WKYT: Horse group upsets GOP by contributing to Democratic candidates

[PhilipShore]

WKYT
Horse group upsets GOP by contributing to Democratic candidates
Feb 5, 2006

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4457754&nav=4CAL

FRANKFORT, Ky. A horse-industry group pushing to allow casinos at Kentucky racetracks has contributed nearly 100-thousand dollars to two Louisville Democrats running in special elections this month. That has some Republican lawmakers upset.

[Olney Blue]

1. They are just being GOP neigh-sayers, as usual.

[dweller]

2. they are just too used to looking

a gift-horse in the mouth.

heh, that was too easy.
dp

[InsultComicDog]

21. Wil-l-l-l-l-burrrrrrrrrrr

[Kookaburra]

3. *snarf*

Dang, Olney. I had a mouthful of coffee.

[MADem]

4. Heh, heh---or Horseman BROWNIE gave the horsie-GOP connection

a bad name!!!

After all, Georgie is a-skeered a-horsies!!!!

[UrbScotty]

18. GROAN

:rofl:

[Warpy]

5. I suspect they're raising Arabians

and remember Brownie with a very bad taste in their mouths.

Good to know the horsey types are with us.

[rodeodance]

6. hey, that Bubble-gum was MINE!---te he

[salin]

7. They just hate it when money starts to leave them

there was a similar story in Ohio - where a state sen or rep (republican of course) realized that more campaign dollars were starting to go to democrats - suddenly questioned whether his vote for increasing the dollar amounts and individual could give to candidates (up to $10,000)... ironically the dems had been against the change and the repubs for it (as if that would help their image as the Pay to Play party).

Guess it is the era of... whiney babies - no fair, you are giving money to democrats when you are only supposed to give it to us. :eyes:

[TommyO]

8. The Horsemen of the GOP's Apocalypse

I love when pseudo-biblical justice is handed out to the Repugs!

[No Exit]

9. I read that George W. Bush is afraid of horses.

A cowboy with a horse phobia. Wouldn't you know that'd be the type of cowboy we'd get.

[Roy]

13. G W afraid of horses??????

Is that why he masturbates them, trying to get them to like him?

[MasonJar]

10. JUST A SIDE NOTE FROM A kENTUCKY HORSE LOVER...

that piece of scum Conrad Burns is at it again and so are his fellow Pugs, according to an article Friday in the Huffington Post. In March the wild horses are supposed to be protected from slaughter houses, BUT behind the scenes the GOP is undermining and changing this new protection. For details look at the article. I hate these despicable SOBs.

[WePurrsevere]

12. What? How? Would you please post a link to this?

My husband and I would dearly love to adopt a couple of wild horses as soon as we're financially able to get properly set up so I'd truly be intersted in knowing more about this. TIA B-)

[54anickel]

20. Here's one...

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0130/p03s03-uspo.html

snip>

But now, as implementation of the ban nears, the USDA has said it will allow horse slaughter to continue, in what opponents say is a blatant end run around the intent of Congress.

snip>

In 2005, some 85,000 horses were killed at three US slaughterhouses, two of which are in Texas.

The measure signed into law in November by President Bush bars the USDA from paying for inspections of horses before slaughter, starting March 10.

The idea, say supporters, was to force plants to shut down because federal law requires all livestock to be inspected before slaughter.

But the three foreign-owned slaughterhouses say they will pay the inspectors' salaries under a "fee for service" arrangement, similar to the system used for elk and other exotic animals.

The USDA has agreed to allow the $4 million industry to continue under this arrangement. In a letter to members of Congress in late December, its deputy general counsel, James Michael Kelly, wrote that the amendment "does not prevent horse slaughter at all."

more...

[WePurrsevere]

22. Thank you. The USDA answers to the Pres don't they? If he signed this

then he should back it up as well... or did he pull one of he "interpretation" stunts for his own end run around the spirit of the ban?

[54anickel]

25. He probably pulled another "Statement on Signing" outta his ass. n/t

[WePurrsevere]

26. Probably. Must be extremely BIG to pull all he has out of it it eh? n/t

[wysiwyg]

11. or ... GOP tries to intimidate contributors who give to Democrats

That's an alternative title that describes their SOP.

[AngryAmish]

14. Larry Horse?

[mandomom]

15. Hey, Republicans. Why the long faces?

[alfredo]

16. Remember Newt warned business that there would be

repercussions if they gave money to Democrats. K Street took it one step further by forcing lobbyist to fire registered Democrats or lose access to congress.

[applegrove]

17. Now they'll socially isolate the horse people. They'll make them pay.

Let's keep an eye on horse people.

[spotbird]

19. Shitty editing.

"But the fund-raising on behalf of Clark didn't sit well with Senate President David Williams, a Republican from Burkesville."

That's the closing statement? HUH?

[truthisfreedom]

23. there wasn't enough room on the internet for the rest of the article.

8^)

[Mizmoon]

24. Uh oh, it didn't sit well with Senate President David Williams

a Republican from Burkesville.

OH NO!!!! NOT THAT!!!!!

I bet it took him an extra ten minutes to fall asleep that night too!

[superconnected]

27. In otherwords they and NO still haven't recoved from Michael Brown.