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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:26 PM Jun 2019

Think I'm takin a trip to Paducah....want to see there gold step Court house...

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Think I'm takin a trip to Paducah....want to see there gold step Court house... (Original Post) pbmus Jun 2019 OP

If you go, take the trip around August 3 so you can also go to the Fancy Farm Picnic, Tanuki Jun 2019 #1

Thanks for the info... pbmus Jun 2019 #3

i'm from Fancy Farm tnlurker Jun 2019 #5

That's astonishing. It probably exceeds the net worth of the town. Vinca Jun 2019 #2

Ray Taliaferro went snooping around Paducah and turned up dead Brother Buzz Jun 2019 #4

So, for at least 8 of those years, she had no oversight. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2019 #6

Tanuki

(14,914 posts)

1. If you go, take the trip around August 3 so you can also go to the Fancy Farm Picnic,

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:39 PM

Jun 2019

which is only about 30 miles away!

https://www.wkms.org/post/bevin-beshear-square-fancy-farm-picnic#stream/0

"Kentucky's governor and attorney general have fired insults at each other for years. Soon they'll do it while facing off at the state's premier political event — the Fancy Farm picnic.

Mark Wilson organizes the political speaking event and said on Thursday that Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has confirmed he'll participate this year.

Democrat Andy Beshear later tweeted that he'll attend. Aiming his message at Bevin, Beshear wrote: "See you there."

Beshear, the state's attorney general, is challenging Bevin in the November election.

Bevin is returning after skipping the last two Fancy Farm picnics.

This year's picnic is set for Aug. 3.

The western Kentucky event is the traditional start of the general-election campaign season. The tradition features politicians trading insults on statewide television while enduring heckling from hundreds of partisans."

pbmus

(12,422 posts)

3. Thanks for the info...

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:40 PM

Jun 2019

tnlurker

(1,020 posts)

5. i'm from Fancy Farm

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:51 PM

Jun 2019

I still have a lot of cousins that live there still. They staff a lot of the booths and sell the bbq.

I haven't made it to a picnic in about 20 years now.

The political speeches are a big draw.

Vinca

(50,236 posts)

2. That's astonishing. It probably exceeds the net worth of the town.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:39 PM

Jun 2019

Shakes out to more than $20,000 per voter . . . unless, of course, it's a family grift.

Brother Buzz

(36,373 posts)

4. Ray Taliaferro went snooping around Paducah and turned up dead

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:50 PM

Jun 2019

I know there is no connection, but this long time follower of Ray Taliaferro was startled to see Paduach pop up.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

6. So, for at least 8 of those years, she had no oversight.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 08:22 PM

Jun 2019

500 million in seven years is pretty good return.

But, they surely labeled most of it for programs to help the unfortunate, and not payoffs to big sponsors. Right?

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