{"id":46645,"date":"2023-08-22T14:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/?p=46645"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:47:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:47:59","slug":"politics-on-the-rocks-rocks-at-vics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/politics-on-the-rocks-rocks-at-vics\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics on the Rocks Rocks at Vic\u2019s!"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/em><\/p>\n (Chuck Muth)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The only bad thing about last night\u2019s re-boot of Politics on the Rocks \u2013 featuring Gov. Joe Lombardo and Congressman Mark Amodei \u2013 was that we sold out two weeks ago and so many of you on the waiting list couldn\u2019t get in. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Vic\u2019s Las Vegas restaurant is not only absolutely beautiful, but the food and drink were excellent, as were the staff and management.\u00a0 They really rolled out the red carpet for us and everyone had a great time.<\/p>\n
The event started off with a private VIP reception with our event sponsors \u2013 each of whom got a \u201cgoodie\u201d bag that included a special coffee mug I had made up commemorating Gov. Lombardo\u2019s record-setting 75 vetoes during the last legislative session.<\/p>\n
Alan Stock of KXNT radio \u2013 who started our First Friday happy hour events with me almost exactly 14 years ago – kicked off the reboot\u2019s program welcoming everybody.<\/p>\n
Then Congressman Amodei took the mic.\u00a0
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The man is just so personable and funny and down-to-earth.\u00a0 He arrived wearing his signature shorts, tennis shoes and Hawaiian shirt and mixed and mingled with everyone throughout the night.<\/p>\n
And no one \u2013 including yours truly \u2013 was spared from his wit and barbs.
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The Congressman delivered a few humous remarks before introducing the governor. who then regaled the crowd for over 20 minutes\u00a0of unscripted, off-the-cuff remarks.\u00a0
I think people who have never seen that side of the governor are really underestimating him.\u00a0 There\u2019s a quiet strength to the man that many foolishly take for weakness.\u00a0 He knows exactly what he wants to accomplish and quietly goes about \u201cgetting sh*t done\u201d without coming off as a raging bull in a China shop.
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And he\u2019s funny as hell –\u00a0though in a different way from Rep. Amodei.\u00a0 It\u2019s a dry sense of humor that reminds me a lot of Bob Newhart (google him, kids).\u00a0 Here\u2019s an example\u2026
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During his remarks, the governor noted that some critics \u2013 including Democrat Assembly Speaker Steve \u201cDonut Boy\u201d Yeager and Republican National Committeewoman Sigal Chattah – have falsely accused him of paying me to write good things about him.
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The governor noted that I simply call \u2018em as I see \u2018em.\u00a0 He then made the false rumors true by reaching into his pocket, pulling out a $1 bill, and handing it to me on stage.\u00a0 Hilarity ensued.
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So\u00a0NOW<\/u>\u00a0the Yeager-Chattah rumors are true.\u00a0 I\u2019m officially on Gov. Lombardo\u2019s payroll. \u00a0I only hope it doesn\u2019t break his bank account or shoots me into a higher tax bracket!
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We then capped off the evening with a special signing ceremony\u2026and this was really cool.
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Sue Lowden, owner of Vic\u2019s, has a b-e-a-utiful limited-edition print of a painting of the state capitol which has been signed by every governor over the past 50+ years – other than Steve Sisolak.\u00a0
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The print itself is rare \u2013 only 100 copies were made and registered \u2013 but Sue\u2019s print with all the gubernatorial signatures is one of a kind.<\/p>\n