Blog: Politics: Ralston's Flash

Reid tells Homeland Security boss to get out of Vegas — or at least her faux nukes

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells Homeland Security boss to cancel a FEMA exercise (nuclear bomb simulation on the Strip). I’d bet Janet Napolitano listens — or already has. The letter is at right.

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Harry Reid is the devil, the Constitution rocks, government stinks and more….

Here’s a series of Tweets I sent from the first forum in the 2010 Senate race as nine GOP candidates gathered at the Railroad Pass Casino: First 2010 U.S. Senate debate with GOPers in Henderson about to start. Snow White and dwarves here. Like to say electricity in air. Can’t. Now saying ...

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Danny Tarkanian’s ad narrator can’t pronounce Nevada; pulls down web ad within minutes

Yes, that’s what happened today. Hoping to capitalize on the phantom congressional districts in stimulus reporting story (first discovered by yours truly two weeks ago), GOP Senate contender Tarkanian announced a web ad today attacking Harry Reid. The semi-clever ad uses an X-Files motif to lampoon Reid for the phantom ...

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Initiative would amend Constitution to mandate secret ballots in union elections

The petition was filed on behalf of the national SOS (Save Our Secret Ballot) campaign. I have posted the filing with the other SOS (Secretary of State) at right. This will keep the unions busy….

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Who says gubernatorial hopeful Brian Sandoval can’t go to the right?

He can. Really, he can. Or so a Sandoval for Governor fundraising invite would have you believe. Sandoval, who has been seen as a moderate vulnerable to Mike Montandon and Jim Gibbons on the right, is being feted by some very conservative folks, including at least two members of the Reno ...

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Harry Reid is powerful for Northern Nevada, too!

So claims a mail piece arriving Friday in the North using Harrah’s executive Jan Jones’ hyperbolic claim of saving 31,000 jobs — now the word is “protect” — that was first used in a Southern Nevada piece posted elsewhere on this blog. The issue is Reid’s effort to insert a ...

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Lawsuit filed to block “personhood” initiative

That’s the initiative that would ban abortion and impose restrictions on end-of-life decisions. The legal docs are posted at right. Plaintiffs include longtime local writer Emmily Bristol, who has been married to her high school sweetheart for 12 years and is 12 weeks pregnant. “Supporters of the so-called ‘Personhood Initiative’ intend this ...

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I shudder to think what the “amazing door prize from the governor” might be

If you want to know, come to Genoa on Dec. 9. See invite at right for details.

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Pew Center report finds what others have: Nevada’s economy depressed, future in doubt

The respected Pew Center on the States prepared a report looking at other states besides stricken California that are hurting disproportionately. Not a lot new here for Nevadans who have been following this, but more proof, based on some measurements the Pew folks used, that we are down and not ...

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Drugs bring Nevada governor, first lady back together

That’s right Jim and Dawn Gibbons are back together — but don’t get carried away, folks; it’s just for one night, as special guest speakers for an anti-drug awareness foundation on Dec. 9. The headline was just irresistible; the cause is very worthy. The event is at the home of Sierra ...

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