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Rival calls incendiary ad by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul ‘dangerous’ – The Boston Globe
Booker denounced the advert, saying it contains “harmful and dishonest rhetoric.”
“His advert grossly lies about me and, in a really sinister means, assaults a number of Kentucky residents by identify,” Booker stated Tuesday. “Neither I, nor my marketing campaign, have ever endorsed violence in opposition to any political candidate. It’s despicable for Rand Paul to even insinuate that. As an elected official and candidate, my household and I’ve obtained demise threats — this isn’t one thing I take evenly as a result of I perceive the difficulty intimately.”
The video was the most recent eyebrow-raising tactic in a marketing campaign that includes unconventional politicians. Booker appeared with a noose round his neck in an internet advert quickly after the spring major to attract consideration to Paul’s stance on anti-lynching laws.
Paul’s video would not point out unrest from the far proper or the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Within the wake of the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago house, regulation enforcement officers throughout the nation warned about a rise in threats and the potential for violent assaults on federal brokers or buildings.
The video was launched as a preemptive assault in opposition to Booker shortly earlier than the Democratic challenger appeared at a marketing campaign discussion board aired on statewide tv. Paul, who’s in search of a 3rd time period in November, was invited however didn’t take part in this system.
Paul’s marketing campaign scoured by social media to make its video claims that Booker’s marketing campaign has “embraced individuals who rejoice and glorify” violence in opposition to Paul. It says a Booker volunteer tweeted a “graphic doctored picture” of Paul with a damaged neck. And it claims a lady featured supporting Booker in a social media video has referred to Paul’s attacker as her hero.
The senator suffered damaged ribs and later underwent lung surgical procedure for accidents he says he sustained within the assault. The assailant was given a jail sentence and Paul was awarded greater than $580,000 in damages and medical bills in his lawsuit in opposition to the person.
Booker stated Tuesday that to affiliate him with Paul’s “violent altercation together with his neighbor from 5 years in the past is determined, ridiculous, wholly offensive and unacceptable.”
“Rand Paul has used racially charged canine whistles all through this marketing campaign to color a violent image of me, as an alternative of getting the spine to face me and the folks of Kentucky on the deserves of our imaginative and prescient for this commonwealth,” Booker stated.
The video additionally references 2019 remarks by a Black Lives Matter chief in Louisville that appeared to condone violence in opposition to Senate Republican chief Mitch McConnell.
“Civil debate is an admired high quality in a Republic however justifying, mocking, or celebrating violence, as documented on this video of Booker and his allies, ought to be rejected,” Paul stated Monday.
Throughout his Monday night time look on Kentucky Instructional Tv, Booker accused Paul of “blowing the canine whistle” on public security and policing points. Paul’s marketing campaign and his allies have tried to attach Booker with the “defund the police” motion.
“Rand Paul needs folks to take a look at the colour of my pores and skin as an alternative of my document,” Booker stated.
Paul has ceaselessly visited principally Black neighborhoods throughout his Senate tenure, touting felony justice reforms, anti-violence efforts and schooling initiatives.
When pressed in the course of the KET program on whether or not he helps eliminating regulation enforcement budgets, Booker replied: “It doesn’t make sense to do away with budgets for regulation enforcement or any authorities company.”
Supporting “structural change,” he stated, would not equate to backing “any kind of abolishment.”
“When there’s a disaster, when somebody’s in an emergency, all of us wish to name 911 and have somebody in regulation enforcement come to our support,” Booker stated. “What we don’t want is that very same company we name to guard and serve us, kick in our door and shoot us at midnight.”
In 2020, Booker marched in protests sparked partly by the demise of Breonna Taylor, a Black girl shot when law enforcement officials burst into her Louisville house throughout a narcotics investigation. They discovered no medication. Booker ran for the Senate that yr however narrowly misplaced within the Democratic major.
Two months after video showed him shooting a Kentucky judge at point-blank range in his chambers, former Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines has been indicted for murder.
The indictment, announced jointly by state and local prosecutors, charges Stines with shooting and killing Letcher County District Court Judge Kevin Mullins. Stines is scheduled to appear for his arraignment on Monday, Nov. 25.
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At a probable cause hearing in October, prosecutors showed a silent video that appeared to show Stines walking into the judge’s chambers with a weapon and firing multiple times at the victim, who frantically tried to escape under his desk.
