Neighborhoods · West End

Rand Paul Still Defending Racial Discrimination

May 20th, 2010 · 42 Comments

Last night Rand Paul appeared on Rachel Maddow and he defended the practice of segregating lunch counters. This post is mostly a re-hash from last night, but it’s such a hot issue it’s been on MSNBC all day long. You should looky here: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Discrimination · Hype · John Yarmuth · Oops · Race · Republican Party · Senate Race · Video

Kentucky’s U.S. Senate Race Has Now Turned Crazy

May 20th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Did you see Rand Paul defend segregated lunch counters on Rachel Maddow last night? No, I’m not remotely exaggerating. [WATCH IT NOW] If you missed the mayoral victory speeches on Tuesday night, check out Dan Klepal’s story for video. [C-J] You folks should support this youth rugby league. Just saying. [More C-J] Greg Fischer’s people [...]

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Tags: Bikes · Congress · Courier-Journal · Education · Greg Fischer · High School · LMPD · Mayor's Race 2010 · Politics · Scandal · Senate Race · Sports · University of Louisville · Youth

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