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StumbleOscar Goodman to speak at state GOP convention
Mayor says he won’t be able to meet with President Obama
Thursday, July 8, 2010 | 1:23 p.m.
Oscar Goodman
Don't expect Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman to wade too deeply into partisan politics Friday -- even though he's speaking at the Republican State Convention in Henderson.
"I don't intend to make this into a political speech. That was never my intent," Goodman told reporters today at his weekly press conference. "I don't take my own personal political agenda to the public."
He also won't be meeting with President Obama during his two-day visit to the city.
The nonpartisan mayor — who was thinking about running for governor himself last year — told reporters Thursday he would stay away from talking about Republican Brian Sandoval, who is running for governor against Democrat Rory Reid.
Goodman also says he will steer clear of talking to Republicans about Obama, who is campaigning today in Las Vegas for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. The mayor is expected to speak at a noon luncheon at Green Valley Ranch.
"I think I'll talk about the Mob. I'll talk about downtown redevelopment," said Goodman, a former Mob lawyer who has championed the downtown Las Vegas Organized Crime and Law Enforcement Museum, which will be open next year.
"I'll talk about what's best for the state as far as consolidation and home rule," Goodman said. "I can assure you at the end of the day, they'll be well entertained."
Goodman was asked if he would like to give to Sandoval or Rory Reid any advice in the governor's race.
"The only message I have is you have to come with specifics," Goodman said. "I think the public is anxious to hear specific proposals as to how they're going to address the $2.5-3 billion deficit."
At today's press conference, Goodman indicated that fences have been mended with the White House since February, when Goodman had refused to attend President Obama's functions in Las Vegas.
At that time, Goodman wanted the president to make an apology following Obama's Feb. 2 remark to a New Hampshire audience: "You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."
Obama didn't offer the full apology, but did tell a large gathering of Las Vegas business leaders in February, "Let me set the record straight: I love Vegas."
The mayor seemed to indicate all is forgiven.
"I'd like a declaration of support. But I think the last time he was here he did the right thing by us. I don't hold him any grudges," Goodman said.
However, the mayor says he still won't get to meet with the president when he campaigns tonight and Friday in Las Vegas.
"I wish I could. I wish I could be out there," Goodman said.
However, the time the White House set aside for the two of them didn't work out — Goodman has already scheduled a meeting at that time with a major dignitary from the entertainment field.
"I'm meeting with Wayne Newton at 5," Goodman said. "That's been set up for over a week."
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I think it's time for him to retire. Anyone could be mayor of this town in the good days. But when time are tough he has done nothing.
I think it is safe to say that Wayne has done far more for Vegas than Obama has, I'd give him priority, too. :)
This guy is so full of himself. He pushes to lay off city workers to save 9 million then supports spendig 7 milloin to build a Mob museum? Hope destroying peoples lives is worth your face on the wall Oscar.
I agree with boftx!
What no leader in the GOP? Where is Ensign?
I'd rather talk to Wayne Newton than Obama, myself. If it isn't a new way to tax and regulate something, he's not interested in listening, anyhow.
Goodman said it was no use trying to lure Hollywood TV and Movie business to the area because they all lived in Southern California and liked to work there...because it was more convenient. (1 hour flight 4 hour drive)
Yet, New Mexico HAS attracted the film and TV business with Tax incentives and an internship program. Goodman focused too much on casino industry and real estate development.
hahahaha, I smell snub here again. Meeting with Wayne Newton, instead of the knucklehead OBOZO
@JWEST the mob museum was to be built with stimulus money. Not that I like the idea but the idea was that the money couldn't be used to pay city employees only fund "shovel ready" projects...
Obama and Reid. Not a pair you want to draw to .
I'm non partisan also but voted for Obama and Reid and will vote for them again!!! Yes, Neiman1, I am drawn to them. Senator Reid and Obama are helping me save my house from Bank of America. I like 'em, and...
What?!? You wouldn't throw everything else and draw to a pair of jokers?
Jwest :
Right on the money!
who cares about this guy? Go Obama
Don't trust Obama until he shows his birth certificate!
He still hides his background.
I wouldn't want him (Obama) in my house!
Newton is supporting Harry Reid BTW
Good!@#$ should of used his own mob money to make his museum. Go to he double hockeysticks Good@#$@ and all the other pieces of garbage that supported it.
mred,
Your posts and opinions are now completely without any merit whatsoever. You have been labeled a "conservative" by another reader because of your views on immigration. :)
oscar and wayno, two down on their luck washed up has beens. oscar is moving heaven and hell to get the mob musuem built and wayno couldnt move heaven and hell to pay his debts. they both deserve each other and i hope oscar doesnt drink all the kahlua.
B17, trust me, he could care less about coming to your house or Oscar's house. He is too busy with the rest of the crisis that we are in to give a damn!!!
Don't trust Obama until he shows his birth certificate!
He still hides his background.
I wouldn't want him (Obama) in my house!
BUMP=
Reid and Obama both must go.
Obama & Reid together. Even at almost 3,000 miles away I can't stop gagging.
Why any pol nowadays would want to be tainted by the socialist pacifist naif Man Child from the WH would be a mystery to anyone but the the salivating MSM. Obama campaigned for Carnahan in MO. and Reid in NV today and frankly, he was lackluster except to his clones. The debt traveling up to the top floor of the Palms or Rio nowadays is just one reason to exile all the liberal Dems like Reid and Carnahan before the nation goes bellyup.
Nationwide, people like your mayor because he's "got a pair" and he tells the truth.
"Nationwide, people like your mayor because he's "got a pair" and he tells the truth."
Or, one could postulate, he get's himself all ginned-up and shoots his fat trap off.
