Tea Party Kentucky Challenge to Obamacare can go Forward

The lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange, or state Obamacare,
has been allowed to continue on by a judge.

Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip J. Shepherd said he won't dismiss the lawsuit. Attorneys for the state had requested the the lawsuit be dismissed. They based that request upon the faulty assumption taxpayers in Kentucky don't have the legal standing to challenge the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange.

The lawsuit was filed by Tea Party member David Adams, who said Democratic Governor Steve Beshear created the exchange without the required approval of the state legilature.

Adams is seeking for the work on the exchange to be halted.

If allowed to go forward, the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange residents of Kentucky without healthcare to get it.

Kentucky Tea Party Blasts IRS Corruption

The story concerning the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS is getting worse for the corrupt agency, as it increasingly appears it was a coordinated effort going beyond low-level employees.

Tea Party activists in Kentucky have been expressing their outrage over the scandal, showing up at the IRS building in downtown Louisville Tuesday to let it be known how they feel.

The IRS has admitted it in fact did target conservative groups, asking for private information far beyond what was needed, and in many cases not allowing the process to go forward if the groups applying for non-profit status didn't comply with the unethical requests.

A lot of emotion was shown at the rally, where some called for a flat tax, and others for the outright abolishment of the tax-collecting agency.

In response to the practices of the IRS, the Kentucky 9/12 Project and 27 other groups have filed lawsuits against the agency, being represented by the American Center for Law and Justice.

Lawsuit Challenges Ky. Health Exchange

Saying Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear created the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange without the approval of the state legislature, Tea Party activist David Adams of Nicholasville filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the exchange.

Adams is asking a judge to order the development of the exchange to be stopped.

According to Beshear spokeswoman Kerri Richardson, he "exercised the constitutional authority afforded the office" to begin the development of the exchange.

"The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land," Richardson said. "There are hard deadlines that the state must meet in order to not only comply with the law, but also to ensure that the state runs its own health benefits exchange, not the federal government."

Those considering themselves tea party proponents have criticized Beshear for his willingness to create the health exchange, saying taxpayers will have to foot the bill for what is considered another government department that is not necessary.

Initial costs to set up the health exchange in Kentucky are covered by Federal grants, but starting in 2015, Kentucky will be required to pay for the funding of the exchange.

People uninsured in Kentucky will be forced to begin enrolling in the exchange on October 1, with the exchange launching operations on January 1, 2014.

Rand Paul Says Judd Doesn't Represent Kentucky

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said on CNN's "State of the Union" that Tennessee resident and extreme liberal, Ashley Judd, "doesn't really represent Kentucky," meaning the values of the majority of people residing in the state.

Judd isn't even a resident of Kentucky, and would have to move and establish residence here to even run against Mitch McConnell.

The national mainstream media are attempting to make this look like it would be a close race, with Judd having a good chance to even unseat McConnell. While McConnell could be vulnerable, the politically extreme Judd, who has held nothing back as to her views, would find it impossible to backtrack on her support of abortion, planned parenthood, and opposition to coal, among others.

Some of those would be strengths in some states, but in Kentucky they're guaranteed to turn people against you.

Another disconnect from national pundits is the idea that McConnell would be viewed as anti-women in the state, even though Judd would in fact have to deal with that reality, as abortion and planned parenthood are considered anti-woman and anti-family.

So when the mainstream media outlets try to make this look like a race Judd could win, they are basing that assumption and wishful thinking upon their worldview, not that held by the vast majority of Kentuckians.

Now if there was a strong Tea Party-type candidate that arose, McConnell would be in some serious trouble. At this time such a candidate hasn't emerged.

Kentucky Tea Party Says No to Ashley Judd, Racist Supporters

A racist attack on the wife of Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has liberal extremist Ashley Judd reeling and offering condemnations of a group that strongly supports her running against McConnell in the next election.

The very idea by mainstream media dinosaurs in Kentucky that the Kentucky Tea Party are becoming allies of a Judd run are not only ludicrous, but outright fabrications.

There is no such alliance, and as much as Mitch McConnell has resisted siding on some important issues of the Tea Party, he looks more like Ron Paul when compared with Ashley Judd, who stands for almost everything the people of Kentucky reject.

What people are missing is while the media have partially demonized McConnell on the national level, that is far from translating to the state level, where the clueless media have little understanding of the conservative and libertarian-leaning populace.

As much as there is a general dislike for McConnell, it isn't near the level of disgust at Ashley Judd, who is nothing more than a Hollywood liberal outsider attempting to use her celebrity to buy an election. That's of course assuming she decides to run, which it looks like there is a good chance of happening.

Democrats in the state are extremely nervous because of the fact they can easily be painted with the extremist liberal brand Judd represents, which could result in a number of them being ousted from their positions. Most have already strongly suggested that they don't want Judd to run.

