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McConnell camp denies misogyny in Judd plot: ‘Nothing out of bounds in the tapes’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) campaign manager, Jessie Benton, on Thursday insisted that it had not been misogynistic to scheme about using Ashley Judd’s “emotionally unbalanced” mental state against her if she ran for Senate in Kentucky. Earlier this week, Mother Jones‘ David Corn published audio from an unnamed…

Secret audio: McConnell, staff scheme about Ashley Judd’s ‘emotionally unbalanced’ mental health

In a February meeting, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his staff gathered to discuss tactics for defeating possible Democratic challenger Ashley Judd, including the possibility of leveraging her “emotionally unbalanced” mental state. Mother Jones‘ David Corn, who obtained secret audio of the Feb. 2 meeting, said that “McConnell and…

Hollywood star Ashley Judd turns down 2014 bid against Sen. Mitch McConnell

The Hollywood actor Ashley Judd disappointed legions of fans – and possibly Republican activists – by announcing on Wednesday that she will not be running for a Senate seat in Kentucky. The star of such hit films as Double Jeopardy and Kiss The Girls has recently been hotly rumoured to…

Fox News contributor ‘unnerved’ by Ashley Judd’s ‘obsession’ with rape

Fox News contributor and comedian Steven Crowder mocked liberal actress Ashley Judd on Saturday during a conservative gathering, claiming she was strangely fixated on rape. “By the way, in breaking news, Ashley Judd just tweeted that buying Apple products, again, is akin to rape,” he said at the Conservative Political…

The More You Attack Ashley Judd, the Stronger Her Campaign Looks

I think it’s settled: The Daily Caller is a publication run by a bunch of people who just discovered yesterday that sex exists, and they cannot get over how disgusted they are by the entire thing. I’m not giving them a link, but Alyssa Rosenberg at Think Progress calls them…

Conservative site ‘Daily Caller’ chides Ashley Judd for nude scenes

The conservative news site The Daily Caller mocked actress and activist Ashley Judd on Sunday night for doing nude scenes in her films. “We are used to knowing just about everything there is to know about serious political candidates,” entertainment editor Taylor Bigler said. “But will Judd be the first…

Rand Paul mocks Ashley Judd as ‘an attractive woman’ who doesn’t deserve to run

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is dismissing actress Ashley Judd as an “attractive woman” who does not deserve to be a Kentucky senator because she owns a home in Scotland. During an interview with Paul on Sunday, CNN’s Candy Crowley pointed out that a recent attack ad created by Karl Rove’s…

Rand Paul: Ashley Judd ‘way too damn liberal for our country’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday reacted to a possible Senate run by Ashley Judd by saying that the actress was so “damn liberal” that she did not even belong in the United States. Earlier this week, Politico reported that Judd “is seriously exploring” a bid against Sen. Mitch McConnell…