At a packed Henderson Conservatives event, Bobby Khan walked on stage like a man with nothing to lose – and something to prove.
The Republican congressional candidate didn’t give a speech. He dropped a bomb.
“I never thought I’d run for office,” he told the fired-up crowd. “But after everything I’ve seen, everything I’ve lived through, I’m done yelling at the damn TV. It’s time to do something.”
From the Penthouse to Prison – And Back Again
Khan’s life reads like a Hollywood script on steroids.
Luxury car mogul. Reality TV star. Betrayed by a business partner. Millions gone. FBI’s Most Wanted list. Headlines screaming his name.
“When I lost my son in 2013, I stepped away from business,” he said. “I trusted the wrong person. They robbed me blind. And then came the media. I wasn’t El Chapo. but they sure as hell made me look like him.”
He talked about the judge who sneered at him, “You haven’t been taught a lesson yet,” before slapping him with prison time.
And how red tape kept him locked up months longer than his sentence.
“I’ve been kicked in the teeth by this system. I know what injustice tastes like.”
Weaponized Justice, Rigged System
Khan didn’t tiptoe around his grievances – he went straight for the jugular.
“There are 80 million Americans with a record,” he said. “That’s one in five. Even our president has one. The DOJ isn’t about justice anymore. It’s about headlines and control.”
He torched the Patriot Act. Blasted civil asset forfeiture. Brought up a Nevada vet who had $80,000 seized with no charges, no crime.
“They press a button and poof, your money’s gone,” Khan said. “That’s not law enforcement. That’s legalized theft.”
And then he drove it home: “If you’re convicted of stealing $10,000, fine. Take ten grand. But don’t rob Americans without a trial. That’s not justice. That’s un-American.”
Turn Prisons into Productivity Machines
Khan’s plan to bring back American manufacturing? Start where no one dares to look: prisons.
“You want to build factories here? Fine. But if you want a tax break, hire non-violent inmates,” he said. “Pay them minimum wage – tax-free. Let them send money home. Let them feel like men again.”
Because here’s what most politicians don’t get…
“Every prisoner feels worthless,” Khan said. “I felt it too. But give a man a job, a skill, and a second chance – and you don’t just cut crime. You build citizens.”
Real-World Grit vs Ivory Tower Arrogance
Khan didn’t pull punches when it came to his incumbent opponent, Democrat Rep. Dina Titus.
“Dina Titus is a professor,” he pointed out. “She’s never made payroll. She’s never signed the front of a check. But now she’s living off two government pensions and telling the rest of us how to live?”
Then he laughed off her $17 minimum wage fantasy.
“That doesn’t pass the common sense test. Hell, it doesn’t pass kindergarten math.”
And then this zinger:
“I’ve sat in a billionaire’s office. I’ve sat in a prison cell. I know what both sides are going through. And that’s what we need in Washington. Somebody who’s lived it.”
Fix the System or Get Out of the Way
Here’s Khan’s hit list:
- Raise the outdated $10,000 cash-reporting limit. (It hasn’t moved since the ’70s.)
- Stop taxing veterans’ benefits. “If you served this country, you should never pay income tax again.”
- Reclaim Nevada’s land from the feds. “They own 80%. That’s why rents are triple what they should be.”
- Set up a future fund for every newborn. “Put $7,000 in an index fund when a baby’s born. That’s real retirement. not a $1,500 check when you’re 65.”
A Final Warning – and a War Cry
Khan didn’t end with pleasantries. He ended with a challenge…
“I’m not doing this for a title. I’m not doing this to hang out with celebrities. I already do that,” he said.
“I’m doing this because I’m pissed off. And because this country gave me a shot – and now it’s time I give something back.”
And for anyone thinking of stepping in his way?
“If you’re coming at me, you better have a spine of steel. Because I’ve taken the hits. Now it’s my turn to punch back.”
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