THERE ARE denials all around in the Mitch McConnell tape scandal, but the finger pointing is all going one place. People associated with or formerly associated with Progress Kentucky are in the crosshairs, with one official resigning, while the F.B.I. continues their investigation. Buzzfeed got to some of the players, as well as those impacted. [...]
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McConnell’s Nixonian Politics Trained on Ashley Judd Exposed
She’s clearly, this sounds extreme, but she is emotionally unbalanced. I mean it’s been documented. Jesse can go in chapter and verse from her autobiography about, you know, she’s suffered some suicidal tendencies. She was hospitalized for 42 days when she had a mental breakdown in the ’90s. – Secret Tape: McConnell and Aides Weighed [...]
Ashley Judd Adviser Claims Kentucky Dems “Duped” Media and “Shoved Her Out’
“I have been raped twice, so I think I can handle Mitch McConnell.” The actress’ apparent flippant comparison of a political campaign to sexual assault spread like Ebola across the Internet, leading some to classify Judd as the Democratic version of Todd Akin. The problem is, it never happened. [Daily Beast] THE ADVISOR is Jonathan [...]
Seven State Legislatures Introduce Seven “Terrible” Bills
No state legislature is immune from producing what Think Progress calls “terrible bills.” But some of the bills probably are more “terrible” than others. The latest examples, from Think Progress: NORTH DAKOTA: The state’s Republican governor signed a trifecta of terrible anti-abortion bills, which are likely to have the effect of banning abortion in the [...]
Ashley Judd Not Running for Senate
After serious and thorough contemplation, I realize that my responsibilities & energy at this time need to be focused on my family. — ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013 THE TWEET was her announcement. A source close to Judd said that Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes’ interest in potential race made the decision not [...]
Republicans Target Ashley Judd, and Tucker Carlson’s Beat is Her Boobs
We are used to knowing just about everything there is to know about serious political candidates. But will Judd be the first potential senator who has — literally — nothing left to show us? [...] In both 1996′s “Norma Jean and Marilyn” and 1999′s “Eye of the Beholder,” Judd went full frontal and bared her [...]
Powerhouse Ashley Judd Sets Sights on the Insider’s Insider, Mitch McConnell
She hasn’t announced yet, but her biggest supporter in Kentucky, Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth, told ABC News, “I would be surprised if she doesn’t run at this point.” “My impression is this is something she wants to do, and she is now taking the time to make the contacts she needs to make throughout the [...]
The Sexist Conservative Democratic Fear of Ashley Judd
They see her losing the Senate contest — an uphill climb for any Democrat — and potentially poisoning the conservative brand of some state Democrats. – Kentucky Democrats Fear Judd May Drag Down Ticket SO, LET me get this straight. Sexist Democrats who are also conservative are afraid that Ashley Judd may lose to Senator [...]
Karl Rove Targets Ashley Judd by Mocking Kentuckians in “Vote For Me, You Hillbillies”
The ad uses clips of Judd saying, among other things, that she is “aggressively and delightfully radical” and would “follow” Obama anywhere. Those kinds of quotes aren’t likely to engender her to Kentucky voters, who overwhelming voted Republican in the last presidential election. [USA Today] KARL ROVE is scared of Ashley Judd. Judd is considering [...]
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