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Mayor Oscar Goodman and Santa Claus ride inside a classic Cadillac Eldorado into the Fremont Street Experience to perform the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2009.
Published Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 | 9:29 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 | 10:43 a.m.
For Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, the whole tawdry package is an early holiday gift.
And the man at the center is Tiger Claus.
“This is great for the city because they spell the city’s name right, L-A-S V-E-G-A-S,” Goodman said at the ceremonial lighting of the official Las Vegas Christmas tree on Fremont Street. “It’s great for the city to have its name out there, as long as they spell it right. Las Vegas, Nevada.”
Goodman was speaking to the Tiger Woods conundrum, in which the golfing legend has been linked to as many as 10 women (11, if you count his wife, Elin Nordegren), including at least three with ties to Las Vegas.
The original suspected mistress, former Tao nightclub hostess and Turnberry Place condominium owner Rachel Uchitel, has denied an affair with Woods. Uchitel has retained raptor-like attorney Gloria Allred to represent her legally and, we suspect, spiritually. Others with Vegas links are Vegas cocktail server Janine Grubbs and Light Group VIP hostess Kalika Moaquin, who has worked at the Bank and Bare Pool Lounge. As my man URL, Ubiquitous Robin Leach, has been energetically blogging and tweeting, Woods has been known to chip around such Vegas fun spots as the The Mansion at MGM Grand, Bellagio and, we suspect, Binion’s.
Asked if this all doesn’t fly in the face of our city’s promissory slogan, “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas,” Goodman shook his head.
“No, it’s a great reminder that you can have fun in Las Vegas,” Goodman said. “Adult fun, that it’s a playground for adults. It’s salacious, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
Let’s see. “There’s Nothing Wrong With That” could be an effective ad campaign. Sort of has a nice ring to it … but not a wedding ring.
Kalika Moquin
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diggKalika Moquin recently has been linked romantically to Tiger Woods. Here is Las Vegas Weekly's profile of Moquin at the 2008 Vegas Prom from the magazine's Women of Nightlife coverage last year. Currently the marketing director for The Bank nightclub, Moquin was marketing director of Bare Pool Lounge when this video was shot.
More mayoral notes
The one Las Vegas city councilman who seems always in attendance at Goodman’s events is Gary Reese. He was wearing a leather NFR jacket tonight, looking the part during National Finals Rodeo week. Reese wants Goodman’s endorsement, a lot, if he runs for mayor. … Goodman is featured in the E! Entertainment reality TV show “Holly's World,” which is a loosely scripted, 30-minute program about Holly Madison’s life in Las Vegas. In the show, Madison is mulling a run for mayor, employing the slogan “Less Traffic and More Fun.” Or maybe it’s the other way around. Whatever, this show sure spins the Silly Meter. I mean, if anyone thinks Madison is going to successfully court choreographer Nick Kenkel, forget it. And how’s the acting quality? Goodman is the best actor in the show. But the vivacious Mad Maddy is hard not to watch, and her high-intensity entourage -- especially the often unintentionally hilarious Angel Porrino -- is accurately depicted. … Goodman arrived tonight in a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, and I don’t know how that beast passed smog inspection. … This had to be the fastest tree lighting ever -- Goodman was onstage for about 90 seconds, tops. Afterward, he said he had 10 Menorah lightings and 53 more tree lightings to preside over this holiday season. … Asked if his performance in tracking polls, which have him running strong in a statewide race, factors in his decision to enter the gubernatorial election, Goodman said, “The only poll I care about is the one at Costco.” That means he is concerned only about regular folk, many of whom shop at Costco, or he’s really interested in trays of free samples.
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Oscar, hope you get Jim Gibbons job in Carson City if you choose to run..
As far as Tiger, with all those (pretty hot, I would say) women he was supposedly fooling around with, Its interesting to me he had the time to be with his family and participate in all the golf tournaments,....Good luck, Tiger
the tabloids and news media are gonna tear you a new a#$%h#%$,
Like Jon and Kate,...and Michael J.and his family,and on and on and on.......
"Uchitel has retained raptor-like attorney Gloria Allred to represent her"
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Kalika Moquin? A transport from Montana whose first job in Vegas was handing out flyers on the Strip?? Tiger's standard of perfection apparently is only for his golf game.
Oscar Goodman--what a idiot! Who else may run for governor?
I wonder if the King of Las Vegas had a couple of G&T's under his voluminus belt before he uttered such absolute foolishness. Why is every politician in this state a complete Nutjob?
I wonder if the King of Las Vegas had a couple of G&T's under his voluminus belt before he uttered such absolute foolishness. Why is every politician in this state a complete Nutjob?
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Because the ones closest to them keep their mouth shut in exchange for intimacy, money or employment.
I always liked (tolerated) Goodman. But his time is up as Mayor. Time to get someone in there who is more concerned with turning this place into a city than drinking a bottle of Gin.
Leave your wife and two young children and hit something young. "It's a great reminder that you can have fun in Las Vegas,"
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It is a bit extreme, but the man wants legalized prostitution in downtown on Fremont Street.
The hottest women found in America are right here in Vegas. Tiger should never have gotten married, too much of a distraction from his game both on and off the golf course..
Now here is yet another good reason why las vegas will never be taken seriously as a mature city. This is suppose to be good PR for a major city in this day and age. What other big city mayor would say something so stupid and then think nothing of it.
