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UPDATE: Calipari Cancels Beshear Fundraiser

July 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments

UPDATE: Haha, so, funny story… HE CANCELED the event we told you about (yeah, the Frankfort press corps lost its shiz when they saw the story here but they’ll never admit it) earlier.

Take a look at this mess on the Facebook:



There you have it, kids. Coach John Calipari pussed (oooh, sexist, sue me) out after some people complained on the internet.

And also because it’s kind of, you know, not legal to have non-profit and campaign events at the same time and in the same place with the same people?

Or is it really that I’m less of a puss than Calipari? I.E., I don’t puss out when Conway staffers/people on the internet lose their shit on me? It’s obviously always about me. So. Yes. I’m less of a puss than that dude.

Additional thoughts: This is still good for Steve Beshear. He got the positive press from it and it’ll be in all the papers in the A.M. Calipari’s the one who looks like a puss. So chalk this one up as a win for Papaw Beshear – and really do it, because you know I almost never say nice things about the man.

P.S. UK fans are trying to shoot me dead because of my mean remarks. But. Uh. This wimping out wasn’t just about family stuff, regardless of what you’ll read and hear tomorrow. Oh, and more than 1,000 copies of the invitation have already been sent out.

Tags: Campaign Finance · College Sports · Flashback · Humor · Steve Beshear

5 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Moderate // Jul 22, 2010 at 7:22 am

    Cal didn’t get any flack for hosting from his former employer in hosting a 2008 fundraiser for Lamar Alexander, or his later support for Steve Cohen:

    http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/no-role-in-senate-race-says-cohen/Content?oid=1146850

  • 2 Moderate // Jul 22, 2010 at 7:24 am

    He’s also donated across party lines in the past:

    http://www.newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/John_Calipari.php

  • 3 Cal Stepped in It // Jul 22, 2010 at 9:14 am

    Who do you think in Williams office sent the message that this wasn’t a good idea…

  • 4 Belknap Banquo // Jul 22, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Just a little dribble-drive off the foot out of bounds.

  • 5 Suzanne // Jul 22, 2010 at 11:05 am

    What does the Foundation do anyway? I found the website to be pretty but substance-less.

    (I guess that statement is heresy in this state.)

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