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TWITTER. FOLLOW ME AT BILL #KY TONIGHT. YOU CAN SEND AN E-MAIL TO KY TONIGHT AT KET.ORG. PLEASE INCLUDE FIRST AND LAST NAME TOWN OR COUNTY IN YOUR MESSAGES....
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BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> FIRST QUESTION TO ALL OF
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| 00:00:58 |
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YOU, AND GOVERNOR I'LL BEGIN WITH YOU. ARE KENTUCKIENS TODAY BETTER OFF THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO? >>
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| 00:01:05 |
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I DON'T THINK AMERICANS ARE BETTER OFF THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO, BILL, BECAUSE WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORST RECESSION OF OUR LIFETIMES....
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| 00:01:52 |
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MR. GALBRAITH? >>
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| 00:01:53 |
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NO. KENTUCKY IS IN WORST SHAPE NOW THAN FOUR YEARS AGO. IT'S NOT ALL THIS GOVERNOR'S FAULT. A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ECONOMICS OF THE TIMES, THE...
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| 00:02:52 |
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SENATOR? >> WELL,
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| 00:02:54 |
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KENTUCKY IS NOT BETTER OFF THAN IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO. BUT THAT'S NOT THE WORST NEWS. THERE'S NO PLAN BY THIS ADMINISTRATION TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION....
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| 00:03:43 |
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TAX INCENTIVES BEEN TOLD OUT BY PICKING AND CHOOSING JUST CERTAIN BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO LOCATE IN KENTUCKY? >> NOT AT ALL,
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| 00:03:52 |
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BILL. YOU KNOW, IN 2009 WE PASSED A TOTAL REVISION OF OUR ECONOMIC INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. AND IT WAS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT. SENATOR WILLIAMS VOTED FOR IT...
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VOTE FOR THAT PLAN? >> ABSOLUTELY I VOTED
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FOR IT. THE REASON I VOTED FOR IT IS BECAUSE I PUT THE MILITARY PAY EXEMPTION BILL IN THE MIDDLE OF IT THAT GOVERNOR WAS AGAINST AND HAD A CEREMONIAL...
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| 00:06:10 |
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TAKE BROAD EXCEPTION TO THIS, THIS CREATION OF NEW JOBS. WE'VE JUST BEEN HEADLINES. WE'VE LOST 94,000 JOBS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. I CANNOT SEE HOW...
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YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, TEN MONTHS AGO BECAUSE WE WORKED WITH THEM WP THE TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED...
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| 00:08:44 |
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THOSE
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| 00:08:45 |
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NUMBERS? >> OF COURSE. HOW DISINGENUOUS CAN YOU BE, GOVERNOR BESHEAR? HAVE YOU NO SHAME? YOU KNOW YOU APPROVE VIRTUALLY ANYBODY THAT COMES IN AND MAKES...
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| 00:09:18 |
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WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, GOVERNOR, IS YOU HAVEN'T CREATED ANY JOBS OTHER THAN JOBS FROM JERRY ABRAMSON'S FRIENDS. IT'S THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT CREATES...
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| 00:09:38 |
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UP. IT CAME UP IN THE OTHER DEBATE AT EKU. DID STEPHENS PIPE AND STEEL ACCEPT ANY TAX INCENTIVES FROM THE STATE? >>
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| 00:09:47 |
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NO. >> GOVERNOR? THIS IS JUST A PRESS RELEASE
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| 00:09:50 |
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THEN? >> NO. THEY APPLIED AND SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO CREATE 25 JOBS AND TO CREATE THE TAX INCENTIVES. OUR PROGRAMS ARE GREAT, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T...
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| 00:10:03 |
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PREAPPROVED. >> DID THEY APPLY,
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SENATOR? >> YOU KNOW, THERE
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| 00:10:07 |
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WAS AN APPLICATION. >>
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| 00:10:09 |
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YES. >> THERE WAS AN APPLICATION
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| 00:10:10 |
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THAT WAS BROUGHT OVER BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOLKS. AND THEY ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD APPLY. THEY APPLIED. THEY SAW THE SITUATION. IT WASN'T WORTH...
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| 00:11:11 |
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THE DIFFERENT TAX PLANS IN YOUR PLATFORMS AND THE ONES THAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING AROUND THE STATE ABOUT. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AS ALL OF YOU NO A...
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| 00:12:08 |
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PERSONAL AND BUSINESS. >> SO WHY THIS
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| 00:12:12 |
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CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON EITHER TAX INCENTIVES OR THE OTHER TWO EXAMPLES YOU'VE GIVEN, GOVERNOR? >>
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| 00:12:19 |
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FIRST LET'S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON KENTUCKY'S TAX STRUCTURE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT OR ANY OTHER GUY'S WORD FOR IT. THE NATIONAL...
