Louisville Forum

Some notes for today’s Louisville Forum.

All the major candidates were there except Jody Richards.

Jonathan Miller came across as extremely articulate and mature in the Louisville Forum presentation in front of over 100 guests.

The Miller-Maze team was the only one with visible support with about 20 people wearing stickers. None of the other candidates had any visible support.

Miller came across the best, but the others did not make any major mistakes and were adequate in their communications.

Gatewood Galbraith started out angry but ended up hitting his one-liners and getting the most laughs.

Bruce Lunsford went business casual, without a tie, and wore an off the rack more casual suit rather than his $2,000 tailored suit look.

Lunsford, Steve Henry & Steve Beshear seemed embarrassed of their own running mates only mentioning them in passing after Miller gave accolade after accolade to Irv Maze.

As Governor all 5 except Henry said they would veto the bill denying health insurance to domestic partners. Henry seemed ready to lock up the homophobe vote.

Lunsford said after giving money to both Northup and Yarmuth, that Yarmouth was the person who inspired him to run.

Henry claimed he was a scientist not a politician. He said he had taught at Harvard and UCLA. Funny we never noticed academic credentials on his resume

Lunsford said he was not a politician and then name dropped every CEO in Louisville.

Lunsford when asked about expanding gambling "small towns are not ready for the prostitutes and other con men who would come to town"

I guess the Lunsford-Stumbo ticket doesn’t plan much of a small town Kentucky presence.