Nevada State Assemblyman Would Vote for Slavery?

Are we sure he's not from Texas? Image from source,
Raw Story

After the Supreme Court ruled California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, there was a flurry of complaints from the right. Well, obviously, I know, but there was one common refrain: SCOTUS overturned the will of the people. For "strict Constitutional constructionists," they really have a hard time understanding that all of the "will of the people" can't overrule the Constitution without an amendment.

Nevada Assemblyman Jim Wheeler apparently doesn't get it either. And he also doesn't get how utterly nuts it sounds when he says he would vote for slavery, that he was "taken out of context." Brilliant!

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Nevada tea party Republican: ‘Yeah, I would’ vote to bring back slavery

A Republican Nevada state assemblyman said that he would vote for legislation in favor of slavery if his constituents wanted him to. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Jim Wheeler of Gardnerville, NV was speaking to the Storey County Republican Party when he made the remarks last August, although they are only now coming to light. . .

Read more at: Raw Story

What Happens in Vegas: Oscar Goodman Uses Obama to Make a Buck

I was highly irritated the other day, when I heard former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman still squawking about President Obama "insulting" Las Vegas. This time, he's using the dubious charge to make a buck, selling the "No-Bama" Cocktail. How original.

Why is this irritating? Because--as usual--the whole complaint is based on quotes that--in context--were never intended to be insulting to anybody. They're common sense--dare I say--conservative ideas that mention Las Vegas. Could they have helped damage the valley economy? Yes, possibly, inadvertently. But tell me this, should bailed-out banks be taking junkets to Las Vegas on the taxpayer dime? Should families trying to scrape by, take a trip here, and blow their wad? No and no. You could argue that it was inadvisable for a seasoned politician to single out an American City as an example, but when did that ever stop Republicans? "Chicago thug-style politics." "San Fran-sicko." And on, and on.

I created this graphic for use on Facebook. I figured I might as well use it for this story. (Click to embiggen)

Oscar is only doing this--has only ever been doing this--for the attention. He loves, loves, loves attention. And you can tell, because he rarely dissuades anyone from the notion that "Las Vegas" the city does not include the Las Vegas Strip, The Hard Rock Hotel, The Rio, The Palms, The M or most of the other tourist attractions here. He was the Mayor of Downtown and the Stratosphere. Whoop-de-do. Go away, Oscar, let your wife have her time to shine.

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Oscar Goodman toasts conventions with ‘No-Bama’ and ‘Romney’

The major political parties are meeting this week in Tampa, Fla., and next week in Charlotte, N.C., but at least one Las Vegas venue wants its patrons to be able to partake in the atmosphere of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions — at least in spirit. . .

Read more at: Las Vegas Sun

Mitt Romney In His Own Words (And By His Own Standard)

Mitt Romney recently took President Obama's words completely out of context, and then made an ad out of it. How would he like it?

FOX "News" Takes Joe Biden Out of Context

Yes, the "taken out of context" claim is often a way to deny you said something. But in this case, it couldn't be clearer. FOX "News" took Vice President Biden completely out of context to make it look like he said that "the fundamentals of the economy are strong." The fact is, he was plainly quoting John McCain, and deriding him for it.

What's worse, the clip was presented as though it was from a recent speech, when it very clearly was not. No wonder they got busted for it, the clip was memorable from the campaign. But that never stopped FOX "News."





Source: Wonkette