Gary Vander Boegh speaking at a press conference held at the National Press Club. The video is after the fold. Click here to read more and see more whistleblower testimony videos.
Justice Watch Gary was a contract engineer at the Paducah Kentucky Gaseous Diffusion Plant for many years. He and his boss were “conveniently” fired after he began to report serious environmental crimes of improper/illegal dumping of radiological (enriched uranium), hazardous waste in Western Kentucky. These crimes have been going on for years and continue to be “covered up” by numerous government officials with the Department of Energy (DOE), KY Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Ed Whitfield – just to name a few.
This has been a problem for a long time now. China manipulating their currency to cost Americans manufacturing jobs and cause a huge trade deficit for our country. It also drives down wages as greedy corporations take advantage of the virtual slave labor pool that exists among the oppressed people in Communist China. Of course, with so many "leaders" in our Congress like the Senator for Communist China Mitch McConnell it is no surprise nothing has been done. Now, July 13 is National call in day to tell Congress to end Chinese currency manipulation.
When we say another republican with terrorist ties, we are referring to Kentucky's own Congressman Ed Whitfield. Let's not forget Congressman Ed Whitfield received $1000 from convicted terrorist Abdulrahman Alamoudi and Abdulrahman Alamoudi is now serving a 23 year prison sentence for financing terrorism!
OK back to former Republican Congressman Mark Siljander.
So what's new? Hal Rogers, Ed Whitfield and Brett Guthrie showed their true colors and when they had a chance to stand up for seniors on Medicare they voted "Nay" to kill H R 4213 and allow a 21% cut in Medicare payments to physicians essentially killing Medicare as we know it. Geoff Davis was a no show and didn't even bother to vote.
The hypocrisy of the Republican Party is astounding. When in control of our government they took a surplus and turned it into a huge deficit. They allowed the worst attack ever on American soil and stole generations of Constitutional protections while starting two expensive and ongoing wars to hide their own incompetence. Their policies of spend, and spend, and then give out a little Corporate welfare all while outsourcing middle-class jobs was a failure, all while crashing the American economy in the ditch.
Republicans gather together, in Frankfort, Kentucky to unify. Ed Whitfield KY-1st, Brett Guthrie KY-2nd, Hal Rogers KY-5th, Trey Grayson, Republican Secretary of State And Senator Mitch McConnell all spoke in support of Rand Paul. Videos of Trey Grayson, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are after the fold. I hope to have the videos of Ed Whitfield KY-1st, Brett Guthrie KY-2nd and Hal Rogers KY-5th soon. All of the videos will be unedited, full length, speeches.
March 22, 2010 Last night Ed Whitfield, Brett Guthrie, Geoff Davis, Hal Rogers and Ben Chandler Voted Against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). Click here for the Roll Call.
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Kentucky Educational Television is scrapping its traditional candidate debates this year, in part because incumbent politicians usually refuse to face their challengers on live television before a panel of questioning journalists.
The problem reached its zenith in October 2008 when U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Hopkinsville, refused to debate his Democratic opponent.
We all know what happened with that deal, don't we? If not continue reading.
If you're a registered Democrat in Kentucky's 1st Congressional District and you've subscribed to Congressman Ed. Whitfield's news letter don't be surprised if you get a email like the one above unsubscribing you. Furthermore don't be surprised if you subscribe again you will be unsubscribed all over again. Democracy at work?
You know, a while ago I wrote this diary about my Congressman, Exxon Ed Whitfield wanting it both ways. While he voted against the stimulus and Kentucky getting any funds, he wanted to whine about how many funds we were getting.
The folks in Clinton and Middlesboro, Kentucky seem to be experiencing the Mitch McConnell, Ed Whitfield, Hal Rogers and AIG Free Market when it comes to water bills. Well all I can say is this, that's what you voted for and now you're paying the price. Maybe the folks in Clinton and Middlesboro should send Mitch McConnell, Ed Whitfield Hal Rogers and AIG a thank you note.
It is no secret that our nation is mired in a severe healthcare crisis both in costs and in coverage. Republicans argue that the system is fine and oppose any reform short of TORT Reform. This is a national problem and states all over the country would benefit from health reform. I decided to look at some of the ways reforms could help in my home state of Kentucky.
Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell, Geoff Davis, Brett Guthrie, Hal Rogers and Ed Whitfield Vote Against Seniors And Military Families.
October 21, 2009 the Senate filibustered (S. 1776). Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning voted against a motion to end the filibuster of (S. 1776), click here to see the Roll Call. This bill would have put an end to the annual cycle of enacting short term measures to stop Medicare and Tricare payment cuts (21% in 2010 and 40% by 2016) caused by the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. (See graph after the hump.) Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning voted to stop this legislation against the wishes of, Norb Ryan, Jr, President of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and Dr. J. James Rohack, President of the American Medical Association. It seems that Mitch Mcconnell and Jim Bunning would be happy to see Medicare and Tricare wither and die on the vine and can't wait to see Medicare and Tricare payments cut 40 percent over the next 6 years under the current system.
Exxon Ed Whitfield has a new video up of him requesting aid for those businesses that have been adversly affected by the lowering of water levels on Lake Cumberland because of the damage to Wolf Creek Dam. Follow after the fold for the vid and some thoughts about it.
Here in Kentucky's First Congressional District we are represented by Exxon Ed Whitfield. It is no secret to many of us here that he has been for sale every since he was elected. The Congressmen voted in on the "Contract with America" pledge to serve two terms is now running for his eighth term. It seems the money rolling in is too much for him to resist.
The "Affordable Health Care For Americans Act" (HR 3962) passes 220-215. 39 Dems voted against it and 1 Republican voted for it. Click here to see individual House floor debate speeches.Update: Nov. 8, 2009 8:14 pm the CSPAN links are all screwed up. Thats why we uploaded the videos to Youtube and I had a tough time finding them. More on this here. The Stupak Amendment passed 240-194 with 64 Democrats voting for the amendment. Republicans voted for the Stupak Amendment and then against "Affordable Health Care For Americans Act" (HR 3962). View House floor debate speeches of Kentucky House members Rep. Brett Guthrie (R) KY 2nd District, Rep. Ed Whitfield (R) KY 1st District, Rep. John A. Yarmuth (D), KY 3rd District and Rep. Geoff Davis (R), KY 4th District below.
Politico Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) is taking the extraordinary step of reading off the number of people he calculates will die as a result of lacking health insurance -- in each district represented by a GOP member of Congress who opposes health care reform.
KY-01 Ed Whitfield: 113 will die each year KY-02 Brett Guthrie: 102 will die each year KY-04 Geoff Davis: 83 will die each year KY-05 Hal Rodgers 130 will die each year Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) Act Blue page. View the entire speech after the hump.
