Chris Thieneman, the often controversial political figure and current primary challenger of Anne Northup for the 3rd District Congressional nod, is up on television with his first commercial. The winner will face current Rep. John Yarmuth in the fall.
Rick will have more on the story a bit later.

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Lovin’ on Bruce: The Herald-Leader’s profile of Bruce Lunsford, by Sarah Vos, couldn’t have been written any more to the liking of the campaign. First, it ignores the existence of a primary opponent, and explains away the Vencor business history in the way the campaign would like, making the point that an investor who held […]

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There was no more entertaining TV on last night than what KET offered — a live debate with four Republican candidates for U.S. Congress. You can check out highlights from Jake at Page One, who was blogging about it LIVE. The C-J’s Deborah Yetter described the debate as “polite” but her words were restrained […]

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That’s the word from Chris Thieneman, the on-again, off-again Republican candidate for the 3rd District seat in the U.S. Congress.
He says he’s got commitments for more than $100,000 from at least 50 political supporters. Thieneman told me Friday night that he’s committed to the race.
Thieneman said it will be a good, clean, honest campaign. “I […]

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Chris Thieneman, who’s on the ballot as a Republican candidate for the 3rd District seat in Congress, says he’s still not sure whether he’ll mount a formal challenge to former Congresswoman Anne Northup.
In an interview this afternoon, Thieneman said he’d received calls recently from Northup aide Ted Jackson, asking him to endorse Northup in […]

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The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved John Yarmuth’s bill to rename a Post Office in Hikes Point the “Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office.”
Here’s a video of the whole shebang:

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Louisvillians (and those from Lively Shively) rejoice! The great floods won’t swallow up your home thanks to Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-03).
(Louisville, KY) Today at West County Wastewater Treatment Plant, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) announced that he had secured federal funding for three flood prevention projects in the Louisville area.
“Each downpour should not bring […]

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Saying he was now ready to “fight a different fight,” Chris Thieneman said today that he felt that we was under “heavy pressure” to back out of his run for the Republican nomination for the 3rd Congressional District.
Thieneman told me that “someone in Mitch McConnell’s inner circle” told him that the Senator had made it […]

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It’s true, folks. Chris Thieneman just announced via the Francene show on 84WHAS radio that he is dropping out of the Congressional race and endorsing John Yarmuth.
Stay tuned to this developing story.
UPDATE @ 11:30:
Joe Gerth has more on the story.
Developer Chris Thieneman said this morning that he is dropping out of the 3rd District Republican […]

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UPDATE 11:20 A.M. — Thieneman called back to respond to the show’s comments — and confirm that he was threatened by Northup through Seum. “I called it a threat because that’s what it was, a threat.” He called the party leaders, in particular Jack Richardson, “unethical.” Republicans who deny their threats are “lying.”
The […]

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The way Chris Thieneman sees it, the 144,000 votes against the library tax last fall were, in reality, votes of support for him. So he’s decided that a run for the District 14 Metro Council seat isn’t a big enough deal, and he’s put both feet in for the 3rd District U.S. Congressional race, no […]

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That didn’t take long.
Hours after Erwin Roberts announced his candidacy for the 3rd District Congressional Seat is in jeopardy because of his obligation to military service, Anne Northup seems poised to jump in the race for the seat she lost in 2006.
The C-J’s Joe Gerth reports that Roberts, who had the support of Northup, learned […]

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Yarmuth’s Salary. Don’t know about you, but I’m proud to live in a District in which the local Congressman is the only one in America giving away his salary to charity.
I doubt even John Yarmuth’s Republican opponents were planning to hold him to this campaign promise — to donate his salary ($120,000) to local […]

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Most folks around here are pretty disgusted with the antics of our “Big Media” companies — Clear Channel is on a path to destroy the concept of local radio; Gannett is systematically peeling back the benefits of paying attention to the daily newspaper. The out-of-town corporate owners of local television stations show no interest in […]

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During his talk with journalists Monday night, John Yarmuth mentioned the challenge of sometimes voting with politics in mind. He said, however, that in most cases he voted with his gut feeling on issues.
Tuesday he was faced with a dilemma on House Resolution 847 — Recognizing the Importance of Christianity and the Christian Faith. […]

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