Jim Pence November 5th, 2008

November 4, 2008
Louisville, Kentucky
Needless to say I’m very disappointed that Bruce Lunsford didn’t beat Senator Mitch McConnell, but I can take comfort in knowing that I gave it my best shot to get rid of Mitch McConnell’s slimy ass and  I also realize that Bruce Lunsford must be disappointed because Bruce gave this race his all. The way I see it the best man didn’t win, but on the brighter side the policies of Senator Mitch McConnell inspired the rest of America to elect Barack Obama.
I suggest if the Republicans are smart they will ditch Mitch McConnell as their Senate Minority Leader, but I hope they don’t because Mitch McConnell inspired millions of Americans all across this land to vote for Barack Obama and helped the democrats gain House and Senate seats. Nationally Mitch McConnell is the gift that keeps on giving and if the Republicans keep Mitch McConnell as their minority leader Mitch will lose them more House and Senate seats in 2010. Keep up the good work Mitch.
As a Kentuckian I apologize to the majority of of the citizens in the United states of America that we didn’t get rid of senator Mitch McConnell and I thank all of the states that voted to elect Barack Obama as the next President of the United States of America.
Last night we saw history being made and I just couldn’t let this moment go by without trying to capture it so I put my camcorder next to a flat screen TV and videotaped Kentucky folks watching Barack Obama giving his victory speech. As I videotaped these folks watching Barack Obama, with tears of joy running down my 70 year old cheeks, I knew I was at the right place at the right time even if it was Kentucky.
The video is below.

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Jim Pence November 3rd, 2008

November 2, 2008
Louisville,Kentucky
Hillary Clinton was in Louisville Sunday to help Bruce Lunsford ditch Mitch McConnell. This is her 2nd trip here to help Bruce Lunsford defeat Mitch McConnell. Bill Clinton was here in Kentucky stumping for Bruce Lunsford in October and Ashley Judd was here Saturday . This race is being watched all over the country and Bruce Lunsford has a real chance to take Mitch out.
Video clips of Hillary and Bruce are below.

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Jim Pence November 2nd, 2008

Louisville, Kentucky
November 1, 2008

What a day Ashley Judd speaking for Democrats, Lisa Tanner singing our National anthem (Wow can that girl sing) and Bruce Lunsford , a man that will shake your hand, doesn’t dodge a debate and will speak before regular folks with the video camera running. Bruce Lunsford is the real deal, I don’t care what the Chamber of Commerce says.
Below are 3 Videos in this order:

1. Ashley Judd
2. Lisa Tanner
3. Bruce Lunsford

Mike Watt traveled all the way from Mayfield, Kentucky to shoot photos of the event. Click here to view his photos. Thank you Mike!
I shot a few photos also. Click here to view them.
Realizing some folks couldn’t make it to the event Mike and I have tried to give you a flavor of the event through our eyes with our cameras and camcorder. Enjoy.

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Jim Pence October 31st, 2008

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Jim Pence October 31st, 2008

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Jim Pence October 28th, 2008

Those of us that live in rural areas of Kentucky understand the McCain/Palin code words when they speak of Barack Obama and we understand what McCain/Palin are trying to do. They (McCain/Palin) accuse Barack Obama of being the a redistributioner of wealth, when in fact those they are speaking to  have received more than their share of our wealth Click here and here to see what I mean.
They (McCain/Palin) use code words like terrorist and "who is the real Barack Obama" to excite their base and get their right wing racist bigots to go the extra mile for the cause and those of us that remember the J.F.K ., M.L.K . and R.F.K . assassinations are outraged because we know where this kind of rhetoric takes us and I suggest the McCain/Palin ticket does to.
It’s a sad day when the McCain/Palin ticket inspires people like Ashley Todd , Nathan Johnson, Shawn Robert Adolf, Tharin Gartrell , Paul Schlesselman and Daniel Cowart but progressive folks like me that live in rural areas understand what’s going on and we are happy that the real right wing agenda is finally showing it’s self for what it really is, hate and division!
I understand that every Republican is not bad, but I also understand that the word Republican has become synonymous with racism, division, hate and that’s a shame and that’s why I’ve put together the graphic and video below because I’ve had enough of the phony McCain/Palin Republican hate agenda!