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| 00:13:56 |
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CLARIFY THAT, YOUR POSITION ON THE 14%? >> GOVERNOR, FRANKLY YOU'LL
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| 00:14:00 |
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GO ALONG WITH WHAT THE ASSEMBLY DOES. THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE THE LAST FOUR YEARS. YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY IDEAS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. YOU HAVEN'T...
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| 00:15:40 |
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REFORM IN THIS STATE. AND THE INDEPENDENTS ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN BRING IT. I THINK THE AUDIENCE CAN SEE JUST HOW FAR AWAY THESE TWO SIDES OF THE...
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| 00:16:21 |
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THIS PROGRAM ON THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S CANDIDATE PROGRAM YOUR RUNNING MACE MATE JERRY ABRAM SON INDICATED YOU WOULD BE OPEN TO DISCUSSING TAX...
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| 00:16:59 |
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OUT OF THIS RECESSION, NONE. BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY BROAD-BASED TAX INCREASES WHILE WE'RE COMING OUT OF THIS RECESSION. THAT WOULD BE THE...
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| 00:17:36 |
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THAT'S NOT TRUE. >> IF THAT'S MIMICKING TENNESSEE THAT'S FINE. BUT TENNESSEE FOR INSTANCE TAXES FOOD AND MEDICINE. NOW, IS THAT WHAT THE SENATOR WANTS...
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| 00:17:38 |
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| 00:17:53 |
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AN AGENDA. GATEWOOD AND I HAVE BEEN GOING ALL OVER THE STATE TALKING TO PEOPLE. THE ONLY AGENDA THE MAN HAS IS EXPANSION OF GAMBLING. HE PROMISE TODAY...
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| 00:18:51 |
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ABOUT EXPANDED GAMBLING IN THIS PROGRAM. WE HAVE INTERESTED VIEWERS AND LISTENERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF KENTUCKY THAT WANT TO WEIGH. IN THIS FIRST...
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| 00:19:13 |
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THAT VETERANS DO GET SOME PREFERENCE IN JOB HANDLING FROM SOME PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. I'M NOT QUITE SURE -- I THINK IT WAS DAVIS THAT INTRODUCED A BILL...
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| 00:19:56 |
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ANYTHING YOU WOULD SPELL OUT FOR RETURNING VETERANS IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY? >> SURE,
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| 00:20:00 |
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BILL. FIRST OF ALL, I'M DEVOTED TO OUR VETERANS BECAUSE I'M ONE MYSELF. I WORE THE UNIFORM. MY RUNNING MATE JERRY ABRAMSON WORE THE UNIFORM. WE BOTH...
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| 00:20:59 |
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TO ASK THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOLKS BECAUSE THEY CALL ME ALL THE TIME. LIKE LIKE MIKE MANSION THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION...
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| 00:21:49 |
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I'M NOT A LEGISLATOR SO I CAN'T INTRODUCE ANY LEGISLATION. AND SECOND OF ALL I SUPPORTED THAT BILL AND WAS PROUD TO SIGN IT. >> I KNOW YOU WERE
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| 00:21:55 |
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PROUD TO SIGN IT. BUT YOU NEVER SUPPORTED IT. THE BOTTOM LINE OF IT IS, OUR MILITARY ARE A TREASURE. 101th AIRBORNE, THE SPECIAL OPS, FOLKS AT FORT...
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| 00:22:15 |
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PHONE CALL OF THE NIGHT. A QUESTION FROM ELLEN BAKER IN HARDIN COUNTY. A QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATES, PLEASE. MS. BAKER IF YOU WILL GO AHEAD WITH...
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| 00:22:35 |
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YES. I'M AN EDUCATE EROR WITH 18 YEARS
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| 00:22:40 |
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EXPERIENCE. >> YES. GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION, MS. BAKER. >> I'M AN EDUCATOR WITH 18
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| 00:22:47 |
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YEARS EXPERIENCE. >>
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| 00:22:48 |
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MS. BAKER, YOU HAVE YOUR TELEVISION ON? TURN YOUR TELEVISION
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| 00:22:51 |
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DOWN. >> MY QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATES IS, TEACHERS ARE WORKING HARDER NOW THAN EVER. AND MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE TO KEEP -- >>...
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| 00:23:05 |
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YOU THERE? >>
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| 00:23:06 |
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AND WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE TO KEEP GOOD TEACHERS HERE IN
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| 00:23:09 |
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KENTUCKY? >> ALL RIGHT. AN EDUCATION QUESTION FROM ELLEN BAKER. AND JUST TO REMINDER TO EVERYONE ELSE CALLING, TURN YOUR TELEVISION DOWN SO YOU WON'T...
