Will Jack stand with Kentucky taxpayers and concerned citizens, or will he continue to dodge and evade, all the while raising liberal special interest money?

Issue 1: Death Tax Repeal

The Senate voted on the DeMint motion to permanently repeal the Death Tax. Rand Paul supports keeping this job crushing tax in its grave where it belongs. Jack Conway has said he wants to allow this immoral tax to return, but won’t say to what level. Conway claims to want to exempt some family farms, but these are most likely empty promises, as his liberal allies certainly don’t have Kentucky agriculture’s best interest on their minds. The best way to ensure Kentucky Farmers don’t have to pay a revived Death Tax is to keep it at ZERO.

Issue 2: Federal Government Suing Arizona over Illegal Immigration law

The Senate also voted to defund the federal lawsuit against the state of Arizona. No matter what you think of Arizona’s law, the fact the Obama Admonition is using the courts to sue Arizona for trying to solve its illegal immigration problem is a disgrace.

The federal government has long ignored its duty to protect our borders and enforce our immigration laws. In desperation, Arizona has tried to take matters into its own hands. The federal government should focus its energy and resources on actual border security, rather than suing a state for being forced into action.

Rand Paul would have voted FOR today’s push to keep the Death tax dead and to defund the Federal lawsuit against Arizona.

Where is Jack?

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It is clear that in the time leading up to our financial and housing crises, the Federal Reserve grossly mishandling interest rates.  Also, the Treasury Department sat still for too long, then launched a massive boondoggle of taxpayer-funded bailouts and government takeover of private businesses.

It is also without question that much of the activity of the Fed during this time period, including trillions of dollars in spending and loan guarantees, are still unknown and that the Fed Chairman refuses to tell the Senate about his activities.

Because of these facts, any reform of the financial markets must start with a full audit of the Federal Reserve, something that does not exist in this bill.

For this reason alone, Rand Paul would oppose the bill.

But it doesn’t end there.  Not only is there no transparency for the Fed, the Fed’s power is actually expanded in this bill, with the creation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which will be under the Fed’s control.

Why in the name of reform would Congress give more power to an unelected, thus-far unaccountable Federal Reserve?

Finally, this bill would increase regulation on community banks, potentially causing harm to small businesses and farmers.   These are not the banks that had problems in the past, and do not need the burden of increased federal regulations.

Rand Paul would vote NO on this bill. But like on so many other issues, Jack Conway remains silent.

Where is Jack?

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WHO: Kentucky Victory 2010: invites all interested campaigns and coalition groups, Republican Activists, and Victory Campaign Volunteers

WHAT: Super Saturday 2010 to kick off this year’s Republican volunteer activities

WHEN: Saturday July 24, 2010: 100 days out from Election Day

Contact: Please feel free to contact Jonathan Duke at jduke@rnchq.org with any questions, or visit www.rpk.org

There’s no better time to come together for a day of Voter ID, friends and fun! All Republican activists and campaigns are encouraged to coordinate with your local Victory Field Offices to make this event a success.

Below, please find a listing of all Victory offices across the Commonwealth. Everyone is encouraged to join us for a conference call on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 3 PM EST. The conference call information is below. We hope to have an eventful day of phone banks and precinct walking, with hopes of candidate appearances to help rally the troops at each respective Victory Center.

Conference call: dial 877-598-6570 conference number is 944896

Commonwealth Victory Offices

100 Broadway Paducah, KY Christina Garrett purchasevictory2010@gmail.com 270-485-2661

241 Southland Drive Lexington, KY Afsi Siahkohhi lexingtonvictory2010@gmail.com 859-625-4259 4710

Champions Trace, Suite 104 Louisville, KY Iris Wilbur louisvillevictory2010@gmail.com 502-310-2071

3211 Frederica Street, Suite C-1 Owensboro, KY Elizabeth Ellis elizabeth.rpk@gmail.com 859-608-5079

410 East 10th Street Bowling Green, KY Timothy Gilliam bowlinggreenvictory2010@gmail.com 270-485-2571

2126 Chamber Center Drive FT Mitchell, KY Ryan Eger northkyvictory2010@gmail.com 859-815-9226

213 15th Street Ashland, KY ashlandvictory2010@gmail.com Erika Lukanov 859-893-2859

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Jack Conway Spends Two Years Fighting For Smiley Face Rock, But Refuses To Stand Up For Kentuckians Against ObamaCare

WASHINGTON – After Attorney General Jack Conway (D-KY) spent two years wasting taxpayers’ money and state employees’ time suing the state of Ohio over a rock that features a “smiley face” carving, a settlement was reached in the Democrat Senate hopeful’s bizarre and lengthy plight against the state of Ohio.

