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• 1 Guitar Hero // Mar 10, 2008 at 8:40 pm

  The primary is 2 months away and Lunsford website is still not up and running. The header page still says, more to come or something like that. Is Lunsford really running or was this just some silly joke by the KDP?

• 2 .... // Mar 10, 2008 at 9:28 pm

  The debate only has 1/2 the candidates anyway why go forward with 2?

• 3 Rose // Mar 10, 2008 at 11:48 pm

  jake…you are soooooo skinny.

  now…where’s my kit-kat?

• 4 Forks of Elkhorn // Mar 11, 2008 at 7:57 am

  Since Jake knows about Lunsford’s “unavoidable scheduling conflict” maybe he could tell us. Lunsford is from Louisville, the event is in Louisville, and he doesn’t appear to be doing anything else. What’s the big scheduling conflict? Where in Kentucky will he be?

• 5 .... // Mar 11, 2008 at 8:34 am

  My bet is a fundraiser.

• 6 Jake // Mar 11, 2008 at 8:35 am

  Rose: They’re 2 for $1 at CVS. Literally the only thing anyone can afford at CVS these days.

  Elkhorn: Honestly, Metro Dems was less than flexible in setting a date for the “debate” with all campaigns. They only approached some of the candidates on the night of the Ford Dinner to let them know they were “invited” to attend. So knowing that information, I didn’t even bother to ask what Bruce will be up to specifically. But I know he’ll be at another Metro Dems meeting next month or in May, where he’ll no doubt be subjected to much tougher questioning than anyone will experience tomorrow night.

  (And Bruce does have several fundraisers scheduled, but it’s my fault for not remembering when they are. )

• 7 Doug // Mar 11, 2008 at 1:59 pm

  Lunsford is paying for his campaign with the savings of vencor employees, so he will not be having fundraisers.

• 8 jake // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:02 pm

  In fairness, Doug, how do you know Bruce isn’t paying for his campaign with horse racing proceeds? Or other investment returns?

  He’s a very wealthy man and it’s possible he’s not doing exactly what I want to say he’s doing. (It sucks telling the truth sometimes. Ugh. We don’t like it.)

  He’s doing fundraising and has hired a great finance staff. Though he doesn’t need to do it, it’s one thing he deserves credit for.

• 9 Doug // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:16 pm

  Based on the political gambles lunsford has made I don’t think he has made any money betting on horses.

• 10 Doug // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:19 pm

  Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
  I know this much is true.
  Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
  I know this much is true.

• 11 jake // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:20 pm

  Since my sarcasm apparently didn’t go over so well, take a look at this post we made last week:

  Speaking of Bruce Lunsford, his horse Tessa Blue has earned a race-best $452,800. In case you were wondering, that’s more than most people make in 15 years. [Blood-Horse]

• 12 Forks of Elkhorn // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:39 pm

  So is he in another state (or District maybe) tomorrow doing some fundraising since he can’t be in his own hometown for a debate?

• 13 jake // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:52 pm

  No clue, but fundraising is something that’s been mentioned.

  More of the back story: Metro Dems initially pressured the Lunsford campaign to commit to the “debate” within hours (of the day they approached the campaign) and when the campaign couldn’t, Lunsford was uninvited. He was later re-invited a couple Fridays at the Ford Dinner for whatever reason.

  Even though I’m not out there supporting any candidate for U.S. Senate, I think it’s pissy politics the Metro Democratic Club is playing.

• 14 .... // Mar 11, 2008 at 5:42 pm

  Shumer committed to helping Crit fundraise during the primary I assume he is doing the same for Lunsford.

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