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Breaking: FBI asked to probe secret recordings of McConnell meeting (Original Post) MinM Apr 2013 OP
... onehandle Apr 2013 #1
How did McConnell get all this info about Judd's mental health? wordpix Apr 2013 #12
As far as I understand (and this may not be accurate), what was discussed in McConnell's meeting hughee99 Apr 2013 #13
Who asked the FBI to investigate Mother Jones over story about Mitch McConnell? MinM Apr 2013 #2
Being recorded is only for the little people. nt bemildred Apr 2013 #3
Mitch McConnell is asking FBI to investigate woman who has been dead 80 years? MinM Apr 2013 #4
Yeah...that statement sounds like they are trying to use Projection to cover an internal leak... Volaris Apr 2013 #5
Mitch systematically has now taken any non-politician from ever running anywhere graham4anything Apr 2013 #6
Turtles THRIVE in mud Plucketeer Apr 2013 #7
Turtles lay eggs like McConnell does all the time too... xtraxritical Apr 2013 #18
Right you are! Plucketeer Apr 2013 #20
McConnell is very anal for a turtle. I mock him. Mock turtle, ha, ha... xtraxritical Apr 2013 #23
Rove 101 Octafish Apr 2013 #8
bet a dollar that you are correct pasto76 Apr 2013 #10
or in this case Mnpaul Apr 2013 #14
Where on Earth did they get that nasty idea? MarcoS Apr 2013 #9
Here's the Audio PolitFreak Apr 2013 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #15
Campaigning? Roy Rolling Apr 2013 #16
Sounds like standard ops for Karl Rove. Interesting, since Rove took the lead against Judd blm Apr 2013 #17
Somebody in McConnell's camp sent that audio in KingFlorez Apr 2013 #19
Oliver Willis raises that same point... MinM Apr 2013 #25
I find it hilarious that McConnell staffers on the tape laugh at Judd's religious beliefs aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #21
TERRAPIN-GHAZI!!!1! tanyev Apr 2013 #22
...and they found nothing. n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #24

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
12. How did McConnell get all this info about Judd's mental health?
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 12:08 PM
Apr 2013

Yes, some was in her book but it seems that some was in her medical records, too, which are supposed to be private.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
13. As far as I understand (and this may not be accurate), what was discussed in McConnell's meeting
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 12:21 PM
Apr 2013

was either in her book or she discussed publicly on other occasions.

MinM

(2,650 posts)
4. Mitch McConnell is asking FBI to investigate woman who has been dead 80 years?
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 10:48 AM
Apr 2013
@emptywheel: Best as I understand it, Mitch McConnell is asking FBI to investigate woman who has been dead 80 years?

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/321633087173836800

Volaris

(10,260 posts)
5. Yeah...that statement sounds like they are trying to use Projection to cover an internal leak...
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 10:50 AM
Apr 2013

something tells me Mother Jones didn't do anything illegal in acquiring said recording.

But to decide that it's appropriate to sling that kind of mud at a possible opposition candidate, without a SHRED of proof, THAT strikes me as news, Mitch.
You slimy, hateful little fuck.

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
6. Mitch systematically has now taken any non-politician from ever running anywhere
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 11:02 AM
Apr 2013

what Mitch has also done now-
is by going public with this and most likely setting up this who thing, he will make sure that future people like Ashley never run, not wanting to have secrets revealed.

This is politics and how the game is played, everywhere and always was, and always will be.

Which is why protesting how it is played doesn't get winning.
Getting a candidate seated is winning.


I love when people hate dirty politics while hating that those taken down from the dirty politics were taken down, but think nothing of wanting to find dirt on the other side.

reality states-
You gotta have one $$$ more than the other side
You gotta have one secret more than the other side
and as always, a winner does what a loser won't

Did you all think Mitch was a nice guy gonna play a gentleman's game and roll over?


(old cliche too is-
can't stand the heat? Get out of the kitchen.

what it does appear to indicate though is Ashley knew this would be happening, and she chose not to enter because of this.
Candidates need to weigh these things before floating that they will enter a race, and if they decide there is no way, then stop it very early on.

You gotta seize the day early and often.

It never will be a gentleman's game, and there never will be a dollar free campaign.
There never was, there never will be.
Politics was is and always will be dirty.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
20. Right you are!
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 04:29 PM
Apr 2013

I've got nine hens that lay eggs every day. Not only are they much more productive than McConnell - their eggs have real and palatable potential than ANYTHING Mitch squeezes out!

 

xtraxritical

(3,576 posts)
23. McConnell is very anal for a turtle. I mock him. Mock turtle, ha, ha...
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 06:37 PM
Apr 2013

We need some turtle smile gags.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
8. Rove 101
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 11:33 AM
Apr 2013

1. Bug your own office.
2. Find your bug.
3. Make a stink.
4. Create a federal case out of it.
5. Blame Democrats.

(Lather. Rinse. Repeat.)

PS: Thanks for the heads-up, MinM! Nothing on NPR or the rest of Corporate McPravda about Mr. Rove's class.

pasto76

(1,589 posts)
10. bet a dollar that you are correct
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 11:55 AM
Apr 2013

first thing I thought. Nothing like a warning shot across the bow of a potential competitor. "warning, run against me and relive your mental health battles"


like he isnt a psycopath lunatic himself.

Mnpaul

(3,655 posts)
14. or in this case
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:27 PM
Apr 2013

you may need to add:

record discussion

leak info to Mother Jones

point finger at Mother Jones


MarcoS

(64 posts)
9. Where on Earth did they get that nasty idea?
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 11:45 AM
Apr 2013

"We've always said the Left will stop at nothing to attack Sen. McConnell, but Watergate-style tactics to bug campaign headquarters is above and beyond," Benton also said."

Response to MinM (Original post)

Roy Rolling

(6,853 posts)
16. Campaigning?
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:45 PM
Apr 2013

I thought political office-holders were not to use public assets to run their campaigns. So McConnell is admitting that he uses the taxpayer-funded office to run his political campaign?

blm

(112,920 posts)
17. Sounds like standard ops for Karl Rove. Interesting, since Rove took the lead against Judd
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 02:32 PM
Apr 2013

early on, and this set up is so similar to some of his past tricks, like the Bush debate tapes sent to Gore's campaign office.

Rove - there is NO dirty trick low enough for that scum.

MinM

(2,650 posts)
25. Oliver Willis raises that same point...
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 09:53 AM
Apr 2013
@owillis: the mcconnell story reminds me of the schiavo memo

https://twitter.com/owillis/status/321740745868472320

Also David Corn raises some other issues.
@DavidCornDC: Did Mitch McConnell use senate employees for oppo research on @AshleyJudd?

https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/321981162052538368

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
21. I find it hilarious that McConnell staffers on the tape laugh at Judd's religious beliefs
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 04:40 PM
Apr 2013
http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/09/ashley-judd-mitch-mcconnell-audio-tape-recording-kentucky/

".....At one point, someone plays a recording of Judd describing her religious beliefs:

"I still choose the God of my understanding as the God of my childhood. I have to expand my God concept from time to time, and you know particularly I enjoy native faith practices, and have a very nature-based God concept. I'd like to think I'm like St. Francis in that way. Brother Donkey, Sister Bird."

One of McConnell's staffers can be heard laughing ... saying, "Brother Donkey, Sister Bird!"

Another staffer laughs and says, "The people at Southeast Christian [Church] would take to the streets with pitchforks." ....."



People who belong to a party that includes those who believe the Earth was created just 6,000 years ago and our ancestors rode on dinosaurs daring to laugh at the beliefs of others?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Ouch, it’s so funny it hurts!

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