Really, the horse racing folks aren’t happy at all. David and Richie ruined their week.
From the Paulick Report:
How appropriate, I thought, to get caught behind a slow-moving funeral procession as I drove north on U.S. 60 from Versailles to Frankfort, Ky., to attend what for me was a very somber event: the official announcement [...]

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If you are a married gay in Texas, you are trapped forever. Trapped. Might as well give up and wade across the river. [HuffPo]
Glenn Beck lied, again, and the National Archives says so. Woospiedaisy. [Mother Jones]
Is the race between Andy Barr and Ben Chandler really a bellwether? [Hotline]
The Southern Baptists are [...]

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If you have $125, you could pay to hear Bristol Palin speak about being a teen mother. She’s only being paid $14,000. [H-L]
In a press release today, the NRSC blamed Jack Conway for the state’s nursing home problems and ignored the millions received by Republicans from the industry. [Press Releases]
What? A couple billionaire [...]

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Anyone else take part in a telephone poll over the weekend conducted by E.R. Survey Group, LLC? The Bowling Green-based entity is inactive and is in bad standing with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
Paraphrasing, here’s what readers say they heard:
Do you support Republicans who believe that the issue of gambling should be up to [...]

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The Club For Growth endorsed Rand Paul today. Total shocker, I know. [Club For Growth]
Monday on Kentucky Tonight, Crit Luallen and Trey Grayson will appear alongside each other. Since Luallen isn’t scheduled to speak at Fancy Farm, I expect her to discuss Rand Paul. Since this is (I think?) the first time Grayson [...]

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This week Governor Steve Beshear spends 1:35 discussing instant racing:

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President Barack Obama on signing the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010: “Today, I signed the unemployment insurance extension to restore desperately needed assistance to two and a half million Americans who lost their jobs in the recession. After a partisan minority used procedural tactics to block the authorization of this assistance three separate [...]

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Rand Paul has made it clear that he doesn’t support legislating morality.
As such, dear anti-gambling Republicans, he supports gambling:

That’s from a June 30, 2008 appearance on Kentucky Tonight.
It’s been a hot issue for Kentucky Republicans. Will they stand with a senate candidate who supports expanded gambling?

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What happens when David Williams is approached by Ray Paulick?
Here’s the intro:
Was that really a tear rolling down my cheek when David “Please Don’t Call Me Blackjack” Williams, the Republican President of the Kentucky Senate, told me his opposition to slot machines at racetracks has resulted in him being demonized, cost him longtime friends, and [...]

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Rand Paul’s supporters are taking a moment from hiding in meemaw’s basement to sit in absolute denial on the internets. Apparently it’s unconstitutional and illegal – an affront to AMERICA!!1! – to question Saint Dr. Rand. Hilarity ensues as the liberty christ people pour out of chester vans everywhere. [Page One]
Remember that loon [...]

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