Nevada Attorney General Blindered by Liberal Politics »

Nevada Attorney General Blindered by Liberal Politics

(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) With Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto it is not about the law or the constitution, it is all about liberal politics. How else can one explain why she took a pass when the governor ordered her to join two dozen other states in challenging ObamaCare in federal court, but she leaps at the chance to join 22 other states and D.C. to contest the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United that [...]

Obama Puts Twice as Many Jobs in Jeopardy While Trying to Protect Jobs »

Obama Puts Twice as Many Jobs in Jeopardy While Trying to Protect Jobs

  (Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) This week Obama slapped a 31 percent tariff on solar panels imported from China, accusing the nation of “dumping” them on the American market with the help of illegal subsidies for its industry. (Pay no attention to Solyndra or the $50 million U.S. subsidy for that Canadian-owned solar panel array in Primm and just about every other “green” fiasco this administration has thrown tax money at.) Perhaps this is good news [...]

Ron Paul Chosen to Receive CLC’s “Goldwater Award” »

Ron Paul Chosen to Receive CLC’s “Goldwater Award”

NN&V Exclusive (Las Vegas, Nevada) – The 2012 Conservative Leadership Conference announced today that Texas Congressman Ron Paul has been selected as this year’s recipient of the event’s “Barry Goldwater Award,” named after the late “Conscience of a Conservative” United States senator fromArizona who was the GOP’s presidential nominee in 1964. “While Sen. Goldwater ‘lost’ in 1964,” said Chuck Muth, president of Citizen Outreach and co-host of the annual event, “his candidacy launched the modern-day [...]

Wisconsin Governor Walker To Be Honored For “Courage Under Fire” »

Wisconsin Governor Walker To Be Honored For “Courage Under Fire”

NN&V Exclusive (Las Vegas, Nevada) – The 2012 Conservative Leadership Conference announced today that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been selected as this year’s recipient of the event’s “Courage Under Fire Award.” “When Gov. Walker took office in January 2011, the State ofWisconsin, like many other states, faced a severe state budget deficit,” saidChuck Muth, president of Citizen Outreach and co-host of the conference. “But unlike other governors who raised taxes to close the gap, [...]

Richard Viguerie To Receive CLC 2012 Reagan Legacy Award »

Richard Viguerie To Receive CLC 2012 Reagan Legacy Award

NN&V Exclusive (Las Vegas, NV – May 14, 2012) – The 2012 Conservative Leadership Conference announced today that Richard Viguerie has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the event’s “Reagan Legacy Award.” Viguerie transformed American politics in the 1960s and ’70s by pioneering the use of direct mail fundraising in the political and ideological spheres. He used computerized direct mail fundraising to help build the conservative movement, which then elected Ronald Reagan as the [...]

Obama Accused of Trying to Distract from Real Issues »

Obama Accused of Trying to Distract from Real Issues

(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) To welcome the president to Nevada, this morning Congressman Mark Amodei, who currently represents most of the rural part of the state, and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki conducted a brief press conference phone call. During the call they basically accused Obama of trying to distract voters from the real issue of the economy with his touting of a mortgage refinancing program that will do little for a few at a huge cost. [...]

Leftovers: Obama Administration Still Cooking the Books on Joblessness Data »

Leftovers: Obama Administration Still Cooking the Books on Joblessness Data

(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) By Jove, they’ve done it again, Magoo. While stumbling around blind the Labor Department has found a way to report that new jobless claims fell by 1,000. Today’s press release reports initial claims this past week were 367,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s “revised” figure of 368,000. Last week the agency told us new claims were 365,000. So during the past week they revised that number up 3,000 to [...]

RISE To Begin Mentoring Homeschool Parents »

RISE To Begin Mentoring Homeschool Parents

(Las Vegas, NV- May 2012) – RISE Education Resource Center is proud to announce it’s upcoming Eight Week Mentoring Program For New or Interested Homeschoolers. RISE’s mission is to provide a facility and resources to support educational choice. As part of that mission, RISE helps families understand more about homeschooling in Nevada and empowers them in that journey with monthly New Homeschoolers Classes and this exciting 8 week mentoring Homeschool 101 Series. Each week, this [...]

Remember to Thank Harry as You Shell Out More Greenbacks to His ‘Green’ Pals »

Remember to Thank Harry as You Shell Out More Greenbacks to His ‘Green’ Pals

(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) Take a close look at your most recent power bill. Look down to the itemized portion and find “Net electric.” Scroll to the right and you’ll see a number and KWH  X .1185000 or some similar figure. That is the basic power price of 11.85 cents per kilowatt-hour. Mine actually went down a couple of hundredths of a cent during the billing cycle, probably due to continued decline in the price of [...]

First, The GSA, Then The Secret Service And Now Social Security? If The Shoe Fits »

First, The GSA, Then The Secret Service And Now Social Security? If The Shoe Fits

(Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – First, allow me to tell you what great readers you are in the company of. Last week, I quoted from a speech given by President John F. Kennedy committing the nation to land a man on the moon and bring him back safely before the decade was out. When I gave the date of the speech, my finger slipped on the keyboard and 1963 became 1965. Over 15 people caught [...]