First Lady Dawn Gibbons Occupies Nevada Governor’s Mansion
I know it’s par for the traditional gender roles course for the wife to occupy the home of past marital bliss, but in this case, when the home is Nevada’s governor’s mansion, shouldn’t the Governor Gibbons retain occupancy of the residence? This seems particularly true when it is the citizens of Nevada who are paying […]
Ron Paul Supporters Shutdown Nevada GOP Convention
Another do over Nevada convention–this time on the GOP side. Ron Paul supporters took over the Nevada GOP convention. Convention Chair Bob Beers was booed and escorted from the premises surrounded by armed security. From the AP:
Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders abruptly shut down their state convention […]
Nevada Republicans, Elegant Angels, and Big Wet Asses
Seems the state Republicans are not relying on the better angels of their nature. They’re relying on ElegantAngel.com (warning, porn ahead). At the Orleans no less. Oh, the irony. Seems it was all a big accident. Thank you Erin Neff, The Gleaner, VGO.
Comfort said he finds this all an embarrassment. “Somebody apparently […]
Who Is A Buffoon?
From Inside Nevada Politics:
A day after blaming public hysteria on the media, Gov. Jim Gibbons has announced he will ask for the resignation of the three members of the Board of Medical Examiners who have connections with Dr. Dipak Desai, owner of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada. He is also asking for the resignation […]
Credit Card Industry and Dean Heller Treating Consumers with Contempt
Republicans won’t raise your taxes but they will aid and abet companies in search of new revenue streams–charging consumers fees for everything under the sun (some Democrats will to). Fees equal taxes except local and state governments are cut out of the process. Your very own Dean Heller is in on the game, […]
Tony Lesperance: Team Player
“I have always believed in a team approach in management and problem solving.”
Quote from fist-fighting, anti-government extremist Tony Lesperance, new head of the Nevada Department of Agriculture, in a press release sent out on Friday, March 14th. I would link to it, but, unfortunately, the last press release on the NDA website is the announcement […]
Nevada Governor Gibbons Empowers an Extremist
I thought David Neiwert might be interested in Governor Jim Gibbons’ appointment of Tony Lesperance to head the Department of Agriculture. While for us, Lesperance’s appointment is just another in a list of Gibbons’ bone-headed appointments, to Neiwert, it signifies a departure from the normal pattern of the Republican empowerment of the far right. […]
Nevada and Common-sense Environmentalism
I’ve been thinking about since yesterday’s post on Dean Heller’s short-sighted idea of environmental policy. Orcinus has two great posts on “common-sense environmentalism,” or the importance of urban environmentalists and rural residents working together on environmental campaigns. Sarah Robinson writes about Mono Lake and Dave Neiwert writes about protecting old-growth forest in the Northwest. […]
Switching on Dean Heller’s Coal Powered Light
This profile of Dean Heller, my congressional representative and yours, is just embarrassing. Unfortunately, history shows that politicians like Heller continue to be elected and re-elected upon their ability to deliver catch phrases that sound good to their constituents rather than upon actual performance. It’s the Bush school of politics–as long as you […]
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons Filing for Divorce?
The Gleaner is “reporting” that Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is filing for divorce. I have had several inquiries, and as much as I wish I knew something, no one I spoke to can or will confirm the rumor tonight. I’m sure we’ll hear more about this tomorrow. Wonkette’s Ken Layne is already […]
Banning Beer At Nevada Football Games
Nevada’s Governor Jim Gibbons may be getting divorced soon, Microsoft may have been fined $1.35 billion by the European Union, and John Solomon may have written another hit piece–this time on Obama–but today’s most important issue is UNR’s possible ban on beer sales at football games.
Along with football, binge beer-drinking and the drunken brawls that […]
Clark County Democrats Make Best Argument for a Primary Yet
I doubt anyone planned it to be, but Saturday’s Clark County convention fiasco has given proponents of the campaign to the caucus format with a state primary more than enough ammunition to pursue the change with state lawmakers; especially since Dina Titus is one of them.
The Culinary Union’s D. Taylor summed the convention disaster up […]
Clark County Democrats Implode at Convention
Seriously. A do-over?
The convention of course was doomed to fail even before it started, when the party booked a 5,000 capacity room to hold more than 7,000 delegates — and that’s not counting the alternates and observers who also showed up at Bally’s Saturday. By most estimates, attendance totaled at least 10,000. The fire […]
God Hates Reno
According to the Westboro Baptist Church Phelps clan, God hates Reno. If the members of the Westboro church serve as examples of what God loves, well, let’s just say I knew there was a reason I moved here. Clearly, the Phelps clan did not feel the love while visiting the Biggest […]
The Nevada Caucus: Chuck It?
(AP)
Besides mine of course. I still find the position of Democratic leaders like Dina Titus and Mike Zahara to be prematurely reactive (ha!) to the extreme and sort of, I don’t know, short-sighted? I don’t understand spending a year supporting an event in order to increase Nevada’s political influence, and then, just when […]
