FIRST FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR!
Correction
to yesterday’s Muth’s Truths: The next First Friday Happy Hour is THIS
Friday, August 2nd (not August 6) from 5-7 pm at Bahama Breeze in
Las Vegas. Come join us and help honor
the recipients of this year’s Conservative of the
Year
awards…
- 2013 Conservative of the Year: Geoff Lawrence
- Courage Under Fire Award: Amanda Collins
- Unsung Hero Award: Linda Barnett
- Grassroots Organization of the Year: Nevada Firearms Coalition
- Rathead in a Coke Bottle Award: Sen. “Moderate Mike” Roberson
And
don’t forget, the first 100 people through the door get a free drink courtesy
of John Burnett of Las Vegas Jewelry
and Coin Buyers!
COURT LOSS
As you
may have read in the papers today, a judge in Carson City ruled against Citizen
Outreach in a lawsuit brought against us by the hyper-partisan Democrat Secretary
of State Ross Miller. In essence, Miller is attempting to overturn
a Supreme Court decision relating to the definition of “express advocacy.
”
What
this is really all about is an effort by Miller to force us – and two other
conservative organizations, by the way – to disclose our donors publicly so
liberals and the media can beat up on them, harass them (as they did in
California over a gay marriage initiative), and intimidate them into not making
future donations.
It is
nothing short of an effort to chill free speech.
This
particular decision yesterday was not unexpected. The judge had already ruled
against us several months ago – without giving us the benefit of an actual
trial, mind you. We had simply filed a
motion requesting that he reconsider his decision, which he declined to do.
But
this isn’t over. All this amounts to is
being thrown out of a game for arguing a call by the umpire. It doesn’t mean the umpire was correct in his
call; it just means his call stands. For
now. I’m meeting with our attorney
tomorrow to discuss our legal options.
Will keep you posted.
But
know this: If Miller gets away with infringing upon our free speech rights
here, it’s only a matter of time before he starts going after everyone whose
philosophical beliefs aren’t the same as his.
There’s a very, very important principle at stake here. Wish us luck…
RALSTON’S RULES
Liberal
blogger and political activist Jon
Ralston is nothing if not hypocritical and predictable.
After
demanding yesterday morning that his media colleagues stop giving Citizen
Outreach credibility by writing about us, he broke his own rule just hours
later and boosted our credibility by…writing about us!
Just
as predicted. The man just can’t help
himself.
A couple
of Twitter posts, a rambling, disjointed blog post, followed by a Ralston Rants
opening commentary on his television show – watched by several dozen all across
the state, including an elderly woman and her cat in Tonopah - with additional
criticism of our poll in the lieutenant governor’s race, laced with what he
surely believed were hysterical chicken joke references that were nothing short
of embarrassingly juvenile.
“Who
among the potential lieutenant governor candidates on the Republican side has
the most name recognition in Nevada?” Ralston droned in the show’s opening
segment. “Former state-lawmaker-turned-city-councilman
Bob Beers, state Sen. Mark Hutchison, or Sue Lowden who clucked…I mean, choked…when
she ran against U.S. Sen. Harry Reid?”
“Clucked”
instead of “choked”! Get it? I am ROTFLMFAO!!! This guy is a riot!
“But
whether (the poll) was fair or…well, ‘fowl,’” Ralston continued, “Lowden says
she’s still deciding whether or not to run.
I doubt it.”
Get
it? “Fowl” instead of “foul.” Move over Don Rickles!
Ah,
how the mighty have fallen.
READERS WRITE
“Well,
like (Andrew) Breitbart's reply when asked if it bothered him that so many people
hated him he said, ‘At least the right people hate me.’ So consider it a compliment if Jon Ralston
hates you. I certainly would.” – Name withheld to keep Ross Miller and Jon
Ralston from going after them
“Please
do not listen to people who say negative things about your column. We need
citizen activists like you to write columns like yours, otherwise all we would
have would be the news that the government wanted us to hear. How fortunate we
are to live in country where someone like you can give their opinion and inform
those interested citizens about political news.
Keep up the good work.” - Name
withheld to keep Ross Miller and Jon Ralston from going after them
NEVADA NEWS & VIEWS
Pardon
a father’s pride, but this is the first column/story my daughter Kristen wrote
100% on her own:
And
Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins sent us this oldie but goodie. Every kid
in America should go through the same experience and test…
In
other news and views…
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
“I
propose we take the billion and a half dollars we give to Egypt and spend it at
home, spend it on bridges and roads in America.” – Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
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