ATTENTION HOMESCHOOLERS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA
The RISE Resource Center recently opened a new, one-of-a-kind education support center for homeschoolers and “virtual” charter school students which offers all kinds of extracurricular classes and programs. For more information, contact Elissa Wahl at (702) 515-1605.
BROOKINGS ECON-DEV REPORT JUST MUMBO-JUMBO GUMBO
Everyone on the left and many in the middle are fawning over the recent study by the liberal Brookings Institute on how to fix Nevada’s economy. For example, liberal pundit Jon Ralston gushed in a tweet: “I was skeptical, but this report on NV and economic diversification is a must-read 4 anyone serious about the problem.”
Well, I’m serious about the problem, so I read it. But count me as considerably less impressed than Mr. Ralston. This is just a bunch of the same-ol’/same ol’ warmed-over crappola, couched in academic mumbo-jumbo. Here, let me give you some examples from the Executive Summary:
In detailing Nevada’s “Weaknesses,” Brookings lists: “Lack of proactive, coherent economic development strategy and structures.”
Oh, yeah…that’s a REAL problem. Clearly, no state can effectively compete against other states if it lacks…what was it again?...oh, yeah…a proactive, coherent economic development strategy and structures. No wonder we’re so screwed up!
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* Michael Roberson vs. Danny Thompson…and Thompson is the one who’s right?
* GOP activist takes “carnival barker” Jon Ralston to woodshed
* More evidence that Yucca opposition is softening
* Marco Rubio on how Republican SHOULD be talking about immigration issue
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THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ASS. MARK SHERWOOD
A lot of people don’t know this, but long before being elected to the Legislature, Assemblyman Mark Sherwood used to work as Jon Ralston’s assistant and personal valet when Jon was still writing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
At one point, Jon desperately wanted some time off to tend to his tomato garden at his house over near Rancho Circle. Well, he knew his editor, Tom Mitchell, would never let him take time off for something so frivolous, so he thought that maybe if he acted crazy he could get a few days sick leave.
The next day, when Sherwood arrived at Jon’s office, he found the columnist hanging upside down from the ceiling, making funny noises. Sherwood asked him what he was doing and Jon replied, “I’m pretending to be a lightbulb so that Mr. Mitchell will think I’m crazy and give me a few days off.”
Just then, Mitchell walked into the office. Seeing Jon hanging from the ceiling, he asked, “What in the blue blazes are you doing?!” Jon replied that he was a lightbulb. To which Mitchell said, “Junior, you’re clearly stressed out. Go home and rest for a few days.” So Jon climbed down and headed out the door. Sherwood then got up from his desk and tried to follow him.
“And where do you think you’re going?” Mitchell asked. To which the future Assembly Messaging Chairman replied, “I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark.”
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"An assumed reporter tweeted from the Occupy Wall Street nonsense yesterday: I have just been #handcuffed & #arrested by the #NYP. To which someone responded: Yet somehow you're #typing #hashtags.” – Rich Galen, Mullings.com, 11/17/11
A lot of people don’t know this, but long before being elected to the Legislature, Assemblyman Mark Sherwood used to work as Jon Ralston’s assistant and personal valet when Jon was still writing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
At one point, Jon desperately wanted some time off to tend to his tomato garden at his house over near Rancho Circle. Well, he knew his editor, Tom Mitchell, would never let him take time off for something so frivolous, so he thought that maybe if he acted crazy he could get a few days sick leave.
The next day, when Sherwood arrived at Jon’s office, he found the columnist hanging upside down from the ceiling, making funny noises. Sherwood asked him what he was doing and Jon replied, “I’m pretending to be a lightbulb so that Mr. Mitchell will think I’m crazy and give me a few days off.”
Just then, Mitchell walked into the office. Seeing Jon hanging from the ceiling, he asked, “What in the blue blazes are you doing?!” Jon replied that he was a lightbulb. To which Mitchell said, “Junior, you’re clearly stressed out. Go home and rest for a few days.” So Jon climbed down and headed out the door. Sherwood then got up from his desk and tried to follow him.
“And where do you think you’re going?” Mitchell asked. To which the future Assembly Messaging Chairman replied, “I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark.”
LOOKING FOR A SPEAKER?
Want your organization to get the inside scoop on what will happen next in Nevada politics and public policy? Invite me to be your next speaker. Shoot Chuck Muth an email to check rates and date availability.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"An assumed reporter tweeted from the Occupy Wall Street nonsense yesterday: I have just been #handcuffed & #arrested by the #NYP. To which someone responded: Yet somehow you're #typing #hashtags.” – Rich Galen, Mullings.com, 11/17/11
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