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In Kentucky
The moonlight falls the softest
In Kentucky;
The summer days come oftest
In Kentucky;
Friendship is the strongest,
Love’s light glows the longest;
Yet, wrong is always wrongest
In Kentucky.
Life’s burdens bear the lightest
In Kentucky;
The home fires burn the brightest
In Kentucky;
While players are the keenest,
Cards come out the meanest,
The pocket empties cleanest
In Kentucky.
The sun shines ever brightest
In Kentucky;
The breezes whisper lightest
In Kentucky;
Plain girls are the fewest,
Maiden’s eyes the bluest,
Their little hearts are truest
In Kentucky.
Orators are the grandest
In Kentucky;
Officials are the blandest
In Kentucky;
Boys are all the fliest,
Danger ever nighest,
And taxes are the highest
In Kentucky.
The bluegrass waves the bluest
In Kentucky;
Yet, bluebloods are the fewest
In Kentucky;
Moonshine is the clearest,
By no means the dearest,
And yet it acts the queerest
In Kentucky.
The dove-notes are the saddest
In Kentucky;
The streams dance on the gladdest
In Kentucky;
Hip pockets are the thickest,
Pistol hands the slickest,
The cylinder turns quickest
In Kentucky.
The song birds are the sweetest
In Kentucky;
The thoroughbreds are fleetest
In Kentucky;
Mountains tower proudest,
Thunders peal the loudest,
The landscape is the grandest-
And politics—the damnedest
In Kentucky.
“In Kentucky,” James H. Mulligan, 1902
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Discussion: Who gives the fuck? Not I.
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It might be time to bring RICO charges against the Republican party. It seems to be an organized gang of hoodlums and criminals.
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Shorter Adams: “My accusation is true. I know because other people said it too.”
My gosh, just what are they teaching in blogger school these days?
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Kentucky, you are the dearest land outside of Heaven to me
Kentucky, I miss your laurels and your redbud trees
When I die, I want to rest upon your graceful mountains so free
For that is where God will look for me
Kentucky, I miss the old folks singing in the silvery moonlight
Kentucky, I miss the hound dogs chasin coons
I know that my mother, dad and sweetheart are waiting for me
Kentucky, I will be coming soon, Kentucky
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And Kentucky is most beautiful this week for Derby. Louisville, the city that holds a 2 week party for a 2 minute horse race, is exceptional this time of year.
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Kentucky Rain: Beautiful song:
"unChristian?’ Now that’s a new one. Which reminds me, every time I see these idiots claiming their religion as an excuse for bad behavior, I always want to ask them … “tell me, what was it that Jesus said should be the one over-riding thought in all things?” pssst … some people have come to call it “the Golden Rule.” Somehow, they are all so self-involved that they’d never even be able to coming close to what Christ actually preached (or what they claim he preached).
Hal’s got a big money TV commercial spoiled by a snarly upper lip that keeps sticking to his teeth. He looks like the type of Kentucky governor that exits office and enters prison on the same day…
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Make fun of KY all you want… but this week, we are all that and a mint julep!
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I started to say : something smells fishy, but was reminded that in this case the correct phrase is: something smells republican.
The truly amazing thing is that there’s always a two week party in Lexington for a two minute race in Louisville.