STAR-STUDDED,
ACTION-PACKED FIRST FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR TOMORROW!
As
you already know, Grover Norquist of
Americans for Tax Reform is our scheduled VIP guest-of-honor for this Friday’s
First Friday Happy Hour. But Grover’s gonna be running late, so you’ll have to
stick around until about 6:30 pm to catch him.
However,
we’ve now confirmed that Sen. Rand Paul
will be stopping by and saying a few words!
And yesterday my “joined-at-the-hip” co-host, Alan Stock, confirmed that national conservative talk-show host Rusty Humphries (remind me to tell you about Rusty and the Harley “Fat Boy” I won from
NPRI!) will be joining us.
Plus,
“Atlas Shrugged” producer Harmon Kaslow
will be in the house, as well as our good friend and former Nevadan Mark Warden, now a state representative
in New Hampshire. And conservative
Nevada State Assemblyman Jim Wheeler
from Douglas County.
And
yes, John Burnett of Las Vegas Gold
and Jewelry Buyers will again be buying drinks for the first 100 people through
the door!
First
Friday is held at Bahama Breeze on the corner of Flamingo and Paradise in the Hughes
Center, just east of the Strip. $5
voluntary donation requested.
Doors
open to the general public at 5:00 pm, but Silver State Confidential
subscribers and ONE GUEST can get in early at 4:30 pm.
LOVING, HATING CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL
Jon Caldara is
the head honcho of the Independence Institute in Colorado. He’s one of the funniest, wittiest
conservative activists I’ve ever met.
But he’s inked a dead-serious column on the Children’s Hospital in
Colorado that you just have to read. Click
here
HELP WANTED
Congressman
Joe Heck’s office has an immediate
opening for a veterans caseworker. Call his Las Vegas office at (702) 387-4941
if you or someone you know might be interested.
CARSON CITY TRIP
I
spent last weekend in Carson City with my daughter, Jenna…and what a wonderful
place it is, especially when the Legislature is NOT in session. A report…
* My
first stop on the way up was in Tonopah for a thoroughly delightful lunch at
the renovated Mizpah Hotel with one of my favorite people in politics, former
Nye County Commissioner Joni Eastley. We stopped by Joni’s house on the way home,
too…which is WAY cool and was featured on the Ghost Hunters show on
cable TV.
Joni
also educated me on the very interesting Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project
just outside of town which is unique in that the technology will allow it to
generate “on demand” power 24 hours a day.
I need to learn more…especially as to how much this “green” power is
going to cost us consumers.
*
Friday night I had dinner with conservative freshman Assemblyman Jim Wheeler at Bully’s in Carson
City. Wheeler was one of the very few
bright spots in the 2013 legislative session.
He’s safely ensconced in a very Republican district and may consider
seeking a leadership position in the GOP assembly caucus in 2015…that is, if he
doesn’t opt to run in a primary against the Reno RINO, Sen. Ben Kieckhefer. Both options are on the table.
*
Had a wonderful breakfast meeting Saturday morning with Linda Barnett, former general manager of the Carson City Hampton
Inn and a prominent opponent of last November’s library tax hike…which did, in fact,
go down in flames.
Linda
has a fascinating story about her political evolvement. She went from a volunteer on the McGovern presidential
campaign to a top lieutenant to libertarian Ed Crane of the Cato Institute.
Barnett’s
one of those unusual Nevadans who’s not only an informed, smart conservative
but an active activist, as well. As
such, she’s on our short list for this year’s Conservative of the Year Award.
And the Hampton Inn is now the unofficial Citizen Outreach
headquarters. In fact, look for future
grassroots and candidate training seminars there!
*
After meeting with Linda, I drove out to Silver Springs and caught the second
half of the Lyon County Republican Party meeting, chaired by yet another
charming and intelligent woman, Peggy
Gray.
