Posted by Moonage on 07 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: Media, National Politics
We had an election last night here in Kentucky. This is how MSNBC interpreted it:
Cyclist Lance Armstrong and Kentucky’s new governor were among the few people who could get voters to embrace change on a day they seemed inclined to re-elect incumbents and reject ballot measures calling for new proposals.
I tired long ago of pointing [...]
Posted by Moonage on 23 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: US Regional Politics
I have written a lot on Louisiana’s propensity to condone corruption in their government. From governor to mayors to congressmen, it just seemed to be an accepted part of doing business. No matter how bad things got, they just kept sending the same people back. William Jefferson’s still there, Ray Nagin’s still there, Blanco decided [...]
Posted by Moonage on 16 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Ethics, US Regional Politics
A central theme in this year’s gubernatorial race in Kentucky has been the consistant charge of how corrupt the current governor’s administration has been. Fletcher was hit with several charges of illegal hiring practices by the current attorney general, Greg Stumbo. When Stumbo decided to run for governor, this presented a conflict of interest. So, [...]
Posted by Moonage on 22 May 2007 | Tagged as: US Regional Politics
Here in Kentucky, we had to endure a rather ugly political fight for about a year ( it felt like a LOT longer ). Attorney General Greg Stumbo indicted Governor Ernie Fletcher and just about everyone that worked for Fletcher in any shape or capacity. As soon as the indictments were released, every [...]
Posted by Moonage on 20 May 2006 | Tagged as: Energy Policy
An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners Saturday, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said. A sixth miner was able to walk away from the blast and out of the mine on his own…
“This tragedy only compounds what has already been a horrific year in America’s coal mines,” Roberts said in a statement.
Earlier this [...]
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