Goodman is too stupid to realize this is terrible publicity for L-a-s V-e-g-a-s. Worst of all, if these woman did sleep with him, they where his hosts and casino employess. Every guy in America that comes here on business should think twice before 'trusting' any of these bimbos that obviously will do anything for a buck.
What an absolute idiot. Morons like this are why Vegas is a town that's just a grade above a trailer park and why this city will ever be taken seriously for anything (attracting big business, professional sports teams, more conventions).
i heard tiger was a big stiff.and im not talking about his equipment.word around town is he's a non-tipper.
Comrads and Underwater Condo Victims: He is a lousy tipper, Woods is and Shaq is even worse. Mickelson is a great tipper. Is there no place for Elin the poor wife? How in the world will she deal with this, if at all. At least she'll have the cash and most likely will meet a new gentleman with morals and beliefs and a philosophy beyond upper and inner thighs of worthless women who cheat for money, power and recognition. Its quite discouraging seeing these plastic females with cheap bling and false eyes and all those tatoos and pretend breasts as if they are our real American women, which , indeed , they certainly aren't, as we all know. Ever tried having an intelligent conversation with one of 'em about anything going on in the world or perhaps something current? A complete disaster. They only can converse about Madonna. They are simply false people in the highest order of the word. They can be had for cash by any celebrity at all, probably including Castro. Give me that good old fashioned woman with real skin and real hair and real teeth, please, and remember, a kiss is just a kiss !! Comrads - Merci. !!!
Another Oscar blooper...he forgets almost half of this country are married women.
I used to like Oscar, but this time he went too far. He wants to equate cheating on your wife with easy "fake" (see fosimmons post above) broads that happen to strut their stuff in Las Vegas a good thing as long as it keeps Vegas in the public eye. Is he nuts???? If the cheating lying golf pro wasn't married - fine - but he IS married and wanted the world to believe he is such a good husband and family man!!
What is this world coming to when adultery is used as a PR tool? Even for Vegas that is a bit much. Haven't these people ever heard of "discretion"? When did it become "cool" and "in" (and whatever else words the kids use today) to brag about banging a married man??
I wonder what Mrs. Goodman has to say about her husband's ignorant remarks. Wake up Oscar ... Not all publicity is good publicity.
This isn't about cheating or family morals. This is a numbers game. We NEED every young, gland driven male on the planet to believe that if I come to Vegas I can score with a hot loose chick like Tiger did. We need numbers. We need visitors. Since I was laid off on the strip in January, I have stopped eating out at local restaurants. I have stopped taking the clothes to the dry cleaner as much. I have stopped spending money off of the strip. We are all in this together folks. We need strip visitors.
I agree with Mayor Goodman.
So easy to criticize. Our Mayor is a great Mayor for Las Vegas. Las Vegas was founded as an adult playground and it should stay that way. He expresses his thoughts the way they should be expressed as the Mayor of Las Vegas.
Tiger came to Vegas to have fun. No one seems to know what his married life was about, but it seems pretty obvious to me, is that he wasn't being sexually satisfied at home or he wanted more of something else. Whatever it was that drove him to get caught, he has to pay the price, whatever that price is. No matter what happens to him, if you're a golfer and you have the chance to play with Tiger, you are going to play with Tiger. And to that end, if Tiger can meet hot women in Vegas, how many guys must be saying to themselves, if Tiger can meet a hottie in Vegas, then maybe I can too.
However from reading so many of the comments posted about this story, I can hear the religious zealots spout off on how small our city is. The next thing you know will be hearing how bad legalized prostitution would be for this city. I say go for it. Turn it up. Enhance the experiences that makes Las Vegas the number one Adult tourist destination.
Just remember how we got where we are today and my advice to those who feel we should change our slogan "what Happens in.... Vegas" to anything else less tame and having the reputation of being Sin City, is get out!!
Everytime this man opens his mouth, I'm floored at what comes out. Just a few months ago after the childrens health magazine did an article on the education system here in Vegas, our Mayor got on the news and said, he thought it was ridiculous, "Vegas is a great place to raise children". So which is it Mayor Goodman, is Vegas a good place to raise kids or a salacious adult playground? Wow, I don't know about the rest of the parents out there but I don't want my kids being raised with those kind of beliefs. And to the guy who said Vegas was just a step above a trailor park.....kudos to you!
This is one of the biggest, most uneducated idiots in the entire country. I think that Sarah Palin might be considered a genius after reading this story. It makes perfect sense, Vegas has tried to clean up its name and quite frank, no one cares, no one is coming here anymore. So now, this idiot, wants to cash in on the sexcapades of tiger Wooods. Ha, thats so funny. Now thats good publicity, what have we learned here everyone. I guess , that its ok to cheat on your spouse only in Las Vegas. By the way, which state has the highest divorce rate, ha ha. Please start nuclear testing again here in Nevada, its much needed.
Mayor Goodman is an excellent mayor for Las Vegas. He strongly promotes the city and is not bashful about stating what this city is about - SIN CITY.
Bravo Mayor Goodman - I tip my hat to you.
The city was not and is not about sin. Downtown maybe but the largest chunk of the city is not diving into sin. Oscar is a moron! Ever since he came into office the city has become a one trick pony. Let him legalize prostitution and then we'll see what a great place the city of Las Vegas will be. The city used to offer something for everyone; for businesses, the bargain hunter, the wealthy, the vice searcher, the family, the large events, etc. Oscar has painted such a specific image that we no longer have a larger market we appeal to.
Just my thoughts.