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| 00:23:23 |
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TREMENDOUS DIFFICULTY COMPETING TO KEEP TEACHERS IN THE TEACHING RANKS. NOT JUST TO KEEP IN KENTUCKY BUT KEEPING THEM IN THE TEACHER'S RANKS, ESPECIALLY...
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| 00:24:52 |
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GALBRAITH. >> LET ME TAKE A SHOT AT
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| 00:24:54 |
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THIS. WHEN I RAN FOR GOVERNOR IN 1991, WE SPENT 68% OF THE STATE BUDGET ON EDUCATION. THIS YEAR WE'RE SPENDING 58% OF THE BUDGET ON EDUCATION. BOTH...
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| 00:25:58 |
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GOVERNOR, IF YOU CUT EDUCATION FUNDING, AND DO YOU THINK THE BUDGET AS WE HAVE TODAY IS ADEQUATE FOR KENTUCKY EDUCATION? >>
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| 00:26:07 |
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BILL, FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE OF THIS HISTORIC RECESSION I'VE HAD TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET NINE TIMES NOW IN THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS. AND I'VE DONE THAT EACH...
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| 00:27:22 |
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OTHER AREAS IN EDUCATION THAT YOU DID
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| 00:27:25 |
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CUT. >> YES. WE HAD TO CUT SOME OF THE FRILLS AROUND. AND THEY'RE NOT FRILLS. THEY'RE GOOD THINGS. BUT SOME OF THAT HAD TO BE REDUCED. WE REDUCED HIGHER...
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| 00:28:04 |
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TO RESPOND? ? ONE OF THE REASONS KENTUCKY ISN'T IN THE SHAPE THAT NEW JERSEY IS IN IS BECAUSE THE REPUBLICAN STATE SENATE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS...
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| 00:29:26 |
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ONE THING YOU SAID THAT'S RIGHT IS, I AM COMING BACK. >> HERE'S A
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| 00:29:32 |
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WEB FORM MESSAGE FROM SCOTT BRUNER IN SHELBYVILLE. HE WRITES WHAT WILL THE THREE CANDIDATES DO TO MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE IN KENTUCKY? I'M A MIDDLE...
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| 00:29:48 |
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COMMONWEALTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM. WE'RE GOING TO FREEZE COLLEGE TUITIONS. THESE CAPITALIZATION PROJECTS ON THE MAJOR CAMPUSES, BUILDING BUILDINGS INSTEAD...
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| 00:31:28 |
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THAT QUESTION FIRST. >> WELL, I'M GOING TO ASK
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| 00:31:31 |
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YOU, CAN A GOVERNOR OR A LEGISLATURE REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT CONTROLLING THE HIGHER COST OF EDUCATION AND HIGH TUITION RATES? >> THE TRUTH OF...
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| 00:31:39 |
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MATTER IS THAT IN THIS COMING YEAR, 2012, THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABOUT A $16 MILLION REDUCTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION BECAUSE TO DO THE MAINTENANCE...
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| 00:32:42 |
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MY TURN? >>
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| 00:32:43 |
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YES, SIR. >> FIRST LET ME
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| 00:32:44 |
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TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS. NUMBER ONE, WE'VE MADE SMALL REDUCTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION BECAUSE WE HAD TO. I DIDN'T WANT...
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| 00:35:19 |
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WHY DO YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM? >> WELL, IT WAS SUPPOSED
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| 00:35:22 |
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TO BE IMPLEMENTED JULY 1 AND OCTOBER 1. >> IT'S GOING TO
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BE IMPLEMENTED TOMORROW. >> I DON'T BELIEVE
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| 00:35:27 |
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IT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED TOMORROW. A WEEK BEFORE THE ELECTION WHO KNOWS WHAT IMPLEMENTATION IS? THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY TO THIS GOVERNOR. EVERYTHING...
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| 00:37:21 |
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DO YOU WANT A CHANCE TO REBUTT THAT OR SHOULD WE MOVE ON? >> WE GOT A BALANCED
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| 00:37:26 |
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BUDGET. AND IT WILL BALANCE JUNE 30 OF NEXT YEAR. >> PHONE CALL
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| 00:37:29 |
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FROM MITCHELL ADAMS FROM MOREHEAD. MR. ADAMS A QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATES, PLEASE. >>
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| 00:37:34 |
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YES. BASED ON THE NEWS REPORTS I'VE BEEN HEARING, KENTUCKY HAS BECOME A MAGNET NOW FOR CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS FROM OTHER STATES DUE TO THE EASE OF...
