February 02, 2009

While shooting video of Governor Steve Beshear's visit and taking photos at the Pritchard Community Center Sunday Feb.1.  2009 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky a man approached me in regular clothes with a gun strapped to his waist in plain view and, in what I perceived as a very arrogant attitude, asked me why I took his photo and why I didn't ask for his permission.  I explained to him this was a public event in a public place and I didn't need his permission and then he proceeded to tell me who he was.  He told me he wasBryce Shumate from the Radcliff Police Department and I asked him, facetiously, if I was under arrest and then, in my opinion, he really got bossy and even more arrogant and intimidating.  Maybe Mr.Shumate was having a bad day, but I've been all over the state of Kentucky in too many cities and counties to count, shooting video and taking photos of folks like President Barack Obama, Fist Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Mitch McConnell, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Ex Governor Ernie Fletcher, Congressman Ben Chandler, Congressman John Yarmuth.  Ex Congress Woman Anne Northup and many others.  I also shot photos and videotaped President Barack Obama when he announced his candidacy for President of the United States of America in Springfield,Ill. While shooting video and taking photos at these events I've had to interface with the Capitol Police, The Secret Service, the State Police and the local Police and I have to say with all honesty they were all great and very respectful.  I really do wish I could say the same For Bryce Shumate, But I can't.  I realize that some may question why I took the time to blog this and here my answer.  I don't care whatBryce Shumate thinks of me, nor does he frighten or intimidate me, I just want to put it on the record how I felt Mr. Shumate treated me and if this happens to some one else down the line, there will be a record of it and just for the record Virgil Willoughby of the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Police Department was very professional, respecful and helpful. 

October 26, 2008

October 25, 2008
Radcliff, Kentucky
The big boys were in Hardin County, Kentucky today and they were fired up
and ready to go.  Among those at the rally were former Nebraska Governor and
former U.S. Senator J. Robert “Bob” Kerrey, former Governor John Young Brown
Jr., Governor Steve Beshear,
Congressman John
Yarmuth, David
Boswell, Bruce
Lunsford, Mike Weaver, former Senator Walter"Dee" Huddleston, Greg Fischer, State Rep. Jimmie Lee and more. 
This tells me the Democratic party is leaving no stone unturned to win in
November.  I've put together 4 fairly short videos of the event and they are
below.  I also managed to get a few photos,
click here to view them. 

Will Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada
support the Democratic candidate for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District? 

The list of questions I have is far too long to for me to write here, but it
seems to me that the KDP
is not willing to fight for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District and the
message I get from this is: When a person and or an organization is not willing
to fight for what they believe in, then they don't really believe in anything. 
The the Congressional race in Kentucky's 1st Congressional District will tell us if the KDP is willing to fight for what they believe in.  I hope they are up
for the fight.  It would be very disappointing to find that they are just a bunch
of chickenshits that don't believe in anything. 
The Hillbilly

January 15, 2008

Hillbilly Report
Glendale, Kentucky
January 15, 2008www.ditchmitchky.comwww.bluegrassroots.orgI watched Steve Beshear's State of the Commonwealth address last night and
couldn't help but notice some guy behind Steve appeared to be sleeping.  If in
fact this guy was sleeping, I hope he's not a Democrat and pray he's not on the
government payroll sleeping on the job.