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Former Ky. Lawmaker Nabbed After Ex Found Dead

Steve Nunn attempted suicide, police say

By Nick McMaster| Posted Sep 11, 09 3:37 PM CDT|

(Newser) – A former Kentucky legislator cut his wrists today only hours after a gunshot wound killed his ex-fiancée, police tell the Lexington Herald-Leader. Steve Nunn, who had a history of domestic violence with ex Amanda Ross, was arrested in a church cemetery, where he had put mementos on family graves before trying to kill himself. He was charged with violating a protective order by carrying a handgun.

Nunn, who is recovering in a hospital, is "a guy we want to talk to" about Ross' shooting, a police source said. Nunn and Ross started dating in 2007, broke up a year later, and kept seeing each other; a fight at her apartment landed them both in court in February. Nunn served as a Republican state representative and ran unsuccessfully for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in 2003.

In this photo taken Dec. 11, 2007, Steve Nunn and Amanda Ross are seen dancing at the Kentucky Governor's Ball in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, David R. Lutman)

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LibertyMan
Sep 11, 09 3:44 PM CDT

Any relation to former Gov. Louie B. Nunn? Naw....anwering THAT question, in the affirmative or negative, would have required this lazy reporter to do some homework. Anyone steeped in Kentucky politics might be wondering and would have given deeper ump to the story. Reply

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RobN
Sep 11, 09 3:49 PM CDT

Actually, anybody not too lazy to read the actual article would have found that information in the second paragraph.

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Collusive
Sep 11, 09 4:04 PM CDT

LibertyMan, fighting for freedom from literacy!

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Jojo
Sep 11, 09 6:30 PM CDT

Poor LibertyMan... tries so hard. Fails so hard. You are so happy to go on the attack at all Democratic stories you just don't know what to do with yourself when a Republican proves to be one the lower life forms on the planet. See the bottom where it says SOURCE??? Click there and if you have the ability to read words, you would see it say: "Nunn's parents, former Gov. Louie B. Nun". But it's no surprise that you are Republican and lack the ability to accomplish small tasks without 4 house committees and and a lobbyist.

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LiberalJesus
Sep 11, 09 7:28 PM CDT

As Chandler Bing would say.."Could you BE anymore of an idiot?"

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shonangreg
Sep 11, 09 8:12 PM CDT

From the second paragraph in the Lexington-Herald Register, "Nunn's parents, former Gov. Louie B. Nunn and former first lady Beula Cornelius Nunn, are buried at the church's cemetery." Please, LibertyChild, go on avoid admitting your mistake and apologizing like a real man. Change the subject and talk about Reagan or someone else's problems.

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nick
Sep 11, 09 3:49 PM CDT

A Republican politician from the South. Who would have guessed? Reply

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UrUndertaker
Sep 11, 09 4:00 PM CDT

Actually if your speaking of Civil War South Kentucky stuck with the North, then again if the entire country had the same warm climate the South does to enable growth of cotton the Civil war would never have been fought as my relatives would still be shufflin along pickin dat cotton but be that as it may this is just another Republican thinking he and his gun can do as they wish, perhaps she was giving an opposing point of view and he quashed it the Republican way. What ever his reasoning he is a murder and deserves the chair or worse, no appeal no crying lawyer wanting to tell how distraught the poor man was, he deserves just what he gave the lady....a bullet

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Collusive
Sep 11, 09 4:02 PM CDT

yea because you must read about murder suicides concerning politicians all the time.

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hamsammichs
Sep 11, 09 4:03 PM CDT

I've lived in the South my entire life. I do not consider Kentucky part of it. That being said, sweeping generalizations are fun.

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Unaffiliated
Sep 15, 09 12:30 PM CDT

A few days late to join the conversation, but in reply to Undertaker, the state government of KY was officially neutral in the Civil War until the Confederacy invaded in 1864. The PEOPLE of KY supported and fought for both sides. Today, there are many in KY who consider themselves "Southerners" and there are many houses and trailers out in the countryside flying the stupid Confederate battle flag. That said, there are also people in Pennsylvania and Ohio who have that flag flying outside of their house or plastered on the back of their cars and pickup trucks.

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LibertyMan
Sep 11, 09 4:05 PM CDT

sigh...RobN read it again baby. I did not refer to Steve (who ran and lost) but the great Louie B. Nunn, whom was a popular one time GOP Gov. in Ky. The arc of the story would have been improved if the lazy reporter's notes had addressed if this guys was related to the late great Gov. Louis B. Nunn. Why do liberal pigs like you always have to come across as elitist condensing snobs? Thats right....its in your nature. Reply

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AnnieChrist
Sep 11, 09 4:29 PM CDT

Yeah the media doesn't dwell enough on gratuitous violence, let's start getting not only the facts of their bloody deeds, but also information on their geneology and ancestry. and BTW, how does one condense an elitist snob?

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RobN
Sep 11, 09 5:12 PM CDT

No reason to sigh... Read The Source Article and you will see that Louie is referenced in the second paragraph. Newswer does not reprint the entire article. As for liberal pigs, I agree with you. However, as a staunch conservative myself who spends much of her time on Newser being called a Fox News loving redneck, I was amused that you automatically assume that anybody who points out that one shouldn't call somebody else lazy when one hasn't bothered to read the actual article themselves, must be a liberal. Nope, some conservative types just like a little literacy on our internet.

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RobN
Sep 11, 09 5:13 PM CDT

Damn, I was going for well spoken and literate and then I managed to spell Newser with one too many W's.

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DJM420
Sep 11, 09 6:21 PM CDT

Lib-Man, what's a condensing snob?

