Ky. Senator: Rival's Staff Jostled Wife (Bunning claims wife black & blue)

keep in mind....many people think Bunning has Alzheimer's

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Sen. Jim Bunning (news, bio, voting record) said his wife was "black and blue" after his opponent's staff physically assaulted her at a summer picnic — a charge his rival called "outrageous."

Bunning's comment followed his debate with Democratic State Sen. Daniel Mongiardo Monday, in which Bunning apologized for having said Mongiardo looked like one of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s sons.


The baseball Hall of Famer then demanded an apology from Mongiardo for allegedly spreading false rumors that Bunning's health was failing.


The jabs continued after the debate, as Mongiardo's campaign criticized Bunning for using a TelePrompTer as he debated via satellite from Washington.

"The unbelievable part about this is that when we went to Fancy Farm, my wife was black and blue from their staff or someone connected with the Mongiardo campaign — absolutely running into her," Bunning said.


Bunning also said he and his staff had to defend themselves from the staff or supporters of Mongiardo. "I couldn't even speak on radio or television because of their unruly, unbelievably bad behavior," he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=683&ncid=1278&e=3&u=/ap/20041013/ap_on_el_se/senate_kentucky

Used Teleprompter for his debate that he insisted be carried out over sattelite feed.

http://www.dailykos.com/

This stupid comment alone should send him packing. I find it outrageous. He can't go any lower than that. Fucking asshole.

Mongiardo should have punched him in the nose for this comment.

"Mr, Mongiardo, you look like one of Saddam's sons"

"Oh yeah? (knocking him down with a punch) What do you look like now, senator? Next time you say I look like one of Saddam's sons I will beat the shit out of you, you fucking asshole!"

When he is under fire for his flaky behavior?

"The unbelievable part about this is that when we went to Fancy Farm, my wife was black and blue from their staff or someone connected with the Mongiardo campaign — absolutely running into her," Bunning said.

Does anyone in Kentucky have the "skinny" on this charge? Maybe his wife "choked on a pretzel" after imbibing the "punch" and fell down?

...and that's why she was black-and-blue.

Sen. Jim Bunning (news, bio, voting record) said his wife was "black and blue"

This guy will probably be on the Repug ticket on '08...perfect Rove raw material.;)

they are disgusted with Bunning. I have been precinct walking for several months now and have experienced the shift away from Bean Ball Bunning.

More importantly, how are voters reacting?

Rumor is that Bunning's mental state is deteriorating. This ludicrous charge makes him look even more unstable.

did those dem thugs also tear up her sign?

Bunning's protestations about his health aside, the reports at Kos indicate that he's suffering from some kind of disease or mental disorder. If not, he seems quite determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, as being a Baseball Hall of Famer would seem to be an easy ticket to victory practically anywhere, and maybe more particularly in Kentucky.

The silly picnic charge - no name, no description, not even a definite affiliation - is just out of (no pun intended) left field. Deep left field.

But Bunning is endangering a seemingly safe Republican seat, so I'm okay with it. He's got outstanding health care coverage for the rest of his life, a couple of pensions, and so while it's a shame he may have some debilitating disease, he'll have more resources than 99% of Americans to deal with the disease and its consequences. He just doesn't need to be in the Senate anymore.

he probably beat his wife himself and now is blaming the democrats.

when you look up the word Conservative it says something about being opposed to change,it should be revised to mention senile too.

our newly elected Pug guv (first in a generation) can appoint Anne Northrup in his place (or maybe himself.)

....just in the nick of time....it's sad that it took so long for assistance from our national oversears to arrive....KY could have been in play sooner....the Bluedogs may not like Kerry but they are tired of Bush....the Bunning/Mongiardo vote WILL be a referendum on the policies of the Bush administration.....the Mongiardo campaign falled to emphasize the connections between Bunnings Lapdog performance in the U.S. Senate and the overall policicies of his cult of personality, formally referred to as the GOP.....the tightning of the percentage points between Mongiardo/Bunning coincide with the falling numbers of the Bush campaign.....a little bit could have gone a long way and forced the GOP to redirect funds to what was perceived nationally as a slam dunk....these are the thoughts of an individual with a trunkload of Kerry-Mongiardo-Chandler signs.....Best Wishes and good luck in the waning moments