Wash. Post reported McConnell's claim about out-of-state contributions to challenger without noting he receives far more
SUMMARY: The Washington Post uncritically reported that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asserted: "As a result of being chosen by my colleagues to be the Republican leader, I've got people all over America who would love to see me lose, so there's money coming in from San Francisco and Chicago and New York trying to tear down your senator." The Post did not report that it is McConnell who is leading in out-of-state contributions, having received $5,721,759 from out-of-state individuals, 57 percent of his total from individual donors, while his opponent, Bruce Lunsford, has received $160,050 from out-of-state individuals, 31 percent of his total from individual donors.
In an October 27 Washington Post article about the Kentucky Senate race, staff writer Perry Bacon Jr. uncritically reported that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asserted: "As a result of being chosen by my colleagues to be the Republican leader, I've got people all over America who would love to see me lose, so there's money coming in from San Francisco and Chicago and New York trying to tear down your senator." But Bacon did not note that McConnell has received significantly more money from individual out-of-state donors during the 2008 election cycle than his opponent, Democratic businessman Bruce Lunsford. Indeed, according to data through October 19 from the Center for Responsive Politics, McConnell has received $5,721,759 from out-of-state individuals, 57 percent of his total from individual donors. By contrast, Lunsford has received $160,050 from out-of-state individuals, 31 percent of his total from individual donors.
From the Center for Responsive Politics:
Further, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, McConnell has received $736,443 from individuals in the "Washington DC-MD-VA-WV" metropolitan area and $477,310 from individuals in the New York metropolitan area, representing his second- and fifth-largest totals. Chicago is the only out-of-state city of the five metropolitan areas that have donated the most to Lunsford; he has received $18,100 from donors in the Chicago area. From the Center for Responsive Politics:
From the Post article:
McConnell, looking to fire up Republicans in the state, is employing the flip side of the same argument. In a fundraising e-mail to supporters last week, he called his reelection bid "the key battle being waged by the liberals who want to have total domination in the House and Senate."
"I run into people and they say, 'Why are you having a hard race?' " McConnell told a crowd of Republicans at an event last week in Marion, another western Kentucky town. "Well, I'm a bigger target than I used to be ... As a result of being chosen by my colleagues to be the Republican leader, I've got people all over America who would love to see me lose, so there's money coming in from San Francisco and Chicago and New York trying to tear down your senator."
While expressing confidence, McConnell, first elected in 1984, is doing his most intense campaigning in years. Known in Washington as a behind-the-scenes dealmaker who draws little attention to himself, the Republican leader is crisscrossing Kentucky on a bus, making several stops each day to greet voters as part of a two-week tour that will take him to more than half of the state's 120 counties.
Typical Republican. Accuse your opponent of doing exactly what you're doing. Extra bonus points for mentioning NY and SF.
Don't forget places like the "communist part of Virginia," where Obama is leading in the polls.
Mitch McConnell needs to go the way of Bill Frist and Trent Lott - out of office. Hopefully, he'll retire to a nice prison cell......
I just want to know when one of these unrepenent liar dudes's pants are gonna catch fire?
I was considering a sexist call on that JJ. But upon consideration of equal opportunity here.. I'm going with the sexist position on this as the nonsexist position is horrible to contemplate.
I have not a clue what you just said, but I laughed anyway. What's up with that?
Somehow the idea of a lying female neocon's clothing going up in flames, above or below the belt, inspires a deep terror in me. A lack of grit on my part that will reqire counseling I'm sure. :)
Somehow the idea of a lying female neocon's clothing going up in flames, above or below the belt, inspires a deep terror in me. A lack of grit on my part that will reqire counseling I'm sure. :)
Ah, suffering from Anne Coulter syndrome. :-0) Yes, counseling advised my good man.
At least he got rid of the grit that was on his part.
I got rid of the grit on my part long ago. Now what part are we talking about? :-0) I'm not sure all of them are grit free....:-)
Ya gotcher nieghborhood sandmines, abandonded sponge warehouses, in gears, from the eyes of gritty-eyed hedgefund managers. For the non-elite there's always Gritty Kitty, Kitty Litter.