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Robert_Dada
Sep 11, 09 6:54 PM CDT

Elitist? No. More enlightened than you? Definitely.

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LibertyMan
Sep 11, 09 4:11 PM CDT

Undertaker I had to to take a double read of your blabbering nonsense and then it still made no sense. You obviously have no first hand knowledage of Kentucky, it's people or history. Stick to what you know baby, advocating for liberal socialist entitlements. You probably have first hand knowledage of those as in being on the receving end. Reply

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DJM420
Sep 11, 09 6:24 PM CDT

and can you define know-le-dage? talk about blabbering...

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chas_m
Sep 11, 09 6:15 PM CDT

Southern Republican "family values" guy with a history of violence, anger management issues, need to control people? Really?? I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Shocked. Reply

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LibertyMan
Sep 11, 09 6:23 PM CDT

Annie, they have meds now for OCD. I suggest you take some. Your obsession over typos is amusing, if not distracting. But then then again, maybe your snobbery is showing. Again. Reply

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DJM420
Sep 11, 09 6:24 PM CDT

your typos are what's distracting...

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LibertyMan
Sep 11, 09 6:26 PM CDT

RobN...I was obviously commenting on the Newser story, not on the source article. My criticism is for the Newser editor who failed to include this telling piece. Did I have to spell it out for you? Come on man! Jeezal Pete! Reply

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RobN
Sep 11, 09 6:33 PM CDT

Apparently you should have spelled it out since it was clearly not obvious. You didn't say editor in your original rant, you said reporter. They are not the same thing as I'm sure you know. Additionally, the Newser pieces are recaps and not designed to tell the entire story; that is why there is a link to the source material. Would it be so hard to just admit that you didn't bother to read the source material and went off half-cocked? You wouldn't be the first.

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Jojo
Sep 11, 09 6:34 PM CDT

If only you could stop trolling democrats long enough to realize Newser's format - ARTICLES SUMMED UP IN 2 PARAGRAPHS OR LESS. Thanks for playing.

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Shannonals
Sep 11, 09 11:07 PM CDT

Libertyman if your only commenting on the newser article without reading the actual article than it isn't others who are at fault, it is you. Making comments on a brief makes no sense.

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bewilderbeast
Sep 12, 09 12:47 AM CDT

How many times do you have to be wrong? Lemme guess: Dubya was on the right track and we shoulda given him more time, right?

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LibertyMan
Sep 11, 09 6:29 PM CDT

DJM42o you wouldn't know a typo if it bit you in the ass. You have the least thoughtful and intelligent commentary on Newser. Do I need to explain the word "commentary" to you there big guy? I know how limited you are being a product of the coal mines, sweat shops, inner city public schools.....what WAS your excuse again for being stupid? Reply

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Jojo
Sep 11, 09 6:36 PM CDT

What exactly is YOUR excuse for being so stupid, since you want to play that game...

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LibertyMan
Sep 11, 09 7:08 PM CDT

.....and the commentary is based on THOSE summaries, NOT source material, not the endless internet citations you lefties all love to throw out as if anyone cares what Moveon. org has to say about anything. Reporters, editors, copywriters, account executives.....do you really think this shoestring operation has anything more than a grad student or part time stringer sitting at a terminal editing stories from AP, NYT's, etc.? Reply

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dax
Sep 11, 09 7:37 PM CDT

Nice try but no cigar LibertyMan. Despite your numerous redirects, it is clear that you either missed the reference in the original article or you didn't read read it at all. Why don't you just fess up like a Man instead of taking Liberty with the excuses ;)

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bewilderbeast
Sep 12, 09 12:49 AM CDT

DeNial is not a river in Egypt. It's what LibertyManBoy is firmly in. Say OOps, and MoveOn, er, move on.

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LiberalJesus
Sep 11, 09 7:40 PM CDT

Though I am not a conservative and I dont believe much of the hatred eminating from the far right are actual conservatives but true nutbars ( WF Buckley, a true major conservative didnt think much of right wing radio and in his words 'their lunacy') I will say RobN has the right attitude and I give her thumbs up for calling a spade a spade! But LibertyMan cant suck it up and admit he screwed up so whats he do...he attacks and eats his own! Way to man up there Jethro Bodine! To all my fellow liberals, dish out the love to RobN cuz she deserves it! Reply

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Adapt-Overcome
Sep 11, 09 8:40 PM CDT

Another Republican psycho. The people in this party are unstable. Liars, cheaters, wife beaters, drug addicts, sex offenders....my god what the hells happening to this Faith Based Party. Aside from being hypocrits. Reply

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 11, 09 9:56 PM CDT

I find these more typical Republican sexcapades boring. Where is a Larry Craig, David Vitter or Mark Foley when you need one. Reply

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Shannonals
Sep 11, 09 11:08 PM CDT

You know you won't see this story on the, "fair and balanced", channel Reply

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fiestygirl
Sep 12, 09 7:15 AM CDT

Domestic violence knows no political parties, race, economic status. It is the crime of a coward PERIOD! After this monster gets out of the hospital and is found guilty by a jury of his peers, I hope he pays with his own life. Sorry but I have no sympathy for this sicko. He is a hedonistic dirtbag. Does Kentucky have the death penalty? Life in prison would only give him time for a pity party. Reply

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ed_faunce
Sep 12, 09 9:22 AM CDT

Wow, lots of anger in these posts Liberty. Is there a way you can not look at the news from your slanted perspective? I mean really nobody cares who this angry misogynist is related to? Except maybe...another angry misogynist? Reply

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ed_faunce
Sep 12, 09 9:23 AM CDT

Oh LibertyMan, sorry about the incorrect punctuation in the last post. I wouldn't want you to think I was becoming conservative as we speak. Reply

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