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| 00:37:54 |
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RIGHT, MR. ADAMS, THANKS FOR WILL THE CALL. MR. GALBRAITH DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT? >> I'VE NEVER HEARD
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| 00:37:58 |
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THAT. THAT COMES AS A SURPRISE TO ME. >> ANY OF THE
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| 00:38:01 |
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CANDIDATES? >> BUT CERTAINLY
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| 00:38:02 |
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I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE PRESENT LAWS IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THOSE AND TRY TO ISOLATE THOSE PEOPLE AND IDENTIFY...
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| 00:38:33 |
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A -- PARTIAL PAR DONS TO THEM, GOVERNOR. DOES THAT KEEP THEM BEING ON THE REGISTER LIKE YOU GAVE A PARTIAL PARDON TO THE SEX OFFENDER INVOLVED IN...
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| 00:38:53 |
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TO THAT ONE? >> PARTIAL PARDON OR
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| 00:38:55 |
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VOTER REGISTRATION RIGHTS. >>
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| 00:38:56 |
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OKAY. IN THE FOUR YEARS I'VE BEEN GOVERNOR I HAVEN'T PARDONED ANYBODY. AND I KNOW THAT WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF AS A PARDON IS THAT YOU LET SOMEBODY OUT...
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| 00:40:13 |
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WAS MORE THAN JUST THAT ONE EXAMPLE, WAS THERE NOT? >> WHEN PEOPLE
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| 00:40:18 |
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APPLY, WHATEVER CRIME THEY'VE COMMITTED, IF THEY GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THEY'VE GONE AND SERVED ALL OF THEIR TIME AND ALL OF THAT AND THE PROSECUTOR...
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| 00:40:36 |
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HB 70. THAT'S REPRESENTATIVE JESSIE CRENSHAW'S BILL WHICH DOES EXCLUDE MURDERERS AND CHILD SEX CRIMES. IT WOULD AMEND THE KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION TO...
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| 00:41:04 |
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I AM. BECAUSE 48 STATES -- THIS IS AUTOMATIC IN 48 STATES. KENTUCKY AND ONE OTHER STATE ARE THE ONLY STATE WHERE IT'S NOT. >> THREE STATES, I
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| 00:41:12 |
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THINK. >> MR. GALBRAITH,
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| 00:41:13 |
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WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT? >>
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| 00:41:16 |
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I THINK SO. IF THEY'VE PAID THEIR DUES. EXEMPTING THE VIOLENCE, EXEMPTING THE CHILD MOLESTERS, EXEMPTINGED MURDERERS. THERE'S BEEN SO MANY OF OUR...
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| 00:41:47 |
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AM NOT FOR AUTOMATIC RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS FOR CONVICTED FELONS. I VOTED FOR THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT SET UP A PROCESS TO DO THIS. AND THAT...
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| 00:42:34 |
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WHY ISSUE ANY PARTIAL PARDON TO A CONVICTED MURDERER OR TO A RAPIST? >> WE
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| 00:42:40 |
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CHECK WITH THE PROSECUTOR, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRIME A LOT BETTER THAN WE DO. >> AND IF
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| 00:42:44 |
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THE PROSECUTOR SIGNS OFF ON IT? >> IF THE PROSECUTOR
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| 00:42:46 |
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SIGNS OFF ON IT, THEN WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE ACTION THAT WE OUGHT TO TAKE. >>
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| 00:42:50 |
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AND SENATOR -- >> WHAT ABOUT THE
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| 00:42:52 |
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FAMILIES? WHAT ABOUT THE FAMILIES -- [ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> DID RAY LARSON CHECK WITH
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| 00:43:00 |
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ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE VICTIMS? YOU DON'T KNOW. AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DON'T CARE WHETHER THE FAMILIES WERE CHECKED WITH OR NOT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS...
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| 00:43:15 |
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DON'T PAROLE ANYBODY, EITHER. THERE'S A PAROLE BOARD THAT LOOKS AT EVERY CASE. >> AND WE DID NOT CONFIRM
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| 00:43:22 |
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IN THE STATE SENATE MEMBERS OF YOUR PAROLE BOARD BECAUSE OF THE RECORD THAT YOU NOMINATED TO PUT THEM BACK UP THAT WERE PAROLING PEOPLE THAT SHOULD...
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| 00:43:34 |
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FROM JONATHAN GABEY IN FRANK FURTHER. HE SAYS WILL STEVE BESHEAR FURLOUGH STATE EMPLOYEES AGAIN IF RE-ELECTED? FRANK FURTHER COUNTY HAS SUFFERED BECAUSE...
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| 00:43:48 |
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DO WAS FURLOUGH STATE EMPLOYEES BUT WE DID BECAUSE WE WERE FACED WITH A DIFFICULT DECISION. AS PART OF BUDGET BALANCING WE HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER $24 MILLION....