Grit, an unused national resource, and we're not telling why!
And when you're down in Dixie, there's always the danger of grits on your part.
No sissy spoons on their parts nither.
Had a few traditional southern breakfests fer Sundaze. Preserved ham, grits, and red eye gravey. It produced an unyielding urg to just sit there till it'd settled...in part.
I lean conservative and I strongly dislike this troll.
Slightly off topic, but:
DOH! Don't look now, but Stevens was just found guilty. I think we need to take a closer look at Palintwit's "association" with this guy.
Palin is probably going to spend a lot of time in court over the next couple of years.
You're up 10-1 in funding and you're crying like a baby??
This guy should be driven entirely out of public life just for this one comment. There's hypocrisy, and then there's OMG hypocrisy. You don't get a single mulligan for that.
WHO knows WTF these Mediamatters headlines are supposed to mean... it's way difficult to uncritically fail to challenge untrue false claims without noting WTF is supposed to be meant in these Mediamatters' headlines.
If people all over the US wanted to see you fired, and donate money to make that happen, is that something you'd brag about?
Well, Mitch, I do have to admit you are right about that part. Many more of us than you know.
McConnell is an idiot for this, no doubt.
However, since we don't allow foreigners to contribute to presidential elections, why do we allow people out of state to donate money to Senate elections? I mean, I'm not saying it's bad but I find it inconsistent.
We have Gov. Sarah Palin's clothes (a big deal to be sure), McCains lies about his injuries that prevent him from using a computer keyboard, and Obama being a socialist. Clearly the real story is Gov. Sarah Palin's clothes!
"But, the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth, and of more basic issues such as political and economic justice in society." -- Barack Obama 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1152160/barack_obamas_redistribution_of_wealth.html http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1151942/barack_obama_on_redistribution_of_wealth.html?cat=9
You loose.
You're loose.
Great comeback!
Covering your ears and saying "LA LA LA" won't help this time!
Hahaha!
So stop doing it. Landslide 2008, get used to it.
So, You work and and obama will give me some of your money; you think that "just fine?"
If you're ignoring this news, then you as a dunce.
socialism = fail, even you should know this snoop.
Nazism = fail, we just had 8 years of it. But hey, if it makes you feel better to call that landslide coming your way socialism, go for it. Bottom line is an american referendum has had more than enough of reich wing republican nazism. Obama is about to get the majority of both the popular vote and the electoral vote, and contrary to your phony claims (care to supply a tax return to refute?) Obama is about to get a referendum that not even the stupidest of republicens (you excepted, of course) can deny. You may wanna trade your maxi pads in for depends...
So, You work and and obama will give me some of your money; you think that "just fine?"
Max, I don't mind a few bucks of mine going to keep you off the streets. I'm an American, and consider it my duty to care for the least able of my fellow citizens. My pleasure, friend!
If you're ignoring this news, then you as a dunce.
I don't think Snoopy as a dunce. Maybe somebody else as a dunce, just not knows it.
"just not knows it."
Umm hmm :P
Is that a larry craig stance?
It was too subtle for him, Col.
If that was my practice someone here would have kindly let me know. Which puts you on the sideline, as usual.
Because we are all affected by the actions of people who hold national office. They enact laws, approve judges, etc., that apply in all the states. Citizens of other countries may be affected by the actions of the US govt. but they generally aren't subject to its laws, court systems, etc.
A second reason is that a foreign national may be motivated to manipulate or undermine the elections in order to weaken the country as a whole, in order to serve his/her agenda or that of a foreign government. While there may be a few nut jobs in this country that deliberately choose to do the same, it's fair to say that the vast majority of domestic but out-of-state donors have the best interests of the country at heart.
sorry, I intended this to be a reply to tman.
that was not his point, what are you getting at here
You might want to take a look at this post about Senator Mc'Connell in 2004 with the real story about his brief life in the Army:
theleftcoaster.com/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_10=2141
I forgot to add,scroll down past the first couple of paragraphs till you hit the story of Mitch in the Army!