Posted on 08/02/2015 11:10:30 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
FANCY FARM — The annual political picnic here has long been a partisan battle of wits and one-liners, where the politicians trade barbs and laughs and the crowd eggs them on.
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On Saturday, while Democrats, including gubernatorial nominee and attorney general Jack Conway, used their time on stage to remind voters of Bevin's rocky past as a politician, Bevin took the stage to decry the nature of the event and call for unity.
In a sharp departure from the theme of the picnic, Bevin said he was glad to be at the event, which primarily serves as a fundraiser for St. Jerome's Parrish, but said that the people there "literally are celebrating the very worst elements of the political process."
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To the surprise of the crowd, Bevin asked the crowd to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance before devoting his speech to a denunciation of partisanship and a call to heed the Kentucky state motto, "United we stand, divided we fall."
The more Bevin called for unity — bypassing attempts at humor altogether — the more the boos from the Democratic side of the pavilion intensified...
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While Bevin avoided attacking his opponent and defending himself, former rival and current U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell picked up the slack.
"I don't really think it's all that complicated," McConnell said. "If you want a candidate with better ideas, vote for Matt Bevin. If you want the candidate with better hair, vote for Jack Conway."
McConnell said that Conway wasn't fooling anyone by traveling around the state pretending to be John Wayne.
"The only John you remind people of is John Edwards, minus the authenticity," McConnell said.
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It's one of those memorable things.
While Bevin avoided attacking his opponent and defending himself, former rival and current U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell picked up the slack.Bevin is a weak candidate and a poor campaigner, and he's damned lucky McConnell is on his side this time."I don't really think it's all that complicated," McConnell said. "If you want a candidate with better ideas, vote for Matt Bevin. If you want the candidate with better hair, vote for Jack Conway."McConnell said that Conway wasn't fooling anyone by traveling around the state pretending to be John Wayne."The only John you remind people of is John Edwards, minus the authenticity," McConnell said.
Agreed. Too bad about Bevin, because his positions seem what I would otherwise support. But he and his supporters!! such jackasses! That chant, “we are Kentucky” is so dang Hitleresque! And, he intended for the Pledge of Allegiance to provoke his imaginary Kentuckians-who-support-the-Confederate-flag. So condescending and patronizing.
And he couldn’t even beat Mitch.
And frankly, Mitch is scaring me. WTH is he doing up there? Working for Obama. “Walking on air” when he gets the call from him, after doing his dirty work on TPP.....
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