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Tuesday, April 7, 2009 | 3:18 p.m.
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Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to meet with President Barack Obama next month when the president visits in Las Vegas.
The governor wrote a letter today requesting time with the president to discuss the economic difficulties facing the state's tourism industry. In a statement, the governor said he hopes to address the president's comment made earlier this year about the perception of trips to Las Vegas.
“I think a face-to-face meeting between the president, myself, and Nevada business leaders would do a lot to help overcome the perception that President Obama finds visiting Las Vegas somehow offensive,” Gibbons said, “If President Obama can come to Las Vegas to ask for political campaign cash, he can certainly take some time to explore helping the people who live and work here, we are all Americans.”
The president will visit Las Vegas on May 26 during a fundraiser for Sen. Harry Reid.
"Nevada is not only a place to have fun, we are also a place where people from around the world conduct business," the governor's letter said.
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Perhaps Gov. Gibbons can take the president on a tour of the governor's favorite parking lots for meeting young women.
The only interest Obama has in Nevada is collecting cash to try and save poor harry. Obama is owned by the SEIU and will not do anything to help this state, he has bigger fish to fry.
Good Luck Jim. Obama does not even care about Nevadans. If he wanted to help the state out, he would go on TV and apologize, or speak to companies world wide to tell them to hold their conventions here.
While Gibbons is at it maybe he should write the Pope and ask to meet with him too?
America's worst Governor; adulterer, predator, liar thinks the President of the United States is going to spend time with Jimbo....LOL!
Maybe the Luv Guv should call Pallin, she is right up his MILF alley (or dark parking lot).
What business leader would even want to be around Jimbo....his RV friend????
Wanna see a big party.....invite the former LuvPrez.
Bill Clinton isn't available for anything in Vegas. Hillary has placed Vegas off limits to Bill.
I keep telling everyone there is only one party that goes by 2 names. Gibbons and Clinton? They are just sluts. At least they leave little boys alone. I think. They are just the tip of the political scum laddened Iceberg.
OK, so, we have out the POTUS because it worked for LV Mayor Oscar Goodman and needs to distract the entire national media away from his two affairs and his disrespectful behavior he has displayed against his wife in his divorce papers and other arenas.
Loser, sit down, shut up, fire your PIO and stop embarrassing our state!
Your morals and values are also a BIG ZERO and you are not fit to be in the presence of President Obama, you turd blossom.
May the crap of a thousand ferrets hit you in the face!
I think Pres Obama has visited Las Vegas more times than Gov Gibbons. This would be an interesting waste of time for Obama. Some comic relief? perhaps? Gibbons should have pressed more specific issues that might interest Obama. Face it Nevadans - most of the country sees us in a negative light. Pushing a more diverse economy outside the gambling and mining arena should be tops on the Gov's agenda. This meager letter is better suited as an invitation to visit a local elementary school - something Obama might actually do.
Maybe after president obama is done raising a ton of cash for harry reid someone should point out to him that the 2 biggest convention centers west of chicago are the las vegas convention center and the mandalay bay event center.