More Grayson Endorsements

[Sine Die]

From the Herald-Leader (http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/02/05/grayson-picks-up-support-from-27-county-judge-executives/):


Secretary of State Trey Grayson is receiving endorsements from 27 county judge-executives in his Republican bid for the U.S. Senate.

“Building a strong statewide grassroots organization has been our goal from day one. Judge-executives have their finger on the pulse of their communities and I am honored to have their endorsement,” Grayson said in a statement. from his campaign.

This is a good list of influential local officials offering their support. However, I view today's release as an additional signal that TG's campaign is flailing for any good news they can latch on to. The timing - a Friday release - is terrible press strategy. That guarantees the story hits the papers on the lowest circulation day - Saturday. The only reason a campaign manager in his right mind in Kentucky would release this news on a Friday is an attempt to stop the bleeding.

[Malachi]

You'd hope the Establishment Candidate would get the bulk of the old establishment vote.


Post their names, maybe we can target them in the next election. :p

[Matt Collins]

Just another establishment hack getting the endorsement of his country club golfing buddies.

http://www.thirdwayblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/teapartay.jpg

[Malachi]

Here is one name on the list.

Judge Ann Melton (Adair County)
http://www.kcjea.org/images/Adair%20-%20Melton.jpg
(270) 384-4703
(270) 384-9754
acjudge1@duo-county.com

YouTube - March interview with Judge Ann Melton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHCgFz_OZqY)


Adair County Judge Ann Melton will personally spend more than $14500 to replace a deficit found during an audit of the county clerk's office. ...
Link (http://www.topix.com/forum/city/columbia-ky/T2N1QLC5DIDEQOD65)


Here (http://www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=34234) she is proud of her purchasing records despite being $70,000 over budget.

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im confused.

[Malachi]

im confused.

Yes, you are. :p

It was a different lists of political hacks.

[Malachi]

The lady I googled has a few opponents in the GOP primary.
http://apps.sos.ky.gov/elections/candidatefilings/statewide/countyfilings.aspx?id=3

Maybe Rand should meet a few of these people.


Karma is a m*therf*ucker.....

[Chieftain1776]

And how many of these probably were bankrolled by Merwin Grayson Sr?

Oh and this endorsement fits Grayson perfectly! Thieving swine the whole lot of them:


Judge Moore travels the globe to save Boone County tax dollars! (http://stoptaxingboonecounty.blogspot.com/2009/07/judge-moore-travels-globe-to-save-boone.html)
Moore took trips at group's expense
By Amanda Van Benschotenavanbenschoten@nky.com

Boone County Judge-executive Gary Moore has taken at least three trips during the past four years paid for by the Kentucky Association of Counties, according to records of the group's expenses.
KACo is under investigation by the state Auditor's Office following a recent Lexington Herald-Leader report about its spending practices.

KACo is essentially funded by tax dollars, since its budget is made up of dues and fees paid by the counties.
The group spent $600,000 on travel, meals, gifts and other items in 2007 and 2008, according to the report.
That includes at least $3,000 on two trips taken by Moore, according to expense records posted on the Herald-Leader's Web site.

In a statement, Moore said he often attends National Association of Counties (NACo) conferences and events.

"From time to time KACo has offered to cover some of this expense, saving the citizens of Boone County budgeted tax dollars," he said.
In early March 2007, he traveled to Washington, D.C., with a state group for a NACo legislative conference.

KACo paid $2,279.79 for Moore's five-night stay at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel, just two blocks from the White House.
The group also paid for his August 2008 trip to the NACo annual conference in Kansas City, Mo.

His Delta Air Lines flight cost $420. A note on the expense record asks if Moore should be sent an invoice for the flight; a second note says KACo would pay for it.
The group also paid for his three-day stay (and that of at least 22 other people) at the Holiday Inn Aladdin.

The Herald-Leader has reported that Moore's flight and hotel stay totaled $720. KACo also paid $7,000 for a group dinner on that trip.
Moore disclosed that he also traveled to Hawaii in July 2005 for the NACo annual conference. That trip was not included in the other records.
He was accompanied by County Commissioners Charlie Kenner and Terri Moore, then-County Administrator Jim Parsons, and some of their spouses, whom he said traveled at their own expense.

Moore said most of the trip was paid for from the county's training and travel budget, which is approved annually in the operating budget.
Moore said he used personal SkyMiles for his flight, and KACo paid for the hotel.
He issued three brief statements this week, but he has declined to discuss further details about the trips.

The issue was raised Tuesday by his primary opponent, Commissioner Cathy Flaig, who says she has never taken a KACo-funded trip.
In a statement Thursday, she accused Moore of "a lack of judgment" for accepting travel from a group that does business with the county.
Moore said Flaig is attacking him on the issue "because she has no real vision to move Boone County forward."

[Sine Die]

The lady I googled has a few opponents in the GOP primary.
http://apps.sos.ky.gov/elections/candidatefilings/statewide/countyfilings.aspx?id=3

Maybe Rand should meet a few of these people.


Karma is a m*therf*ucker.....

That's a good idea. Here's another one. Many of these people have primary races just like Judge Melton. Might be a good time to send a few bucks the direction of their rivals and let the people on this list know that they just funded their opponents with their endorsement of TG.

These people need to know they backed the wrong horse.

You can find their email addresses here: http://www.kcjea.org/judge_executives.html