So ousted Anne Northup has officially announced her candidacy against Rep. John Yarmuth. Also running in the GOP primary will be Louisville businessman Chris Thieneman, and it appears that some GOP careerists aren’t too happy about that:

[Thieneman] claimed in an interview that people working on her behalf have “threatened” him in an effort to get him out of the race — including Larry Cox, who runs Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office in Kentucky.

He said the threats weren’t of a physical nature. But he added that he had angered Northup and other Republicans and that the race would be ugly.

Northup denied that she or anyone working on her behalf has tried to get Thieneman out of the race. “There are several advantages of having a primary,” she said.

Thieneman, 42, is running as an “anti-establishment” candidate, but he said his comments weren’t orchestrated to help him solidify that position in the race.

He said several elected officials and other Republican officials have called him over the past few days and suggested that he leave the race or face an ugly battle against Northup.

He said that one state representative told him he has “stirred up Anne’s hornet’s nest,” and that Cox told him “you’re going to be in a fight like you’ve never been in before, and it’s going to be nasty.”

He also accused McConnell of being behind efforts by the party last year to clear the field for Roberts. He said “no one is going to convince me that Mitch McConnell didn’t have Erwin supposedly called up.”

Anne, give it up. We don’t want you. Your own party didn’t want you. Try to have a modicum of dignity, why don’t you? The message of Kentuckians to you and McConnell is loud and clear: we are SICK to DEATH of our elected officials not TALKING TO US, not LISTENING TO US and most of all, not WORKING FOR US! We are tired of politicians BOUGHT AND SOLD!

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I don’t know Chris Thieneman from Adam, but I feel for the guy because he’s encountering the wrath of Anne Northup and Senator Mitch McConnell. I realize, Chris Thienaman is a Republican, but he is standing up to power and I respect that.
It’s just more proof that Senator Mitch McConnell is the boss here in Kentucky and if you get in his way, you’re gonna pay. If you’re Heather Ryan, a Democrat, asking Senator Mitch McConnell a question he’s uncomfortable with, or a dedicated Republican not doing what Senator Mitch McConnell wants, the results are the same, you’re gonna pay.
Heather Ryan is a Democrat and Chris Thieneman is a Republican, and I have this to say to both of them, you’re gonna find out who your real friends are.
When it comes to politics Chris Thieneman and I may not agree on anything, but I believe we can agree on this, we don’t always go along to get along and we know what goes around comes around.
This is a free country and those that want to kiss Senator Mitch McConnell’s ass are free to do so and those that want to kick his ass are just as free.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not in a ass kissing mood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The video below is audio from the Tony Cruise Show Yesterday, January 28, 2008 and don’t be surprised if Senator Mitch McConnell pressures WHAS 840 to have the video removed from Youtube. If you click on the video and it says this video is no longer available, then you’ll know that Senator Mitch McConnell doesn’t want you to see it, but don’t get discouraged, if that occurs, just send me an email requesting the video and I’ll send it to you.
The Hillbilly

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