In 2008, the Associated Press reported that the eight-ton rock Conway was fighting for “rests in a city garage in Portsmouth, Ohio, along the Ohio River about 110 miles southeast of Cincinnati. Kentucky’s proposal calls for the Indian Head Rock’s return to Kentucky so it can be put on display. Conway also wants a public apology…”

While Conway was willing to fight tooth and nail for the large smiley face rock, he refused to join his fellow Attorneys General earlier this year who filed lawsuits against the federal government with regards to President Obama’s health care reform.

Last week, a Rasmussen poll found that “opposition to the national health care bill remains higher in Kentucky than it is nationally. Sixty percent (60%) of voters in the state favor repeal of the bill, while 36% are opposed. Those numbers include 44% who Strongly Favor repeal and 26% who Strongly Oppose it.”

“It’s disturbing that Jack Conway believes it’s worthwhile to spend two years wasting Kentucky taxpayers’ time and money fighting to move a ‘smiley face’ rock from an Ohio garage, but he refuses to stand up against a costly and damaging health care bill that cuts Medicare by $500 billion, endangers jobs,  reduces benefits, raises costs for seniors, and could strip more than one million Americans of their health coverage,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokeswoman Amber Marchand. “Jack Conway’s liberal priorities are grossly misplaced and out-of-step with mainstream Kentuckians, and voters will hold him accountable when they elect Rand Paul this November.”

Background Information:

For Two Years, Jack Conway Spent Kentucky Taxpayer Dollars Suing Ohio Over A Rock In A Garage That Features A “Smiley Face”…

Conway Was Involved In A Dispute Over Indian Head Rock As Early As May 2008. “The top law enforcement officials in Ohio and Kentucky are now involved in an effort to resolve a dispute over an eight-ton boulder known as Indian Head Rock. The fight over the rock, which features a ‘smiley face’ carving that some believe was done by prehistoric Indians, has escalated since last September. That’s when an Ohio historian led an operation to pull it out of the Ohio River on the Kentucky side near Greenup County. Allison Martin, spokeswoman for Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, said the office is working with its counterpart in Ohio to ‘ensure a resolution that will bring the rock back home to its rightful place in Kentucky.’” (The [Louisville, KY] Courier-Journal, “Attorneys General Fight For Rock,” Stephanie Steitzer, May 29, 2008)

Conway Continued To Use Kentucky State Funds To Sue The State Of Ohio Over This Rock. “The fight over a rock that lay for years at the bottom of the Ohio River spilled into federal court Tuesday when Kentucky sued an Ohio city, seeking the boulder’s return.  Attorney General Jack Conway sued the city of Portsmouth, Ohio, and three men in federal court Tuesday over the 8-ton boulder known as Indian Head Rock.” (“Ky. Attorney General Sues Ohio Over Rock Squabble,” The Associated Press, 2/4/09)

• This Rock Was Pulled Out Of The Ohio River By An Ohio Historian And Is In A Garage In Ohio. “The historic rock bears numerous carvings of initials, names and a crude face and was once an attraction for locals. It had been submerged since about the 1920s until last September, when a local historian led a team to extract it. The boulder now rests in a city garage in Portsmouth, Ohio, along the Ohio River about 110 miles southeast of Cincinnati. Kentucky’s proposal calls for the Indian Head Rock’s return to Kentucky so it can be put on display. Conway also wants a public apology and the city of Portsmouth to pay a total of $90,000 for attorneys fees and the cost of building a display on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.” (“News Briefs From Around Kentucky At 4:58 A.M. EST,” The Associated Press, 11/7/08)

In April 2010, Conway Filed Another Motion In A Court Case Related To Recovering The Rock From Ohio. “‘Because neither state nor local government has the resources necessary to remove (the rock) from the truck, (the state) is making diligent efforts to find a company that does to assess possible costs,’ says a motion filed in U.S. District Court by Attorney General Jack Conway’s office. . . . Conway’s motion, filed last week in U.S. District Court, asks for an extension to resolve the crane issue before the settlement with the City of Portsmouth, Ohio, is finalized.” (Stephenie Steitzer, “Wanted: Crane To Lift 8-Ton Rock,” The [Louisville, KY] Courier-Journal, 4/27/10)

• In 2009, Conway’s Campaign Website Carried A Story About The Indian Head Rock Lawsuit. (Jack Conway For Kentucky Website, www.jackconway.org, 4/13/09)

But Conway Refused To Join A Lawsuit To Protect Kentuckians Against ObamaCare …

Conway Decided To Not File A Lawsuit Against The Federal Government With Regards To Health Care Reform. “KY AG Jack Conway (D) is wading into the health care debate, announcing Tuesday he will not file a lawsuit against the federal government in trying to refuse the legislation. ‘I do not intend to use my authority as Kentucky Attorney General to sign our Commonwealth onto a health care lawsuit against the federal government, because I will not waste taxpayer dollars on a political stunt,’ Conway said in a statement provided to Hotline OnCall.” (Erin McPike, “Conway Refuses To Join Lawsuit,” Hotline On Call, 3/23/10)