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Jim Pence October 27th, 2008

Over the weekend, David Boswell picked up the endorsements of the Courier-Journal and the Elizabethtown News-Enterprise, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a poll showing that if the election were held today, David Boswell would beat Brett Guthrie, 47%-41%.
On Friday, the News-Enterprise backed Boswell, saying, "Boswell with his experience and expertise clearly would be more likely to have a voice in shaping the policies that are most important to residents of the 2nd Congressional District…" On Saturday, Boswell also picked up the endorsement of the Courier-Journal, who said "he has been willing to take the right position on difficult issues…"
In addition to the endorsements, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a poll showing David Boswell with a 6-point lead over Brett Guthrie. Boswell leads Guthrie as the candidate who "will do more to protect jobs in Kentucky" and who "will fight to protect the middle class."
The Boswell campaign also released a new ad this weekend on the "Guthrie Gamble" – Guthrie supports putting pensions in the stock market, he is a champion for NAFTA and other trade deals that will send jobs overseas, and he raised money from Dick Cheney and his friends in big oil while Kentucky families were paying more and more at the pump.

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Jim Pence October 27th, 2008

December, 2007 we submitted a request for the Selective Service Classification Records for Senator Saxby Chambliss,  Rep Tom Tancredo and Senator Mitch McConnell. When we received the Selective Service Classification Records from the Selective Service System all of the records were included with the exception of Senator Mitch McConnell’s and his was an extract put together by Richard Flahavan, Associate Director for Intergovernmental Affairs. When Richard Flahavan was questioned about sending us an extract of Senator Mitch McConnell’s Selective Service Classification Record, he responded in writing that " Selective Service no longer has access to Selective Service records for men born prior to 1960." Knowing that we had already received the full Selective Service Classification Records for Senator Saxby Chambliss, Rep Tom Tancredo born in 1943 and 1945 respectively we felt that  Richard Flahavan was possibly covering for Senator Mitch McConnell. In Richard Flahavan’s extract he writes "the U.S. Army ordered him to undergo an Armed Forces Physical Examination which he did July 9, 1967. Apparently, he did not pass because he was released from the U.S. Army Reserve August 15, 1967." I just love that word apparently!
Several correspondences later we decided to request the information we needed from the National Archives Southeast Region in Atlanta and they sent us Mitch McConnell’s complete Selective Service Classification Records and when we looked under column 7 Armed Forces Physical Examination it was blank , indicating that Mitch McConnell did not receive a Armed Forces Physical Examination as stated by Richard Flahavan, in his extract. If the Selective Service Classification Record is correct and Mitch McConnell didn’t receive Armed Forces Physical Examination, then how could he flunk the Armed Forces Physical Examination he didn’t take and what is the real reason Mitch McConnell didn’t serve his country during the Vietnam war?
Senator Mitch McConnell has an obligation to clear this up and I’m suggesting he publish his military discharge papers for all of us to see and until that time we have good reason to believe he has something to hide.

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Jim Pence October 26th, 2008

October 25, 2008
Radcliff, Kentucky
The big boys were in Hardin County, Kentucky today and they were fired up and ready to go. Among those at the rally were former Nebraska Governor and former U.S. Senator J. Robert “Bob” Kerrey, former Governor John Young Brown Jr., Governor Steve Beshear, Congressman John Yarmuth , David Boswell , Bruce Lunsford , Mike Weaver, former Senator Walter"Dee" Huddleston, Greg Fischer, State Rep Jimmie Lee and more.
This tells me the Democratic party is leaving no stone unturned to win in November. I have put together 4 fairly short videos of the event and they are below. I also managed to get a few photos, click here to view them.

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear

Bruce Lunsford

John Yarmuth

David Boswell

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Jim Pence October 25th, 2008

October 24, 2008
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Right here in red state Kentucky folks were standing in the cold rain waiting to get in the Bowling Green airport to hear and see former President Bill Clinton stump for US senatorial candidate Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky’s 2nd district congressional candidate David Boswell .
I feel Kentuckians are ready for change and I base this feeling on what I’m seeing and I’m seeing it all over Kentucky. Hell Western Kentucky is one of the most conservative places on earth , a Mitch McConnell strong hold and folks there Thursday October 23, 2008  were chanting "Ditch Mitch " at the Kentucky Dam Village Convention Center McConnell/Lunsford debate site. This sort of thing would not have occurred a year ago. I’m tellin’ ya Mitch is in real trouble.
Videos of the event are below. I also managed to get a few photos. Click here to view photos.

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Jim Pence October 23rd, 2008

Pol Watchers

A Republican campaign aide for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has filed a criminal complaint against Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford and his top consultant alleging that the two stole a digital recorder and intentionally erased it after a debate Thursday morning in Western Kentucky.

Richard St. Onge III., a staffer working for National Republican Senatorial Committee, filed the complaint Thursday afternoon charging Lunsford and Achim Bergmann with petty larceny and destruction of property, according to a statement from the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

After the final debate between the U.S. Senate candidates, Republicans with McConnell ’s campaign accused Bergmann of taking and then erasing the GOP staffer’s digital recorder.

Bergmann called it a mix-up because the recorder was on Lunsford’s podium during the debate and he picked it up with his papers.

Bergmann called the charges ridiculous.

