Posted: 10/28/2012 5:39:29 PM EDT
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http://www.votekentucky.us/
Havent seen much talk about elections here. Lets discuss... First of all. Thomas Massie running for 4th district US congress. 
I will work vigorously to defend the rights of gun owners. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is not principally about hunting or recreation. In fact, the Second Amendment to our Constitution is our Founding Fathers’ restatement of our natural God given right to defend life, liberty, and property.
I’m a decade-long concealed carry permit holder and Class III firearms collector. When I was twelve years old, my father bought me my first gun, an H&R .410 shotgun. In the course of hunting in the woods of Kentucky, he taught me the great responsibility that comes with ownership of a firearm. Now that I am a father of four, I enjoy teaching these same lessons to my children through hunting and target practice. KY state house disctrict 47 is between the current Rick Rand and T.K. Broecker. While Rand is an NRA member, I support T.K. because at least he is willing to make his opinions known and I agree with them. an example: Several of our members have brought up traffic concerns in Oldham County, would you support funding for the widening of Hwy 22 from Jefferson County to Crestwood and turning lanes at the intersection of Hwy 146 and Hwy 393?
■I know that traffic is always a concern. While we all want to improve our economy, allow for growth many don’t want this improvement to happen in their backyards. I don’t know about the widening of Highway 22 as I don’t drive it. If improvement is truly needed then I would support it. I do personally have experience with the Highway 146 and 393 at the Oldham County High School. My personal experience is to avoid that area at 8 in the morning and about 3 in the afternoon. Why you might ask. Well, School is getting out. We have buses trying to gain access to the roads as well as a large number of teenagers. I have driven the area at other times of the day and it is not bad at all. My thought on this is what options are available. Do we truly need to do work on the road when the problem is only for a limited time frame. Is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars the best solution or could human resources be moved to do this? I don’t know but a fast study might find that there are alternates that do not require huge expenses when the state budget doesn’t have the funds. Anyone want to add any of their own endorsments? |
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For those who dont know what district you live in:
REPRESENTATIVES Edit, nevermind arfarf's link works much better |
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You know whats wrong with this state and this country? Its not Obama, he's just a symptom. People dont work the grassroots process, all they want is their king in charge.
Out of 19 state senate seats available for election this year. 9 are unopposed. 5 were unopposed during the primary. All 100 house seats are up for election. 40 of those were unopposed during the primary elections back in may! NOBODY else was interested enough to even try! All it costs is $200 to have your name on the ballot. |
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I didn't know if anyone else saw this posting under the NRA section of Arfcom but it was the first I heard about the opportunity that we will have on Nov 6th to defend our rights to hunt & fish in KY. Just wanted to bring attention to it for anyone in Kentucky that is interested in stopping the "change".
ar15.com - right to hunt NRAPVF - right to hunt |
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We recently returned from an eight state trip through the southern part of the United States. I am horribly surprised at the voter apathy with all that rides on this election. No campaign signs, no handbills in the malls; just plain 'we don't seem to care'. Only exception was Missouri; strictly Romney,Ryan, thank God. Hope this all changes to extreme voting for Romney/Ryan next Tuesday.
BTW, what happens to the Burkesville/Albany/Columbia Kentucky Senate seat now? |
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We recently returned from an eight state trip through the southern part of the United States. I am horribly surprised at the voter apathy with all that rides on this election. No campaign signs, no handbills in the malls; just plain 'we don't seem to care'. Only exception was Missouri; strictly Romney,Ryan, thank God. Hope this all changes to extreme voting for Romney/Ryan next Tuesday. BTW, what happens to the Burkesville/Albany/Columbia Kentucky Senate seat now? I noticed this as well but see it differently. Sure, there are few ads and signs for the national election. The Dems lost the election in "Fly Over Country" a long time ago. Just look at 2010 - more Dems lost their job that day than maybe any other day in history. The Tea Part and Silent Majority showed up. There is no reason to campaign or spend resources in KY for the national election, both candidates know all the electoral votes will go to Romney. It is unsettling, but, the "Rust Belt" states are going to decide this one - and there is definitely an election going on there right now. |
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You know whats wrong with this state and this country? Its not Obama, he's just a symptom. People dont work the grassroots process, all they want is their king in charge. Out of 19 state senate seats available for election this year. 9 are unopposed. 5 were unopposed during the primary. All 100 house seats are up for election. 40 of those were unopposed during the primary elections back in may! NOBODY else was interested enough to even try! All it costs is $200 to have your name on the ballot. Yep. We once had a representative style government. Now we just have a democracy, where we vote in who the majority feels best controls our lives. |
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... fucking OH. Having a place in Northern Ky for so long, I am often asked, "What's the difference between OH and KY, especially Northern KY"? Well, Kentuckians make a lot more sense. The way people in OH vote in national elections shows how weak most of OH is. Also, OH Republican governors suck compared to KY Democrat governors. That is a dang shame. These are just simple facts. |
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I saw this coming if he was re-elected but I figured he'd wait at least 24hrs.
