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kentuck

(111,102 posts)
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 06:56 PM Dec 2012

Rand Paul says Ashley Judd way "too liberal" for our country and our state.

http://www.kentucky.com/2012/12/05/2432771/rand-paul-says-ashley-judd-is.html#wgt=rcntnews

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FRANKFORT — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul told a Washington D.C. radio station Wednesday that actress Ashley Judd was "way damn too liberal for our country and our state."

Judd has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate against long-time U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2014 or against Paul in 2016. Washington-based web site Politico ran a story earlier this week saying that Judd has talked to several high-ranking Democrats about a run in Kentucky.

Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear Wednesday did not dismiss Judd as a possible candidate but said that he would not run against McConnell in 2014.

In an interview with WMAL in Washington, Paul was asked about the possibility of Judd running against him in 2016. "I heard she lives in Scotland," Paul said. "I thought she was running for Parliament."

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Rand Paul says Ashley Judd way "too liberal" for our country and our state. (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2012 OP
She would stand an excellent chance loyalkydem Dec 2012 #1
In republispeak "too liberal" = too intelligent SoCalDem Dec 2012 #2
They're scared malaise Dec 2012 #3
+1 sarcasmo Dec 2012 #13
She actually has more qualifications for the job than most candidates Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #4
The degree she received from Harvard suggests she will run Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #6
She Would Beat Rand Paul Like A Drum Even In Kentucky Blunt477 Dec 2012 #5
Welcome to DU... Kurovski Dec 2012 #26
rand sounds like he's scared shitless....wouldn't it be sweet if ashley kicked out the turtle!!! spanone Dec 2012 #7
I think she'd be great. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #8
Wait. Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #19
Yes, she did. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #21
Thanks! Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #22
Personally, I think she should plan on a double run if necessary... kentuck Dec 2012 #9
madinmaryland says Rand Paul is way "too crazy" for our country. nt madinmaryland Dec 2012 #10
I will take an interest on the Senate race in Kentucky Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #11
Speaking of that, I've got roots in Ky., too. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #16
I think every white person now living west of the Mississippi has roots in Kentucky Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #17
Maybe so, maybe so. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #20
Well, no DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #24
I knew I forgot another qualification Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #25
With that qualification, you're probably right DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #32
Now that I think about it xmas74 Dec 2012 #36
Shit, Ronald Reagan would be too liberal for today's Republican Party. nt Wounded Bear Dec 2012 #12
That alone is enough to get my vote no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #14
Rand Paul is too stupid for our country and any state. Johonny Dec 2012 #15
I just found out that Kentucky's two senators Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #18
The sad thing is I think a decent argument can be made that Paul is an improvement over Bunning TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #23
Voting for turtle lips should be a badge of Shame . orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #27
You mean turtle beak ToxMarz Dec 2012 #30
What's this "our" shit? XanaDUer Dec 2012 #28
whoo hoo! That's enough for me . . . sign me up! bigtree Dec 2012 #29
She has my vote if she chooses to run A Little Weird Dec 2012 #31
ayn rand paul says: "I heard she lives in Scotland".. That's the breadth Cha Dec 2012 #33
He'd say thre same thing if Jesus ran. And then call him a commie muslim to boot. n/t Whovian Dec 2012 #34
I hear a loud "Vrooom, vrooom" outside ... and it's her Ride ... Dario Franchitti libdem4life Dec 2012 #35

loyalkydem

(1,678 posts)
1. She would stand an excellent chance
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 06:59 PM
Dec 2012

of beating you in 2016 Randy boy. You will be a one term senator if she runs

malaise

(269,050 posts)
3. They're scared
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:06 PM
Dec 2012

She's an eighth generation Eastern Kentuckian. Poor Mitch - the teabaggers on one side and Ashley the liberal running for the Dems - bye bye Mitch - enjoy all that new found wealth.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
4. She actually has more qualifications for the job than most candidates
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:28 PM
Dec 2012

Ashley Judd has been very involved in the fight against AIDS in Africa and actually has quite a bit of experience in international affairs. Rand Paul could not dismiss her as a mere celebrity because she has a far more impressive resume than he ran on, very few Republican candidates could present the qualifications she can with her Harvard education and experience with international diplomacy.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
6. The degree she received from Harvard suggests she will run
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:34 PM
Dec 2012

She received a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard in 2010, why would a successful actress go through all the work of getting a Master's Degree in Public Administration if she did not intend to use it?

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
26. Welcome to DU...
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:16 AM
Dec 2012

I suspect you are correct.

