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Is KEEP in the Vote Buying Business?

July 13th, 2009 · 9 Comments

That’s what we’re led to believe by the anti-gambling honchos.

Let’s look at some Kentucky Equine Education Project political contributions over the past few years:

  • Bob Damron – $2,000
  • Ron Crimm – $500
  • Jim DeCesare – $500
  • Tonya Pullin – $500
  • Hubie Collins – $500
  • Jamie Comer – $500
  • Tom Kerr – $500
  • Jimmie Lee – $500
  • Jody Richards – $1,000
  • Ted Edmonds – $500
  • Jeff Hoover – $1,000
  • Mike Cherry – $500
  • Marie Rader – $500
  • Mike Harmon – $500
  • Melvin Henley – $500

What do all those folks have in common? They voted against slots in the special legislative session.

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Flashback · Gambling

9 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Steve Bittenbender // Jul 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    And I’m sure the Family Foundation and/or its supporters have not given any money to lawmakers. Not a dime.

  • 2 Kaintuckeean // Jul 13, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    In fairness to Damron, he actually abstained from voting.

    And I’m sure the Family Foundation has clean hands. Ha!

  • 3 E // Jul 13, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Although as KEEP spent 5oK, this is only 10K…so the other 80% seems to have yielded the desired effect.
    Just curious as to how the other $400K spent by racing and gaming interests was spent…as 10K would amount to just under 2.5% of that grand total.

  • 4 Conservative // Jul 13, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    The Herald-Leader listed Ted Edmonds as having voted FOR the slots bill. Which is interesting because he frequently appears on the religious television station operated out of Beattyville, helping them in their fundraising drives. The viewership of that television station, which has forced its way onto nearly every cable system in the eastern part of the state by invoking the FCC’s “must carry” provision, is of the demographic that opposes slot machines on religious reasons. Edmonds will have a hard time explaining his vote for the slots == at least he was listed as voting for them in the newspaper == to his constituency.

  • 5 Thunder Storm // Jul 13, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Looks like their not selling their votes like they did in the BopTrot days. In those days $500 would get a yes vote most of the time and $1,000 guaranteed it

  • 6 E // Jul 14, 2009 at 12:15 am

    Bop Trot…was that ever embarassing!
    I remember reading that the FBI agents were in total disbelief that at least one of our reps sold his vote for $400…they were laughing at how cheap a Ky rep was to buy off.

  • 7 Conservative // Jul 14, 2009 at 8:55 am

    “Bless your heart.”

    –Don Blandford

  • 8 john greathouse // Jul 14, 2009 at 10:03 am

    It’s a PAC…what’s hard to understand?
    It’s ok for other PAC’s to give money but not KEEP?
    Some of you just don’t seem to get the point

  • 9 jake // Jul 14, 2009 at 10:07 am

    Who said anything was wrong with Political Action Committees giving money to politicians?

    My point is that buying votes sometimes just doesn’t work.

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