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BALTIMORE’S MEMORIAL DAY SHOOTING GALLERY
Despite the Freddy Gray rioting and protests ending two
weeks ago, Baltimore celebrated this past Memorial Day weekend with 29 people
getting shot, 9 of whom were killed.
Apparently black lives don’t matter when it’s young black
men shooting other blacks, including innocent women and children. Black lives apparently only matter when a cop
shoots a black criminal trying to run away or resist arrest.
But I’m sure somehow this weekend’s carnage must have been
the cops’ fault, right?
UPDATE ON CAMPUS CARRY FUSTER-CLUCK
If it’s humanly possible for Republicans to screw up campus
carry any worse than Assembly Republicans already have this session, Assembly Republicans
are the ones to do it.
If you missed Monday morning’s extremely tense and terse
teleconference - hosted by Citizen Outreach and moderated by yours truly -
featuring Assemblywoman Michele Fiore
and Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, I now
have the audio posted on my Muth’s Truths blog.
In addition, I was able to obtain a transcript of Fiore’s “fioreous”
and explosive radio interview last Friday morning - the day after her campus
carry amendment was killed by the Not-So-Great-Eight - with conservative
talk-show host Alan Stock.
To give you an idea of how the conversation went, here’s the
opening quote by Fiore after Stock asked, “How are you doing?”
And then after warming up, Fiore let folks know how she REALLY
felt!
To read the full transcript of the interview…
And for the record, I’m not questioning Mr. Wheeler’s support
for the campus carry issue; I’m questioning his judgment.
He went “rogue” and divided our forces at a critical time in
the battle.
He decided he knew better than the vast majority of his GOP
colleagues, including Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Ira Hansen who was guiding the effort
all along.
If campus carry ultimately does die this session – including
passing a “campus carry” bill that doesn’t include campus carry – it’ll be
Wheeler’s loss to bear.
RALSTON GETS ONE RIGHT
Jon Ralston,
Nevada’s #2 liberal blogger-with-a-taxpayer-
And Ralston, joined by my friend and Las Vegas
Review-Journal columnist Steve Sebelius,
is absolutely correct in saying that Republicans who vote for budget increases
but then vote against the tax hikes necessary to fund the higher spending would
be hypocrites.
They would indeed.
The only fiscally responsible thing to do is vote on Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed tax hikes FIRST
(and hopefully kill them) and THEN vote for the budget after knowing how
much of an allowance they have to spend – just like you and I do with our own
family budgets.
PRIMARY VS. CAUCUS
Here are some observations about the efforts by
establishment Republicans to change Nevada from a presidential caucus state to
a primary state…
(a) This shifts the
cost of nominating a presidential candidate from the major political parties to
the taxpayers of Nevada.
(b) Switching from a
caucus to a primary will likely hurt Nevada’s efforts to remain one of the
first four states in the presidential selection process in the future.
(c) In the end it probably
won’t mean a hill of beans. We got one
of the Top 4 slots only because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wanted it. After
he’s gone…so will our “juice” to remain in the Top 4.
(d) Switching from a
caucus to a primary helps wishy-washy moderate establishment candidates with a
lot of money and hurts conservative underdogs with a lot of grassroots support
but little dough.
(e) A primary means
the party’s nominee will be chosen by more low-information voters than involved
grassroots activists.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ THE BILLS
I found out why Assemblyman Brent Jones (R-Las Vegas) ended up being the only Republican in the
Assembly to vote against SB240, the gun bill that Assembly Judiciary Chairman Ira Hansen rolled the “blue card” repeal
into to protect it from the silly gamesmanship being played over the campus
carry issue.
As it turns out, not only did they amend “blue card” repeal
into SB240, but they also included another amendment in Section 19 that
essentially would allow non-doctor health care workers to have you committed to
a mental health facility, including government social workers, nurses, marriage
counselors and family therapists.
This was an issue Assemblyman Jones has been fighting
against all session, and when he found out that they’d sneaked it into SB240,
he voted against the entire bill.
BRAVO to a legislator who actually READS THE BILLS!