I love how Judd said she wanted to enter public service like ronald reagan before her did.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
8. I think she'd be great.
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:37 PM
Dec 2012

She has a warm spot in my heart after the way she took on She Who Shall Not Be Named.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
21. Yes, she did.
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 01:57 AM
Dec 2012

It was over the wolves (a policy which has sadly continued unabated under SP's successor). Google Ashley Judd Sarah Palin and watch the videos . Priceless. If I remember right, SWSNBN called Ashley a "tiny Hollywood starlet" or something along those lines.

Ed. Here, I found the quote at The Immoral Minority. This was transcribed by Jeanne Devon at The Mudflats from SP's quittin' speech:

"Let me tell you, Alaskans really need to stick together on this with new leadership in this area especially, encouraging new leadership… got to stiffen your spine to do what’s right for Alaska when the pressure mounts, because you’re going to see anti-hunting, anti-second amendment circuses from Hollywood and here’s how they do it. They use these delicate, tiny, very talented celebrity starlets (Ashley Judd), they use Alaska as a fundraising tool for their anti-second amendment causes. Stand strong, and remind them patriots will protect our guaranteed, individual right to bear arms, and by the way, Hollywood needs to know, we eat, therefore we hunt."



kentuck

(111,102 posts)
9. Personally, I think she should plan on a double run if necessary...
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:43 PM
Dec 2012

Run against Mitch in 2014 and if, perchance, she did not win, she would have the base and experience to knock off Paul in 2016. Put the target on both of their asses!

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
11. I will take an interest on the Senate race in Kentucky
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 10:16 PM
Dec 2012

Although I have never been in Kentucky, I am embarrassed that Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators of that state.

My ancestors, several branches of them in fact, were among the first colonial Americans to come to that state, decades before it was a state. My great (x5) grandparents were Hannah Boone, the youngest sister of Daniel Boone, and John Stewart, Daniel Boone's hunting partner who came with Boone on his early trips to Kentucky. John Stewart disappeared during a storm on one of those trips in 1770; his remains were found about two years later in a tree hollow. A few weeks after his disappearance, Hannah gave birth to Ann Elizabeth Stewart, my great great great great grandmother.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
16. Speaking of that, I've got roots in Ky., too.
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:03 PM
Dec 2012

My great-great-great-great-grandfather, Luke Jackson Bozeman, was born in Kentucky in 1815; whom, by the way, was a relative of old West pioneer John Merin Bozeman. Don't know if L.J. was known for anything famous himself, though.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
17. I think every white person now living west of the Mississippi has roots in Kentucky
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 01:28 AM
Dec 2012

I have a notebook here written by a distant and long deceased relative many years ago. He talks of the family origins in Floyd County. He starts with about a half dozen siblings and doesn't mention where they came from or who their parents were. It's like they just materialized out of the mist in the environs of Prestonburg in the later part of the 18th century.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
25. I knew I forgot another qualification
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:03 AM
Dec 2012

. . . and who is at least a fourth-generation American on at least one side of his family.

I should be more sensitive to that. I was married to a immigrant for 20 years. We have two kids.

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)
32. With that qualification, you're probably right
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 05:53 PM
Dec 2012

Although a few years ago, a book was published which described settlement trends in the US. It claimed that the westward movement from the East Coast has tended to be largly directly to the west. People in the northern part of the western US are descended from people in the northern part of the East Coast.

I think I saw that book mentioned on DU, originally, but unfortunately I can't remember the title.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
18. I just found out that Kentucky's two senators
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 01:35 AM
Dec 2012

are McConnell and Paul. Good goddess, people, you couldn't find any sane people to represent you? There ARE sane Republicans, I'm sure there are.

TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)
23. The sad thing is I think a decent argument can be made that Paul is an improvement over Bunning
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 02:33 AM
Dec 2012

Not a compliment to Paul, Bunning was absurdly wrongheaded on any and all subjects and unresponsive.

Paul, is just as much an ass but at least his office acknowledges you and can appear coherent at times.

A Little Weird

(1,754 posts)
31. She has my vote if she chooses to run
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 10:32 AM
Dec 2012

If she doesn't, I don't know who else might challenge him. Kentucky's state-level democratic party is disorganized and not very strong. We need to come up with some candidates - McConnell and Paul need to go!

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
35. I hear a loud "Vrooom, vrooom" outside ... and it's her Ride ... Dario Franchitti
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:13 PM
Dec 2012

...and the flag is down !!! He's used to winning...now it's her turn.

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