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StumblePublished Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 | 2:12 p.m.
Updated Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 | 2:31 p.m.
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These notes from a trusted source on the ground at the Ely Lincoln Day breakfast. Also at right is a picture of the Sue Lowden campaign bus, which arrived there this AM and is traveling the state. Guess she raised some money -- or paid for it herself -- for this mobile billboard.
Edited notes from source below -- my annotations are in parentheses:
White Pine Co Chairman Donna Bath set stage with Reagan's 11th Commandment. Candidates allowed 3-4 minutes to speak.
Gov. Jim Gibbons starts:
Honored to be present. Our nation and state are at a pivotal moment. A lot of candidates will tell you they won't raise taxes, I have stood by my word. Legislature raised your taxes.
Dean Heller:
"This is the year to replace Harry Reid"
Senate hopeful Mike Wiley:
Wiley complaining about candidacy and nobody taking him seriously.
"Send money to me, not Scott Brown" (Calling the delusion police.)
Danny Tarkanian:
"You need an independent voice who will stand up for NV and to stand up to defend the Constitution. I will be an advocate. I belive in limited gov't. With the help of peeps like you we can make a difference. This time it is about putting NV first."
Senate hopeful Sue Lowden:
"Good to see all my friends again"
"I'm running because I am genuinely angry. I'm angry at the direction our country is going."
"Who is the best contrast against Harry Reid. Who do you want debating Harry Reid in Ely, in Reno, in Elko, in Las Vegas, on Meet the Press..."
"Most critical vote ever made that impacts Nevadans today is right to work vote"
Senate hopeful John Chachas:
"Good to be home. I grew up here." Attended Columbia. Married for 20 years. Here b/c I'm disgusted w/ the Fed Gov't
Reading off a lot of facts and statistics.
Wants to donate millions of acres back to NV. Land does not belong to BLM.
"Economy works when money goes back into the ground."
Sharron Angle:
"Harry has failed Nevada. Waterboarded our economy. Harry, where is the next job? Time to give Pinky his pink slip."
Mark Amodei:
"We need to shift from anybody but Reid to, but to who"
"Two categories that make me unique." Chair of Judiciary, understand the issues. Voted against budget. Its stupid to raise taxes during a recession. (But OK in 2003?)
Gov hopeful Brian Sandoval:
"Excited to be back in White Pine Co"
"Now is not the time to raise taxes"
"Going to be a tough campaign and we need not forget about the other Reid and the 2.5 million he just raised."
"Need a Republican in the Governor's Mansion for redistricting."
Gibbons:
"Regardless of the outcome of the primary, I will stand with the GOP nominee 110%"
Notable for his absence: Sen. John Ensign.
Hmm. Do you think Gibbons meant that "stand with the GOP nominee" as a threat?
repainted tea party bus
It's not hard to figure out in advance what the Republicans who are running for office will say...basically, blame the other party, particularly Harry Reid.
They also try to run past the voters the same old tired comment on government and taxes.
They continue to talk about how they believe in "less government," but they fail to tell you that the size of government actaully grew on the last GOP president's watch, not to mention massive "pork barrel spending."
They also fail to tell you that the tax cut that they're talking about is a tax cut for the wealthy, not the average "Joe."
Somethings never change.....
Ely is a picturesque, little community that politicians should leave alone. Gibbon's should win here - why are they all wasting time when the votes are in Henderson/Las Vegas.
Rory Reid can't win. Everyone believes his father put him up to it. We'll get Gibbons again for another four - very, very long - four years.
In a way we deserve Jim Gibbons. Independently stupid. Likewise most Nevadans. This state could be so great. We could lead the world in solarpower.
Hmmm, lets see, go with the crats or the reptli-cans, lesse see jump in the fetid moral cesspool that is the status quo (crats) or slide into the degenrate dna club of wretched wrinkled skinned old geezer's(reptli-cans) who would throw everyone but themselves under the bus? Hmmmm, really intresting choices maybe I will just go hide in the room for awhile.
NevadaFive....
I don't agree with you...I believe Rory Reid will win. The state has changed so much in the last several years.
At one time, the Reno area & the "cow counties" ran the show. That's no longer true. They're still important, but the candidate who can carry Clark Country with strong numbers and not get skunked up North win win...
Also, the "old green stuff" is very important. Reid seems to be doing a great job of fund raising.....If the election is close, the candidate with the most money (providing the money is spend wisely...) will win.
The state workers, particularly the teachers, will play an important role in this one.....
Few teachers will vote Republican this time around. Gibbons & Sandoval are scaring the hell out of many of the teachers, and loads of parents, with their proposed budget cuts to education...