RINO WATCH
Folks, I have a special favor to ask of you…
You remember how much Assemblyman Randy “Kirner Tax” Kirner (R-Kirner Tax) hates being referred to as
the Father of the Kirner Tax?
Well, Assemblyman Pat
“The Appeaser” Hickey (Reno-RINO) hates being called a RINO (Republican in
Name Only) every bit as much as Mr. Kirner Tax hates being referred to as Mr.
Kirner Tax.
In response to RINO Hickey’s latest blog post, in which he maintains
it takes courage to raise taxes, Tom
Nimsic of Washoe Valley sent RINO Hickey an email which included this
closing sentence…
To which RINO Hickey responded…
There is, indeed, an “A”-word that I think aptly applies to
RINO Hickey, but it ain’t AINO…no matter how cute RINO Hickey finds that
acronym.
In any event, it’s clear that RINO Hickey really, really,
really hates being called a RINO, no matter the fact that if the shoe fits…
So, please, please, PLEASE…when communicating with RINO
Hickey (pat.hickey@asm.state.nv.us),
whatever you do, don’t call this RINO a RINO.
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Now, you RINOs have not just taken their place, but moved to their left!”
To which RINO Hickey responded…
“Tom--I will accept your criticism of my views and legislative policies. I will agree to disagree. What I don't appreciate is for you to continually call those who you disagree with to be ‘RINO's’ You, like myself, are one member of the Republican Party. You or I , cannot define to others what the meaning of a Republican is. To use your logic, we next should be calling one another—‘AINO's’ (or Americans in Name Only).”
There is, indeed, an “A”-word that I think aptly applies to
RINO Hickey, but it ain’t AINO…no matter how cute RINO Hickey finds that
acronym.
In any event, it’s clear that RINO Hickey really, really,
really hates being called a RINO, no matter the fact that if the shoe fits…
So, please, please, PLEASE…when communicating with RINO
Hickey (pat.hickey@asm.state.nv.us),
whatever you do, don’t call this RINO a RINO.
JOIN LP CONVENTION THIS WEEK!
LPEX, the Libertarian Political Expo, is a major
non-partisan political conference created to connect people, organizations,
technology and ideas. LPEX provides vital leadership training in the form of
workshops, panelists and speakers. LPEX takes place at the Tropicana Las Vegas
May 28th – 31st in Las Vegas, NV. Currently there are
more than 35 organizations and sponsors
involved!
Featured Speakers +
Panelists: There are currently over 40
speakers, trainers and panelists with wide variety of backgrounds ranging
from elected officials to national radio personalities to successful
entrepreneurs. LPEX has the following elected officials from Nevada: 2
Congressmen, 3 State Senators, 9 members of the Assembly, Secretary of State,
Treasurer, Controller, Assistant Controller, and Las Vegas City Councilman.
Professional
Political Trainers: LPEX has secured some of the top political trainers in the country to facilitate our training
and workshops. American Majority (they lead CPAC’s
training), The Leadership Institute, Turning Point USA, Nevada Policy Research
Institute and Pacific Legal Foundation.
Promo Code and
Discount: Silver State Confidential readers have a special promo code for a
35% off discount. Please enter promo
code SilverState when you
are registering www.lpex.org/
NEVADA NEWS & VIEWS
- Uncle George had a farm…E, I, E, I Owe – Muth
- Nevada case is latest to test ‘stand your ground’ laws – MSN
- Labor reforms lacking – NPRI
- Grassroots Leadership Academy – Clark
- Fiore, Wheeler square off on Campus Carry strategy – Muth
- Nevada must challenge efforts to close off more land from productive uses – Mitchell
- Statement on Assembly Passage of the “Uber Bill” - Assembly Policy Committee
- Gingrich: Better Learning at Lower Cost - Gingrich
- What, oh what, to call politicians who flip-flop on an issue in a single day? - Mitchell
- Who Shot Campus Carry? A Muth’s Truths Investigation – Part I - Muth
- Who Shot Campus Carry? A Muth’s Truths Investigation – Part II - Muth
- Who Shot Campus Carry? A Muth’s Truths Investigation – Part III - Muth
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS
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