Stines, who was sheriff at the time of the shooting, resigned on Oct. 1, hours before appearing in court to plead not guilty to murder charges.
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Investigators have not offered any potential motive for the murder. Those who knew Stines and Mullins said the two had worked together for years and were friends.
To date, prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek the death penalty.
This story was originally published by Lauren Silver at Court TV.
Kentucky played Texas competitively during stretches of Saturday’s game in Austin but an ugly stretch in the second quarter gave the Horns a lead they would never relinquish.
Here are some of the key numbers that tell the story of what happened in the game.
209 … More yards for Texas than Kentucky. That’s not surprising but speaks to the challenge. The Horns had 441 yards of offense with a lot of balance (250 on the ground, 191 through the air) while the Cats mustered only 211 yards of offense, almost all of which was passing.
160 … The total passing yards for Cutter Boley. The freshman was 10/18 for 160 yards and an interception. Boley entered the game because Brock Vandagriff was struggling and he did a lot to impress. He saw the field well, made some confident reads and delivered catchable balls down the field.
158 … Rushing yards for Texas’ Quintrevion Wisner. The Longhorns rushed for 250 yards on the game.
25:30 … Time of possession for Kentucky in the game. Any upset bid would have been aided by Kentucky controlling the ball more than Texas. That did not happen.
20 … Carries for Kentucky running backs Jamarion Wilcox (50 yards) and Demie Sumo-Karngbaye (30 yards). Wilcox had a long of 18 while DSK’s long was just six yards. The backs had decent success considering the opponent but Boley was charged with -57 rushing yards.
17 … Second quarter points for the Longhorns. That’s when the game appeared to be decided. First, the Horns went 65 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown. Then after a Vandagriff pick they scored again quickly before adding a field goal as the half ran out.
11 … Fumbles in the game. It was almost comical how often the ball was bouncing at times. Kentucky fumbled five times but didn’t lose one of them, while Texas fumbled six times and lost two.
10 … Tackles for sophomore Texas linebacker Anthony Hill, who we said coming into the game was playing at an All-American level. He had two sacks and three tackles for loss as the most active, productive Texas defender in the game. He was a problem Kentucky couldn’t account for.
6 … Sacks by the Texas defense. That led to UK only being credited with 21 rushing yards on the game, but more important was the impact on UK’s offensive results. The protection issues have been persistent all season.
2/12 ... Kentucky on third down. That’s not going to get it done in a game like this. That’s a big reason why Texas ran 23 more plays than Kentucky, and had the ball for 10 minutes longer. The big problem was that Kentucky averaged 11.1 yards to go on third down today.
0 … The turnover margin in the game. That gave Kentucky a chance to play somewhat competitively. Both teams had seven points off turnovers with UK’s being Jamon Dumas-Johnson’s return.
AUSTIN — Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers went into the medical tent in the second quarter of Saturday’s home finale against the Kentucky Wildcats after the conclusion of a touchdown drive. Ewers appeared to have his ankle rolled up on earlier in the possession but never went off to the sidelines despite having a small limp.
Fortunately for the Longhorns, he was right back on the field for Texas’ next drive after an acrobatic interception from Jelani McDonald. A few plays later, he connected with Gunnar Helm for his second touchdown catch of the day on a 17-yard score.
Ewers has, of course, been no stranger to injuries during his time at Texas. He’s in his third year with Texas but has missed a total of seven games as a Longhorn due to injury, with at least two absences in each season. This included two missed games this season due to an oblique injury he suffered against UTSA.
Naturally, the conversation of him earning the “injury-prone” label is a real one to have, but head coach Steve Sarkisian sees things differently.
“I don’t necessarily think so,” Sarkisian said. “Sometimes injuries happen because they happen, you know? … I mean, when a guy gets pile-drived on his shoulder, there’s a pretty good chance — it doesn’t matter who you are — your shoulder is probably going to be sore to some capacity. Or when you get pile-drived and your clavicle gets, gets popped. I mean, I don’t know many guys that would have withstood that hit from Dallas Turner a couple years ago. That was an odd hit. And I’ve seen that injury, that same injury Quinn had that year, Jalen Hurts had as well. Oddly enough, he has the oblique strain there a few weeks ago, and I’m watching the game the other night. Derek Carr is out of the game, oblique strain.”
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