Ashley Judd Responds To Secret Tape: ‘We Expected Nothing Less From Mitch McConnell And His Camp’

[Hissyspit]

Source: TPM

Ashley Judd Responds To Secret Tape: ‘We Expected Nothing Less From Mitch McConnell And His Camp’

TOM KLUDT 2:27 PM EDT, TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2013

Actress Ashley Judd on Tuesday responded to an audio tape revealing an aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) discussing her history with depression and how it might be used in a campaign.

Judd, who announced last month that she won't be challenging Kentucky's senior senator in 2014, blasted McConnell in a statement read on MSNBC for being so flippant with regard to a "personal struggle such as depression."

"This is yet another example of the politics of personal destruction that embody Mitch McConnell and are pervasive in Washington, D.C," Judd said in the statement. "We expected nothing less from Mitch McConnell and his camp to take a personal struggle such as depression, which many Americans cope with on a daily basis, and turn it into a laughing matter."

McConnell's camp has asked the FBI to investigate the recordings of the secret meeting, which were obtained and reported on by David Corn of Mother Jones. Corn later countered the GOP charges, asserting that the audio wasn't the product of a "Watergate-style bugging operation" as some Republicans have contended.

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[loudsue]

1. I really wish she would run, and would out him and the republicans in general

for every nasty act they do, and tie it into why they "rule" the way they do.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. I wish she'd run too, but the Woodchucks don't want her.

Wouldn't be Sensible, you know.

[WillyT]

5. ROFL !!! - You Owe Me A New Keyboard !!!

[bigdarryl]

7. Are you including Big dog in that bunch

Because he clearly had a favorite in this race and it ain't Ashly Judd

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Who, me? Disagree with Bill?

Heavens No!

[Owl]

10. I also hope she changes her mind and decides to run.

[busterbrown]

18. You mean being as light as a piece of fairy dust??

It’s amazing that the LGBT community don’t bust more of these republican self loathers who destroy lives of so many...

[Demoiselle]

3. Well at least if they're calling it a "Watergate-style bugging operation"...

...they're admitting it's true. Nasty bunch of shitheels.

[Frustratedlady]

4. Oh, honey...you've got that wrong!

‘We Expected Nothing Less From Mitch McConnell And His Camp’

Mitch McConnell is the snake in the grass with which you don't want to tangle. Just look at the glee on his face of late, which shows his excitement at being involved with putting an end to the gun bill through filibustering. You don't see him grinning that often, but performing his evil tricks brings him joy.

You are lucky you aren't running. What you heard on that tape is nothing compared to what he would be capable of doing during a campaign.

[perdita9]

6. It isn't nice to make fun of people's struggles

But no one ever said Mitch McConnell was nice.

We need to elect more nice people to office if we want a functioning government.

[Wednesdays]

17. We tried that once. His name was Jimmy Carter.

Look what happened to him. As they say, nice guys finish...

[kenfrequed]

34. Well...

He was sort of cheated out of office by Iran Contra and October surprise.

[awoke_in_2003]

36. And betrayed by Teddy. nt

[hughee99]

9. Which is interesting because I don't think it was McConnell and his camp

that torpedoed Judd's bid. That came from her own party.

[kenfrequed]

35. Nope

I am convinced someone in MCConnell's camp wasn't impressed by him and heard some things that they thought were terrible.

[ReRe]

11. There's one Party in Kentucky...

...the Mitch McConnell Party.

[Richardo]

12. I wish they'd stop referring to her as 'Actress Ashley Judd'

It's not her name, nor her sole identity.

[davidpdx]

23. I agree

Certainly we wouldn't refer to Skinner as King Skinner of DU. *just kidding Skinner*

[Cha]

13. Excellent comment from Ashley Judd!

So mcconnell has a mole? You better believe he'll play the victim to the hilt and beyond.

thanks Hissyspit

[hue]

14. I hope McConnell has nightmares of paranoia-->ie. "We are recording every one of Your evil thoughts"

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. What's bad is McConnell admitting this is how he sounds in private.

[Major Nikon]

16. Sounds like it was bugged by the one person in attendance that had a conscience

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

19. Expect Rand Paul to be outraged a week from never

Remember the over-the-top playacting from the debate with Conway over the Aqua Buddha ad, where Baby Ron Paul was so outraged over the Aqua Buddha ad that he wouldn't shake his opponent's hand at the end?

Paul was agahast that someone would level a personal attack and go after his religion.

Of course, now that Paul's buddy Mitch does the same to Judd, he has nothing to say whatsoever.

Proving that despite the hype that Paul's some mavericky wild card new breed of unorthodox Republican, at the end of the day, he's every bit as much of a hypocritical, partisan party-line hack as McTurtle.

[L0oniX]

20. No bugs found. What does that tell ya?

[libodem]

21. Makes me sick

Better start getting some callouses on my soul if we are gunna run our lady Hillary. What they won't stoop to. We can expect to see her brutalized in a most uncivilized manner as well.
I don't think I can stand it. She is a national treasure.

[Blue Owl]

22. Operation TurtleTap is concluded

n/t

[davidpdx]

24. Anonymous is that you?

LOL

[midnight]

32. Turtle Tap.... I should of read your post before posting my question to what kind of

spying it was.. Thank you for clearing this up for me.... It was Turtle Tap spying....

[blkmusclmachine]

25. .

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[smirkymonkey]

26. What a bastard!

Poor Ashley. Like she hasn't gone through enough already. She would be a thousand times better than McConnel as a Senator. I just hope that somebody, ANYBODY, defeats him.

[quadrature]

27. how old is Ashley Judd?

I have no clue as to who AJ is,
but anyone 10 YO or older
should know what opposition-research is.
(unless she was 1/2 of a singing duo from
1970)

politicians needs to know everything,
so as to respond to questions.
people not liking that should choose
another occupation.

[lunatica]

28. ?

I don't understand the point you're trying to make

[quadrature]

29. opposition research is as old as time

I don't get what the problem is.

please enlighten me

[lunatica]

31. So you respond with another cryptic comment

Whatever.

[sendero]

33. I could explain this to you..

.... but I'm pretty sure you wouldn't get it anyway.

[midnight]

30. Gee what kind of spying was it, if it wasn't Watergate kind of spying? How creepy...