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| 00:45:03 |
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GALBRAITH? >>
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| 00:45:04 |
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GOVERNOR, I'M SURE IT'S A LOT EASIER FOR A MILLIONAIRE TO TAKE A 10% PAY CUT THAN IT IS FOR THESE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. ONCE AGAIN,...
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| 00:45:59 |
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FIRST POLITICAL AD OF THIS CAMPAIGN, EVEN BEFORE THE PRIMARY WAS OVER, WAS GOVERNOR BESHEAR BRAGGING ABOUT HAVING DONE A FURLOUGH. IT WAS A POLITICAL...
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| 00:47:07 |
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STATE BILL IS SO MISMANAGED THAT FORBES MOVED US UP 12 PLACES IN ONE YEAR ON BEST PLACES TO DO BUSINESS. MOODY'S, THE RATING AGENCY, JUST PREDICTED...
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| 00:47:54 |
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GOVERNOR CONTINUES TO MISREPRESENT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION. GOVERNOR, WE DID IN THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION...
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| 00:48:44 |
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THAT McCORMICK FROM HENDERSON COUNTY. MR. McCORMICK A QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATES PLEASE. >> I NEED CLARIFICATION
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| 00:48:53 |
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ON THIS ISSUE. THIS WOULD BE FOR GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DAVID WILLIAMS. I UNDERSTAND MR. WILLIAMS WAS VOTED -- HE VOTED AGAINST THE SLOT MACHINES...
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| 00:49:15 |
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NOT GAMBLE. I HAVE NOT GAMBLED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ANYBODY THAT DOES GAMBLE. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS. GAMBLING IS AN ISSUE FOR...
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| 00:50:23 |
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ABOUT GAMING, OKAY, BILL? THERE'S NOT A SOUL THIS, THIS STATE THAT'S KEEPING UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON THAT KNOWS -- OR THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHO IS THE...
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| 00:51:32 |
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PROVISIONS, GOVERNOR. >> WE'LL COME UP
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| 00:51:34 |
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WITH PROVISIONS. >> NOT
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| 00:51:36 |
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NOW BEFORE THE ELECTION. >> I WANT
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| 00:51:37 |
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TO SIT DOWN WITH THE HOUSE. >> YOU'VE HAD FOUR YEARS ON COME UP WITH THE PROVISIONS AND YOU'VE SOOT YOUR HANDS AND PROMISED THAT TO RAISE MONEY....
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| 00:52:17 |
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| 00:52:26 |
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GAMBLING FORCES HAVE SPENT. LET'S LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HOUSE. THERE WAS A BILL WITH A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT PASSED A HOUSE COMMITTEE....
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| 00:52:53 |
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THE HOUSE KNOW THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THE SENATE WOULD NOT APPROVE IT? IS THAT NOT THE REASON THAT THEY DIDN'T CALL IT. ...
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| 00:53:01 |
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WHY THEY DIDN'T CALL THEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE GOVERNOR ACT LIKE THAT I COULD CALL HIM OVER THERE AND PUT IN A LOCKER SOMEWHERE. THAT HE'S TOO WEAK...
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| 00:53:10 |
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NOT THAT THEY'RE WEAK IT'S THAT THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE WEAK AND WON'T STAND UP TO THIS GUY. >> BUT LET ME TELL
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| 00:53:16 |
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YOU, NOW, BILL, THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. THE GOVERNOR WHO DOESN'T CARE WHETHER IT'S A REPUBLICAN IDEA OR A DEMOCRAT IDEA. THAT ON PUBLIC TELEVISION...
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| 00:53:40 |
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THE PAPER IN TOM LOFTUS' PIECE IN THE COURIER JOURNAL. THAT ISSUE, EXPANDED GAMBLING? >> YES,
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| 00:53:51 |
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YES AND WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IT, YOU KNOW? >> WHAT IS
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| 00:53:54 |
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YOUR PROPOSAL GOING TO BE. >> WORK WITH
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| 00:53:57 |
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THE HOUSE TO COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL AND WE'RE GOING TO PASS THAT PROPOSAL AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE SENATE AND I WISH INSTEAD OF YOU ASKING HIM ABOUT...
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| 00:54:14 |
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PROPOSAL? YOU WANT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO SAY THEY'LL BE FOR ANYTHING WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT YOUR PROPOSAL? NOW YOU CAN SET THERE, GOVERNOR...
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| 00:54:37 |
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WE GOT OUR ANSWER. >> WHAT HORSE ARE YOU RIDING? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I AM FOR THE PEOPLE -- PUTTING A VOTE TO THE PEOPLE AND IF THEY DO IT, THEN I...
