Posted on 10/14/2009 10:18:22 AM PDT by Steelfish
Ex-Governor's Son Emerges As Murder Suspect
Kentuckian Steve Nunn accused of killing ex-girlfriend, abusing his father
Ed Reinke / AP
Former State Rep. Steve Nunn speaks during a forum in Louisville, Ky., in this Jan. 24, 2003 file photo. Nunn is being held in Fayette County jail on a murder charge for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend.
Oct. 14, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Steve Nunn said nothing in court. His glum, unshaven face spoke volumes.
The politician who had lived a life of privilege hobnobbing with Kentucky's political elite wasn't at all pleased with the Fayette County jail where he is being held on a murder charge for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend.
Nunn, heir to one of the most famous names in Kentucky politics, wore a drab prison jumpsuit and a frown as his lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf and asked for his release on bond.
Judge Joseph Bouvier swiftly denied the request, leaving the man who spent his teenage years in the governor's mansion alongside his father, former Gov. Louie Nunn, under constant guard in a tiny cell for inmates deemed at risk of suicide.
Despite some 15 years in the state legislature and an unsuccessful run for governor, Nunn had never been able to escape the long shadow of his father who he once called "the John Wayne of Kentucky politics."
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No reference to party affiliation...must be a dem.
5 lines posted from MSNBC, rabid left source, no party affiliation mentioned.
Lemme guess. D?
Wiki:
He was previously Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Glasgow, the seat of Barren County in southern Kentucky.
I think that he is an R.
Of course there is no party affiliation mentioned, that’s because he’s not a Republican. Party affiliation is only mentioned when something negative is reported about a Republican, nothing new here.
Yeah, I was playing “name-that-party” too, but in an exception to the rule, turns out he’s a former Republican and long time nut-job.
Wonder how they missed that. Reporter soon to be fired!
Correction: After checking I find that Nunn is in fact a Republican, and most of what I can read indicates he is a
Republican.
Doh!!!
Well darn, that will greatly reduce the number of replies to this thread.
The son is a Republican. His father was the first Republican elected as governor since Reconstruction days. From what I remember of him, he was a good governor and a decent man.
Is this guy related to former senate leader Sam Nunn D-GA??
Nothing to indicate that he is. Sam Nunn was from Georgia.
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