Wednesday, October 31, 2012

SILVER STATE CONFIDENTIAL 10/31/2012


FIRST FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR THIS WEEK

The last First Friday Happy Hour before Election Day will be this Friday, November 2 from 5-7 pm at Tommy Rockers.  Tommy Rocker’s is located just west of the “Strip” at 4275 Dean Martin Drive. Take the Flamingo Road west exit off I-15 then left on Hotel Rio Drive and right on Dean Martin and you’ll see it. If you’re coming from Tropicana, head north on Dean Martin Drive and it’s right before the Flamingo Rd. overpass.

CHUCK’S PICKS: “NON-PARTISAN” RACES, MISC.

First, as every longtime reader knows, I don’t believe there’s any such thing as a “non-partisan” race or appointment. 

People use these so-called “non-partisan” elected and appointed positions as stepping stones to higher offices, including judicial seats.  Remember, Shelley Berkley got her start as a “non-partisan” member of the Board of Regents before becoming a tax-hiking Democrat congresswoman, and Brian Sandoval was an appointed as a “non-partisan” federal judge before becoming a Republican tax-hiking governor.

With that said, here are some additional Chuck’s Picks for some “non-partisan” and other down-ballot races:


State Senate District 13 (Washoe): Kathy Martin

State Assembly District 31 (Washoe): David Espinoza

University Regent, District 1: Cedric Crear
University Regent, District 4: Allison Stevens
University Regent, District 9: Ron Knecht
University Regent, District 12: Lonnie Hammargren

State Board of Education, District 1: Alexis Gonzales-Black
State Board of Education, District 3: Ed Klapproth

Clark County School Board, District A: Kevin Donovan
Clark County School Board, District B: Rose Moore
Clark County School Board, District E: Patrice Tew

Clark County Commission D: Wesley Cornwell

Washoe County Commission, District 1: Marsha Berkbigler

Lyon County Commission, District 1: Chuck Roberts*
Lyon County Commission, District 3: Gary Gladwell

District Judge, Department 9: Scott Freeman

Carson City Question 1 (Library tax hike): NO

Incline Village GID Trustee: George Del Carlo
Sun Valley GID Trustee: Vicky Maltman

* Mr. Roberts opponent is Bob “Puddin’head” Hastings who’s is not only a goofball, but got over half of his campaign money from one special interest source.  Voters Beware!

DRIVE-BY MUTHINGS

* I’m sure many of you have seen the photograph going ‘round the net purportedly showing the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier manning their post during Hurricane Sandy. Well, it turns out the photograph was actually taken during a rainstorm in September, not during “Frankenstorm.”

That said, you owe it to yourself to click here and appreciate what these men DO go through, day in, day out, year in, year out, rain, snow or shine.

* Spoiler Alert: If Republicans lose the U.S. Senate race in Montana, it could be because a far-left liberal group dumped $500,000 worth of TV ads into the race, NOT supporting the Democrat candidate, but the third-party Libertarian candidate. 

If the tactic succeeds in pulling away enough conservative support from the GOP candidate to hand victory to the Democrat, expect to see this sort of thing playing out all over the country in 2014…including here in Nevada.  Click here for the full story.

* In what has been characterized as “vendetta politics,” the teachers union yesterdayblocked the Clark County School District from bidding for a $40 million federal grant in a hissy fit over salary negotiations – proof positive that the union doesn’t give a damn about the 41,000 students in Clark County schools, only their own greedy dues-paying members.

I think it’s about time for someone to declare war on the teachers union here, don’t you, Governor?

* Ah, another day; another absentee ballot mailer from the IDAHO Republican Party.  What an embarrassment.  And the mailers themselves, by the way, suck eggs.  Lame-o extreme-o. 

* A story a couple days ago reveals that Steve Kirk, candidate for State Senate District 5 in Clark County, supports re-imposing the job-killing payroll tax hike, expanding Medicaid…and taxing haircuts!  Did I mention he’s the “Republican” candidate?

* Speaking of state senate candidates, the RJ had a story this week noting how all five of the hand-picked, moderate GOP candidates in the five competitive districts have vastly outraised their Democrat opponents. And that doesn’t even count independent expenditures. 

If Republicans fail to win control of the upper house next Tuesday, there will be no excuse.

* From the Department of Personnel is Policy: Professional bureaucrat Bruce Breslow – DMV chief and former head of Nevada’s anti-Yucca Mountain agency – has been tapped by Gov.Brian Sandoval as the new head of the state’s Department of Business and Industry. 

Apparently there are no skilled professionals in business or industry qualified to, you know, run the government department overseeing business and industry.

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

“(Here’s) a social truth very inconvenient for politicians and bureaucrats whose fortunes are tied to the welfare industry – being aggressively expanded by this administration – and the liberals who love it: Just about anybody can employ themselves starting today and start making money tomorrow.  I’m reminded of a client I worked with about 10 years ago.  With a family business in tatters, a need to make money, no money to do it with, she put together bucket, mop, sponge and knocked on doors offering cleaning services.  A few years later she sold the company she built for a few million dollars.  You could even start without the mop. Most folks have one.” – Marketing guru Dan Kennedy

No comments:

Post a Comment