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| 00:54:38 |
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| 00:54:40 |
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A MICROCOSM OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE ON AND GONE WRONG WITH IN STATE OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. >> LET'S HEAR ANOTHER
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| 00:55:40 |
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CALL FROM JUDY SPALDING FROM NELSON COUNTY. MS. SPALDING, A QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATES, PLEASE? >> Caller: YES, I HAVE
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| 00:55:48 |
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READ IN THE PAPER THAT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN KENTUCKY OWES ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND I KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED...
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| 00:56:10 |
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GOVERNOR, THAT WAS A MATTER THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BUT WHY DON'T YOU EXPLAIN HOW. >> RIGHT -- WELL AND GIVE
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| 00:56:15 |
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YOU A LITTLE HISTORY THIS BILL. YOU KNOW SINCE THE YEAR 2000, EACH YEAR OUR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TRUST FUND PAID OUT MORE IN BENEFITS THAN THEY...
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| 00:58:34 |
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THE FUND SOURCE OF THE INTEREST? AND THE GOVERNOR'S ANSWER SHOULD BE, HE WROTE A COLD CHECK FOR $28 MILLION BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY...
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| 00:59:40 |
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WE PASSED THE COMPROMISE AND IN THE SENATE, YOU CAN'T PASS A BILL IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE REPUBLICANS VOTING FOR IT, SO THEY VOTED FOR IT, ALONG WITH DEMOCRATS....
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| 01:00:06 |
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SIDES GAVE A LITTLE BIT. THIS BILL DID NOT PASS IN THE REGULAR SESSION BECAUSE WE DEMANDED IN THE SENATE FOR THE BENEFITS TO COME IN LINE WITH THE SURROUNDING...
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| 01:00:48 |
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PHONE, LINDY CASESPEAR. A QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATES, PLEASE? >> Caller: HEY BILL,
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| 01:00:55 |
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SENATOR WILLIAMS HAS BEEN REALLY FOND THROUGH THE YEARS TALKING ABOUT THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER KURPS THE DARKNESS AND LIGHT A CANDLE. ACTUALLY, HE KNOWS...
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| 01:01:44 |
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CASEBIER? A FORMER MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE THAT WAS A REPUBLICAN, NOW A DEMOCRAT, WORKS FOR STEVE BESHEAR. GOOD TO HAVE YOUR EMPLOYERS TO CALL...
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| 01:02:29 |
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PARTY'S FAULT. >> ON
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| 01:02:30 |
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THE GAMBLING? >> ON ALL OF
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| 01:02:32 |
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KENTUCKY'S PROBLEMS AND EXPANDING THE GAMBLING IS MEANT TO BE AN ANSWER TO OUR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. >> HOW WOULD YOU GET IT
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| 01:02:38 |
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THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE, MR. GALBRAITH? >>
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| 01:02:40 |
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BECAUSE I WOULD -- >>
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| 01:02:41 |
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HOW WOULD YOU? >> I WOULD
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| 01:02:42 |
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NOT GIVE CREDIT TO THE PARTIES. I WOULD GIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO PUT IT I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT PARTY LEGACY LIKE EVERYBODY UP THERE IS. OH IF I DO THIS THE...
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| 01:03:09 |
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LET HE ASK YOU QUICK QUESTIONS ON SOME OTHER ISSUES. SUSAN IS PLANNING TO INTRODUCE A BILL IN THE 2012 LEGISLATURE CALLING FOR A STATEWIDE SMOKING --...
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| 01:03:21 |
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BILL, I DON'T THINK THAT THE STATE'S QUITE THERE YET. I KNOW THAT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING THAT AND I THINK THEY'RE HAVING GOOD EXPERIENCE AND...
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| 01:03:46 |
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GALBRAITH. >> I THINK
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| 01:03:47 |
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IF RESTAURANT AND OTHER PLACES OUGHT TO HAVE SMOKING AREAS AS LONG AS THEY MEET A LOCAL -- I THINK IT'S ANOTHER BIG BROTHERISM. >> NOT THE SECONDHAND
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| 01:04:02 |
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SMOKE? >> SURE I BELIEVE THOSE
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| 01:04:04 |
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THINGS. MATTER OF FACT I'VE GOT EMPHYSEMA BECAUSE I SMOKE CIGARETTES. I DEPARTMENT PAY ATTENTION TO MY MOM WHEN SHE TOLD ME THEY WERE BAD FOR MYSELF....
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| 01:04:35 |
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YOU SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION? >>
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| 01:04:37 |
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I WON'T GET MORE PERSONAL THAN THAT, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S TOO MUCH OPPOSITION TO THIS AS A PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUE. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT WOULD...
