After being mocked mercilessly by local radio station in Kentucky, Mitch McConnell calls in. Not his best move.

Here is how this whole thing came to pass, courtesy of the Daily Kos:

Some background is needed. The show was Kentucky Sports Radio operated by Matt Jones. Jones is a Duke-trained lawyer who is fascinated with Kentucky basketball. In Kentucky that does not make him very unique. His show which runs from 10-12 every day is easily the most-listened to radio program in the Commonwealth. Runs on 30 statewide affiliates. It is a big deal. It mostly deals with Kentucky sports, but Jones makes forays into whatever interests him which some days is Ebola. Or whatever else is in the news. 

Earlier this year Jones asked Alison Lundergan Grimes and McConnell to debate on his show. She said sure. McConnell's people said he'd come on alone. 

A few weeks ago Grimes came on for a few hours. Jones is liberal but was fair. Asked her fair questions. 

Following his interview with Grimes, McConnell's people stop returning calls from Jones. No emails. No texts. 

Jones goes on the radio and explains he's upset McConnell's people lied. Said he would. Now he won't. 

McConnell is silent for eighteen days in a row. Jones is beating him up. 

Then this week on Monday a reliable poll drops and Grimes is up 46-44. McConnell gets beat up on the radio by Jones again on Monday and Tuesday. 

So FINALLY the McConnell camp has had enough, and they tell the station that they will allow a telephone interview giving the hosts only five minutes to prepare. The station pushed back a little to get ten minutes to preparative, but that was all McConnell and his staff were willing to provide.

The ambush really did not help them much.

And here are some of the highlights of the actual interview courtesy of Raw Story: 

Later, Jones pressed McConnell on his stance regarding global warming, asking if he believed in the phenomenon. 

“What I have said repeatedly is, I’m not a scientist,” McConnell said. “But what I can tell you is, even if you thought that was important — and there’s some scientists that do, and some scientists who don’t — but even if you thought that was important, the United States doing this by itself is going to have zero impact—” 

“But senator, that’s a yes or no question,” Jones replied, before repeating his question. “Do you believe in global warming?” 

“No it isn’t a yes or no question,” McConnell said again. “It is not a yes or no question. I am not a scientist. I know there are scientist who think it’s a problem, and scientists who think it isn’t a problem. And I know that George Will wrote recently that back in the ’70s we thought we were heading into the ice age. So there are differences of opinion among scientists. My job is to try to protect jobs in Kentucky — now. Not speculate about science in the future.”

Yeah that's bullshit. The idea that nothing should be done because not every other country is willing to work to reduce the man made impact, is cowardly and short sighted.

Here McConnell attempts to skirt the issue of same sex marriage: 

Jones and McConnell also sparred when the senator refused to say anything on marriage equality besides stating that his opinion was “that marriage should be between one man and one woman.” 

“But you base that on what?” Jones asked. 

“The courts are dealing with this issue and you’re citing things that are the result of court decisions,” McConnell said. “I’m giving you my opinion, and my opinion is marriage should be between one man or one woman.” 

“I understand that, and I’m not saying you’re wrong,” Jones replied. “I just want to know, where does that come from? Is that your Biblical belief?” 

“It is my belief that marriage is between one man and one woman,” McConnell said again.

If you listen to the interview from the beginning you will hear that McConnell was incredibly combative from his very first response, and attempted to dismiss Jones as an Obama supporter right off the bat so as to minimize the importance of his opinion.

McConnell actually seemed to blame almost everything on Obama in one way or another.

Seriously if you did not think that McConnell was a douchenozzle before you really cannot help thinking he is one after hearing this audio.

I hope Grimes mops the floor with his ass.