As for the racist Progress Kentucky, there is nothing the Tea Party and what they represent have in common, other than attempting to use the national media-induced hatred of McConnell as a rallying point. The problem is if all they can come up with is a negative, they are completely useless, as it's not enough to go against someone, there must be a viable alternative. With Judd that's not even close to being a true alternative for Kentucky, and so it leaves them with a negative message, colored with such hatred (not opposition) to McConnell, that it'll even suggest his Asian wife is a stronger supporter of China (she is actually from Taiwan) than she is of America because of her racial background.

What Progressive Kentucky is attempting to do is provide what appears to be a legitimate Tea Party alternative to McConnell, such as Matt Bevin, knowing if somehow they can knock off McConnell, they'll then throw their full support behind Judd.

Even in that scenario Judd could be beaten, but the odds of becoming a Senator from Kentucky improves.

But the liberal, Democrat-backing Progressive Kentucky shows the type of person we would get in the Obama clone Ashley Judd. The Kentucky Tea Party and Republicans have no interest in the attempt to be taken over by dictators like them who couldn't legitimately represent our interests.

After all, look at the strong-arm tactics used by Democrats against Democrats to force Obamacare on us all.

Is Matthew Bevin a Ky. Tea Party Pretender?

Residents of Kentucky need to look hard at anyone laying claim to a Tea Party label, as many pretenders have emerged, which has undermined the vibrancy of the movement and resulted in watering down the message, as it has been blended with other elements not representative of what those of the Tea Party believe.

That's the way we must approach Louisville businessman Matthew Bevin, who is being touted as a Tea Party alternative to incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell.

The term Tea Party is being too loosely used at this time, and embracing the label does nothing to prove a person embraces the core beliefs of the movement.

We must realize the media in big cities in Kentucky are liberal, as they mostly are in all big cities of America. So when they anoint someone as a viable candidate representing the Tea Party, we must be resistant to the assertion and examine carefully the beliefs and character of the individual they're trying to foist on us.

For Bevin, he may or may not be a legitimate Tea Party candidate, but the liberal media outlets want so badly to rid Kentucky of McConnell, they'll do just about anything to disrupt the process and if they can, divide the Republican Party.

The Democrats are also attempting to do the same thing, disingenuously offering financial support for a Tea Party challenger to McConnell. Again, this is a way to attempt to divide the loyalties of the Republican Party so the terrible and ultra liberal Ashley Judd has a chance to become a Senator from Kentucky.

While I'm not a particular fan of Mitch McConnell, give me ten of him before an Ashley Judd, who would vote against and misrepresent the vast majority of Kentucky citizens. She's aggressively and unashamedly back Obama, and there is very little those of us in Kentucky agree with concerning the policies and ideology of this president. Judd is just as bad or worse.

In regard to Bevin, concerns have already been raised over his use of state funds in Connecticut to rebuild a factory he owned that burnt in a fire last year.

United Kentucky Tea Party’s John Kemper asked the question, “Would this business owner taking taxpayer money to rebuild his business after a fire be considered to support limited government, free-markets, fiscal responsibility? What happened to his business insurance coverage?” 

That's not to say Bevin's couldn't emerge as a strong candidate, just that we all must weigh whether he really embraces Tea Party and Kentucky values, or he's a Trojan Horse propped up to fall if he were to dislodge McConnell, but be trounced by an anti-Kentuckian liberal like Ashley Judd.

This doesn't just relate to Bevin, but to any potentially strong Tea Party candidate that emerges.

We need to hear a lot more than a label being attached to someone before we consider them someone who truly represents our values and beliefs.

Video of Rand Paul's Tea Party Response To The State of the Union Address

In this video Rand Paul again shows why he is one of the few politicians in America that understand the enormous dangers we face from out of control government spending and the consequences of a government that believes it has the right and authority to take the place of God Himself in our lives.

Government isn't our healer, and it shouldn't be our provider. To embrace those tenets is to give and make government something bigger than it is meant to be, and the result will be an increasing loss of freedoms and a gigantic totalitarian state that in fact begins to think it can operate and take the place of God.

Leaders may not say it, but their actions reveal it. This is one of the reasons there is endless spending and promises made, as the government is taking it upon itself to be the healer of the people, even though it has gone far past the point of no return in being able to afford it.

Here Rand Paul addresses those and other issues.

 

 

 

 

Networks Pretend Rand Paul, Tea Party Don't Exist

Mainstream media and even mainstream political parties like to pretend the Tea Party is a fad or trend that has already left the national scene, as evidenced by the refusal of major networks to air the response of popular Republican Senator Rand Paul to the State of the Union address by Barack Obama.

Even the Republican Party didn't embrace Paul, instead choosing to have Marco Rubio give the "official" rebuttal to the President.