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| 01:04:53 |
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A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO YOU DID PROPOSE IT AND -- >> I HAVE
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| 01:04:56 |
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NEVER PROPOSED IT. >> NOT THE
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| 01:04:58 |
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LEGISLATION. >> NOT THE
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| 01:04:59 |
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PIECE OF LEGISLATION. I SAID IF IT CAME FORWARD I WOULD VOTE FOR IT AND I'VE BOON. >> WOULD YOU
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| 01:05:03 |
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DO IT IN THIS OCCASION? >> NO, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR
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| 01:05:06 |
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IT NOW BECAUSE THERE ARE STRONG OPPOSITION IN MY DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE STATE AS A MATTER OF PROPERTY RIGHTS. I AM STILL A STRONG ADVOCATE OF NOT SMOKING...
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| 01:05:23 |
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DRUG ACTIVITY AND THE MANUFACTURER OF METHAMPHETAMINE. SHOULD PSEUDO FED RIN ONLY BE ALLOWED TO CONSUMERS BY PRESCRIPTION, GOVERNOR. >>
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| 01:05:33 |
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BILL, METH IS A BIG PROBLEM IN OUR STATE AND WE NEED TO DO MORE TO COMBAT IT. I THINK THERE'S GENERAL AGREEMENT IN THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG AREA ON WHAT...
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| 01:06:58 |
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YOU IN FAVOR OF THIS LEGISLATION? >> PSEUDO FED RIN IS A
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| 01:07:03 |
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LARGER PROBLEM THAN JUST METH USE. SUDOFEDRIN. LABS CAN BE COKE BOTTLE AND LITTLE BOTTLE AND A DANGER ON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS,...
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| 01:08:07 |
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FAVOR OF THE LEGISLATION? >> I WOULD NUMBER FAVOR
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| 01:08:09 |
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OF RESTRICTING ACCESS -- >>
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| 01:08:11 |
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PSEUDO FED RIN. >> RESTRICTING
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| 01:08:15 |
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ACCESS. >> AND
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| 01:08:16 |
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WHETHER BY PRESCRIPTION OR BY CASPER, AND RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE TO SIGN A BOOK AND THEY KEEP IT BEHIND THE COUNTER AND THAT SORT OF THING AND THEY HAVE ...
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| 01:09:06 |
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QUICK. >> I BELIEVE
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| 01:09:07 |
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WITH RESTRICTING PSEUDO FED RIN. I HAVE CHANGE CHANGED MY POSITION ON THAT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO MUCH BROTHERISM. I'VE SEEN THE RAPHONCE OF...
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| 01:09:26 |
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A DISCUSSION ON MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL BUT IT COMES TO US. WHO WRITES KNOWING THAT GLOBAL WARMING, STATING A FACT HERE IS REAL AND THAT YOUR STANCE ON...
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| 01:09:51 |
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ARE AGAINST MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL. WE NEED COAL. COAL IS AN ESSENTIAL IN THIS STATE BUT MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE METHOD OF DESTRACTING...
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| 01:10:54 |
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GOVERNOR? >> BILL, FIRST OF ALL,
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| 01:10:56 |
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I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BOTH MINE COAL AND PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. MATTER OF FACT I KNOW THAT WE CAN BECAUSE WE DO. ARE THERE RULES AND REGULATIONS...
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| 01:12:35 |
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WHAT GOOD WOULD THAT DO? >> WELL, WHAT GOOD IT DOES IS WE'RE CHALLENGING THEIR RIGHT TO JUST BY FIAT CHANGE THESE RULES. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO THROUGH...
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| 01:12:37 |
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| 01:13:01 |
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| 01:13:05 |
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ON COAL. HE WAGES THE WAR ON COAL. AND YOU KNOW WHAT EDUCATION IS THERE IN THE SECOND KICK OF THE MULE? HE TOLD US HE WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN THE...
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| 01:14:39 |
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GOVERNOR, DO YOU WANT TO REBUT THAT IN ANY WAY, RESPOND TO IT? IF NOT WE'LL GO TO A PHONE CALL. >> WELL,
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| 01:14:44 |
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IN TERMS OF MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN APPLICATION SINCE I'VE BECAME GOVERNOR FOR MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL MINING. WE HAVE RENEWED SEVERAL...
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| 01:15:09 |
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MICHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH IN LAUREL COUNTY. MR. HOLLINGSWORTH, A QUICK QUESTION PLEASE. >> Caller: YES, I WAS
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| 01:15:14 |
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WONDERING, I ASKED SENATOR WILLIAMS ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO CANDIDATES, WHAT ARE YOUR STANCE AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR THE LDBT COMMUNITY...