• Conway Characterized Such A Lawsuit As A Waste Of Taxpayer Dollars And A “Political Stunt.” “KY AG Jack Conway (D) is wading into the health care debate, announcing Tuesday he will not file a lawsuit against the federal government in trying to refuse the legislation. ‘I do not intend to use my authority as Kentucky Attorney General to sign our Commonwealth onto a health care lawsuit against the federal government, because I will not waste taxpayer dollars on a political stunt,’ Conway said in a statement provided to Hotline OnCall.” (Erin McPike, “Conway Refuses To Join Lawsuit,” Hotline On Call, 3/23/10)

• Conway Was Described As Having “Dismissively” Refused To Join The Lawsuit. “Mr. Conway also dismissively — and correctly — refused to join the ranks of right-wing attorneys general from some other states who are filing quixotic suits to overturn reform.” (Editorial, “Conway Is Best Senate Choice For Democrats,” The [Louisville, KY] Courier-Journal, 4/18/10)

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This tax is one of the most egregious and vile federal taxes, and any attempt to reinstate it should be stopped. Rand Paul has signed a formal pledge offered by the American Family Business Institute to keep the Death Tax from coming back from the grave.

“Before it was phased out, Americans had the displeasure of paying the IRS for the act of dying. Make no mistake, we are taxed to death during our lifetimes – income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, the list goes on,” said Dr. Paul this morning.

“Every single dime you have when you die has already been taxed at least once and probably more. To then subject your death to an additional tax is wrong, Jack Conway and President Obama’s plan is wrong, and I won’t stand for it.”

The Death Tax disproportionately harms small businesses and farmers, since the tax isn’t just on your savings, but also on any business and property you are trying to pass along to your family.

The Death Tax leads to businesses being sold, farms being lost and jobs going away. Millions of dollars in entrepreneurial capital is instead sent to the government. In these tough times, we should not be raising taxes. And, we certainly should not be increasing them on the small businesses that create jobs.

“President Obama and Jack Conway are just wrong. We should not be raising taxes on anyone, especially during a recession. And, we shouldn’t be trying to decide what rate the Death Tax should be, we should instead be keeping it where it is – zero.”

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Now, President Obama is making another extreme move in the realm of healthcare – and Jack Conway is nowhere to be found.   So once again we ask, Where is Jack?

Here’s just a taste of the extreme views of the new nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Don Berwick:

“Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized, and humane must, must redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and the less fortunate. Excellent health care is by definition redistributional.”

And that’s just a start.  Some other eye-popping stances from Don Berwick:

“The decision is not whether or not we will ration care – the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.” June 2009

“I am romantic about the (British) National Health Service.  I love it.” He also called this socialized system an “example to the whole world.”

This is the man who will be in charge of a system that spends nearly one TRILLION dollars a year on healthcare.

Of course these views match very well with those of President Obama, who said:  “The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the total health care bill out here….There is going to have to be a very difficult democratic conversation that takes place.”

President Obama can deny it all he wants – the fact is, he has pushed through a plan that leads to socialized medicine, rationed care and exploding spending and deficits.  And now he is pushing forward his nominee to further those aims.

Our government has no business being in charge of health care.  And it certainly has no business deciding who gets care and who doesn’t.  Those systems have failed in other countries, and they will fail here if allowed to be implemented.

That’s why Rand Paul supports repeal of Obamacare, and would oppose the nomination of Don Berwick in the Senate.  He is another nominee, another extremist who seeks to “redistribute” wealth and force tax increases to pay for “free” healthcare.

To make matters worse, this nominee is being placed into office by “recess appointment”, a power given to the President to put someone in an office without Senate confirmation.   Recess appointments have been used recently to put extremists in office who could never pass the constitutionally-required advise and consent of the Senate.

The Senate has not held a single hearing on this nominee.  No questions have been asked.  No reports given.   No debate has taken place.    Yet, President Obama has decided that the Republicans in the Senate would not pass the nomination.    This is a typical spin from the White House, posture, bluster, blame, then sneak your plan through.   Unfortunately for them, the facts are not on their side.   This is simply an end-around the process, and should be condemned by both sides of the aisle.

This issue is current matter for the U.S. Senate. Once again, Rand Paul will take clear, full, principled stands so you’ll know what he’ll do as your next Senator. Where is Jack??

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Dear Friend,

Last week, President Obama gave a speech about our pressing illegal immigration problem.  That speech was noteworthy because, for the first time after 18 months in office, he seemed to notice there IS a problem.