Oscar is a figurehead.
And in his advancing age, calling him a gruff curmudgeon would be kind.
He thinks he runs Las Vegas, and carries a lot of weight.
The truth is, he berates and belittles and blathers on endlessly at council meetings and IMO
Las Vegas would be better served having someone with a little more moxie and savvy that can really
help our city turn the economic corner here.
Millions upon millions for a stupid Mob Museum ("The Goodman Mausoleum") & massive mega-millions for an "Oscar Goodman Building" to be known initially as "City Hall".
All this INSANITY at a time Ol' Ornery Oscar is crying penury and firing City Workers right & left.
Geez. Goodman, Gibbons, Ensign, ANGLE;
It's NutJob Central around here... and you folks are whining because the President came to town to stump for Harry???
Thank you, Mr. President, thank you, Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid, for trying to put Humpty Dumpty back together again, but be careful... the NutJobs want another CRACK at him.
dvincent, so.... instead of an intelligent post, you resort to name calling which from you, really not surprised. And your point would be...
I think it is a wonderful idea that Obama wants to come to town to support Harry...considering Obama's recent track record....Obama 4 visits, actual liberal winners ZERO. If Reid's own son doesn't want the name "Reid" on his campaign literature, then you have a good indication of just how Nevada is thinking.
Happy The Clown, sitting in the Oval Office making poodle balloons at least would have not done damage to this country. Obama ("President Showtime")is pissing away billions each day just to get on TV. Happy The Clown, doing nothing would have been a better president. Reid is a moron.
Reid has forced 30 million Americans to pay $300 to $1,200 per month to private for-profit insurance companies that trade on Wall Street. Every citizen, even college kids who work crappy jobs to pay for school, will be forced to buy health insurance, which they can't afford. The measly $1,500 return they get back at the end of the year (probably used to pay for books) will now be seized by the IRS if they don't pay these private insurance companies. Because of Reid, the IRS will squeeze every last nickel you have to pay to Wall Street insurance companies. If you are in the $400 to $800/wk range without benefits, you will get screwed the most.
clickron...
It's ALL clicks and buzzes in your head, isn't it?
Comment removed by moderator. Name calling.
all these new posters... nice. At least the RNC is spending money, if only to spew nonsense and garbage. There is even a bonafide birther. Hilarious!
If Newton is supporting Reid, Reid either promised something or Newton knows some illegals he wants to get amnesty.
fumiko, barry will not show his birth certificate because they have to produce a real one,when they do I gurrantee it will be a counterfit one.People like to base his birth on newspaper accounts of the time.Anyone can call a newspaper from any where to post an announcement.figure it out.
gmag,your an idiot the man speaks the truth,but you woud not know it if you tripped over it.
Does anyone else find it strange that Goodman and the city of Las Vegas seems to have nothing to say or do with regards to our economic situation? Has anything come out of city hall to address foreclosures, the jobless rate, social support services, anything? You have mayors of off the wall places like Flint Michigan battling for companies to come to their city, etc but nothing from Vegas?
Yes, it is indeed strange that Mayor Goodman is beginning to be a shoo in for the Republican candidate for Sen. Reid's seat.
I am ashamed of Mayor Goodman's contentions and legal knowledge of such vastness that he has stooped so low as to be such a toad that he would not put forth a better effort to uphold a man who has led the State of Nevada into prosperity while Las Vegas has seen some of the worst of times.
Yes, his rival Sen. Reids rival has done wonders for the State of Nevada such as building a new Veterans Hospital and obtaining funding for many projects that no other state has had funding for and the many other votes that she has voted for while in the United States Senate as a Senate Majority Leader. What is her name by the way.
my president is black there is nothing u can do. instead of criticizing the mayor for the state of the city or the governor u voted for u want to see the presidents birth certificate. sorry OUR president is black there's nothing u can do. try to improve the state by dealing with the state officers u voted in. the governor has done what?
Nevada 50th in education, number 1 in unemployment (remember years ago when ppl were shouting nevad needs to diversify its economy?) bottom in high school graduates, yeah it's Obama's fault (walking with blinders)
well I guess if I was educated here I would blame the president for the governor's , council, and mayoral lack of leadership makes perfect sense.
"my point would be geenba is that you are not an independent, you are an Obama supporter from day 1. Why would you be ashamed to admit that"?
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Seems like you're the troll DV, cause if you read back through history (providing you actually can read), you will find that ALL 43 presidents have used taxpayer money to take trips. I'm also going to assume that like a troll you have been living under a bridge if this is brand new information that you have JUST discovered.
I do support Obama, not ashamed to admit it, I'm also black, female, intelligent,graduated college, own my own home, car has been paid off and my parents are still together after 51 years, but I digress, back to the original question...your point being?
"as building a new Veterans Hospital and obtaining funding for many projects that no other state has had funding for "
Good drugs you are on. The Veterans center was built because of the state climate and number of vetrens in this area. Harry did what any state senator would do. Nothing more.
As for funding? He sent Billions of dollars, that is a "B" to other states that could have gone to Nevada, in order to buy votes for ObamaCare. He sent jobs and stimulus money to other states that could have went to Nevada.
Having the "most powerful man in the Senate" has meant we are on the bottom when it comes to government money returned to states while being on the top of the list for job loss and foreclosures.
So you are happy that Reid helped you save you home from BofA, when it was Reid who helped lead the scam that caused BofA to foreclose on your home? That makes sense.
That type of logic proves why our educational system is broke.
LOL what bar did the two drunk bums go too?
Spay and neuter your pets Nevadans!!!The only great contribution from Mr.Goodman to help the 14% unemployment rate in Nevada, foreclosures, etc., It's time for him to retire!!