Obama recalls U.N. Arms Treaty talks On a side note, What exaclty does the right to hunt law entail? |
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Am I the only person in this Hometown site that has noticed that Kentucky now has two Republican Senators and five Republician Representatives in Washington D.C. What's up Louisville? The "Free Shit Army" (FSA) is sentinent enough to go out and vote to keep Yarmuth in office to keep the free shit "Entitlements" flowing...and lots of idiotiotic white guilt voters casting their lots with the Democrats to keep the west side minorities placated. |
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Am I the only person in this Hometown site that has noticed that Kentucky now has two Republican Senators and five Republician Representatives in Washington D.C. What's up Louisville? The "Free Shit Army" (FSA) is sentinent enough to go out and vote to keep Yarmuth in office to keep the free shit "Entitlements" flowing...and lots of idiotiotic white guilt voters casting their lots with the Democrats to keep the west side minorities placated. I tried to convert as many east side voters as possible, explaining his voting record and complete lack of guts to buck the administration. He is just as much a communist as his boss in Washington, and never listens to his real bosses here. I have a whole stack of letters from his office telling me not to worry, he and Barak know what's best for us. I've shown them to everyone I know and most don't even care to look at them. I will continue to try and unseat him, but it's slow going as people with critical thinking brains seem to be on the verge of extinction in this district. |
| I knew there were still some folks in Jefferson County with balls. He does leave a taste of bile in my mouth when he is on television. He really should wipe the Obama/Pelosi shit off his nose before talking about representing "the people of Louisville". Will be interesting to watch his voting compared to the rest of the Kentucky representitives in the future. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Am I the only person in this Hometown site that has noticed that Kentucky now has two Republican Senators and five Republician Representatives in Washington D.C. What's up Louisville? The "Free Shit Army" (FSA) is sentinent enough to go out and vote to keep Yarmuth in office to keep the free shit "Entitlements" flowing...and lots of idiotiotic white guilt voters casting their lots with the Democrats to keep the west side minorities placated. I tried to convert as many east side voters as possible, explaining his voting record and complete lack of guts to buck the administration. He is just as much a communist as his boss in Washington, and never listens to his real bosses here. I have a whole stack of letters from his office telling me not to worry, he and Barak know what's best for us. I've shown them to everyone I know and most don't even care to look at them. I will continue to try and unseat him, but it's slow going as people with critical thinking brains seem to be on the verge of extinction in this district. We'll have to have a really good candidate to beat him. The last two opponents he has faced did not get their name out at all. He doesn't get Kentucky either. He is making his number one priority this term the removal of Mitch McConnell.  Apparently he doesn't realize he's now the lone Democratic rep from Kentucky in D.C.. Hey, John. The rest of Kentucky doesn't want your far left politics. |
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He doesn't get Kentucky either. He is making his number one priority this term the removal of Mitch McConnell. Apparently he doesn't realize he's now the lone Democratic rep from Kentucky in D.C.. Hey, John. The rest of Kentucky doesn't want your far left politics.
Your statments are correct, but you are forgetting that Louisville is an anomaly. Louisville isn't part of Kentucky from a philosophical and socioeconomic point of view. Representative Yarmuth was elected to represent his district, which in this case is a liberal-leaning metropolitan area. He isn't concerned with hurting the rest of Kentucky's sensibilities, nor should he be. Additionally, McConnell explicitly stated that his #1 priority was to make President Obama a 1-term president. Regardless as to how you feel about their relative political positions, turn-about IS fair play. (not neccessarily good play, but fair play non the less) |
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Your statments are correct, but you are forgetting that Louisville is an anomaly. Louisville isn't part of Kentucky from a philosophical and socioeconomic point of view. Representative Yarmuth was elected to represent his district, which in this case is a liberal-leaning metropolitan area. He isn't concerned with hurting the rest of Kentucky's sensibilities, nor should he be. Well put Merchovinainana. I'm not a fan of Yarmuth myself. I live in Louisville and voted against him. Last time around I helped a candidate running against him. He does have to be doing something to keep his constituents happy to keep getting re-elected and not challenged in primaries. The GOP and LPKY are also not actively challenging the Democratic stronghold in Louisville. I had something like 4 unchallenged Democrats on my ballot. For all I know they may be good men doing right, but there isn't even a "loyal opposition" being stood up in this area. I chose not to vote, a vote in a race with one candidate is truly a wasted vote. Another objection to Yarmuth is that he is a national Democrat, as opposed to a Kentucky Democrat. Most Democrats in our state legislature are more right leaning than Republicans from places like New York or Massachusetts. |
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He does have to be doing something to keep his constituents happy to keep getting re-elected and not challenged in primaries.
Thank you for the complement. However, I humbly suggest that perhaps you are overestimating the degree to which he is doing something to keep his constituents happy. In the same way that some Republicans were not totally-happy with Romney yet voted for him as a vote against Obama, many Democrats will do the same for their candidate. I’m not completely happy with Yarmuth either, but per my personal priorities he’s the lesser of two evils. Does my allegiance to a candidate despite some shortcomings make me a robot or a tool? Perhaps. Your opinion may vary. Specter of a primary challenge may completely destroy my theory though. RotaryJihad probably knows more about these things than I do; I shall defer to his thoughts on the primary challange and constituent happyness thing. See ya at the match. |