Joe Sonka July 21st, 2007

(crossposted at BlueGrassRoots)

In response to the top three news items on the KY GOP’s website, I was forced to send them a friendly letter.

Item #1- They cite the 2 week old poll showing Beshear and Fletcher in a close race, which "shows" that Fletcher’s "leadership" in calling for the special session gave him a huge bump in the polls.

Item #2- They post an absolutely hilarious letter from Ned Flanders Stan Lee to his opponent Jack Conway, asking him to oppose Beshear gaming expansion, or as Ned Stan puts it, "his desire to see casinos in every county across the commonwealth". Basically, he cites studies showing that casinos lead to rape, robbery, drugs, aggravated assault, embezzlement, prostitution, divorce, motor vehicle theft, murder, suicide and abortions. Wow! But he buries the lead: “In 2002, the Indiana Gaming Commission fined the Belterra Casino $2.2 million for providing prostitutes to its customers. As part of the investigation into the prostitution scandal, it was reported that casino owners would send female ‘player development managers’ into surrounding communities to lure gentlemen back to the casino boats. One such female casino employee even stated that she was told to go to the popular bars and nightclubs in Lexington and pick up gentlemen to bring back to the casino.” Oh my.

Item #3: They post a column from right-wing nutjob Hugh Hewitt, in which he lavishes praise on McConnell for the filibuster to enable Bush’s Iraq policy.

My response:

Some comments on the three top stories on your website right now:

#1: I see that you posted the poll that showed the Governor’s race as being tight 2 weeks ago, just wondering why you haven’t posted the new SUSA poll showing Beshear stomping Fletcher? Perhaps the internet tubes are clogged and you haven’t received those yet. If so, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

#2: Is it wrong to ask about the causal linkage of casinos with rape and divorce? I’d be really interested to hear this explanation, especially from Ned Stan himself. And as far as the attractive women that go to bars in Lexington to pick up men: I need the names of the bars, Ned Stan. The NAMES, damnit!. Don’t Bogart this info just because you’re not interested, share the wealth.

#3: Additionally, I am glad that you finally found one conservative pundit that actually isn’t ashamed of Mitch McConnell. I know that this has been really difficult to find. I do like the fact that he’s praising Mitch for wrapping the Iraq anchor around the GOP’s neck too, it’s a nice touch.

All the best,
Joe

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