Nonetheless, the Tea Party is vibrant and continues to live outside mainstream media, as it represents far more than politics, but a philosophy and way of life that will never go away for those people who desire freedom and far less government intrusion into their lives.

So whether or not the dying mainstream media outlets, or even the Republican Party want to admit it, the Tea Party remains a powerful and growing force in America, one that stands ready to step in as the United States collapses around us because of the refusal to rein in government spending and lower taxes so businesses and individuals can use their capital the best way they see fit.

For Kentucky, we have one of the best politicians in the country in Rand Paul, and he will continue to get a huge hearing from those desiring liberty and not tyranny.

Kentucky Tea Party: Beware of Democrats Bearing Gifts

The idea that Democrats in Kentucky are worried about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), getting re-elected, and want to work together with Republicans and Tea Party representatives is a joke.

This is nothing other than the old but effective tactic of dividing and conquering. If the Tea Party members go along with this, they will be rightly tarnished as an arm of the Democratic Party of Kentucky; they would lose credibility and effectiveness.

More importantly, what Democrats are attempting to do is create the illusion that the Republican Party has lost its vision, and they want to exploit that by appearing to be concerned over the situation, but once McConnell was removed from the Senate race, would aggressively attack the candidate they originally talked Republicans and Tea Party representatives into backing.

In case you think I'm a supporter of Mitch McConnell, I'm not, my loyalties lie with the Tea Party, assuming they remain on message.

But at this point in time, unless the Tea Party puts forth a strong candidate, it would probably be better to re-elect Mitch McConnell than to have a person lacking character and not representing Kentucky values, such as actress Ashley Judd, who has been throwing out trial balloons all over the place to see if she would have any real chance of becoming a Senator from Kentucky.

It's best to spread the message of liberty around and build up at the grass roots level than to accept any money from the liberal, Democrat machine that has shown in its major representative Barack Obama, that it doesn't matter if you lie, cheat or steal to get your way, as long as you get it.

The Kentucky Tea Party should focus on the long-term and stay away from these types of proposed alliances which will rob it of its soul.

In truth the Democrats know of the potential of the Tea Party in Kentucky and around the nation, and are attempting to co-opt it by appearing to be friends with them against a common enemy. Mitch McConnell, because of some of his wrong-headed decisions, has become their poster boy for doing this.

Don't be taken in by it Tea Party. To be successful, we must not engage and enter into short-term strategies which have no long-term benefit to us. Removing Mitch McConnell may send a message - and talk of it already has - but to look at it from a larger point of view and longer time frame, it's really not that important.

Liberal Democrats view Obama as their chance of a lifetime, and they're doing everything they can to replace anyone that may oppose his repugnant agenda. Could you imagine abortionist and liberal Ashley Judd representing the people of Kentucky? Mitch McConnell looks like a saint compared to that Hollywood nut job.

Forget the idea of attempting to get rid of Mitch McConnell as some type of major goal and strategy. If it can be done with a strong liberty-minded candidate, I'm all for it; one that could defeat any candidate the Democratic Party of Kentucky could throw at them. But to get rid of McConnell for the purpose of punishing him, and them punishing the people of Kentucky with someone like Ashley Judd, would set the Tea Party back for years, and isn't worth the effort for some temporary satisfaction.

Don't reach across the aisle to the Democrats. As bad as Mitch McConnell is in some areas, he does have some conservative values that line up with the people of Kentucky, something most Democrats don't have.

Notice all the Democrats running around Kentucky and blabbing to mainstream media outlets how they back Obama in his radical agendas, including attempts to strip us of our 2nd Amendment rights. To vote for that party is to vote against liberty and ourselves. Don't do it.

Tea Party Battling Health Exchange, King Beshear

The Kentucky Tea Party is battling to end the new health insurance exchange before it takes hold in the state, which was forced into place by Governor Steve Beshear, a Democrat.

Beshear simply created an executive order in the manner that Obama does, essentially bypassing the checks and balances in inherent in state and federal governance.

What the Tea Party is looking for is that the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange be dismantled until it is approved by the legislature. To that end they are supporting a bill which would require the exchange be approved before it is implemented by the state.

They are right to demand that, as the last thing Kentucky needs is a king in Frankfort following in the footsteps of Obama by sending out decrees from the capital.

Kentucky Tea Party Wants to "Retire" McConnell

Dissatisfaction with U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell by Tea Party members of Kentucky have them working hard to retire him in 2014.

Speaking on behalf of United Kentucky Tea Party, John T. Kemper III said that "we are working on a battle plan with the ultimate goal to retire him next year." Some see Kemper, who has unsuccessfully run for Congress and state auditor, as a potential candidate to oppose McConnell.

Viewed as an establishment candidate by most Kentucky tea partiers, McConnell has confirmed that in some of his votes, the latest one being the brokering of the deal concerning the fiscal cliff that did nothing to help cut federal spending, which the nation is in dire need of.