Today is basically a holiday for most people, so, you know, we won’t be writing as much. But stick around. We’ll have a few posts today.
Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter now. Drawing is this afternoon. [Page One]
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Entries Tagged as 'Gambling'
Happy Almost Independence Day Today!
July 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Giving Back · Contest · Embarrassing · Dan Mongiardo · Education · Gambling
The Keith Hall Scandal Still Lives On
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Who wants to bet Keith Hall and a couple other State House members are sweating buckets?
Last week we shared a story about Keith Hall being in ethical hot water over a scandalous piece of legislation helping two non-resident members of an eastern Kentucky water board.
Hall and House Leadership staff then issued a statement of non-denial […]
Tags: Greg Stumbo · Investigation · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Gambling · Kentucky Business
Ronnie Ellis Has Some Good Advice For You
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments
Ronnie Ellis really does have some good advice for you in his latest piece about the recently-behind-us special legislative session (not his latest article, but latest about the special session):
Disingenuously, Beshear said “it is too early to tell” if the gambling debate will be a central issue in 2010 legislative campaigns. Three hours later, he […]
Tags: Mainstream · Journalism · Gambling · Steve Beshear
Governor Beshear’s Weekly Video Address
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments
In Governor Steve Beshear’s weekly video address on Friday, he spoke about the legislative special session. This is one of the longest videos he’s released yet at 4:19.
Tags: Gambling · Steve Beshear
Don’t Forget to Watch Comment Tonight!
June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Comment on Kentucky comes on at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Tonight. Watch it. It’s our favorite KET program.
Scheduled guests for the evening:
Ronnie Ellis - CNHI
Greg Hall - Courier-Journal, racing industry
Larry Dale Keeling - Herald-Leader
We hope Larry Dale goes crazy (Please, LDK! DO IT!) talking about the session and David Williams.
If you […]
Tags: Mainstream · Journalism · Gambling
TGIF! No More Dancin’ Machine & Moonwalking
June 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Jeebus and all kinds of little boys are greeting Michael Jackson in heaven. Let’s do some moonwalking and crotch grabbing in his honor. Maybe we’ll wear just one glove all weekend in his honor. Lord knows Mark Sanford is thanking Michael Jackson for making him feel like Gary Condit on 9/11. […]
Tags: Corruption · FEAR! · Humor · Hal Rogers · Kentucky Tourism · Gambling · Mitch McConnell · Wasted Money · Health Care · Kentucky Business · Steve Beshear
Damron is the Embodiment of Frankfort Hypocrisy
June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Earlier we discussed Kelly Flood’s inability to count and/or appropriately deal with the facts when it comes to the thoroughbred industry.
But now let’s take a look at something related that really chaps our ass.
Regardless of how you feel about the gambling issue, you’ve gotta be blown away that Bob Damron and his wife had the […]
Tags: Hypocrisy · David L. Williams · Corruption · Gambling
Can No Elected Official Use Real Numbers?
June 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments
We didn’t say much when Kelly Flood made her awkward little floor speech during the gambling vote in the House. But. Uh.
Here she says 2,000 people turned out at Keeneland on the Twitter machine:
That didn’t sit right with us because every legislator we know said about 700-800 people showed up. So we […]
Tags: Spotted · Gambling · Kentucky Business · Stats
It’s Thursday & the Day After the Special Session
June 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Apparently it’s a big deal to merely balance the state’s budget for a year while ignoring the underlying problems that will keep the state’s budget jacked for years to come. Governor Steve Beshear is terrified to approach comprehensive tax reform. [KY Post]
Everybody’s best friend and beloved sponsor of SB245 is on the Twitter […]
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Discrimination · Environment · KDP · Taxes · David L. Williams · Gambling · Eastern Kentucky · Budget · Corruption · Steve Beshear
Your Regular Frankfort Rumor Post
June 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
We hear through the horsie grapevine that Alice Forgy Kerr will be targeted by organizations like the Kentucky Equine Education Project and the horse industry because of her no vote on the gambling bill. Their logic is that they only need four more yes votes.
Unfortunately, they’re not thinking politically and don’t recognize that ousting […]
Tags: Rumor · Greg Stumbo · Gambling
