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Louisville Public Media comes up short on election news
So this appeared on the Louisville Public Media website this week: The Jefferson County Clerk’s Office is preparing for a special election to fill the seat for Kentucky Senate District 37 — it became vacant when Democrat David Yates left in order to become the head of that same clerk’s office. While turnout at special…
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Let’s talk about student journalism in the Ville
This headline appears in the CJ: U of L finds millions for sports but looks to cut newspaper funding. Another headline says: 3 things to know about UofL’s student newspaper potentially losing funding Read the above stories, and you’ll see that UofL is trying to introduce a student fee to run the student newspaper. And…
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And you thought the Ky. GOP was only sexist
Recently, Kentucky GOP officials showed they were sexist assholes by not immediately dumping a state Senate candidate who described women as ” “promiscuous skanks,” “coddled americunts,” “party whores” and “damn sloots.” There’s no way they can top that, right? The Republican Party of Kentucky says they are investigating a “vile” and “reprehensible” post made by the…
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Louisville GOP backs sexist soul-sucking Senate candidate
Just a reminder that the never-ending rot of MAGAt Republicans includes your next-door neighbors in Jefferson County. From Louisville Public Media: The Republican candidate running for a state Senate seat in a special election in South Louisville stands by a 2018 blog post that says “millennial females” aren’t “wife material” and described the “vast majority…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 14
No Kings rallies across America, media shortcomings, government shutdown continues, while food prices rise and health access falls. White House demolition meets Argentine payoff. And finding good cheesecake. Podcast includes references to: Scenes from the No Kings rally in Denver. 200,000 Kentuckians may lose health insurance by 2027 There goes that last tooth in your head
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Can the local media get it right?
Just a quick thought on the No Kings rally and how it was covered in Louisville. It was obvious that the protest against the Orange Menace and his MAGAt cronies in Congress was a success. This from Louisville Public Media: From Paducah to Prestonsburg, Kentuckians gathered at No Kings protests on Saturday to voice dissatisfaction…
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We’re not going to fall for true America haters (MAGAts)
Robert Reich makes an excellent point about the GOP freakout over the coming “No Kings in America” rally: You know Trump Republicans are worried when they slam a planned protest — more than a week before it occurs. Last Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson described this coming Saturday’s No Kings rally as the “hate-America” rally that would draw…
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Go along to get alon– actually to get screwed
Let’s talk about the whitewashing of Louisville elections. From Rickey L. Jones in the CJ: There will be increasing chatter about candidates for myriad political offices as we draw closer to election 2026. The outcome of one race is already clear. This will be difficult for some to hear or accept but there isn’t a…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 13
Dealing with the government shutdown: Is it safe to fly and what’s happening at national parks? Kentucky Democrats on the campaign trail. Reflections on the art fair (show) and a slowdown at the Speed. Links to our discussion: Why the U.S. government has shut down and what happens now (BBC) A couple of quick notes…
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In praise of Jeff Walz
As a season ticket holder, I already knew this about Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz. Nice of the CJ to catch up: Louisville’s Jeff Walz is the best active women’s basketball coach to have not won a national championship. It’s time he’s recognized as such. That may sound like a dubious honor, to be the best…
