Immigration pt.1/3: Dark side of the American Dream
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild
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May 23, 10
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My Census!! My Census!!! I’m White????
A month ago I received the census to fill out and noticed something strange. When it came to choosing race Hispanic or Latino was no longer an option, instead it was a question that preceded the race question. Are you Hispanic or non Hispanic? Naturally I answered Hispanic. The next
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Apr 26, 10
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More guns, Less crime
Gun control advocates have been lobbying for strict gun laws for decades under the premise that the strict regulation of guns will equate to lower crime rates. Strict gun laws, while well intentioned, have actually had the exact opposite effect in places where they have been implemented. I have sele
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Apr 12, 10
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Conway, Mongiardo Spar at Candidate Forum
A battle royale it wasn't, but Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo and Attorney General Jack Conway sparred every now and then during a forum for the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates at U of L last night. The two frontrunners took alternate hits at each other in answering the first question about
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Apr 2, 10
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Kicking the Census Out of Me
I didn't mean to, but I did mistakenly toss my Census form in the trash. And now that our government and political officials are urging me to return the form, I'm feeling a little guilty. Even Gov. Steve Beshear is devoting his weekly video commentary to the Census, telling us
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Apr 2, 10
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Let's Sensationalize These Forums
I've been determined to get out to one of the near-daily Mayoral Forums, and yesterday the gang was over at Assumption to talk with high schoolers about issues in the Mayor's Race. It occurred to me that there have been so many of these (including one at the University of
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Mar 31, 10
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Fischer Launches TV Campaign
With 7 weeks to go until the May Mayoral primary, Greg Fischer launched his first TV ad -- a :60 introductory spot that highlights his four main issues. He says his campaign is about creating jobs, investing in clean energy jobs, government transparency and one actual position -- he's in
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Mar 30, 10
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Health Care Fight Continues in Kentucky
Just because President Obama signed the health care reform legislation, don't think for a minute that the citizens and politicians are done with the issue. The Tea Party Express is rolling across the country criticizing the President's every thought, with the antipathy on both sides stooping daily t
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Mar 30, 10
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Did President Obama make being a racist a cool thing?
Okay, so when President Obama announced that he would be running to become the president, I noticed the African American community rejoice. I, actually, sat back and started to wonder. Was America REALLY ready for a non-white president? I mean, this is America ya know. Once he took oath, I
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Mar 29, 10
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Bradshaw On the Campaign Trail
Glenda Bradshaw certainly needs some work on her image. She's a candidate for Jefferson County attorney, a Democrat, facing incumbent Mike O'Connell in the May primary. When she was last seen making news, she was being escorted out of the Hall of Justice Jan. 5 after she was fired as
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Mar 29, 10
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Thieneman Taking Audit Credit in New Spot
It's no surprise that Republican Mayoral candidate Chris Thieneman is quick to pounce on the state audit of local government. In fact, he takes credit for pressuring the city on Cordish and other aspects in this new spot just released this weekend.
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Mar 26, 10
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Threats of Violence Mounting Against Politicians Over Healthcare
Congress always has its fair share of nuts and cranks sending hate mail, but it's gotten uglier than usual after the passage of the health care overhaul. Politicians - mostly Democrats, a few Republicans - have been receiving anonymous threats on their lives, obscene phone calls, threatening faxes (
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Mar 26, 10
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8 Found Guilty of Voter Fraud in KY
So you think ACORN is corrupt. Try Clay County, Kentucky, where all eight defendants in a federal election fraud conspiracy trial have been found GUILTY. Each faces up to 20 years in prison. And these defendants weren't just ordinary people. Six were high-ranking election officials. The county clerk
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Mar 26, 10
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Sarah Palin Taking Aim at Democrats? Check Out Controversial Pic
So...Sarah Palin's back in the news and it seems she's stirred up quite a bit of controversy over her latest chart...Her contention is that a number of Dems need to be defeated in November. No big controversy there. But it's the way she's showing her "plan of attack" that has
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Mar 25, 10
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Bullshit Partisan Politics
Our Human Resources Manager sent an email to the company managers this morning titled "Healthcare Reform Update". "Oh," I thought, "Maybe there's some actual information going around that will be helpful." The email was a forward from Gallagher Benefit Services. The first paragraph was: The Immediat
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Mar 23, 10
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Jack Takes to Offense on Health Care
Maybe it takes one candidate to draw a line in the sand on a divisive issue to get voters to focus on a race. In the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, Jack Conway is doing just that. He's putting out press releases and even started a website, DanielMongiardo.org, to
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Mar 23, 10
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Biden Drops the F* Bomb at Healthcare Signing...Video Included
If you were at work today, you may have missed it. But, once again, Vice President Joe Biden has shot off his mouth at the wrong time, in the wrong place, using all the wrong language. For some unknown reason the president thought it would be okay to let Biden
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Mar 23, 10
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Near-Universal Health Care: It's On!
For better or for worse, President Obama's health care plan is now a done deal. Tonight, the Democratic-controlled Congress finally approved the President's historic legislation to extend health care for tens of millions of uninsured Americans. Even more significantly for some, the measure aims to p
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Mar 22, 10
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Facebook and Healthcare "Reform." It Makes Enemies of Friends
There's been an interesting phenomena on Facebook....People, including me, are using their status updates as a statement on their political viewpoint. This weekend was a prime example. At a time when the NCAA brackets were busting all over the country, people were updating their statuses to voice th
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Mar 22, 10
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States Preparing to Challenge Obama Bill's Constitutionality
President Obama signs the newly-passed health care bill into law Tuesday, but it's not over yet: at least eleven U.S. states have vowed to challenge it in court as being unconstitutional, the moment his pen hits the paper. The attorney generals for Alabama, Nebraska, Texas, Florida, South Carolina,
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Mar 22, 10
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