Taxpayer Champs vs. Taxpayer Chumps
Here’s our working list of candidates who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge so far this campaign cycle. Consider this the “nice” list. The “naughty” list will be published later this week.
Lowden or Reid: Two Pictures worth a Thousand Words!
This is Harry Reid: This is Sue Lowden: Questions?
No Groundin’ of Lowden Despite All the Poundin’ – Simply Astoundin’
(Chuck Muth) – As if the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden didn’t have enough to worry about with this three-weeks-old “Chickens for Checkups” fiasco, yesterday morning’s scuttlebutt on the e-grapevine was that Lowden had been wearing an earpiece during Friday night’s “Action is Brewing” debate in Reno and that campaign manager Robert […]
Mini-Muth’s Truths: April 24, 2010
The second of three Navy SEALs accused of giving a fat lip and a punch to the stomach to that captured terrorist behind the murder of those Blackwater employees and hanging their burned bodies from that bridge in Fallujah, Iraq, was found not guilty on Friday. The first SEAL in the case was also cleared […]
Is Chickens-for-Checkups a Game Changer?
In a Flashpoint column titled, “Lowden could have ended this by now,” published in the Las Vegas Sun yesterday, Jon Ralston wrote:
Mini-Muth’s Truths: April 22, 2010
MyNews4 is reporting this afternoon that “State Sen. Mark Amodei says he will formerly request the Nevada Republican Party chairmanship next month.” Best news Republicans have gotten all week.
The Chicken for Checkups Fuster-Cluck-Cluck-Cluck
In a Flashpoint column titled, “Lowden could have ended this by now,” published in the Las Vegas Sun yesterday, Jon Ralston wrote:
Ensign’s Scandal Dogs Him on Fundraising Trail
Now how pathetic is this? In the first three months of 2010, sitting U.S. Sen. John Ensign raised a grand total of…$50.
Sue Lowden’s Macaca Moment Goes Viral
It’s the same ol’ story: What happens in Vegas stays on YouTube. Patrick Coolican of the Las Vegas Sun reports today that Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden “defended her remarks Monday on the Nevada Newsmakers TV show” with regards to the “bartering for doctors” brouhaha which has erupted, spread out of control, and […]
Mini-Muth’s Truths: April 21, 2010
The Nevada News Bureau is reporting this morning the Independent American Party (IAP) candidate Tim Fasano has decided to appeal a district court decision allowing Tea Party of Nevada candidate Scott Ashjian to remain on the ballot even though he admits to having filed a false statement of candidacy in March. Hope it’s successful.
Mini-Muth’s Truths: April 20, 2010
In a fundraising email yesterday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Sandoval wrote, “As Attorney General, I never fought for the 2003 tax increase.” Then again, he’s never spoken out against it either.
Inoculation Against a Mutated Gross Receipts Tax
The 2009 Legislature passed a series of “temporary” tax-and-fee hikes on businesses which are scheduled to “sunset” next year. However, the state’s budget crisis is likely going to be worse, not better, in the 2011 legislative session. So watch out, baby!
Mini-Muth’s Truths: April 19, 2010
Former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY), Rep. Dean Heller, Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki and other Nevada leaders will rally at noon today at Sierra Marketplace in Reno for Revere America’s national petition drive to gather the signatures of one million Americans who want to repeal, reform and replace ObamaCare. For additional information, contact Randi Thompson at […]
I Pledge Allegiance, to the Taxpayers…
A new website hammering moderate Nevada Republican state senate candidate (District 4, Washoe County) Ben Kieckhefer includes an audio clip whereby reporter Ray Hagar gets right to the heart of the matter: “Yes or no, you are not going to sign the no new tax pledge?” Ben’s response: “No I’m not.” That response pretty much […]
The Candidate of “Hell No!”
In an extensive look at Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle by David McGrath Schwartz of the Las Vegas Sun today, Robert Uithoven, campaign manager for GOP opponent Sue Lowden is quoted as saying:
A Closer Look at that Tea Party Nod to Sharron Angle
(Chuck Muth) – The Tea Party Express has now revealed a bit of their reasoning behind their endorsement of Sharron Angle a few days ago, as well as their plans to assist her campaign….and I’m not exactly impressed.
Mini-Muth’s Truths: April 17, 2010
• Karri Bragg, our First Friday Happy Hour hostess with the mostest, announced yesterday that May’s special VIP guest will be America’s Toughest Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. Yep, the law-and-order man behind tent cities for prisoners in Arizona, green baloney and pink underwear. For additional information, please visit www.FirstFridayNevada.com