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Retired Lt. Col. Officially Enters Race To Challenge McConnell
GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell, whose support for the Iraq War has made him vulnerable to a challenge in 2008, officially has a challenger: Andrew Horne, a retired Marines lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq and who's also a senior adviser to the antiwar group VoteVets. Here's his announcement video:
Presumably Horne will be making an issue of McConnell's recent comments belittling the deaths of professional soldiers.
His official Web site, complete with bio and other stuff, is here.
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Good stuff. I wish him well. I may send him some money.
December 13, 2007 10:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
Great. A poll that tested Horne last month had McConnell only up 11% on this political novice and under 50%!
December 13, 2007 11:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oh and check out this poll from Idaho Senate which has Democrats much more competitive than expected!
December 13, 2007 11:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
Goodbye, Mitch. It never pays to be on the wrong side of everything...
December 13, 2007 11:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
This guy sounds good.
Does anyone else cringe when a candidate closes a statement by pointing out that they approved the message? Really? You approve of what you just said?
I know why the approval statements are used during ads where there is a voice-over and some other kind of sequence which, in the past might not have been approved by the candidate. That makes sense. But to add the "I approved this message" line to something you're actually saying stupidly speaks to the lowest common denominator.
December 13, 2007 11:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ahhhh, Mitch ain't skeerd. Just another terrorist loving liberal, no doubt.
December 13, 2007 12:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
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December 13, 2007 12:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
You whiney wimps
Oh gosh, gee wiz, oh your so strong,
can I feel your muscles. Oh I am just swooning over the raw display of Democratic prowess. Oh my , I feel a bead of sweat trickling down my breast bone.
I do declare I think I may swoon.
Yeah , all you Democratic losers are so pitiful. Get use to republican power -
because there is more to come for many many years.
George Bush is the best thing that ever happened to you all, your like a bunch of
babies who need to be suckled on a republican tit.
December 13, 2007 12:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
But to add the "I approved this message" line to something you're actually saying stupidly speaks to the lowest common denominator.
There's really no excuse for ignorance on this point.
December 13, 2007 1:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow. Made my hair stand up.
BTW, it's my understanding that the 'approval' statement is required by Federal law on any commercials paid for with campaign dollars and has to be worded exactly that way (except for the 'Semper Fi').
December 13, 2007 2:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
short. declarative. sentences.
this guy is as stiff as cardboard. like what he had to say, though. even if it sounded like a bad parody of a political ad.
December 13, 2007 4:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Since Greg didn't site this, the story broke at these 2 sites this morning:
http://bluegrassroots.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=710
http://pageonekentucky.com/2007/12/13/breaking-andrew-horne-for-us-senate/
December 13, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
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December 13, 2007 5:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
wwwwwwiiiiiiinnnnner.
Time those chicken hawks face up to real soldiers, ones that work for the good of our country and not their own greed. later Mitch.
December 14, 2007 12:58 AM | Reply | Permalink