Alison Lundergan Grimes Talks Abortion As She Unfurls Policy Positions (interview)

[Tx4obama]

Alison Lundergan Grimes Talks Abortion As She Unfurls Policy Positions

PADUCAH, Ky. -– Sitting at a mahogany table on her new campaign bus, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes used her first substantive interview on issues to toss a nasty jab at her foe, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, and to begin unveiling her own positions in the high-profile Kentucky Senate race.

With an icy smile, the 34-year-old Grimes scoffed at the notion that she was philosophically or politically close to President Barack Obama, who is so unpopular here that he is mentioned by Kentucky Democrats fewer times than Voldemort ever was at Hogwarts.

“The president and I disagree on a lot of things,” she said. “Sen. McConnell will use the same tactics that the GOP has used in other red states, and try to claim that I was a cheerleader for President Obama.

“Well, I am as much a cheerleader for President Obama as Sen. McConnell is a Chippendale dancer.”

It was funny -– and definitely not nice. Even the thought of the doughy, 71-year-old McConnell in a dancer’s outfit might be enough to cost him a sixth term.

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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/03/alison-lundergan-grimes-abortion-positions_n_3698539.html

[rdharma]

1. She's got the 'turtle" sweating!

[Dawson Leery]

2. k/r

[dsc]

3. I am not a fan of the Chippendale remark

frankly reverse the genders and she would have been crucified for that remark.

[PDittie]

6. Turnabout is fair play

and the male sexists have been playing their way for plenty long. I admire her fight; she's exactly what southern Democrats need. A tough smart woman who can take and throw a punch.

Next up from the McConnell campaign: the "bitch" meme.

[davidpdx]

4. “Well, I am as much a cheerleader for President Obama as Sen. McConnell is a Chippendale dancer.”

That is funny

[Chan790]

5. I don't like this: "The president and I disagree on a lot of things"

You know who else ran on a platform of disagreeing with the president? Joe Manchin.

Joe gets some things right but most of the time it seems we can consistently count on him to be the deciding vote against us on any issue of controversy or any time the Democrats attempt to do anything even remotely left of center.

[iandhr]

7. Its f****ng

Kentucky. What do you expect.


She will be a 70% reliable vote.

[CTyankee]

8. I have disagreed with Obama on some things but that didn't keep me from voting for him twice and

supporting him on those issues where I did agree with him. I also disagreed most strongly with Clinton on DADT, DOMA and getting rid of Glass/Steagal.

We need another 100% supporter of Roe, that's for sure! Go, Allison!

[Chan790]

10. I don't agree with him on quite a few things either.

My point was that running on a platform of "I don't agree with the President on much of anything." doesn't have a great track record in terms of sending Democrats to Congress that aren't thorns in our side.

[CTyankee]

11. did she say "...on much of anything"?

I didn't hear that...

[budkin]

9. I love how if you run in a Red State you have to lie about your politics if you are a progressive.

Is she pro-life too?

[CTyankee]

12. No, she said she was totally in favor of Roe v. Wade.