Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd

Thorn: Then, Abolish Horse Racing!
Pushing back at gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear’s call for expanded gambling, Gov. Matt Bevin told WKDZ radio that gambling causes people to commit suicide “because they’ve wasted the last semblance of dignity and hope that they had.” He offered no proof, but he must be talking about horse racing.

Thorn: Pot Smoking Causes Disease
Again, offering no proof, Bevin told WKDZ that Colorado’s legalization of pot has led to disaster: “Look at the amount of disease and things that have spiked up as a result of people who are coming because they can smoke pot legally.”

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Thorn: In God… If We Must
When students return after the summer, every Kentucky school will display ”In God We Trust” because of a new state law. Maybe it will encourage prayers for when someone gets shot because the state has eliminated the concealed weapon permit requirement.

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Rose: Doctor, Heal Thyself
Jacqueline Coleman, a teacher and Beshear’s running mate, slapped a third-degree burn on Bevin’s running mate, state Sen. Ralph Alvarado, during the Fancy Farm picnic last weekend. “Senator Alvarado, what does it feel like running with the least popular governor in the country? That sounds like political malpractice to me, but Ralph you know a lot more about malpractice than I do,” Coleman said. Alvarado is a doctor.

The complete editorial is at https://www.leoweekly.com/2019/08/thorns-roses-worst-best-absurd-112/ .