Grant County Democratic Party

Tea Party Branded Thomas Massie - neo-anarchist or neo-feudalist?

He's announced as a GOP candidate for 4th District Congress and in this video there are hints of paranoia and tinfoil hat.  The Tea Party brand is like jello as is their reasoning and logic.  But since when is being anti-American being patriotic?  Attacking government, tearing down government, on half-truths and lies and mangled historical context -- that's a road to disaster.  

 

Richie Farmer is Expendable and the Mica Sims Appointed Head of the GOP is Pushing Richie Out of the Lifeboat

Ky Auditor Adam Edelen will be auditing Richie Farmer's Ag department at incoming Ag Commissioner Jamie Comer's request (and at a cost to Ag of $15K).  Richie Farmer's girlfriend has been fired, allegations of misuse of funds to purchase vehicles, hotel rooms. trips to the Carribean and other sundry items (the refrigerator is still missing) have been made by employees who worked at Ag under Farmer (no pun intended).  Yes, Richie Farmer is expendable and there's no graceful way to push him over the side -- and now the question becomes:  Is David Williams next? 

Kentucky's Concerns: Unemployment, the Economy, the Deficit, Pensions -- and Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger) Focuses on Confederate Pensions?

Seriously? Adam Koenig finds an old statute from 1912 that offers a $50-a-month pension to any veteran who can prove service in the Confederate Army, akin in its antiquity to the one in Kansas where "All cars entering the city limits must first sound their horn to warn the horses of their arrival " and he makes it a big gov't criticism. Trivial does not begin to describe Koenig's thought processes. 50 years since the last Confederate vet passed away - sheesh. And this follows the recent attempt to remove the dueling term from oaths of office in Kentucky. Time to send Koenig home and get a real representative, one with a far better sense of priorities. Oh, and a sense of history and the layers of Kentucky character, too.

(Really amusing was someone in the Enquirer story's comment section blamed it on Obama)

Kentucky claims title for nation's goofiest Senator. Rand Paul (Embarrassment - KY) holds title against all challengers!!

Rand Paul uses pseudoscience to assert air pollution doesn't aggravate asthma.   Contrary to real science and conclusions by medical doctors and the National Institute of Health's conclusions.  Proof once more that he'll say anything regardless of the truth of his statements. 

David (Silvio Berlusconi) Williams' Hold On the Kentucky State Senate is No Longer Quite So Strong

You knew it when, without prompting, Sen. Robert Stivers (R-Clay) came out to assure us Williams would be Senate President until at least 2013.  But the absolute shellacking Williams took from Steve Beshear in Beshear's landslide win says different.  David Williams exposed the GOP and the Tea Party as paper tigers and impotent (Well, Bill Johnson helped).  TWENTY+ points!!!  Referenced in Politico as a 'populist clown,' David Williams is seeing the sun set on his political career.  He's more like Berlusconi of Italy in his recent defeat than the facade that was the David Williams of the Senate -- until he chose to run for governor.  David Williams got one Hell of a no confidence vote yesterday - as did Berlusconi.  Twizzle Twazzle Twuzzle Twome - Time for David Williams to Go Home!!  (Ok, I dated myself - a paraphrase of an old cartoon from the 60s).

Democrats Defeat Republicans State Wide!! Beshear, Conway, Grimes, Edelen, Hollenbach Win!

Govenor Steve Beshear easily won re-election with a 21% lead in the polls on Tuesday. David Williams, characterized in one report as a 'populist clown' who tried to make the Hindu faith an issue, is seeing the sun set upon his political career.  No matter that Sen. Robert Stivers says Williams will maintain his Senate presidency until 2013 - 2013 is a long way off.

 Jack Conway won re-election with a similar margin defeating Todd P'Pool in that race. P'Pool campaigned against the federal government while Conway campaigned for the office of Kentucky Attorney General. 

Allison Lundergan Grimes defeated Republican Bill Johnson by almost a 2-1 majority.  Johnson's tinfoil hat theories about voter fraud, an attempt to both suppress the vote as well as inflame potential right wing supporters, failed miserably. Grimes maintained a steady campaign pace throughout while Johnson kept swinging for the cheap seats -- and striking out.

Adam Edelen and Todd Hollenbach also won their races.  Both ran against establishment Republicans, well funded opponents with records.  Obviously money wasn't enough to overcome their Republican records.

The only defeat suffered by Democrats on Tuesday was in the race for Commissioner of Agriculture.  Jamie Comer won in a landslide over Bob Farmer..  Some wonder whether voters thought they were voting against Richie Farmer, David Williams' erstwhile running mate.

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway will visit Wilder

7:04 pm, Sep 30, 2011 | Written by Scott Wartman   |  

POLITICAL NOTES

"WILDER— The public can meet Attorney General Jack Conway when he attends a reception in Wilder on Wednesday, Oct. 5 hosted by the Democratic executive committees of Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties."

Come meet and greet the incumbent and future AG for the Commonwealth of Kentucky!!  "The reception is free at the Wilder City Building, 520 Licking Pike, and will run from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m."

Come Participate in Our Regular Monthly Democratic Executive Committee Meetings!

Welcome to the website for the Grant County Democratic Executive Committee. We are interested in getting persons with highest integrity and ethical standards elected to local and state office. Check this site regularly to stay updated on local events, and to find ways to participate in the political process. We invite you to come visit us at our monthly meeting, which is held at the Williamstown City Building at 7 PM on the last Thursday of every month.  Check our Calendar of Events for a schedule of events.

How to Participate
Participation in our work is easy: come to our monthly meeting to find out more.

Meeting time and place

When: 7 PM on the last Thursday of the month.

Where: Williamstown City Building located at 400 N. Main Street, Williamstown, KY 41097

Voter Information
Updated information on how to register to vote can be found at the Kentucky Secretary of State website. The site contains additional useful information on voting times and polling places.

Republican Voter Suppression in the Guise of Fixing What Ain't Broke.

Bill Johnson is the Republican candidate in Kentucky for Secretary of State.  On Monday night Johnson appeared with the Democratic candidate, Alison Lundergan Grimes, and made a fool of himself, particularly with his choice of Tea Stoogest jewelry At the 43:35 minute mark in this video you'll discover exactly why Bill Johnson is a loser and a con artist. Ask him one simple question and get zilch. Johnson is touting his cure to voter fraud -- but he cannot cite one single example. His goal, the Republican goal, is voter suppression and voter suppression only.

Grant County Democrats Deliver Prize to Winner of Our Rifle Drawing!!

 

 
The Grant County Democrats are proud to announce the winner of our Rifle Drawing at the 2011 Grant County Fair has received her prize!! Tammi Grove, of Florence, received the AMD 65 rifle from Rick Fornash, owner of Cedar Ridge Tactical LLC in Williamstown, KY, and Bill Adkins, Chair of the Grant County Democratic Executive Committee.  Ms Grove reports she was pleased to find out she had won the drawing.  This is the third year Grant Democrats have held this free drawing for a firearm in support of our Second Amendment rights.  We're looking forward to next year's Grant County Fair!!  Pictured with Ms Grove are Rick Fornash and Bill Adkins delivering her prize to her.