Amusingly,
liberal-Democrat-turned-liberal-Republican Assemblyman Tom Grady almost fell out of his chair when he saw me walk in the
room. He later proceeded to give a
post-session report on all the great things he accomplished by working
cooperatively with the Democrats in the Assembly, including passage of a bill
he sponsored to discourage tax breaks for businesses.
Fortunately,
Grady is finally termed out of office and won’t be making any such reports
again in the future.
Also
in the room was Lyon County Commissioner Bob
“Pudd’nhead” Hastings. We’ll
just
leave that at that.
*
After the meeting, I took my daughter and two of her friends to the Coconut
Bowl in Reno. While they were bowling and playing miniature golf and other
games, I sat back and read a short book lent to me by John Delaberta, “Stories in
His Own Words: The Everyday Wisdom of Ronald
Reagan.”
Boy,
how this nation misses him. Pick up the
book if you’re a Reagan fan.
* On
Sunday morning I drove down to Wellington, past the big brushfire, and had
coffee with Dr. Robin Titus. But before getting out of town, I was
extended an official greeting by one of Carson City’s finest.
I’m
traveling southbound on 395. Stopped at
a traffic light. A sheriff’s deputy was
in the left-turn lane, heading north. I
proceeded through the light after it turned green. Looked in my rearview mirror. The deputy turned his lights on, made a
u-turn, then turned his lights off…but still proceeded to pull up behind
me.
I
see he’s apparently running my plates. I’m
not worried. I’m not speeding. Not texting.
And my insurance and registration are up to date. Nevertheless, I pull over into the right-hand
lane to allow him to go by. As soon as I
did…his lights came on. Traffic stop!
Good
grief. What the heck did I do?
Let’s
face it…if a police officer really wants to pull you over in this day and age,
they can come up with all manner of reasons.
But it turns out, I gave him one.
When I moved into the right lane to let him by, I failed to use my turn
signal. Dang it!
License
and registration, please. Yes, sir. Back to his car. Runs me through NCIC or whatever…and back to
my car. Looking at the registration he
asks, “Citizen Outreach? What do you do?”
Now,
I have a stock answer to that that I’ve been using for several months now, but I’m
never sure how it’ll be taken by a complete stranger.
“I irritate
liberals, pretty much on a daily basis,” I replied.
With
that, the deputy got a big smile on his face, handed me back my license and
registration, warned me to use my turn signals…and sent me on my way!
* Back
to Dr. Titus: The woman is a smart, energetic, conservative who is running to
replace the aforementioned Tom Grady
in the Assembly.
If
elected she won’t be just a far better conservative vote than Grady, but you
get the sense that she’s not planning on going to Carson City just to push the
right buttons. When called for and
appropriate, I suspect she’ll rock the boat and not follow in Tom’s
go-along-to-get-along footsteps.
There
may be other GOP candidates who enter the primary (this is a solid Republican
district; whoever wins the primary will win the general), but my guess is Titus
will emerge the victor…and what a vast improvement that’s going to be over Tom
Grady!
*
After leaving Dr. Titus (and her poor dog who was recovering from being bitten
by a rattlesnake last week), I drove back to Carson City for a lunch at Red’s
395 Grill with the new editor of the Nevada Appeal, Brian Sandford, and a number of the paper’s columnists…liberal and
conservative and non-political alike. A
very enjoyable gathering…good food, good company.
All
in all, a very busy, very productive and very enjoyable weekend in the great
northwest!
