ASHLEY JUDD IS A NUTJOB; NOT A REAL THREAT TO MITCH MCCONNELL..

[Whirlaway]

Is Judd a Todd Aiken clone ?


Ashley Judd’s biggest problem: Her history of bizarre comments


She has spoken out against having kids, saying it is “unconscionable to breed” while there are so many starving children in the world.

She has criticized the tradition of fathers “giving away” their daughters at weddings, calling that practice “a common vestige of male dominion over a woman’s reproductive status.”

She has even compared mountaintop removal mining to the Rwandan genocide, and has criticized Christianity as a religion that “legitimizes and seals male power.”


Yet actress Ashley Judd is seriously contemplating a Senate run in Kentucky, a conservative-leaning state where such liberal comments would be mocked and viewed as, well, bizarre.

If Judd decides to challenge Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell for his Senate seat next year, Republicans and their well-funded super PAC allies have warned that Kentuckians will see and hear these comments over and over again on television and the radio.

By getting in the race with this sort of baggage, Judd runs the risk of being portrayed as a Todd Akin-esque candidate – meaning voters simply decide she’s unqualified to serve as a senator, because her comments are so outrageous and extreme that people can’t bring themselves to vote for her.

Here is a sampling of some of Judd’s most stunning comments:

— On her decision not to have kids with her husband: “It’s unconscionable to breed, with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries.”


- On her comparing mountaintop removal to the Rwandan genocide: “President Clinton has repeatedly said doing nothing during the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 is the single greatest regret of the Presidency. Yet here at home, there is full blown environmental genocide and collapse happening, and we are doing nothing. Naturally, I accept that I set myself up for ridicule for using such strong terms, or perhaps outrage from human victims of slaughter.”

- On fathers giving daughters away at weddings: “To this day, a common vestige of male dominion over a woman’s reproductive status is her father ‘giving’ away her away to her husband at their wedding, and the ongoing practice of women giving up their last names in order to assume the name of their husband’s families, into which they have effectively been traded.”

- On the coal industry, which employees thousands of Kentuckians: “The era of coal plant is over, unacceptable,” she tweeted in October.

- On how Christianity “legitimizes” male power over women: “Patriarchal religions, of which Christianity is one, gives us a God that is like a man, a God presented and discussed exclusively in male imagery, which legitimizes and seals male power. It is the intention to dominate, even if the intention to dominate is nowhere visible.”

- On men: “Throughout history, men have tried to control the means of reproduction, which means trying to control woman. This president is a modern day Attila the Hun.”

Judd, who has reportedly met with officials at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is giving signs that she’s gearing up for a run.

And a political ally — Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth — told ABC News: “I would be surprised if she doesn’t run at this point.”

If she runs, I think that it would be a catastrophe for a lot of downballot races in Kentucky,” Jimmy Cauley, a Democratic strategist in Kentucky, told Roll Call recently.

Likewise, political observers are doubtful of a Judd candidacy.

“In fact, in a midterm election during President Barack Obama’s second term, Ashley Judd would have about the same chance of getting elected to the Senate in Kentucky as Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., would have of being elected president of EMILY’s List,” Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report wrote in November.


Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/26/as...#ixzz2M0uJ8Lr4

[joe bloe]

You can't rule her out as a real threat. Celebrity worship is a powerful force. Even Al Franken of Saturday Night Live was able to use his minor fame as a platform to help him steal the senatorial seat in Minnesota.

[Whirlaway]

BIG difference between Kentucky and Minnesota politics.....but you are right regarding the nexus between celebrity worship and politics...

[joe bloe]

Good point. Kentucky is far more conservative than Minnesota. I'm just saying we should take the challenge seriously. All else being equal, Judd's celebrity status and good looks do work to her advantage. She will probably have quite a few of her showbiz pals campaigning for her.

[JCM800]

a celebrity can win a popularity contest almost everytime

example 1
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[joe bloe]

Republican Congressman Sonny Bono

[JD Barleycorn]

Don't automatically laugh at all celebrity politicians;

Salvatore Bono Jr. was a businessman who created Sonny and Cher and made them a success. That took intelligence and dedication. Fred Thompson was on the Watergate hearing before he was an actor and senator. Fred Grandy (Gopher) has a degree from Harvard and speaks French and Arabic. How about Cooter (Ben Jones) . Mayor Clint Eastwood and even Ms. Jane (Nancy Culp) took a run

We laugh at actors (especially if they dont represent our interest) but are they anymore silly than a former athlete.

[joe bloe]

I didn't mean to disparage Sonny Bono. As far as I know he was a conservative and a good guy.

[Yssup Rider]

I will also say that both vocations provide a lot of training for public service than many other professions.

Leadership, ability to react with constituents, understand a playbook (or script), execute a plan. Just some of the qualities we want in public servants that artists and athletes are extensively trained in.

Does that mean they should be elected? No. But I have no problem with anybody running for office who meets the requirements for candidacy.

That said, the Daily Caller is already bashing Ashley Judd. That means McConnell's already crapped himself.

[acp5762]

Originally Posted by joe bloe

I didn't mean to disparage Sonny Bono. As far as I know he was a conservative and a good guy.

Sonny was a good guy. Iam kind of glad he's not here to see all the bullshit.

[nevergaveitathought]

gopher

fred grandy



oh...someone did him...nvm

[joe bloe]

Originally Posted by acp5762

Sonny was a good guy. Iam kind of glad he's not here to see all the bullshit.

At least he didn't have to watch what happened to Chastity.

[WTF]

Originally Posted by acp5762

Sonny was a good guy. Iam kind of glad he's not here to see all the bullshit.

Sonny couldn't see the forrest for the tree when he was alive!

[joe bloe]

Originally Posted by WTF

Sonny couldn't see the forrest for the tree when he was alive!

His problem was he didn't see the tree.

[JD Barleycorn]

Know any good Clinton or Condit jokes.