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Landrieu Versus Kennedy: Round II: “Senator McCain’s Coattails Are Not Long Enough for You.”
Senator Mary Landrieu and State Treasurer John Kennedy met for the second of four debates tonight in Baton Rouge, an event that was televised statewide by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and sponsored by the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). I have to admit: I found Treasurer Kennedy to be a skilled debater, not necessarily in substance but in style. He displayed his ability to sound like a folksy government watchdog, which, of course, belies his high-fallutin’ education at Vanderbilt, UVA, and Oxford as well as his years in the high levels of state government, both as a Democrat and a…
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Co-Founder of RedState.com Votes Bobby Jindal for President
Josh Trevino, the co-founder of RedState.com (who has since moved onto bigger and better things), writes on his blog that he couldn’t bring himself to vote for John McCain, and instead, penciled in Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal as his choice: In the end, I couldn’t do it. My California ballot arrived in the mail today, and I opened it fully intending to vote for John McCain. I filled out the state propositions first — yes on 8, no on everything proposing a new bond or new spending — then the local offices, straight Republican excepting Kevin Johnson for (nonpartisan) Sacramento…
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“Partisan” Letter for Kennedy Lambasted
Kudos to Larry A. Bringol of Alexandria for his pointed letter in The Town Talk to Ms. Kim Knight (a Treasurer for the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women) regarding the candidacy of State Treasurer John Neely Kennedy in his race against Senator Mary Landrieu. A couple of weeks ago, Ms. Knight wrote a letter to the paper entitled “Kennedy the right choice.” Among other things, Ms. Knight claimed that: State treasurer, and Senate candidate John (Neely) Kennedy has proven himself on more than one occasion to be frugal and someone who will stick to their convictions even if that means…
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