Paulick blocks comments of anyone disputing position of his advertisers

[Jon Cohen]

The Paulick Report banned my comments because I had the temerity to dispute the absurd notions of his advertisers. When I discovered this I sent him the following, to which he never responded. I say to all serious people Stick with Byk. He isn't afraid of the truth.


Jon Cohen
Aug 29

To Ray:

It's both funny and sad that you have chosen to give up your position as an objective journalist interested in truth and facts to sell out and become nothing more than a shill for these blue blooded tyrants that have no desire for a healthy industry and only want to line their own pockets. You allow an endless parade of ridiculous comments and outright falsehoods regarding both the Lasix subject and raceday medication in general, and you castigate anyone that paints an informed, accurate picture as a malcontent rabble rouser unworthy of you or your site. That you have blocked my commenting speaks volumes about where you stand.

You had so much potential to be an objective voice, unfortunately, you have morphed into the worst kind of hypocrite. Your secret is out though, and people now know that you are bought and paid for by your advertisers, and controlled by the likes of Irwin, Farmer, et al. That's okay though, People in the industry now know that your site isn't about gravitas, it is a merely a propaganda tool for those paying for it.

It's sad that you are so afraid of the truth and so easily manipulated by dollars. Paraphrasing a line from Wall Street, "They're using you...They've got your prick in their back pocket and you're too blind to see it".

People are not going to sit idly by and allow the Phipps's, Farmer's and Irwin's to attempt a junta of the industry. People like Rick Hiles, who live in the real world, understand the differences between therapeutic medication and illegal drugs, and despite Cleanhorseracing.org's laughable attempts to paint it all with the same brush, even a fifth grader can grasp the difference. For at least the last twenty five years, these Kentucky breeders have siezed every opportunity to sell the best of what they had to offer to the highest bidders, which have included the Europeans, the Arabs, and more recently to the Japanese. The previous generation of American breeders spent their lifetimes importing the best of the best to improve the breed, and their successors have spent their lifetimes exporting them in a quest for dollars. Now that the world market is saturated, and as a result, the balance of breeding power has shifted, they lament the "weakened" Amercan Thoroughbred that they themselves have fostered, and actually have the guile to blame the end users of their product instead of themselves.

The duplicity exhibited by this group has come back to haunt them, and arrogantly thumbing their noses at the end users is simply no way to conduct business, just as you condoning their behavior is no way to conduct yours.

Just sayin'


Jon Cohen


PS, Do you or any of your cronies have a response to my comment..... "Another high profile horse in a high profile race in Europe breaks down. It must've been all the raceday medication and lasix. Oh wait, they don't use raceday medication and lasix there, Now who will people blame for this ?"