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As per usual, Palin runs her mouth without having her facts straight. Brown takes her own words and answers them in this campaign video on YouTube:

 

I put this up on Daily Kos, so I'll just link it here. Follow the link to read both statements, plus a separate zinger from Jack.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/5/20/868388/-Kentucky-Dems-Speak-Out-About-Rand-Paul

Poor Mitch -- stuck with Rand Paul as his Senate nominee for the fall. Wonder what he's thinking now? I bet we can tell from the look on his face ...

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Now that Derby is over, it's time to turn our attention to that other race -- the primary election coming up. Do you have your favorites picked out? How about for the US Senate? I've been giving it some thought, and here's how it looks to me on Derby Day:

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So David Adams and I are friends on Facebook. We've shared some discussions about politics -- we actually agree on a few things, albeit only a few. So, when Adams, who is Rand Paul's campaign manager, posted about Paul's stance on coal, I decided to ask a question. Check out his answer:

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I attended the Candidate Forum at the Metro Dem meeting last night. It was, overall, a good forum -- we got to hear from all the candidates that showed (where was Burrell?), and each candidate got to give an opening and closing statement. No big news, really, and not too many sound bites. Connie Marshall delivered one of the most striking -- asked what she would have done differently if she had been mayor since merger, she responded that if she were Mayor Jer, the first thing she would do would be to terminate herself. (To which Jim King replied, "I think he already has.")

After it was over, though, I thought about what we DIDN'T learn about the candidates last night. Here's a list of what we don't know that could hurt us come May:

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Let me say this right up front: I am not a fan of Jim King. His funding of his daughter's campaign, his alleged attacks on Ken Herndon, his support of Mitch McConnell (!!) -- nope, not someone that I have any warm fuzzies for.

But ...

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