Of all the veep choices floated out there by the McCain camp in recent weeks, none were particularly exciting. Sarah Palin is. An inspired choice which knocked Obama off the stage almost before he actually got off stage from his big Thursday night speech.
* This brief statement by my old boss and […]
Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Obama hit a particular nerve with me - and I’m sure a lot of people, especially military folks - when he said in his acceptance speech, “We must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights.”
You see, this is EXACTLY where I began to lose faith in the […]
Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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The final word has yet to come down on Nevada’s delegation to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul this week. The situation is still fluid…but might be near resolution.
You may have seen a press report this week in which the convention’s Committee on Contests referred to the Nevada GOP’s “ineptness” in handling the […]
Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Some observations on Day Last of the Demo-lition Derby in Denver…
* Great show. John Mccain and the Republicans have their work cut out for them. But first a few words about Ozone Al.
* Al Gore strode to the podium this evening to the 60s song “Let the Sun Shine.” Did it […]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Last night, Clark County Chairman Bernie Zadrowski walked into a St. Paul bar, sat downs and started to make conversation with a guy at the next table. “Want to hear the world’s best Paultard joke?” The other guy said, “Sure, but before you tell it, let me tell you something. See those two bikers over […]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Falling tax revenues are forcing Nevada’s government to finally tighten its belt. University system leaders are squealing like stuck pigs over the mandated budget cuts. And in an effort to elicit public support for keeping the money faucet open, the University of Nevada Reno announced that budget cuts meant eliminating the school’s marching […]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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Observations from Night Three of the 2008 Demo-lition Derby in Denver:
* Bill Clinton loves getting the kind of adulation and attention he received tonight. Jimmy Carter has to hate the kind of adulation and attention Bill Clinton gets. You almost feel sorry for him. Not me. Jimmy Carter is an […]
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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* Joe Biden, Obama’s vice presidential running mate, will deliver the keynote address at the Democrat National Convention in Denver tonight. Conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg hopes he’ll take the opportunity to do a little ’splaining. “One can only hope that the perpetual motion machine that is Biden’s mouth will, like a million […]
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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* While most eyes are on the Democrats, the speculation over who John McCain will tap - probably early Friday morning - as his running mate continues to occupy Republicans in general, and conservatives in particular. The Hill this morning fueled renewed speculation by noting that the GOP’s final list of convention speakers […]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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If party leaders want to know why the Republican “brand” - both nationally and right here in Nevada - isn’t worth the proverbial warm bucket of spit these days, they have only to look at the example being set by Reno Mayor Bob Cashell.
Cashell, a reported Republican, has been fooled into believing that the Washoe […]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
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