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| 01:15:59 |
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MR. HOLLINGSWORTH. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. MR. GALBRAITH. >> YES I'M A GALATARIAN
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| 01:16:05 |
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FOLKS. I THINK EVERYBODY'S PRECIOUS BUT NOBODY'S SPECIAL. YOU KNOW HATE CRIMES OUGHT TO BE -- OUGHT TO BE CAST INTO THE SAME CATEGORY AS ANY KIND OF...
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| 01:16:45 |
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I THINK THAT CRIMINAL LAWS THAT WE HAVE IN KENTUCKY, IF PURPOSELY ENFORCED, PROTECT ANY CITIZEN FROM ANY VIOLENT ASSAULT. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT...
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| 01:17:00 |
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GOVERNOR? >> I THINK WE'VE GOT LAWS
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| 01:17:02 |
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NOW IN THE BOOKS THAT WILL HANDLE THAT KIND OF SITUATION. AND YOU KNOW, COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW ARE ENACTING SOME FAIRNESS ORDINANCES BUT I DON'T THINK...
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| 01:17:24 |
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GENTLEMEN, MOST PEOPLE WOULD AGREE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY ROUGH CAMPAIGN SEASON. THERE HAD BEEN SOME TOUGH CAMPAIGN ADS. SOME NAME-CALLING,...
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| 01:17:46 |
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FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE ELECTION'S OVER ON NOVEMBER THE 8th. I THINK I'M GOING TO WIN. AND I THINK I'M GOING TO WIN PRETTY HANDILY. AND I THINK...
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| 01:19:29 |
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SENATOR. >> GOVERNOR BESHEAR IS THE
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| 01:19:31 |
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MOST PARTISAN GOVERNOR EVER TO 7 SERVE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. HE SPENT HIS ENTIRE TIME DISPARAGING THE REPUBLICANS IN THE KENTUCKY STATE...
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| 01:20:39 |
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THE SENATE, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP YOU MIGHT HAVE, IF HE'S RE-ELECTED? >> YOU KNOW THE
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| 01:20:45 |
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BOTTOM LINE OF IT IS, IS I THINK THAT GOVERNOR BESHEAR HASN'T A RELATIONSHIP WITH ANYBODY IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. EITHER IN THE HOUSE OR IN THE SENATE....
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| 01:21:20 |
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FOCUS IN THIS IS TO PRESENT THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY WITH AN ALTERNATIVE WHO DOESN'T CARE WHO GETS CREDIT FOR DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE. FOLKS,...
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| 01:22:12 |
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EXAMPLE OF WHAT OBSTRUCTIONIST POLITICS IS ALL ABOUT IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. THE DROPOUT BILL. RAISING OUR DROPOUT AGE FROM 16 TO 18. I...
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| 01:22:57 |
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TAKEN. >> ON AND ON AND
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| 01:23:00 |
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ON. >> BESIDES SENATOR
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| 01:23:01 |
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WILLIAMS WHO WERE OPPOSED TO THAT BILL, WEREN'T THERE. >> HE WON'T LET IT ON THE
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| 01:23:06 |
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SENATE FLOOR TO BE VOTED ON. >> YOU WERE NOT A
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| 01:23:09 |
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VERY EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE. YOU WERE ALWAYS A BACK BENCHER AND YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED ANYTHING ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE WHEN YOU LEFT THERE....
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| 01:23:20 |
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CHANCE TO HAVE CLOSING STATEMENTS? >> THE BOTTOM LINE OF
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| 01:23:22 |
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IT IS THIS, THE DATA IS NOT THERE. THAT INCREASING THE DROPOUT AGE, INCREASES OR IMPROVES SOME ANY INDIVIDUAL'S CHANCE FROM GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL....
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| 01:23:41 |
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ON OBSTRUCTION. BOTH PARTIES ARE OBSTRUCTIONISTS. IF THE OTHER SIDE HAS AN IDEA, THE OTHER SIDE IS AN OBSTRUCTION TO IT. IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE....
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| 01:24:08 |
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TO ALLOW MR. GALBRAITH TO HAVE THE LAST WORD TONIGHT WITH JUST A FEW SECONDS LEFT? HE GO FOR IT, GATEWOOD. >> THANK YOU VERY
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| 01:24:15 |
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MUCH. LOOK HERE, FOLKS, YOU WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO DO THIS IN YOUR LIFETIME. YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE TO THESE TWO PARTIES,...
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| 01:24:37 |
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THANK YOU, ALL FOR BEING HERE ON KENTUCKY NIGHT. TUNE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8:007:00 CENTRAL ON COMMENT. JOIN US AGAIN NEXT MONDAY FOR OUR ELECTION EVE...
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