READERS WRITE
“For
many months I have endured his name calling of many of our elected Republican
officials, so now I have a name for him, Chuck Goof! How does it feel Chuck? …
Clark County Republicans are we going to stand by and let David McKeon be
defeated by gossip? I am not! He has a plan to unite us and we will all be
Republicans once again! … Lets show Chuck Goof that we will not be bullied by
him! Lets show Chuck Goof that we will not allow him to bully one of our fellow
Republicans!” – Cathie Lynn Profane
“Chuck…Congratulations…You've
really outdone yourself (As if that were ever possible) …You've sunk below
conservative basher, Jon Ralston to the
bottom of the barrel and into the deepest trench of shit you've been in
in your so called journalistic life…Even your bud…Ralston has unbraided you
like a worthless piece of twine.” – Robert
S. Smith
“As
someone who would vote for ANYONE but Cindy, I thank you for finding this
information. I now have to vote for
Cindy so Dave won’t get elected. If the
CCRP elects an admitted wife batterer, we may as well close up shop now. There will be no recovery for the GOP in NV. I met with Dave a month ago and thought he
was the better choice. Sometimes we all
have to admit our mistakes. Thanks for
the certified documents from the court.” – Name
withheld
“Chuck,
I hope there are lots more people like me that support what you do for the
State of Nevada. Thanks for exposing McKeon. Nonetheless, the people in this
State, such as those who call themselves enlightened Republicans, are so stupid
I expect this guy will be elected.” - Barbara
Davis
“Hi
Chuck! Thank you for all you do! Even if you occasionally irritate certain people,
clearly it's needed!” – Susan M.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A SPARE
STRAIGHT-JACKET LYING AROUND?
Look,
I get it.
I
understand that some people so abhor the notion of another term for Clark
County GOP Chairman Cindy Lake that
they’ll support almost anyone who would run against her…maybe even an ax
murderer.
And
I understand that some folks who committed early to Dave McKeon are now having difficulty accepting the reality that
they were duped into backing a nag who’s running around the track with lead
weights strapped to his back.
I
also understand that some McKeon supporters are simply in denial, refusing to
believe the information which has been exposed in public documents. Or think the Superior Court of California
believed the wrong party in the divorce and got it wrong.
I
understand all that. I also understand
the anger…though I think it would be more appropriately directed at McKeon for
hiding his past and putting everybody in this tough position than at me for
exposing it. But whatever.
But
then there’s Cathie Lynn Profant.
This
woman has come completely unhinged from reality and is certifiably delusional.
Again,
I understand that some people are furious with me for pulling the curtain back
and exposing McKeon before the July 17 election. But with regard to the statement I published
on Tuesday from Monica McKeon - in
which she defended herself against Dave’s claim that she lied about the
domestic violence she suffered - here’s what Profant wrote yesterday:
“As for Chuck, he wrote that letter not
David's ex-wife."
Wow!
And they say it’s the Ron Paul people who wear tinfoil on
their heads?
Cathie
Lynn, you might want to seek some professional help and get back on your meds. Oh, and stay away from sharp objects.
Time
before that mental midget Mark “SureWould”
weighs in on Profant’s side?
T-minus
five…four…three…two…
THE FUNNY BONE
An
old man was asked, "At your ripe age, what would you prefer to get -
Parkinson's or Alzheimer's?” The wise
one answered, "Definitely Parkinson's.
Better to spill half an ounce of booze than to forget where you keep the
bottle!" (author unknown)
MEET KEVIN MCCARTHY
The
Republican Women of Southern Nevada will be holding their first “Red, White
& Blue Gala” fundraising dinner on Saturday, July 13th at the
Venetian/Palazzo. The keynote speaker will be the conservative Majority Whip
for the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman
Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.). Other
speakers: Sen. Dean Heller, Rep. Joe Heck and Wayne Allyn Root.
VIP
reception at 6:00 pm. Dinner at 7:00
pm. For additional information, please
visit http://www.RepublicanWINPAC.com
MEET RAND PAUL
Save
the date: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will be in Las Vegas for a rally with the Nevada
Republican Party on Saturday, July 13 starting at 2:30 pm and wrapping up by
5:00 pm. Prices range from $30 to
$1,000. For more information or
pre-purchase your ticket, visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3540097527
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
“Study:
electric cars less ‘green’ than gasoline-powered vehicles. Turns out they're
also less safe in head-on collisions with Chihuahuas.” – Fred Thompson tweet
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