On the campaign trail: "Robo" calls, etc. .
I was a recipient of a "Robo" call late last week from former Conservative firebrand turned Liberal, Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia, reminding me (on behalf of the Fletcher campaign) that Mrs. Northup voted against a U. S. House resolution to allow school prayer. The implication was that Mrs. Northup is against children praying. The next day, I received another call from Mrs. Northup decrying the "untruthfulness" of the ad. Yesterday, the Northup campaign released the following infomation, entitled " Fletcher and Bob Barr: Two peas in a pod":
Fletcher continues outlandish attacks on Northup
Northup voted 14 times to support school prayer!
Ernie Fletcher has spent thousands of dollars blanketing Kentucky with a mailer claiming that Anne Northup voted against school prayer. It is another desperate attempt by Fletcher to salvage a campaign built on falsehoods and passing out ceremonial checks.
"I’ve supported school prayer on numerous occasions and Ernie Fletcher knows that," Northup said. "I am disappointed that he would resort to such a personal attack. As a Christian, I am astonished that he has chosen to deceive the voters into thinking I am against school prayer."
Anne has consistently supported school prayer and continues to support allowing young people to pray in school. In fact she has voted to support it 14 times.
Now Ernie Fletcher has former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr making recorded phone calls to Kentucky’s Republicans attacking Anne on school prayer.
And who is Bob Barr?
Former Congressman Bob Barr lobbied to legalize marijuana, left the Republican Party, announced that he voted against George Bush in 2004 and appeared at events with Al Gore. He joined with Democrats to weaken the Patriot Act, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called him a "friend," (FOX News April 18, 2007).
It seems the only friend Ernie Fletcher can find these days is one who has completely deviated from the Republican Party.
I will have a post on the candidates' "attack" ads, starting with the "truffles" ad put out by Mrs. Northup against Fletcher, and then Fletcher's ad suggesting that Northup is against school prayer and Harper's accusing Fletcher of raising taxes and Northup of agreeing to let localities raise taxes.
Comments?
Talking about "Robo" calls, yesterday I also received one from Larry Forgy, who called on behalf of Melinda Wheeler for Treasurer. In the call, Larry Forgy touted Ms. Wheeler's interest in abolishing the office she is running for!
My question is this: Is Ms. Wheeler's call for abolishing the Treasurer's office an attempt to get voters to vote for her or is there any substance to her stance?
And talking about Fletcher, here's his released schedule for his bus tour for today:
Barren County Rally, 9:00 a.m. CST, Old Wal-Mart, Glasgow By-pass, Glasgow, KY
Adair County Rally, Noon CST, Adair County Fairgrounds – Pavilion, Fairgrounds St.
Columbia, KY
Taylor County Rally, 2:15 p.m. EST, Miller Park, HWY 289, Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY
Casey County Rally, 4:15 p.m. EST, Agriculture Center, 675 W. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd.
Liberty, KY
Speak at the Rockcastle County Relay-for-Life, 6:30 p.m. EST (event begins at 6:00pm)
Renfro Valley - Country Music Hall of Fame, U.S. 25, Mt. Vernon, KY.
Fletcher continues outlandish attacks on Northup
Northup voted 14 times to support school prayer!
Ernie Fletcher has spent thousands of dollars blanketing Kentucky with a mailer claiming that Anne Northup voted against school prayer. It is another desperate attempt by Fletcher to salvage a campaign built on falsehoods and passing out ceremonial checks.
"I’ve supported school prayer on numerous occasions and Ernie Fletcher knows that," Northup said. "I am disappointed that he would resort to such a personal attack. As a Christian, I am astonished that he has chosen to deceive the voters into thinking I am against school prayer."
Anne has consistently supported school prayer and continues to support allowing young people to pray in school. In fact she has voted to support it 14 times.
Now Ernie Fletcher has former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr making recorded phone calls to Kentucky’s Republicans attacking Anne on school prayer.
And who is Bob Barr?
Former Congressman Bob Barr lobbied to legalize marijuana, left the Republican Party, announced that he voted against George Bush in 2004 and appeared at events with Al Gore. He joined with Democrats to weaken the Patriot Act, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called him a "friend," (FOX News April 18, 2007).
It seems the only friend Ernie Fletcher can find these days is one who has completely deviated from the Republican Party.
I will have a post on the candidates' "attack" ads, starting with the "truffles" ad put out by Mrs. Northup against Fletcher, and then Fletcher's ad suggesting that Northup is against school prayer and Harper's accusing Fletcher of raising taxes and Northup of agreeing to let localities raise taxes.
Comments?
Talking about "Robo" calls, yesterday I also received one from Larry Forgy, who called on behalf of Melinda Wheeler for Treasurer. In the call, Larry Forgy touted Ms. Wheeler's interest in abolishing the office she is running for!
My question is this: Is Ms. Wheeler's call for abolishing the Treasurer's office an attempt to get voters to vote for her or is there any substance to her stance?
And talking about Fletcher, here's his released schedule for his bus tour for today:
Barren County Rally, 9:00 a.m. CST, Old Wal-Mart, Glasgow By-pass, Glasgow, KY
Adair County Rally, Noon CST, Adair County Fairgrounds – Pavilion, Fairgrounds St.
Columbia, KY
Taylor County Rally, 2:15 p.m. EST, Miller Park, HWY 289, Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY
Casey County Rally, 4:15 p.m. EST, Agriculture Center, 675 W. Wallace Wilkinson Blvd.
Liberty, KY
Speak at the Rockcastle County Relay-for-Life, 6:30 p.m. EST (event begins at 6:00pm)
Renfro Valley - Country Music Hall of Fame, U.S. 25, Mt. Vernon, KY.
Labels: Kentucky politics, Public Service, Republicanism
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 8:00 AM
2 Comments:
Isn't it time that the conservative voters in the Commonwealth showed their disgust with the likes of Ernie and his "advisors"? He's getting some really bad advice from east coast imports, isn't he? Bob Barr hasn't said a useful thing since his first run off with Jack Kingston. He failed that, too. Who invited him to speak for Ernie? Was he high when he did?
Were the folks who invited him high, too?
It's time to send them all to the house.
I agree. They should all go home and we shouldn't allow them within 20 miles of Frankfort's city limits.
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