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McConnell’s Tea Party Challenger Caught Attending a Cockfighting Rally
ABC News ^ | April 25, 2014 | By Shushannah Walshe

Posted on 04/25/2014 9:31:41 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The Tea Party candidate challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to a primary challenge has been caught in an undercover video attending a cockfighting rally last month and there is evidence that he lied repeatedly about the event.

Matt Bevin, who is seeking to wrest Kentucky’s Republican Senate nomination from McConnell, and his campaign have said they thought it was a state’s rights rally he attended in Corbin, but in the undercover video from WAVE 3 News it’s clear what the event is about with signs supporting the legalizing of cockfighting. Bevin even speaks right after a cockfighting activist who explained clearly why they were: “For the sole purpose of legalizing gamecock fighting at the state level.”

The video emerged less than a month before the May 20 primary vote.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 2014election; election2014; kentucky; mattbevin; mitchmcconnell; nfl; randpaul; randsconcerntrolls; shushannahwalshe; wave3news
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
with or without spurs?
21 posted on 04/25/2014 9:42:08 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Twenty years from now, we will all remember the time when the East Coast con-man thought so little of Kentuckians that he pathologically lied to us about absolutely everything until an undercover camera caught him red-handed at a cockfighting rally,” McConnell press secretary Allison Moore said.”

Such statements suggest a campaign that knows it is in trouble. McConnell’s team surely realizes they not only need to fend off Bevin’s challenge, they have to destroy him so completely as a viable option that they have a chance to bring enough of the base home in time to beat Allison Grimes in the general.

I don’t think it’s going to work. McConnell is probably going to be beat Bevin (I haven’t look at the latest numbers, just a gut feeling), but I don’t think he’s going to beat Grimes. IMHO, McConnell is what Lugar was in Indiana a couple years back, only on steroids: a guy in office so long he’s perceived as having long forgotten his state roots (and values) and become a creature of the Beltway.

(BTW, I have no love for cockfighting or the like, just commenting on McConnell’s response).


22 posted on 04/25/2014 9:42:16 AM PDT by DemforBush (A repo man is always intense.)
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To: Moonman62

Actually, it’s “Leetle Yerry” ... funny stuff!


23 posted on 04/25/2014 9:42:28 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: SamuraiScot
We raised chickens when I was a boy. We enjoyed seeing our roosters square off an go at it. Of course, none of these fights were fatal as we didn't strap on steel spurs or other sadistic stuff.

The winner is clear when the loser runs off. If cocks are allowed to fight naturally, I'd see nothing wrong with legalizing the sport.

That being said, Bevin probably just assured the turtle's re-election. Sad.

24 posted on 04/25/2014 9:42:55 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Cool, McConnell’s literally helping destroy our economy, but lets be concerned about this. Totally out of proportion, as usual.


25 posted on 04/25/2014 9:42:58 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: conservaKate

After Obama’s long storied history with Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers, nothing matters anymore. Not even what positions you say you support (Obama lied about all of them).

But I suppose we have to hold “our” candidates to the old standard when even the RINOs aren’t playing by those rules anymore.


26 posted on 04/25/2014 9:44:17 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: DemforBush

I think it’s time to come out with a video of McConnell involved in...cat juggling!


27 posted on 04/25/2014 9:44:35 AM PDT by DemforBush (A repo man is always intense.)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

I do not see the problem. How come politicians who want to legalize drugs or attend NAMBLA parades are not treated like this? Rallying for killing babies is not a scandal somehow.


28 posted on 04/25/2014 9:44:41 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: chimera

All that you said...but not only that, the failure to engage in exactly the same kind of smear tactics is an automatic disadvantage and gains no points in an electorate that couldn’t give the slightest crap about integrity or other forms of truth telling.


29 posted on 04/25/2014 9:44:55 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So can any Freepers in KY tell me if Bevin has any chance? The polling I see is dismal. And yeah, still early, always tough to read the tea leaves sometimes, but I don’t see this one as looking god.


30 posted on 04/25/2014 9:45:23 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: chimera


It will be interesting to see how he handles this. Will he do the obligatory apology tour? Will he stand up to them and tell them to shove it? Will he come up with flimsy excuse from his PR consultants?


31 posted on 04/25/2014 9:45:51 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: GeronL
and the problem is.... ?
I don't see one either.
32 posted on 04/25/2014 9:45:54 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Don't tell me, I'll tell you.)
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To: skeeter

some freepers will abandon ship everytime the MSM creates a bogus scandal


33 posted on 04/25/2014 9:46:30 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When I was a boy, we called it sword fighting. :)


34 posted on 04/25/2014 9:52:34 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

McConnell works in a place where RINOs fight all the time - against Conservatives.


35 posted on 04/25/2014 9:53:07 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back The Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: RIghtwardHo
The polling I see is dismal

Recent polling supposedly shows Landreau, Pryor and Graham points ahead of their challengers.

However, a closer look as some of the polling seems to indicate that the polling was manipulated. In other words, the procurer of the poll got the results they desired.

Conclusion: Don't trust polls at this stage of the races.
36 posted on 04/25/2014 9:53:55 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: GeronL
Most of those are 'economic' conservatives always looking for a reason to stick shiv between any 'social' conservative's ribs.

F' em.

37 posted on 04/25/2014 9:54:12 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

1. Bevin didn’t attend a cockfight. It was a rally. For states rights.

2. McConnell’s election team is working with Stephen Colbert to put out attack ads (it’s in the article!)

The headline should read:

Liberal Stephen Colbert Working With Mitch McConnell to Create Attack Ads


38 posted on 04/25/2014 9:54:56 AM PDT by kidd
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well...
Bye...

Sadly.


39 posted on 04/25/2014 9:59:31 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I live in central KY. I wouldn’t know how to even find a cockfight. This whole thing is just wierd.


40 posted on 04/25/2014 9:59:32 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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