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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 09:44 AM Apr 2013

Kentucky Newspaper: ‘Despicable’ Content Of McConnell Tapes Is The ‘Real Story

In a blistering editorial published Sunday, the Louisville Courier-Journal sought to shift attention away from the alleged transgressions committed by Progress Kentucky, arguing that the "despicable" content of the audio recordings from a secret strategy session involving Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) constitutes "the real story."

The meeting, held Feb. 2 in Louisville, was allegedly recorded by two activists involved with Progress Kentucky before the audio tapes were obtained and reported on by Mother Jones. In one of the recordings, an aide to McConnell can be heard discussing Ashley Judd, then a potential challenger, and how her history with depression might be exploited in a campaign.

"The contents of the audio are as despicable as they are damaging, leaving Mr. McConnell unable to defend them," the Courier-Journal editorial board wrote. "Instead, he blustered he was the victim of 'Watergate style' bugging by left-leaning enemies and demanded an FBI investigation."

The editorial made a case that the "clumsy stumbling" of the "little-known group" has played into the GOP leader's hands, "helping establish him as the victim he badly wants to be. Meanwhile, Mr. McConnell has masterfully diverted public attention from the offensive content of the tape — which is the real story here — to his outrage over how it was obtained," the editorial read.

Read the entire piece here.

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Kentucky Newspaper: ‘Despicable’ Content Of McConnell Tapes Is The ‘Real Story (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2013 OP
It goes beyond 'despicable' Cirque du So-What Apr 2013 #1
Interesting how the C-J does this without exposing just what McConnell's thugs said. Scuba Apr 2013 #2
From McConnell's point of view: support the troops* AndyA Apr 2013 #4
There is no way this does not hurt McConnell in the long term. yellowcanine Apr 2013 #3
I'm not so sure about that davidpdx Apr 2013 #5
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
2. Interesting how the C-J does this without exposing just what McConnell's thugs said.
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:01 AM
Apr 2013

McConnell was a scumbucket long before Judd ....

AndyA

(16,993 posts)
4. From McConnell's point of view: support the troops*
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 11:11 AM
Apr 2013

*While we're at war, funneling huge sums of money into corporate pockets. Those corporations will donate money to my campaign to keep me (McConnell) elected, so it's all good.

When the troops come home, they aren't really serving any purpose of importance, so why waste good money on them?

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
3. There is no way this does not hurt McConnell in the long term.
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 10:10 AM
Apr 2013

He may be able to muddy up the situation by talking about Watergate style bugging, etc. for a while - but the spoken words are out there and they are not going away. If McConnell wanted to get out in front of this he should have apologized profusely and fired a few people right away. Now it is too late for that.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
5. I'm not so sure about that
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 03:11 AM
Apr 2013

All he has to do is blame it on the "liberal media" for distorting the whole thing as all the conservative assholes do. The majority of his base are stupid enough to buy it (for clarification I'm talking about Republicans) and that gets him at least 45% by default. It wouldn't surprise me if he slimmed his way out of this one.

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