Two years ago, Kentucky state Representative Tom Riner put an amendment into a homeland security bill ordering the state Office of Homeland Security declare its initial duty as “stressing the dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth.”
The Lexington Herald-Leader spelled out the requirements of the bill:
Specifically, Homeland Security is [...]
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Poll Suggests Many Want To Believe Obama Is A Muslim
Posted in October 27th, 2008
After months of campaigning, many voters still do not think Barack Obama is a Christian. This is an amazing statistic because widespread information and news properly identifies Obama as a Christian with overwhelming evidence.
In a Kentucky survey, Obama was identified by 61% of the people as a Christian, 14% picked Muslim, 1% said he was [...]
Kentucky Politician Released From Jail After Offering To Trade Hog For Girls
Posted in August 27th, 2008
Otis “Bullman” Hensley, Jr., a former candidate for Governor of Kentucky, is out of jail after facing sex charges for complimenting two girls. Hensley offered to trade “a good fattening hog” to the aunt of a 13-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister.
In response, the girls’ father initiated charges of first-degree attempted unlawful transaction with a minor. [...]
Republican Candidate Arrested For Assault After Firing Handgun At Neighbor
Posted in August 16th, 2008
It is probably safe to assume that Republican John Albers is pro-gun. He is a candidate for Kentucky’s District 35 state Senate seat currently held by Democrat Denise Angel. Albers revealed his pro-gun stance when he got into an argument with a neighbor. Albers accused the neighbor of taking Albers’ belongings. Albers grabbed his neighbor by the [...]
Judge Rules Kentucky Legislature Can No Longer Stop Time
Posted in August 1st, 2008
A Franklin County judge has ruled that the Kentucky Legislature’s practice of stopping the clock so that bills could be considered past the April 15 deadline is unconstitutional.
The Kentucky constitution requires that the legislature present bills to the Governor by April 15. In the past, both houses of the Kentucky legislature have engaged in the [...]
Former “Predator” Actor Turned Politician May Be Booted Off Ballot
Posted in July 27th, 2008
It does not look like actor Sonny Landham will be following in the footsteps of his fellow “Predator” actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura. They both were elected to high political office. Landham is facing possible rejection by the Libertarian Party for which he is a candidate to the U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
During the next [...]
Few Challengers For Kentucky Incumbents
Posted in July 22nd, 2008
by Glenn Church in Kentucky
Kentucky has a disturbing trend in political races. Of the 119 House and Senate seats up in the state legislature, only 37 have competitive races. That means 72 are essentially automatic reelections for the incumbent. Of those competitive 37, 5 have no incumbent. That means only 32 of the 114 incumbents have challengers.
Most observers suggest [...]
Another “Predator” Leaps To Politics
Posted in June 26th, 2008
It is hard to imagine the movie “Predator” as a hotbed of political energy, but there must have been some interesting discussions during film breaks. Two members of the cast, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, made a successful leap into politics.
Now a third “Predator” actor, Sonny Landham, is trying. [...]
In Kentucky, Marriage Determines Fatherhood, Not DNA
Posted in April 26th, 2008
The Kentucky Supreme Court split 4-3 in a custody appeal by a man who fathered a child of a married woman. After having an affair with an unmarried man, the woman broke off the relationship to repair her marriage. She decided to keep the child and have the stepfather, her husband, raise her young son [...]
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