OPERATION IRRITATION
They’re up!
We raised enough money yesterday – with an assist from our friend George Harris – to get the “Operation Irritation” billboards up by dinner time last night.
I’ll bet liberal rush hour was fun this morning!
One little snafu: The attorneys for the billboard company objected to our “Obama so loves the poor, he created millions more!” message. I don’t know exactly why, but no big deal. We went with this as an alternate: “ObamaCare: Turning Your Doctor’s Office into the DMV.”
And here’s a picture of one of the billboards on the east side of town.
Sorry it’s a little blurry, but I snapped it with my iPhone while whizzing by at 80 mph, eating a cheeseburger, smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer while shaving!
Here’s where you can see the messages yourself:
- On the east side of 95, north or Craig, north-facing
- On the east side of I-515, north of Russell, south-facing
- On the north side of I-215, west of Rainbow, east-facing
- On the east side of I-15, south of Edna, north-facing
- On the east side of I-15, north of Bonanza, south-facing
- On the south side of Tropicana, west of Cameron, west-facing
OK, we’ve raised enough money to run these billboard messages all the way through this weekend.
But we still need to raise more to keep them up all the way through Election Day.
So if you haven’t contributed to Operation Irritation yet, please CLICK HERE to keep irritating liberal motorists for the next two weeks!
Or mail your check or money order to: Citizen Outreach, 5841 E. Charleston Blvd., Ste. 230-253, “Mt. Reagan,” NV 89142.
(OK, you do know I was kidding about all that stuff I was doing when I took the picture, right? I mean, there’s NO WAY I’d put cheese on my burger. That stuff will kill you!)
THE RIGHT’S BEST HOPE IN THE ASSEMBLY
The conservative cream of this year’s GOP crop of assembly candidates is Phil Regeski. But don’t take my word for it; consider yesterday’s endorsement by the Las Vegas Review-Journal…
“Many legislative candidates find themselves confronted with issues they've never heard of. And then there's District 41 challenger Phil Regeski, a civil engineer who has studied the issues and comes loaded for bear.
“He wants to repeal the state's expensive renewable energy mandates; create school vouchers for all Nevada parents; open public employee contract talks to public scrutiny; leave the final decision on public employee wages and benefits to elected bodies answerable to the public; and deregulate the electric power industry.
“Compared to extremely liberal and ineffective Democrat Paul Aizley - who famously proposed banning the use of air fresheners and candles in public places - Phil Regeski is by far the better choice in District 41, and he's one of the better candidates in the field this year.”
If elected, Regeski would likely be the guy who could fill the conservative boat-rocking shoes of retiring Assemblyman Ed Goedhart. Intelligent. Principled. Fearless. If only what he has was contagious.
FOOD FIGHT
Bravo to Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross for being the only member to vote against an unconstitutional ordinance that would prohibit food truck vendors from competing within 150 yards of a brick-and-mortar restaurant. (Councilman Bob Beers would have been a “no” vote, as well, but had to abstain due to a conflict in being part owner of a downtown restaurant.)
According to a Las Vegas Review Journal story on this anti-free market action, “Ross said he couldn't support the ordinance because it isn't the proper goal of government to solve problems that could be resolved by businesses winning customers through competition.”
"They have a constitutional right to go out and earn a living," Ross said. "This stymies the entrepreneurial spirit."
AMEN!
And Ross is a DEMOCRAT! Big time, too. So maybe there’s hope for the republic after all.
And oh, what a different, and better, world we’d live in if all elected officials based all of their votes on whether or not the bill/ordinance in question was constitutional. And oh, how happy Barry Goldwater would be!
BTW, the anti-competition ban is being pushed primarily by the owners of the Bar+Bistro fast-food restaurant in the Arts District downtown. Guess I won’t be eating there any longer. Where’s that taco truck?!!
ROCK ON, CONSERVATIVES!
The Nevada chapter of Americans for Prosperity is hosting a FREE “Freedom Day” concert/rally at the Henderson Pavilion next Saturday, October 20th beginning at 5:30 pm featuring Olympic Gold medalists Jackie Joyner Kersee and Chad Hedrick.
Bring the family for a fun evening with face painting, bounce houses, free food and drinks…all capped off with a rock show by 3 Doors Down scheduled to start at 7:00 pm. For more information or to RSVP, click here
MOUNT REAGAN PROJECT UPDATE
Please sign our online petition supporting the establishment of an official “Mount Reagan” in Nevada. Click here
DRIVE-BY MUTHINGS
* I received a completely unexpected phone call today from my favorite Democrat in the entire universe and a personal hero of mine. A man I’d never spoken to and figured I’d never get a chance to meet. But at the end of the conversation, he invited me to come visit him in Oakland, CA and stay at his house with his family!
It came about after an exceptionally enjoyable and productive lunch I had with former university chancellor Jim Rogers on Tuesday in which Steven Horsford’s name was barely mentioned. A whole lot more on this later as things move along and when I have time to write something up, but it could be really great for education in Nevada.
* I just got around to watching Part 2 of the Ralston Reports’ Dean Heller/Shelley BerkleyU.S. Senate debate last night. Berkley was even more obnoxious than she was in Part 1 (I guess it took her a little while to build up a full head of steam), and moderator Jon Ralstonsimply could not get her to shut up long enough for Heller to answer any of the questions.
I still say Heller’s going to win this going away; maybe by as much as 5 points. Or not.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"How many of you know someone who served in Iraq or Iran? ... How many of you know someone who has been injured or lost in Iraq or Iran?" - Vice President Joe Biden confusing Iran with Afghanistan during speech to union shills in Las Vegas on Thursday. Can you just imagine the uproar from the MSM if Palin or Quayle had made an error like that?
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