Party Time - By Dan Liebman

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Doug Markowitz — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:36:40 GMT

It is ever so amusing to me to watch the jealous and over zealous fight in the state of Ky. The Democrats are as worthless as the Republicans, becuase they all have an agenda. People with some power,ie legislators, are jealous of the wealthy that come to play here in the horse business, and therefore are unwilling to do anything that looks as if they are helping these so-called "carpetbaggers." Congratulations, you are helping many thousands out of their jobs. The owners are not getting off scott free here. You are to blame for creating a mockery of a once great and beautiful business. You have driven the secondary businesses,and general rank and file to the poor house. And last but not least, if I ever again hear the ramblings of no gambling in a bible belt state, I will throw up. What do you think the lottery, and your "dang blasted BINGO" are? Fools every last one of you!

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Derbyboy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:30:24 GMT

Horse racing in Kentucky needs to market it's product better and quit worrying about slots. Kentucky has the best horse racing in the country.They should find ways (like the night racing at Churchill) to make racing more entertaining, and come up with some easy lottery type $1 bets for the bettor that doesn't want to handicap.

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kyrace — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:33 GMT

"fb0252-" The politicians who oppose the slots bill deserve to be villified, most especially David Williams, who killed the bill without allowing full debate. Horse owners are at a bigger financial disadvantage in KY than they are almost anywhere else, and they are rightfully so shipping their horses out of state to run and show. The horse industry is what makes this state unique, and it is dying a slow and painful death. I could have stayed in Iowa if I had thought that was the place to be for horses, but I chose to come to KY for everything this area has. It is all leaving town on the fast train to PA, IND, and soon OH. The industry employs more than all the other major industries in this state combined! We are losing our signature industry, and regardless of your feelings on the "morality" of slots, everyone needs to wake up and smell the bull that David Williams is spewing. He and all the senators representing horse areas who voted against this bill are going to be ousted in the upcoming elections, mark my words.

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Soldier Course — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:31:49 GMT

Ain't politics grand?

We South Carolinians are sitting here waiting for our Luv Guv to bossa nova on back to Buenos Aires so that the state government can boot-up again.

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Whirlaway — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:11:58 GMT

The Bloodhorse finally takes a stance on the slots issue. How bold!

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fb0252 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:48:23 GMT

step one toward slots might be to quit vilifying everyone that opposes you.

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Noelle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:16:05 GMT

Bill Yates has it exactly right - in Maryland the Democrats killed all Republican efforts to pass slots over a period of many years - their justification was closer to the KY Republicans than the New England Democrats but the outcome was the same. Oddly enough, MD Democrat objections dissolved last year when a Democrat governor realized the state might actually lose Pimlico and the Preakness and decided he wanted slots in MD. Unfortunately the MD slots bill is way too little, way too late but that's another story.

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Bill Yates — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:44:34 GMT

The problem is not whether an individual is a Republican or a Democrat, the problem is that each party would rather engage in adverse and destructive actions in order to undermine the other, instead of working together in the best interest of the state / country. The state of racing as well as the state of America will not turn towards the positive until these individuals are forced (via threat of being ousted from office) that real change will occur.

Good article about State Senator David Williams at: odddsonfavorite.blogspot.com

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Patrick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:08:23 GMT

The Republicans aren't going to win a majority in the House, but what happens if some of the House Democrats that supported the slots bill are voted out next November because they backed it? Remember, it was only 52-45 in favor of the legislation. Even if your party of choice wins the Senate, it's plausible you could still lose the crucial number of House members that put the bill over the top in that chamber.

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da3hoss — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:47:09 GMT

Isn't it funny you blame Republicans in Kentucky & want to oust them...up here in the New England area it's mainly, not totally, but mainly, the Animal Right Democrats that are trying to eliminate racing of all kind...Massachusetts has already outlawed greyhound racing and have their sights set on Thoroughbreds next...in New Hampshire the Dems could have cared less about Rockingham, and are targeting Greyhounds, and Maine is struggling to survive even its Fair circuit.

How convenient to blame a party...