"It’s a distraction," Bergmann said. "It’s a distraction. It shows desperation on their part."
Read more.

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Jim Pence October 23rd, 2008

October 23, 2008
Kentucky Dam Village Convention Center:
As we all know this is the last debate Senator Mitch McConnell agreed to have. After this debate there will be no more because Mitch McConnell  has turned down all of the others , including the KET offer that would have been televised for the whole state to see. Once again Senator Mitch McConnell picked a time and venue that made it difficult for his constituents to see him in action. This was an early morning debate and live streamed via the web. Surely Mitch understands that most folks are working this time of day and wouldn’t be able to see him tell us how good things are and surely he knows that it takes high speed internet service to watch live streaming video, but I guess Mitch felt this was the patriotic thing to do.
Plenty of folks were outside the convention center to greet Mitch (snark), but they never got a glimpse of Mitch. Some say he slipped in the back door and others say he waited in a local gasoline station until the protestors left before he went into the Convention Center. Hell who knows, but I do know this Bruce Lunsford walked in the front door of the Convention Center like a man on a mission. Bruce didn’t dodge anyone.
It was a real sight to behold. Right there in Western Kentucky Mitch McConnell’s stronghold and folks were chanting Ditch Mitch and 24 years is enough. I suggest to you these folks are the real patriots and I’ll bet the ones there that served in the military would be more than happy to show you their military honorable discharge papers. How about that Mitch? When will you show us yours?
Click here and here to view photos. Special thanks to Mike Watt for the photos.

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Jim Pence October 22nd, 2008

Former Presiden Bill Clinton will be in Bowing Green and  Paducah,  Kentucky to stump for Bruce Lunsford Lunsford Friday October 24, 2008 (see details below). Unlike Mitch McConnell, Bruce Lunsford doesn’t hide from regular Kentucky folks and this event is free and open to the public.

WHO : President Bill Clinton and Bruce Lunsford

WHAT: Lunsford Senate Campaign Rally in Paducah

WHEN: Friday, October 24, 2008

Press call time is at 9:15 a.m.

Doors open at 10 a.m.

Program begins at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Robert Cherry Civic Center

2701 Park Ave Paducah

WHO: President Bill Clinton and Bruce Lunsford

WHAT: Lunsford Senate Campaign Rally in Bowling Green

WHEN: Friday, October 24, 2008

Press call time is at 11:15 a.m.

Doors open at 1 p.m.

Program begin at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bowling Green/Warren County Regional Airport

1000 Woodhurst Street Bowling Green

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Jim Pence October 22nd, 2008

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Jim Pence October 21st, 2008

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Joe Sonka October 20th, 2008

(crossposted at Barefoot and Progressive)

SUSA has its lastest approval/disapproval numbers for Mitch McConnell, and they are…. not…. good. He’s at 44/49, which means that his last three disapproval ratings from Aug., Sept. and Oct. (47,50 and 49) are his highest ever in the SUSA polls dating back to early 2005.

Oh, and Democrats were undersampled at 47% in the poll (57% registered in the state)

If there was ever a time to Ditch Mitch, it is NOW.

Go volunteer and donate.

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Jim Pence October 20th, 2008

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Jim Pence October 20th, 2008

Kentucky’s largest newspaper. The Louisville Courier-Journal endorses Bruce Lunsford and to make matters worse for Mitch Republican Billy Harper also endorses Bruce Lunsford.

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Jim Pence October 20th, 2008

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Jim Pence October 18th, 2008

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Jim Pence October 18th, 2008

(Owensboro – KY)   Senator David Boswell released a memo from his latest poll, which showed him holding the edge over Brett Guthrie, 41%-40%, with 19% of voters still undecided.  The poll was conducted by Garin Hart Yang Research Group on October 8th and 9th.
One other striking finding of the latest campaign poll is that while Brett Guthrie barely holds onto a favorable rating among voters, David Boswell is viewed favorably by more than a two to one margin. Boswell also holds leads on standing up to the special interests, bringing a fresh approach to Washington, and looking out for average families.
"Our polls reflect what we have heard when talking to Kentuckians – in these uncertain times, voters are looking for an experienced and principled candidate, and in this race that candidate is David Boswell," said Mark Riddle – Boswell’s senior strategist and media advisor. Click here to view poll

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Jim Pence October 17th, 2008

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Terri Whitehouse October 17th, 2008

We have a race, folks:

Lunsford argues that pork projects don’t make up for the economic policies McConnell has shepherded through the Senate. “Kentuckians don’t have a chance to vote out George Bush,” he says, “but they do have a chance to turn out his henchman.” Election Day will determine whether voters are angry enough to do just that. (more)

(h/t: Page One)

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Jim Pence October 16th, 2008

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Shawn Dixon October 15th, 2008

I thoroughly enjoyed it . Thoughts?

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