But we did not hear bold new programs. We did not hear many specifics on how our border can be controlled.  Instead, we heard bluster, blame and broad platitudes where action is needed.

The same old political deals won’t work.  In the 1980’s we were told, give us amnesty this one time and we’ll secure the borders.  We gave the amnesty, but our borders are not secure.

This is a matter of national security, economic survival, and basic fairness.

The illegal immigration problem clearly will not be solved by the same old politicians who talk without saying anything.   That’s why Rand Paul proposes a bold three-prong plan that takes the problem of illegal immigration head on.

1.  Secure the Border:  We must build a fence across our southern border.  It can be a physical fence, or an electronic fence or a combination.  I believe the reality is the electronic fence will work better and be cheaper.  But I will vote for any method to put a real obstacle at our border.

We should increase our border patrol, and add multiple helicopter stations.  We should move some of our unneeded foreign military bases to our borders.  And we should have a zero tolerance policy for human trafficking.

2.  End the Welfare State for Illegal Immigrants.  Milton Friedman famously said you cannot have a welfare state and open borders.  We have both right now.  That’s why I propose a ban on all taxpayer-funded services to illegal immigrants.  There are cities near our borders where illegal immigrants literally cross our borders simply to go to our schools and hospitals.  This travesty is wrong and must be stopped.

3.  End “Anchor Babies.” The 14th amendment, granting citizenship to those born here, was never meant for those whose parents were here illegally.  It is a gross distortion of the original intent.  I propose we fix this legislatively, and if necessary, by Constitutional amendment.  The fact is, regardless of irresponsible news reports on this mater, this is NOT settled law, and the only case that addresses the issue of birthright citizenship, “United States v. Wong Kim Ark”,  was a case regarding children of LEGAL immigrants.

Kentuckians know that we need real and swift action to end illegal immigration. And, there is a real choice when it comes to tackling this problem.

You’ve heard Dr. Paul’s positions.  You’ve heard the President talk, but he refuses to say or do anything of substance.  And you’ve heard even less from Jack Conway on how he would solve this problem.  I invite Jack to join the national discussion on this issue and say if he stands with the inaction, amnesty and welfare state for illegals like his national party.

In Liberty,

Rand Paul, MD

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Our country is once again as Thomas Paine said, in a time that tries men’s souls.

Government and debt are growing. Liberty is shrinking. The federal giant often seeks to overpower our local officials and our individual freedom.

In the past year alone we seen 1.5 trillion dollars added to our debt. We have seen the passage of a nationalized healthcare plans that puts federal bureaucrats in charge of our health insurance.

We have fought off card check and cap and trade, but just barely.

Those in power regularly seek to abridge our 1st, 2nd and 4th amendment rights. And it is clear they have no regard for the 9th or 10th either. These are the founding principles of our nation, and good men shed their blood to give them to us.

Fellow Patriots, our country is asking for us to stand up and honor their sacrifice.

So as we all enjoy our families and friends, our barbecues and fireworks, let us celebrate. Let us celebrate the country we have been given, which is still the greatest in the history of civilization.

But let us also remember what Ronald Reagan correctly said: freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Preserving our liberty so we can continue to live in freedom and prosperity: that is our mission.

I thank you for all you’ve done for our campaign and our country and ask for your continued support.

In Liberty

Rand Paul MD

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Just when I think that election politics can’t get any more ridiculous, Jack Conway wants Kentucky voters to believe that Rand Paul shouldn’t be elected Senator because he received payment from Medicare and Medicaid for treatment of patients. First, most voters recognize that many eye problems occur in elderly patients who comprise a large percentage of most ophthalmologist’s practice, despite the ever decreasing re-imbursement. Federal law, in fact, forbids physicians even discounting services to Medicare patients, let alone doing it for free.

Second, whether a physician can afford to see Medicaid patients is a personal decision. Dr. Paul has elected to give Medicaid patients access to eye care in his office, despite the low re-imbursement. As physicians, we have to be concerned about getting some re-imbursement for our services in order keep our offices open and our staff employed. Most Kentucky voters know that the government is the only entity that can run a perpetual budget deficit without closing its doors. Since physicians cannot print money or borrow from China, what little we get from Medicaid is still important. I know that Dr. Paul has also treated patients and received NO payment for his services.

I’m sure there are laws on the books with which Jack Conway doesn’t agree. He still accepts his salary to uphold them. Is that hypocrisy? No, that’s his job!

The fact that Dr. Rand Paul has opened access to care for Medicare and Medicaid patients is a testament to his character, not a flaw in it. Jack Conway has never provided free or discounted medical care to anyone, but he would try to fool Kentucky voters with this issue to keep attention off his very liberal views. Rand Paul is the only candidate in this race with whom the liberal Democrats will be uncomfortable!

Tim Hulsey, MD

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