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06-22-2009, 07:34 PM
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On the comments section of the Paulick blog, John G. Sikura has an interesting paragraph post-vote.
http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/li...slots-hearing/
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06-22-2009, 07:42 PM
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Mr. D did that very thing, I forgot why he did it, but racing is more alive then ever around here now.... Can anyone explain to me why Thayer didn't get to vote? I met him and have talked with him on a couple occasions about some other stuff, and he is about as pro horse racing person as I have ever met
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06-22-2009, 07:56 PM
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He's a fraud. A lackey that thinks he's the annointed successor in the KY G.O.P. Accurately described to me earlier today as a 'pissant' by a leading political figure in Kentucky. He may not think so or realize it, but his political future in KY, as well as his racing-related public relations business, are through as of tonight.
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06-22-2009, 08:34 PM
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Hopefully one fine day when the religious zealots in this state get everything their way it will eventually backfire because their sheeple won't have the means to tithe.
F.uck religion.
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06-22-2009, 08:45 PM
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This vote really pisses me off, and I'm neither a Democrat nor a resident of Kentucky. It's just so damned petty and stupid that the representatives of a state would hurt it's premier industry.
We all love the horses and the people who make them run. What sort of people, especially if self-proclaimed religious, would want to hurt them? But, anything to prevent others from having the choice to gamble or not, right? 
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06-23-2009, 05:27 AM
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Being A christian myself and also someone who is deeply involved with thoroughbred horse racing i had no problem with them passing this bill but for you to make an attack on religion is totally unappropriate. Steve I am not sure why you allow this sort of thing to Go on by inserting a . or a / there. There is absolutely no reason to use this sort of language in this forum.
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06-23-2009, 07:29 AM
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Way to go.
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06-22-2009, 08:48 PM
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Typical politicos, unable to see the six inches in front of their face, judgment clouded by their own ambitions and agenda, and in no way representing the folks who put them in office.
This whole situation in Kentucky parallels closely to someone in Massachusetts, former Speaker of the House, Sal DiMasi. For years, the state senate has passed various versions of slot legislation to add slots at Suffolk Downs, Plainville Racecourse and the two dog tracks. Consistently, for years, Mr. DiMasi refused to hold committee hearings on the legislation, never mind send it to the floor for a vote. At the beginning of the year, DiMasi resigned, and he's now under federal indictment on various counts (unrelated to racing or slots). Hopefully the karma train finds Mr. Williams one of these days as well. These people unfortunately, make decisions like this every single day. It's not exclusive to republicans or democrats. Laws are passed in the interests of the special interests, those with money and influence. Or they are passed to sensationalize, that appease a small vocal crowd, but are later seen to be unnecessary or restrictive. This is in no way how it's supposed to be.
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06-22-2009, 09:07 PM
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Mr. D shut down Arlington until the Legislature gave him tax relief and simulcasting. That was when Elgin got riverboat gambling, I think, and he wanted slots at Arlington.
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