MUTH'S TRUTHS 04/17/2014

THE KID’S ALRIGHT

Just before 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning word broke that Assemblyman Jim Wheeler was at Carson/Tahoe hospital with some kind of heart trouble.  Who knew he even HAD a heart?!! (Just kidding, Jim.)

The Republican assemblyman from Douglas County (not Washoe Valley, Kelly) underwent angioplasty and had two stents implanted to open partially blocked arteries.  His cardiologist said there didn’t appear to be any damage to the heart, that Jim didn’t require any surgery, and indicated he should be back to his normal schedule walking door-to-door for his re-election in about a week.

“Rumors of my death were greatly exaggerated,” Wheeler joked. 

We wish you a quick recovery, Jim.

CORRECTION

In the last issue of Nevada News & Views, I referred to Scotty Swanson-Norman of Lander County as a “gentleman.”  That’s what you get when you “assume” something (make a note Ryan Cherry).  I’ve since been advised by a number of people that Scotty is actually a woman, and a woman highly regarded in northern Nevada.  I apologize for the mistake.

SNOW WHITE, SUPERMAN & PINOCCHIO

Snow White, Superman and Pinocchio are out for a stroll in town one day. As they walk, they come across a sign. "Beauty contest for the most beautiful woman in the world."

"I'm entering" said Snow White.

After half an hour she comes out and they ask her, "Well, how'd ya do?"

"First Place!" said Snow White.

The trio continue walking and see a sign, "Contest for the strongest man in the world."

"I'm entering," says Superman.

After half an hour he returns and they ask him, "How did you make out?"

"First Place!" answers Superman.

They continue walking and see a sign, "Contest! Who is the greatest liar in the world?"

Pinocchio says, "This is mine!"

Half an hour later, he returns with tears in his eyes.

"What happened?" they asked.

"Who the hell is Mark Sherwood?" Pinocchio replied.

FIRST FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR

Julia Schliesing, crowned Miss Minneapolis in January, will be competing for Miss Minnesota in June and if successful will represent the Gopher State in the Miss America Pageant in the fall.  Julia is a self-described libertarian-leaning conservative who has been active on the campus carry issue at the University of Minnesota and hopes to one day run for public office. 

And she’ll be our First Friday Happy Hour VIP guest-of-honor in May!

TAX PLEDGE SIGNERS

Federal Offices

Dean Heller - U.S. Senate
Representative Mark Amodei (CD2)
Representative Joe Heck (CD3)
Jose Padilla, candidate (CD1)
Kamau Bakari, candidate (CD1)
Annette Teijeiro, candidate (CD1)
Niger Innis, candidate (CD4)
Cresent Hardy - candidate (CD4)

Statewide Offices

Eddie Hamilton, candidate for governor
Tom Tighe, candidate for governor
Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki
Sue Lowden, candidate for lieutenant governor
Mike Little, candidate for lieutenant governor
Ron Knecht, candidate for state controller
Tom Jones, candidate for state controller

State Legislature

Sen. Don Gustavson
Sen. Barbara Cegavske
Sen. Michael Roberson* (Has violated his Pledge multiple times)
Lou Baker, candidate (SD2)
Lisa Myers, candidate (SD8)
Jon Kamerath, candidate (SD8)
Vick Gill, candidate (SD9)
Carl Bunce, candidate (SD20)

Assemblyman John Hambrick (AD 2)
Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (AD 4)
Shelly Shelton - candidate (AD 10)
Leonard Foster - candidate (AD 13)
Matt Yarborough, candidate (AD 14)
Richard Bunce, candidate (AD 22)
Richard Fineberg - candidate (AD 25)
Lisa Krasner - candidate (AD 26)
Robb Archie - candidate (AD 26)
Rex Crouch - candidate (AD 27)

Rodney Bloom - candidate (AD 27)
Amy Groves - candidate (AD 29)
Jill Dickman - candidate (AD 31)
Victoria Seaman - candidate (AD 34)
Brent Jones, candidate (AD 35)
Dr. Robin Titus - candidate (AD 38)
Assemblyman Jim Wheeler - (AD39)
Assemblyman Pete Livermore (AD40)

John Wagner – candidate (AD40)
Vicki Dooling, candidate (AD 41)
Howard Scheff, candidate (Ad 42)

Local Candidates

Ed Klapproth, candidate for Clark County Public Administrator
Shannon MacLean, candidate for Clark County Recorder
Cindy Lake, candidate for Clark County Commission G

     

Click here for the updated 2014 list of Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Nevada.

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FAMOUS LAST WORDS

"What would've been better is if Cliven (Bundy) had said, 'Look, there are a number of blacks and Latinos and poor whites now that are involved in a real slavery, which is the slavery of government dependence.’  They may not even know that they are slaves, but there is in fact a neoslavery that exists. When you take out individual initiative, individual responsibility, and the hope that every individual is born with, to better their lives, to climb the economic ladder, to pursue happiness, that is in fact a neoslavery." – Nevada 4^th congressional district candidate Niger Innis, NewsMax, 4/26/14