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kpete

(71,997 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 04:40 PM Oct 2014

McConnell Steps Out From Behind The Curtain & Speaks to Big Blue Nation ---It's a Disaster.

Today he stepped from behind the curtain and called into a radio show. And spoke.
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Then this week on Monday a reliable poll drops and Grimes is up 46-44.
McConnell gets beat up on the radio by Jones again on Monday and Tuesday.

Finally McConnell calls in himself just a few minutes before eleven today. He will come in on in five minutes. Obviously tactical . . . he denies Jones a chance to prepare.

McConnell is combative throughout the interview. Condescending. Won't answer questions. Scripted. A disaster.

Why is this important? This is the LARGEST audience that will hear the candidates. Many more people (I'd suspect) listened to McConnell today on the radio than will hear Grimes and McConnell debate on Monday night on public television. [It is their only debate.]

I've linked to the interview via Ky Sports Radio. It's 14 minutes long and well worth a listen in learning about McConnell's condescension and sense of entitlement that he is Kentucky's senator. And as a sidenote, he tries to play to the Kentucky audience that he is a HUGE Kentucky fan. Everyone knows this is a bunch of crap.

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Anyway. Listen on. This is an important one if you're following this race.

The McConnell Interview on Kentucky Sports Radio:

http://kentuckysportsradio.com/main/listen-to-senator-mitch-mcconnell-on-kentucky-sports-radio/

MORE:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/08/1335191/-McConnell-Speaks-to-Big-Blue-Nation-It-s-a-Disaster

Joe Sonka
?@joesonka
Multiple conservative friends in KY telling me that McConnell was a disaster on KSR today.
fwiw. #kysenhttps://twitter.com/joesonka/status/519888488179961856
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McConnell Steps Out From Behind The Curtain & Speaks to Big Blue Nation ---It's a Disaster. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2014 OP
Let's hope this disaster translates into votes for Grimes LonePirate Oct 2014 #1
k&r... spanone Oct 2014 #2
I can smell the flop sweat all the way to NM Warpy Oct 2014 #3
This would be such a nice victory n/t Cary Oct 2014 #4
Keep your chin up, buckaroo. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2014 #5
Urrrr IkeRepublican Oct 2014 #6
He has to lose this election proReality Oct 2014 #7
This lady is going to win. kentuck Oct 2014 #8
Can't argue with that AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #9
It's amazing how much of a train wreck he can be davidpdx Oct 2014 #10
Same here IkeRepublican Oct 2014 #11
What a freak. Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #12

LonePirate

(13,426 posts)
1. Let's hope this disaster translates into votes for Grimes
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 04:48 PM
Oct 2014

A retired turtle in January would make me very happy.

Warpy

(111,277 posts)
3. I can smell the flop sweat all the way to NM
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 04:53 PM
Oct 2014

I really hope that corrupt old fossil's time is up. He's really got to go.

AwakeAtLast

(14,132 posts)
9. Can't argue with that
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 10:41 PM
Oct 2014

I am from a place in So. IL that is near to enough of KY that even the reddest parts of So. IL know that Mitch needs to go!

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
10. It's amazing how much of a train wreck he can be
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 10:49 PM
Oct 2014

and still be within reach of winning. I just hope the guy goes down in flames

IkeRepublican

(406 posts)
11. Same here
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 02:57 AM
Oct 2014

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. MTB's a Repuke and Kentuckians will gladly pull the lever for him irrelevant of how much they piss and moan about him. Many of them would much rather walk out into I75 near Lexington during rush hour than ever vote for just one Democrat.

Afraid the holy ghost will gedd'em. Booga-booga!



Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
12. What a freak.
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 03:37 AM
Oct 2014

I still can't get over how he randomly inserted the tidbit of the host being an Obama supporter into the conversation.
did that have to do with anything?

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